Chapter 3
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*I know this chapter is also short. Next one will be longer, I promise.*
As the last few of the badgers stumbled out of the camp, Autumnbreeze looked around at the condition of the camp. The medicine cat's den had been completely torn down, and everything inside it could not be salvaged except a meager pile of herbs. Cats filled the clearing, covered in blood of the enemy and themselves. Suddenly, a limp pile of fur caught his attention. Stormpelt?
"Stormpelt…" She gasped as she rushed over to her brother. Stormpelt's eyes were wide and flickering, and the desperate green eyes stared back at her. There was a huge gash cut into his belly so deep that she could barely look at it. A streak of fear flashed through his eyes. "I'll bring you to Cherrypaw." Autumnbreeze reassured her brother, but Stormpelt murmured, "It's my time… Don't bother-" his leaf-green eyes glazed over and his body went limp. A few moments later, his fur was stone cold. "No! Stormpelt!" She whispered as she pushed her nose into his fur, breathing in his scent that was fading away by the second. Dusklight walked over to her, draping his tail over her shoulder and whispering comforting words. I'm so glad you are here for me, Autumnbreeze thought as she pressed herself against his soft fur.
"Yes! We won!" Nightmask yowled to the sky, as if thanking Starclan for their hard-earned win. "What- NO! Stormpelt!" He raced over to the dead medicine cat and buried his nose in his fur. Other cats gathered around the medicine cat, and the near silent murmuring was interrupted by Velvetstar. "Cherrypaw, you will receive your full medicine cat name. From now on, you will be known as-"
"I'm sorry Velvetstar, but I can't become a full medicine cat. Over these past few moons, I don't believe that clan life is suitable for me. I will stay to heal the clan, but I cannot stay after. I don't think that this place is for me to stay." Velvetstar looked shocked for a minute, but recovered fast. "We respect your decision, Cherrypaw." The mighty leader looked dejected for a moment, thinking about all of the bad circumstances if her clan didn't have a medicine cat. Autumnbreeze was shocked. Stormpelt dies, and now his apprentice leaves the clan?
Hisses of disapproval filled the clearing, and Cherrypaw looked guiltily onward as she stared at the disapproving faces of her former clanmates.
Who will be the medicine cat now? Autumnbreeze pondered in her head, worried. Will we find another medicine cat? And if we do, will they ever be as good as Cherrypaw and Stormpelt?
Question: What will happen to the clan once both the medicine cats aren't with the clan anymore?