Ashfur's Redemption: Chapter 4

"Where are you taking me?" Ashfur was beginning to grow irritated walking in darkness. "Hush!" Brindleface came to a stop and signaled Ashfur to sit next to her with his tail. Obliged, he sat down and skimmed the area around them. "I don't see how I can fix anything in this darkness." Brindleface let out a small huff and flicked him with her tail. "How did I let you become this impatient?" After a few heartbeats in silence, a pool of light unraveled in front of them. "What is this?!" Ashfur was nearly about to leap back with unsheathed claws if it hadn't been for Brindleface's presence to calm him down. Brindleface paced behind Ashfur, "It shall be then, when temptation is too strong, an act of honesty shall mark a new unity and an eternal night." Confused, Ashfur turned to ask her what she meant but was cut off by a sudden shove towards the pool. Whiteness clouded Ashfur's eyes as ringing caused his ears to throb. Some kind of Starclan cat she is! Scrambling to get to his paws, he slowly opened his eyes as the cloudiness begun to die down. Ashfur looked around his surroundings to see him in Thunderclan's camp clearing. What am I doing here? He looked around to see no cat in sight. A loud rumble from above and soon water droplets falling from the sky caught his attention. A thunderstorm? A loud yowl came from behind him. Ashfur spun around to see a pale gray tabby tom, a black she cat, and a muscular golden tabby tom. Ashfur inched closer to see the that the gray tabby tom's eyes were pale blue and felt his pelt prickle. Jayfeather! Hollyleaf! Lionblaze!

He called out to them but got no reaction. Can they not hear me over the thunder and rain? He was about to try again only to hear another yowl from behind and a flash that briefly blinded him. Some cat can get hurt in this storm! Why are they just standing there? Regaining his vision, a burning smell flooded his nose and his whiskers prickled on alert. Fire! Ashfur turned to a tree log falling in front of them as the fire spreads around them. He tried calling out to the three again but once again failed. Instead, he noticed their attention was behind him. Turning to his right, he saw a flame-colored she-cat that sent waves of emotion through him. S-Squirrelflight? What's going on? Frozen with emotion, he saw Squirrelflight's attention to a gray tom with spots in front of her that was standing on the log- separating the her and the three. Is that...me? Like getting hit by a monster on a thunderpath, Ashfur was baffled with what he was seeing. This is where I threatened to kill Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze!