Warriors with Wings

Chapter 2 - Vision

Jayfeather slit his eyes open. Ability to see through my eyes? Check. Dark, gloomy forest? Check. No stars in the sky? Check. This was a dream. More specifically, a dream in The Place of No Stars. Jayfeather sighed. He'd only been here once before, and that was a long time ago, but he knew that Tigerstar was here, and he really didn't want to deal with that right now.

Is Tigerstar's scent nearby? Yep, it was everywhere. Hawkfrost's scent was there, too. The scent was fresh. He'd probably run into the two.

Letting out one last sigh, Jayfeather picked himself out of the lying position he had kept on the ground. He fluttered his wings, shaking the dust out of them.

Wait, wings? Jayfeather twisted his head around to face his back. Sure enough, there were two strange appendages sticking out of his back, around his shoulder blade. Jayfeather wasn't sure how he knew they were wings, though. Of all the things in the world he had seen, one thing he had never seen in his dreams was a bird. These things seemed to be what wings would look like. He flapped them once to check it out.

Jayfeather immediately pulled the wings back in as he was lifted three tail-lengths into the air. He let out a small yowl of surprise, then fell back to the ground, stirring up the dust so that it once again made a fine layer over his feathers.

As Jayfeather once again picked himself off the ground, he examined his wings. They seemed to be a good size, and he definitely considered them pretty. The feathers were layered thickly over the muscles, and they were a bright shade of blue that slowly faded to a nearly-white blue at the tips. Jayfeather was glad he could see in his dreams, or else he would have never appreciated the beauty of his wings.

Sight. Jayfeather often considered the fact that, in a deeper sense, he saw more than ay other cat. The past, the future, StarClan, this place, the only thing he really didn't see was his present. Now that he thought about it, Jayfeather wasn't sure he'd ever seen his own reflection.

He searched vaguely for a clear pool, but this forest needed no water or prey, so it provided none. Jayfeather sat where he was, pondering vaguely if he could fly out of the forest. But the branches above him were many, and tangled, it was unlikely that he would find any safe route up, as inexperienced at as flying he was.

"Ah, Jayfeather." Jayfeather spun around and Tigerstar's voice sounded behind him.

All of Jayfeather's fur fluffed up in alarm. "What do you want?"

"I think you know what I want very well." Tigerstar meowed coolly.

Jayfeather's ear twitched. "I'm forgetful. Enlighten me."

The dead tom's head cocked to the side, his eyes narrowing. "What odd extra appendages you have there." He commented, flicking his tail at the wings.

"It's hard to miss them." Jayfeather said sarcastically, taking a step backwards uncomfortably.

Tigerstar purred softly. "Well, you can obviously fly with them."

"So?"

"So you could get me out of here."

Jayfeather cringed at the words. He had to get out of here, now. As Tigerstar turned back towards him, his eyes lit, Jayfeather sped around and ran the other direction.

Suddenly, Hawkfrost jumped out of the shadows, cutting the small tom off. Pinning his ears back, Jayfeather jumped into the air, unfurling his bright wings instinctively.

He beat the wings a couple times, feeling his feelings lift. I escaped, he thought, but suddenly a weight clung to his hind paw. Twisting his head around, he saw Tigerstar clinging on to him, malice in his eyes.

"Do it for your grandfather!" he growled, slowly climbing up to the medicine cat's back.

Jayfeather pinned his ears back. He spun around, shaking Tigerstar off. His flailing paw caught Tigerstar's cheek, and the large tom fell to the ground, hard.

The medicine cat pinned his ears back, throwing a faint hiss to the two cats in the clearing below. As he watched, other cats joined the clearing, most unfamiliar to Jayfeather, but a couple seemed to match old tales he had heard. Brokenstar and Darkstripe, to name two.

But there were many more, too many to count, all gathering, staring with cold glittering eyes at Jayfeather. What are they all doing here?

Most of the eyes were filled with hate, but some, with regret, and ever fear. Jayfeather's heart twinged regretfully, but he forced himself to turn around, and he slowly flew out of the trees, and into a huge, blank abyss. He looked down, and, below the now see-through Dark Forest, was the huge, glittering lake. The clan territories looked more beautiful and peaceful than ever, and he could even see two ShadowClan cats sitting by the lake together.

With a mew of joy, Jayfeather swooped down to the lake, dipping his paw in the water as he flew by. He felt his spirits immediately lift, all but forgetting about all the cats in the Dark Forest. He beat his winged and lifted up towards the sky once again.

Jayfeather looked up, and saw the border of StarClan in the distance, glittering invitingly in the distance. He headed towards the glittering area, looking back for a moment to the Dark Forest.

"I may be blind, Tigerstar, but I've seen more than you ever will."

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A/N:

O.O

It's been nearly a year since I've updated this thing. And my update chapter is SO SHORT.

I FAIL.

I'm sorry about how long this took me, I have no excuse. The next chapter will feature Scourge.

This might end up as a series of oneshots, it might end up as a plot. It depends.

Requests are still welcome, and I promise I'll update again this weekend to make up for the horribly long hiatus and horribly short chapters!

R&R!