Typhoon's POV
(This is like a few weeks later or something)
"Are you sure he's an apprentice- he looks like a kit to me…." I heard someone whisper behind me
"Of course he's an apprentice, Rainpaw! He's the same age as me!" Darkpaw muttered back
"Well, he's like- half your size! I didn't think that an apprentice around eight moons old could be so- ya know, small." She continued
"Now that's just rude."
"You know it's true!" Rainpaw defended
"I know, I know. It just seems really rude to call him small; he is my friend after all."
"You seemed to have ignored this thought before! How come no one told me we had a new apprentice?"
"It's hard to miss him. He's the only one in camp that looks like a badger!" Darkpaw angrily stated
"Excuse me for him not being eyelevel!" Rainpaw hissed
"It's not HIS fault that he's small!"
I finally got fed up with them talking as if I wasn't there so I growled
"I'm not deaf! I can hear you two talk!" I turned around to face them and tilted my head back to look them in the eyes
"Sorry- Typhoonpaw." Rainpaw apologized
"Just. Typhoon." I growled
"I forgot to warn you about that didn't I?" Darkpaw asked
"Yep."
"What do you want? I have some freaking moss to clean." I asked in my oh-so unpleasant angered tone
Darkpaw and Rainpaw glanced at each other as if they were trying to see which one was going to say what needed to be said. Darkpaw quickly stated
"Crowfeather told us that he wants to see you at the training place. Either he's going to kill you or he's going to get someone else to kill you."
"Wow, what an asshole mentor." I muttered to myself "Whatever, if it gets me out of cleaning the moss, I'm going."
"If you die-"
"Wow Darkpaw. Are you going to be like that the rest of the day? If you are, I swear-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Calm down little kit!" Rainpaw replied
"I swear, if I go evil, Rainpaw is one of the first to die." I hissed at them
"WHAT?" Rainpaw yelped
"Don't listen to him, he has slight anger issues."
"I do not!" I complained then I heard what I was saying and quickly replied "Damn, you're right."
We headed over to the training place in silence. There was tension between us; I could feel it in the air. Rainpaw was hiding behind Darkpaw, a smart move on her part. To lighten the mood when we arrived at the training place (A bit late. I blame them.) I asked Darkpaw
"Hey, don't you have a brother or sister?"
He didn't answer. However, he was tense and the fur on his back was bristling up. I followed his line of sight to a gray apprentice with blue eyes a fluffy tail (that kinda looked like a squirrel's tail) and darker stripes on his back. Great, another apprentice that no one introduced me to. I heard Darkpaw growl
"THAT is my brother. Stupid she-cat."
"I'm not a she cat!" His brother replied
"Sure you aren't." Darkpaw muttered under his breath
"Um, Darkpaw should I hate him?" I asked
"Yes."
"Oh, ok." I responded. I walked over to Darkpaw's brother and I quickly said "Um, hello?"
"Hi." He replied nervously as if someone was planning to kill him. I looked where he was staring, he was looking at Darkpaw. Great, he was afraid of his own brother.
"My name's Typhoon."
"Featherpaw." So that's why Darkpaw called him a she-cat, he's another Windclan cat with a girly name.
I saw my mentor and walked over to him. He glanced at my and narrowed his eyes
"You're late."
"I wasn't late- you were simply early."
Crowfeather hissed "Shut your mouth for a moment! Ok, I want you to use the moon of training I gave you to fight Featherpaw over there. However- to make you more likely to fight properly, you will have to fight until one of you is knocked unconscious."
"Notice how unfair that is?" I asked angrily
"Well- don't fall for his tricks."
"Wow, you expect me to lose right?"
"I guess so. You should've seen the last battle between Featherpaw and Darkpaw- now that was a good match! They actually unsheathed their claws mid-battle. There was blood pretty much everywhere!"
"Most of it was Darkpaw's." Featherpaw stated
"Some of it was yours too."
"True."
"Are you trying to murder me?" I yelped
"No. Trust me; he'll go easy on you since you're a beginner." Crowfeather assured
"I don't feel any better about this….."
"Don't die!" Darkpaw yelled over at me
"What kind of friend are you?"
"The best kind. I'm telling you that if you die-"
"Shut up before you get me to kill you!" I yelled out
"Chill out dude!"
"Chill out? CHILL OUT? You are telling me that Featherpaw will probably kill me yet you're telling me to 'chill out'? I freaking hate you!"
"You don't mean it…"
"I refuse to speak to you." I angrily declared
"But-"
"LA LA LA LA! I'M NOT LISTENING!" I yelled out, putting my paws over my ears
Darkpaw sighed sadly and turned to Rainpaw. I barely heard him say "He's in a bad mood. Come on, let's get back to camp. Hopefully he'll be over it later."
I rolled my eyes and muttered "You'd think he would've learned by now."
"Um, Typhoon-" Featherpaw stated
"Yeah?"
"The battle training…"
"Oh yeah."
We got into battle positions. Crowfeather took several steps backwards and called out
"Begin!"
Featherpaw stood completely still and I had to resist the urge to make the first move.
'It's one of his tricks!' I thought to myself
"It seems that you're one of the smarter cats in Windclan." Featherpaw declared. I resisted a response as I focused on his every move, one wrong step could make me lose. I watched for any movement from him. I watched as he slowly tensed up and crouched down slightly.
I was ready for when he ran towards me. I waited until he came closer, then I reared up on my back legs. I brought all my weight down on Featherpaw and pinned him down for a second. Due to me being extremely small, Featherpaw was easily able wrestle me on my back. Luckily, one of my paws was free. I brought my paw down on his head and stunned him long enough to get out of his hold.
Featherpaw brushed off the attack and quickly grabbed me by my scruff. He shook me violently and threw me. I landed on the ground with a slight 'thud'. I got up shakily. The ground seemed to twist and move underneath my paws. I wasn't so much walking as stumbling. I closed my eyes tightly but I felt as if I was spinning. It took a lot of effort to put one paw in front of the other.
Eventually my sight returned to normal. However, I lost track of where Featherpaw was. Then, I felt a sharp pain at the base of my head. I fell to the ground, my vision fuzzy. I closed my eyes and let darkness take over…
*Later*
In the darkness, I heard someone whisper "Is he going to be alright?"
"He's just knocked out. He'll wake up on his own." Another voice answered
"Featherpaw knew better than to use the back kick move on him!" The first voice growled
"Although I hate to choose sides- you're right, Darkpaw. If he wasn't careful, he could've caused brain damage, caused him to go blind, fractured his skull or caused him to go into a coma!"
"Is that what happened? A coma? He's been out for over a day!"
"I think so."
"Kestrelpaw, can I say something to him?" A third voice asked
"Sure, go ahead, Featherpaw."
"Listen Typhoon, I'm not sure that you can hear me but- I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I knew better than to use that move on you- it's a move meant only for larger warriors. I can understand if you're mad at me."
"You're the reason that he's like this!" Darkpaw yelled
I heard a crash, and then I heard Kestrelpaw shout
"Leave him alone Darkpaw! He apologized and he never did it on purpose! Featherpaw, are you ok?"
"Yeah, it's just a scratch."
I felt someone nudge my side and mutter "Come on buddy, wake up. I know you said some mean things the other day but- I can't stand to lose you. You can make it, just wake up!"
Darkpaw. He accepted me as a friend- I couldn't stand to leave him like this. No- I was going to resist this darkness! It's a struggle as the darkness is crushing. My hope begins to fade as time passes by.
How long have I been like this? It seems like forever. I can sense that someone is talking but I don't know who. Then, suddenly- the darkness turned into a meadow. One that I recognize, it's on Windclan territory. However- its Newleaf here and it was Leafbare when I fell into my deep sleep. I walked around a bit until I saw someone that could be my doppelganger, except that he's slightly bigger than some warriors. He looked very powerful and his eyes were filled with wisdom and kindness. In slight awe I ask
"Wh- who are you? I mean- are you me or-?"
"I'm Typhoon. Yes, I am you."
"Wow….."
"I'm not impressive at all, now stop staring at me."
"Sorry, it's just- wow. You're me?" I questioned
"When you're a warrior." He stated
"Why are you here?"
"To tell you that your fate has already been chosen. In time you will have to make a decision that will impact all of Windclan. This meadow- this is where you must choose. Either you or your friend must perish." He warned me
"How could I possibly choose between those two choices?"
"In your heart, you know what you'll have to do. Trust your judgment to pick the best decision."
Before I could reply, he disappeared. The meadow slowly faded and was replaced by the darkness. Soon, I could feel soft moss beneath me and I could tell that it was morning. I opened my eyes slowly and saw the medicine cat den. Darkpaw was asleep a few tail lengths away, he probably fell asleep while making sure that I was ok. I tried to get up but I fell down with a groan. Darkpaw yawned and lifted his head. He turned his head towards me and his eyes widened. He happily exclaimed
"You're awake! Oh I was so worried that you weren't ever going to wake up!"
I smiled "Yep- I'm up from my sleeping."
"Come on, Nightpaw, Summerpaw and Oakpaw become warriors today!"
"What?"
"Didn't you notice that they were older than us? They finished their warrior training and become warriors today!"