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Runningbrook: Will Duskpaw die? Where's Dovewing? Will they succeed? Mjhygusg skg bzkg?
Seedpaw: Well, cutting to the chase
Lilypaw: On with the show!
Specklepaw followed Squirrekflight, thick smoke making it difficult to see things even a few fox lengths away. Neither Dovewing or Duskpaw had been found and a silent panic was rising within Specklepaw Are they...dead? Suddenly, a dark shape loomed from the smoke. The figure let out a heart wrenching screech as it writhed in agony. It was Dovewing. She was kitting.
"Squirrelflight! What do we do?" Specklepaw asked, her voice thick with fear.
"She's kitting...You and Firepaw can't hold her" Squirrelflight muttered before raising her head
"I'm going to carry her back! You two keep looking for Duskpaw!" Squirrelflight's eyes were dark with fear. They reflected the flames leaping around them.
"C'mon Specklepaw!" Firepaw growled already breaking into a run
"B-but what about Dovewing?"
"She'll be fine! We have to find Duskpaw!" But even as he spoke his words were filled with uncertainty. Still, they comforted Specklepaw. She raced ahead, leaping over blazing logs, dodging the encroaching inferno. Suddenly, she heard a faint wail.
"That was Duskpaw!"
The voice was coming from a blazing circle of flames.
"Firepaw! Stay out here and warn me if anything is going to fall!" Firepaw nodded.
With that, Specklepaw backed up and leaped over the flames. She landed smoothly, cinders and ash cushioning her fall. She raced over to the limp body of Duskpaw, her brown body black and scorched. She tried to leap out...she didn't make it. Specklepaw started to bunch up her muscles, Duskpaw in her jaws, to leap. I can't leap over with the added weight!
"Specklepaw! Heads up!" Firepaw's faint voice echoed through the smoke and flame. Specklepaw barely leaped to the side as a large burning branch crashed to the ground, sending ash flying. It gave Specklepaw an idea.
Specklepaw leaped, Duskpaw clamped in her jaws, dragging her down. Liquid hot pain seared through Speckledpaw's body as she boosted her jump on the flaming log. She flew over the curtain of flames, Duskpaw dangling in her grip before she crashed into the ground. Suddenly, someone yanked her from where she was laying. A blazing branch crashed right where she landed.
"Thanks Firepaw..." she gasped. Firepaw grabbed one side of Duskpaw while Speckledpaw took the other. Without a moments hesitation they bolted away, towards Windclan. Smoke seared their eyes as they leaped of her branches and dodged tiny wispes of flames. Embers and sparks flew off the roaring fire and seared their pelts. But they didn't stop. Soon, they leaped over the stream, hauling a limp Duskpaw with them. Speckledpaw faintly smelled Firepaw's fear scent as they began to drag Duskpaw back to the assembled cats. In the middle, was Dovewing. 3 kits lay beside her. But something was wrong. Dovewing wasn't moving.
Woo! Longest chapter! What will happen to Dovewing? What about her kits? Can I stop asking questions?
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