Hey all, so I've realized it has been a long while since my last update and chapters are being uploaded pretty infrequently! I feel terrible but I've been struggling to continue the story due to lack of inspiration and determination. I have everything planned out but I just couldn't get myself to sit down and type it up. I'm sorry for the infrequency and im sure it has been costing me many viewers.

But I found my inspiration to write again while at work while I was reading the new warriors super edition Tallstar's revenge!

I want to apologize for making you all wait so long for this chapter and I hope that I can earn you all back with this story because I am considering writing another one, when this story is done. Which would turn this trilogy into a series!

I cant quite figure out what I want to be the main focus of the story so im going to have you guys vote on it. So please leave me a review at the end of this chapter telling me what you would like to see!

First Idea: Focus on one of Moonstream and Swiftbreeze's kits. Cats begin disappearing from all the clans and have some cats band together to go out in search of them and bring them home.

Second Idea: Focus on one of Moonstream and Swiftbreeze's kits. Have a terrible sickness come and cats from each clan have to go on an adventure to find the cure which could possibly lead them to the tribe from the first book.

Third Idea: Focuses back and forth between one of Moonstream and Swiftbreeze's kits but also a cat from Shadowclan. Have Shadowclan start something. I'm not quite sure where to go with this idea but I feel like I keep leading on to something terrible happening in Shadowclan but I keep going away from it.

If any of you want to help give me more ideas or want to see another story from me then please leave a review at the end of this chapter with your choice of idea, or anything else that you would like to say to me.

Thanks, now onto the story!

-Tigerflower08

A harsh prod to the side yanked Swiftbreeze from his nightmare, and he awoke staring into pale green eyes. Flowertail looked down at him, worry swimming in her eyes.

"Are you okay?" Flowertail meowed "You were thrashing in your sleep"

Swiftbreeze took a moment to catch his breath, his heart raced in his chest and pounded loudly in his ears. He shakily stood to his paws, images of the faceless queen and the pale crying kits flashed through his mind, spots appeared before his vision and a wave of nausea overwhelmed him.

"I-I think I need to go to the medicine den" he croaked, his legs giving out. Flowertail quickly propped him up against her shoulder and helped guide him to the medicine den.

The two Thunderclan warriors pushed their way into the den and Swiftbreeze stepped away from Flowertail when Topazmist and Hazepaw looked up at them suspiciously.

"Thank you" Switbreeze meowed quietly "But ive got it from here"

Flowertail nodded, looking worriedly between Swiftbreeze and the medicine cats before disappearing out of the medicine den.

"What's wrong Swiftbreeze?" Topazmist meowed, taking a step towards the blue warrior.

"If its okay, can I talk to Hazepaw?" Swiftbreeze asked, looking down at the ground nervously.

"Well I suppose I could go check on Petalblossom" Topazmist murmured absentmindedly "She has been showing signs that her kits may come today" the ginger medicine cat trotted out of the den, leaving the two brothers alone.

"What is it Swiftbreeze?" Hazepaw meowed, turning around to continue sorting herbs "If your here to talk about Moonpaw, I'm sure you can see that I'm busy" the blue apprentice attempted to hide the venom in his voice.

"No, this isn't about her" Swiftbreeze whispered "I had a dream, it really shook me up. I think it might have come from Starclan"

At his brother's words, Hazepaw turned to face him, a look of seriousness crossing his face "Tell me what happened"

Swiftbreeze sat down, curling his tail over his front paws "Everything started out dark and foggy, I was in fourtrees"

Hazepaw felt a sense of uneasiness overcome him as his brother recounted what happened in his dream. Something, some detail about the dream struck him with a sense of familiarity. He struggled, trying to remember what it could be and found it to be as difficult as trying to recount some detail from a nursery tale.

Pained cries from the nursery distracted Hazepaw for a moment.

"Petalblossom must be having Lionstreak's kits" he thought, staring ahead "Lionstreak, the kits of Sunvine. Sunvine" That was it, the dream was a warning about Sunvine.

Hazepaw shivered, thinking about his own dreams that had been plaguing his mind for the past few sunrises. Dreams of darkness and bloodshed, dreams of his clanmates being strangled to death by vines.

"It's a warning" Hazepaw choked out "About Sunvine."

"But what does it mean?" Swiftbreeze spat, kneading the ground with her paws while his blue eyes flashed anxiously.

"I don't know" Hazepaw snapped, he took a deep breath to calm himself before speaking again, more quietly this time "When Topazmist and I go to the moonstone for the half-moon ceremony I will consult with Starclan."

"That's not soon enough" Swiftbreeze growled more to himself than to Hazepaw. Standing up abruptly, the blue warrior pushed past the medicine cat "I have to go."

"Where are you going?" Hazepaw demanded suspiciously.

"To see if I'm needed on any patrols of course" he growled "I'm a warrior now, it's time to act right."

Hazepaw watched his brother leave the den, the uneasy feeling from before returning.

Swiftbreeze sat beside Squirreltail staring across the border into Riverclan's territory.

Shimmerlight had added Swiftbreeze to the days fighting patrol alongside Squirreltail, Whitefog, Skyshine and Bluecloud. The two toms sat together watching the other side of the border carefully while Whitefog laid down basking in the sun.

Swiftbreeze could barely contain his boredom as the senior warriors quietly chatted, he let out a long loud groan.

Bluecloud shot him a disapproving glare "Do you have something better to do?" he asked skeptically.

Swiftbreeze snorted taking a few steps forward until the cool river water lapped at his paws. Behind him he could hear his father groan in defeat.

"I swear" Bluecloud whispered to Whitefog "It's like I don't even know him anymore"

Whitefog snorted, flicking Bluecloud with her tail "It happens to all of us" she teased "They have to grow up sometime, and when they do they think they know everything."

Squirreltail purred in agreement "My three were practically unbearable to be around when they were around his age"

"Wait until they start having kits of their own" Whitefog exclaimed, flicking her tail towards Skyshine "It's like you never successfully raised kits of your own, they know what's best."

The gray and white tom squirmed uncomfortably as the attention of his clanmates was directed at him.

"I don't know how your kits were, but Mothkit is already a pawfull" Skyshine purred, his amber eyes glowing fondly.

Whitefog nodded "It comes from being a single kit, she doesn't have any littermates to take out her energy on."

"Lionstreak's kits are in for a surprise when they meet her" Bluecloud purred.

Another long groan of boredom from Swiftbreeze and Bluecloud flicked his ears in annoyance, glancing at the sky. It was nearing sunset and the fighting patrol would be leaving soon.

"Why don't you head back to camp if this is too boring for you Swiftbreeze" Bluecloud snorted "I'm sure we will be fine without you for the rest of the patrol."

Swiftbreeze leapt to his paws, trotting away from his clanmates.

"Why don't you try to catch some prey on your way back to camp" Squirreltail called after him and Swiftbreeze flicked his tail in response.

Swiftbreeze made his way through Thunderclan's territory, walking the well worn paths his ancestors had carved moons ago as they too had made their way to fourtrees.

The air grew cooler as the sun disappeared behind the trees and the wind picked up, rustling the leaves.

He looked up, the shades of red, orange and purple in the sky grew darker with each passing heartbeat and as Swiftpaw moved through his territory in the direction of fourtrees the temperature dropped as the sun set and the moon rose, causing him to shiver.

The low growing brush and plants tickled his belly fur and the sun was completely set by the time Swiftbreeze found himself at the top of the slope, looking down at fourtrees.

Pure excitement coursed through Swiftbreeze's veins and he charged down into fourtrees, the wind tickling his face and rushing past his whiskers.

His paws thudded against the ground as he tore his way down the hill and into the clearing, when he ran the feelings of freedom and elation were indescribable and almost too much to bear.

Spotting two figures by the great rock he skidded to a halt beside them, engulfed in the two she-cat's familiar scent.

"Swiftpaw!" Moonstream exclaimed, jumping to her paws and leaving her sitting clanmate behind as she rushed forward to touch noses with the Thunderclan warrior.

Swiftbreeze stepped forward, gingerly touching noses with the pale white and gray patched she-cat, purring loudly.

"It's Swiftbreeze now, isn't it?" Swirlspots meowed from her seat beside the great rock, flicking her cream colored tail tip back and forth.

"Really? You're a warrior now!" Moonstream purred, her endless green orbs glowing proudly.

Swiftbreeze puffed his chest out, basking in the loving attention that Moonstream was directing at him.

"Ah hem" Swirlspots cleared her throat loudly "I don't mean to rush you guys but we did come here to talk about some important things" she turned her head, setting her amber eyes on Moonstream "And you know we cant stat out here all night, Reedstar has been getting more and more suspicious since that new cat came into the picture"

Swiftbreeze pricked his ear at the news "New cat? Is it a rouge?"

Moonstream shook her head roughly, nervously looking at her paws "He has a warrior name, and says he used to be in THnuderclan but was banished by Amberstar for defending the one he loved most"

"Who is he?"

"He said his name is Sunvine" Swirlspots grumbled "He just walked right into camp and asked to join, then he and Reedstar vanished into the leaders den and talked all night. By the next morning he was leading patrols and overseeing the apprentice's training"

"That is not good" Swiftbreeze growled "Its true he was banished from the clan, but not for what he says he was. He was really banished for trying to kill one of his clanmates and attacking my mother in front of the whole clan"

Swirlspots sat up straighter, curling her lips in disdain "Reedstar has been giving him more and more responsibility in the clan, and with Mintflower talking about retiring he could possibly make Sunvine deputy"

"But he cant" Moonstream exclaimed leaping up on all fours "Sunvine hasn't trained any Riverclan kits, you have to have an apprentice to become deputy, that's the warrior code"

"Warrior code? As if that would stop Reedstar" Swirlspots snorted "I'm sorry Moonstream, but your father has lost all belief in the code and out ancestors, he is not the leader I used to know"

Moonstream looked down at her paws sadly.

Swiftbreeze shifted on his paws, uncomfortable with the direction this conversation had gone, he had always known that Moonstream's father was strict and unreasonable, but she had never said anything about him not believing in Starclan. Looking to change the subject he spoke up.

"Swirlspots said you had something to tell me" Swiftbreeze meowed, stepping closer to her, worry burning in his blue eyes like a flame.

Moonstream smiled weakly "I'm expecting"

"Expecting what?" Swiftbreeze tilted his head in confusion.

"Kits! You mouse-brain" Swirlspots "What else would she be expecting" she scoffed, but her harsh words were easily replaced by soft glowing amber eyes, affection for her friend overcoming the fear of what these half-clan kits would mean for all of them.

"Really?" Swiftbreeze exclaimed , his eyes involuntarily dropped to her belly, there was only the slightest protrusion to hint at the precious lives growing inside of her.

"When will they be born?" he asked, trying to push away thoughts of his terrible dream involving a pale she-cat with kits.

"Just about two moons" Moonstream purred, ducking her head and giving her belly a few careful licks.

Suddenly all excitement faded from Swiftbreeze's eyes "You have to be careful" he warned, stepping closer, wrapping his tail around her as if it could protect against anything that wished to harm her.

"If Sunvine finds out, I don't know what he would do. He would do anything to hurt my clan, and my family" a low growl rumbled in his chest "Ever since my mother revealed him to the clan, he swore to make her suffer"

Swirlspots narrowed her amber eyes "I wont let that flea-bag anywhere near her" she growled digging her claws into the dirt.

An anxious purr escaped from Swiftbreeze's lips "If he trys anything, if anyone trys to hurt you or the kits then I want you to come to Thunderclan" he reasoned "I'm sure Amberstar is a lot more forgiving than Reedstar"

Moonstream looked anxious at the mention of her father but agreed anyways, she took a step backwards, away from Swiftbreeze "We have to go, if anything happens I will get a message to you"

Swiftbreeze nodded, as not only fear clenched his heart but excitement as well. "I'm going to be a father!"

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