Well. Chapter 10 was something wasn't it? Anyways. Time to wake the lovers up!
Chapter 11: The Adventure Begins!
Firepaw's eyes slowly opened and he smelled the scent of mating in the air. Firepaw blushed as he remembered last night, and Firepaw looked to his left and saw Mistystar sleeping on him. Firepaw gently licked Mistystar's head, purring as he did so, and Mistystar stirred and slowly woke up, looking Firepaw dead in the eye and she blushed. Firepaw mewed, "Good morning beautiful." Mistystar blushed at his compliment and purred as she remembered last night and she asked, "Did you have a fun time tasting the Leader of Riverclan, Firepaw?" Firepaw chuckled and answered, "I did have a good time tasting the Leader of Riverclan. It was divine. Makes me want more, but I will fight it for now." Mistystar giggled and said, "All you have to do Firepaw, is ask, and you shall get a taste. I love you." Firepaw smiled and mewed, "I love you too Mistystar. I will think about what you said about just having to ask to get a taste. We should probably head to Thunderclan. I would love to be accompanied by you. We just have to get the scent of the fun we had last night off of us." Mistystar purred and mewed, "Follow me. We can clean up at the lake. By the way, I have never seen a Thunderclan Cat quite like you. You can swim, hunt, fight, etc. You can do everything. I see potential in your future Firepaw. I can see that you will make a great leader, and when you become leader, I hope our truce will be going strongly. And I wish you well." Firepaw purred and said, "Thank you Mistystar. Thank you. And yes, if I become leader, our clans will remain as one." Mistystar purred and walked towards the Lake, purposely swaying her hips and tail to draw Firepaw's eyes. Firepaw blushed and stayed behind her, enjoying the view and Mistystar giggled quietly, knowing she had Firepaw's eyes.
Firepaw and Mistystar arrived at the lake and they both dove in, cleaning their pelt of the scent of mating. After 5 minutes, they both walked back onto land and started to share tongues. After they had groomed one another, they headed towards Thunderclan; tails coiled in love for one another.
In the Thunderclan Camp:
Dovewing woke up and let her super senses extend out once more and she smelled Firepaw and Mistystar walking back towards Thunderclan together. Dovewing remembered her dream last night and whispered to herself, "I-I thought Bumblestripe was the cat for me. N-Not Firepaw. But now I know who to let mate me." Dovewing blushed dark red at her words and walked out of the Warriors Den.
Jayfeather woke up with a start, his body dripping with a cold sweat and he whispered, "We have to go adventure to Midnight's! We have to stop this!" Jayfeather raced out of the Medicine Den and ran to the Leader's Den and mewed swiftly, "Bramblestar! Wake up! We need to talk!" Jayfeather heard a tired mew say, "Come on in. I was just about to wake up." Jayfeather walked in, ready to tell Bramblestar what he dreamed about. Bramblestar's jaw dropped as he listened to Jayfeather and he got to his feet quickly and walked out, yowling, "LET ALL CATS OLD ENOUGH TO CATCH THEIR OWN PREY, MEET UNDER HIGHROCK FOR A CLAN MEETING!"
Back with Firepaw and Mistystar:
Firepaw and Mistystar walked into the camp, seeing the gathering and Bramblestar yowled, "WE NEED TO SEND PATROLS TO EACH CLAN! WE HAVE TO LET THE OTHER CLANS KNOW ABOUT THIS! I WANT LIONBLAZE TO LEAD A PATROL TO SHADOWCLAN AND I WANT MYSELF TO LEAD A PATROL TO WINDCLAN. FIREPAW WILL TELL RIVERCLAN!" Firepaw asked, "What is this about?!" Honeypaw walked over and said, "There is a great evil coming. A great drought like before, but it isn't beavers this time. We need to go see Midnight the Badger! The other clans must know!" Firepaw nodded and turned to Mistystar as Bramblestar yowled, "CHOOSE THE MEMBERS OF YOUR PATROL!" Firepaw said, "I will take Honeypaw, Silverpaw, Dovewing, Wind, and Mistystar." Bramblestar mewed, "No mentors with you?" Firepaw mewed, "We need to get their fast. Not slow. You know what we are all capable of. We can take the patrol to Shadowclan as well if need be." Lionblaze mewed, "No thank you Son. I got that. Besides, Shadowclan hates you for killing Tigerclaw, they may just attack you outright if you go, so I will lead that patrol. I refuse to risk your life, even though I know what you're capable of." Firepaw nodded in understanding and said to his group, "Let's go!" His group mewed their agreement and they felt something inside them arise and they instantly vanished from the Thunderclan camp, dust shooting everywhere from their speed. Bramblestar looked at where they stood, jaw dropped. Spiderleg asked, "Um. Is there something you want to tell us Bramblestar?" Bramblestar muttered, "Shit." Jayfeather took a deep breath and walked up to Highledge and said, "I will tell you all what that was."
Firepaw ran, all five She-Cats he loves on his sides and he smiled. They neared Riverclan and Firepaw yowled, "JUMP NOW!" They all jumped in unison and landed harshly as they kept pelting towards Riverclan.
Lionblaze walked to the Shadowclan border and waited for a Shadowclan Border Patrol. Cinderheart whispered to Lionblaze, "Why did Jayfeather have to tell the entire clan about the Prophecy about Firepaw?" Lionblaze replied quietly, "At least he didn't expose the Harem part of it." Cinderheart nodded in understanding and a voice said, "What are you Thunderclan cats doing on the border?!" Lionblaze looked up and saw Darkfur and replied, "We need to speak to Blackstar! It's urgent!" Darkfur looked the patrol over and said, "Only one supernatural cat here? Fine. But Lionblaze, if you make any moves that signal hostility, I will have my entire clan jump you! GOT IT?!" Lionblaze mewed calmly, "That's very reasonable. I agree to your terms." Darkfur hissed and motioned for his patrol to swarm Lionblaze and they led the way to the Shadowclan camp.
Bramblestar led his patrol to the Windclan border and waited for a Windclan Border Patrol. A voice said, "What are you doing here Bramblestar?" Bramblestar replied, "We have something that is urgent for all the clans Onestar. Can we speak to you? Please, Onestar!" Onestar calmed down and mewed, "Sure. Follow me." Onestar led the way to the Windclan Camp.
Mistystar raced to Highrock and yowled, "LET ALL CATS OLD ENOUGH TO CATCH THEIR OWN FISH, MEET UNDER HIGHROCK FOR A CLAN MEETING!" Every cat in Riverclan came out of their dens, yawning and Mistystar yowled, "JAYFEATHER HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT ABOUT A GREAT DROUGHT AND A GREAT EVIL! WE HAVE TO TRAVEL TO MIDNIGHT THE BADGER'S PLACE! ALL CLANS MUST PARTAKE IN THIS ADVENTURE! I APPOINT MYSELF TO THE PATROL!" Firepaw yowled, "AND I APPOINT MYSELF AS WELL! I ALSO APPOINT HONEYPAW, DOVEWING, WIND, AND SILVERPAW!" Reedwhisker mewed, "I appoint myself to the patrol!" Owlpaw mewed, "I also appoint myself!" Yowls of appointment arose from the group below and Mistystar mewed, "Reedwhisker. I need you here to command the clan while I am gone. Please. I am trusting you." Reedwhisker's heart swelled and he said calmly, "Alright. That is reasonable. Are all the leaders going?" Wind replied, "We don't know." Reedwhisker mewed, "Alright. Thank you for telling me this and for trusting me Mistystar." Mistystar nodded and mewed, "Anytime Reedwhisker. I do trust you. I promise that I trust you. I will always trust you. That is why I am leaving you to lead the clan while I am gone. I know you will do an amazing job." Reedwhisker beamed and nodded at Mistystar's words.
After all the patrols got back to Thunderclan, Bramblestar called another clan meeting and mewed, "Alright. So, we got Windclan, Riverclan, and Thunderclan. Shadowclan not so much. They aren't very happy that the last battle didn't go as planned. So, I need most of the warriors that appointed themselves to go for Thunderclan, to stay here. We need to protect the clan. I will stay behind to command the clan as need be. The Cats of Thunderclan who are going on the Adventure are: Firepaw, Silverpaw, Wind, Honeypaw, Dovewing, Lionblaze, Cinderheart, Leafpool, and Graystripe." Millie mewed to Graystripe, "Be safe Gray. Please." Graystripe purred and said, "Always Millie." Millie smiled and kissed Graystripe gently and Graystripe purred. Firepaw blushed as he realized every She-Cat he loved was going on this Adventure with him and he thought to himself, 'This is going to be weird. Oh well.' Mistystar mewed, "The Cats going for Riverclan are Owlpaw, Silverpelt, and myself." Yowls of agreement rose among the cats that were there. A noise at the entrance made Firepaw whirl around, teeth bared, ready to fight, and he calmed down as he saw Windclan cats entering. Bramblestar mewed, "Onestar. Come tell us the cats that are going for Windclan." Onestar nodded and walked to Highrock and mewed, "The cats going for Windclan are Heathertail, Breezepelt, their apprentices; Boulderpaw and Furzepaw; and Crowfeather." Leafpool blushed and looked down shyly at Crowfeather's name. Bramblestar mewed, "Alright. Can Crowfeather and Leafpool make peace with the past? I saw Crowfeather save Leafpool's life in the last battle where Firestar lost his last life." Crowfeather mewed, "I can make peace with Leafpool. I have a mate so." Crowfeather muttered, "But she's a bitch. I needed some time away from her. Maybe, just maybe Leafpool and I could become friends again, and if something happens between us, so be it. Leafpool treated me right, Nightcloud doesn't. Anytime I go off, she assumes I am cheating and then verbally abuses me when I get back." Leafpool heard Crowfeather's words and blushed more and mewed shyly, "Y-Yeah. Crowfeather and I will be fine. Right?" Crowfeather replied, "That's right." Bramblestar yowled, "THEN THE JOURNEYING CATS ARE CHOSEN! YOU WILL BEGIN YOUR MISSION AT DUSK! YOU WILL NEED TO USE THE DARKNESS TO SNEAK PAST SHADOWCLAN!" The cats yowled their agreement and sat down in Thunderclan's Camp, shared tongues, and started eating.
At Dusk:
Firepaw mewed, "I will go scout with Silverpaw, Mistystar, Dovewing, Honeypaw, and Wind. The rest of you, rest up as much as you can." Owlpaw asked, "Why are you bringing all of them with you? A scouting party should be fast and quiet." Mistystar mewed quietly, "We are faster together. We move noiselessly. We will be back soon." Crowfeather mewed, "Alright. You heard Mistystar! Let's rest while we can. We will need it!" Mistystar smiled and Leafpool mewed, "Exactly." The cats mewed their agreement and Firepaw took point of his group and mewed, "We need to find the fastest way there. We will all get super speed." Dovewing mewed quietly, "What do you mean?!" Firepaw chuckled and mewed, "Just stay next to me and behind me." Firepaw took off running, paws sparking; and the rest of the group followed suite, their paws sparking and fur sparking with orange sparks. All of a sudden, everyone in the group was covered in White Flame and they raced towards the edge of the Forest, everything becoming a blur. Dovewing mewed, "W-What is this?!" Firepaw blushed, chuckled, and mewed, "My theory was right. We are all destined to be mates. Kind of a pain in the ass." Firepaw blushed at what he said, and everyone else with him blushed and Mistystar asked shyly, "W-What do you mean Firepaw?" Firepaw took a deep breath and mewed calmly, "We are all meant to be mates. If we weren't all meant to be mates, the ones who were not meant to be my mate, their fur would not have ignited in flames and they wouldn't have gotten the speed boost." Honeypaw and Silverpaw both mewed calmly, "I kind of have a crush on every cat here, so, I don't mind." Wind nodded her agreement and Dovewing mewed shyly, "I kind of always wanted to mate with a She-Cat. And since I am crushing on every cat here, I don't mind either." Mistystar blushed as she remembered last night and looked down shyly and Firepaw mewed, "I love all of you equally. I don't mind this at all as long as none of you mind either." Wind heard a voice in her head saying, 'Make your decision. Do you want your kit to die, or do you want to remove the last part of your Ex-Mates identity?' Wind thought, 'I don't know!' The voice replied, 'You have more time. Don't worry.' Wind nodded her thanks and kept following Firepaw.
They reached the edge of the Forest and saw the Thunderpath, Twoleg Monsters going up and down it. Firepaw felt as if he knew what they were and a flashback hit him.
About a year ago:
Firepaw opened his eyes, and he saw from a whole nother point of view that he was not used to. Firepaw saw a Twoleg with its paws on something. A loud Screech was heard as the Twoleg twisted the wheel sharply to the left and Firepaw was jolted right from the left turn. Firepaw thought, 'W-Was I really a Twoleg in a past life?' Firepaw looked at his paws and heard a voice boom, "Yes. You were a Twoleg in your past life. This is one of your latent memories. You were a victim of bullying, hence the reason you were given the powers you were given. So you could prevent other people from being bullied. You were given a second chance. Use it well Firepaw. There is a lot about your powers that you don't know yet. Same for your 5 mates."
Back in the present:
Firepaw felt something inside him arise. Firepaw yowled and a flaming Phoenix exploded from his body, and he heard a voice in the distance, "Firepaw. Wake up! Wake up Firepaw!" Firepaw's eyes shot open and he saw a figure above him. Firepaw asked weakly, "M-Mistystar?" Firepaw's eyes closed and darkness hit him.
Honeypaw mewed, "Girls! Help me carry Firepaw back! I don't know what happened! But we have to bring him back to Thunderclan. Hopefully by then, he will be awake, or about to wake." The She-Cats picked up their beloved Firepaw and carried him back to Thunderclan.
In Thunderclan:
Lionblaze heard movement at the entrance and walked over and smelled Firepaw and his group; and he sighed with relief, but he had a feeling something was wrong. Lionblaze ran to them and saw the She-Cats carrying Firepaw. Lionblaze asked swiftly, "What happened to Firepaw?!" Wind mewed, "He just randomly fainted. I don't know what is going on with him." All of a sudden, Firepaw's eyes shot open and he blushed as he realized he was being carried by all the Cats he loved. Firepaw muttered barely audible, "W-What happened?" Lionblaze heard his son and sighed with relief and he said, "You fainted Firepaw. What happened?" Firepaw remembered what he was told and he said, "Nothing Father. Nothing happened. I was just tired." Firepaw thought to himself, 'I can't tell them what truly happened. I can't tell them what I was in a past life.' Honeypaw was listening to Firepaw's thoughts and she thought to him, 'You can tell me Love.' Firepaw blushed and mewed, "Maybe later Honeypaw. Anyways. We found a path. But, it is dangerous. Let's get back and head out. All of us need something quick to eat before we do anything else." Lionblaze nodded and they all walked into the Thunderclan camp together. Firepaw took his group over to the Freshkill pile and thought to Honeypaw, 'Promise not to tell anyone else and to still love me?' Honeypaw replied, 'Yes.' Firepaw took a deep breath and thought to Honeypaw shyly, 'In a past life, I was a Twoleg and I was murdered in cold-blood. For some reason, Starclan decided to bring me back as a Cat with the powers because when I was a Twoleg, I was always a victim of bullying, both physical and verbal bullying. I was killed because of physical bullying. One of my Highschool bullies told their brother to kill me before I finally did something about the bully. Hence, I was killed. The dream that Silverpaw saw me in, that is how I was killed when I was a Twoleg. And I fight the person that shot my Twoleg self every night as a Cat in that dream. The killer can never shoot me, nor can I kill the Killer. Because we always vanish the instant something like that could happen.' Honeypaw thought to Firepaw, 'I see. That's why you fainted. Flashback?' Firepaw nodded and they all finished eating.
Bramblestar yowled, "LET ALL CATS OLD ENOUGH TO CATCH THEIR OWN PREY, MEET UNDER HIGHROCK FOR A MEETING!" Every Cat walked to Highrock while Mistystar and Onestar walked up to Highrock. The three leader's talked amongst themselves and finally, Onestar spoke, "The leaders talked about who should be in charge of this Adventure. Now, I am surprised with the decision who should be the leader of this Adventure, but Bramblestar and Mistystar seem to not be concerned at all. I expected for the Leader of the Mission to be Mistystar, but alas, she said there was someone better suited to be the Leader. I know many of you are going to be upset about the leader of the mission, but that's too bad. The leader of this mission shall be Firepaw!" Firepaw blushed dark red and Crowfeather asked, "Why is an Apprentice the leader of a mission like this?!" Mistystar mewed calmly, "The reason he is the Leader? Let me tell you that reason. About a little more than a week or two ago, Riverclan was attacked by a gang of Rogues. I sent Owlpaw to go find help and Owlpaw found one cat to help. That was Firepaw. Well, Owlpaw told me that Firepaw was in bad shape when Owlpaw found him, but as they neared Riverclan, Owlpaw saw something surround Firepaw. Once they neared the Stream that Riverclan cats fish in, Firepaw shot forwards, and jumped the stream without even knowing it was there. Firepaw raced to Riverclan and took on the Rogues by himself mostly. When Firepaw arrived, I'll be honest; I was skeptical that he could do anything, but as Firepaw fought, I saw something surround him. It was the Leaders of Tigerclan and Lionclan. They surrounded him and he beat all the Rogues. He told everyone to leave because he didn't want us to see it. The reason he is the Leader, Crowfeather, is because he has a natural aura of Leadership." Crowfeather mewed skeptically, "Oh really? So. You are telling me if everyone were jump him right now, he would win?" Mistystar nodded and Crowfeather said, "We will see about that. Now!" Onestar said harshly, "For fucks sake Crowfeather! At least ask him if he wants to fight!" Bramblestar asked calmly, "Firepaw, do you agree to fight to prove you're worthy of being the Leader?" Firepaw took a deep breath and answered, no hint of fear in his voice, "I will take them all on to prove I am worthy. I will even fight Mistystar to prove it if I have to." Firepaw felt his heart crush as he said it, but Mistystar said calmly, knowing that Firepaw was trying to prove he would fight everyone, "No need to fight me Firepaw. I know you can kick my ass. In more ways than one." Mistystar winked. Firepaw blushed dark red and took a deep breath while Bramblestar chuckled. Onestar mewed, "Crowfeather. He has accepted your challenge. Prove why you should be the Leader." Crowfeather mewed swiftly, "I will. A leader needs to be able to make sacrifices for their group. I am sure Firepaw will be begging for Mercy." Lionblaze said, "Just remember Crowfeather, he is my son. He may have inherited stuff." Crowfeather spit towards Firepaw and Firepaw didn't move a muscle and Firepaw turned his gaze to Crowfeather and said, "You are making a mistake. I promise." Crowfeather hissed and leaped at Firepaw. Firepaw backflipped over Crowfeather and kicked him back towards the Warriors Den and Firepaw landed and turned to face Crowfeather. Crowfeather hissed and charged Firepaw and feigned a Right claw. Firepaw chuckled as he read Crowfeather's move and dodged left as Crowfeather swung left, claws out. Firepaw sighed and batted Crowfeather away, claws sheathed and said, "You have to use your claws to inflict pain? Wow. You should be able to just bat me away shouldn't you? Aren't you supposed to be the leader? Not me?" Crowfeather hissed, "You are the son of my son. I want to put you in your place. Respect me Firepaw." Firepaw mewed, "Oh. I know that. I do respect you. But you should also never underestimate your opponent, because you don't know what tricks they could have. I won't show you my tricks. Not yet." Crowfeather growled and charged Firepaw once more, trying to intimidate him. Firepaw chuckled and charged at Crowfeather, right shoulder lowered and he ran into Crowfeather at a faster pace of speed then Crowfeather was running and knocked Crowfeather to the ground, his stomach pointing up. Firepaw leapt at Crowfeather and pinned him and said calmly, "Do you submit yet?" Crowfeather hissed, "Never!" and he raked his claws across Firepaw's stomach and kicked Firepaw off of him, scarlet spattering the ground. Firepaw was sent flying towards the Highledge and he took a deep breath and landed on the side of Highledge, hind feet first and he used Highledge as a spring and flew straight at Crowfeather, tackling him back to the ground. Crowfeather grunted audibly in pain and Firepaw pinned him once more, pinning his paws this time and he asked once more, "Are you done yet?" Crowfeather hissed, "Make me submit!" Firepaw sighed and said, "I was hoping I wouldn't have to do this Crowfeather. I really was hoping I wouldn't have to. Windclan! Close your eyes! You don't need to see this, and no, I won't kill him." Onestar opened his mouth to say something when Firepaw's pelt ignited in white flames and members of Tigerclan and Lionclan surrounded him. Crowfeather's jaw dropped and the leader of Tigerclan approached Crowfeather and said, his voice deep, "Do not mess with this apprentice. He is a natural born leader and I have protected him and given him strength, same as the gorgeous leader of Lionclan." A lioness walked towards Crowfeather and said, her voice sweet but powerful, "This Apprentice is protected by Members of Lionclan and Tigerclan. You do not want to mess with him. I am the leader of Lionclan, and I support every decision that Firepaw has made. He could've ended this little confrontation immediately if he wanted to. He wanted you to relieve some stress and anger so that way he knows he can lead this Adventure safely without betrayal. He will fight everyone that wants to fight him for the Leadership, but he will always win. He can't die or be defeated in battle unless he lets someone defeat him. Now. Is this little confrontation over?" Crowfeather muttered, "Y-Yes." The Lioness smiled sweetly and mewed, "Good. Also. I support you and Leafpool. Go get her." The fire around Firepaw died down and Crowfeather saw Firepaw over him and Crowfeather said swiftly, "I admit defeat!" Firepaw sighed with relief and unpinned Crowfeather and helped him up and said quietly, "No one else saw that. Just you, the cats of Thunderclan and Riverclan, and me. No one else remembers anything. Now you know why I must lead this Adventure, Grandfather." Crowfeather nodded and asked quietly, "Y-You are a lot more like my son then I thought." Firepaw nodded and a voice hit his mind saying, 'The reason we let you be reborn Firepaw, is because we chose too. Not Starclan. Lionclan and Tigerclan chose to bring you back. Hence why you can't die.' Firepaw nodded and asked, "Does anyone else want to fight for Leadership?" No more objections were heard and Onestar mewed, "Well, it is decided then! Firepaw will be the Leader of this Adventure!" Firepaw nodded and every cat in the Thunderclan Camp yowled their Agreement and Firepaw walked up to Highledge, legs shaking in fear, but Mistystar rubbed her tail against his flank, making it look like an accident and whispered, "You got this Firepaw. The cats you love believe in you!" Firepaw took a deep breath, all fear vanishing and he said, voice full of authority and leadership, "We leave at once! The scouting party has found a fast way through the Forest. Once we reach the Twolegplace, it's all new! We will find Midnight and we shall succeed! TOGETHER! WE CAN DO THIS! TOGETHER, WE CAN STOP THIS DROUGHT FROM HAPPENING! TOGETHER, WE WILL SURVIVE! WHO'S WITH ME?!" Every cat yowled in agreement, moral raised from Firepaw's speech and Firepaw jumped down from Highledge and yowled, "Whoever is going on the Adventure! Group up! Follow my lead!" The cats yowled their agreement and fell in behind Firepaw. Mistystar, Silverpaw, Honeypaw, Dovewing, and Wind stood on each side of Firepaw evenly. Firepaw yowled, "Let's go!" The group walked towards the Riverclan Lake.
Bramblestar sighed and said to Onestar, "Shadowclan attacked us recently and we defeated them. Hence why they are not going with." Onestar shut his mouth and asked, "How did you know that is what I was about to ask?" Bramblestar said, "Jayfeather told me mentally." Onestar nodded in understanding and asked, "So. There's something different about Firepaw, and I can't quite put my paw on it though." Bramblestar chuckled and mewed, "You are right. There is something different about him. But I will not tell you. Firepaw will tell people when he is comfortable." Onestar asked, "What about the Gathering if they aren't back by then? Who will be there for Riverclan?" Bramblestar mewed, "Reedwhisker, Mistystar's deputy." Onestar had a thought hit him and asked, "Why did Mistystar want to go?" Bramblestar chuckled and mewed calmly, "Firepaw is different Onestar. That is all you need to know." Onestar thought for a few moments and said, "No way! It's against the Warrior Code!" Bramblestar laughed and replied, "You're right. It is. But, that only affects those that are of opposite clans." Onestar said quietly, "But Thunderclan and Riverclan are opposite clans!" Bramblestar laughed and mewed calmly, "All I will say, is Firepaw." Onestar shut up and thought about what Bramblestar meant.
Cats in the group going on the Adventure were speaking and Dovewing heard something and whispered to Firepaw, "Dogs ahead." Firepaw nodded and raised his voice a little and said, "Quiet! Dogs ahead!" Firepaw nodded towards Silverpaw and Silverpaw mewed quietly, "Stay here. Firepaw and Honeypaw will take care of the dogs." Firepaw nodded and crept noiselessly with Honeypaw towards the sound of the dogs. Firepaw whispered to Honeypaw, "I will take care of the biggest ones. Sister, lead the other one away. Have it fall off a cliff somewhere if you could." Honeypaw nodded and crept towards the smallest dog and hissed at it. It whirled around and barked and ran after Honeypaw and she turned tail and took a breath and shot forwards, away from the group and Firepaw and raced towards Windclan, the dog behind her, barking, and the two biggest dogs heard the barks and ran when they smelled the scent of cat. Firepaw took a deep breath and raced towards the dogs and tackled one of them into the other one and backflipped off of the Dogs and he yowled, "GO RIGHT! DOVEWING RIGHT!" Firepaw hissed in pain as the Dogs nipped his pelt, and his front right paw, scarlet making the grass glisten. Firepaw growled and raced towards the nearest tree and ran up it, the dogs trying to climb up. Firepaw used his momentum and leaped off the tree trunk and clawed one of the dog's eyes. It yipped in pain, scarlet shooting on Firepaw's pelt and he leapt away from a bite from the half-blind Dog.
Dovewing heard Firepaw's voice and said, "Go right." Dovewing led the group to the bushes on the right and Owlpaw asked, "What is Firepaw doing? I can hear the sounds of battle." Mistystar giggled and said, "Firepaw is fighting the dogs, willing to sacrifice himself for us to get away. But we know what he can do; don't we Owlpaw?" Owlpaw nodded and Crowfeather asked, "So, Firepaw is fighting the Dogs? Why did he bring Honeypaw?" Silverpaw answered calmly, "Because he needed one the fastest cats here to run away from one of them. Firepaw may be amazing, but he knows he has limits. Well, he knows he has limits for the moment." Crowfeather thought for a second and said, "Then why not a Windclan cat?" Heathertail mewed, "Yeah. Windclan cats are the fastest cats because we chase rabbits. We had to adapt our speed." Mistystar mewed, "There is a lot about the cats that surround Firepaw that you don't know. And you don't need to know." Breezepelt hissed, "I don't want to know anything about Thunderclan cats. I should've fought Firepaw for Leadership. Shit would get done then." Crowfeather said to his son, "Trust me. You would've gotten your ass kicked." Breezepelt hissed, "You are too old to have questioned his Leadership. That's why you lost. I am younger then you Father. I would've won!" Crowfeather hissed at his son and growled, "I should've left you behind! I wanted a break from your mother and you! That is the only reason I agreed to this! But then you had to come with! I am tired of your shit Breezepelt! I needed a break from you and your bitch of a mother!" Breezepelt gasped at his father's words and looked down and hissed, "Now I know why Nightcloud fucks Leaftail instead of you when she's in heat!" Crowfeather hissed, "Good. I am glad she does. Finally gives me a fucking reason to leave her! Thank you Breezepelt! I am tired of both her and you! I am tired of the abuse you two put me through! Now, I am going to take a walk. No one follow me!" Crowfeather walked away towards the Lake, mumbling angrily, ears dropped slightly. Breezepelt thought to himself, 'I-I can't believe I told my father what my mother does when she's in heat. I promised her! Crowfeather will pay for what he made me do!' Breezepelt walked towards Crowfeather, but Leafpool blocked him and growled, "Don't even think about it Breezepelt." Breezepelt hissed, "Why should I listen to a skank?" Leafpool chuckled and said, "Why? That's a good question. The reason why is because I know Crowfeather. He is at his breaking point. It would be better if someone he actually likes or doesn't hate went. And I know your plan. I still have some properties of a Medicine Cat. I am warning you." Breezepelt hissed and turned back around. Leafpool muttered, "Good riddance." And she looked at Mistystar and nodded. Mistystar nodded back and took Leafpool's place as Leafpool followed Crowfeather stealthily. Breezepelt hissed, "What makes you think he doesn't hate you?! What makes you think he won't make you come back?!" Leafpool replied quietly, knowing she was out of ear shot of Crowfeather, "Because I know he still has some feelings left. He may not like me, but he sure as hell doesn't hate me anymore. I just have that feeling he won't send me back, not without him at least." Leafpool kept following Crowfeather quietly.
Firepaw yowled in pain as the biggest of the two dogs raked their claws across his right flank, scarlet making the grass glisten. Firepaw hissed and was pinned by the other dog from behind. Firepaw took a deep breath and felt members of Lionclan flow through him and he growled loudly and clawed the half-blind dog's other eye and raked his claws across its throat and the dog choked on its blood. Firepaw's pelt become red with blood and he pushed upwards, kipping to his paws. The instant he landed on his paws, the dog leapt at him. Firepaw dropped to his stomach and the dog leaped over him, hitting the tree Firepaw used as a spring board. Firepaw smirked and pelted towards the dog. Firepaw yowled a battecry so fierce, the dog whimpered in fear, but whirled around and charged Firepaw. Firepaw smirked as he smelled fear. The dog leapt at him, teeth bared and Firepaw batted the dog away from him, claws sheathed, and knocked the dog back into the tree. Firepaw raced forwards and raked his claws deep in the dog's flanks, scarlet blood splattering everywhere. The dog barked in agony and ran away in fear. Firepaw took a breath and raced towards where Honeypaw ran and he heard a voice in his mind, 'Firepaw! Hurry! I need help!' Firepaw nodded and felt the members of Lionclan exit his body and 4 members of Tigerclan entered his spirit. Firepaw felt his agility increase immensely and he pelted towards Honeypaw, becoming a blur.
Every cat's fur in the group was fluttering about as Firepaw ran past them. Breezepelt's jaw dropped and he said, "H-How is a Thunderclan cat that fast?!" Silverpaw giggled and replied, "Every clan has its secrets Breezepelt. How Firepaw and the 5 She-Cats that follow him are so fast, is one of Thunderclan's and Riverclan's secret. We will not share it, until Firepaw feels comfortable with sharing it." Breezepelt hissed and Heathertail asked, "Is Firepaw gifted Silverpaw? Can you tell us that?" Silverpaw thought for a moment and answered, "Yes. Firepaw is a very gifted and powerful individual. The source of his strength is not unknown to Thunderclan and Starclan though. To every other clan or cat, except Mistystar, the source of his power is unknown." Heathertail nodded in understanding, thinking about things and she thought back to when Lionblaze and she were apprentices. Heathertail sniffled as she remembered the love they had for one another, but all of a sudden, Lionblaze stopped meeting her, and she never asked why. She just started hating Lionblaze from that moment on and then fell for Breezepelt, but has not mated him yet. Heathertail decided she would ask Lionblaze why he stopped meeting her. Heathertail said to her apprentice, Furzepaw, "I am going to go speak with Lionblaze, stay here alright." Furzepaw nodded and Breezepelt heard something in Heathertail's voice. Heathertail walked towards Lionblaze, not swaying her hips to catch Breezepelt's eyes. Lionblaze heard a cat approach him and he turned around slowly, ready to defend himself if it was Breezepelt, and sighed with relief as he saw Heathertail and blushed. Heathertail asked, "Cinderheart, can I steal Lionblaze for a bit? I honestly have to talk to him." Cinderheart mewed sweetly, "Sure thing Heathertail. I trust you a lot more then you think. And there are reasons I am letting you go with him ALONE." Breezepelt grumbled as Cinderheart saw him. Heathertail hissed, "Leave me alone Breezepelt. What? Don't trust me like your mother doesn't trust your father even though he has never cheated?!" Breezepelt hissed, "Damn right I don't trust you when you're with Lionblaze!" Heathertail hissed, teeth bared, "I told you I was over him!" Breezpelt growled, "Bullshit! I heard your tone of voice." Breezepelt raised a paw, about to claw Heathertail, and was suddenly tackled by Lionblaze. Breezepelt hissed, "GET OFF ME HALF-CLAN!" Lionblaze growled deeply, letting the insult slide off him, "Don't you dare lay a paw on her. She may be over me, but god damn it, I am not over her yet! And Cinderheart knows this." Lionblaze put his paw on Breezepelt's throat, choking him and Lionblaze growled, "Do you understand me Punk?! DO YOU?! WE MAY BE BROTHERS, BUT I WILL STILL END YOU IF YOU GO OUTSIDE THE WARRIOR CODE!" Breezpelt gasped for breath and nodded weakly and Lionblaze got off of him and hissed, "Good. Now, turn around and run with your tail between your legs, before I make you!" Breezepelt turned and ran towards the front of the group. Heathertail was blushing at Lionblaze's words and Cinderheart whispered to her, "I know you aren't over him either Heathertail. I don't mind sharing, I got the first taste and his virginity. I don't mind because I kind of have a crush on you because Lionblaze liked you first. I wanted to be like you. But I will tell you this because I trust you, Firepaw's source of his power, is how many She-Cats love him that he loves, and how many kits he has with them. Firepaw gets stronger as he has more to defend." Heathertail blushed and mewed, "But Lionblaze has you. How are you comfortable with sharing?" Cinderheart giggled and mewed, "Look at Firepaw. Those 5 She-Cats that follow him around, he loves them all and they love him. And based on the scent that Firepaw and Mistystar had on themselves when they got back today, I am assuming they did something last night, but they didn't mate. I think they tasted one another. Hence the reason why Firepaw is more powerful then he used to be. The Leaders of Lionclan and Tigerclan can now speak to him and they couldn't before. I saw what happened between Crowfeather and him." Heathertail nodded and whispered, "Thank you for telling me. I kind of am crushing on you as well. I wouldn't mind sharing him, but based on what you're telling me about Firepaw, I think my heart may switch because he sounds a lot like his father and still a virgin. So, we would both be inexperienced. And if he has his father's personality? That's a major turn on for me and kind of a heart steal." Cinderheart nodded in understanding and mewed, "Go talk to Heathertail, Lionblaze. She has serious things to talk to you about. Go get him Tigress!" Lionblaze blushed and nodded and followed Heathertail as she walked away. Cinderheart giggled and thought, 'I think Heathertail is going to switch to Firepaw. She is right. Firepaw has every bit of his father inside him, plus more. But now, Windclan and Thunderclan must unite now for it to be okay with Starclan. Windclan needs to be attacked and Firepaw must go save them for Onestar to consider it.'
Honeypaw felt the dog getting closer to her and all of a sudden, a Whoosh sound shot past her ear and she heard the dog yowl in pain. A cat yowled in pain and Honeypaw saw Firepaw in the dog's jaw and she raced to help, but Firepaw clawed the dog's snout and kicked it away from him and he tackled the dog and slit its throat swiftly, blood spraying everywhere, covering the ground in scarlet. Firepaw walked over with a limp and Honeypaw asked swiftly, "Firepaw?! Are you okay?!" Firepaw nodded and said, "The dogs I fought bit my right front paw hard and now I sprained the same paw that the dogs bit. I will be fine Sister. I appreciate your concern though." Firepaw kissed Honeypaw gently and Honeypaw kissed back and said, "Alright Love. At least let me take some of your weight." Firepaw smiled and they walked back to the group, Firepaw leaning on his sister heavily.
With Crowfeather and Leafpool:
Crowfeather sat by the lake and sighed, eyes watering and he whispered, "I knew my suspicions were correct. Nightcloud was cheating on me. I could always smell it, but I trusted that evil bitch." Crowfeather sniffled and heard a cat behind him. He whirled around, teeth bared, ready to fight, but he immediately lowered his guard when he saw Leafpool. Crowfeather asked, "Why did you follow me Leafpool?" Leafpool answered calmly, "Because, I know what you're going through, to a point. I am here to comfort you." Crowfeather said weakly, "I-I don't need comforting Leafpool." Leafpool walked closer to Crowfeather and said, "Don't lie to me Crowfeather. I know you need comforting. And I know you don't hate me anymore." Crowfeather sighed and said sadly, "I never hated you Leafpool. I just had to push you away so we could focus on our clans. I still have feelings for you Leafpool. I always have. Anytime I mated Nightcloud, I imagined Nightcloud being you. I have missed you deeply Leafpool." Leafpool giggled and brushed against Crowfeather's flank and said, "I have missed you too Crowfeather. I am glad you don't hate our children." Crowfeather smiled and said, "Anytime during a fight with Thunderclan, I could never attack them when I saw them. I protected them in battles. I am very sad that Hollyleaf died. I went home and cried when I saw her body after the battle. Lionblaze cursed himself, saying he wasn't fast enough." Leafpool nodded, eyes watering, but she whispered, "I think Firepaw is planning on going back in time as soon as he can so he can save her and Firestar. But honestly, I think Firepaw will only be able to save one of them, and I think he will choose Hollyleaf so he doesn't mess up history too much. Firestar was always destined to die in that battle. Hollyleaf wasn't." Crowfeather nodded and said quietly, "I love you Leafpool. I always have and I always will." Leafpool blushed and giggled as she heard him say that, and replied, "I love you too Crowfeather. And I always have and always will." Crowfeather smiled and blushed as Leafpool leaped at him, gently pinning him and kissed him gently. Crowfeather chuckled and kissed back deeply and said, "The instant we get back, I am dumping that bitch and coming for you." Leafpool giggled and smiled as she said, "Alright Love. You don't realize how happy that makes me." Crowfeather smiled and kissed Leafpool deeply and licked her cheek. Leafpool giggled and got off of Crowfeather and asked sweetly, "Shall we go back to the group love?" Crowfeather nodded and his jaw dropped as Leafpool turned around and walked away, swaying her hips, revealing her pink core, immediately catching Crowfeather's eyes. Leafpool giggled and said, "All yours. All you have to do is ask Love." Crowfeather smiled and said, "Maybe later Leafpool. Right now, we should get back to the group before they start wondering what we are doing." Leafpool nodded and walked back, Crowfeather watching her hips and tail sway, occasionally revealing her pink core and it was glistening.
Back with Lionblaze and Heathertail:
Lionblaze asked, "So. What did you want to talk to me about Heathertail?" Heathertail replied, "I wanted to talk to you about why you stopped meeting me. What happened?" Lionblaze looked down and decided it was time to come clean and he took a deep breath. Lionblaze mewed weakly, "Tigerstar came to me in dreams. And in one of those dreams, I defeated him and went for the kill so we wouldn't have to deal with him anymore, but he vanished and I saw you Heathertail. I killed you in dream! I was scared that if we continued to meet, Tigerstar might trick me into killing you. And I loved you too much to risk hurting you. I didn't want to kill you!" Lionblaze's eyes watered and tears flowed and Heathertail walked over and licked his cheek in a gentle manner and mewed calmly, "I am sorry. I hated you when you stopped meeting me. And then I saw that you had such a beautiful mate. I hated you. I was wrong to do so. You were trying to protect me. And I now I like you once again, but not as much as before. I won't risk tearing you and Cinderheart apart. I have my eyes set on another Tom." Lionblaze nodded and asked, "Is it my son Firepaw?" Heathertail blushed and mewed swiftly, "N-No. N-N-Not at all." Lionblaze took a breath and said, "Go for it. I am sure he has enough love for every She-Cat in the forest. It makes him more powerful as he has more to protect. I know you won't break his heart and I know why you want him. You want him because you see me inside him. And you are right, every part of Firepaw is me, but he has more than I do. He is much braver, born a Leader, born with powers beyond comprehension, etc. And he hasn't killed cats to win his battles, he has only killed to save himself from death. Firepaw is a much better cat then I am." Heathertail giggled and licked Lionblaze's cheek gently and whispered to him, "You know. I wouldn't mind both of you pounding my holes into submission. But Firepaw would get my pussy so far. Unless you win me over more." Lionblaze blushed insanely red, the head of his shaft poking from its protective sheathe. Heathertail giggled and walked away with Lionblaze beside her.
Back with Firepaw:
Firepaw was leaning heavily on his sister's shoulder, his paw slowly bleeding, not healing. They got closer to the group and Honeypaw yowled, "Send Help!" Cinderheart raced towards the yowl for help and saw Firepaw's injury and gasped and said, "I-It isn't healing?!" Honeypaw mewed, "A dog bit clean through his paw and he sprained it running to save me Mother. It has to heal the sprain first, but he can barely walk as you can see." Cinderheart nodded and helped Honeypaw carry Firepaw back.
Leafpool and Crowfeather arrived, Leafpool's core dripping a clear liquid and Crowfeather wanted a taste of it, but fought his male instincts kicking in and he smelled blood and ran with Leafpool to the group and saw Firepaw's injury. Crowfeather heard a voice ask, "Crowfeather, where is the nearest patch of Cobwebs and Marigold?" Crowfeather asked, "How the hell should I know Cinderheart? I am a Warrior. I don't gather the herbs." A voice said, "I know where some is." Crowfeather turned and watched Lionblaze and Heathertail walk towards the group, Heathertail's mouth open as she spoke. Cinderheart walked over and said, "Can you take me to them? Firepaw's hurt." Heathertail gasped in disbelief and asked swiftly, "How serious?" Firepaw's voice answered, "N-Not to serious. Just some minor stuff." Honeypaw hissed, "Don't be such a mousebrain! He has a major sprain and a dog bit clean through his paw. He can barely walk even with help. It's a serious injury." Heathertail nodded and turned towards Cinderheart and mewed, "Follow me." Cinderheart nodded and they took off together.
Firepaw took a deep breath and tried to stand up and fell back to the ground, hissing in agony and he said, "Damn it all! Why isn't it healing?!" Lionblaze mewed, "Ah. Troubles with healing Son?" Firepaw nodded and Lionblaze said calmly, "Happens to me when a new type of enemy hurts me. Your body has to get used to the Dog saliva so it knows how to heal the wound." Firepaw hissed in pain, "Why is it such a long process?!" Lionblaze chuckled and mewed, "Because your body is examining the wound closely so it can heal any wound from that type of enemy. Wait until a Twoleg hits you with a bottle. That took me days to heal." Firepaw nodded and Cinderheart returned with Heathertail. Mistystar ran over and helped them carry everything to Firepaw and Cinderheart got to work, Cinderpelt's instincts kicking in. In mere seconds, the wound was wrapped and covered in a Marigold Poultice. Every cat besides the cats from Thunderclan looked at her in disbelief and Cinderheart mewed, "What? I was Cinderpelt in my previous life. She was one of the best Medicine Cats the clans have ever seen." The group murmured in agreement and Lionblaze mewed, "I am glad I have you as my mate. In case I get hurt in battle and don't heal, I will be able to fight within seconds if you're with me." Cinderheart purred and said, "Thanks Lionblaze." Mistystar asked Firepaw, "Should we keep going Firepaw?" Firepaw mewed weakly, "Yes. Yes, we should. We have to make it close to the Mountains before ten nights. I can walk. Don't worry. But just in case, who wants to be by my side in case I need to rest my paw." Wind opened her mouth to say her, but another voice broke the silence, "I do Firepaw." Firepaw looked for the source of the voice and blushed as he saw a gorgeous Light-Brown tabby She-Cat with blue eyes. Heathertail mewed, "And just in case you don't know my name, I am Heathertail." Firepaw felt his heart swell and felt blood pump to his paw, healing it slowly. Firepaw nodded at what happened, knowing what it was signaling and said, "Alright. Sure thing Heathertail. Who's after her?" Wind said, "I am." Firepaw chuckled and said, "Alright. We will decide whose next after that." The cats mewed their agreement and Heathertail walked towards Firepaw, blushing and she felt Breezepelt's eyes on her. She said over her shoulder, "Sorry Breezepelt. We can walk together maybe another time." Lionblaze and Cinderheart laughed quietly and Breezepelt's eyes shot to them and he asked angrily, "Is something funny?! How about you all share?!" Lionblaze smirked and opened his mouth to say something when Firepaw mewed, "Shut it Breezepelt. The only reason she is walking with me is because you clearly abuse her and she needs time from you. So, if you have a problem, say it now, or forever keep your thoughts to yourself." Breezepelt hissed, "You think you are all that. Taking the dogs head on by yourself?! I think you are all talk, no bite. You beat my father because my father is old. How about you fight me for Leadership, Kittypet?!" Firepaw laughed at the word Kittypet and said, "Oh boy. That's a funny one. Calling me a Kittypet? I am the son of Lionblaze and Cinderheart. Both pure-blooded Clan-Cats." Breezepelt cackled and mewed, "Firestar was a Kittypet. He then became a clan cat and mated Sandstorm. Any children of Firestar's and their children, and so on and so forth, is not a pure blooded Clan Cat!" Firepaw thought for a moment and said calmly, "That's correct. But here's something you need to hear, Breezepelt. Firestar may have been a Kittypet at first, but he acted like the purest blooded cat in the Clans, and at least he was wanted and loved. And he was the best Leader Thunderclan ever had. He was loyal and honorable. Something I can't say about you. I know you were in the Dark Forest training with Tigerstar. Ivypool told every cat what happened there. And it was sick and disgusting, just like you. If you have a problem with her walking with me, tell me." Murmurs were heard from the group and Breezepelt growled and leapt at Firepaw. Firepaw sighed and batted Breezepelt away from him and dropped to a defensive position in front of Heathertail. Heathertail blushed at his defense and looked down shyly. Breezepelt hissed and leapt over Firepaw, trying to land on Heathertail. Firepaw hissed and dug his claws deep in Breezepelt's stomach-fur and slammed him back to the ground. Breezepelt grunted in pain and got to his paws shakily and lunged at Firepaw. Firepaw felt all of his pain subside and he felt the Leaders of Tigerclan and Lionclan flow through him and he tackled Breezepelt to the ground, Firepaw's fur on fire, surrounding them and the Leaders of Tigerclan and Lionclan walked from Firepaw's body to Breezepelt and the leader of Tigerclan growled, "Do not mess with this Apprentice. He is far more important then you and he can easily break your legs and slit your throat at once all in one easy movement. He is protected by the Leaders of Tigerclan and Lionclan!" The Leader of Lionclan walked to Breezpelt and hissed, "That's right. Now, while you still can, admit defeat." Breezepelt hissed, "W-What are you Firepaw?!" Firepaw chuckled and mewed calmly, "I am your worst nightmare buddy. Don't you ever try to hurt the ones I care for. Heathertail wanted to walk with me, so let her. Or I will make it so you need someone to carry you. And before you try using this conversation against me, no one else sees this but us. They can't hear it either. So, you'll be called crazy and delirious." Breezepelt growled and said, "Fine. I admit defeat. This time. Next time will be different." Firepaw raised an eyebrow and mewed, "I would love to see you try." The fire around Firepaw vanished and everyone was able to see them again. Firepaw's injury had been healed, but he limped back over to Heathertail and whispered in her ear, "I do not know what you see in him Heathertail, there are way better Toms then him. Dump him and go find a cat that actually loves you and treats you right. You deserve better than him. And you know that." Heathertail blushed at his words and mewed quietly, "Y-You're right, Firepaw. I do deserve better and I know who that Tom is." Firepaw smiled, not knowing who the Tom could be, and walked over to Breezepelt with Heathertail. Firepaw mewed, "Hey Punk. Your Mate wants to talk to you. And before you even try anything, she is not going alone, I will be accompanying her." Breezepelt hissed, "Do you think I might try to rape her or something?!" Firepaw mewed calmly, "That's exactly what I am thinking. Now, I will be accompanying Heathertail whether you like it or not." Firepaw took a breath and yowled, "Mistystar! You're in charge. Choose someone to help you keep control. And have it be one of the cats I fully trust. I have to accompany Heathertail." Mistystar mewed, "Sure thing Firepaw. Lionblaze! You're in charge with me!" Lionblaze nodded in understanding and Heathertail walked away with Firepaw and Breezepelt; Firepaw leaning on her, warming her heart and making her blush. Breezpelt grumbled angrily to himself.
As they walked, Heathertail started instinctively brushing her tail down Firepaw's body. Firepaw blushed as she did so and started supporting his own weight, but kept brushing against Heathertail's body. Breezepelt stopped and slowly turned. Firepaw and Heathertail separated, both blushing dark red. Breezepelt asked calmly, "What did you want to speak to me about Heathertail?" Heathertail looked down shyly, but felt a sudden wave of courage strike her and she looked up fiercely, looking Breezepelt dead in the eye and mewed, "We are through Breezepelt. I am sick and tired of your abuse, mistrust, hate, etc. I found a Tom that is way better then you and I know he will treat me the way I deserve. I am glad I always went to the forest by myself when I was in heat and played with myself. I managed to save my Virginity for the Tom that actually deserves it! It is time to end the fake relationship we had Breezepelt. I don't love you! Goodbye!" Heathertail turned around, eyes watering, and whispered to Firepaw, "I don't trust him, stay with me as long as you can Firepaw. I beg." Firepaw whispered back, "Of course Heathertail." Breezepelt mewed, "Alright. I appreciate you telling me how you truly feel. And I am sorry Heathertail." Heathertail mewed over her shoulder, "Don't even try Breezepelt. It is over. Goodbye." Breezepelt nodded and asked, "Did Firepaw put you up to this?" Heathertail replied, "No. I have been intending to end this, but I thought you would change anytime I came close to ending it. Firepaw just told me the truth. I deserve better and I deserve to be treated right." Firepaw nodded and walked away with Heathertail. Breezpelt hissed as he saw them brush against each other purposely and he thought, 'I will tear them apart. Firepaw will woe the day he helped Heathertail break up with me. I just need to get to Windclan and say I heard Heathertail mate Firepaw. Then I could get them both in trouble.'
Back in Thunderclan:
Jayfeather was picking Catmint because Leaf-bare was approaching, when suddenly, he was able to see. Jayfeather looked around at the scene around him and saw a battle breaking. Shadowclan was attacking Windclan and Firepaw was nowhere to be seen to help and Windclan was defeated as they were greatly outnumbered, even with Thunderclan and Riverclan helping fight off Shadowclan. Jayfeather's vision became black once more and he heard a voice in his head, 'Without the group of cats that went, you will lose Windclan as an Ally. Hurry, and go rally the troops. You will be able to hold out for a week, maybe two. A max of three. You better hope the group is back by then.' Jayfeather nodded and grabbed the Catmint he picked and raced to Thunderclan.
Spiderleg heard a cat racing through the woods and got ready to yowl for help when he saw Jayfeather pelting into camp and Jayfeather yowled, "BRAMBLESTAR! WE NEED TO TALK!" Bramblestar walked out of the Leader's Den and asked tiredly, "What is it?" Jayfeather explained his vision to Bramblestar and Bramblestar nodded in understanding and mewed, "Jayfeather. Go to Windclan. You are a medicine cat. They can't attack you for crossing borders." Bramblestar whispered to Jayfeather, "We don't have to worry about Riverclan because of the thing between Mistystar and Firepaw." Jayfeather nodded and felt something beside him and he turned to his right and smelled a scent he recognized immediately. "H-Hollyleaf?" muttered Jayfeather. Hollyleaf whispered in his ear, "That's right love. I will protect you as you tried to protect me." Jayfeather whispered, eyes watering, "I-I am so s-s-sorry that you died!" Hollyleaf purred and whispered something to Jayfeather. Jayfeather gasped and nodded in understanding and raced towards Windclan, his vision clearing and becoming a blur, leaves fluttering around him as he ran. Spiderleg watched Jayfeather run and chuckled and felt a breeze go past him, not noticing the scent of Hollyleaf following her brother.
Back with the Adventure Group:
Firepaw and Heathertail walked back to the group, Breezepelt behind them and they all smelled prey. Firepaw nodded to Heathertail and they dropped to the Hunter's crouch, tails in the air. Heathertail leapt forwards, catching a rabbit and killing it swiftly and Firepaw caught a couple of mice. Breezepelt caught squirrels and they carried it to the group. Firepaw mewed, "Here is something to eat. Apprentices will eat first, I will eat last. It is nearing the morning so, we should go hunting to feed us. Heathertail, Breezepelt, and I are free of the patrol as we already hunted. Separate into groups on your own and go hunting. Remember, Apprentices eat first. Then the Warriors. I will eat last." The group yowled in agreement and separated into groups. Silverpaw went with Lionblaze, Honeypaw, and Cinderheart. Mistystar hunted with Wind, Owlpaw, and Silverpelt. The rest of the group hunted solo. By Sunrise, everyone but Firepaw was eating. Firepaw's mouth watered at the scent of prey, but he fought off the urge to eat. Wind walked over with a couple of mice and mewed, "Want to share Firepaw?" Firepaw smiled and replied, "I appreciate the offer Wind, but you have extra mouths to feed. I don't. You eat them both." Firepaw licked Wind's head gently and Wind blushed at Firepaw's words and asked, "Why aren't you eating Firepaw?" Firepaw answered calmly, "As the Leader of this group, I eat last as everyone is more important than me. If I were a Leader, I would have the extra lives to spare, these cats don't have the extra lives." Wind nodded in understanding and mewed, "Well, everyone has eaten, but there is nothing left. What are you going to do Firepaw?" Firepaw smirked and whispered to her, "I will be fine. I promise Wind. I love you." Wind blushed and replied shyly, "I-I love you too Firepaw." Firepaw smiled and walked away and curled up in a ball away from everyone else and slowly went to sleep.
In Riverclan:
Reedwhisker was waking up when some apprentices ran into the Leader's Den and ran to him and mewed, "Reedwhisker, we found something weird on our side of the border. It looked like a white dried spot." Reedwhisker mewed, "Take me to it." The apprentices nodded and they raced away, Reedwhisker behind them. When they arrived, Reedwhisker saw the White Spots all around and smelled a scent he loved smelling. Reedwhisker purred lightly and muttered, "Mistystar was here and she came. But I smell another scent and I can't quite put my mind on what it is." Reedwhisker followed the white spots to the Lake and smelled Mistystar and Firepaw's scent. Reedwhisker took another whiff of the air to be sure and looked down sadly as he confirmed it was Firepaw's scent. Reedwhisker tried to get his hopes up by saying, "Maybe they didn't do anything together. Maybe Firepaw just heard and walked over, saw her sparkling, glistening, exposed Core and turned around shyly until Mistystar finished. Yeah. That's it. Then they walked to the Lake and talked about life. Yup. That's what happened. They definitely didn't have a fun night together. Mistystar would never mate an Apprentice! Especially not an Apprentice from another Clan!" The apprentices looked at Reedwhisker in awe and one of them asked, "Um. Do you love Mistystar, Reedwhisker?" Reedwhisker looked at the Apprentice and mewed calmly, "Yes. Yes I do, Firpaw." A Brown Dappled She-Cat mewed, "Alright Reedwhisker. We promise not to tell anyone." Reedwhisker smiled and mewed, "Thank you Firpaw and Ashpaw. I appreciate it." They nodded and giggled and Reedwhisker followed them back to camp.
Back with the Group:
The Sun was at its highest point when Firepaw woke up and he blushed as all he saw were the bodies of the 6 She-Cats he loved around him. Honeypaw and Silverpaw were on their separate sides and Wind was next to Silverpaw on the right side. Mistystar was sleeping right in front of him, her tail lifting as she slept, revealing her Sparkling Pink Slit. Heathertail was next to her and Dovewing was on the other side of Mistystar. Firepaw took a deep breath and looked around, seeing that everyone was sleeping. Firepaw stretched felinely. He quietly and gently walked out of the group of She-Cats surrounding him, kissing each of their heads gently. Firepaw walked around the perimeter, making sure there was nothing that could hurt them and he heard an Adder. Firepaw gulped in fear quietly and dropped to the Hunter's Crouch, being as stealthy as he could and he saw the Adder sliding towards Crowfeather. Firepaw cursed under his breath and crept silently and leapt quietly, landing on the Adder, killing it swiftly, but he felt something prick his side. Firepaw took a deep breath and saw a thin trickle of blood sliding down his Right Flank and he saw an Adder slide away quickly, thinking its bite was fatal enough to kill with the venom. Firepaw's vision became blurry and he raced towards the Adder and killed it swiftly. A memory hit Firepaw as to how Twolegs get rid of the venom of Snake Bites and he nodded in understanding and raced to the Adder he had killed first. Firepaw's heart was beating faster and faster as the Venom flowed through his veins. Firepaw swiftly ripped one of the Adder's teeth out and saw the venom dripping from the hole in its mouth. Firepaw ran quietly and grabbed a mouthful of Marigold and chewed it to a poultice, remembering what Honeypaw told him to do in case of an injury that needed to be treated in the field of battle. Firepaw spit the poultice onto the pool of Venom and his movements were becoming slower and slower, his heart slowing down. Firepaw's vision became blurrier and he sucked up the venom with the Marigold Poultice on it. The Venom had dead cells and Firepaw spit it at the snake bite and used the Snake's fang to push it deeper inside and rubbed it around with his paw. Firepaw hissed loudly in pain and the makeshift Anti-Venom went to work. Firepaw's heart beat faster as the Anti-Venom did its job and he sighed in relief as his heartbeat stabilized. Firepaw walked over to the highest rock and yowled, "Wake up! We are not safe! There are Adders here!" Everyone woke up groggily and Crowfeather asked, "What is important enough to wake us up?!" Firepaw answered calmly, "This place is not safe. I said it before, but you were all just waking up! This place has Adders and one of them bit me!" The group of She-Cats that were sleeping next to Firepaw immediately jumped to their paws, wide awake, and ran over, fearing for his life. Silverpaw asked quickly, "What do we do Honeypaw?!" Honeypaw replied, "I-I don't know! I haven't been taught how to treat an Adder bite!" Wind mewed, "Are you okay?!" Mistystar looked Firepaw over, her heart aching in pain that she may lose her first ever love. Heathertail mewed, "I smell something though." Dovewing nodded and Breezepelt walked over and said, "If an Adder actually bit you, you're already dead." Firepaw mewed, "Everyone relax. I am fine. I treated the bite myself." Cinderheart walked over, curious, and asked, "What did you do then Firepaw? You should be on the ground, writhing in Agony as the Venom stopped your heart." Firepaw thought for a moment and mewed, "I made a Make-Shift Anti-Venom. I am surprised it worked." Honeypaw asked, curiosity striking her, "What is an Anti-Venom, Brother?" Cinderheart whispered in her ear, "Quit the act. Your father and I both know you two are in love." Honeypaw blushed dark red and looked down shyly as Firepaw answered, "An Anti-Venom is something that kills the poison if someone is bitten by something with a poisonous bite. I created it with dead cells of the poison of the creature that bit me and a Marigold Poultice. You force it into the hole where the bite is and your Immune System attacks the Dead Cells, thus resulting in your Immune System finding out how to kill the Cells that are alive." Breezepelt hissed in disgust and asked, "And how the hell did you find out how to make an Anti-Venom?! I feel like you secretly live a Kittypet life." Firepaw laughed and mewed, "Starclan came to me in dream last night and told me how to make one, because I was going to need it." Firepaw thought to himself, 'I can't let them find out the truth or I will lose everything. I will tell the She-Cats I love my past life when I feel like they are ready to be told it. I will tell them one by one.' Firepaw heard his sister's thoughts inside his mind, 'Mom and Dad know about us. And you told me. Remember? You didn't lose me.' Firepaw thought, 'I do remember. You're right, when the time is right, I will tell the rest of them. And how the Hell did our parent's find out about us?!' Honeypaw shrugged her shoulders and Firepaw heard a cat mew, "Adders! RUN!" They all tried to run, but were surrounded on all sides. Firepaw took a breath and saw they moved as one, meaning there was something leading them. Firepaw knew the Anti-Venom was still flowing through him and he hissed, "Everyone! We got this! Do not lose Faith!" The group felt his words rally them and they stood proud and were ready to fight. Firepaw ran his eyes over the snakes and saw something out of the ordinary about one of them. Firepaw hissed quietly, "Gotcha. I know which one to kill, but they are protected in the middle, the wave movements are starting right there, meaning the Snake there is the Leader." Firepaw took a deep breath and whispered to Mistystar, "I need a launch pad. I know which one to kill." Mistystar hissed quietly, "It's too dangerous Love! I refuse to do it! I can't lose you! You are the only Tom I have ever loved! And I am still fairly young!" Firepaw let his fur ignite in flames, covering Mistystar and himself and kissed her, the flames on his pelt blocking everyone's view and mewed, "Since you've been with me, you have lost some of your age. You are now about the same age as Cinderheart. Soon, you'll be as young as Dovewing and then the aging process will stop potentially. I know this, for Starclan has told me themselves what my powers do and how they affect loved ones. I will ask Breezepelt to be the Launchpad then. He wants me dead anyways. I love you." Mistystar blushed and whispered, "I love you too." Firepaw smiled and the fire around them faded and Firepaw yowled, "Breezepelt! I need a launch pad to help me get in the middle of the Adders!" Breezepelt smirked and said, "I will happily do it." Firepaw whispered to him, "I know you will. You want me dead so you can have Heathertail back. I'm not dumb, but I also know if you purposely get me killed, you will never get Heathertail back." Breezepelt hissed, but knew it was truth and he grumbled angrily under his breath and laid on his back near the edge of the rock they had climbed up. Firepaw took a deep breath and heard in his head, 'Be careful Love. Please.' Firepaw mewed, "Always." Firepaw took a deep breath and backed up as much as he could and he yowled, "FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CLANS!" Firepaw pelted forwards, becoming a blur and leaped onto Breezepelt's paws and Breezepelt pushed him upwards while Firepaw jumped, sending him 60 feet into the air. Flashbacks to when he did Parkour as a Twoleg hit him. Firepaw swung his front legs in a windmill motion to increase the distance of the jump and he saw the Wave movement originate directly below him, and he dove straight down. Yowls were heard, telling him to be careful. Firepaw took a breath. Time seemed to slow for Firepaw and he landed harshly and leapt at the leader of and killed it swiftly and backflipped over 5 snakes leaping at him, their fangs bared. Firepaw landed and his fur ignited in white flames, unable to be seen by everyone on the rock. Firepaw growled, his voice deep and he walked through the Adders, killing them if they went to bite him. Firepaw walked up the rock and the flames that no one could see stopped, and he took a breath, his eyes becoming Emerald Green once more and Breezepelt hissed, "See Heathertail, he isn't like any of us! The Adders couldn't get anywhere near him! I told you!" Heathertail looked at Breezepelt and mewed calmly, "I knew he wasn't like any of us when I first saw him. I could tell immediately. I am still going to walk with him. Whether you like it or not Breezepelt." Breezepelt hissed in anger and walked away. Firepaw said so everyone could hear him, "And now you know that I am not like the rest of you. Does that bother anyone?" A yowl was heard and Firepaw growled, "Shut up Breezepelt. Your disagreement doesn't count." The group kept walking to the Twoleg Place, getting closer to their end destination.
Well. That was long. Exactly 12000 words. I am impressed. Well. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and such. Tell me what you think about the turn of events. A drought like before in the Fourth Apprentice! But this time, the clans may have no water! And the potential of losing Windclan? Reminds me of book 4 or 5 in The Prophecies Begin. Anyways, HappytheExceed, logging out!