Prologue

A white fox stood outside the gaping hole of The Cave of Dreams. A gentle breeze ruffled her fur and her tail quivered with unease.
I can do this. I am Juniper, The White Fox of Medicine. 
The white fox slowly set one snowy paw onto the dark, black stone. It sent a shiver up her leg. The shiver soon vanished and a strange fuzzy feeling clouded her mind. Feeling more confident, Juniper started to trot down the large, black hole, holding her tail high. The fourteen animals of The Mystic Stone were waiting for her, and she was running late. Dead ahead, Juniper saw a faint glowing light, as if a single firefly were dancing around in the cave. Juniper quickened her pace. Luna, The Brown Wolf of Light, sent the firefly, as if telling her to come quickly. As The White Fox of Medicine drew closer to the firefly, the glowing bug started to fly down the cave. Juniper ran faster, determined to keep up with the racing insect.
Faster! Faster! 
Juniper chanted in her head. Suddenly, a a brown head popped out from behind a rock. The white fox yelped in surprise and tripped over her paws, going nose first into the cave's damp ground. Luna, the brown wolf, leaped out from behind the rock and nosed Juniper to her feet.
"Did I frighten you?" She asked, trying to keep amusement out of her voice. Juniper shook her head back and forth, her ears burning with embarrassment.
"Nope. I just saw a bug on the ground and er- didn't want to step on it." Juniper said, trying to make her voice sound convincing.
Luna rolled her eyes and flicked her brown tail.
" Come on. The others are waiting. You know how impatient Ash is." Luna started to trot down the cave's wide hole. Juniper followed, careful not to tread on Luna's silky tail. The two animals finally came to a large clearing, where all of their friends were waiting. Drifa, The White Tiger of Ice, sat next to Ash, The Gray Cat of Smoke. Baron, The Bald Eagle of Bravery, was perched on a rock next to Duke, The Brown Hawk of Strength. Sorrel, The Black Lion of Teaching, was busily grooming one huge coal black paw, while Tanya, The White Deer of Survival, pranced around the clearing. Fern, The Black Robin of Care, was hopping around Abstract, The Blue Peacock of Nature. Moon, The Gray Wolf of Stars and Bramble, The Orange Tiger of Flame, were in a deep conversation. A huge black shape suddenly landed infront of Juniper and the white fox looked up to see Hawk, The Black Horse of Flight. He was soaring around the room, leaping off of rocks jutting out of the walls. Scarlet, The Red Fox of Mist, trotted up to Juniper and gave her a friendly lick. Juniper touched noses with her. Juniper's eyes flicked over to a white shape in the far corner of the clearing. It was Rose, The White Cat of Passion.
"Well, look who came to finally join us." Said Bramble as he got to his paws. Sorrel growled at him. "Don't pick on her, Bramble. She is the most important one out of all of us. Without Juniper, we would have no why to heal ourselves."
Bramble rolled his eyes.
"Will you shut it already, Pops? With you and your constant criticizing, I think my muzzle is turning gray."
Sorrel let out a loud snarl and leaped to his paws. He stormed over to Bramble and bared his teeth.
"How dare you speak to me that way! You should have a good cuffing over your ears!" He roared.
Bramble crouched low to the ground and flattened his orange ears.
Fear slashed like a claw through Juniper.
"Stop!" She screeched as Bramble raised a large, strong paw. Juniper rushed over to them and thrust herself infront of Bramble.
"Leave Sorrel alone, birdbrain!" She growled. Bramble's eyes darkened but he spun around and trudged away, muttering something under his breath. Sorrel flicked his black tail over Juniper's ears and muttered a "Thanks".
"Okay, now that that's been settled, whats everyone been doing for the last moon?" Drifa called from a rock jutting out of the wall. Her white fur stood out from the dark clearing.
"I've been collecting more fireflies to light up the forest!" Luna piped up. "It's looks wonderful around my den because theres thousands of fireflies flying around it!"
Drifa dipped her head.
"Duke, have you seen any Creatures of Shadows?" Drifa called to the Brown Hawk, who had flown onto Tanya's pale head.
"None spotted." Duke reported.
The Creatures of Shadows were frightening animals, their fur completely black. It is said their hearts are made of ice and their eyes were blood red. They always threatened to take over Gartson, a colossal piece of land located right under Jupiter. The fifteen animals of the Mystic Stone dwell there.
Drifa rested her eyes on Juniper.
"Have you visited the Mystic Stone at all, Juniper?"
The white fox nodded her head.
It was only a week ago. She had journeyed a long way and finally found her way to the Cave of Mysteries. It was a long winding cave where one could easily make a wrong turn. When she had found the stone, it was glowing a strange purple color, which meant urgent news. When Juniper swept her tail across the stone, a series of voices sounded in her head.
The Darkness is Coming.
All fifteen must join together.
The Darkness is coming.
Juniper shuttered and stared up at Drifa.
"The Creatures of Darkness are coming. They are bringing great tragedy to Gartson. All fifteen must join together and defeat this evil.