Eaglepaw yawned as the morning light started to seep through the cracks in the brambles. She decided to go and see if Fernpaw was back yet from her 'visit with StarClan'. Eaglepaw got up and stretched, almost kicking Bloodpaw in the face.
"Watch it!" he grumbled, turning over in his nest. Eaglepaw whispered a quick apology and squeezed out of the den. She padded over to the medicine cat's den, and looked inside. Fernpaw was inside fast asleep, while Dewfeather was sorting herbs and whispering to herself basic herb remedies.
"Hi Dewfeather!" Eaglepaw yowled pleased to see Dewfeather and her sister back. Making Dewfeather jump, startled.
"Don't do that Eaglepaw!" she scolded," it's not that nice of a thing to do when a cat is sorting herbs!"
Eaglepaw snickered and said, "I know that Dewfeather, I just thought it would be funny if I could make you jump." she crouched playfully in front of the medicine cat and added, "my prediction was correct. It was quite amusing."
"Well I predict that you need someone to mess around with." Dewfeather replied.
Eaglepaw hopefully glanced at Fernpaw but then her eyes clouded with disappointment as she realized that Fernpaw wouldn't want to wake up. And even if she did, she wouldn't be able to play because of her limp leg.
"I guess I'll have to find another apprentice to mess with." Eaglepaw's eyes sparkled with mischievousness as she suddenly thought of something ,"I'm going to go put some thistles in Saphirepaw's nest! I am a supposed to be a immature apprentice after all!"
She walked away shooting an amused glance at Dewfeather as the medicine cat shook her head in confusion.
Eaglepaw padded out of camp and headed towards a patch of thistles not far away from the place where she had found the rogue. She started to bite of the leaves of a thistle plant when she caught a whiff of other cats. Not knowing which clans smelled like which, Eaglepaw thought the smell was just a hunting patrol. But as she inched her way forward, she picked up a scent of something familiar. Hmm thought Eaglepaw reminds me of LightningClan….Wait, LightningClan….LIGHTNINGCLAN!
Eaglepaw swiftly climbed a tree and started jumping from branch to branch, heading fast to the ForestClan camp.
"LIGHTNINGCLAN!" she yowled as her lithe body burst into the clearing. Burningstar snapped her head up from the piece of fresh klll she was eating.
"What do you mean Eaglepaw? Is lightningClan attacking?" Burningstar commanded
"Yes! They're on their way right now!" Eaglepaw explained
"Okay, Beartooth, Crystalheart, Blackheart, Barkstripe, Waterwind and Whisperlake take the trees and find out what position they are in, if they get to the Tall Oak, attack them." Burningstar was giving out orders like crazy, her head whipping around, "Frosttiger, Eggtail, Tallstripe, Wavetalon and Sharpfang circle around LightningClan and push them backwards. If they get as far as the Tall Oak, attack but let the treejumpers attack first." The two groups of warriors burst out of camp and headed to their positions.
"Now, I want Saphirepaw, Shadowpaw, Sagepaw and Rubypaw protecting the queens, kits, and elders. Dewfeather and Fernpaw will be outside the medicine cat den protecting the herbs as well as pulling badly injured cats into heal."
"As for the rest of you, you will be attacking any LightningClan cats that get into camp." Burningstar finished her orders and continued, "Do not expect this to be an easy win, LightningClan has declared war, and that means they won't stop until either of us has to beg for mercy. A war is what they want, a war is what they will get!"
Every cat was now in their positions, Saphirepaw glaring at Burningstar; obviously because she was much older than the fighting apprentices and wanted to be out in the action. There was a very high-pitched yowl and ten LightningClan warriors came bursting into camp.
Eaglepaw quickly ran over to Fernpaw, "I've never fought before! This is going to be very interesting."
"At least you get to fight!" complained Fernpaw
"Hey, you also get to fight!" Eaglepaw said.
"Ooooh! Yes defending the herbs is such a dangerous job!" Fernpaw countered," It's not like LightningClan is going to attack our herbs!"
"Just... fight!" Eaglepaw yowled as a bulky warrior came tumbling into her. She instinctively lashed out with her front claws, then sprang away. I know barely anything about fighting! She thought, well, I have watched some of the warriors fight, so I know a little bit.
The LightningClan tom hissed and swiped his paw towards Eaglepaw's face. She flinched back, but he still ended up scratching her across the nose. Eaglepaw, using her small body against his bulky one. She sped around him and jumping on his back, sinking her claws into his shoulders, and sinking her teeth into his scruff. The tom yowled and tried to back against a tree. but Eaglepaw jumped off just in time. She swiped her claws across his face. The lightningClan warrior gave one last shriek and pelted away back through the tunnel.
Eaglepaw looked around, panting, and saw Saphirepaw and Sagepaw fighting of a scrawny she-cat near the nursery. She heard a yowl and turned to see that Burningstar had driven off one of the last LightningClan warriors. Eaglepaw heard another yowl of pain and turned towards the noise. This time to see Silverflight being mauled by a white and brown tom.
Eaglepaw pelted over to her mother and clawed the side of the attacking tom, hissing. The tom clawed Silverflight one last time, whispering, "Serves you right Silverflight. Now die," leaving a deep bloody wound on Silverflight's stomach before running away with two ForestClan warriors chasing after him.
"Silverflight?" Eaglepaw whispered," Silverflight!" she said, this time her voice full of dread and grief. Fernpaw came limping over and when she saw her mother, collapsed right next to Eaglepaw and whimpered.
"Eaglepaw... Fernpaw?" whispered Silverflight, her eyes only half open.
"Mother!" they both gasped.
"My sweets, I love you both very much..." she started to cough, then spoke again, "But there is something you two must know," Silverflight coughed again then continued. "Your true father is... Harrenclaw... from Lightningclan." her breath shuddered, then she fell silent.
"No, no!" Eaglepaw wailed, planting her paws on the wound in Silverflight's stomach. She looked back at Fernpaw for help, but her sister just sat there, dumbfounded.
"Help me!" Eaglepaw begged Fernpaw. Fernpaw snapped out of it and then pushed Eaglepaw aside, putting her ear to Silverflight's muzzle. Fernpaw stood up shaking her head, her eyes clouding with grief and brimming with emotion.
"She's...gone…"
