Call to the Wild

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"Hello Rosemary." Maple meowed. "Maple!" Rosemary exclaimed happily. "My kit." Maple purred. "Listen, go to the deepest parts of your territory by sun-blaze with Snowflake and one warrior. There you will find a tunnel called Mothermouth. You and Snowflake may enter, but warrior and apprentices cannot. In the tunnel, wait until the stone lights up." Maple meowed. "Stone?" Rosemary asked, confused. 

"There will be a stone called the Moonstone at the very end of the tunnel. It will light up when the moonlight touches it through the cracks. Then, you and Snowflake will have to touch your nose to to the Moonstone and wait."

"Wait..for what?"

"Oh Rosemary, we will see."

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Rosemary's eyes fluttered open and she raced out of her den, into the medicine den. Snowflake and Feather were inside, and Willow was laying on a moss bed, barely breathing. "Kits shouldn't belong in the medicine den." Rosemary pointed out. Snowflake shook her head, "No, Feather is helping me! She knows all the herbs and is gonna become my apprentice one day!" Snowflake purred. "Follow me." Rosemary ordered, and led her to a clump of ferns, where she told her about her dream. "Oh, well, let's go right now!" Snowflake meowed cheerfully. "Oh, alright then." Rosemary meowed.

They ate their traveling herbs and left with Mist. They walked to the deepest part of their territory, and the cats found a huge tunnel. "Mist, stay here and guard the tunnel." Rosemary ordered. Mist nodded and they walked inside. It was so dark inside, Rosemary could barely make out Snowflake's bright white pelt walking in front of her. They stopped at a cave, and she could make out a big, faint figure. Suddenly, that figure lighted up, and burned her eyes.

She blinked, and then saw it. The Moonstone was massive and beautiful. There were several flat rocks where they could rest. Rosemary nodded at Snowflake, crouched down beside her, touched the rock with her nose, and..

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"Where are we?" Rosemary asked. She and Snowflake were in a lush forest, but it was..glittering.. Suddenly, many cats appeared. She saw, Storm, Maple, Shadow, and finally, Blaze. Her faithful mate. "Rosemary." The cats meowed, "You will face a danger like none before. Listen to us." They chanted, "When the furious thunder crashes overhead, the beautiful meadow flowers and the mysterious falling feather will end it's life and save your clan. And once again, NEVER forget the call of the wild." And the cats disappeared. "Wait!" Snowflake cried, "Tell us what it means!" But it was too late, because they were all alone in a now dark forest, with thunder crashing in the sky.

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Rosemary could not forget her dream. She was in her den, thinking. Furious thunder.. Wait, THUNDER! THUNDER will turn evil! And Meadow and Feather will save our clan! She thought. She didn't know if it was true, but she would keep an eyes on those kits, just in case.