Chapter 12!

Flightwing and Hazelpaw were a couple fox lengths away from camp. Flightwing was trying to teach the young cat how to fight. Flightwing jumped back from Hazelpaw's paw. However Hazelpaw didn't see this coming and fell to the ground. "Ow!"

"You okay?" Flightwing helped him up, "You aren't good at fighting. I wish I knew what your power was. Then I could help you master whatever it is."

"It's fine," Hazelpaw looked thoughtfully at Flightwing's wings, "How is it? I mean up in the sky?"

"It's a great feeling," said Flightwing looking up at the sky, "Like I'm free of everything. Like nothing exists but me and the sky. Weird huh?"

Hazelpaw shook his head, "No. I don't think it is weird."

Owlfeather padded into the clearing, "Oh. Sorry. Didn't know you were here."

"That's okay," Flightwing smiled at her former apprentice. Owlfeather dipped his head before padding away. "I wish we could just ask Starclan about your powers. It would make things a lot easier."

"I guess it would be."

Flightwing gasped as Darkpaw seemed to appear in front of them. Hazelpaw yowled in surprise, "You're the cat from my dream!"

"Darkpaw!" whispered Flightwing, "What is it?"

Darkpaw ignored Flightwing's question, instead his eyes were on Hazelpaw, "Your powers are of the sky as well. You possesses the power of the thundering sky during a storm. You have the power to create lightning."

"I do?" whispered Hazelpaw, his green eyes wide, "But…how? How do I control such a power?"

"You must control it soon," said Darkpaw, "For the speaker is coming." He turned to Flightwing, "Once the message arrives I want you to ban the clans together."

"What message?" wondered Flightwing, "Darkpaw, what are you talking about?"

Darkpaw shook his head, and he seemed to get lighter and lighter, "That I cannot say…" He was gone.

"Wow," whispered Hazelpaw, "Power of lightning..."

Flightwing was worried. The speaker was coming. Who was the speaker? And how could she help Hazelpaw learn how to use his powers when she herself didn't know?

"Flightwing. I need to learn my power," said Hazelpaw, "I know you probably can't help me much but…"

"Don't worry," Flightwing stretched her wings, "I will give it my all. I won't rest until you learn how to use this power of yours."

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Evening was falling and Flightwing and Hazelpaw had no luck with Hazelpaw's powers. "I give up," sighed Hazelpaw, "Maybe I have no powers after all."

"Don't say that," Twilight padded over and dropped a rabbit and a squirrel at their paws, "Thought you two might be hungry. You've been here all day."

"Thanks Twilight," purred Flightwing before devouring the squirrel.

Hazelpaw on the other hand didn't want to eat. Even though he wanted to give up, he knew he couldn't. It was his duty to figure out how to use this power of his. "Come on," said Twilight, "Eat Hazelpaw."

"How's Ruby doing?" asked Flightwing between gulps.

"Cinderstream said she is doing fine," answered Twilight, "I'm so glad. Cinderstream is a great medicine cat. I really hope Skykit wants to become a medicine cat! She will have a great mentor!"

Flightwing fell silent, remembering her own life. She wondered if she should tell Hazelpaw about it. About how they weren't allowed to have mates or kits. Flightwing heard a twig snap from nearby. She jumped to her paws and Twilight growled . The scent of whoever it was wasn't one of the clans. It smelled like a loner. And a loner did appear in the clearing. Her silver fur was covered in dirt and dried blood.

"Kalo!" cried Twilight, "What happened?"

"Who is this?" asked Flightwing.

"She's a cat I met while I was traveling with Crystal."

"Twilight. A cat is coming," panted Kalo, her voice filled with urgency, "The cat. The cat is different. She speaks….she speaks to other animals." Flightwing stiffened remembering her, Auraclaw's and Firewind's dreams. All the dreams had other animals, "She controls them Twilight. They do her bidding and they are heading in this direction. I heard you were here so I came to warn you."

"The messenger," whispered Flightwing, "Oh Starclan… the speaker is here!"

"But I haven't learned how to use my power yet!" cried Hazelpaw.

"Twilight," ordered Flightwing, "Tell Scarstar to get ready for a battle. Tell him to bring every able warrior to Four Rocks. Hazelpaw. Come with me! We need to tell the other clans!"

"Uhh right!" Hazelpaw ran after Flightwing, however he was having a hard time keeping up with the she-cat's strides.

"Please Starclan," begged Flightwing, "Please don't let anyone die."