Bluestar lashed her tail angrily as she walked in front of the three cats she brought with her.
"ThunderClan will fall." Bluestar snarled.
"Only because you're going to harm them!" a she-cat cried.
"Shut up, Honeyleaf!" Bluestar snapped. "Hollyleaf, how do we get rid of Jessy and force-I mean, set Bramblestar and Squirrelflight back together?"
"We don't." Hollyleaf hissed. "Don't you see Bramblestar is happy with Gempaw?! We both hate Squirrelpaw!"
"She's your mother!" the tom next to her snapped. "And my daughter, and her name is Squirrelflight!"
"And we all know that Firestar's family must survive, the rest of those mouse-hearts are fair game."
"Keep Graystripe alive please." Firestar meowed.
"NO! Bramblestar's forcing him and Millie to have more kits!" Bluestar roared.
"STOP IT!" Honeyleaf wailed. "Doing this will only hurt ThunderClan! Isn't it better if Squirrelpaw suffers than if the Clan suffers?!"
"But Bramblestar and Squirrelflight's kits were destined to save all the Clans!" Bluestar snapped.
"They were?!" Honeyleaf gasped.
"I knew my kin would be in another prophecy!" Firestar giggled.
"I don't believe you." Hollyleaf muttered.
"Because you don't want Squirrelflight to be happy!" Bluestar growled. "LIONHEART! Tell as many StarClan cats that their kits were meant to be in a prophecy!"
"Yes, Bluestar." Lionheart ran off.
Hollyleaf leaped to follow him, but Bluestar slammed her head into Hollyleaf's, making her fall back.
"NO YOU DON'T!" Bluestar roared. "Firestar! Take her away!"
Firestar snarled and leaped at Hollyleaf. Bluestar walked away and smirked as she heard Hollyleaf yelp.
That prophecy thing was a lie! Bluestar thought to herself, smiling. Now all of StarClan will listen to me!
"All ThunderClan cats that can catch their own prey, come here!"
Bramblestar's smirked as he saw Squirrelpaw exit the apprentice's den.
"Of course, Squirrelpaw can't because her mouth's tied up." Bramblestar purred.
Squirrelpaw tried to growl, but she couldn't. Bramblestar wanted a break from her snarling and whining, so he decided that her mouth would be tied up till her punishment was lifted, it was only removed for when she needed to eat, drink, or hunt.
"LAUGH, MOUSE-BRAINS!" Bramblestar roared. The Clan let out forced laughs except Sandstorm and Leafpool.
"Blossomfall, Berrynose. Take her back into the apprentice's den. She'll be going out on two more patrols as soon as the announcements are over." Bramblestar ordered.
Leafpool jumped and landed next to Bramblestar, her fur bristling.
"YOU CAN'T DO THIS!" Leafpool wailed. "LOOK AT HER! She's wearing thin! Her fur's clinging to her bones because's she's been eating so little!"
"Millie, Snowlight." Bramblestar growled. "Confine her in the apprentice's den. Thornclaw, search for plants to tie Leafpool's mouth with."
Lionblaze opened his mouth.
"WANT TO BECOME LIONPAW, HUH?!" Bramblestar bellowed. "SIT DOWN!"
Lionblaze's eyes flashed with horror, but he sat down.
"Any-who!" Bramblestar purred cheerfully like nothing had happened. "Dovewing, would you care to share?"
Dovewing stood next to Bramblestar.
"I'm expecting Bumblestripe's kits." Dovewing stuttered almost each word.
Bumblestripe purred and the Clan cheered.
Gempaw looked and saw Rosepetal wasn't cheering.
Poor Rosepetal. She doesn't know Dovewing's such a rotten two-timer. I should talk to her.
"And Graystripe." Bramblestar growled, but still kept his smile. "I'm sure you have something to share!"
"Actually, I don't." Graystripe looked horrified.
"OK!" Bramblestar meowed. "May I talk to you, privately?"
"Anything you can say to me you can share with the Clan!" Graystripe snapped.
"DISMISSED!" Bramblestar called.
Bramblestar ran to Gempaw's side.
"Hunting patrol?" Bramblestar touched his nose to Gempaw's.
"Sure." Gempaw sighed. Bramblestar entwined his tail with Gempaw's.
"What's wrong?" Bramblestar asked softly.
"You're scaring me." Gempaw whimpered. "You've yelled at Squirrelflight and all her loved ones because of me!"
"No, it's because I've had bad history with her, Gempaw." Bramblestar explained. "Let's go."
After the patrol, Bramblestar saw Graystripe laying on a rock, basking in the sunset.
Bad mistake!
Bramblestar lunged, ready for blood.
"The Gathering is tonight!"
Bramblestar announced, Gempaw walked out and gasped.
Jayfeather was treating Graystripe, he looked like a messed-up hunk of meat breathing faintly.
"WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?!" Millie wailed as she ran to his side. "I'M EXPECTING HIS KITS!"
Bramblestar's fur stood on end.
"Whoops." he whispered. Gempaw looked at her mate in horror.
"Oh, yes! A fox attacked him! Isn't that right, Graystripe?" Bramblestar purred.
Graystripe nodded weakly, resulting in blood spurting from his sliced neck. Gempaw flinched.
"Me, Thornclaw, Ivypool, Amberdrop, Snowlight, Dewshade, Blossomfall, Jayfeather, Stormpaw, and Gempaw will go." Bramblestar flicked his tail. "Let's go!"
Gempaw stood by Amberdrop and Ivypool as they chatted on the way to the Gathering.
"Do you two really think it was a fox?" Gempaw blurted out.
Ivypool's tail fell on Gempaw's shoulders.
"I'm sure whatever it was, we'll find it." Ivypool said soothingly. "So, Amberdrop-"
Gempaw's heart dropped.
She didn't answer my question!
"Gempaw goes first!"
Is what Bramblestar growled when Jayfeather tried to get on the tree-bridge.
"Your mother goes first, Jayfeather." Bramblestar repeated more softer.
"Funny, cause my mother's actually back at camp! You know, her mouth tied up and-
"SHUT UP AND LET HER PASS!" Bramblestar snarled.
Gempaw crossed the bridge and landed on the other side.
She smelled the scents of many Clans. She smiled as she saw her friends from other Clans, like Featherpaw and Grasspaw. She froze.
She saw the same brown tom that was with Dovewing.
Time for some answers
Gempaw swallowed her fear and approached him.
"What were you doing with Dovewing?!" Gempaw snapped.
The brown tom whirled around to face her. His eyes flickering with so many emotions that it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
He knows! Those kits must be his!
Gempaw only faintly registered the tom's gleaming fangs before he lunged.