Chapter 6

"What? I don't sound like Tigerstar, do I?" Tigerclaw gasped.

Firestar sighed, "as much as I hate to admit it to my own son, but yes, you did sound like Tigerstar, acted like him in all," he meowed.

Tigerclaw took a step back, "but, I'm not evil like him," he gasped, his eyes wide with fear.

"I know," Firestar sighed and took a step forward. "I would give anything just to know the truth about you."

"I'm the reincarnation of Tigerstar, I know that," Tigerclaw meowed, his amber eyes were wide full moons.

"Yes, but I have this feeling that you are the reincarnation of Tigerstar alright, but, as much as I want to be wrong, that means you might end up like him," Firestar meowed.

Tigerclaw's eyes were so wide, he was sure they would pop out of their sockets. "Do you really think I'm going to end up like my other half?" he gasped in surprise and disbelief.

Firestar sighed, his head and voice was low, "it's a possibility, if you're Tigerstar, you might have the same ambition in your blood," he meowed, his voice was shaking.

Tigerclaw took another step back, "but I'm not related to Tigerstar, I'm related to you, I have you're blood in me," he meowed.

Firestar raised his head and Tigerclaw flinched at the shock and sadness in his father's green eyes. "I don't want to be right, Tigerclaw," he meowed, "especially not about my own son, but it seems likely."

"But Firestar you are wrong," another voice sounded, causing both Firestar and Tigerclaw to jump.

Firestar sniffed the air and widened his eyes. "Spottedleaf!" he gasped in surprise.

"Spottedleaf? Who's that?" Tigerclaw asked.

"I'm here, Firestar," the voice meowed and Firestar whirled around, his eyes wide.

Tigerclaw also turned around to find a star covered tortoiseshell she cat standing in front of them.

"Spottedleaf, you're actually here," Firestar gasped.

"Yes Firestar and I have come to tell you, you are wrong," the tortoiseshell, Spottedleaf meowed, "Tigerclaw is the reincarnation of Tigerstar, but not in the way you think."

"What do you mean?" Firestar gasped.

"He is not the one you need to be wary of, Tigerclaw is not who you think he is, he is much more," Spottedleaf meowed before she started to fade away.

"Wait! Don't go! Tell me what you mean!" Firestar meowed, his voice was rising just as Spottedleaf disappeared.

Firestar shook his head and turned to look back at Tigerclaw. "I'm sorry for doubting you, Spottedleaf has proven me wrong," he meowed.

"It's okay, Firestar, don't beat yourself up about it, you didn't know and nether did I for that matter," Tigerclaw meowed.

Firestar sighed, "do you want to go on patrol with me along the Shadowclan border?" he asked.

"Sure," Tigerclaw meowed, "but what about the other patrols?"

"They are due back anytime now," Firestar meowed, "I just need to get out of the camp for a while."

"Okay, it's almost sunhigh, they should be back by now, do you want me to get a few more warriors?" Tigerclaw asked.

"No, just go and get Squirrelpaw," Firestar meowed.

Tigerclaw tipped his head to one side confused but nodded and sped off back to camp. When he got back to camp, he searched for Squirrelpaw.

"Squirrelpaw?" he called as the young apprentice padded out of the apprentice den.

"What is it, Tigerclaw?" Squirrelpaw meowed, hurrying to Tigerclaw's side.

"Firestar wants you to go on patrol with him and me," Tigerclaw meowed and, when Squirrelpaw nodded, headed back to the training hollow.

"Wait! I'm suppose to go out training with Dustpelt," Squirrelpaw protested then she shrugged, "never mind, he can deal with out me for a while."

Tigerclaw purred as they entered the training hollow where he had left Firestar.

"Good," Firestar meowed as they padded toward him, he got up and shook his pelt. "Come on, we are going along the Shadowclan border,"he added.

"Okay, but what about Graystripe's patrol?" Tigerclaw asked.

"They are already back," Squirrelpaw meowed, "and I guess they already know about this patrol because Graystripe didn't send out a sunhigh patrol."

Tigerclaw glanced at Firestar, confused to find him staring at the sky.

"Thank you, Spottedleaf," he whispered, almost to low for Tigerclaw to hear, before he padded out of the training hollow and headed toward the Shadowclan border.

A/n what do you think?

Stardream: ha, ha, ha, I'm so evil

Tigerstar: I know you are

Stardream: what do you think will happen at the Shadowclan border?

Tigerstar: review your predictions

Stardream: and if you are right, you're name will be posted on the next chapter

Tigerstar: so please review at least 3 more

Stardream: before I post the next chapter

Demon: man, thats annoying

Stardream: I know

Tigerstar: I am

Demon: argh!! (rings bell)

Redtail: REVENGE!! (chases Tigerstar)

Tigerstar: I'm going to get you Demon

Demon: I know (raises bell)

Stardream: don't even think about it, Demon

Demon: (about to ring bell)

Stardream: I'm warning you

Demon: (rings bell)

Darkstripe: Stardream!! (runs at Stardream)

Stardream: crash into Demon or I'll kill you for a second time

Darkstripe: you can't do that

Stardream: I can do anything, I'm the authoress

Darkstripe: oh, okay (charges at Demon knocking her off a cliff)

Demon: thanks a lot Stardreammmmmmmmm!!

Stardream: I warned you, please review, next chapter soon