Littlenight's Betrayal

Chapter 2

Littlenight padded across the dead trunk that connected the island to the mainland. He remembered the story his mother had told him of the battle that had led to the tree collapsing: when the famous leader Tallstar had died, at the last minute he had changed his deputy to the late Onestar, who was then Onewhisker and had been killed by an illness that resisted all of Kestrelflight's herbs, and the previous deputy Mudclaw thought this was wrong, and many other cats agreed. They rebelled, however StarClan sent a bolt of lighting that struck down a tree on Mudclaw, proving that Onewhisker was the chosen leader... Littlenight shook his head and lept into the clearing. The full moon floated brightly across the night sky, telling the Clans that it was time for the Gathering. He looked at his leader, Meadowstar, checking to see if she needed help climbing into the Great Oak. Since she had been a little kit in the nursery she had been sickly, and a bout of greencough had taken her 5th, 6th and 7th life. He saw that Kestrelflight was nudging her up the tree with the help of Bramblestar, leader of ThunderClan. Littlenight padded slowly after them and sat at the roots and nodded to Brackenfur, Bramblestar's stand-in deputy and Leafpelt, Rowanstar's deputy. Flickertail padded up to him. Flickertail had been Littlecloud's apprentice until he had died peacefully a season ago. Flickertail had not yet received his full medicine cat name and was left to deal with a whole clan without becoming a full medicine cat. Mothwing had helped him with the herbs he had not been taught, and Littlecloud visited him in his dreams and taught him about StarClan.
"Hello Flickertail! How's the prey running in ShadowClan?" Littlenight greeted his friend
"Very well thank you. And in WindClan?" He replied. Littlenight nodded and was about to speak when a yowl sound from Mistystar, calling all the cats together "Cats of the Clans, it is my sorrow to announce the death of our Medicine Cat, Mothwing." Gasps of shock rippled through the Clans. Mothwing was a young and respected cat; she had served her Clan for many moons. "She was found by the river by Willowshine, the only sign of her murderer was a trail of huge pawprints, the size of a lion.
"One of the dawn patrols noticed a shadow on the rocks, again the size of a lion"
Littlenight heard murmurs throughout the cats. "What will happen to us?" "Will we die?" "Is Sol back?" Littlenight had not been alive at the time of Sol, however his mother had told him stories of him. He was portrayed as an evil cat and had beyrayed the Clans into believing many things that broke them apart. "I would suggest doubling your patrols and keeping a keen eye out" Mistystar finished. She stepped back and nodded to Bramblestar.
"The prey is running well for us. Squirrelflight has given birth to 2 kits and we have 4 new warriors: Amberpelt, Snowfur Dewnose and Lilyflower." The clans called their names and the four cats looked at their paws, embarrassed. Rowanstar and Meadowstar spoke for ShadowClan and WindClan, and the gathering was about to be called to a close when the eldest medicine cat, Leafpool, spoke out. "Wait! I have a message for all the Clans" Bramblestar shuffled along the branch to let her jump up beside him. "StarClan have given me a prophecy that I believe all the Clans should hear" suddenly everything seemed to darken apart from Leafpool's amber eyes, which glowed like balls of fire in the night.
"The storm of the great beast will overcome the shrinking twilight and destroy the stars that fill the fields...
"Be careful. All of you. Don't let the storm get you"