Foxtail woke up to darkness. She blinked a few times but still she couldn't see her own paws. Her head throbbed from the blow from... him. She was still surprised he would do that! Rockclaw! He betrayed her! She tried to feel her surroundings. She bumped into what was like a wall a few times. She figured her "cell" or whatever she was in was pretty small.
Finally day must have come for a little slip of light lit up the cell enough so she could see. She was astonished, she was in a hole! It wasn't very deep maybe a few fox-lengths deep. At the top was a huge rock. So big it would take several warriors to move it.
She couldn't believe she had been caught. If only it wasn't a moor. She could have hidden in a bush or something. But a moor! She was no WindClan cat. Foxtail laid down put her head on her paws and sighed. So many thoughts raced through her head. Would she be killed like Blackear? Were there no ThunderClan spies left?
She drifted into an uneasy sleep. She was awoken by sunlight, and groans and huffs. She looked up they were moving the rock! She got to her paws ready to leap past them. But of course a cat jumped into her hole.
"Ha! Did the spy think she was gonna run away?" It was Shadowfang a ShadowClan warrior, she had seen him before. He was jet black with large fangs. Foxtail weighed her chances. She probably couldn't get past Shadowfang easily. But if she could get past him she had a pretty good chance of getting away. She got ready to leap out.
Shadowfang must have sensed her tensing because he snatched up her scruff with just his claws. She nearly cried out from the pain. His claws were like one huge super sharp and painful thorn.
He mrrowed with laughter. "Ha! Stupid clan lover. Trying to escape! No one escapes." He then snatched up her scruff in his equally sharp teeth and pulled himself plus Foxtail onto the grass. Foxtail desperately wanted to run but Shadowfang had transferred her scruff back to his claws. He was strong able to haul her along without even a pant.
Soon other cats came around her. Shadowfang then released her and trotted off to share tongues with some other cats. As she sat there with about four big cats surrounding her, she looked around. She hadn't noticed the size of the clan killers! Cats from all clans where around. That scared her. If she had to escape, then she'd have no advantage.
Some were fast so she couldn't outrun them. Some could swim so she couldn't swim away. Some had excellent night seeing so she couldn't hide in the dark. Some where masters of weaving through forests so she couldn't hope to lose them in the undergrowth. She was screwed.
It was a while before Grapplelight finally appeared. "Hello! Tonight is a special night. We will leave the clans!" Cats cheered. "At night time everyone must sneak out of their clan camps and meet here! If all go's well then the clans will wonder where we went. But, sadly it won't go well." Cats murmered in surprise. "You see I am well aware there are spies among us. They will report to their leaders all about your plan. That's why I have decided just now that we will not go back to camp!"
Cats wailed in despair and anger. One voice was loud and rung above the others. "Who are the spies? We should find them!"
Grapplelight nodded and yelled "QUIET! I know you want to find all the spies. So of course I have a master plan! You see Foxtail, here was a spy. We have proof from our good friend, Rockclaw." She gestured to Rockclaw to speak.
All eyes were on him. But Foxtail looked away. "I do have proof! I saw Foxtail report to other cats on patrol about our plans! When I told Sparrowflight about this he said he too saw this on multiple occasions! So there you have it! Our little spy."
Foxtail could feel his gaze on her fur. With all her courage she whipped around and looked him right in the face. His face was blank, no sorrow, no regret, nothing! Worst of all he lied! She never reported to any warriors! He reported to everyone! She was a new spy!
All the clan killers looked at her with anger. But, to her surprise some looked at her with sympathy. A riot broke out as one cat tried to get to her.
"Calm down!" Grapplelight hollered and all went quiet. "Foxtail will pay for her mischievous spying. Don't worry about that! We'll question her about the other spies too! She was a spy herself! Plus think of her being caught as a new fighting toy! A live one!"
The cats seemed to consider this and nodded. "Good" Grapplelight said. "Dismissed." The cats spread apart. Some still shot her evil looks. Finally Grapplelight came to the guards surrounding Foxtail.
She said"now, now, let me have a talk with my little spy."
