Warriors: Everfree of Secrets

Dashfang ran down the ravine trying to fight against the snowy storm of leaf-bare. She gripped a mouse in her teeth and she shook her paws off as she went. The sent of the mouse shot into her nostrils, and she felt her stomach growl. She has not eaten since yesterday morning. That’s leaf-bare for her.

She was starving, and she felt like she wanted to give up and fall into the freezing snow. However, she knew that the clan needed to be fed. Her wings felt like they were frozen.

A glow of pride replaced her cold thoughts as she thought of the battle that had just happened yesterday. The Breezeclan cats had been much outnumbered by the Lakeclan and Shadeclan cats, but they asked them for help. They were fighting to death, and they soon won against the two clans.

She then ran into the clan camp, and went through the leaves that had been the entrance. She saw all the cats inside their dens, and then she saw Setclaw, examining the clan. She walked over to Dashfang, and looked coldly into her eyes. “Where have you been?” she asked, and she started to lick her paw.

Her smile turned into a cold frown, and she put down her prey. “I’ve been hunting.” She mewed, and she picked her prey back up and brought it to the fresh-kill pile.

Setclaw ran after her and mewed, “I do not think that you need to go hunting again.” She looked into Dashfang, and she smiled. “You are going to the gathering tonight.” She then walked over to the warriors den.

Dashfang picked up a mouse and a vole, and saw Applefur walking into the den, after Setclaw. She followed her, and she saw three cats sitting together. Setclaw, Daringtail, and Soarwing talked to each other. Dashfang lifted her ears and she tried to listen, but they were whispering too much.

Applefur put her paw on Dashfang’s shoulder. “You okay catmint?” she asked, and Dashfang looked into her green eyes.

“No,” she whispered. “I want to know more about Setclaw killing Purpletail.” She looked back at Setclaw and she frowned.

Applefur frowned too. “Well we can’t go, because we would have to go through Breezeclan territory,” she mewed, and Dashfang’s eyes furrowed.

“That’s a risk we’ll have to take,” mewed Dashfang, and she looked back at Setclaw.

She saw her reflection in Setclaw’s eyes, and Daringtail growled, “Why in the world are you staring at that kitty-pet!”

Dashfang snarled at Daringtail, and Setclaw stood. “We will leave at Moonrise! Get some rest!” she yowled, and they all slept.

Dashfang and Applefur, however, stood up a while. “Applefur, we will leave after the gathering,” she mewed, and they went to sleep.

They both woke when they felt a paw touch their face. Sunstar was shaking them, and Dashfang sat straight up. “We’re leaving now,” she mewed, and she turned to fly to Castle Rock. She called all the cats and told them that it was time to leave.

They all ran to the edge of their territory where the fourtrees had been laying for years. Sunstar stopped, and the cats waited for her to give the signal to move.

Dashfang looked at Sunstar. Suddenly, Setclaw ran over to her and mewed, “Are we going to let them know about Bloodface?” she asked, and Sunstar shook her head.

“No, we will have to keep that a secret,” she mewed, and she looked at her clan. “We will not mention Bloodface to the clan! He will bring chaos to all the clans!” she yowled, and she flicked her tail. The cats came running down the hill into the four trees. They saw the cats in between the trees. Then Sunstar ran on top of the great rock, and the clan leaders smiled.

Dashfang tried to find Applefur, but then she saw her friend walking away with Copper. She frowned, and she saw some elders talking about warriors. Then the gathering starts.

It was a very short meeting, and Dashfang remembered the last gathering when all the leaders almost started a fight. Dashfang looked for Applefur, and she popped in front of her. “Are you ready?” asked Dashfang.

Applefur frowned. “To see Fluttershy?” she asked.

“Not so loud!” Dashfang yowled.

Applefur nodded, and she mewed, “Yes I am ready to see Fluttershy,” She mewed, and Dashfang nodded back. They then run into the forest and start their journey to Fluttershy.