...The Gathering Forces...{In Memory of BlackBird}

[Thistledew]

Sora took one last look aroung making sure everyone, be it cat, fox or wolf had left before jumping out to confront the one who put the fox and ShadowClan allience in jeprody. Not for long though...She growled at "blackie" making herself look bigger and more threayening to the cat.

[FawnStar]

BlackBird looked cautiously around. "H-Hello?" he wispered. He couldn't tell who was there...to many smells.
(NOW KILL!)

[Thistledew]

Sora snuck up behind as if stalking her prey and pounced, letting her weight pin the cat down and sinking her teeth as hard as she could into 'Blackie's' neck. Once she felt the body go limp, she let go and leapt into the bushes, leaving 'Blackie' behind for his Clanmates to find. She looked back once she had gotten far enough away to not be suspected, feeling guilty for taking the cat's life, but she did what needed to be done.

[LunarStar]

LunarStar gave her ears a twitch as she heard something.She sniffed the air and her eyes widened.

"BearFoot...Come with me this instant!"She called to the Brown Warrior.

LunarStar raced back down the sclope, her heart beating in her throat and blood rushing in her ears as the scent of blood grew stronger.She gasped as she skidded to a stop in front of the bloody, mangeled body of BlackBird.

[Thistledew]

Sensing the urgency in Lunarstar's voice, Bearfoot leapt after her, keeping stride right behind her. He gasped at the sight of Blackbird. "What happened?" He asked urgently.

[FawnStar]

BlackBird suddenly felt teeth, sinking into his neck. The pain was unbearable. StarClan save me! he begged. The light started to fade, and then went black.

^{Blackbird awoke. He looked around and saw cats with stars in their pelt. "I'm dead, arn't I."he asked. The cats nodded. The old medicine cat looked down. "I know I did some bad things. Like having kits. But please, I have followed StarClan always. A cat rose from the mist. Her pelt was flickered with stars. Greymosshe mewed. His old mentor. How good to see her. It wasn't fair for you to die, BlackBird. StarClan didn't see it coming. his mentor paused. We are giving you what is like a second chance. Three cats of you're choice will be able to see and hear you, but not feel you. The rest of them cannot do such a thing. You will be what is the equivalent of their guardian. So who do you pick? BlackBird was astonished that StarClan gave him a second chance. But who to choose? Definetly LunarStar and Bloodpaw, for they need me, especially Bloodpaw. he sighed. I want to look close after one of my kits as well. Galaxykit. He seems the lonliest of the bunch. Greymoss nodded. So be it. When you awake, you will be seperated from your body, do not be frightened. You are like a spirit now. A free wandering spirit. You can go from their world to ours. You can chose when you want the chosen ones to see you. You have the power to forsee, like us, but cannot physically save someone, understood? Blackbird nodded. The cats started to disapear...}

Blackbird woke up, but not really. He opened his eyes and sat up. He looked down and saw his shredded body. With a sigh he looked into the forest and saw a fox tail leave the clearing.

[LunarStar]

LunarStar took a few slow steps foreward, her head bowed and her face cast in darkness at the lowering moon.As the sun rose after a few minutes, LunarStar's face was shown, tears streaming from her green eyes.She snarled out one word that was so unexpected, it even surprised herself.

...Fox...

[FawnStar]

BlackBir whirrled around, and saw his mate and Bearfoot running towards his dead body. "LunarStar he whispered into his mates ear. He tried to make himslef visible to her. Come on! he thought to himmself. Show yourself! he tought about being like the cats with starts in their pelt. His fur started to speckle!

[Thistledew]

Bearfoot looked up in surprise. "Lunarstar, it couldn't have been the foxes. I know you smell them, but they're on our side! This must have been where a fox was sitting and a wolf killed him here to make it look like the foxes. But there are so many smells here, it's hard to tell..." He trailed off, knowing he was saying too much. This couldn't possibly be helping...

((*cries more* I feel like a cold blooded MURDERER!!!! I'M SORRY BLACKBIRD!!!!!!))

[LunarStar]

LunarStar turned blank, anger and rage filled eyes onto BearFoot.She hissed at him darkly and she felt someone breath her name into her ear.She tiwtched it away and snarled at him.

"I scent Fox on his throat....Hw can a wolf mimic a fox's sent and still show a clean wound of death?!"She growled lowly.

[FawnStar]

BlackBird tried again. He knew he was visible. He remembered that when he first looked down at his dead body, and back at himself, his pelt was clear, like he was invisible. But now they were full of stars! "LunarStar! Please! LIsten carefully!" he begged

[LunarStar]

In LunarStar's rage she did not hear him.Her rage filled eyes soon darkened into dark pools of green sadness.She shook her head.

"Never mind....Come help me bring him back to the Camp..."She replied blankly, her voice mepty of anything, tail dragging and ears flat.

[FawnStar]

BlackBird stared at her in awe. She didn't see him? What was going on?! "StarClan I though you told me that she could hear me!" he yowled to them. He followed her, walking in step "LunarStar!" he mowed lowdly into her ear. "Stop and look at me now! he screamed

[Thistledew]

Bearfoot instantly agreed. He would never argue with Lunarstar when she was like this, even if there was something to argue about. He carfully and softly bit down on the scruff like he would to a kit and started carrying him back to camp.

[LunarStar]

LunarStar grabbed his fur, back where his hips were nd helped him up the ravine, hearin the cries of sadness and dismay from the other cats.She twitched her ears and looked over, seeing BlackBird.She almost dropped the body in surprise and love.

"BlackBird..Aren't you dead...?"She whispered through her teeth.