Warriors: Everfree of Secrets

Daringtail swept her tail across Dashfang’s nose. “No, Dashpaw and Applepaw please come with me!” she mewed, giggling.

Dashfang pushed her tail away, and she walked past her ‘mentor’. Dashfang had been doing this for a couple of days now, and she hasn’t been catching any prey. Daringtail has just been scaring them off a lot.

Dashfang growled, “I give up!” to Applefur, and she walked back to camp alone.

She walked into the den for Browniepaw and Spitfire. He sees Browniepaw slowly bringing the herbs back and forth from Spitfire to the little den where they keep them. Browniepaw saw Dashfang, and he smiled. Dashfang smiled back, and turned to Spitfire.

Spitfire didn’t turn to see him, just spoke. “Could you get some poultice for Knitear?” she mewed, and Dashfang nodded. “She’s been having pains in her paws and shoulders,” she finished, and Knitear snorted.

“That kit is mouse-brained!” she growled. “When she got me that moss, it was still wet!” She turned to her side, and Browniepaw rolled his eyes.

Dashfang giggled, and looked at Spitfire. “Yes, of course I will get you your poultice,” she mewed, and she turned away without a good-bye.

While she was going to grab the poultice she saw something strange. She saw Bloodface and Setclaw sharing tongues! Could he be her mate? No, Dashfang shook her head, and kept going. She grabbed the poultice and when she got back to the camp, Setclaw growled at her. “Boltstripe will be taking over my deputy duties until I have my kits. Go with her and Daringtail to see if there is any way to get to the gathering.”

Dashfang nodded, and she jumped to Boltstripe and Daringtail. She wished that Applefur was coming too, but she was too busy then.

Setclaw then started talking to Boltstripe, and she smiled as she said it silently to her. Before they left, Sunstar asked Dashfang to come to her den. “Yes, Sunstar,” she mewed, seeing Applefur next to her.

“First of all, your punishment is lifted, and you will not be sleeping in the apprentices den.” She looked at both Applefur and Dashfang when she said it. Then she went on. “And, Applefur will be staying in the nursery until she has her lovely kits.” She then turned away from the cats, and flicked her tail, telling them to leave.

Dashfang meets up with Daringtail, and Boltstripe. She crossed the cool grass with them, and the wind tugged gently at her sky blue fur. When they finally reached the once tiny stream they had to leap across, they saw it was flooded as well. Dashfang looked around, and saw a large branch hovering over the water. “Guys,” she mewed, and the two warriors turn towards her. Her tail flicked to the branch. “We could try to cross over this like a bridge!” she mewed, excitedly, and she leaped on it carefully. She walked over it, but then it snapped.

She had been paralyzed for a moment, but then she moved. It snapped again, and she gripped her claws into the wood. “Daringtail, Boltstripe, help!” she yowled, her wing still broken. Suddenly she was plunged into the water, with her eyes closed. She opened them, and saw nothing but rushing water. Then a huge wave crushed her into the ground.

Please help! she thought, and she swam up to the surface. She only saw glimpses of Daringtail’s golden fur swimming towards her.

She felt something grab her scruff, and she was lifted out of the water. She coughed up water, and she looked up at Boltstripe’s blue tail swinging. She turned around, and Dashfang closed her eyes. “Don’t worry,” Daringtail mewed. “You don’t need to walk. I’ll carry you.”

Dashfang rode on Daringtail’s back, and her eyes watered. She turned her head, and she saw the camp entrance. The water left her body, but she still went to Spitfire. “Dashfang!” she growled. “What did you do to yourself?” she asked.

Dashfang smiled, and coughed up more water. Her eyes were red from the water, and her mouth stung with the taste of all the herbs that were in the water. Spitfire touched her paws, and she nodded. “You don’t have a chill,” she mewed. “But, before you leave, I want you to listen.”

Dashfang nodded, and sat. When Browniepaw walked into the room, his eyes widened when he saw Dashfang.

Browniepaw stared at Spitfire, and she smiled. “Browniepaw, would you like to follow my footsteps and become the LightningClan apprentice?” she asked, and Dashfang stared at Browniepaw.

Her eyes wide and her mouth trembling. “Y-yes,” he mewed, and Spitfire smiled.

“I will tell Sunstar,” she meowed as she left the room. Browniepaw leaped after her, and Dashfang smiled.

Dashfang went towards them, and she saw the young apprentice extremely excited for the amazing moment. Dashfang then ran into the Nursery. She saw Applefur, and she smiled. “Applefur, Applefur!” she mewed, and she frowned when she saw Applefur in pain.

“Y-yes, Dashfang?” she asked, and she seemed better.

“Browniepaw agree to be the medicine cat apprentice!” she yowled, and she ran to High Rock. The young warrior then ran to the top of the rock to see Sunstar walking out of her den.

She called the cats together, and Spitfire stepped forward with Browniepaw next to her. “Cats of LightningClan!” she yowled over the noise. “As you know, I will not be around forever! Therefore, it is time I took an apprentice! I have chosen a cat that has shown bravery and kindness to others. Your next medicine cat will be Browniepaw!” she yowled, and the cats started to cheer.

Sunstar stepped forward, and she looked down at Browniepaw. “Browniepaw, do you accept the post of apprentice to Spitfire?” she asked, and Browniepaw looked amazed.

“I do,” he mewed and he stepped forward.

Spitfire smiled, and she looked at her clan. “Then at half-moon, you will travel to Moonstone to be accepted by LunarClan before the other medicine cats!”

Sunstar smiled, and she looked down at Browniepaw. “The good wishes of all LightningClan will go with you,” she mewed, licking the apprentices head.

When he jumped down, the other cats licked him, and congratulated him.

That night, Dashfang saw Sunstar jump onto High Rock. She then yowled out her clan. “All cats old enough to catch their own prey please come to High Rock!” she yowled, and she looked down at her clan. Boltstripe stood next to her, replacing Setclaw, and she mewed; “Now tonight is the gathering, as you all know, and I want Boltstripe, Cloudystorm, Twistfur, Bluepelt, Dashfang, Lightningstorm, and Soarwing to come with me.” She jumped down from the rock, and the cats followed her to the edge of the camp.

They finally reached the place where Dashfang slipped. “We should turn around,” Lightningstorm mewed.

Sunstar looked at all the cats, and she turned to Lightningpath. The lights and noises of the monsters did not come because of the flood, and she moved to the LightningClan edge. She neared the water, and she looked back at the cats. “We will have to go through ShadeClan territory,” she mewed, and she stepped lightly through the path.

When they all crossed, they heard rustling in the leaves. They kept going until shadows and growls were seen and heard. Then Sunstar signaled them to crouch down. The warriors all crouched down, and they saw Shadeclan cats jump out and surround them.

A yellow she-cat with a blue mane and tail jumped out, and smiled. “Wait, Jetblack!” she growled. “What are you doing here?” She circled the cats, and smiled.

Sunstar explained the flood, and that they could not get through to Four-Trees through their territory. She looked at the warriors of Shadeclan, and Dashfang could tell she was worried.

The she-cat smiled. Then Jetblack spoke up. “Mistystar, how can we tell we can trust them!” he growled, and he jumped back when Mistystar growled.

“Shush!” she growled. “Now, why don’t we escort you to Four-Trees? You all look tired.” She picked up the pace on the warriors, and they finally made it to the Great Rock.

They immediately started the meeting. The first to speak was Mistystar. “Now, we have an important matter to speak of,” she mewed, and she turned to Sunstar. “LightningClan has been sheltering Bloodstar!” she yowled.