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by snowswirl66 August 13th 2011, 15:03
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Okay, this is one of my first fan-fics, actually my second fan-fic ever, so it isn't very good. This story takes place as if there was a fourth cat in the prophecy (Half moon), and the prophecy was incomplete. I hope you enjoy it! Please no criticsm!
мany, мany ѕeaonѕ ago, ѕĸywaтcнer gave ғιreѕтar a propнecy.
"тнere wιll вe тнree, ĸιn oғ yoυr ĸιn, wнo нold тнe power oғ тнe ѕтarѕ ιn тнeιr pawѕ."
вυт тнe propнecy waѕ ιncoмpleтe. тнere waѕ anoтнer caт, υnrelaтed тo ғιreѕтar, ιn тнe propнecy.
тнιѕ ιѕ тнe real propнecy.
"тнere wιll вe тнree, ĸιn oғ yoυr ĸιn, wнo нold тнe power oғ тнe ѕтarѕ ιn тнeιr pawѕ. вυт ѕнe wнo нoldѕ тнe power oғ тнe мoon can conqυer all ..."
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
This message has been edited. Last edited by: Snowswirl66, 22 August 2011 06:25
Okay, this is one of my first fan-fics, actually my second fan-fic ever, so it isn't very good. This story takes place as if there was a fourth cat in the prophecy (Half moon), and the prophecy was incomplete. I hope you enjoy it! Please no criticsm!
мany, мany ѕeaonѕ ago, ѕĸywaтcнer gave ғιreѕтar a propнecy.
"тнere wιll вe тнree, ĸιn oғ yoυr ĸιn, wнo нold тнe power oғ тнe ѕтarѕ ιn тнeιr pawѕ."
вυт тнe propнecy waѕ ιncoмpleтe. тнere waѕ anoтнer caт, υnrelaтed тo ғιreѕтar, ιn тнe propнecy.
тнιѕ ιѕ тнe real propнecy.
"тнere wιll вe тнree, ĸιn oғ yoυr ĸιn, wнo нold тнe power oғ тнe ѕтarѕ ιn тнeιr pawѕ. вυт ѕнe wнo нoldѕ тнe power oғ тнe мoon can conqυer all ..."
Prologue
- Spoiler:
- In a small dark cave, a white she-cat crouched by a small pool alone. Her eyes were cast down, staring at the cold stone floor. A drop of water dripped into the pool before her, momentarily dissolving the perfect reflection of the full moon.
The she-cat glanced up for a moment at the movement, and then quickly her gaze dropped once more. Her beautiful green eyes were filled with pain, agony, sadness, and so many other vivid, indescribable, emotions that most cats would never experience in a lifetime. Her tail lay flat behind her, occasionally trembling. Along with her eyes, it indicated a conflict raging inside of her.
The white she-cat, called Half moon, sighed as she looked up once more. This time, her gaze rested was at the place where her beloved Jay's wing had disappeared. It was not too long ago since he had left, but he had said he would be gone forever. She desperately wanted to see him, and she kept having trouble keeping her legs from sliding out from under her and chasing after him. But he had also told her to stay, and eventually lead all the other cats in his place, which was impossible, and a lot to think about. There was nothing special about her and she wasn’t even a sharpclaw yet.
“I’ll probably never become a sharpclaw,” Half moon muttered to herself. To become a sharpclaw, she would have to find a way through the dark and dangerous tunnels underground by the Lake, her former home. But now she was in the mountains, and she couldn’t go back to the lake and journey into the tunnels. Her home was far behind her, and it would be foolish to go back just to become a sharpclaw.
She recalled the long and difficult journey. Jay’s wing had disappeared in the beginning, but he had come back later when they had reached the mountains, claiming that he had gone back to the Lake for a while. She remembered how overjoyed she had been to see him.
Half moon’s thoughts immediately flew back to Jay’s wing and her heart fought her mind as she once again forced her legs to stay still. Even though it broke her heart, she stayed where she was. Even though she knew that Jay’s wing was probably farther and farther every moment, she managed to calm down and stop her tail from violently shaking back and forth. She told herself that she had already said goodbye, and that he was probably already gone.
But finally, after what seemed like a lifetime, she couldn't control herself any longer. Her heart won over her mind and her careful, fragile, restraint was shattered. All that was left of her was that single thought and a deep longing. She dashed out of the cave. She just had to see Jay’s wing one last time. Maybe she could convince him to stay. Hope filled her heart at the thought. There was almost no possibility of it happening, but it had always been part of her nature to hope. Half moon couldn’t think of a single time where she had given up on something and lost hope. She ran down the path leading down to the larger cave, her paws flying. It was the path that Jay’s wing had taken when he had left the cave, and hopefully he was still somewhere near.
When she reached the cave, she saw an intersection. Three different paths branched off from the area behind the cave, and a main path was positioned in front of it. ‘Jay’s wing could have taken any of these paths.’ Half moon realized. She tried to find his scent, but it was on all the paths. None of the sharpclaws had ever thought tracking an important skill, so Half moon couldn’t distinguish older scents from a new one, especially since Jay’s wing had been exploring different trails just a while earlier.
"Jay's wing!" she called out in desperation. "Jay's wing!”
"Half moon! What are you yammering about? I just fell asleep before you woke me up." Fish leap grumbled sleepily as he emerged from the cave. He yawned and looked at her curiously. Half moon was about to apologize and choose a random path, before she realized that Fish leap might have heard something. He had said that he had just fallen asleep, which meant that he must’ve been awake at the time when Jay’s wing had passed by.
"I’m sorry," mewed Half moon urgently. "It's just that I can't find Jay's wing! Have you seen or heard him anywhere?" She looked pleadingly at Fish leap, who turned and snorted. "Anyone would think that you can't stand a moment without him. Well, I think I heard a footsteps heading there, just a moment earlier." He flicked his tail to one of the paths behind the cave while speaking, and then padded back to the cave.
Half moon rushed off as soon as he had indicated the path to take. Jay’s wing must have stopped somewhere for a while, if Fish Leap hadn’t been exaggerating that he had just passed by moment ago. That meant he would still be near, and wouldn’t have left yet. Half moon saw a lone figure in the distance and she ran faster. She knew it was Jay’s wing. He turned as she neared him, and she could see his every feature clearly in contrast to the rosy sunset behind him. The most important one, the one she paid attention to most, was his striking blue eyes, always filled with so many emotions. She had seen them flash with anger, widen in surprise, glower in annoyance, and sparkle with love. Now they burned with a lifetime of pain, sadness, agony, remorse, longing, and love. She could almost feel the emotions bounding off of him.
But just as she finally reached him, he started to fade away with the mist. Half moon could see the hazy shapes of the rock formation behind him. Shocked, she momentarily forgot about the situation as she watched her love slowly disappear. Even in her wildest dreams, she had never thought of anything like this possible.
"I'm sorry Half moon. I hope you understand, but we can't be together." Jay’s wing meowed gently as he started to grow more and more transparent. He stepped forward and his scent wreathed around her, but she remained rigid with disbelief. As Jay’s wing faded to a mere outline, the setting sun’s piercing rays shone through his body, which snapped Half moon out of her shock.
“No!” she croaked, regaining her voice. The word felt unfamiliar on her tongue, as if she hadn’t spoken for a long time. Desperate, she managed to recover control of herself. She leaned forward, trying to grab onto his fading form, but her paws passed right through him. Before she knew it, Jay’s wing was gone. He had completely disappeared.
All that was left of him was a whisper. "I wish things could be different. I love you, Half moon."
All of her shock and disbelief disappeared, giving way to pain and grief as she realized that Jay’s wing was truly gone.
"No!" Half moon howled. "Jay's wing!
The sun disappeared below the horizon. All was completely silent, leaving the heartbroken she-cat to howl out her grief to the barren mountains.
Chapter 1
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- “Farewell, Half moon.” Jayfeather murmured his voice barely audible. He raised his head to the sky, and for a moment, he thought he could pick up a trace of her scent. But then it was gone, leaving him lonelier than ever. He dropped his head and turned his back to the mountains. Full of grief, he slowly padded away, his mind only on Half moon. He knew that they never would, that they never could be together.
"Jayfeather! Are you coming?" Squirrelflight's worried voice rose from over a small hill. In his grief, he hadn’t noticed that he had been left behind, and that everyone was waiting for him. Jayfeather felt annoyed with himself. They probably thought that his blindness had slowed him down. He hurried up the hill, hissing as he stumbled and tripped over obstacles in his way. He could feel Squirrelflight’s concerned gaze on his pelt, which really bothered him. She wasn’t his real mother, so she didn’t still have to act like she was.
“I’m fine!” He snapped at her when he finally reached the top of the slope. Annoyance at his own clumsiness combined with his irritation at Squirrelflight made him ill-tempered. “You don’t have to make a fuss over me! I can take care of myself!”
Squirrelflight flinched from his angry outburst, looking hurt. She turned and motioned for the others to follow, but she was still upset, recalling memories that all hit Jayfeather at once. For one indescribable moment, he was bombarded with Squirrelflight’s memories. He actually felt sorry for her. After all, she really did love him and his littermates, and she had just wanted what was best for them. Then the brief moment was over, and he remembered about how she had lied to him and his littermates. Also, if she had never kept their real parentage a secret, then his sister Hollyleaf would still be alive. "She deserves to suffer" he muttered to himself, pushing away any sympathy he had.
It was a dark, gloomy day and everybody trudged on in silence. Even Dovewing and Foxleap were unusually subdued by the depressing atmosphere. Foxleap had Swoop’s death fresh in his mind, and Dovewing continually cocked her head and pawed at her ears, as if there were moss in them. Jayfeather suspected that her senses had been dulled by the endlessly loud noises at the mountains. They would hopefully come back soon. If a fox or some other dangerous animal passed by, they wouldn’t be able to defend themselves, in the miserable state they were currently in.
They had passed the gentle hills and slopes close to the mountain and were now in a barren field. Leaf-bare had only just passed, and the ground was cold and hard, with only a few small clumps of grass growing through cracks in the earth. The wind howled wrathfully, and the sun was covered by many gray, bustling, storm clouds, signifying that it would rain very soon.
Suddenly Jayfeather had a strange feeling that someone was watching him. He looked back automatically. Then, his vision blossomed and the world and all of its colours came rushing to him. He raised his eyes and saw the mountains. They were so far that they were barely visible, just a great silhouette on the horizon. But has he looked closer, he identified a lone figure watching him from a cliff. Immediately, unexplainably, he knew that it was Half moon. She stayed where she was, her gaze warming his pelt. Even from the distance, Jayfeather could feel the regret, sorrow, and the endless other emotions bounding off her. Then she turned and faded away in the mist, and his sight plunged into darkness.
Jayfeather stayed still for a moment. He missed Half moon desperately. Not for the first time, he wished he could stay with her. He wished that he had never been a part of the prophecy. He knew that Lionblaze and Dovewing constantly had similar thoughts, but this was the first time that he had seriously considered life without his powers, life without the prophecy. He could’ve become a warrior. He could’ve hunted and fought for his clan and for the Ancients, making himself more of a help than a burden. He could’ve stayed with Half moon.
But would he even have met Half moon?
Chapter 2
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- It was so silent, almost too silent. Normally, on a warm evening like this, kits would be squealing, sharpclaws sharing tongues, and to-bes – that’s what they had started to call the sharpclaws in training – would be playing around. But tonight was different. Tonight was the night they mourned for Jay’s wing.
After he had disappeared, Half moon had told Stone song that he had slipped off a cliff and died. She had always been a bad liar, but to him, her mumbling and hesitation had probably seemed like distress and shock. After all, she had just supposedly seen her mate fall off a cliff. He had been very gentle with her and hadn’t asked for any details, even making her a sharpclaw afterwards, telling her that she had long since deserved the title.
Half moon herself wasn’t entirely sure about what had happened to Jay’s wing. For all she knew, she could have been telling the truth. Maybe she had imagined the whole thing about Jay’s wing fading away and he really had just fallen off a cliff. Or it could’ve all been a horrible nightmare and he could have died unseen some other way. Or she could just be insane, and seeing hallucinations. That was the most likely, and also the most disturbing theory.
But deep in her heart, Half moon knew, that dark misty night hadn’t just been her overactive imagination. She could hear every one of Jay’s wing’s words echoing over and over again in her head and her heart. She heard those same words in the nightmares that occurred each night, the nightmares that always ended with him leaving. And when she woke up, the pain was always fresher than ever.
Why did he have to go? She thought with sorrow. What was it that was more important to him than me? These questions would always come to her when her agony was at its highest. She never doubted Jay’s wing’s love for her. But she would wonder. Jay’s wing had mentioned how he hadn’t wanted to leave, that he wished things could’ve been different. Was it possible that some other unseen power had forced him to fade away? Had he anticipated his departure and managed to throw in final words? She was coming up with crazy ideas, but anything was better than the thought of Jay’s wing choosing something, or someone, over her.
"Half moon, are you alright?" Dove's wing's concerned voice drifted over. Half moon glanced down and realized that her fur was bristling, and her claws were digging hard into the patch of dirt where she stood, all the way down to the rock underneath. She quickly forced her fur to lie flat and sheathed her claws.
"I'm fine." she replied coldly, turning away. She didn’t want to attract any more questions.
Dove’s wing didn’t seem to get the message. “Are you sure you’re okay? You’ve hardly been getting any rest lately. And, you’ve grown so distant.”
“Leave me alone.” Half moon turned and snarled. Dove's wing's eyes filled with shock and pain, and she immediately felt guilty. She knew that the younger she-cat had also suffered from Jay’s Wing’s supposed death; she was his sister. But she hadn’t seen Jay’s wing disappear right before her eyes. And she didn’t have to deal with it alone, Half moon thought as she saw Dove’s wing being greeted warmly by Fish leap, who had just returned from hunting, jealously wishing that could be her and Jay's wing.
Fish Leap stalked up to Half moon, and she turned quickly, hoping that he hadn’t seen her staring. “Half moon, can I talk to you for a sec?” he hissed. She nodded uncertainly and followed him to the back of the cave.
“What’s this about?” she started to ask before he interrupted her.
“Don’t be so hard on Dove’s wing!” Fish leap growled, his eyes blazing. “I saw how you treated her and she doesn’t deserve that! She’s also having trouble with Jay’s wing’s death! You’re acting like you’re the only one in the world who’s suffering!”
Anger stronger than anything she had ever known slammed into Half moon. She was furious. Normally, she wasn’t a very temperamental cat, but nerves had finally gotten to her. All that bitterness that she had kept bottled up for three whole days came spilling out. “Do you think I don’t know that?” she hissed. “Yes, I know that she’s upset. Yes, I know that she’s your soon-to-be mate and you’re worried about her. Yes, I know that I’ve been acting like the only one in the world who’s suffering. And for all I know, I am!”
She continued to rant. “Nobody even seems to care that he’s gone. Everybody’s going on with their lives as if nothing had happened. Everyone except for me! Weren’t you Jay’s wing’s best friend, Fish Leap? Well, you weren’t much of one, but can’t you even pretend to be a little upset just to honour his memory?”
Fish Leap stared at her in shock, mouth still open. He had dragged her away to scold her, but instead, he was the one being reprimanded. “Bu-But,” he stammered. “How about Dovewing? She’s upset, you even said that yourself!” He accused, after gaining control of his mouth.
Half moon gave him a scornful look. “I said that she was upset. But she doesn’t seem to be suffering, really. After all, didn’t you seem to start taking notice in her right after he left? She’s perfectly happy right now as she is, isn’t she?”
And with that, she turned and strode off, clambering over rocks and ascending higher up the mountain. She didn’t even realize where she was heading, until she had reached the end of the trail that she and Jay’s wing had walked on only a few sunrises ago. But she was only half surprised to find herself walking into the hauntingly familiar cave, the same cave from all her nightmares. Some part of her had always known that she would find herself there again. It held so many crucial memories of Jay’s wing before he had disappeared.
He had been acting so strange ever since he had returned from the tunnels. It was only a few days later when he disappeared, claiming that he had left them and went back home. But Half moon knew better. When he had disappeared, she had run all the way to the lake and back, trying to find him, and he hadn’t been there. If what he had said was the truth, then he definitely would have been there. That left the question of where he had been during the journey, which was he positively was now. And she wasn’t any closer to discovering his current whereabouts then she had been a while ago.
Half moon sighed wearily and walked to the edge of the small pool in the center of the cave. Droplets of water continuously dripped down ever few moments from an opening above. She crouched down, by the pool. And she watched. And she waited.
Chapter 3
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- "Look, Jayfeather, Squirrelflight, Dovewing, and Foxleap are back!" Cherrykit's high-pitched sqeak rose up from a crowd of cats that had gathered together to welcome them.
Jayfeather padded right out of the chattering crowd and into his den. The journey back home had started out nice and quiet, but along the way home, they had been attacked by wild dogs, and walked right into a thunderstorm, delaying them for a day. He was exhausted, but still thinking about Half moon.
What would she be doing after he had left her? He had appointed her as the first
stoneteller. That was a huge and difficult responsibility. Jayfeather hoped that she could manage it.
"Of course she can manage it!" he muttered to himself.
"Manage what?" Lionblaze's voice startled Jayfeather. He hadn't noticed his brother coming.
" Uh, nothing," he replied, keeping his emotions out of his voice.
"Sure then, how was the mountains? What did you do?
Jayfeather thought for a moment. He had done a lot of stuff, but most of the time he had been Jay's wing. He quickly thought of interesting facts to please Lionblaze.
"Not much, Stormfur and Brook have two kits, Lark and Pine, and Crag is the new stoneteller. Oh, and Swoop died." Jayfeather spoke this casually, as if was just an ordinary piece of news.
Lionblaze stiffened. "How is that 'not much'?" Tell me exactly what happened! How's Stormfur and Brook doing? Why did Crag become Stoneteller? How did Swoop die? Are the Tribe cats doing well with the borders?"
Jayfeather sighed. He answered all Lionblaze's questions and padded to his den.
Lionblaze had seemed satisfied that he knew the best and the worst parts of his trip, but he knew that he could never tell anyone what it really was. The best part of the journey was when he was with Half moon, and the worst part was when he had too leave her.
He lay in his nest thinking about her sorrowfully for a while. He had kept herin mind ever since he had left her.
"Jayfeather! Firestar wants all the cats on the journey to meet him in his den!" Squirrelflight's voice echoed throughout the medicine cat's den.
Jayfeather padded out of his den and followed Squirrelflight. He was in no mood to explain anything that had happened.
Chapter 4
- Spoiler:
- Jay's wing's scent wreathed around Half moon. He stood before her, every bit the same as he had been before he had disappeared. Some part of her knew that she was dreaming, but she didn't want the dream to end. "Oh, Jay's wing, I thought you were never coming back!" she murmured, burying her nose into his fur.
"Half moon!" Half moon's snapped awake as Stone song's voice cut into her. She sighed. Her dream had been so realistic, it was like Jay's wing had actually been there, right beside her.
"Half moon! We're leaving for the lake again!"
Oh no! she thought with worry. When Jay's wing had appointed her Teller of the Pointed Stones, and told her to lead these cats, no "tribe," she was also supposed persuade them to stay here. How could she accomplish that?
Half moon's heart wrenched like it always did as she thought about what had passed between them before he had left. She wearily padded out of her den.
"We're leaving immediately." Stone song announced.
Half moon panicked. They were supposed to stay here, they had to!
"Why can't we stay here?" she asked, feigning ignorance.
Stone song glared at her. "Life at the lake was better, there was enough prey, enough shelter, and there wasn't much danger, unless you count the blundering Twolegs. Are you actually suggesting that we should stay in this place?"
Cats had gathered around to see their argument.
Half moon gulped. "Yes I am," she mewed " There is enough prey, we just have to learn to hunt it and change our hunting techniques. We can use Jay's wing's idea and divide ourselves into cats who fight the eagles and other cats that hunt, and if we get used to moving around the landscape, then it would be as easy as walking."
To Half moon's relief, some cats were nodding at her words and agreeing with her.
"How about my kits?" Owl feather demanded.
"There is plenty of room in the cave for them to play, and no eagle can get them there. Also, if we go back, we should wait until they're old enough to travel." she mewed.
Owl feather still looked suspicious." Maybe," she murmured, wrapping her tail around her kits. "Or they might just die before they became old enough." she muttered to herself in a whisper.
"Are you sure we will be able to catch any prey?" asked Stone song, "Even if we change our hunting techniques, will we be able to get them right in time to catch prey before we starve?"
Half moon groped for an answer. Fortunately, Fish leap and a group of cats returned, carrying an eagle and a mouse.
"We baited the eagle with the mouse." they explained exitedly as cats gathered around to eat and talk.
"See, we can catch prey" pointed out Half moon triumphantly.
Stone song flicked his tail. "We'll continue this after we're done eating," he growled and padded away to speak with Furled Bracken and some older cats.
Half moon's heart sank. She had convinced them to stay for now, but could she convine them to settle down and stay here forever?
Chapter 5
- Spoiler:
- "The end of the stars draws near. Three must become four to challenge the darkness that lasts forever."
Cloud's voice echoed through Jayfeather's mind. He sat up with a jolt. He had been thinking about Half moon so much that he had forgotten the shocking realization of what Cloud had told him.
He considered waking up Lionblaze and Dovewing and tell them about the new prophecy. He dismissed the thought almost immediately. It was too early in the morning, annd he wanted to keep it to himself until he discovered who the fourth cat was.
But who could the fourth cat be? Jayfeather surveyed his Clanmates. Cherrykit and Molekit tumbled across the clearing, play fighting. Ivypool was sharing tongues with Bumblestripe. Cinderheart padded out of the warrior's den, blinking sunlight out of her eyes. Briarlight yawned and stretched in her nest.
All of his clanmates were special. They all had their own traits that made them stand out.
Briarlight was determined. She would always try her best, even though her legs had been crushed.
Cinderheart was reincarnated from Cinderpelt. She was talented in many ways, and she was fiercely loyal.
Ivypool had risked danger every time she trained in the Dark Forest to spy for them.
But Jayfeather had a feeling that none of his Clanmates was the fourth cat. He just knew. Every single one of his clanmates was unique, but none of them were unique enough to be the fourth cat. He shook his head in confusion.
Cloud had said that the fourth cat was with him and he wouldn't have to look far, so it couldn't be a cat from another clan.
Jayfeather decided to take a walk by the lake. Rock always had answers. Jayfeather hoped that he would be there.
Jayfeather padded dwon the lakeshore. He went to the place his stick used to be and waited.
"Rock, please come, I need some answers," he murmured, closing his eyes.
"The answer isn't easy." warned a voice.
Jayfeather's eyes snapped open and he saw Rock sitting before him.
"What is it?" he asked eagerly. "Do you know who the fourth cat is?"
"The fourth cat is with you, except she doesn't live in your time. Her spirit is watching over you but you will have to go back in time again to get her. Her powers aren't much, but she is more powerful than any of the Three. Her power is hope. She knows to never give up, even when all seems lost. She will rise above the Three and lead the Clans into the battle. Rock's words pierced through Jayfeather.
"Who is this cat?" he asked breathlessly.
Rock looked at him solemnly. "You already know her. She was the first Stoneteller."
Jayfeather felt a wave of surprise wash over him when he realized who Rock had been talking about. Half moon was the fourth cat!
"You will need to go back in time and tell Half moon to come with you. No cat except her has to see you. It's best to keep your presence a secret or it will raise suspicions and questions."
Rock continued speaking. "You must realize that Half moon won't be able to stay with you always. She will come for the battle, but then she must go back."
Jayfeather felt a surge of exitement, swallowed by grief when he heard Rock's last words.
Half moon would be able to stay with him, but only for a while. Then she would have to go back to her time.
"Go now," mewed Rock, and Jayfeather felt the sand move under his feet, suddenly it changed to solid, cold rock. His mind filled with colour and he could see again. Snow was falling heavily. He was back with the ancient cats! Where was Half moon? He looked around, then sniffed the air. This was where he was before he had disappeared last time. The rock ledge was the same shape.
Suddenly, Jayfeather heard a noise behind him. There was no time to run or hide. A cat appeared from the cave.
It was Half moon.
Chapter 6
- Spoiler:
- "Jay's wing?" Half moon mewed, surprised. She had just stalked out of the cave after a argument with Furled Bracken. He had finally agreed to stay for a while, but only until Shy Fawn's kits were old strong enough to travel. The last thing she had expected was to see Jay's wing.
"Jay's wing, what are you doing here? I thought you left forever! Are you going to stay this time?" Hlaf moon felt utter joy! Jay's wing was here! She leaned close to him, twined tails and purred.
Jay's wing shook his head, looking from side to side as he did.
"Half moon, do you trust me?" he asked
Half moon stared at him. Of course she trusted him!
"You know my answer," she mewed teasingly. "I would trust you with my life!"
Jay's wing purred for a moment, then suddenly stopped as they heard cats coming. "Half moon, I'm going to take you somewhere for a while. We have to get there quickly, before someone spots me."
The voices were closer and clearer now.
Jay's wing looked at Half moon, then dived behing a rock as Fish leap and Dove's wing came in sight.
Fish leap had his tail twined with Dove's wing's, and their heads were close. They were purring.
Suddenly Dove's wing's head shot up and she blushed as she saw Half moon. Fish leap looked up to see what had happened and took a step away from Dove's wing.
"Gotta go!" he mewed, embarrassed, and turned tail and padded swiftly back to the cave.
"Fish leap!" Dove's wing looked after him, then turned a shade redder as she saw Half moon watching with an amused look on her face. She opened her mouth, starting to speak.
"It's okay," mewed Half moon before Dove's wing could say anything, "You and Fish leap are perfect together! Don't be embarrassed of who you like,"
Dove's wing closed her mouth. "Ummm, thank you." she mewed, and turned and padded toward the direction Fish leap had went.
Half moon looked after her as she padded away.
"So Dove's wing's taken a fancy to Fish leap now," purred Jay's wing.
Half moon turned around. She had almost forgotten about Jay's wing!
"What were you saying about taking me somewhere?" she asked,
Jay's wing's eyes darkened. "It could be dangerous, and you might need to appoint another cat to take over while you're gone,"
Half moon nodded. "Stone song can do that"
"Okay, there's no time to spare, can you do that immediately?"
Half moon felt very nervous. What was she going to say to them? "I guess so," she murmured,
Jay's wing nuzzled her briefly and gave her a lick on the cheek as she left.
Half moon padded intoi the cave. She suddenly wondered what she would say. Jay's wing hadn't told her anything about this.
She paused, took a breath, and steeped into the cave.
Stong song and Furled bracken looked up from where they were sharing tongues.
Half moon took a deep breath and felt a shudder run through her body. Then she imagined Jay's wing's face. That gave her confidence. She opened her mouth.
"I have something to tell you."
Chapter 7
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- Jayfeather watched Half moon padding into the cave, his heart sinking. How would she manage to tell them without revealing his existence?
"She is the fourth cat, she can manage by herself." he muttered to himself, but he still couldn't help edging closer to the cave to hear what was going on.
"Stone song, I will be leaving for a while." Even though Half moon spoke calmly, Jayfeather could tell that she was very nervous.
"What do you mean? Half moon, you persuaded us to stay, you can't just go off!" Stone song's voice drifted over to Jayfeather. He doesn't know what he'll do without her, Jayfeather realized, These cats have already started to think of Half moon as a leader.
"No, Stone song! I have to do this! It's part of my destiny!" Half moon's voice rose with emotion.
Stone song was pausing. He wanted Half moon to stay. "Half moon, do you realize that you are now our leader?" he asked.
Shock flashed through Half moon. She hasn't been expecting this, thought Jayfeather.
"You are the one who persuaded us to stay. We agreed on staying until Shy Fawn's kits are old enough to travel, but we have gotten used to hunting and living here. You don't know the effect you can have."
Half moon murmured something barely audible. Jayfeather had to strain to hear it.
"Stone song, listen to what I am saying. I won't be leaving forever, just for a short while. While I am gone, I appoint you leader in my place. Make sure everything will go alright until I return." There was a silence. Then, without waiting to see if the other cats agreed, she turned tail and ran to Jayfeather, almost knocking him over as she burst from the cave.
"I did it, I convinced them." she murmured.
Jayfeather licked her ear, "Yes you did. I knew you could do it. Now come with me." He started padding to the cave, praying that Rock would be there.
"Where are you taking me?" asked Half moon.
Jayfeather turned around to look at her.
"I'm taking you to my home."
Chapter 8
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- Half moon followed Jay's wing to the cave of pointed stones. This is where I last saw him last time! she realized. She wondered what he was going to do.
Suddenly, a strange looking cat appeared before them. He had big, bulging, yellow eyes and his presence felt disturbing, wise, and ancient.
"Half moon, this is Rock." Jay's wing murmured into her ear.
Rock turned toward Half moon and she gulped. She didn't really like this cat.
"Greetings, Half moon, stoneteller." he rasped.
"Why are you here?" she asked.
Rock nodded toward Jay's wing. "Jayfeather can explain that later. You should go now" He mewed and disapperared.
Half moon wondered where he went. Then she suddenly realized that they weren't in the cave anymore. They were in a damp tunnel. The tunnels! Half moon remembered them from when she had to make her way through them to become a sharpclaw. Then she remembered Rock's words and expectantly loked at Jay's wing. He looked uncomforatable and shifted his paws. Watching that, Half moon felt very conscious that she barely knew anything about this.
She turned to Jay's wing. "Okay, you said that you were taking me to your home. What do you mean? Where am I? Why is everything so secretive? Why does Rock call you Jayfeather?"
Jay's wing looked even more uncomfortable. He didn't say anything for a while.
"Don't you trust me?" Half moon asked, hurt. What wasn't Jay's wing telling her? Why wouldn't he tell her?
Jay's wing finally looked up, right into her eyes and met her burning gaze. "Of course I trust you," he murmured,"It's just that I don't know which way I should put it and it's a lot to take in for any cat." he continued," You should know, Half moon, that I am not Jay's wing. I am called Jayfeather in my time. I am Jay's wing's reincarnation. I was born by the lake, where you used to live. At first I didn't know anything about you. Then one day, I found a special stick and I met Rock. He told me about all sorts of stuff, the stick had many scratches on it. Every scratch with a another scratch crossing through it meant that a cat survived the tunnels and became a sharpclaw. Every scratch that didn't, it meant that the cat died."
Half moon lowered her gaze, remembering Fallen Leaves.
"One day, I found myself in the tunnels. I crawled out and found myself in a familiar and strange place. It was my home, yet different. I saw you and Dove's wing and Fish leap and I didn't recognize them."
Half moon closed her eyes. She remembered that day. Jay's wing hadn't come out yet and she was afraid that he had died. Then he had appeared and every cat was so happy that they didn't really notice that he was acting a little weird. If they did, they blamed it from being in the tunnels so long.
Jay's wing, or Jayfeather kept talking. "After I voted for you to leave for the mountains, Rock appeared and told me I had to go back. I had to listen to him, without saying goodbye, even though I was thinking of you the whole time." Half moon shuddered, remembering the moment before she had left for the mountains when she had found out Jay's wing, oops Jayfeather, was gone.
Jayfeather continued. "Then Rock told me I had to go back. I came to appoint you Stoneteller and to try to convince you to stay at the mountains. Now, I'm back again and I need your help, Half moon, there's a battle and you have an important role in this."
Half moon looked at Jayfeather. It wasn't easy digesting all this imformation at once. It was already a shock to know that Jay's wing, out of all cats, was special and, well, wasn't really Jay's wing.
"What battle?" Half moon asked, after she realized what he had said.
Suddenly a rock fell from the ceiling. More followed it down. Rocks kept falling, several falling on them, causing scrapes and bruises. Jayfeather grabbed her and hauled her out of harm's way. As she clambered onto the grass and collasped, a voice snarled close to her ear.
"What are you doing here?"
Chapter 9
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- Jayfeather looked up. Half moon was on the ground Thornclaw holding her down. "Trespasser!" he hissed. Spiderleg and Lionblaze stood beside him.
Jayfeather quickly padded over. "It's okay, Thornclaw, Half moon isn't an imposter. She's with me." he mewed.
Thornclaw gave a suspicious snarl but let Half moon go. She ran over to Jayfeather, glaring at Thornclaw. He could tell that she was frightened from all these cats that were strangers to her. "It's okay," he murmured, stoking her fur with his tail, ignoring the glances he got from his clanmates.
"Jayfeather, what is this about?" hissed a voice. Jayfeather turned around and saw Lionblaze. He had been thinking of Half moon and hadn't noticed his brother sneaking up on him. He motioned to Half moon with his tail, signaling to her to leave them alone for a while. She got the hint and padded off to investigate a tree, closely watched by Spiderleg and Thornclaw.
"Who is she? Where did she come from? What aren't you telling me?" asked Lionblaze. Jayfeather could sense his brother's feelings whirling up a storm.
"There's something I didn't tell you about my trip to the mountains." Jayfeather mewed,
Lionblaze stiffened.
"When I was there, a cat from the Tribe of Endless Hunting told me that the Three must become four, to challenge the darkness that lasts forever." he mewed.
Lionblaze's body was rigid. "So who is this fourth cat?" he asked, but Jayfeather could tell he already guessed.
"It's Half moon," he motioned to her with his tail. "She's special," he hestitated,, "you might not believe me, but she' from the past."
"Remember when I told you about cats who used to live here a long time ago, before Starclan?" he asked.
Lionblaze nodded slowly, "They were called sharpclaws, right? And they left for the mountains."
Jayfeather looked up at Lionblaze, right into his eyes the way he knew always made him uneasy. "Yes, and Half moon is one of those cats."
Jayfeather could sense shock pulsing through Lionblaze.
"What - How - Why is she here?" he asked. Jayfeather could tell that he was still surprised. I can't blame him, he thought, it's a lot to take in.
Suddenly Half moon gave a yowl from ahead.
"Tell you later," Jayfeather muttered and ran to Half moon. She was standing on the lakeshore, staring at her surroundings in surprise. "What happened?" he asked.
"I recognize this place! Chasing clouds took me here on my fist time out!" she mewed.
"We used to lie on those rocks in the sun," she flicked her tail toward some mossy rocks. "And, the best mallow grows under those bushes!"
Jayfeather watched in amusement as Half moon ran around sniffing everything around her.
But his purr died down in his throaght as he saw Thornclaw and Spiderleg trade a suspicious glance. Spiderleg padded up to Half moon.
"You say you've been here before?" he mewed with an edge to his voice.
Half moon didn't notice. "I've been here before," she mewed. "I recognize the lake. You can't miss it, but those trees weren't there!" she motioned to a group of maple trees.
She padded off to investigate them, leaving Spiderleg staring at her suspiciously.
Chapter 10
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- Half moon felt frightened. The only reason she managed to stay calm before was the comforting presence of Jayfeather by her side.
If Jayfeather wasn't here, then I would've freak out with all these unfamiliar eyes on me! she thought with a shudder.
They had entered "the camp," and Half moon was resting in Jayfeather's den, or "the medicine cat's den" as the other cats called it.
Jayfeather had gone to talk with Firestar, whoever he was.
Half moon let out a moan. What was happening? Earlier, she would have done anything to be with Jayfeather, but now she wasn't so sure. It's worth it." she muttered to herself.
"Are you okay?" Half moon's heart skipped a beat. She had forgotten about that other cat! Briarlight, she was pretty sure that was her name. Half moon felt sorry for her. Her backbone was broken, that was what Jayfeather had told her.
"I'm fine." she mewed.
"Oh, I thought you were hurt with that moaning." Briarlight replied. "What's your name?"
"I'm Half moon." she mewed.
"I'm Briarlight."
"I know, Jayfeather told me about you." Half moon replied. She opened her mouth to taste the air. Now that she wasn't so shocked, she realized she could scent different herbs here.
"Oh, can you toss me that moss ball over there?" Briarlight mewed. She was stretching out of her nest.
"Is that allowed?" Half moon mewed, worried. If something happened to Briarlight, everyone would surely blame her.
Briarlight snorted. "Of course it is! But if you're not getting it, I'll get it for myself." She pulled herself out of her nest and started to drag her body toward the piece of moss.
"No it's okay, I'll get it!" mewed Half moon quickly. She didn't like the thought of Briarlight dragging herself all the way to this side of the den and back.
She reached for the moss ball and tossed it to Briarlight.
Instead of catching it, Braiarlight stretched her forepaws out and batted it back. Surprised, Half moon batted it back to her.
Soon the two she-cats were having lots of fun. Half moon was just throwing it to Briarlight when Jayfeather came in.
"Firestar wants to see you." he mewed to Half moon.
Half moon suddenly felt her body tense. She was very nervous again. Who was this Firestar that she had to talk with?
Jayfeather noticed her nervousment. "It's alright. Firestar won't hurt you." he mewed, in a softer tone.
Half moon let herself be led out of the medicine cat den. As she walked through the clearing, she felt many eyes on her and cats whispering bhind her back. It felt like ages before they reached a stone path that led upwards to a ledge with a small cave. As they climbed up, Half moon could still feel glances aonher and voices whispering. She climbed up as quickly as she could. When she finally reached the cave and stepped in, she saw three cats waiting for her. There was a golden brown tom about Jayfeather's age, a younger pale gray she-cat, and a ginger tom with a flame colored pelt. He looked like the oldest of the cats. Half moon guessed that he was Firestar.
Firestar flicked his tail for Jayfeather to sit between the other two cats.
Then he turned to Half moon.
She felt a fresh wave of fear. What was this cat going to do with her?
Chapter 11
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- Jayfeather watched as Firestar questioned Half moon.
"So where are you from.?" Firestar asked.
"The mountains" mewed Half moon. The young white she-cat was fidgeting nervously but her answers sounded way more confident than what she was feeling. Jayfeather could sense her fear, even though he could tell she was trying very hard to hide it.
He felt a twinge of pity. He knew it wouldn't be easy meeting a starnger in a so-familiar yet different place.
"Jayfeather, why have you brought Half moon here?" Firestar asked. He had finished questioning Half moon and Jayfeather could tell he was satisfied enough with her.
"Well..." he mewed. "When I went to the mountains, I was given a new prophecy. A cat from the Tribe of Endless Hunting said that Three must become four to challenge the darkness that lasts forever, then Rock, the cat who summoned me to the mountains, told me that the prophecy you recieved from Skywatcher wasn't complete. This is the whole prophecy. There will be three, kin of your kin, who hold the power of the stars in their paws. But she who holds the power of the moon can conquer all. Half moon is that cat." he meowed.
Firestar and Dovewing were silent for a long time, taking this in. Even Lionblaze, who had already heard this once, seemed confused.
Poor Half moon couldn't believe this. She already had so much to take in, and now she was told that she was special.
"I can't be in a prophecy! There's nothing special about me!" she exclaimed.
Jayfeather immediately comforted her, stroking her back with his tail.
"Half moon, I know this is a lot to take in." he mewed gently. "But you have to believe it. You are special. You wouldn't be here if you weren't."
Half moon nodded, but Jayfeather could still feel her disbelief.
"Well, we can't tell the Clan that." meowed Firestar. He had recovered from his momentary lack of speech. "We'll say that she's a loner who wants to join Thunderclan. She'll train as an apprentice and learn the way of the warrior code. She can become a member of the clan." he concluded.
Jayfeather suddenly got an uneasy feeling in his stomache. He remembered something Rock had told him. "Firestar, Half moon isn't staying forever." he mewed. "She has to go back to the mountains after her role is finished."
"Well, we'll solve that problem when we come to it." he concluded, "Right now, the Clan is impatient and they need to know what is happening."
"Wait, what do you mean exactly?" asked Half moon. "What is Thunderclan?"
"Thunderclan is one of the clans that live by the lake. The cats that live in this part of the territory are from Thunderclan. You will train as an apprentice of Thunderclan and we will assign you a mentor." Jayfeather mewed soothingly.
"Ummm, okay" Jayfeather knew that Half moon wasn't entirely convinced, but she was willing to trust him.
"How long are you going to take in there?" Spiderleg shouted from outside.
"Well, that about settles it." finished Firestar. "This meeting is over. Everyone is very impatient. If there's anything to say, we'll say it at the next meeting."
And with that, he bounded out of his den and called the clan together.
Chapter 12
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- "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highledge!" Firestar's yowl echoed throughout the hollow.
Cats clambered out from dens, some blinking sleep from their eyes. Some cats were already sitting in the clearing, waiting attentively for Firestar to continue.
"So you all know we have a new cat here." Firestar began. "Her name is Half moon and she is a loner who wants to join our clan. She will be accepted as an apprentice first, of course, and if I see fit, she will become a warrior."
A tabby tom spoke up. "Firestar, we have took in many cats now. Are you sure that is wise? The other clans have already criticised us about it many times!"
Murmurs of agreement came from the assembled cats.
"I can tell you that I share your concerns, Dustpelt." Firestar meowed. "But the other clans have never been able to tell us what to do before and it makes no difference now. All the cats we have took in have made us stronger. Millie is a fine warrior, her kits are too. Daisy nurses all the kits as if they're her own. Hazeltail, Berrynose, Mousewhisker, Rosepetal, and Toadstep are all good hunters and fighters. Can you doubt any of these cats' loyalty? We have only grew stronger from helping others, and there is no reason why we won't now."
Murmurs of agreement followed Firestar's speech. Half moon was impressed by Firestar's ability to reassure the clan and stop any conflict. She hoped that one day she would be able to do that.
Firestar now loooked straight at her. Half moon fidgeted self-consciously as other cats followed his gaze. She looked at Jayfeather and was istantly calmed. It was surprising how she could be reassured quickly just by looking at him.
"Half moon, from this moment on, until you become a warrior - "
"Hang on!" Half moon interrupted. They were going to change her name? She gulped as everone stared at her. She looked at Jayfeather and he gave her a nod of encouragement.
"I would like to keep my name." she mewed, hoping she sounded more confident than she felt.
Firestar frowned. For a moment, Half moon was afraid that he would say no.
"Are you sure?" he asked instead.
"I'm sure." she answered firmly.
"Well then, your mentor will be..." Firestar's eyes scanned the clearing. His gaze rested on a slender light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes.
"Leafpool," he finished.
As Half moon stepped up to touch noses with her mentor, she caught sight of Jayfeather. He was fuming, his tail lashing and his blind blue eyes filled with rage.
Half moon wondered why. But before she got a chance to ask him, she was surrounded by cats.
"Half moon! Half moon!" they cheered.
And the thought of Jayfeather slipped to the back of her mind when she realized that her new clanmates had accepted her as one of them.
Chapter 13
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- Leafpool! How could Firestar make Leafpool Half moon's mentor? She had lied, and she had broken the warrior code and the medicine cat code! Firestar seemed to have forgotten what she had done. Or maybe he had just forgiven her a long time ago becuase she was his daughter, Jayfeather thought sourly.
They needed a trustworthy cat to be Half moon's mentor. A cat that wouldn't mention anything to anyone if their apprentice was acting a bit strange. But of course, Leafpool would tell Squirrelflight everything. And then she might tell a friend. Maybe Sorreltail? They were close. And if Sorreltail knew, she would definitely mention it to Brackenfur. And he would tell someone who would tell someone until everyone would be aware there was something strange about Half moon, and she wasn't what
she seemed to be.
Jayfeather turned, tail lashing, and stalked to his den. His thoughts kept getting angrier and angrier by the moment.
He remembered how Squirrelflight had lied to them. She had told Jayfeather and his littermates that she was their mother and Brambleclaw their father. If she had told the truth in the beginning, life might have least been bearable, but she probably would have have never revealed it unless she was forced to. It was her fault Hollyleaf was dead! Her fault and Leafpool's!
Leafpool had broken two codes when she fell in love with Crowfeather. Jayfeather remembered bitterly how Hollyleaf's life was dedicated to the warrior code. She couldn't have been able to stand it when she found out that her own birth was against it.
Jayfeather lay down in his nest, sulking. He kept thinking about the sirtuation. He realized he should be angry with Firestar. He was the one who had made Leafpool Half moon's mentor. Should he ask Firestar to change Half moon's mentor? He considered this. No, Firestar had already made his choice and he probably wasn't going to change it.
"Jayfeather," Briarlight's voice cut through Jayfeather's thoughts, startilng him.
He turned around and glared in her direction.
"What do you want?" he growled.
Briarlight wasn't about to be put down by Jayfeather's bad temper. "You aren't happy that Leafpool is Half moon's mentor, are you?" she asked.
Jayfeather sighed. He wasn't, though he didn't want to talk about it at the moment. But his mouth still opened. "Leafpool doesn't deserve to be a mentor!" The words spilled out before he could stop them.
Briarlight blinked in sympathy. "Firestar wouldn't have chose Leafpool if he hadn't thought hard anout it," she mewed.
Jayfeather searched her mind. Did she agree about Leafpool being Half moon's mentor? No, she was just speaking the facts.
"Well, he should have thought harder. Leafpool will never make a good mentor for Half moon." Jayfeather grumbled.
"I'm going out." Jayfeather mewed, before Briarlight could pester him anymore. He got up and padded outside, hoping the fresh air would clear his mind.
But he couldn't help thinking if it matterd anyway. Leafpool was Half moon's mentor and Jayfeather was pretty sure that no mater how clear his mind was, he wouldn't be able to change anything.
Chapter 14
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- "Half moon!" A voice calling her roused Half moon from her sleep.
She blinked open sleepy eyes. The scene before her was so bizarre that she wondered if she was still dreaming. She blinked again and found herself in the same place.
Where was she? Where was Chasing clouds? Furled Bracken? Rising moon? Stone song? What was she doing in a bramble bush?
Then it all came back to her. She was in Thunderclan now, with Jayfeather! She had met this old cat named Rock yesterday, and he had mysteriously sent them to the future. At least, that's what she had figured out so far.
"Half moon!" The voice called again.
This time, Half moon recognized the voice of her mentor, Leafpool. The cat who Jayfeather didn't like, she remembered. She wondered why.
Then she shook her head. She could think about that later. Right now, her mentor was calling her and Half moon didn't want to make her angry.
She rose, and stretched her muscles. Then, she padded out of her den.
It was very bright, the sun was high in the sky and Half moon had to blink a while to get her eyes to adjust to the light.
"Finally, it took you forever. It's already Sunhigh." a brown tabby meowed irritatedly.
Half moon gave her chest a few embarrassed licks. She hadn't known it was so late!
Her mentor Leafpool glared at the tom. "Really Dustpelt! Don't be so grumpy! This is Half moon's first day in Thunderclan. She surely can't be used to waking up early, especially from a night like yesterday."
Dustpelt just snorted and started washing his ears
"Don't mind Dustpelt. He's always grumpy" a she-cat beside Half moon meowed.
"Umm, thanks" she answered. She looked at the she-cat who had spoken to her. She looked about her age, with blue eyes and gray fur.
"I'm Cinderheart." the cat mewed, inroducinhg herself.
"Come on! Are we going hunting or not?" Dusteplt called over his shoulder. He was already starting to leave camp.
Half moon felt a pang of alarm as she raced after Dustpelt. Where were they going? Had Leafpool or Dustpelt said something that she hadn't heard?
"We're going hunting. It's a good way for you to get to know the territory, and we can see your hunting skills." Leafpool explained.
"And, we can feed the clan while we're at it." Cinderheart meowed from her other side.
Half moon felt awkward talking to these two she-cats. She wished Jayfeather was with her. She knew she would feel calmer by his side.
Dustpelt skidded to a halt in front of them, beside a giant tree with towering branches.
"This is the Sky Oak." he told Half moon." We'll hunt here."
Half moon had a sudden flashback from when she was younger.
Chasing clouds had taken her out hunting. They had stopped here, this very place.
Except it had been different. There was no Sky Oak, and there were other trees, trees as big as the Sky Oak. She wondered where they could have gone.
There had also been a fallen log here. She remembered she had caught her first mouse beside it, before Chasing cloud had smelt the badgers and told her never to come here again.
"Half moon? Did you hear what I said?" Dustpelt growled.
Half moon looked down at her paws. " Sorry, I didn't hear." she mewoed.
"More like you weren't listening." Dustpelt snorted. "Anyway, Leafpool would like you to try for a mouse by the Sky Oak."
Half moon nodded. She tasted the air, and sure enough, she could scent mouse. She narrowed her eyes. There was a leaf moving among the roots of the Sky Oak.
As she watched it, a pink nose peeked out and a plump mouse scuttled out and started to nibble a nut.
Half moon lowered her tail and started moving closer. She could feel Leafpool, Dustpelt, and Cinderheart's gazes on her back. She hoped she wouldn't miss the mouse.
She stalked forawrd silently, keeping her paws as light as possible. When she got near enough, she wiggled her hauches and pounced.
The mouse had sensed movement and had started to run for shelter. But it was too late for it to escape, Half moon had already pounced on it.
She gave it a swift bite to its neck and carried the dead mouse triumphantly back to her mentor.
Leafpool gave her an approving nod. "Nice catch!" she praised.
"Thanks!" Half moon purred.
"She could have been a little faster though," Dustpelt commented.
"Not like you can do better." Cinderheart flashed at him.
Dustpelt didn't reply, he was stalking a squirrel. He just flicked his ears.
"Since you have proved that you can already hunt," Leafpool told Half moon, "We aren't going to teach you stalking techniques. We'll just see how many you can catch and we'll teach you anything you don't know."
Half moon nodded.
"You can start by catching that blackbird there." she instructed, flicking her tail toward a large blackbird scavenging for food underneath a maple tree.
Half moon easily caught the blackbird. Later on, she also caught a thrush and a small vole.
By the time the hunting patrol returned to camp, their jaws were filled with prey, and they had to go back and fetch some they didn't bring on their first trip.
Leafpool was impressed. "Looks like there's nothing much we can teach you about hunting, you already know almost everything about catching prey. Now, you canj take your blackbird and your mouse to the elders, and you're done for the day." she told Half moon.
Half moon eagerly brought the elders their prey. Then she padded toward the apprentice's den. The thought of sleep was really tempting, and she had hunted until evening, so she was now ready to collaspe on her paws.
Then she froze in her tracks, thinking about going to meet Jayfeather.
Her paws reluctantly dragged themsleves over to Jayfeather's den.
"Jayfeather!" she called from the entrance. No reply.
"Jayfeather!" she called again. This time there was silence again. She peeked her head in, it was empty.
"Are you looking for Jayfeather? He left to the moonpool a while ago. It's Half moon." Leafpool commented as she walked by.
"Half moon?" Half moon felt confused, was there another Half moon here?"
Seeing Half moon's confused expression, Leafpool explained. "During the time when only half the moon shows in the sky, that's what we call Half moon, all the medicine cats go too the moonpool to speak with our warrior ancestors."
"Umm, okay." Half moon mewed, though she still didn't completely understand it.
"Why do you want to see Jayfeather? Do you have a bellyache?" Leafpool asked curiously.
Half moon quickly shook her head. She groped for an excuse. "I just wondered if he was there." she finished lamely.
Leafpool looked suspicious but she fortunately didn't question Half moon.
Half moon felt relieved when she walked away. Now that she knew that Jayfeather ewasn't here to talk to her, she felt exhausted again. She stumbled to her nest in the apprentice's den and fell asleep the moent her head touched the moss.
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by Honeystar December 15th 2011, 20:51
Yay I can't wait to see it.
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by Guest December 15th 2011, 22:21
Wow! Great story! I love it! 
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by snowswirl66 June 1st 2012, 18:04
Okay, I'm totally editing this fanfic! I already changed the Prologue! What do you think? Plz Somebody comment!
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by Scarlett June 1st 2012, 18:07
Haha I'll read if for you but can we divide the chapters into spoilers so it's easier to tell where one starts and one ends? It's distorting the page on my iPad. 
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by snowswirl66 June 2nd 2012, 13:29
Snowlily wrote:Haha I'll read if for you but can we divide the chapters into spoilers so it's easier to tell where one starts and one ends? It's distorting the page on my iPad.
uhm sure, in a moment, if I have time
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by Legendflower June 2nd 2012, 15:12
This is really good~ I'm only on Chapter 4, but so far, it's awesome! ^^
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by Scarlett June 2nd 2012, 15:24
There. Now its so much easier for me to read. Thank you and good work so far snowswirl. 
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Very nice Snowswirl! It's interesting and you're a very good writer. xD
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by Noxe September 9th 2012, 18:54
Er... did you save it? I only see C 14 
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by Sunbeam September 9th 2012, 20:31
Nice writing! I like the chapters from Half-moon's Point of view.
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by snowswirl66 November 14th 2012, 20:47
chapter 28 up! Does anyone still read this?
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by Guest November 15th 2012, 17:00
I really like your story so far, Snowswirl!(:
But I only see the story up to Chapter 14. Is there something wrong?
But I only see the story up to Chapter 14. Is there something wrong?
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by Sunbeam November 16th 2012, 00:25
Good story and plot development! Aere is right, I can only see up to chapter fourteen.
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Re: Half moon's prophecy chapter 26 up
by Noxe November 16th 2012, 16:55
I think you forgot to save it or something... or maybe there's a limit on the amout of space/data in a post?
Anyways, I like your writing style (:
Anyways, I like your writing style (:
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