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Chapter 4: The Testing

The next day Brambleclaw walked up to them.

"Cloudtail, Ashfur, and Brackenfur and I will test your fighting and hunting skills to determine what you need to learn. All right, let's see....Rogue and Shadow, come with me and Cloudtail. Logan and Scott, go with Ashfur and Brackenfur."

Rogue nudged Kitty who didn't respond to the name Shadow.

"Kitty! That's us!"

"Oh!" Kitty realized that was her cue and the two followed Brambleclaw and Cloudtail into the clearing.

"I want to see each of you fight one of us," Brambleclaw said. "When we're done, you'll switch with Logan and Scott, who are hunting."

Rogue had to hold back a laugh. Logan fighting Brambleclaw? She wanted to see that.

"Okay, Shadow, you'll fight Cloudtail after me and Rogue."

Rogue lept to her paws, and they took stances a few fox-lengths away from each other.

"Go!" Brambleclaw commanded and lept at her. She slid forward so he just missed and landed behind her. Rogue turned to face him and jumped forward, pushing him over. She pinned down his front paws, and he used his back paws to kick her in the stomach, sending her flying. She landed on the ground a few fox-lengths away, and jumped back to her feet as fast as she could. Rogue's stomach hurt badly, but she tried to ignore it.

Brambleclaw jumped at her again, and she pushed his stomach with her front paws, sending him upwards a bit. He landed, pinning both her front and back paws down.

"That was great, Rogue!" He got off her.

"Shadow, ready?" Kitty nodded and Rogue sat down behind her to watch their fight. Cloudtail nodded and both of the cats jumped forwards at once. Kitty met with him in mid-air, and she put her paws on his shoulders, then pushed down, causing them to land. She had him pinned to the ground, stomach showing. His back paws were pinned as well, but then he rolled, causing them to switch spots. Kitty struggled to repeat the move Cloudtail had done, but couldn't get up.

"All right, we're done." At that moment, Ashfur, Logan, Scott, and Brackenfur walked into the clearing.

"Great timing!" exclaimed Cloudtail.

"Switch!" Kitty and Rogue went with Ashfur and Brackenfur into the forest.

"I want to each to catch five pieces of prey. Come back with them when you are done." Rogue raced into the forest, and Kitty followed shortly behind.

(Logan and Scott's fighting)

"Instead of fighting us, I think you two should fight each other. You're older than all the other cats. And... Fight!"

Logan lept at Scott, continually batting him with sheathed paws. Scott wasn't doing well; he was trying to dodge, but still got hit. Finally, he attacked back. He hit Logan on the head lightly, but Logan just kept fighting back. He hit Scott as hard as he could on the side of the chest, sending him flying to the side. Logan jumped and pinned Scott down.

"All right Logan, that was a great fight. Go back to camp, and send Bobby and Kurt."

Scott nodded, and the two went back to camp. Rogue and Kitty were there.

"Where's Jean?" asked Scott.

"She's hunting," responded Kitty.

"I guess Bobby and Kurt are going to be fighting now?" Logan nodded and sat next to Rogue.

She yawned. "I'm tired from all the things we've been doing." Rogue fell asleep.

Kitty yawned as well.

"Yeah, good night. Or should I say, day." She fell asleep, curled up on a small pile of moss. Logan shrugged and gathered a pile of leaves, which he fell asleep on a few mouse-lengths away. He didn't notice Jaypaw walk up just as he closed his eyes.

(Kurt and Bobby's fighting)

Kurt and Bobby sat in front of Brambleclaw.

"All right, you two, I'd like to see you fight each other. How well can you each do?"

Kurt shrugged and whispered to Bobby, "Remember, no powers."

Bobby nodded and jumped back, facing him. They lept at each other, matched blow for blow. Sitting on their hind paws, they had a cat slap-fight. Brambleclaw sighed.

"Well, this is, um, interesting."

Finally the two grew incredibly tired. Kurt fell back onto the soft grass from exhaustion, and Bobby fell back next to him.

"I guess this is, um, over?" asked Cloudtail. The deputy nodded.

"Let them rest here, I'll go fetch Jean." He raced into the forest to find the red she-cat. Cloudtail gathered some leaves and moss and put them around the two sleeping toms. He yawned, and fell asleep right next to them. Brambleclaw came back with Jean walking behind him.

"Figures. Cloudtail was on watch last night, then he had to do this as well. All right Jean, face me and attack first."

Jean lept at Brambleclaw. She fought almost exactly like Rogue did earlier, except sloppier. She had just finished 'The Sight' and had skipped a lot of chapters in all of the books, just to catch up to the others.

Jean was knocked down by Brambleclaw's final hit, and he announced, "That was great. Wake up these three and send them hunting. I'm going to go check up on the rest."

He padded back to camp.