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This is from Rainpaw of Windclan's Point of View. Hope you like it.
Chapter 9 Dusk
Rainpaw awoke to Shimmerpaw shaking her awake, "Come-on Rainpaw! Tanglewing and Splashspots are waiting. We're doing solo hunting today and our mentors are waiting."
"K, I'll be up in a second," Rainpaw answered, trying to more fully awaken. Shimmerpaw of Windclan left the den, and Rainpaw had no choice but to get up. She and Icepaw and Rainpaw were the last cats in the apprentice's den after Shimmerpaw had left. Icepaw was Rainpaws 4-moon younger brother. They weren't littermates, but they were brother and sister. As a kit, Blacktail had raised Icepaw because his mother had died at his kitting. Rainpaw remembered the day when her parent had died, and wished she could get it out of her mind. She missed her, but at least they would meet again in Starclan.
Anyways, Rainpaw stretched and moved out of the Windclan apprentice den. She blinked rapidly at the bright sunlight, and as it turned out, she had gone outside right when the Windclan deputy Blueclaw was saying patrols.
"I will lead the morning border patrol with Leafshade and Forestwing. And Sapphirestar will be leading a morning hunting patrol with Falconwing and Runningpaw. Stormbreeze will lead Tunnelclaw and Foxpaw on a noon hunting patrol while Rosewing leads Splotchpaw and Rainpaw on an evening border patrol. Tomorrow the dawn patrol will be Tunnelclaw, Foxpaw, and Forestwing." What! Rainpaw thought to herself, wasn't I supposed to be solo hunting? I was looking forward to it, but I can do whatever the clan needs most. She spun into the direction of her mentor, Splashspots.
"Change of plans. You'll be going on a patrol with Rosewing and Splashpaw. While Tanglewing and I watch Shimmerpaws improvement on hunting alone," Splashspots said, due to Rainpaws look.
"Sorry about the false info, Rainpaw. I guess we'll see each other later?" Shimmerpaw meowed. Rainpaw nodded, then watched as Shimmerpaw sped towards the two waiting mentors.
In the evening, Rainpaw saw Rosewing and Splotchpaw walk up to her.
"Ready for the border patrol?" Splotchpaw asked, excited to be going with an fellow apprentice.
"Yep, lets go now," Rainpaw said to Rosewing. They left the camp. It was foggy outside, and Rainpaw saw Splotchpaw shiver. The younger apprentice had longer fur then Rainpaw, but was still used to the warmer spots, because usually the sun hit Windclan's territory the most. She was developing into a fantastic warrior though, and Rainpaw admired her playfulness. The three cats walked more and more into the bare land of their territory, and were on alert, making sure no other clan warriors were across the border.
"Can we hunt Rosewing? I really want to test out that stalking technique that you taught me yesterday," Splotchpaw asked her Windclan mentor.
"Sure, but lets keep on walking until we scent something."
They walked on, getting closer and closer to the stream when Rainpaw suddenly flicked her tail up, signaling the other cats to stop. She usually didn't hunt birds, but they were a source of prey and this one had wondered over the Thunderclan border. She silently walked over to were the bird was perched, then she broke into a run. And leaped high. Claws swiping, she brought the bird down towards the other cats.
"Nice catch!" Splotchpaw exclaimed.
"We usually don't hunt birds because they are alerted easily by a running cat, but it was a great catch," Rosewing praised. Splotchpaw immediately twitched her whiskers, and turned her head to where a rabbit was chewing on a patch of grass. She did a perfect stalk towards it, but her tail was happily in the air. Seeing the cat's shadow, the rabbit hoped as fast as possible away from Splotchpaw and Splotchpaw did what Windclan cats did best. She ran. Paws leaping she barley missed the rabbit as it turned. The rabbit hid, and Splotchpaw came back empty handed.
"It was a great try, but I think it saw your shadow," Rosewing said, as the mentor brought back a rabbit that she had caught, "would you like some of mine because we need to keep on moving?" Splotchpaw and Rosewing shared their prey while Rainpaw was satisfied with her bird.
Once they were done, they decided to keep on moving. It was starting to get dark, and they needed to patrol the border fully-all the way. They walked through the mist, dampening slightly. Rainpaw sniffed the air, smelling the mist/fog and… and… badger!
She instantly raised an alarm, "Badger!" Rosewing sniffed the air, and went closer to the two apprentices.
"As much as I hate it, we have to go check it out," Rosewing said, "stay behind me." The walked towards the scent to see two badgers and a apprentice-aged dusty brown she-cat battling them. The cat was not from any of the clans, but Rosewing still helped her. She dove into one of the badgers, followed by Rainpaw and Splotchpaw.
"Splotchpaw! Go get more warriors. We can't defeat two fully grown badgers by ourselves." Rosewing ordered as she pushed the second badger of the rogue cat. Splotchpaw leaped out of the attack, and ran as fast as she could towards the Windclan camp. And being in Windclan, she was pretty fast.
Rainpaw kicked hard with her paws into the back of the badger that was attacking Rosewing, and it turned hard on her. Claws and teeth showing, it clawed at her. Rainpaw ducked just in time, and countered the badger's attack with a bite on the back. Howling in pain, the badger easily swatted Rainpaw up into the air, falling with a smack! As the badger approached her, the strange dark brown cat leaped onto it. It was surprised, and spun around, clawing and shaking at the rogue cats back.
How did she survive against two badgers before we came? Rainpaw wondered, there are three of us and were having a hard time. But soon there were more cats. Sapphirestar, Tunnelclaw, Foxpaw, Leafshade, and Splotchpaw had appeared. Sapphirestar, Leafshade and Splotchpaw helped Rosewing with a badger while Tunnelclaw and Foxpaw helped Rainpaw and the rogue with another. The badgers were now outnumbered, and the cats were going to win this battle. More confident, Rainpaw suddenly got a new energy. She clawed the badger hard, leaping on his back. And after Tunnelclaw attacked it, it fled. When the other badger was free, it had no choice but to flee as well.
"Thank you," the rogue cat said, her voice rough.
"How did you survive before Rosewing and us came?" Sapphirestar wanted to know.
"Even with Rosewing and Rainpaw attacking, the battle was still on the badgers favor."
"I'm still young, but I know how to take care of myself. But often, I wish that I had a place to live."
"How about in Windclan? What is your name?" Sapphirestar asked the brown apprentice-aged she-cat.
"I am known as Dusk, and if you would allow it, I will join your clan," Dusk said. She wouldn't be bad to have fighting for Windclan, Rainpaw thought to herself, with some training, she would be a greater warrior then she already is. And even if she isn't as speedy as Windclan, she's very strong for such a young cat.
Sapphirestar nodded, "Then follow us." Dusk went over to Rosewing, and thanked her for being there in time.
Rosewing responded, "We always do border patrols. Every day and night. You could be a part of them if you joined Windclan."
They walked to the camp, and when they got there they were swarmed. Curious cats who were in the Windclan camp walked over to them. One called for Heatherwing, the medicine cat. They all were looking at their injured clan mates, but most were looking at Dusk. Nobody spoke until Heatherwing rushed out of the medicine cat den holding herbs.
"Who is this?" she asked.
Rosewing answered, "Dusk. We saved her from the badgers, and then Sapphirestar invited her to join Windclan." Murmurs of surprise spread through the camp, and a couple of cats looked angry.
Heatherwing herself looked surprised, but got back on track quickly and started to heal Foxpaws deep claw scratch on his back, "thank Starclan nobody was seriously hurt. But Rainpaw and Dusk; don't go anywhere until I check your wounds. Stay here too Rosewing."
Dusk looked uncomfortable and Rainpaw understood why. She was used to living alone, and all these cats were either welcoming her or snarling at her. Then Dusk spoke to Rainpaw, "So… what do I do? I wish to join your clan."
"You will have a naming ceremony. Wait until Sapphirestar is ready-wait she heard us talking and is about to announce/talk to the clan," Rainpaw meowed, surprised that Dusk had asked her instead of another cat.
"Will all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather around mossy slopes for a clan meeting," Sapphirestar called. There was not much movement because everyone was already gathered around, wondering what was happening.
Sapphirestar then continued, "Dusk has agreed to join Windclan and learn the ways of a warrior. So Dusk, from now until your warrior name you shall be known as Duskpaw. Blueclaw, you shall mentor Duskpaw. Teach her all you know about using your strengths and teach it to this young she-cat. Welcome Duskpaw, apprentice warrior of Windclan. This clan meeting is now over. Now, if Blueclaw and Duskpaw could follow me to my den, I wish to teach Duskpaw the warrior code and the ways of Starclan." Blueclaw signaled to Duskpaw, and the both of them followed Sapphirestar.
When Sapphirestar had left, a couple cats asked why in the world their leader invited a rogue to join their clan. Foxpaw looked at Rainpaws dislike of that, and told one of those senior warriors that everyone should get a chance to become a warrior. At least no one was seriously hurt in the badger battle.
But the cats did not win this battle without a price. Sapphirestar had lost a life, and that was one less life for Windclan. One less life for Sapphirestar, and Rainpaw had no idea how many lives her leader had left.
Rainpaw looked up, and too her surprise, the clouds were a slight shade of indigo.
I hope you like this chapter on Windclan. And by the way, I will stop stalling. The next chapter will be the prophecy meeting.