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-A Sky Of Blazing Stars~ Oooohooo! I'm not gonna release that information about Coppertail's mom yet!-
-Rubybird2329~ Yes. Venomheart is now ignored by me and nothing he will say will make me upset or gain my attention.-
"Coppertail! Coppertail, wake up!" Starlingfoot turned to Aetherstripe. "She was just asleep when you came to wake her?" The tom nodded.
"Yes, I came to wake her for the dawn patrol, but she wouldn't wake up." The senior warrior's tone was clouded with worry. Starlingfoot set her jaw, and Aetherstripe anxiously pawed at Coppertail's shoulder.
"We have to get her into my den, call Willowjump and Nightfrost in here. Get someone to tell Blitzstar about this." The medicine cat instructed. She was worried, cats don't just not wake up. Aetherstripe nodded, turned and walked out of the den. Starlingfoot turned and laid her tail on Coppertail's ear, checking the temperature. She recoiled when she felt the ear to be freezing cold. Sticking her head out of the den, she hailed Firecloud. His fin-clad tail slapped the floor in impatience.
"Get Heathertuft." She ordered.
"I think she went on a hunting patrol." The tom said, turning away.
"Find her or we might lose Coppertail!" Starlingfoot hissed, losing patience. The tom turned back, giving Starlingfoot an annoyed look. "Go!" The tom rolled his eyes, but ran out the entrance tunnel. She turned back to Coppertail. "Please wake up, the Clan needs you. Please wake up."
Why aren't I waking up?!
"It's okay, dearie. You can stay with me forever now!"
I don't want to! I have friends!
"A friend."
Shut up!
"Your medicine cat is calling for your friend, dearie. She's going to move you to her den."
How do you know? Why should I trust you?
"You are stuck here until you listen to me, dearie! So you will stay asleep until you die of starvation or thirst!"
No! You are a horrible cat! I am going to wake up! Wake up, wake up, wake up!
"You won't wake up, dearie, not until I say you can."
No, no, no! I need to tell Starlingfoot and Blitzstar about my coming fight with Lilyflame!
"You aren't going to fight that cat when you wake up… I'm charming your body right now."
Charming my body? What does that mean?!
"It means that I'm cursing your body! Rats, you're stupid, dearie. But don't worry, your body will change slowly."
Change?!
"Yes. You will slowly turn into iron, dearie. Slowly."
No!
"Yes. Starting with your paws, then your legs, then your tail, and your body and end with your head. Good luck stopping that… dearie."
"What's wrong with her paws?" Blitzstar asked her medicine cat. Starlingfoot looked at her leader, confused.
"What?" She said, looking at Coppertail's paws. Starlingfoot touched her paw tentatively. It clinked to the touch. "Sh-she's turning to metal."
"I knew something like this would happen!" Blitzstar exclaimed, stomping, sparks flying from her claws. She stopped, and turned to Starlingfoot. "Can you slow the process?" The medicine cat shook her head.
"No. I don't know."
"Do you know how long it'll take before it'll get to her face or heart?"
"No." The two she-cats sighed. "Let's just hope she'll wake up before she becomes an iron statue."
"Let's hope." At that word, Coppertail groaned, and tried to stand.
I tried to stand, and I heard clanging. It's already happening! It's already happening! I slid back down into a sitting position, and Starlingfoot fussed over me.
"What's happening? Why are you turning to iron?" She asked. I shot a look at Blitzstar.
"I'm fine. My body's just recuperating after that insane run coming back. It's normal." I lied. I will regret lying later on...
"Are you sure?" Starlingfoot worried.
"Yes, now let me go back to sleep, and the iron will go away." I hissed. I hate lying to my friends… they wouldn't understand anyway. I laid back down and tried to go to sleep. I have to sleep. I have to sleep. I sighed after a few minutes. This is taking too long… what did you do to me, Mom? I pushed myself to my paws, and padded carefully from the warriors den. I slipped past the other dens, and waved my tail in greeting to the tunnel guard, Owltail.
"I need to get to the Sycamore." I hissed to myself when I stepped out of the tunnel. "No one has to know that I'm going to kill a cat today." I sprinted to the Sycamore as fast as I could, sliding in the dewy grass. I slowed to a stop at the Sycamore's clearing.
"Late. You're late." I heard a hiss behind me. "You made this meeting so I could kill you. And you're late!" I stand higher in defiance.
"Look, I'm sorry I'm late. I had to sneak out… and I have a problem." I sigh. "I'm turning to iron because my mother cursed me… somehow."
"Well, it's gonna be a little harder for you then, dearie." Lilyflame spat that last word, and I clenched my jaw as she said my mother's favorite word. The bigger cat lunged at me, but I leapt to the side, my smaller body easier to control. Her muscled tail whipped my feet from under me, and I started floating into the air. Nice try. Iron tendrils spiked from the ground and whipped around Lilyflame, and wrapped around me, pulling me back down to the ground. The Kittypet spy thrashed around, trying to get untangled, but I sent more wrapping around her neck and body. She sputtered as the tendrils tightened. "Wa-ait! I-I'm so-orry."
"Too late, Kittypet." I growled, and with a heart wrenching crunch, the she-cat was dead.
"Coppertail? What have you done?" I spun as I heard a voice behind me. A cat padded from the shadows.
"Aetherstripe?"
Again, slightly different. I love that you guys in the comments are frustrated at Venomheart too. See you next chapter!