Chapter 12

Squirrelflight's P.O.V

Squirrelflight looked at her four beautiful kits as they played with Stormkit, Featherkit, Sunkit, Robinkit, and Stonekit. I hope they can cope with leaving Stormkit and Featherkit. It's for their own good.

Squirrelflight looked up as the father of her kit, Brambleclaw, padded over to her. "Are you ready, Squirrelflight. It's time."

Squirrelflight nodded and looked over to Sandstorm. She flicked her tail and gathered her kit with a sweep of her tail; Sandstorm did the same. "Come on, my sweets. We have to go."

"Where are we going, mama?" Oakkit asked.

"We're going on a long journey, for the sake of the lake, StarClan, and for us."

"I don't understand. Why do we have to go?" Bluekit asked.

"Yeah. Why Can't we stay here and play with Stormkit and Featherkit?" Ivykit lashed her tail in frustration.

"Because, you stupid furball, doom is upon us. I can feel it and see it." Dovekit flattened her ears and flicked her tail uneasily.

Squirrelflight flicked her ears in surprise. "Stay with Sandstorm. I'm going to talk to you older siblings." She padded off to find Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Jayfeather. She found them by the nettle patch, eating fresh-kill for the oncoming journey. "You guys, I think I found the One." They pricked their ears. "I think it's Dovekit."

"How do you know?" Jayfeather asked.

"She said she could feel and see it. Ivykit didn't understand why we had to leave, but Dovekit did."

Jayfeather nodded. "I see. Don't tell Firestar and Brambleclaw that we found the One. They will not want the prophecy to be fulfilled. It has to be. It's the will of StarClan. Round them up and meet us near the entrance to the camp."

Squirrelflight flicked her ears in acknowledge and padded back to her kits, flicked her tail at Sandstorm, signaling her to follow her lead. She gather her kits with a sweep of her tail, picked up Oakkit and padded away, her kits trailing behind her. Sandstorm picked up Stonekit and padded after her, Robinkit and Sunkit scampering after her. They reached the entrance to the camp and found Firestar, Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Brambleclaw at there. Squirrelflight flicked her tail and Lionblaze picked up Dovekit, Jayfeather picked up Bluekit, Hollyleaf picked up Ivykit, Brambleclaw picked up Robinkit and Firestar picked up Sunkit. They padded out of the camp with a flick of their tail and padded toward WindClan territory.

They arrived at The Island by the time the moon rose to the top pf the trees. They found the other leaders and Sun-Drown-Place cats with them.

Squirrelflight's delighted mew at seeing Tawnypelt was muffled by Oakkit's fur. She padded up to her and set down Oakkit. "Tawnypelt! It's so good to see you."

"It's good to see you well, Squirrelflight. Is this your kit?"

Squirrelflight nodded and flicked her tail; Hollyleaf, Jayfeather and Lionblaze set down their burdens beside Oakkit and she pointed her tail to each as she named them. "This is Oakkit, Bluekit, Ivykit, and Dovekit."

"They're beautiful! Are they Brambleclaw's as well?" Squirrelflight nodded. "I could tell. Oakkit and Ivykit has his amber eyes. Dovekit, on the other hand, has your green eyes, and Bluekit has blue eyes. Like Bluestar. Did you name her for Bluestar?"

Squirrelflight knew that wasn't really the reason why she has named Bluekit that name, but she supposed she had because Bluekit looked exactly like Bluestar. Squirrelflight nodded.

Blackstar came up. "I'm sorry to interrupt, but we have a journey to fulfill. Now that the Ivy has been born, we need to get this journey done and over with."Squirrelflight picked up Oakkit and flicked her tail; Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Jayfeather picked up their burdens and they followed the leaders out of The Island.

Squirrelflight and Sandstorm had to stop several times to feed their kits. Firestar and Brambleclaw would hunt prey for their mates and hunted for the others; Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather would protect them while the others hunted. They reached the entrance to the lake by Sunset.

Squirrelflight sank to the ground. "We should rest here. We'll find Stormfur tomorrow probably. And find SkyClan in at least two moons, maybe three."

The others nodded and Firestar, Mistystar, Blackstar, Onestar, Tawnypelt, Crowfeather and Brambleclaw leaped away to hunt while Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Jayfeather stayed with them. Sandstorm's and Squirrelflight's kits snuggled up to them to feed, kneading their belly's for milk.

Squirrelflight ate her share of fresh-kill when it arrived and laid her head on her paws and fell asleep.

Squirrelflight awoke to her kits waking up. She ate a left over squirrel as her kits started feeding. By the time the other cats started waking up, both queens had fed their kits. The others ate the rest of the fresh-kill and they picked up the kits and continued the journey.

By the time Sunhigh had approached, they saw Stormfur and Brook. Squirrelflight's tail curled up in delight and she ran up to him, purring. She set down Oakkit. "Stormfur! It's so good to see you! How have you been?"

Stormfur flicked hers ears in surprise. "Fine. What brings you here?"

"Doom. I had a dream from StarClan. Surely Oakheart told you?"

"Oh! Right. I remember now. The prophecy right. Brook, tell Stoneteller that Squirrelflight and friends are here." The she-cat flicked her tail angrily, glared at Squirrelflight and raced off. Stormfur rolled his eyes. "I swear, she gets jealous at the most littlest things: like me talking to my best friend! Anyway, is this your kit?" His tail flicked at Oakkit.

"Yes, I have four of them." She flicked her tail and her adopted kit placed Bluekit, Ivykit, and Dovekit by Oakkit. She tapped their heads with her tail as she named them. "This is Oakkit, Bluekit, Ivykit, and Dovekit. They're mine and Brambleclaw's kits."

"They're beautiful. How old are they?"

"Um, almost a moon. Well, a little over halfway to being a moon. Sandstorm's kits as well." She flicked her tail at Sunkit, Robinkit, and Stonekit.

"Sandstorm had another litter? How many?"

"Three. They're names are Sunkit, Robinkit, and Stonekit. Oh! And Graystripe and Silverflower-Millie- have two kits-a tom and a she-kit. They named them Stormkit and Featherkit."

Stormfur's tail flicked angrily and drooped. "He replaced me and Feathertail?"

"No, he's honoring you two. Since you're here and Feathertail is…dead."

"Oh. Come on. Let's take you to the camp. This way." He flicked his tail and lef the way to waterfall. Squirrelflight picked up Oakkit, flicking her tail and her adopted kits picked up the other three, and followed him.