Hi here is the next chapter.
I wont be writing for a while because my mom is taking my computer away until the end of the month.
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Chapter Five
I started coming out of a deep sleep and I felt two cats laying right next to me. Where am I? I cracked my left eye open a little bit. I saw rough wood walls and I was in a nest of feathers. Regular nests are made of ferns and moss. Only the medicine den and the elders den have feathers. The elders den is made of rocks so I must be in the medicine den. What am I doing here? I tried to stand up but pain shot through my entire body and I crumpled to the ground.
"Hey, hey don't get up." I turned my head and saw my brother, Tanglepaw.
"Why do I feel like I was crushed by a tree?"
"Well you sort of did." Little chunks of my memory can back.
"Badger! Softrunner! Pouncepaw!" I instinctively tried to jump to my paws but landed in a heap of pain.
"What I'm right here." Pouncepaw said drowsily. He sat up happily and said, "You're up!"
"Hi, did the badger hurt you to."
"Yes, I was in here for a day, but you were unconscious for two and a half days." Only then did I notice the strong hunger pains in my stomach. Once again I tried to get up and didn't get very far. Tanglepaw looked worried.
"Do you want me to get you some prey?" He asked.
"Yes a, a rabbit if there is one." Tanglepaw nodded and bolted out the door. He came back in a minute later.
"There is just an old one, Pouncepaw, let's go get Softrunner and go hunting." He turned and sprinted out the door. Pouncepaw jumped up and ran after him. It got kind of lonely and then Beechpaw came in.
"Hey there sleepy head. How are you feeling?"
"My whole body hurts." Beechpaw's eyes lit up. He ran to the little tunnel at the back of the den. He came out ten second later carrying a leaf bundle. He carefully placed it in front of my paws. Inside was a small pile of round black seeds. "What are these?"
"They are poppy seeds. Lick your pad and lightly place it on the pile." I did as I was told and I had five of the seeds on my pad. I looked up at my brother. He unsheathed his claws and flicked three of the seeds off my paw. "Now crunch the two seeds in your teeth." As I was eating the seeds I asked.
"What do these things do?"
"They help with pain." He gathered the bundle and to it back to the storage cave.
"Cool, how many cats have you treated so far?" I shouted. I heard a muffled,
"Only the three cats from the badger attack."
"Three?" He came out of the tunnel.
"Yes, you, Pouncepaw and Goldpaw."
"Goldpaw was there?"
"Yes he came with the patrol that fought the badger."
"How is he?" Beechpaw's nose twitched.
"Ask him yourself." Goldpaw's head poked through the entrance. His face was twisted like he was trying to hide that he was in pain.
"Hey um Beechpaw, could you go find Tigertail, my shoulder is acting up."
"Okay, go sit in one of the nests while I go get her." He dipped his head and limped over to the nest beside me.
"Hi!" I said sort of squeaky.
"Hi. How are you feeling?"
"I can't even sit up without every inch of my body hurting. So what happened to you?"
"I dislocated my shoulder during the fight when the badger swept my legs out from under me."
"Ouch." He laid down. I guess the pain is real bad.
"I think getting thrown up against the tree would hurt more than my shoulder." He grunted.
"You bet it does." Just then Tanglepaw came in dragging a fat rabbit.
"We found it near the Stormclan border but Pouncepaw had to go to battle training with Applepelt." It smelled delicious and my moth started to water.
"This thing is huge, Do either of you want to share?" Goldpaw shook his head and said,
"No I ate a mouse not too long ago." Tanglepaw's eyes lit up.
"I'd love to!" He padded over with the rabbit. Tigertail padded into the den.
"So you're up." I nodded as I took huge bite out of the rabbit while Tanglepaw was nibbling on it. "So Goldpaw what's wrong?"
"My shoulder."
"One second, Beechpaw!" She yowled. He came sprinting in the door. "What do we get for Goldpaw's shoulder?"
"Two poppy seeds and he needs to rest."
"Good now go get them and see if we need to stock up on any herbs." Beechpaw ran through the tunnel and shoved out a leaf package a couple seconds later. While Tigertail picked the poppy seeds there were some muffled mews from Beechpaw. He poked his head out.
"We need some yarrow and marigold before the frost comes. Maybe we should also get some catmint from the wrecked two-leg den." Tigertail nodded and gave him the poppy seed bundle. I had already eaten half of the rabbit and Tanglepaw was staring at me, wide eyed. I grinned and kept eating. We polished off the rabbit and Tanglepaw took the bones outside and buried them. With all the hustle around the small den it got a little stuffy.
"Tigertail?" she lifted her head. "Is it possible for me to go outside?" She smiled.
"It's to warm in here isn't it?" I nodded. She quietly padded over to me. I slowly rose to my paws. I half fell half leaned on the medicine cat. We slowly made our way outside. I was able to sit up for a minute while Tigertail clawed a couple of ferns for a makeshift nest outside. I thanked her and flopped down. I started grooming my atrocious fur, there was bark bits, grass, and lots of dust. I was halfway through when Softrunner came up to me.
"Hey there Sleepypaw." I glared at my mentor good-naturedly. "How are you feeling?"
"Well I can barely move so okay I guess." I meowed sarcastically. He rolled his golden honey eyes.
"I hope you feel better soon so we can get back to training." I smiled. He dipped his head and padded away. Pouncepaw came over and laid down next to me. I was glad for the company. He opened his mouth to speak but angry yowling erupted near the leaders den. Both of our heads whipped around.
"You are as incompetent as a kit we have to store food for leaf-bare! All you have to do is catch two measly mice, you mouse brain!" Cowering in front of Inkstar was the fluffy grey pelt of Featherpaw. From the short distance away I could see her eyes tearing up. There was something odd about Inkstar, he was not only unusually mean, and that is when I noticed it. His eyes were glowing. Red.