-1Flamepaw padded over toward Silentpaw. "Hey, Silentpaw when are we going Bramblefur can't come with us." he told the black and white apprentice. Silentpaw turned towards his friend. "That's okay, Rainpaw going to join us though, Moonbrook went with Bramblefur and Sorrelclaw." he meowed. Flamepaw flicked his tail irritably. "Isn't the white she-cat with pale brown stripes Rainpaw?" he asked reassuring himself. "Yah. Why?" asked Silentpaw. "Because that's the apprentice that's coming right this way." meowed Flamepaw.
The white she-cat padded over to them her white and brown pelt shimmered from the light of the sun. "Hi so this is the kitty-pet." she laughed padding up to Flamepaw. "How are you doing Flamepaw?" she mewed dropping her humor act. Flamepaw still gave her a hostile look. Silentpaw brushed up beside Flamepaw. "Hey Rainpaw." he meowed stopping to stare at her hostilely to make her feel uncomfortably.
"Whatever." she growled flicking her tail at his face and padding over to Silverstorm. "When are we going I can't wait to catch some prey to show Moonbrook." she meowed to the gray warrior.
"Me, you, and her have never been to a Gathering. Diamondpaw, Juniperpaw, Ruddypaw, and Deerpaw have been to the Gathering." Silentpaw whispered to Flamepaw. "Where's the river anyway?" asked Flamepaw. Rainpaw padded over to them. "Come on you stupid pieces of crowfood." she snapped. "I'll race you furball!" Flamepaw rushed into a crouch and then hurled himself after her. In his dreams he never dreamed of running freely. The thoughts disappeared as Silentpaw crashed into him. "Ow." spat Flamepaw getting to his paws.
"Are you okay?" asked Rainpaw grabbing Flamepaw by the neck to help him up. Then helped Silentpaw up. "Thanks." gasped Flamepaw still startled from being crashed into by Silentpaw. "No problem Flamepaw and Silentpaw." she purred respectfully. "Well it was your fault in the first place." snipped Silentpaw shaking his head.
Rainpaw ran back into camp her tail high in the air. She returned to them in a few minutes with Silverstorm. "Come on apprentices stop fighting so we can actually get something for the clan to eat." growled the gray warrior angered. "If you stupid furballs don't behave you'll end up looking after the elders."
Rainpaw's ears flicked. "Silverstorm last leaf-bare we lost all our elders from the blizzard." she meowed. "Oh, that's right." moaned Silverstorm embarrassedly pawing the ground. Flamepaw looked over into the bushes. He knew he saw something. "Hey I saw something large in the bushes." he snarled going into a defensive crouch. Silentpaw also dropped into a defensive crouch. Silverstorm and Rainpaw stayed silent listening for sounds.
A large gray, black and white animal charged out of the bushes, but not after any of them. It already had something in it's mouth. "It's a badger!" snapped Silverstorm jumping after it making sure it didn't head towards the camp. Silentpaw, Rainpaw, and Flamepaw rushed after the gray warrior and the badger. "Hey I have an idea!" meowed Rainpaw.
"No! You'll only kill us before we're even warriors." hissed Silentpaw regretfully. "No way just listen up. Flamepaw you run after it in a more slow pace, and you Silentpaw. Charge into him when he close enough to the badger." hissed Rainpaw trying to act for serious. "You'd better hope that the badger doesn't grab me in the process." growled Flamepaw.
Flamepaw padded over to Rainpaw and Silentpaw then rushed into a slow pace after the badger. He could see it was holding something in it's mouth. He took a closer look. It seemed to be a little kit. The kit twisted and turned but it's eyes haven't opened yet. Startled Flamepaw knew the slam from Silentpaw may hurt the kit so he ran faster getting out of Silentpaw reach. Rainpaw who had seen him do this padded towards him. She was even faster then he was. He had recognized the paleness in her fur and began to move faster still trying to get out of her reach. But still he was able to keep the pace. Rainpaw caught up to him and was running side-by-side to him. "What are you doing did you forget the plan, kitty-pet?" She growled. Flamepaw shook his head disagreeing with her. "No wait, before you get angry at me that piece of crowfood badger has a kit in it's mouth." he groaned.
Rainpaw stared at him then at the badger. He eyes widened. Flamepaw knew for sure she must've seen the kit. "What should we do, we have no kits born in the nursery it's surely not a Riverclan kit." she whined still in the fast past. Flamepaw shook his head deep in thought. Suddenly his large green eyes widened. "I have and idea." he blurted out.
"What?" gasped Rainpaw. "It better not be anything stupid." hissed Rainpaw leaning her ear over to his muzzle so she could hear what it was. "I'll jump onto the back of the badger while you go after the kit. It'll sure be to interested into me to be paying attention to you and that kit. Rainpaw nodded. "I can't believe I'm taking commands from a kitty-pet." she sighed running ahead. Her claws unsheathed as she was running. She is unsheathing her claws to pick up speed or to defend herself from the badger if it decides to attack her.
Flamepaw took a deep breath but he knew it would be worth it if he succeeded. He also unsheathed his claw picking up on speed and jolting after the badger. With enraged force he clung on tightly not letting go for anything. The badger plummeted to the ground with a large bang. Before it reached the ground Rainpaw almost getting clung down with the badger grabbed the kit and jump out of it's way. Flamepaw got flung off by the badger now angered about losing it's prey.
He got to his paws and ran as fast as he could after Rainpaw, Silentpaw and the kit. Hoping he would make it.