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Awesome story: Sorry, but I don't like Toadstep enough to bring him back from the dead…
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On with the chapter!
Lionblaze fought the urge to sneeze as the gentle breeze made the grass underneath him tickle his nose.
He coughed and the mouse snapped its head up and looked around. Lionblaze quickly pounced on the mouse. It squealed with fear and Lionblaze ended its life with a bite to its spine.
"Great catch!" called a voice. Lionblaze turned around to see Whiskermask behind him.
"Thanks," replied Lionblaze. "Didn't you catch anything?"
Whiskermask shook his head. "I'm not really used to hunting like this. I almost got this squirrel but it ran up a tree."
Lionblaze smiled. Climbing trees was a thing ThunderClan cats prided themselves upon.
"I'll teach you one day. In our new territory," he promised.
"Thanks but I don't think I'll ever learn. Ivypool tried to teach me once," meowed Whiskermask with an embarrassed smile. "It didn't go too well."
Lionblaze laughed with Whiskermask and then picked up his mouse.
"Do you think we'll ever find the perfect territory?" asked Whiskermask as the two toms headed back to their "camp".
Ah. Here comes "the question". "Sure. You never know, this might be our territory," replied Lionblaze.
"Oh. I was wondering if we could find a place with more moors and stuff you know. WindClan stuff," murmured Whiskermask.
Lionblaze felt horrible. He was supposed to be the new leader of DarkClan, because of Heathertail's condition, and here he was thinking only of himself.
"Of course. Sorry, Whiskermask I was thinking about that," apologized Lionblaze.
He felt a little better when Whiskermask accepted his apology.
The two toms almost reached the other cats when Lionblaze heard something thundering towards them.
Lionblaze dropped his mouse and unsheathed his claws, ready for a fight if anything dangerous came out of the trees.
With a burst of gray, white, and brown, the three she-cats flashed out of the trees.
"Lionblaze my kits are missing!" screeched Dovesong as she skidded to a stop.
Lionblaze's heart nearly stopped. "What?"
"Heathertail and Ivypool were hunting together and me and Tigerheart were pulling thorns out of the nests while the kits played near us. Then when I turned around, they were gone!" wailed Dovesong.
"It's okay Dovesong, we'll find them," assured Lionblaze. Heathertail padded up to him.
"It's a big world out there," she quietly warned.
Lionblaze looked into her beautiful eyes. "We'll find them," he repeated, although he sort of agreed with his mate.
Heathertail smiled warmly. "Come on! We better follow their scent before it rains or something!" she yowled.
The adults nodded. "I'll show you where they were," mewed Dovesong, worry shimmering in her eyes.
The cats went to the "camp" and Lionblaze's heart sank at the sight of the panicked father pacing back and forth.
"Lionblaze! Thank StarClan you're here! The kits are missing we have to find them!" Tigerheart meowed frantically.
"It's okay Tigerheart. I'm working on it," mewed Lionblaze. He sniffed the ground.
The scent was strong so it would be pretty easy to find the kits. He followed the scent and the rest of DarkClan quickly followed.
"Wait! Where's Jayfeather?" mewed Lionblaze suddenly.
"I-I don't know… I didn't see him," stammered Dovesong, guilt flashing across her face for forgetting Lionblaze's brother.
Lionblaze hoped Jayfeather was okay. Maybe he had gone after the kits himself.
The cats followed the scent for several more minutes before Lionblaze had an epiphany.
"Dovesong! Your power!" he exclaimed.
Dovesong stared at him for a while. "Of course! How could I have been so stupid? I could have focused on them! Oh I'm such a mousebrain!" she groaned.
"Don't call yourself that! You were too worried about the kits to think about that," mewed Tigerheart sharply.
Dovesong purred and then grew very still, giving all of her energy towards her power.
Whiskermask and Ivypool were whispering together but Lionblaze sent a glare their way which shut them up.
Several long heartbeats passed. Tigerheart was growing more and more desperate at the second.
After what felt like an eternity, Dovesong's eyes brightened. "I see them! They're all safe! And Jayfeather is with them too!"
Lionblaze's heart relaxed. Dovesong's kits and his brother were safe.
"So where are they?" asked Heathertail.
"They're in some sort of tree. Follow me," mewed Dovesong and whisked away.
The cats quickly followed. Lionblaze wondered what the kits and Jayfeather were doing in a tree. Maybe they were resting or something.
A large log rushed into his view. Lionblaze tried to stop but he was too close. He slammed into the tree.
"Ow!" he yelped, jumping back. Heathertail ran over to him with worry in her eyes.
"Lionblaze! Are you okay? What happened?" she meowed frantically.
"I- I walked into this log," muttered Lionblaze, embarrassed.
"Are you okay? You should pay more attention to where you are going!" scolded Heathertail, licking his sore spot on his head.
"Sorry. I'm okay now. Lead the way Dovesong," meowed Lionblaze, ignoring the throbbing bump.
Lionblaze made sure that he was paying full attention to where he was going as Dovesong darted through the trees and bushes.
They passed a large moor. "This reminds me of home," sighed Whiskermask.
"Hey! We're almost there!" exclaimed Dovesong and ran forward at full speed.
"Dovesong wait up!" called Tigerheart and ran after his mate.
Lionblaze followed, not wanting to lose sight of the gray warrior.
He skidded to a stop when he saw Dovesong and Tigerheart gazing at something.
Lionblaze followed their gaze and gasped.
The kits and Jayfeather were underneath the roots of a massive tree with long, drooping branches that reached to the ground. To add to that, the moon coming out gave the tree an eerie glowing look.
"Pinekit! Woodkit! Marshkit!" called Dovesong and ran to them.
Lionblaze and the others quickly followed.
"Dovesong! Look what we found! Look what we found!" squealed the three kits.
Lionblaze stopped next to Jayfeather. "What happened? Why didn't you come back?" he demanded.
His brother didn't reply. Then Jayfeather slowly turned his head to look at Lionblaze.
"I do believe these kits found us a new Moonpool," he finally mewed.
Oh my StarClan I am SO sorry for not updating any sooner! I hope you liked this chapter! Don't forget to review! The reviews contest is coming up!