Chapter 3
Running through the forest, heading deep into LightningClan territory, when the sun was going down, Honeycloud was sniffing around in her usual herb gathering spot looking for some dock leaves.
Her brother, Flareheart, had walked into her den limping, while she was sorting her herb supplies.
"What's wrong?" She had asked continuing to sort not bothering to look up.
"I've got a huge thorn in my pad" he almost squeaked when he said that.
"Alright then." She flicked her ears in annoyance as she walked torward the ginger tom. He held up his pad and Honeycloud took a look at the thorn. She grasped the thorn in her teeth and yanked. She heard a slight wince from him as the thorn left his pad. As his paw started to bleed she went to her stores and grabed her last dock leaf, chewed it up and put it on her brothers pad, and now she had to gather more of the dock leaves.
"Honeycloud!"
Awaken from her memories, she stopped dead in her tracks and looked around instantly alert.
"Honeycloud!"
What was going on? That sounded more urgent then the one before. Honeycloud tried to locate the driection the shriek was coming in. Frightening her a little, Venomeyes burst from the bushes beside her.
He was panting hard, after a couple heartbeats trying to catch his breath he finally spoke. "Honeycloud, you have to-"
"You look as if a herd of badgers is attacking the camp!" Honeycloud exclaimed, slightly joking.
Venomeyes ignored her sarcasm, his tail lashed and he looked at her with both anger and fear. "Its my kit. He was attacked by the dog, I'll give you the rest on the way, but now we need to move!"
Without saying another word, they both sprinted to where Darkkit was attacked by the dog. Honeycloud wasn't that surprised that a kit would get into this much trouble. When they emerged into a small clearing about a quater size of the camp, Venomeyes flicked his tail torward the devestating sight. Honeycloud never wanted to admit it, but she was shocked to see what happened. Her heart sank as she saw two kits lay in the ground, the scent of blood roamed the air as she saw pubbles that stained the grass scarlet. Honeycloud took a closer look, not all the blood was from the kits. There was dog blood here too, she assumed that it was the patrols doing. Both kits had terribly deep cuts in there sides and back. Honeycloud had never seen such horrible injuries on a couple of kits before. Pinefire, Silverwater, and Shiningthorn were all there, staring helplessly at the injured kits.
"Take Darkkit, I'll get the other one. We need to take them to my den and fast!" Honeycloud meowed failing at sounding calm, only to realize that Venomeyes wasn't listening to her. He was staring at his terribly injured kit lying in the grass like a piece of freshkill, Honeycloud lashed her tail."Venomeyes! Get a hold of yourself! Darkkit will be fine, but we need to bring them to my den!" She hissed realizing she was just trying to convince herself.
"Al-alright." Venomeyes stammmered. Together the patrol scooped up the kits and carried them back to camp, the small ginger kit was limp when Honeycloud carried him. Anyone could tell that the nervousness was thick in the air. No one spoke during the trip back to camp, probably lost in their own thoughts.
Inside the camp Venomeyes and Honeycloud went to the medicine den cave entrance, Pinefire, Silverwater, and Shiningthorn all went to Sharpstar to report what happened. Once inside the den Honeycloud prepared two small nests for the kits, and Venomeyes set both of them down while she went to her herb store to get some cobwebs and marigold. Honeycloud was getting a little overworked, with two queens about to give birth, with leafbare close by, and now these two kits! I need an apprentice.
Out of the corner of her amber eyes she saw a movement in her den, it was the little ginger kit. She put her tail around the kit trying to comfort him. "Dont worry little kit you will be fine." The kit fell back asleep.
Swiftly and lightly she rubbed marigold on both of the torn up kits sratches and bites. She could only imagine the pain Whitesong is in right now after what happened to her kit. she jumped slightly as she heard the shuffling of paws in the cave. She almost forgot Venomeyes was still in the medicine den.
"Cant you do anything else?" He hissed quietly trying not to wake the sleeping paitents. He seemed more sad than angry.
"I've done all I can Venomeyes, but right now we need to get some rest its close to moonhigh." She meowed clamly. Venomeyes seemed to understand, he left the medicine den tail drooping.
Exhausted, Honeycloud padded to her nest and lied down putting her tail over her nose. She got about a moments rest when she heard a cat run into the medicine cave. Instantly alert, she stud up in a heartbeat. Endlessflame ran through the cave entrance panting, his eyes filled with horror and excitment.
"Whats going on?" Honeycloud questioned still half asleep.
"Its Hollowwish! shes kitting!" Endless panted. Not waiting until Honeycloud was ready he sprinted out and bounded for the nursery. Honeycloud trailed behind and she ran as fast as her tired paws took her torwards the strained queen.
(i'm not good at doing kitting scenes so i'm just gonna skip it. sorry!)
"Congratulations Endlessflame and Hollowwish you now have three healthy kits. Two she-cats and a tom!" Honeycloud exclaimed. "What are you going to name them?"
"Lets name this she-cat Diamondkit, and this one Brightkit." Endlessflame mewed quietly lickling the head of his tired mate.
Hollowwish looked up with affection in her eyes. "Lets name this one Fallingkit" She meowed pointing her tail at the small squirming kit. Honeycloud let them be and slipped out of the nursery inconspicuously. She felt so tired she thought her paws couldn't carry her anymore as she padded torward the medicine cave. Her blood ran cold when Firewing ran up to her and asked,
"Hey Honeycloud have you seen Flareheart?" She sounded worried when she spoke.
"No why?" Honeycloud questioned.
"Well, after his paw healed he went to go hunting alone, but I havent seen him since then." She was slightly stammering.
"I'm sure he'll turn up, Firewing, and if he got into any trouble he knows how to get out" Honeycloud tried to comfort the her because Honeycloud knew the young bright-eyed she-cat liked her brother.
"al-alright then good night" Honeycloud didn't reply as she headed for her den. Forgetting to check on the injured kits, she flopped down in her nest and closed her eyes.
She then woke in a small clearing, fog was all around her, she could barley see. Not knowing where she was or what she was doing here, she yowled for an explanation but didn't get one. All she heard were small whispers that she couldn't make out the words. After what seemed like moons in this foggy land, there was one whisper that Honeycould could make out.
Lightning shall gather two, A Dark Scar shall pierce the frost that will rule all.
Well there it is finally, the prophecy!
I hope you liked it i put a lot of work into this chapter.
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