YAY NEW CHAPTER! Thanks to everyone who reviewed. You guys are awesome! But I have sad news...
I'm going to have to pause ALSSL for a bit. :( I'm going on a camping trip with my sister and won't be able to write for a bit. That's why this chapter is kinda short. I'm rushing. I promise I'll write when I get back though! It's only for two weeks. Then we'll be back on schedule. And maybe, if I get enough reviews, I'll post a quick chapter before I go. :P
On with the chapter...
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(3rd person P.O.V.)
Foxpaw stood warily outside the entrance of Shadowclan Camp. It was just two trees, wound around each other, hanging over a path, along with several Bramble bushes blocking the entrance, but it wasn't that that made him hesitate.
He wasn't sure what he was going to say. Hey, I brought back your half-dead Clanmate that you forgot, just didn't seem polite. But then again, this was Shadowclan. Who knew how they would respond? And he also wasn't sure how to approach. Should he just walk in? Or should he dump off Tinypaw and just leave?
Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, the red tom didn't need to contemplate any longer. A trio of blue-grey cats that all looked like siblings walked out of the brambles, pausing their conversation and staring at him in shock.
Here we go, though the red tom.
"Hey!" one of the cats shrieked. It was a snarky looking she-cat. "What are you doing in Shadowclan territory?"
Odd, thought Foxpaw. I figured they'd attack first.
He wasn't disappointed though. Moments later one of the blue-grey toms knocked him over, rolling and crashing around him under the other cats paws. There was a snarl above the reddish tom and he craned his neck to see his attacker.
The blue-grey tom growled. "Who're you? What have you done to...to our Clanmate!?"
Foxpaw frowned, not understanding, but then understanding dawned in his eyes and he began to yelp out. "N-No! She was hurt, and I'm a Medicine Cat Apprentice from Windclan, so I-"
He was silenced by a thwack to his head. The "Blue Trio" as he dubbed them all chuckled and he grunted in frustration. Why wouldn't they let him speak!?
One of the cats spoke up. Foxpaw though it was the she-cat. "Lunarpaw, whattah we do?"
Another voice. Most likely the second tom. "Crashpaw, you hold him. He's a Medicine Cat, so he's weak, but don't let your guard down anyways. Me and Daisypaw here will go get Clawstar."
Great. Clawstar. The Shadowclan leader.
The cats were gone, and then back just as quickly. Foxpaw scented another tom.
"What's going on here?" A voice bellowed. "Crashpaw?"
The tom holding down Foxpaw, most likely Crashpaw, growled. "We've got a tresspasser. Probably a spy. He took out Tinypaw not that that's a surprise, and got here. Me, Lunarpaw and Daisypaw got him but he won't speak."
"What?!" Foxpaw holwed in surprise. "You wouldn't let me speak! And I didn't take out Tinypaw! She was left out by Windclan And there was a dog-"
"That you lead into our territory?" Clawstar snarled. "I'll be speaking with Breezestar about this, Windclan spy. Tresspassing, attacking a loner Shadowclan SHE-cat that's barely out of kithood, AND has a disability, plus you probably stole our prey, and tried to spy on my Clan...The list goes on!"
Foxpaw wiggled desperately now, and shook off Crashpaw for a moment. Standing, he tried to keep his voice level. "You are mistaken, Clawstar. Tinypaw was attacked by a dog, and I was looking for water reed, because I'm a Medicine Cat Apprentice you see, so I saw her-"
The she-cat that was off to the side squeaked. "You took advantage of her! I knew it! That poor, innocent she-cat! She'll have your kits now, and they'll be Half-Clan, and never be accepted, and it's all because you-"
A whine from Tinypaw, who was slumped on the ground, paused the accusations as every cat looked to her as she began to wake.
"Crashpaw, secure this tom as a prisoner in a separate den." Said Clawstar suddenly. Foxpaw went to protest, but was cut off. "Daisypaw, take Tinypaw and bring her to the Medicine Cat Den. Lunarpaw, alert Cloudeyes of Tinypaw's condition. Her mate, Acornshell, too, though they probably won't care. I'll gather the Clan for a meeting."
The cats did as told without question, and as Foxpaw was dragged into Shadowclan Camp, several cats stared at him in awe.
"Wait!" he gasped out. "I didn't hurt Tinypaw! It was the dog! A-And you can't just keep me prisoner! It's, it's, ack!"
Foxpaw's pleads were ignored as he was dragged into a small den. Crashpaw swatted his head so hard it made him see stars for a second before he went limp, exhausted.
This is not good,Foxpaw thought with dread. Not good at all.
