Prologue

"Move, slowpokes! We're wasting moonlight!" A white-brown striped she-cat yowled to her companions, that were trailing slowly behind her. "One day, I swear to StarClan, that mouth will stop yapping at us." A blue tom whispered to a ice-white tom next to him. "Spiritleaf! Stop talking and move your lazy-" "Okay, okay!!! We're coming, Brindlefeather! Don't loose all your fur!" Spiritleaf shouted back. "For StarClan's sake. Crowgaze, Icestride. How do you manage her when I'm not here?" He asks. Crowgaze chuckles. "Oh, we manage." Icestride adds in. "Move it!" Another screech makes them all grin. "Let's move before she goes crazy."

The four cats arrive at their destination. The Moon Falls. The place where medicine cats share tongues with StarClan, their ancestors. Four shadowy cat shapes bound from one stepping stone to another to reach the waterfall that holds the secret of all medicine cats.

"Okay, who wants to go first?" Spiritleaf asks. "Me!" Brindlefeather said and immediately slipped through the waterfall onto the other side. "Okay then." Icestride chuckles and follows after their friend. Crowgaze and Spiritleaf glance at each other and slowly follow after their fellow medicine cats. Brindlefeather and Icestride were already leaning forwards and tasting the water. "Oh, good. You waited for us." Crowgaze smirked and laid down next to them and Spiritleaf joined them.

The cold seeped from the water and onto Spiritleaf. He shivered involuntarily and hesitantly opened his eyes. He was met with a tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes staring at him intently. "Who are you?" Spiritleaf asks, his voice quaking a bit. The she-cat smiled a bit but it didn't reach her eyes. "I'm Spottedleaf, the ThunderClan medicine cat from way back, back when the four clans lived in the forest, not by the lake. I have come to tell you and Brindlefeather something." "What? Brindlefeather?" Spiritleaf turned to see the white-brown striped she-cat standing behind him with amusement in her face. "Took you long time enough." She smirked and Spiritleaf rolled his eyes, turning back to Spottedleaf. "So, what do you need to say?" Brindlefeather asked. "The bloody winds shall meet the end of the sky and the world will burst into flames." The tortoiseshell said and vanished in smoke. "What?" The two medicine cat said at the same time.

"Hey! Spiritleaf! Wake up!" The blue tom opens his purple eyes and yelps at the eyes right in front of his face. He lashes out with a paw and a screech of pain clears his sleepy mind. "Oh StarClan, I'm so sorry!" Spiritleaf meows. Icestride rubs his nose. "It's okay. Shouldn't have done that." He laughs. "Where is Crowgaze?" Spiritleaf asks the white tom. He shrugs. "Don't know. He wasn't here when I woke up. Well, I have to go." He added. "Got a kitting soon." "Bye." Spiritleaf meows and pads towards Brindlefeather. "Brindlefeather? You up?" He asked gently. The other medicine cat shot to her paws, breathing heavily. Startled, Spiritleaf jumped back and almost toppled over into the waterfall. At the last second, Brindlefeather reached out and grabbed his scruff, managing to keep him from drowning. "Thanks." He breathed. She didn't reply and just stared at the waterfall. "The bloody winds shall meet the end of the sky and the world will burst into flames." Brindlefeather muttered and gazed in shock at the blue tom. "What does it mean?" She whispered softly. "I don't know. StarClan will give us a sign when the time comes." Spiritleaf replied and brushed against the other medicine cat. "Come. We need to head back."