Sorry for the hold up but I've been doing things lately, like having VACATION! I've been working to make a loooong chapter for you guys! Be happy!
Urgh I keep forgetting people's eye colors, so sorry if I keep changing them around.
So there's a change of plans. There's gonna be over 25 chapters because, of this chapter, and the battle miiiight take a little longer then I planned.
Birchpaw
Night of the Seventh Day
A brown speckled tom crouched in the darkness, stalking a squirrel. "Breezefur!" He heard a yowl off into the distance. As the squirrel ran off Birchpaw straightened up. He had been out night hunting, and now he bounded towards where the yowl had come from.
Birchpaw sneakily leapt into a tree, leaping from branch to branch to cut time. "I believe you would make a good hostage." The brown speckled tom heard Cedarfang's evil purr. Finally Cedarfang came into view, and he narrowed his eyes. Breezefur was laying on the ground, obviously knocked out, though Birchpaw couldn't see the back medicine cat breathing. He snapped his gaze back to the brown tabby tom and saw him dragging his friend away.
"Oh no you don't." Birchpaw snarled and bounded like a squirrel across the branches, towards Cedarfang.
Birchpaw soon got into position, crouching carefully in a tree in front of Cedarfang. "Luna!" Cedarfang called. "Luna!" He called again.
Birchpaw leapt from his hiding place, his long claws unsheathed. "Birchpaw?" Cedarfang's surprised yowl sounded through the trees as the brown speckled tom landed on his back. "You traitor!" Birchpaw hissed, sinking his teeth into Cedarfang's neck. The brown tabby tom writhed, rolling onto the ground but he couldn't shake the younger tom off. The two cats fought like a lion and a tiger but in the end Birchpaw, with what he thought was luck from Starclan, had Cedarfang in a death grip.
"No!" Cedarfang's gurgled cry reached Birchpaw's ears. "I won't die to you, rat!" Birchpaw's eyes narrowed and with a swift bite he ended it.
Birchpaw stood, letting Cedarfang's body drop to the ground. He saw the light die from the traitor's eyes, and the brown speckled tom shook his fur, blood dripping like a river from his chin. "Birchpaw?" Quillstorm groaned as he woke up. "I'm here." Birchpaw meowed, not taking his eyes off of the cat he had just killed.
"Where's Breezefur?" Quillstorm asked, and Birchpaw frowned "Back there." Quillstorm nodded, and started to pad back. "Come on." Quillstorm beckoned the younger tom with him. "He was a traitor, don't feel bad."
"Right." Birchpaw replied, and then followed his friend.
"Is she dead?" Birchpaw asked Quillstorm, peering over his shoulder to look at the medicine cat. "I, I think so." The brown tabby tom's body trembled slightly, and Birchpaw reached forward to touch Breezefur's fur. It was cold, and Birchpaw knew she really was dead. She had the scent that Sootpaw had, when he buried her.
"I tried to protect her." Quillstorm growled at himself. "He trains with Luna." Birchpaw realized. "We have to tell Alphastar! Come on Quillstorm, let's go back to camp." Quillstorm nodded, leaning down to pick up the black she-cat and they ran back to camp.
Back at camp
Shocked yowls and horrified looks instantly sounded from the clan as they padded back into camp. "We were about to send a search party to look for-" Nightflash began to lecture them, but then he saw Breezefur. "Breezefur?" Nightflash turned and narrowed his eyes at Birchpaw. "Did you-" He started to snarl but Quillstorm interrupted "No, it wasn't him. It was Cedarfang." Instantly gasps filled the room again, and Birchpaw flicked his torn ear.
"He was a traitor." Birchpaw announced. "He was with Luna." Quillstorm added. "I always had a bad feeling about him as soon as Luna brought him in." Alphastar meowed, then flicked his tail "Where is his body?" Quillstorm replied "In the forest." Nightflash nodded "Just where he belongs, rotting away in the forest." Alphastar narrowed his eyes, "I need to think by myself. I'll be back by dawn." Alphastar padded out of camp.
"Who's going to be our medicine cat now?" Redfire asked, her tail waving.
"We'll have to wait, for a sign from Starclan." Nightflash replied, though Birchpaw could hear doubt in his voice.
"Everybody try and get back to sleep." The black and white tom ordered, and the clan dispersed back into their dens.
"Birchpaw."
"Birchpaw."
"Who's there?"
"Birchpaw."
"I'm here."
"Good." A black and white she-cat padded out of the shadows towards the brown speckled tom.
"I must tell you something." Birchpaw's eyes snapped up, burning with curiosity. "Soot," He breathed. "Yes, I believe your clan is in need."
The young tom nodded, breathing in his sister's sweet scent. "Breezefur is dead, she did not have an apprentice." Soot nodded.
Without a word Soot dropped a colored feather in front of him. "I'm sorry I can't help you more. But you will know."
"Wait! What do you-" Birchpaw started to call after her.
6 Days Until Battle
"I can't wait, I have to go on dawn patrol silly." Birchpaw woke up looking at Swiftpaw. "Right, right, sorry." Birchpaw meowed hastily.
Raising his eyebrow's Swiftpaw padded from the den.
Birchpaw glanced down at his nest, picking up the feather. "A robin's feather," He whispered. Then a flash of realization hit him. "Robinfeather! I have to tell Alphastar!" Birchpaw shot out of the apprentice's den and into the leader's tunnel. "Alphastar! Alphastar!" He called.
"What's got your tail in a knot Birchpaw?" The large wolf-like leader padded towards him. "I had a dream from Starclan last night." Alphastar's ears pricked. "Robinfeather is to be the new Nightclan medicine cat."
"This is very sudden Birchpaw. Are you sure?" Alphastar questioned him. "Yes, I'm sure!" Birchpaw assured him. "Let me go get her-" Alphastar began.
"Alphastar?" Robinfeather poked her head in. "I was just about to go get you, what is it Robinfeather?" The tortoiseshell she-cat glanced at Birchpaw before replying "I had a dream last night. Stoneheart visited me. She told me it was my destiny to be a medicine cat."
Birchpaw flicked his ears pointedly. "That's what Birchpaw here was telling me to. Apparently both of you had dreams, but before we tell the clans, Robinfeather. Are you sure about this?" The silver tom asked her.
"Yes." Robinfeather flicked her tail with anticipation. "Then I will call a clan meeting once the dawn patrol gets back."
"Look, here they come now." Birchpaw peered out of the tunnel just in time to see Bladestorm's dusty brown head appear in the entrance to camp. "Good. I'll call it now. Robinfeather, are you ready?" The tortoiseshell nodded.
"Let all cats, gather beneath high-ledge for a clan meeting!" Alpahstar called loudly, gathering the half-asleep clan in the cave. "Birchpaw and Robinfeather have received dreams from Starclan, and Starclan has said that Robinfeather is to become the next Nightclan medicine cat." Alphastar paused, letting his words settle in.
"I call upon Starclan to hear and bless this young cat. Robinfeather, do you promise to protect your clan, believe in Starclan, and uphold the medicine cat laws?" Robinfeather nodded, her green eyes sparkling. "I do."
"Then Nightclan welcomes you as our next medicine cat."
The clan cheered for Robinfeather, "Robinfeather! Robinfeather!" Birchpaw cheered with the clan. He supported Robinfeather, she had the calming gentle nature which would make her a good healer.
"My sister's a medicine cat, congrats!" Ivoryheart purred, and her words were quickly echoed by many other cats as they crowded the new medicine cat.
"Thank you."
There we have it! Yes, I combined 2 days together, sorry that the 6th day is a shorter one. But I have a little treat for you! Down below is a snippet of the sequel I'm planning! :D Yes! But, if you want to save the spoiler that I'm about so show you, skip down and leave a review before closing your page! The title for the sequel is undecided, but anyway's, here it is!
Part of Chapter 1
Hailkit
"Wake up, please?" Hailkit groaned and peeked open one eye. "No, mother said I could sleep in today." A paw prodded Hailkit. "But your going to miss the dawn patrol going out!" Hailkit growled and rolled over in her nest. "I don't want to see the dawn patrol go out, we saw it yesterday."
"Stormkit, let your sister sleep." Hailkit flicked her ear at the sound of her mother's voice. "Don't bother mom, I'm up now." Hailkit sighed and blinked open her eyes. "Yay! Let's go outside!" Stormkit grinned.
"Fine," Hailkit shook her head and followed her brother. Stormkit's dark grey tabby pelt shone silver in the growing sunlight as the sun slowly rose over the mountains.
"Seems like the someone's are up early." Hailkit spun around to face her father. "Quillstorm!" She yowled, delighted. "Dad!" Stormkit joined her, her brother's dark blue eyes twinkling.
"I thought Mom said you always slept in." Hailkit meowed, her tail waving. "Did she now?" Quillstorm's blue eyes gleamed. "What if I told you I was dawn hunting, and I brought you something?" Stormkit reared up onto his hindpaw's in excitement. "You did!?" Hailkit shoved her brother roughly. "Be quiet, or you'll wake up the entire camp!"
"Too late," A dusty brown cat appeared from the warrior's tunnel, his fur patchy from sleep. "Sorry Bladestorm," Quillstorm apologized. "It's alright Quillstorm. I suppose I'll just go out and do a little hunting."
Hailkit glanced pointedly at Stormkit, and her tabby brother ducked his head slightly.
"Fox! Fox!" Leafsplash tore through the cave entrance, her fur bristling. Immediately Alphastar dashed from his den "Where?"
"At eagle-rock! I was with Lightningrain, I had to get help while he fought the fox, we have to hurry!" Alphastar nodded, "Quillstorm. Get a battle patrol ready, now!" The brown deputy nodded, quickly yowling names of strong warriors. "Let's go!" The battle patrol charged out of camp.
Hailkit's blue and amber eyes gleamed. "Stormkit, ae you thinking what I'm thinking?" Stormkit grinned "Totally." Together they sneaked out of camp after the patrol, their black and dark grey pelts unseen by the clan.
Yes, that was the beginning part of chapter 1 in the new books. Actually I do have a name planned out, but it's not official.
…. I'm going to call it There Is No Hail Without A Storm. There, you have it! Now review and make Yin and Yang happy!