Icestar was sitting in the clearing when Brookestorm padded out of her den. "Leafclan" Icestar addressed the clan. "We have a problem. Brookestorm's hunting patrol have found a certain substance out in the forest. It could be dangerous, so don't touch it." Meowed Icestar kinking her tail toward Brookestorm. "I will need a patrol to go out into the forest to find this 'substance'." Meowed Icestar to Sharpclaw. Sharpclaw gave a brisk nod and turned to the group of cat's behind him and started to call out names. "Bluefire, Kestralwing, Robinwing, Fishleap and..." Sharpclaw looked over the cat's looking for that one cat he needed. "You must take Brookestorm." Meowed Icestar. "She knows where it is." "Very well then. And, Brookestorm." He concluded. "WAIT! WAIT! WHAT ABOUT ME!" Lakepaw came running up to Sharpclaw with a concerned look in his eyes. "Huh?" Sharpclaw gazed at the apprentice confused. Brookestorm padded up from behind him and meowed "He found it."
"Very well then." Meowed Sharpclaw. "You'll come with us." "WAIT!" Yowled Flamepelt. "Now what!?" Meowed Sharpclaw in annoyance. "I can't let my apprentice go without me!" Meowed Flamepelt. Brookestorm padded up to her friend and put her tail on her shoulder. "Don't worry, Flamepelt. Lakepaw will be safe with me, And you know it." "Fine. He can go. Only as long as he's with you Brookestorm." Flamepelt meowed nervously. "He will be. Don't worry."
The seven cat's left the camp and headed toward the spot where Lakepaw told them it would be. When they got there the five cat's stared in both wonder and horror. Lakepaw sat there and got ready to jump into the ooze. "DON'T!" Meowed Brookestorm sternly as she grasped Lakepaw's tail and glared at him. Sharpclaw started to explain to the warriors (and the one apprentice) what they had to do when there was a snap of branches a couple of fox-lengths ahead of the patrol. "Hide" Meowed Sharpclaw sternly at his patrol. Within heartbeats the patrol were hiding in a nearby bush, and the snapping grew louder. Lakepaw shook in fear. There in front of the patrol were three twolegs. "What are twolegs doing this deep in the forest?" Whispered Bluefire. One of the twolegs bent down and put a stick in the black ooze. He then got up and started to talk to the other two there, shaking each ones paws.
