AN. Sorry I took a bit longer to update than normal. Been busy. Anyway, on with the story!
Chapter Sixteen
The glowing night's moon was a full one as is shined brightly down on the newly named Terror Camp. It gleamed revealingly on two ex-rouges heading towards a group of sleeping cats on the camp's edge. The first rouge was the grey tabby deputy Scowl. He beckoned to his lighter grey companion, "Wake them Shriek," he ordered the she-cat.
Shriek nodded and in an instant gave them a piercing yowl wake up. Scowl didn't flinch; he was accustomed to Mud's mate's yowl.
Shadowpaw leaped to her paws urgently hearing the shriek. Sunpaw, who was cuddled up next to her didn't hesitate to get up. Sightless too, was getting up, but reacted slower than the others.
Scowl and Shriek stood before them. Scowl grinned, "Bone's got an announcement for all ye Clan cats. He would have waited until morning, but the moon is so full and bright, and if I'm not mistaken, don't you guys have some sort of thingy goin' on during full moons?"
"Gatherings!" Sunpaw said with a snarl.
Scowl ignored Sunpaw and continued. "You Clan cats are to meet Bone at Great Falls; tonight! Now, let's move it!"
Bloodstripe rose from the crowd, "There's no way I'm gonna-"
"Silence!" Snapped Shriek.
Scowl growled, "Get moving now before someone gets hurt!"
Figuring it was best to obey, the cats headed out of the camp. Shadowpaw snorted; it wasn't much of a lost that they didn't get more sleep; they didn't have bedding or shelter anyway.
They followed the river towards Great Falls where Bone sat tall on the Great Ledge. Mourn Camp and Dread Camp was there already. Shadowpaw took her seat next to Sunpaw and Sightless. Unlike their usual gatherings, nobody talked in fear of what Bone would do if they did.
Bone called out, "Cats of SorrowClan! Now that we have all formed to create this new Clan, a new code is to be set. There will still be name ceremonies, however, only those worthy will be named a true warrior. And they will be named by me here at Great Falls! But…you may only become a warrior if you have killed another cat in front of my own eyes!"
Uneasy glanced were casted to each other by the Clan cats.
Bone continued, "All elders will now be treated as prisoners! If you can't fight any more, what use are you to us? We will still hold meetings every full moon for the camps to communicate. Now, head back to your camps; the camp leaders will fill you in on the details,"
Shadowpaw felt sick; Elders as prisoners? Kill another cat? Was Bone trying to destroy them completely?
"Come on Shadowpaw, we better head back before those fox dung rouges get more agitated with us," Sunpaw muttered in her ear.
Nodding, Shadowpaw followed Sunpaw back to Terror Camp. They were almost back when Scowl stopped them; "You apprentices are going on duty-now! Windstorm wants you all to become warrior fit. You'll be coming with myself and Shriek,"
Glancing at each other uneasily, Shadowpaw and Sunpaw broke apart from the others following Scowl and Shriek towards the Clan boarders. They walked along the boarder, for ages, then they lead them beyond the border. Probably to claim more land was what Shadowpaw figured.
Scowl then halted, he and Shriek both gave each other the same look then Shriek said to the apprentices in a low voice, "Looks like we have a couple of intruders, this is where you two will be tested,"
Scowl continued, "You must capture these intruders. Based on their scent, their kittypets. Easy targets. You shouldn't struggle with those annoying furballs."
"Well why do we need to capture them if their annoying?" Sunpaw tested them.
Scowl snarled, "What have we been saying apprentice? We need to deliver the cats around us a message. And prisoners greatly enforce that message! Now, you too yourselves will become prisoners if you don't obey your mentors!"
"You're not my mentor!" Sunpaw spat.
Shriek leaned towards Sunpaw, "No, you're mine. Now be good apprentices and get those kittypets before they get away!"
The two rouges shoved the apprenticed harshly towards the direction of the kittypets. Shadowpaw sighed, "We better do what they say,"
Sunpaw nodded and the two of them stalked towards the direction were the two small kittypets played, unaware of their danger. Taking a deep breath, and with a sign from Sunpaw, the black she-cat leaped onto one of the kittypets while Sunpaw aimed for the other.
The kittypets shrieked and made an attempt to run away, however they were too slow and Shadowpaw and Sunpaw had them easily nailed to the ground as if they were just average mice. They attempted to break free, but with no success at all. They weren't strong enough to go against a Clan cat apprentice.
Scowl and Shriek stepped out of the bushed, pleased. Scowl smirked, "Nicely done, Clan cats can do something after all! But they were so easy, they only barley count. Take them back as prisoners."
"Please! We were only playing! Please let us go!" Begged the light brown she-cat kittypet.
Ignoring the plead, Scowl and Shriek grabbed them by the scruff and began to drag them back to camp. With a signal, Shadowpaw and Sunpaw followed them back to Terror Camp.
AN. Shorter than usual. Sorry about that too. I don't think this chapter was my best. And also please review. I've only been getting one review per chapter and that dosen't help much. Thank you to those who did review. I don't update until I get at least three reviews.