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I hope you like my story, but please don't steal any of my ideas.
Erin Hunter owns Warriors, but the characters where from my create a cat.
I may not be able to update for about a week and a half after this. Sorry, but its summer.
And thank you to AGymnast for creating Ferretkit.
If you want to make a kit to put into the story, that would be appreciated. All I need is the kit name and description. It will go in any clan, but no mains.
Chapter 10 The Prophecy Meeting
Finpaw was shook awake by Featherpaw. Morning already? Darn, it felt as if she'd only had gotten a wink of sleep. And why was it so dark? Oh. The prophecy meeting was tonight, and they would soon figure out the Thunderclan cat that was in the prophecy.
"Brackenpaw's waiting outside. You should get going," Featherpaw softly whispered.
Finpaw silently got up, and whished that there wasn't so many apprentices that she had to not-wake-up. Lets see… there are ten apprentices in the den, not including Featherpaw since she slept in the medicine cat den. Finpaw and Brackenpaw, Sunpaw, Thunderpaw, Lightningpaw, Wolfpaw, Amberpaw, Bramblepaw, Rockpaw, and Dragonpaw. Melonkit and Mountainkit were almost approaching their fifth moon as kits, and Lilysong was about to have at least two kits Spottedpool had said. It was really hard to maze/slide past them.
"You ready?" Brackenpaw asked once Finpaw and Featherpaw were both outside.
"Yes, you too Featherpaw?" Finpaw asked.
"I won't be going, remember?"
"Oh ya. I knew that."
As Finpaw followed her brother and waved to her sister, she realized how bad it would be if she got caught. For some reason, she didn't feel like sharing her prophecy with anyone in Stormclan (except for her littermates), not even her father Wolffrost or Springstar.
Thankful that it wasn't snowing that night, she stalked towards the stream near the gathering place where they would meet. They walked there to see Frostwing and Rainpaw waiting.
"You made it!" Rainpaw sounded relieved.
"No, we came to send a message from Springstar that we were caught and were sent to our deaths. You didn't have to sound so relieved," Finpaw said, her voice full of sarcasm.
"Rainpaw was almost caught," Frostwing revealed.
"Has anyone seen the Thunderclan cat yet?" Brackenpaw asked.
"No," Rainpaw said, "where is Featherpaw? She's alright, isn't she?"
"She's okay. But Starclan told her that we need her at the Stormclan camp tonight. We have no idea why," Finpaw meowed.
"Rainpaw? Finpaw? 'That you?" a voice came from the bushes. It was Fawnpaw of Thunderclan! "Are you another cat that I will meet-and Brackenpaw! Frostwing! I had a dream…"
"We did as well. Shadepaw and Diamondwing should be here soon as well," Rainpaw said to Fawnpaw.
"We are here," a meow came from Diamondwing.
"Why us, out of all cats? If Riverclan can't defend their own borders, that's their problem," a hiss came from Shadepaw, "sorry, I just don't get it. What can we do that Riverclan can't?"
"Is Fawnpaw the eighth cat? I'll admit, we all suspected Emberheart," Diamondwing meowed to Fawnpaw, ignoring Shadepaw.
Fawnpaw nodded, "I had a dream-"
"We know!" Shadepaw cut her off. Diamondwing looked sternly at Shadepaw. "Sorry," she said, and she meant it.
"All cats that are here know about the prophecy, and we must be the cats to save Riverclan!" Brackenpaw exclaimed, as if he was giving a speech as leader.
"Wait! What's this about Riverclan. I've seen two cats at the gathering look sick, but its not that bad… is it?" Fawnpaw asked, not knowing what was going on.
"Not bad? Five cats are sick, and Shellstar has lost two lives so far! And we're not sure if Riverclaw will pull through," Frostwing looked stressed and worried, "Jaypaw isn't looking good either."
"I'm sorry-I had no idea," Fawnpaw stuttered, obviously surprised.
"No, I'm sorry. I thought you knew," Frostwing apologized.
"What do you think Starclan called us together to do this meeting for?" Rainpaw asked, changing the subject.
"I'm not sure exactly, but I think that they want us to gather the clues and figure out what caused the sickness, and how to stop it. –And how to avoid it spreading to other clans," Shadepaw meowed, as if she had thought about it earlier. For such a Shadowclan cat, Shadepaw really is smart and thinks about this important prophecy, Finpaw thought.
"That could be it, -it makes sense what Shadepaw thought of," Finpaw pointed out, "are there any clues about where it came from? Which cat had it first?"
Frostwing answered, "Jaypaw and Riverclaw got it at the same time. Either that or I have no idea which cat got it first."
"Did one of them-or both of them happen to have eaten any sick or poisoned prey?" Brackenpaw asked.
"That's what we thought, be we always eat the pre-wait! Do you think this was from the rats?" Frostwing thought, stunned at the idea.
She was not the only on stunned, "Rats! But every clan knows that Riverclan only eat fish!" Shadepaw exclaimed.
Frostwing didn't answer, but turned back to Finpaw and Brackenpaw, "I'll have to ask my clan and tell them, but I believe that you are right! Thank you, but I wonder why we didn't think of it before."
"Maybe because-" Diamondwing started, but cut herself off.
"Rainpaw what is it? You're trying too hide your injuries, but I can see past that. You also seem like you have something to say, but you keep biting your tongue, what is it?" Fawnpaw asked.
"Well…" she started, but then saw that everyone was looking towards her as friends. Shadepaw gave her a look that said; we want to help 'cause its obviously bothering you, but its your choice.
Then Rainpaw continued, "Rosewing, Spoltchpaw and I saved a rogue from two badgers today a lot earlier. Then, Sapphirestar invited her to join our clan, and Duskpaw is training as an apprentice."
"Really? Is she strong, or quick and fast like Windclan?" Diamondwing asked, surprised but did not say what she was thinking aloud.
"Very strong for an apprentices age, she survived by herself against two badgers! Although we came and helped her in the end. But she's not as quick as the other Windclan cats, she's stronger then some of the young warriors, even though I don't think she's has any training. Don't tell Windclan I said that though."
"We won't, or at least I won't tell anyone except maybe Featherpaw. So her name is Duskpaw?" Finpaw meowed.
"Yea."
"Here," Shadepaw grabbed some herbs from the ground next to her and gave them to Rainpaw, "You shouldn't have sneaked out here if you were hurt. And your starting to bleed again." Rainpaw accepted the marigold and cobwebs gratefully then said, "I have to go. I was in the medicine cat den so they might have noticed me not there, good luck Frostwing. I believe that you are the cat to save your clan."
Once Rainpaw was out of sight, the rest of the cats decided to separate. "I have to go and see why Featherpaw was told to stay," she said. And they left, Brackenpaw behind her.
Featherpaw right after Finpaw and Brackenpaw left for the meeting.
Featherpaw watched as her brother and sister left, wishing that she could go with them. She wondered why she was told to stay, and went to the medicine cat den. She blinked her eyes, the mist covering her. In the medicine cat den Spottedpool was sleeping, resting for the trip to the moonstone on the next night. She tried to sleep as well, but she kept on thinking of Brackenpaw and Finpaw fading into the forest, attending the meeting without her.
Of course they would tell her everything that happened, but she wanted to see who was the Thunderclan cat there, or if she/he had not even come. But she tried to clear that from her mind, she should be sleeping as well with Spottedpool, resting for the next night, a trip to the moonstone.
When she was half-asleep, half-awake, she thought that she heard her littermates outside, scampering back loudly! Mouse-brained idiots! She thought, what if someone heard them? She went outside, but it was quiet, nobody was there. That must have been my heart beating, as fast as paw steps, she why was it going so fast?
Then, she found out. Runningmist quietly slid towards her, as fast as she could. "Its time," she said, and Featherpaw understood. She raced towards the medicine cat den, Runningmist following her. She hastily shook Spottedpool awake, and Spottedpool blasted up.
"What is it-" she started to say, but seeing Runningmist, she nodded. She grabbed herbs and handed it to Featherpaw. She grabbed two small sticks and gave them to Runningmist. Then, she grabbed something for herself then led the two other cats towards the nursery.
Once there, she gathered all the herbs into a pile and told Palefur to go and get Rainstorm and Sunpaw without waking any other cat up. Palefur skidded off while the Spottedpool gave the stick to Lilysong. "Because she needs something hard to bite on," she said to Featherpaw. As the two medicine cats helped Lilysong, Palefur, Rainstorm, and Sunpaw appeared.
Featherpaw turned to them, "Rainstorm, come in here, but stay back. Sunpaw, watch Mountainkit and Melonkit. Melonkit is healed from greencough, so you should be fine for tonight."
After it was over, Rainstorm rushed over to Lilysong and meowed to her, "You have always wanted to be a mother, and look at those healthy kits. We have been blessed with three." Lilysong blinked her exhausted eyes at her mate, then at the kits.
"Congratulations Lilysong, three healthy kits," Spottedpool praised while Featherpaw was deep in thought. It was a good thing that we didn't go to the moonstone, -or I to the meeting! Featherpaw thought.
Featherpaw looked at the kits, two toms and a she-cat. One tom was a small brown tom with tabby black markings across his back. He also had strange green-silver eyes, as if he was already planning mischief. The other tom was light brown with white stripes, and light forest green eyes. And the she-cat looked like her mother (and Father a little), with blue fur, and white flecks, and green eyes similar to her mothers.
"Could we name the she-cat Lavenderkit, for her different combinations of colors on her pelt?" Lilysong asked, knowing full-well that Rainstorm would agree.
"The small brown tabby with black stripes be Ferretkit, for his playfulness and mischief scheming in his eyes," Rainstorm meowed.
"Yes, and maybe the light brown and white stripes tom could be Heronkit, for the white and light brown on his pelt," Lilysong finished.
"Welcome Lavenderkit, Heronkit, and Ferretkit into Stormclan," Rainstorm said.
Finpaw and Brackenpaw made it back without being noticed, and were ready to tell Featherpaw the news.