Chapter #23 TheOther Sign-
Blackrose opened her eyes, it was blurry at first but then she could see clearly. She twitched her leg and pain shot through her like a bullet, there had to be about ten rats biting at her. She kicked some off and bit at them. They squirmed away or spat at the she-cat. Blackrose hissed at them and they ran at other cats. The dark queen looked about, the large rat from before was being devoured by it's own kind, Mooneye was on a tree branch next to a hollow were him and Silkrain were storing rats for later. The queen assumed that she wasn't asleep for that long. Flowerpaw and Luxpaw were slashing at rats while Ravenwing was helping Ashfur with a wound on his leg and taking him to Leafpool. Firestar, Cloudtail, Sandstorm, and Brightheart were helping elders and kits out.A small rat came over and sniffed her leg, took a bite and was kill instantly by Dewpaw. The gray tom grinned at his mother, Blackrose nodded and he started helping his sisters. The dark gray she-cat was happy that she left Fogpaw at the ThunderClan camp, because she probably wouldn't survive. The cat got up and walked over to the elder and apprentice bodies. She picked up the apprentice, shook off three rats and walked out of the camp.
"Toadpaw!" cried a old dark queen, it was Tallpoppy.
"I'm sorry... They got him..."
"Were is his father?"
"He was trying to save him, I'm afraid he is hunting with StarClan with his son... But I will get his body for you."
"Oh, thank you!" Said the elderly she-cat, rubbing against the dead apprentice, licking his fur down and getting rid of the blood.
Blackrose raced back in and grabbed the elder, no rats were eating at him through, he was a pitch black tom, and looked very old, if the rats didn't get him he would of died naturally anyways. She padded out of camp once again and dropped the cat at Tallpoppy's feet.
"Darkpelt, may StarClan be with you..." She buried her head into his pelt, some other cats joined her.
Blackrose saw some rats escaping. She followed them to a small hollow. They were talking rat, but if she could talk owl maybe...
"This is horrible! I can't believe how fast they have taken over our troops!"
"Shaggycoat, how do you think will do without Fangbark?"
"Well I don't know, but the cat that the other rodents have been taking about is known to have special powers, that's how she killed him."
"What is her name?"
"Blackrose, I believe."
The dark she-cat doubled back, but listened.
"We must kill her!"
"No, that would risk too many, we must retreat!"
"Coward!" One rat spat, "We are not fools, it's just a cat, and last I've heard, she is wounded."
"Then let's kill her!"
The rats came out and Blackrose was ready and started attacking.
"SHIT! She is here!" Yelled Shaggedcoat, before he was road-kill.
