Wednesday, September 21, 2005

CHAPTER13: War

It was still dawn when I was helping Snowleaf gather some herbs for the wounded cats that lay among us. I ran out and in out and in. I was getting dizzy at the though of doing this all day. “Greenpaw…you can stop now I see your running out of breath…why don’t you go and get so fresh kill for these warriors.” I nodded my head as I pasted the entire cats…weaving through their tails and aching paws. Now scenes I’ve seen our clan in battle I was holding my head up high. I tripped over a warrior just thinking about it. I stumbled to regain my balance .I heard an aloud cry that echoed in the clearing, and I froze in my tracks. Every cat looked up, the warriors looked up and dashed towards the sound. They left the apprentices at the camp as a defense. But I noticed that all the apprentices were out on a hunting patrol. I was the only apprentice there and I had no idea how to fight. What would I do if all the enemies came into the camp…would I hide…no I would defend, even if it took my life. My fur started to bristle to the thought of it. “clam down greenpaw” she said drinking in the air through her mouth then began talking again “its only three rouges…against all of our warriors…well have them whimpering out of he before you know it.” She was smiling so confidently. How could she do that I though tilting my head. She gave a giggle. She turned her head emidently to find one of the rouges scents. There he stood at the top of the camp entrance. I was scared but healed my ground, and so did Snowleaf. There we stood together. Waiting for the rouge to move. Then out of nowhere, he dashed towards the nursery and the more came in they padded over to the fresh-kill pile. I looked up at Snow leaf…but for some reason she wasn’t surprised. I, of course, looked at her with angry eyes. I rushed towards the nursery there I found them picking up the nests to find the kits. Jumped on the cat and bit as hard at I did. He flung his huge claws at me. I jumped out of the way in time but I wasn’t paying attention to the other cat. He came and hit me as well. He pinned me down and grabbed me by the scuffle. He carried me out in to the clearing where I saw Snowleaf fighting for her life. She saw me and paused and hurried toward the jet-black cat, and me. She had worried eyes that seem to shine, maybe to lead me to any sign of hope I though. Just then Mudpaw burst through the bushes and yowled “THERE THEY ARE GETT’M!” after she said that thousands upon thousands of warriors came through the entrance. This must have been the entire forest cat combined. I heard shouting and spitting. A howl rose upon the cats’…rouges came flying everywhere. It was an all out war. I managed to wiggle free from the cats’ mouth but it had left a wound that I will never forget. I looked around for Mudpaw…then I saw her. She was looking around as well, confused. I squirmed towards her. “Greenpaw there you are…I don’t know what happened the burst out of no where. I couldn’t tell where the were.” she leaned against me. I drifted off in her warm fur touching my side…it so relaxing that I had not realized a cat was flying strait towards me. I winced at the thought of being killed at my age. I heard a grunt and opened my eyes to find that Clawpaw was standing there with a warrior dangling from his mouth. The cat was still breathing but hardly. I was thankful that he did not kill him…that would be against the warrior code. He laid the body where he stood and then came over to me ands said, “Stay behind me!” I looked at him…why was he doing this…

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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

CHAPTER 12: thoughts

It was dawn, i could see the sun slowly rising way off in the distance. my heart was heavy, i could tell that Greenpaw was depressed but she wouldn't say why. and i couldn't get that dream out of my head, the one with the misty cat and the blood stained earth. Snowleaf said it was a sign from star clan, an omen, and that i shouldn't tell any other cat. not Rockfur, nor greenpaw. i was laying at the mouth of the apprentices den, as i said, it was dawn. a cool breeze ruffled my fur and then slowly died away, if i didn't have the dream to worry about, and greenpaw was happy, this would be the most relaxing morning ever. but, it wasn't. i rose to my feet and padded out into the clearing. it would be a bad day...i just knew it! the next thing i noticed was clawpaw, he was just entering camp with his mentor, Barkface. i guessed that they had been out for an early training session. Barkface looked proud, and so did Clawpaw. it looked like the session went well! when Rockfur finally woke up he made me go on a hunting patrol with Mousefoot, Catoninetail, and hogpaw. i thought it was strange, he had woken up late, and then sent me on a patrol he wasn't part off. that was not what mentors were supposed to do! as i fallowed Mousefoot and Catoninetail through the rocky slops of mountain clan territory i realized that something must be up. lemurtail was the same way most of the time, the same way as Rockfur had acted this morning, waking up long after all the other cats, but...he had been that way for a while. i had figured that it was because he would always meet with Rainstar. but he wasn't anymore, at least i have never seen him sneak out again. and Rockfur had nothing to do with all that! something was definitely up! WHAM! i had been so wrapped up in my thoughts that i didn't see the others stop, i slammed right into Mousefoot's behind! i heard Hogpaw snicker from somewhere behind me. I grunted at him angerly. "Look!" cried Mousefoot, i saw them. Three cats, bigger then ive ever seen. they looked almost identical to the black cat that attacked the nursery before. fear took over me, i wanted to run but my feet just wouldn't listen!

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Saturday, September 17, 2005

CHAPTER:11 just a Hello now and then

I awoke from mudpaws voices. It seems like everyone was disturbing me from my sleep. I saw that mudpaws was worried and tired so I desisted not to ask her what was wrong. It would make her feel uncomfortable. I sat up and felt pain but I didn’t really care much, I would be dealing with this pain for days. I looked over to see that there was a dark figure in the leaves that sat next to me. I squinted my eyes to see that it was…Clawpaw. Why was he standing there? He looked up at me as I whispered to myself. He stared for quite some time, with those bid-old-bug-eyes. It seemed to scare me for a while until he said, “Are…you ok?” He seemed to shake as he said that. “I’m fine.” I said with the happiest voice that I could make. He smiled and said, “Good…then I will leave you to rest.” Then he padded out of the medicine cats den. I slowly slipped down in to the moss. It was still warm…it reminded me of the nest my mother used to make. I purred softly then dozed off. But before I could even close my eyes mudpaw came. “Hey are you ok…you seem…depressed?” I closed one eye and opened the other. “Yeah I’m fine…just tired that’s all.” “Oh…ok. Do you want me to leave you?” I sat there for a moment. I gently opened both eyes and stared off into space. She asked again “Do you want me to leave you?” she grunted to catch my attention. I shook my head and replied “n…no. Can you stay here with me?” she looked surprised and then out it came “sure…sis.” I smiled a haft smile. I was about to cry but didn’t, trying to show I was brave and a good leader like kit. I wish she would look at me the way I see her. She was so brave and always confident. She never seemed to give up hope. As if I…I give up so easily. I let my head drop to my paws and closed my eyes and drifted away to nowhere. I woke up to Snowleafs singing. It was beautiful. I wanted to ask her where mudpaw was, but I didn’t want the song to end just yet. But that didn’t matter because at that moment lemurtail walked in and sat beside Snowleaf. She stopped and smiled still looking at her wounded patient. I slowly got up and walked out side. There I saw injured cats everywhere. I was among them. I didn’t seem to see mudpaw anywhere though. I walked over to the fresh kill pile and grabbed a small mouse. I wasn’t very hungry. But I needed strength. I ate by myself this time. I would usually sit next to mudpaw but she was nowhere to be found. Just then she came padding through the bushes head up high. She looked proud. I wonder what happed. I got up and limped over to her. How was she all better? “Hey…mudpaw. Where have you been?” “Training and I learned how to hunt. Isn’t that neat?” I looked at her. She what? With out me? I was an apprentice to so I had to go hunting as well. It is supposed to help with you hunting skills and your fighting skills. I would need to know how to fight as well. Just then I felt even more depressed. I looked down. “Don’t worry greenpaw…” she sad with so much meaning in her voice. “I wont catch much…I promise I will only catch the biggy’s with you.” I smiled at the thought of it.

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Friday, September 16, 2005

CHAPTER 10: full moon

I didn't want to be taken care of, the medicine cat would be plenty busy treating all the other cats who had been hurt in the fight. things had happened so quickly i could hardly wrap my mind around it all! "you will become a warrior in time, for now you must rest" rockfur spoke softly yet suddenly, i had ran out of the medicine cat, snoweleaf's den to tell him that i wanted to be a warrior, that i wanted to be strong enough to protect the clan, but now i felt a little foolish. i was bleeding kinda bad, it was mouse-brained to be moving around in this condition...so i just nodded with out saying anything. as i turned to go back to snowleaf's den i felt weaker then ever. i just couldn't make up my mind, i didn't want to be treated, but i didn't want to just stand here bleeding either. my head hurt, my whole body hurt! i didn't want to think about anything right now. but as i heard fallingstar's voice ring out across the clearing those thoughts became the least of my worries, i just KNEW something bad was coming, whatever fallingstar had to say it would not be good news. "let all of mountain clan gather under the high rock!" he yowled, i bounded over to snowleafs den a fast as my body would let me...not very fast. every time i took a step pain shot up my legs, my wounds were hurting even more now, as i entered the den i saw greenpaw laying down on a bed of moss, snowleaf was watching me "you better lay down and let me clean your cuts before the become infected!" he sounded stern, "what about fallingstar, he has just called a meeting." i mewed softly. "don't worry about it" i recognized the voice as sinpaw's, he sounded kinda depressed "it doesnt concern kits like us..." he trailed off. 'kits' the word ecohed in my mind. maby we were just kits. i sighed heavily as i plopped down on an un-ocupied patch of moss, straining my ears i could just make out what fallingstar was saying out side. "Those cats were dust clan cats" there was a slight pause "i do not know there reasons for attacking, but i intent to find out at the next gathering." a few meows arose from the cats gathered around the high rock on which fallingstar stood, but i couldn't make them out out. "DUSTCLAN!" that was green paw, "but there leader is Rainstar! he wouldn't do anything like this!" right after she said that i remembered that rainstar was the dustclan leader, he was gentle and very kind. there was no way he would have attacked mountain clan! i thought hard, it had to've been skyclan or willowclan! there were 4 clans in the forest, mountain clan, dust clan, willow clan, and skyclan...falling star had to've meant willowclan, not dustclan. the cats in willowclan were a shady bunch. i must've dozed off. it was dark already! i was still in the snowleafs den, but hogpaw, sinpaw and clawpaw were no longer there. i could see greenpaw though, she was standing at the den entrance. she looked like mist, the light of the full moon framed her and made her look like she truly was made of mist. but...as i got closer to her i was slowly becoming unsure whether it was greenpaw or not, and something else struck me as odd, the FULL moon. it couldn't be the full moon! that would mean that it was the night of the gathering! the gathering was where all four clans meet under a promise of peace, the clans would do this every full moon. and it was a rule from star clan that there would be no fighting. it didn't make sense! the gathering wasn't for a while! just then the mist-like cat snapped around. "finally!" she yowled impatiently, that definitely wasn't greenpaw. "i told you to be ready for the gathering!" the cat continued "the stars are all in place! now it's time to clean the bloodstained dirt!" i just stared, i didn't feel like my self. i was taller, and i felt smarter. and much stronger! i looked at my paws, they were covered in mud...and, BLOOD! i realized for the first time. the ground around me seemed to be stained with blood! i also realized that i was no longer in snowleafs den! the mist cat looked at me for a moment. then smiled "you'll be ready" she mewed strongly. my eyes popped open! snowleaf was standing over me. "your certainly squirmy when your asleep" she mewed gently "sleep? so, all that was dream?!" i half-yowled "was all of what a dream?" her eyes started burning "tell me what happened!"

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Thursday, September 15, 2005

CHAPTER 9: the morning tells the truth

I heard a yelp in which awoke me. I jumped scared and poked my head out of the apprentices den…there I saw…mudpaw? Why was she there…I saw that she was limping as well. At that moment I saw a jet-black cat pounce on her she yelped again then flipped him over and slammed him against the ground. He was skinny so it would seem possible for a cat her size to flip him over like that. At a flash instant I dashed out and grabbed hold of the silky black cats shoulder and held on tight. At that very moment I felt a sting of pain and I let go whimpering. I knew I wasn’t a good fighter…I was born to be a medicine cat, not a warrior. Then out of nowhere lemurtail came and grabbed the shabby cat by the neck. I looked at his eyes they were flaming with rage. Then out came Rockfur, he charged at lemurtail and tapped the raging cat with the tip of his paw to remind him that killing for no reason was against the warrior code. Then lemurtail slowly let the cat go…there was blood everywhere. Then Fallingstar came out of the den. The jet-black cat yowled a screeched that hurt and made my ears ring. Cats then burst through the camp bushes and heading strait for Fallingstar. But Fallingstar held his grounds and did not move nor twitch. But instead sat there looking confused. Then, not lemurtail but Rockfur, dashed to the leader. Why was lemurtail standing in front of us…why was he protecting us? Mudpaw sat there with her paw in the air and then started to say, “what’s going o…” “SHUT UP YOU TWO!!! OUR CLAN IS UNDER ATTACK!!!” interrupted lemurtail. It was all happening so fast. There was a turtle shell cat that ran past us. Then I was picked up…it was a dark brown cat. I squirmed and yowled. Then a bright white cat hit the brown tabby with one of her claws…it was Snowleaf! I fell to the ground and Snowleaf picked both me and mudpaw up. Then dashed towards the medicine cat’s den. She padded into there quietly. She put us far into the back. There we saw Hogpaw, Sinpaw, and Clawpaw. I was bleeding and so was mudpaw. The others where asleep except Clawpaw. He sat there wide-eyed. Then sent us a fake smile. I smiled back but mudpaw was half way unconscious. Then Snowleaf came in and said “stay down…I fear for the worst.” Then she laid on top of us. Then I could hear the faint sound of lemurtail ordering “DO NOT MOVE FROM THAT SPOT!!!” “What’s a matter, I know that you like the kids…tell me it won’t matter…I know you do!?” I heard her say. I poked my head out to hear a little betterl. The first thing I saw was lemurtail looking down. It was true…he was trying to be our friend… There was a big silence…meaning the intruders were gone. I slipped out weakly and asked if Snowleaf was all right, she said she did but the emotion on her face was…dead looking. She had a front row seat to see were the bloody massacre had taken place. She then got up slowly and turned around to face three scared kits. She first took care of mudpaw. She went to the hole in the side of the den and grabbed a few stuff from there and sat down beside mudpaw and started to clean up the blood. She would have a lot of work to do today; it was dawn by the time the battle was over with. Next it was my turn to get bandage. As I was getting bandage I saw mudpaw crawl to her feet and stepped out in to the clearing, she didn’t seem to care about the camps looks though. She then sat right in front of the warriors’ den and waited. She was starting to bleed again…I could tell she didn’t care though. She waited until an onyx cat popped up from behind her. “Mudpaw…mudpaw, what are you doing here your hurt and shall not be training today…” but mudpaw didn’t listen to him she just sat there still staring into the den. “But Rockfur I must train…I need to become a warrior. If we are attacked again, I need to protect the clan too.” She said with half open eyes. I couldn’t help but feel depressed…I wished I could be strong like her.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Chapter 8: shadows

It was getting dark, my whole body hurt. i had spent the whole rest of the day training with Rockfur in the training hallow, the place where apprentices learn moves that will help in battle. As i padded into camp i wondered if Lemurtail would be creeping out again to meet with Rainstar, a part of me wanted to stay up until moon high and see. but if i did that i would not be up before sunrise, like i had promised rockfur. "mudpaw..." the sound was so soft i almost missed it, i turned my head to look behind me, no one was there. had i imagined it? "over here..." i snapped around in the direction the voice was coming from. i saw a pale shape. in the growing darkness it looked like smoke. "c-clawpaw?" i mewed. it was clawpaw, but the way he was just standing there startled me. "what is it?" i finally asked. he stepped torwd me, i could she his face better now. his eyes were filled with excitement, he looked a little anxious too. "i gotta ask you something!" he blurted out suddenly "it's been on my mind since this morning!" i stared at him blankly "uh, okay, what?" i replied. just then i heard the sound of paw steps, Greenpaw was all a sudden beside me "hi" she mewed. "you guys have as good a day of training as i did?" i didn't want to answer her, i knew that clawpaw wouldn't continue what he was saying now. he seemed to get nervous alot when Greenpaw was around, that's why it surprised me when he replied to her so boldly "yes!" he mewed exictily "it was great!" i then decided that i would just forget about what clawpaw was about to say, there were other things to think about. and he didn't seem to upset! i nodded "yeah! me too!! i learned a bunch of battle moves!" there was an awkward pause, I was about to ask if they wanted to head over to the fresh kill pile, but greenpaw beat me to it it didn't matter though we all got to the pile just as fast. I was very irritated, the moon was high in the sky now and i had not seen lemurtail. i told myself that i should sleep, but i just couldn't. My curiosity grew with each passing moment...there was no way i would get to sleep tonight. just then a i saw a very dark shadow near the camp entrance. it moved slowly, creeping to the center of the clearing. i didn't breath, it was a cat, a cat i did not know. he had a sleek black pelt, but for some reason he looked unhealthy. he began to pick up his pace, i then noticed that he was heading for the nursery. there were new-born kits in there! i saw a menacing, evil look spread across his face, he plunged as quick as lightning into the nursery. that's was all i could take "NO!!!" i yowled louder then i ever had before, putting all my strength into my front claws i dove into the black tom cat, i didn't remember ever leaving the apprentices den but there i was trying as hard as i could to pull him away from the nursery and the kits inside it. but then i felt unbearable pain, it started in the back of my neck and traveled down my spine. it took a few heartbeats to realized that the black cat had me caught by the neck, there was no hope in escaping his deadly hold, he could kill me right now. but i won't let him, i promised myself. help me star clan! i pleaded. then i felt his grip loosen, a heartbeat later he completely let go. i jumped up clear in the air, i had to get away!

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Monday, September 12, 2005

CHAPTER 7: the way of life

Playing with Snowleaf I realized why isn’t she helping or teach, for that fact, me anything about medicine cat duties. She was always making a joke or laughing at someone doing something wrong. She was just a kit inside a loyal medicine cat’s body. I wish I could be more like her…she was always laughing…she was never depressed. I have never once saw her angry or sad none the lease I have never seen her in action, what I mean by that is I have never seen her serious before. She also never cared about what anyone said to her. “Greenpaw pay attention…” she said with enthusiasm. “What should I pay attention to?” I wished I had never said that…she’s going to think that I think she’s boring. “Look “ she said pointing to a guard at the door. “Now watch!” she slightly whispered. She then flicked a twig with her tail at the warrior. He glanced at her with anger…but she stared at him back with mocking eyes that seemed to burn into his eyes. Then he looked deeply in to hers…he then smiled in relief that it was just a joke. She then laughed. She looked at me then said, “How was that…” I glanced at her then glanced at the guard and saw that he was smiling and not angry like before. He looked at me with a happy look on his face. Then he went back to work guarding the entrance only to allow the clan members in. I looked back at Snowleaf and said with confusion “what was that?” “That was magic…magic that only medicine cats wiled. And someday you will be able to make anyone smile.” I stared at her with tearful eyes. “But remember, no crying…” she said so sweetly and kind cleaning off the tear that slipped from my eye. Then I saw mudpaw slid out of the bushes behind the elders’ den. I padded over to her…it was still morning so her fur was shining brightly. She looked at me and smiled a fake smile. Then winked at me and pointed with her eyes at lemurtail. Lemurtail just looked at me angrily. He dashed off to Snowleaf. Snowleaf just sat there staring at him then she glanced at me with a confused look and then went back to lemurtail. “What is it lemurtail?” she said impatiently. He whispered into her ear. “I need to barrow your apprentice for a short moment…” “Ok…but what for?” she said again out of patients. He started to run out of words. As I sat there watching him blab on about nothing mudpaw tapped my shoulder and nodded her head to follow her. I got up and followed her lead. For some reason she was always in front…I didn’t mind though…I kind of liked having her as a leader. She always knew where to go and what to do at the right time…she was never stuck in a pickle…she always chewed her way out. She was a kind sister and was always happy-go-lucky. She was sweet as well. She then turned around sharply. Then pushed me into the hole in which we had followed the mountain clans’ deputy. She then twitched her ears and made sure no one was looking or coming. Then she lifted her head and sniffed the air. No one was to be seen, heard, or smelt. Then she looked at me and bent down to whisper in my ear…I listen carefully… “Greenpaw…have you told any one about last night?” I shook my head no. “good because if you do…we’ll…” she swallowed hard “we’ll be banished from the clan!” I looked at her blankly. She wasn’t joking…I could tell from her eyes. “Well…what are we going to do?” “We have two choices that lemurtail gave us…on we either run away and never return…or two we keep quiet and forget this ever happened.” “I would rather go with for getting.” I said standing up. She nodded her head with agreement…by the time we desisted to leave it had already been sun high. “hey greenpaw…I got to go…Rockfur is going to kill me!” “See ya later” I saw that lemurtail had left and that Snowleaf had already picking herbs. I found her and helped pick and smiled and started to hum a tune my mother sang to us before we slept under the starry sky. And Snowleaf stared to dance to it her moves were so graceful.

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Sunday, September 11, 2005

CHAPTER 6: anger between cats

I would sleep well that night,so would Greenpaw! it was really late! we had just gotten back from fallowing lemurtail, and as i was laying in the apprentices den i thought about how Rainstar seemed like a nice cat, nicer then Fallingstar...come to think of it, i never had had a conversation with Fallingstar before. it seemed like he rarely ever left his den, the one in the large, hallowed out space underneath the High rock, where me and my siblings had gotten our apprentice names. "mudpaw, what is it?" i looked around and saw Clawpaw, he was on the opposite side of the den, he was awake and looked like he had been for a while. "I'm just thinking" i replied. "oh" he mewed tiredly. "i saw you and greenpaw sneak out." i was surprised, clawpaw had always been shy. when he mewed something his voice would always shake. but now his voice was as bold as any other cats. "we, uh..." "we talked with lemurtail" it was greenpaw "he was just pacing around, so we went to talk to him, said he couldn't sleep" i nodded agreeingly. "o-oh" clawpaw mewed. his voice was shaking now. we all laid down after that. it was, for some very strange reson, awkward all of a sudden. so instead of saying anything else i decided to sleep, tomorrow would be our first day of training with our mentors. i was excited again. "OW!" my eyes poped open! i sat up startled. Catoninetail was standing near hogpaw "why did you kick me!" hogpaw yowled, he must had been the one who had just yowled 'ow!' and woke me up! "your being lazy, it's time to begin training" Catoninetail replied calmly. i kinda wanted to laugh now. it was with a start that i realized Greenpaw was no where inside the den. "hey,Catoninetail, where is greenpaw?" i asked. "she is already with snowleaf" he mewed quickly before turning his attention back to Hogpaw. it was with another start that i realized NO ONE was in den but hogpaw and Catoninetail. oh no! i thought, I'm late! i rushed past the quarrelling apprentice and mentor, out into the clearing, the camp was busy, i saw a patrol leaving and a hunting party being formed by the high rock. i glanced at the warriors den and saw Rockfur siting just outside it, eyeing me impatiently. i had woken up late! cursing my self under my breath i padded over to him as fast as i could. "your late" he mewed. "i know, I'm sorry!" i replied nervously. i dipped my head in respect, "i was awake until the moon was going down last night" he just eyed me "too much excitement?" his voice was kind, i felt a wave of relief. "well, that, and i fallowed le-" i broke off as i saw lemurtail bounding over to me and rockfur. "i'm so sorry rockfur, but may i borrow your apprentice for a few moments?" lemurtail's voice was creepy sounding, like he was trying to stop him self from yowling in anger. i looked up at Rockfur, he looked like a shadow with eyes, irritated eyes. his black fur puffed out and laid flat again before he replied, "we are already off to a late start today, we need to get some training in." lemurtail stuck his tail straight up in the air, clearly impatient. "i-it's alright rockfur" i mewed softly, i won't let him keep me too long, and I'll be up before sunrise next time!" he turned his irritated eyes on me, "alright, be quick about it!" i nodded and waited for lemurtail, he flicked his tail and padded off, i fallowed. i respected Rockfur more then ever now, he had stood up to the mountianclan deputy! i whised i could be that brave! we were heading to the elders den, elders were cats that were too old or had suffered a great injury and were no longer fit to be warriors. eatch clan took care to keep there elders heatley and happy as possible. lemurtail stopped when we reached the den "behind here" he muttered as he crept behind the den, i, again fallowed. i was scared, why was he leading me back here?! as soon as we were both out of site, behind the tightly entwined branches that made up the elders den, he whirled on me "don't tell ANY CAT about what you and greenpaw saw last night!! not even your mentor!!...........i stared at him, why was he so angry, was meeting with Rainstar THAT bad!?

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Saturday, September 10, 2005

CHAPTER 5: Lemurtail's secret friend.

As I crept out of camp I took one last look around the camp to make sure no one was following me. I had to meet Rainstar or our plan will be demolished. I, lemurtail, have been sneaking out of my clan to meet this leader for a reason. His clan has suffered many attacks by the rouges. If it weren’t for me then my clan would have wiped that place clean of DustClan cats. I’m the one that told my leader to wait till the are at the weak point. But that won’t happen…I have been stealing leftovers from my clan, mountain clan, and bringing it to the leader for him to share with his clan. I had two fat pigeons in my mouth at the time. Then carefully swept through a hole in the bushes. I have used this hole for over 8 moons now. Once I got trough the thorny part I trotted to the border that joined the Mountainclans and Dustclans territory. I heard some kind of whispering behind me and flung my self around as fast as I could…but nothing was there. So I suspiciously turned around and started jogging this time. I heard ruffled leaves the next, I turned my head to see again nothing was there. Then I started to run not too fast and not too slow. Then I heard giggling…I stopped for a second to catch me breath then turned around furiously. There I saw mudpaw and green leaf. “How did you…what did you…what are you doing here?” I said angry yet confused. “We followed you,” they said at the same time. “Well head on back to camp or ill make you!” I growled. They ran off in to the bushes. ‘There’ I thought to myself ‘there gone’. Then I started to walk again. I padded my way through the leaves and came to a halt as I saw a little stream of water. I was at the border of both clans. I set the bloated pigeons beside me and bent down to take a sip of the stream water. Ten I heard “lemurtail to made it at last.” Said a happy-go-lucky voice. I lifted my head to find Rainstar the leader I have been looking for. “How have you been? Is your clan ok…” “Oh yes they have we have had a problem though…the rouges are attacking way to much. And they are taking all of our food and the kits are dieing of not starvation but of the heat…the heat is becoming such a big problem.” He looked down as he said that. “Don’t give up so quickly.” I said holding up two fat pigeons. “Oh…lemurtail what would I do if you weren’t there to support us all.” Lemurtail held his head up high as Rainstar said that. “Hey mudpaw…isn’t that the Dustclans leader…oh what was his name…?” “Yup its Rainstar alright but why is lemur tail with him?” she said quiet as a mouse. “Owe stop pushing…” I said with anger. “Sorry I just can’t see.” “Well you still pushing so stop will ya.” I pushed her as I said that. She pushed me back…it was like tag only your not running. “STOP IT!” we both said to each other. Just then we both fell out of the bushes. “Owe…” mudpaw said with agony. “Oh…hem…hello lemurtail how was your day?” Lemurtail was staring at us with fire in his eyes. Mudpaw scooted away towards Rainstar. But Rainstar wasn’t paying any attention to her. He stared at my along with lemurtail. Then Rainstar jumped. Mudpaw was sniffing him and tickling him with her whiskers. He laughed as he jumped. Rainstar said with giggles “I like these two what are there name?” I flat out said it “ Greenpaw’s the name, nice to meet you.” He gave me a surprised look. Then out came mudpaws answer, “ I’m mudpaw, you smell good!” “Why…um thank you mudpaw.” He said with confusion. Lemurtail said, “Its best I be going…” then he leaned over and whispered in to Rainstars ear “we’ll get more done next time…” Rainstar nodded with agreement. And took the to pigeons and padded of into the dusty forest. “Hey lemurtail…why didn’t Rainstar attack us at first site… isn’t that’s against the warrior code?” “Rainstar is a wise leader and will only attack if it is a threat to him or his clan.” “Wow…I want to be as wise as him.” Said mudpaw. “Someday you will mudpaw…someday you will.”

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Thursday, September 8, 2005

CHAPTER 4: Desert

I knew that the storm would soon be here, dust-colored clouds hung over the dust clan camp. this happened every time a storm blew by, it would kick up all the red dirt from the dust plains and swirl it around, and around in wispy spirals over the camp. hence Dustclan's name but this was the worse time for a dust storm! why?, i asked Star clan silently. it was hard enough being the leader of dust clan... "Rainstar!" my train of thought was lost. i turned to face my deputy Redpelt, he had been the one who just called my name. "rainstar! a storm is blowing in! we will all be blinded by the dust! the Rouges will take this advantage, i know it!!" i touched his shoulder with my tail tip to calm him down, hiding my uncertainties would be best for the clan, so i replied bravely. "all is well, have you stopped to think, redpelt, that maby they will be blind in the dust as well?" redpelt was silent, "i have...and so has the clan, but that didn't stop them last time, they put up as good a fight as we did! and we are warriors trained to fight in the dust since apprenticeship!" i just looked at redpelt "it won't happen!" i yowled at him, at first he looked taken-aback, but i was happy to see confidence creep into his eyes, i had sounded determined when i yowled, but i couldn't help but think: 'my famous last words' redpelt gave a determined nod, "your right, Rainstar, DustClan is strong too!" redpelt was more like a kit sometimes then a deputy, but his words boosted my confidence as much as mine had his........ later that night the storm had set in, it was almost impossible to see one tail-length away! but the whole clan was on there toes, ready if the rouges did show up. rouges were a mean bunch, almost like a clan but not as organized. they consisted of cats who had been banned from there original clan, they didn't go by the warrior code. As dust swirled around me i could only make out a few forms of cats running alertly around the camp. now i would go. go to the dust clan and mountain clan border, there i would meet with the mountain clan deputy, and our plan will fully take effect. i know it was wrong to leave my clan at a time like this, but it was the only time i could get out of camp unnoticed. i was a poor leader. i had no courage. but this meeting was important, it could save my clan from all this fear and uncertainty! and as the leader of DustClan, that was my duty! . . . "It's getting dark" Greenpaw mewed. I could hear the excitement in her voice, at this time tomorrow, she would've officially began her medicine cat training!! i was excited too, Rockfur was my mentor!! me and Greenpaw were laying at the entrance to the apprentices den, the others were asleep. it was almost moon high, we should be asleep too. but the excitement was unbelievable!! "hey,Mudpaw" greenpaw whisperd "is that lemurtail!?" i looked in the direction of the camp entrance, and, sure enough lemurtail was silently padding out of camp. "where is he going?" i mewed to Greenpaw. "dunno" i looked at her and saw a mischievous look in her eyes. "lets fallow him!" we both said at the same time!

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