The Rising Star

This is Season 1 Episode 2 "The Rising Star" of Unstable Times, song featured is Again, cover by AmaLee.

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The Rising Star
I had a purpose then, pursuing the path to catalyze our dream

but it's a winding road

where you stumble and sway your way amongst the crowd.

Snowfire's POV

Snowfire had taken her place in the leader tree, it still felt odd. Her father tended to sleep here when he needed time alone, Jaystar often slept in the warriors den when he didn't need to be alone. Snowfire looked out of the small compartment in the tree, and could see the cats below. Most of them were expecting her to go with Vinespeck to the moon pond, but she had put it off for as long as possible.

I can't avoid it anymore though, these cats need a leader, as much as I don't want this. She thought grimly, and sighed.

She jumped out and down the tree to meet the cats waiting for her, she flicked her tail in confusion. Riverflight said, "We need patrols, Leafwind's kits are almost ready to be apprenticed, Snowstar."

"It's still Snowfire, Riverflight, I haven't even gotten my nine lives yet." Snowfire mewed quickly, ''I'm not sure how I like cats calling me Snowstar. I like my warrior name, I literally just got it.'' She thought nervously, the cats looked at each-other in confusion, and one tom asked, "You... Are going to get them, right?" He asked.

Snowfire resisted the urge to roll her eyes, she saw Vinespeck sitting by the medicine cat den expectantly, and she sighed, "Yes, stop bugging me about it, it makes me nervous enough as it is," she ordered, "Look, Riverflight, take a border patrol around Shadowclan and Windclan, Hawkflight," she said to the tom, who looked up, "Take a couple of the apprentices and go hunting, the prey pile won't last us through the winter at this rate." Snowfire said quickly.

Both warriors retreated, and she finally walked up to Vinespeck, "Let's get this over with, it's getting tiring having all the older warriors on my case about something or another." Snowfire said quickly.

Vinespeck nodded, and was about to lead Snowfire out of the den, but Leafwind ran up to them, "Wait, Vienspeck, I need to speak with Snowfire privately." She called.

Snowfire looked at Leafwind gratefully, while Vinespeck flicked her tail, and walked out of the camp. Snowfire asked, "What is it?"

"You don't have to do this, you know, they're just turning to you because your father was leader." Leafwind explained.

Snowfire asked, "Then who will do it? everyone else seems too afraid, it's kind of getting forced upon me." She pointed out.

Leafwind looked up at the stars, "Your father or Hawkfeather would want you doing this for the right reasons though. That was the same trouble with Darkstar, the leader of Shadowclan, it was forced upon him after the death of Gorsestar, who picked Darkstar at the last minute, you need to be doing this for the right reasons." She said quickly.

Snowfire frowned inwardly, and she bowed, "If I don't do this, Thunderclan will cease to exist." She pointed out gently.