Chapter 14

After a few more days we were still lost in the twolegplace. We hadn't seen anymore of those rouges, but that didn't mean they haven't seen us. Silentstorm didn't want to talk to any cat so we aren't any better off than we were before.

"Face it," Songheart said to Silentstorm. "We are lost. We need some help."

"I don't trust these cats," Silentstorm said. "I'd rather be lost than in the mercy of a cat I don't know.

"What I wouldn't give to be back in NightClan camp," I muttered.

"What if we come out on the wrong side?" Songheart asked.

"We need to find some way to know which way to go," Silentstorm said. "The sun! It rises towards RainClan so we go towards the rising sun. So we go that way."

At least we knew what direction to head in. We traveled on through the twolegplace.

We heard barking. It was probably inside those wood borders that surround twoleg nests. It couldn't get out.

I heard it getting closer. I looked behind us. A big, slobbering dog was behind us!

"Dog!" I yowled.

There was nothing for us to climb I had found. Silentstorm disappeared. Songheart was right behind me.

A tree! I bolted up it. The dog had passed Songheart and gone around the tree. She ran the other way.

The dog had her cornered. She looked frozen with fear. I couldn't see Silentstorm anywhere. There was only one thing I could do.

It wasn't the best idea I'd ever had, but I launched myself at the dog.

"Over here!" I yowled, slashing at it's hind legs.

It turned around. I had got it's attention away from Songheart. Now it was focused on me.

I tore at it's face. It lunged forward at me. I jumped back. I slashed at it again. It grabbed one of my hind legs. It swung me through the air and I went flying. I hit a wall hard.

I felt adrenaline rushing through my veins. I was back up on my feet. I ran straight toward it and jumped onto it's back. It twisted and bucked trying to get me off it's back. I held on, digging my claws deeper.

I let go. I twisted in midair and landed on my paws. I ran underneath it, my claws ripping through it's stomach. I bit it's tail and turned around. It was howling in pain.

It stood still. I though it was done. It turned around and bit down on my back. It shook me around. I took a paw and buried my claws deep in it's nose. It dropped me and yipped in pain. It had enough. With it's tail between it's legs, it ran off.

My legs started to shake. I collapsed on the ground. I felt pain shooting through my leg and back. Songheart snapped back into the real world.

"Silkshade!" she cried.

"I'm fine," I said.

Silentstorm raced around the corner. "What happened?"

"It's all my fault!" Songheart wailed.

"I'm not a kit," I told her. "I knew what I was doing."

"What happened?" Silentstorm repeated.

"She saved me," Songheart said. "It had me cornered. I was so scared I couldn't move. She was safe. Now..."

"I'm fine," I said.

"You don't look fine," Silentstorm said.

"She fought the dog," Songheart said. "It swung her around by the leg. She flew into a wall. It shook her around by her back."

"This is not good," Silentstorm said.

"There isn't any medicine cat here," Songheart said.

"Stop talking about the Clans," Silentstorm hissed.

"What do we do?" Songheart asked.

"Keep going," I said.

"We need help," Songheart said.

"Do we have to do that?" Silentstorm asked.

"We don't need help," I protested.

"We have to," Songheart said.

"Fine," Silentstorm sighed. "You can come out, Hunter. I know you've been following us."

"Hello again," Hunter said, walking around the corner. "What do you need?"

"You can see what we need," Silentstorm said.

"He's been following us?" Songheart asked.

"I didn't care enough to say something," Silentstorm said.

"I can't do anything, but I know a cat who can," Hunter said.

"I'm fine," I said. I tried to get up. I got up and fell back down.

"I don't think she should be moved," Silentstorm said.

"I'll go get her," Hunter said, running off.

"We lost him. Can we go now?" I asked.

"This wasn't to get him away, although I'd be happy to. You need help," Silentstorm said.

I had been injured before, but never this bad. I understand how Silentstorm had felt after her fight with Murderscar.

"You'll be fine," Songheart said. "You need some help."

"I am fine," I said. I tried to stand up again. My legs collapsed out from under me and everything went black.