Me: Hello, my little MinionClan!
Stormpaw: What's MinionClan?
Me: The people reading this fan fiction!
Stormpaw: Whoa! They can read my words?
Me: Yep.
Stormpaw: Whoa! That's so cool! Can I say the disclaimer?
Me: Sure!
Stormpaw: Serendipity321 doesn't own warriors, just her own characters.
Me: Good job, Stormpaw! (But little do I know that the STICKERS HAVE RUN OUT! DUN DUN DUN!)
Stormpaw: Your stickers have run out! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Me: I'm sorry, Stormpaw! Maybe Echopaw stole them all for herself...
Stormpaw: AAAAAAHHHHHHH! (Charges at Echopaw)
Me: HAHAHAHAHAHA I'VE GOTTA POST THIS ON CATTUBE!
Snowfall: That's getting old.
Me: Yeah, it is.
Chapter 6, Echopaw's POV
"There has been a change of plans. Some of us will invade FrostClan, others will invade MarshClan, and some other cats will invade MountainClan," Twistedstar bellowed.
What? At this rate, Twistedstar may take over the Clans!
Nah, that's a stupid idea. He wouldn't do that.
"The patrol for FrostClan will be Lizardtooth, Smokewing, Dashstripe, Solclaw, and Craterpaw." Craterpaw had just been named an apprentice a moon ago, along with his brother Shatterpaw and sister Rainpaw.
"The MarshClan patrol will be Dovefall, Darkrose, Brightfeather, Birdpaw, Shatterpaw, and Yellowpaw."
"Good luck!" I whispered to the black tom. He grinned and disappeared in the sea of cats.
"And, finally, the MountainClan patrol will be Echopaw, Blackspider, Stonesong, Rainpaw, Rockpaw, Frozengaze, and I." I couldn't help but notice that he called my name first.
"Now, let's move!" He leaped down from his perch and flicked his twisted tail for us to follow.
Everything looked so familiar. There was the spot where Stormpaw and I had played in as kits. The tall grass felt almost strange, but natural at the same time beneath my paws. We passed by the "famous" birch tree where, supposedly, the ancient WindClan leader, Mountainstar, founded MountainClan.
"Echopaw!" Frozengaze hissed in my ear, snapping me back to the present.
"What?"
"Pay attention! Twistedstar said to get ready to attack." I was so deep in thought that I didn't even see that we were at the entrance to camp. Familiar smells wafted out. I could hear voices of some of the cats inside.
"NightClan! Attack!" I was jostled out of my thoughts and I blindly leaped after the warriors into the air. I landed onto a tortoiseshell tom. His name was Morningheart, I think. I unsheathed my claws and raked them down his spine. Morningheart yowled in pain and tried to throw me off. I dug my claws into his skin and held on. He started to fall-or so I thought. He rolled onto the ground, throwing me off, then leaped up and landed heavily on top of me. His fangs bared close to my face, and I tried not to flinch.
Then his eyes widened in recognition.
"Echokit? Is that you?"
"Well, it's Echopaw now."
Morningheart backed off of me. I scrambled to my feet.
"Come back with us! You can see Snowfall and Stormpaw again." Morningheart's voice was hopeful.
"I-I'm sorry, Morningheart. I've already chosen NightClan." The tom's eyes widened in shock.
"What?" He bared his teeth in anger.
"You want to be part of a murderer's Clan? Where they'll turn you into a murderer too?" He took a step towards me.
"Echopaw!" A cry came behind me. Frozengaze was battling three cats at once.
"Coming, Frozengaze!" I turned away from Morningheart and helped the huge tabby. I swung and clawed and bit at the three cats, not letting myself see their faces. They were sure to recognize me. Even with my scar, I still looked mostly the same. I looked around at the battle raging around me. We were almost losing. Blackspider was being tackled by a smaller gray warrior, but the warrior was strong nonetheless.
"Can you manage them?" I hissed to Frozengaze, and dodged a high swipe.
"I'll be fine." As if to prove his point, he leaped onto a light cream-and-white tom. I turned away from him and raced to help Blackspider.
"I've got your back!" I told him, and leaped into action. I dodged the cat's low swipe and leaped on her back. She hissed and bucked to throw me off. Blackspider leaped on the cat and together we brought down the powerful warrior.
"I've got her! Go help Rockpaw!" I said to Blackspider through clenched teeth. He nodded and raced off to help the brown apprentice.
I flipped the cat over on her back.
Then I realized who it was.
"Stormpaw?" I gasped.
"Echopaw! Let go of me!" She growled. I could see the anger in her eyes.
"No." I mewed coldly. Stormpaw's eyes widened.
"What? But-but I'm your sister!" She stammered.
"We're in different Clans now. I'm sorry." Then I unsheathed my claws and raked her stomach.
I'm sorry, Stormpaw. I'm not part of your Clan anymore. We have to move on sometime, right? I wouldn't do this if I didn't have to. Please understand me, Stormpaw. Please.
"Get your claws off of my daughter!" A furious, hissing ball of anger crashed into me. I fought to get up, but the warrior was too big and strong. Something about the warrior looked familiar. Same white fur, same small paws as...
"Snowfall?" I gasped. My mom's eyes widened.
"Look! Look at what you did to your own sister!" She stood aside so I could see.
My eyes widened at what I saw.
Stormpaw was lying in a scary, huge pool of blood. Even from here I could see that my cuts went deep. Blood oozed from her wounds.
"Stormpaw..." I backed away from my sister, horrified at what I had just done. I looked down at my paws. They were stained bright red.
I had to get away from all this.
I turned and started to sprint away from the camp.
"Echopaw! What are you doing?" The harsh voice of Frozengaze cut through my horrified thoughts. I ignored him and kept on running.
I ran and ran until I couldn't run any more. By then, I had come across this strange cave. It had a huge hole in the top, letting in sun- well, moonlight now. I stumbled into it, exhausted. It was a huge cave, with a waterfall on one side and jagged holes in the other side. Something gleamed in one of the holes, but I was too tired to look closer.
I saw a beam of light in the middle. Curious, I walked into the beam. I began to feel even more tired than I already am (I'm not sure how this is possible) and I curled up and went to sleep.
When I woke, I was in a huge clearing. The long grass brushed against my fur. A midnight blue sky glittered above me.
Where was I?
"Echopaw." I whirled around to see a skinny silver warrior. I looked like- but it couldn't be...
"Moonclaw? I gasped. He nodded and brushed his tail across my cheek.
"You're... dead?" Moonclaw nodded.
"It's okay, Echopaw," he purred soothingly.
"But- what killed you?"
"Twistedstar." My eyes widened in disbelief.
"What?" He would never do that!
"We are arch-enemies. When we were young, Twistedstar lived in MountainClan. He started to fall for Snowfall, but I loved her too. We fought over her, but eventually I won her heart. Twistedstar was furious. He swore revenge. But, there's one crucial reason why I brought you here." His next words stunned me.
"I'm not your father."