Chapter 10

Whitepaw's POV

'Flood!' Whitepaw jumped up and looked around. He ran over to Silverpaw and Graypaw.

'Wake up the camps flooding!' He yowled. Silverpaw shot up and looked at him. Graypaw got up more slowly.

'This is serious Graypaw.' Whitepaw meowed. 'Graypaw wake the others up and then help the Queens.' Graypaw nodded.

'Silverpaw come on lets see if there is anything we can do.' Whitepaw meowed.

By the time they got outside the floor of the apprentice den had water on it. It was raining and Blossomheart had just run out of the nursery with Willowkit and Rosekit in her jaw. Just then Sorrelpaw ran over and took Rosekit and ran out of the clearing with Blossomheart.

'I'll go and help the Elders.' Silverpaw meowed.

Whitepaw nodded and ran over to Icewhisker den. He ran inside and found Icewhisker getting herbs.

'Where's Icepaw?' The White apprentice asked.

'Leaffire took her with the clan to Lostclan's border.' Icewhisker explained.

'Come on then we must get out of here.' Whitepaw meowed and lifted up one of his paws out of the water. 'The camp is flooding.'

'I just need to get one last herb.' Just then water washed through the entrance, blocking it so they couldn't get out.

'Oh no!' Whitepaw squealed. 'Is there another way out of here?'

'No.' Icewhisker meowed. 'Oh Starclan help us!'

Just then Whitepaw closed his eyes and then reopened them. A Starry she-cat appeared in front of him.

'You must get out of there.' The she-cat meowed. 'I'm waiting for you at the border my son.' Whitepaw eyes widened and then he appeared back in the Medicine cats den.

'We must get out of here.' Whitepaw meowed and walked over to the entrance. 'If we swim we can make it out.'

'Swim?' Icewhisker meowed. 'But the herbs!'

'Echomist will have herbs.' Whitepaw meowed. 'Come on!'

The apprentice dived under the water and found a small hole. Just big enough for Whitepaw to fit through. He swam towards it and pulled out a rock and the hole was bigger. Just then Icewhisker appeared next to him and Whitepaw pushed the medicine cat through it. Whitepaw followed him and the pushed his way towards the surface.

'Let's Go!' Whitepaw meowed and ran towards the Rock tunnel. Icewhisker followed Whitepaw through the Rock tunnel and into the forest. Rain was still pouring down and Whitepaw ran through the forest.

Whitepaw, Dreamkit isn't with the clan, she is gone. A voice told him.

Whitepaw stopped and turned back.

'Icewhisker go to the Lostclan border and get to the clan.' Whitepaw meowed and charged towards camp.

Whitepaw charged through the Rock tunnel and looked around.

'Dreamkit!' He yowled.

'Help me!' Someone squealed. Whitepaw ran through the nursery and found Dreamkit inside, bunched up against the wall.

'Whitepaw!' Dreamkit squealed.

'Why aren't you with the clan?' Whitepaw asked.

'Mother told me to stay by her side and I tried but I looked away from her for a moment and then she wasn't there!' Dreamkit squealed. 'We were just outside of camp so I came back.'

'Come on.' Whitepaw meowed.

Whitepaw picked up Dreamkit and ran out of the nursery. The camp was flooded. Whitepaw looked around and saw Stonestar's den had no water in it yet. Whitepaw ran over to it and jumped up onto the first rock and then jumped onto the branch outside his den. The White apprentice ran inside with Dreamkit and curled up at the very back of the den. He placed Dreamkit down infront of him and found some moss at the corner of the den. He grabbed it and made it into a nest. He looked around and saw Dreamkit was shivering. He grabbed Dreamkit and laid down on the moss.

'W-Whitepaw I want t-to g-go to B-Bluedream.' Dreamkit squealed.

Whitepaw placed Dreamkit next to him and curled his tail around her, like Stripefrost had done when Whitepaw had been a kit.

'We can't right now Dreamkit when the water goes down we will.' Whitepaw meowed. 'Now get some sleep.'

Whitepaw licked his old den mate on the head and put his head down.

'T-Thank you Whitepaw.' Dreamkit meowed.

'Just sleep.' Whitepaw meowed and closed his eyes.

Whitepaw felt like it had only had been moments before he felt someone poke him. He awoke and saw Dreamkit infront of him.

'What is it Dreamkit?' He asked.

'The water's gone down.' The kit meowed.

Whitepaw got up and headed outside. The water had indeed gone down, not by much but a little.

'Can we get out of here?' Dreamkit asked.

'I don't know.' Whitepaw meowed.

Whitepaw grabbed Dreamkit and jumped into the water. Dreamkit squealed as they landed. Whitepaw ran over to the Rock tunnel only to find that it had water in it and there was no way to get through.

Behind the nursery. A voice meowed.

'Oh thank Starclan.' Whitepaw mumbled. Whitepaw ran over and behind the nursery where he found some of the bracken had been washed away.

'A way out!' Dreamkit squealed.

Whitepaw held Dreamkit in his jaw tight as he crouched through the bracken. He ran away from the camp with Dreamkit dangling from his jaws. He stopped at the Lostclan border panting and put Dreamkit down.

'Where is the clan?' Dreamkit squealed.

'Maybe Lakestar let them into there camp.' Whitepaw meowed.

Whitepaw come to the camp. The voice told him.

'Yep come on.' Whitepaw panted. He took Dreamkit in his jaw again and crossed the border.

I'm waiting for you Whitepaw. The same voice told him.

The White tom-cat walked through the territory and soon found the camp. A tortoiseshell she-cat stood guard outside on a rock and looked at him. Whitepaw recognized the she-cat almost immanently.

'Leaffrost!' Whitepaw meowed.

'Whitepaw you have finally come, Lakestar told us you would be safe.' The she-cat meowed.

'Hello.' Dreamkit squealed.

'You must be Dreamkit.' Leaffrost meowed, bent down and looked at the she-kit. 'You're mother has been worried sick.'

'Bluedream is here!' Dreamkit squealed.

'Come on.' Leaffrost meowed and walked over to a fern tunnel. 'Go through there and you will find Lakestar waiting.'

'Thank you.' Whitepaw meowed and started to walk through the tunnel.

Whitepaw saw light soon enough and then ran on.

'Dreamkit we are almost back with the clan!' Whitepaw meowed.

'Yay!' Dreamkit squealed.

Whitepaw finally got to the end of the tunnel and saw Lakestar waiting.

'Whitepaw you have finally come.' The she-cat leader meowed.

'Yes.' Whitepaw meowed and placed Dreamkit down. 'Now where is my clan?' Lakestar pointed her tail over to a bunch of cats talking.

'Over there your sisters, Stonestar and Bluedream have awaited your arrival.' Lakestar meowed.

Whitepaw dipped his head and picked up Dreamkit. He walked over to the cats and meowed making all the cats look at him.

'Dreamkit!' Bluedream yowled and ran over to her kit. 'Where have you been?'

'She got a bit lost Bluedream but she is fine.' Whitepaw meowed.

'Bluedream!' Dreamkit meowed forcing Whitepaw to let her go.

She ran over to her mother and nuzzled her.

Just then Whitepaw was tackled down by Silverpaw and Icepaw.

'You're here!' Icepaw meowed and licked his cheek. 'Lakestar told us you would be.'

Whitepaw smiled and pushed his sisters off. He looked over and saw Lakestar and Stonestar talking. Just then Whitepaw realised that Icepaw looked a lot like the Lostclan leader.

'She couldn't be could she?' Whitepaw whispered.

'Could who be?' Silverpaw asked.

'Nothing, how is the clan?' Whitepaw meowed.

'Some are a bit shocked, others are a little bit sick.' Icepaw meowed.

'Any dead?' Whitepaw asked.

'One, Lightcloud died on the way out of the camp, he was pulled under and Leaffire went after him but he was already dead.' Silverpaw meowed.

Just then Whitepaw yawned.

'Come on we will show you where Lakestar is letting us sleep.' Silverpaw meowed and took Whitepaw over to some moss.

Whitepaw curled up and drifted into a peaceful sleep.