CH 5- later on

"How was your training, Ivypaw?" Phoenixpaw asked curiously as Ivy arrived back at camp, tired.

"Tiring," Ivypaw mewed before choosing some prey on the prey pile. "I couldn't catch any prey and my fighting is horrible!"

Phoenixpaw glanced at her younger sister sympathetically. "Don't worry, you'll just have to adapt. I'm sure we'll both be great warriors! After all, remember that you've got more training than the other apprentices, I bet. That's what counts."

Ivypaw nodded. "I guess, but you were able to catch a rabbit in no time! I saw that!"

"I was lucky," Phoenixpaw mewed modestly. The two climbed on the rock again.

"That wasn't luck," Ivy pouted. "You are just better!"

Phoenixpaw sighed. "You'll be great too. You just don't have the patience."

Ivypaw paused a little bit, biting into her starling. "I guess so," she sulked.

A tan cat with white tips padded onto the rock. "Nightstar wants you to go on hunting patrol," she mewed.

Phoenixpaw knew it was pointed towards her. Mapleleaf had mentioned earlier that she could go on the patrol later on. "Okay," she responded. "Ivy, I'll see you later."

Ivypaw nodded, continuing to eat, as Phoenix hopped down to join the group.

The lush undergrowth always gave Phoenixpaw a calm feeling. It was somewhat quiet, despite the birdsong and creatures that chattered along. Phoenixpaw had just started hunting patrol. The others in her group were Dandelion (the cat who had told her that she was to go on hunting patrol), Kestrelpaw, Mapleleaf, Redear, and Bramblethorn.

Phoenixpaw found a scent trail. It was a mouse looking for nuts on the forest floor. There were a few nuts around.

If Phoenixpaw moved a bit, the mouse would definitely see her. Her fur was bright against the leaves and she couldn't camoflauge well. The only hope lay in the nuts on the forest floor.

The mouse headed for one of the beechnuts.

If that nut would roll closer to me, I would be able to be within range of getting that mouse, Phoenixpaw half-grumbled.

Suddenly, the beechnut did move closer.

Wait… there's something suspicious with that- every time I need something to happen, it happens. It can't be luck. It's most likely me!

The mouse just kept crawling towards the beechnut. Reaching it, it started eating. Phoenixpaw leaped for it and instantly killed the mouse.

I should try this again on different prey, just to make sure that this was all me.

Kestrelpaw joined up with Phoenixpaw as she buried her mouse.

"Do you see that squirrel up there?" Kestrelpaw ducked down and pointed at the squirrel on the tree branch.

"Yeah," Phoenixpaw nodded. The two crept closer to the tree, without the squirrel noticing. It was too busy eating.

It reminded Phoenixpaw of the time where she caught the squirrel after the tree branch miraculously fell down, letting her get the prey.

"We need that tree branch to break if we want to get that squirrel down," Phoenixpaw whispered.

CRACK! The branch fell down after Phoenixpaw said that sentence. The squirrel squeaked in surprise at it was sent falling down too. It did land on its feet and started running.

Without hesitating, Phoenixpaw lunged for the dazed squirrel and killed it. Its spine snapped cleanly. Returning to Kestrelpaw, she saw that he had a shocked face on.

"What is it?" Phoenixpaw asked curiously.

"I don't think that was a coincidence," Kestrelpaw gasped. "That was you! You wanted that branch to break, and it did! And that branch didn't look as if it would break easily."

"Maybe," Phoenixpaw glanced at the squirrel dangling from her jaws. "Every time I want something to happen, it happens, just like this."

Kestrelpaw's eyes widened. "That means you have some sort of power! I have to tell Nightstar after we finish this patrol."

"Huh?" Phoenixpaw was startled.

"When did you have this type of experience?" Nightstar mewed. Kestrelpaw was there too. They had both went to Nightstar's den to talk about this after the incident.

Phoenixpaw thought a while. "In my life before I came to MoonClan, I was hunting with my sister and mother. There was a squirrel that was up in a tree and I wished for that branch to break so the squirrel would fall to the ground. Also, when my mother, sister, and I were captured in a Two Leg net, and I wished for the net to get off of us, it did. The net suddenly became free."

"And today, Phoenixpaw was hunting another squirrel and she most likely made the branch break." Kestrelpaw cut in, remembering the strange experience.

Phoenixpaw nodded. "I also wanted the mouse to come closer to me so I could stay hidden. You know, my fur is bright against the leaves. If I moved even a little bit, that mouse would have been scared away. There were beechnuts on the ground and I surprisingly made one roll closer. The mouse went after that beechnut, and I caught it successfully."

"This isn't a coincidence, Phoenixpaw," Nightstar looked at her. "This must be some psychic power!"

"Psychic power?" Phoenixpaw was startled.

"Yup. You wanted something to happen, and it did happen." Nightstar concluded.

"Why do I have these powers then?" Phoenixpaw glanced at the others.

Nightstar thought a while, and his eyes widened like before. "Some time ago, SpiritClan told Kestrelpaw that there would be a great danger in the Clans very soon. But they also told me that a cat would come to the rescue- and I think that's you."

"Me?" Phoenixpaw gasped. "I don't think I can even do that… But wait… This one memory I had before. Was it before I was born? I had some vision and some mystical cat claimed that he was Reedwhisker, and he said I would be the one to save the Clans. Maybe it is me."

Nightstar nodded. "Probably. We can deal with this later, right?"

"Yeah," Phoenixpaw nodded. "I can't believe this. But it still doesn't explain what I must do."

"You'll find out," Kestrelpaw said sympathetically.

The two exited the den.

"Are you hungry? We can eat something," Kestrelpaw suggested.

Phoenixpaw nodded and grabbed a vole. They both sat on the top of the rock and ate.

"It's surprising that you have psychic powers," Kestrelpaw smiled. "It must be fun and easy for you."

"I guess it is," Phoenixpaw blinked. "I can catch prey easily, I guess."

"That's great for you." Kestrelpaw wished he could have the same powers. Wouldn't it be better if he could be full all the time?

The sun was sinking beneath the trees. Phoenixpaw yawned, and stood up. "I'll be going to sleep. You too?"

Kestrelpaw nodded and followed her down the rocks.