Chapter 3

Woodpaw and her littermate bounded off to a spot where moonlight shone brightly. Maplepaw sat beside Woodpaw.

Woodpaw whispered, "Hi, Maplepaw!"

Maplepaw gave her a nod but did not take her eyes off the leaders. As usual the youngest leader is allowed to speak first. Splashstar stood up.

"Prey is running best now in Riverclan ever since we moved here. And because of that our warriors and apprentices are all well fed and stronger than before." She meowed and sat down for Darkstar to speak.

"I thought Smallstar was the youngest!" whispered Woodpaw to Otterpaw.

"Well apparently Smallstar is the oldest among all the leaders." Maplepaw meowed unexpectedly, overhearing Woodpaw's question.

Otterpaw glared at her and turned his eyes back at the leaders. Only a twitched of his tail betrayed that he had been interested in Maplepaw's reply.

"What about the other leaders?" Woodpaw asked.

"That black tabby tom is Darkstar, like all Shadowclan cats, he is very secretive especially about its defeats. The pale gray she cat whom spoke just now is Splashstar, the youngest. But she had already lost a life due to greencough."

"Wow."

"There is one last news I would like to share!" Darkstar meowed before Froststar had a chance to announce anything, his meow loud enough for every cat to hear. "We have notice that whenever our medicine cat is out collecting herbs, there would be some of these herbs like Watermint and coltsfoot already taken near Thunderclan and Riverclan border!"

Riverclan and Thunderclan began to growl, sneer and hiss at the Shadowclan cats. Some of the cats had unsheltered their claws ready for a fight.

"Stop!" Froststar yowled as clouds covered the moon.

"Starclan is angry! So the gathering is over!" Smallstar yowled right after Froststar.


Cats began to go back to their own clanmates hissing whenever they met a cat from Shawdowclan.

"Come in."

Wolffur padded into Froststar's den and sat down.

"What the matter?"

"Well, it is about last night's gathering, you have not told the other clans about the prophecy yet."

"Ah yes I have not. But Starclan had stopped the gathering, so I can't do anything but wait till the next gathering and hope the dark snake would not yet appear."

"But if the dark snake is going to cause trouble to all the clans, why would Starclan stopped the gathering?"

"Do you think Starclan wants to risk having cats injured for the coming trouble?"

"No"

"Off you go."

Wolffur padded out of Froststar's den and went off to find Turtleshell, her best friend.

Turtleshell was at the fresh-kill pile picking on a Shrew.

"Hey Turtleshell, want to go for a walk?" Wolffur asked bounding up to her.

"Okay!"She replied excitedly gulping down the fresh-kill.

They trotted towards the thorn barrier chatting happily.

As they set out for a walk, Turtleshell scented something funny.

"Did you smell that?"

Wolffur sniffed, it scented familiar but she just could not recognized it.

"Wolffur shrugged. "Maybe it's just crow food not buried properly."

"Maybe, let's just continue with our walk." Turtleshell meowed.

The scent became stronger; a huge red furred creature came up to them, hissing.

"Fox!" Turtleshell yowled.

Wolffur tried to remember some of the battle moves sweettail had taught her. Even as a medicine cat, she must learn how to defend herself.

Turtleshell and Wolffur unsheathed their claws aiming blows at the fox's muzzle. But soon enough it became a cat chase.

"Help!" Wolffur yowled.

"I got a plan; we will come to a halt when we reach the old Thunderpath." whispered Turtleshell.

Wolffur got confused. "Come to a halt and get eaten by this fox?" she thought, but nodded anyway.

The old Thunderpath got nearer as they ran, fear gripped on Wolffur's pelt and finally they skidded to a halt. The fox went a few tail lengths ahead of them, just as Turtleshell predicted. Wolffur understood. They took this chance and jumped on the fox's back, biting and slashing. Then Turtleshell rolled neatly under the fox's belly giving it deep cuts with her claws. Wolffur got out of the way as Turtleshell jumped and landed right on the confused fox sinking her jaws into the scuff of the fox and raking its body with her claws. The fox yowled in pain, and ran away with Turtleshell and Wolffur spiting and chasing it untill it is out of Thunderclan territory.

"Don't even think of coming back again!" Turtleshell spat after the fox.

"Or Thunderclan will shred you to pieces next time!" Wolffur added.

The fox ran out towards the old Thunderpath then the direction of the Moonpool yowling in pain.

"Wow! How did you think of that? It's amazing!" Wolffur exclaimed.

Turtleshell stared at her paws embarrassed. Panting, they padded back to camp to boast about the news.


(While in Starclan)

"No, this trouble is more than we thought," Meowed a pure white she-cat.

"But there must be something we could do!"exclaimed a tawny colored she-cat.

"There is nothing we could do but to wait and bless the clans, Spottedfern." A creamed colored tom answered.

"Not even tell the clans something?" Spottedfern asked.

"No. We can only allow them to discover it themselves," answered the creamed colored tom.

"Please, Breezestorm," Pleaded Spottedfern.

"You must understand, Spottedfern." The pure white she-cat answered.

"But, Snowstar-" Spottedfern protested.

Snowstar cut her off, "I know it's hard to accept and understand when your kits are part of the few cats to save the clans. But you know that it's for the best."

"Okay. But we will tell those few cats won't we?"

"Yes, we will." Snowstar and Breezestorm replied.


Wolffur felt the sun shining through the brambles and stretched all four paws in turn.

"Leafbare is not far off and we are already low on catmint and marigold, Wolffur can you go and collect some?" Sweettail told her apprentice.

"Okay." Wolffur replied.

She went out towards the Old twoleg nest.

The scent of catmint was not far off but it was fainter than before.

"Surely, the frost has not come so early?" Wolffur whispered to herself.

She bit off the stems of catmint and carried as much as possible back to camp.

"Are you off to collect more herbs later?" Voleheart asked her as she walked towards the medicine cat den.

"Yes. I am go in t colec rigold after I pot don the Catmint," Wolffur replied through a mouth full of Catmint.

"While you were away, Froststar announced that all cats that leave camp must have at least one senior Warrior with them. So maybe I could follow you out."Voleheart meowed.

"Okay."Wolffur answered.

Just as Wolffur was heading out of camp, she caught sight of Jayfur sneaking out of camp by himself through the Dirtplace.

"Maybe he wanted to make dirt first, so that exit would be easier. Besides, he must be counted as one of the senior Warriors to be able to go out by himself."Wolffur thought.


"Finally, the stores of herbs are all enough. And I have packed them in nicely piles over there. Lets sleep Wolffur, our work is done." Sweettail meowed tiredly.

Wolffur instantly jumped into her nest and drifted to sleep. At midnight, the whole of Thunderclan was woken up by the sudden loud yowl coming from Hawkpelt.


How's the story? I am so sooorrrrrrry for not updating for weeks. It is actually because of an overseas trip organized by my school, so you know, if it is school there would be no computers. Well about the chapter 2's author's note, it will still be up. If you notice I have not put up a Quote for this chapter. Please review if I should continue with the quotes or not, I really am unsure if I should continue. I have seen on some stories that only if there are 5 reviews, then the author would add a chapter, so I have decided that I would do it. Please review!