Finding Snowbird

[Stormchaser]

"Snowbird!" yowled Fishpaw, the dark-coloured apprentice rushing towards the medicine cat's den. StarClan, please let her be here... "Snowbird!" he repeated. "Snowbird, Rainwhisker wants you! Some strange tom's come here and he says he needs you now!" The tom swished his tail against the ground, hoping the medicine cat was there.

[Featherstar]

A black-and-silver head peeked around some rushes, some catsnip in it's mouth. She dropped them and hurried out. "Did you get a name?" Snowbird asked Fishpaw. "Or a Clan?"

[Stormchaser]

"Er...I didn't catch a Clan..." Fishpaw replied, rather embarassed. "But I did hear him say his name was Smoulderheart...oh, and Rainwhisker seemed to know him." Fishpaw thought back to the deputy's words for a second. Rainwhisker had said that called him Smoulderkit...did that mean he was once a RiverClanner? And Rainwhisker had been unsure of whether or not she could trust him, or whether he was the real cat she believed him to be. The apprentice snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at Snowbird, shrugging. "Yeah, I got nothin' on his Clan. But he wants you."

[Featherstar]

"S-Smoulderheart?" Snowbird asked, shock etched across her face. The memory of the small kit, named Smoulderkit, flashed through her mind. It was closely followed by those of his sister - Amberkit - and mother - Crystaleye. "Where?" she gasped.

[Stormchaser]

Fishpaw flicked his tail in the direction of the camp entrance, where Rainwhisker and Smoulderheart were. "Over there," he meowed.

[Featherstar]

Snowbird ran over. "Smoulderkit? Is that you? What happened, where were you?" The words tumbled out of her. "We thought you were dead. Is there anything wrong?"

[[x].xx.Lightningfire.xx.[x]]

Silentstorm's silver pelt appeared. Could it really be? Partly her kin... Not completely but partly. "Smoulderkit?" She gasped.

[BW]

Smoulderheart`s eyes ran over the Medicine cat.Yes,it was her."Oh,Snowbird.I need help."He padded over to her,touching her nose with his,ignoring a growl from Rainwhisker."I want my mom..."

[[x].xx.Lightningfire.xx.[x]]

Silentstorm padded forth, "I wish to help"

[Featherstar]

Snowbird blinked. "Oh. I'm so sorry, dear. Your mother, Crystaleye..." Suddenly a thought struck her. RiverClan shall face destruction, the children of crystal bringing the wrath of the clan of blood upon them. The vision Heronfrost had shown her, the fighting in her Clan. It began to click together. "No! Smoulderkit, you mustn't come here! You'll doom us all!" she whispered, a paniced look in her eye. She pushed him away with her head. "Meet me at the waterfall." she muttered in his ear. Even if Smoulderkit and Amberkit were going to be their demise, she still needed to know what was going on.

[Whiteflash]

Smoulderheart narrowed his clear eyes warningly and his claws shot out witha growl,but he listened patiently and nodded,turning around without another word and walked out of camp,his tail twitching.Rianwhisker looked bewildered."But,he-I-you,but...Huh?"She said,sitting down with a thud.

[Featherstar]

"It's a long story." Snowbird muttured. "I'm not sure I'm right, but I think I am." The silver Medicine Cat walked back to her den, then snuck out the other side and swam across the channel. She didn't know what was going to happen, but it couldn't be good.

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In the reeds above the camp, Miraclepool of BloodClan narrowed her eyes. So that was what was wrong with him. So, the waterfall, eh? She retreated, silent as a shadow on a moonless night.