Sorry I've been gone! I'm REALLY sorry! I was grounded. Anyways, I would like to make some changes.

Please, in the one chapter they are mentioned, changed the names to Lionblaze and Hollyleaf.

Wow, I feel really unprofessional now.

Disclaimer – I don't own Warriors. If I did, Ashfur wouldn't be dead.

Amberpaw barely noticed the other cats that had surrounded Birdpaw. She had received a wound on her back, but seemed to be alright. What all the tabby's senses were focused on was Bramblestar. Apparently the tabby leader was Tigerstar's other son. The strong tom had brutally taken down two of the rouges in the battle and was now staring at her with cold amber eyes.

"What are you doing?" he snarled when their eyes met.

Amberpaw's fur bristled; not of anger, but of slight fear. "Nothing," she hastily replied before looking away.

He snorted and looked over at Birdpaw. "Bluestar was foolish to choose her." He muttered. "A blind cat on such a journey? It's completely mouse-brained!"

"You allowed me to go on the journey to the mountains," a voice countered. "And yet, you didn't think it was mouse-brained at all."

Amberpaw swung around to see a gray tom with jay-feather colored eyes.

"Jayfeather," Bramblestar snarled. "Must you always be the one to interfere?"

Jayfeather took a step towards the tom. "StarClan has had enough of you. Go back to where you belong."

"Leave?" he growled. 'I would think that the all powerful StarClan would thank me for saving one of the chosen."

"You did nothing but take lives!"

The apprentice instinctively unsheathed her claws as Jayfeather's fur began to bristle. A fight was almost inevitable. Looking over at her friends, she realized that she wasn't the only one who was seeing the scene.

After what felt like moons, Bramblestar hissed, "Very well. I will leave. But don't think you or any other cat in StarClan have seen the last of me!"

When the tabby had faded away, Jayfeather relaxed. "About time," he muttered. Turning towards Amberpaw, he hissed, "What?! Do I look like a badger to you?"

"No," she weakly replied. Great StarClan! This cat switches moods pretty quickly!

"I do not switch moods that fast."

"How did you know I was thinking that?!"

He shrugged.

"That's not an answer, fox-dung!" the apprentice spat.

Suddenly, Forestgaze yowled, "Treat your ancestors with respect!"

Jayfeather turned to look at the she-cat. "So here's the medicine cat of this 'Clan'."

Forestgaze nodded. "Are you Jayfeather of ThunderClan?"

"No, I'm Tallpoppy of ShadowClan," he replied sarcastically, which received a few snorts of laughter. Forestgaze remained quiet, but her tail twitched with annoyance.

"Wait," Cassie spoke up. "So you're a ghost?"

"A what? I'm a StarClan cat."

"But they don't exist!"

"Then what do you think I am. Do you think that I'm a badger like that…intelligent cat behind me?"

Amberpaw let out a snarl. "At least I'll be stronger than you when I'm older."

He rolled his eyes. "Oh, what an accomplishment!"

"I hate to interrupt," Speckledpaw meowed drily, "but Birdpaw is on her paws again."

Every head spun around to see the small blue-tinged she-cat blinking her sightless eyes.

"Good, I don't have to take anyone to StarClan," Jayfeather murmered.

"How are you feeling?" Tallpaw asked as he rushed up to her side.

Birdpaw twitched her ears. "I'm fine, but I don't know what the fuss is all about."

Amberpaw snorted. "StarClan just made a bad decision on who to send us, that's all."

"Jayfeather of ThunderClan has come to…" Echostorm trailed off and looked expectantly at the other tom.

"To help you on the remainder of the journey," he finished. "StarClan wanted a medicine cat to go, but Leafpool was too 'busy', Willowshine was gossiping, Bark-

"Excuse me, but I don't think that any of us want to hear you rant," Gingerpaw interrupted.

"Deal with it."

Before the ginger apprentice could reply, Sunkit and Rainkit bounded up.

"So you live in StarClan?" Rainkit asked.

Jayfeather nodded.

"Is it fun up there?"

He sighed. "Not at the moment, but that's another story."

"Do you know all the cats up there?"

"No, but I've spoken with quite a few."

Sunkit shoved his sister aside. "How did you die?"

"That's enough, kits!" Firestorm had padded up. To Jayfeather, she added, "I apologize."

"Kits will be kits." He stood up. "Come, it's going to storm soon. Let's cover as much ground as possible!"

Echostorm watched Jayfeather as they trekked through the Twolegplace. Ever since the StarClan cat had appeared, the warrior had been thinking about one thing; did he know about his family, especially Crystalheart?

"What's the problem, Echostorm?" Jayfeather asked.

Echostorm, slightly startled, blurted out, "Do you know Crystalheart? My sister?"

He stopped. "Do I know her? I was there when she took her first step into StarClan territory."

"Really? How was she?"

"She was a little distraught, but more importantly, she was looking for you."

The tom's tail drooped as Mistpelt came closer to his side.

Jayfeather turned and gave him an icy stare. "That must feel terrible. To find out that you kin left you to die."

Mistpelt hissed. "Leave him alone! It was his choice!"

"But to choose a cat that could leave you at any moment over those who would be forever bonded with you?"

Echostorm bowed his head, unable to answer. He felt guilty that he had left his sister. I didn't betray her, though, he told himself. She's probably happier in StarClan, anyway.

"In my opinion," the gray cat continued, "turning your back on you kin is the worst betrayal, and that's that." He padded up to the front of the group. "Alright, we need to find a place that we can sleep."

"When will we be out of the Twolegplace?" Minnowpaw, who was carefully watching Birdpaw, asked.

Jayfeather shrugged. "I'm not kittypet." He pointedly looked at Cassie.

The black she-cat looked around, her eyes shining as she looked around the now dark Twolegplace. "Two days at the least."

Tallpaw sighed. "Wonderful."

"Stop complaining!" Gingerpaw growled. "It's better than staying in the forest and dying!"

"But what if we die anyways?" he countered.

This was met by silence.

"Uh, there's a dumpster over there," Cassie mewed. "It's sheltered."

Mistpelt put her ears back. "It stinks!"

"It's better than nothing." Amberpaw shoved the silver she-cat aside and crawled under the metal object. "And there's enough room."

Blackpaw followed her before quickly coming out. "She's right! It should fit all of us."

Echostorm watched along with Jayfeather as the others went under the dumpster. He soon felt the medicine cat's eyes on him. "I need to talk to you privately," he mewed flatly.

Echostorm slowly nodded and followed the other tom out to the elevated ground beside the Thunderpath. "What is it?"

Jayfeather sat down before replying, "I was once part of a prophecy as well."

He perked his ears. "Really?"

"Yes. There will be three, kin of your kin, who hold the power of the stars in their paws. It was meant for Firestar's ears, but I soon found out."

"Did it come true? You know, before you died."

"Of course!" Jayfeather snapped. In a softer tone, he added, "It was when we – my brother Lionblaze, my sister Hollyleaf, and I – were a lot older than you. We were the most powerful cats in the forest."

Echostorm leaned towards him, as if he couldn't hear the tom's words. "What did you all do with your power?"

Suddenly becoming defensive, Jayfeather growled, "Nothing that concerns you. But you must realize, with great power come great responsibility. You must always make the right choices."

"But I know that!" he protested.

"I beg to differ. You made the worst choice before you even left the forest."

Echostorm hissed with frustration. When would the tom stop mentioning that? "Just because I didn't choose my sister to come along doesn't mean there will be trouble!"

Jayfeather stood up and stepped towards him until their noses were almost touching. "Oh, it will cause trouble. Because of that very choice, there will be blood-shed. Cats you hold close to your heart will die and it will be your entire fault."