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Acaciapaw's POV

Acaciapaw opened her eyes at the sound of groaning. She raised her head and yawned. The journey is today, she immediately thought.

Shuffling to her paws, Acaciapaw glanced around the den as another groan split the air. Hastily ducking her head outside the den, Acaciapaw looked up at the sky and noticed it was still dark out, but the morning light was spreading a thin layer of light over the hills.

Ducking back inside the den, Acaciapaw hurried over to her sister, Lunarpaw, who the groans were coming from. "Lunarpaw? Lunarpaw are you okay?" Acaciapaw asked.

Her sister crouched down in her nest, shivering like a leaf. "What happened?" Acaciapaw asked.

Lunarpaw shook harder, "My dream . . . Yellowfang came to me. She said that I would need an extra skill for our quest. Then she touched my nose with hers and then my insides felt like they were burning up. They felt like fire, Acaciapaw!" she wailed. "Then I woke up and it was terribly cold. I can't stop the cold, Acaciapaw, I'm not strong enough."

Acaciapaw pressed against her sister in comfort, "Its okay. I received a gift too. Hollyleaf gave it to me, she said she was my guardian and to call to her when I needed help. Now I can run very, very fast," she whispered.

Lunarpaw nodded, "Yellowfang said I can now sense danger when it's close to us. I suppose Yellowfang is my guardian too since she was my gift-giver." Acaciapaw nodded in agreement and grew quiet.

"Can you make the journey today? Perhaps we should wait until tomorrow, your power sounds very . . . sensitive; we might want to let it settle in," Acaciapaw suggested. Lunarpaw rested her head on her paws sadly and moaned in annoyance. "I'll go tell Sandstar, Lightningpaw, and Emberpaw. Wait here," Acaciapaw murmured.

Slipping into the clearing Acaciapaw pattered across the clearing and paused at the entrance of the leader's den. "Sandstar, may I speak with you?" Acaciapaw called into the leader's den that was the side of a tiny hill with a small alcove.

"Is that you Lunarpaw? Or is it Acaciapaw? I get you both mixed up so easily!" Sandstar answered, her voice was pleasant.

Acaciapaw shifted her position, "Acaciapaw. I need to speak with you about the journey. It's very urgent."

Sandstar's pleasant voice disappeared and she spoke gravely, "Come in. Tell me, is there anything I can do?"

Acaciapaw shuffled into the alcove and stared at her paws, Should I tell her about StarClan's gift? She wondered.

It is your secret to tell. Only you and Lunarpaw can decide your fate. Have faith in yourself, Acaciapaw,Hollyleaf replied, honestly.

Acaciapaw bit her tongue, how can I have faith in myself when I just mess it up again? She asked herself. This time Hollyleaf remained silent.

"Sandstar, Lunarpaw has a small fever. It's nothing serious to go to the medicine cat for. We decided to go onto the journey tomorrow. You have our apologies for the delay," Acaciapaw stated, timidly.

Sandstar nodded, "I understand. Have you told Lightningpaw and Emberpaw or do they already know?"

"I'm headed out of camp to find them. Do you know if they could have gone on a patrol?" Acaciapaw asked.

Sandstar pondered for just a moment then answered, "Emberpaw is on the dawn patrol. However, Lightningpaw is not in camp or on a patrol. I suggest that he is mentally preparing for this journey."

Acaciapaw nodded gratefully, "Thank you, Sandstar." Acaciapaw dipped her head and backed out of the leader's den.

Acaciapaw smiled to herself and padded out of camp causally and when she saw no one was following she raced off, her paws barely touching the ground. She followed the dawn patrol's scent trail to the ThunderClan border and slowed her pace when Fernleaf, Cloudfur, Sharpthorn, and Emberpaw came into view.

"What's going on?" Acaciapaw asked.

Sharpthorn didn't even turn around, "RiverClan. I can smell a RiverClan cat, right here going up the border, but they never crossed into ThunderClan territory. They stayed right on the border."

Fernleaf tilted her head, "You mean, like the intruder was heading to the Moonpool? It doesn't smell like Featherwing or Rosepaw," she murmured thoughtfully.

"Yeah but with fish-breathes you never know," Cloudfur mumbled with a smirk, making both Sharpthorn and Emberpaw snicker.

Acaciapaw's tail flicked sharply and Fernleaf let out a snarl of anger. "Shut up, Cloudfur. Respect your fellow Clans," Fernleaf snapped.

Cloudfur narrowed his eyes and looked away from Fernleaf. Acaciapaw spoke up, "Well . . . Emberpaw, we are delaying the journey. We are setting off tomorrow instead of today. No worries?" Acaciapaw said with a terrifying smile.

Sharpthorn dropped his gaze at the smile and Acaciapaw closed her mouth and giggled quietly. She took off running before Emberpaw could answer. The she-cat would only ask questions.

Acaciapaw took several more minutes to search WindClan territory for Lightningpaw.

"No sign of him. Help from above, Hollyleaf?"Acaciapaw asked out loud.

One moment please. Hollyleaf answered. Acaciapaw scuffed her paws onto the ground. He is at the ridge at the very top of the territory. On the ridges you fell off of when you first arrived here.

Acaciapaw took off, "Let's go then!"

Hollyleaf seemed to mentally hesitate, Hurry he is . . . confused. Almost in pain, though nothing has happened to him physically.

"Lightningpaw is in . . . pain?"

To be continued . . .