Chapter 12, Moonhowl in a dilemma
Demonshadow woke from the dream, and lay in the warriors den.
She scrambled out, and looked around at the Clan.
Her Clan.
She was the deputy.
Ravenshadow scrambled up to her. Demonshadow ducked, remembering that he was insane.
"It's all right, I'm not crazy anymore," he said. "Moonhowl gave me an herb.
Demonshadow looked into his green eyes. They were wild with fear.
"Where is she?" Demonshadow asked.
"She got taken away," he meowed. "She got taken away." He repeated himself as if he needed to make himself believe it.
"By whom?"
"A dark ginger tom. He knocked me aside, so I couldn't stop him from taking her." Ravenshadow's voice shook. He seemed very freaked out.
Demonshadow pressed her side against his shaking one. "Where did she take her?"
"Across the lake. I saw him. He swam away, but I couldn't follow because I can't swim, I can a little, because of the marsh in our territory, but not enough to swim in a freezing lake."
Demonshadow stood up. "I don't know what to do," she said.
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Thornclaw watched the sun sink, frustrated and worried. Moonhowl should be back to camp now. He shivered at the thought of not ever seeing her again.
But still he smiled. Soon, a thin cat would be in StarClan. Oh, it would be worth it.
His comrades probably thought the same thing.
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Moonhowl yowled and thrashed her paws as the ginger tom carried her away from ShadowClan territory. He was swimming closer to that cave, where Moonhowl had found the silver herb.
The ginger tom set her down in the cave. Several other cats gathered round.
"Is this Moonhowl, Reedwhisker?" a light pale ginger and light brown tom asked.
"Yes, Beechshore. Stonestream, Swallowtail, you serve as guards for the entrance. Shrivelfoot, you stay guard by her, Hawkfrost, you make sure she doesn't make any wrong moves. Rippleclaw, you stay back and I will protect the herbs. Oh and Hawkfrost, also make sure she doesn't touch the Insanity plant, Boss wont like that."
Moonhowl looked around at all the RiverClan warriors. They moved to there positions as the leader, who Moonhowl assumed was Reedwhisker, assigned them.
Shrivelfoot, a pale brown and grey tom padded up and stood beside her. Moonhowl didn't move. She was a captive, if she even tried to stand up, they would hurt her.
"Rippleclaw, get some fresh-kill!" Reedwhisker snapped.
Moonhowl looked at Rippleclaw. He was silver with brown paws, face and tail.
Reedwhisker strutted up to Moonhowl.
"Hey, kitty," he said gruffly. He tore up a plant with his claws. "See this? This is Insanity plant. I put it in some fresh-kill. Then the cat eats it. Goes insane. I put this in ShadowClan prey. They ate it, and went insane. It spread to ThunderClan and we didn't want that. It might hurt your pretty ears. We needed to get it ShadowClan to kill Demonshadow, so she wouldn't get in our way when we have the attack. And we wanted it for Ravenshadow, but not as badly as we needed it for that Demon Cat."
Moonhowl ignored his bad grammar. She looked at the entrance, where Swallowtail and Stonestream sat.
"Why do you want me here?" Moonhowl asked.
"So you won't give the Heal plant to the Clans. And…for bait."
Rippleclaw trotted in and laid a mouse in front of Moonhowl. "Eat." Reedwhisker commanded.
Moonhowl sniffed at it. What if it was filled with Deathberries? Or Insanity plant?
Reedwhisker must have seen her sniffing suspiciously so he toke a bite. "It's fine," he said. "I can guarantee you something, Moonhowl. We don't want you dead."
Moonhowl listened to his words, and then toke a bite. It was good. She woofed it down.
"You're a terrible hunter, Rippleclaw," Reedwhisker told him. "Moonhowl is hungry. Give her a rabbit."
Rippleclaw vanished out of the den again.
Moonhowl sighed and lay her head down on her paws.
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Three days after Moonhowl's disappearance…
Spiderleg looked up from his fresh-kill, a decision in his mind. He leapt on the Highledge.
A few cats gathered around. Most were to crazy to understand.
"Moonhowl has been gone for three suns now. I believe she is dead. I have come up with a cat to take her place. Troutpaw will be the new medicine cat. You have hung around Moonhowl when she was at work, so I believe you have enough knowledge on how to be a medicine cat, and hopefully will learn more from StarClan. Also, since you are ready to receive a name, you will be now known as Troutflower, medicine cat of ThunderClan."
Troutflower looked a bit bewildered at this change. She walked over to the Medicine Cat den, and jumped inside.
Soon…
Sandstorm, and elder hobbled in. "I have an ache in my joint," she complained. "And I have a cracked pad. Will you give me something for it?"
Troutflower just stared.
She looked at all the herbs, and grabbed some large green leaves. "Eat this," she commanded, and grabbed some poppy seeds and some cobwebs. "And this."
Sandstorm gobbled then down, and then she walked out.
Later…
A patrol of two warriors raced in.
"Troutflower! Spiderleg hurt his leg on the Thunderpath!" yowled one of the cats.
Troutflower raced out and onto the Thunderpath. There lay Spiderleg with a broken leg.
Troutflower looked up. A monster roared up to her. Troutflower started to run, but a paw slammed into her and she fell down, dead.
That was mostly just for a little bit of funniness. I know I was just rambling. Mudfoot, you're so NICE! Thanks, only reviewer. (Glares at others.)
