Upon their arrival to the sun-drown place, the warriors discover that Midnight is a badger and she tells them that the Clans are in grave danger and that they must leave the forest immediately. Purdy, an old loner, helps guide them through Twolegplace.
The journey is difficult and the six cats encounter dogs, Twolegs, hostile kittypets, and getting lost. Squirrelpaw and Stormfur join the journeying cats. Books Midnight The chosen four, one from each Clan (Brambleclaw, Feathertail, Crowpaw, and Tawnypelt) are called by StarClan to travel to the sun-drown place and listen to what Midnight has to say. This event fulfills the "Blood will spill blood" prophecy. Brambleclaw ends up killing Hawkfrost to save his leader, Firestar, from a deadly fox trap after the RiverClan warrior tricks Firestar into the trap. Tigerstar begins to train Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost in their dreams, and Firestar appoints Brambleclaw as Clan deputy after Graystripe is taken by Twolegs. Stormfur and Brook return to the Clans and are able to help ThunderClan rebuild after the badger attack. Not long after the rebellion, a deadly badger attack against ThunderClan results in great loss and destruction. StarClan leads Leafpool to find the Moonpool and make a tree fall to create a bridge to the island in the lake to be used for Gatherings. There is some initial conflict over setting borders and Mudclaw's rebellion takes place after Tallstar appoints Onewhisker deputy as he is dying. StarClan leads them over the mountains and to the lake, where the Clans establish their new territories. After initial refusal, the other Clans willingly agree to leave the forest. The remaining cats return to the forest to find it devastated and their Clans starving. Feathertail fulfills the prophecy of the Tribe of Endless Hunting and sacrifices herself to kill the beast, freeing the Tribe from constant fear and death. The cats make the journey home, but not before they find themselves at the Tribe of Rushing Water, who are being terrorized by the great mountain cat, Sharptooth.
She gives them StarClan's prophecy about how the forest will be destroyed by Twolegs and that the Clans must leave. The chosen cats reach their destination and discover Midnight is a badger who can speak fluently in the cats' language. Summary StarClan chooses one cat from each Clan to travel to the Sun-drown-place to listen to what Midnight has to say. The Erins felt that Firestar's story had come to an end, and that there would be new tales to tell from the viewpoints of other Clans and of Firestar's descendants. Taking place during the era of Firestar's ThunderClan, The New Prophecy follows the viewpoints of the young ThunderClan warrior Brambleclaw, Stormfur and Feathertail of RiverClan, and Firestar's daughters, Squirrelflight and Leafpool, as the Clans are forced to leave their beloved forest and journey into the unknown in search of a new home. Concept development Following the events of The Prophecies Begin, a new prophecy is given by StarClan to all four Clans to warn them of a great danger to come.