Dawnheart opened her eyes to find herself laying down on a mossy bed in the Mistclan Medicine den. She was surrounded by Leafblossum and Dreamcloud, while many other cats sat outside the den.

Dreamcloud sighed with relief "Thank Starclan you're ok!" Leafblossum nodded in agreement "You have some pretty nasty wounds."

Dawnheart tried sitting up to her paws but a sharp pain in her chest and throat made her fall back down into her nest in pain. Leafblossum meowed "Don't try to stand yet."

Dawnheart suddenly remembered Sunstreak's death and the pain in her needing to kill Duskbreeze. "Did Sandclan get their territory back?"

Leafblossum continued organising the herbs as Dreamcloud responded "Yep. You've been out for half the day now." Dawnheart widened her eyes as she began softening her tone "Sunstreak...is dead."

Leafblossum looked over her shoulder sadly "We know...it also must've been hard for you to kill Duskbreeze. Creamleaf knew you could do it."

Dawnheart asked "Was this part of the prophecy? Did I need to kill her to make the darkness fade?" Leafblossum explained "The night was Duskbreeze...you were the day...the darkness in this case were the rogues."

Dawnheart nodded in understanding as she felt the cobwebs on her neck stick to her wound. She asked "I-is my father ok?"

Dreamcloud and Leafblossum looked at each other worried before Dreamcloud meowed "I'm so sorry Dawnheart...Shadestar passed away earlier today from wounds."

The deputy laid there in shock as she ignored the pain from her wounds "N-no...he can't be. I already lost Duskbreeze and Sunstreak to this battle..."

Leafblossum sighed "I'm so sorry..."

Dreamcloud began padding out of the den "I will give you some time..."

Dawnheart laid her head down as she saddened "I can't believe this battle caused so much pain..."

Leafblossum let out a tear "Poor Creamleaf...he died defending me..." She cleared her throat as she meowed "We need to get you as healed as possible...You need to go receive your nine lives."
~*~

Dreamcloud sat in the nursery with Frostkit and Eaglekit sitting behind her. Hawktalon slowly approached Dreamcloud as he meowed "Hi Dreamcloud..."

Dreamcloud gasped happily as she ran up to her mate and they rubbed their heads together. Hawktalon purred "I've missed you so much more than you can imagine!"

Dreamcloud purred in reply "I've missed you too my love."

Eaglekit whispered to Frostkit "Who is that?"

Dreamcloud and Hawktalon stood together as they looked down at the kits. Hawktalon asked "So these are my little warriors?"

Frostkit looked at Eaglekit and then Hawktalon "Are you...Hawktalon?"

Hawktalon kneeled to the ground as he smiled "I am."

Eaglekit and Frostkit gasped as they ran up to their father and began clinging onto his paws laughing. Hawktalon meowed happily "I'm a father!"

Dreamcloud laughed "And an amazing one!" Eaglekit and Frostkit squealed with excitement as they continued playing with their father.

~*~
"Press your nose to the moonstone." Leafblossum instructed softly as Dawnheart fought back the pain and laid down as her nose touched the cold stone.

Soon as Dawnheart closed her eyes and fell asleep, Leafblossum laid down and touched her nose to it as she slowly drifted off into sleep.

Dawnheart opened her eyes to find herself standing in a beautiful grassy field with stars shinning brightly. She looked around the empty field as she noticed there was no more pain on her body. She asked surprised "H-hello?"

"Hello Dawnheart." A gentle female voice meowed from behind her as it echoed throughout the field. Dawnheart spun around and saw a light brown she-cat who looked very similar to her standing there with Shadestar at her side.

Dawnheart smiled as she dipped her head towards Shadestar "Hello Shadestar." Then she looked towards the she-cat "Are you...Fernpelt?"

Fernpelt took a step closer towards her as she smiled "My beautiful daughter."

Dawnheart cried as she raced up to her mother and rested her head on her back "I never got a chance to meet you and now that I did-"

Fernpelt reassured "Hush...everything is ok now..." Shadestar purred "We are finally all together as one big family."

Dawnheart saddened with her head still on Fernpelt's back "Expect for Duskbreeze..."

Fernpelt took a step back and looked towards Shadestar as they touched noses sadly. "Duskbreeze was corrupted by jealousy and...she was sent to the Dark Forest."

Dawnheart looked away sadly as she meowed "The prophecy has been fulfilled."

Shadestar nodded as he stepped up to Dawnheart and meowed "Indeed...and now it's time for you to take the next step in your journey as leader."

Dawnheart looked at her father with a glow in her eyes as he spoke "With this life I give you honesty. Use it to be truthful with everyone you know and love."

Dawnheart smiled as her mother stepped forward "With this life I give you love. Care for all the cats around you and love them as much as I loved you and more."

Dawnheart dipped her head as she saw Gingersplash step forward. "Gingersplash I'm so sorry I couldn't save you."

Gingersplash meowed "It was my time...and my destiny." She smiled towards Dawnheart before continuing "With this life I give you courage. Use it to defend yourself and your clan mates in the toughest of times."

When she stepped back, Dawnbreeze came into view, which made tears fill Dawnheart's eyes "Dawnbreeze..."

Dawnbreeze meowed "Even though you're not my daughter...I have loved you so much and I have treated you as a daughter ever since I first received you. I give you the life of wisdom. Sometimes instead of using your strength to help others, use your mind to overcome challenges."

Then, Falconwing stepped forward smiling "With this life I give Justice...use it to judge everyone in your clan with fairness."

The Mistclan deputy smiled at her adoptive father as he stepped back and Treebranch came forward "You were one of the best siblings any cat could ever ask for...and you were there for me when I died. I give you the life of Compassion...know when to show sympathy towards others, as they have to you."

Then Creamleaf stepped forward as he meowed "I give you the life of strength...use it to defend your clan mates and any cats in need, as I did defending Leafblossum."

Dawnheart smiled as she dipped her head towards Creamleaf. That's when an unfamiliar tom stepped forward who was a dark grey and black color. He meowed "Greetings Dawnheart. My name is Miststar...I am the first leader of Mistclan and I have watched you grow into a fine cat."

Dawnheart bowed in reply "It's an honour."

He meowed "With this life, I give you mentoring. Use it to pass down your knowledge to the next generation and the many more generations to come."

Dawnheart nodded as he stepped back and Sunstreak faded into view. She cried "Sunstreak!" As she ran up to him and they touched noses together. Sunstreak meowed "I'm so proud of you!"

Dawnheart saddened "I miss you so much..."

Sunstreak put his paw on top of hers "I promised you I would be with you...no matter what clan I am in...you know that right?"

Dawnheart nodded as she smiled a little when Sunstreak meowed "I give you the life of faith. Never give up hope...even when hope seems to never be high again times."

Sunstreak meowed softly "I love you...Dawnstar."

Dawnstar took a step back smiling with tears in her eyes as cats began cheering "Dawnstar!" "Dawnstar!" "Dawnstar!"

Dawnstar meowed back towards Sunstreak "I love you too..." She looked back towards Treebranch, Gingersplash, Falconwing, Dawnbreeze, Fernpelt, and Shadestar as she meowed "I love you all too..."

They all dipped their heads smiling as the word around her began to fade. She looked back at Sunstreak as she reached out towards him "Sunstreak!"

He meowed before everything around her began to fade "Goodbye Dawnstar..."

Everything around her went black as she opened her eyes and found herself still sitting in the moonstone with Leafblossum waking up at her side. Dawnstar murmured "Goodbye...Sunstreak."