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Hollyleaf's POV
'The UndergroundClans have been around as long as the other Clans. We came here because Twolegs were poisoning the lake and our water supply. Ever since then we've lived down here in the tunnels and caves' Gigaclaw explained to me. 'C'mon let's go!' He bounded ahead of me his tail high in the air. With a playful mrreow I sprinted past him. 'Oh no you don't!' and with that Gigaclaw shot past me into the dark tunnel ahead. I halted.
Oh great StarClan! He doesn't want me to go in here where it's pitch black darkness does he? I'll be like a blind kit stumbling around! 'Gigaclaw wait!' I called. He turned around. 'What is it Hollyleaf?' 'I . . . can't see in that kind of darkness.' Gigaclaw blinked and nodded. 'Let me show you something.' he said beckoning me with his tail. I shuddered inwardly and followed Gigaclaw. 'Hold on to me so you don't get lost' he whispered in my ear his warm scent tickling down my back. I touched pelts with him and stayed close as we entered the dark tunnel.
We walked together for a minute when I noticed . . . I could see! The very ground beneath us seemed to glow a strange mixture of greens, blues, and purples. 'This is the Star/SpiritTunnel. When we go to a Gathering, all the UndergroundClans pass through here. It helps us to connect with our ancestral spirits in Magma/SpiritClan.' Wow, this is amazing! I had no idea that things like this existed! I was silent until we came to a stop.
Light! There was light! I ran ahead and breathed a sigh of relief. Even though the Star/SpiritTunnel was lit, it was odd to not be able to see well. Gigaclaw's eyes are so large, they must see everything! Then I gasped. My surroundings were like no other I had ever seen. We were in an enormous cavern! The cavern had perfectly smooth even walls that had bits of crystal within them. The whole room seemed to glitter. But the thing that I saw next left me breathless. To sum it up into 3 words: It . . . Was . . . Beautiful.
A strange pool of water was in the middle of the immense cavern. But the strange thing was that the water . . . spoke? It seemed to gurgle in its own tongue. Above it hung a delicate stone that mesmerized me. It had a swirling pattern on its sides and it was so large that it just touched the pool of water. That was when I noticed a small rock sort of island in the center of the pool. The rock hung over it and it steadily dripped water. I stared dumbfounded and confused by it all.
'This is the Star/SpiritCavern where we hold our Gatherings! See that rock there? That is the SpiritStone. Every month we Gather on New Moon because the light of Full Moon is to bright for us. The SpiritStone changes colors that represent each of the clans. The island is where the Clan Leaders receive their nine lives. They touch noses with the SpiritStone and all of our ancestors give them special memories that will help them.' Gigaclaw stopped when he saw the confusion on my face. 'Er . . . I'll explain later. You want me to show you the training arena and our hunting and fighting skills?' he said eagerly. I nodded vigorously, new excitement in me.
Gigaclaw's POV
I swished my double-tail back and forth as Hollyleaf and I walked back through the SpiritTunnel. I really must have confused her back there. It's strange how the surface clan cats don't believe in Spirit/MagmaClan. I shook my head chasing the thoughts away. I looked at Hollyleaf stumbling blindly through the tunnel beside me. I can see perfectly fine down here but I guess she can't. I twinned tails with her. A moment later we were out of the tunnel. 'Come on, let's go! I'm going to show you how to hunt UndergroundClan's style!' I bounded ahead Hollyleaf trailing beside me. Her eyes twinkled with excitement. I slowed and stopped. My nostrils flared. There was prey around. I gave into my senses, going high onto the pads of my feet. I was completely silent. I stooped forward and began scaling the wall my long claws digging into the rough sides of the tunnel. I sniffed the air. Vole, I knew immediately. Knowing that voles relied on vibrations and sounds not sight I dropped from my perch on the tunnel wall. My back arched and my claws ready, I killed the vole with one fatal swipe. I felt the life leave the vole and smelled its delicious scent. Dropping on all fours I brought it to Hollyleaf. 'How did you do that? That was amazing!' she meowed excitedly. I purred loudly happy with her praise. 'It was nothing.' I said embarrassed. 'You were so agile and so silent! I didn't even see or smell the vole!' Hollyleaf exclaimed. 'Well how do you hunt?' I asked curiously. Maybe I'll learn something interesting . . . for once! I thought mischievously. Hollyleaf didn't reply. She was already beginning to hunt. She scented the air and then dropped into a strange position that made her look like lopsided badger. I let out a mreeow of laughter. Hollyleaf turned around her fur bristling. I wiped the smile of my face. 'What's so funny?' she demanded her ear twitching in annoyance and her tail swishing jerkily. 'Er . . . nothing. Sorry, continue.' Hollyleaf gave me a cold glare and then returned to her . . . stalking crouch. (Ha, ha) She looked so strange and why was she moving like that. Taking a tentative step forward she slunk into a slow, menacing position. She looked deadly but I saw her fault. Hollyleaf didn't know that prey in the tunnels relied on sound and vibrations. She was being quite loud. Suddenly Hollyleaf coiled her legs beneath her and jumped high into the air. It was too late, by the time she landed the vole was gone. 'Mouse dung!' she spat. Hollyleaf whipped around angrily. I decided it was not a good time to point out her mistake. Instead I said, 'Let's go see the training arena.' She nodded briskly. 'Let's go'
Hollyleaf's POV
I wasn't angry, I was just embarrassed. How could I not catch that vole? I can catch vole's on the surface but down here everything's so . . . 'Hollyleaf, c'mon!' Gigaclaw called to me. We had arrived back at DarkClan camp. Gigaclaw tugged me over to the side of the camp. 'We always have a defensive barrier of thorns and sharp rocks on the North and South part of our territory. On the West side there's a river that divides us and MineralClan and on the East side we have a huge tunnel wall. The training arena's around here, let me show you.' I followed Gigaclaw around the barrier's. I squinted my eyes against the darkness. I made out a small opening in the side of the tunnel He darted in the hole quickly and I did the same. It's lighter in here, I noticed. Then I heard the yowls and squeals of apprentice's. It was huge. There were strange rock formations and piles of rubble and sharp rocks everywhere, obviously laid out strategically.
