Hey, I'm back. This post would've been made soon, but my computer caved about 3 weeks ago and I was angry and couldn't focus on writing because I lost at least 300k words, around 70 chapters worth of work.

Also, Crimsonapple of MarbleClan, I've decided to use your OCs, but I will have to change the aspects of them a tiny bit. For example, Nightpaw is the type of cat to be kind to everyone so I'm going to make it to where he's one of the few cats who are kind to your OCs. Just giving you a heads up. Another thing is the only cats they are not rude to are the leader, deputy, and medicine cat of their Clan for obvious reasons. Pm me if you'd like to know more or submit other OCs as well.

Anyways, thanks for everyone who submitted OCs, they're greatly appreciated. Now, on with the chapter.

Nightpaw awoke to the sounds of shuffling and murmuring. Blinking open his eyes, he found himself face to face with the Clan's medicine cat Honeygaze. "Oh, you're awake." she meowed, seeming relieved. Nightpaw flicked his ear and mewed, "Of course I am." Honeygaze made a face at this. "Nightpaw, do you not remember what happened?" Nightpaw looked at her thoughtfully before his eyes widened. "What happened at the border? Is everyone okay? Is Frozenpaw okay? Icepaw? Hailstar? Lio-." He was cut off by Honeygaze's tail covering his muzzle. "Everyone is fine, You were the only one who was injured." Nightpaw finally took the time to look down at himself. He had a poultice on his chest, but other than that, he had small amounts of cobwebs on his chest.

"How long have I been asleep?" Nightpaw asked. Honeygaze looked at him somberly and meowed, "A few days. Your injuries were almost fatal. You'll have to be confined to camp for a few more days, and after that you might experience loss of breath. Owlclaw tore your chest up pretty bad." Nightpaw nodded numbly as Honeygaze talked. "I have to report to Hailstar, I'll have Ashypaw bring you some fresh-kill, and to have her keep an eye on you."

Without another word, the medicine cat left the den, leaving the black tom to his own devices.

Honeygaze padded out of her den and padded towards Foxpaw. The ginger she-cat looked up and mewed, "Hi, Honeygaze." The light brown tabby dipped her head to the smaller cat. "Have you seen Ashypaw? I was going to ask her to bring Nightpaw some fresh-kill while I speak to Hailstar." Foxpaw shook her head. "I believe she's on patrol or something."

"Will you take some fresh-kill to him them? And keep him company until I get back, please. Dawnrose is out collecting herbs, so I need someone to watch him while I'm gone." Foxpaw nodded and padded off to the fresh-kill pile.

Nightpaw looked up at the sound of the lichen rustling. A familiar ginger she-cat poked her head through the curtain and padded up to him. She dropped a squirrel at his paws and meowed, "Hey, Nightpaw. Honeygaze asked me to bring this to you." Nightpaw nodded his thanks, but didn't take a bite of the tree rat. When he realized that Foxpaw had laid beside him in his nest, he looked over at her. "What are you doing?" he asked. "You don't have to stay here with me." Foxpaw shook her head. "Honeygaze told me to stay with you until she comes back. Besides, you stayed with me when I had those nightmares during that storm back when we were kits, so this makes us even." Nightpaw gave a raspy chuckle.

"I suppose so," he rasped. "But don't expect me to be talkative. I'm losing my voice, so I can do much more talking." Foxpaw purred in amusement, before stretching and curling up close to Nightpaw."Then how about we share this squirrel and then sleep." she meowed, pulling the squirrel in close. Nightpaw nodded and took a bite of the squirrel. Though he immediately felt drowsy, and he eventually feel asleep.

When Nightpaw awoke, it was almost sunset. Hearing his leaders call, he decided to stand up. As he did, he noticed that Foxpaw was asleep beside him. He nudged her and meowed, "Hailstar just called for a Clan meeting." Foxpaw groaned, but got up nonetheless. Nightpaw padded out into the camp. Almost the entire Clan was outside already. Hailstar flicked her tail, beckoning silence. "Today is a great day for this Clan. An apprentice has earned his place as a full warrior of this clan. Nightpaw, step forward." Nightpaw stepped forward, a bewildered expression on his face. "Nightpaw, you have shown your bravery in battle and you saved the life of your mentor, Lionfur. It is only right that we award you with your warrior name."

"I, Hailstar, leader of ShadeClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Nightpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

Nightpaw raised his head and meowed, "I do."

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Nightpaw, from this moment on you will be known as Nightsky. StarClan honors your intelligence and bravery and we welcome you as a full warrior of ShadeClan." Nightsky licked Hailstar's shoulder as she rested her muzzle on top of his head. The rest of then Clan began to cheer his new name. "Nightsky! Nightsky! Nightsky!"

The newly named warrior liked his chest fur in embarrassment. "Nightsky," Hailstar mewed, gathering the tom's attention. "You will sit vigil for the Clan tonight. I suggest you eat beforehand, you'll need your strength."

The black tom nodded and headed towards the prey pile. Selecting a mouse, he turned to find a place to eat.

A large black tom with yellow eyes, padded through the undergrowth. He could scent other cats in the area. The sun was getting ready to set, so he climbed a tree to get a better view of his surroundings. He noticed a large dip in the ground that lead to a hollow. Peering down over the edge, he saw a large group of cats, eating and sunbathing in the dusk sun. He looked around at the cats, before his eyes landed on a familiar tall black tom with fluffy white ears. The massive cat grinned maliciously.

I finally found you, Nyxxis.

So that's this chapter. I had to make a lot of changes to my original writings because so many ideas have been flooding my brain.

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Peace!

~ Nightsky of FlameClan