Flame woke up with a start, she blinked her eyes and looked around. She was in the Nursery, not in a valley. She must've been dreaming. Beside her, her brother, Flash, was waking up, blinking his eyes open. 'Who were those cats?' She thought, flexing her claws. Flash pushed her playfully.
"Hey there! Sleep well?" He asked, rubbing against her.
"Yes. Did you?" She looked at him.
"Yeah, though I did have this dream…" He murmured, still half-asleep.
Flame pushed him playfully. "Let's see if we can go outside again!" She went to Feather, and nudged her.
"What is it sweetheart?" She asked blearily.
"Can me and Flash go outside again?" She pleaded.
"Yes, but remember the rules."
"Yay! C'mon Flash, we can go!" She sprinted outside, her brother behind her. "Woah!" Flame skidded to a halt, bumping into Sand. The apprentice looked down in surprise.
"Flame! Flash! You two are up early." She meowed, looking at the pair.
"We wanted to explore again!" Flash mewed, puffing his chest out.
Sand purred. "Well, that's good to hear. I'm just waiting for Breeze, then we'll go on dawn patrol." She yawned. "It's terrible getting up this early. Well, see you around." She headed off.
Flash shrugged looking after her. "So, what should we do?"
"How about we see Dream?" Flame asked, flicking her tail toward the healer's den.
"Uh….okay?" Flash meowed reluctantly, looking at the den.
"Great! C'mon." Flame bounded toward the den, Flash following her, but at a slower pace. Once both kits were inside, Flame gazed around. "Woah! This place is awesome!" She ran over to a pile of leaves and sniffed them. "I wonder what they taste like…." She leaned forward to bite into one. A paw knocked her aside. She skidded across the den, and looked at her attacker. "Hey!"
"For your information, they are chickweed. Used for greencough, but catmint is preferred." The cat meowed, bending down to sniff them. Dream, once satisfied, turned her cloudy amber eyes toward Flame and Flash. "Why are you two in here? Didn't your mother tell you not to get in trouble?"
"How'd you know that?" Flash meowed, his eyes wide.
Dream glanced toward him. "Every mother wants her kits to stay out of trouble. Speaking of your mother, is she well? I haven't been by to check on her."
Flame nodded, getting up. "She's fine! Why do you ask?"
Dream looked away. "I'm a healer. It's my duty to make sure the cats are well."
"Okay then!" Flame meowed cheerfully, smiling. She turned to Flash. "Hey, you said before that you had a weird dream last night, right?"
Flash scuffled his paws uncomfortably. "Yeah, so?"
"What was it about?"
He looked into her eyes. "I was in a valley, and there was a flash of lightning, and when it dispersed, there were six cats on the hilltop. One had a white glow, one an orange, one a blue, one a green, one a light blue, and the last one had black smoke around him. I felt a presence beside me, so I looked, and saw three other cats, two she-cats, one tom. One of the she-cats had Hawkclan's scent, the other two had Flowerclan's scent. There was another flash of lightning, and then I woke up."
Flame stared at him. "That's exactly what I dreamed too! Except, there were two toms, and one she-cat, the she-cat and a tom had Flowerclan's scent on them, and the other tom had Hawkclan's scent on him. But other than that, it was the exact same! That's sooooo cool! What do you think it meant?" She asked excitedly, bouncing up and down.
Flash looked baffled. "I-I don't know! Maybe we should te-" He stopped abruptly, looking at Dream. She was staring at the kits, her eyes wide, and ears flattened. "W-What?" Flash asked, crouching down.
Dream lowered her head, and turned her blind gaze away. "There was a prophecy…" She sighed. "On the night before you were born, me and Moss, she's the healer in Flowerclan, were meeting. During the meeting, we both received a prophecy. Six cats, each with a power unlike anything ever seen, destined for greatness." She looked at the kits steadily. Flash widened his eyes more, and backed up.
"Wait, wait, what?" Flame meowed, jumping over a pile of berries. "So you're telling us that you think we are a part of the prophecy?"
Dream dipped her head. "Yes."
Meanwhile… Heather and Grass are having a similar experience with Moss. Heather is afraid, and shocked about carrying such a responsibility, but Grass is more calm, accepting it as his destiny, and could not change it. Secretly, he is excited to find his power.
Flash flattened his ears, looking at the ground. "But...but why us?"
Dream sighed, sitting down. "Destiny works in confusing ways. Don't let this destroy you, though. Work past it, and become the best you can."
Flame looked around. "Can we tell other cats?"
Dream shook her head. "No. You may not. Trust your instincts. Now, go away."
Flash darted out of the den. Flame padded after her brother.