"Good luck!" that was the last words Cloudheart heard as she shoved her way into the tunneling darkness of the Rymestone Cave. Her fur tingled with excitement, and also fear. What would happen? Would it be painful? Will she get all her nine lives? More and more questions buzzed into Cloudheart's head as she layed down and dipped her muzzle gently into the Starlight Pool. A flash of bright white light blinded her and then she found herself in a beautiful moor, just like where SkyClan lives. Suddenly a star seemed to fall out of the sky and a dozen or more cats filled the clearing. Cloudheart gazed at their bright star-filled pelts and the swirls of stars around their paws. A bright light flashed overhead again, and an arch formed over the StarClan cat's heads. "Welcome, Cloudheart." a strong voice came and a massive white and silver striped tom appeared out of the crowd. "Hawkfrost!" Cloudheart gasped and tried to run to her former mate, but she could'nt move her paws. They were stuck! Hawkfrost ignored her struggles and began in a deep, calm voice, "I give you the life of courage, Cloudheart. Use it well in battle." Hawkfrost dipper his head and their noses touched. Cloudheart almost gasped loudly at the warm but blood chilling pain that came from the life. Hawkfrost disappeared into the crowd, his voice carrying on the gentle breeze that flew,"Ill miss you, CloudSTAR." Cloudheart's fur prickled with excitment at being called her leader name. "But not yet..." she thought,I still have eight more lives to go. A slender orange tabby she-cat padded out of the crowd, her green eyes glowing warmly. "Snappleleaf!" Cloudheart gasped. "Welcome to StarClan, Cloudheart." Snappleleaf smiled. "With this life, I give you justice. Use it well, Cloudheart. You may need to uncover some long lost secrets." Snappleleaf leaned up and her pink nose gently touched Cloudheart's. She felt a stinging relief surge through her, then she relaxed. A golden brown tabby she-cat shoved through the line of starry cats and stood in front of Cloudheart. "With this life,i give you love..." Sprindletail murmured and theytouched noses. Cloudheart waited for the comfortable, milk-scent feeling but instead, she felt a horrible pain pierce through her from head to tail-tip. Cloudheart dug her claws into the ground, the pain ebbing away and leaving her sick and weak with love. A brpad-shouldered brown, white and dark brown tom padded from the cats, his amber eyes gentle and warm. He stood in front of Cloudheart, and dipped his head,"With this life, i give you tireless energy. Use it so you and your clan may travel for however long as you please." Checkerstorm thrust his head down and they bumped noses. Cloudheart felt a relaxing, soothing feeling spread through her body, and she felt as if she could fly across the ground, and travel forever without slowing down. Checkerstorm backed into the cats as another cat came out, a sleek light brown tabby she-cat. "Dustwing...?" Cloudheart tipped her head as Dustwing came forward. "Yes, Cloudheart. It is me." the tabby replied. "With this life, i give you protection to protect you clan at all costs, even if it means risking your life." Cloudheart felt a pain, but a nice pain, and she felt as if she could fight any cat off to defend her clan. "Thank you, Cloudheart, for protecting my kits..." Dustwing murmured and disappeared. "Cloudheart!" a meow startled Cloudheart and she turned to see who it was. A pretty dark dappled tortioshell bounded towards her. before Cloudheart could say anything, the tortie cut her off, "With this life, i give you mentoring. Use it to guide your young cats and teach them the ways of a warrior." Thornpelt licked Cloudheart's ear and whispered," Use it to lead your clan, use your wisdom that you have gathered..." then she backed away slowly, winking. A large grey and white tabby tom slipped up to her. "Windstep..." Cloudheart dipped her head to the former senior warrior of LightningClan. "With this life, i give you compassion. Care for cats weaker than yourself. Care for your clan. Be understanding." Windstep touched her nose and she felt nothing, except the dying need to fix everyone's mistakes, and make things right. Windstep disappeared, just as Dustwing had. Then a new cat stepped forward... a large pure black tom. She gazed at him, her body relaxing from all the different pains and emotions she had felt from her eariler lives. Stormstrike came forward, and dipped his head," With this life, i give you loyalty. Cloudheart, do not let your clan do your deciding. Be loyal to them. Be loyal to US. Do not take unnessascary advice. Don't break the code, and don't break your clan." The tom touched her nose gently, and she felt an agonizing pain, the made her body tremble and her legs shake. Her teeh clenched tightly and she felt as if she could live forever. Suddenly the pain stopped, and Stormfeather's nose melted away as he backed up. This time, this last time, a large pale ginger she-cat with flaring blue eyes and black tipped ears. She padded forward," Oh Cloudheart, my apprentice, my deputy... You have gotten so far in your journey. I am proud." The she-cat leaned down and shoved her nose against Cloudheart's," With this life i gove you nobility, certainty, and faith. Be nobel, Cloudheart, be certain, and be faithful. Even when it seems as if all hope is gone, we are still here and watching over you." Gingerstar murmured. Cloudheart braced herself for the pain, but felt love and warmth spread through her body. She almost wished that Gingerstar hadn't backed away. "Its not over." Gingerstar smiled, seeing the confused look in Cloudheart's eyes. "By the power of StarClan, i hail you by your new name! Cloudstar!" Gingerstar yowled and all the cats yowled her name as well. "Cloudstar! Cloudstar!" they called. Cloudstar gazed at all of them, her blues eyes greateful and excited. Through all her warrior moons, she never expected this. Suddenly it got dark, and the starry cats diappeared, until it was only Cloudstar and Gingerstar. Gingerstar's eyes got as dark as the sky, and she frowned, her face a mix of grief, anger, and fright. "Beware, Cloudstar! Four will become two, lion and tiger will meet in battle and blood will rule the forest!" Gingerstar's echoin voice shook the ground and blood pooled around Cloudstar's paws. She gasped as a new fresh wave of blood pooled over her and the world went black.