Chapter 9 suspicious incidents
That evening Elina, Linden and the cats (except for Brambleclaw) returned to the dormitories. They were feeling very nervous.
"I'm almost afraid to go in there and face everyone" said Elina nervously.
"Do you think they know?" asked Linden.
"Don't worry Elina," said Hollyleaf sympathetically nuzzling Elina's leg. "As apprentices we've all done something when we were afraid to face our leader or our mentors when we've done something wrong."
"Yeah, even I have done stuff behind Bluestar's back or against her wishes" added Firestar.
Just then they heard Bibble calling for Elina. They saw him and Dizzle flying out of Elina's room they were both talking really fast in their own language excitedly which confused the cats.
Bibble opened his mouth; "Ta da!" he cried. There was a missing tooth.
"Oh, your tooth has come out!" cried Leafpool feeling happy for Bibble.
"I'm so excited for you guys!" said Elina trying to sound happy and forget her worries about Laverna and Tigerstar. "Do you have the pouch Azura gave you?"
"He does," said Glee flying over to them. "And now all he has to do is wait for the tooth fairy!" she too was sounding excited.
Bibble asked Elina Dizzle could sleepover in his own language.
"Sure, go ahead" sighed Elina.
Bibble and Dizzle flew off back to the dormitory.
"Why are you even still here?" asked a voice. They turned to see the speaker was Faban, he was hovering above them with Shimmer, Sunburst, Lumina and Brambleclaw. He and Shimmer were looking cross.
"Shouldn't you resign as an apprentice after what you did?" he asked snootily.
"Nobody asked for your opinion Faban!" snapped Squirrelflight her bright red pelt bristling with fury.
"What are you talking about?!" added Glee also looking infuriated
"Ruby just told us that your friend Elina just released Laverna! And right before the flight of spring!" said Faban crossly.
"You did?" asked Glee softly feeling both worried and bad for her friend.
"It was an accident" replied Elina.
"It was treason!" snapped Shimmer.
Shimmer, Faban and Lumina flew away, Sunburst and Brambleclaw remind. Surprisingly Sunburst had a look of sympathy on her face.
"Guys, Sunburst has something she wants to say" said Brambleclaw.
Sunburst flew up.
"Look Sunburst, we're not interested in any mean thing you have to say to us!" growled Ivypool.
"Let her speak Ivypool" said Hollyleaf.
"Go ahead," sighed Elina. "Say whatever you want! It can't make things worse."
But to their surprise, what Sunburst said wasn't mean at all.
"I'm sorry," she said sympathetically and also hugging Elina. "I'm sure you didn't mean for this to happen."
The cat's mouths dropped open as Sunburst flew off.
"Brambleclaw, what did you say to her?" asked Firestar amazed.
Brambleclaw shrugged; "I just asked if she was jealous and then she realized that she wasn't very nice."
"I guess disaster brings out the best in her" said Linden also sounding amazed.
Just then Azura arrived.
"Gather around everyone" announced Azura softly.
The fairies and the cats flew up and approached Azura.
"Due to recent events, all apprentices will rotate evening patrols," announced Azura. "Elina, Sunburst, Firestar and Brambleclaw will be on the first watch. I wish you a completely uneventful evening." With that she left.
"Extra work for us!" complained Shimmer. "Thanks Elina."
"You know lazy wings," snapped Ivypool. "In our clans we have to do patrols all day and at night and you don't hear us complain, so why don't you eat fox dung Shimmer!"
Shimmer tried to hide her hurt feelings by huffing and then flew off with the other apprentices.
Elina however looked down in guilt.
"Oh, it won't be so bad," said Sunburst sweetly. "Looks like I'll see you tonight!" with that Sunburst and Brambleclaw headed off.
"I'll catch up with you guys later" he called.
"It's not just Sunburst who's acting out of character," said Lionblaze suspiciously. "Brambleclaw seems to be acting strange too."
The other cats agreed with him.
Inside Sunburst's dorm, Sunburst was laying on her bed with Brambleclaw. Sunburst was waving her hand in the air lazily releasing sparkles.
"Don't you just love the way the sparkles fly off my fingers?" sighed Sunburst. "I always wanted to be a sparkle fairy!"
Brambleclaw chuckled, another evil chuckle came from under the bed.
"Too bad you weren't born that way!"
It was Tigerstar.
Sunburst looked in a mirror, her reflection was changed though, the reflection was Laverna!
"You're quite right Tigerstar," said Sunburst/Laverna in her own voice. She grabbed her mirror. "Fungus!" she shouted.
"Your evilness, good to hear from you! I must say…" before he could finish, he saw Sunburst/Laverna.
"Hello!" he cried flattered. "To whom do I owe the pleasure?"
"Drop it Fungus it's me" groaned Laverna.
"Yeah, she turned herself into Sunburst to disguise her, just like that potion disguised me as my brother Brambleclaw," complained Hawkfrost/Brambleclaw. "Now focus!"
"We have a new assignment for you," instructed Sunburst/Laverna. "A firebird will bring you back to the crystal palace."
"Excellent news your deviousness!" cried Max.
"With your help, the guardians won't be an issue," explained Sunburst/Laverna. "And the flight of spring will mark the day I get rid of my sister the Enchantress once and for all."
"And the same with Firestar," added Tigerstar. "I'll hide out here in this dorm until the flight."
"And finally," added Laverna. "Fairytopia and the forest will be ours!"
The four laughed evilly.
Meanwhile back at Elina's dorm, Bibble and Dizzle were sleeping soundly. When Elina and the cats came in.
"Bibble? Dizzle?" called Elina.
The puffballs woke up in surprise, though calmed down when they saw it was just Elina and the cats.
Elina and the cats found it a bit funny. Just then, Dovewing noticed something.
"You guys" she called look.
On the table was a note.
"What's this?" asked Elina. She grabbed the note and read it
"The time has come to face us one on one. Meet us in the rustic forest where you set us lose.
Signed Laverna and Tigerstar."
The cats and the puffballs gasped.
"I guess Tigerstar wants me to fight him and Elina to fight Laverna," said Firestar. "Because I'm the cat Tigerstar hates the most and Elina set Laverna lose."
"You want Bibble to come right?" asked Bibble in his own language.
"No Bibble," replied Elina. "I don't want you to come, it's to dangerous."
"Why you going?" cried both Bibble and Dizzle in their own language.
"I started this by setting her lose," explained Elina. "It's up to me and Firestar to finish it!"
Bibble and Dizzle sighed and hugged Elina and wished her luck.
Sandstorm nuzzled Firestar.
"Be careful" she said softly.
Elina and Firestar than flew out of the dormitory. But Bibble, Dizzle and the cats were unsure.
"Maybe we should to tell the other apprentices about this" suggested Lionblaze.
"He's right," said Squirrelflight. "We shouldn't let them do this alone."
With that they left to go look for Linden.
Little did the cats know was that there was already trouble. Azura was in the guardian's room, gathering up books.
What she didn't know was that outside was a toad watching her wickedly.
Author's note; the reason this chapter says chapter 9 is because I accidently put chapter 9 on the last chapter which was supposed to be chapter 8, sorry about that.
