Stormshadow: Pretty much. :p
Fernberry: I guess that is for you to decide.
The answer for the trivia was Sleekwhisker! Congratulations to Emberfur28 for getting it right! *Tosses Emberfur28 a rat plushie*
Onto the next chapter!
Chapter 27
Goldensun woke up groggily and with a throbbing headache to a worried meow.
"Are you sure she's going to be okay?" Her mother's voice came from above Goldensun.
"Yes, Whitecloud," a calm voice responded, "I've told you many times already. She'll recover."
"No," Whitecloud argued. "You told me you weren't sure the first few times."
"Whatever," Yarrowleaf grumbled. "She's going to be fine."
"I don't feel fine," Goldensun said, her headache making it painful to say every word.
"Thank StarClan you're okay!" Whitecloud exclaimed looking at Goldensun in relief. "Do your bites hurt?"
"Not as much as my head," Goldensun mumbled in pain. "How long have I been asleep?"
"Practically all day," Yarrowleaf responded.
"All day? Was the hunt successful?" She asked.
Yarrowleaf exchanged a slow glance with Whitecloud, who murmured, "Yes, we caught plenty of prey, enough to last us quite awhile." She stopped, her eyes clouding over with grief. "It's just… Froghop… Didn't make it."
Goldensun gasped, her eyes widening, "What? How?"
Whitecloud looked down. "Lavapaw froze while fighting the rats, and Froghop came to his rescue. He truly fulfilled his promise to protect the clan even at the cost of his life. He died a hero's death."
Goldensun bowed her head slightly, before wondering, "How's Lavapaw holding up?"
Yarrowleaf flicked her tail toward Lavapaw, who was staring at the wall of the den. "He's unresponsive in shock. He blames himself for Froghop's death."
Goldensun winced, noticing the wounds that covered the orange apprentice's pelt. However, looking down at herself, she realized she wasn't in much better condition.
"How did I get out alive?" She asked suddenly, looking back up into her mother's soft blue eyes.
"Spidereye saw you fall and dragged you out of the fight." She responded, brightening slightly, "He's quite the tom, you know."
Goldensun blushed slightly. "He's just a friend." She yawned. Her eyelids felt heavy once more, and she drifted back to sleep, the voices fading into the background.
"She didn't come to my ceremony, and you expect me to help care for her?" Goldensun was awoken to the sound of a sharp mew, and blinked blearily, making out the shape of two cats.
"Amberkit?" She questioned, her voice sounding weak.
"It's Amberpaw now." The tan she-cat said proudly, putting an extra emphasis on the paw. "I became an apprentice while you were snoozing away in the Medicine cat's den!"
"Amberpaw!" Yarrowleaf scolded, "She was too injured to come to your ceremony, and if you don't respect our patients you will become a horrible medicine cat!"
Amberpaw rolled her eyes. "Whatever." She grumbled and turned to Goldensun, "Anyway's, Toadleap has retired to the elder's den, and Treeface and Robinbelly are training my siblings. Anything else that I need to catch you up on?"
Goldensun imagined how alone Toadleap must feel without his brother. She had noticed how close the two were. "No, that's quite enough." She murmured and found herself drifting off to sleep once again, the pain fading into nothingness.
"Come on, before she wakes up!" A high-pitched voice squeaked loudly, waking Goldensun. Blinking, Goldensun could make out three small silhouettes in the darkness.
"Be quiet!" A different voice whispered, "Otherwise, we will wake her up!"
"Tell me again why I had to come on this so called, important mission?" A third voice complained.
"Duh, Brightkit," The first kit mewed, "We're practicing for when we have to protect our clan from ThunderClan invaders."
"Attack!" The second kit screeched, obviously not caring about the volume of his voice any longer.
"Stay out of the Medicine Den!" A voice snapped, and Goldensun saw Amberpaw rush into the den, shoving Seedkit and Archkit away from Goldensun.
Seeing her siblings get attacked, Brightkit's fur puffed up and her eyes stretched wide. Then, just as quickly as Amberpaw had come in, Brightkit scampered out.
I'm aware that there wasn't much action in this chapter, but I still hope you enjoyed it!
