Um, yeah. Starting a book of challenges from the forum "Torrentclan". I hope to make great success with these challenges!

Challenge 1: Never Let Go

Adderpaw looked at the bloody, unmoving shape of his brother, Rustpaw. His gaze shifted to the body of the other cat, the traitor. The one who murdered his brother. The cat he'd killed in return. Tigertooth. He let out a whimper of sadness. I need you, Rustpaw. Don't leave me like this! The sorrel apprentice looked up at the sky, his golden eyes on the verge of tears. I'll get you back, brother. I promise you that.

Adderpaw staggered to his paws, wincing. He looked at a deep gash on his back leg. He sniffled as a single tar trickled down his face. Then he bit into his brother's scruff and began to drag the body away, but not without slashing the murderer's body one more time. He reached the camp and dropped the body in the middle of the clearing, near the fresh-kill pile. Several of his clanmates began to gather around the body.

Adderpaw closed his eyes and pressed his muzzle into his brother's fur, dozing off quickly in his sadness.

Adderpaw opened his eyes to see a lush green forest. He realized immediately that he was in Starclan. Knowing he wasn't dead, he didn't even wonder what was happening. He had a chance to get his brother back and that was all he cared about. He needed his only sibling.

Adderpaw padded through the trees, occasionally seeing a Starclan warrior catching a piece of prey or sharing tongues with another cat. He passed by so many strange cats, rarely seeing a familiar pelt. He was searching for his brother's familiar ginger pelt though. Suddenly he saw him.

"Rustpaw!" He yowled in joy.

"What?" The ginger tom turned around. He had deep green eyes. Definitely not Rustpaw. "Who are you?"

"Sorry!" Adderpaw mewed in embarrassment. "Wrong cat."

"It's alright." The flame-colored tom chuckled. "I'm Firestar."

"The former leader of Thunderclan?" He asked.

"Yes." Firestar nodded. "Who was it that you were looking for?"

"My brother, Rustpaw of Torrentclan." Adderpaw explained. "He looks like you, except he has amber eyes, not green."

"I think I saw him near the restricted area." The tom flicked his tail to the left.

"Thanks!" The sorrel apprentice purred.

"Anytime." Firestar dipped his head as he watched the apprentice dash in the direction he'd shown him.

Adderpaw saw the familiar pelt of his brother, He knew that it was truly him this time.

"Rustpaw!" He yowled, racing towards the tom.

"Adderpaw?" Rustpaw responded, whirling around.

The sorrel apprentice reached his brother, joy racing through him.

"You're not supposed to be here." The other cat meowed.

"I came back for you."

"Why? I'm dead."

"I need you." Adderpaw insisted. "Come on. Please. Come home with me."

"I can't." His brother mewed. "I'm no longer alive."

"Yes, you are. If you were truly dead I couldn't have found you now."

"Okay." Rustpaw finally consented. "Let's go home. Though I may have to visit the medicine den if and when we return. One question; How do we leave?"

Adderpaw hadn't thought about that one. "I-I don't know."

Rustpaw heaved a sigh. "Well, let's go find a way."

The two brothers bounded towards the Starpool area. They were stopped immediately by a gray tom.

"You can't pass."

"Why not?" Adderpaw asked.

"You need authorization from Bluestar." The tom replied.

"Oh yeah?" The stubborn apprentice hissed. He glanced at his brother, giving him a nod.

At the same time, the two brothers leapt on top of the tom and began fighting him. There was screeching as fur flew everywhere, though most of it was gray. Within heartbeats, Adderpaw had pinned the gray tom down.

"Let us in." Rustpaw demanded.

"Why should I?" The gray tom retorted.

"Because if you don't you'll regret it." Adderpaw answered.

His brother raised a ginger forepaw, claws unsheathed.

"Alright, alright." The gray tom sighed. "You can go."

The two apprentices darted away, into the restricted Starpool area. Luckily, no cats were in sight.

"Let's go." Adderpaw mewed.

Rustpaw nodded in agreement. "Okay."

At the same time, the brothers jumped into the Starpool.

Adderpaw's eyes flickered open and he heard a heavy groan from his brother. He got to his paws and looked at the bloody apprentice as he staggered to his paws.

"We did it." Rustpaw grunted, looking at him.

"Yeah." Adderpaw breathed.

"But, will you let me ask one question?"

"You just did."

Rustpaw twitched his whiskers in amusement. "Why did you come back for me?"

"Without you, I'm nothing. I'm with you until the end of the clans." Adderpaw replied.

The ginger apprentice let out a pur and licked his brother's head affectionately. "Come on, let's get to the medicine den."

"Okay."

"And Adderpaw."

"Yeah?"

"Thanks for coming back for me."

I know it isn't much, but this is the first challenge I've done in any forum, so I guess you could say it's sort of a warm-up as well as a small story. Also, to my followers, this has nothing to do with my current story of Warriors. Hope you enjoyed and thanks for taking your time to read this.

Challenge 1- Complete

Words: 920 (Including author's notes...)