Chapter 5

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Darkpaw felt her paws shake. The herbs In her mouth dropped to the ground, as she heard what Lightpaw thought.

'N-no! You're wrong! You have to be!' Darkpaw worried.

'Darkpaw, answer this. What's the name of ThunderClan's best medicine cat?' Lightpaw asked in her thoughts.

'What? Well, uh, Goosefeather of course. I mean, In StarClan connection wise. He had so many prophecies come to him, and once he touched kits, he could tell their destinies. But, Spottedleaf was the best with herbs. So I guess they're both the best medicine cats. But what does that have to do with this?' Darkpaw answered.

'I knew it...I think I figured out your power.' Lightpaw thought.

'What do you mean? What's my power?' Darkpaw asked eagerly.

'Once you think about something, you figure It out. Like...like you know everything. Like with Millie. It's impossible to have remembered the herbs. But you just knew them. Same with this, you thought about the greatest medicine cat, and you figured it out.' Lightpaw answered.

'So then my power is...knowing everything? Isn't that a little weird?' Darkpaw wondered.

'It's cool! And, that means you can figure out If we are actually part ShadowClan! Oh, and you can figure out what our destiny Is truly about! Plus so much more!' Lightpaw exclaimed.

'True! I'll meet with you later, and I'll see if we really are part...ShadowClan' Darkpaw gulped.

She picked up the rest of the herbs, and quickly put them In their correct places. Then she went to her apprentice den, and went to sleep.

'''''Later'''''

Lightpaw walked back to camp with three pieces of prey, stuck on the thought of Darkpaws power.

'What about-' she began to think.

"Oh, right. What about my power?" She muttered.

Lightpaw slumped down as she realized she might not even figure out what her power is until moons later.

"Hey, Lightpaw, we're going out on a patrol around ShadowClan border." Hazeltail called to Lightpaw.

"Okay! She hurried to her mentor, feeling nervous about going around ShadowClans border.

"Have you eaten any prey yet? You'll need a full belly if you are gonna survive your first patrol." Hazeltail asked.

"Yeah, I ate." Lightpaw lied.

Hazeltail nodded, and they set out back in the forest. ShadowClan border was silent, but the scent marks were fresh.

"They were just here!" Lightningpaw hissed.

'Where are you? We were going to meet up, remember?' Darkpaw hissed into her mind.

"Oh no! Sorry-" Lightpaw blurted. The rest of the patrol stared at her, wondering why she had said that. Lightpaw was hot with embarrassment, and kept her head down.

'Sorry! I completely forgot! Plus, I'm on a patrol and...well, next time, okay?' Lightpaw hoped Darkpaw would understand.

'No! This can't wait! I need you to come here, now! Hurry!' Darkpaw hissed.

'I'm sorry, I can't!' Lightpaw closed off her connection to Darkpaw, and continued on to the border.

"Oh look! It's ThunderClan!" Lightpaw heard a sneer coming from the bushes. She dropped down Into an attack crouch, watching the ShadowClan patrol.

It was a patrol of five cats, all watching them. "What do you want?" Hazeltail rolled her eyes.

"We've been picking up your scent on our border! You've been stealing our prey!" Rowanpaw hissed.

"Liars! We have not as much set a paw in your territory!" Lightpaw hissed. Hazeltail gave her a warning look, then turned back to the patrol.

"Let's go." Hazeltail flicked her tail, then set off. The test of their patrol followed, leaving the ShadowClan cats dumbfounded.

"Wait." Cloudtail lifted his head. "Foxes!"

A bunch of foxes leaped out of the bush, out numbering them in size, and numbers. "Theres no way we can win!" Foxleap warned.

"We have to try!"

''''''Darkpaw'''''''

Darkpaw kept trying to reach Lightpaw, but she was blocking her thoughts. "That mouse brain! I'm going to strangle her the next time I see her!" Then added, "if...I see her again."

"Huh? Who are you talking to?" Jayfeather looked puzzled.

"Uh...myself! Just…." She gulped.

'If I say I had a vision, would they know that I have powers?' Darkpaw thought, 'No, I have to tell them. Lightpaw is in danger!'

"I need to talk to you! And Bramblestar. It's an emergency!" She hissed, already going to Bramblestar's den.

"Bramblestar!" She called.

"Yes?" Bramblestar turned to her. Jayfeather followed her inside.

"I...I had a vision! Lightpaws patrol is going to be attacked by a hoard of foxes! We have to find them, now!" She screeched.

"Jayfeather, did you get any visions?" Bramblestar asked uncertainly.

"No."

"Please believe me! The patrol is in danger! Send some cats to help, please!" Darkpaw begged.

"All right." He padded out to highrock. "All cats old enough to catch prey come meet here under Highrock!"

The cats gathered, and he explained what happened. But he left out the part about how Darkpaw had the vision, and instead said 'a cat'.

"Lionblaze, Poppyfrost, Birchfall, Blossomfall, Owlpaw, Darkpaw, and I will join the patrol." Bramblestar concluded.

The cats gathered up, and set off into the forest. "I can smell them!" Blossomfall exclaimed.

They followed the scent, and finally found them. They were fighting the foxes, and losing badly. "Lightpaw!" Darkpaw scrambled to help her sister, covered in blood. The patrol fought off the foxes, and won the battle.

"You were right!" Bramblestar gasped.

"That doesn't matter, now. Quick, Foxleap is injured really badly!" Darkpaw hissed, "get some cobwebs, comfrey, and thyme, now!"

The cats scrambled out, and found the herbs. Darkpaw quickly applied the to Foxleap, and wrapped his injury with more cobwebs.

"Okay, that should be good. Carry him back to camp, though. He can't walk like that." She explained.

They carried him back to camp, but the whole way, she couldn't help but notice Bramblestar staring at her strangely. When they arrived at camp, she was relieved to have the clan leader stare away from her.

"Jayfeather!" Darkpaw called, "take the entire patrol into the medicine den! I think Foxleap will be okay though, I already used some herbs on him. Oh, and can I take care of my sister?" Before waiting for a response, she carried Lightpaw next to the medicine den.

"Whew. I think there's something stuck in my paw. Plus, there's a few scratches around my ears." Lightpaw sighed.

Darkpaw put herbs on her ears, and bit her paw. "Ouch!" Lightpaw yelped.

"Oops. Sorrrry…" Darkpaw said sarcastically.

"You did that on purpose!" Lightpaw complained.

"Well, that's what you get for not listening to me! If you would've heard what I had thought, you would've known that you would be attacked by foxes!" Darkpaw angrily hissed.

"Sorry. But-" Lightpaw started.

"Darkpaw, I need to talk to you!" Jayfeather called.

As she was walking away, she thought 'We'll finish this later!'

'But I...I…' Lightpaw thought.

She stopped on the way to Jayfeather, and turned to her sister. 'Leave me alone!' Darkpaw angrily thought, and went to Jayfeather.

"What now?" She sighed.

"Well. As you know, I'm getting old. Soon I won't be here to be a medicine cat. So I need an apprentice." Jayfeather said, "So I need you to become a medicine cat."

Darkpaw gasped, but then collected her thoughts. She knew It was only her powers that helped her know all the herbs. But there was no way she was going to say that to Jayfeather.

"But...I.." Darkpaw was lost for words.

"You already know a lot of the herbs! And you had that vision from StarClan! Like it or not, It's your destiny!" Jayfeather growled.

Darkpaw winced at the word destiny. 'Maybe It is my destiny…but...no! I've always wanted to be a warrior!'

"I'm sorry. I can't be a medicine cat! I just can't…" Darkpaw apologized.

"I'll give you some time to think. But like It or not, this Is your destiny! And there's nothing you can do about it!"

'He's right…' Darkpaw gulped, 'there's nothing I can do about my destiny…'

Ah, poor Darkpaw. Doesnt wanna be a medicine cat, but has to. Anyways, I'm still not sure what Lightpaws power should be...hmm...