Here we are with more of this fanfic! I can't believe we're already at the eleventh rule! Only a few more chapter before this ends.

11. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats.

Strained and tired, Rabbitleap collapsed in his nest as the night fell. ThunderClan was becoming more and more aggressive since his outburst at the gathering eight suns ago. Mottlestar had punished him by having him do apprentice duties and hunting strictly for the elders while the rest of the Clan was either stuck in camp with injuries or fighting off their numerous ThunderClan aggressors. Closing his eyes he drifted off to sleep instantly. When he opened his eyes he was not too surprised to see he was in StarClan, but he was surprised to see Duskfoot standing there. The tom had not been visiting his dreams much since after the cream and brown warrior had had that run-in with Sandbriar. Rabbitleap was the first to break the silence.

"Why did you bring me here?"

"I have a warning for you." The tom stated simply. Rabbitleap shuffled uncomfortably, hoping he wasn't about to bear the weight of a prophecy. He heard of many prophesied cats that snapped under the pressure of such a heavy burden. "Next time you are hunting for the elder, check the borders. An adder will strike if its prey is unaware."

"So there's a snake in our territory?" Rabbitleap asked, but his question fell of deaf ears as Duskfoot faded away. However, he did not wake up. Instead he saw a pair of amber eyes watching him carefully in a forest that had a sense of despair to it rather then the StarClan forest he had just arrived from. He puffed out his chest in an attempt to be brave and face this stranger.

"Who are you?" Another unanswered question, for a sharp jab in his side woke him up. He opened his eyes to see Pinepaw sitting next to him, looking confused.

"Have you seen my mentor? She said that we were going battle training tomorrow, but she wasn't in her nest!" The black and brown she-cat that was usually upbeat and outgoing now looked frustrated and confused.

"I'll go find Doetail, I promise." He said, nudging the little apprentice to go as he got to his paws. Stretching, he padded outside to see Nightfoot taking his role as deputy and sending out cats to check ThunderClan's border and a smaller patrol to go hunt. As Rabbitleap approached the black tom, he took notice of the young warrior.

"Mottlestar told me before he left that today is the last day you need to spend caring for the elders and doing apprentice tasks."

"Before he left?" Rabbitleap echoed. All he got back was a nod. He padded over to the elder's den, confused on why two cats abandoned their tasks. Doetail was smarter then that and Mottlestar seemed to be taking his role as leader very seriously. He pushed those thoughts back as the approached the three toms resting in the sunlight. Hawkwing was the first to take notice of him.

"Morning ,Rabbitleap." The retired warrior greeted.

"Morning, Hawkwing." The brown and cream warrior returned, forcing himself to be polite despite his current mood.

"If you're wondering, we could go for some prey right now." Rabbitleap suppressed a sigh and nodded.

"I'll head out right away." He practically muttered as he padded away. He slipped through the entrance of the camp and into the rest of ShadowClan territory. He padded closer to RiverClan's border, guessing that the prey would be near there to get something to drink. Before he even arrived the scent of mouse entered his nose. He instinctively dropped low to the ground and stalked after the mouse. There he saw the fuzzy creature washing its little whiskers. Not giving it any time to notice him, he leap and pounced right on the piece of prey. Snapping its neck quickly, he was pleased with the clean kill.

"Thank you StarClan for this creature's life to keep ShadowClan alive." He mumbled quickly before he forgot. He spotted the abandoned fox den he had used as an apprentice to get the colourful bird to camp and took in its scents. It was still abandoned. He placed the mouse there so he could return to camp with it. Ash he slipped out of the old fox den he remembered Duskfoot's warning and quickly headed for the border, deciding it would be easier to hunt and patrol then doing both apart. He frowned, not sure what Duskfoot was worried about by the time he was at the border. From what he could tell the border, though not completely fresh, wasn't really stale. He shrugged and resumed his hunting, catching two more mice, a frog, and a finch as sunhigh rolled around. He grabbed the three mice by their tails and carried them to camp first, giving each elder one before running off to grab the rest. He returned with the finch next before running back to the frog. By the time he got to the abandoned den he noticed the frog had been thrown out as a long, dark brown tabby tail was poking out of where the frog should have been. From the stranger's scent, he could tell it was a tom.

"Hmph, I could've sworn I saw more prey here other then that nasty old toad." The stranger complained as they turned around and poked their head out of the den. His pale amber eyes landed on Rabbitleap. "Oh, I had no idea I had company." There was something in his reaction to seeing the warrior that rubbed Rabbitleap the wrong way. The stranger sounded cheeky and like the brown and cream warrior posed no threat.

"Who do you think you are trespassing on ShadowClan territory?" Rabbitleap hissed, his thick pelt bristling.

"I don't think I'm anybody. I know why I am." The tom mused walking in circles, his long-furred pelt shining sleekly in whatever sunlight could find its way through the pines.

"Then who are you?" The warrior spat, causing the stranger to frown a little at his rudeness. He stopped circling right in front of Rabbitleap.

"I'm Python. Or, at least, that's what the nofurs called me."

"Nofurs?"

"Twolegs, housefolk, upwalkers, there's a lot of names for them. I just prefer Nofurs."

"You're a kittypet?"

"Was a kittypet." Python corrected, sitting and grooming his paw. "I decided to head off on my own and ended up here."

"Well you're not welcome here. This is Clan territory."

"So you say." Rabbitleap was getting fed up with this kittypet. He decided against his urge to argue and just flat out pounced at the trespasser, unsheathed claws glinting in the patches of sunlight. Python was obviously taken by surprise, but retaliated to being pinned by using his back legs to kick Rabbitleap's belly, knocking the air right out of the warrior. With an "uumph", Rabbitleap stumbled off the stranger and nearly fell over. By the time he regained air, Python rammed into him and pinned him to the ground. The opposing tom unsheathed his claws and held them at Rabbitleap's throat. That when Rabbitleap realized this tom had no code to go by and it was obvious Python was not pleased with being attack. He was going to kill him. She shut his eyes, waiting for the end. But it never came. Instead he heard a heavy thud as something or someone ran into Python. Rabbitleap quickly realized the scent of his savior. His eyes flashed open to see a familiar pale brown tabby pelt.

"You keep your paws off him!" Doetail spat, bristling. Python was once again surprised by the sudden attack, and even more so when a mottled dark brown pelt appeared, charging at him. Mottlestar slashed at the loner/kittypet, sending Python running with scarlet drops flying from his muzzle. Rabbitleap unsteadily got to his paws. Though Doetail was there to help him right away, Mottlestar was only watching the intruder run.

"It seems that I will need to talk to Nightfoot about sending out more border patrols." He informed no one in particular as he turned to help Rabbitleap regain his balance. "Let's get you back to camp and make sure you're okay."

Rabbitleap nodded, not in the mood to argue and insist he was fine. He didn't even want to bother asking where the two had been all morning. He didn't care right now. He just wanted to get back to camp.

So, I know I already asked but, Who is your favorite character?

Who is your least favorite?

Do you think Mottlestar is a good leader, or do you think it should have been Hollowstrike?

Do you think I should have Python as a returning enemy with so few chapters left?