The sun slowly rose over the horizon, its rays of light hitting gently over ThunderClan territory. A gentle breeze blew through the morning, as if calming the remains of battle.

The cats that where possessed by the Dark Forest fell unconscious as the evil spirits retreated from their bodies. Knowing that their leader was defeated, they retreated back to the Dark Forest. Tigerstar made sure of that as he watched the Dark Forest warriors leave the world of the living.

He hadn't made his presence known to the other living cats other then Lionblaze, but he had watched over them as they slowly started to recover. To his surprise, there weren't too many deaths, only a few serious, not fatal, injuries. Though, a lot of cats looked like they have been damaged more mentally then physically, mainly cats who where possessed.

But, Tigerstar didn't really cared about that.

However, a part of him was happy that the clans weren't completely destroyed. As much as he loathed them, it didn't seem right to kill them all off.

Tigerstar scanned though the crowd of Dark Forest warriors, looking for a specific cat. His eyes widened when he found the cat he was looking for he quickly, though calmly, rushed towards him.

"Hawkfrost."

Hawkfrost's ears twitched at the mention of his name. He turned to his father, though he avoided eye contact.

"Hello, father."

"I see that you came out of this alive," Tigerstar said emotionless. "And you didn't suffer any side effects of possessing a living cat." "

No, Tigerstar."

Hawkfrost turned away from his father.

"I'm surprised that you weren't the one leading us, though," he suddenly said. "I would have thought you would have done this a long time ago."

"If I was a foolish mouse-brain, yes," Tigerstar answered coldly. "But I knew the risks where Mapleshade didn't. And now, she had paid the price."

He put his tail on Hawkfrost's shoulder, forcing his son to look at him in the eyes.

"I am furious that you betrayed me and went with Mapleshade...but I'm glad you are alright. After all, you are still my kin."

Hawkfrost stared at his father as he could not believe what he just heard.

"Come, let us leave this world. We do not belong here."

Once the final Dark Forest cats where gone, the two toms left the world of the living, vowing to not have a war like this again.

Flametail's eyes gleamed under the morning sun's light as he walked into Blackstar's den. He was carrying some herbs in his mouth to check on Blackstar's wounds again.

He sighed heavily.

Even though the battle was over, there were still so many injured cats in camp, even cats that weren't ShadowClan. He was amazed that there weren't a lot of deaths, as he thought there would be.

Perhaps, that was a miracle from StarClan.

Flametail looked down at Blackstar. The ShadowClan leader hadn't moved since Rowanclaw first brought him. It made him worry that he may be losing more than one life. Though his injuries didn't look that sever, he may have gotten internal damage that Flametail could do nothing about.

Suddenly, Blackstar started to open his eyes.

Flametail gasped.

Blackstar blinked a few times.

"W-where..."

"You're in your den, Blackstar," Flametail explained. "The battle is over. We've won."

Blackstar smiled slightly. "I see...good. How is everyone?"

"Most of our clanmates are in camp, but some our probably in ThunderClan camp. You see..."

Flametail then explained the battle with the Dark Forest warriors he had heard from his clanmates. Blackstar's eyes widened as he couldn't believe what he was hearing. When Flametail was finished, the ShadowClan leader closed his eyes.

"So ShadowClan is safe?"

"Yes, all of the clans are."

Blackstar relaxed a bit. "That's good, I am happy about that."

His breathing began to slow down.

"If you see Grievous or Asajj, tell them I thank them if they haven't left. They have protected ShadowClan as if they lived in it their whole lives. It brings me peace knowing that the clan I love so much is under great protection."

"Blackstar, what are you saying? Are you telling me..."

"Goodbye, Flametail," Blackstar said weakly. "And take care of ShadowClan. You will be a great medicine cat."

Blackstar then became still, his spirit finding his way to StarClan.

Flametail stared at his dead leader's body.

At least he died peacefully, knowing his clan would safe.

Jayfeather slowly opened his eyes as the sun's warm rays hit his pelt.

He felt exhausted and tired, his body still in great pain. Jayfeather sat up a little, trying to figure out where he was. He saw a bunch of unconscious WindClan, ThunderClan, and some even RiverClan and ShadowClan warriors all around the medicine cats' den, either being treated or waiting to be treated for their wounds. There were a lot of unconscious cats laying around and Jayfeather guessed that they were probably cats possessed by the Dark Forest.

Jayfeather looked up at the sky as the stars started to fade by morning's light.

It's finally over, Jayfeather thought relieved. The battle is over and we survived. We can all rest in peace.

Jayfeather closed his eyes.

Another vision from StarClan came into his head. He saw Obi-Wan, Anakin, Ahsoka, Asajj, Grievous, and even Dooku, standing before him. Jayfeather smiled slightly as the vision played in his mind.

"Jayfeather, your awake!"

Jayfeather reopened his eyes as he heard Lionblaze approach him.

"We did it, Jayfeather!" Lionblaze rejoiced. "We defeated the Dark Forest!"

"So it would seem."

Lionblaze gave Jayfeather a puzzled look. "What's wrong?"

Jayfeather stayed silent for a moment.

"I can sense the lost souls that have died in this battle," he whispered loud enough for only Lionblaze to hear. "Most of them no one knows about. It is just...sad."

He took in a deep breath.

"May they rest in peace, and know that we honor each and every one of them, whoever they are."

Lionblaze nodded in agreement. He then looked towards the distance.

"I wonder how the Jedi are Separatists are doing," he said thinking out loud. "I wonder if they survived."

"Oh, they did," Jayfeather replied. "But, they won't have long to celebrate."

Lionblaze gave him a puzzled look.

"What do you mean by that?"

Jayfeather smiled.

"You will find out soon enough, my brother. But just know that everything is going to return the way it was suppose to be."

Without another word, Jayfeather stood up and limped towards Brightheart, Leafpool, and Briarlight, who were healing the injured cats. Lionblaze, still confused, turned his gaze to Ivypaw, who was in deep, peaceful sleep. Dovepaw was right next to her, watching her sister carefully. Lionblaze smiled.

His clan was safe, and it was all thanks to the Jedi.

The Jedi and Separatists stared at Dooku's body as the sun rose into the sky. They all stood in silence, as if paying respect to the fallen warrior. Even though Dooku did some horrible things, he didn't deserve the fate he got. What Mapleshade did to him...it was horrible way to go.

Not wanting to look at Dooku's corpse anymore, everyone turned to each other. They all looked into each others' eyes, not quite sure what to say or do.

They've all have been enemies for so long, fighting nonstop and wanting nothing more than to see the other side brought to justice. But yet, here they were. Fighting side by side to save the clans they have gotten so attached to. It was as if their previous lives didn't exist, like they were never enemies in the first place.

"...Well, we've done it," Obi-Wan finally said breaking the silence. "We've have saved the clans."

"It appears so," Grievous replied. "We've killed the leader of the Dark Forest."

"So the clans should be safe now," Asajj muttered. "They can finally be at peace."

Ahsoka nodded in reply.

There was an awkward silence.

"But...what happens to us?" Anakin suddenly asked. "What do we do now that the clans are safe?"

"I guess we should try to find a way back to Kamino," Obi-Wan answered. "That's the most logical thing to do."

Everyone nodded in agreement, though some thoughts of doubt still lingered. How would they get back? Some of them, didn't even want to leave.

"Well done, cats of the Jedi and Separatists."

Everyone's fur stood up as they turned to see Rock appearing right in front of them. The old cat looked at each one of them in the eye, relief and gratitude in his blind eyes.

"I admit, I did doubt that you would work together in the end," Rock said truthfully. "But you came through in the end, and I'm glad you did. You have saved the clans from destruction, and I thank you for that."

"We are glad that we have helped," Obi-Wan said.

Rock nodded in reply.

"Though, are the Dark Forest cats gone for good?" Ahsoka asked worried. "Will they try to invade again?"

Rock sighed heavily.

"The Dark Forest will always be a threat to the clans, that will never change. But will they try to do something like this? No. At least, not after what happened to Mapleshade."

Rock glanced over at Dooku and then back to the others.

"So, is Mapleshade really gone for good?" Anakin questioned.

"Yes, her spirit has been destroyed forever."

"What about Dooku?"

"Since he is not from this world, Dooku will return to your world safe and sound. He won't remember anything that has happened to him here, so he should be back to normal."

Grievous flicked his tail. He wondered if he should consider Dooku having his memory erased of the clans a good thing because that means he would be sane again. Or bad because he will be the same douche bag like he always was.

"And now your time here has come to a close, Jedi and Separatists," Rock said solemnly. "It is time for you to return to Kamino. Though, unfortunately, you won't be able to keep your memories of this place."

"Wait, what?"

Asajj stepped up to Rock, anger rising in her eyes.

"Why can't we remember what happened? All of our experiences, our change of character, our new found respect for each other was all a waste?"

Rock's eyes darkened a bit.

"You can't have memories of both worlds. Horrible things can happen with a mortal being having the knowledge of two universes."

"Like what? What could be so devastating that we can't remember the clans?"

Rock stayed quiet for a long moment.

"Even though I was desperate to save the clans, I did break the law of the universe by bringing you here. Only spirits of the afterlife may know about the different dimensions and universes. If you go back with the knowledge that you possess, then the space and time of both dimensions could mold in with each other, like what happened to Mapleshade and Dooku. In fact, it has already had begun."

Rock paused for a moment, letting the information he just gave them sink in.

"However, there is one thing I can do. I can let you keep one faded memory of this world. You would believe it was a strange dream, a fragment of a fever dream. A thing like that wouldn't disrupt anything big, but would only have a small link connecting the two worlds. That is the best I can offer you."

There was a long silence. Neither did the Separatists or the Jedi spoke.

Until Grievous said in a low voice, "If that is all I can accept, then fine. I don't want to lose my memories of this place."

"I agree with Grievous," Obi-Wan added. "I'm okay with just one memory."

Slowly, the others agreed. Rock smiled slightly.

"I can see that this is hard for you, and I do sympathize with you a bit. Now, let me tell you how to get back."

"Wait, we don't even get to say goodbye?" Ahsoka exclaimed. "Can't we see how the clans are doing before we go?"

"No, because that would only delay the time to get you back. The longer you stay, the harder it is to depart."

Ahsoka looked down at the ground but said nothing else. Clearly, she didn't like this.

"Now, to head back to Kamino, walk into the water of the lake," Rock advised. "Once your body is fully underwater, your spirit will go back to your original body back on Kamino. It will be as if you never left."

"But wait, don't we need to tell you-"

"I already know which memory you want to keep," Rock said cutting Asajj off. "You just have to trust me."

The Jedi and the Separatists then let out a heavy sigh.

They all looked back at ThunderClan territory one last time and each one of them slowly went into the water.

Anakin led the way, his thoughts longing to get back to his world and see his wife Padme. Before he was fully underwater, he turned to Rock and gave him a respectful nod. Rock nodded back as Anakin disappeared completely.

Ahsoka was right behind him, though she wanted to see her friends in ThunderClan one last time, she was ready to get back home.

"Make sure the clans stay safe," Ahsoka said to Rock. "Don't let anything bad happened to them if you can help it."

"I won't," Rock replied.

Ahsoka smiled and she faded into the water.

Once she was gone, Obi-Wan turned to Rock as he walked further and further into the lake.

"Glad we were able to help the clans," he said sincerely. "It was a great experience, even if I will forget most of it."

He then disappeared.

Asajj flicked her tail angrily, as she did not want to forget. She gave one tearful last quick glance at ThunderClan territory and then at Grievous before forcing herself to go underwater.

Grievous walked slowly, his thoughts dreading the fact that he was going to become a cyborg again. He closed his eyes and sighed heavily.

No matter what happens, I will never forget what it was like to be alive again.

Taking a deep breath of air one last time, he fell into the lake, letting the water consume him.

Rock stood in silence as the Jedi and Separatists left the world of the clans forever. He then faded away into the wind, using his spiritual powers to fade away the memories of the Jedi and Separatists from the minds of the cats of the clans. Not completely, but enough for it to be at the very back of their minds, in case they meet the Jedi and Separatists again.

Hopefully, they will never have to remember.

Author's Note:

Well, The Clans is now officially finished. As I've foreshadow, there will be a sequel to The Clans. Though I won't be the one writing it. IVSS will be writing the sequel. I'll be posting a link to IVSS's story once it is posted.

Also, I like to thank all of you for reading and reviewing my longest, and I think me best, fanfic yet. I hope you enjoy the sequel as much as this story!