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Chapter 19
Ivyclaw POV
As Ivyclaw padded into the warriors den she remembered on how at the gathering Windclan had accused Thunderclan of stealing prey! Who would want to eat rabbits? I mean they are so furry! As Ivyclaw thought these things to herself she slowly drifted off into a nice sleep.
Ivyclaw awoke, and found herself in the Dark forest. As she sat up and gave her fur a couple of licks. She straightened up as she heard the bushes rustle. Out stepped Hawkfrost and Tigerstar. They looked at her with something new in their eyes. Was it companionship? Was it respect? What was it? Ivyclaw was snapped out of her thoughts when Hawkfrost mewed "today we will not be training as normal, but instead we would like you to follow us." Curious and confused and half excited Ivyclaw followed them deeper into blackness. The forest around her began to thin out and she soon found herself on open moor. They continued to walk without speaking. Soon they came to a place where fog was very thick, but sort of went in a straight line, as though a boundary. "You probably are wondering what this is." The deep mew of Tigerstar awoke her from her thoughts. "We here is the line between Starclan and the Dark forest. if you can pass this line you could possibly be a spy for us, and if not you could just join us in battle." As Ivyclaw listened to all of this, and when Tigerstar beckoned her to step forwards into the fog, she braced herself for some sort of pain, but instead she found herself in a place of stars. She turned to look over her shoulder and she could just barely make out the figures of Tigerstar and Hawkfrost. She called to them "I made it!" without waiting for a reply everything began to fade, and the only thing that she could here them say was "she is now one of us."
Dovewing POV
Dovewing walked went outside and padded over to the apprentice den to awaken Cherrypaw. She peeked in and saw Cherrypaw sit up and yawn. Cherrypaw began to groom herself, but when she heard the swish of the branches, she stopped midstroke and looked up at her. "Ohh right dawn patrol I forgot!" Cherrypaw murmured to herself and quickly scrambled out of the den. Dovewing was waiting by the rest of the patrol, which consisted of: Sorreltail, Icecloud, Foxleap, and themselves. They soon headed out towards the Shadowclan border.
As they finished marking the Shadowclan border Dovewing couldn't help but chuckle as Cherrypaw hissed in discuss at the smell of Shadowclan. "Don't worry you'll get use to it." Dovewing reassured her apprentice.
As they reached the Windclan border the patrol was on high alert, after all it was Windclan who had accused them of stealing prey. Dovewing was marking the border when she heard Cherrypaw mew "I'm going to hunt over here for a second I can smell a lot of prey." Dovewing gasped in horror as she watched her apprentice cross the border in chase of a squirrel. "No" Dovewing tried to warn her apprentice, but it was too late. As soon as she crossed that border it seemed like the Windclan cats were hiding because they sprang out of the bushes and Dovewing recognized them all at once, Breezepelt, Whitetail, Swiftpaw, Heathertail, and Ashfoot. It was a patrol of five. At least we are equally matched! Dovewing thought to herself. As they screeched their battle call so did Foxleap, the leader of the patrol, screech too, and the border erupted into battle. Dovewing leapt into the air, and was met by Breezepelt, who hissed in discuss. Dovewing fought with all of her strength and shot Breezepelt backwards, and he ran back into the battle. Dovewing looked around to see Cherrypaw, although the lack of training, she appeared to be over powering the small Windclan apprentice, who soon begged her to let him go. Cherrypaw aimed one final blow, and sent the small apprentice running back over the moor. Cherrypaw leapt over to help Icecloud who was being pinned down by Breezepelt. Dovewing saw Foxleap battling with Heathertail, the Windclan warrior was quick, but Foxleap knew her moves, and soon over powered her. Dovewing saw Sorreltail battling Whitetail, and Dovewing turned around as she heard a screech. She saw Ashfoot charging at her. She dodged to the side, and tripped up Ashfoot. Taking the advantage she leapt onto her back and clawed her. Ashfoot threw her off, and called the retreat for Windclan.
Once Windclan had retreated Dovewing looked around to see if anybody was seriously injured. Icecloud and Foxleap had a few scratches, but nothing major. Sorreltail had a torn ear, but her eyes were brimming with triumphant ness. Cherrypaw had a torn claw, and was limping, but besides that everyone was fine. Dovewing of course could feel her scratches on her back stinging, but she knew that once back at camp Jayfeather would take care of them with a few marigold leaves and cobwebs.
Once all of the cats from the patrol had been patched up in the medicine cat den Dovewing told Cherrypaw to get rest, ,so that she would be ready to train for a real battle later. Without a protest Dovewing watched her apprentice pad slowly towards the apprentice den. Dovewing found herself compelled to the warrior den. once inside Dovewing collapsed into an inky darkness of sleep.