Jayfeather's Choice

Chapter 11

"So, how exactly do I travel back in time?" Smokeblaze asked.

Onestar gave a weird smile. "You've already done it."

"During my warriors assessment?" Smokeblaze asked. "Thanks for pointing out the obvious."

"Yes. And what exactly were you thinking the moment when you turned back time?" Onestar asked. He seemed to have brushed off Smokeblaze's sarcastic comment. His starry form began to fade away, leaving Smokeblaze to her confusion.

I was trying to catch a rabbit... and then Crowfeather tackled me.... and then what?

Smokeblaze gave a small groan of frustration. Why was it that the moment she needed her brain to work, it always failed her? 

"You'll get it soon, don't worry," Firelight's voice made Smokeblaze scream.

"What- you saw all that?"

"I see everything," Firelight mewed. "Have you ever heard of Rock?"

"Rock? Like, the cat that Jayfeather is always jumpscared by?" Firelight rolled her eyes.

How do I know that he's always jumpscared by Rock? That's kinda creepy. Am I a stalker? Well, I would know if I was a stalker, but.... 

"Yes," Firelight mewed, and when she spoke, she sounded way older than she actually was.

"In a way, I am like him. Cursed by my ancestors to live forever, my only job being to guide cats down the right path."

"I still don't understand."

"When Jayfeather was in the past, he had four kits with the first Stoneteller. The first one, he named Holly Leaf, for her strong resemblance to his real life sister, Hollyleaf. Unfortunately, she died in the first battle of the war. The second kit was named Lion Blaze, because of his resemblance to his real life brother, Lionblaze. Lion Blaze was a good cat at first, but eventually switched sides and fought against Jayfeather. The third kit was named Jay's Flight, and she became a Healer. He lived a long life, but he had a strong connection to the spirit cats."

"You mean StarClan?" Smokeblaze corrected.

"At the time, the Tribe didn't know who they were. Jay's Flight eventually had so many visions from StarClan that she went mad. Continuously rambling about prophecies that nobody could decipher."

"That sounds awful," Smokeblaze mewed sympathetically.

"Yes, it was indeed both awful and annoying." Firelight spat.

"The fourth kit was named Fire Star, for her strong resemblance to Firestar. She was the only one of the entire liter to survive the entire war. She once got in a fight with Jay's Flight. Called him a moron, said that he was a waste of prey. So Jay's Flight attacked her. Fire Star fought back, and accidentally killed him. The spirit cats were furious. Jay's Flight had been meant to live forever, like Rock. She was meant to use her connection to StarClan to guide generations of cats down the right path. When she was killed, the burden was passed down to Fire Star. Fire Star was given the ability to disguise herself as a different cat, so that she would be able to appear friendlier to the cats she guided."

"You mean that...." Smokeblaze felt her blood turn cold. She didn't like what Firelight was implying.

"Yes. I am Jayfeather's kit- Fire Star."

Smokeblaze was unable to comprehend what Firelight had just told her.

"You... so, you know what must happen? If you're meant to guide cats down the right path, then you have to know that path yourself. " Smokeblaze asked. "Are you trolling? I literally watched your mother give birth to you, that's impossible."