This is a wierd chapter. Oh and the story that gets told is Very wierd! I wish I could take this chapter out but I can't, it's way too important!
"Birchstar! Birchstar, we saw and scented a loner! He didn't look mean but…"
Rosepetal came through the barrier with Lightningstorm, Riverstream, and Horsepaw in tow.
"We saw four Twolegs! (a/n I have no idea where Twolegs came from!) Three of them came at us!" Horsepaw mewed. Birchstar looked up. "Where?"
"Over by the AirClan border," Riverstream gasped. Science came over the five cats. Rosepetal caught her leaders eye and saw the flick of her tail. The young warrior bowed her head and went out into the sunlight. Riverstream and Lightningstorm looked at each other. Hesitantly, Horsepaw stepped out. She turned around and saw Birchstar nodding. Horsepaw ran out and signaled for the two warriors to follow. They followed, cautiously.
"Rippedclaw! Rosepetal! Lightningstorm! Come here, please!" the tabby leader yowled across camp. The three warriors hurried over.
"I have a mission for you three. There's this cat named Bomb-Bomb. Every ten seasons, the leader of DawnClan sends two or three warriors to defeat him. It is only a tradition because no cat has been successful. The point is to kill him, to stop the tradtition. Many cats die. But I have feeling that you three won't. Are you up to the challenge?" Birchstar meowed. Rippedclaw nodded. Lightningstorm agreed. Hesitating, Rosepetal didn't answer.
How the hell are we gonna kill a cat that can kill trained warriors? Rosepetal thought. "Uh- I guess," Rosepetal mewed.
"Go to Wheatstem and ask about Bomb-Bomb. Dismissed," Birchstar mewed.
Rosepetal padded out of the den and towards the elders den. "Wheatstem? I wanna ask you something!" the young warrior called as she went into the den.
"Yes Rosepetal? Does your question have anything to do with Bomb-Bomb or Rippedclaw? I hear things ya know!" the elder answered.
"Really both, but I'm supposed to hear about Bomb-Bomb!"
"Okay, Bomb-Bomb first. This is a true story, but don't go telling others. Bomb-Bomb was a kittypet at first. When his Twoleg moved, Bomb-Bomb ran away. For one moon, he lived alone. Then he started gathering followers. All of them were scared of what he could do. One by one them betrayed Bomb-Bomb, so he killed them. Finally, he just had his deputy.
"Bomb-Bomb didn't know that his deputy was protecting his sister by joining him. The deputy's mother had died and abandoned her tow kits. But saying since the deputy was older he took care of his sister. Well, anyways, he would sometimes disappear for a little while. Bomb-Bomb didn't say anything but watched the deputy, his name was Sand, very closely. One day Bomb-Bomb followed Sand. He was shocked that his strong deputy was very kind to the other cat. Sand always told his sister about living with the powerful leader. Bomb-Bomb listened to Sand, his eyes gleaming in anger
I thought I could trust him! But he goes off and tells this other cat about me! He will be punished severely! Bomb-Bomb thought as he made his way back to camp.
"But the fierce leader acted as though he hadn't seen Sand with that other cat for a few sunrises. Finally, Bomb-Bomb told Sand what Sand did.
"At first Sand denied what Bomb-Bomb told him. But, think, can you blame him? Then Sand admitted that she was his sister, and that he had been protecting her. Bomb-Bomb waited until Sand had gone to sleep to kill him. Another cat, he knew both Sand and Bomb-Bomb, watched as Sand tried to cry out as he died. He found Sand's sister and told her the grave news. After three sunrises, Bomb-Bomb came to kill his deputy's sister. Somehow she survived and she was never seen again. Bomb-Bomb disappeared too, but he came back," Wheatstem rasped. She blinked. Rosepetal repositioned. "That is the story Birchstar wanted you to hear."
"Wow, harsh story! How do you know this story? It sounds like this happened a long time ago!" Rosepetal exclaimed.
"It is pretty harsh. It didn't happen when you were alive, or you would have known."
"But how do you know this story?"
Wheatstem didn't answer but looked out the den opening, a sad look in her eyes. But also a distant gleam like she was reliving a horrible memory.
"Wheat…" Rosepetal stopped and lowered her voice. "Wheatstem… you're Sand's sister, aren't you? But why did you come here? Why DawnClan?"
"Yes, I am the deputy's sister. I came here to leave my young past behind. I had watched these four Clans. Dawnclan seemed right for me. There is a warning I must give you. Bomb-Bomb may look big and fat, but he is very strong. Don't underestimate him. Use your wits," the elder muttered. Rippedclaw padded into the den.
"Hi Wheatstem! Rosepetal!" the she-cat mewed cheerfully. "Haven't seen you a little while!"
"Rippedclaw! You came back!" Wheatstem cried and the turned to Rosepetal. "Rippedclaw was my apprentice. The night Rippedclaw became a warrior, she left during her vigil. No one knew where she went!"
"Wheatstem, I went to my mother in TreeClan. I didn't feel like I belonged here. They accepted in and I like it there. I made some new friends. But after a while, I started missing DawnClan. One night I decided to come back so I ran away."
Rosepetal didn't say anything but stared in interest.
"Rosepetal! Come here! You too Rippedclaw!" Autumnsong, the medicine cat apprentice, yowled from the den she shared with her mentor.
The two warriors hurried out of the elder's den and into the medicine cat's.
Rosepetal sat down. "Birchstar? Where do you want us to search for him? By the Twolegplace?"
"Yes, but search on the borders. He does not live in the middle alleys, I can tell you that."
"Everyone ready?" Rippedclaw asked, quivering. Either from anticipation or feaf.
The three warriors padded out of cam and headed in the direction of the Twolegplace. It didn't take them very long. They soon met another cat.
Instinctively, Rosepetal unsheathed her claws.
"Clan cats?" he mewed, rather hoarsely.
Rippedclaw nodded.
"Looking for Bomb-Bomb?" he asked.
"Yeah, you're the cat that told Wh… I mean Sand's sister about Sand, aren't you?" Rosepetal said suddenly.
The older cat nodded. "Glad I did! Don't know where she went though."
"Rosepetal, how do you know this cat?" Lightningstorm asked, puzzled.
"I obey Birchstar's orders!" Rosepetal snapped.
Lightningstorm recoiled as though Rosepetal slashed her in the face.
"I'm sorry, Lightning-"
"Do you want to know where Bomb-Bomb is or not? Then stop bickering!" the cat meowed. "Name's Fizz. Bomb-Bomb lives by the dirtiest alley. Now go!"
Many things in this chapter came from, like, nowhere! I know for sure the next chapter is much better, shorter, but better! R&R please!
