This is going to be a long chapter

"Thank StarClan!" I can hear you say in your head. "It's about time you posted a loooooooooooooooong chapter.

Yes, it is. I had help making this chapter too, so shoutout to you, Snowfang and Lilyheart!

ENJOY! AND PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT WHICH CATS FROM WHICH CLANS/TRIBES SHOULD HAVE POWERS AND WHAT KIND OF POWERS THEY SHOULD HAVE!

Chapter 46

Lilyheart's POV

It was sun-high, and Lilyheart was teaching Ravenpaw some battle moves.

"That was good Ravenpaw, but next time, tuck your tail between your legs so your opponent can't grab it and yank you back. Other than that, great job!" she said, impressed. Ravenpaw had made a lot of progress with her battle moves since they had started.

"Thanks Lilyheart!" she mewed with a hint of pride in her voice. "Can we do that again? I want to get it perfect!"

"I think that's enough for now. You can go and get something to eat from the fresh-kill pile." she told her. "You did excellent."

Lilyheart watched as her apprentice padded off into camp. She's always so focused on being the best warrior she can be. Maybe it's because she's the leader's daughter, and he wants to show his father how great he can be? I don't remember any other apprentice that was this excited, she thought.

Lilyheart left the Sandy Hollow and started to follow Ravenpaw's scent back to camp. She was starting to feel tired. It's only sun-high, Lilyheart scolded herself. You need to go on more patrols.

"Help!" Lilyheart heard someone scream. It's Ravenpaw!

Lilyheart raced as fast as her paws could carry her, despite her being tired. As she ran closer to Ravenpaw, she smelled the scent of fox. With that, she quickened her pace. The trees became a blur as she raced through the forest.

Heartbeats later, Lilyheart arrived at Ravenpaw's side. Her apprentice was badly wounded, with a giant slash from her left shoulder to her hind leg. The fox still stood in front of them, it's jaws dripping with saliva.

"Run, Ravenpaw!," Lilyheart screeched, "Get reinforcements!"

Her apprentice nodded, her eyes wide, before she limped away. Lilyheart turned to face the fox, unsheathing her claws. With a jump, her claws made contact with the fox's ears, then the fox's back as she jumped past. She landed on the ground and spun back to meet the fox's angry face.

With a howl, the fox reached over to bite Lilyheart's neck. She feinted to the right, then moved left. As she passed by the fox, its claw snagged on her pelt, and then an agonizing pain broke out on her flank. She managed to scratch her claws against the fox's flank, even with the injury in her side. Even before she turned around, she heard the fox howl in agony.

As she turned around again, she saw the fox coming straight for her. She braced herself; this time there wasn't enough room to dodge the attack. The fox ran closer and was about to snap its jaws into her neck when the fox was shoved aside by a silver and white blur.

Lilyheart immediately sprang onto the fox again and slashed its underbelly. The fox cried out, and after a few more scratches, the fox sprang to its paws and fled the cats.

"Are you all right, Lilyheart?" she heard Ivypool ask.

Lilyheart looked up to find Ivypool, Cloudtail, and Bumblestripe surrounding her.

"I'm fine," she said. "Just got a little scratch on my side here."

"A little scratch?" Cloudtail asked. "Let's get Jayfeather and Leafpool to check on that before you decide if that's a little scratch."

"Fine," Lilyheart replied. She took her first pawstep, and searing pain flowed through her side like a fire through a forest.

"Here, let me help," Bumblestripe said, supporting Lilyheart on her unscratched side.

"Thanks, Bumblestripe," Lilyheart mewed.

The group of cats slowly made their way back to the ThunderClan camp. Even with Bumblestripe supporting her, it seemed like moons had passed before they made it back into camp. Lilyheart could scent the cats in the hollow, and smell the worry that was coming off their pelts.

Lilyheart stepped through the entrance and into the hollow, where many other cats were gathered, looks of concern in their eyes.

"Great StarClan!" Lilyheart heard her mate, Snowpelt, say as he approached her. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Snowpelt," she replied. "The fox ran away."

"Not before you dealt some nasty blows to it, I'm sure," Snowpelt purred.

"Of course," Lilyheart said. "That fox never had a chance."

"How long are you going to take to get to the medicine den?" Jayfeather said, interrupting their conversation. "Or would you rather just bleed to death?"

"I'm coming," Lilyheart said with amusement. "I'll talk to you later, Snowpelt."

"Okay," he said before heading away.

Lilyheart slowly made her way to the medicine den. She entered the den to find Ravenpaw in a nest, lying on her side.

"Hi, Lilyheart!" she greeted. "I went as fast as I could to the ThunderClan camp, and Squirrelflight sent a patrol of warriors to help you. I'm so glad you're safe."

"I'm glad you're safe too, Ravenpaw," Lilyheart replied. "Looks like we have matching wounds."

"Now that you mention it, it does," Ravenpaw agreed.

"We're going to need a lot of herbs for this large wound," Leafpool muttered. "Good thing it didn't go for your belly. You need to keep your kits safe."

"Kits?!" Lilyheart and Ravenpaw exclaimed simultaneously.

"Yes, kits," Jayfeather replied. "You're expecting them soon."

Wait until Snowpelt hears about this! Lilyheart thought. Kits! I can't believe it.

"You're going to need to stay in the den, both of you," Jayfeather mewed. "We can't risk getting both of your wounds infected."

"Aww, I can't do battle training! I can't be the best warrior!" Ravenpaw mewed sadly.

"If you want to be a warrior, you can't have infections," Leafpool replied. "And you'll be in here for only a few days."

"But what about Featherpaw, Ashpaw, and Sparrowpaw?" Ravenpaw said. "I can't protect them from Tigerstar!"

"I'll do that," Jayfeather mewed. "Now, stay in your nest. We don't want the poultices getting messed up."

"Oh no, her wound's infected," Lilyheart heard Leafpool mutter.

Lilyheart opened her eyes. It was midnight outside, and she could see the stars shining brightly. She turned her head and saw Leafpool and Jayfeather crouching over Ravenpaw.

"It must have been deeper than we thought," Jayfeather muttered.

"Make the poultice with marigold, horsetail, and goldenrod," Leafpool whispered.

"Is it bad?" Lilyheart asked, sitting up, suddenly worried.

Leafpool and Jayfeather exchanged a glance, wondering how much to tell her.

"I'm not going to die, am I?" Ravenpaw asked, looking very weak.

"Don't worry. We'll figure something out," Leafpool said calmly, though her eyes were clouded with fear.

Lilyheart put her paw on Ravenpaw's shoulder. If only I could help my apprentice…

Lilyheart closed her eyes for a second, opened them, and stared in shock. The wounds that were on her and Ravenpaw had not only vanished, but they looked as if they were fully healed!

"What….? How?" Leafpool muttered.

"What happened?" Jayfeather said.

"Their wounds were healed! Completely! Right after Lilyheart put her paw on Ravenpaw!" Leafpool said.

"All I did was- ," Lilyheart began, but could not find words to describe what had just happened.

"Leafpool! Remember how Lilyheart's prey had no scratches, even though she killed it? It's an omen!" Jayfeather exclaimed, surprised.

"And that dream about three stars becoming four stars! Lilyheart, yo-" Leafpool began.

"I'm sorry, but I can't be a medicine cat. I just can't!" Lilyheart interrupted.

"No, no, no, not that. Remember the prophecy about Dovewing, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather? There's a fourth cat, and it's you!" Leafpool said.

"What?! How can that even be possible? I'm just a normal cat, and I'm expecting kits. I don't even know what's happening right now! What do I do with this power?!" Lilyheart exclaimed, panicking.

"Hey, I got sympathy if that's what you want," Jayfeather offered, half teasing.

"Well, how do I explain to the Clan about this?" Lilyheart asked, motioning to a healed scar.

"Yeah, me too. How do explain to my mother that I was healed in seconds?" Ravenpaw asked.

"Should we just say that Cinderpelt came in from and healed you?" Jayfeather suggested. "It makes things simpler."

"Okay then, I guess," said Ravenpaw reluctantly. "And what about Lilyheart's power?"

"Let's not tell anyone about her powers until we understand them," Leafpool said.

"Good idea," said Jayfeather. "And don't forget to tell Snowpelt about the kits at sunrise."

"Also, I think it's high time that we told you what's going on," Leafpool added. "Sit down, and listen to what we have to tell you."