That morning the large mass of cats woke up to see that the sun was beginning to warm their pelts. A Wind-clan warrior yawned as Edmonto and Pachyrhino stretched their long dog like legs ready for the journey ahead. Mistystar quickly shot up as she went to go find Juniperpaw who was sleeping with Carnotaurus, Poppyfrost and Cloudtail.
"Hey enough with the beauty sleep you're ravishing already." Mistystar mewed but Juniperpaw ignored her as he tried to go back to sleep. Mistystar had another trick up her paws. "Hey? Hello? Anybody in there?" She asked as she opened Juniperpaw's eyelid. Juniperpaw woke up as he was that surprised.
"Mistystar what are you doing?" Juniperpaw yawned while he was half asleep.
"I believe that you should wake up when I wake up." Mistystar mewed as she was full of energy. "Come on move it!" She mewed as she playfully nudged the apprentice.
"What's the hurry?" Juniperpaw mewed as he was confused as he got up. Cloudtail's paw moved behind him as he was waking up too.
"Something's up. The group is gathering without us let's check it out." Mistystar mewed eagerly as they walked along. They soon stumble upon Harestar who was in a really grumpy mood trying to wake up some Wind-clan apprentices.
"RISE AND SHINE! Molestar says everyone goes!" Harestar shouted at the apprentice who was still tired. "Come on get up! On your paws!" She hissed as she slammed her head under the apprentice trying to wake the apprentice up.
"I'll see you up front, come with me when you're ready." Mistystar mewed as she trotted to the front of the group, Harestar looked at the apprentice.
"Did you say something?" Asked Harestar.
"No I didn't Harestar." Juniperpaw mewed to Wind-clans leader as she padded to him.
"Unless you got a wish from Star-clan I say you move it!" Harestar shouted as Juniperpaw was almost frightened by her.
"Gosh is she always in a bad mood or what?" He muttered to himself. Gastonia soon passed him by eager to get to the front.
Juniperpaw soon caught a glimpse of an apprentice from his own clan. She looked beautiful in his eyes. She was padding along with Cherryfall.
"Hello?" He asked the apprentice.
"Juniperpaw there you are." Cherryfall mewed.
"And that's your apprentice?" Juniperpaw asked.
"Of course, this is Lightpaw." Cherryfall responded.
"I've heard about you. You made the right choice of evacuating the clans before we were all killed." Lightpaw mewed. "I have faith that will be a strong loyal warrior like your mother. Make me proud." She mewed before she trotted off.
"Well thanks." Juniperpaw mewed before he was interrupted by Edmontonia who was howling telling everyone to get together. Juniperpaw soon padded to the front to see what was going on.
"Well we got lots of apprentices and kits. Make sure they make it through the long journey ahead. We're not stopping tonight, nor are we going to eat." Harestar told the six leaders that she was not going to stop for anymore rest. Bramblepaw and Featherpaw were happy to hear that as Juniperpaw made his way to the front.
"If this is the first long crossing listen up!" Harestar began ad Edmontonia turned as he began the long trip with a head start. "We're not stopping until we get to the river. And you cats better keep up because if a fox or badger gets you, you will be on your own without us to help. Move out!" Harestar made the announcement clear before she turned and yowled at the sky as everyone began the long trip to the river ahead.
Juniperpaw stood there as the other cats and dogs began to pick up their paws as they began the journey. Harestar snorted as Edmontonia began the trip downhill. Soon Poppyfrost and her friends soon caught up to find that her apprentice was standing there.
"Looks like we have a long walk ahead." Cloudtail mewed as he saw Brightheart get a few steps ahead while he watched the group descend the hills.
"It might also be hot today so we better move fast." Poppyfrost mewed to her apprentice as she kept walking. Juniperpaw soon began the journey to keep up with them. Soon the long journey began.
Many cats were busy walking along the beaten dirt path to the south to find the river. Juniperpaw was trying his best to make sure the elders and kits were able to keep up as the Mutts were busy looking out for danger. But the only problem was the path to the river wasn't a straight line since they were looking for ways to get through the hills.
"At least you care for the elders." Mistystar mewed as she was at the back of the group helping the elders out.
"You're very welcome." Juniperpaw panted as he was really tired since he was walking for most of the day. The day soon wore on into the night as the giant group still didn't find the river yet.
"Hey Poppyfrost you're wandering away." Carnotaurus shouted.
"Thanks, I need help seeing in the dark." She said as she went to join the main group.
Harestar was right, they weren't stopping, many kits and elders were exhausted as they weren't moving as fast. But Juniperpaw did his best to make sure they kept up but soon the night wore on without any problems as the sun began to rise, the cars were all exhausted from walking even Bramblepaw and Featherpaw were tired from their long walk. At the front, Edmontonia soon spotted the river but it was some distance away so they all slowly went down to the river.
It soon took some more time for them to reach the vast river. But when they arrived, many cats lingered over the edge reluctant to go in.
"We have to cross." Mistystar mewed.
"I'm not crossing that." Harestar hissed seeing the river. Juniperpaw soon made his way to the front of the vast group.
"You got to make your decision or the back load will soon force all of us in." Mistystar hissed at Harestar. Juniperpaw saw lush land on the other side of the stream and then the apprentice took the plunge.
Juniperpaw leaped into the water as he began to swim in the water. The water's current was gentle and it wasn't that deep but it was wide so it took a lot of effort to start swimming. Edmontonia soon entered the water. His paws were able to reach the bottom of the river as he watched the apprentice go for a swim. He soon whistled for the kits to be escorted across the river on his back since the water would be too deep for them. Mistystar soon jumped into the river to follow Juniperpaw as it was followed by another warrior as more and more cats began to enter the river. Juniperpaw knew if he were to spend an extra moment in the water it would increase the risk.
Juniperpaw soon found a sand bar that was flat as he soon crawled onto the shore. He shook his fur off as he watched more and more cats enter the water. Mistystar was the second cat able to cross the river as she climbed onto the shore.
"You're the first cat who made the lead across the river." Mistystar mewed admiring the apprentice's bravery.
"Does it make me somewhat of a leader?" Juniperpaw mewed.
"Eh… Somewhat." Mistystar mewed as more cats swam to the sand bar and got out of the water.
On the other side of the river, many cats were still stalling as the dogs provided ferry service for the kits. Soon it was Poppyfrost's turn to enter the water.
"Cherryfall, Molestar stay close." Poppyfrost mewed as she followed the gold and white mutt into the water. Her two kits followed her behind. They continued to cross the river while Mistystar was taking account for everyone. Juniperpaw was busy getting the kits off the dogs back as he counted them.
"That's all of the kits counted for." Juniperpaw mewed as he spun to help the other cats out of the water.
After a few hours, everyone crossed the river as all the cats and dogs were accounted for. They soon decided to finish the rest of the journey for the day as they continued south. They all stopped at a large field exhausted, hungry and unable to keep going but food was in easy access. Everyone soon fell asleep due to them being exhausted from a long journey. Soon someone came to visit Juniperpaw in his dreams. It was Firestar this time.
"I admire you taking the first plunge and crossing that river." Firestar mewed thinking the young apprentice showed great bravery.
"You're very welcome." Juniperpaw smiled.
"Also we've having trouble finding the group of cats you're in since you've been constantly on the move. We've gathered the fact that the prophecy is starting to be fulfilled." Firestar mewed.
"I know but, what will we do until then?" Juniperpaw asked.
"You keep moving." Firestar mewed to him as his answer wasn't clear cut.
"Okay?" Juniperpaw mewed but suddenly a cat pounced on him from behind, it was Hawkfrost again.
"Sorry if I haven't had the chance to speak to you since you were busy walking." Hawkfrost mewed.
"Have you been following me?" Juniperpaw mewed as he was still puzzled.
"Yeah I've seen you dive into that river first causing everyone else to follow. I admire that." Hawkfrost mewed.
"Wait you do?" Juniperpaw asked but he was soon interrupted by another cat it was Firestar again.
"Hawkfrost? What did I say? You can't give out vital information on an apprentice in this story so that the reader doesn't know what is going on." Firestar angrily hissed at Hawkfrost.
"I only wanted to do my best to help. I don't want to be evil like my daddy!" Hawkfrost protested. "Plus I'm not as crazy as the cats in Star-clan and they talk about nonsense."
"Now get out." Firestar mewed bluntly. Hawkfrost turned around as he slowly padded off feeling defeated. Firestar soon turned to Juniperpaw."Don't ever talk to him again."
"But why? He's giving out all the important information that has happened and we managed to escape from certain death." Juniperpaw mewed.
"I know but he's a bad cat, he is a part that fills my ancestral fear of Tigerstar clones." Firestar mewed. "Now it's about time you woke up, the sun is rising over the horizon on a new day." Firestar soon padded away as he disappeared into the mist as Juniperpaw woke up on a moist day.
All the cats were beginning to wake up. Today was slightly foggy as the dew condensed into mist. All the cats stirred as some went to go hunting for the mouths to feed the clans. Prey in this area was very plentiful so everyone got a piece of food to eat. Soon Bramblepaw and Featherpaw padded over to their brother who was enjoying a fresh mouse. The two cats snatched the mouse from under his paws as he was mad that someone was trying to take his food.
"What was that for? Give it back." Juniperpaw protested against his sister's will.
"You don't deserve prey like this." Bramblepaw hissed.
"It doesn't matter give it back!" Juniperpaw shouted. His sisters didn't listen to what their brother had to say so they just attacked him.
Juniperpaw tried his best to fight off his sisters but it was too much since there were two of them. They pinned the poor apprentice down with their paws as their claws sheathed. They were ready to attack him some more but Cherryfall padded up to the two of them angry.
"Alderheart would like to speak to you. NOW!" Cherryfall hissed as the two apprentices got off their brutally beaten apprentices body. Cherryfall went the Juniperpaw as she began to lick him. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine mom, I am." He mewed despite him having a deep scratch in his side.
"Jayfeather would need to heal you before we move out." Cherryfall mewed.
"Okay." Juniperpaw mewed to his mother as he padded out. Juniperpaw soon went to Jayfeather as he had his side patched up with cobwebs in no time since herbs were easy to find in the clearing they were in.
"I say this is a good spot but we can't stay here for too long." Molestar mewed. As he soon ordered everyone to move out from their makeshift camp.
Everyone soon began to move out from their spot as they began to head south again. They crossed many fields a couple of hills as well as meeting some cows along the way when they reached a large ribbon of thunder path just below the hill.
"That's one odd looking thunder path." Molestar mewed as they all slowly made their way south.
They approached the path which looked like two ribbons of shiny path running parallel to each other. Juniperpaw snuck over to get a closer look.
"That's odd. I've never seen a thunder-path look like this." Juniperpaw mewed as he studied it closely. Poppyfrost looked over as she kept a lookout for her apprentice. Soon a loud noise was heard as something was rapidly approaching.
"Juniperpaw look out." Poppyfrost mewed as Juniperpaw darted away as the noise was heard again. Soon the giant monster soon passed overhead which looked like three heads and a long body longer than the cats have had seen before. The body came in a variety of shapes as it slithered along the set path. The tail end came as a red flashing light was seen as it passed them.
"What was that?" Molestar asked out of curiosity.
"Must be a two-leg monster." Cherryfall mewed.
"I think I have an idea where it might be going. See that shiny path where the monster rode along that path, and I think we should follow it to see where it leads to." Edmontonia told them.
"Well if you are correct then let's follow you." Molestar mewed.
Everyone soon followed Edmontonia to see if he was right. Everyone was force to walk in single file since they wouldn't know when the monster would come back and the apprentices and kits were told not to walk on the path the monster traveled on. They soon crossed some bridges and corn fields as well as passing through and apple orchard as they were soon approaching what seemed to be a small flicker of light long down the road. They decided get off the path and find a clearing to settle for the night.
Prey and herbs were plentiful but it wouldn't last for very long so they decided to call this a resting point for the night. Juniperpaw decided to rest near the ribbons where the monster traveled on as Lightpaw padded over with a pigeon that they could share.
"I got something for you." Lightpaw mewed.
"Well thanks." Juniperpaw mewed. Soon another two-leg monster passes by them as the body of this monster was carrying other two-legs inside of it.
"Well this journey seems to be like one big adventure?" Asked Lightpaw.
"It feels that way." Juniperpaw smiled at the apprentice as they both ate.
"I hope we can find a new home soon, who knows when the queens will have their kits." Lightpaw mewed as she looked Ambermoon who was growing fast.
"Yeah I wish I had kits." Juniperpaw mewed.
"We will someday." Lightpaw mewed. She then licked the apprentice on the cheek to reassure him things will turn out for the better in the future.
Soon most of the cats and mutts fell asleep since there were no foxes or badgers nearby. But Juniperpaw and Lightpaw stayed up together to look at the stars together.
"That star connection right there, that's Pinestar." Lightpaw mewed as she pointed at the clear night time sky. "And that star connection right there was the first leader of River-clan, Riverstar."
"And those stars over there are a scorpion." Juniperpaw mewed as Lightpaw began laughing.
"I didn't know scorpions exist." Lightpaw laughed.
"Neither does hedgehogs that fly." Juniperpaw laughed with her.
"I wish we can spend more time star gazing together." Lightpaw mewed as she rested her head on Juniperpaw. Her eyes closed as she fell asleep.
"I wish so too." Juniperpaw mewed as another two-leg monster passed by, it was carrying crates stack on top of each other in a specific car. Juniperpaw soon fell asleep as soon as the monster passed by.
Juniperpaw woke up that morning as another two-leg monster passed beside him carrying more two-leg monsters in its body. No one came to visit him in his dreams so he didn't get any new information. Lightpaw soon woke up too as they padded their way to enjoy some fresh kill with everyone else.
"Where should we all go to today?" Asked Mistystar who was curious about what was going on and where they were going.
"We continue following those long ribbon thunder path." Edmontonia ordered as he soon began to lead the way for everyone.
"Everyone stay close." Gastonia ordered as he ordered the queens, kits and elders to follow him down the hill.
Soon they were on their way again passing through some forests, as well as some brush but they had to pull over when another two-leg monster passed by, it was oddly shaped as it slithered by. Then their journey resumed. By the afternoon, the thunder-path splits off into many different paths as many two-leg monsters were pulling the bodies apart as well as pushing them together. Many nests were nearby to get the monsters to move in unison. They were all scared to cross.
"How will we cross with this much chaos going on?" Asked Poppyfrost who was scared by the noise.
"Perhaps I can be of some assistance." A stranger voice popped from the side.
"Why? Where are we?" Asked Juniperpaw who was curious about the area that they were in filled with many Two-leg nests.
"You're all the way down in Binghamton." The stranger told the apprentice.
"What?" Juniperpaw mewed as this was nothing that he had ever heard before.
[A/N]: Phew that was a long time since I've ever uploaded a chapter. The cats are in Binghamton New York and their lost. Will the stranger be any help? Find out in the next chapter.
