Thanks for all the reviews! Okay, this is the next Chapter. It is longer than the others and I tried to add more detail. If you have any tips for me to improve on my next chapter, please tell me. Remember to review!
Chapter 3
Tigerpaw was sad, she really wanted to go to the fight with the other cats, so she could help save Firemask. Firemask was her brother from a much older litter.
Notongue was their mother who had joined the elders a few moons ago. Tigerpaw had been in her last litter; her only sibling from that litter was a stillborn. So the other apprentices, Falconpaw and Mudpaw, along with Firemask, were the closest things she had besides her mother (who was now speechless because of tongue).
She was the only apprentice, yet she seemed to be the only one doing apprentice work. Then her mind drifted to Mudpaw.
The poor cat, first tortured and now this. She could hardly see the brown in the tom's fur, since it was covered in so much blood, and cobwebs.
Brackenplant said that Mudpaw, but how could he see life in that limp body? Tigerpaw sure hoped he was all right though.
She sort of had a soft side for the poor cat. He had been through a lot and he was so nice. But she also liked the courageous Falconpaw, she didn't know whom to choose. But she was too young for that stuff anyway.
"When do you think he will heal?" she asked Brackenplant, looking at Mudpaw.
"Well, he should wake up today and should be back training in a couple of days. It shouldn't be too long since nothing was broken, but he did have a couple of really deep wounds so yah, a couple of days…" Brackenplant was quite a talker; he kept going on about things so Tigerpaw butt in.
"I will be at the freshkill pile if you need any more help." She padded off.
She grabbed a juicy looking vole and took a big hunk out of it. That made her feel much better, the juicy bloodiness tingling through her body. Two days, she thought, It's going to be along time of loneliness, unless Falconpaw comes back soon. Then she thought of something. She would go ask Spottedstar if she could help fight the battle against Spottedpower. Bushwing couldn't complain if the leader sent me herself. Ha!
She padded op to the leader's den wondering if apprentices were aloud to enter without permission. Slowly she took a step into the mouth of the cave. The stone ground was cold; it sent a shiver up her spine. How could leaders sleep in a murky place such as this? Moss was growing, along with mildew and fungi; the smell wasn't that great either. This certainly wasn't the welcoming place.
She walked deeper into the cave to see Spottedstar staring in the direction of Tigerpaw. I seemed as though she hadn't noticed her, which was odd.
"Spottedstar?" Tigerpaw asked.
Spottedstar jumped, Tigerpaw could see a hint of hear in her eyes. "Oh, Tigerpaw, I thought it was… never mind that, what do you want?" Spottedstar seemed to have calmed down a little.
"I uh… wondered if I could join Bushwing and the others in the battle, because well… Firemask is my brother and all," she mewed, fidgeting her paws in an uneasy way.
"Sure," Spottedstar looked sort of like she didn't think of her answer, just said while her mind was on other things.
Tigerpaw left the den, glad to be back into the sweet scented air. I must hurry.
She dashed off into the wood, not even wondering about Spottedstar's weird behavior and still happy to smell pine instead of mildew. Leaves whipped past Tigerpaw as she bounded effortlessly through the forest, the thought of Firemask losing the fight drove her to further speeds (sound familiar, swifttail?).
She came to a sudden halt as she heard stick crackling and saw the tip of a brown tail, disappear into the bush. Owltalon, what was he doing here?
She lunged herself at the bush. "Owltalon, what are you doing here?" she spat. "I don't even know why I am talking to a traitor like you!"
Owltalon was a good warrior and easily dodged Tigerpaw's attack. He pinned her down to the dirt covered forest floor. "Spottedpower sent me to get new recruits for Powerclan, you will so fine."
Tigerpaw, wouldn't go without a fight. She took a swipe at Owltalon's shoulder, but he was too quick for her. Dust rose into the air as his feet scraped against the ground, while he leaped at her again. Tigerpaw didn't have a chance to move, she was once again pinned.
"In Powerclan, you will learn how to fight properly. You won't have to use those kittypet moves you just used on me!" he mewed triumphantly. Then he took a hard swipe at Tigerpaw's head, which knocked her out cold.
Okay well that was the next chap! Hopefully I will get the next Chapter up soon but I am going to be busy for a while. Please REVIEW!
