Okay here's the next chapter in the story.
Disclaimer: Because I forgot to put one up, I don't own warriors wish I did but I don't though. SUE ME NO, for I have ZERO money. *sniffs* I'm poor
The medicine warrior was an idea I came up with that I haven't seen in any other story and doesn't replace medicine cats, there still are medicine cats just that they now have a way to gain a mate and kits without angering StarClan and a new set of rules to follow.
Chapter 2
"Firepaw, Sparrowpaw, Firepaw, Sparrowpaw" chanted the Clan, some were more reluctant than others; but Firepaw and Sparrowpaw were just happy to have been accepted.
"Hey you two," a familiar voice called, Sparrowpaw purred happily at Graypaw
"Hello Graypaw, it's great to see you," she meowed
"It good to see you guys again too, but wow I can't believe you two fought Longtail and Mousefur that was great." He meowed excitedly. Firepaw purred in amusement. Sparrowpaw looked around the clearing.
"Where did they go?" she asked curiously.
"They must have gone to Spottedleaf's den, to get their wounds treated. I still can't believe you two fought two warriors." Graypaw murmured. "Spottedleaf's our medicine warrior, but for now she's doing medicine cat duties, until she trains an apprentice."
"What are medicine cats and medicine warriors?" asked Sparrowpaw curiously
"A medicine cat treats any injuries a warrior sustains in battle and also any illness a warrior may receive. A medicine warrior does the same thing but they also are trained with the skills of a warrior, many cats consider them the strongest cats in the Clan behind the leader of course. Both cats also share tongues with StarClan,"
"StarClan?" asked Firepaw this time.
"They're our warrior ancestors who watch over us, and guide us. They created the code we follow." Explained Graypaw. Sparrowpaw and Firepaw nodded in understanding, they were going to ask another question when they were interrupted by a voice. They turned to see a sleek black and gray tabby tom, beside a pretty black she-cat.
"You kittypets were lucky, if your collars hadn't snapped when they did you'd have been running for your little Twoleg's nest." Hissed the dark striped tabby tom
"I can't believe Bluestar agreed to this, if Tigerclaw were deputy he would have convinced Bluestar that this was a bad idea," sneered the black she-cat, looking down at Firepaw and Sparrowpaw as their pelts began to ruffle. "Enjoy your time here while you can, I guarantee you won't be here long" with that said she walked off with the black and gray tom following after her.
"Who were they?" growled Firepaw, Graypaw sniffed
"The tom is Darkstripe and the she-cat is Nightsong." Graypaw meowed.
"I'd like to sink my claws in her pelt," hissed Sparrowpaw, glaring at Nightsong's retreating form.
Suddenly a yowl broke through the camp as a young cat raced into the camp. He was black with a white tipped tail. He looked ragged and he seemed to be afraid of something. Sparrowpaw gasped softly. 'He's hurt' she thought sadly.
"Why is Ravenpaw here by himself? Where are Redtail and Tigerclaw?" gasped Graypaw in shock. Firepaw look at Graypaw.
"Who are Ravenpaw, Redtail, and Tigerclaw?" He asked looking curiously over at Ravenpaw. Sparrowpaw also had a curious look on her face.
"Redtail is our deputy" meowed Graypaw "Tigerclaw is one of our warriors and Ravenpaw is Redtail's apprentice." Firepaw nodded and watched as Bluestar came over to stand in front of Ravenpaw. As she walked Firepaw didn't take his eyes off the ThunderClan leader.
"What has happened Ravenpaw?" asked Bluestar with concern. "Where is the rest of the patrol?"
Ravenpaw stood up and yowled out.
"Redtail" Ravenpaw started. "Redtail is dead!" All the of the cats started yowl in shock and disbelief. Ravenpaw waited until the cats quieted down before speaking again.
"We met a Riverclan patrol and Oakheart was leading them." Ravenpaw wheezed a little before he continued. "Oakheart said that he was going to take over Sunningrocks. Redtail told him that any warrior from Riverclan that crossed onto Thunderclan territory would be killed. Then a fight broke out." Ravenpaw breathed, then suddenly slumped to the ground. Sparrowpaw had to fight down her yowl of terror believing at first that Ravenpaw had died, but quickly noticed he had quite a few wounds and must have passed out from the pain.
"Spottedleaf" Bluestar called out. A beautiful tortoiseshell she-cat came over and sniffed at Ravenpaw's wounds before she asked one of the warriors, a brown tabby tom to help her move Ravenpaw to her den.
A few moments later a large brown tabby tom with amber eyes came through the gorse tunnel carrying the still body of a dark tortoiseshell tom with a bright red tail. The Clan cats began to murmur amongst each other. Some cats began to wail in grief for the loss of their deputy. The tabby warrior dragged the fallen deputy to the center of the clearing and laid his body down. The Clan cats started to gather around the body.
"Tigerclaw, what happened?" Bluestar asked. "Who did this?" The large tabby looked over at his leader and spoke with an unwavering voice.
"It was Oakheart he killed Redtail" meowed Tigerclaw. "I avenged Redtail by taking Oakheart's life I don't think we will see RiverClan on our territory for a while." The Clan started to groom Redtail's fur, a light gray fur she-cat took a tall plant with needle-like leaves and purple flowers and rubbed it along the tom's fur. The Clan stood near, murmuring soft words to the lifeless body.
"What are they doing?" Sparrowpaw heard Firepaw ask Graypaw. Graypaw answered that they were sharing tongues with him one last time before he joined their ancient warrior ancestors and that the light gray she-cat, named Willowpelt, was rubbing rosemary in his pelt to hide the scent of death. Then Graypaw padded forwarded to pay his respects to Redtail. Sparrowpaw nudged Firepaw and led him a little bit away from the mourning cats, they moved a fair distance away and watched. Graypaw came over to them and explained that Redtail had been a great warrior and that Ravenpaw's brother Dustpaw, a young brown tabby sitting beside Redtail's body who was Tigerclaw's apprentice, was supposed to go with them but had injured his paw. Tigerclaw moved away from Redtail and started to move out of the clearing.
"Where is he going?" murmured Sparrowpaw loud enough for only Firepaw, and Graypaw to hear as she watched the dark tabby warrior pad off.
"He is probably going to check on Ravenpaw." answered Graypaw. "I want to go check on him as well since he seemed to be shaken up badly by that attack." Sparrowpaw and Firepaw nodded and agreed to follow Graypaw into Spottedleaf's clearing where they saw Tigerclaw moving into her den. The three apprentices padded over and peered into the den. Spottedleaf was crouched beside Ravenpaw placing cobwebs on his wounds while Tigerclaw paced back and forth.
"Well Spottedleaf is he going to live?" asked Tigerclaw "I wouldn't want him to die after his first battle not after losing his mentor."
"Of course he'll live Tigerclaw" came the soft purr of Spottedleaf "He just needs rest." Tigerclaw came over to Ravenpaw and nudged him with one of his talon-like claws. Firepaw gasped and muttered something about not wanting to meet him in battle and Graypaw agreed with him as did Sparrowpaw. Spottedleaf shooed Tigerclaw away telling him that Ravenpaw needed to rest. Tigerclaw started out of the den when he noticed Firepaw, Sparrowpaw and Graypaw. He padded over to stand before them."
"Who are they?" asked Tigerclaw as he looked over Sparrowpaw and Firepaw.
"That's Sparrowpaw and her brother Firepaw they are our newest apprentices." answered Graypaw
"They smell like kittypets" Tigerclaw sniffed
"We were kittypets," replied Sparrowpaw her pelt slightly fluffing out in defense.
Tigerclaw who had been looking at Firepaw turned his gaze over to Sparrowpaw, he stared at them thoughtfully.
"I see well then I will watch how you all adjust to clan life with interest." Tigerclaw meowed as he walked away." Firepaw sat up straighter and Sparrowpaw's fur slowly flattened against her pelt as he walked away.
"Do you think he liked us?" asked Firepaw. Though she was still irritated by the tabby warrior, Sparrowpaw couldn't help but twitch her whisker's in amusement at Firepaw.
"I don't know honestly he isn't exactly the friendliest warrior to apprentices or outsiders." meowed Graypaw. Ravenpaw who had been lying motionless on the ground opened one of his eyes and looked at Graypaw.
"Is Tigerclaw gone?" asked Ravenpaw.
"Yeah he is gone" answered Graypaw
"You all need to leave, my patient needs to rest" Spottedleaf mewed with an impatient flick of her tail.
"Okay then" meowed Graypaw "We'll see you later Ravenpaw." Graypaw led them away from Spottedleaf's den and headed and back toward the clearing.
"How about I show you both around?" asked Graypaw. Firepaw and Sparrowpaw nodded. Graypaw led them around camp showing them all of the dens. They headed into the elder's den. The elder's greeted the cats and congratulated the newest apprentices in the Clan.
"I'm sure you two will do just fine in the Clan," meowed Halftail a big dark brown tabby tom with part of his tail missing, an old tortoiseshell she-cat, named Dappletail nodded beside him.
"I agree they'll do just fine," she purred.
"I wonder when Bluestar will appoint a new deputy." Smallear meowed
"Remember when Bluestar was made a deputy many moons ago?" Asked One-eye a pale gray she-cat. Firepaw glanced curiously at the pale gray she-cat.
"I remember it was right after she lost her kits" meowed Dappletail.
"Those poor kits" meowed Rosetail a light ginger tabby she-cat with a pinkish-orange tail who shook her head sadly.
"Bluestar had kits?" asked Sparrowpaw curiously
"Yes, she did" spoke One-eye
"It was our coldest leaf-bare, and during the night a fox broke into the nursery and stole Bluestar's kits, I remember I was also in the den caring for my first litter of kits." meowed One-eye.
"We searched for days, but we never found them" meowed Dappletail with a long sigh. Sparrowpaw felt overwhelming sorrow for Bluestar, and Firepaw decided to change the conversation to something different.
"So when will Bluestar choose her new deputy? He asked. The atmosphere changed a little bringing their minds back to the fallen ThunderClan deputy.
"She will make her choice before Moonhigh." meowed Halftail.
"It won't be easy for her to choose after Redtail." Meowed Smallear a gray tom with small ears. "He served her for a long time"
"Yes, but the new choice for deputy is an obvious choice." Meowed Halftail, Sparrowpaw and Firepaw looked at each other and were thinking the same thing. 'I hope it's not Tigerclaw.'
The three apprentices left the elders den just as Bluestar leaped to onto the Highrock to call a clan meeting.
"It is time now that I choose a new deputy so I say this now in the presence of Redtail so that he may approve my choice, Lionheart will be deputy."Bluestar meowed cats yowled their approval, Graypaw being the loudest. Bluestar called for silence. She called for Ravenpaw who shakily approached her. "Ravenpaw I must give you a new mentor now that Redtail is gone."
"I call upon my warrior ancestors to give this apprentice a new mentor. Ravenpaw, you have lost your first mentor, so your new mentor will be Mistflower "A beautiful gray she-cat walked up to Ravenpaw to touch noses with him.
"Mistflower, ThunderClan honors your strength and patience may you teach all you can to young Ravenpaw." Bluestar finished, she then leapt from Highrock and padded over to Redtail. Cats began to congratulate Lionheart and meowing encouragingly to Ravenpaw before going over to Redtail. Graypaw wore a look of pride on his face and moved to quickly congratulate Lionheart. Firepaw noticed that Tigerclaw didn't seem happy about the announcement but still came over to congratulate Lionheart. Spottedleaf led Ravenpaw back to her den to rest. Graypaw soon returned and lead the newest apprentices to the apprentice den.
They found two extra nests in the den waiting for them and looked curiously at Graypaw who looked a little sheepish.
"I was a little too excited about having you two join the Clan so I prepared your nests ahead of time." Graypaw explained Sparrowpaw purred in amusement. "Sandpaw thought I was going insane."
"Whose Sandpaw?" asked Firepaw.
"Oh she's Whitestorm's apprentice, you'll probably see her tomorrow before training, which starts at dawn if you're wondering." Meowed Graypaw. "I guess we should get some sleep." Firepaw curled up in the nest beside Graypaw's nest and Sparrowpaw curled up in the nest that was beside Firepaw's nest and a nest that smelt like Ravenpaw. Before long the three apprentices were sleeping peacefully.
Sparrowpaw stood in a clearing, surrounded by four large oak trees, the scent of prey was rich in the air. As she looked around she spotted a handsome pale silver tom with bright amber eyes, long, feathery whiskers, and a sweeping, plumy tail. His pelt was littered with stars. He sitting in the center of the clearing, watching her closely but appeared to be non-hostile. He beckoned her over to him, with a flick of his plumy tail.
"Greetings young one, don't be scared," he meowed softly.
"Greetings, who are you?" she asked curiously.
"My name is Featherwhisker,"he meowed softly," I've come to show you something." With that said he rose to his paws and padded into the thick forest, pausing to beckon Sparrowpaw to follow him. Sparrowpaw slowly and cautiously followed after him, she was nervous having never seen the tom before she didn't know what he wanted from her.
Before long he led her to a pool of water and beckoned her to look into it. In the pool she saw a cat standing on a large rock, the cat stood tall, with a pelt made of fire, she couldn't see the cat's face, but many cats surrounded the cat, dipping their heads to the cat in respect. The image disappeared and was replaced by a sparrow, but this sparrow was engulfed by fire. For a second Sparrowpaw thought the bird was dying, but soon saw it was unaffected by its feathers blazing.
"Fire, carried on the wings of a sparrow, will save our Clan." Whispered Featherwhisker
Sparrowpaw was awaken by a paw nudging her in the side, hissing irritably she open her eye to see Firepaw and Graypaw standing over her.
"What?" she grumbled,
"We're late for training," hissed Firepaw frantically. Sparrowpaw jolted awake and was on her paws in an instant. She dashed after her brother and Graypaw heading for the camp entrance.
At the camp entrance Lionheart and Tigerclaw was waiting for them with a pretty gray she-cat with startling blue eyes. Sparrowpaw recognized her as Mistflower, Ravenpaw's new mentor. She looked around but didn't see the young black tom.
"Sorry we're late Lionheart," Graypaw meowed sheepishly,
"It's alright this time, there was a lot of excitement yesterday, but tomorrow I expect you on time." Lionheart meowed. Tigerclaw sniffed.
"They should have been on time regardless, Dustpaw was up and ready for training even with all the 'excitement' yesterday" growled Tigerclaw
"Come now Tigerclaw, you know Dustpaw wouldn't have got up as fast if he knew he was taking care of the elders today." Mistflower purred softly, Tigerclaw glared at her a little, looking irritably at her.
"Let's go we're losing daylight." He growled leading the way out the tunnel. Lionheart followed him in amusement.
"Ignore my brother, he still must be upset about yesterday." Mistflower explained, then charged into the gorse tunnel. Firepaw, Graypaw and Sparrowpaw raced after her. Once they were outside of the camp they climb their way out of the ravine, where they found the warriors waiting for them.
"Sparrowpaw and Firepaw, neither of you have mentors yet so Tigerclaw, Mistflower and I will be sharing your training," Lionheart paused a moment to let his word sink in. " Today we'll be exploring the territory, since you need to know our boundaries and Graypaw apparently needs a reminder of the territory."
"Would it be alright if I joined you?" a voice spoke behind them. Sparrowpaw looked and saw it was Spottedleaf, the beautiful tortoiseshell medicine warrior.
"Shouldn't you be with Ravenpaw?" asked Mistflower
"He's resting right now, and Mousefur is watching him for the moment; I just want to collect some herbs. I'm low on comfrey and golden rod and I want to replenish my supply before I completely run out." Spottedleaf explained.
"Of course you can come, Spottedleaf we'll help you with the herbs as well." Lionheart replied. "We should get going we have a lot of territory to cover." He then turned toward the forest and took off through the trees. The patrol was on his heels in an instant.
Soon they reached a tree shaded area where the ground sloped into a sandy hollow. Lionheart flicked his tail in the direction of the sandy hollow.
""This is the training hollow where apprentices will practice warrior skills." He meowed letting his gaze travel over Sparrowpaw and Firepaw. "We'll meet here to teach you battle skills and hunting techniques."
"Let's go," growled Tigerclaw as he darted into the trees. Lionheart was right on his tail with Spottedleaf coming up next to him. Mistflower raced right behind Spottedleaf. Sparrowpaw, Firepaw, and Graypaw brought up the rear. They moved through the trees till they reached a narrow Twoleg path.
"Okay Firepaw can you scent anything." Lionheart asked the fiery furred apprentice. Sparrowpaw sniffed the air and made out the faint scent of a Twoleg and his dog.
A Twoleg and his dog used the path but they have left the area." answered Firepaw. Mistflower purred at Firepaw clearly pleased. Spottedleaf looked impressed by Firepaw and gave him a nod of approval. Lionheart also was impressed and pleased.
"Very good Firepaw." Lionheart meowed. Lionheart lead them across the Twoleg path into a forest of pine trees. Needles litter the ground. The trees stood tall and cover the ground. Sparrowpaw could hear prey scurrying through the undergrowth.
"If we kept traveling in that direction we would run into the Twolegplace, no doubt the three of you know where it is" growled Tigerclaw as he flicked his tail carelessly in one direction while looking at Graypaw, Sparrowpaw and Firepaw. Sparrowpaw's pelt fluffed out in annoyance. Firepaw flexed his claws into the ground but made no comment.
"Come we have more territory to see." meowed Lionheart. He led the patrol further down the pine forest until they reached another Twoleg path and crossed the path back into the oak trees quickly creeping behind the bushes. Spottedleaf stopped to pull out a tall plant with yellow flowers growing in a sunny patch of grass. Sparrowpaw stared at the plant curiously wondering what the she-cat uses them for. Sparrowpaw shook these thoughts from her head and focused on the anxiety of the other ThunderClan cats. Mistflower walked beside Lionheart. Spottedleaf had taken up the rear and walked silently behind the three apprentices. Sparrowpaw overheard Graypaw telling Firepaw that they were approaching RiverClan territory.
"Over there is Sunningrocks" meowed Lionheart. Sparrowpaw peered over at the tall flat rocks.
"That's where Redtail died isn't it?" meowed Firepaw. Graypaw nodded sadly.
"Yes it is, if you breathe in deep enough you should be able scent RiverClan from across the river." meowed Lionheart. Firepaw breathed in deeply. Sparrowpaw could make out the scent of other cats, the scent was covered in a fishy odor.
"They are the only Clan who isn't bothered by water and they mainly eat fish." growled Tigerclaw. Sparrowpaw shivered at the thought of her fur getting wet or even the thought of swimming in the river.
"We'll follow the boundary line from here to Fourtrees," meowed Lionheart. He set of quickly away from Sunningrocks. Tigerclaw hot on his heels, Mistflower beside her brother, the apprentices were behind her and Spottedleaf brought up the rear with her flowers in her jaws.
"What's Fourtrees?" Sparrowpaw asked Graypaw.
"It's where the territory of all four clans meet" replied Graypaw
"Be quiet," snapped Tigerclaw "We are near enemy territory," The apprentices fell silent and followed the warriors without making any sound.
Before long they reached Fourtrees, Sparrowpaw and Firepaw were tired since they weren't use to travelling. Once they climb the slope and peered down, Sparrowpaw gasped in disbelief 'the clearing in my dream' she thought in wonder
"This is Fourtrees, it is where the four Clans meet in peace during the full moon. Fourtrees is also where the four Clans territory meet as Graypaw told you." meowed Lionheart.
"Then there will be a meeting tonight." meowed Firepaw. Lionheart nodded.
"That's right" meowed Lionheart. Sparrowpaw continued to stare in awe.
"WindClan lives on the moorland in the territory ahead of us and ShadowClan lives in the darkest parts of the forest." meowed Graypaw. After hearing Graypaw speak, Sparrowpaw shook herself from her shock. She saw Spottedleaf watching her closely, before turning her attention to her brother. 'I wonder what that was about. Why is she watching Firepaw and me so closely?'
They continued on their journey heading the opposite direction from Riverclan territory. When they reached the border with ShadowClan, Lionheart stopped them again to give the two new Clanmates a chance to familiarize themselves with the scent of ShadowClan. He brought the duo to the Thunderpath. Firepaw's fur stood on end as a monster drove by. Sparrowpaw flinched and brushed her pelt against Firepaw to calm them both down.
"It scared me too, but at least they help keep ShadowClan in their own territory." Meowed Graypaw.
"This is the Thunderpath, it's where monsters come and go." Spoke Lionheart
"They never leave the Thunderpath, as long as you stay off Thunderpath they can't reach you." Mistflower spoke soothingly. The group then began to head back toward camp. Sparrowpaw spotted white flowers with a bell-like shape and went over to investigate them. Spottedleaf came up behind her and purred.
"Well done Sparrowpaw, you found comfrey just what I need, can you dig some up for me, with the root?" she asks. Sparrowpaw nodded to her and began to scratch around the roots of the flowers, she dug deep enough to pull most of the root up with a few flowers. Spottedleaf sniffed the flowers and roots and purred in approval.
"Well done Sparrowpaw, can you carry those while I carry the golden rod." Meowed Spottedleaf. She nodded her head picking up the flowers in her jaws, and following closely behind the medicine warrior.
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