Warriors: Fear and Hope

Dashfang looked at Lightningstorm wit pride, but Soarwing had not deserved his name. She looked at Lightningstorm, and Cloudystorm soon came up to her. “I was wondering if you wanted to go on patrol with him today, just alone.” She asked kindly.

Dashfang nodded, and she smiled. “Of course we can go alone. It would be good for her. I can tell her what it’s like when you have an apprentice.” She mewed, and she ran over to Lightningstorm, sniffing the warriors den. She ran up to him and smiled. “Lightningstorm, we are going on patrol together, is that okay?” She mewed happily, and Lightningstorm nodded.

“That would be great!” he mewed, and they ran off. He found a mouse and pounced on it, killing it instantly. He smiled, and dropped it in front of Dashfang. “Do you know what’s great about going out on patrol?” he asked Dashfang happily.

“What?” Dashfang mewed and she looked into his eyes.

“We get to eat prey right as we catch it.” He mewed, and they eat just for a bit. They finally got home, and they heard Sunstar’s yowl.

“All cats old enough to catch their own prey please come to Castle rock!” she yowled, and she saw all the cats circle around her. “Today, the formal leader of Shadeclan, Bloodstar will be named Bloodface. We cannot take away his nine lives, but we can take away his name.” she mewed, and she left.

The cats were all very startled by their leader’s decision. Dashfang saw Spitfire tending his wounds, and Browniepaw helping her. Dashfang had not seen him for a while, so she decided to see them. She saw a scar on Browniepaw’s leg. It looked a lot like a lightning bolt. Dashfang looked at him, and smiled. “Why are you tending his wounds?” she asked Spitfire.

Spitfire frowned, and looked at Dashfang. “I am because he’s my son. My mate was his father, Charmingstar. We did not want any kitty to know, so we gave him to my sister, Fleetpool.” She mewed.

Dashfang was shocked. Browniepaw limped over to her, and patted her back. He then limped away, to get more herbs. He brought more, and put it on where Dashfang scratched him down.

Browniepaw smiled at Dashfang. “I would love to stay and chat, but I think Sunstar wants you,” he mewed, and he went back to his herbs.

Sunstar did want her. “Dashfang, come here.” She mewed, and Dashfang followed her. “Had Rareleaf tell you about the prophecy of our clan?” she asked.

Dashfang shook her head. “No she had not, what it is?” she asked, cocking her head with very much interest.

Sunstar smiled, and mewed, “It is fear alone will save our clan.” She looked into Dashfang’s eyes. She then left, no time for Dashfang to ask her question.

What does that mean? she thought, and she shrugged, and went to Setclaw, who was ordering cats around.

“Dashfang, I need you to go back onto patrol with Lightningstorm,” she mewed, “Cats are saying that they smell Shadeclan warriors in our territory.” She ran off, and Dashfang, once again, got Lightningstorm.

“What is it?” he asked. “Are we under attack!” he yowled.

Dashfang shook her head, and calmed him down. “We need to go on patrol; Setclaw said that cats smell Shadeclan warriors in our territory.” She mewed, and the two cats ran off. Luckily, they were both pegasi, so they could both fly. They ran across the borders, and they smelled for any Shadeclan cats. They did not find any, so they shrugged, and they flew home.

Sunstar was standing on castle rock. She looked down at her clan, worried. Dashfang looked at the kits den, seeing Skykit pounce out of it. She smiled at Dashfang, and leaped over to her. “Hello Dashfang!” She mewed happily.

“Hello, Skykit, how is Morningdew?” she asked nicely.

Skykit said she loved being with her, and the sun began to set. “Well, good night Dashfang!” she mewed to her friend, and aunt.

Dashfang mewed with a laugh, “Good night.” She ran over to the warriors den, where Lightningstorm and Soarwing now rest. They breathe nicely and calmly.  Dashfang slept in his nest, right next to Lightningstorm. She fell into a deep sleep, until a rustle in the bushes woke her. A warning yowl came from Strongnose. All the cats ran to the bushes, and heard them rustle again. Some growled, and some shied away. The cat jumped out of the bushes. It was a Pegasus with a blonde mane and tail, and a flower kitty mark.

She puffed out air, and she stared at the clan. “The Lakeclan and Shadeclan c-cats banded together, and they are attacking us now!” she yowled, and then she choked because she was breathing too hard. She fainted, and was very soon woken up by Dashfang.

“C’mon, we have to go.” She mewed, and she ran off. Setclaw, Applefur, Lightningstorm, Soarwing, Fleetingwind, and Redpaw ran off with Dashfang in the lead. Setclaw soon jumped ahead of Dashfang, but suddenly stopped. She sniffed the air.

“We’re being followed!” she yowled, and she turned to a bush. Skykit pounced out, and ran into Setclaw’s leg. “Skykit, you are supposed to be in the clan!” she yowled to the young kit.

“I wanted to come with!” she yowled defiantly.

Setclaw was angry, and she whipped her head to Dashfang. “She is your kit, so she is your problem!” she yowled, and Dashfang looked at Redpaw.

“Redpaw, bring Skykit home. Are you alone Skykit?” she asked as Tiarakit and Silverkit “Bring them home Redpaw!” she yowled, and he looked straight into her eyes. His ears were flat, but he still did it.

She bugged Setclaw, but they still went on. Setclaw soon stopped, and she yowled to Dashfang to come up. “Dashfang, lead us to the camp.”

Dashfang led them into the camp until they saw all the Breezeclan cats fighting against the Lakeclan cats. They fought for their lives, and then the Lightningclan cats came to the rescue.