SkyClan's Return Book 1: The Leave

by ScarpathTheWarrior

Many, many moons after the reign of Leafstar, SkyClan's leader makes the startling decision to lead her Clan on a journey to reunite with their rightful neighbors-the other Clans. But their quest to find the other four Clans of the forest, the lake, and now the river will be packed with hardship, turmoil, and tension at every turn.

2. Prologue

Welcome to the prologue!

For anybody who's reading "As Feathers Fall", I am planning on updating that soon, rest assured!

Prologue

Dapplefoot woke up with a sudden jerk from her dream, nearly smashing her muzzle against the smooth walls of the Mooncave. She scuttled backwards from her spot, turning around and looking to see if anyone else was awake.

Everyone except Pebblespots was already up, sitting and stretching, looking at her oddly. A flecked gray tom padded towards her.

"You seem to have had troubled dreams," he murmured. He flicked his tail towards the other that were awake. "We all have." Dapplefoot peered behind him. Indeed, everyone looked on edge-especially Fernpaw, Pebblespots's apprentice. Of course, her mentor wasn't awake to help her with her interpretations.

Dapplefoot fixed her yellow gaze on the flecked cat. "Ashbird, not necessarily troubled dreams, but-a prophecy, rather." Ashbird dipped his head.

"Of course. That's what I meant."

A small, mottled gray cat bounded to them. "Did you see the changing sky? And the fighting cats? And the place where the forest meets a sandy gorge?"

"Frogpaw!" a speckled brown she-cat hissed. "We do not share our dreams!"

Frogpaw crouched down, lowering his ears and putting his tail between his legs.

But Dapplefoot was shocked. She had seen the visions described by Frogpaw-and she had heard the voices of her ancestors whispering in her ears.

"A new dawn will fall, bringing the crashing sky and the calmed storm together once more."

"Poppyleap," she said urgently, "I, too, have seen these things."

"We did too," Ashbird's apprentice, Ravenpaw, chimed in, flicking his ears towards Fernpaw.

Pebblespots was beginning to stir from his slumber. The dappled tom raised his head, eyes wide open.

"We all have seen and heard it, haven't we?" he asked. The cats exchanged concerned glances.

"What could this be about?" Poppyleap wondered out loud.

Dapplefoot held her head with determination.

"That's what we're going to find out."

QOTD: What sorts of these do you expect from this story?