Welcome to chapter two! Sorry it took so long to make it, I was really busy this week! Here it is! :D
Characters:
Leader: Dawnstar- Light brown tabby she-cat with emerald eyes
Deputy: Silverfur-silver she-cat with icy blue eyes
Warriors: Sunclaw-Sand-colored tabby tom with amber eyes
Fluffear-White she-cat with large fluffy ears and emerald eyes
Roaringwind- Dark gray tabby tom with amber eyes
Mossfern- Pale gray she-cat with blue eyes
Fernpelt- Dark brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Shadowdash- Black tom with amber eyes; known for being quick on his paws
Silentstep- small silver tabby she-cat with emerald eyes; known for being quiet on her paws
Robinfur-Tortoise tom with emerald eyes
Berryclaw- Golden tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Squirreltail- Redish brown she-cat with amber eyes
Queens: Pinenose- Redish tabby she-cat with emerald eyes
Medicine Cat: Goldenwhisker- Goldish tom with amber eyes
Apprentices: Lilypaw- small bluish-gray she-cat with emerald eyes (MENTOR IS Robinfur)
Rosepaw- Cream colored she-cat with blue eyes (MENTOR IS Squirreltail)
Sparrowpaw- light brown tabby tom with icy blue eyes (MENTOR IS Mossfern)
Whisperpaw- pale gray tom with mysterious emerald eyes; known for being very shy (MENTOR IS Roaringwind)
He woke up with a jolt, his golden fur standing on end. He made his way onto his paws. He felt unsteady as he attempted to stand. He wasn't it his den any longer. He was in a forest; not the forest where his clan lived, but a different one. It was one that he was not familiar with.
"H-Hello?" he meowed softly, padding along a path made of pebbles.
A twig snapped from behind him and he turned back quickly. He saw what he believed was a she-cat. Stars dotted her pelt almost making her seem to shine and glitter in the misty trees.
"Goldenwhisker…" she began,
"We have been awaiting your arrival into this realm… We have summoned you to warn you about a future soon to come. It is not good, Goldenwhisker, and must be recognized as a threat… 'Blood on trees, and branches made of flame will come without end. A better place of living can only be found by following Sapphire, Amber and Emerald sight…'." As the words escaped her tongue, he felt ripples of fear up his spine.
'Blood on trees…' he repeated in his mind, 'and branches made of flame… Sapphire, Amber and Emerald sight…' What did this mean?
He had to inform Dawnstar. Just when he was going to ask her what this was all about, her figure faded as if she returned to the sky where she belonged. His vision of the misty forest faded soon afterwards…
Berryclaw padded into the warrior's den. Silentstep was still resting.
"Psst… Silent… PSST…" she whispered, as to not startle the she-cat's rhythmic heaving of her sides.
"SILENT." She spoke firmly. The she-cat awoke with a jolt.
"Get your bushy flank up, we need to leave. The dawn patrol is waiting on you!" she said, rolling her eyes as her friend groomed her flank, thinking what Berryclaw said was true.
"Okay, okay. It isn't my fault I was up all Moonrise helping Pinenose baby-sit kits." she spat in annoyance.
"Although that's true, you still need to get up the same time as everyone else. Just because we are tired doesn't mean we get to sleep in." she said, making an exit.
The silver she-cat followed her tail.
Silverfur could be seen in the clearing, her bossy meow heard as she organized the rest of the dawn patrol warriors.
"Sunclaw will lead a small patrol along the riverbank with Roaringwind, Mossfern, and Robinfur. Squirreltail, Fluffear and Fernpelt will come with me near the Two-leg's Cabin. As for you two," she quoted to Berryclaw and Silentstep, "you will go together with Shadowdash and patrol the Pine-Acre. Berryclaw, you'll lead the patrol." Berryclaw's ears perked in surprise. Silverfur had never asked her to lead before. She nodded her head quickly.
'Please don't mess this up…' she begged to herself.
She led herself and the two other cats out of the camp and into the Pine-Acre area. They stopped a few tail lengths behind each other. Berryclaw could have sworn she smelled something burning.
"Do you two smell that?!" she asked suddenly alarmed.
"If you mean the smell of fire, then yes." Silentstep nodded, perking her ears.
"We should notify Dawnstar as soon as possible. It might be nothing but we can't be too cautious." Shadowdash replied, his dark pelt ruffled from uneasiness.
"I agree, let's return to camp. One of us should stay here though. If there really is a fire in the forest, it will spread. One of us needs to keep track of the direction it is going for an easy way out of it if we need to evacuate." Berryclaw meowed, her blue eyes blazing with nervousness.
"Right." Shadowdash nodded. "I'll stay here. You two return to camp and get everyone safe." The two she-cats nodded and took off into a run for camp.
Berryclaw continued to smell the smoke far in the distance. Her ears flattened as the heavy scent filled her throat and nostrils.
"Silentstep, we need to hurry! There's no telling how fast the fire is moving." Berryclaw looked over her shoulder as Silentstep ran behind her.
"I'm running as fast as I can! I hope Shadowdash is alright." Silentstep said in concern.
"I'm sure he is doing fine." Berryclaw said with hope. She kept her gaze onward as they arrived at camp.
Both of the she-cats burst out of the small branched tunnel and jogged to Dawnstar's den. Silverfur leaped in front of them and they skidded to a halt.
"Woah, hold your tails! You can't go inside Dawnstar's den without permission." Silverfur hissed.
Berryclaw pinned her ears, "Please, Silverfur, it's important! Everyone could be in danger! You have to let me talk to Dawnstar." Silentstep nodded at Berryclaw's plead.
Silverfur's eyes widened, and she stepped aside and let them enter.
"Dawnstar? I need a word, please…" Berryclaw inched inside the den, not being able to sit down. Her whiskers flinched with uneasiness.
Dawnstar shifted from her laying position and sat up, facing the two she-cats.
"Yes. What is it, Berryclaw? Is everything alright?" Dawnstar could sense the urgent sound of Berryclaw's Meow.
Berryclaw swallowed.
"My small patrol was observing the Pine-Acre area and we smelled wood burning. We aren't sure if it's a Two-Leg's doing or if it's a contagious forest fire but the smoke is strong. If it's spreading this way, we need to evacuate quick!"
Dawnstar arose quickly and nodded, bursting out of her den.
"Silverfur, tell the warriors to help the elders and kits evacuate the forest. There's a fire growing!"
Silverfur nodded her head and jogged to the middle of the clearing before yowling loudly for everyone to evacuate the camp.
Many of the warriors who were still in camp were quickly helping the elders exit the camp. Others were helping Pinenose and her kits escape as well. The other small patrols burst through the camp entrance looking panicked. Berryclaw dashed over to them and explained the ordeal. They also helped everyone evacuate. Soon everyone was out of the camp. Dawnstar's voice boomed over the worried felines.
"We must travel to the eastern side of the forest. The fire smells as if it's coming from the west. Let's travel quickly and search for a place to camp temporarily! Come on, everyone. Move quickly!"
Dawnstar padded swiftly amongst the other clan-cats as she led them towards a safe area. There was one problem. The fire seemed to be spreading in their direction quicker than they were travelling!