Yarrowpaw hissed. She was bleeding, and all scratched up. But she was smiling. "That all you got Blacktip?" A white she-cat with a black tip tail smiled. "Right back at you Yarrowkit." Yarrowpaw jumped at Blacktip, scratching her ear. Blacktip laughed, without flinching. Yarrowpaw opened her eyes to find she was in her bed of moss, in the apprentice's den.
Rosepaw growned. "Go back to sleep Yarrowpaw, and stop kicking me..." Yarrowpaw nodded, but padded outside instead. Her dad, Timberstar was in his den. Her mom and her 2nd litter of kits, Ripplekit, Wolfkit, and Shellkit were in the Nursery. The med cat and his apprentice were in their den, and the warriors were in theirs. She sighed. It was so peaceful...
She turned her nose up to the sky. There was a suspicious smell in the air, of a rival clan perhaps? It most closely resembled Shadowclan, but it did not smell like cat. It was nothing she had ever smelt before for sure. She went into the apprentice den and nudged Rosepaw. "Wake up."
Rosepaw raised her sleepy head. "What is it Yarrowpaw..." "There is a suspicious smell outside." Rosepaw stood up, sighing. "Whatever..." Her black fur was beautiful, shiny and glamorous. Her stunning rose colored eyes had a tired look in them. The two she-cats walked outside, side by side. Rosepaw stopped dead in her tracks. "Dog."
Greenpaw and Lakepaw padded out of the apprentice den. The two silver toms, identical oter then Greenpaw's green eyes and Lakepaw's golden, looked angry and tired. "The racket you guys were making, I thought a badger was invading the leader's den!" Lakepaw growled. "A dog is nearby!" Rosepaw meowed.
Greenpaw hissed. "No there isn't. Go back to bed." Lakepaw raised his nose in the air. "The only thing I can smell is the fresh kill pile!" Yarrowpaw frowned. We'll we are going to find it! Right Rosepaw?" Rosepaw's rose colored eyes grew large. "We are?!" "Yeah." Lakepaw and Greenpaw shook there heads. "You are gonna get yourself killed, we are coming to prove you wrong."
Yarrowpaw nodded. So it's decided. We leave to find the dog." The four apprentices padded out of camp, tails head high.
A growl sounded through the moors. Greenpaw shivered. "Convinced?" Rosepaw hissed. Lakepaw frowned, glaring at Rosepaw. "It's probably just the wind." Yarrowpaw frowned. Then she stopped in her tracks. "Skyclan." Rosepaw cocked her head. "Skyclan? Why would there be Skyclan here?" Greenpaw rolled his eyes. "Ya, she smells Skyclan, like Rosepaw smelled a dog..."
Lakepaw put her nose in the air. "Actually, I smell it too..." Rosepaw nodded. "Same." Greenpaw narrowed his eyes. Ya. Sure you do." He shook his head, and kept on walking. "C'mon lets go find the 'dog'." He padded into the bushes, and a loud screech was heard. There was a lot of noise, of big and little paws, scratches and bites. The apprentices looked at each over, and ran in.
A big grey dog hovered over Greenpaw's limp bloody body. He was different from other dogs they had seen, big and in a odd way majestic. His golden eyes shone, as he looked at them straight in the eyes. Lakepaw stared at Greenpaw in horror. Rosepaw and Yarrowpaw were speechless. Lakepaw looked at the dog. And attacked.
Lakepaw clawed the animal's eyes. The dog bit back and got Lakepaw's tail. Rosepaw and Yarrowpaw jumped in and bit his legs. He feel to the floor, crippled. Lakepaw bit down hard on his ear, tearing a piece off. Then he screeched, as a large portion or his tail has torn off by the animal. Rosepaw scratched him on the back, and Yarrowpaw bit him again. The animal lay defeated on the grass, bleeding, dead.
Lakepaw padded over to Greenpaw. "G-Greenpaw...?" There was no answer. Greenpaw was dead.