During the first couple of days of his journey, Mosspaw was a bit apprehensive about the whole thing. Sure, he was excited to see if Snakekit, or another cat that died, was alive, but he wasn't sure if it was a right decision leaving the clan.

            But now, it was his fourth sunrise away, and he was sure patrols had already gone out searching for him, though they would come back with nothing. Mosspaw just hoped they would not panic too much because he would return.

            Mosspaw awoke to a sunny day, the heat of green-leaf spreading through the forest. Mosspaw remembered this forest well, for he had traveled in it before he had arrived. He had to be careful though, because he knew the farther he traveled, he would find other clans and twoleg  places. The last thing Mosspaw wanted to be was another kittypet.

            He yawned and padded out from under a rock he had been sleeping in. He stretched, then headed through the forest, looking for something to eat. As if StarClan had heard his prayers, a bird sat on the forest floor, trying to eat something off the ground.

            Mosspaw slowly walked towards it, crouching down in an attempt to catch it. As it looked up, he knew he had been caught. But he leapt any way, just grabbing the tail of the bird. Now injured, the bird attempted to fly again, though Mosspaw killed it.

            He ate the bird, glancing around to make sure no cat was nearby. Once he finished it, he buried it. If the SnowClan cats found him out here, they'd probably be able to figure out if prey was fresh or not.

            He now padded through the forest, not entirely sure what he was looking for. A destination? No. He was looking for the past, for the cat that was still alive. He doubted it was Ginger, doubted even more it was Skycloud, could it have been Mossclaw? But he had seen Mossclaw in StarClan, so it had to be Snakekit, right?

            He wasn't sure if she was Snakepaw now, maybe even Gloria. He wasn't sure what name she went by now. That was, if she was the cat was alive.

            He had received no signs from StarClan in four sunrises, and he really needed one. Sighing, he decided maybe if he took a nice nap, he could think of what to do or where to go. Back to SnowClan? That would seem stupid.

            He could imagine it now, heading into the SnowClan camp to see cats relieved that they had found him, though when they questioned him, he would say, "Oh, well, StarClan told me to look for something, but they never contacted me again, so I came back."

            No,  he had to find whatever this was, then he would return home. Then he could apologize to Fernpaw, and Smokestar, and all the other cats.

            Curling up, he basked in the sun, and fell asleep quickly.

            Surprisingly, he woke up in StarClan which was his intent. He glanced around, already spotting Skycloud walking towards him.

            "Mother!" he said, running towards her.

            "Hi, Mosspaw," she purred.

            "I was waiting for you to come to me! I'm not sure what I'm doing out here or what I'm looking for. Are you here to tell me?" Mosspaw asked.

            "Not quite," Skycloud replied.

            "Then why am I here?"

            "You need to know more about your past, Mosspaw. You need to know things that no alive cat can tell you today. I am here to show you some of this."

            "So I could've stayed in SnowClan all along? I didn't have to come out here?!" Mosspaw complained.

            "Hush. You need to be out here, and I'll tell you why in a second. I am going to show you a memory that has to do with my past. You'll see some of my past as the days go on. This is a memory when I was first born."

            Mosspaw nodded as she touched her nose to his, and suddenly, it felt as if he were spinning. When he opened his eyes, he was in a nursery, though this one smelled different than the SnowClan one.

            "Where am I?" he asked, though it seemed no cat could hear him.

            He looked, seeing a gray and white she-cat lying on a nest, three kits suckling. A gray and white tom stood next to her, smiling. Were these cats Skycloud's parents?

            The tom looked at the she-cat. "What shall we call them?" he asked.

            The she-cat hesitated, looking down at the the kits. "We can call the white she-cat Petalkit. And the white tom, Cloudkit."

            Mosspaw watched as the tom gazed down at the only non-white she-cat, a gray tabby she-cat who slept peacefully. His mother!

            "Skykit," the tom said.

            "I love that name," the she-cat purred.

            Mosspaw watched as the two held gaze for awhile, then the tom's face turned into a frown, and he watched as Skycloud's mother frowned too. "What's wrong?" she asked.

            The tom sighed. "Not too long ago, a large group of cats threatened war on ForestClan. I was leading the patrol when it happened. Birchstar agreed to war, and I-they looked so tough. Rosefur, I don't want our kits endangered."

            Rosefur. That was Skycloud's mother. Mosspaw couldn't help but think of Rose, the annoying white she-cat at the twoleg place who had actually been his mother. It was still confusing to him.

            Rosefur stared at the tom. "What do you mean?"

            The tom looked down at his paws. "ForestClan isn't safe anymore!" he mewed quickly. "Please, take the kits away from here! Raise them in another clan! So many deaths of cats this moon worries me. I don't want one of our kits dying."

            "I'll be fine!" Rosefur complained. "I'm not helpless!" She then looked down at her kits.

            "Please, Rosefur," the tom begged. "For the kits. You can come back in three moons. Nothing will change."

            "Fine," she grumbled. "Are you coming?"

            The tom shook his head. "No, the journey is for you to make. But meet me back here in three moons, unless I find you."

            Mosspaw watched as Rosefur nodded, then everything began to fade out, and Mosspaw stared at Skycloud in shock.

            "You-you were born in ForestClan? I don't believe it!" Mosspaw spoke.

            "SnowClan had just begun when we left. Yes, you are of ForestClan descent, Mosspaw, but you've developed SnowClan characteristics, just like my siblings and I did. Now, this is only the beginning of memories. I'm not showing you everything, just some things from my past."

            "What about Mossclaw's?"

            "If he wishes to show you his past, he will."

            "Will everything with Blacktail be explained?" Mosspaw asked.

            Skycloud hesitated. "Yes, yes it will. And Cindertail and Ashclaw. Now, you need to continue this journey for a reason."

            "Why?" Mosspaw asked. "What am I searching for? I know I have to find the cat who I thought was dead, but where do I look? What is the special thing I'm searching for?"

            Skycloud stared at Mosspaw, her eyes gazing down at him. "Head into the woods where you, Snakekit, and Ginger once were. Head to the place where you went to bathe, but in return, you found two cats, one in StarClan, one alive. If you have not found the special thing by then, it will show you."

            Mosspaw was confused. What was Skycloud even talking about?

            "Along the way, you will meet the cat you once thought was dead. Now go!" she commanded.

            Mosspaw woke up quickly, shuddering. What had Skycloud meant by the place he had found two cats, one in StarClan, and one alive? Suddenly, Mosspaw remembered the pool. What had Ginger called it? It had something to do with StarClan, that's all he remembered. Then Mosspaw remembered he had seen a cat from StarClan. Who had it been, though? And who was the cat that he had seen.

            Mosspaw suddenly stopped. Skycloud wanted him to find Moonpool.

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Mosspaw will learn more about his past in the next few chapters, but don't worry, it's not like you're reading Mosskit Book 1 all over again. It'll be more vague, and it is just a journey in which Mosspaw comprehends his past. Also, don't worry, this journey is only taking up about eight chapters, so it's not like it's Mosskit Book 2 all over again haha.