"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."
-Albert Einstein

"What did you say?"

"Oh...um, nothing Tawnystar." Hogpaw squeaked.

"Oh no dear, everyone's gone silent wondering what's going on." Tawnystar sneered. "If they don't hear this, I'll delay your warrior ceremony till you fess up."

Hogpaw's fur ruffled and I looked up at the sky demanding for StarClan to give me permission.

It's okay Oakpaw, they need to find out eventually. Many of Redblossom's friends are here, they'll be so happy to hear of her return.

I noticed that everyone was looking at us, and that Amberfern was right. I looked at my parents and then right at the ThunderClan leader.

"The Crimson Heroine has been reborn in the mountains!" I announced. "StarClan told me to bring chosen apprentices from each Clan. Which includes Me, Blossompaw, Sagepaw, Lionpaw, and Hogpaw."

"No son of mine is going to look for my sister! She should stay dead!" Jioveheart snarled heartlessly.

"My daughter alive? Could it be?" Stonestar whispered with hope in his blue eyes.

"HA! You're just lying like the RiverClan scum you are!" Tawnystar laughed tauntingly at me. "Are you Splotchstar's kin? It would be no surprise with that lying tongue of yours."

"Hey! He's our son!" Spidermoon snarled. "And he's telling the truth!"

"And Tawnystar! My daughter going on an adventure is awesome!" Hailflower purred excitedly.

"Dewdust! Keep your son in line!" Tawnystar snarled at the deputy.

"He's a grown warrior, Tawnystar." Dewdust retorted. "He can say what he wants. And these apprentices clearly are meant to go on this journey."

"I agree, I'm enabling Sagepaw to go. Don't hold him back, Stormclaw." Icestar told the gray tom firmly.

I looked to Flyfur, paying no attention to the disputing going on. His amber eyes were bright and he trotted over to me.

"You mean this?" Flyfur's voice was shaken with uncontrolled delight. "My mother told you my Redblossom is back?"

"She was reborn in the mountains." I confirmed. "But she might not remember everything."

"Oh?" Flyfur's shoulders dropped and he looked down. "We should all go to find her, I need to make sure she's safe!"

"No, Amberfern really wants us chosen apprentices to go." I told him. "She's excited for you, believe me."

"I want her to remember me." Flyfur meowed desperately.

"Oh shut your mouth." Jioveheart hissed. "Your so called 'blossom' is nothing more than a attention-hogging fox-"

"Shut up Jioveheart! You're lucky I let you in ShadowClan at all." Shallowstar growled. "Lionpaw, you can go. Jioveheart, you try and stop him and I'll ban your butt in every inch of this forest."

"Don't be proud with those fools Lionpaw." Jioveheart growled at her son. "Jaypaw and Dovepaw are much better apprentices."

"No one misses you here in RiverClan." Stonestar snapped at Jioveheart. "Brownpelt? Spidermoon? You worry about your kits?"

"They will make RiverClan proud no matter what." Brownpelt purred. "Was there a set time when you needed to leave?"

Now

"Amberfern wants us to leave now." I answered.

"Seems like a time where all of us together is a good time as any." Lionpaw meowed.

Hogpaw looked excited and Blossompaw and Sagepaw looked at each other with anticipation.

Stormclaw moved past Flyfur refusing to look at him and it suddenly clicked. Stormclaw was Flyfur's father! And now it seems he had kits with another queen creating Sagepaw.

"Antpad, bring Voletooth and Songpool. They'll want to know what's happening before they leave."

The temporary deputy left the island while Tawnystar, Jioveheart, and Stormclaw were glaring at us for different reasons. But their resentment was drowned out by the love and praise from most of our parents.

"We love you two, my wonderful kits." Spidermoon purred, licking my forehead. "Please come home safe."

"Especially stay safe, I don't want to lose you two trying to find my sister." Brownpelt added.

"We can't believe you're going on an adventure without us!" Snowpaw whined to Hogpaw, with Ferretpaw at his side. "You have to tell us all about it when you get back!"

"Alright, I promise." Hogpaw purred.

"You better be safe my Sageypoo!" a grey blue she-cat with white paws purred licking Sagepaw's ears.

"Mom! You're embarrassing me..." Sagepaw whispered annoyed.

"Plumsplash, he's going to look for the mate of my son from that dirty fox Amberfern." Stormclaw hissed. "Don't encourage him."

"Shut up about my mom, Stormclaw. You're lucky Voletooth isn't here yet to claw you a new one." Flyfur growled.

"You mean that mouse-brain that's 'mate' is another she-cat?" Stormclaw retorted.

"Yes that's who he means."

I saw Voletooth walk into the Gathering, with Songpool walking close to her seeming scared to see Voletooth's father again.

"Except I'm not a mouse-brain and Songpool is my mate." Voletooth corrected him. "We heard Redblossom is...back?"

"She was reborn in the mountains." I repeated. "But we must go."

"We can't let this cat live with the wrong idea any longer." Blossompaw added.

"Beyond the Twolegplace near our camp is a forest path where you'll see the mountains." Stonestar explained. "You five just walk to the mountains till you get there and Amberfern should help you."

"We love you." Our father purred to me and Blossompaw. "Bring my sister back."

"And the love of my life, it's been so hard without her." Flyfur whispered.

After the leaders made their announcements, all the Clans sent us on our way. And only briefly after that, we were on our way to Twolegplace.

"Do we have to go this way?" Sagepaw complained. "Dad told me the cats here are fat and sloppy. And that they like to kill for fun."

"That sounds horrible!" Blossompaw gasped.

"That's a total lie." Lionpaw reassured us. "They're the laziest creatures to walk the forest."

"Shh! We're here." Hogpaw whispered. "They could be everywhere."

"We can take them." Sagepaw growled.

"I'm the leader here, I'll decide whether we can take them or not." I snapped.

As we walked on the path beside the Thunderpath, the cats near the Twoleg nests looked at us and frantically ran.

Then a huge group of toms appeared from the Thunderpath lead by a brown tabby tom.

"So you think your Clan can continue your Queen-Napping patrols?" The lead tom snarled. "You will keep your filthy paws off our mates, sisters, mothers, and kits! My cats, ATTACK!"