Chapter 4
Stardream looked around and sniffed the air again. Where are they? She thought to herself.Eaglewing and Wolfsong stood on the outer end of the group while Angelfeather stood next to Stardream. The bushes rustled and three foxes padded into the open, their jaws twisted into an ugly snarl and their eyes gleaming with hunger. "Stay back or I'll ripe your fur off," Stardream hissed. Try it, a voice called. Stardream froze and glanced at her friends. They glared at the foxes but seemed to not have heard what Stardream did. "What?" she gasped. I said try it, you mouse brained furball the voice hissed again. Stardream realized it was coming from one of the foxes. Stardream glanced around at the three foxes in front of her. The middle one was glaring at her, with hatred burning in their depths.
This one must be the leader, she thought, though she was confused that the fox had spoken to her, in cat tongue. But if it had spoken to me in cat tongue, why didn't the others hear it, Stardream wondered. Mouse brained cats, the lead fox snarled and Stardream glanced around once more. Her three friends seemed to not have heard the fox. I think I'm going crazy, Stardream thought with a goan. The lead fox snarled again, "attack," it sneered. Stardream leapt at the fox that was talking to her and sank her teeth deep into its shoulder. The yowls around her told her that Wolfsong, Angelfeather and Eaglewing had joined in the battle. The lead fox twisted and turned and finally flung Stardream off. Another fox to the lead foxes place as Stardream was flung into the tree.
You can't win, the second fox hissed Stardream realized the only reason her friends couldn't hear the foxes was because it was in Stardream's head. I'm hearing what the foxes are thinking and saying aloud in my head, she thought as she scrambled to her paws. The second fox snarled and leapt foward. Stardream unsheathed her claws and scratched at the foxes nose. The fox yelped but sprang forward. Completly caught off guard, Stardream was pinned beneath the fox. Now, you will die, the second fox snarled. It opened its mouth and prepared to sink its jaws into Stardream's neck. Stardream twisted and the teeth missed her neck but connected with her shoulder.
Stardream yowled in pain and struggled to get up. The fox just sank in its teeth deeper till Stardream started losing feeling in her shoulder. A yowl sounded and the fox came off Stardream. Stardream, her eyes narrowed in pain, scrambled to her paws. Eaglewing had the fox pinned, off to the side of the clearing the battle had started in. Eaglewing snarled in fury and sank his teeth into the foxes neck. The fox snarled in pain, but soon fell limp beneath Eaglewing. Stardream stumbled over to him, when another fox appeared. No, you will pay for this, the third fox hissed and leapt at Eaglewing. Having already heard the foxes thought, Stardream sprang forward and knocked the fox away from Eaglewing.
But the fox quickly got to its paws and whirled around on Stardream. With a snarl, it leapt at Stardream. Stardream turned and ran as fast as her injured body could carry her. She heard a screech but kept on running. Before long, she bursted out through the undergrowth into a sun lite clearing. Sighing with relief, Stardream padded forward and came to an old thunderpath. There was a rustle behind her and Stardream turned to find the golden brown shape of Eaglewing rushing toward her. But Stardream was weak and she could hardly stand on her paws. Stardream fell onto her side and darkness washed over her.
A/n you know what to do, review, or I might discontinue this story...just kidding but please review, next chapter soon