"There she is!" Someone snarled.
Frostpaw got up and turned towards them.
"I'm sorry, I didn't realize that I ever crossed the border. I thought I was somewhere else."
"Quit making up excuses, rouge." She snarled back.
"Rouge? I'm not a rogue, I'm a-"
"Whatever! I don't care what you are, I just know that you're not a clan cat."
"Yes I am. I'm a Thunderclan cat, haven't you seen me at gatherings?"
"Then what's your name?"
"Frostpaw."
"You don't look like Frostpaw. Last I knew she was pure white, not brown with mud."
"That's because Thunderclan was attacked by rouges! Hasn't Skypaw told your leader yet?"
"No. What does Skypaw have to do with it?"
"Nightpaw of Shadowclan, Emberstream of Riverclan, Amberpaw of Windclan, Skypaw and I were held captive in Thunderclan camp because it got taken over by rouges. We had to fight them off, and Skypaw helped."
"Then if you're a clan cat, why'd you walk to the other side of our territory."
"Leafshine, let her go. You don't know what she's been through. She was being blamed for something she didn't do. Fallenstar is turning crazy." Frostpaw heard Skypaw meow.
"Fine! But, get her off of our territory before I do."
"Yes old faithful leader." Skypaw mocked.
Leafshine growled and walked away. Skypaw walked closer to Frostpaw.
"Did you really not realize that you crossed the border?"
"I was mad at Fallenstar."
"Is Thunderclan still in need of a medicine cat?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Ambersight, you can come out now. Don't worry, Frostpaw won't hurt you!"
An old gray tabby she walked out of the bushes. She had pale blue eyes.
"She's blind!" Frostpaw gasped.
"Yes but she used to be a medicine cat, until she retired. If you want to bring her to Thunderclan, to train someone, I will come with just in case Fallenstar spazzes out again."
Frostpaw purred with amusement. "Okay, we can take her to Thunderclan. It's worth a shot, especially since we all have wounds."
Frostpaw and Skypaw began guiding Ambersight to Thunderclan territory. Once they were there, they led them to the camp and waited at the entrance listening for a while.
"We need a medicine cat, before we all die of infection!"
"Where's Frostpaw?"
"My kit died and we haven't mourned her yet!"
"Fallenstar, what are we all going to do?"
Frostpaw could hear Fallenstar muttering,
"Blizzardrain, what am I going to do."
Frostpaw turned towards Skypaw and Ambersight.
"We better go in there now, before they rip off his pelt."
"Let's go, then."
Frostpaw was the first to walk into camp, then Ambersight, and Skypaw was last. Frostpaw walked in front of Fallenstar.
"Don't blame Fallenstar for any of this, he is only one cat. Skyclan has offered us a cat to train someone who is willing to be a medicine cat, Ambersight is Skyclan's retired medicine cat."
"She's blind, how can she help." Someone muttered.
"I may be blind and old but I can get descriptions perfect. I know for a fact that Frostpaw is pure white with a gray tail tip, a gray paw and gray ears, usually. Right now her pelt is full of dry blood and mud. She can also give other animals frostbite, but can freeze everything else, except water. Although when she bites herself, she turns blue." Ambersight meowed.
"You probably heard that at a gathering."
"How? I don't go to gatherings."
"Okay, then you heard it from someone in your clan."
"I only listen to the medicine cat, and she doesn't talk about gatherings."
"Then you're qualified." Fallenstar meowed. "Who wants to be Thunderclan's next medicine cat?"
"I want to." meowed Echomoon.
"Echomoon, you're such a good warrior."
Does Fallenstar want to be mates with her now? He does look pretty glum now that she offered to be a medicine cat.
"Yes, I know that. It's just that I don't want to fight anymore, unless I really have to."
"Okay then. Echomoon will be our new medicine cat! Apprenticed by Ambersight, although she is from another clan, you must treat her with respect."
"Echomoon, bring me to the medicine den."
The two cats padded off to the other side of the camp. Skypaw turned towards Frostpaw.
"I better get back to my camp, I still need to explain where Ambersight went to."
"Wait, you didn't ask your leader first? This could get Thunderclan in big trouble!"
"Don't worry, I will explain that it was my idea and that I brought her here."
"What if that doesn't work?"
"Don't worry. If there's an attack being planed, I will do whatever it takes to stop it."
"Okay, I'm trusting you."
Skypaw turned and padded away. Frostpaw stand after him, worry clouding her eyes.
I should warn Fallenstar.
Frostpaw turned towards her leader, but as soon as he saw her looking at him, he turned away.
Nevermind. He won't believe me, he still hates me.
Frostpaw padded into the forest. She was looking at her paws when a cat ran straight into her.
"Guess what!"
Oh it's just Nightpaw.
Frostpaw let her fur lie flat.
"Nightpaw you scared me!"
"I got my warrior name! It's Nightfire now!" She meowed excitedly, ignoring Frostpaw yelling at her.
"Congratulations." She muttered glumly.
"Why the sad face?"
"Fallenstar still hates me. He won't even make eye contact with me."
"Maybe he didn't realize it was you."
"Really? That's your argument."
"I'm at least trying to help you! Do you see Emberstream or Amberpaw over here? Did you offer to hunt with me when we escaped that prison? No, you decided to let me be!"
Nightfire stormed away, back to the Shadowclan border. Frostpaw walked towards the Skyclan border.
Skypaw will know what to say.
She trekked through the woods and to the meadow that they always meet at. Then she heard rustling in the bushes behind her. Frostpaw turned around and saw Echomoon pop out of the bushes.
"Hi Frostaw!"
"Hi."
"Fallenstar wants to make you a warrior now."
Frostpaws ears perked up.
He might not hate me after all! Nightfire was right!
"So, he really doesn't hate me?"
"Well..." She shuffled her paws.
"What?"
"Ambersight was talking to him. Then, pretty much made him make you a warrior."
"So he does hate me."
"He doesn't hate you. He's just upset about his sister, give him some time."
"I've only been giving him some time since the battle!"
"Okay, I will talk to him. If you want your warrior name, come back to camp soon."
Echomoon walked back into the forest. Then, she disappeared into the trees. Frostpaw followed her scent trail. Frostpaw padded slowly through the forest, then suddenly she was in camp.
"All cats old enough to catch their own prey, meet beneath the high rock!" Fallenstar yowled.
The clan gathered beneath the high rock glancing at each other curiously. Frostpaw bounded over.
"It is time that we make a new warrior! Frostpaw please step forward."
Frostpaw walked to the front of the group of cats.
"Frostpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code even at the cost of your life?"
"I do."
"Then by the powers of Starclan, you will now be known as Frostbite."
"Frostbite! Frostbite!"
"More like, Catkiller." Muttered someone.
Frostbite whipped around, glaring at the crowd.
"None of those times was it my fault! I tried to save them!" Frostbite's eyes were blazing with rage. The cats backed away quickly. Frostbite ran out of camp and into the forest. She looked around wildly. Frostbite turned in the direction of the Skyclan border, but instead of going to the meadow to meet Skypaw, she jumped in a tree near it. She scrambled up the tree and then layed down on a branch.
Frostbite woke with a start.
I fell asleep up here? How long was I asleep?
Frostbite heard cats nearby, she stayed as still as possible.
"She went this way! We can kill her and make it seem like something else did. Just like I did to Skykit, except I abandoned him." She heard Goldenpetal meow.
Frostbite slowly climbed higher in the tree. Frostbite stopped on a branch when she was as high as she could go.
Okay, I should be safe.
Then one of the cats looked up.
Yes! They didn't see me!
"Wait, what's that?"
Thought too soon!
All three cats looked up, directly at her.
"It's Frostbite!"
Goldenpetal jumped into the tree and started to climb up. Frostbite jumped down to some lower branches. She bent down and bit the tree. Slowly it started to get icy with a frost covering. Goldenpetal looked at the branch she was standing on and yowled with surprise. Then, under her weight, the branch snapped.
Frostbite doesn't know how hers didn't, she was higher up on thinner branches. She jumped down branch by branch. Nobody knew about her freezing things before now. She leaned forward quickly and bit the ground. The cats stared wide eyed at the ground beneath them, watching it freeze over. The cats yowled and ran through the woods, back to camp. Frostbite walked over to where Goldenpetal laid injured. She leaned close, her muzzle by her ear.
"Why did you abandon Skypaw? What did he ever do to you?"
"I don't have to tell you!"
Then a meow sounded from behind.
"Frostbite! What in Starclan's name are you doing?"
"Asking Goldenpetal a question."
"After you injured her? You were trained better than that!"
Frostbite turned around.
"She was going to kill me! No, I wasn't trained better! You want to know why? Because you only had me watch other apprentices! You never trusted me with anyone!" Frostbite turned around, jumping over Goldenpetal, and running through the woods.