Escape from the Forest

Escape from the Forest
The book opens to Sasha refusing Tigerstar's offer to join ShadowClan. Their conversation turns into an argument, and Sasha insists that Tigerstar's plans go against the warrior code.

Back at her den, Sasha thinks about her heartbreak, and dreams of Ken coming, finding her, and taking her home. She makes her way out of the forest, realizing that she has no place there anymore. She bumps into Pine, and tells him that she is leaving.

Sasha returns to where she used to live with Ken and Jean, and is chased away by the human that is now living there. In a secondhand clothing store, Sasha catches Ken's scent and finds one of his coats. As she roams the town, Sasha encounters two BloodClan warriors and narrowly escapes. Sasha wanders onto a tour boat, where she curls up and goes to sleep.

When Sasha wakes up, the floor is shaking. She runs outside to jump off, only to find that the boat is surrounded by water. She is spotted by the tourists, who believe her to be a ship cat, and the captain shuts her in a cupboard. Let off the boat, she notices that the captain looks lonely and sad. When she sneaks back onto the boat, she begins to attract many customers to the boat service as "Brownie the Famous Ship's Cat," gaining the affection of the captain. One night, she even prevents two saboteurs from burning the boat.

One day when the boat is out, Sasha finds a bag with a very young cat inside it in the water. The captain takes him home and names him Patch. The spring thaw arrives, and the captain ties up the boat and prepares to go elsewhere. Sasha decides not to go with the captain and Patch because she now knows that she is going to have kits, and wants them born in the forest. Patch and the captain are sad, but they understand.