DISCLAIMERS: IF I DID, DO YOU THINK I WOULD LET SQUIRRELFLIGHT GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING SHE DID. I WOULD MAKE ALL OF THUNDERCLAN SHUN HER AND HATE HER. (T.T I'M SO MEAN)

Chapter 8:

Fangpaw

I came back through the gorse tunnel dropping off the last chipmunk I caught. I have been hunting all day. I was glad that I was done hunting, it was really hot. I went to Dappleleaf's den to see if my sister, Thunderpaw, was done training with her for today so we could talk. I walked in and twitched my nose, it smelt of strong herbs. Dappleleaf wasn't in here, but I could smell that my sister was. I walked up to see she was asleep.

"Fire… and… Ice… will… rain… down… and… bring… destruction… to… all…" Thunderpaw murmured in her sleep. I wonder what that's supposed to mean.

Dappleleaf walked in with my mom and Silverstar. She whispered in a frightened voice, "There she is, and she's still knocked out." A worried look came over Dappleleaf's face.

My mom ran over to Thunderpaw and started to gently lick her fur. She only did that to us when she was worried. Her fur was spiked and her eyes tight with worry. "Please wake up," she whispered quietly.

I'm confused, what's going on? Then Silverstar came up. I took a step back to give a bigger distance from me and Silverstar. People still gave me weird looks because of her calling me Foxheart.

"IT'S AN OMEN! SHE WILL DIE, AND THEN ALL OF US WILL DIE! WHY STARCLAN! WASN'T IT ENOUGH WHEN YOU TOOK AWAY MY SON!" she screamed.

I jumped back startled, and bumped into the side of the den and hurt my tail. I rubbed it with my paws. Silverstar had a son? Wait doesn't that means she has a mate! Who'd want to be her mate? "What's going on?" I asked getting more worried by the second.

"Oh when did you get here?" Dappleleaf said noticing me for the first time. That's new normally Dappleleaf is so focused. "Never mind that, I was testing your sister on what herbs she knew, then her fur all stuck up and she fainted. What could be going on? I wish to ask Starclan at the Starpool, but I don't want to leave Thunderpaw alone," Dappleleaf wailed in despair. I was going to volunteer, but my mom did before me.

"I'll watch her. I can still decide patrols from in here." My mom called still lying next to my sister. Then she started to lick her again.

"STARCLAN WHY!" Silverstar yowled before running out of here and charging for her den. Dappleleaf grabbed a few leaves, mixed them together and ate them. She started to walk out of the den, but looked behind her before leaving. I just remembered what I heard my sister say and dashed after Dappleleaf.

"Dappleleaf, wait up! I have to talk to you," I called running after her. She stopped and turned around to look at me. I skidded to a stop beside her and quickly caught my breath. "I heard my sister say something, while she was knocked out. She whispered 'Fire and Ice will bring destruction to all!' What does that mean?" I asked.

She stared at me with despair clouding her eyes. "I… don't know," she meowed hanging her head. Shadows were covering her eyes. I left her to go to Starpool. I needed to get some sleep; I had dawn patrol tomorrow. I doubt I'll get any sleep anyway.

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I was exhausted; I had dawn patrol, then went hunting for fish in the river, and was in the middle of battle training with Firefang. Plus it was burning hot for Leaffall.

"Come on, Fangpaw. You can do better. You're a lumbering Badger today." Firefang disapprovingly shook his head.

"Sorry," I puffed. I was getting ready to dodge his attack and swipe his ears, but stopped dead in my tracks. The air smelt weird. It wasn't clean and fresh, it was thick and smoggy. The sky was gray instead of blue. That's unnatural! Firefang knocked me to the ground since I wasn't paying attention. Oaff.

"Really Fangpaw, what are you a chipmunk? Pay attention and try harder." He growled getting annoyed.

I tried to ignore his comment and tell him about the sky. "Firefang!" I quietly whispered my fur on end. I was prodding my mentor, wait, I wasn't supposed to whisper. What is wrong with me? This is important. "Firefang!" I tried again with little success. This time it came out even quieter than the first, but Firefang noticed I was trying to talk to him.

"Fangpaw, what's wrong?" He asked completely oblivious of the fact I wasn't trying to whisper.

"Something's wrong, I-I-I-I," I stuttered. Really what was wrong with me today?

"You what, Fangpaw? Spit it out already." Firefang hissed getting annoyed of my mumbling.

"Let's get to camp, right now!" I hesitated deciding not to talk about the sky with Firefang; he has no patient for me lately.

"Why, we have to complete battle practice? Your brother is way ahead of you on this." Firefang protested.

"Firefang, look at the sky, Gray! Gray, it must be some sort of prophecy from Starclan." I tried to laugh but it came out more of a worried yelp. Great! I told Firefang about the sky, he probably thinks I'm a mousebrain now.

"Prophecy from Starclan? You sound just like that sister of yours! Oh, I get it. You are making an excuse to go see your sister, you're worried about her," Firefang purred in amusement. He got it completely wrong, but I needed to see her anyway.

"Yah…um, can we please just go and check on her?" I coughed to cover my lie.

"Fine, fair enough. At least it'll calm your nerves, and then you can finally focus." Firefang sighed. I charged for camp, and Firefang shortly after.

When we finally reached the thick gorse tunnel leading into camp, I fumbled with the gorse, having to admit to Firefang that fur was caught in the gorse. He started snickering, clawing the patch for me.

The strange new scent was filling my nostrils and scent glands. It was like being engulfed in mouse bile. I ran ahead to Dappleleaf's den, leaving my mentor behind. Upon entering the den, I felt calmer. It was like everything would get better by coming here. I saw Thunderpaw lying in the same spot as yesterday.

"Is she okay?" I asked concern filling my voice.

"I don't know, Fangpaw! This has never happened before!" Dappleleaf's usual calmness was replaced with fear in the midst of the chaos.

"What's going on?" A sweet voice filled my ears. Thunderpaw was awake!

"You fainted," Dappleleaf gently purred, happy to see my sister awake. My sister silently got up and shook her head to wake up.

"Oh! I'm sorry. I was just standing there in a world of peace; when suddenly images came to me and a voice screaming 'Fire and Ice will rain down and bring destruction to all!'" She dramatically stated. Her fur was ruffled and tight worry shined in her blue eyes.

Dappleleaf looked like she was about to collapse. "I know, Starclan refuses to tell me anything besides those words. You are lucky that they at least showed you something." She meowed, looking at the ceiling of the den. Then they wordlessly looked at each other.

"So, then that was a prophecy from Starclan… I think great danger will come to our clan… Fire and Ice… what could it mean?" Thunderpaw muttered her fur standing on end.

An acrid scent started to fill the air, and a strange, chocking mist seeped through the den. I leaped to my paws and scrambled out of the den. An orange light shone dimly through the trees. Was it dawn already? The smell grew stronger, and with a sense of horror I knew what it was.

Fire!

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