Yes! I got this in before I had to go to Rochester! Anyways, just to make it simple and sweet, you'll see the usual, some of it in the point of view of a prophecy cat, then Cassie, but in this chapter, you have a surprise! Then end is in Miraclepool and Leafstar's point of view! :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors. If I did, Firestar would have gotten a Death Note a LONG time ago.
Birdpaw paced uneasily as the moon rose in the dark, starless sky. A few mouse-lengths away from her was Tallpaw, Specklepaw, and the cats they chose; Forestgaze, Crookedtail, and Firestorm. Running around the six cats were Firestorm's kits, Sunkit and Rainkit. To them, this was one huge adventure. If only they knew, Birdpaw thought grimly.
"If we need to get there by moonhigh, then we'd better leave now," Forestgaze mewed after what seemed like moons.
Birdpaw nodded and drank in the air, scenting Tallpaw and Crookedtail on either side of her. She followed when she felt their pelts brush hers. As they were walking away from camp, she felt a sudden pang of sadness. For one reason, she had never seen her old home and now she was leaving it. The other, after Stonepelt and Windfang had been killed by the Twoleg's dog and metal sticks, Silverstar would be horrified, if not furious, to lose eight cats, including the medicine cat.
"We're almost there, kits." She heard Firestorm purr to Rainkit and Sunkit, who were complaining about the trip to the island. "Remember though, we'll have a long way to go from there. So don't concentrate on your hurting paws."
Birdpaw tensed when she realized the ginger and black queen was right. She could smell the water, mixed with the scents of other Clans. "The others are already on the island," she mewed to her mentor.
"Yes," he replied, his mew sounding uneasy. "These are the other prophetic cats, right?"
It had taken a lot to convince the three cats that they chose that the prophecy was for real. As a matter of fact, Forestgaze marched down the the Moonpool and confronted StarClan herself on it. Thankfully, she came back, saying she met Tallstar, who told her the same thing he, Bluestar, and Leopardstar told Birdpaw, Tallpaw, and Speckledpaw.
"About time!" she heard an impatient as she jumped off of the fallen tree. It had been there for many seasons, and she always feared that it would break suddenly as she was going across it, but thankfully, it never did.
"Hello, Gingerpaw," she heard Tallpaw mew.
Leaning closer to Crookedtail, she whispered, "Who are all here?"
"Gingerpaw and Minnowpaw from LakeClan," he replied, "and Echostorm, Amberpaw, Blackpaw, and Mistpelt from TreeClan."
She felt a gaze burn into her. "You brought a blind cat to come on the journey with us?"
"No, Amberpaw," Echostorm meowed. "I think she is one of the chosen cats. Blackstar said I was the only warrior that was chosen and that there was six cats. It makes sense."
Bluepaw heard a grunt of disbelief. "Well, I'm not going out of my way to make sure she doesn't get hopelessly lost."
"Nobody asked you to," the blue tinged apprentice replied, a slight edge to her voice. "As a matter of fact, I can take care of myself."
"Right..."
"Now, Amberpaw," a soft voice came out of the air, "maybe she can take care of herself. I would assume that her other senses are better since she can't see."
"You shouldn't defend other Clans, Mistpelt." Amberpaw growled. "And don't treat me like a kit!"
"This is going to be a long journey," she heard Tallpaw mutter.
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Amberpaw snorted as Mistpelt ended the argument by turning her back on the tabby and walking over to Echostorm. She was only about a moon younger than Mistpelt, so the silver cat had no right to order her around! Besides, she thought. I'm a cat of a prophecy. I'm more powerful then she'll ever be, no matter what ranking she acheives!
"Are we ready to go?" Minnowpaw of LakeClan mewed. "Everyone's here, after all."
"MeadowClan's ready," Crookedtail meowed, but turned to the medicine cat. "Forestgaze?"
The bracken-colored she-cat was watching the storm clouds that had rolled in apprehensively. She snapped back into reality suddenly and looked at Crookedtail. "This storm does not bode well for the Clans," she mewed.
Amberpaw snorted. "What do you mean? It's just an old storm. They come and go all the time!" Suddenly, she felt a sharp blow to the head. Turning around, she saw Echostorm glaring at her.
"Don't speak to a medicine cat like that!" he scolded. "It could have been a sign from StarClan for all we know!"
The she-cat let out a snarl. "Stop treating me like a kit! I'll say whatever I want to her! She's not Silverleaf, after all."
"Hey, you two." Blackpaw stepped in between them. "Calm down. Forestgaze, did StarClan speak?"
Forestgaze studied her paws for a moment, obviously confused. "I saw six pairs of eyes. They didn't have bodies, but the colors were very bright. Green, blue, two pairs of amber, and two pairs of yellow."
"That's it?" Amberpaw meowed dryly.
"No. All together, as if they had the same voice, they said 'It is time'."
"I suppose that means it's time for us to leave," Speckledpaw suggested, looking around at the cats. All were in the small huddle other than Firestorm, who was watching over her kits as they slept, but listening nonetheless.
Amberpaw did the same, she took in, with slight surprise, that Ravenfeather wasn't there. I suppose Tigerstar was wrong. Maybe he can't see everything as clearly as he says.
Suddenly, there was a loud rumble of thunder. Looking up at the sky Amberpaw noticed a large bolt of lightning. Before any of the cats could even breathe, the bolt came into contact with the earth; right into TreeClan territory. Did they mean that it was time to leave, she thought, or time for the Clans to be destroyed?
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Cassie let out a sharp yowl of surprise as a lightning bolt crashed into the clearing many fox lengths away. "That was some lightning!" she breathed, crawling out of the old badger set she had made shelter in for the night. Suddenly, she perked her ears, taking in a scent that made her cough seconds after she drank it in. Smoke. The forest was on fire! Immediately waking up, she dashed away, wanting to get as far away from the flames as she could. She stopped by the lake, the island in clear veiw. Catching her breath, she heard the sound of cats talking. Curious, she walked closer to the island.
When she reached the log that could be used as a bridge to the island, she saw the shadows of different cats. She bent her ears back in recognition to one of the voices. It's that strange cat Echostorm, she mused. I wonder if those two she-cats are with him as well. With that, she bravely jumped onto the log, sank her claws, into the bark, and slithered across it. When she jumped off, there was a growl.
"It's a kittypet!"
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Leafstar woke up with a start when she heard the loud boom of thunder. "Great StarClan, what a storm," she muttered. She got up and stretched, but before she could lay back down, a disgusting scent filled her nose. "Smoke!" the leader yelled. Running towards the entrance of her den, she almost rammed into her deputy, but stopped, their noses almost touching.
"Leafstar!" Miraclepool yowled. "The lightning bolt hit the nursery and is spreading- the whole camp is on fire!"
The light brown tabby's eyes widened and she dashed out onto the Highledge, sure enough, flames had quickly consumed the camp. The leader began trembling as she heard the dying wails of her Clan mates. Whirling around, she saw Miraclepool. "Come! We must help them!" Before the tortoiseshell could say anything to her, Leafstar jumped down into the camp, facing the flames bravely as she tried to find the surviving cats. She felt Miraclepool's presence at her side, ready for orders.
"Miraclepool," she let out the beginning of an order. "Go check in the medicine cat's den; make sure Silverleaf and Stormtail are alright. Then, the apprentices den. I'll go into the warriors den and the nursery, alright?"
Miraclepool nodded and dashed off. Leafstar uttered one desperate prayer to StarClan and did the same.
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Miraclepool dodged the flames as she dashed towards the medicine cat's den. "They'll be okay," she told herself. "They have to be okay." Thankfully, the opening to the den hadn't been engulfed, so she ran in. "Silverleaf!" she yowled. "Stormtail!"
"We're alright!" Silverleaf's raspy mew came. He was standing above Gentlepaw, whom had developed greencough.
"We're trying to move her," Stormtail explained.
She nodded. "Alright, I'll help you." Together, the three of them gently picked up the ginger apprentice and turned towards the den. But what awaited them was grave. The deputy almost wailed like a kit when she saw the flames had spread to the den. There was no way out. The fire quickly caught onto some of the dried leaves and berries that were left near the entrance and spread around the three cats.
She heard an unearthly screech as the flame consumed her Clan mates. She turned around, hoping that she could save them, but felt a searing pain on her leg, which soon spread across her back. She was on fire!
Soon, the she-cat dropped to the ground, the light dying from her eyes as her soul moved onto StarClan.
"Welcome, my love," a white cat with a single dark paw purred as Miraclepool looked around at the beautiful clearing she was in.
"Darkstep! What are you doing here?! More importantly, what am I doing here?!"
Darkstep sighed and sat down. "You're in StarClan, Miraclepool. You are dead."
The tortoiseshell started trembling. "What? I can't be dead! I have to go back! I must help my Clan!"
"There's no need," he replied gently. "Your Clan is with you here. No lives could be saved."
"Even Crystalheart and Echostorm?"
He shook his head. "Crystalheart is dead as well, but Echostorm is very much alive. But, he is apart of something bigger. A prophecy to be exact." He must of seen the questioning look in her eyes, because he added, "All will be explained in time."
Miraclepool took in a shaky sigh. "Very well. I-Is Leafstar dead as well."
"Yes. The fire would not let up, so she could not heal when she awoke from losing a life."
The she-cat finally broke down. She was dead. Leafstar was dead. Silverleaf. Stormtail. Gingerpaw. Everyone.
TreeClan was no more.
There you have it. The destruction of TreeClan. I'm actually happy with how Darkstep sounded the very few lines he was in. He's not really a developed character, so I'm glad I managed to make him seem like a pretty good cat.
~AliKatNyah