Crash

Fallenstar sat on top of the two leg place, watching his clan go about their day. He had the biggest clan, and this was the best place to watch them all. He didn't notice Icepelt until she was practically on top of him. "Hey." She said.

Fallenstar turned and gave a small smile. "Hi Icepelt."

"Want to get out of camp for a while? We can hunt and maybe check the borders too if you want to get something done." she offered.

Fallenstar nodded. "Sure." He agreed. He remembered when they and Fangmouth were younger. Icepelt tended to get them in trouble, and it was Fallenstar who got them out of it.

They climbed down the two leg place and crossed camp. They were almost out of camp when Fangmouth ran up. "Hey guys! Where are you going?"

Fallenstar shrugged. "Hunting."

"Can I come too?"

"Sure." Fallenstar nodded. But Icepelt looked troubled. He turned to her. "Is something wrong?"

"What? No." Icepelt shook her head. "Let's hunt."

The three of them hunted for a while. Fallenstar was stalking after a crow when he heard a strange noise. He lifted his head and looked around for the source. That's when he saw it. On the hill nearby, one of the monsters was moving! Then he looked at the bottom of the hill, and felt his heart drop to his stomach. "Icepelt! Looks out!" He raced towards her. Icepelt looked up at the monster and froze. It hit her. She gave a scream and fell down.

Oh no. Don't let her be dead. Fallenstar thought in dread. He ran over, she was still moving. But she was clearly in pain. He turned, Fangmouth had come over. "Get Sliverstripes." He ordered.

Fangmouth blinked. "Wha-"

"Now!"

Fangmouth ran off.

Fallenstar let out a sigh. Sliverstripes had never been a good fighter, but now that they were a clan she was a great help as medicine cat. He put his nose to Icepelt's fur. "It hurts." She cried.

"Sliverstripes is coming. She'll help."

Icepelt nodded but she was crying. Fangmouth and Sliverstripes came running over. "Out of the way." Sliverstripes ordered. She'd gotten more confident since becoming medicine cat too. She investigated Icepelt. "A broken leg. Not too serious though." She gave Icepelt what looked like gray dots. "Poppy, it takes the pain away."

Icepelt ate them gratefully. Sliverstripes riffled through her other herbs. She put Icepelt's leg in a rather clumsy cast. "I can do it better when we get back to camp. Fangmouth, will you help me get her back?"

Fangmouth nodded. Fallenstar was about to point out he could help, when he saw a cat close to the border. "I have to go." He said apologetically. Then he went off.

It was Ashpelt. "Hello Fallenstar."

Fallenstar was a little surprised, but he got over it. "Greetings. If I may ask, what are you doing here?"

Ashpelt nodded. "There are some herbs on your territory." He nodded his head at some plants nearby. "I was wondering if you'd let me take some."

"Of course." Fallenstar stepped out of the way. "Being a medicine cat, you didn't even have to ask."

Ashpelt stopped mid-step. "Medicine cats don't have to ask?"

Fallenstar shook his head. "However, they should know the rules of the warrior code." He said pointedly. "They do have a special connection with Starclan after all."

Ashpelt sighed. "You mean they used to." Fallenstar looked confused so he continued. "After the old clans died, they didn't pick medicine cats. They picked leaders. We had to choose ourselves." Then he walked to the herbs leaving Fallenstar to think on what he'd just said.

Moonstar sat in the leader's den. It was a very small den, but there weren't many places for dens on this island and she was just one cat. Eclipsepelt walked to the entrance. "Moonstar?"

Moonstar turned around a smiled. Eclipsepelt was the only cat here she'd really known before forming the clan. Though she'd seen a few of the others around. "What is it Eclipsepelt?"

"Smokekit wants to be an apprentice." There was a pause. "Isn't there a rule against that?"

Moonstar thought. She was pretty sure there was a rule saying you had to be a certain age before being an apprentice, but she didn't remember the age. That meant it was common sense time. Smokekit seemed too young to be an apprentice. She went back to facing Eclipsepelt. "Yes, there's a rule. I'll go talk to Smokekit."

Eclipsepelt nodded and they walked out of the den together. Than Eclipsepelt left. Moonstar's deputy Blueblaze had him for border patrol. Moonstar went the nursery. Smokekit turned towards her. "Hi Moonstar. Am I going to be an apprentice?"

"I'm sorry Smokekit, but you're still too young."

Smokekit looked horribly disappointed. He looked at the ground. "Is this because I'm blind?"

Moonstar shook her head, though if she was honest it was kind of creepy how he didn't have eyes at all. "Smokekit, I promise, when you're old enough, I'll make you an apprentice. And you'll become a great fighter and hunter like you want. I just don't want you getting hurt because you're not old enough."

Smokekit sighed, but she could tell he was done arguing. "Alright."

Moonstar smiled, then remembered he wouldn't see it. "Thank you Smokekit." She said kindly. Then she left.