Thornpelt's Journey

Prolouge

Leafwhisker stepped up to the Moonpool, shivering in the cold. "It's almost Newleaf", she thought. She dipped her nose into the crystal clear water, the chill going up her spine. She closed her eyes. A white cat with striking blue eyes padded up to her. "Whitestar!", she exclaimed. She ran up to the starry eyed cat, a former leader of Thunderclan. They touched noses, but then a sinister look fell upon his face. Leafwhisker saddened, "What is it?" They cat's eyes began to glow, as if Silverpelt herself was speaking through him. "Shadows will engulf the clans, only one has the light." He began to fade. Leafwhisker cried out, "Who? What shadows?" Whitestar said nothing.
Leafpool awoke suddenly, splashing the cold water on her apprentice, Pinepaw. Pinepaw stirred, but didn't awaken. Nobody else was awake. Leafwhisker dipped her nose again, but no Starclan cat came to her. She sat patiently for the other cats to awaken. Pinepaw raised his head, excited, this was his first trip to the Moonpool. "I saw him! I saw Whitestar!" Pinepaw's face turned glum. "But he said that shadows will engulf the clans, and one has the light. What did he mean?" Leafwhisker sighed, "I'm afraid I don't know." The other medicine cats awoke, they spoke, but the Thunderclan cats didn't share the prophecy they received. No other cats had received it. They silently returned to their camp, and told Brackenstar the news.