It had been a couple of days ever since Splashheart met Strider. She had been warming up to Strider in these couple of days also. Is it true that I like this cat? Splashheart thought, while looking at Strider, who seemed oblivious to her. Splashheart then shook her head. Nah, Splashheart thought, chances are that he will probably become a loner again once he helps me find my way home. Splashheart thought. Strider yawned.
"Man," he murmured. "How much further?" he complained.
Splashheart shrugged. "Beats me," she mewed.
Strider just nodded. "Well," he started, "I'm going to go hunting," he mewed. "Care to join?" he asked.
Splashheart nodded.
Strider nodded, and then went into a thick tree trunk.
Splashheart cocked her head. "Whatcha doing in there?" she asked.
Strider didn't reply, but instead pulled out a huge rabbit.
Splashheart liked her lips. "How did you know that rabbit was in there?" she asked.
Strider then set down the rabbit, and puffed out his chest with pride. "It's all thanks to my keen senses," he proudly announced.
Splashheart giggled. "That's great!" Splashheart exclaimed. "You'd be a great RockClan warrior!" Splashheart admitted.
"Really?" the gray tom asked.
Splashheart nodded.
"That's awesome!" he exclaimed. "Hopefully Rockstar would let me join!" he mewed.
Splashheart then head butted Strider. "Of course my mother would let you join," she mewed. "With these deaths and all…I think my mother will need all the warriors she can get…" Splashheart's voice trailed off.
"I can't believe one simple cat like Mistyleaf could cause all this destruction," Strider murmured.
Splashheart nodded with agreement, and then she thought of her dream a couple of nights ago. Mistyleaf wasn't in it, however, the cat she had recently murdered was. Usually Splashheart can see which cat was recently killed by Mistyleaf, but this cat was a silhouette. The only thing Splashheart could tell about this cat was that it was from RockClan and it had icy blue eyes, with no pupils. Splashheart has been worried ever since that dream. She was afraid that the silhouette cat was Rockstar. Splashheart then shook her head, and watched Strider eat his rabbit.
"Wanna have some?" he asked, pushing a piece of meat to Splashheart.
Splashheart nodded. Then she ate the piece rabbit. She savored each bite of the juicy meat.
Strider then yawned. "I think we should nap," he suggested. "After all, we've been traveling for almost three days nonstop," Strider stated.
"We should," Splashheart agreed. Then Splashheart lied down.
"Brrr," Strider complained. "It's cold out here." He shivered. "Is it ok if I sleep next to you?" he asked.
Splashheart then thought for a minute. It's not that cold. She thought. Matter of fact, I think today is the first day of Newleaf. Splashheart then wondered if Strider said that for an excuse to lie with her, but Splashheart nodded anyway. "Sure." She smiled.
"Great!" Strider exclaimed. Then he curled up, and lied down beside Splashheart.
Splashheart suppressed a giggle, and she drifted into a sleep.
Splashheart then awoke in her dream, and was expecting to see Mistyleaf. But instead it was RockClan's camp. Splashheart got confused, and walked around a little. Then a familiar scent hit her nose. No… Splashheart thought. It can't be…
"Splashheart…" a she-cat whispered behind her.
Splashheart turned around and her heart skipped a beat. "Midnightgaze!" she yowled.
"I knew you were alive!" Midnightgaze managed to say before jumping on top of Splashheart.
Splashheart giggled. Then she jumped away from Midnightgaze, and unsheathed her claws. "Wait," she growled. "How do I know it's you Midnightgaze…or should I say, Mistyleaf?" Splashheart snarled.
Midnightgaze then stepped away, and looked shocked. "Splashheart!" she mewed. "It's me!" she protested. Then Midnightgaze growled. "Never mind," she mewed. "I guess I will have to tell Rockstar about the time you shoved me into that bramble," Midnightgaze mewed, with a sly smiled across her face.
Splashheart gapped. "But that's a secret between me and you!" she protested. Then it hit Splashheart. "It is really you Midnightgaze," Splashheart mewed with a smile.
"Yes," Midnightgaze mewed, sadly.
Splashheart then walked over to Midnightgaze, and rested her muzzle on Midnightgaze's head. "What's wrong sis?" Splashheart asked.
"Everything's going downhill," Midnightgaze mewed. "Splashkit's dead, and Redstar's leader…" Midnightgaze's voice trailed off.
Splashheart then gasped, and looked at her sister. "You don't mean Redheart killed...Rockstar…?" Splashheart asked.
Midnightgaze nodded slowly. "Yes, and it's definitely taking its toll on RockClan," she mewed. "Redstar hasn't even picked a deputy yet," Midnightgaze mewed. "He's all like: Who needs a deputy? I'll be here forever!" Midnightgaze mocked.
Splashheart giggled. "Nice impression of Redstar," Splashheart mewed.
"Thanks," Midnightgaze mewed, "but this is serious Splashheart," she mewed, worried. "What are we going to do?" Midnightgaze asked.
Splashheart shrugged. "I don't know, but I do know once I set paw in the Clans territory, Mistyleaf's destruction will start," Splashheart sadly mewed. Then she perked up. "Wait…" Splashheart's voice trailed off. "If I can now connect with you in my dreams again, that means…" Splashheart gasped. "I'm close to the Clans!" Splashheart then hopped in the air.
"No," Midnightgaze murmured.
"What?" Splashheart asked.
"You can't enter Clan territory," Midnightgaze mewed.
Splashheart cocked her head. "Why?" she asked.
"Because Mistyleaf will know, and will start bringing destruction to the Clans, but if you don't enter the Clans she won't do anything," Midnightgaze mewed.
"You're right, but you know Mistyleaf would just get bored and start bringing the destruction," Splashheart stated.
"Yes, but with the time we have, we'll be able to make a plan," Midnightgaze mewed.
"LostClan!" the blue-and-white she-cat exclaimed.
Midnightgaze cocked her head. "LostClan?" she murmured.
"Oh, um…long story short, but do you remember Ravenclaw from DarkClan?" Splashheart asked.
"Uh…" Midnightgaze's voice trailed off, but then she nodded. "Yes," she mewed.
"Well, he was captured by the Twolegs also, and he, along with a cat name Buster, helped me out of the vet-" Midnightgaze then cut off Splashheart.
"Vet?" she asked.
"Oh, it's a place where Twolegs take care of you, and then new Twolegs adopt you once you're better, but once you get into Cage Number One, the Twolegs will take you away," Splashheart mewed.
Midnightgaze still looked confused, but nodded anyway.
"After Ravenclaw and I got out, we realized we were a long way from home. So we walked and walked until it Ravenclaw told me that he wanted to make a Clan called LostClan with me and him," Splashheart mewed. "I told him no because I wanted to see you guys, but he kept on wanting me too," Splashheart mewed.
"What about DarkClan?" Midnightgaze asked. "Surely his Clan would be sad about him," Midnightgaze stated.
"Well…they kicked him out because he killed the deputy, a.k.a. his sister, Blackpetal," Splashheart mewed.
Midnightgaze gasped.
"Yeah," Splashheart admitted. "Anyway, he asked me a question that I wouldn't answer. So then I ran away from him, and then I realized was following me. I then smelled blood and walked back to the place I ran away from…and…" Splashheart then looked at her paws. "Mistyleaf murdered him," she mewed.
"Oh…" Midnightgaze mewed. "No wonder Mistyleaf showed me his death," Midnightgaze stated. "I didn't know you had feelings for Ravenclaw," Midnightgaze smirked.
"Yeah, but I think I've found a new mate…err…friend," Splashheart awkwardly mewed, while smiling.
"Oh really?" the medicine cat asked.
Splashheart nodded.
"What's his name?" Midnightgaze asked.
"Strider…" Splashheart then shook her head. "Midnightgaze!" she growled. "You're getting me off topic!" she mewed.
"Sorry…" Midnightgaze fake apologized.
Splashheart just sniffed. "Well, about the LostClan thing," Splashheart murmured. "I think if I could get some cats from the Clans, we'll be able to make LostClan," Splashheart mewed.
Midnightgaze cocked her head. "Wouldn't that just make things worse?" Midnightgaze asked. "We need all the cats we can have for this battle," she stated.
"Yes, but LostClan will be like a backup Clan," Splashheart mewed. "Mistyleaf won't care if the Clans are losing cats, matter of fact, she'll be happy with the less cats we have," Splashheart stated. "She knows once the Clans are gone, and out of the way, she'll be able to get to me and you," she mewed. "But what Mistyleaf doesn't know, is that we'll be making a backup Clan to ambush her and the Dark Forest," Splashheart mewed.
"Good plan, but I highly doubt Mistyleaf will be fighting with the other Clans," Midnightgaze murmured. "I think her main focus will be on us," Midnightgaze mewed. "But LostClan sounds great and I think we can pull it off," Midnightgaze mewed. "There's just one problem…how in StarClan's name am I going to get all those Clans to listen to me?" Midnightgaze asked. "Especially DarkClan…" Midnightgaze growled.
"Um…talk to the medicine cats at this half moon," Splashheart suggested. "Hopefully by the name of StarClan, they'll listen to you," Splashheart mewed.
Midnightgaze nodded. "But how will the warriors they send to LostClan know where to go?" Midnightgaze asked.
"Well," Splashheart started, "I'll send Strider to go get them," Splashheart mewed. "He's the sneakiest cat you've ever seen!" Splashheart exclaimed. "Mistyleaf wouldn't even know he was there," Splashheart mewed.
Midnightgaze nodded. "Well, good," she mewed. Then she started to fade away. "I'm waking up…" Midnightgaze mewed.
"Goodbye…" Splashheart mewed.
"See ya!" Midnightgaze mewed.
Then both of she-cats said, "Let StarClan have faith in us…"
