As Runningpaw, Whitestar and Hawkstorm approached the Snakerocks, yowls and hisses were heard. "Oh no…" Whitestar ran faster, approaching the Snakerocks quickly.
"What's happening?" Runningpaw sped up to see ShadowClan cats and ThunderClan cats fighting. My first battle! The thought surged through Runningpaw's head. But this was Runningpaw's first day of being an apprentice. But after six moons of practicing battle techniques and moves with her littermates, fighting a young apprentice wouldn't be very hard.
Runningpaw leaped onto the smallest cat she could find. The cat hissed at her and knocked Runningpaw off with her kind legs. Runningpaw hit the ground with a thump. She got up quickly and ran right beside the she-cat, raking her claws along her side. The she-cat yowled in pain and whipped around and latched onto Runningpaw's tail.
Runningpaw grinded her teeth in pain and scratched at the she-cat's hind leg. Runningpaw was immediately released by the apprentice. Runningpaw leaped onto her opponent's back and sunk her claws into her shoulders. The she-cat squirmed out from under her, though Runningpaw's claws took some fur off. The apprentice turned to Runningpaw, reared up and started slashing at her muzzle. Runningpaw crouched down, and quickly sprang forward, knocking her opponent down. She sunk her claws into the she-cat's belly, making her hiss.
The apprentice slashed a cut above Runningpaw's eye. Runningpaw stumbled backward off of the she-cat. Her opponent was gone over the border in a flash. Runningpaw looked around and saw the leader of ShadowClan, with his deputy. The deputy yowled out: "ShadowClan, retreat! Retreat now!" The ShadowClan cats all disappeared from the Snakerocks immediately, across the thunderpath, back to their proper territory.
Little did Runningpaw know, Whitestar was watching her fight as if she was a warrior, Spottedpelt too. She looked around at the scarred cats. The patrol on the rest of the ShadowClan border had joined to fight off ShadowClan after hearing the yowls of pain from both ShadowClan and ThunderClan cats. The RiverClan patrol burst into the clearing.
Ravenfur ran up to Whitestar. "What happened?" He demanded in a worried voice.
Whitestar kept his eyes trained on the opposite side of the thunderpath. "ShadowClan attacked us, they wanted the Snakerocks, but not even their ancestors owned these rocks. It has always been ThunderClan's territory."
Flowpaw walked up to Runningpaw. "Hey, Runningpaw, you OK?" Flowpaw examined the two claw marks above Runningpaw's left eye, as well as the other two on the other side of her face and the two on her right shoulder.
"Yea, I'm fine." Runningpaw curled her tail around her paws as she sat down.
"Oh wow, she bit your tail too?" Flowpaw looked down at the red bite.
"Yea, but I clawed her left flank." Runningpaw snickered as she continued to watch the border for any signs of ShadowClan.
Whitestar summoned the cats over to the Snakerocks. "May I have your attention please?" The cats started to gather around the Snakerocks. "As you have just witnessed, the ShadowClan cats have been defeated, and the Snakerocks will remain ours. Now, everyone, back to camp, we must tell what has happened."
Runningpaw settled in her new nest that evening. The bite on her tail had cobwebs wrapped all around it, with the help of marigold. But the cobwebs on her face had to be held down with a sticky substance. The claw marks on her shoulder were also wrapped in cobwebs too. But some other cats didn't get off so easily. Addertail received a massive beating. His ear was nearly ripped off, but that's just the start.
Petalpaw walked into the apprentices' den. "Hey, Runningpaw," He sat down next to her. "Do your wounds hurt?"
"Not as much as when I got them, they really sung when I was walking back here." Runningpaw settled her head on her paws. "Now I'm tired more than anything."
"I wouldn't expect less than a cat whom was fighting like all of LionClan… so I had heard." Petalpaw settled down near where he slept before.
"Oh, so they're spreading rumors?" Runningpaw closed her eyes as Whitepaw walked in. "It's not a big deal."
"Not a big deal?" Whitepaw stopped in his tracks. "This is your first day of apprenticeship. And you fought off a more skilled ShadowClan apprentice."
"Well obviously not as skilled as I am." Runningpaw curled her tail around herself. "It helped getting a head start by practicing with Brownpaw for six moons."
"Yeah, anyway, you look really tired. I'll let you sleep. Though I want to hear all about it tomorrow." Whitepaw circled three times around the area he sleeps in and curled up to sleep.
"Sure…" Runningpaw heard the steady dribble of rain droplets hitting the ground.
Author's note: OMG I thought I wouldn't finish it in time thank goodness I got it up today but something tells me that chapter six won't be uploaded tomorrow b/c it's 6:35 and I have school tomorrow. BLECH anywhozels BYE see you when everrrr
