Warriors: Prophecy From StarClan, The Owl's Kit.

Chapter 16

In the medicine den with Duckpool and Jaypaw, Softpaw could hear the arguing outside while she stayed near Bluefeather while the medicine cat and medicine cat apprentice treated her wounds.

"You can't be serious? Reedstar is dead? He still had nine lives!" Said one she-cat Softpaw recognized the meow of Raccoonwater.

"How did he die? Did that Bluefeather kill him over and over?" Sharptail questioned.

"She was protecting Softpaw, who Reedstar tried to drown! We have to move on, choose a new leader." Creekpaw meowed.

"Tawnygaze is our leader now!" Meowed a Tom, "she's deputy!"

Duckpool growled and walked out of the medicine den. "Enough! We've already got word from StarClan who the next leader will be." The medicine cat meowed loudly. "Stoneheart will be the next leader. I shall take him to the light stone tonight."

Everyone but Tawnygaze called out in celebration for the new leader. Creekpaw especially hearing his mentor was the next leader.

Softpaw sighed in relief, Stoneheart was a good cat. Suddenly she jumped to her paws and ran to Stoneheart who looked at her confused when she clumsily bumped into him. His ember eyes looking at her curiosity. "What is it Softpaw?"

"Please, please let me go home and bring my Clan back." Softpaw meowed looking into his eyes. "Flamestar didn't want to shed so much blood with it getting closer to Leaf bare. So please can we go home?"

Stoneheart purred in amusement. "That was always the plan, I've been friends with Flamestar and my half sister Bluefeather for awhile. I know they had been planning to get the territory back, wouldn't want to get in their way." He meowed. "As soon as you can go gather your Clan and head home, I'll send a few of my Warriors to help you get the kids and elders back into the territory."

"Well it's about time!" Ravensight meowed. As the kits came out of the nursery with the excited queens. "If Bluefeather is feeling up to it right now let's go!" Softheart meowed. Just then Bluefeather came out of the medicine den with herbs and webs on her wounds. "Let's go, I feel fine. Congratulations on being made leader Stoneheart, you'll make a fine leader." She meowed and dipped her head to him.

StreamClan cats gathered around to say goodbye to the FeatherClan cats, the kits especially who assumed the FeatherClan cats were their new roommates.
"Softpaw." Creekpaw whispered, "I'll miss you. If you want to see me, I'll be waiting at the river for you two moonrises from now."

Softpaw felt a surge of surprise, why did the young Tom want to see her so badly? Perhaps this was just what friends from other clans did? She wasn't sure but she nodded her head in agreement. Perhaps he wanted to give her more pointers on swimming and getting over the uncomfortable feeling of the water plastering her fur to her skin.

After the celebration Softpaw held Stormkit in her mouth while Creekpaw carried Snowkit her sister. Bluefeather carried Flarekit, while Softheart and Ravensight carried Nightkit and mouse kit. LoinClaw kept an eye on the old she-cat to make sure she was safe. As they crossed the river Softpaw and Creekpaw led the way to the temporary camp.

Silverpaw was stalking a thrush a little ways away with Moonpaw before she spotted the cats approaching. Softpaw!" Moonpaw called scaring the thrush and Silverpaw in the progress. The white grey tabby she cat bounced over to her sister and Stormkit and greeted both pressing her nose to them.

"What are you hollering about Moonpaw?!" Said the sharp voice of Sandbush who looked at the cats in surprise. "You all came back? Fish eating traitors!"

"Hush Sandbush! They're not traitors, they were prisoners," Mistyheart meowed giving the Tom a swift smack to the face with her tail.

Softpaw let Stormkit down who looked around excitedly at everything around her, especially the trees. "Everything is so big!" She squealed and hid at Softpaw's paws.