Shattered Clans- A Warrior Cats Fanfiction

Chapter 5

For my friends emicream1234 (Go check out her story!) and Jurassic Chicken

QUICK HEADS UP!!! THE NEXT 2 OR SO CHAPTERS HAVE INTENSE DRAMA!!! enjoy!

Cranepaw, Songpaw, Snowpaw and Clearpaw approached the Moonpool. 

"Talons will rip the clans apart, sent by Dark Enemies." 

The creepy prophecy still made Cranepaw's blood boil and spine shiver. After the gathering, Cranepaw had called an apprentice meeting with the 4 she cats and the medicine cat apprentice Songpaw had led them to the Moonpool so that they could find answers from Starclan.

 No one had known what the prophecy had meant, so after the gathering, Cranepaw had gathered them all up and requested to speak to Starclan.

Her nose brushed over the surface of the transparent, chilly pool and suddenly, the 4 apprentices were... in the sky.

Not exactly in the sky, but it appeared so, as they were watching from above the forest where the sky was. They saw a silhouette of a cat being killed. As the cat entered Starclan, it wondered away and met another cat. Instead of this cat having the plain white silhouette like the other cat, it was fully dark. The 2 cats, one white and one dark appeared to be discussing about something.

Slowly, in front of the 4 apprentices eyes, the white cat turned black.

"So... anyone else see what I just saw?"  Songpaw asked as the apprentices walked back from the Moonpool.

"If you mean a cat turning from light to dark, then yes." Clearpaw answered.

"What does it mean?" Cranepaw asked.

All of the apprentices looked at her and shrugged. The rest of the journey was continued in silence. When they arrived back at camp, Cranepaw went to Redstar to ask him some questions. She wanted to know more about her mother. It had just occurred to her that her mother had said:

'Please let my kits fulfil the destiny that I couldn't.' And Cranepaw wanted to know what that meant.

"Redstar. Can I talk with you... in private?" Cranepaw asked Redstar. Redstar dipped his head and turned, beckoning Cranepaw with his tail. 

When they were in the safety of Redstar's enclosed den, Cranepaw sat down and rested her tail over her paws. Then, she explained everything to the noble leader. How Flamebriar was her mother, how they had just visited the Moonpool, how Cranepaw had received the bone-chilling prophecy.

"So please do you know a cat that was close with Flamebriar? A cat that she was friends with or something? I really need to find answers!" Cranepaw begged. Redstar twitched his whiskers thoughtfully and then answered.

"The deputy, Ryebrook was very close with Flamebriar. She was devastated when Flamebriar was announced missing, and then dead. The worst thing is that Flamebriar apparently hasn't even visited her in one of her dreams! So either Starclan did not accept Flamebriar, Flamebriar didn't actually die which according to Larchpaw she did, or... Flamebriar is avoiding Ryebrook for a reason. You may talk to Ryebrook if you can find her... she's very hectic and chaotic. Takes her job very seriously." Redstar commented.

"Thank you, Redstar. You have led me to answers." Cranepaw dipped her head respectfully, and Redstar copied. 

"Ryebrook? Can I talk with you?" Cranepaw asked Ryebrook as Ryebrook rushed around, tail straight in urgency. 

"Just a  moment, Cranepaw. I'm just-"

"But it's important! I really need to know about Flamebriar!"

"Flamebriar?" Ryebrook turned to Cranepaw with a startled and confused look.

"Yes. Ryebrook... Flamebriar was my mother." Cranepaw whispered.

"I know. But how did you figure it out?" Ryebrook asked as they walked out of the clearing and into a more private location of Thunderclan's territory. Cranepaw explained everything to Ryebrook, and Ryebrook nodded thoughtfully at the end.

"Flamebriar was a very close friend. When we had only just been made warriors, Flamebriar, Fireflare and I had a dream for Starclan. The 3 of us and 5 other cats from different clans had been chosen to kill a group of deadly rogues in the forest. We were each given a power of elements, Flamebriar could control fire, Fireflare could control light, and I could control the weather, temperature and storm. We invaded the rogue's camp but they caught us and forced us to fight in a battle arena. I was forced to fight a rogue called Peril, but she saved me and pretended to kill me. Then she let me free. The other 7 cats got away with it too because Peril saved us. The night we were going to escape and fight the leader, Storm, Peril was caught helping us. We watched as Storm fought her to death for defying her rules. After that, we were too heart-broken to fulfil Starclan's wish for our destiny. We parted ways and Fireflare, Flamebriar and I went back to Thunderclan. No one knows about it except for us. And then Flamebriar disappeared and... and I couldn't... it was so hard." Ryebrook's whiskers drooped and she stared at her paws.

"That's what she meant when she hoped that we would fulfil her destiny!" Cranepaw exclaimed.

"I didn't know you'd survive!" Ryebrook appeared shocked.

"Do... you know who my father is?" Cranepaw looked up at Ryebrook with huge, blue, hopeful eyes. The tortoiseshell she-cat with leaf green eyes twitched her whiskers and looked down at Cranepaw.

"I do, but-" Ryebrook started.

"I need to know who my father is! Can't you see how long I've waited for this?! Clearpaw and I have spent so long trying to find out who it is!" Cranepaw interrupted, stomping her paw for extra effect.

"Fine," Ryebrook whispered.

"It's Brackenshade."