The founding of Brokenclan

Chapter 27: Shadows

Robins POV

Everything was dark, pitch black, not a speck of light shone. I felt like the darkness was choking me, like I was drowning in it. I tried to keep my head above the dark river that kept pulling me under again and again. I was just so tired my body felt like it weighed more than a hundred badgers. I wanted so badly to give up and sink below the surface.

My world was occasionally lit up by a frantic, pleading voice that begged me not to leave. I wanted to tell the voice that of course I wouldn't leave but I couldn't seem to form the words.

Other sounds reached me the sound of cats arguing and a cat howling in greif. Slowly the weight of my body grew less until I felt almost weightless like I could float away any second. Everything was confusing; at one point I thought I heard voices chanting in my ears Robinstar! Robinstar! Robinstar!.

Fire burned around my shoulder it hurt so much, I begged the voices to put out the fire but instead they did nothing but whisper reassurances in my ears. After what seemed like a thousand moons the fire went out.

I blinked open my eyes to find myself staring at the all too familiar roof of the medicine cat den. Brokenwing lay curled up beside me she looked exhausted so I let her sleep watching her chest rise and fall. I had about a hundred questions about what had happened but they could wait.

I lay and watched the world spin slowly as it always did until Haze walked in with her jaws full of herbs, she almost dropped them in surprise when she saw I was awake.

"Robin! Thank Starclan your awake! Are you thirsty? I'll fetch you some soaked moss" the medicine cat meowed before she walked back out. Brokenwing stirred and blinked open her glittering blue eyes.

" Robin!" Brokenwing purred she covered me in licks practically smothering me until she seemed to remember something and sat back down she looked worried I wondered what was wrong now.

" I suppose you'll find out sooner or later but well, you've been sick for a while Robin and we weren't sure how long it was going to take for you to get better so I gave the others their clan names" she was worried I would be angry I realised. I was surprised that she thought that I wasn't easily angered.

At that moment Haze… or well whatever her name was now walked in with the dripping moss in her mouth I lapped at it thirstily I felt better already. I unsteadily stood keeping the weight off my left shoulder when I realised it still really hurt and headed into the clearing ignoring Brokenwing's protests.

All the cats walking around camp seemed to freeze in surprise when I walked out but they soon recovered I was knocked off my feet by a stampede of small cats.

"Robin you're ok!" a familiar voice squealed in my ears and I purred Bat hadn't changed a bit except that now she probably had a different name.

"I'm Batpaw now Robin! My mentor is Shadowfur and Chirppaws mentor is you! He's been waiting for you so we can train together" I stood and shook the dust from my fur to find whole clan gathered around me to welcome me.

Cloud stepped forward leading Flicker who stared off into the distance as usual,

" It's been quiet without you young cat my name is Cloudstreak and this is Flickerpelt" the two elders headed back to the elders den as Pine and her kits stepped forward.

" Welcome back Robin my name is Gentleheart and this is Glazekit,Amberkit, and Redkit" Last but not least Splash and Haze walked forward Splash glared at me but said nothing. It was Haze who introduced them.

" Robin I am Hazeshine and this is Splashpaw" I purred Brokenwing had held true to her promise that Splash would be made an apprentice in punishment for disrespecting her.

I turned to Brokenwing who stood next to me watching Splashpaw with troubled eyes I lightly nudged her and we went into her den.

"Why didn't you give me my name?" I asked everyone else had theirs so I didn't understand why she hadn't given me mine. Brokenwing's tongue rasped gently over my throbbing shoulder.

" Robin I want you to come with me to Highstones tomorrow Snowstar is still out there somewhere and there's no one I'd rather go with" I was surprised she wanted to go at all considering how close to Windclan Highstones is but I was flattered she'd asked me.

" Of course I'll come with you Brokenwing nothing would make me happier" I whispered but worry gnawed at my stomach what would we do about Snowstar?.