Chapter Eight
Tigerpaw sneaked out of camp, and rolled in a patch of moss. She was going to the gathering place, the second time in this moon. Tigerstar had told her to go to the gathering place two sun-rises after the gathering. She walked easily across Windclan borders and started running. Tigerpaw remembered about the gathering night two sun-rises ago. When she entered the island, Shadowclan gave her a wary look and skittered into a small distance from her whenever she went near. The cats who did the attack were all there. They were missing clumps of fur here and there. Compared to the other clans Thunderclan looked the most well-fed, ribs still show plainly in Thunderclan but the other clans are worst. Tigerpaw smiled a little as she thought of how the clans yowled her name, throwing it to the night sky, even Shadowclan yowled her name.
At last she walked on the tree trunk, onto the island. Tigerpaw gasped,Scorchfur, Tigerheart, Dawnpelt, Pinenose, Ferretclaw, Kinkfur, Smokefoot, Leafwhisker and Darktail from Shadowclan was on the island, milling about! She just had recovered from her shock until she saw, Stonepaw, Furzetail, Nightcloud, Swallowtail from Windclan and Pebblepelt, Streamfur, Duskfur, Rushfur, Silverdawn from Riverclan. She just stopped herself from fainting when she saw Tigerstar talking to, is that Bramblestar? No the cat had icy blue eyes...
'Cats of the Clans!',Tigerstar yowled,'please gather around!'
The cats started listening, staring at Tigerstar in awe.
'You all have been retrieving training from either Hawkfrost or I',Tigerstar said giving Hawkfrost a quick glance,'some doing training better than others'
'And the time has come for us to merge into one clan',Hawkfrost annouced,'because now Tigerstar and I had figured out how to appear back into the world permanently'
'The clan shall be called Tigerclan!',Tigerstar announced,'only the best cats in the clans were selected.'
'We shall be as fierce as tigers',Hawkfrost yowled,'but cunning and skilled.'
'Then we as a clan',Tigerstar said as soft as silk,'shall rule the lake!'
The cats cheered.
'In the mean time',Hawkfrost said,'we shall live here until the gathering'
'When it's gathering night',Tigerstar purred,'we hide, then give them the biggest shock of their lives!'
'We'll march out when they are preparing to leave',Hawkfrost said,'and when they realize who we are, it's too late!.'
Tigerpaw was the only Thunderclan cat there. Most of the other cats jeered and assume she's the weakest because of her size. Right now she is doing battle training with Stonepaw and Tigerstar.
'Look at you',Stonepaw sneered,'barely any strength in those horrible short legs!'
'Three, two, one',Tigerstar said lazily,'battle.'
Both jumped towards each other, and Stonepaw unsheathed his paws about to slam his paw into Tigerpaw's cheek, until she slipped gracefully under his paws and locked her jaws onto one of his legs. Stonepaw clawed at her fur and easily picked up her limp body. He threw her to a tree. Tigerpaw quickly clutched onto a branch before she could crash into the trunk and twisted around, jumping on Stonepaw. Stonepaw yelped with suprise when the blood she-cat hooked her claws under his chin and pulled her paw upwards, slicing his nose. Stonepaw with rage, sunk his teeth into her scuff. Tigerpaw clawed at him with her back legs until he let go, knocked his paws under him and clawed at his back. Stonepaw lashed his paws at Tigerpaws face, and Tigerpaw rammed her paws onto his neck unsheathed, spurting from is neck was blood.
'Enough!',Tigerstar yowled,'I don't want anyone killed!'
Stonepaw and Tigerpaw grudgingly sheathed their claws and stepped away from each other.
'Good,'Tigerstar huffed angrily,'since you two nearly killed each other!'
'I never knew you where so desperate this time',Hawkfrost said with a hint of amusement.
'We need as much cats as we can',Tigerstar growled glaring at Hawkfrost.
Tigerstar looked up to the moon.
'Is it time?',Hawkfrost asked
'It's time',Tigerstar yowled,'everybody hide yourself near the entrance, Hawkfrost when I give the signal march out!'
Already when the four clans had entered, grimness and caution was in the air. The cats stayed bunched in their clan groups, hissing at cats getting near them.
'Let the gathering begin!',Bramblestar yowled.
'I will start the gathering next time!',Blackstar growled angrily at Bramblestar.
'Thunderclan's apprentice Tigerpaw is missing!',Bramblestar yowled angrily,'and which ever clan has her, GIVE HER BACK!'
'How would I know if YOU stole my four cats!',Onestar yowled back angrily.
'Well maybe BOTH stole our five cats!',Mistystar suddenly raged up.
'Or Shadowclan,'Onestar glared at Blackstar,'YOU stole our cats!'
'I'm missing nine cats here!',Blackstar growled.
'Exactly!',Onestar growled,'so YOU can replace your missing cats!'
'It's ever so amusing watching you all argue',Tigerstar purred,'but it has to stop!'
'Tigerstar!',Bramblestar growled angrily
'Miss me my son?',Tigerstar jeered flicking his tail,'I've got a surprise for you all'
Hawkfrost walked out with a swagger in his steps, the missing clan cats in a line was walking behind him.
SOOOOOOO sorry I hadn't posted! I was busy in my life! Here you are and enjoy!
To: AN ANGRY GUEST
I found your comment ever so amusing to read over and over again. Thanks for making my day! If you don't like my story, simply don't read. If you like Mistystar's story better than mine, then go and read her story and don't post hate. There is a difference between hate and constructive criticism. Thank you.
