6

As the other apprentices slept quietly, except Sprucepaw who was snoring, Amberpaw did not. She heard yelps and screams of terror from other clans and her own when a cat she had never seen before appeared in front of her. She was a small white cat with black splotches. The battle stopped and the cats faded away, except for the she-cat who stared at Amberpaw.

"Who are you?" she said quivering with fear

"I am Violetshine, and I need to tell you something. You must listen very closely. You-"

"Amberpaw! Amberpaw!"

Amberpaw woke up in a cold sweat to Eaglepaw shouting her name.

"What's wrong, you were muttering in your sleep!"

"The-there was a cat, from StarClan I think, her name was Violetsh-"

"What are you talking about?" asked a sleepy Rosepaw

Amberpaw was trying to explain to them what happened when Hazelslip peeked inside the den. "Eaglepaw, Rosepaw, we're going on a hunting patrol, The rest of you, you're battle training."

The apprentices went to where they were assigned, "I'll tell you about my dream later," she whispered

"Alright"

"Help, help!" came Rosepaw's cry, "Our patrol got attacked!"

"WHAT!" Amberpaw exclaimed as she jumped into action, "Does this mean we get to fight?!"

"Yes, ShadowClan attacked us, for no reason, at the border " she gasped

Amberpaw, now that she came close to her, saw scratches, and her nose was bleeding. Did I cause this? "Are you okay? Is Eaglepaw?"

"I-I don't know, Hazelslip told me to go and get reinforcements. I'm scared!" she finally managed to say before flopping down

"We'll go there as fast as we can," Pinestar said. "Blizzardfur, Honeyfur, Sprucepaw, Grayscar, Spottedmist, Amberpaw, and Nightstride come with me. Rosepaw and Willowpool come with us with herbs but don't go into the battle, stay close and help the cats that are severely injured. Ready? Let's go!"

They sped off into the wilderness, fierce with determination to save their clanmates

Amberpaw saw the battlefield. It was stained with scarlet drops of blood. Warriors were growling at each other with snarls on their faces. Amberpaw saw Eaglepaw was bleeding heavily and it didn't look like fighting was her best skill. Suddenly, a tabby ShadowClan she-cat hit her and pinned her to the ground, exposing her belly. The she-cat was a large warrior. Eaglepaw was no match for her. The tabby looked thrilled and lifted her paw to give Eaglepaw the final blow. She's going to kill her! Amberpaw leaped to save her sister.

"Not my sister you fox-heart!" she screamed and knocked the cat down and swiped at her as much as she could without killing her. The goal was not to kill but to defeat, how could an older, more experienced cat have tried to kill an apprentice? There was blood everywhere. The harsh scent filled her nostrils as she jumped off the she-cat. The ShadowClan warrior glared at her before she ran away.

"Thanks," Eaglepaw gasped

"Come on! We need to help our clanmates!" shouted Amberpaw. It was hard to hear her sister over the screeches of battling cats.

"No, I need to see Willowpool."

"They're over there in the bushes"

"They?"

"Rosepaw's helping,"

"Oh," there was a glimmer of sadness in her eyes as she limped away, Amberpaw looked sadly at her. She always envisioned they would fight alongside each other when a battle came. This can't happen to any more of my clanmates!

Amberpaw leaped into the battle. She saw Daisypaw struggling to fight off a calico apprentice. Amberpaw threw herself at the ShadowClan cat, hissing furiously. She slashed at the apprentice on one side. When she turned to Amberpaw, Daisypaw clawed the other. She and Daisypaw battled side by side in perfect harmony. The calico let out a screech before fleeing into her territory. Amberpaw saw hope with every retreating cat. We can win!