As the once mighty Morning clan search for a new home to survive leaf bare and starvation, let alone getting eaten by hawks, bears, or even dogs. They followed the sent of the fallen clans and to be able to start a new start for them, until they are able to return their strengths and fight against the evil that casts them from their true home, but hope and faith for Star clan was gravely slipping away from the clan. "Star clan, why do you abandon us in this great disaster? Are were doom to disband from the clan?" Adderfur cried with confusion and misery.
"Enough, Adderfur! Star will not forget us, right brother?" Leaftail growled in annoyance as she waited for a response from her dear brother, Hazeleye. But he said nothing and continue slowly to carry his daughters. "Hazeleye, what is the matter and where's Riverstream? I-I thought she would be with you after we fled." The light brown she-cat wondered, feeling worried for him and her friend. Hazeleye said nothing and rushed ahead, away from his littermate. Then she saw Riverstream's father, her denmate and best friend Mintbreath carrying his little kin.
"Mintbreath, where is Riverstream?! We didn't leave her behind, did we?!" The elder began to pant from the unknown for the queen. The dark blue tom looked at her with sorrow, but stayed by her. "MINTBREATH! WHERE IS SHE?!" Leaftail shrieked in fear. "Leaftail... she was a very brave and so kind but I fear that she has left us too soon..." Mintbreath moaned in lost of his daughter. "N-no, y-you can't mean...!" Leaftail stuttered fearing the worst. "She is with her mother in Star clan now..." The dark blue tom moaned in sorrow.
Leaftail fell to the ground, feeling too much pain in her heart to continue and burst into tears. "Stop! Leaftail collapsed!" Tinyleaf yelled as the clan circled her. "Pebblestone, hurry!" Ivynose shouted as the medicine cat came to check on her. "I can't continue like this... I'm sorry, but I can't stay in the clan anymore, I don't want to see anymore of my love ones die. We have to face the truth now, we are destroyed." Leaftail began as she began to leave. "You're abandoning us once more?! I'm not surprised... I knew you were no Morning clan cat, you are a traitor."
"Maplekiss!" Lunareyes hissed at the golden tortoiseshell she-cat with a scar on her nose. "Hey, Riverstream was my best friend and was like a sister to me, but you don't see me be a quitter and desert the clan like... like it meant nothing to you... Leaftail- no you don't even deserve a warrior name, you were never a member of us if you turn on us and if you abandon us, you're abandoning Riverstream and your brother! Meaning that you never cared about them!" The warrior hissed with pure wisdom and anger. Then Leaftail stopped and turned to the cats she loved.
"I... I'm so sorry, brother, Riverstream, everyone. I can't bear the pain anymore..." The young elder cried as she ran blindly into the thick forest not knowing where she is going from here. But the just watch her as she left, then continue their journey to find the fleeing clans. "Maybe Leaftail was right. Maybe Star clan has forgotten us all." Quietvoice meowed sadly. But then they saw thing they thought they might never be able to see in their life time, faces that were thought forgotten, trying to show them all something.
As the clans followed the two mysterious cats, they stop to see that they were in the forest that the clan came to. then Ivynose and Hazeleye heard voice the far more clear than the other cats. *We have never forgotten you. Star clan will always be there. Let star clan light your path*
As Morning clan entered the very strange forest, they saw a few strangers coming their way. "Hey there. Star clan told us we would
have more clan cats. Very good." The cream tom purred with joy with his mate. "Ah. It is good to see you once more, Richard, Sand." Ivynose smiled at his old friend, remembering the fond memories. "Ivynose, how do you know these cats?" Tall-legs wondered to the grey tom. "These were the cats who helped bring Anna, Mothstar, and Ribbons to the forest, they are also known as Star clan's paws. They help the clans in their time of need." The old tom explained to them.
"I see that they brought the two of you here as predicted as well as Mothstar's death." Sand sadly moaned for the death of her friend. "I'm afraid so. She died like a warrior." Ivynose frowned at the lost of Mothstar. "Both you and Pebblestone will need tohead to the forever frozen to speak with Star clan to become a leader. Sand will bring the rest of you to your new home." Richard ordered as he led the deputy and the medicine cat to the beacon to Star clan. As they reached it the see a frozen stream, that looks like it has never melted.
"Now you must press your nose on the scratches that looks like a star, then Star clan will take it from there." The tom informed his friend as the dark grey tom did so as his last thought rang through his ears before sleep. *Now I waited for Star clan to drift me to sleep.* He had fallen into a very deep sleep and waited for his warrior ancestors to visit him and grant him nine lives and the power of Star clan. As he sat down in the darkness, he saw little stars coming his way with beautiful brightness and so very vivid color. As the sparkle and dazzle and form into cats of his past. "Hello Ivynose are you ready to earn your nine lives?" They all said as he nodded.
The first cat was a small ginger tom. "Blazepaw, my son. I am so sorry." The dark tom hugged his son with love. "I know father, I love you very much, this will help you. With this life, give you the life of will power, use it well to fight off your pride in order to save your clan." Blazepaw smiled then returned to his place. Then a light grey she-kit came to him, she was his sister who died in the snow. "Rainkit!" Ivynose smiled. "With this life I give you the life of tireless energy. Use it well to give it your all." His sister returned to her spot.
Then a large dark brown tom with large black stripes appeared. "Father!" The dark tom purred from the sight of his father. "With this life, I give you the life of justice. Use it well to give everyone justice." His father purred as he left. Then Mothstar came with the life of honor, Anna the life of nobility, Dogbite humility, Lovestream love, Charnose truth, Badgerbandit bravery and lastly Riverstream with her gift of harmony and a prophesy 'Fire, Night, Silver and Scarlet will become one and restore the clans.'
As the moons passed and the clans that have outcast from the evil of the one and his powers of the darkness. However they have manage to thrive and grow strong once again. Many kits were born, but the loss of many will take time for Morning clan to heal from the battle that led to their exile. Even though Riverstream was slain in battle to protect her kits, she still lived long in the spirit of her sons and daughter. Hazeleye spend a lot of time with them and brought them their favorite prey if he could catch them, with the harsh leaf-bare gone, and life returning, things got easier for them all.
"Alright my young kin. It is time for another story, then your father will be back with the most tastiest prey that you could ever dream of." The only elder, Mintbreath smiled to his daughters kits. "Could you tell us about our mother? We want to know more about her." The shyest of the litter Streamkit asked quietly to her kin about Riverstream. Even though she had her mother's fur, she was very timid and shy, then energetic and stubborn. "Yes dear Streamkit. In fact you were named after your mother because of your fur and eyes, you look so much like her." Mintbreath answered.
"Whoopie do. Isn't she the lucky one. She get's the pelt of our mother who deserted us." The most smartest and the most grouchiest kit Ivykit moaned as he lied away from the elder. "Ivykit! Your mother did not leave you!" The blue tom shouted. "Then why isn't she here and why won't our father talk about where is she?" The dark tom moaned. "Your mother didn't leave the clan in the way you think, s-she had to sacrifice herself to save you all from h- from the evil leader." The elder hesitated. "What? What happened?" The bravest and most immature of the litter Blazekit mew as his pelt began to fizzle up.
Even Ivykit turned around to hear about his mother's missing. "It begins when Morning clan used to live in a different place and the dark one try to drive us away, like the other clans. But he wanted your mother and you alive. So as the battle raged, he'd ordered Crowspot to take you and her, but she fought him as the other queens brought you to safety with the other kits and she fought with every fiber in her being, but the tom ripped her throat and left her for dead, no medicine was able to save her I'm afraid. Your mother was the bravest of all clan cats." Mintbreath sadly answered.
*One day I'll be just like her and defeat the evil one.* Cherrykit Thought as her father came for them.
Riverstream's spirit dashed with grace and elegance but was rushing to the place in Star clan to speak in privet with a very powerful and strong tom. "Where are you, Lionfire? I request to speak with you immediately." The spirit of the silver she-cat demanded as she waited for him to emerge from the clouds and to her vision. Then a golden star appeared from the mist with many other with very slow speed and formed into a large golden tom with bright orange eyes. "Hello, Riverstream. What is the matter? You do not sound very happy." The cats spirit wondered.
"I need to talk to you about my brother." Riverstream grunted angrily at the tom. Lionfire is the tom you see after you die to enter the afterlife an will be decided on where you go. He was the leader before Nighstar who was very noble and wise and strong enough to open the gate. He looked very stern of what Riverstream wished to discuss with him. "I-" He began but them the spirit of the silver she-cat cuts him off. "And the kits that are involved in this. Why them?!" Riverstream hissed angrily at him. "This was the price of your births. The toll for your mother's and father's sin to Star clan." He'd simply answered as he turn away.
"But why must we all suffer?! Have it been enough that we were separated or that in life we never know our mother?!" The spirit cried as she began to sobbed in misery. "The recruitment for your brother was not my doing, but the events of the deaths of your mother was all I did because it was the Owl of destiny demanded, the other events was not my doing or anyone else." Lionfire wisely explained to her as she looked up at him. "I came here to request a favor. Please let me return to the living to help them to their destiny."
With a moon passed both Ashpaw and Honeypaw or the new warriors Ashfreckle and Honeyswan were doing the traditional night visual like their ancestors did far too many seasons ago to remember. As Ivystar awoken from his sleep, he saw the two of the new warriors still sitting there waiting for someone. Then he saw his new deputy, Apricotheart came and told them that their initiation of becoming a warrior was over and that they could rest and there was prey in their new bedding in the warrior's den. They both left for the den as the deputy came toward him.
They both prepare for the meeting, the leader of Morning clan climbed the new high rock. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey meet me at the high rock for a clan meeting." He called to his clan with a loud echo as the entire clan came to him as ordered with wonder and confusion in their minds. Soon the kits of the long departed Riverstream came out as well to see what was going on. They all began to muttered and whispered questions and guesses.
"Cats of Morning clan. We will have new apprentices along with the new warriors. Bark-kit, Galekit, Huntingkit, step forward." The dark stripe tom ordered the three kits. "Bark-kit until you can earn your warrior name, you will be known was Barkpaw. Hazeleye, I know that you still blame yourself for what Dragonstar had done, but you truly deserve another chance of being a mentor again. You show great wisdom and bravery, I want you pass it down to Barkpaw." Ivystar smiled.
"Galekit, until you have you earn your warrior name, you will be known as Galepaw. Ribbons I have loved you since you came, you have shown a mother's love and swiftness, I want you to pass it down to Galepaw." The leader trusted to his mate as she blushed beautifully. "Huntingkit, until you have earn your warrior name, you will be known as Huntingpaw. I shall be his mentor." Ivynose smiled as the clans cheered for the young apprentices with joy. "Maplekiss, I need you to form a hunting patrol." The leader of Morning clan ordered.
As the clan got to work, Cherrykit felt very sleepy and oddly of her, began to sleep without feeling jittery. In her dreams, she was struggling in a very deep river of crimson liquid with her brothers and sister. She saw the fallen bodies of all her clanmates with dark shadows laughing horribly. She watch as the all vanished in the mist. Then the water began to flow gently, turning clear. Once she reached shore with a cat waiting for her only whispering this, "You and your brothers and sister have a great destiny ahead of you." As everything disappeared.