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| The power of four series | ||
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| Preceded by: A warriors promise |
The new blood | Succeded by: Undecided |
Prolouge
"Is this it?" Birdstar asked to Eclipse and he said "Zis is the place Birdstar are you sure you Vant to do Zis?" Birdstar nodded "I'm sure" he then nodded but warned "Ziss cat Ve are going to meet is not as Dengerous as Slesh but he can be Powerful" Birdstar nodded "Im absolutely sure Eclipse" he nodded "Ok then follow me" He flicked his tail and stopped at a cat, Bowed and said in a difffrent cat speak "Sonnenutergang" the cat bowed and replied "Sonnenaufgang" Eclipse nodded at Birdstar and they continued forth and met a very large and strongly built tom and Birdstar froze "Eclipse who is this?" She asked Eclipse bowed to the tom and said "Zis is Claw" Birdstar bowed to the tom and the tom said in her cat speak "Well hello who are you?" Birdstar stood up and started "I am Birdstar leader of Thunderclan and we are being threatend by Slash and we need help" Claw looked thoughtful for a minute then said "I will help and so will my Clan of ally cats" Birdstar bowed her head "Thank you Claw" Claw nodded and said "Like you i am also threatened by Slash" Birdstar jumped in surprise "But you could proboly squish him with your size" Claw shrugged "I guess i proboly could but.....He has ways Birdstar i have to warn you" Birdstar nodded and said "Thanks Claw" Claw shrugged "No problem" Birdstar and Eclispe said their goodbyes and padded off away from the ally and back to the clans territories.
Chapter 1
Birdwing followed Cherryflower to the moonpool. She froze at the sight of it. She never had been to teh moonpool before and wondered waht it looked like. She looked at Cherry flower who whispered "Touch your nose to the water". Birdwing did what she was told and fell into dizzying blackness. She woke up around a starry clearing and there were actually many star furred cats around her. She looked around and smelled scents of all clans. A white tom came up to her and said "Birdwing are you ready to recieve your lives?" Birdwing nodded and the white tom with Jet black paws bended down and said "Birdwing i give you the life of Bravery, Use it to fight even the most toughest battles". Birdwing felt of jolt of pain rush through her but she faced it. Blackstar nodded and headed back to the circle. Mistystar came up and said "I give you this life of Loyalty, Use it to know when somethings wrong" A jolt of pain also went through her again. Mistystar backed away and brown she cat came up and she said surprised "Windflight?" The shecat just touched her nose and said "Birdwing with this life i give you Friendship, Use it to know when your friends need you" Birdstar felt a glow of admiration. Windstar was taken by a Tabby tom. Bramblecalw said "With this life i give you endurance, Use it to race into battle to help others. The life brought on a jolt of energy. The next cat was a yellow she cat with blue eyes and she said softly "Birdwing, You may not know me, But i know you, With this life i give you love, Use it for all your clanmates" a warm jolt flowed through her and she askked "Who are you?" The she cat smiled "I am Hannah" She looked at her and realised this was Eclipses old mate. Had she died in the battle? Hannah smiled "I did not die but i had a life for you" she dissapeared and another cat came up to her and said "With this life i give you Teaching, Use it well to teach all the cats in the clans" The next three cats were Firestar, Bluestar and Thunderstar. She looked at Firestar and said "If Ashstar had chosen good he would have given you this life, With this life i give you Life, Use it well when dealing with young cats" the jolt felt happy like when she was a kit. Bluestar came up and said "With this life i give you Wisdom, So when cats ask you questions you can answer them with the best of your ability" the jolt felt like power. Thunderstar came up next. Birdwing only heard stories of the Tom that found Thunderclan. He said "With this life i give you Leadership, Use it well" he walked away from the group and Birdwing stood up shakily and Thunderstar said "Birdwing your warrior life is no more i hail by your new name, Birdstar" The Starclan cats cheered "Birdstar, Birdstar". Birdstar then smelled a strange scent and said "What's happening, Brambleclaw?" Brambleclaw whispered "Birdstar, The new blood is coming and only the power of four can stop it" he dissapeared with the wind and soon she heard yowling of many cats. She woke up and saw Cherryflower sitting near her and they stood up and paced out of the moonpool and back to camp. Cherry flower asked "DId you get your nine lives and your name?" Birdstar nodded "Yes, Why?" Cherryflower said "The ceremony was interupted" Birdstar nodded and Cherryflower said "Well it does not matter right now" They stopped at the entrance to the camp and Cherryflower asked "You need to pick a deputy, Who do you want it to be?" Birdstar thought Rushfoot but maybe Fogheart would be a better deputy I dont know!. She lied "I have made my choice" Cherryflower nodded and went into the camp. Birdstar leaped onto the highrock and yowled "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the highrock for a clan meeting!" Cats filed out into the clearing slowly and she said "I shall now pick my deputy,The new deputy will be..." she thought and said "Fogheart" THe young toms eyes shone and every cat cheered and the three loners Eclipse, Hannah and Amanda congratulated him and Amanda said "Ve better be going Birdstar" Birdstar said sadly "Do you really have to go?" Amanda twitched her whiskers "Yes" Birdstar nodded sadly then Eclipse said "Birdstar, May i stay on your territory" he went silent for a minute "I Vant to be a Varrior of Thunderclan but i Vant to stay around Ze territory" Birdstar thought for a moment as he kept going "Actually having a Varrior that lives in Ze territory is helpful for any......Attacks" Birdstar nodded "Ok, Eclipse" Eclipse nodded and headed out of the territory and Amanda and Hannah followed him. The camp went silent and Fogheart mewed "Come on everyone lets go to work" all the cats nod and head toward their dens. Birdstar was left to think on the highrock and she heard a rustle at the bushes as Eclipse padded out and put a magpie on the freshkill pile and said "Birdstar?" Birdstar asked "What?" Eclipse said "Thanks for saving me" he padded out of the camp. Birdstar sighed and went into her den. She woke up in the clearing that bordered Shadowclan and Thunderclan. She looked around and Blackstar came up to her and said "Hello, Birdstar" Birdstar flicked her ears and mewed "Yes?" Blackstar said "The dark forest has taken a Starclan cat prisoner and Darkstar did not get all his lives" Birdstar gasped and asked "What can we do?" Blackstar mewed "You have to give him the life Brightflower was supposed to give him" Birdstar asked "What was that life?" Blackstar twiched his whiskers "Love" Birdstar gasped He knows Birdstar bowed "Ok" Blackstar nodded and lead her into the bushes. She blinked and found herself at four trees. She saw Darkstar and he gasped and said "Hello, Birdstar" Birdstar twitched her whiskers and said "I'm supposed to give you a life" Darkstar nodded and Birdstar walked up to him and said trying not to laugh "With this life i give you Love, Use it among others and the ones you care most" Birdstar touched his head and he froze. She realised that she truly gave him a life. Blackstar said "It's time for you to go Birdstar" Birdstar nodded and the dream went black.
Birdstar woke up to the sunsets rays seeping into the den. She streched and padded out. She saw Fogheart pad up to her and he asked "What needs to be done?" Birdstar thought for a moment and said "Well We need two border patrols and a hunting patrol" She continued "Oh and if any of the patrols see Eclipse tell them to leave him hes a part of Thunderclan" Fogheart nodded and padded off. Eclipse walked through the entrance with two squirrels and he dropped them on the fresh-kill pile. He nodded to Birdstar and she nodded back. He took a Magpie and went to share with Sunwing who was sitting alone. Birdstar sighed and said to Eclipse "Eclipse, Can you watch the Windclan border? I have a bad feeling" Eclipse nodded and continued to eat with Sunwing.Birdstar saw Lightpaw the oldest of all the apprentices and she thought Lightsong... Birdstar said "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath High ledge" Eclipse and Sunwing sat together and Lightpaw was cleaning her fur before sitting on the other side of Eclipse. Birdstar said "We have a warrior ceremony to perform" Lightpaw gasped as Birdstar said "Lightpaw, Do you promise to up hold the warrior code even at the cost of your life?" Lightpaw nodded and said "I do" Birdstar continued and said "Lightpaw from this moment on your warrior name will be Lightsong, We honour your Courage and Smarts, And welcome you as a full warrior of Thunderclan". Thunderclan cheered "Lightsong, Lightsong!" Eclipse twitched his whiskers and Lightpaw looked at Birdstar with happiness. and sat in the middle of the clearing. Eclipse nodded to Birdstar and headed out of camp. Birdstar sighed and went inside her den again and went to sleep. She woke up in the middle of the night and twitched her ear. She stepped out of the den and sighed. She heard a "psst" coming from the trees. She looked up to see blue eyes above her. She said "You scared me Darkstar" Darkstar leaped softly down to the ground and asked "How are you?" Birdstar said "Good, You?" Darkstar nodded "Good But have you been smelling any strange scents recently?" Birdstar tipped her head "No...Why?" Darkstar sighed "We have been smelling strange scents on our territory...And they are not of any clans" Birdstar nodded and said "I will look into it but you better go before someine catches you" Darkstar laughed "I'm a leader waht can they do?" He left anyways. Birdstar went back to sleep
Chapter 2
"Do you want to play clans Hollykit?" Birdstar watched Maplekit as he asked again "Hollykit?" the young she-kit looked at him and mewed "Sure why not" Maplekit twitched his whiskers "Ok-" Hollykit mewed loudly "But i'm leader" Maplekit stood frozen and said "Ok Hollystar im Mapleclaw" Hollystar nodded and mocked a deputy ceremony "Mapleclaw, You are the new deputy of Thunderclan" Fogheart came to sit with Birdstar and mewed "Those two are so fun to be around" Birdstar looked at her deputy "So were you when you were that age" Fogheart sat up straight "Ah but am i four moons Birdstar?" Birdstar shook her head "Not any more Fogheart, Would you like to take one of them?" Fogheart bowed his head "I would be honoured to mentor one of them" Birdstar mewed "Ok at least i have one mentor figured out" Fogheart snickered and Birdstar said "You know what....I will mentor one" Fogheart froze and said "You have not had an apprentice since i was your apprentice" Birdstar twitched her ear "I know Fogheart, I know" Fogheart nodded and bounded down to set patrols. Birdstar sighed as the wind blew through her fur. She flicked her ears when she saw Goldheart staring maliciously at her. She stared back and flicked her tail. Goldheart stalked towards her and growled "What?" Birdstar bristled at his tone she said calmly "Can you find Eclipse and tell him i want to see him in my den, Bring Iceclaw with you" Goldheart stayed silent but backed away from her and padded out of the camp. She nodded at Fogheart who was setting out hunting patrols and headed towards the nursery. She stopped inside and Daisy said "Hello, Birdstar What is it?" Birdstar twitched her whiskers "How are your kits?" Daisy nodded "Good but they are growing a little too big for the nursery" Birdstar nodded as Maplekit jumped on her tail and started batting at it. She wrapped her tail around her and said "Maplekit, That's my tail not a mouse" Maplekit nodded "Yes, Birdstar" Maplekit then leaped onto Hollykit and Birdstar continued "They will become apprentices soon" Daisy nodded and said "Ok, Who are there mentors" Birdstar looked around and whispered "I will mentor Hollykit and Fogheart will mentor Maplekit" Daisys eyes clouded "It will be dangerous" Birdstar asked "Why don't you become a warrior?" Daisy snapped at Birdstar "Because it's too dangerous out there" Birdstar looked at her and stammered but Daisy continued "Maplekit and Hollykit are my last litter for Thunderclan, After that i'm going back to the barn" Birdstar twitched her ear "What if Smokey does not welcome you?" Daisy flicked her tail dissmissivly "He will, he never loved me but we are friends" Birdstar bowed "Ok, I will have the apprentice ceremony at Sunhigh" Daisy nodded and stood up then whispered "Tell my kits that i will be back ok? At least until they are old enough to know the truth" Daisy padded out of camp and Birdstar watched as Eclipse came in with Goldheart and Iceclaw behind him. He walked over to Birdstar and sat down "Vell? Vhat is it?" she looked at Goldheart and Iceclaw then said "You two can go now" they nod and head towards the warriors den while Birdstar and Eclipse head towards Birdstars den. She sat on the sandy floor "Eclipse, Have you been seeing strange cats lately?" Eclipse twitched his ear "No Vhy?" Birdstar sighed "We have been smelling strange scents on our territory lately. Eclipse flicked his tail and said "I Vill keep an eye out for anything suspicous" He nodded and asked "Is Zat it?" Birdstar nodded and Eclipse ran out the den. Birdstar slowly followed him outside and saw Hollykit and Maplekit playing with Ashkit and Blazekit. She leaped down from the rock and gently landed beside Iceclaw. Iceclaw jumped and mewed "Don't do that will you?" Birdstar flicked her tail and headed toward the kits. Maplekit stopped and asked "Wheres our mom? She's supposed to clean us for the apprentice ceremony" Birdstar said calmly "She's going to be back right now clean yourselves". Hollykit and Maplekit nodded while Ashkit asked "Why can't we be apprentices?" Birdstar mewed "Because you are still too young" Ashkit bowed her head and went back to the nursery. Birdstar looked up and saw that it was sun-high and she slowly padded away from the other kits and leaped onto the rock and called "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the highrock for a vlan meeting" She saw Eclipse pad back in the camp and heard him whisper enough for her to hear "I Vas chasing a starling toward here" Birdstar purred as Eclipse sat down and Sunwing joined him and asked "How are you Eclipse?" she did not here any more when Holykit and Maplekit padded up proudly. They stopped in front of Birdstar and sat down. She called "From this moment on, Before you recieve your warrior names, Your names are Maplepaw and Hollypaw." Birdstar waited till the cheering died down. She continued "Maplepaw your mentor will be Fogheart" Maplepaw padded toward Fogheart and touched noses with him. Hollypaw flicked her tail in nervousness. Birdstar called to her "Hollypaw from this moment on I will be your mentor" Hollypaw looked at her surprised and slwly headed towards her. Goldheart looked unhappy as Birdstar touched Hollypaws nose.Birdstar called him over "Goldheart" Goldheart padded up slowly and said quite icily "Yes, Birdstar?" Birdstar twitched her tail and said "Can you tell Fogheart that i'm going to show Hollypaw the territory?" Goldheart was quietthen said flatly "Ok" he stalked off and Birdstar and Hollypaw wandered out of camp. Birdstar stopped in front of under growth and mewed to Hollypaw "What can you smell?" Hollypaw went quiet and sniffed she mewed as a matter of factly way "Um, Mouse, squirrel And a rogue!" She unsheathed her claws and Birdstar sighed and said "Come out Eclipse she found us out" There was rustling in the bushes and Birdstar heard Hollypaw gasp in astonishment at the huge tom. Hollypaw wimpered Wh-who are you?" Birdstar answered for her "Hollypaw this is Eclipse" Hollypaw looked at Eclispe and said "Oh, Your the one that has that weird accent" Birdstar gaspeed and slapped her tail across Hollypaws mouth and mewed "Sorry, Eclipse" Eclipse laughed and said "Hollypaw, You are right, I do have an accent, But it is Who i am" Hollypaw shook away Birdstars tail and said "Ok..." She bounded away from the cats and mewed "I smell mouse, Cna you teach me how to hunt?" Birdstar looked at her and twitched an ear "I have something more important in mind" She bowed to Eclipse and led Hollypaw to a mossy tree and Hollypaw asked "What?" Birdstar mewed "Moss for the elders" Hollypaw exclaimed "What!?" Birdstar showed the claw action and Hollypaw grunted and did it. She got a large ball and Birdstar and Hollypaw took the moss back to camp. When she had finished Hollypaw went to Maplepaw to talk about their day. Birdstar stood up and went to her den in deep thought.
Birdstar woke up to the suns rays. She yawned and looked out slowly. The camp was bustling with activity. Fogheart saw her and bounded up to her and she asked "Did I sleep in?" Fogheart looked worried "No, A strange cat came" Birdstar twitched her whiskers "Eclipse? Cause he is strange" Fogheart still looked worried "No, Even Eclipse is here panicking" Birdstar perked her ears "Panicking? Why?" Fogheart twitched his tail "Apprently he knows the strange cat". Just then Eclipse came crashing in and Birdstar mewed "Hey, calm down" Eclipse was bristling and his claws were unsheathed and he growled "I can't believe He came here! Vhat nerve" Birdstar rested her tail on his shoulder "Eclipse tell me what you mean" Eclipse mewed "That cat was Slash..He said that these territories are his to control." Birdstar looked up "What?" Eclipse nodded and Fogheart mewed "Yes, The exact word were "These are my territories give up or prepare to fight" He scared most of the older warriors" Birdstar thought for a second. Fogheart asked "What are you going to do know?" Birdstar stayed silent then mewed "It's time" Fogheart asked "Time? Time for what?" Birdstar flicked her tail and leaped on the rock then yowled "Let all cats gater beneath the Highledge for a clan meeting!" most of the cats were alread there but the last fe came out. Birdstar called "I have something impportant to tell you" Birdstar drew in a deep breath "Me and the four other leaders are a part of a prophecy" Goldheart asked "What was that prophecy?" Birdstar looked into his eyes. He had a fire but he was openly curious and she mewed "The power of four will rise and beat the new blood" Birdstar looked down on the cats as they took in the news Birdwing twitched an ear and thought But i don't get it...Four cats can't take down a whole entire clan of cats from an old legendary clan She loked around at the cats who were ruffling themselves up for the upcoming battle Birdstar thought The power of four..... She gasped There are four clans! Birdstar and the others were not the power of four. Their clans were. Them and their clans. She sighed and mewed "We don't know exactly when Slash is coming, So let's all be ready" Eclipse mewed "May i say something Birdstar?" Birdstar looked at her friend "yes go right ahead, Eclipse" Eclipse stood up then leaped beside her and mewed "I used to be best friends with Slash, Vell his name Vas Max, Ve had planned to come here for a new home" the cats whispered to each other and he continued "Birdstar, I know a group of cats that could help us Zeir leaders name is Claw" Birdstar nodded "Ok...Then it's settled after the gathering in few nights time, Me and Eclipse will go to Claw and ask for his help" The cats disbanded into their own little groups. Birdstar sighed and got a nagging feeling she had met Eclipse before but she could not remember when. She gasped Birdpaw asked the goldne tom "Are you ok?" The tom mewed "No i don't Vant to die don't hurt me!" Birdstar mewed "Eclipse?" Eclipse looked at her "Yes?" Birdstar stammered "I-I have seen you before!" Eclipse widened his eyes "Yes...Yes i know" Birdstar asked "Were you ok?" Eclipse nodded "Max had attacked me" Birdstar nodded "I see" Eclipse let out a sigh.