YAY! I finally updated something, and my cold is gooone! But yeah... My cold is not a excuse. Because my cold stopped around last week... Heh...(I am lazy...) But yeah! It is now Spring Break for me, so I (hopefully) can update more often!

Disclaimer: I do not own Warriors.

Chapter 15: StarClan

Tigerclaw gazed around the camp.

His new life as a warrior had gone exceptionally well, he had claimed a place in the middle nest beside Thistleclaw, even though he had been a warrior for only a moon. ThunderClan was also thriving, with greenleaf coming, the clan was looking forward to a prey-rich forest. Brindleface had kitted Redkit, Willowkit, and Spottedkit, with Adderfang being a proud father to the squealing litter of three. Snowfur was also in the nursery with her own kit named Whitekit, with, naturally, Thistleclaw as the father. Snowfur had decided to name Whitekit after the kit that fell to the his death on the edge of a cliff. Tigerclaw no longer missed him very much, but still felt a numb ache when he thought about his old nursery friend.

Tigerclaw yawned, stretching. He was told by Sunstar that there was something planned for him today, and was looking forward to knowing what the special event was. My days as an apprentice are finally over. He licked the scratch on his shoulder. It had been inflicted by a RiverClan warrior's claws when Thunderclan and RiverClan were fighting over Sunningrocks.

"Tigerclaw!"

The dark tabby tom turned around to see Sunstar walking towards him. "Yes?" Tigerclaw meowed.

"I realized that you did not get your chance to receive StarClan's blessing for becoming a warrior. And of course, you deserve it." Sunstar turned towards Thistleclaw, who was approaching his former apprentice and clan leader. "I am coming with you, Tigerclaw." The grey and white tom explained. "No cat else."

Tigerclaw nodded, wondering why the new apprentices weren't going to go. Oh Starclan... Please don't let Thistleclaw go into his old, boring lectures again about being a good, powerful warrior... I'm already the strongest I'm the clan!

Sunstar nodded. "Go see Featherwhisker for traveling herbs, and then you can go on your way at once."

• • •

"So, aren't you going to tell me that I haven't been training enough or something?"

Tigerclaw glared at his former mentor as he spoke the words. Thistleclaw grumbled something under his breath. "Well?" Tigerclaw pressed. Thistleclaw's grey tail twitched with annoyance. "I taught you the lesson of patience long ago." Thistleclaw hissed through clenched teeth. "And you still haven't seemed to learn anything from that!"

The dark tabby tom forced down his anger. "Why am I going alone? Pretty much all the apprentices, except maybe some unlucky cats like me, go with another pair of apprentice and mentor." Tigerclaw gazed at Thisteclaw. "Well?"

"First of all..." Thisteclaw began. "There is much more things I can teach you. And second of all..." Tigerclaw's former mentor shushed down to a whisper. "I have something very important to tell you." Tigerclaw leaned a little closer. Thisteclaw continued. "If anything ever happens to me, do not, and I repeat, do not let Bluefur become leader. If she does... I will be waiting for you in the skies, when the time comes. Revenge is something we can still have, even in death."

Tigerclaw's eyes narrowed. He hated Bluefur as much as his mentor did and would do anything he could to stop her from becoming leader, but he didn't want to meet Thistleclaw in the skies if he failed.

Where would I go, if I hate StarClan?

Tigerclaw had always resented StarClan ever since he believed they took his sisters away. His sister's were to weak and stupid to survive anyways, but he was still very lonely as a kit. And when he became an apprentice, no cat was really his friend, giving him the reason to believe that friendship was worthless and would slow and stop anyone's grasp of power.

Then where would I go if I resist going to StarClan?

A violent shove brought Tigerclaw flinging down to the ground. "Watch where you're going!" Thisteclaw snarled. "You were nearly run over by a monster!" Tigerclaw looked up from where he lay, and smelled the disgusting scents of Thunderpath and monsters. Backing away from the hard black surface, Tigerclaw laid his ears flat, pretending he meant to almost walk to his death. "Are we supposed to cross this thing?" He asked.

"Of course!" Thisteclaw shot back at his clanmate. "How else are we supposed to get to Highstones, where the Moonstone is?"

"This is my first time, remember?"

"Even a newly made apprentice would've known that!"

"Really! So you think I'm weak huh? Is that what you're trying to tell me!?"

"If you think you're so smart, go across the Thunderpath yourself!"

"FINE! I'll show you who's strong!"

Tigerclaw whipped around without even checking where the monsters were. He hurled himself onto the thunderpath, and from the corner of his eye, he saw a huge, silver monster charging towards him. Tigerclaw ducked down as fast as he could, crouching in the middle of the Thunderpath.

Tigerclaw flattened his ears and squeezed his eyes shut, waiting for his bones to crack, and pain to engulf him.

At least now, I'll know if I'm going to go to StarClan or not.

Tigerclaw's senses picked up the sounds and scents of his death...

Air rushing past him. Darkness. Acrid smell of the Thunderpath and monsters. Then...

Light. There was light? Am I in StarClan already?

Teeth digging into his scruff. Someone was dragging Tigerclaw somewhere. Tigerclaw finally dared to open his eyes. The image of the cat seemed hazy. "Who are you?"

"I'm your mentor, you stupid mousebrain! What were you thinking, charging across, no looking, no smelling, no doing anything to look for monsters?! It's like trying to drown yourself! And then you just froze there, still as a stone, and the monster just flew past you, and you were right under it's belly!" Thisteclaw was steaming with anger, and shouting at his former apprentice. Tigerclaw was pretty sure the anger didn't come from worry for his life.

"I'm fine, okay?" He snapped. "We made it, so now let's go. And also, you're the one who told me to go by myself. Remember that, Thisteclaw."

• • •

Tigerclaw was looking up at a huge cave, with no light he could see going in. A small shiver ran through him. What am I afraid of? It's just.. Black. Just blackness.. Like... Like a cat's black pelt. But Tigerclaw knew it wasn't the cave he was afraid of. There was a strange, overwhelming power that seemed to pulse from the inside of the cave. Though the sun had set many heartbeats ago, and the inside of the cave was darker than ever, the whole cave still seemed to glow and flicker with stars, even though it wasn't glowing. There was a strange aura in, and surrounding the cave.

"Well, we reached Highstones at last." Thisteclaw was beside him. Tigerclaw glanced at Thisteclaw, and saw his pelt was pricking slightly too.

"Come on, let's go." Thisteclaw began walking slowly towards the entrance. Tigerclaw followed him.

As soon as Tigerclaw set paw in the cave, whispers seemed to come from nowhere. The voices echoed softly in his ears.

The cat... He's here...

StarClan... Do something...

Why..

No... Don't let him... No...

Go away... Go away..go away...goawaygoaway...

The voices were crushing Tigerclaw's confidence, and he was about to ask Thisteclaw how long until they reached the Moonstone, when Thisteclaw turned around and bolted back to the entrance. Tigerclaw stared around him in shock. "Th-Thisteclaw?" He stammered. "Where are you?" No reply. "Thisteclaw!"

Tigerclaw ran ahead, slamming into walls, panicking. Light glowed ahead. Voices getting louder. Light... That means I should be outside soon!...

Then the brightest light Tigerclaw ever saw shone down. He gasped. The... The Moonstone! He took deep breaths, trying to calm himself. So.. I guess I'll find my way out when it gets lighter. Wait, where is this light coming from?.. Tigerclaw,a looked up to see a hole in the top of the roof, with moonlight shining directly on to the Moonstone. Aha! I could climb up there. In the morning though, I'm tired.

Padding over to the Moonstone, he laid down. I suppose StarClan will give me a peaceful rest if I sleep on the Moonstone.

• • •

Tigerclaw opened his eyes. Morning already? He looked around. He shot to his paws. This isn't the Moonstone! What!? He was lying in the clearing at Fourtrees, but everything seemed to be sparkling with starlight. Two kits padded towards him. Tigerclaw hunched down, preparing to leap. "Hold on, Tigerclaw." One of the kits mewed. One of the kits were black with green eyes, and the other was grey with blue eyes. Both kits were she-cats, and they both had stars... in their fur and eyes.

Tigerclaw was a little taken back that the kits knew his name that he didn't pounce. "Who are you?" He growled. "And where am I? And answer me fast. I do not have time for this!"

The kits shared a look. The eye contact between the two seemed very sad. "Well?!" Tigerclaw spat. The black kit looked up into his amber eyes. "We are your sisters, Tigerclaw. I am Nightkit, and this is Mistkit. You are in Starclan territory right now."

Cliff-hanger? Ish? Idk. Anyways, I update something, and I plan to update a new chapter soon! So sorry for my laziness. :P