A/N: Hey everybody thanks so much for the reviews! They really motivate me to keep writing. Hollyleaflover, Blanc's kits will be born in the next couple of chapters. They will be Lizardkit and Swoopkit (compliments of Eeveelover9902 and EaglefootMoonflightVipertail.) Also, I forgot to put this before, but this regards canon only until Sunrise. Personally, I can't stand the fourth series.
Sorry for not keeping up, school is killing me. Also, Nanowrimo starts soon, so I may update less frequently.
Disclaimer: All the OC's are mine, but the Canon characters, territory etc. belong to Erin Hunter
Chapter Seven
LostClan
"That should do it for the borders." Shadebloom let out a sigh of contentment as she signaled her patrol to sit. "Now all we have to do is wait for Foxfire's patrol to get here, and we should be good. If you want to hunt, go ahead." Rockpelt nodded and disappeared into the bushes, but Rascal sat down where she was.
"How are you doing, Rascal?" Shadebloom opened her mouth to scent for prey.
"I like Clan life so far, but I wish Holly would come soon. I feel a bit nervous without her." Rascal curled her tail around her paws.
"I'm sure she'll be here soon. I mean, she used to be a Clan cat, so she should want to come back." Shadebloom scented a mouse and started pinpointing the scent.
"I don't know, I had to work hard to convince her to join. She really loves the warrior code, though, so that's what motivated her." Rascal suddenly dropped into a hunting stance, waving her tail for silence. Rascal pounced on the mouse that Shadebloom had been watching. Shadebloom sighed and started looking for more prey.
"I'm not really hungry, you can have it." Rascal gestured to the limp body at her feet, and Shadebloom shook her head.
"Take it back to camp so we can start a fresh-kill pile, I can find my own." After a minute, Shadebloom proved her hunting skills by darting a paw down a hole and pulling out a rabbit. She settled down to eat it, joined by Rockpelt who was eating a sparrow.
"Is our great leader lying down on the patrol?" A teasing voice, followed by its owner, appeared from the side of the clearing.
"Foxfire, don't tell me you didn't let your patrol hunt." Shadebloom stood, licking her lips.
"Food? Who needs food?" Foxfire teased, and waved his tail as Shadebloom started to bury her rabbit bones. "We actually ate on the way."
"Well, now that you're here, we should head back to camp and get some rest." Shadebloom flicked her tail and the rest of the group followed her. They broke into a run, and in a few minutes had reached the boulder field. Shadebloom yet out a yowl to alert Applepelt, who was sitting on top of one of the highest boulders, scanning the horizon which was just starting to turn to red. She waved her tail back at the patrol, who jumped from boulder to boulder to reach her.
"You're the last ones back." Applepelt reported. "Ivypaw also returned with the herbs and went immediately to sleep. I sent the others to sleep, too. You should probably do the same." Applepelt gestured around at the boulders. Shadebloom nodded, and gestured to her cats, who disappeared into the dawn light.
"I'll guard." Shadebloom clenched her teeth against a yawn, but Rascal cut in. "I'll do it." Shadebloom hesitated, and then nodded. She gestured to Applepelt, who switched places with Rascal. The two former ShadowClan warriors thread through the boulders, Applepelt in the lead. She gestured to an overhang where Blanc and Blankie were curled together. Shadebloom smiled and scanned the boulders, looking for Ivypaw. Applepelt twitched her tail, and Shadebloom turned to see the apprentices sleeping under a larger rock. Shadebloom jumped up on a rock, and, watching her clan resting around her, slowly succumbed to sleep.
Shadebloom. A voice was whispering in Shadebloom's ear. She shook her head to try and get rid of it, but it was insistent. Shadebloom. Shadebloom sighed and opened her eyes, expecting to see one of her Clanmates. Instead, she quickly jumped up when she realized that there was nobody around her. She was in the middle of the boulder field, and it was completely empty. She swallowed her panic, quickly jumping from rock to rock, but she couldn't find anybody. She raced around the boulders, calling out to her Clanmates.
"Applepelt? Ivypaw? Heathertail? Foxfire? Rascal? Is anybody there?" Shadebloom's voice came out in gasps as horror overcame her. The sun beat down on her and her voice echoed strangely between the rocks. Shadebloom finally collapsed onto her side, sadness and fear starting to take control of her.
"They left." The words poured out of Shadebloom's mouth before she could stop them. "They left, just like they said they would." Shadebloom paused for a moment, not sure what she meant, but it was getting darker and darker, her vision blurring, her senses closing off. And then it was all gone, and she was floating, just floating.
