A/N: Here's the next chapter… Who's next? Tangleclaw? On their way home and then leaving again as soon as they get back. Poor North and East Winds, they don't get a break do they? Oh and I'm switching around where SkyClan is so it's not as far of a journey for Flametail.
Finding SkyClan
Tangleclaw sat back as Icefire played with the Tribe kits. The sun was high in the sky when Tangleclaw gave up on Icefire. "Good-bye Stoneteller, we will take our leave and not waste anymore of your hospitality."
"Good-bye my dear," Stoneteller replied, "Nice to see you again." She nodded and left the cave. She was at the top of the waterfall when Icefire pelted out of the cave.
"Wait for me!" She called. Tangleclaw sat and washed her paw while she waited. When her sister got to her she got up and they moved. They were moving through the day and into the night.
By dawn the duo was sitting on the ridge looking out over the lake and WindClan. "I smell apprentices." Tangleclaw said. She stood and bound down the slope. She stopped and waited for Icefire to catch up.
"North and East!" They heard Mosspaw exclaim. He tumbled over his fellow apprentice and bound up the slope.
"Mosspaw!" Whiskerpaw moaned, "We're being watched by your mentor ya know."
Mosspaw froze, "Where is he?" He looked around and couldn't see anything. He shook his head and opened his mouth. "West! Come here!" He called out.
The white tom pelted towards them, "Alse!" He exclaimed. He skidded to a stop in front of the she-cats. Tangleclaw rubbed up against him. He purred in delight.
Icefire flicked her fellow Winds and set off up the slope with them and Mosspaw following her. "Whiskerpaw, you did well trying to keep Mosspaw from pelting out of the territory again." Sandfire said, "I'll ask Onestar if you can become a warrior. You deserve it."
"Really!" Whiskerpaw said, "Thanks Sandfire!" He pelted up the slope and back to the camp. The rouges followed the tom. The boys entered in silence and the girls hid under a shrub.
"Stay here; I'm gonna go see our RiverClan friends." Tangleclaw said. She was gone before the boys got back out or Icefire said anything. She ran up the slope trying not to keep too close to the ground.
She entered the RiverClan territory and paused. She could smell kits. She glanced around and smelt them under a bush a few feet inside the territory. She nuzzled under the bush and came face to face with two small brown kits.
"Are you two Duskfur's kits?" The one closer to her nodded. "How did you manage to get out here?"
"We went exploring while everyone was mourning Leopardstar." The other meowed. "Mommy was too busy meowing in her sleep to notice us leaving."
"Leopardstar died?" They both nodded, "Oh come on out my belly is hurting me." They crawled out and Tangleclaw picked them both up in her jaws. She then trotted towards the camp.
When she was close she heard a yowl of surprise coming from the camp. She sighed. "Just in time Tangleclaw!" One kit said, "Momma just noticed our escape!"
Tangleclaw shook her head and they both hissed in surprise. Tangleclaw sighed and stepped into the hectic camp. She stood in the shadows of the entrance and watched the entire camp go crazy looking for the duo.
She spotted Loudmouth and Hawkfire sitting by the nursery. They were both using their eagle eyes to look for the trail of the kits. She set them down and hissed, "Hold onto my tail with your teeth, and hold tight. Do not let go until I say so. Got it?" They both nodded and latched onto her tail.
She stood in the shadows for a moment longer. Duskfur emerged from the warriors den and cried out, "Where are they?"
Tangleclaw stepped out of the shadows and all cats who say her stopped what they were doing and fell silent. "Every single time you show up something happens." Reedwhisker hissed, "What now?"
"Oh? So you mean that because I showed up Duskfur's kits disappeared?" Tangleclaw said, "I'm sorry that Icefire and I just got back into the territories this morning and because of two cats I met on my way here I heard about Leopardstar. Let peace be with her soul."
The cats all nodded. "How did you know of the kits?" Mistyfoot said.
Tangleclaw swept her tail forward, "They told me about Leopardstar." The two kits were dangling from her tail, "They said they wanted to explore and ended up mere pawsteps from the WindClan border."
Duskfur leaped forward and looked at Tangleclaw. "Thank you dear medicine cat." She said. Tangleclaw made the kits let go of her tail. The two kits followed their mother back to the nursery.
Hawkfire and Loudmouth were exchanging glances. They both smiled, "You coming?" Tangleclaw asked them. Hawkfire jumped up and Loudmouth joined Tangleclaw. Hawkfire went over and had a word with Mistyfoot. Mistyfoot nodded and Hawkfire joined her friends.
The trio headed over to WindClan again. When they got there Hawkfire entered the camp and Loudmouth followed Tangleclaw over to where she left Icefire. Icefire jumped out and entwined herself with him. Soon enough the other three came back out.
Icefire was sitting close to her mate and Tangleclaw was a little ways away sleeping. Sandfire curled his tail around his mate's nose. She woke and looked at him. Hawkfire and Mosspaw were standing up looking at the others.
The Winds exchanged looks and took their places on each side of the Eyes of the Storm. Icefire was north of them, Tangleclaw was west, Loudmouth was south, and Sandfire was to the east.
The six cats set off in a Northwest direction. They got to the lake and ran at the speed of wind across the water. Sandfire and Icefire helped move them along by shifting the wind. They entered the ShadowClan territory and came across Flametail.
"Icefire!" He exclaimed, "I knew you would be back soon." He purred at her and flicked his ginger tail.
"Hello Flametail," She replied from beside Sandfire, "What are you doing out of camp?"
"That stupid new rouge told me to go gather him some fresh bedding." He snorted, "He gets under my fur!" His fur stood on end.
"I'm gonna guess the medicine cat apprentice of ShadowClan would like to join his fellow apprentice and her friends then." Mosspaw said. Flametail's eyes brightened and he sat up.
"Come along Flametail." Tangleclaw said, "You're welcome to join us."
"How come you're the boss?" The others said as one.
"Because I'm the medicine cat among us," She snapped, "And I don't see any of you able to heal everything you know nothing of." Flametail snickered and jogged alongside Tangleclaw as they moved off again.
The two medicine cat apprentices talked of herbs and healing strategies as they went. Soon they exited the territory and were in the hills beyond ShadowClan. Flametail fell silent as they went farther and farther away from the territories. Icefire led them well enough North and then they followed Tangleclaw East as they made their way to the area they knew the missing Clan was in.
They rested for Flametail's sake and then headed out again. When night fell they were attacked by rats. Flametail leaped away from the initial attack but Tangleclaw got the full blow. Icefire and Sandfire fought back with little fury. The Eyes fought like normal and Loudmouth protected Flametail.
When the attack was over they all had cuts and missing fur. Tangleclaw was on her side licking a wound. Flametail made sure there was no infection for her and then inspected his Clanmate. When the two medicine cats were done inspecting each cat they rested for the night in a nearby tree grove.
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The seven cats woke to a voice saying, "What are you guys doing up there?"
A/N: And that's that. If you want to guess who spoke to them to wake them up PM me or put it in your review. I need 3 reviews to continue!
