~Danger in the Forest
Chapter 1~
The sun rose gently from the morning and into the afternoon. A white she-cat with ginger paws was sitting on a branch looking out at her Clan. "Cats of LeafClan, gather below High Branch for a Clan meeting."
Cats of different sizes came from they're leafy dens to see what the leader had wanted.
"On a sad note, our dear friend Snowholly was murdered. His sister, Brokenflash, had confronted the killer and confirmed it as Echostripe of MoonClan."Yowls and hisses broke loose from the gathered cats, but one cat, a blue-gray tom, hissed the loudest. "What did you do with Echostripe, Brokenflash?""Did you kill her?" asked a black she-cat with red eyes.
A silent hush fell over the cats as they looked a dark gray she-cat."I did attack her, but she fled. But…" The dark warrior faltered, as if fear had told her to shut her mouth. "She-she fell into the river, Owlstrike…He was there… He ran along the river's edge, trying to save the she-cat….He did catch her, but she was already dead… Fearfully, I grabbed my brother and ran back here…"
The white leader sighed. "We will hold vigil for Snowholly, but I have happier news to share." She looked at a few young kits. "First off, Fernfoot has decided to make Hollypaw her apprentice. And to join the apprentice den…" She looked at a light gray tom. "Hiddenkit, you have reach the sixth moon of life, so it is time to be an apprentice."His mother, a black she-cat with large blue eyes, pushed the young tom forward.
"By naming apprentices, we show off LeafClan's strength," she yowled to her cats. The white she-cat looked down at the young tom. From this moment on, until he earns his warrior name, he will be known to us as Hiddenpaw." She looked over her Clan. She remembered that her deputy, a light brown tabby with white spots along her back, said that Brokenflash would be an excellent mentor.
Hiddenkit-no Hiddenpaw- looked excited, yet nervous.
"Brokenflash, you were Fogstar's apprentice. He taught you all about hunting and fighting in the shadows. You will mentor Hiddenpaw, train him like Fogstar trained you."
Hiddenpaw walked over to his new mentor and touched noses with her.
Brokenflash, on the other paw, looked extremely upset and nervous. No one knew this, but Fogstar wasn't the greatest of mentors. Fogstar, leader before the white she-cat, was a dark gray tom with dark green eyes. He had a training style that often left his apprentices in the cold, and turned them down a path of darkness and evil.
Brokenflash remained still and watched the cats walk away. Oh Frozenstar, what have you done? "Hello, Hiddenpaw."
"Hi Brokenflash! What are we coming to do today?"
"Well, I'm going to stay by my brother. I can ask Mintstripe to take you out though," the dark warrior murmured sadly.
"Oh, well, alright," the light gray apprentice meowed.
"Mintstripe," Brokenflash meowed to a brown tabby tom with blue-green eyes. "Can you take Hiddenpaw out, so I can stay with my brother today?"
The tom nodded slowly. "I'm so sorry from your lose, Brokenflash."
"It was too early…StarClan had a lot planned for him," mewed a cat from behind. "StarClan must have lied to me," the cat whispered quietly, walking up to Brokenflash. It was Fernfoot, the LeafClan medicine cat."Snowholly is deeply missed," murmured another cat. Brokenflash was quick to guess it was tried to smile, but her mind was darkening. If you truly care, StarClan, why did you take my brother's life? Are you punishing me? Why…?
