Tigerstar's first recollection was the sound of a harsh wind in his ears, his eyes peeked open to see a wide view of trees. It's Tallpines! Was the dark tabbies first thought. But looking more closely he realized, though partially like Tallpines, it was more wide, more farther than any territory he has come to know.
Like an expanded ThunderClan! Lifting his head, he hauled himself too his paws. He only managed a couple of paw-steps before a familiar snowy-white she-cat with long whiskers stepped out from behind a tree, coming to plant herself right in front of him.
"Greetings, Tigerstar," meowed Sagewhisker. Tigerstar had remembered her from his leader ceremony, giving him the life for tranquility. "You're a long way from ShadowClan."
"I'm here for answers." Tigerstar replied, his amber eyes narrowed. This former medicine cat clearly disliked him, reasons for the hostility Tigerstar could only find blame for both his bloody past and ThunderClan heritage.
"Of course you are," Sagewhisker replied dryly, for a moment she simply looked at him, gazing upon him with both scrutiny and yet also slight curiosity. "But are you certain that you wish to know the answers to the questions you seek?"
"I wouldn't have come if I didn't." Tigerstar gritted through clenched teeth, that was the problem with StarClan, always cryptic and never straight to the point.
"You're highly rude towards your warrior ancestors," Sagewhisker meowed, sounding indifferent. "How you became leader is beyond me."
"Well I'm surprised that a medicine came to speak with me, where's Nightstar? Raggedstar? Aren't the past leaders supposed to come to explain or are you going to belittle me the whole time?"
"Us medicine cats are just as important as the leaders," Sagewhisker hissed while lashing out a tail from behind her. "You best remember that you impatient fur-ball." Tigerstar opened his mouth to make a biting reply, but thought better of it and decided to do as told. He wanted answers and arguing was getting him nowhere.
"Seeing as the others are to mouse-heart to tell the truth," Sagewhisker snorted, her eyes narrowed as they pierced through to his soul. "It's best if I do, seeing as I have no quarles for speaking about your dreams and the mistakes of the past," her clear blue eyes never left the blazing, curious one's of Tigerstar. "There was never just four Clans, there were five!"
For a moment Tigerstar was left completely baffled, his mind working around what he was just told and coming up blank. "I don't understand."
"Of course you don't, no one anymore knows about the old Clan known as SkyClan."
"SkyClan?" The words felt foreign on his tongue.
"Stop repeating me like a dopy owl, once long ago when the Clans were new there were five Clans. ThunderClan, ShadowClan, RiverClan, WindClan and finally SkyClan."
"That's impossible," Tigerstar meowed. "Where would SkyClan live? There is no place for any other Clan except the four, existing, Clans."
"Look around you," Sagewhisker gestured around them. "This used to be the territory downriver from ThunderClan back in the old days, until Twoleg's came and created nests that we known today as Twolegplace. Resulting in them having to flee for their lives when no other Clan reached out to help, selfishly hoarding every inch of their own territory."
"So the cats in my dreams, they were SkyClan, fleeing from the devastation that was brought onto them by Twolegs," Tigerstar muttered, slowly connected Sagewhisker's words towards what his dream was. Fleeing, terrified Clan like cats in great number...it seemed possible and the only thing that seemed to make sense but… "Why do I have these dreams then? Why come to me of all cats?"
"Do you honestly think I know all the answers?" Sagewhisker snorted, her clear blue eyes shining with mockery. "I am just as lost as you are with your sudden dreams of the old Clan."
Tigerstar flexed his claws, almost wanting to rip into the StarClan she-cat. But he shoved down the feeling and took a deep breath, his thoughts racing to come up with an answer. "If SkyClan was casted out, then where had they gone?"
"I don't know, no one has seen SkyClan's ancestors since SkyClan had fled the forest." Sagewhisker replied cooly.
"Then since no one can find SkyClan, could it be that it is my duty to find them?" Tigerstar could only come up with that solution to why he was receiving those visions and dreams.
"Now why would you do that?" Sagewhisker demanded. "As far as you should care, you should focus on your own Clan then one long forgotten."
"And if I did that, how much better would I be then my past ancestors?" Tigerstar retorted harshly, making Sagewhisker snort in disgust.
"Never thought that you would say that, why care after your hunger for power since last I saw you?"
"Who I am, hates who I was. I made mistakes that I can never take back or be able to truly forgive myself. But I have come to realize through experience to never give up on those that deserve and need a second chance. Who has SkyClan wronged? No one as far as I can see, perhaps it is up to me to own up to our ancestors mistakes from long ago."
"Brave words," Sagewhisker whispered, although it came out harsh. A spark of respect gleamed in the depths of her blue eyes. "But do you honestly think you will be able to find SkyClan on your own?"
"I'm never truly alone," Tigerstar's pale yellow eyes bore challengingly at the past medicine cat. "That I am certain of."
"Hmmm….at times I find you truly mouse-brained," before Tigerstar could make a sharp retort, she continued. "And at others remarkably brave and surprisingly wise."
Flickering her tail one last time she gazed with a fierce fire into his eyes. "Like I said, I don't have all the answers nor can I truly guide your paws through these confusing times. I can only wish you luck if you truly believe that finding and helping SkyClan is your true purpose."
"I do," Tigerstar meowed, and he meant it. What other reason could be given? "I really honestly do."
"Let's just hope you made the right choice, shall we?"
And the next thing Tigerstar realizes is the Moonstone reflecting his imagine back at him as he gazes at it from where he lay. Sitting up he realizes that Firestar was still in a dream state, sitting up to groom out his slightly bristled fur, he sat in wait for the beautiful she-cat to wake from her own conversation with StarClan.
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Okay, originally I was going to have Raggedstar talk to Tigerstar about SkyClan, then thought...nay! Sagewhisker would be more sarcastic and funny and just more in depth with Tigerstar than Raggedstar would ever be! And then I would have had him storm off and be comforted by his mother, but then I was like...later...later but not now! Maybe with someone else? I love Leopardfoot and Tigerstar moments...but just not now! XD
Anyway, I hope I did good on his personality! And you know, the chapter and all! Review! Please! Tell me if I did good with Tigerstar! XD (Also It was a Time-Skip Chapter! Skipped over the traveled to the Moonstone so...ya!)