When a terrible storm causes a large fire that burns the clans territories, the clans are desperate to save each other--and the lake. But the fire slowly conquers each camp until the cats are forced to stay in ThunderClan. But as Timberpelt and other cats attempt to save cats from the fire, a wall of flames prevents them from doing so. The cats trapped in wall of flames tell them to save themselves. But how can Timberpelt save himself when he is deputy of ThunderClan? And where are they supposed to go to escape the flames?