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[Lunastar]

Lunastar~ MoonlightClan

I made my way through the thick forest, now full of snow.
I continuously sank into the snow, making my trip harder and more exhausting. But finaly, I made it to the MoonStones...

I walked into an unanimous pitch black humid cave, and after I walked a half a mile, I saw a glowing rock.

"The MoonStone!" I shouted.

I ran up to it, and laid next to it. The next thing I new, everything went pitch black as I made my way into the dream with StarClan.

[My Dream]
I was laying in a soft patch of now beneath the high rock, and I watch cats come in. They all sit down in a row. Then a few more, and with them they bring plump mice and set it in the pile. After a couple of seconds, some of them vanish, disappearing with out a trace that they were ever there. And so does the mice, they begin to vanish, and the remaining are pitifully skinny.

Then everything goes black. I can feel the undergrowth under my paws start to vanish, and i suddenly fall. I hear a large thud and I hit the ground, and instead of getting up, I lay there.
Was StarClan rejecting me? What did I do wrong?
I laid there for who knows how long, and all of a sudden nine cats come charging out of the darkness, with their pelts shining.
I gasped and instantly recognized the nine cats.
The first one was Moonpelt, my mother who died in a forest fire trying to save me when I was an apprentice. She was known for her bravery. She smiled and touched my nose, and I felt a wave of courage go through me. I now had my first life.
The second was my enemy that I made from another clan. He killed our greatest warrior in a war, and we fought till the end, which I had won after biting deep into his neck and breaking it. I wanted to do much worse, but I decided not to. He was know for his viciousness and defensiveness. He did not smile, but gently touched my nose and I felt rage and defensiveness flow through me, but it was not because he touched my nose...I had been given my second life. I looked at him and bowed, and he did the same.
The third cat was a cat I had not known, but my body told me he was proud, and we touched noses, and I felt a wave of proudness go through me.
I gasped. The fourth was a cat named Bluestar!! She was a greatly honored cat, and was well known for her determination and strictness. She touched my nose, and I began to feel determined to go through all of the cats, no matter what the consequences. I also felt strictness flow around my heart, and it gently touched it. I know Bluestar would always be with me. I licked her nose, and she did the same back.
I went through the rest of the cats, and they had strength, kindness, smarts, enhanced senses, beauty, instincts, and last but not least, love. Finally, a tenth cat came storming through the dark clearing. The cat was a massive flamed-colored pelt tom, and I realize its the greatest warrior and leader, despite his kittypet genes, Firestar. He smiled at me and says, "Lunaheart, you have come to receive your dreams with StarClan, and receive your nine lives, am I right?" I nodded, too exited to talk. He smiled at me, seeing the excitement in my eyes. "Well, I am sure you know there will be hardships, and I could see before you came, you were determined to do this, and you knew some of the things we leaders go through. Thats why, Lunastar, by StarClan, you are know the leader of MoonlightClan." My fur suddenly lights up brightly, even brighter than the other cats, and just as bright as Firestar's pelt. It shines just as bright, white, and beautiful as the moon, which is how i got my name as a kit, when my pelt what a soft white. They all yowl out my new name, in a beautiful chorus. I smile and feel myself slowly pull from the dream. Before I wake up, I smile and look at them all, one by one, and say, "Thank you. Please watch over me and my Clan. I love you all!" We yowl once more in a beautiful chorus, and I feel my soul grow free, and full of everything the leaders in StarClan give me. I feel like a true leader.

I wake up from my dream, and realize what StarClan has told me:
They told me my clan will be strong and grow quickly, but we will also face hard times and death. I had received my nine lives, but I also have those nine cats in my heart, forever more as my guide through the world. And I know they will watch over me and my Clan.

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[jayman]

SassyStars journey to moonstones!

As I nudged my way through the bracken I realized that the cave entrance to moon stone was only a few fox lenghths away.
I was very cold and excited to finally step out of the snow and into the tunnel.
By that time my Calico fur was covered in snow and i jolted to shake it off.
As i got further into the tunnel it became very dark and i used my whiskers to gide me the rest of the way.
I finaly reached the moonstones and noticed they look somewhat like the Aurora in the sky at night.
I then found a cozy place to lay down next to the moonstone.
As I curled up and relaxed everything i could see began to fade away and i knew the dream was taking over.

The Dream:
I found myself sitting with my clan watching one of the newyear Auroras and cats began to come charging up the jagged cliff to our camp.
The rest of the also noticed like i did and the aproacing cats began fighting my clan.
There were hundreds of them 'I swear'!
All of a suden the atting cats dissapeared and my clan cats began grouping together again but fighing amongst themselves.
Then a dark shadow covered the camp and evryone stopped.
Then... the dream ended.

After:
I woke with a shutter and realized that i did not know much of what the dream ment but I will probably realize it soon!

[02moonpelt02]

Badgerstar of EarthClan

I stood in the mouth of the ominous cave; Mothermouth. I could feel myself being called forward to the Moonstone, where my great ancestors would present me with my new name and nine lives. I, Badger, would take the rank of a leader and start a Clan that would thrive and live on until the end of time itself. With a new confidence, I plunged into the darkness, using my nose, whiskers, and the silent pull to guide me. After a very long time, when I felt that I would get lost in the dark maze of tunnels, I felt open air and blinked my eyes several times when suddenly a bright flash of beautiful white light washed over me and the Moonstone came to life in the moonlight. I stepped forward, hearing the whispered welcomes and the pelts brushing my own in excitement and encouragement. I lay down in front of the brilliant stone and touched my nose to it, feeling an icy chill run down my spine. I closed my eyes, waiting for sleep, but it did not come. I kept waiting for a few moments, and when I felt something was truely wrong, I opened them. But the place I found before me was nothing close to the silent cave I had once been in.

Thousands of cats sat in front of me with welcoming eyes and stars in their fur. They smelled of moonlight, ice, and stone, a calming mixture that relaxed me and made me feel at home. Exactly nine cats stood in front of the rest, all of them I recognized from my past and many of them I could have saved from their untimely death. I felt sorrow and grief overwhelm me all over again at the sight of them, happy and well again. A black and white splotched tom stepped forward; my old friend, my best friend, Shade. "I give you this life, so you may find and cherish the friendship you will recieve, just as you found and cherished mine and I your's." He touched my nose, and I recieved my first life.

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After eight more cats giving me my nine lives, they pronounced me as a new leader. "Badgerstar!" they shouted, all together though it sounded like one cat. Shade stepped up again and he sat in front of me. "You know that the path ahead of you is not a smooth one. You will face obstacles that will try to lead you to a different path, or stop you from traveling this one altogether. You will face betrayel, love, loss, friendship, weakness, sickness, death... But we will be with you to strengthen you as you do so," he touched my nose once more, and I closed my eyes. Opening them again, If ound myself back in the Moonstone cave, the light gone again. I raced out of the cave, through the tunnels and into the open air.

I had come to a decision. My Clan would be the strongest of them all, and there would be no comparison to us. We would be steady as the earth itself and we would coincide with our neighbors in peace, and fiercely protect ourselves in war. We would be EarthClan, and I would lead them as the newly named Badgerstar at the head.

[shimmerleaf]

Dawnspots padded closer to the caves up ahead. What dangers would this bring? What comforts? In her mind she knew she was doing what was right. Her mother's last words,
"Go follow the river until you come to a bunch of caves, and enter. You will choose your path, as many others before you, in silence. You will do what you know and feel is just right. Do not question anything that happens within those caves, or speak to anyone about your experiences. Dawnspots, you must do this. In coming trouble, think of me. I love you. Now go." With those words, Dawnspots set out on a journey, following the river, as her mother had said, and now the journey was nearly over.
Dawnspots was now approaching the entrance to the caves. She padded into the caves and started to get scared, but then she remembered her mom, and continued. She did not know how long she had been walking for, it could have been a minute, it could of been moons, but eventually she came to a place where it just felt right to stop. Dawnspots was drowsy all of a sudden, and sleep came over her like a wave.
Dawnspots could remember one thing before blacking out, a bright light right in front of her, and in her dream, she wondered about it. It wasn't very long before other cats started to gather around her, calling her name. Dawnspots looked around, very confused, and saw her mom! Before Dawnspots could burst out and call her mom's name, a few cats called out to her in many voices that seemed like one, "Are you ready to receive your nine lives?" Dawnspots nodded, and one cat came out of the ranks and gave her a life of endurance. the cat then toched noses with her and a pain like no other went thru Dawnspots body. Dawnspots knew this is what she came here to do, and she would go through whatever was dished out to her. a second cat came, and gave her a life of courage. Noses were touched, only this time Dawnspots felt something other than pain, she felt events happening, and strange experiences. This continued for seven more lives, and when they were done, a big and strong looking cat came up to Dawnspots and spoke,
"Your old life is gone, you are now Dawnstar, leader of Goldenclan." Dawnstar nodded her head, and watched as the sights around her faded. She then proceded in silence out of the caves, and as she stepped out, she could see the dawn, what she was named for, light up her new home.