Hi, Teal here and welcome back to Clearing the Fog. Before we get started let see some reviews first. XD
LavenderCrystalOfRoses- Glad to here you got it. Also thank for the reviews.
Tansyfang - Don't worry, you got the Leafpool becoming a medicine cat thing last time. But now that makes me wonder what you thought what was going to happen.
With that done I give you Chapter 7
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Clearing the Fog
Chapter 7
Jayfeather watched as the monster, that the two-legs used to bring them back to the edge of the forest, drove off back through the Thunderpath. He felt really grateful for what they have been doing for them and through that maybe not all two-legs were bad. If it wasn't for them, he and Rose would have never been able to see. Turning around he faced the tall trees and green plants of the forest and smiled. Although he knew that he was still far from the clans, the scent of the forest made him feel relaxed. But the thought of his clan mates brought his heart down, as the determination to prove himself boiled within.
"Well, we're here." Rose said from beside him.
"Yeah…" Jayfeather said, nodding in agreement. "The forest is even more beautiful than I thought, with all the colors and life."
"Yup, me too. Never expected it to look so peaceful." She said before turning towards him with a huge grin on her face. Jayfeather looked at her and wondered what was on her mind.
"Hey, go you know what this means?" She asked.
"Umm…no…" He said, not sure what she was trying to imply.
"This means that we can hunt." She said happily.
Jayfeather's face lit up a smile broke out. Ever since he was young, he wanted to experience the thrill of hunting, that's why he always wanted to be a warrior. But his blindness got in the way of his dreams and the only times he was able to hunt was when he was Jay's Wing. So now with the power of sight, that he just acquired, he would be able to roam the forest and catch the biggest, most plump, rabbit he could lay his eyes on.
"Yeah, we can…" He said before a grin ran up his face. "Race you to the forest." He said before quickly bolting to the forest, in full speed, dogging trees and bushes. Thanks to the sight he gained, he would be able to do many things that he could not before. Like running in the forest without bumping into anything.
"Hey, wait up!" Rose cried out as she quickly followed, avoiding anything that got in her way.
"You had a lead start, no fair." She giggled.
Jayfeather lay low on the ground as he slowly approached a rabbit, who was oblivious of his presence. He tried to remember the lesson he was though during his short lived time as a warrior apprentice and the times he hunted as Jay's Wing. Hopefully, if everything worked out, he would be able to pounce on the rabbit and catch it.
He could feel tension build up in his legs as his muscles prepared to leap up in the air, as he slowly but surely approached his prey. 'Almost there.' He thought to himself as he kept his eyes locked on the rabbit.
Soon he found himself in the perfect position to pounce, and jumped up in the air leaping towards the rabbit. For seconds he flew through the air, certain to fall up on the rabbit when he suddenly felt a great force hit him in the side, sending him tumbling down and rolling around till he found someone pinning him down on the ground.
The sound of tiny paws racing away could soon be heard as Jayfeather saw the rabbit bolt away from him.
Annoyed, he looked up to the one pinning him to the ground. He could see a white and gray tom on top of him, and with all the hissing and growling he made, he knew that the tome was angry.
"You just cost me my catch for the day." The tom hissed.
"Well sorry." Jayfeather apologized sarcastically, really annoyed that the cat won't get off of him. "Maybe if you didn't have such an ugly faced, then the rabbit wouldn't have run away."
"What did you say?" The tom hissed as he unsheathed his claws, planting them in Jayfeathers skin, making him hiss in pain as blood started to seep out.
"Jayfeather, what happe…" Rose said from the side, before stopping when she saw the tom pinning Jayfeather. She stared at them for a while, as the tom looked up to stare at Rose. The tom scrutinized her with his eyes for a while before a huge grin run on his face.
"Well…well…well…" He begun as he kept Jayfeather, who was trying to squirm away, pinned down. "…looks like Rose the blind cat is back."
"Shadow…" Rose hissed in anger as she unsheathed her claws in self-defense, in case he planned to attack her. "What are you doing here?"
"In case you have forgotten, this is my territory. But I guess you could not have tell…since you're blind."
Rose growled in annoyance as she glanced at Jayfeather, who looked like he was in great pain. "Well I got news for you, Shadow. I'm not blind anymore."
"Oh, great." Shadow said, rolling his eyes. "Now that makes you, a former, blind useless cat to just a plain useless cat.
Jayfeather didn't know why, but the moment he called Rose useless, lit up something inside him, as if lightning hit a forest and turned it ablaze. Anger boiled inside him as his body flowed with adrenaline. His eyes gave an angry looked at him as he hissed. "Nobody calls her useless!"
Sudenly, at that moment, Jayfeather lost control of his body. He felt numb and was unable to move a muscle. 'What's happening?' He thought. 'Why can't I move?' His body did not respond to any movement he ordered it, but he could see through his eyes, his legs moving to kick the tom off of him. Sending Shadow flying off and hitting the ground with a loud thud. He then watched as he pounced on the tom, digging his claws in his skin, making Shadow scream in pain, as it dug deeper and deeper.
Jayfeather felt helpless as he watched and knew that he wasn't in control of his own body. Somebody else was controlling it, but who?
His claws dug deeper and deeper, while blood started to pool up on the ground. Jayfeather wanted to stop, not wanting to kill the cat. But whatever he ordered, his body did not obey. Shadow squirmed underneat him as his right paw pulled out, making Shadow shriek in pain, and position itself on his neck.
With one swift move the claw ripped through the neck, gushing blood out as it flooded the forest floor. It was in this moment, when Jayfeather finally regained control of his body. He felt exhaustion all over him as his muscles ached.
Looking below him he saw Shadow lying lifeless on the grounds, with his eyes staring up in the air, but there was no life in them.
"W…what did I do?" Jayfeather stammered, looking at the dead body. "D…did I…did I kill him?" He didn't know how he did it. Although he saw his body move, he did not remember moving them. What was happening to him?
"Jayfeather are you okay?" Rose asked, padding up beside him. She looked at him and saw the shock expression on his face. She then looked at Shadow and knew immediately, from the pool of blood that surrounded him, that he was dead.
Although she was shocked that he was dead, she didn't feel any sorrow for hm. Shadow treated her badly, hurting her many times and insulting her every waking moment. So to her, this was what he deserves. Even though she believed that cats should be given a second chance, she also knew that it was too late for Shadow. He was given a second chance and he just wasted it.
"It's alright, Jayfeather…" She said putting a paw on top of his. "…you did the right thing." Jayfeather looked up at her, staring at her eyes, confused. Did he hear her right?
"He was one of those cats who couldn't be helped unless killed." She explained and Jayfeather nodded as he understood.
He understood what she was saying. Shadow must be one of those evil cats who were given a chance to live happily and peacefully, but chose the path of darkness. Just like Tigerstar…
"Now come on…" She said motioning for him. "…we need to go before his followers arrive." She then bolted away, as fast as she can, and Jayfeather followed close behind. Blood was still on his paws, and it made it hard to run away as it felt sticky and annoying.
But he did care, for there was something more disturbing running through his mind. 'What happened back there?' He thought. 'Why couldn't I control my body? What's happening to me?'
So that concludes this chapter. Hoped you like it and let me know in the reviews. So as always see you in the next chapter.
