Hello, so all of the chapters here will be separate challenges from NerdClan :D
I hope you enjoy!
You Are What You're Named
Other Clans always had strange views and opinions on ThunderClan.
"The kittypet Clan!"
"Soft!"
"Thieves!"
"They think they're StarClan's gift to the Clans-"
"Know it alls-"
But if ShadowClan knew more about specific cats in their Clan, then they'd have endless ammunition for hate and mockery. There were two warriors in ThunderClan that even Firestar didn't dare bring to a gathering. Cats "so vicious" (as he phrased it in excuses) that never even came out in battle.
Berrynose sat on a snowy log a couple of tail lengths away from the ShadowClan border, discouraged. This area was far enough from the ThunderClan camp that he wouldn't be bothered and yanked from his thoughts, but hidden by bushes so that no ShadowClan cat could spot him. He came here a lot and sat.
How was he supposed to hunt when all he could smell was the scent of a big, juicy blackberry? The worst thing about this curse caused the once brave apprentice to fear battle. If another cat gave his nose so much as the smallest scratch, it would ooze red and segments of his nose would detach with it. The only thing he could hunt were birds, but much to the amusement of other cats, the only reason he could hunt them was because they'd fly right up to him in hopes to snack on the delicious ripe berry that served in the place of his nose.
During his warrior vigil, he had been so embarrassed with his new nose that he had tried to claw it off during his rage. Red dripping down his face and pelt, he thought he was free from this new disaster. But the next day after Leafpool had cleaned off all of the chunks of remaining blackberry, she was surprised to see a small flower blooming in it's place. Then the next day, that small flower was replaced with a tiny green berry. Next was a red berry, which eventually morphed into a plump vision-blocking blackberry. How pathetic, Berrynose thought to himself. This isn't who I wanted to become.
As he sat he heard whispers, and he heard paw steps over by the ShadowClan border. His heart heated faster, hoping they wouldn't catch his scent. He sneaked a glance and saw that they were indeed, ShadowClan cats. An entire patrol of them.
Berrynose started to run, afraid that they'd see him. He used to be a confident warrior, but was now reduced to this sad state. The ShadowClan cats saw the movement and ran, catching up to him. It was an invasion, he had to get away. He got ready to run and hide, but stopped in his tracks when he heard one of the ShadowClan cats call to him.
"Berrypaw?" she meowed with a combination of surprise and worry. "It's me, Shadeleaf. I haven't seen you at the gatherings for moons, is there something wrong?"
"There's no time for this, Shadeleaf," a silver and white she-cat said. "But I am interested, where have you been? Firestar has been saying the most awful things about you."
Berrynose didn't want to turn around. He could get away, he'd been running for so long. But Berrypaw was the type of cat who was loyal to his Clan, and would never flee from a fight. And deep inside, he had been desperately wishing that Berrynose was also that kind of cat. "Yes, it's Berrynose," he said. He could do this.
"Where have you been?" the cat asked again, her voice full of menace. "We don't have much time."
Berrynose slowly turned around, ready to face the world. But before the ShadowClan patrol had time to register his nose, the silver and white she-cat leapt onto him, claws outstretched. And much to Shadeleaf's distress, the other cats followed.
Being beaten down, Berrynose sunk to the ground, unsure of what to do. Claws were flying at first, but he was running out of energy and panic was taking over. During the fight he heard the cries of ThunderClan cats, and was relieved to hear the a patrol arriving.
Fog covered the forest, making it almost impossible to see. ShadowClan cats hissed in alarm, unsure of the sudden change in weather. Was this a sign from StarClan? If so, who were they angry with? The two Clans backed away from each other, both staying cautious.
Cloudtail. Usually his tail was a nuisance, but today it had saved us.
It was good to have regained my confidence. And it was good to have chased those ShadowClan warriors out of our territory.
In StarClan, they decided to take the curse away. Berrynose wasn't as stuck up as he used to be, and Cloudtail wasn't so proud of being a kitty pet and a warrior before the others.