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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