Spiralpath awoke due to the lack of warmth beside him that meant his brother and mate weren't here. Probably collecting water, he thought, or hunting… or maybe stealing from those who hunted.
He twitched his ear in distress. Something felt wrong… there was a chill in his spine that was… uncomforting.
When a yowl split the air he understood the feeling at once. "RIVERCLAN! ATTACK!" Longstar's screech came. She saw Spiralpath peaking out of his entrance to the hole. "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR STUPIDPATH? ATTACK!"
But he couldn't. He was frozen in place, because he was watching the warrior who was slashing at Autumnsecret, and noticing that there was… no blood. The warrior was talking, quickly. He could see the tom's mouth moving, and Autumnsecret was nodding his head very slowly…
A ShadowClan warrior…
Spiralpath leaped out of the hole and tore onto the battle field, straight to Autumnsecret. He was feeling pumped, adrenaline rushed through his veins. It all ended quickly when he was suddenly knocked over by a huge she-cat. "Finally!" she squealed. "I've been waiting to get a hold of you for a long time!" It was Tearpath.
Tearpath stared at her son desperately. "What do you mean you can't come back?" she screamed. He looked away from her eyes.
"I'm sorry, but I can't leave Severedtail and Softmallow!" Tearpath wailed angrily.
"NO! YOU HAVE TO COME! YOU HAVE TO!" she yowled miserably. Spiralpath tried to push her off, but she held him down. He desperately attempted to reason with her. He didn't want to hurt his mother, but she couldn't force him to leave his mate and his best friend.
"Let me go," he said firmly. She shook her head.
"I can't do that. I'm sorry Spiralpath." She leaned down and bit him on the small between his neck and shoulder. He felt tired. His past adrenaline rush had left him… his eyes closed… his brain shut down… and everything left him.
He awoke laying next to a beautiful she-cat whom he thought he might recognize. Her silver fur… blue eyes… slender legs and long claws. She was beautiful.
She opened her eyes. And screamed at him.
A/N: Well, short chapter. REMEMBER TO REVIEW!