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AN: This was an update to the other Chapter 7, resubmitted due to the MAJOR updates I did with this one. Also, I just recently got ungrounded so please excuse my inactivity to FanFiction, so guess what I was doing through that time? Reading Firestar's Quest and Midnight. So now my Warriors information is back and running through my head again so expect my chapters to be a little better. I'm going to try to update every... erm... Sunday? I may update sooner if I finish early with my stories and I'm really proud of them. Expect another chapter a week from now or sooner. Again, I hope you enjoy this chapter. ;-;

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Chapter 7

Everything was pitch black, followed by pure silence. Am I still alive? He asked himself, Where's StarClan? All pain had vanished from the blood-gushing wounds the creature that attacked him had gave Dawnpaw. The wounds had been healed and he could move his limbs well. His bones had been relocated. Although his wounds and limbs had been relinquished, he couldn't feel anything, as if he was no where; like he was floating in the air with no squalls of the wind brushing against him.

Dawnpaw could see himself in the black, laying down. Why can I see myself? He asked with confusion. The figure of himself started to fade like dust being blown away. Dawnpaw let out a gasp, taking a step back awkwardly, as he was used to feeling the ground underneath his paws.

Suddenly, the darkness started to dim dark light, like there was a small fire set nearby. Surroundings started to take place around him quickly.

Dawnpaw could feel the ground form underneath him and felt rain pouring down on his dark black-and-gray pelt, soaking it up quickly. He swung his head up to look above him, but he couldn't see the sky or clouds. Instead, he saw a rock ceiling above him. How am I getting soaked in rain if I'm in a cave? He began to ask himself multiple questions until he heard a voice break the peaceful silence.

"Welcome, Dawnpaw," the voice of the cat was smooth and calm. "Welcome to StarClan."

All the fur on his back began to prickle nervously and he started to grit his teeth. He couldn't believe he was dead.

"So I'm dead..." he trailed off sadly, still wishing he could prove himself to every cat in his clan.

"Not exactly," the voice still kept it's soothing tone. "You are not ready to join us."

Dawnpaw became shocked. "Wha-," he broke off when the voice interrupted him.

"You haven't fulfilled your prophecy," the voice answered smoothly and firm. "You haven't completed your destiny as a warrior yet."

Dawnpaw took a few pawsteps backwards. "My prophecy?" he asked, still backing up in built up confusion and slight fear. "The one Bluefeather told me about?"

"Yes," the voice answered more firmly. The voice began to get louder, as if the cat was beginning to approach him.

Dawnpaw's fear and confusion went away and his curiosity began to flood over his other emotions. "Who are you?" he asked, tilting his head.

"My name is Firestar," the voice began, "I was one of the former leaders of ThunderClan."

The name rang in Dawnpaw's mind wildly. Dawnpaw remembered Swiftpelt chant stories about him when he was still in the nursery, being nursed by the queen. He was recognized as the "legendary leader."

A ginger shape began to appear from the stone walls that surrounded Dawnpaw. It was a tom cat. The cat began to pace toward Dawnpaw slowly.

Dawnpaw figured that it was Firestar. "So you're the 'legendary leader' the whole clan talks about?" he asked.

The tom nodded, still pacing toward him. "Yes, I'm Firestar," he answered as he began to form himself in front of Dawnpaw. Before Dawnpaw could convey with him anymore, Firestar touched his nose with his.

Dawnpaw felt squalls of wind clash against his pelt, the breezes piercing his blowing fur. Dawnpaw felt a sudden burst of paradise before everything flashed black again.

His pain began to return fiercely, making Dawnpaw's mind jump. Ah, StarClan! He scolded in his mind. Dawnpaw began to hear voices building up, becoming louder and louder. Dawnpaw realized his body was beginning to function normally again.

Dawnpaw heard mourning coming from a familiar cat nearby, feeling licks crossing his pelt. This was the cat who was calling my name when I was being attacked, he apprehended promptly. Still he couldn't recognize the cat who seemed so familiar to him.

All Dawnpaw wanted to do was to jolt up and share tongues with his clanmates again, but he knew it wasn't that easy. He began to try to move his limbs, but he failed. Dawnpaw made one more attempt, but failed again, only prevailing to shift his paw a bit.

I need to at least let everyone realize I'm still alive, he decided finally. He tried to repeat his attempts, but could barely make progress. Dawnpaw couldn't speak or open his eyes for some reason. Maybe I should wait until all my body functions properly, he decided again, but what if they still think I'm dead and bury me alive?

Dawnpaw shook away his negative thoughts and began to abide patiently until he heard a voice. It was Eclipsefoot.

"Twilightpaw," she began sadly, "I'm afraid he's hunting with StarClan now."

Dawnpaw heard Twilightpaw's voice sound loud with dismay and disbelief. "No!" she yowled, "he can't be!"

Dawnpaw attempted to shift one of his paw a little in another attempt to alert them that he was still alive.

"I'm sorry, Twilightpaw," Eclipsefoot meowed in dismay, "but there's nothing more that I can d-" she stopped when she noticed movement in Dawnpaw's paws. "He's moving!"

Dawnpaw thanked StarClan silently, and began to try to open his eyes, but failed again. He heard Eclipsefoot rush over to grab a mouthful of herbs and spring toward Dawnpaw.

He attempted to speak, but all he did was let out a huge cough. He began to get aggitated, but he felt Eclipsefoot place her paw on Dawnpaw's chest.

"Don't try to move or speak," she pressed. "Let me see what I can do." Eclipsefoot made her last words into whispers and began to give Dawnpaw herbs and press some more cobwebs on his open wounds.

Dawnpaw instantly began to feel his body start to be released from all it's bundled pain and was finally enabled to open his eyes. His vision was blurry, but it began to get clearer.

Twilightpaw was looking down at him with a hopeful, yet fearful expression. She bent down to lick him uncontrollably and pressed her fur against his flank, curling herself up with him.

As she was comforting him, Dawnpaw felt a soft, warm feeling flood through him that he'd never felt before. Dawnpaw couldn't move, but he had the strength to turn his head to glance at his surroundings. Eclipsefoot was getting some more herbs in the corner of the den. Shadekit seemed to be recovering, but she was wrapped in the warm cloak of sleep. The other clan cats seemed to have already have checked on Dawnpaw while he was temporarily dead.

Dawnpaw's broken bones seemed to be healing, but the pain still pricked at him menacingly. A shocking realization popped into Dawnpaw's mind. Will I be able to be a warrior?

As Dawnpaw was facing all the horrible possibilities, Twilightpaw started to brush her head against Dawnpaw's fur and began to speak. "A dog attacked you," she started, "it was gigantic!" She attempted to brighten Dawnpaw's fear by comforting him with her complaisant tone, but it didn't work.

"Come on," she mewed, "you'll be okay! You're away from the dog! I made that dog whimper back to its Twolegs!" she mewed with triumph and hilarity.

Dawnpaw became surprised. She saved me! She drove the dog away! He thought, impressed with her. Dawnpaw wished he could be convinced that he'd be okay, but he couldn't. What if my bones don't heal properly?

Eclipsefoot scurried across the den and pushed a herb close to Dawnpaw's mouth. "Here, eat this," she addressed, "it's a poppy seed. You need some rest."

Eclipsefoot put her paw on the poppy seed and slid it toward Dawnpaw carefully, making sure he could reach it.

Eclipsefoot is right, Dawnpaw thought, he needed some more rest. Dawnpaw gulped down the seeds and turned toward Twilightpaw, who was still curled up next to him, and buried his head into her flank. He felt a purr rise from her, and she pressed herself more closely to Dawnpaw.

As Dawnpaw was cuddled with Twilightpaw, his eyes began to heave sleepily and eventually everything turned black and he quickly fell asleep.

Dawnpaw opened his eyes, startled when he wasn't in Eclipsefoot's den. All his pain was ebbed away and his surroundings were brightened by stars. The ground was cached by healthy green grass. Dawnpaw drew in a familiar scent, along with another.

"Greetings, young one." Dawnpaw heard in the distance, chanted by the breezes of the wind raging in his ears. The apprentice was paralyzed; unable to move his paws. The wind made out more words: "Come here."

"What? Where?" Dawnpaw croaked in awe. Dawnpaw saw a shadow take shape next to a tree, then light up like the moon itself. The shape morphed into the shape of a cat and flashed it's tail to signal Dawnpaw to follow as it began to pad down a slope in the undergrowth.

Unable to move because of his overwhelming awe, he forced to shift his paws toward the disappearing shape, wondering where the starry cat was trying to lead him. The squalls of wind began to pick up as Dawnpaw made his way toward the mysterious cat, sending a sudden chill through his scrawny body.

Dawnpaw made it to the rocky slope where the cat had went down, and gazed down the rocky undergrowth. Dawnpaw began to wonder where the cat had gone, but the bright light shined in an entrance under a pile of rocks at the bottom, showing where the stranger had gone.

Dawnpaw carefully made his way down the slanted, ragged slope to meet the starry cat under the pile of rocks, but his paws lost balance and he stumbled down the slope clumsily. When he reached the bottom, he puffed out of relief that he didn't get too injured, except a few scratches from rocks and thorns. Dawnpaw got to his paws and bounded toward the entrance of the rock cave to meet up with the cat.

As soon as the cat noticed that the apprentice had entered, he began to prod more inside the mysterious rock cave. Dawnpaw sighed and began to follow behind the cat, filling in the cat's pawsteps. Dawnpaw's fur began to prick with anxiety, wondering if it was the darkness that spooked him or if it was his wondering thoughts about where he was being taken.

What does this cat want to show me?

After a while, which seemed like seasons to Dawnpaw, the cat came to a halt, with a black stone in front of the stranger.

The starry cat lifted one of it's paws and placed it onto the stone. The stone lit up, brighter than the stars of Silverpelt. Dawnpaw gazed at the stone in awe as the stone began to lift, it's bright light shining wildly, toward him, taking place in front of him.

As the stone was taking place in front of him, more light began to flash up from the stone, its gleam blazing in Dawnpaw's bright orange eyes. The light burst like sparks would from a fire, and an image of a tomcat formed with the light.

Dawnpaw couldn't tell what the tomcat's fur coat color was, but his face wasn't recognizable. Dawnpaw couldn't help but blurt out a question. "Who is this?" Dawnpaw turned to the starry cat, who seemed to have vanished from it's spot, leaving Dawnpaw alone with the bright image of an unknown tomcat who Dawnpaw didn't even know.

The shape of the cat was staring down at Dawnpaw and burst into bright sparks, leaving the apprentice the only one in the now unlit cave. Dawnpaw ignored the unsteady darkness that lurked inside the cave, and wondered what all this meant instead.

Who was this? What is this supposed to do with me? Dawnpaw began to be aware of him being lost in thoughts and gave himself a little shake.

Whatever it was, he thought, I'll figure out soon.

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