Splashheart stood in horror as she looked at Brightfur. She pushed by all of cats and into the medicine cat den. She saw her mother lying on the ground, motionless. She sniffed her flank, she was still warm, but getting cold fast.

"I'm so sorry," Brightfur apologized. "I did all I could do to save her."

"It's ok," Midnightgaze mewed. "I know you did all that you could."

"Hmf," Crookednose growled. "Brightfur go back to the nursery, we can handling it from here."

Brightfur dipped her head in acknowledgement and then left.

Splashheart looked at Crookednose confused. "How can we save her when she's dead?"

"She isn't dead!" he spat.

"What?!" both sisters said.

"Then how is she not breathing?" Splashheart growled.

"Well, she should be," Crookednose padded over to Rockstar. "She should have one more life left," he mewed. "Unless the greencough killed her twice though, she should have woken up one more time."

"Is there anything we can do?" Midnightgaze mewed.

Crookednose nodded. "Stay with her for the rest of the day. If she doesn't wake by nighttime, then we will declare her dead. If she's up before that, then give her some ragweed to make her strength go back up."

Both of the she-cat's nodded.

"Good, I'll be in the elder's den for right now," he mewed.

"Do you want me to get Redheart to have an elder ceremony for y-?"

"No!" he spat. "I don't want that stupid cat near me."

"Ok," Midnightgaze meowed, slowly.

"Bye, do well Midnightgaze," then he padded away to the elders den.

"What was that all about? Plus your back's still bleeding a little." Splashheart mewed.

"Redheart is just getting on everyone's nerves, and I'll fix it up in just a sec," Midnightgaze answered.

"What did happen to your back anyway?" Splashheart mewed.

"A gray she-cat," Midnightgaze mewed. "She was trying to kill you."

Splashheart blinked in confusion. "What gray she-cat? The only cat trying to kill me was father, and as he was getting ready to slice my throat, he vanished."

Midnightgaze shook her head. "No, a gray she-cat was. She somehow made a Tanglepelt and mimicked the way he moved and talked. I think she's from the Dark Forest."

"So wait a sec, Tanglepelt isn't evil?!" Splashheart started to jump up and down with joy.

Midnightgaze giggled. "Of course he isn't! Now, can you help me put some comfrey root and dried oak leaf on my back please?"

Splashheart nodded and did what her sister said. "So I guess we do have some type of connection. But it only happens when we dream."

Midnightgaze nodded and then gritted her teeth. "Ow!"

"Sorry," Splashheart apologized. "So had did you get this scar?"

"Oh, so I jumped on her back and started to claw it, then she threw me off and I hit my back on a sharp rock and it scratched my back," she paused. "After that we made a deal that she would kill me and not you."

Splashheart gapped. "You what?" she mewed. "You could have been killed?!"

"I know, I-" Midnightgaze suddenly paused.

"What's wr-?" Splashheart was cut off by Midnightgaze.

"Shhh! Look!" she whispered.

Splashheart turned around to see a tip of a red tail. She sniffed. Redheart. She growled. "He's been eavesdropping on us!" she quietly growled.

"Let's dream and talk there," Midnightgaze gave a huge yawn. "I need some sleep anyway," she whispered.

Splashheart giggled softly, and nodded. Then the two sisters fell asleep very quickly.

Splashheart woke up in the warriors den. I must be dreaming. She thought. She then got up and walked out. No cat was there except Midnightgaze coming out of the medicine cat den.

"Good," Midnightgaze mewed. "Now, I was saying that the gray she-cat that I saw in your dream earlier was the same one Crookednose and I saw while we were hunting for herbs."

Splashheart blinked in confusion "But you said you thought she was a Dark Forest member," she mewed. "You know StarClan forbidden Dark Forest members to come into the real world."

"Well, maybe this she-cat had a special thing that made her be able to come into the real world?" Midnightgaze mewed.

"But how? Maybe she was just a rogue!" Splashheart spat.

"Splashheart calm down," Midnightgaze mewed. "But how can a rogue cat mimic father?"

Splashheart stared at her sister for a moment that was a good point. "Ok, I believe you, but how can a Dark Forest cat come into the real world?"

"Maybe she has a connection like us?" Midnightgaze mewed.

"Maybe," Splashheart looked passed her sister and looked at a dark figure in the background.

"What's wrong?" Midnightgaze asked.

Splashheart pointed her tail over to the direction she saw the figure at.

"Hmm," Midnightgaze mewed. "Let's go check it out!"

Splashheart nodded and she and her sister went over to the dark figure. It turned out to be Rockstar. "Mother!" she yelled.

Rockstar turned her head. "Splashheart and Midnightpaw!"

"Midnightgaze," Midnightgaze corrected her.

"You got your medicine cat name!" Rockstar came over to them and licked both of their heads.

"Why are you in our dream?" Splashheart mewed, confused.

"What?" Rockstar mewed. "I've been stuck in here ever since I lost a life."

"Stuck?" Midnightgaze mewed.

Rockstar nodded. "Come look over here." Rockstar pointed her tail near the ground.

Splashheart came over, and stood in amazement when she saw herself, Midnightgaze, and her mother in the medicine cat den.

"These back to world things are called portals. I use them whenever I lose life, but today it won't open." Rockstar mewed.

"Why isn't StarClan helping?" Midnightgaze asked.

"I don't know," Rockstar answered. "But if I don't get to my body soon, it'll get very cold and it won't be safe for me to go back in it."

Both sisters took glances at each other.

"No," Splashheart murmured.

"What?" Midnightgaze mewed.

"No," Splashheart repeated. "I'm not losing another parent!"

"But what can we do?" Midnightgaze mewed.

Splashheart started to think, what could she and Midnightgaze do? Then an idea sparked in her mind. "Midnightgaze, what are we doing now?"

"Dreaming?" Midnightgaze asked, confused.

"No mouse-brain!" Splashheart spat. "We're connecting!"

"What?" Midnightgaze blinked in confusion. "How can our connection help?"

"Connection?" Rockstar questionably mewed. "What are you two she-cats talking about?"

"We'll tell you later," Splashheart turned her attention back to Midnightgaze. "Maybe our connection can be used with other things too!"

Midnightgaze nodded in agreement. "But how can we do it?"

Splashheart looked at her confused mother. "Let's get on both sides of her and then try to walk through the portal. Maybe our connection will let her come with us."

Splashheart could tell her sister was scared and a little confused, but she nodded anyway "I'll get on the right, and you'll get on the left."

Splashheart nodded and did what her sister said. Then she got on the left side of her mother. Something sparked on the inside of Splashheart. "Hey Midnightgaze, do you feel that spark inside of you?"

Midnightgaze nodded and then got a scared expression on her face. "Splashheart!" she yelled. "Your pupils, they're gone!"

Splashheart looked at her sister she only had a milky purple color in her eyes. "So are yours!"

"Splashheart, th-there's something very bright in front of us!" Midnightgaze mewed, her eyes squinted.

Splashheart saw a very bright ball, brighter than the sun in front of them. "I think it's time to take mother back to her body. Something tells me that bright ball won't last long!"

"Is it even safe to go in it?" Midnightgaze asked weary.

Splashheart didn't answer and jumped through the portal anyway. Both of the sisters landed back in their bodies. Then bright ball was gone and their pupils were back.

"Splashheart?" Midnightgaze groaned. "Are you ok?"

Splashheart nodded. "Is mother ok?"

Rockstar started to slowly get up "Splashheart? Midnighgaze? You two ok?"

Both sisters nodded.

Rockstar smiled. "I'm fine. Thank you two so much for saving me."

"You're welcome," Midnightgaze mewed.

Splashheart came and rubbed her mother's head gently.

"You two know that I have one life left, right?" Rockstar mewed.

"Yes," both she-cats said.

Rockstar smiled. "When I die, I will make Redheart choose you as deputy," she eyed Splashheart while she said that.

"Thank you m-" Splashheart was cut off by Redheart.

"Midnightgaze, it's nighttime, and I want you to have Rockstar's body ready before we leave to go to the gath-" Redheart stopped talking when he got into the den. "Rockstar!" he meowed, shocked. "You're alive?!"

Rockstar nodded. "And I feel better than ever!"

"Ok," Redheart mewed. "So when do we leave?"

Splashheart knew he was mad.

"After I tell the Clan I'm alright." Rockstar walked out of the medicine cat den. The whole Clan stopped what they were doing and looked a Rockstar in amazement and shock.

"Rockstar, you're ok!" Leaftrail mewed.

"Yes my brother," Rockstar mewed. Then she jumped up on some big boulders until she reach her den, also known as Highboulder.

"To all cats who are old enough to catch their own prey, join me beneath Highboulder for a Clan meeting.

Most of the cats were already out of their dens. They all had a happy expression on their faces. "Rockstar!" one of them mewed. "You're alright!" another mewed.

"Yes," Rockstar mewed. "I wanted all the cats to know I'm alright now, and I could attend the gathering tonight. Speaking of the gathering, I should go soon or the other Clans would wonder what happened to us." She paused, and looked around.

She must be picking out cats to go to the gathering with her. Splashheart thought.

Rockstar cleared out her throat. "The cats I want to be going to the gathering with me will be, Redheart and Midnightgaze of course, Leaftrail, Fireblaze, Brightfur, Bluestripe, Whiteflame, Oakfeather, and my other daughter, Splashheart.

"Grayfeather and Thornfur, I want you two, too go on patrol while we're gone.

"Um, well, Rockstar?" Thornfur mewed. "Grayfeather went to the queens den. She's expecting kits soon."

"Sorry!" Grayfeather said while coming out of the queens den.

Rockstar smiled. "It's fine. We need more kits in the Clan anyway."

"Can I take Honeyleaf with me instead?" Thornfur mewed.

"Yes," Rockstar agreed.

Splashheart knew Honeyleaf and Thornfur were mates. So that might mean more kits in the Clan soon.

"Rockstar, we really need to get going, the other Clans will wonder what came among us." Redheart growled.

"Uh, yes, coming!" Rockstar pelted down to them.

Splashheart couldn't believe how her mother didn't growled back to him. She was leader for StarClan's sake! Redheart shouldn't have growled at her like that.

"Did you see how he talked to her?" Midnightgaze growled.

Splashheart nodded. "We're going to have to keep a close eye on him for now on…"