Merry Christmas everyone! :) Hope you all have a great holiday and here's my present to you! I'll try to make the chapters longer now… Hope you enjoy this chapter :)

Skypaw pushed into the elder's den. She had offered to clean the den, and Thornstar was very surprised. Skypaw wished she had thought more deeply before asking. Normally, apprentices hate cleaning out the elder's den, but she had to get some answers about Cloud's dream.

"Hello Skypaw…" Willowfur meowed, lifting her head up "What can I do for you?"

Skypaw winced. She felt guilty, since it was usually Mosspaw who cleans the den. No doubt they would think that she came for something.

"Nothing," Skypaw stammered "it's my job to clean the den…"

Rockfang looked up "Well, you should start over here, the moss is all dirty." He complained.

Skypaw gritted her teeth. All they did was complain and complain. How did Mosspaw stand them?

"Rockfang, stop complaining." Willowfur meowed, sensing Skypaw's annoyance "At least they come."

Skypaw ducked her head in shame. She really wasn't good at hiding her emotions. Padding over to where Rockfang pointed to, she started piling the moss together.

"What happened at the gathering last night?" Rockfang meowed

"Nothing much, but all the clans have been spotting more rogues." Skypaw replied

"Rogues, eh? Back when I was a warrior, the only thing we worried about was catching prey." He grumbled

"No, we also had a lot of fox attacks." Willowfur reminded him

"Fox attacks?" Skypaw looked up.

"Not here, of course." Willowfur reassured her "Mostly in DuskClan."

DuskClan? This is the perfect opportunity to find out about Cloud's dream.

"What happened?" Skypaw asked

"Well," Willowfur settled down "DuskClan found a fox burrow with, well, I'd say around five foxes living in it. They tried to attack the foxes, but obviously failed."

"Quite mouse-brained if you ask me." Rockfang interrupted

"What would you do? Let them be?" Willowfur snapped "Anyways, the foxes attacked their camp at night and killed a warrior and a kit... really sad, I heard the kit was just born, and they had to leave it there. It was gone the next day."

"What was the kit's name?"

"I don't remember..." Willowfur meowed thoughtfully

"Well, I do." Rockfang meowed

There was an awkward pause as Willowfur and Skypaw waited for Rockfang's answer. Finally, Willowfur spoke.

"Well, tell us already!"

"Cloudkit."

Skypaw's eyes grew wide. Cloudkit, Cloud... Was it Cloud?

"What does she look like?"

Rockfang snorted "You think I know? Kits don't go to gathering."

"Right..."

Skypaw pushed the dirty moss out of the den, and grabbed a bundle of the fresh moss that was kept in the back of the elder's den. She dragged it into the den, and spread it out.

"Did you make sure it's dry?" Rockfang grumbled

"Yes.." Skypaw bit back a sharp retort. Rockfang must have ants in his pelt or something!

"Skypaw! Training!" Thornstar meowed from outside.

"Coming!" Skypaw looked at Willowfur "Can you do this yourself?"

"We may be old, but we're not useless yet!" Willowfur snorted

Skypaw rolled her eyes and padded out of the den. Thornstar was standing there, flicking his tail impatiently. Skypaw rushed to join him.

"What took so long? Mosspaw doesn't even take that long to clean the elder's den." He meowed impatiently. Skypaw followed as they padded out of camp.

"Just bonding with the elders... isn't that what you want?"

Thornstar grunted, but said nothing. Skypaw followed him to the training grounds, where Mosspaw and Thistlepaw were already training.

Thornstar cleared his throat to get their attention. Mosspaw and Thistlepaw immediately turned towards him.

"Today we'll work on the belly rake. This move will help you get out from under a cat who is bigger than you." Skypaw kneaded her paws impatiently. She didn't want to listen to a lesson, she wanted to fight!

"Skypaw? Skypaw!" Thornstar's meowed jerked her away from her thoughts

"Sorry!"

"I just gave out instructions!" He sighed "Watch Mosspaw and Thistlepaw first."

Skypaw felt her pelt burn with shame. She focused on her littermates, hoping she won't embarrass herself when she tried. Mosspaw pinned Thistlepaw down with her forelegs, but he lifted his hindleg and raked it down Mosspaw's belly. Thornstar nodded his approval

"Good, but you'll have to move faster, Thistlepaw. An enemy won't hesitate before sinking their teeth into your neck."

Thistlepaw nodded eagerly. "Can I try again?"

"Sure. Pair up with Skypaw." He flicked his tail at Skypaw "I hope you watched carefully."

"I did!" She meowed

Thornstar nodded, "Thistlepaw, you pin her down this time." He looked like he was going to protest, but obviously thought better of it.

"Go."

Thistlepaw jumped on Skypaw, pinning her down. She could barely breath, with his weight on her. She remember what Thornstar had said, and immediately raked her legs across Thistlepaw's belly. When he release his grip, she jumped up, throwing him away from her.

"Stop!" Thornstar meowed

The two apprentices scrambled up, looking up at their leader.

"That was very good, Skypaw." He praised "You redeemed yourself. Thistlepaw, try not to pin her down near her throat. We're training, not in battle."

"Okay."

"Good job you all. Mosspaw, pair up with Skypaw. Skypaw pin her down."

Skypaw waved her tail eagerly, wanting to try again.

(later that day)

"My back hurts!" Skypaw complained. "Thistlepaw, did you have to pin me down that hard?"

"Sorry." Thistlepaw meowed, not sounding sorry at all.

Mosspaw ran her tail across Skypaw's back. "You should go see Lilyripple."

That reminded Skypaw something. She needed to tell Lilyripple about the meetings and prophecy.

"Okay, I'm going. Save me some food!" Skypaw meowed over her shoulder.

Mosspaw waved her tail. Skypaw hurried to Lilyripple's den, because her back was really bothering her.

"Lilyripple?"

"Here. How can I help you, Skypaw?" Lilyripple padded out from the shadows.

"My back hurts." Skypaw meowed

"Come in.." She followed her inside the dark den. She always hated the smell.

"Where does it hurt?" Lilyripple interrupted her thoughts.

"Around there." Skypaw flicked her tail towards the end of her spine. Lilyripple put her paw on it, and applied gentle pressure.

"It's just sore." She decided, and grabbed some leaves from a crack. While she chewed them up, Skypaw decided to tell her.

"So, StarClan sent me some dreams." She meowed casually

Lilyripple dropped what she was doing. "StarClan? What did they say?" Her eyes were wide with alarm.

"Well, first they told me that there were some other cats that are going to help me... and we met two gatherings ago at the Ancient Oak."

"You didn't tell me? You should have come to me right away!" Lilyripple's eyes burned with fury

"Hey, I didn't know if StarClan wanted me to tell you. We met last night, and decided to tell our medicine cats."

"Who are the others?"

"Well, Hawkpaw, Deadheart from BreezeClan, and this cat named Cloud."

"Cloud?"

"She lives in the twoleg place, but she got dreams too."

"A kittypet?" Lilyripple seemed surprised. Well, of course she would be! Skypaw reminded herself.

"Not technically. She was rescued by twolegs when she was injured as a kit, and she's been getting dreams. We think it may be about her past."

"Well, if you think about it, isn't it kind of obvious she'd be from DuskClan?"

"That's what we think, but we need proof."

"Okay," She placed the poultice on Skypaw's back "You're good to go, and remember, next time you get a dream, tell me!" Skypaw waved her tail lazily, and padded back to the apprentice den to get some sleep.

"You smell horrible." Thistlepaw complained

"Deal with it." Skypaw flicked her tail across his nose, and sunk into her warm nest.

(RippleClan)

"Mudpaw, Jaypaw and Clawpaw! Time for your assessment!"

Hawkpaw looked up What about me?

He stepped outside with the others. Deadtail was waiting outside.

"Am I being assessed." Deadtail looked at him

"No."

It felt like he fell in ice water."Why?"

"I don't know. I'm not Graystar." Deadtail snorted

Jaypaw, Mudpaw and Clawpaw arrived, and Deadtail led them away. Clawpaw shot him an sympathetic glance. Why not me? Hawkpaw was hurt inside. Does the clan think that he can't be a loyal warrior? Last night, he had told Cloudshine about his dreams, which he reported to Graystar. Graystar did not seem pleased at all.

"Hawkpaw, Graystar and Cloudshine wants to see you." Cinderclaw meowed awkwardly. Why was the entire clan acting weird? He padded towards Graystar's den.

"Hello, Hawkpaw. Come in." Graystar's voice came from inside the den. Graystar was lying in his nest. He looked weak, and Cloudshine was right next to him.

"What is this prophecy you're talking about?" Although weak, his eyes were still sharp.

"Well, about two moons ago, Pebbleclaw came and told me I was part of a prophecy, and that bad things were about to come." He started.

"Pebbleclaw? Our old deputy?" Cloudshine meowed, eyes wide.

"Yes, him." Hawkpaw assured him. "He told me to meet three other cats, who are all part of the prophecy, at full moon. We met two times already, after every gathering."

"Who are the others?" Graystar questioned him.

"Deadheart from BreezeClan, Skypaw from FireClan, and Cloud."

"Who's Cloud?"

"She's a cat who was saved by twolegs when she was a kit. She's been getting dreams lately, and we think it's about her past. It seems like she's from DuskClan."

Graystar nodded his head, and shared a glance with Cloudshine.

"So when is this little group meeting again?" Cloudshine asked him

"We plan to meet every full moon at midnight."

"So you've been sneaking out." Graystar said, half to himself.

Hawkpaw ducked his head to avoid him yellow gaze.

"Anyhow, if this is StarClan's will, then you must follow it." Cloudshine interrupted the silence.

"Of course. Do your best to protect your clan." Graystar meowed hoarsely.

Hawkpaw dipped his head, feeling a bit awkward since StarClan wanted them to save all clans, but he didn't want to argue with Graystar.

"You may go now." Graystar dismissed him "And Hawkpaw, your assessment will be tomorrow. Be prepared."

Hawkpaw padded out of his den, as calmly as possible, but his heart was pounding with joy.

(BreezeClan)

"What do you mean, you've been meeting other cats?" Featherstar meowed disbelievingly "That's against the warrior code!"

Deadheart sighed. Featherstar was so, narrow-minded. He had explained to her how it was StarClan's will, but she still didn't get it. He reminded himself that Featherstar was one of the youngest leaders in the four clans. He was about to launch into another explanation, but Windheart saved him by finally arriving back at camp.

"Sorry, Featherstar. Grasspaw found a patch of catmint, so I wanted to collect as much as I can before it wilts. It's rare in leaf-bare." He panted

"Of course. We want to be prepared." Featherstar meowed casually.

"Yes, what happened again?"

Featherstar launched into an explanation, with Deadheart interrupting every five seconds when she messed up some parts.

"A message from StarClan?" Windheart meowed

"Yes." Why were they both repeating everything?

"Well, I believe we should just go with the flow. These cats are sensible, and they are under StarClan's guidance." Windheart meowed "Featherstar, they are not technically breaking the warrior code."

She lashed her fluffy tail "I guess, Deadheart, don't embarrass your clan! Go now, I think Swiftclaw wants you for a patrol."

Deadheart joyfully walked out of the den, glad to be free of Featherstar's mouse-brainess.

"Deadheart! Hurry up! Your going with Oakclaw and Stripeheart on a hunting patrol!"

(Cloud's nest)

Cloudkit! Cloudkit!

Cloud jolted awake. It's that dream again! What does it mean? She groaned. Every time she had that dream (Every night), her scar starts hurting. The scar was from her wound when she was a kit, and though the twolegs healed her, they couldn't get rid of the jagged scar.

"Stop making weird noises." Thumper complained. Complaining was all Thumper did these days, after the twolegs took him to the doctor.

"Sorry." she meowed, not sorry at all. Thumper ignored her and turned his head. Cloud hoped that the twolegs will never take her to the doctor. Thumper seemed rounder and lazier these days, not even wanting to get out of his nest. She burrowed back into her nest, but a rustle woke her. A dark tabby cat appeared out of no where. Cloud hid under the couch, but forgot about Thumper. The cat padded up to Thumper and jabbed him with his large paw. Cloud flinched. This cat had long claws that looked unsheathed.

"Get off!" Thumper meowed, not looking up.

"You silly kittypet! Look at me!" The cat commanded.

Thumper loked up in alarm when he realized it wasn't Cloud "Who are you! What do you want?"

"I am Tigerstar. I'm sure you have heard of me." His voice was smooth like honey.

"The horrible cat taking us away from homes and killing us if we didn't want to?" Thumper snorted "You bet!"

Tigerstar growled, and Cloud wanted to jump out to help Thumper. "Kittypet, if you don't want to die, you'd be smart to come with me!"

"Of course I won't! Leave the comfort of this house? You wish!"

"You'll regret it!" With that, Tigerstar unsheathed his long claws and pounced on Thumper. He barely had time to react before Tigerstar pinned him down, digging his sharp claws into Thumper's soft flesh. Blood gushed out of his wound, staining Tigerstar's paws. Tigerstar bent down, and bit Thumper's neck. His eyes rolled backwards, and his chest stop rising. Cloud bit herself to keep from screaming.

"Stupid kittypet, thinking that you can outwit me." Tigerstar muttered and stalked into the shadows he came from. Cloud shuddered. How can he kill like that, without flinching? She had to get out of here! The twolegs will definitely think she killed Thumper, and they'll have her killed! She unwillingly padded out of the cat-door, and headed towards the forest, hoping to find Skypaw or someone...

I realize that this isn't exactly long, nor is it Christmas anymore, but I hope you like this chapter and please R&R! :)