Chapter 28

"Jaysong! Hey mousebrain, it's time to wake up," A voice hissed in Jaysong's ear and the golden brown warrior blinked her gray eyes open slowly. As her vision cleared, Jaysong recognized Jayfeather's bright blue eyes. Scrambling to her paws, Jaysong realized she wasn't in the warriors' den. Her destination seemed to be a small cave and as Jaysong stared around, she realized that there was a small river in the center of the hollow. Jaysong also realized that Jayfeather and herself weren't the only cats in the cave. Two of them were sleeping, their ears twitching as they slept. Jaysong suddenly realized she knew the two warriors. The first one was Lionblaze, his golden brown pelt silver in the faint light of the cave. Lionblaze's sister, Hollyleaf was the second cat, her black pelt making her blend in with the dark stone. The third cat was unrecognizable to Jaysong.

The stranger was a dark gray she-cat with long matted fur despite the stars that sprinkled across her pelt and a broad flat face. The she-cat also had ThunderClan scent on her fur. Seeing Jaysong's stare, the strange cat blinked burning orange eyes and growled, "Greetings Jaysong, I'm Yellowfang. I was medicine cat of ThunderClan before Cinderpelt." Jaysong wondered why Yellowfang was in her dreams when the gray she-cat continued, "I have come to give you a gift that you must share with Lionblaze and Hollyleaf immediatly. I was going to give it to Jayfeather, but it might help if a living cat accompianed him."

"What's the gift?" Jaysong asked curiously and Yellowfang meowed, "When Squirrelflight told you that Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf were really Leafpool's kits, you were the third living cat to know. Not even Brambleclaw, who believes he fathered the kits, or Crowfeather, who is the real father, know. After some time, the members of StarClan have decided to tell Lionblaze and Hollyleaf the truth, but we didn't know how to do it without alarming them. So Jayfeather suggested that the two of you should be the ones to tell you. Once we agreed on that, I came up with this idea." Yellowfang turned away a picked up a dark object. Scent told Jaysong that it was a crow's feather. "Do you understand?" Jaysong nodded. "Very well. I'll leave you and Jayfeather to deal with Lionblaze and Hollyleaf."

Yellowfang paused before leaving, "Jaysong, there is something you should know." Jaysong remained silent, her fur prickling with confusion. What did this warrior of StarClan had to tell her? "Many cats have prophecies about them, but only few have ever made them happen." Then Yellowfang said something that Jaysong had heard before, "The strongest of two will save the Clan. This prophecy will be revealed when the black star joins the sky and the small oak takes the former one's place. It can be about you, but you might sacrifice it to someone else. Then your will destiny will never be revealed." Jaysong's mind was swarming, but Yellowfang growled, "Jaysong, you have a mission here tonight. Like the prophecy, this night will have many different outcomes. The blazing cat will remain calm and their name will echo around the sky. Then the dark plant will poison the Clan, but after the rocks rain from the sky then the poison will end and a new creation will grow from it's place. Remember it's your moves tonight that will shape ThunderClan's future."

Jaysong watched as Yellowfang padded away and heard Jayfeather murmur, "Lionblaze, it's time to wake up, my little warrior. You too, Hollyleaf." Jaysong turned and saw Jayfeather give Lionblaze's shoulder a gentle lick while brushing his star-filled gray pelt along side of Hollyleaf's black fur. Lionblaze stirred and scrambled to his paws, accidently falling onto Hollyleaf. Hollyleaf hissed and pushed Lionblaze off, blinking her eyes open. Suddenly Hollyleaf leapt to her paws as she recognized Jayfeather. Lionblaze stared in alarm at Hollyleaf before he too recognized Jayfeather and Jaysong beyond him.

"Jayfeather! Jaysong! What are you two doing here?" Lionblaze asked, his low meow turning high in shock. Jaysong looked at Jayfeather and the StarClan warrior gestured her forward, "Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, many moons ago- before I was even born- a fire swept through ThunderClan's territory. There Ashfur tried to kill you two and Jayfeather here," Jaysong saw Hollyleaf look away, her ear twitching uncomfortably. Jaysong wondered if Hollyleaf was regretting killing Ashfur. "There Squirrelflight confessed that you weren't her kits. Yes I know. Squirrelflight told me after I was made a warrior. She told me with Leafpool."

Lionblaze and Hollyleaf shared surprised glances and Jaysong flicked her ear at Jayfeather. As if reading Jaysong's mind, Jayfeather dropped the crow's feather in front of his littermates. Lionblaze stared at it dumbly while Hollyleaf stared at it. Jaysong could almost see the thoughts rushing into Hollyleaf's mind. Suddenly Hollyleaf gasped and snarled, "No!" Lionblaze stared at Hollyleaf, his amber gaze still confused while his sister continued, "Lionblaze! Think about it you mousebrain! Jayfeather gave us a crow's feather as a hint to our parents! Crow's feather! Crowfeather! Crowfeather is our father and if Crowfeather our mother is Nightcloud!"

"Actually no," Jaysong meowed, stepping forward to stand beside Jayfeather, "Nightcloud only had one kit which is Breezepelt. Remember what I said before? How Leafpool had accompianed Squirrelflight when she told me her secret? How Leafpool had accompianed her? Leafpool!" Lionblaze blinked his amber eyes in shock while Hollyleaf let out a loud gasp, her green eyes narrowing, "Leafpool! Leafpool is our mother?! And Crowfeather is our father?! How can the warrior code be broken anymore? We are half-ThunderClan and half-WindClan cats whose mother is a medicine cat! Jayfeather, you know as well as I do that medicine cats can't have kits!" Without waiting for an answer, Hollyleaf stalked away, taking the dream with her.