*Stormfoot's P.O.V.*
I looked over and saw Goldentail talking to Rainpaw.
Goldentail must've said something pretty strange, because Rainpaw's eyes went wide.
I decided to walk over. "Hello Goldentail, Rainpaw. What're you talking about?" I asked.
"Nothing important." Goldentail answered, though she answered WAY too quickly.
Goldentail and Rainpaw left in separate directions. I decided to follow Goldentail.
I'm not usually snoopy, but something was definitely bothering Goldentail.
She left the camp. I followed her closely.
She seemed to be walking to the lake, but she made a sharp turn.
She sniffed the air, and then snapped her head around.
"Stormfoot, why are you following me?!" Goldentail asked angrily.
"I can see that something is bothering you. What's wrong?" I asked.
Goldentail told me about how Ferncloud and her deceased children had told her a prophecy, and that Firestar and Hollyleaf had told Rainpaw the same thing.
"Storm, Fire, Gold, and Rain? That sounds like me, Firestorm, you, and Rainpaw are the cats they're talking about." I told her.
"Since they told me and Rainpaw, I figured we were both part of the prophecy, but I never would have guessed you and Firestorm." Goldentail told me.
"Really? The prophecy says Storm and Fire; you didn't put two and two together?" I asked.
"Well, no, I guess not." Goldentail said mystified.
Geez, this she-cat isn't as smart as she looks.
"O-okay. So what are we going to do about the prophecy?" I asked.
"I don't know, we don't really have any special powers." Goldentail told me.
"Well, we might. Firestorm is the reincarnation of Firestar, and as we all know, he was a pretty powerful cat. Plus, I was able to take Shadefur, and he was powerful." I told her.
"True, but that still leaves me and Rainpaw. What are our powers?" She asked.
"Starclan only knows. Maybe time will tell." I said.
I set my tail on her shoulder.
She looked over at me, her eyes full of confusion.
"What if it won't?" She asked.
I didn't know how to answer that. She seemed so sad and confused, maybe even scared.
She entwined her tail with mine, my heart started beating really fast.
After a few minutes, she walked away.
I stared after her, my head still spinning.
Do I love her? I wondered.
Maybe I do love Goldentail, she's a wonderful cat.
I was still very confused, but I just walked down to the lake.
I lied down in a comfortable patch of grass. Before I knew it, I was asleep.
I woke up in a place I knew well enough. I was in Starclan territory.
I wandered around for a while. Eventually I found Whitestorm, Snowfur, Bluestar, and Mosskit.
"Welcome Stormfoot." Bluestar said.
I dipped my head to them.
"You don't have to tell me, Goldentail already told me about the prophecy." I told them.
Whitestorm turned to me. "We know this very well Stormfoot."
"Then why am I here?" I asked.
"You're here because you want to be here. Your thoughts led you." Snowfur said.
"Am I dead?" I asked, beginning to be a little scared.
"Relax young one. We sense that you are troubled." Bluestar said.
"It's nothing important, it's just Goldentail." I said honestly.
"Just Goldentail? You love her Stormfoot, don't you?" Snowfur asked.
"Well, yeah, I guess. Is something wrong?" I asked.
"No, nothing in particular." Bluestar told me.
"Can I go now?" I said.
"You could have left whenever you wanted." Mosskit told me.
Okay, this is definitely weird.
I turned around and ran.
Suddenly, my dream got worse. Starclan territory melted into darkness.
I looked around and saw trees and darkness.
I'm in the Dark Forest. I realized with a start.
I heard the sound of cats whispering. I looked behind the bush I was hiding in.
"Shadefur? You're the deputy of the Dark Forest, what plans have you made with Thistleclaw?" Asked a black tom.
"I haven't seen Thistleclaw in a while; I don't know what we're going to do, Breezepelt." Shadefur answered. My eyes widened with shock.
The bushes on the other side of the clearing rustled.
"Come out of there Darkstripe, you're lucky Thistleclaw didn't catch you eavesdropping." Shadefur told Darkstripe.
Darkstripe walked out of the bush. Redwillow and Sparrowfeather followed him. "I need to know our plans, both Tigerstar and Brokenstar are dead, I have no one to look up to anymore. Please Shadefur!" Darkstripe begged.
"Like I told Breezepelt, Thistleclaw and I don't have any evil plans yet. They'll come in time." Shadefur said, then he walked away into the forest, Breezepelt, Redwillow, and Sparrowfeather also went their separate ways.
"What am I going to do? I have no one…" Darkstripe wondered out loud.
Then he to walked away.
But unfortunately he walked right into me.
We both jumped away from each other.
"Stormfoot! You're the one who killed Shadefur!" Darkstripe yelped.
"You got that right, Dirtstripe." I spat at him.
His eyes widened with shock and fear.
I calmed down and let my neck fur lie flat. "I'm sorry; I didn't realize what you're going through." I told him.
"I don't need your pity." He spat.
"You're being treated like dirt. You don't seem evil." I told him.
"Well, I used to be. But since Tigerstar and Brokenstar died again, I don't think I am anymore." He told me, eyes full of confusion.
"You'll have to prove yourself before you are truly a good guy." I told him.
"Don't you think I know that? Get out of here, you don't belong here." Darkstripe said.
The world started fading around me.
I woke up in the patch of grass by the lake. The sun was setting.
Oh geez, I better get back to camp or they'll send a search party.
I got up and went back to camp.
…
When I returned to camp, everyone looked at me sadly. I looked over at Bramblestar and saw something that made my fur stand on end.
Bramblestar had scratches all over him and one long gash in his flank, but he was standing over a slaughtered body. No… Squirrelflight can't be dead.
Jayfeather was standing over Squirrelflight's body with utter defeat in his blind blue eyes; Briarlight was crouched over next to him with the same expression in her eyes.
"What happened?" I asked.
Bramblestar came over to me. "Squirrelflight and I were out on patrol and we were attacked by badger and its mate. I lost a life and Squirrelflight was killed." He said angrily.
A mix of anger, grief, pain was smoldering in his gaze.
Squirrelflight had been Bramblestar's mate; she was also the mother of their kits Moonpelt, Leopardpelt, and Sunfur.
With very sad movements, Bramblestar walked over to the Highledge to appoint the new deputy.
"You've probably all heard about Squirrelflight's death." He paused so he could calm down a little. "So the new deputy of Thunderclan will be Foxleap!"
Foxleap walked forward with complete shock on his face. "I would be honored to be your deputy Bramblestar." Foxleap said, shock in his eyes. I guessed he was still in shock because of Squirrelflight's death, plus the fact that he was now deputy.
"Foxleap! Foxleap!" The clan screamed.
I walked over to Squirrelflight's slaughtered body. How could this have happened? You will be missed greatly Squirrelflight, Starclan will honor you.
I looked around as Squirrelflight's mate, sister, kits, and mother gathered around her body.
Though I grieved greatly, I decided to go to my nest. The cats who were closest to her should be the ones to sit vigil.
I curled up in my nest and fell asleep.
I'll bet that was a surprise. Hopefully this long chapter makes up for the short chapter last time. Thanks for reading, please review!