1Chapter 26

"Can we please stop, my paws are about to fall off," Squirrelpaw complained.

Tigerclaw sighed and glanced up at the sky. It was nearly sunset and Tigerclaw was eager to get to these mountains before it got any darker. Already, he could see them in the distance.

"I guess, but only for a few minutes, we are almost there," Tigerclaw meowed.

Follow the river downstream, past twolegplace, keep going till you get near a gorge, when you get to the gorge, turn away from the river and head east. You'll come across some mountains, go south away from the mountains, we'll try to meet up with you some where around there.

"We're not that far, all we have to do is get near the mountains and head south away from them, thats were Solar said they would try to meet up with us," Tigerclaw added.

Squirrelpaw nodded and sank down before licking her paws clean. Stormfur padded off to hunt while Feathertail padded over and sat down beside Tigerclaw.

"Whats the matter, Tigerclaw?" she asked.

"I still can't get a hold of Solar, it is as if something cut the line between us," Tigerclaw replied.

"Try again, maybe she'll answer now, especially since we are so close," Feathertail meowed.

"Okay," Tigerclaw meowed.

Solar, if you are there, please answer me, Tigerclaw thought as he gazed up at the sky.

I'm here, Tigerclaw, Solar's familiar voice whispered into Tigerclaw's ears and he felt like jumping in joy.

Why haven't you answered when I tried to call to you? Tigerclaw asked.

It is because I had a dark vision, Solar meowed, I saw my former leader and he was coming back to my clan. I couldn't risk talking to you, because he has the same ability as me, he'll know what is happening.

So, why are you able to talk to me now? Tigerclaw thought, quizzically.

Because I had another vision showing me how close you were to finding us, and I had to contact you and tell you, you are really close and we'll see each other really soon, Solar meowed into Tigerclaw's ears.

Did you get out of that forest? Tigerclaw asked.

"Tigerclaw?" Feathertail meowed, gently into Tigerclaw's ears.

Tigerclaw shook his head, "what is it, Feathertail?" he asked.

"Did you contact her?" Feathertail asked, her blue eyes questioning.

"Yes," Tigerclaw nodded, "she says we are really close to meeting up with her."

"Thats great news," Feathertail meowed.

Tigerclaw nodded, "come on, we have to keep going," he meowed.

"Ah, come on, I just got a moments rest," Squirrelpaw complained.

"I'm sorry, but we are so close, I can feel it," Tigerclaw meowed.

Yes, we got out of the forest, we are close to the mountains, I can see were you are, if you hurry, we can meet up with each other before midnight tonight, Solar meowed into Tigerclaw's mind.

Okay, let's hope we'll get there in time, see you around midnight, maybe, Tigerclaw thought back.

"Come on," he meowed to Stormfur and Squirrelpaw.

"What is it?"Stormfur asked, finishing the squirrel he was eating.

"If we hurry, we can meet up with Solar and her friends before midnight tonight," Tigerclaw meowed.

"Are we really that close?" Feathertail asked.

Tigerclaw nodded and gazed up at the sky. It was a while after twilight, which meant they were only a while away from midnight. "Come on, yes, we are," Tigerclaw meowed, before he took off in the direction of the distant mountains.

Squirrelpaw and Feathertail were hard on his paws while Stormfur brought up the rear.

When they came to a thunderpath, they stopped. "Squirrelpaw, you go first, just run across when I tell you to," Tigerclaw meowed.

Squirrelpaw nodded and when the path was silent, Tigerclaw hissed, "now!" and Squirrelpaw shot across the path. Feathertail and Stormfur went next and Tigerclaw hurried across last.

Have you crossed the thunderpath yet? Solar asked him.

Yes, we just did, Tigerclaw thought back.

Then you are really close, if you sniff hard enough, you should be able to detect us, we are heading toward you now, if you keep on running, we should meet up with each other any time now, Solar whispered into Tigerclaw's mind.

"Come on, Solar says if we keep on running, we should meet up with Solar and her friends anytime now," Tigerclaw meowed and started running again. Feathertail ran beside him with Stormfur and Squirrelpaw just behind them.

They ran on through the bushes in their way, until they emerge into a deserted clearing. At the exact same time, a golden tabby with white spots, a dark brown tom and a grayish brown she cat. emerged into the clearing.

"Solar?" Tigerclaw gasped out loud.

The golden tabby stepped forward. "Tigerclaw?" she meowed.

Squirrelpaw went to Tigerclaw's side, "this is Solar, this is the cat that was talking to you in your mind?" she gasped.

"You must be Squirrelpaw," Solar meowed, "and you must be Feathertail," she added as Feathertail came to Tigerclaw's side. Stormfur went to his sisters side as well.

"And you are Stormfur, aren't you?" Solar meowed as the grayish brown she cat and the dark brown tom came to her side.

Stormfur nodded and Tigerclaw meowed, "are these your friends?"

Solar nodded, "the gray-brown cat is Ferret, and the dark brown cat is Sparrow," she meowed.

My quest is over, Tigerclaw thought as he gazed at the three cats in front of him. They had come all this way and they had succeed in what Tigerclaw wanted to do.

"I have found you three, now we can head back to Thunderclan," Tigerclaw meowed, gazing at the sky.

"Yes, we are going to our new home," Solar meowed, and she gazed off toward the north. The dark mountains loomed to the side of them.

"We will have to return that way," she meowed, "for I don't want to run into our former leader."

Tigerclaw hesitated for a few moments, the unknown cats message ringing in his ears. Beware the Starlit Waters! He shook away the doubt and nodded.

"The mountains it is," he meowed, gazing at the dark mountains.

A/n what do you think?

Stardream: Tigerstar, will you do the honors?

Tigerstar: finally

–To Be Continued–

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Demon: Tiger's Dawn bk 3: Dark Moonlight

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