Skyheart flexed her claws in and out. She's leader of RiverClan? She couldn't believe it, but at the same time was worried of her past. What did she do as a leader? Was she a good leader? And why were there less warriors out in the clearing then there were before? Escaping her questioning head, she padded outside, sneaking away from her clan into the great outdoors. Her heart raced as she paced around the forest, eyes scanning the world around her. Was this really home? Or a nightmare? Out of nowhere, a swish of the grass and leaves made her halt. Skyheart spun around, tense.

"Hello?" She meowed, shaking in her voice.

"Good, it's you again, Skyheart," A she-cat meowed. Skyheart flung her body to face-

"Hollywhisker? HOLLY!" She cried overjoyed. But before she could react, Hollywhisker crouched down and jumped her. Soon enough, Skyheart was pinned, and Hollywhisker's claw was shaking in the air unsheathed.

"Holly, what the.....what happened to you?"

"What happened to me? What in StarClan's name happened to you piece of fox-dung!" Hollywhisker growled, tears streaming down her scratched up face.

"Hollywhisker what's going on?"

"You tell me Skystar."

"Hollywhisker, I'm your friend, I wouldn't do anything to hurt you, please trust me." Hollywhisker's eyes glowed like dark moons upon Skyheart, until she finally let go, anger in her release. Skyheart flipped over on her stomach, watching her friend pace back and forth, claws still unsheathed.

"WindClan told me you, well if you're actually Skyheart, future you, you passed a law that forbid the outside world to enter, including kittypets and other clans, and if they enter they automatically die. What I don't get is why....why you did it? If you do remember those days after we got out of the Mists," Hollywhisker mewed. Skyheart's heart lurched.

"I don't know. Some kind of dispute happened between us, and I turned from a friend into an enemy. I don't understand why, but I know it's wrong, yet I can't change it." Skyheart cooed. Suddely, a loud noise of cats sounded beyond the forest. Skyheart's eyes went wide.

"Hollywhisker run, get out of here while you still can! I'll come back for you, I promise!" Skyheart yowled, "Run!" In sadness, Hollywhisker vanished in a sprint into the woods, the orange leaves camouflaging her pelt.

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"I don't trust her," Icefang muttered under her breath, watching Nightpaw be renamed Nightstrike, "How can you get to be the best warrior of all the clans and be warriorized 2 moons prior to her original warriorization? And on top of that be 'better' than us?"

"What a tongue twister!" Hollytuft joked, sticking her tongue out.

"I agree," MeadowWing hissed to Icefang's statement, "But we could find out on today's gathering right?"

"True," Bramblefire nodded, "I wanna be like her too, all powerful and strong-"

"You're going off topic Brambs."

"Sorry."

"Alright," Icefang whispered to her friends as the WindClan leader called to order, "We're going to the gathering now, so best talk to her."

"I'm still annoyed of the fact that they kicked Hollywhisker away. That means we can't even see Lapis or Emerald! Who knows if they are even alive?" Hollytuft growled, twitching her whiskers at Darktail. MeadowWing hid her face of guilt to her friends as they began walking off to the island.

"Lemme go talk to her, be right back guys," MeadowWing meowed, before taking off to the warrior.

"Boy does she seem happy," Bramblefire rolled his eyes.

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Swiftclaw sat silently with her clan, eyes locked at the stars. The world was different, and some of it not in a good way. If only she could sense it out. In surprise, she noticed Skyheart among the ranks of the leaders. What's she doing there, she thought cocking her head, And Waterfang is deputy? Skyheart shouldn't be there unless Shimmerstar is dead, which means-

"Let's bring this gathering into order!" Blazestar yowled, his voice older and harsher from when they left to the Mists. All the leaders; Breezestar, Skyheart and Tornstar, older than ever; sat on top of the large trees, staring down upon the many cats scattered around.

"Skystar, do you want to start off again?" Tornstar asked. Skystar's heart lurched as she padded slowly forwards, then hesitated.

"You-u guys can't start first, I gotta think about what I'm going to talk about," She stammered.

"That's a first," Blazestar shrugged, before walking towards the edge of the tree to yowl out to the world his news. Skyheart was terrified. How did she ever overcome this fear as a leader? And still, the thought of Hollywhisker's banishment lingered like a tick on her mind. Suddenly, a shocking scream snapped Skyheart awake from her thought bubble.

"What was that?" Tornstar went alert, the cats below spinning around. Swiftclaw's was the first to follow the noise, sprinting into the woods.

"It better not be one of our mist-mates," She thought nervously. Swiftclaw skidded down a slope, sweat pouring down her face, until she saw three cat bodies ahead of her.

"Hey!" Swiftclaw yowled. But the figures didn't answer. It was too dark to see, and one of the figures was laying down. The other two were yelling at each other, until the one on the right swiped down upon the other cat, and a sickening screech shook the forest. In horror, Swiftclaw raced towards the figures in panic mode, her heart and fear rising, until she reached their positions.

"StarClan oh no!!" Swiftclaw shrieked. A few cats rushing behind Swiftclaw froze as they saw her staring down at the scene. Icefang squeezed through the cats to join Swiftclaw, but their hearts literally stopped when they looked down. Nightstrike was laying on the side, a deep gash drawn on her face and shoulders, but she was breathing. But the other body was literally ripped apart. Swiftclaw leaned down to touch Nightstrike, and in one shocking motion, she jumped up, eyes wide.

"What the, Nightstrike!" Icefang gasped. Her eyes were red in tears, and her mind was racing like the wind.

"I'm so sorry Swiftclaw.....I...couldn't save...her...he attacked through me...." And like that, she collapsed again, unconscious.

"What?" Swiftclaw was confused. Through her? But whatever happened, it didn't change the fact that one of their own was dead. Gone for good.

"MeadowWing," Icefang squeezed her eyes shut, gripping the ground with her claws, "What have I done?"