Sorry, I lost the book again for the longest time. Doesn't help that Lionblaze likes to prank me by hiding my stuff in random places. Anyway, let's keep reading where we left of.
Chapter 12
So the entirety of the first page and a half is spent taking care of Sandstorm's shoulder. Oddly enough, she is still alive and even though she's an ancient old hag, she seems to be recovering with the help of my fantastic apprentice's medicine skills. Also so far, the word 'Needlepaw' hasn't been used once, so maybe she was just a bad dream and isn't with them... I wish.
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Aww, Alderpaw used one of my favorite phrases. "You are fine when I say you are." Granted, I am not the original user of the phrase, I actually picked it up from Yellowfang, but I will take the credit.
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Damnit, the word 'Needlepaw' was just used. Ughhh, I wonder how many intolerable morons we can have go on this journey. If only Berrynose went too, then the circle would be complete. What? Berrynose fans are reading this? Oh, sorry, I don't care.
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Sparkpaw just called Alderpaw a 'daft furball.' I still don't think she knows what that word means.
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He, after Sparkpaw helps Alderpaw with a cut in his ear, she asks jokingly if she would make a good medicine cat. Alderpaw replies "No way! But you're going to be a sensational warrior!" How much did Erin Hunter pay you to say that! Pshh, sensational is not the word I would have used. I would make a list of words I thought described her more accurately, but it would fill up most of the page.
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Heh, the way Alderpaw and Needlepaw act when Alderpaw is offering to help her with a scratch on her back. She wriggled uncomfortably. I don't know if she's wriggling because she has a load of thorns jabbed in her back from the fight with the fox or because... of other more interesting reasons that involve the cute alder-flavored apprentice. I'll let you readers decide.
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So Alderpaw gets the thorns out, Needlepaw praises him, he gets embarrassed, and then they split up into hunting parties. Of course, Alderpaw stays back with Sandstorm.
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Wow, Spawkpaw has to watch out. Looks like Needlepaw is the new big hunter around. Catches a huge pigeon, a squirrel, and a fat rat(which she already ate). Hang on, let's break this all down. A squirrel is one of the hardest prey items in all the Clans to catch and kill. Same with pigeons, like all birds- are very difficult to catch. Needlepaw is a ShadowClan cat firstly, these critters aren't even her natural prey. Needlepaw has been made a god in just these few lines. But of course, Erin Hunter is just trying to show gender equality by saying she-cats can hunt just as well as toms. I'm sure that's all this is... don't quote me on that one, though.
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And Sparkpaw is furious that Needlepaw already ate the rat before returning to the others, but really, she is just upset that a lowly ShadowClan kitty was able to catch more than her.
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And after they are done eating, Alderpaw notices that his sister is missing. OH MY STARCLAN THE FOXES MUST HAVE COME BACK AND EATEN HER! Sorry, I thoguht the situation called for that. No no, in actuality she just went to take a catnap. They all decide to take a nap, and Alderpad realizes that the trip is taking more out of Sandstorm than the elder will admit. NO DUH!
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And when Alderpaw goes to sleep, he dreams of SkyClan again. They are just as terrified as ever, in his dreams, as if they have been wiped out for the third time in their existence- I'm sorry, but this is stupid. In his dreams, Leafstar, Sharpclaw, Echosong, and the others are all just wailing "Help us help us!" into the sky. Like really, who does that? Who just yells "help us!" into the sky. That's a very non-Clan like thing to be doing. I know I'm thinking to much about this, but really, just stop a moment and examine this whole proposition... Okay, let's keep reading.
Also, this is some of Erin Hunter's most dissapointing work right here, making respectable cats act so foolishly. I don't care if you are dying or being attacked, or whatever, you DO NOT just screech at the heavens for help. Just poor writing.
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So he wakes up and instantly tells Sandstorm what he saw in his dream. When Sandstorm agreees that they should get to the place in his vision as fast as they can, he thinks Thank StarClan some cat gets it! Then again, if you told more than just one cat about your vision, maybe more cats would 'get it.' Why are we still keeping SkyClan a secret again? For the sake of SkyClan, wouldn't it be better if all the cats on the journey knew? Eh, that's just my opinion.
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And by the way, Sandstorm's injury is infected and she's being a stubborn elder about it and saying it's not that bad(it really is that bad) and Needlepaw was listening to their conversation. What a wonderful way to end the chapter.