~I Do not own Warriors. Erin Hunter does~
Lightpaw's shoulders and her side were stinging with pain. Claw went to send one more blow when he was knocked off Lightpaw. Lightpaw scrambled to her paws and noticed that the border patrol had heard the fighting. She saw Redlight, Lunarwolf and Rivershadow were fighting with the rouges that had attacked Blackstripe and Reedclaw. She noticed Rockpaw in the trees. She looked at the cat who took Claw off of her. It was Talonclaw!
"Retreat!" Claw yelled to his band of rouges and they dashed toward the bushes. Talonclaw raced over to Lightpaw, who collapsed on the ground.
"Lightpaw, are you alright?" Talonclaw asked softly. There was no reply.
"Rockpaw," Lunarwolf turned to his apprentice. "Run back to camp and tell Nightwing that we are coming and that Lightpaw is severely injured." Rockpaw nodded and turned to leave.
"Wait." Blackstripe hissed. "Reedclaw and Redlight will go too." The two warriors nodded and they raced back to camp with Rockpaw. Blackstripe walked over to Lightpaw and Talonclaw. "Let's get her back to camp." He mewed to Talonclaw. Talonclaw lifted Lightpaw gently. "Lunarwolf, you take the lead. Rivershadow, follow behind." Lunarwolf lead the way. They quickly got into camp. Nightwing waited for them.
"Hurry, bring her into my den." Nightwing mewed urgently. Talonclaw carried her to Nightwing's den.
"Hey, what's going on up there?" Cloudpaw mewed to Twilightpaw and Blackpaw. They looked up, but none of them recognized Lightpaw's pelt.
"I don't know." Twilightpaw mewed. Stonepaw and Eaglepaw bounded over to them.
"Guys, the rouges attacked. Lightpaw is injured." Eaglepaw blurted out. Blackpaw's eyes grew wide with worry.
"Is she ok? What happened?" Blackpaw asked quickly.
"I don't know. Rockpaw said she collapsed." Stonepaw said. Blackpaw jumped to his paws and bounded over to the medicine cats den. Silvercloud had heard about it too and was already there, Winterkit and Lilykit next to her. Talonclaw was near Lightpaw while Nightwing examined her. Blackpaw entered.
"Silvercloud, would you please go outside and wait with the others?" Nightwing asked annoyed. "She'll be fine. Now go." Silvercloud ushered her kits outside. Lilykit walked over to Nightwing. "You too, Blackpaw." Blackpaw sighed and glanced at his sister before leaving.
"Can I help?" Lilykit asked. Nightwing smiled at the kit.
"Can you gently put the cobweb on Lightpaw's shoulder?" Lilykit nodded and did what she was told. With Lilykit's help, Nightwing finished covering Lightpaw's wounds. Lightpaw was now resting, with Talonclaw right beside her. Nightwing and Lilykit stepped outside where Silvercloud, Blackstripe, Blackpaw, Skystar, Reedclaw and Bearclaw were waiting.
"Lilykit, you were suppose to come outside with me." Silvercloud mewed.
"I was helping Nightwing." Lilykit mewed. "I want to become a medicine cat."
"Lightpaw will be fine. The wounds weren't to sever, but they may get infected. She is going to need plenty of rest and I don't want her to move too much, due her shoulders being the worst of her injuries."
"Can I go see her?" Blackpaw asked.
"Later. She's resting right now and needs it." Nightwing mewed. Blackpaw sighed, but nodded. "Skystar, I need to gather some herbs and medicine. Talonclaw is staying in with Lightpaw."
"Bearclaw, Redlight, Twilightpaw and Needlewing can escort you." Skystar said.
"Can I help?" Lilykit asked.
"It's too dangerous, Lilykit." Silvercloud mewed.
"You're too young at the moment, maybe next time." Nightwing mewed.
"Promise?" Lilykit asked.
"Promise." Lilykit smiled and followed Winterkit and Silvercloud back to the nursery. Bearclaw gathered Twilightpaw, Needlewing and Redlight and they left with Nightwing. Skystar headed to his den and Blackstripe followed, but before leaving he looked at Reedclaw.
"Rest tonight. I'll have Dusktail take your place in the night patrol." Blackstripe told Reedclaw. Reedclaw nodded and watched Blackstripe follow Skystar into his den. Reedclaw entered the medicine cats den. He looked at Talonclaw.
"I should have been able to protect her." Reedclaw mewed to his best friend.
"Reedclaw, relax. Everything will be ok." Talonclaw mewed. "Blackstripe told us to keep close to the training hallow. He wanted to make sure. He said he had this feeling. If he didn't tell us to do that, Lightpaw would be..." He couldn't say it. He shook the thought out of his mind. "Get some rest, Reedclaw." Reedclaw nodded and left the medicine cat's den. He couldn't believe that Talonclaw was so calm with Lightpaw being injured. Reedclaw grabbed a rabbit from the pile and ate it before heading into the warriors den.
"So she will be ok?" Cloudpaw asked. Blackpaw nodded.
"Nightwing said that her injuries weren't too server, but she needs to rest and heal." Blackpaw mewed.
"That's good." Eaglepaw sighed of relieve. "How's Talonclaw handling it?"
"I'm not sure." Blackpaw mewed. "Nightwing and Skystar are letting him stay with her. Nightwing left to collect herbs and Talonclaw is keeping an eye on her I guess."
"I can't believe the rouges found Lightpaw." Stonepaw mewed slowly. "It's like they knew where she was going to be."
"Kinda like they were spying on the camp," Cloudpaw chimed in. Stonepaw nodded.
"Were they spying on camp?" Waterpaw asked. Blackpaw shook his head.
"If they were, we would have known about it." Blackpaw mewed. Waterpaw eased up a bit. Dusktail entered the apprentice.
"Blackpaw is right." Dusktail mewed. "Come Waterpaw. We are going to start your training this afternoon." Waterpaw nodded. "Stonepaw," The gray apprentice looked up. "You are taking Lightpaw's place in the night patrol." Stonepaw nodded. Dusktail walked out of the apprentice den and Waterpaw followed. Blackstripe entered the apprentice den shortly after Dusktail left.
"Blackpaw," The young apprentice looked up. "Silverwing is waiting. Hunting patrol." Blackstripe reminded him.
"Right, on my way." Blackpaw left the apprentice den. Blackstripe followed him.
"All cats' old enough to catch their own prey, gather under the Highledge for a clan meeting." Skystar called from the top of the ledge. Cats gathered in the clearing, Blackpaw's hunting patrol was delayed. "Cats' of Lightclan, as you all may have heard, Lightpaw was attacked by the rouges while battle training." There were a few mummers and gasps between the clan. "We think the rouges know when we are leaving alone, or with few cats." Skystar mewed. "All cats are advised not to leave camp alone. Apprentices must have at least two other warriors with them and kits are forbidden to leave camp." Skystar explained. "I want the next border patrol to go around the whole camp and make sure there are no scents of rouges before heading off and entering camp." Skystar paused. "Until this issue is figured out, patrols will be doubled and we will have guards at the entrance at all times. We will not rest until the rouges are gone and out of our fur." Skystar jumped off the Highledge and entered his den. Blackpaw looked at Stonepaw, Eaglepaw, Twilightpaw and Cloudpaw. Blackpaw left on his patrol while Twilightpaw, Stonepaw, Eaglepaw and Cloudpaw talked.
"This is serious." Twilightpaw mewed to the two apprentices.
"I'm just glad Lightpaw is going to be ok." Cloudpaw mewed.
"Me too." Eaglepaw meowed. "There are going to be extra patrols, and few warriors to be on them. We should get as much rest as we can since we can't leave by ourselves."
"Spoken like a true warrior, Eaglepaw." Blackstripe mewed to him. Eaglepaw looked at the deputy. "You four go rest. Eaglepaw, you are going to join the hunting patrol tomorrow morning and Cloudpaw you're on the dawn patrol." The two apprentices nodded. "Stonepaw, Twilightpaw, the dusk-patrol will need you both." Blackstripe left and started giving orders to other warriors. Stonepaw, Eaglepaw, Twilightpaw and Cloudpaw headed to the apprentice den to rest.
Rivershadow was standing guard at the entrance of camp that night. All the cats were trying to sleep; Skystar was in his den, pacing around for an unknown reason. The apprentices and Warriors were asleep soundly, resting up for their next patrol. Queens were sleeping in the nursery; Silvercloud had her tail wrapped around Winterkit and Lilykit. Nightwing, however, wasn't asleep in her den. She was shorting through herbs while Talonclaw and Lightpaw slept. Lightpaw stirred, which woke up Talonclaw. Lightpaw blinked the sleep from her eyes and looked around.
"Nightwing!" Talonclaw called to the medicine cat. Nightwing hurried out from her storage place and towards Lightpaw.
"What happened?" Lightpaw asked weakly.
"You don't remember?" Nightwing asked. Lightpaw shook her head.
"I remember fighting off some rouges, but then nothing." Lightpaw mewed, looking from Talonclaw to Nightwing.
"You collapsed." Nightwing mewed, as she started changing Lightpaw's wound dressings. "You won't be patrolling nor hunting until you're shoulders are fully healed." Lightpaw looked at Talonclaw.
"Are you hurt too, Talonclaw?" Lightpaw asked worried. Nightwing smiled slightly and turned to get some cobwebs. Talonclaw shook his head. Lightpaw relaxed. "Then what are you doing here."
"Nightwing said I could stay until you woke up." Talonclaw mewed. Nightwing came back.
"Yes, and now that she is up, you should go back to the warriors den and get some sleep." Nightwing mewed.
"Can't you stay, Talonclaw?" Lightpaw asked. Talonclaw shook his head.
"No, Blackstripe has me on Dawn patrol tomorrow. I'll grab you something to eat before I get some sleep." Talonclaw rushed out of the medicine cats den and towards the fresh-kill pile, which was getting pretty low, and grabbed a finch. He hurried to the medicine cats den and gave it to Lightpaw. "Enjoy, sleep well." Talonclaw turned to leave. "Nightwing, it is best that you get some sleep too. We don't need our medicine cat overworking herself." Nightwing smiled as the tom left. Lightpaw ate the finch while Nightwing put the cobwebs on Lightpaw's shoulder.
"Get some rest, Lightpaw." Nightwing mewed, curling up in her nest. Lightpaw nodded and finished the finch before falling back to sleep.
Had to update this chapter because it was missing parts for some weird reason. Enjoy
This story is after The Untold Stories: Stormlight's Story. I Will try to keep the chapters not too short, but not too long either.