Chapter 18

Icepaw's POV

Icepaw awoke and sniffed. It was past dawn and the scent of herbs made the she-cat smile. Just then she scented fear and worry and rose to her paws. She made her way outside to hear Brackenflight, Whitestream, Icewhisker and Stonestar talking.

'She can't be out there!' Icewhisker insisted.

'Yes Icewhisker I know, I have sent Mossheart, Bluedream and Shinyheart to look for her.' Stonestar meowed.

Icepaw went over to them and sat down next to Whitestream. 'What is going on!' She meowed.

'Silverfire is missing…' Whitestream meowed.

Icepaw froze and then a small whimper left her throat. She wanted more than anything to run out and find her sister, but she knew that she couldn't.

'When did she go missing?' Icepaw asked.

'We don't know sometime after she left her patrol, but before the patrol came back.' Stonestar meowed. 'Which would be sometime around Sundown.'

Icepaw's heart pounded.

'She can't be out there much longer, in this weather she will freeze.' Icepaw meowed. 'Then it will not be fulfilled.'

'What wouldn't be fulfilled?' Brackenflight asked.

'The prophecy.' Whitestream meowed.

'What prophecy?' Icewhisker asked. 'Starclan hasn't sent me a prophecy!'

'They sent it to me.' Icepaw meowed. 'Soon after we become apprentices.'

'Three half clan cats will hold great secrets and power, the power of the stars, they must find their mother and find their power within.' Stonestar meowed. 'Silverfire must be found!'

'Wait Half clan cats?' Brackenflight asked and tilted his head.

'Yes, Whitestream, Silverfire and I are half Lostclan.' Icepaw meowed.

'Who is your mother?!' Icewhisker demanded.

'And your father?!' Brackenflight meowed calmly.

'I am their father.' Stonestar meowed. 'Lakestar is their mother.'

The two cats looked shocked at their leader. Icewhisker tail twitched and hissed, while Brackenflight took a breath and nodded.

'Anyway what does the rest of the Prophecy mean?' Brackenflight asked.

'Great power, power of the stars.' Icewhisker replied.

'I don't know.' Icepaw meowed and sighed.

Just then a yowl came from outside of camp and a few moments later Mossheart ran in.

'We found her!' Mossheart yowled. 'Silverfire is alive, but barely.'

'Where?!' Stonestar demanded and stepped forward.

'Not far from the Sunclan border!' Mossheart meowed. 'Bluedream and Shinyheart are coming with her now.'

'Mossheart go and rest.' Stonestar meowed. 'Whitestream come on let's go and help.'

Mossheart walked slowly over to the warriors den and Whitestream and Stonestar set off. Just then Icepaw felt fur against hers.

'Come on let's go and get some moss set up for her.' Icewhisker meowed and guided his apprentice to the medicine cat den.

Icepaw placed some tansy next to the bedding when Stonestar, Whitestream and Shinyheart dragged Silverfire in. Her belly was swollen and she was slowly breathing. Icepaw sniffed and then gasped.

'Quick put here on the bedding!' The apprentice ordered. The warrior obeyed and placed the she-cat on the moss.

'Quick start licking her fur, she needs to be warmed up quickly!' Icepaw hissed.

Whitestream nodded and set to work, Stonestar following quickly.

'Shinyheart go and sleep.' Icepaw meowed and picked up the Tansy. 'Don't say anything to Brackenflight yet.' Shinyheart nodded and left the den.

Icepaw pushed the Tansy towards Silverfire and the she-cat grumbled.

'Eat Silverfire!' Icepaw snapped.

Silverfire slowly opened her eyes and ate the leaves.

'Good.' Icepaw meowed and pushed some Lavender in front of her. 'You shouldn't have been out and in your condition!'

Silverfire ate the lavender and fell asleep ignoring her sisters words.

'Okay you can stop.' Icepaw meowed. 'Whitestream can you go and get some Catmint, there should be some near the stream near the Twoleg place.'

Whitestream pelted out of the den and into the clearing.

'Will she be okay?' Stonestar asked. 'What about her kits?'

'They should be fine.' Icepaw meowed. 'She will need to stay in here for a bit thought not long least than a moon.'

Just then Brackenflight entered the den, his eyes clouded with worry.

'Is she okay?' He asked and settled down next to her.

'She will be fine.' Icepaw meowed. 'Though the little outing didn't help especially since its Leaf bare.'

Just then Icewhisker entered with some honey in his jaws.

'Brackenflight can you get her to drink some of this?' The medicine cat asked.

Brackenflight nodded and took the honey from the medicine cat. He pushed it in front of the she-cat and slowly Silverfire opened one eye.

'Drink some Silverfire you need some.' Brackenflight meowed.

Silverfire lapped up some honey and pushed her nose into her mates fur.

'Brackenflight?' She asked in a weak voice.

'Hush save your strength.' The warrior meowed and licked her ear.

'No I must tell you something first.' The Silver she-cat meowed.

'What is it?' Brackenflight asked calmly.

'I-I'm expecting kits…' The she-cat warrior meowed and turned her head.

Icepaw couldn't see what was happening but heard Brackenflight's gasp.

'That's wonderful!' Brackenflight meowed and pushed his muzzle against her side. 'How long?'

'Over a moon.' Icepaw answered. 'Now Silverfire you must sleep, I have given you some herbs but it is up to Starclan.' Silverfire nodded and closed her eyes, pushing her nose back into Brackenflight fur. Icepaw purred and turned to Stonestar.

'You should get some sleep Stonestar, I'll tell Mistheart.' Icepaw meowed. 'The Sunhigh patrol would be getting ready to leave.'

'Okay but tell me when Silverfire wakes.' Stonestar meowed and left the den.

'Whitestream you should go sleep.' Icewhisker meowed.

'Okay.' Whitestream meowed.

Suddenly Icepaw heard yowling and she felt Whitestream next to her. He had a fear scent coming from him.

'Come on.' Whitestream meowed.

Icepaw turned not to let her own fear scent overpower anything. She felt Whitestream disappear from her side but then his tail hit her shoulder and he showed her out of the den. Suddenly Icepaw scented injured cats and ran off from Whitestream and over to them. It was Bluedream and Stripefrost. Just then Stonestar scent joined them.

'What is it?' He demanded.

'W-We were on patrol with Mistheart when we were surrounded by Sunclan warriors.' Stripefrost meowed.

Icepaw made her way over and pushed her fur into her mother's fur.

'It was Roseleaf, Riverfoot, Mistpaw and Twilightpaw.' Bluedream continued. 'Roseleaf said that this was their territory, Mistheart w-wouldn't back down and then we battled.'

'Not long after that we heard a yowl and saw Mistheart limp in Roseleaf's jaws, s-he had killed her.' Stripefrost meowed.

'No not Mistheart.' Stonestar mumbled. 'Where is her body?'

'It's still at the border.' Bluedream mumbled.

'Whitestream, Mistystorm, Mossheart and Flamepaw, go and get Mistheart's body, if a Sunclan patrol attacks, battle.' Stonestar yowled. 'But you are there to get Mistheart's body, I shall ask Mistystar tomorrow about this.'

'Come.' Icepaw mumbled to the two injured warriors and helped them over to the medicine cats den.

After finishing caring to the two warriors wounds Icepaw found her way outside. She scented many scents in the centre of the clearing. Mistheart's body had been laid in front of the High ledge. Stonestar must have called a meeting. Icepaw thought.

Icepaw took her place next to Icewhisker and listened.

'It is time Streamclan had a new deputy.' He yowled. 'I say these words before Starclan, so that the spirit of Mistheart may hear and approve my choice, the new deputy of Streamclan will be Birchheart!'

The Dark Brown tom blinked, his eyes grew wider. He walked forwarded a bit and leaped up next to Stonestar. He bowed his head.

'I will try my best to serve this clan.' He meowed.

'Birchheart! Birchheart!' The clan yowled.

Stonestar jumped down and went over to Mistheart.

'That must have been hard.' Icewhisker whispered. 'Mistheart was Stonestar's deputy ever since he became leader.' Icepaw nodded.

A few cats joined Stonestar, but others went over to Birchheart waiting orders.

'Mossheart, Mouseheart and Darkpaw, you are Dawn patrol.' He meowed. 'Go to the Sunclan border.'

'Food.' Birchheart mumbled.

'Spotfur, take your apprentice and hunt.' Birchheart meowed. The black and white warrior nodded, called over his apprentice and left the clearing.

'Anyone want to be on Sun-high patrol?' The deputy asked.

'I'll go.' Icepaw heard a cat yowl.

'Okay, Stormheart, take um Dustpaw and…' Birchheart was cut off.

'I'll go with them.' Another meowed.

'Blazefur.' The deputy meowed.

Icepaw left the warriors to talk and followed Icewhisker's scent which led to the Medicine cats den. When she entered she felt fur next to her. She sniffed.

'Icewhisker are Bluedream and Stripefrost okay?' Icepaw meowed.

'Yes, they are sleeping at the moment.' Icewhisker meowed. 'You should get some sleep to.'

'You need sleep more than I do.' Icepaw meowed.

'We both need sleep.' Icewhisker meowed. 'I'll see you in the morning.'

With that the medicine cat left his apprentice. Icepaw sniffed and found her way over to her bedding. She yawned and laid down. The white apprentice fell asleep soon enough.