ShadowClan becomes even more sick, with Crowfrost dying, until Kestrelflight and Harespring secretly pick the lungwort and give it to the other Clans. However, this does not work, and Crowfrost releases Twigpaw.

Onestar refuses to give them the herb that grows only on the moor, so Twigpaw is held hostage in the hope that ThunderClan can persuade Onestar to get the herb, lungwort. Violetkit escapes from the rogues and returns to ShadowClan, where there is a sickness named yellowcough. Needlepaw takes Violetkit with her, and when the other Clans find out, they rebuke Rowanstar for allowing it to happen. The rogues try to join ShadowClan twice and are turned away both times, at which Needlepaw and a couple of other young cats decide to leave to join the rogues. However, Needlepaw discovers the rogues in ShadowClan territory and makes friends with them. Meanwhile, Darktail and his rogues attack WindClan and Furzepelt dies. Twigkit and Violetkit are settling into their new Clans, though Violetkit is having a harder time as the ShadowClan cats are not very friendly, but makes friends with Needlepaw. Main article: Thunder and Shadow When Littlecloud dies, Leafpool goes over to ShadowClan to train Puddlepaw to become the next medicine cat. At the next Gathering, however, ShadowClan demands ThunderClan give them a kit, and so Violetkit is separated from her sister. With no mother found, the two apprentices name them Twigkit and Violetkit and take them back to the the lake, where they stay in ThunderClan's care. Alderpaw and Needlepaw find two kits beneath a Thunderpath, and Alderpaw believes they are what the prophecy meant, having been found in shadow, and they will clear the sky. On the way home, the cats are separated after crossing a river. The patrol eventually finds out that they aren't and drove the real Sk圜lan out, and escape from their camp. They continue on, and eventually find a cat who claims to be the leader of Sk圜lan, named Darktail. After her death, the cats decide they should try to find the gorge on their own to honor the dead she-cat's wishes. Sandstorm is wounded while trying to cross over a barbed fence and dies as a result of her injuries. Alderpaw has a vision of the Sk圜lan cats, and he, his sister, Sandstorm, Molewhisker, and Cherryfall set out to find the fifth Clan, with Needlepaw tagging along a bit later. Alderkit begins his training as warrior apprentice, but later transfers to Jayfeather as a medicine cat apprentice, after having a vision telling him it is Alderpaw's destiny. During the vision, Jayfeather catches the glimpse of a white tipped tail and believes Alderkit, son of Bramblestar and Squirrelflight, is involved.

Main article: The Apprentice's Quest The medicine cats from all four Clans have a shared vision and receive the prophecy Embrace what you find in the shadows, for only they can clear the sky. Concept development Coming Soon Summary Coming Soon Books The Apprentice's Quest

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