"Hurry!" Lunarpaw shouted.

Acaciapaw pounded after her twin sister, silently wishing her pelt was black so she could hide in the darkness of the storm as easily as Lunarpaw could.

"I can't see through all this rain!" Acaciapaw wailed. StarClan don't let us get lost before we have even started! Acaciapaw listened behind her for the sound of the rogue's pawsteps that were there only moments ago.

"Can you hear them?" Lunarpaw called over her shoulder.

Acaciapaw opened her mouth to answer but thunder roared, spooking her into silence. She pricked her ears, determined to find out if they were still being followed.

Nothing reached her ears. Nothing.

"I think their gone," she meowed to Lunarpaw once the thunder quieted down.

Lunarpaw slowed down but still kept at a brisk jog. Rain sleeted down hard, pounding against the two she-cats. Acaciapaw winced as an ice shard struck the ground near her paws. It's hail. Those rogues planned it perfectly! Threaten us just before leaf-bare and return when leaf-bare is over! Acaciapaw bristled with rage.

"Acaciapaw watch out!" Lunarpaw yelped as Acaciapaw slammed into her and they tumbled down the long stone slope.

Acaciapaw crashes against the stone wall and tumbled down a sharp slope. Rocks raked against her pelt and her claws felt broken and limp.

"Lunarpaw!" She wailed just before she crashed into the ground. She screamed in pain as Lunarpaw smacked against the ground with a hard thump right next to her.

Acaciapaw struggled to lift her head, but she felt dizzy and uncertain of her movements. Rain pelted down onto her and pressed her into the ground, refusing to let her get to her paws.

Darkness engulfed the two sisters as they rested at the bottom of a short but steep cliff.

StarClan! StarClan save us! Acaciapaw wailed silently.