After getting stolen when she was a kit, Icewing learned how to live with twolegs until an apprentice when she was rescued instead of moving with them.
"Coming" she called, "yes?"
"I need you to accompany me and your pick of two warriors to the moonstream.
"Why?" asked Icewing,
"Because Lillypool said that Starclan gave her a message that I should go to the moonstream tonight."
"Okay" she replied, Icewing walked out of the Leader's den, jummped up on the high tree and yowled, "All cats old enough to swim gather round!"
"Fogstar has given me a message that I can take two cats with us to the moonstream''
All at once the clearing broke into chatter, Icewing waited before she finished.
"I have chosen Cheetaspots and Tigerhart to come."
As the cats in the clearing separated, Icewing went to Lillypool's den to get traveling herbs.
"Grrrrrr, what do you think your doing in our territory? Cowclaw growled.
"We are on our way to the moonstream" Fogstar replied, relaxed.
"You better be" Cowclaw answered, as he let them pass.
Little did they know Cowclaw pland to tell the leader some thing different.
"As the arrived Fogstar told Cheetaspots and Tigerhart to gard the entrance, when he and Icewing
went inside.
Inside the moonstream was a clear room carved out from water flowing through it for many
genaratoins. There the leader and the depudy would go to sleep, and share dreams with Starclan.
Fogstar went to sleep, and dreamt of four cats going west by the stars, as a prophecy rang in his
head.
"Four will go west
To free the star
But they must beware
The Moons guard"
"He woke suddenly to the sun rising above the horizon. As Fogstar swam out of the moon stream
with Icewing he found the two sleepy warriors looking at him in fear
"What is it Fogstar asked?"
"A DarkClan warrior warned us that they would attack our camp!"
Fogstar stood there in shock.
"Why?" asked Icewing,
"Because we invaded there territory."
"But we were going to the moon stream!"she yowled
"I know"they responded quietly, staring at the ground.
"It's okay"she said, and the four warriors ran of towards there camp.
As they entered there camp they found it covered in rolling balls of fitting cats.
Each cat ran of to join the fight. Icewing helped the queens defend the nursery.
Finally the Darkclan cats were out numbered, and they ran out.
Icewing and the other cats gathered around the leader that was laying on his side bleeding
from a deep cut in his neck.
Lillypool rushed through the mound of cats circling there leader.
"Will he be okay?" Icewing asked.
"He is on his last life." she answered.
Icewing ran to the leaders side as he started to rise, and helped him to his den.
She was about to leave when Fogstar spoke.
"StarClan has given me a prophecy."
Icewing whirled around, eyes wide.
"It was:
Four will go west
to free the star
But they must beware
the moons guard." he finished "Keep that in mind he said. Then dismissed Icewing.
When she left the leaders den Icewing ran straight to the warrior's den. She needed time and sleep
to think about what had happened that day but the prophecy kept ringing in her head.
One moon later, after the gathering, Icewing was swimming in the shallow part of the lake. With her best friends, Forestfur and Fawnlight.
They were talking, when Fawnlight started to yowl.
"Help, something is dragging me underwater!"
Icewing got one look at the dreadful cat before one jumped on her back. But before it could say mouse Icewing floated down confusing her attacker whether she was dead or not. Then jolted up
and racked his soft under belly.
As her head reached the surface she saw Fawntail at Forestfur's unconscious body.
"We need her to get to her Medicine cat" Fawntail said as the two cats carried Forestheart home.
It was one moon now from the last battle with DarkClan, and Icewing was still thinking
about the prophecy.
Back at WaterClan camp Icewing was sharing a trout with Tigerhart her mate. Goldenpaw was
bouncing around her parents telling them what she did that day.
Icewing finished and went to tell Fogstar about the cats at the lake.
As she entered the leader's den Fogstar looked up.
"Yes?"
"I came with news"
"What is it now?"
"Me Forestheart and Fawnlight were swimming when we were attacked"she replied.
"By what?"
"DarkClan cats we suppose, I want to check it out"
"I will let you, but if you are now back by sundown I will. send a patrol" then he walked out of
his den, and Icewing went to fined the mysterious cats.
Icewing could just sent the cats as she followed then to DarkClan territory, when she first heard
the cats.
"I call all cats to me. I want to take over the forest, and with your help I can." it was Bloodstar
"We will start with WaterClan and- what was that?" Icewing had just noticed she had climbed
up out of the lake, and disturbed sum fallen leaves. She quickly, but silently, plunged into the water and swam away. Fast. Leaving the confused DarkClan cats in the dust.
She first tolled Fogstar then her friends what had happened.
When she was almost to Waterclan camp she herd the voice of Bloodstar.
She ran like the wind to the high tree and quickly told everyone, then got ready to fight.
Just as planed the DarkClan cats exploded through the fern tunnel but WaterClan was ready.
Icewing got help from SeasonClan and IceClan. The battle lasted from sun high to sun down,
but the DarkClan cats finally surrendered.
"We will not forget this" Bloodstar yowled across the clearing as they fled.
The Medicine cats from all clans were busy tending to cats wounds.
"Rainstar has lost another life" Forestfur said "two left"
"Lightningstar will be okay" Fawnlight answered " she's been in worse battles."
"I haven't seen Fogstar yet" stated Icewing.
" IceClan, SeasonClan you are leaving!!!" Fogstar yowled, then coughed three times.
That night Fogstar spent the night in Lillypool's den because of a bad disease that can cause
bad health or even death called Grave's disease.
The next day Icewing spent swimming and caching prey, and that night was a dreamless night.
When she woke up she ate a herring with Tigerheart the grabbed a bass, the leader's favorite,
for Fogstar.
She found him still sleeping in his nest, she tried to wake him up. She went as far as so she drew
blood, but he wouldn't wake up.
She ran all the way to Lillypool's den, tolled her, and ran all the way back.
Lillypool bent her head down to examine Fogstar, then lifted it up and said,
"Fogstar is dead."
"Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" yowled Icewing
"I am sorry" Lillypool said, then walked out of the leader's den "I will send apprentices to remake
the bedding........Oh and you will travel to the moonstream tonight with me to be accepted
by StarClan.
Icewing walked sadly out of the leader's den her clan mates noticed something was wrong.
She hopped on the high tree, and yowled,
"All cats old enough to swim gather round for a clan meeting!"
"Where's Fogstar?" someone called.
"I have bad news." She said
All at once the clearing broke into chatter, Icewing waited before she finished.
"As some of you know Fogstar was on his last life, and was suffering from Grave's disease.
Fogstar is dead!!!" she blurted out.
The clearing suddenly gasped then started shouting.
"Quiet!"Icewing yowled
The cats settled down.
"I will visit the moonstream tonight to be accepted by StarClan." Icewing jumped down
two Goldenpaw's wide eyes.
"I can't believe my mom is going to be clan leader!!!!!" she exclaimed, while hopping in
a circle.
"Quiet little one" Tigerheart said "Your mom is under a lot of pressure" then he touched
noses with Icewing.
"Lets get something to share" he said then went to the freash kill pile to grab a halibut for them.
"Goldenpaw"
"Yes mommy"
"I promise you will be a warrior soon enough, same with the other apprentices." Icewing said
"Thank you mommy" Goldenpaw said then skittered of.
Icewing went to go share the halibut with Tigerheart.
That night Icewing spent in the moonstream, speaking with StarClan.
"Welcome, Icewing"
For the first time, Icewing realized that there was a crowd of cats sitting between her and the river. Their pelts were filled with starlight and their eyes shone brightly as they gazed at Her. Icewing dipped her head in greeting.
WaterStar was first
with this life, I give you courage. Be brave in times of turmoil. Your ancestors will never leave you, Icewing. You must trust them to keep your Clan safe."
Then was FogStar
"With this life, I give you loyalty. Follow your heart, Icewing. Pledge yourself to what you know is right."
Skywisper
"With this life, I give you justice. You must treat every cat fairly, and judge them all with the same fair thought in mind."
Blizzardheart
"With this life, I give you wisdom. Use it wisely to lead your Clan. Not all disputes must end in blood-shed."
Then her lost sis Lakekit
"With this life, I give you forgiveness. When you are unable to let go of the past, remember the cats who showed you compassion throughout your life, and reach out to those who haven't."
Leafheart her mother
"With this life, I give you acceptance. Do not judge a cat by its birth. Treat all cats with the respect they deserve."
Flowerpool
"With this life I give you health. Put your clan first, and know what to do in times of need."
Brownscar
"With this life I give you protection, protect your self and others. If a cat is about to die
help them, even if from another clan."
Last was Goldenfur
"With this life I give you love. Follow your heart Icestar, and you will always know what's
right."
Waterstar spoke again,
"Now I call my warrior ansesters to look down on this young depudy she has trained hared,
and is ready for her new name. Icewing do you promise to life by the code and always put your clan first?"
"I do" she said
"Then I give you your leader name. Icewing from this day forward you will be named Icestar"
Waterstar finished.
Icestar woke up and swam out of the moonstream.
"Hows my new leader?" Lillypool asked.
"I'm good" Icestar answered "lets get back to the clan, they need us"
"And you haven't picked the deputy" Lillypool said
Anger shot through Icestar, she hadn't even thought about the new deputy.
"You can thing about on the way back" Lillypool said
The whole time back to camp Icestar was thinking about the clan.
"You know Softnose's kits are coming" Lillypool stated.
Just then Icestar had the most brilliant idea ever thought of.
"Ware are you going?" said Lillypool, Icestar had just randomly started running.
"Home!" she shouted.
When Icestar shot though the fern tunnel every eye was on her she ran and jumped on the high
tree.
"All cats old enough to swim gather round for a clan meeting!" she yowled. The cats assembled.
"I am here to day to welcome five apprentices to the high tree." Goldenpaw and her friends
walked up to the leader. "Goldenpaw you have trained hared do you promise to live by the code
and serve your clan?"
"I do" Goldenpaw said
"Then I call my warrior ansesters to look apon this young apprentice, from this day on you will be known as Goldenheart. Icestar touched her nose to Goldenheart's head, and Goldenheart licked her shoulder.
Icestar did this with Lightningpaw, Lionpaw, Smallpaw, and Sootpaw. Who became
Lightningstrike, Liontail, Smallfoot, and Sootpelt.
"Now I call two kits up" Icestar called, and did the ceremony with Heartkit and Speacialkit,
who became Heartpaw and Speacialpaw. There mentors are Goldenheart and Cheetaspots.
"And for now the deputy will be Tigerheart" Icestar jumped down from the high tree, and walked to her new den. Then settled down for a good nights sleep as Tigerheart assembled the evening patrols.
She dreamt of her lost sis Lakekit,
"Remember the prophecy of Fogstar, you must think about that." then she repeated it as she fated into the mist"
"Four will go west
To free the star
But they must beware
The Moons guard"
"Lakekit,"she called "Noooooooo, don't leave me"
It was two moons since Icestar's dream of Lakekit and see was still piecing the prophecy together.
She walked out of her den to Lillypool running after Caringpoppy into the nursery.
"Softnose's kits are coming" called Caringpoppy, as Icestar heard the news she shot into the nursery
after them.
When she got in side, Softnose had already given berth to a red and white she-cat.
"Bite on the stick" Lillypool instructed, Softnose bit the twig to splinters when a calico
tom was given berth to.
"That's it" Lillypool said as Softnose relaxed, instantly the two kits started to suckle.
"There beautiful" Icestar exclaimed,
"Ya" Softnose responded "what should we name them?" she asked Tigerclaw, her mate.
"The tom will be Greenkit-"
"and the she-cat Cinnamonkit" Softnose finished.
Icestar left the nursery to leave them in peace, and decided to go hunting.
When she had almost hit the river she heard perring, she rounded a tree and saw Goldenheart
rubbing noses with Liontail. Icestar stood there horror struck, but then decided to leave them
in peace. They will tell the clan when there ready, she thought, then left.
As she walked into camp Tigerheart ran to her,
"Have you decided who will go to the Gathering tonight?" he asked
"Yes" Icestar answered "Cheetaspots, Hazeltail, Oakheart, Tigerclaw, Fawntail, Goldenheart, Liontail, Heartpaw, and Firepaw."
"Okay, I will tell them" Tigerheart skittered off.
When WaterClan got to the Gathering Icestar jumped on a high branch and started the meeting.
All the other clans went first, but when Lightningstar started to speak she saw Goldenheart and
Liontail run of into the bushes together.
Finally it was WaterClan's tern to speak,
"As you don't know, Fogstar is with StarClan now." Icestar started, "I am WaterClan's new leader,
and our deputy is Tigerheart. StarClan has blessed us with warriors, and we have had no trouble with
enemies or loss of pry."she finished and saw Goldenheart and Liontail in the crowd again.
As the Gathering ended Icestar lead WaterClan back home.
That night Icestar had a dream it was a lost kits voice, then she recognised it. It was Lakekit's
voice.
"Something will come....." Icestar her something else, but couldn't make it out.
Then woke suddenly from her den, and walked out, Tigerheart was assigning patrols already,
"I'm going hunting by myself" she said,
"Okay" he responded "try the DarkClan border."
Icestar started walking down towards the border when she caught sight of a bass swimming in the
lake near the Ice Falls. She slowly slid into the water and caught it with a swift bight to the neck,
the pulled herself out of the water.
That's when she herd the meowing. Icestar froze then she herd a she-cat's voice,
"I'm sorry my kit" there was sadness in the queens meow "I don't have enough milk to feed
you, I will always love you, even if you end up in StarClan."
"Meow, whimper, whimper" replied the kit. Icestars heart dropped, she felt bad for the queen,
and her kit. She rounded the bush to see a gray tail disappear though the ferns, followed by
more whimpers from the kit. Icestar stared at the kit, it was a brown tabby tom with blue
eyes and a scar on his chest. The mother was probably a loner she thought, then remembered about the white tail and the soft voice. Then she thought about what the she-cat had said.
"I will always love you, even if you end up in StarClan." It was a clan cat that gave berth to this
helpless kit! It couldn't have been Warmsnow or Hazeltail, the only two white/gray cats besides her.
She inspected the fern where the cat had left from, It was in the direction, and smelled of DarkClan!
Icestar got ready to go then remembered the kit she couldn't leave it to die, so she picked the frightened bundle up. Icestar got her bass on the way and headed home.
She walked into camp and most of the clan stopped what they were doing and stared at her as
she ran the the nursery. She came back out without the kit, jumped on the high tree, and called:
"All cats old enough to swim gather round for a clan meeting!" the cats gathered around the base
of the tree. "I have called you because I have found an abandoned DarkClan kit."
How do you know it is abandon?" a cat called out "Because I herd the mother abandon him,
so I have thought and decided I will raise him as my own" cat cats in the clearing gasped Icestar jumped down and headed to the nursery. As she got in she lade down to let the kit suckle, when Tigerheart appeared at the entrance.
"Are you sure you want to take this big of a responsibility" he asked
"I'm sure" she responded "Then what do we name him?" said Tigerheart
"Hmmm.... How about Blackkit?"Icestar said
"Prefecf" Tigerheart purred. Blackkit opened his mouth, and yawned sleepily so the cats
could see his little sharp teeth.
"DarkClan for sure" meowed Tigerheart sarcastically "I'm going to take the dawn patrol now"
he said.
"Go right ahead" Icestar said rubbing noses with him.
Lader Tigerheart got back with Forestfur at his side,
"Guess what, guess what, guess what???" she called
"What" Icestar asked
"Brownstrip's a warrior" Forestfur answered
"So"
"So I'm expecting kits!!!!!!!!!!" she said
"What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Icestar yowled, now standing.
"I- who's this?" Forestfur said looking at Blackkit,"You never told me you were expecting kits."
"I wasn't, this is Blackkit. DarkClan abandon him, so I'm raising him as my own."
"Oh" Forestfur said
"You better get going, your sleeping in the nursery tonight; have you forgot?" Icestar meowed
"Ya, bye" Forestfur said
"Bye" Forestfur left leaving Icestar to let Blackkit suckle more, and for her to fall asleep.
One moon later Firestripe ran into camp and tolled Icestar that Forestfur was having her kits. They ran back to IceClan camp just in time to see Forestfur have her first kit, a Gray, brown she-cat. Then a white tom,
"What will their names be?" asked Brownstripe
"Graykit and Frostkit" Forestfur replied
"Beautiful" said her mate
It was a moon since Forestfur's kits were born, and Icestar was walking trough the forest hopping to fined some fresh kill; when a rolling stone came. I was flat and rolling on its skinny side, Icestar stopped it on her right side. Then when to see if any apprentices rolled it to be funny, but there was know one. She went back to where she had left the stone but it was rolling away. She pinned it to the ground, but this time on the other side. Icestar froze. On the side of the stone were engravings that
where in photograph form. Icestar grabbed the stone and headed strate for her den. Inside she examined the pitchers, and realised the pitchers where of icicles, a wing, then a star. IceClan,
was Icestar's guess. She grabbed the stone and ran to IceClan camp. When Icestar got to IceClan camp
Rainstar asked,
"What are you doing her Icestar?"
"I actually wanted to see you"she replied.
"Then let us go to my den" he said, and padded inside with Icestar at his heels; still holding
the stone in her jaw. Inside the den Rainstar sat down at the far end, when Icestar sat in front of
him. She dropped the stone and said,
"This stone starts rolling whenever set it down." just at that moment the stone got up and rolled around. Rainstar trapped it with one paw, and looked up at her. "It also has carvings. I thought since it has icicles as one of the carvings it must mean IceClan, and I just came to me by mistake." Rainstar's eyes moved from the stone, to the cave walls, to the top of the den, the to the stone again, and finally they rested on Icestar.
"It is a oman..... " he said ".....It symbolises you, Icestar."
Icestar stared at Rainstar, as he nosed the stone towards her.
"You will have to go now." he said, and got up to leave. Icestar grabbed the stone and followed him.
As she padded out she noticed that the birds were not singing, the leaves were not swaying in the
wind, and the in the stream nearby. It felt like the whole world was still, and
As Icestar was about to leave she saw Flowerstream leaving with Frostkit, she wondered what the medicine cat was doing with the kit. She followed them all the way to the Icefalls before she relised
Flowerstream was training the kit as an apprentice at a young age. By then it was to late. The ground started to rumble, and the trees started to shake, Icestar saw the kit and medicine cat run into a
cave.
The Badger's!
Icestar's heart skipped a beat, and she called out only to have Flowerstream look over her back.
Then the rocks fell. Thousands of boulders crashed down everywhere, Icestar dove in the river to
avoid them. Then every thing was quiet and still.
Icestar pulled herself out of the water, and walked over to the side of the waterfall. She climmed
the rocks and heard a faint, "help!" She scrabbled around the rocks until she found a gap in the
rocks. It was about the size of her paw.
"Hold on!" she called in the gap, "I'll get help!"
Then I turned around and came face to face with a black and white face.
The Badger!
Icestar crept back slowly, and figured out that the badger didn't even know she was there. She quietly leaped down from where she was, and landed softly on the ground. After her departure, she dove into the woods. Icestar raced farther into IceClan, but before she could get far she ran into another cat. They crashed into each other, and the force sent them flying backward. They both groaned, and got up. It was Forestfur she had hit!
"Oh, sorry," she said "I didn't know it was you"
"It's okay," came the reply "It's just I needed to tell you something." Icestar listened to her, "I was walking," she said, "and I came across a clearing. It was never there before, and in the sender was a baby oak tree covered in fur. My own name echoed in my head, but when I blinked, it faded." Icestar was speechless. Finally, when she could talk again, she told Forestfur about everything. From the rolling stone, to Flowerstream and Frostkit. When it was all over, it was Forestfur's turn to be speechless. We mush help them she said, and turned and bounded to her camp.
"I'm going to visit Faunlight," Icestar said.
"Okay" Forestfur called over her shoulder, then disappeared into the pine-trees. Icestar knew she couldn't make it to SeasonClan before nightfall, so she decided to wait until morning.
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