Snowstar: I'm talking and writing this chapter since Cinderstar isn't here today...hee hee hee...
Tigerstar: Um, yeah...she isn't behind me tied up with a gag in her mouth! Um, yeah!
Cinderstar: Mmmph! Mmm!
Snowstar: Anyway, we don't own Tigerstar or Warriors. Just Cinderstar and me, since Heather 'isn't own by anyone'.
Heather: It's true!
Cinderstar: Mpmm memph!
Firekit's POV(see I told you it would be messed up sometimes!)
Firekit and Hopkit raced through the forest, following what they hoped was the scent of the moors Windclan lived on.
"Aren't we almost there?" asked a tired Hopkit.
"No," Firekit panted. "But we have been traveling for a really...long...time...how do patrols do this?"
Suddenly a deep voice meowed behind them. "We rest as we go along, not run until we can't run anymore." It was- Yellowstar!
"Uh-oh," muttered Firekit. "We're in loads of trouble, aren't we Yellowstar?"
"Yes," the gray leader replied. "Your mother and father has been worried sick about you." As on cue, some bracken rustled behind them and Brighttail and Raventooth came stumbling out. When Brighttail saw her missing kits she raced over to Firekit and Hopkit and licked them fiercely.
"I thought you could have died, or been caught by Windclan!" the tortoiseshell queen cried out.
Firekit hung his head. His mom thought he and Hopkit had died. Then he realized just how feather-brained their idea had been. There was no way they could have made it to Windclan and back without being caught.
"Firepaw, Hoppaw, what exactly were you thinking when you left camp?" asked Raventooth.
"W-we wanted to spy on Windclan, and figure out their plans, sir, because you lost the battle."
Brighttail gasped, and Raventooth looked stricken. Mudwing and Thornpaw, who had been behind Yellowstar the whole time, waited for their leader's reply.
"How exactly did you figure that out?" Yellowstar asked calmly. His face showed no emotion.
"We j-just knew, sir!" Hopkit bravely said as Firekit thought about what Yellowstar had said. Firepaw, Hoppaw, what exactly were you thinking when you left camp? Then it hit Firekit- Firepaw and Hoppaw! They were apprentices!
"Wait!" Firekit burst out. "We are apprentices now?"
Yellowstar stopped what he was saying, and Firekit suddenly realized that he had interrupted his leader. I'm going to be in so much trouble! Firekit thought. I'm so embarrassed!
Yellowstar stared at him. "...yes. Now, as I was saying, You two are in a lot of trouble for trying to spy on Windclan. It's hard enough for us warriors to spy on them because of their open moor. So why do you think kits can do it?"
"I-um, I don't know, Yellowstar." meowed Hopkit. "I'm really sorry for what we did."
"Good," Yellowstar smiled briefly before turning to Firekit. "And you, Firepaw?"
"I'm also sorry, sir. We shouldn't do that ever again!" Firekit replied.
"Also good. Now lets go back to camp. Firepaw, Hoppaw, your mentors are... Heatherfang for Firepaw, and Hoppaw has Patchfur. Okay?"
Both young apprentices nodded, and Firepaw was filled with joy.
I'm an apprentice! Finally!
But he was so exhausted that he didn't see where he was putting his paws, and as they approached camp, he was so tired he put one paw over the edge... and tripped, falling into the hollow. I'm falling! He was filled with horror as he plummeted down, Brighttail's terrified screech filling camp and the forest that surrounded.
Amberpaw's POV(Back to normal! Next will be Lilypaw, and then skipping over to Gracekit since Firekit just had his turn)
Amberpaw ran over to where Firepaw's lifeless body was near the medicine cat den. Was his neck snapped? His back bone broken? His face smashed?
No! He was fine, other than ragged breathing, and a few scratches. Amberpaw was filled with joy as she looked at him. He would survive! Then she realized her judgment might be wrong- after all, she was no medicine cat.
She turned around to see Grasslace carrying a wad of leaves in her jaws, with Gorgepaw trailing behind with cobwebs.
"Where is he hurt?" Grasslace put down the herbs and asked Amberpaw.
"He-he has a scratch on his leg and a bit of fur is missing on his tail and back, and his breathing isn't normal," Amberpaw stuttered. "And a scratch on his neck."
"Good," Grasslace slowly nodded. "Gorgepaw, hand me those cobwebs."
Gorgepaw obeyed and looked down at Firepaw. Is he okay? Amberpaw wondered. She knew cobwebs were for bleeding, but could also be used to support the leg a little. Like a cast.
"Is he okay?" Amberpaw asked the question aloud.
"Yes, he just needs some rest and a couple days of doing nothing," Grasslace replied. She put some of those leaves she had been carrying onto his leg, and then plastered the cobwebs on.
Seeing Amberpaw's confused look, Grasslace explained, "This is comfrey, which will mend any hurt bones, and the cobweb is to make sure it doesn't fall off."
"Cool!" Amberpaw squeaked as she looked at Firepaw. "So are any bones broken?"
Gorgepaw shook his head. "No, or else Grasslace would make him stay in the medicine den longer. He needs to stay there so his scratch on his neck will heal. No rough training for him!"
"Wow,'' Amberpaw mewed in awe. "You guys know a lot!"
"It takes time to," Gorgepaw smiled. "I don't even know everything yet!"
"Yes, he doesn't. But soon he will..." Grasslace trailed off, to Amberpaw's confusion. What did she mean by that? She's talking like she's about to retire or something, Amberpaw thought. It made a little sense, since Grasslace looked like she was getting older. Maybe I can be Gorgepaw's apprentice then!
Amberpaw shook her head out of her fantasy. She was training to be a warrior now, not a medicine cat. She would never be a medicine cat. Her mentor would never allow it. Neither would Yellowstar, she thought sadly as she watched Brighttail's patrol come in the stone hollow. And as Raventooth demanded, "Will he be okay?" she knew Grasslace couldn't retire anytime soon. She had to work with Gorgepaw to make Firepaw better.
Lilypaw's POV(BTW, Lilypaw is the runt of the litter. Out of six. She's also the calmest.)
Lilypaw was finding it hard to get to sleep that night. She get tossing and turning around in her nest in the apprentice's den. What if Firepaw never got better?
She remembered what Amberpaw had told her about him just needing a few nights, and then he would train to be a warrior- after his punishments. She also remembered Amberpaw's eyes when she talked about the cobwebs, and how Grasslace knew so much about herbs. Lilypaw knew that Amberpaw wanted to become the next medicine cat of Thunderclan.
Hoppaw and Firepaw's punishment was that they had to clean out the elder's den and the nursery everyday. Slowwing was going to the nursery with her first litter- Mudwing was very proud, and the whole clan was buzzing with news that Mudwing and Slowwing were together. Their tasks would still be easy- cleaning out Brighttail's old nest once, Lightfur from the elder's den had her nest, and then Slowwing's when she went there tomorrow. So they really didn't have anything to do.
At least it makes it easier for the other apprentices! She thought excitedly. Jumppaw and her and their mentors took them on a tour of the territory. Amberpaw didn't get to go because- who was going to guard camp when most warriors were out? She would get to go tomorrow.
When she finally got to sleep, Lilypaw had a crazy dream- in her view at least. She was hunting in her dream- perfectly normal. But then a huge orange tom came and said something like this:
Leaves of amber will not go to waste
if the Three go to a certain place
The graceful heart is facing trouble
and if the jumping hare comes there'll be double
A orange soul must glow bright
in order for the pond lilies to see the light
The Three are coming, they will destroy,
what matters most to the flying raven loves
And beware, for the hopping hare
will hold more pain than it can bare
Then the tom raced away, leaving a small pile of lilies. Me? Lilypaw thought in her dream.
Then the tom reappeared, whispering in her ear, "This will happen in order."
Sunhigh
Lilypaw woke up sweating. What did the cat mean when he said, "This will happen in order"? And was that a prophecy from Starclan?
Thinking about it, she realized that her siblings were mentioned in it- Leaves of Amber, the Graceful heart, and if the Jumping hare, pond lilies. But 'flying raven'? Ravens were prey! And why wasn't Firepaw in it? Who were the three? How could she 'see the light' and why would a 'graceful heart' face trouble?
Wait- 'flying raven' could mean Raventooth. Firepaw could be the 'orange soul'. Gracepaw was facing trouble...but she still had the 'Three' and the 'See the light' questions unanswered.
Lilypaw thought of the Moon pool. Could her answers lie there?
"Lilypaw! Hunting patrol! Come on!" called out Amberpaw.
Lilypaw crawled out of her nest, still thinking about the prophecy. She was very worried, because it said that Amberpaw would go to waste very soon unless the 'Three' went to a certain place.