The Five Petals of the Blazing Star

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Prologue
The stars in the night sky seemed to flicker overhead. Gravely silent, as they watched over the forest with careful eyes. Everything was so calm, under the right conditions. It would have been nice, but this night was anything but nice. "You're-you're sure?! Positive- that they won't get better? Is there anything at all I can do?!" The medicine apprentice stared in disbelief.

But they only responded with urgency. "Archpaw, you have to wake up. You have to leave, it's too late for the clans. Listen- You will not be alone. We are pulling four other young cats just like you from the clans. Together, you will all keep the warrior blood flowing. Understood?"

The starry outlines of four cats appeared before her. Each from one of the other five clans. "You can't expect me to work with rival clan cats!"

"Archpaw! In a moon or so there won't be any clans to rival with! Go get them! Wake up! Wake up now! Before it's too late for you!"

Chapter One~Heatherpaw: Resting from the Long Travel
The brown and white tabby yawned, the forest floor felt weird under her paws. It was stiff with soil, and grass. Nothing like the soft marsh and pines that protected her pads back in Shadowclan. Not to mention: the trees curved their branches to block off the sky, unlike the towering pines that swayed in the light breeze.

Yes, this was nothing like her old home. She hated it, having to eat rabbits, and fish. Sometimes not eating at all. What she would give to be able to have one bite of a juicy frog or toad... That slimy skin, and soft flesh. Made it easy chew, with tender meat and and sweet blood on the inside of the creature.

She grunted as her paw hit a sharp stone, Heatherpaw quickly jerked her paw into the air. Shaking it as pain cursed through it. "How do you stand this?!" She looked over at two apprentice toms. Who looked back at her, their eyes glittering in confusion. "The trees blocking the sun, the grass, and stones- everything! I can't stand it!"

". . .I don't see what's so bad about it? You can practically walk from branch to branch here." Quilpaw was the first the speak. Copperpaw nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, it's not that bad, Heatherpaw!" The Shadowclan apprentice huffed.

"I mean... I'd rather prefer a field but-"

"Nobody as you for your opinion, Goosepaw!"