Prologue
Thunder roared as loud as the loin would have. Lightning flashed, lightning up the scene. Rain poured down, drenching all who was out. The winds were vigorous, the trees bending in their wake. No cat would dare to stand out in the storm except one. One that would not give up, trying to see what no cat can see.
The orange cat dug his claws into the muddy ground. His fur was soaking wet but the wind tugged it back. Rain seemed to hit him in the face. Feathertail had no clue what the apprentice was doing. He just stood there, staring at the tree where the leader's den was located nearby. Dapplestar always held clan meetings on one of the lowest, but sturdiest branches.
"Thunderpaw! Please!" Feathertail called out from her spot in the Medicine Cat Den. He yowled in protest, not looking at her. Thunderpaw was a stubborn cat. He acted more of a kit then as a soon to be warrior. This wasn't safe for a small apprentice. Feathertail would have to go and get him before he blew away.
Lightning lit up the clearing again. Feathertail spotted a set of green eyes and a set of yellow eyes staring out the warriors den. The day old apprentice suddenly lost his balance and got pushed by the wind into the leaders den. Before Thunderpaw could escape back to the apprentice den, Feathertail saw Dapplestar pull him back into the den. Dapplestar was his mother, who had just gone back to her den. She wasn't expecting kits but she had Thunderpaw, a troublesome kit. Feathertail soon realized when she didn't see Dapplestar or Thunderpaw that Thunderpaw was going to sleep with his mother tonight. Wandering what happened, Feathertail went to her nest and curled into a ball. She had trouble sleeping at first, wandering what was the issue with Thunderpaw. Soon she fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning she ran to find Thunderpaw. He was still asleep, curled next to Dapplestar. Dapplestar blinked and realized that Feathertail was watching her. Dapplestar stood up, waking up Thunderpaw. Thunderpaw yawned, still wet from the storm.
"Feathertail! I saw a starry eagle and a starry clover! All the things I saw, the five! No, I think there was six. The eagle, the clover, the lily, the daisy, the rock, and the thunder seemed to be full of stars sparkling down on the clover. Starclan spoke to me! I am positive! They did! I promise!"
"Starclan hasn't spoken to me for some moons now." Feathertail stared at the ground.
"They haven't?" Feathertail looked up and stared into her leader's eyes.
"No, and I doubt they have spoken to you?" Dapplestar shakes her head.
"No, they spoke to my son."
"Oh, and I forgot about my dream. This cat said she was the oldest cat in Featherclan! She said her name was Thunderheart! Mama, you know how I always wanted my name to be Thunderheart! I want to be like Thunderheart from my dreams. But she said something about five meeting one. She said, um, Five will Meet One and Become Six. They will be hopes and storms, but will save the clan! Then my dream turned scary. The cats seemed to disappear but then they didn't. I saw paws, running! And then I felt like a young kit. It felt weird and then Dapplestar woke me."
"It must be a prophecy, but I don't know of who or what." Feathertail said, now starring into the leader's son deep green eyes. Then looked away.
"Five will meet one, and become six. They will be hopes and storms, but will save the clan…" Dapplestar stared at the ground. "It might be Brindleface kits meeting an outsider."
"Yeah, but she is expecting maybe one or two. Not six!"
"Then there will be outsiders who will meet a warrior and want to join us?" Dapplestar suggested.
"I don't know. But the outsider cats belong to the two legs that been destroying our land!"
"We all struggle, the rouges and loners. And us clan cats." Dapplestar pointed out. "Thunderpaw, why don't you go out and see if Spiritheart needs you." Happily, Thunderpaw bounded out of the den.
"That is a true, but we can't afford more warriors."
"Maybe we do, Feathertail. We are dying."
"It might just be time to leave!" Feathertail was frustrated. She came here to solve Thunderpaw's problems and got pulled into the loss of their supplies.
"We will stay as long as we can. I want to at least try to make a makeshift camp. I will be sending out patrols to find a good place. I am just waiting till the next gathering. I must go talk to my deputy. Please excuse me." Dapplestar left the den, leaving Feathertail sitting there.
Five will meet one and become six. They will bring hopes and storms, but will save the clans…