"Sparkpaw, your mentor will be..." Snowstar paused "me"
Sparkpaw nodded "Thankyou" she dipped her head and licked her new mentors shoulder.
"we start training tomorrow, go to your den" Snowstar proceeded to dismiss the crowd and head towards her den, Darkmoon following her and discussing something quietly
"Hi" a familiar voice sounded "I'm going to be an apprentice soon too" It was Lionkit, but the familiar shine in his eyes was missing. Featherkit looked similar
"whats wrong?" She sat down and swept her tail around the kits
Roseleaf was sitting towards the edge of the clearing watching the kits nervously.
she approached her and nudged Sparkpaw. "can you help me collect some herbs? As an apprentice duty?" Spark nodded and Lionkit put a paw on his friends tail and scampered off
"We'll tell you later" Featherkit sighed. Following her brother.
"O-of course!" Sparkpaw meowed. Following the medicine cat.
Halfway through the walk. There was a small sigh from the creamy she-cat
"Why does everyone seem so depressed?"
Roseleaf glanced slightly "when you threw the rock... that wasn't a ordinary rock, every cat knows. When that rock is thrown or moved. Unless its Snowstar of course. They are cursed sort of. But, last night... I shouldn't tell you but I received a prophecy. I think it was about you!"
Sparkpaw pricked her ears and turned towards the medicine cat.
"What? me? I'm not special"
"But! listen, listen, Sparrowstar, the leader before her sent me a message. It was about you, you are supposed to save us all. So don't let it get in the way if anything bad happens" Spark let out a laugh and gazed at the river in front of her. Roseleaf grabbed her scruff before she took another step
"it isn't as shallow as it looks!" Roseleaf then gasped and let go of Sparkpaws Scruff. She fell into the river.
"what was that for?" She snarled, spitting water out.
"If you try and stop the curse it only gets worse!"
"Can you life the curse?" Sparkpaw personally didn't believe in this starclan or curse business. She just wanted to protect as many cats as she could.
Sparkpaw growled and pulled herself out of the water. Giving a harsh glance to her friend. Roseleaf lead them up the river and across the stepping stones. Sparkpaw
"Run!" Roseleaf shouted suddenly. Throwing Sparkpaw in front of her.
Sparkpaw took a second to turn around and saw a large striped beast. Throwing a blow at Roseleaf. Roseleaf scraped her face against the rocks and grunted.
"Go get help Sparkpaw!"
"You cant fight this beast on your own!"
"its just a badger" She assured. Jumping onto the Badgers back and digging her teeth into the roaring beasts neck.
"No time" Sparkpaw growled. She rammed into the beasts chest and rolled underneath its stomach. Landing a blow down its chest. It let out a snarl and tried to lie flat
"Get out!" Roseleaf hissed. Sparkpaw obeyed and rolled out. The badger must of landed on something sharp because it hollered and dashed away over the border.
"Block up its den" Roseleaf panted. Deep scars following down her back. A deep gash in her ear and a slash over her closed eye. paw fuls of fur missing a blood dripping down her weak legs. She dropped to the ground
"Lets take you back to camp" Sparkpaw gasped.
Roseleaf shook her head "You know I won't make it"
"Roseleaf don't you dare die!" She hissed. "You can make it back to camp! You'll be alright!"
"Its sort of like Violetheart" Roseleaf laughed
"You're dying! Don't do this!" She gasped
"Violetheart was my mentor"
"Stop this now!" Spark growled. Hoisting the Dying cat over her back
"You've probably realised now" Roseleaf mewed. Panting for breath.
"Lionkit and Featherkit are my kits"
"then why did you give them away?" Sparkpaw panted.
"Medicine cats can't have kits, you'll learn"
Her body went limp and she fell off the small cats back
"No Roseleaf" Sparkpaw cried. Digging her fur into the medicine cats fur. Her scent still smelled sweet.
"I'll get that badger!" she sobbed "If it's the last thing I do"