(Thistlepaw's POV)

I had just finished replacing the moss in the nusery when my mentor, Brambleclaw, called me.

"Yes", I asked.

"It's time for a hunting patrol", he told me.

I could feel eyes burning into my silver tabby pelt. I was lucky to have the clan deputy as my mentor and some of the apprentices didn't like it.

Okay, one didn't like it and that was Rosepaw. She was a pretty, tortoiseshell she-cat with icy, blue eyes. She had a crush on Brambleclaw and thought she deserved him. The other and I apprentices thought she was a little crazy.

"Okay", I said and we walked over to the other mentor and apprentice, Brackenfur and Stormpaw.

We walked out of the thorn barrier and into the forest.

"This morning, I was running after Moonpaw when Snowkit was in the path when a flash went past and she was gone", I told Stormpaw as our mentors talked up ahead.

"That was me", he told me.

"It was too fast to be you", I said not believing him.

He looked at me with those stormy gray eyes and I knew he was telling the truth.

"Maybe you were faster because you saw Snowkit was in trouble", I said trying to process what I saw and what he told me.

"Maybe, but what if I have powers", he said, a twinkle appeared in his eye.

"Yeah and I'm super strong and Moonpaw can jump high", I said.

"I'm serious Thistlepaw", he whined.

I heard scurrying and told him to shut it. I opened my mouth and a cascade of smells came in, but one stood out. "Mouse", I said.

I kept close to the ground and soon spotted the brown creature. I pounced on it and killed it with a swift bite to the neck, ending its squirming.

I picked it up and padded back over.

"Good catch Thistlepaw", Brambleclaw congratulated.

"Thanks, I said around the mouse.

I buried the mouse and we continued on the patrol.

(Moonpaw's POV)

Nothing was really happening.

I gave Orchidpaw some mouse bile for the elders' ticks.

"We're almost out of coltsfoot, could you get more", Jayfeather asked.

"Sure", I said.

I walked out and into the forest looking for the herb. I was close to the Shadowclan border, but made sure not to get to close.

I picked at the stalk when the Shadowclan scent got stronger.

I heard pawsteps and turned around to see a Shadowclan apprentice near the border grabbing herbs.

He was a handsome black tom with a white spot over his right eye and on his front paws.

I shook my head and turned to grab the herb when he hissed at me.

I turned around. "My camp is in need of catmint and our territory is out", he told me quietly.

I looked around to make sure there were no warriors. I motioned him over with my tail and led him to the old twoleg place.

"Since when does a Shadowclan cat admit his clan is in trouble", I asked the handsome tom.

"I have no pride, so what", he told me.

"I'm Moonpaw", I told him. "Hawkpaw", he told me.

I thought about the stories Longtail used to tell us before he died. One was about Tigerstar's son and Brambleclaw's half brother, Hawkfrost of Riverclan. Hawkfrost tried to kill Firestar because Tigerstar told him to when he visited the dark forest at night. He trapped Firestar in a bear trap and was about to kill him when Brambleclaw stopped him and killed Hawkfrost.

I shook my head and told myself he wasn't the same person.

We came upon the twoleg place and hopped into the garden full of herbs. He grabbed enough catmint for his clan and thanked me.

"Look Diamond, two small cats", someone said.

We turned to see two rogues.

"Come on Twig, leave them alone this is their territory", the pure white she-cat said. "Nope, this is our territory and they aren't allowed", Twig, a big calico tom, said, "Leave before we claw off your ears off."

Diamond stepped in front of us and said, "I'm not going to allow you to hurt these cats", she said.

"Move Diamond or I'll have to attack you", he warned.

She wouldn't budge and he jumped, claws unsheathed, at Diamond.

Suddenly her snow white pelt was stained dark red with her own blood.

(Stormpaw's POV)

Why didn't Thistlepaw believe me?

This thought had been running through my mind ever since the patrol this morning.

It was getting close to moonrise and I was out hunting with Icepaw. Maybe I could try to go that fast again.

I ran forward, but I wasn't nearly as fast. I shook my head and sniffed around when a familiar scent filled my jaws.

"Thrush", I said to myself.

On the ground was a fat thrush, preening itself.

I quietly and slowly stalked up to it, my tail completely still.

I pounced on it, killing it with a bite to the neck.

I took my freshkill back to camp where Icepaw was waiting for me with her freshkill.

"You're slow", she teased as we walked inside the camp. I purred and put my freshkill down.

"Maybe I am", I said and we walked inside the apprentice den.

I lay down and Icepaw lay next to me. I soon drifted off into to sleep.