Chapter #28 The Bear -

Luxdove, being bored and all, started to wander away from the camp, looking at the sights of the forest with her twin sister, Flowerface. Luxdove soon came to a few Twoleg nests at the edge of the forest, there was a bright yellow sign put up, Flowerface eyed it closely.

"There is a black animal on it." She claimed.

"But what?"

"A big dog, I would guess... Maybe a... No it couldn't be."

"What?"

"A... A bear! Remember all those stories the elders told us of when we were kits, about the lions and tigers killing the almighty bears that would eat the fish from TigerClan, and kill the cubs in LynxClan."

"They are still alive?"

"Well they helped drive TigerClan, LionClan, LynxClan, and PumaClan from here, next to Twolegs and their fire sticks."

"Why didn't they kill bears?" Luxdove asked.

"They did and didn't, they wanted fur from the cats more than the bears, plus the bears were more threatning when shot because they had wooly pelts to help them and tough skin, while the clans were weak from battles and hunger, bears eat a lot then go to sleep for the winter."

"Oh, okay, I see why they are still around, do you think the bear will attack the camps or eat cats?"

"I hope not or it will have to see to us, dad, and Stormheart, plus the rest of the clan, and if we kill it, we can eat it because I'm hungry..."

"You are so weird." Luxdove sighed.

"But winter just started and I'm still hungry, and if there is a bear in the forest I know Stormheat and Ravenwing will be the first to go after it!"

"I miss Mom, Dewpaw, and Fogpaw!" Luxdove cried out.

"They will be okay... Maybe they are warriors. I know it's only been a day but Blackstar said they would be made into one of ShadowClan."

"If Cedarheart is as bad as they say, and ShadowClan is despirate. Fogpaw will be kitting by next winter."

"She wouldn't let any toms get near her."

"They don't care, they are all mouse-brained."

"Well let's get this food hom before StarClan eats it."

Darkstag and Inkshower met up together.

"Anything?" The african cat asked.

"Nope, I think we should just do whatever we want. There is a bear coming and if it kills any we need more kits, there are none now anyways. They all keep dying."

"A Bear could that be a sign?"

"I don't know. Let's get Fogbank and see what she thinks."

They padded across the clearing and tothe den where Fogbank, Dewsoot, Blackrose, and Crowfeather were sleeping. Inkshower tapped on her flank with his paw. She looked up imediatly, her blue eyes sparkled.

"Fogbank, would you like to take a walke with us?"

"Sure I can't sleep anyways..." She got up laziedly and wobbled out od the den. When she got balance she followed the two warriors out of the camp into the pine forest.

"Soo, why did we stop here?" She asked.

The last thing she remembered was Darkstag toppling her over and getting on top of her small body, holding her down by her neck and pushing her tail away.