A/N:Sorry that it was so late. *gulps at angry mob*. Thank all the people that Story Alerted, Favorited, ect. my story. You get this long chapter cause I got a large chunk of it typed up when I was sick and the stupid plot bunny was tearin a hole in my brain. Anyway, if any of you are wondering, Miranda is actually the name of my best friend. Miranda Firewalker is her Wizard101 charater. I only used that last name cuz I was to lazy to come up with a last name. Hope you're reading this Mir!
Warning:No Jayfeathers were harmed, physicaly or mentaly, in the making of this chapter.
Disclaimer:My last name is not Hunter(cuz my first name is actually Erin). So I do not own Warriors. But I'm saving up to buy it! So far I have 2 dollars and 49 cents!
Chapter 6-Swift as a Shadow and the Shining Moon
Swiftshadow laughed as Jayfeather sat on her."Get off you big lump!"
Jayfeather snorted."I think I'm good,"
In a flash of yellow, her knee cameup and she kneed him off. She laughed."Oh yeah. You're diffently good,"
Swiftshadow then gave a start as she saw something.Or should I say someone,she thought. Some twoleg is stealing my MP3 player!
"Hey! That's mine!"she shouted and ran over to snatch the hand that was holding her MP3.
The twoleg she was holding had short brown hair and blue eyes. She had a pale and skinny face. In her eyes, she showed imense fear of Swiftshadow. She wore jeans and a black tee with a monster that had cookies on it. Underneath it was the phase 'Come to the dark side, we have cookies.' Swiftshadow immeditley reconized this twoleg.
"Miranda?"
Jayfeather watched as the two girls looked at each other with bewilderment on their faces. He decided that this would be a good moment to read 'Miranda's' mind. He probed her mind and found himself looking out of her eyes.
He was crying, putting up posters with Swiftshadow's twoleg form on them. It read:MISSING-Have you seen this girl? Her name is Erin Morgan and she was last seen in her room at her Mom's house.Jayfeather moped back to his house. All around him were simillar posters, but with diffrent girls on them. One was Anai Honan, from Swiftshadow's memory.
He sat on the couch, and sobbed into his hands. His mother came in and said,"Don't cry Miranda. Your father and his fellow cops wil find them. I'm sure of it,"
Suddenly, all he saw was darkness. Miranda's voice boomed out her thoughts."Why does she look so much like Erin?"
Jayfeather blinked as the real world came back to him. Swiftshadow and Miranda were still staring at each other. He rolled his eyes and walked over to them. He pryed Swiftshadow off of Miranda.
"Thanks,"Miranda muttered.
"Your welcome,"he said."Now..."he pushed Swiftshadow over as hard as he could. Miranda stared at him."What? She'll be just fi-"
Swiftshadow tackled him and they rolled toward the Lake where she pushed hum into the water. He fell on his butt, his entire lower half below water. He crossed his arms."Told you,"he called to Miranda.
Swiftshadow whistled."My best work yet,"
He shivered."Yeah, but you'll have something better tommorrow I'm sure. Anyway, who's your friend?"
She walked into the water and pulled him to his feet."That's Miranda Firewalker,"she said, pointing at her."She was one of my best buddys and still is,"she turned toward her grinning.
"Erin?"Miranda sqeaked.
"Uh huh, but I go by Swiftshadow now,"
"Hey!"Miranda stomped her foot."You took my charater's name!"
Ok,Jayfeather thought. I am officialy confused. Swiftshadow rubbed her head, sheepishly."Yeah, well she's Raineyes apprentice so I took my apprentice's name. Besides, I don't have blue eyes so I couldn't ruddy well use Raineyes,"
"Could've used Sorreltalon!"
"But that sounds like a clan cat's name!"(A/N:I actually had this same agument with Lunashine. I thought it would be funny to add it in)
"Um.."Jayfeather yelled."I have no idea what you're saying!"
"Sorry Jayfeather,"Swiftshadow glanced his way.
"Well, I certainly feel loved,"
"I said I was sorry . Want to go deeper into the Lake?"
He gulped and shook his head."Wait,"Miranda pipped up."You said Jayfeather. Is he really Jayfeather?"
Jayfeather raised his eyebrow."Of course,how many Jayfeathers do you know?"
Miranda grinned so wide, he half-expected her face to crack."Really? The real Jayfeather from Warriors. Ah man!"She paused.."Wait, you're not a cat and what happened to you Erin?"
Swiftshadow grinned."He is a cat. I transformed him. As for me, I have no idea. This just happened after school a week ago,"
Miranda narrowed her eyes."You said that you transformed Jayfeather. Does that mean that you could transform me into a cat?"
She nodded."Uh huh,"
"Hello?"Jayfeather said."Swiftshadow, I think that the day is almost over."he gestered to the setting sun.
"Oh yeah,"she frowned."You should be changing back any minute now,"
As soon as she said that, a bright light engulfed Jayfeather and he felt himself changing back. The light disapeared and there stood a light gray tabby with jay-blue eyes. Everything was black. Jayfeather was blind.
He sat down and said to Swiftshadow,"When is Miranda going home? We should go before Lionblaze wonders where I am and asks Dovewing."
Puzzelment came off of Miranda. She said something in her twoleg speech."He's asking when you're going home. We'll need to go soon,"Swiftshadow said.
Miranda said something again and Swiftshadow answered,"Sure. Bye!"
He heard footsteps receed and Miranda's scent faded.
(A/N:I was going to be evil and stop here, but I don't want to torture you)
Swiftshadow and Jayfeather stopped at the Abandoned Twoleg yawned."Well, g'night,"
"Wait,"
Swiftshadow turned back to look at Jayfeather."Yeah?"
"You don't have to sleep here,"he mumbled."You can come back to the ThunderClan camp with me. I'm sure I can convince Firestar to let you stay,"
She grinned."And I quote 'Sure why not,'"
Jayfeather smirked at her."You remember where it is right?"
"No actually,"she said sheepishly.
"No worries then. Follow me,"he said and headed in the opposite direction that she thought the camp was.
In about five minutes, Swiftshadow and Jayfeather arrived at the entrance to the ThunderClan camp. Jayfeather slipped through, she followed behind him. As she walked into the camp, she gasped. A ton of cats, a small cave and cliff, some bushes, and a fresh-kill pile. Just as she imagined it except the cliffs were smaller in her mind.
"Jayfeather! Swiftshadow!"she turned to see Dovewing and Ivypool sharing a rabbit.
Dovewing stood up and walked over to them."What are you doing here, Swift?"
"Nice nickname. Jayfeather offered for me to stay the night,"
"Has he really?"Lionblaze walked over to them.
"Yep!"
"And what were you doing all day?"
"Racing and fighting,"she said with a grin."I managed to get him into the water,"
Jayfeather shoved her."I was off guard,"
Swiftshadow shoved him back."You were the one who pushed me on my butt!"
"I had to! You wouldn't do anything, wouldn't say anything. All you did was stare at Miranda like she was two fat rabbits in leaf-bare!"
"Guys, we're still here," Dovewing huffed."Or are you just going to argue all night? Plus don't you have to see Firestar?"
Jayfeather blinked."Oh yeah,"
"Idiot,"Swiftshadow muttered.
He glared at her, seeing how she told him what that mean't. He set off for the high-ledge and Firestar's den. They trudged up the cliff and Jayfeather called into Firestar's den."Firestar?"
"You can come in Jayfeather,"
Jayfeather gestered with his tail for her to follow him and padded , a feiry orange tom was laying on moss, a pale ginger she-cat lying next to him. Firestar and Sandstorm. She grinned widely. Swiftshadow was meeting charaters from her favorite series. Sweetness.
Firestar's ears perked up and his eyes sparkled with curiousity when he saw her. Sandstorm just tensed with caution."Who's this?"
She bowed her head respectfully."Hello. My name is Swiftshadow. You are Firstar and Sandstorm, correct?"
"Hey!"Jayfeather exclaimed."How come you're nice to them, but not to me?"
She snorted."Cuz you're Jayfeather. I'm not suppose to be nice to you. I'm supose to dunk you in the lake,"
He glared at her."You're going to talk about that for a long time, arne't you?"
"Of course,"she said happily.
Firestar watched the conversation in amusement."Anyway,"Swiftshadow said, glancing at Firestar."We can continue this when we have a much bigger audience. They'd love to see you like this. Also, we shouldn't fight in front of the leader and his mate. It's disrespectful. Plus, I've been dying to meet the so I want to make a good first impression,"
Swiftshadow smiled at Firestar and Sandstorm."Sorry. I haven't teached him to zip,"she stated."But, he's not that cranky anymore."
She felt Jayfeather glarring daggers at her."So tell them, He Who Can Not See Without Moi's Help,"
She grinned evily has she heard him mutter,"I'm going to kill her,"
"Heard that,"still grinning she thought, Don't tell them my transformation powers. It will only make everything harder. Swiftshadow hoped Jayfeather read her mind and heard this.
She saw Jayfeaher give the smallest of nods."Fine. Swiftshadow here is a loner who came on ThunderClan territory seven sunrises ago-"
"Then how come we have never seen her?"Sandstorm demanded.
Jayfeather looked at her and Swiftshadow sighed."How am I supose to know? Actually, Lionblaze, Dovewing, and Ivypool knew I was here, but I thought they reported me,"
She saw Firestar tense at the mention of Ivypool, Lionblaze, and Dovewing. Probably cause the four cats that know me have a direct role in that procecy.she mused.I would do that too, but for an entire diffrent reason since I know that their is suppose to be a fourth cat.
"Well anyway,"Jayfeather continued."I found Swiftshadow in the Abandoned Twoleg nest this mourning while I was getting catmint."
"Which,"Swiftshadow comented."by the way, you left there,"
"Shut up. So, we walked and turns out she knows a lot about twolegs, is a great singer, a good fighter, and pretty respectful when she's not picking on me."
She smiled."And what are you going to do about it, hmm? Set up a club to defend the helpless Jayfeathers in the world?"
"I said, shut up."
"What?"
"Shut up,"
"Huh?"
"I said, SHUT UP!"he yelled in her ear.
Swiftshadow winced."No need to yell. Heck, no need to yell in my ear,"She turned to the ThunderClan leader."Anyway, Jay Jay asked me if I wanted to sleep on moss instead of floorboards tonight,"
Firestar blinked."Floorboards?"
"The peices of wood on the ground in the Abandoned Twoleg nest which is actually called the Sanctuary Cottage,"Swiftshadow informd them."but Abandoned Twoleg nest works too,"
Firestar looked thoughtful."She does seem to know alot about twolegs,"Swiftshadow heard Sandstorm whisper to him."and it's nice that Jayfeather has a friend besides Briarlight that isn't family."
He nodded and turned to her and Jayfeather."All right. She can stay, but only if she helps hunt and other duties,"
"You can count on me!"she did a salute with her tail."It gets so boring at the Twoleg nest that this will be easy!"
Firestar blinked."Then I hope that you enjoy it here,"
"Arigatou!"she sang the Japanese word that she got from Kaylen and bounced out of the cave.
"She's your responsibilty,"she heard Sandstorm say to Jayfeather.
He walked out saying,"What does 'arigto' mean?"
"AriGAtou,"Swiftshadow corrected him."And there is more than one twoleg language. There are thousands seeing how the world is so huge. That is thank you is Japanese."
"Your knowledge scares me and impresses me at the same time,"he muttered.
She grinned."Let's tell the others the good news! I think Lionblaze is warming up to me,"
She ran down the cliff with Jayfeather scrambling after her."Slow down!"he yelped after alomost tripping for the fifth time."I'm blind this time!"
"I know that, idiot!"
"What did you just call me!"
"An idiot! Or are you dumber than an idiot?"
By that time, they were at the bottom and their argument had drawn a crowd. Dovewing, Ivypool, and others were watching it in amusement. Lionblaze, a black tom with long legs,Spiderleg Swiftshadow guessed, were snorting in irritation. The others were wondering who the 'mysterious she-cat' is.
"Oh shut up! I'm not the one who was standing there opening and closing her mouth like a fish!"
"You did not just go there, !"
A few cats snorted at the nick name getting the attention of the two quarreling kittys. Jayfeather froze while Swiftshadow laughed nervously. She grinned mischeiviously as she got an idea. She circled around Jayfeather and eyed his tail. She clamped her teeth on it. Jayfeather yelped and spun around to glare daggers at her. He growled and she smiled nervously, diving into the nearest den which was the medicine cat den.
Jayfeather leaped.
From then cats could here scuffles, grunts and yelps from the den. They avoided it and the only cats near it were Lionblaze, Ivypool, and Dovewing. After a few minutes, Briarlight dragged herself out of the den. She smiled at the three kittys outside."They are going all out. Well, Jayfeather is. I'm not sure about that strange she-cat. It was actually pretty funny,"
"Oh the she-cat's name is Swiftshadow,"Dovewing explained."She's a loner that Jayfeather asked to spend the night here,"
Briarlight flicked her ears."That's weird then. He invited her here yet they are fighting,"
"By the way they treat each other,"Ivypool said, shrugging."I'm not surprised. They always tease each other to get on the other's nerves. I think that Swiftshadow started it,"
"Dang!"
The four ThunderClan cats turned to see Jayfeather and Jayfeather coming out of the den. Swiftshadow licked the blood that was seeping from a small scratch on her nose. Other than that, the two kittys were unharmed except a few bruises maybe. Swiftshadow yawned.
"I'm still tired,"she muttered.
Jayfeather sighed."well, since you're my responsibility you're sleeping with me and Briarlight in the Medicine cat den,"
"Why aren't you two vicious anymore?"Lionblaze asked.
"Because we just fought. That usually let's it all out,"Swiftshadow informed them, yawned again."Well, g'night,"
Jayfeather yawned as he layed down on his nest. He was pretty tired, but not as sleepy as Swiftshadow. She fell asleep right as her head hit the moss. He smiled across the den at Swiftshadow sleeping form. He had to admitt that she was the first cat that didn't pity him because he was blind. It was nice that she gave him his sight back for the day. They had tons of fun even if it was kinda awkward when Miranda found them. Swiftshadow aditude and personality was much like his own and it made their hanging out more instresting and fun. Jayfeather listened to her gentle breathing.
I wonder what she's dreaming about,he wondered. Jayfeather closed his eyes and matched Swiftshadow's breathing. Quickley he fell asleep and the darkness melted away. He blinked and looked around to see that he was a big twoleg nest. Around him were strange wooden things that held things that Swiftshadow had in the abandoned twoleg nest. What had she called them? Right, books. He hid behind one of the book holding thingys and saw Swiftshadow.
She was in her twoleg form and she sat on another wooden thing. In her hands she held a book and in front of her were a bunch of twoleg kits. She seemed to be telling a story and the kits were listening. There was something...diffrent about Swiftshadow here. She was taller, her blonde hair was longer and it was done. As in not in that thing she called a hairclip. She looked more mature and spoke with a note was confedence in her voice.
"Black water,"she said."What exactly is it? A place? A state of mind? Another demension? A lost underwater city like Faar? IT had to be real because Seegen had been there and drawn a map. And Gunny was there. It was definitley important enough to the gars that they choose death over revealing it's secret. And what did those little amber cubes have to do with anything? I hoped to find clues in Seegen's journal, but that chance went up in smoke. Literally. But in spite of all the setbacks and uncertainties, I felt sure that Black Water was a key to SAint Dane's plan. I had to get there and find answers.
"I tried to get some sleep, but it was tough. My mind was racing in eighteen difrent directions. THankfully my body took over and I nodded out. Sleep is a amazing thing. It heals the body and the brain, too. Good thing. I desperatley needed healing. I even had a dream. Boon was bouncing around wearing a tall, red-and-white-striped hat and was saying nonsesical rhymes like:"Where is Gunny? I think he's funny. I don't like eggs all soft and runny." Yeah, I know. Twisted dream. But hey, no more twisted than Eelong. The next thing I knew I was being shaken awake.
""Pendragon,"a voice whispered."It's time,"
"I was still half asleep, but opened my eyes to see Boon. I said,"Imagine that. You've lost your hat,""
Swiftshadow told the story untill she got to:"We were either going to make it, or crash." What Jayfeather understood was that the main charater in the story who was kinda also telling the story was called "Pendragon," It was on a place called "Eelong". Pendragon and two other charaters Boon and Kasha were trying to steal something. Gigs, he thought.
When Swiftshadow finished, a bunch of kits complained."Why now?"one said."That's a huge cliffhanger!"
Swiftshadow smiled gently."Because we are out of time. You can always check the book out Koko,"
Koko beamed at her."Yay!"
The kits scattered in diffrent directions. Swiftshadow sighed and called out,"Did you like the story, Jayfeather?"
Jayfeather stiffened and peared out at her."How'd you know I was here?"
She grinned. He relaxed at the fammilar grin."I saw you heard you. So, did you like it?"
She held out the book. Strangley enough he could read what it said on it."Pendragon,"he read."Book five:Black Water by D.J. MacHale."
"I actually did,"he said aloud."It was very intresting. so these are what twolegs tell their kits?"
"Most of the time,"
Suddenly, Swiftshadow began to grow shorter. Fur grew on her face and arms and legs. Her twoleg pelt dispeared and her head-fur shrank back into her head. She shifted back into a cat. A very confused cat.
"What the?"she said confused."I didn't do that."
"No,"a voice said behind them."I did,"
Jayfeather turned to see Bluestar sitting behind them. Suddenly, everything except for the three catsmelted into black goo. It disapeared and left them in a dark abysus. Everything grew lighter and soon they were sitting in a bright and prey-filled forest. Swiftshadow looked around them in confusion.
"Where are we?"
"StarClan's territory,"Jayfeather answered.
Swiftshadow nodded and turned and studyed Bluestar."You are Bluestar, Firestar's leader and mentor and one of ThunderClan's most beloved leaders,"she said, confidently.
Bluestar smiled."Indeed. This is a reason you were chosen."
Swiftshadow lifted an eyebrow(A/N:Do cats have eyebrows?), but said nothing."Why are we here, Bluestar?"Jayfeather asked."Do you need to tell me something?"
Bluestar nodded."Yes. It is a clue about the fourth cat."
Swiftshadow smiled."Sweet. I always wondered who the fourth cat was,"
Bluetar turned to look at her."Actually, I can't allow you to hear this. I will send you back,"
Right as Bluestar stopped speaking, Swiftshadow began to become transparent. Jayfeather gasped. "What the he-"was all she managed before she disapeared.
"All I did was wake her up,"Bluestar assured him.
Jayfeather turned to face her."The message?"
Bluestar smiled and her blue eyes glowed.
"A great helper will appear
And with her
The fourth draws near.
The Fourth will rain her warmth down
While the helper will not frown
The Moon will Shine
While the Shadow will be Swift."
A/N:Uh oh! What does this message mean?
Sorreltalon-It means that the Fourth is-
Raineyes-DON"T RUIN IT!
Me-Shut it you two. I'll give you a hint:The name of the person who owns the name Swiftshadow. The word "Luna" means moon in latin.
Raineyes-THAT WAS TWO!
Sorreltalon-R&R