Skysong: Yay! Chapter 4! And just another btw, this fanfiction isn't going to be all in Skypaw's pov. I'm really sorry for the wait.
Wightshadoo: Yes! This chappie will be with Streampaw!
Skysong: Yeah, I thought you guys would get bored of the medicine den after a while.
Morningsky: So basically the chapters will change povs every few chapters.
Skysong: Yep, and a HUGE thanks to my reviewers, Kudomeya, Icefire, Snowblossom, Winterwing 1, and Squary! Thank you for taking the time to review! =)
Moonglow: With that, here's chapter 4 in Streampaw's point of view.
Streampaw's mind was a rush of whirling excitement. Sure, she was a little upset Skypaw wasn't going to be training with her, but now finally she was going outside the camp! With Minnowtail as her mentor!
This is going to be the best day ever! She thought, spirits soaring as Minnowtail led her outside the camp. Or at least, Minnowtail was in front with Streampaw bouncing almost beside her.
"Whoa, slow down, Streampaw!" exclaimed Minnowtail, laughing.
Streampaw couldn't contain herself anymore. "Where are we going? Can we go to the lake? Will we see ShadowClan cats? Will we go hunting? What about fighting? Will we practice fighting?" She said this very quickly.
"First," explained the older cat, looking around the surrounding forst, "You need to calm down."
Streampaw immediately stopped bouncing in place and looked up at her mentor with her innocent blue eyes.
"That's better." Minnowtail spoke, still smiling at the apprentice's enthusiasm. "Now, first we're going to have a tour of ThunderClan's territory."
"Okay!" Skypaw kneaded the dirt with her paws. "Can we go now?" she begged.
Minnowtail replied, "Sure. Follow me, and actually follow me this time."
"Yes, Minnowtail."
The apprentice and mentor set off towards the ShadowClan border. Streampaw found it hard not to be ecstatic over every new thing she saw. Suddenly, a strange scent entered Streampaw's nose. It smelled weird. She looked at Minnowtail who had stopped walking.
"That is SkyClan you smell." She answered the unspoken question. Their border is a little further up.
Streampaw wrinkled her nose. "I'm glad I'm not in there. They smell weird!"
"That's probably what they think of us," purred Minnowtail.
As the duo started walking again, Streampaw noticed that the deciduous forest was changing to pine trees; tall ones with high branches. The undergrowth thinned noticeably, and the young apprentice felt exposed. The SkyClan scent hit her again, stronger this time.
"Here's the border." A twoleg path lay in front of them, reeking faintly of the creatures without fur.
"How do SkyClan cats hunt without undergrowth to hide them?" inquired Streampaw curiously.
Minnowtail paused. "I think they hunt in the trees. They have very strong hind legs to leap through them and catch birds and squirrels."
Streampaw widened her eyes. "Don't they fall out?"
"I highly doubt it, otherwise they would have found another way of hunting," Minnowtail mewed lightly.
"Now can we go to the lake?" Streampaw inquired hopefully.
Minnowtail nodded. "Follow me this way."
The gentle sound of waves lapping the shore filled Streampaw's ears and fed her excitement. She had always wanted to see the lake that the Clan's depended on. Finally, the two cats reached a small hill.
"The lake is on the other side," explained Minnowtail, "You have to be careful, though. There's a..."
Streampaw immediately started racing up the hill.
"Streampaw!" yelled Minnowtail. "Watch out!"
It was too late. The edge of the hill curved sharply downwards directly into the water, and Streampaw; throttling up the hill at full speed, hadn't been able to stop.
She screeched as she tumbled down the slanted slope. With a huge splash, Streampaw crashed into the shallows of the lake.
The water was cold, and it didn't help she hadn't had time to adjust. Minnowtail's worried face could be seen staring worriedly from the top of the hill.
"Streampaw, are you okay?" she spoke anxiously.
"This water's cold!" exclaimed the apprentice, shaking out her fur as she walked onto dry land.
"I told you to wait," mewed Minnowtail sternly.
"Sorry, Minnowtail," Streampaw mewed gloomily. The older warrior sighed and shook her head.
"Well, you learned a lesson at least. We should get back to camp before you catch a cold."
"Awwww…"
"No buts. Come on."
Streampaw still wanted to go exploring, but she could feel herself shivering from the effect of the water. I wonder what Skypaw is doing right now. This would have been twice as fun with her.
Soon, the distinct shape of the gorge where ThunderClan's camp was came into view. Streampaw actually was getting tired for once.
When she and Minnowtail exited the thorn tunnel that led to the camp, they found it in turmoil. Cats were running about as though searching for something. In the center of the clearing, Dovewing, a queen, sat wailing uncontrollably.
Minnowtail rushed up to her. "Dovewing! What's happened?"
"My kits!" screeched the white queen, "My kits are gone!"
Streampaw's heart leaped. Mosskit, Waterkit, and Creamkit were only four months old. They could be in danger!
Without a second thought, she raced back out the tunnel and into the forest.
I will find them Dovewing. I promise.
Skysong: Sorry the exploration of ThunderClan territory was so lame. The next chapter will be much better. Have I mentioned I like people who review?
Wightshadoo: Just once. Anyway, the next chapter may or may not be in Streampaw's pov.
Skysong: That's right. Also, I lied. Whitepaw, Morningpaw, and Moonpaw are not in this chapter. They will be either in chapter 4(I highly doubt it) 5, or 6. I PROMISE this time.
Moonglow: Traitor!
Morningsky: We must capture her and stab her with a dollar bill!
Wightshadoo: Yes MWA HA HA!
Skysong: Uh... I'm gonna go now... Please Review! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
