Sorry guys but this is going to be a short chapter ;^;

~Rayne

Mosspaw woke the next sunrise feeling useless. With her body all scratched up it hurt to move. She could only watch as cats entered the medicine den and left with what they desired. A few times Mosspaw was greeted by a few warriors that wished for her soon recovery. When the medicine den was clear of only her and Cloverleaf she would try sitting up. She could barely rise most times. Her sore muscles were keeping her down. When the sun was in the middle of the sky Moonpaw came to check on Mosspaw.

"Are you feeling alright?" he gently asked.

"I'm feeling fine. It would be nice if I was able to sit up though. I don't like being useless like this. I never want this to happen again," Mosspaw whined.

"I'm sure you will be able to soon. Hollystar is working the apprentices hard. She wants new warriors as soon as possible. Lionfang has been helping train the other apprentices as much as he can."

"Are you not training?"

"Hollystar says it's best if I practice alone," Moonpaw sighed. He laid outside Mosspaw's nest with his head rested on the edge. Mosspaw moved her head slowly to touch his cheek with her nose. Mosspaw had seen his strength when he went against Soottail. She was terrified of the other Moonpaw. Mosspaw knew that Hollystar was only looking after her clan when she told him to practice alone.

"When I get better maybe you can teach me some moves to protect myself."

"I wouldn't mind training you. I'm sure Ravenheart would love the help."

"She will be over joyed," Mosspaw snickered. Moonpaw closed his eyes to take a short a nap until he heard Lionfang calling for him. He slowly rose to answer his call then left the den. Mosspaw gazed at the opening where Moonpaw left. She shifted back into a more comfortable position and watched Voleheart and Cloverleaf leave the den. Earlier she overheard them speaking. They were just leaving the camp to find some more herbs and berries.

Mosspaw yawned then realized this could be her chance. When she tried sitting up before she had to stop before she cried in pain. Cloverleaf would only yell at her to lie down and be still. Mosspaw shifted her paws and began to push herself up. She felt like she was a kit again. She began to push more and more. The more weight she put on her paws, the more it hurt. She bit her tongue to try to muffle her cries. She didn't need a cat wondering near the medicine den hear her. When she thought the pain would never end she realized she was sitting up. She looked around. She laughed a little and her tail waved in a satisfied way.

Her satisfied moment left her when she felt a cold chill. The feeling made the hairs on her neck stand straight up. The chill seemed to make the air around her settle into a feeling of despair and emptiness. She felt something slid across her back. Mosspaw whipped her head around to see Shadowstar staring back at her with his red eye.

"Glad to see that you're trying to recover quickly. I can't have you being useless while my plans haven't been accomplished," Shadowstar murmured.

"Well, I'm not glad that you're still appearing every where."

"You should be. Oh, and by the way, training with Moonpaw will be your dumbest idea yet. The scruff ball can fight yes but he will be too much for you."

"I won't know until I've tried. At least I may actually accomplish something without having cats revolting against me and killing me."

"Now that's not fair. Your puny dreams are nothing compared to my large dream. I was so close to accomplishing it to."

"Till Cloverleaf stopped you."

"That old flea bag only accomplished killing me because she knew my weakness," Shadowstar hissed and disappeared into a whirl of wind. Mosspaw stuck out her tongue at the gust of wind. Then, she almost leaped out of her den when she was surprised by Poppykit asking what she was doing.

"U-um, nothing really," Mosspaw could feel her fur burn in embarrassment.

"Sometimes I think you've gone crazy," Poppykit squeaked.

"What do you need Poppykit? Voleheart and Cloverleaf are both out."

"I know. I just thought you would want some company since Moonpaw is out training again."

"No he's not training. Lionfang is with him. I think he's on some sort of patrol."

"No he is training. Lionfang told him to go train. They think Mountainclan is going to attack again. All the cats have been working hard strengthen the barriers so they can only come through the entrance."

"Oh I see," Mosspaw slowly lay back down and chatted with Poppykit. Poppykit seemed rather interested in when Mosspaw became an apprentice. Mosspaw almost forgot how old Poppykit was until he reminded her. Poppykit was going to become an apprentice any day now. He seemed really excited. Poppykit spoke of how he has been speaking with Voleheart and Cloverleaf about being a medicine cat. He told Mosspaw how it was his dream to become a medicine cat. He said it almost felt like he was destined to do it in a way. Mosspaw agreed that Skyclan chose wisely with their choice.

Mosspaw felt like he was never going to stop chatting until Jayfeather called him back to the nursery den. She let out a sigh of relief when the kit finally left the den. Poppkit could defiantly be a paw full Mosspaw thought to her self. She closed her eyes to relax and drifted to sleep.

Her dream was red. She was in the forest again. This time near the training rocks. The moon was larger than she ever imagined. Mosspaw yowled in fear as an extremely large adder began to curl around her. It seemed to take her breath away. When she looked into the moon it looked as if it was shaking with anger. It turned red and began to drip its red liquid all over the adder. The liquid was like acid and began to melt the adder's skin. As soon as she could she leaped out of the grasp of the adder and into the shadows. In the shadows a single red light was following her every movement. She didn't know which way to run. The shadows eventually engulfed her. It sucked her in. She lost her breath as the shadows began to pour into her mouth making her choke. She tried to breath in with her nose but the shadows moved like water and slammed her against trees and rocks. The shadows washed away the liquid the moon created and washed away the bones of the adder. The only thing the shadows couldn't take her from was the moon.

The last thing she saw was the moon shining in her eyes. She woke up coughing and realized it was only her dreams again. Mosspaw rubbed her head into the nest to clear it. She knew these dreams were getting out of control. She looked at the entrance of the den and saw that the sun was just beginning to rise. She sat up slowly. The pain was still there but not as much. She began to lick her flat. The dream had caused it to fluff up. She saw that her muscles and scratches were covered in some sort of berry.

"I put some berries on them while you were sleeping. The berries help soothe the tense muscles that hurt so much and heal the cuts quicker. It's a special medicine I made myself. You should be out of the den by tomorrow and walking by sun high," Voleheart stepped out of her den and sat in front of Mosspaw. Mosspaw continued to like her fur down.

"Thank you for the berries," Mosspaw whispered.

"Your welcome. Tell you what, I'll go get you something to eat then we can try to get you walking," Voleheart licked Mosspaw in between her ears and stepped out of the den with ease. Mosspaw yawned. Even though she slept for a long time she still felt as if she had gotten no sleep at all. She waited patently as Voleheart brought her back a nice pigeon and a mouse for herself. Mosspaw never really got to know Voleheart. She used this time to talk with her and make friends. Although she knew Spottedshadow wouldn't want her making medicine cat friends she thought it was a good idea. It's not like he could have total control of her life.

Voleheart kept to her word. Mosspaw was walking by sun high. When she stepped out of the den Rockpaw quickly bounded over to her. He nuzzled her head with his like they used to when they were kits. Brightpaw was right over with him. Mosspaw hadn't had time to look at them but she realized that they had both gotten way bigger than her. Rockpaw was built like the biggest cat Mosspaw had ever seen. Brightpaw almost matched Rockpaw's size but was slightly smaller.

"You're walking already! That's great!" Rockpaw exclaimed.

"Now you won't miss the ceremony today!" Brightpaw quickly added.

"Ceremony?" Mosspaw asked.

Almost as if on cue Hollystar called the clan together. All the cats gathered under her and looked up at her. Owlfeather even looked excited.

"My dear clan cats! Times have become hard with all the threats from Mountianclan! Today, new cats will be moving to new places! This is a time of sorrow for Queens and excitement for kits and apprentices! We will start with our faithful medicine cat. Cloverleaf has felt she has taught Voleheart all she could. Cloverleaf has decided to move to the elders den for a more relaxed and comfortable life. She has stories to tell to new kits and will always be faithful to Cloudclan and ready to help in any way she can. Thank you, Cloverleaf, for all that you have done for this clan," Hollystar bowed her head to Cloverleaf. All the clan cats bowed to Cloverleaf in respect. Cloverleaf thanked Hollystar for the appreciation and moved herself near the elders outside of their den. "Next we have new apprentices! We will start with Longkit!"

Longkit made his way to the front of the clan.

"Longkit, you have waited six moons for this! Now it is time for you to be an apprentice! Longkit, from this day forth you will be known as Longpaw! I hope you will serve your clan well. Your new mentor shall be Spottedshadow. Spottedshadow I hope that you will teach Longkit all of your wisdom," Hollystar called. Spottedshadow stepped foreword and touched noses with Longpaw. Longpaw seemed entirely calm. Mosspaw knew he was always a calm kit but still, any other kit would have been shaking with excitement. Mosspaw was amazed. "Next we have Poppykit!" Hollystar waited for Poppykit to bounce to the front of the clan, "Poppykit, from this day fourth you will be known as Poppypaw! Poppypaw has chosen the path of a medicine cat! Voleheart, teach Poppypaw everything Cloverleaf has taught you, and maybe even more." Poppypaw and Voleheart touched noses and sat at the front of the clan.

"Now we will be announcing new warriors! They will travel with me tomorrow to visit our ancestors! First is Littlepaw! Littlepaw's mentor, Birdflight, has told me that Littlepaw has fought bravely in the last battle against Mountainclan and even made it to the camp to warn us of the attack! Littlepaw has requested her name to me and me except her request! Littlepaw, do you promise to uphold the Skyclan law?"

"Yes!" Littlepaw stepped forward and bravely yowled her answer.

"Then by the power given to me by Skyclan, you will now be known as Littlefox in honor of your mother's name!" Hollystar yowled. Mosspaw turned around and saw Foxpelt proudly looking at her daughter. "Now, last but not at all least, an apprentice who has shown great promise in becoming a strong and loyal warrior! An apprentice who from day one of his apprenticeship helped our clan greatly! Moonpaw, your mentor ,Lionfang, has told me all of your great deeds! Moonpaw, do your promise to protect this clan with your power and uphold Skyclan law?!"

"I do!" Moonpaw yowled.

"Then by the powers granted to me by Skyclan, I name you Moongazer in hopes that you will watch over this clan with a powerful gaze like the moon!" Hollystar called.

And that's when everything went wrong.