The cats didn't look too convinced at Sunstar's plan, but they decided to hear their leader out all the same. "We'll form a raid group." Sunstar meowed, eyes traveling amongst the cats. "Then we'll sneak into TreeClan territory. Greysight can lead us to their camp."

Darkpelt nodded thoughtfully, always one for agreeing with Sunstar, but even he looked somewhat doubtful. "There may be a lot of cats now because of the merge of Light and Tree, but I don't think it will be that easy. I don't know if any of you have noticed, but we stick out. Not to mention our scent...Besides, how will Greysight lead us to their camp?"

"Surely you've realized by now just how special a cat Greysight is, Darkpelt. Did you honestly believe a normal blind cat could become a warrior?" Sunstar snorted while a few of the cats turned to look at the blind she-cat in question. Greysight remained silent, her mouth in an unreadable line; Darkpelt blinked at Sunstar's words, but he said nothing to retaliate against the golden tom.

"A scent can easily be hidden, and we'll be hiding ours anyway just for crossing into their territory. Once we find the camp, our main task will be locating Amberpaw, which Greysight should be able to handle as well." Sunstar continued.

Greysight could feel Sunstar turn towards her, and although she could not see it, she had no doubt their gazes would be locked. It was a hidden sort of message between the two of them. When she was young, Sunstar had ordered her to observe TreeClan's camp; Sunstar clearly believed she could lead them to it- she probably could. But still-

The idea made Greysight's paws twitch uncomfortably as she remembered her last experience; she had barely made it out without getting caught, and now she would have to keep track of the others too. His comment about her blindness made her angry, it wasn't just because of her ability! She had trained harder than any of the other cats. Yes, this would be difficult, but she had no doubt she could do it.

"I will." Greysight confirmed. Browneyes, Thistleprick, and Darkpelt still looked somewhat wary about the idea, but none of the toms said anything. "Who's going?" Greysight questioned, causing everyone to turn toward Sunstar with varying expressions.

"The medicine cats and apprentices will stay here, and the rest of you will come with me." Sunstar ordered. Moonfur, Raggedear, and Greysight nodded their heads with determination; they would make sure to get Amberpaw back at all costs.

"I see we're all in agreement." Sunstar meowed gruffly, eyes scanning over the group for anyone who might challenge him; his eyes paused briefly at Lostheart, but he said nothing.

"Follow me."

The sun had already begun to set, allowing the cats the opportunity to sneak into TreeClan territory under the cover of darkness. Lostheart hung near the back of the group beside Thistleprick as they moved swiftly through DarkClan territory and toward the fields. She glanced at the tom from the corner of her eye and could see the worried expression in his eyes. Was he feeling guilty?

She supposed in a way it was his fault, if he had been on watch, the TreeClan cats might not have grabbed Amberpaw; but then again, they might have done it anyway. Lostheart wouldn't blame Thistleprick entirely, but she still found it hard to believe he had forgotten about his guard duty. If he did, the tom was even more incompetent than he looked.

Their group came to the edge of the forest's line, peering out into the swaying grass beyond. At Sunstar's signal, they crept forward, keeping their bodies low to the ground and hidden in the grass.

Was this really a good idea? It was certainly a dangerous one, and now all of their warriors were out of camp. Plus there was no telling how it would work out, or how many cats Willowstar left to protect TreeClan territory. Even with Greysight's abilities, if they were caught, that would be the end for them; they were too greatly outnumbered, and who knew what Willowstar might do to them?

As they came to the river, the DarkClan cats slipped silently into the calm, flowing water and made their way to the other side. The water would wash away their scents, even if for only a short period of time. Immediately upon touching their paws to the ground once more, they crouched back into the grass, tension hanging over the group like a thick cloud.

Sunstar nodded and signaled with his tail for the group to follow him as they moved through the grasses and toward the large, green trees of TreeClan territory, Sunstar sparing a glance at Greysight as he went. Greysight nodded back, knowing it was now up to her to make sure they avoided any wandering paws, and to locate TreeClan's camp.

So far, it all looked pretty clear.

Lostheart blinked as they entered the forest, taking in the sights of TreeClan's territory. She had never been here before, and as far as she knew, none of them had. The other cats seemed to share in her thoughts as she caught them looking around as well.

TreeClan's territory was admittedly quite beautiful. The trees stood proud and strong with vibrant green leaves, and the ground was covered with lush, green grass. The only problem was that it was so open, besides the trees, there was almost no place to hide.

Sunstar stopped behind a large oak and turned to face the group, his expression hard and tense. Greysight knew he was waiting on her call, she stopped to close her eyes, reaching out into the earth as far as she possibly could while her clanmates stared at her dubiously.

Lostheart's eyes narrowed as Greysight's face suddenly became knit in confusion. "What is it?" Darkpelt growled softly. Greysight opened her eyes, her body suddenly becoming more tense.

"I can sense where the camp is, but...it looks like there's two. They aren't too far from each other, but for all we know, Amberpaw could be in either one." Greysight chose not to mention the cats she could feel wandering around the territory, they were moving away from them anyway. There was a larger group near the back of the territory, where the trees ended by the cliffs, but it was likely a patrol

"Two camps?" Browneyes whispered. "I guess that makes sense, but what are we going to do? If we split up, Greysight won't be able to tell us if any cats are coming." All eyes once again turned to Sunstar who looked to be deep in thought.

"No." he meowed, shaking his head slightly. "We can't separate, that much is obvious."

"But which camp are they holding Amberpaw in?" Moonfur meowed anxiously with Raggedear at her side; the tom had been oddly quiet.

"We have to decide, one camp is larger than the other. So either the big camp or the small one." The small one would probably be easier for their group to go by unnoticed, but it was very possible that Amberpaw could be in the larger one.

Greysight's claws kneaded the soft grass under her paws anxiously. "Either way, we have to decide soon, its not good to stay in one spot for so long." she meowed, feeling the cats moving around not far from them.

"We'll try the main camp first." Sunstar replied. "Quickly, Greysight. Lead the way." Greysight nodded and set off in the direction of the camp, her clanmates following closely from behind.

Their group had to stop and change their course a few times due to approaching group cats, but they managed to circle around them and continue on toward the large mass of cats nearby . They were outside the camp wall now, hidden at its side, lying crouched beside the wall of brush. It was the exact same spot Greysight had hidden when she was an apprentice, only she had climbed into one of the nearby trees.

"Well?" Sunstar growled. "Is Amberpaw in there?"

Greysight crouched by the makeshift wall and shut her eyes, stretching out her senses to search for Amberpaw's presence among the unfamiliar voices and scents. Sunstar and the others watched as Greysight's eyes opened with a confused expression, but they said nothing as she padded closer to the wall.

There was no doubt about it ...but why? How?

'What is Brisingstar doing in TreeClan territory?'

"Its...Brisingstar?" Greysight whispered.

"Brisingstar?!" Sunstar hissed. "What is Brisingstar doing in TreeClan's camp?!" Greysight quieted him with a flick of her tail and listened closely. It sounded like he was arguing about something, but his scent was unmistakable.

Brisingstar stood in the center of the camp with several cats gathered around him, Willowstar at their head, facing the OceanClan leader. There were so many other noises, she couldn't pick out the exact words being exchanged between the leaders, but something was definitely wrong. Brisingstar stood in a defensive position and was speaking rapidly to Willowstar.

Greysight nearly gasped as the cats on either one of Brisingstar's sides struck him down and Willowstar stepped forward, mumbling something to the tom. Brisingstar rose shakily to his paws before the two continued on, Brisingstar being escorted by the two other TreeClan cats deeper into the camp while Willowstar followed from behind.

"What's going on?!" Darkpelt hissed, causing Browneyes to give him a serious look. "Shh! You have to be quiet Darkpelt, or they'll find us!"

Greysight stepped back from the wall, shaking her head. "I don't sense Amberpaw's presence anywhere inside this camp..." Sunstar shook his head, "That doesn't matter now, what was Brisingstar doing here?!" he growled.

'Doesn't matter?' Raggedear thought angrily, eyes narrowing at the golden tom. He glanced at Moonfur from the corner of his eye, and she could see the anger hidden beneath her gaze as she remained crouched beside Lostheart; the black she-cat's expression unreadable as always.

Amberpaw was the reason they came out here, Brisingstar and OceanClan could be dealt with later. They needed to find Amberpaw before she got hurt...or worse. They better not have hurt her...

Greysight's own sightless eyes narrowed as she turned to face Sunstar. "I don't know, I couldn't make out what they were saying. But it doesn't matter right now, right now we need to find Amberpaw and get out of here. Its too dangerous."

"Yeah," Thistleprick meowed from beside Raggedear, "What she said." Darkpelt watched the calico tom with an unreadable expression, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly. Browneyes nodded mutedly at Sunstar, "She's right, we need to find Amberpaw as quick as we can. Cats might have already picked up on our scent."

Moonfur let out a breath of inward relief as Sunstar wheeled around and ordered Greysight to lead the way to TreeClan's second camp. Amberpaw would be okay, they would save her, they had to. Besides Sunstar, everyone seemed really concerned...for some reason, it made her happy. She never thought that she would meet cats like these, cats who cared enough for her and her family that they would go into harm's way for them. It was still hard for her to get used to, and for a long time, she believed she had always been better off alone.

Raggedear followed behind Sunstar and Greysight with a serious expression, ears perked for even the slightest sound, and eyes constantly glancing around their perimeter. Being in this place set him on edge, it wasn't a place that made you feel safe or gave you a sense of comfort. It wasn't like DarkClan territory was the most comforting place in the world either, but over here it reminded him of twolegplace.

You never knew what could happen, or where enemies were hiding. Even with an enforced territory and an understanding of the area, something new always seemed to appear. And 99% of the time it wasn't for the better.

"Is Amberpaw in there?" Moonfur meowed anxiously as she and the other cats hid behind a large bush near the brush wall of the second camp, waiting for Greysight to tell them what she knew. Greysight let out a small growl of annoyance and kneaded the ground with her claws. "I can't tell, there's too much going on."

Sunstar's eyes narrowed slightly, "This camp is smaller, and they don't know we're here. We can take them by surprise, get in, get Amberpaw, and get out as fast as possible." he whispered quickly. "There aren't a lot of cats in this camp, we can take it easily."

"What? That's crazy, if we go in there, the entire clan will be onto us!" Thistleprick meowed, violet eyes wide in astonishment.

"If we're fast and we don't let any of them escape to warn the other camp, we can." Darkpelt muttered thoughtfully.

"Not for long." Moonfur replied. "The noise will end up attracting cats anyway-"

"Which is why we'll do it fast, Greysight will find Amberpaw, and then we'll go." Sunstar finished, giving the cats a hard look. Browneyes opened his mouth as if he was going to say something as well, but he was silenced as Darkpelt shouldered past him and Raggedear stepped forward. "Sunstar is right." Raggedear meowed, causing many of the cats to turn towards him in surprise; ot wasn't often that the reserved tom spoke up,.

"It's the only way to save Amberpaw. We have to."

A small silence hung over the cats as each of them contemplated Raggedear's words. The sound of cats talking and moving inside the walls could be heard clearly through the brush; and Sunstar's eyes hardened and he moved closer to the wall, wearing the most serious expression Lostheart had ever seen on him.

"On my signal, we'll enter through here. Don't let any cats escape while Greysight finds Amberpaw, and when you hear my call, run as fast as you can and get to the stream."

Slowly, the cats padded to join him as they faced the wall of brush; they couldn't afford to lose now. The camp was small, just as Greysight had said it would be, they could do this. Thistleprick and Browneyes seemed to be the wariest of the bunch, but they joined their clanmates all the same.

Raggedear stood at the front of the group beside Sunstar, Darkpelt, and Moonfur with a determined expression on his face; he would save Amberpaw, not matter what.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Some of you may have noticed that I recently deleted 'Never Meant to Belong', but it isn't gone. Moon actually got herself a fanfiction account now so she posted it on hers. Its Moon007 and you should be able to re-find the story just in the Warriors section. This means all updates will continue there and I'll no longer be editing any of her chapters.

I also put a new poll, not a very original one, but it was a request. :P Also that video and normal updates are going to take a little while, video more than updates) becaused I have a lot of schoolwork and a lot on my mind right now with everything I have to do.

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