Sorry I haven't been updating recently it's just that I'm on a writers block so I'll probably update a lot more slower.
A twig snapped. Ever so slowly, Emberpaw turned his head, not knowing what he would face. Then, he saw a ghostly figure. "Emberpaw," it said. "Emberpaw."
"W-Who are you?" he stammered. But when he looked closer, he saw that it was Moonflower. "Moonflower!" he cried.
"These newcomers have troubles of their own. Warn them. Something terrible is happening back at their camp. There will be a fire, and there is only one who can stop it."
"Who?"
"A cat from WindClan, named Heatherpaw. But it may be hard to convince them. Now, wake up!"
"Ouch! Stop that, Emberpaw! Ugh! You just woke me up from a dream! I was chasing a mouse and I almost got it-" he felt a playful cuff around his ear. He opened his eyes. It was Mistypaw.
"Sorry," he moaned. He stood up and went out of the den.
"Where are you going, Emberpaw?" she asked. Emberpaw didn't answer.
He padded to the camp entrance. There was Sorreltail. She flicked her ears when Emberpaw approached. "What's wrong?" she asked in a low mew.
Emberpaw wondered if this was the right time to tell her or not. He hesitated. "I had dream,"finally announced.
"What?"
"Would you believe me?"
"Of course I would, if it was sent by StarClan."
"There will be a fire at your camp, and only one cat can stop it."
"Who?"
"Heatherpaw. Do you know Heatherpaw?"
"Yes, from WindClan? I've seen her at Gatherings."
"Do you believe it?"
"She's Crowfeather's daughter." Sorreltail seemed caught up in her own world.
"What about that?" Emberpaw asked, not bothering to ask who in the world was Crowfeather.
"Is it a tradition? Maybe it has something to do with Nightcloud..." But Sorreltail didn't see why she should believe him. Emberpaw was just a normal apprentice, but then again...She considered the thought. She decided to think about it later. "Okay," she mewed. "But first go back to sleep. I need toconcentrate on guarding the entrance." She stopped. "In fact, I think I see something..." Sorreltail wasn't lying, though. There was a shadowy figure standing in the distance. It suddenly dove into a bush.
Then suddenly there was a CRACK! A Twoleg monster was heading straight towards them. Redstar lept out of his den. "What's happening?" he cried. Then he spotted the monster. "Oh, StarClan!" he yowled. Heyowled again, and this time it was a commanding yowl. All the cats of FireClan crawled out of their dens, took one look at the monster, then glanced at the leader with terrified eyes, saying, What do we do now? Redstar mewed, "Go!" He turned his head the other way.
The cats ran, all but Emberpaw. Poppypaw noticed Emberpaw, and went back. "What are you doing, Emberpaw?" she mewed in distress. "Do you want to get yourself killed?"
Emberpaw unsheathed his claws. "As long as it's to die for my Clan," he replied steadily.
Poppypaw looked like she was about to leave, but she swallowed her fears and stood by him. "If you're ready, I'm ready."
The monster was getting closer. It was going so fast, but Redstar's anger had awakened. Sorreltail had rushed over to the apprentices, telling them to run away. But, of course, they did not listen. Redstar was standing directly in front of the monster, then suddenly he raked his claw onto its muzzle. The monster kept going, though.
Soon, the monster ran over the leader, and there was a tiny crack that no one but StarClan could hear, and the monster carelessly kept going. They rushed over to Redstar. "Redstar!" Emberpaw cried. But the Clan leader lay motionless.
"The monster crushed all his lives," a voice said from behind them.
They turned around. It was Leafflight, the medicine cat. She dipped her head. "I am sorry."
Sorreltail glanced at the leader again. "We cannot bring him. Instead, let's bury him, right here." The others agreed quickly.
Soon they were done, and they raced to catch up to the other cats. Birchnose was the first to see them. "Emberpaw!" she cried. "Where were you? I was worried sick!"
A loud mew topped the other voices. It was Leafflight. "I am sorry to say, that our leader, Redstar, has had all his lives taken away from him from a Twoleg monster." Mews rippled through the crowd. "Nighttrance will be our new leader."
Nighttrance stepped up. "Hello, Clan," she mewed. "I am your new leader, and I want to promise to you that I will be a good, wise leader to the Clan. I promise." She spoke with such sincerity every cat believed her. "And now, I will appoint a new deputy. It will be Ashnose."
Emberpaw's ears perked up. His father was going to become deputy! He was proud of his father. He was a great warrior, and popular.
The cats agreed. Most of them were happy with this choice. They cheered loudly. Sorreltail smiled.
"Now, though, the Twolegs are taking over. We must move. You saw what happened to Redstar." He paused. "Okay, maybe you didn't." A few cats chuckled at this joke. "But, Redstar is gone, because of a Twoleg monster. We can't fight those. So, in conclusion, we must move."
There was an eerie silence. But no one denied. They all had no choice.
"Where will we go?" one asked.
"StarClan will send us a sign," Nighttrance reassured them. "Don't worry."
