To AkalaGirl23 ~ Longclaw! :D So happy to hear from you! Only you would say "super thumbs-up of awesomeness." Good day, Big Sis!

To Fireflower ~ Thank you for the super-sweet review! I hope your character fits you. I think she needs more epic overenthusiasm... Y'know, kinda like her human counterpart. :)

I own nothing but Glacierstorm. The Warriors series belongs to the Hunters. Morningsky belongs to Carolyn M., Dawnsky to Destiny D., Lizardtooth to Dorian G., Silverstar to Riley M., Longclaw to Mary Rose P., and Fireflower to Angeline H..

Enjoy!

"FLUFFY!"

Morningsky was too busy watching Dawnsky observe the camp to notice the older warrior until it was too late. She didn't even have time to move a muscle before he tackled her to the ground, tickling her nose with his bushy tail. For a single moment she thought she would suffocate on his long brown fur, but then his weight lifted and she could breathe. Getting to her feet, she saw her former mentor and her attacker's sister, Glacierstorm, tugging the offending tom off by the scruff of his neck.

She's mah 'prentice!" Glacierstorm said in a growl muffled by fur. She swung around and chucked him away.

"Thanks," Morningsky gasped melodramatically. Glacierstorm moved to shield her with her body.

"Mah 'prentice," she growled again, making said "'prentice" purr.

"Glad to see some things never change," Dawnsky chuckled. "Same old Lizardtooth…"

Morningsky was about to voice her agreement when a flash of silver caught her eye. It was Silverstar, bounding across camp to them.

"Did it work?" he asked eagerly.

"Did what work?" Longclaw, Lizardtooth and Glacierstorm's sister, asked as she trotted up with her younger brother, who was shaking dirt from his heavy pelt.

"Worked like a charm," Fireflower purred.

"Did what work?" Glacierstorm demanded.

"Ah, good," said Silverstar. "So…how…?"

"Dawnsky has returned to our world, but in the form of a spirit," Fireflower explained. Glacierstorm, Lizardtooth and Longclaw did a double-take and glanced around almost feverishly for any sign of the late deputy. Fireflower purred. "Only I, as a medicine cat, and Morningsky, as the chosen one, can see her."

Lizardtooth gaped. Longclaw and Glacierstorm exchanged a wide-eyed glance.

"So where is she now?" Silverstar asked. Morningsky nodded to Dawnsky and had to bit back a mrrow of laughter as the golden tabby ducked around to her other side. "You have no idea how happy I am to have you back," Silverstar meowed to thin air.

Dawnsky and Fireflower sniggered.

"…What's so funny?" Silverstar asked his medicine cat.

"Oh…nothing," Fireflower mewed innocently.

Silverstar eyed her suspiciously, then shrugged. "Anyway…in all seriousness…"

"Silverstar?" Morningsky piped up suddenly.

"Hm?"

"Um… How is this going to work? Dawnsky being leader, I mean."

Silverstar turned to Fireflower. "I'm not really too sure, to be honest…"

"Dawnsky is unable to lead the Clan directly, given that nobody but the two of us can neither see nor hear her," Fireflower explained, taking the cue. Glacierstorm and her siblings were listening intently. "So it will be your duty as the chosen one to lead with her."

Lizardtooth, Glacierstorm, and Longclaw started. "Fluffy's gonna be leader?" Lizardtooth yelped in shock. Morningsky nodded, her heart stuck somewhere between elation and fear. What if I can't handle the job?

You'll be fine, a voice in her heads assured her. It sounded distinctly like Dawnsky. Morningsky gaped at her. The lost tabby purred.

Are you…in my brain?

No, Dawnsky chuckled softly. I am in your heart.

A feeling of warmth flooded Morningsky from paws to tail-tip. Dawnsky had a certain maternal feel about her.

Fireflower's voice cut into her thoughts and thrust her back to the present. "When do you want to go?"

"Whu – what?"

"To the Mooncreek. For the ceremony."

"Oh!" Morningsky mentally kicked herself. How could she forget? "Can we go tonight?"

"Of course," Fireflower purred.

"In that case," said Silverstar, "I shall inform the Clan of these events, then you are to rest for the remainder of the day."

Morningsky nodded. Silverstar padded off across camp and bounded up the Pointedrock. Standing tall on its flat, stretching surface, Morningsky couldn't help but admire how confident he looked, even in the last moments of his leadership. He took a deep breath.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the Pointedrock for a Clan meeting!"

It had begun.

So was it as bad as I had predicted? Or was it better than it seems to me? Please let me know by clicking the little review button below and leaving a name (ReedClanners, feel free to leave your warrior names if you wish) and a review! Constructive criticism is best (that means you, Lizardtooth).

Thank you for reading!