Miracle in need
Fernclaw lost her breath for a moment as she bent over her sister's body. Her sister's eyes were blank, her flank was unmoving. She was dead.
"Remember." Iceflower's voice was comforting. "You can save her." Save her? She's dead already! Then, Fernclaw saw it. A slight rise and fall of Rappidstream's flank. Fernclaw sent a silent thanks to Starclan and she got busy, collecting the few herbs there.
She found some cobwebs and plastered them on her sister's wounds. Rappidstream's head raised slightly to look at Fernclaw.
"You found me," she whispered.
"You bet," Fernclaw growled. "Now lay back down. Did you see your attacker?"
"I'm the red tabby in your dream," Rappidstream groaned. "I didn't see them. The cowards attacked from…behind! Aha!" She was in pain. Pain, pain. What was the herb? Poppy seeds! She looked at her pile and searched. On a leaf she found 2 poppy seeds. She fed them to her sister. Rappidstream ate them quickly and continued to look at Fernclaw.
"They mentioned…ah! Ah! They mentioned… Freeheart!" She was groaning and yowling. I'm losing her! Starclan, can you hear me? I'm losing her!
"He's in trouble… we have to go back… we have to…." Rappidstream spit out a mouthful of blood.
"We have to save… Freeheart… and Swiftfoot…" Rappidstream was panting. I'll lose them all! Starclan, please! Fernclaw desperately looked for a more poppy seeds. The longer Rappidstream was awake the more she'd talk and the less likely she'd live! She found 3 more poppy seeds but Rappidstream wouldn't eat them.
"If I die it will be saving… Freeheart… and your friend, Swiftfoot. You…must know… listen! Listen to… ah! Listen!" Why? Why Rappidstream? Why not me?
"They… I think I know… Steepback… and Hollowfoot... leaders… traitors… revenge… ah… warn clans… go… GO!" Fernclaw stepped back.
"Warn them… please… for me…" Rappidstream closed her eyes. She's gone! Why, Starclan? Fernclaw pelted away. Away from the death of her sister and away from the dark secret her sister had died to tell. Fernclaw pelted up the mountain, ignoring the sliding rocks underneath her paws. She arrived in the shelter she and her sister had once shared. She curled up and felt a wet tear trickle down her face. Of all the cats to die saving their friends…. Fernclaw had once thought that it would never be Rappidstream dying to save friends.
Sleep rolled over her. Sleep; for once did not have the dead red tabby. Instead it had a sister and a friend begging her sister to leave her to die.
She woke early in the morning. She began to walk again. She was climbing down a huge rock when she slipped and fell. Her claws hung on to the rock. She saw a red tabby paw by her head. She grabbed the paw and dug her claws into the cat's pad. The cat dug its claws into her pad as well. Together, they managed to get her up.
"You thought I'd let you have all the fun?" the cat asked.
She looked up at the cat, not truly wanting to know who it was.
Her heart skipped a beat as she recognized the cat. Rappidstream.
Sorry that it's so short. Well, it's the last chapter and if you review, I might put up the epilogue. I'll do the next book soon.