Chapter 9
"Nightsight! Are you crazy?!"
As Nightsight and Fleck crossed the Thunderpath, she answered, "I may be. Some cats might thing that, but I don't. I think I'm just doing a friend a favor."
No one was exactly sure what had happened besides Fleck got caught in the middle of a Thunderpath as a monster began to come. Nightsight had dashed pushing herself and Fleck on the path. When they came back across Nightsight had a slight limp, but it didn't stop her and wouldn't let anyone else slow down. She had to constantly lean against someone in the group as not to injure her leg anymore. To Hollycloud's relief, Nightsight was letting her look at her leg when they got to the barn.
It was just past moonhigh when they arrived. Ravenpaw was still awake while Barley slept. Ravenpaw could feel the worry for them fox lengths from the barn. Once he had scented them he came running out of the barn, and he immediately touched noses with Graystripe.
"It's good to see you, my friend," Ravenpaw meowed. "I see the Twolegs must have fed you well."
"With those rabbit pellets? No! Fleck made me realize that I could it the nasty stuff or starve," Graystripe meowed. "And it is good to see you as well."
"I'm sorry to ruin the reunion, but we should get some rest. We have to start out on our way back early," Windstream meowed. "Nightsight might start panicking again if we don't get started by dawn…"
"Oh, yes, you're right, sorry…"
"I want to come and help against BloodClan!" Ravenpaw announced after a short period of silence.
"BloodClan?" Graystripe growled. "I thought they were gone for good!"
"Well, they're not…" Nightsight hissed with venom in her voice, thinking of the awful Clan. "They're back…and…"
She trailed off and couldn't continue. All she mainly thought about was Ivyflower. If only StarClan – or BloodClan for that matter – would send her a sign that she was still living.
"Nightsight, come on, let's go get some sleep." Windstream nudged her with her forepaw and they padded into the hay they used as a temporary nest. "Good night."
Nightsight didn't say anything; she just closed her eyes and hoped to see Ivyflower safe. Yet, no dreams came. She left as if she had only slept for a few moments. Being awakened by noises did not comfort her, but feeling something upon her injured shoulder made her jump.
"Oh, sorry, Nightsight. I thought you were asleep… I was just checking your shoulder while you were sleeping so you wouldn't complain," Hollycloud whispered. "I didn't mean to waken you."
Nightsight nodded drowsily and lay her head down back onto her paws.
"Did you by any chance know how you fell on your shoulder? It looks pretty bad. You twisted it and it's no wonder you were limping back here."
"All I know is that when I grabbed Fleck that bump you heard was my shoulder against the edge of the Thunderpath," Nightsight sighed, hoping Hollycloud would let her sleep. "How long ago did I fall asleep?"
"Pretty long. It's almost dawn now. Get some rest now. It might help your shoulder, so you'll be able to travel mildly fast," Hollycloud meowed with concern edging into her kind voice.
Nightsight nodded and closed her eyes. It didn't matter if her eyes were open or not, it was just as dark.
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"Ah, my granddaughter. Such a pleasant time to meet again, don't you think?" a sly voice echoed inside Nightsight's thoughts. She opened her eyes. There stood her unfortunate blood relative. Scourge.
"Pleasant? BloodClan took my best friend, and whom I thought was my sister! You call that pleasant?" Nightsight snarled. She looked at his black pelt and became ashamed of her own.
A strange glint lingered in Scourge's eyes. "Actually, yes. You haven't put the pieces together yet. I can tell."
"What're you talking about?"
"Time will tell, my Destiny…"
Nightsight's fur began to burn with rage. Her eyes glared into Scourge, hoping she could see what he was thinking. All she saw was blackness and was awake once again. She gasped for breath. She could feel Windstream stir and run over to her and Hollycloud being woken by the sound of Windstream. Before she knew it, she was sinking back to unconsciousness. Managing nine words she gasped, "We need to keep going, no matter what happens…"
Interesting? I hope, though I'm not entirely satisfied with this chapter… But please review!