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Chapter 6: Battle Training

Pouncepaw blinked open his eyes and yawned loudly. Crawling out of his nest he peered around the den to see that none of the other apprentices were in there.

Shouldn't Hummingbird have gotten me up? Some mentor she is . . . Pouncepaw mentally grumbled.

Squinting his eyes he bounded over to Brokentooth who was at the fresh-kill pile. "Do you know where the others are?" Pouncepaw asked.

Brokentooth looked up with a bird clamped in his jaws, "The top of the gorge, their mentors all wanted to have a huge battle training session."

Pouncepaw nodded and took off for the cliff, "Thank you!" he called over his shoulder.

Bounding up into the battle training clearing he saw all the others, Redpaw and Rowanpaw locked in a vicious battle and Fawnpaw and Scratchpaw practicing moves with their mentors.

"Why did you wake me up?" Pouncepaw asked, sitting down next to Hummingbird who was watching everyone under the shady of a tree.

"I'm analyzing the patterns of attack the other apprentices do, then I was going to come and wake you and teach you how to," she answered simply.

Pouncepaw flicked his ears curiously, "Analyzing patterns?"

Hummingbird nodded, "Take Rowanpaw for example, he is all about defense, ducking and clawing at the legs. If you give him a good rush and leap over him he'll have no clue how to attack."

Pouncepaw stared at his mentor, impressed.

"Today you're going to be training against Scratchpaw, Redpaw, and Fawnpaw. You're up against Scratchpaw right now, and though you don't know any real moves I believe in physical learning. Analyze Scratchpaw then attack with what you think is best," Hummingbird lectured.

Pouncepaw grinned and bounded into the center of the clearing, facing Scratchpaw with a smirk on his face. "The winner gets first pick at fresh-kill tonight," Scratchpaw purred with a determined glint in his eyes.

Pouncepaw narrowed his eyes and studied his opponent, Scratchpaw is bigger than me so I need to stay light on my paws and dodge. From what it looks like he could knock me out of the air with one of his paws so I'll have to throw him off balance, Pouncepaw decided.

"Begin!" Finchfeather called from the side of the clearing.

Pouncepaw leaped into the air as Scratchpaw's paw swooped under him.

As soon as his paws touched the ground Pouncepaw raced forward and launched himself onto his back and slid under the belly of Scratchpaw. But as soon as he raised a paw to hit the older tom's legs, Scratchpaw was gone.

Pouncepaw looked up too late and was pinned by the cream colored tom.

"Scratchpaw wins!" Redpaw cheered.

Pouncepaw growled and shook the dirt from his pelt. Hummingbird was next to him in an instant, "You're too confident. Humble yourself; speed is the key to any fight. Redpaw is next and Finchfeather is the best warrior in the Clan, how do you plan to defeat her?"

Pouncepaw stared at his mentor as if she was crazy. "How am I supposed to know?"

Hummingbird patiently flicked her tail, "Finchfeather is muscular and strong so he would prefer to use brutal force in a battle. That means he must have trained Redpaw the same way, so just constantly break her stance, unbalance her then pin her," she instructed wisely.

Pouncepaw nodded, "Okay . . ." he mewed before bounding into the clearing once more.

Redpaw stared at him with seriousness and Pouncepaw narrowed his eyes and watched his twin's eyes which kept straying to his left side. She's going to unbalance me as well, guard my left side, and attack her right side . . .

"Begin!" this time it was Lunarstar's voice.

Pouncepaw and Redpaw both looked in shock to see their mother in the battle training clearing. Quickly remembering that she was Scratchpaw's mentor, Pouncepaw launched himself at his sister.

"Focus Redpaw!" Finchfeather snapped.

Pouncepaw almost felt bad for his sister but reminding himself that their mother was watching, he rammed into her right side and knocked her off balance.

"Now every join in! Fawnpaw and Pouncepaw against Scratchpaw, Redpaw, and Rowanpaw!" Lunarstar called.

Immediately Pouncepaw felt Fawnpaw brushed her pelt against his. "Stay light on your paws and slash with your front paws," Fawnpaw hissed.

Pouncepaw nodded and leaped into the fray.

Keep fighting, your hope has not yet ran out.

PLEASE READ AND HELP ME!

I am really losing inspiration for this book and yes this will be a two part chapter . . . but please I'm about to delete this story, there's just no fun into writing this. But the other story I'm slowly typing is really enjoyable and I might post that.

What do you guys think? I really could use the help . . .

~Stormyyy