the night.

"And now," meowed Wolfstar, "I believe its my turn."

She rested her eyes on Killerpaw in the front row beside of Wolfheart. "Killerpaw, please step forward."

Wolfheart heard Killerpaw gasp, and then he hopped up to the foot of the Highrock.

"Killerpaw, do you promise to uphold the Warrior Code, and protect your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" Meowed Wolfstar. Killerpaw shuddered with excitment. "I-I do." He stuttered. "Then, by the powers of MoonClan, I give you your warrior name. Killerpaw, from this moment on, you shall be known as Killerheart. MoonClan honors you and welcomes you as a full member of LeafClan."

Chihuauapaw was the one to start the chant. "Killerheart! Killerheart!"

Wolfstar pointed to the gorse tunnel with her tail, and Killerheart left.

ThunderClan stopped chanting. "Why did he leave?" Asked Hazelheart. "LeafClan knows that ThunderClan cats sit vigil for the night. Well, for what is like a LeafClan vigil, the cats go out and hunt until dawn- no matter what. If they catch much- good- if not- bad."

Firestar nodded, and let out the Clan. Wolfheart heard Shadowpaw murmer, "Crazy furball. It's barley past sunhigh- he'll be out all day and night!" To Foxpaw, and they went to get some food from the fresh-kill pile. There was a vee-shaped cut in Shadowpaw's ear from the fox- but Shadowpaw seemed to like the thought of his first battle scar.

Wolfheart sighed. Everything was so weird now. LeafClan, Storm and Patch, the prophecy that she had given to Badgerfur- it wasn't like the old ThunderClan. Wolfheart wished that she could change everything- but she knew she couldn't. All she could do was participate in life, and do as the Warrior Code said.

Wolfheart went to get a piece of fresh-kill to share with Shadowheart, and tried to erase all thoughts out of her mind but him.

"Wolfheart!" Hissed a voice outside of the warriors' den. It was a dark night, and every cat in ThunderClan was asleep.

Wolfheart looked, but couldn't see the cat on the outside of the den. "Who's there?" She hissed, jumping up. "Realx," meowed a cat, poking its head in, "its me- Badgerfur."

Wolfheart let her neck fur lay flat again, and she silently slid out of the den. "What is it?" She hissed, "you're not supposed to be here!!"

Badgerfur narrowed his eyes. "I know- but I think I've found an answer to the prophecy."

Wolfheart tilted her head. "Oh?" She mewoed. "Tell me."

"Well, I think that 'Darkness will spill' means....well, we beileve that Bloodstep was captured by some fierce rouges, so a cat in our Clan- he's not very popular- became deputy. His name is Nightrain, and he is powerful and ambitious- almost exactly like another Tigerstar- and he says that, if any cat says anything about him that is bad, he'll kill them, and if Leopardstar tries to order him around, he'll take on a new apprentice or old kit."

Wolfheart gasped. "That's awful!!"

Badgerfur sighed. "I know. No other Clan knows about this- since it happened the day after the last gathering."

Wolfheart nodded. "Continue," She meowed.

"What I believe 'Death will emerge' means, is that, one of our cats- Thinpelt- died myseriously two moonrises ago. Nobody knows how or when."

"He was my mentor..." Wolfheart murmered.

"And that's not all," continued Badgerfur, "Scratchedear was killed by Nightrain yesterday for getting him a mouse- not a thrush- for his lunch..."

"And he was Grayheart's mentor..." She murmered.

"What I beleive 'Emotion will fall' means, is that, the cats of RiverClan are in a big state of depression and fear because of Nightrain, and I've been feeling weird, too. But it's not with fear or depression- I even don't know what it is. But I feel like I shouldn't feel it."

Badgerfur shook his head to clear the thought.

"Anyways, obviously, 'Storm will suffer' means that RiverClan are suffering. 'Storm' must mean RiverClan."

Wolfheart nodded in understanding. She looked up into the sky, and dawn began to creep up into the sky. "You better go," She whispered, crawling back into the warriors den.

She listened to the sound of Badgerfur's paws leaving the camp, and then drifted back into sleep.

Firestar's yowl woke Wolfheart, and she shook the clinging pieces of moss from her pelt and went to gather below the Highrock.

"We have two new warriors!" He announced. "Foxpaw, Shadowpaw- please step forward."

The two apprentices gave excited glances, and stepped to the foot of the Highrock.

"I, Firestar, leader of ThunderClan, call on StarClan to watch down on these apprentices. They have worked hard to learn the ways of your noble code, and deserve to be made warriors. Foxpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do."

"Then, by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Foxpaw, from this moment on, you shall be known as Foxtail. StarClan honors you and welcomes you as a full warrior of ThunderClan."

He jumped down from the Highrock and rested his muzzle on Foxtail's head. Foxtail then licked his shoulder and stepped back, shaking with excitment.

"And Shadowpaw," Firestar meowed, jumping back onto the Highrock. "Do you promise to uphold the warrior code, and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

Shadowpaw looked up at him with gleaming eyes. "I do."

"Then, by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Shadowpaw, from this moment on, you shall be known as Shadowstrike. StarClan honors you and welcomes you as a full member of ThunderClan."

Firestar jumped down from the Highrock once more and rested his muzzle of Shadowstrike's head. Shadowstrike licked Firestar's shoulder, and Shadowstrike stepped back with his siter.

Wolfheart smiled, and looked over at Nightpaw. Her muscels were stronger and her size was increased- for sure it wouldn't be long now until she was made a warrior?

"Firestar?" Wolfheart called into the leaders den. "Come in!" Meowed a voice from the inside. Wolfheart slid into the den.

"Firestar, don't you think that Nightpaw should be made a warrior?" She asked. "Well, Emily has said nothing to me. I'm sure it's about time, though. I will talk with Emily later about it."

Wolfheart gave a respectful nod and padded back out of the den.

Nightpaw awaited outside. "Wolfheart, did you see what Mousefur just did to me?!" She meowed. Wolfheart sat down. "No. I didn't."

"She gave me a really angry look, and then snapped at my tail!! Wolfheart, I think that a cat is saying negative things about me. Every cat has been acting hostile around me latley- even Foxtail and Shadowstrike!!"

Wolfheart thought that this could be true. But what could Nightpaw have done? "Don't worry," She meowed, "I'll see what I can do about it."

Nightpaw nodded, worried, and walked away.

Wolfheart's first reaction would've been to go and find Shadowheart- but not this time. Instead, Wolfheart decided to go to Sunningrocks. Wolfheart began to head towards the entrance when she heard a voice behind her.

"Hey, Wolfheart! Wait up!" It called. Wolfheart looked behind her and purred as she spotted Hazelheart bounding towards her. "Ferncloud has offered to look after my kits for a while!" She purred. "Going to Sunningrocks?" She asked.

Wolfheart nodded, and told her about Nightpaw's insident with Mousefur on the way.

When the two cats reached Sunningrocks, night was begining to fall. Wolfheart climbed onto one of the smooth rocks and laid down, her head on her paws. She stared down into the water, as the cats of Silverpelt began to shine into it.

Wolfheart watched the water go by swiftly but smoothly. Suddenly, Wolfheart saw some cats of Silverpelt move into the shape of a cat's head, and then face. And then, Wolfheart saw the reflection of her daughter, Nightpaw, in the river.

Wolfheart gasped and blinked, and the vision went away.

"Is something wrong?" Meowed Hazelheart, looking worried. Wolfheart shook her head- but she couldn't help but grinning.

She had completed the prophecy. The reflection of her daughter- Nightpaw- in the reflection of the river at night time could only mean one thing- Nightpaw was the key to night.

Wolfheart awoke at the clearing in Fourtrees, where Grayheart, Redleaf and Russetfur appeared.

"Congradulations, young one." Meowed Redleaf in a raspy purr. "You have figured out the key to your prophecy,"

Wolfheart nodded. "So...Nightpaw must join LeafClan?"

Redleaf, Grayheart and Russetfur exchanged glances. "She is not welcome in ThunderClan anymore. Ceaserheart from ShadowClan is the source of the matter- he misunderstood something at a Gathering, and spread it into every Clan. She must- she has no choice. Or, atleast, unless she wants to live like this. Ceaserheart isn't about to change what he heard- and no cat will believe it unless if comes out of his mouth."

Wolfheart nodded, and the figures began to dissapear.

Firestar's yowl awoke Wolfheart. She jumped up and sprang out of the entrance of the warriors' den.

She hurried over to Firestar before he jumped onto the Highrock, moss still clinging to her pelt. "Is Nightpaw becoming a warrior?" She panted.

Firestar smiled. "I had a dream last night," He meowed, "StarClan came to me and said, 'Nightpaw- warrior'...Which I'm sure means Nightpaw needs to be made a warrior."

Wolfheart sighed with relief and nodded, padding to the gathering crowd