Clans of Birch Forest

Cave of Memories

Here is where all the important memories are saved, where other cats can see the things another cat saw.

Hawkpaw's Secret

February, 2011
View: Birchpaw
   After trying, with Firepaw, to find a fox that had its den in Fireclan's territory, we were told to stay in the camp for being sneaky. We were always suspicious of Hawkpaw, who had mysteriously disappeared when the fox had been discovered. While we were in the fox's den, I got to scratch the 'fox' a tiny bit ... instead of red fur, I had black fur caught in my claws. Hawkpaw's fur. We had to sneak out of camp; to find Hawkpaw. He was dangerous.
   Firepaw and I padded into the trees, almost bumping into a patrol. Somehow, we managed to dodge them. The fox's den soon came in sight, and Hawkpaw suddenly came out. He said he had planned to lure Jaystar there with the scent of fox (using fox dung) to murder her... Instead he decided to pick on
us. He ran into the fox's den, trying to taunt us into following him... And out of the blue, Jaypaw came crashing through the bushes! She insisted on following us, so we had to let her come. Finally Hawkpaw pulled the last straw, and I ran after him. I don't know where it came from, but deep in the fox's den I fell off a cliff!! I didn't get hurt, but it felt like I kept on falling and falling and falling........
    While I was there, I watched the other cats from some other world... Some sort of black cat with fire as eyes had appeared, and was confronting Firepaw with Hawkpaw. I heard Jaypaw screeching something like 'I'm drowning'... but there was no water. Then she fainted.

So I kept watching... Hawkpaw was battling with Firepaw. I tried to help her, but I couldn't move. After that the shadowy cat with fire-like eyes was yelling at Hawkpaw, and then clawed him... I don't know why, but the shadowy cat that was working with Hawkpaw was biting the apprentice's shoulder. Then Hawkpaw's body went limp.
   I don't think he was dead though, but I saw a lot of blood. Then the fire-eyed cat just... disappeared. That's when I could move again, and Jaypaw started coughing up water. Hawkpaw got up too, and before he could do anything else I leaped on him. I just couldn't let him hurt another cat... But right then I heard Firepaw and Jaypaw yelling at me to stop. So I got off of him... well at least I tried. Right at that moment when I leaped onto Hawkpaw, I felt like my heart was frozen. My mind went all glazed... And all the sounds around me just faded away. I couldn't control myself... The next thing I knew, I was trapped in this dark, dark forest. It was like a was just transported there... I looked down, but I didn't have an paws. I was just a spirit. Suddenly I knew I had to get back; Firepaw, Jaypaw, and all of FireClan were in danger.

Silverpaw's Shooting Star

February, 2011
View: Silverpaw
  I was only three moons old when I lost my mother, Silverwish. A loner had attacked us and she killed herself trying to defend me. That night, I made a wish on a shooting star that flew across the sky, praying for my mother to come back. I cried for days and nights, but as I grew older, I learned that her spirit was with Moonclan and had to accept the fact that she was gone. 
  Until one night when I was about to fall asleep, I saw a shooting star, headed straight for Moonpool. Immediately, I left the clan and made my way to the sacred pool. When I reached the entrance, I closed my eyes and prayed. Suddenly, a flash of light came over me and I saw the spirit of my mother, glowing in the darkness. 
  These were her exact words: "Hello, my daughter. You have grown up so quickly and are so brave. Keep a strong heart. From tonight, I will talk to you in Moonclan." I felt a rush of warmth in my body, knowing that my mother was safe and was watching over me. From then on, I've been asking advice from my mother, Silverwish, and the founder of waterclan, Waterstar, in Moonclan almost every full moon.

A Night to Remember

February, 2011
View: Firepaw
  It was a freezing cold night of a full moon when i was born me and my siblings were not the averge lot. See, I always felt left out mostly because my name was not like my siblings; Waterkit, Icekit, Rainkit ... well my name as you can see is Firepaw, named after my father Fireheart.
   He and my mother never told me why my name was different, but my father said he would tell me when it was time. Sadly, that moment never came. One night, both of my parents died in a fire, and so did all of my siblings, exept for Waterkit. I hunted for Waterkit when he got sick at about 4 moons, but he grew sicker and sicker every time and I couldn't do anything about it.
   One night in the cave, he passed away. I cried for many long hours. The next morning, I saw a cat standing at the entrance of the cave. She said her name was Bluefur and told me to follow her. With shock, she knew why I was named Firekit. She said i was meant to save a clan from coming danger. Then, she brought me to FireClan. When I turned around, she was gone. All that was left was the scent of starts beside me. Then Jaystar, leader of FireClan found me and I heard her whisper, "She has come, she has come ..." I never knew what she was talking about.