Chapter Sixteen

Wildstar looked out at her clan. Everything was as it should be Grasswhisker, was returning from a hunting patrol. Willowblossom and Pebblepond were sparing. And Elmface and Vixenfur were patching up the dens. All the water had gone now, and WildClan was fixing the damage. She saw Cloverleaf walking over to her. "How goes the herb hunting?" she asked "Good" said Cloverleaf "Lots of herbs grown in the meadow. I'm completely stocked with dandelion and burnet. But the things that grown in the twoleg gardens, you know cat-mint and chamomile. I can't seem to find those." "We'll work it out." said Wildstar nudging Cloverleaf's shoulder "When have you ever let me down? Cloverleaf nodded. Out of nowhere Stormflower tumbled out of the den. "Have you seen Beaverkit and Emberkit!" she asked them. Both the she-cats shook their heads. The commotion attracted Grasswhisker over "What did the kits do this time?" he purred." "They're gone." sobbed Stormflower "We were taking a nap, and they must have snuck away, and I can find them anywhere!" Her fear was spreading to Grasswhisker. He turned to Wildstar and said "Wildstar can I have a patrol to search the territory for my kits?" "Of course." she said "I will come to." Wildstar leaped down. "Count me in." said Cloverleaf joining her." "Pleased hurry." Stormflower pleaded. "Calling all cats!" shouted Wildstar." The cats all gathered around the sobbing Stormflower. "The kits have gone missing! Get their scent from the nursery and find them!" A few minutes later every cat in the clan was scouring the forest for the kits. They were at a loss, until Wildstar heard a shout. She and her party followed the sound, and found Pebblepond and his patrol near a bush. "Look!" said Pebblepond "The kits fur is on the briars, but..but there's also the scent of PineClan. By this time all the cats had gathered around the bush. Stormflower cried out in dismay at the scent, and Grasswhisker tried to comfort her. "This can only mean that PineClan has my children." Stormflower cried "They're probably dead by now." "We can still save them." Wildstar said "Grasswhisker looked her in the eyes "How" He said "It's PineClan."