Chapter 7, dreams are not always just dreams
Demonshadow's claws slid onto Adderpelt's neck. He wailed with terror.
Anger was raging through Demonshadow. Her teeth sunk into his throat before she could stop herself.
Suddenly everything around her began to fade, and Demonshadow woke in the warriors den.
She looked at her claws. There was blood on the tips. Fear began to mount inside her. She wanted to yowl with terror. She glanced over at Tawnypelt, who was sleeping not far away. I am a murderer, she thought, what else?
Should she kill Tawnypelt? Demonshadow decided against it. Not now, at least. But she wouldn't stop and forget about becoming deputy.
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Moonhowl looked at Thornclaw. She had known what he was going to say…but it was so shocking still.
Then a picture of a lean black cat swam into her brain. She couldn't give up Ravenshadow. But what about Thornclaw? She couldn't decide witch. "Thornclaw…" she mumbled. "I have…to think…about this."
His face fell and he looked at his paws. "Sorry," he said.
Moonhowl ran to her den, and laid her head on her paws. She closed her eyes, hoping that StarClan would tell her what to do.
Rain and thunder drummed on the ground in the ThunderClan camp. Moonhowl watched as a black cat came up to her, his ragged frame visible in the moonlight. "Ravenshadow!" she called. "I am so sorry!"
Ravenshadow made no indication he had heard. He leapt toward her, purring, but a larger cat leapt at him and he fell to the ground.
Moonhowl scrambled over, but suddenly found herself in the ShadowClan camp. It was night, and a dark cat with amber and green eyes leapt on another, smaller cat, with well muscled legs. It did not rise.
"Stop!" Moonhowl yowled at the cat. It did not hear. She looked around wildly, but everyone had vanished, except two cats, one a dark tabby and the other a light brown. They were both dead.
Moonhowl woke up by a squealing of fear and shock. She leapt out of the den, and raced across the clearing. Sparrowcloud, a young tom, sat with his mouth open in a silent wail of shock.
"What's wrong?" Moonhowl asked.
"Bramblestar…dead….and Adderpelt. Both…dead."
Moonhowl first thought that he was going insane, then sprinted over to the leaders den. Bramblestar lay still on the moss, a huge gash in his throat.
Moonhowl dashed out and raced to the warriors den. Adderpelt was also dead, with a similar gash on his neck.
She sprinted out and raced over to Sparrowcloud. He lay absolutely still, his eyes glazed, staring at nothing.
Great StarClan! Moonhowl thought. There was a single wound on the back of his neck.
She looked around, hoping to see the killer.
There was nothing, so she scrambled into her den and fell asleep
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Cats of all kinds slid out from under bushes and gathered around in a circle. They were clan cats, yet they were out of Clan borders.
"You may speak, Leader," a dark tabby she-cat meowed. She sat down, and another cat stepped into the clearing.
"I want to have the territory of all the Clans," he began. "I always thought it was unfair that when we got the new territories, there was a Thunderpath near our portion of the lake. I have found a way to take the territories as our own, by controlling."
"How can you do that?" an apprentice asked.
The cat just smiled. "Mass insanity."
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Sorreltail, the ThunderClan deputy, had received her nine lives. She was now the leader.
Moonhowl watched as the dawn patrol walked in, consisting of Thornclaw, Brackenfur, and Brightheart.
Sorrelstar jumped on the Highrock. She yowled the summons, and cats gathered around.
"It is time to pick the new deputy. May StarClan look down and approve my choice. Cloudtail will be the new deputy of ThunderClan."
Cats yowled there approval of the senior warrior. Cloudtail smiled around at the crowd, looking pleased with himself.
The cats stood up to depart, but suddenly there was a yowling and Brackenfur stood up and started knocking cats down.
"Great StarClan!" Moonhowl yowled. Two warriors jumped up and grabbed the yowling Brackenfur and pinned him down.
Moonhowl dashed up to him. "Brackenfur!" She yowled, "Brackenfur!"
He stopped for a moment, then started yowling again, trying to push off his captors.
They dragged him over to the medicine cats den, and Moonhowl put some poppy seeds in his mouth. Soon he fell asleep.
"Keep watch out side so he doesn't get out," she commanded.
What would Skyflower do? Moonhowl wondered, missing her dead mentor. She looked into Brackenfur's eyes and his mouth, then gave him some yarrow.
There was nothing inside of him. Moonhowl looked on in bewilderment. She looked aside when there was a rustling at the entrance.
Oh.
Thornclaw.
"I thought you might want some company," he said.
Moonhowl looked at him. "Thank you, Thornclaw," she meowed.
"Will you take a walk?" he asked nervously.
"Yes," Moonhowl answered. She trotted out of her den and into the forest.
"I am sorry about what I said earlier," Moonhowl mewed. "I…I am mad at you for chasing away Ravenshadow, but I like you Thornclaw."
He nodded.
"Just remember that I love you, Moonhowl," he whispered.
Moonhowl rubbed her face against his.
Then he turned away and left.
A cat ran up to her, it was Ravenshadow.
"Hello," said Moonhowl stiffly.
"When are the kits going to be born?" he asked.
"WHAT?" Moonhowl screeched. She stared at Ravenshadow. "Thornclaw loves me, but I don't love him. Thereare no kits, Ravenshadow."
He stared at her. "Fine, do whatever. Tortioseshelltail will have my kits soon."
Moonhowl felt a flame of jealousy lap up inside her. She hid a growl. "I hope you and Tortoiseshelltail are good together." She said simply. "Maybe I should go off with Thornclaw."
He snarled at her. "Do you know how much I hate fighting with you? I wish that you would just forget Thornclaw! He is so…so…so awful!"
Moonhowl stared at him some more. "I like Thornclaw. I like you. I also hate fighting with you, but you never want to end it!" She spat out the last two words.
He hissed and unsheathed his claws. "Go away! And I never want to see you again!"
He turned around and sprinted into ShadowClan territory.
Moonhowl watched him go. She was really angry at Ravenshadow for being such a jerk. Why couldn't they just be friends again?
Thornclaw walked up to her. "Now do you love me?" he asked.
Moonhowl looked at him a long time, her eyes cold. "No. I still love Ravenshadow."
Thornclaw gave her a furious look, then dashed away.
Moonhowl suddenly gasped. What if Thornclaw did something to Ravenshadow, so that she would love him? Moonhowl gave a worried glance behind her.
StarClan help me!
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