1Chapter 20
Flamepaw woke up as a loud thunderclap sounded in the sky. Skypaw leaped into the air, her eyes wide with fear.
"It's okay, Skypaw, it's only a storm," Flamepaw meowed, padding out of the den. He was greeted with a bunch of hail hitting him in the head.
"Fox dung," Flamepaw hissed, shaking his pelt.
Skypaw peeked out of the apprentice den, she purred in amusement, "thats what you get when you pad right into a storm like this," she meowed.
Flamepaw whirled around and glared at Skypaw, his eyes were starting to flare until he saw the humor in Skypaw's eyes.
Sandstorm and Firestar were talking beneath the highrock, though it provided little shelter from the rain and hail.
Graystripe padded out of the warriors den and grumbled as a bunch of pieces of hail hit him in the head. He hurried to join Firestar and Sandstorm on the other side of the clearing.
Flamepaw also joined them, ducking his head to avoid the falling hail and rain.
"I think we should send out a patrol," Graystripe was meowing when Flamepaw came within earshot, "this storm shouldn't stop us, we can tell the patrols to keep to the trees and only emerge when they smell intruders."
Firestar nodded and meowed, "thats sounds like the best idea, Graystripe, will you lead a patrol along the Riverclan border, I'll take one along the Shadowclan border," he added.
Graystripe nodded, "Thornclaw, Brackenfur, and Sootfur, coming?" he called.
"Can Whitepaw come along?" Brackenfur asked.
"Sure, we're going along the Riverclan border," Graystripe meowed and hurried off in the direction of the entrance. Brackenfur, Thornclaw, Sootfur and Whitepaw followed him.
Firestar waited until the camp entrance stopped rustling. "Sandstorm, Shrewfur, Ashfur and Flamepaw can come with me," he meowed.
"Can Jewelpaw come too?" Ashfur asked, coming up with his apprentice beside him.
Firestar nodded, "come on, we're going along the Shadowclan border," he meowed before leading the way out of the camp.
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The storm was still going on as Firestar and the rest of his patrol got to the Shadowclan border. "Keep a look out for those rogues we ran across before," Firestar meowed as he padded along the border.
Flamepaw nodded and followed Firestar as he lead the way along the border. He paused for a moment and sniffed the air. "Firestar!" he called.
Firestar turned and looked back. "What is it?" he asked.
"I smell rogues," Flamepaw meowed, "and it's fresh, they were just here, not to long ago."
Firestar nodded, "let's see if we can find them," he meowed and sniffed the air. "Flamepaw, you lead the way, since you were able to pick up the scent in weather like this."
Flamepaw nodded and padded in the direction of the scent. He hurried so that he was well away from the group. He glanced back but Firestar, Sandstorm, Shrewfur, Ashfur and Jewelpaw were no where to be seen.
"Its about time," a grumble came nearby and a dark gray tom stepped into the open. He was followed by a sapphire blue eyed she cat and a white tom.
"I had to get away," Flamepaw retorted.
"So?" the sapphire blue eyed cat prompted.
"Don't tell me what to do," Flamepaw hissed and paused for a moment, listening to the forest sounds around him. "I'm now an apprentice of Thunderclan," he meowed after a few moments pause.
The dark gray tom pricked his ears, "why?" he asked.
"Because I think there is someone in that clan that might be able to overthrow me and us all," Flamepaw growled.
"There is no one that powerful," the white protested.
Flamepaw shrugged, "from the looks of it, there is," he meowed.
"Flamepaw!" a loud yowl sounded and Flamepaw glanced back.
"Thats my leader, you have to get out of here," Flamepaw hissed, glaring at the three cats.
"We're not leaving without you, thats why we came here," the sapphire blue eyed cat protested.
"Leave! I'm ordering you to leave!" Flamepaw snarled.
The white tom and the dark gray tom exchanged glances.
"Go!" Flamepaw snarled, dropping into a crouch, as if he was about to leap at the three cats.
The white tom and the dark gray tom dipped their heads to Flamepaw and hurried off, nudging the sapphire blue eyed cat to follow him.
"Flamepaw!" Flamepaw turned around to find Firestar, Sandstorm and Ashfur pad toward him with Jewelpaw and Shrewfur behind them.
"Yeah?" Flamepaw asked, dipping his head to Firestar.
"What happened? You just ran off," Firestar meowed, narrowing his eyes.
Flamepaw shrugged, "I told you, I smelled rogues on our territory so I chased them out of it, thats why I got ahead of you," he meowed.
"How many rogues?" Firestar asked.
"Two or three," Flamepaw meowed, "it's not like they put up much of a fight."
"Then it must have been a new set," Firestar murmured. Flamepaw knew he was remembering the last time rogues were caught on their territory.
"Well, they're gone now, so you don't have to worry about them for now," Flamepaw meowed.
Firestar nodded, "come on, lets get back to camp," he meowed and turned away. Sandstorm and Ashfur followed him with Jewelpaw just behind them.
Shrewfur started to follow them then turned to glare at Flamepaw. "You're up to something and I'm going to find out what," he hissed, "and I'm going to warn Firestar, you stupid piece of fox dung."
Flamepaw narrowed his eyes to tiny amber slits and glared at Shrewfur with pure hatred in his eyes. His voice was low, "you will not be able to convince him, Shrewfur," he snarled, sinisterly, "you have no proof and no one will believe you, you're the stupid one, Shrewfur."
Shrewfur glared at Flamepaw then turned around and sped after his leader. Flamepaw stayed a few moments longer. What if Shrewfur really does figure out something? An inner voice whispered into Flamepaw's mind.
Well, Flamepaw thought back as he padded, slowly, after his leader, I'll just have to take care of him, myself.
A/n what do you think?
Stardream: what is Flamepaw planning?
Tigerstar: will Tigerclaw find Solar and her friends?
Stardream: does Shrewfur really know about Flamepaw's plan?
Tigerstar: what does the prophecy from book one mean?
Stardream: what did that unknown cat mean when it said beware the star lit waters?
Tigerstar: where will Tigerclaw meet up with Solar?
Stardream: does Flamepaw know those three cats?
Tigerstar: can it be.....?
Stardream: these are just a few questions on some peoples minds right now for my story
Tigerstar: if you want to try to answer them, then you can
Stardream: please review, I want at least four more before I post the next chapter