Prologue

It was a chilly night in Starclan, and the pool in the center of the clearing was icy cold, yet was not frozen. A cat with a crooked jaw was seen swimming towards the east shore of the lake, where a bright ginger cat was waiting patiently. "Hello Crookedstar" the ginger cat mewed. "Hello Firestar," Crookedstar meowed, "Isn't it awfully cold in starclan today?". "True," Firestar mewed, "The day is unnaturally cold for starclan, the lake must be awfully cold.".

Just then, a white tom with black paws walked out of the forest, followed by another white tom with black splotches on his pelt. "Greetings Blackstar, Tallstar." Firestar mewed, "You must be wondering why I have brought you here, and I'll tell you why.". The other leaders looked intently at Firestar, waiting for his answer. "A new prophecy came to me, and only to me. They involved you three." The other leaders perked up their ears at this. " Why didn't I get this prophecy?" Tallstar asked. " Because he said he was the only one to get the dream, you dope!" Blackstar mewed to Tallstar.

"Let's not forget the reason we were called here, mouse brains." Meowed Crookedstar. The prophecy goes like this:" Firestar mewed.

Eight cats will answer the call,

Two will face the moon,

Two will hurry soon,

And four have the hardest job of all,

They decide if the clans will fall

"Which clan are the eight cats from?" Tallstar mewed. "I hope most of them are from shadowclan!" Blackstar meowed excitedly. "Of course you do Blackstar, you always want shadowclan to have an important role in the prophecy." Crookedstar meowed loudly to Blackstar. "Actually, it is for something I learned about a quarter moon ago, from Thunderstar. Some cats from Skyclan created 4 other clans, along with Skyclan.". Gasps come from the assembled leaders.

"You mean there is NO cats from our clans in this prophecy that you just gave us!" Blackstar yowled at Firestar. "Not exactly, there will be some Starclan cats involved in this. Bu-" "WHO!" Blackstar yowled at Firestar, "WHO ARE THE STARCLAN CATS INVOLVED IN THE PROPHECY! Other than us, I mean". "As I was saying, but the cats aren't going to be there in person, they will have part of their minds in the eight cats that are involved in the prophecy. The leaders stare at Firestar incredulously, with agape mouth that showed their shock very well. "WHAT" Crookedstar mewed. "Now," Firestar continued, "Here are the eight cats from the prophecy. The lake shimmers and the image of the eight cats is shown. "They are all kits!" Blackstar mewed. "These are the eight cats the prophecy has shown to me, so pick yours from the clans…".