** I'm sorry that I forget to mention where it was taking place; it is in the old forest. This chapter will again take place in DarkClan with Flickerpaw narrating. Every DarkClan cat is mentioned in this chapter.**

Ch. 2 Tremor

I was awoken to a chunk of dirt falling on my head. I shook Featherpaw awake and the two of us woke all the other apprentices.

"What is going on!" cried Ravenpaw. "This isn't a very funny prank Willowpaw." "You are so mean picking on us because we are littler than you." said Violetpaw.

I really couldn't blame them for freaking out and blaming us, but we needed to get out right now. "No game little kitties. Get out of here right now." I practically pushed them out of the apprentice den.

Mistystar and Stormheart was attempting to gather all the warriors and queens together. Stromheart was trying to hand kits to warriors to carry, but no one seemed to be listening. It was hard to hear what they were saying over all the noise of falling dirt and rocks.

Suddenly a piece of the huge rock that acted as our ceiling came loose. It almost seemed to happen in slow motion. I could see out of the corner of my eye Willowpaw running forward to try to push her brother out of the way. Blazeclaw went flying across the floor. That was when the rock came down.

I could hear the crunch of cat's bones. Willowpaw, Stormheart, and Mistystar were crushed. I thought all hope was gone, but then I saw Mistystar's paw twitch.

"Don't just stand there." cried Moonjade. " Try to get the rock off of Mistystar. Don't forget that she has nine lives." I had completely forgotten that when you became a leader, StarClan granted you nine lives.

Scarheart, Rocktalon, Bunnystorm, and Wolfpelt surged forward. That managed to get the stone off of the cats. Blazeclaw ran forward to his sister and let out a mournful howl. Willowpaw lay limp in his paws.

Mistystar was still wobbly on her feet, but she was standing. "Let StarClan look over Stormheart and Willowpaw. I say this before StarClan, so that the spirits of our ancestors can hear an approve my choice. Moonjade will be the new deputy of DarkClan."

We were too mentally exhausted to chant her name, but Moonjade nodded and took over the operations. " I want every warrior to carry a kit. Lightningblaze and Sunkit, Blossomcloud and Emberkit, Wolfpelt and Smokekit, Twigstorm and Tanglekit, Birchfire and Flamekit, and Dawnfeather and Foxkit."

The mentioned warriors picked up their kits by the scruff of the neck and waited for further instructions. The weak Mistystar took lead. "Everyone follow me. We have to go to the surface. Our safe haven is falling apart." As is to prove her point, a shower of rocks fell upon the warriors den. If anyone had still been in there, they would have been crushed.

She started a brisk pace toward the main tunnel. As a passed the spot where I ran into Maroonpaw, I remember the warning she had given me. This was defiantly an ordeal. I really glad I got a solid night of sleep in.

Blossomscar and Badgerfur suddenly stopped. Silversong tried to urge them forward, but they wouldn't move. "We want to stay where we have lived are entire lives. I want to die with Tunnelstar." said Badgerfur. "And I with Bloodspots," said Blossomscar.

Silversong just nodded her head and allowed them to walk into the burial tunnels. I was almost weird how every cat watched them. None of us would ever see them again.

It was Bunnystorm who protested the most. "Mother, don't leave me!" she cried. "You still have me. Please stay!"

Blossomscar stopped walking but didn't turn around. "But you have Wolfpelt. You must go on with out me. You are strong Bunnystorm." She didn't turn around, but kept walking away.

Badgerfur gave a quick flick of his tail and quickly followed suite. He had no living family left, but we would all mourn his loss. He did tell the best stories.

Bunnystorm and Wolfpelt watched them go until a cave in of dirt blocked Blossomscar and Badgerfur from view. They mopped side-by-side with their tails intertwined.

The tunnel was getting smaller and smaller. We were forced to walk in a single file line. Even when I thought we couldn't go any farther, Mistystar brought us to another tunnel. At least it opened up a tad bit.

Dawnfeather was falling behind, so we stopped for the tiniest second. In that short amount of time, a landslide of dirt and rocks fell between Dawnfeather and Foxkit and the rest of our group.

Lightningblaze and Blossomcloud ran over to the pile of debris. Their long claws scrapped against the rocks as they tried to dig their mate and kit out.

"No Dawnfeather! Can you hear me. Please be okay." He howled. "Just say something love." He held hid head against the pile in a desperate attempt to hear anything.

Emberkit, Smokekit, and Sunkit began to wale and wiggle because their liter mate or mother had just disappeared. The warriors who still held kits tried the best to keep them quiet.

"Come on warriors, lets get going." roared Moonjade. We all started wearily forward again. Today's losses were starting to add up.

I trudged along side of Featherpaw. We were both to tired to do anything beside lift one paw in front of the other. But, I think it was Blossomcloud who was the most exhausted. She was not only carrying Emberkit, but she had lost Stormheart and Foxkit.

Time wore on. The tunnels were poorly lite, but my eyes were adjusting to the darkness. My paws were craking and my stomach was growling. The only things I could think about was my special den with the star and a nice plump vole.

The debris had stopped falling and the shaking had stopped, so Mistystar permitted us to stop in a small cave for a night. Everyone was jammed together, but I wasn't complaining. Anything to rest my weary aching paws.

Moonjade stood up at the center of the small cavern and announced hunting patrols. " Bramblestorm, Flickerpaw, Rocktalon, and Blazeclaw I want you to go hunting and see what you can bring back to us."

It took a lot of strength to get up from the only rest I had all day, but I did it. On my way out, Brightpaw pulled me to the side to speak to me. " If you find anything to eat, make sure you give it to Mistystar. She only has two lives left and she is weak from losing the one earlier today."

I promised her I would then set of to find Bramblestorm. He was just outside the entrance.

"There you are Flickerpaw. You had me worried you got buried or something." He showed me and uneasy smile which made me think that he was just trying to lighten the situation. He had a big shock when his mate died and came back to life.

"Where are we going to hunt?" I asked. I was honestly curious. The ground shaking and all the dirt and rocks falling had probably scared away any prey that we would have found.

"I don't know Flickerpaw. I think the Clan is going to go hungry tonight. Maybe we could find some roots" he wandered around the tunnels looking for ones that hadn't caved in.

I joined him in his hunt making sure I didn't get lost. "Bramblestorm, look I found something." The something was a family of moles that had be crushed by falling dirt. "Look at all that meat." My stomach was growling in anticipation of the meal that was to follow.

Bramblestorm came running over. "O Flickerpaw, that is wonderful." He licked the crown of my head. "Let's bring it back to the Clan right now."

I smiled under his praise and picked up three of the baby moles. Bramblestorm grabbed the parents and we started walking back to our makeshift camp.

We ran into Rocktalon and Blazeclaw on our way back. They had a vole and some roots between the two of them. Rocktalon smiled when he saw us, but Blazeclaw was staring at the ground the entire time. He was really taking the loss of his sister hard.

The four of us returned to the Clan. I dropped one of my baby moles in the fresh-kill pile, carried one to Mossclaw and Swifttalon, and ate the other one. No not all by myself, I'm not that much of a fox. I split it with Featherpaw and Brightpaw.

There was enough meat on it to settle the rumbling in my stomach. "Ummm... I'm sooo glad I actually found something." Featherpaw and Brightpaw nodded as they chomped on the bones.

An angry she-cats yowling broke apart the peace that had settled. "I want you eating Mistystar!" yelled Silversong. The entire Clan turned to face their leader and medicine cat. "You just lost a life, and you need to regain your strength."

It was quite funny, and I almost spit out the bone I was crunching I was laughing so hard. "I hate having her as your mentor." I whispered to Brightpaw between gasps. "Bramblestorm almost never yells."

Brightpaw hide a smile. "I guess she can be a bit persuasive at times."

"Just a bit." teased Featherpaw. "Look at Mistystar gobble up that mole. I don't think I have ever seen a cat eat so quickly." We all looked over and sure enough, there was our leader eating the mole in quick bites."

"Well, Bramblestorm was staring her down too. It wasn't all Silversong." protested Brightpaw. Her heart wasn't in the agreement because she knew we were right.

"I'm sick of everything today. Let's just shut up and go to sleep." I snapped at them. My weary paws were getting to me.

"Yaaaaaaa." yawned Featherpaw. "I think thats a good idea." She snuggled down on the cold packed ground and tried to fall asleep.

Soon Featherpaw, Brightpaw, Violetpaw, Ravenpaw, and I were curled up in a bundle on the floor. Blazeclaw approached us. "All the warriors are sleeping with their mates, so I was wondering if I could join you guys."

I was too sleepy to wonder if his words had any double meanings, so I ushered him with my tail. "Sure you can join us. The more the merrier."

** I'm sorry if I killed any of the cats you gave me. Willowpaw hurt me the most to kill, but she needs to die for the fate of this story. Don't worry you'll see. I would like to thank Peacemakr, thatgirlwithwings, Arcticmist, and everyone who reviewed. Next chapter will be Sparkpaw of WindClan. I'm almost sorry to see my DarkClan cats go.**