Also I do not own Tallstar or Leopardstar.
"We've been walking for moons," Windpaw complained, but Shadowpaw turned to her and hissed to be quiet.
"They've become such good friends," Thunderpaw laughed, and Riverpaw nodded.
At the moment, the two 'friends' were wrestling each other on the grass.
Thunderpaw laughed again, but turned as Riverpaw exclaimed, "Dog!"
Shadowpaw jumped up. It was true. There it was, large and spotted red and white, leaping towards them, "Run!" She yowled.
Thunderpaw and Riverpaw took off into the bracken, Shadowpaw trailing behind. But Windpaw just stood there, transfixed, unable to move. It was huge, and sort of, cute. She took a step towards it.
"Windpaw!" Shadowpaw screeched, "Windpaw!"
The dog carried Windpaw away. Windpaw began to yowl , hoping someone would hear her, "Help me!" They passed by woodlands and shrubs, where Windpaw stuck her paw in but it just came whirring out until she thrust her head in a hole and the dog kept going, releasing it's prisoner. Windpaw got up and dusted herself off and turned, expecting to see the others. But she didn't. Where are they, she wondered.
Something coughed.
Windpaw turned around to see an elderly she-cat, "Who are you?" She exclaimed.
The she-cat smiled, "I am Cloudfeather. Who are you?"
"Windpaw. Trying to find a cloud on a summer breeze,"
Cloudfeather smiled, "That is what they call me,"
Windpaw's eyes widened, "Shadowpaw! Riverpaw! Thunderpaw!"
Cloudfeather smiled sadly, "They can't hear you,"
Windpaw turned her head back, "I wasn't talking to you!"
Then a large grey tabby tom came out of the shadows and stepped towards her. Staring at him, Windpaw instantly forgot all about telling her friends about finding The Cloud.
Cloudfeather smiled gently, "Dear, I don't know why you have been searching for me, but you have found me. We can find your friends tomorrow,"
Windpaw nodded, went up to the tom purring, then walked away. Cliffhawk blushed and Cloudfeather smiled.
"She's gone?" Swampclaw exclaimed, "Thunderpaw is gone?" The deputy of Thunderclan stood by the Great rock and Blackstar nodded.
"She just disappeared. And why do you care?"
"She was at ever gathering. Every cat in every clan knows about her!" Swampclaw fibbed, reluctant to profess his love for the Shadowclan apprentice.
They were at a gathering, one moon after the apprentices had disappeared.
"That's not all," Firestar said, "Tallstar and Leopard say Windpaw and Shadowpaw have gone as well, including Thunderclan's own Riverpaw,"
"What?" Birchpaw of Thunderclan's ears perked up, "The other clans have all lost an apprentice?"
Leopardstar nodded.
Swampclaw couldn't take it any longer, "Can't you see! Shadow, Wind, River, Thunder! Like the dream I had! The four clans!"
Blackstar turned to Swampclaw. "A dream?"
Find out about Swampclaw's dream in chap 3!