Chapter Four: The Moonstone THE SISTERS PANTED as they reached the rocky cave. “The legend says this is the cave that Moth Flight found many years ago.” Emeraldstorm said. They walked in, following Emeraldstorm’s voice. As they saw the moon-touched stone. “Touch the stone with your nose.” They did it, and they saw the StarClan grounds. They saw Bluestar. “Bluestar! Is Diamondflame all right!? Last time, we used the dreamvis-” Rubymoon was interrupted. “Hold on!” Bluestar said. “Diamondflame is safe!” Everyone sighed with relief. “And… Tigerstar is dead. Diamondflame killed him in his new arena.” “What is an arena?” Sapphirebreeze asked. “Erm…” Bluestar thought “It is a twoleg thing that encloses a soundproof space so that they can fight without anyone noticing.” Then they heard a loud noise. Bluestar’s head jerked and walked towards a barrier. A cat shape emerged. It was Diamondflame-covered in blood. “Ahh!” Everyone except Bluestar shrieked and jumped back. “What happened!?” Emeraldstorm yelled. “I…I killed Tigerstar.” Diamondflame hung her head in shame, thinking her sisters would slink back, betrayed, but they just stood there in surprise that their sister could have the courage to actually kill the terror of the Clans, forever. You see, she was usually a quiet and shy cat and she was the last person that everyone thought would kill Tigerstar. “Woah!!” Rubyheart said, who was very interested in battle. Then Bluestar cut in. “You will be seperated, but you have a dreamvisitor. Also, remember the prophecy!!” The prophecy flashed into their minds- There will be four, Born of the Shore Three shall stay, But one shall stray. Another two will grow, One will be in throes. But all sisters must fight together, To fight this growing darkness that hides in the heather. They will go to a mountain When they see the waterfall they will be certain That they will reach the brightest star They will destroy the Darkest Forest and go far As her sisters faded into the real world, she pulled out the paper that she always hid in her tail and wrote: Prophecy: Darkest Forest=Dark Forest. ~~The Sisters (Alive)~~ Trudging through a pathway and exhausted, they took a break. “Whew!” Sapphirebreeze wheezed. Fzzt! Everyone looked at Emeraldstorm. “Oh, yeah… I have an idea…” She said sheepishly. “Oh no…” Sapphirebreeze teased “Are you whirling us into another lecture?” Emeraldstorm sighed. “No. Swirlface might be sleeping right now, so we can use the dreamvisitor to see if we’re actually the people from the prophecy!” “What!? We’re obviously the ones!” Rubyheart said. Too late. Clutching the dreamvisitor, she slept. minutes later, she leapt up. “We are!” “Told ya!” Rubyheart stuck her tongue out. But Emeraldstorm was thinking. “Hmmm… What do they mean by mountain and waterfall?” “I think they mean that one!” Sapphirebreeze said, nodding to a large mountain with a big stream of water falling down from its cliff- a waterfall. “Yessss!” Emeraldstorm cried. “Come on! Let’s go!” They ran until they saw a cat. She growled, but when she smelled their scent she relaxed. “Come! Follow me!” She led them under the waterfall. “Sun River!” She called. “W-wha- oh. Oh! You are the prophecy cats! Bu-but where is the fourth cat?” “Oh- she-she died…” Sapphirebreeze said uncomfortably. “Ah… the ‘one will be in throes’ part.” Sun River said. “I am the Stoneteller, but you can call me Sun River.” She chuckled. “I am not the type for titles.” “Hello. Our names are Emeraldstorm, Sapphirebreeze and Rubyheart. Oh, and our sister in Diamondflame.” “The cat who escorted you was Mountain Stream, the deputy and also my sister.” “Sun River!!” A cat yelled. “ A hawk is circling the prey!” “Alright Crystal River! You just found some prey for us!” Sun River smiled “Follow me, sisters!” They followed her to a steep ledge. “I’ll go first,” Rubyheart said. Skillfully, she balanced on the ledge. “Come on!” She called from the other side. Nervously the rest of the sisters followed slowly and Sun River ran behind them. “Look up,” Sun River whispered. When they looked up, they saw the most majestic creature they have ever seen- a hawk. Then she saw 4 hunters called Snow Fall, Hawk’s Cry , Night’s Call, and Sun Strike leap up and bite both of its wings simultaneously. The hawk suddenly plummeted and they leapt back. When it thumped to the ground, they bit its neck and it slumped over, dead. +++
+++ “What are you doing, standing there like statues? Come help!” They dragged the hawk, and taking the longer way without the ledge, they reached the camp. Sun River tore a piece, then her sister. That's when she announced, “ Please welcome the sisters of the prophecy!” she gestured to the hawk, “Please, tear a piece.” The sisters each clamped onto the hawk and tore little pieces. They quickly devoured it and agreed that it was very good. “I understand you are Clan cats, we sleep outside.” They nodded. Suddenly Emeraldstorm had an idea that she forgot. “Diamondflame!” The sisters curled up together, touching the dreamvisitor, and their eyes closed in rest. ~~Diamondflame~~ She was pacing around. When will they come!? Have they forgotten already!? “Well, they sure have been pretty busy. They found the fountain part.” “Oh, why can’t you say everything straightforwardly!?” She yelled in visible frustration. “It is their fate.” The voice replied. Suddenly-finally-her sisters arrived. They were all saying stuff all at once. “Sorry-!” “We forgot and I-” “Hii-!” “We’re here-!” “As I was saying-” “Are you ok-!?” “Did you wait long-?” “We lost track of time- “Be quiet sisters-!” “BE QUIET!!!” They all stopped in their tracks. “Please.” Diamondflame whispered. “O-o-okayyyy” Sapphirebreeze said, taken aback. Diamondflame pointed to Rubyheart. “Talk.” Rubyheart explained about how they got lost, then they found the mountain cats and apologized that they forgot. Diamondflame waved the apology off, “It’s okay” Then Sapphirebreeze, Emeraldstorm, and Rubyheart was cut down to the subatomic level right in front of her eyes. ~~Dark Forest~~ Brokenstar, now stood in the place where Tigerstar was. A pity, he died to the paws of a new warrior. I thought he was good at fighting. Ha! To say I was tricked to death! “Your previous leader was found dead in his own arena, and by his own little spy, known as Darkspy. Unfortunately, her will was too strong and she managed to kill him when he dragged her to the arena.” “Booooo!” The crowd yelled. Brokenstar continued, smiling. “I am your new leader!” “Long live Brokenstar!” They yelled. He sneaked right behind the border. Think good thoughts, think good thoughts He thought to himself. As he did so, his aura became brighter and he slipped into the barrier. Then he thought normal thoughts. Who is my great enemy in StarClan? He wondered- Of course! My dumb mother. She’d never understand. He slunk behind dens and shadows. He saw an unsuspecting gray cat with yellow eyes- Yellowfang. He ran. Yellowfang turned too late and they bowled over a cliff. She fell down, down until her body found a spike and it impaled her, making a snick sound, like a key into a lock. Brokenstar, however, survived by grabbing onto the cliff. He pulled himself out and ran back into the barrier. Brokenstar cackled. I took revenge- now I will teach the rest how to take revenge just as I have. He looked at his paw, his mother’s blood. He wasn’t sad, he was triumphant. She has taken my life temporarily, I have taken hers eternally. Next: Be patient Previous: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/733337582 First: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/733344377
