Two nights ago was the starlit gathering; today is the day the new ShadeClan camp would be made by the 50 warriors in the clan, not counting the elders and kits. I think it was a wonderful idea to join clans.

"Leapordfang, Skyheart, and Blackfang will lead border patrols. I will lead a hunting patrol and so will RowanHill." Ripplestar ordered.

Windstar gave him a curt nod. "All remaining warriors will either start digging into the ground or start finding brambles and ferns to shelter camp.

The camp was finally done in a week. Since the clan had so many cats, we had to build beneath the ground for room or else we would have no space to hunt. It was safe against anything. Leaves to block out wind, branches to shelter the camp from bad weather, everything.

"There's a flood and Copperkit drowned!" Birdsong was a queen and her only kit was Copperkit. She had the limp body quenched in her teeth and fled into the medicine cat den.

"Warriors of Shadeclan! Get into camp and use the emergency fern door for cover!" Windstar yowled.

The clan was chaotic. The only calm cats were a few senior warriors trying to help lost kits find their mother in this mess. Ripplestar even locked scared! "Why didn't anyone close the fern door? Now the water is going to drown us all!"

"I'll take care of it!" Windstar jumped out of camp and closed the fern door. The only way to close the door was by closing it on the outside. Windstar was trapped outside now. I never really cared about him though. Which is bad I guess...

"No!" Ripplestar wailed. "Do you hear the water coming? Has the lake spilled into the forest?"

He was right though, Where did this water come from? StarClan perhaps. Every cat was terrified and hiding in their den as if the water would leek through right now. I felt determination spark inside of me with bravery exploding all over. This was how Tigerstripe always felt? Loads of determination and bravery mixed with evil is the perfect combo for a villain. I felt the determination to keep my clan safe and the bravery to open the fern door like a mouse brain and drown myself. Whoa.

"Silverclaw do you think Windstar will be alright?" Thistlefang asked.

"Of course. He's a wise and logical leader so he'll know how to survive. He still has 7 lives right?" I rested my tail tip on his shoulder to calm him down.

"He's my father and he told me not to tell anyone but he only has 5 lives left." Thistlefang whispered. "You won't tell will you?"

"I won't I promise." I purred in amusement.

"Whats so funny?" He asked.

"I have a secret too." I muttered in his ear.

so i basically told him my shadefur life and my new life and stuff

"Thats incredible!" Thistlefang wrapped his tail around mine. "I know what its like to have no mother as a kit. My mother LilyRim died her last life saving the clan. I just hope Windstar doesn't die."

"Yeah. No parents gives you more freedom, but not comfort." I mewed. LOL I was so sappy.

We leaned on each other and for the first time ever, I had a crush.

"I think the water has stopped." I told Ripplestar.

He nodded to me and Thistlefang. "You two go check."

Slowly I opened the fern door. The ground was soaked and beside the door was Windstar. Surely he was dead.

"Windstar!" Thistlefang wailed.

Suddenly Windstar opened his eyes and gazed at his son. "I have one life left and it will be over within seconds, but I want to tell you something."

"Don't try to talk father." Thistlefang whispered.

"I must tell you, one of your kits will be the hero of the clans, and one will be destruction. The final kit must decide his destiny to follow the path of starclan or the dark forest." The Shadeclan leader closed his eyes and his eyes and slowly, his breathing stopped.

"No! Windstar!" Thistlefang yowled. He nudged his dad hoping he would still wake up. "No."

"What happened here?" Ripplestar asked.

Thistlefang glared him. "What do you think happened?"

Ripplestar stared at the dead cat. "May starclan light your path, brother."

"What? Brother?" I hissed. "Don't tell me-"

"Yes it's true. Our mother didn't want me so she gave me to shadowclan and Windstar stayed in willowclan." Memories flashed through Ripplestar.

"Ripplestar, you must lead this clan now. You are the only leader left in Shadeclan." Thistlefang urged.

"Yes I know." Ripplestar muttered. "We must find Skyclan for revenge. They have caused this flood."