NOTE: Since I didn't begin this idea, the first two chapters belong to Habato! I did do some minor tweaks
I don't own either Ranger's Apprentice or Warriors!
Prelude: Will and Halt
Will chased the blur of green and brown that was his mentor through trees. Heavier footfalls followed them, indicating that Horace desperately trying to match the hard run through the thick forest that the Rangers could achieve. For a couple of minutes, they thought they had lost their pursuers.
Then they heard the horses. The beasts' loud footfalls carried to them, causing the party on foot to increase their already fast pace. If they just kept going straight, the riders would eventually catch them.
"This way!" Halt said calmly as he brushed through the thick bushes on the left of the path. Right now, anything was better than continuing and being outran. But the riders were closer than they knew.
"Over here! I see them!" someone close behind them started shouting to his backup.
Halt cursed under his breath and turned to look. It was like the pool and the tripping rock just sprang from the ground, fully formed. The next thing Halt knew, there was a splash, a push from behind as the apprentices ran into him. Something hit his head hard and darkness swallowed him.
Prelude: Jayfeather
Vengeful red eyes bore down on him in the darkness. He turned to run, but was met with another wall of beady brown eyes. Again, he turned to flee, this time meeting large white teeth. These pushed him back towards the center. The fourth and last exit was cut off as well when a cat hidden in shadows appeared, maliciously grinning. They were almost on him when a voice spoke from the stars:
"Strong Evils have united
Determined to destroy everything by the lake.
Unless the Three face the threat,
Not alone
But with the three of Oak Leaf Warriors."
Yellowfang's voice echoed once and Jayfeather woke up again to blackness.