Starshine

Warning: MAJOR SPOILER FOR THE LAST HOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One-shot about a certain cat as they die.

I knew I couldn't be saved but didn't say anything. Jayfeather was trying hard.

But not enough. I'd felt a flash of death before but this was far worse.

I recognized it as soon as it began. My pain faded and I felt... distant like I was floating. The world around me was clear but I felt off. My chest felt tight. Then things slowly started to blur.

"No!" I tried to yowl "I'm not ready!" but I couldn't I was frozen. I heard the cats sadness as the news reached them.

Then the blackness came.

I opened my eyes. Above me was a gray cat, standing in the stars. Her fur was emitting a silvery glow.

"Welcome to StarClan, can you guess who I am?" she asked.

"You look like Cinderheart," I mewed. Oh no, Cinderheart was dead?

"No," she mewed calmly "I am Cinderpelt,"

Cinderheart was Cinderpelt. Now that they've seperated I'm not suprised she's in StarClan. She deserved it for saving the lives of five cats.

"I know I'm dead,"

"Yes," Cinderpelt mewed sadly "You will be missed in ThunderClan. Normally when a cat's accepted into StarClan they meet up with old friends from their life, I'm sure you'd love to do that. But they're all fighting. It's going to be hard for you, harder than most,"

I nodded in understanding.

"Now," Cinderpelt mewed "It's time you enter the sky's of StarClan. Are you ready?"

I longed to say yes but it caught in my throat. I wasn't ready. I wanted to live and fight.

Cinderpelt sat patiently. The starshine brought in a golden brightness seeming to make everything more intimidating. What would happen if I said no?

I don't know what would happen. I didn't want to be part of the stars, I wanted to hunt and talk with my friends. I'd never even had a mate.

Though I was afraid if I said no I'd fade for ever. So I said yes.

Cinderpelt sensed my fear "Don't worry, you're safe here. Welcome Hollyleaf,"