BOOK 1~A Broken Beginning

Chapter 27

      Bramblefur dashed to Echo.

     "Wait! Please, stay." Bramblefur said quickly.

     "No, I've caused enough problems..." Echo sighed.

     "Please, Echo!" Bramblefur pleaded.

     Echo thought for a moment, 'Maybe I could start something with him...' she thought.

     "Fine..." she sighed, then padded back to Skyclan camp.

     "Echo wait!" Hollowthorn called as Echo padded to her corner. "Thistlestar wants to call a meeting for you and Snowsoar." He panted as if he just ran. Echo nodded and padded up highrock where Thistlestar and Snowsoar were waiting.

     "All cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath Highrock for a clan meeting," she yowled.

     "Cats of Skyclan, today we thank a great warrior for saving the clan from a fight. Thank you snowsoar may starclan light your future and the Clan will remember you forever, thanking you," Thistlestar called happily.

     "Snowsoar, snowsoar!" the cats chanted.

     "Echo you've saved Snowsoar and Hollowthorn many times and took the blame for all the wounds that Dirtwhisker caused. You took a storm of problems and tried to fix them yourself. Thank you. You've truly earned a warrior name. From now on you'll be known as Echostorm. Welcome to Skyclan."

     Echostorm smiled and faced the Clan cats, who were chanting her name over and over again.

     Echostorm looked over at the white shecat, "I'm glad to have you as Hollowthorn's mate." she purred.

     "Thank you, Echostorm." Snowsoar smiled at the black warrior.

     Echostorm flinched as a sudden white shecat flashed through her mind. "You lead them through a storm now lead them to the moonstone. Starclan is dying," the shecat rasped.

     "Echostorm?" Snowsoar asked quietly. Echostorm blinked at the shecat and raced to Blazepaw.

     "Blazepaw, Dustpoppy!" Echostorm yowled.

     "What, Echostorm?" Dustpoppy said, raising his head.

     "I got... I got a prophecy..." Echostorm panted.

      "Really? Tell it to us!" Blazepaw mewed.

     "'You lead them through a storm, now lead them to the moonstone. Starclan is dying.'" Echostorm quoted.

     Dustpoppy caught on quickly, "Blazepaw, take Snowsoar, Hollowthorn, Echostorm, and Bramblefur to the Moonstone..." he said quietly, looking at the ground.

     Blazepaw picked up the traveling herbs and froze as what he smelled outside in the darkening evening. Snow.

     "It's happening," Echostorm whispered. Blazepaw shook his pelt and called for Hollowthorn, Bramblefur, and Snowsoar.

     "It's happening," Blazepaw sighed. The cats gave each other a glance.

     "Hurry, Starclan is dying!" Echo snapped. They ate the herbs and padded out of the camp in the blinding wind.

     "Blazepaw look. You need to lead the way," Snowsoar reminded as Hollowthorn was beginning to take lead.

     "In the middle of a snowy night through a cave of bramble, blaze will light the way through the hollow and follow the echo to the Moonstone. You lead them through a storm now lead them to the moonstone." Echostorm quoted.

     "Find the love to mend it the or the missing piece will not be found," Hollowthorn mumbled.

     Echostorm looked at her brother, "What was that, Hollowthorn?"

     "Find the love to mend it or the missing piece will not be found." he said again.

     Anger burned inside Echostorm, but he was being honest.

     "B-but I'm blind!" Blazepaw said nervously.

     "You'll be fine, I'll help you." Echostorm told the confused cat.