Chapter 4
"But we just got done battling them! You aren't in any condition to fight!" Flowerleaf replied.
"Yeah I know that, it wasn't my decision," I said to the patrol while looking back at my wounds on my body.
"Is Willowstar coming along with our patrol?" Stormvine asked, turning my attention back to the group.
"I don't know," I admitted.
We all stood there awkwardly for a couple of minutes," Are we going or not?" Willowstars voice boomed from behind the patrol.
We followed him through our territory of forest. Tons of large tall evergreens filled the territory. Then the forests gave way to marsh. We crossed the border into Dawnclan territory. We hadn't traveled for two seconds over their territory a voice thundered from the side of the patrol.
"What are you doing on Dawnclan territory?!" A cats voice echoed.
"We just simply want to talk to Dawnstar," Willowstar replied.
"Dawnstar is no more, Brightfur is now leader," the cat said.
"Can you take us to her?" Willowstar asked.
"I guess, Cloudberry, Berryclaw, and Stormpaw! Come here so we can lead them to camp," the cat ordered.
I would've guessed he was deputy by the way he was calling orders out to the other cats. They surrounded our patrol and lead us to camp. Brightstar was in the clearing of their camp.
"Hello Willowstar why are you in my camp?" She asked.
"I'm here to ask you a question," Willowstar stated.
"And what is your question," Brightstar looked bored now.
"Why did you attack our camp last night," Willowstar asked.
"Look I don't know she said it would be a great victory she was going crazy! I'm sorry Willowstar but I hold no answers," she admitted to us.
"Fine, lets go," he flicked his tail for us to exit the camp.
"Stepwater, Berryclaw, and Cloudpelt, follow them to the border," she ordered the three cats.
We got back to camp, Willowstar walked to his den, I leave out orders. Suddenly a rumble of thunder echoed in the distance.
"Be quick with your patrols, looks like storms are blowing in," I meowed to the surrounding cats.
Dark clouds formed along the horizon, thunder boomed from out of them. In only a matter of minutes rain was splashing along the ground. Every cat retreated to their dens. Rain them poured from the sky. Lightning flashed brightly in the sky.
"I'm scared," Flowerleaf whispered.
"It'll be alright," I forced a smile on my face to reassure her.
She laid down next to me and we both watched the storm. Suddenly a large crack echoed over the trees.
I awoke the next morning to rain and thunder still going on outside. I rested my head on my paws.
"You'd think the deputy would actually do something for once," a cat, Darkshadow, sneered.
"It's kind of funny you say that after I save you from being executed by Willowstar," and with that I walked out of the den.
Seconds later my fur was plastered against my body. I ran into the forest and sniffed for prey. Suddenly I picked up a cats scent...a Cloudclan cats scent?!
i sniffed harder trying to pick up which cat then I recognized the cats scent! It was Darkshadows! I followed it, it wounded around bushes and thorns, trees and mud. Slowly I found out it led to Dawnclans border! But what business would he have at their camp?!
It was still raining outside, and I didn't feel like being rained on any more. I caught scent of a mouse. I headed towards it, then I saw it. I crept forward then I pounced and delivered the killing blow. I ran back to camp with my kill and tossed it onto the fresh kill pile.
"Hello Wishingpelt," Flowerleafs voice purred.
"Hello Flowerleaf," I greeted her back.
We shared a piece of prey from the pile, a mouse, then off to the warriors den we went. The rain still hadn't stopped by dusk. It was like a never ending raincloud that seemed to look over the forests.
I finally drifted off to sleep," Wishingpelt! Something urgent is going to happen in the next moon. The rain is a sign to Starclan that it will hang over the clan unless you and Flowerleaf stop it!" Cloudstars urgent voice said.
"What is it?" I asked.
"A darkness, but I cannot tell you any more, it is time for me to go now," Cloudstar flicked her tail then, she was gone.
My eyes fluttered open, it was still dark outside, but now it was just drizzling outside instead of pouring down rain. But what exactly was this "darkness"?.
I padded out of the den and out of camp, I needed some time to think...alone. I padded all the way up to the lake. I then sat and thought..." It could be a cat,"...,"or maybe the dark forest!" I then thought," but we already defeated them..."
"Let me guess you had the same dream I had?" Flowerleafs voice meowed from behind me.
"I wish I knew what it meant," I sighed.
"We will figure it out...together," she purred.
"But I want to know what it means! Do you think it's Darkshadow?" I asked my eyes flashing with alarm.
"I'm sorry Wishingpelt, but yes, I have suspected Darkshadow," her head dipped down in shame.
"I don't blame you. He has been acting very suspicious," I said.
A brush of breeze swirled through the midnight air. Then I caught on to some cats scent.
"Flowerleaf, do you smell that?" I asked.
"Yes I do, who is it?" she asked.
"It's Darkshadow! Lets follow," I hissed in a whisper voice.
I crept through the grass, making sure I didn't step on anything that might give our position away. Then I saw him, he was talking to Brightstar!
"Look you need to get rid of Willowstar and Wishingpelt, so then I can be leader," Darkshadow said.
"What's in it for me?" the tan and white she cat asked.
"5 moons of peace between our clans," he replied.
"I'll think about it," Brightstar replied then turned around and bounded away back towards her territory.
I couldn't believe my ears!
"You have no idea Wishingpelt," Darkshadows voice rumbled from behind me.
"But why?" I asked my head spinning with questions.
"Only time will tell," he said before dashing away into the evergreen forest now filled with secrets.
When he dashed away Flowerleaf stepped out from her hiding spot in the bushes," I thought he didn't do it. But now I KNOW he did. He killed Silverfur, the deputy," I declared, actually becoming scared of a living cat that I had once called my best friend.
I shook my head as if I couldn't believe it. And honestly I couldn't believe Darkshadow did this. So many questions buzzed in my head.
"We have to tell Willowstar," Flowerleaf stated, breaking me out of my thoughts.
"I know, I wonder if Darkshadow will be executed," I wondered out loud.
Flowerleaf pressed her pelt to mine as a sharp breeze swept through, trouble was only beginning it seemed to whisper.