Hey, sorry this is just a boring old filler, it'll also be quite short...eeeek I feel so baaaaaaad.
Echopaw's POV:
Finally! She'd just outsmarted Mapleshade in one of their numerous mock-battles, slipping under her legs and knocking her into the muddy river. Echopaw could tell that she was growing stronger and stronger, but she still had a lot to learn.
"Not bad," Mapleshade admitted.
Echopaw glared at her.
"Okay, that was quite good, are you happy?"
Echopaw didn't want to admit it, but Mapleshade had become like a second mother to her. Mapleshade was cruel, harsh and unforgiving, but when she gave praise you knew she meant it. Mapleshade flicked dried mud off Echopaw's shoulder.
"Any wounds?" Mapleshade asked briskly.
"One on my paw," Echopaw replied, wincing as Mapleshade checked it.
"Not obvious, it shouldn't be noticed." Mapleshade mewed, then she spun around and pushed Echopaw hard against a tree.
"Not expecting that, either." Mapleshade spat. "Always prepared!"
"Yes, Mapleshade," Echopaw replied respectfully.
This had become a routine for them, training, a mock-fight, Mapleshade making sure no one would see Echopaw's injuries. Mapleshade fluffed up the fur on Echopaw's paw and Echopaw dipped her head in thanks and turned and walked to her Dark Forest nest. The second she slipped into it with a sigh of relief and closed her eyes, she was back in ThunderClan.
The next morning...
Echopaw yawned and stretched. Today she was doing the dawn patrol. The ShadowClan border was quiet but there was a patrol along the RiverClan border. A long-furred silver she-cat seemed to be leading the patrol, with two warriors and an apprentice. One of the warriors, a dark brown tabby tom, came to the border to give them a suspicious sniff.
"We've found your scent on our territory," he growled.
Birdclaw bristled. "Where?"
"Sunningrocks." said a sleek grey she-cat.
"What?! That's ThunderClan's!" Birdclaw growled.
Echopaw and Finchpaw exchanged nervous glances. Pineleaf snarled. "Come one step closer, fish-face, and we'll rip your fur off!"
Cedarflame growled. "And you seem to out-number us."
The RiverClan cats exchanged a look of confusion. They obviously didn't know Cedarflame's sarcastic sense of humour.
The apprentice darted forward bravely. "You're right! We outnumber you! How'd you know?"
"Spashpaw! Come back!" yowled the silver she-cat in exasperation.
The tabby stood forward. "Come on, Minnowstream. Let's see what they have to say now."
Minnowstream took a step back. "We can't Muddypelt, those aren't Pebblefoot's orders!"
The silver she-cat looked up. "What does he want to do now?"
"Start a fight before Ripplestar arrives!" Minnowstream mewed.
Muddypelt growled. "Pebblefoot, they are outnumbered! There are two apprentices and three warriors. We have three warriors and an experienced apprentice and we have reinforcements coming!"
Pebblefoot seemed to be considering this.
Echopaw felt Birdclaw's breath in her ear. "Go get Patchstar!"
"I want to stay and fight!" she objected.
"Just go!" he yowled, hurling himself into the battle. Taken by surprise, the RiverClan cats retreated fearfully. Echopaw sprinted for camp. She heard Finchpaw yowl in pain and she put on a burst of speed, crashing right into Bloomleaf as she skidded into camp.
"RiverClan at Sunningrocks!" she yowled. Patchstar leaped down from the Highrock.
"Attack?"
Echopaw could only nod as she collapsed, a stitch ripping through her side. (A/N: A stitch like when you run for too long!)
"Right..." Patchstar pointed at cats with her tail. "You, you and you, you're on my patrol. Runningstream, you lead another. Leave a couple of warriors behind to guard camp." With that, she darted out of camp with Ashbark, Snakestrike and Robinflight hard on her heels. Echopaw gasped and staggered to her feet, beginning to run after them.
"No!" Thistlelight blocked her path.
"I have to help!"
"It's too dangerous!"
"I can fight!"
"But your eyes..."
She spat. "Forget about that!"
She raised a claw and swiped at him, just making his fur ruffle. Then she ran straight at him. He yelped and let her go.
The sounds of fighting drew nearer and nearer and she suddenly exploded into the clearing. Patchstar was fighting Ripplestar and Birdclaw was taking on two RiverClan apprentices, but where was Finchpaw? There! Two RiverClan warriors had cornered him. Anger exploded inside of her and she ran to his defence. She swiped and ducked and clawed and bit along wih Finchpaw and soon both warriors were running back to their camp. Ripplestar was nowhere to be seen and most of RiverClan's warriors were busy, however Echopaw saw three RiverClan warriors ganging up on Patchstar and Rosepaw. Yowling, Echopaw and Finchpaw sprinted for them and Finchpaw and Rosepaw took one warrior, Patchstar took another and Echopaw took the third. Echopaw seemed to be winning but she darted a quick look around just as Muddypelt crashed into her. All the breath driven from her body, she could only lie there as the two RiverClan warriors rained blow upon blow on her.
"Fight them, you pathetic excuse for a cat! Roll and snap! Twist and bite! Do something!"
Echopaw gasped as she heard Mapleshade. Summoning all her energy, she rolled away from them and leaped to her paws. A sudden wave of dizziness threatened to overcome her but she pushed it away. She darted for the trees; it would be easier to fight there. One of the RiverClan warriors slipped on the rocks and when Runningstream loomed over him panicked and ran, Runningstream chasing after him. Muddypelt followed Echopaw further into the woods. He swiped at her and she scampered up a tree. From where she was, she couldn't even see him, although he was barely a fox-length below her. She closed her eyes and concentrated on her senses.
"Below the yew tree!" the crackle of a leaf told her.
"By the holly bush!" said the swishing movement of the holly leaves.
"He's panicking!" whispered his fast breath.
"Right below you!" said the scratching of the bark as he ripped at it in frustration.
She plummeted down, right onto his back. He yowled in pain and she flipped him over.
"Run back to your fish-face Clan." she hissed, scoring one last claw-mark down his back as he ran. She followed him back to Sunningrocks. From what she could hear, Finchpaw was taking on another RiverClan warrior all by himself and he was doing well. Splashpaw, the RiverClan apprentice, was fighting Rosepaw. Suddenly, exhaustion slipped over Echopaw and she began to feel faint. She remembered the sounds of the battle around her growing muted before she fell.
Sorry for the cliff-hanger!
Do you think she's a bit too OP? I think I wrote that battle wrong, it made her sound OP...Imma just say that most of the cats were tired by the time she arrived at the battle...or something.
Anyway, please review if you liked it!
(I saw someone else doing this and I wanted to do it)
Question of the Day (QOTD):
Which warrior cats death do you think was the saddest?
(PM or review your answer or even just think about it in your head.)
I think it was Swiftpaw's death. All he wanted was to be a warrior. If you watched Duckfeatherz, you might remember that scene with Swiftpaw pacing backwards and forwards, Thornpaw's face is unemotional, Fernpaw looks worried about the mutiny, Ashpaw looks concerned for his friend's mental health or something and Brightpaw looks like..."yeah you're right but why should we die to get our warrior names this makes no sense please make sense"
Ok sorry that went off topic. I'm basically saying that Swiftpaw's was the saddest and that the scene in the Duckfeatherz video that I described is so...I dunno, it just fits the sadness perfectly. Poor Swiftpaw.
I also think Snowkit and Mosskit and all the other kit deaths were sad, as well as Sandstorm's death (but it was brave) and Flametail's death...oh, and of course Hollyleaf.
Anyway, what's yours?