Chapter 2
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath High Rock for a clan meeting!"Foreststar yowled as she leapt onto the High Rock. All the cats began to gather around the rock. For just a moment, Foreststar's eyes locked onto Frecklepelt's, holding her blue stare. She had no idea what was in store for her.
"Nettletail has gotten a message from Eternalclan and now she will announce it to the clan."Foreststar stepped back to make room for the medicine cat.
"I was beginning to doze off in my den, knowing that Foreststar was well and everyone was in camp, when suddenly a cat appeared out of nowhere. She said her name was Blossomfur and she told me this:Beware! The future of the clan is in the wrong paws. If something isn't done, Forestclan shall perish. I know they can only be talking about you, Frecklepelt."Nettletail paused and flicked her tail toward Frecklepelt."But I don't know whatabout you they could possibly mean."
"Do you have anything to say for yourself?"Foreststar expected her deputy to say,'nothing'.
"I haven't been doing anything except hunting, patrolling, and sleeping. Just normal warrior stuff."Frecklepelt looked worried. Foreststar decided to talk to her privately.
"Very well."The leader answered."Frecklepelt, I'd like to see you in my den."Foreststar padded into her den and layed down, curling her belly over her kits.
"Thanks Badgerclaw."She said to the warrior who watched her kits. Frecklepelt came in, anger in her eyes.
"I told you, I have nothing to hide."She hissed.
"Are you sure? You looked pretty guilty to me."
"I am not!"Frecklepelt hissed. She got up and simply padded out of the den. Foreststar sighed. She should've known that Frecklepelt wouldn't openly admit she'd done wrong. I'll just have to catch her, Foreststar thought. She yawned and streched out. Then she layed her head in her paws. Foreststar was just dozing off when Stormheart padded in.
"So do you even know what Frecklepelt is doing?"Stormheart asked as he layed down beside her. As Foreststar rasied her head to the setting sun, she yawned again.
"No, I don't. Maybe it's not something she's doing, maybe it's something she's not doing."
"I'm confused. Do you mean she's not doing something that she should be?"Stormheart's gaze was clouded with confusion.
"Yes. Or maybe..."Foreststar paused to yawn,"maybe it's something she won't do."Foreststar looked into Stormheart's handsome gaze."Sorry, but I gotta sleep."
"That's ok. I know that delivering your kits took all of your energy; and then some."Foreststar closed her eyes and drifted into a very deep sleep.
Foreststar awoke to moving bushes. She got up and went into the warriors den, and woke Badgerclaw.
"Watch my kits for a sec. Gotta go make dirt."Without questioning her motives, Badgerclaw slid into Foreststar's den. Then Foreststar realized with shock, Frecklepelt wasn't in her nest. She decided to go search the boarders first. She would start with Mudclan, since they were closest.
As Foreststar neared the border, all was quiet, except for a hooting owl in the distance. She dashed through the forest, and decided to go to the Waterclan border. At first, she could only hear the rushing of the river, but then she could hear voices. And one of them sounded like Frecklepelt. Foreststar moved closer to hear what they were saying.
"She accused me of something I didn't do. I didn't do ANYTHING!"It was Frecklepelt. But that was all, as far as Foreststar could see.
"Frecklepelt, why are you at the river?"Frecklepelt whipped around and glared at her leader.
"Why would you accuse me of doing ANYTHING?"She yowled into the air.
"Frecklepelt,"Foreststar said gently,"I didn't believe it either. I thought, there's a mistake. I thought, my deputy would never betray the warrior code; or her clan. But Eternalclan can see the future, and I believe it's in the future. There's no need to be worried now. I don't think you're doing anything wrong."Foreststar led Frecklepelt back to camp. As they came in, she watched Frecklepelt go into her den. Foreststar padded into her den, and was relieved to find nobody disturbed.
"Thanks Badgerclaw."She whispered. She curled around her kits and fell asleep.
Two moons have passed, and Foreststar watched proudly as her kits played. They were two moons old now, and were playing on the ground. Snowkit was running everywhere.
"Snowkit, don't get into anyone's way."Foreststar called after her hyper kit. But she had five other hyper kits too; who were tussling in the dirt and moss. They were pretending they were warring cats; some from Forestclan and others from Mudclan.
"I'm Whitestar, the legendary leader of Forestclan!"Whitekit yowled.
"I thought I was!"Thunderkit loooked angry. He hurled himself at Whitekit and the 'Mudclan cats' watched in amusment.
"Wow! Forestclan is SO dumb that they don't even know who their leader is!"Emberkit smirked.
"Yeah,"Briarkit mewed,"Forestclan shall be attacked!" Suddenly Briarkit, Emberkit, and Bronzekit were hurling themselves at Whitekit and Thunderkit, who were already fighting. Foreststar stood up.
"I have to go."she told her kits.
"Go where?"asked Snowkit.
"Hunting. Just normal warrior stuff."
"See ya later."Snowkit called after her mother who was already in the forest.
Foreststar heard the brown body moving in the undergrowth before she saw it. She certenly could smell it, but she couldn't see it scuffling in the leaves. It was late greenleaf, and Foreststar knew that it was coming to and end because the days were shorter, and there was always dew in the morning. As Foreststar creeped closer, making sure everything was just right, she pounced. The bunny tried dashing away, but Foreststar was quicker. She delivered the killing bite quickly. She started to burry her kill, when a scent she knew was on the breeze. Mouse!, she said excitedly. Foreststar followed the scent, when all of a sudden Ferncloud burst through the bushes.
"Foreststar,"she said, out of breath,"our... our... the camp! It's under attack!"
"What?"Foreststar started to dash away. Her prey could wait; her kits couldn't.
Thanks for the two reveiws I have so far! Even though it's the same person, it's better than nothing. OK! Heatherpool will be the kit of...ASHFEATHER!
Actually, she'll be kinda a big part in the story. Like what Greystripe was to Firestar, and yeah! REMEMBER, IF YOU WANT TO BE IN THIS STORY, SPEAK UP! Thanks and Happy Halloween!