A/N: Me: Huge apologizes to everyone for such a long wait! A bad thing happened in my house that caused me to slipped into a tiny depression and I lost all the energy to write and stuff.

Violetmoon: But you're good now right?

Me: Not really. But I gotta continue this story for the fans.

Violetmoon: That's the spirit! So what's the big whoop in your house?

Me: Rather not say.

Violetmoon: Okay, does it have something to do with a family member?

Me: My mom.

Violetmoon: Does it rhyme with prancer?

Me: How about we start the chapter now?

Together as One

"Mama! Mama! Look at us!"

Solkit jumped over Emeraldkit, twisting in the air as he did. Lavenderkit squealed as she saw her siblings playing. Out of the three, Lavenderkit was the most gentle. Emeraldkit was tough and brave. And Solkit was a little of both, and extremely intelligent. He could figure out problems, solve puzzles, even use whatever knowledge he had to make theories and hypothesizes to predict things that might happen. No doubt that some traits were passed from Sol to Solkit, both his eyes and intelligence. I wonder what traits had passed from my past lives to me?

Lavenderkit cuddled up to me as her siblings continued to play. I nudged her head. "Why don't you go play with your siblings?

She shook her head. "No. I might get hurt."

"Which is why we have a medicine cat."

My daughter remained unconvinced. She snuggled up at my side.

The other two continued to play. Lavenderkit watched them, her gentle lavender eyes looking at them like a cat of StarClan. She was a gentle soul. Sometimes I wonder where she got it from? Both her parents were wild cats. Sure I have my sentimental side, and Blackstar use to love me, but he had a little of a gentle side nevertheless. Still though, this child of mine was certainly the odd one out.

As the kits continued to plays and Lavenderkit watched with kind eyes, a strange feeling flowed through me. I recognized it. It had been days since I last felt it. Actually since Mother Gana died. A Spirit was calling me.

I twisted my head around. "Millie," I called into the nursery.

Millie poked her head into the entranceway. "Yes?"

"Um, I just going to stretch my legs and get a drinks of water, maybe hunt if I find something. Can you just watch my kit for a while?"

She nodded. "Of course."

I got up and left, but not river. The minute I was out of the camp I sprinted straight to the moonpool. Whoever was calling, that's defiantly where they were. I could feel the familiar power from another world circling the moonpool. When I get there, I stopped dead in my tracks.

"Mary?"

The Spirit who had been my friend in my human life was kneeling by the pool, tapping her fingers against the surface, making ripples.

"I have some news Violetmoon." She gestured for me to sit, which I did. "Alena's gone."

"Gone?" The news almost took my breath.

Mary nodded. "Kiara tricked her. She sent one of her evil spirits disguised as an injured Spirit. We all begged her not to go help it, her still being weak, and to send one of us instead. But Alena's as stubborn at her sister, and went. Once she reached the place, the evil spirit gave her a nasty blow, and then Kiara showed up and finished her off."

I felt my heart skip at beat. With Alena gone, how could the Spirits possibly win?

Mary seemed to have read my thoughts, cause she answered me. "We don't know what the next movie is. Originally the plan was to have Mother Gana lead us into battle with Kiara. But she's gone as well. And since we no longer have Melkilo . . ."

My eyes widened. "What!"

Now Mary looked like she was ready to cry. "Melkilo. He . . . He couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't live with the guilt of knowing that he created this monster and never did anything to stop her." Mary went silent for a minute. "He drank Sunkiss."

I looked at her weirdly. "Sunkiss?"

She nodded. "Sunkiss is a very powerful drink in the spirit world," Mary explained. "Only the most powerful Spirits, like Alena, could drink it. Any other Spirit that tries to drink it . . ."

I got the pictures. "Melkilo killed himself."

"Destroyed himself. When we were told about Alena, he went crazy and grabbed a full pitcher of it from her room and quenched it down like a human in the Sahara Desert."

Mary was in tears now. Her red hair hid half her face, like a curtain of blood.

"This was her plan all along."

Mary looked at me with tears running down her face.

"Her plan was to destroy every single Spirit that could possibly defeat her. Her thirst for power and death is becoming a drug to her. She's no longer in control of her own decisions anymore."

Mary snapped her fingers. "Violetmoon you're brilliant!"

"I am?" Try telling some of clanmates that.

"What you just described was a Soulpiece."

"Care to explain?"

"Gladly. A Soulpiece is something more commonly found in humans. It's when something is introduced to your soul and soon consumes your entire soul."

"Sort of like a tumor?"

"Yes!" Mary nodded. "Killing is Kiara's Soulpiece. The Soulpiece is demanding more and more killings from her. It won't stop until it consumes her entire soul."

I whistled. "You know, you think after killing for thousands of years, that soul would just give up already . . ."

I stopped. "After thousands of years . . . and she's still not complete."

My stomach went into a tight knot. A rush of energy went through me.

"Oh my gosh, Mary that's it!"

"What's it?"

My paws began moving. "Mary, I don't think it's killing that's Kiara's Soulpiece. It's something else. Something she's wanted for a long time now."

Mary looked at me funny. "Violetmoon what are talking about?"

"That world Alena made for her mother," I said. "Did she make it so no one else can enter?"

"Huh? I think. She wanted to keep her mother's spirit safe. I mean she can allow other people in and stuff but−"

I jumped up. "Mary! Go back to the spirit world. Tell the Spirits to get ready for battle tomorrow."

Mary's eyes widened. "What? With what leader Violetmoon?"

I turned to leave, but stopped. I looked back to her.

"Tell them I'm going to lead the army."

Mary smiled. She bowed at me.

"And tell them they'll have some extra reinforcements," I added.

Yeah, I thought, four whole clans of reinforcements . . .

ThunderClan reached the Island just as RiverClan was arriving. All four clans were at the Gathering.

Perfect.

The four leaders took their spots on the tree. Blackstar and I made eye contact. Had this been a normal night, I would've looked away and find a corner and cry. But tonight was different. I simply nodded my head at him. He looked away. Asshole.

As the leaders talked I walked over to Jayfeather. He sensed my presence.

"Are you sure about this?" he asked. He was the only person who knew of my plan.

I nodded even though he couldn't see me. "It's the only chance we got. I have to do this Jayfeather."

He nodded. I guess that was his non-talkative way of saying "Alright."

The leaders finished speaking.

"Well if no one has anything else to say," Onestar said. "Then I guess we can−"

"Wait!"

All eyes were on Jayfeather.

Firestar looked at him. "Yes Jayfeather? What would like to say?"

Jayfeather shook his head. "Not me."

He pointed his tail to me. "Violetmoon."

Murmurs started through the Island as I made my way to the front. When I got there I felt like an ant with a giant magnifying glass over with the sun going through it. I tried hard to keep my legs still. Holy crap, those are a lot for eyes looking at me.

"Well?" said Leopardstar impatiently.

I cleared my throat. "Many of you see me as your average warrior. But . . . that's all a lie."

Another round of murmurs though the Island. The leaders all looked at each other as I continued.

"If you ask any ThunderClan warrior of how I came to the clan, many of them will tell you the story of how I fell into the camp."

The ThunderClan cats let out laughs, all thinking of my falling flat on my face into the ThunderClan camp.

"And if you ask me about my old life, I would say that I was a rouge." I bit my lip before saying the next part. "This is not the whole truth."

I could see a confused face on Firestar from the corner of my eye. And I could also see Blackstar staring at me now, this look of confusion and hurt on his face.

"Before I fell into ThunderClan, I wasn't really a rouge . . . I was a Twoleg."

For a minute it was silent as everyone took in what they just heard. When they finally understood, so many cats began to speak that it sounded like a huge roar on the Island.

Firestar jumped down from his spot on the tree and ran next to me.

"Violetmoon, what kind of joke is this?" He was both angry and confused. A combination I know all too well about.

I shook my head. "It's not a joke Firestar." I faced the crowd. "And I can prove!"

It went silent. All eyes went back to me. I took a step back. Taking a deep breath and focusing all my power and energy, my felt myself rising up on two legs instead of four. When I opened my eyes, everyone looked like they've all seen a ghost. When I saw my two hands I understood why.

Some cats let out shrieks of fright. Others unsheathed their claws and hissed furiously at me. A few were just too shocked to do anything.

I stood there, in my human form, and watch as everyone else freaked out, Firestar included. He looked like he was ready to fall over.

"V-Violetmoon?"

Blackstar jumped down from the tree. He stared at me.

"She's not Violetmoon," he hissed. "She's some sort of omen. A liar. Cheat." He looked away. "A traitor."

That one got me angry. "I'm not a traitor Blackstar!"

Gasps went through the crowd.

"It speaks our tongue!" someone shouted.

"I'm not an 'it'." I said defensively.

"And you're not Violetmoon," Blackstar said. "So who are you?"

I sighed. "My name was Jani Patel. Many moons ago, I was cursed by a Spirit to walk the nights as a cat and the days a human."

There was a light of realization in Firestar's face. "Is that why you−"

I nodded before he finished. "Yes. Only I found out later that I wasn't cursed at all. That I was actually a half-Spirit."

The crowd looked dumbfounded.

"You all believe in StarClan," I said. "And I'm not here to shoot that belief down. They're real, believe me I've seen them for myself. But they're not the only thing powerful up there. In another world, a spirit world, there are Spirits. It is they who really created the rule and help to keep the balance between good and evil."

"Aren't they upset that no one knows of their existence?" Onestar asked.

"They actually prefer if no one knew," I said. "However, some of this Spirits see the beauties here in this world and fall in love with them. They children are produced from these relationships are called half-Spirits. They have some of their Spirit parent's power in them, but still elements of their mortal parent."

"You're one of these children?" Blackstar asked. The hurt was beginning to show in his eyes.

I shook my head. "When the half-Spirits die their souls are reincarnated into another body. I'm one of those reincarnated souls."

A wave of murmurs spread throughout the Island.

"Please, listen to me!" I shouted. "There is great evil being done. It will destroy us all unless we stop it."

"We?" Leopardstar said. "You say it as if we all are fighting."

I nodded. "It's exactly what I meant." Before anyone could protest I continued. "There's a Twoleg like me, a female, named Kiara. She's leading a great battle tomorrow. If we don't help fight with the Spirits she will kill us all or worse."

"What can be worse than death?" Onestar asked.

"Being forced to work for Kiara," I answered. I looked at every cat around me. "Imagine, being a slave to a merciless leader who demands the blood of the innocent to get satisfaction. Or imagining having to torture someone. Whether it be ripping off their flesh, or making them watch as you kill their family. That's what working with Kiara is like. If she wins the battle tomorrow, each one of your lives will be like what I just explained. You can be the person being tortured or doing the torturing. She won't give you gift of death."

The crowd was silent. All you could hear was the water hitting the banks of the island. Crickets chirped their songs, but the Island was still. For a moment, the world of the clans was on pause.

Then Firestar stepped up to me. "Violetmoon, you've proven yourself all these moons. You're work has proven not only your skills, but your heart as well. ThunderClan will fight in this battle."

My eyes got a little water. I smiled down at him. "Thank you Firestar."

Onestar stepped up. "Despite your recent damages, no way can you be lying after turning yourself into a Twoleg right in front of us. I believe you true to your words. WindClan will help fight too."

I wiped my teary eyes on the back of arm. "Thank you."

Leopardstar spoke. "RiverClan will also fight along with you."

"Thanks Leopardstar."

All eyes were on Blackstar now. Without looking at me, he nodded and said, "ShadowClan will fight as well. No more evil will touch my clan."

I nodded. "That means a lot coming from you Blackstar."

He still didn't look at me.

I faced the crowd.

"Go back to your nests and rest. At dawn tomorrow we will by the Island. Then, I'll take you into battle."

After the Gathering had ended, I decided to walk along the bank of the lake. I needed some alone time.

A gush of wind came. Mary appeared before me. She looked happy, and worried.

"The Spirits are ready for battle," she said.

I smiled. "Great. We fight at dawn tomorrow."

"I'm proud of you Jani."

It's been a while since I've heard anyone say my human name. I looked down at my paws. I changed back into my cat form after the Gathering. For some reason, I didn't feel like myself being in human form, though I know I'm going to have to change into it for the battle tomorrow.

Mary still had the worried look in her eyes. "There's something . . . something you need to know."

I looked at her.

"You must be the one to kill Kiara, you're the only one strong enough to do it."

I sighed. "I guess it's fate's arrow."

Mary rubbed her arms. It wasn't cold and there was no breeze. She was nervous.

"Mary," I sighed. "Whatever it is, tell me now."

"Jani-"

"Violetmoon," I corrected. "Call me Violetmoon."

She nodded. "Sorry, Violetmoon. You remember what Mother Gana said about there being a part of you inside? That part is still in there."

I was starting to get the picture.

"Which means," she continued. "The only way for her to die is . . ."

"For me to die."

Mary burst into tears and crumpled to the ground. "Violetmoon! What will you do? How can you kill someone when you're dead?"

She continued to cry.

Strange. There was no fear in me. I actually felt . . . strong.

I put my tail on Mary's shaking head. "Calm down Mary. It'll be alright."

She looked at me. "But how−"

I hushed her. "Trust me. Have he Spirits ready for battle."

Mary nodded. Before she went, her gave me a hug, careful not to hurt me in my grass form.

"I know you like being called Violetmoon," she whispered in my ear. "But I will always see you as Jani."

A small tear rolled down my furry cheek. "I know Mary. And nothing's going to change that."

She put me down and waved goodbye to me as she disappeared.

I sat there alone, the wind blowing, kissing my fur. The water lapped against the muddy bank of the lake. I looked in and saw my reflection in the dark water. I looked at myself. That was me. The girl who lived in Kiara. The half-Spirit that fueled the life of a demon.

Slowly, I turned and walked back to ThunderClan. There I would say goodbye to my children, forever. I will use my powers to make me a battle outfit for tomorrow. I will pray for guidance. I will prepare to me meet my destiny.

And I will kill Kiara.

Me: ZILLIONS OF APOLOGIZES! I'M SO SORRY FOR KEEPING YOU ALL WAITING LIKE BASICALLY A YEAR!

Violetmoon: And the F? You make them wait for that long and then you're gonna kill me?

Me: Oh hush up you! You know what's been going on in my family.

Violetmoon: Ohhhh right, the canc-

Me: I'll try to update soon. I have a whole summer to do so ;)