Fernpaw opened her eyes. The air was thick around her, smelling of Twoleg nests. She scrunched up her nose and looked around. Around her was a tall silver colored cage. She looked through the cage to see Graystripe in his own. His eyes were open and he was looking right at her.

"Where are we?" Fernpaw asked nervously.

"We are in the bottom of a Twoleg Nest. The others have been taken somewhere else, but they kept us here," he replied sadly.

"Why would they separate us? What's going to happen?" Fernpaw asked, scared for her clanmates.

"I don't know. What i do remember is that they stormed our camp. Iceear was trying to find you, and Fireheart had to drag her away. I went instead of her, and before i could find you, a small Twoleg bug hit me in the leg and i passed out," Graystripe replied.

"We have to find a way to the others," Fernpaw said with determination in her voice. Graystripe nodded his head in agreement.

"We will,...we will," he said softly.


Iceear blinked against the high sun.

"Lightheart, will we find Fernpaw and the others?" She asked.

"We'd had better or I'll shred those Twolegs!" Cloudpaw spat.

"Be quiet, Cloudpaw." Fireheart said, but there was a hint of amusement in his voice.

"Well, I will." Cloudpaw retorted. Iceear had to laugh. Even if Cloudpaw was only seven moons old and a little training, he already had the courage of a warrior.

"I hope so, Iceear. I hope so." Lightheart said. Suddenly, a flash of black caused her hackles to rise and she hissed.

"Lightheart, what is it?" Fireheart asked and he looked towards where Lightheart was looking and Iceear as well as Cloudpaw unsheathed their claws.
"Whoever's out there, come on out and fight!" Fireheart hissed and a black cat appeared. Lightheart and Fireheart immediately sheathed their claws.

"Ravenpaw! It's just you!" Lightheart mewed.

"Hi, Lightheart. Fireheart, I need to talk to..." Ravenpaw stopped when he saw Iceear and Cloudpaw. Iceear suddenly remembered Ravenpaw from her kithood. Fireheart had made the young cat flee when he and Graystripe were still apprentices, Firepaw and Graypaw. Ravenpaw had been Tigerclaw's apprentice, but Ravenpaw had seen Tigerclaw commit murder to the former clan deputy, Redtail, but instead of being made deputy as (Iceear thought that Tigerclaw thought), Lionheart, Graystripe's mentor, was made deputy, but he was killed in a ShadowClan attack. Afterwards, Bluestar made Tigerclaw deputy. That's why Ravenpaw no longer lived in the clan. He was in danger. Tigerclaw, according to Fireheart, was secretly plotting to kill him and turned the whole clan against Ravenpaw. So Fireheart and Graystripe made Ravenpaw move to the country to live with a loner named Barley near Mothermouth. That's why Ravenpaw didn't have his warrior name.

"Icekit?" Ravenpaw asked. Iceear nodded.

"It's Iceear now. I'm an apprentice!" She said.

"Congrats! And Fireheart, is this Cloudkit, Princess's kit?" Ravenpaw asked, referring to Fireheart's kittypet sister, Princess. Fireheart nodded.

"But it's Cloudpaw now!" Cloudpaw said.

"Congrats to you too, Cloudpaw! Fireheart, as I was saying..." Ravenpaw said.

"Yes?" Fireheart asked.

"I know something that I think you should know. Those Twolegs that attacked your camp today, I know why."

"You do?!" Iceear asked. Maybe Ravenpaw could help her find Fernpaw!

"Yes. See, I was on my way to see you. I was hoping I could catch you out hunting with Graystripe, since Tigerclaw and the rest of the Clan think I'm dead. Tigerclaw led that Twoleg to the camp, Fireheart! He caught the Twoleg's attention and led him to the camp!"

"What?" Lightheart demanded.

"He did!" Ravenpaw insisted.

"Well, I know one thing that I know you all know." Fireheart said.

"What?" Asked Iceear.

"Tigerclaw must leave ThunderClan. Forever."