A/N: This story will hopefully (But it probably won't :P) end around 40 some chapters, maybe 35... idk... there will probably be a sequel, but I haven't figured out who it's gonna be about, what the title's gonna be, and, ya...

We'll work on that when we get to the end. ;)

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"I don't like this..."

"BloodClan's getting bolder..."

"It's coming..."

"Coming..."

"Run or fight..."

"Run..."

Dawnfeather jerked awake, blinking her blue eyes slowly. What was that? She looked around the warrior's den. Everycat was sleeping. She carefully stepped over Mudpelt's sleeping form, poking her head outside the den.

The camp was empty save for two sentries. Dawnfeather quietly padded over to the first one. "Brackenfur. Has anycat been walking around for the past while?"

The older tom looked at her curiously. "Just you. Why?"

"I thought I heard voices."

Brackenfur looked around. "Maybe they were outside the camp walls?"

Dawnfeather shook her head. "No. It wasn't that. It was coming from the camp... somewhere."

"I'll look into it later. Go to bed for now."

Dawnfeather uneasily shook her white coat out before laying down beside Mudpelt. He mumbled in his sleep, turning over and wrapping a light brown paw around her neck.

She sighed, falling back asleep.

-Timeskip: Next early afternoon-

The Clan leaders had gathered together once more at Fourtrees. Scourge had called for battle once more. The crazed BloodClan leader had sworn that the Clans would fall, with or without any other cat's help.

"We have to band together once more. It's how we defeated BloodClan before, and we'll do it again the same way."

"We should do it quickly as well. Scourge might begin attacking each Clan individually, and take us out one by one."

"Agreed."

"Maybe we should all go and attack HIS camp."

"Despite all Clans banding together, I don't think we'll have enough cats this time around. You saw how big BloodClan is now."

-Medecine cat's den; ThunderClan-

Icestrike paced nervously, picking up on the nervous energy the cats were emmitting. He smelled Firestar entering the camp with his group of warriors, and hurried out to hear what he had to say.

"All cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather at High Rock!" The ginger leader yowled. "Scourge has challenged us once and for all. Meet tomorrow at Fourtrees to battle for the final time, or he will begin taking the Clans out one by one."

Gasps and a few wails rent the air. "Practice hard, because tomorrow we're going to battle BloodClan!"

The cats quickly dispersed, the mentors taking their apprentices to practice again in the sandpit, while the queens hustled their kits into the nursery from their watching positions near the entrance of the nursery.

"Firestar. This isn't good. I don't know if we're ready for another battle against BloodClan." Greystripe said quietly.

"I know. But we have to."

"We could always flee..."

"Never. Ask StarClan to help; it's our only hope."

"Yes Firestar."

"Greystripe. One more thing." The two cats put their heads together and Firestar lowered his voice. "We need the elders, queens, and kits to leave the camps and hide somewhere else in case we lose."

Icestrike gulped. They had to win, right?

Greystripe seemed to have the same thoughts. "I will send out two cats to search for-" "I have already found a place."

Icestrike stood, suddenly realizing what had happened. He had heard Firestar and Greystripe whispering from across the camp!

What?!... That's not possible!

Is it?

I should have known... but how can YOU guys enhance my hearing like that?

It is simple. We can, for a short amount of time, exit your body. But what we see and hear, you could as well.

But... I didn't see anything else different.

That is because your eyes were open. You need to close them to see.

That... makes a strange amount of sense.

Would you like to try it now?

Sure. It will probably be helpful to use it in the battle.

Icestrike felt a shiver run over him, and he realized a Star Dweller was hovering ahead of him. He could see the barest outline of a floating cat.

Closing his eyes, he waited. I still can't see anything.

Reach out with your mind, find the Dweller's mind with your own and connect.

Icestrike tried, envisioning reaching out with his head and connecting it to another cat's head.

Nothing happened. He scowled, opening his eyes. "This isn't working."

You are not reaching out.

Yes I am!

Try envisioning a paw.

Icestrike closed his eyes again, breathing in deeply. He mentally reached out with his paw, finding the Star Dweller floating in front of him. He placed his paw on it's chest, and felt something there. He unsheathed his claws to grab it, then-

"Icestrike!" The white tom jerked, opening his eyes and losing his concentration. "What?" He snapped.

Birdpaw stopped. "I was just checking if you were all right. You were sitting there, really still for a long time."

Icestrike mumbled a 'sorry' as he glanced up at the sun. The sun was outlined in glowing yellow threads, and was directly above him. He had started with the sun farther to his left. There's gotta be a faster way to do that.

He thought, whisking his tail around his paws.

There is not.

He jumped at the sudden voice, hoping no one saw him.

Fox dung.

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Dawnfeather looked up from talking with Flamelight, noticing him sitting in front of the medecine cat's den.

He was strangely still, completly unmoving.

Now that I think about it, he's been sitting like that for all morning.

Uneasy, Dawnfeather motioned Birdpaw over with her tail. "Is Icestrike okay?"

Birdpaw looked at her brother. "I think so. I think he's soaking up the sun."

Dawnfeather frowned. "Maybe you should look at his wounds again then? Make sure they're not infected?"

"Of course!"

Dawnfeather watched her daughter go, smiling softly before turning back to Flamelight.

"As I was saying..."

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A/N: Now that I think about it, this story will probably barely make it to 30 chapters. :P

Also, I was thinking of making a 'novella' about Icestrike when he goes to find a new place for the Star Dwellers.

After all, I can't really just put that in the middle of meh story now, can I? It IS about Dawn, after all... :D

May StarClan light your path!