Ok, the only reason I got a chapter posted so soon is because I have been sick and haven't been at school. And because I have been sick at home, I have been bored so I have been writing on this. Hope you enjoy!!
Disclaimer-I do not own Warriors.
Chapter 6
"Brambleclaw?" the cat asked in disbelief. Brambleclaw knew for sure that it was Graystripe.
"Yes, you're back!" Brambleclaw meowed. "How are you?"
"Glad to have finally found ThunderClan," Graystripe sighed padding toward Brambleclaw. "How has things been since I was captured by those Twolegs?"
"Well, a lot of things have happened," Brambleclaw meowed. Brambleclaw began to explain everything that happened; first him being deputy and Graystripe accepted it, but was interrupted by a squeaking yelling.
"Brambleclaw! Brambleclaw!"
Brambleclaw turned around and saw a pale bracken-colored blur run over to him, he immediately knew it was Honeykit.
"Honeykit, what's wrong?" Brambleclaw asked. He knew Graystripe was confused, but by the urgency in Honeykit's voice, he knew it was important.
Honeykit stopped in front of him panting heavily. When she had most of her breath back she squeaked, "Cinderkit! She is caught in one of the fox traps!"
"Oh-no! Lead us to her, Honeykit," Brambleclaw meowed quickly.
As Honeykit led them, Graystripe meowed to Brambleclaw, "Who are Honeykit's parents? She looks remarkably like Brackenfur."
"Brackenfur and Sorreltail," Brambleclaw meowed. "They had four kits, Molekit, Poppykit, Honeykit, and then Cinderkit… They were all born during a badger attack when…Cinderpelt died."
"We're almost there," Honeykit announced. She began to run and so Brambleclaw and Graystripe had sped up.
Moments later they arrived, but they weren't the only ones who had found her.
Leafpool stared in horror as she saw the bundle of gray fur. "No! It can't be! It just can't!"
Along with the bundle of fur were blood, Cinderkit's blood, and a fox trap. The fox trap was securely attached to Cinderkit's left back paw. Her leg was crushed and twisted. She looks exactly like Cinderpelt did, Leafpool thought. But where's Honeykit?
Leafpool began to work instantaneously on getting Cinderkit out. She began to hear a rustle in a bush and then she stared wide with shock at what she saw. "Graystripe?"
"Leafpaw?" the cat asked that stood beside Brambleclaw. She knew that it was Graystripe.
"Leafpool now," Leafpool corrected as Brambleclaw rushed over to help her.
The medicine cat stepped back and let Brambleclaw work on it because he had taken them apart before. He began to dig up the stick holding the wire that was stuck on Cinderkit's paw. Once the stick was up from the ground, Cinderkit whimpered softly in pain, but didn't open her eyes. "You'll be okay, Cinderkit," Brambleclaw whispered. He continued on getting Cinderkit free by now pulling on the stick holding the wire. Cinderkit's body jerked as Brambleclaw released her. "You're okay, Cinderkit." Brambleclaw finished by pulling the fox trap off her paw.
"We need to bring her to my den now," Leafpool meowed. "We are sorry you had to come back to this, Graystripe."
"It's quite okay, by what small amount Brambleclaw has told me, it seems that you all have gone through a lot since I've been gone," Graystripe meowed. "And a lot of deaths."
"Leafpool, do you want to take Cinderkit to your den? And then I can take Graystripe to Firestar," Brambleclaw meowed.
"All right, and you take Honeykit with you," Leafpool meowed, carefully picking up Cinderkit's injured body.
Brambleclaw nodded nudging Honeykit in front of Graystripe and him back to camp with Leafpool ahead of them. "Is Cinderkit going to be okay?" Honeykit asked.
Brambleclaw didn't know what to say. He finally meowed, "We don't know, we can't make any promises."
"Who's he? Is he from another Clan?" Honeykit asked, referring to Graystripe.
"This is Graystripe," Brambleclaw explained. "He isn't from a different Clan. You just haven't met him because Twolegs captured him a few moons ago. He was deputy before me."
Honeykit was quiet the rest of the way to camp. Once they were in the camp, Brambleclaw meowed to Honeykit, "Stay right here and I'm going to bring you to your mother." Surprisingly, there wasn't anyone out in the clearing. Brambleclaw led Graystripe to Firestar's den.
"Firestar," Brambleclaw meowed. He entered the den with Graystripe behind him. "Graystripe's back."
Firestar's eyes widened as he saw Graystripe come in. "I'm going to leave you," Brambleclaw meowed, leaving the den for them to talk.
Brambleclaw saw Honeykit staying where he told her to and flicked his tail for her to join him. She bounded over to him. "Your mother will be happy to see you," Brambleclaw meowed. Honeykit ran ahead of Brambleclaw and ran into the nursery. Brambleclaw entered the nursery seconds after her.
"Brambleclaw, you found Honeykit!" Sorreltail cried. "But where's Cinderkit?"
"Sorreltail, Cinderkit was caught in a fox trap, she's in Leafpool's den right now," Brambleclaw explained quietly.
Sorreltail let out a wail waking up Poppykit and Molekit. Honeykit trotted over to them.
"Do you want me to go get Brackenfur to watch your kits while you go see Cinderkit?" Brambleclaw asked.
Sorreltail nodded.
Brambleclaw padded out of the nursery and just as he came out, a patrol with Brackenfur came in. "Brackenfur!"
Brackenfur bounded over to him and meowed, "Have you seen Cinderkit and Honeykit?"
Brambleclaw nodded and explained, "Leafpool, Graystripe, and I found them, Cinderkit is in Leafpool's den and Sorreltail wants you to watch Poppykit, Molekit, and Honeykit while she went to see her. Cinderkit was caught in a fox trap."
Brackenfur nodded thanks dashed off to the nursery.
Brambleclaw called to Firestar and see if it was okay to enter and entered. Brambleclaw knew why he was going in the den. "Firestar, I'm willing to resign from being deputy so Graystripe can again," Brambleclaw meowed.
"No, Brambleclaw," Graystripe meowed. "You will continue to be deputy, and I will be a warrior. You shall be a good deputy for ThunderClan."
"But I don't feel that is right to be deputy with you back in the Clan," Brambleclaw protested.
"Firestar told me what has happened recently and you should be deputy," Graystripe mewed, "you deserve it."
"But-"
"Brambleclaw, you are staying deputy," Firestar meowed. "I think that you are a great deputy and so does Graystripe. StarClan accepts you as deputy of ThunderClan as does the Clan and the other Clans."
"Firestar, Cinderkit was also caught in a fox trap while her and Honeykit were missing," Brambleclaw mewed remembering the small tattered body.
Firestar's eyes looked like they had a bit of sorrow in them as he mewed, "Where is she now?"
"In Leafpool's den," Brambleclaw explained.
Firestar nodded.
Brambleclaw nodded, understanding, and left the den, being dismissed by Firestar. Shortly after he left Firestar and Graystripe came out. Firestar called a Clan meeting while Graystripe jumped off the Highledge.
"Cats of ThunderClan," Firestar began. "Graystripe has returned to ThunderClan."
All eyes turned to Graystripe. A yowl echoed the clearing and Brambleclaw had a feeling that it was Ashfur that called out. "Is Graystripe deputy again?"
"No, Brambleclaw is still deputy," Firestar announced. "I have discussed it with both of them and it is decided that Brambleclaw is still deputy. Also, Cinderkit was caught in a fax trap today, she is in Leafpool's den now." Firestar ended the Clan meeting almost as fast as he started it.
"Brambleclaw!"
Brambleclaw turned and saw Squirrelflight bounding over to him.
"What is it, Squirrelflight?"
"I'm going to have your kits!"
Okay, who liked this chapter? I need help! I need suggestions on what should happen next!! The writers' block has come to me and I have no clue what should happen next. I have some small ideas for once the kits are born, but I don't want to have to skip 2 moons for them to be born and then another couple moons for them to get old enough to get adventurous. So please help me!!
Back to this chapter, poor Cinderkit!!!
Any questions? I'll gladly answer any.