The crowd of cats dispersed, heading to their dens. "Good Night!", Runningfox meowed "We're getting up early tomorrow! Get some sleep." Ivypaw felt confused, she couldn't sleep in the nursery anymore. "Psst!", a voice hissed. Ivypaw jumped and saw Lilypaw crouching underneath a bush. "The Apprentice's den is over here." Ivypaw padded over. "Thanks!" , she meowed gratefully. Lilypaw led her inside.
Gentle snores filled the warm air inside, and Ivypaw saw many apprentices curled up in nests of moss and reeds. Lilypaw picked her way across to a clean patch of moss. "I saved you a spot next to me.", she mewed. "Thanks!", Ivypaw exclaimed.
A ginger and brown tom raised his head blearily. "Can't a cat get a wink of sleep around here?", he complained. Don't mind Skypaw." Lilypaw whispered, "he's a grouch when he's tired." Ivypaw let out a mrrow of laughter as Skypaw settled down, muttering. And she headed toward Lilypaw.
Halfway through, she felt something squash between her paws. It was Silverpaw's tail! "Gerrof!" he grumbled. "Sorry!"
Ivypaw heaved a sigh of relief when she settled in the cozy nest. She whispered "Good Night Lilypaw." She murmured drowsily, "Good Night Ivypaw." And snuggling down into the warm moss, she drifted off into sleep.
Ivypaw felt confused as she wandered through dusky trees. What happened? she thought, I was in the Apprentice's den a few heartbeats ago... Ivypaw realized with a jolt, she was dreaming! "Let's try to dream a more pleasant dream." she muttered and strained to change the landscape. Nothing happened. Suddenly, Ivypaw heard the pad of light pawsteps and a pretty gray she-cat stepped out of the trees, along with a silvery tabby she-cat.
Ivypaw bristled for a moment at the mysterious intrusion until she saw that the two warrior's sleek pelts were shimmering with stars and the grass around their paws was frosty. "Are you Starclan warriors?", Ivypaw asked, her voice a squeak. The gray cat purred, "Yes little one, my name is Dovewing. And this is Ivypool, indicating the pretty silver she-cat." Ivypool dipped her head in greeting, her eyes warm.
Ivypaw realized her jaws were gaping, and she quickly shut her mouth with a snap. "I've heard about you." Ivypaw mewed hesitantly, "You fought in the Great Battle and Dovewing was a part of the Power of Three." Ivypaw had heard the tale many times from Shadowpelt. Ivypool purred, "That's right, and the Clans defeated the evil and the warrior code lived on. She's smart. I can see that she the resemblance between kin. Ivypaw pricked her ears. "Kin?" , she echoed. "Yes." Dovewing meowed, her eyes glowing with love, "We are kin, tied with a bond that can never be broken." Ivypaw was mystified, these cats were her kin? Ivypool let out a purr of amusement, "What? You carry my name."
Dovewing shot Ivypool a glance. "Through bad times, remember that we watch over you." And with that, the two starry warriors padded away into the trees.
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Ivystar's Choice
FanficSeasons have passes since the great battle between the Clans and the Dark Forest. Times have changed, the three are gone, but their legacy is passed onto their descendents. New leaders rise from the shadows of old ones. This is the story of one.
