Return of the random non-existent gorge in ShadowClan territory! xD Lionpaw and Poppypaw are my made-up characters. They're not from the Power of Three thing. They just so happened to have the exact same names.

LISTEN TO ME

"Remember to stay away from the gorge!" I called after the two apprentices that were darting out of the camp and into the forest. One of those included mine-Poppypaw- and my best friend's-Lionpaw.

"Do you think they will?" my best friend, Lilystream, wondered aloud. I shrugged. "They're smart apprentices. Surely they will. Now come on. We have to follow them."

Our apprentices, three moons into apprenticeship, were having a hunting assessment. Lilystream and I weren't nervous about it; they were really great apprentices. They usually brought home the most prey, and were picked to fight in battles. But they rarely ever followed instructions, which worried me, although I didn't show it. I didn't want to worry Lilystream as well.

I tasted the air once we reached the forest. Poppypaw and Lionpaw's scents mingled; they must've decided to stay together. Lilystream and I followed their scents and scrambled up a pine tree as they padded by.

"I smell rabbit!" Lionpaw hissed to Poppypaw. She nodded, unsheathed her claws, and crept toward the scent. Suddenly it dashed by. Poppypaw sprang at it, claws outstretched.

Get it, Poppypaw! I cheered silently. You can do it!

Poppypaw was giving that plump rabbit a good chase. Lionpaw was hard on her heels. Lilystream and I crept after them, hiding behind bushes and undergrowth.

They were at the gorge when Poppypaw finally caught up to the rabbit and killed it. She glanced up at Lionpaw triumphantly. The large golden tom was panting after the long chase.

"This rabbit could feed all the queens and kits, plus the elders!" Poppypaw boasted as she scraped the earth over the fresh-kill.

They were so close to the edge. My heart thudded hard in my chest and my legs trembled. Be careful!

Poppypaw's ears suddenly pricked and she turned to Lionpaw. "Have you ever wondered what's down there?" She motioned her tail to the edge of the gorge. Lionpaw nodded and curiously peered over the edge.

"Wow! Look how big that river is!" Poppypaw cried. She teetered and lost her balance.

"Poppypaw!" Lionpaw shrieked. He grabbed onto her tail with his teeth, but it was too late. The tortoiseshell she-cat plunged over the edge of the gorge, taking Lionpaw with her.

"Poppypaw! Lionpaw!" Lilystream and I bounded to the gorge and gazed down. The two apprentices had already splashed into the river, now probably dead. I swallowed a sickening feeling of dread and despair. "Lilystream," I murmured after a long moment of silence.

Lilystream didn't look up from the gorge. "Yes?"

"If only they'd listened to me."

Stupid, I know. Deal with it. I tried!

In my oneshots, I always make cats die.

I am a very depressing person. D:

xx-Starfall-xx