"They will make fascinating warriors." Duststripe nodded towards them, no doubt in his voice.
"Of course, though they still have much to learn." She agreed, purring.
~*~
"Have you set a date, yet?" Icestar grumbled as he bit into a stringy vole. Prey was beginning to return to the forest, thankfully. But he knew he wasn't out of the dark yet. And he certainly wasn't about to send out more patrols just because it was newleaf.
"Soon. This moon, of course. We cannot wait any longer. StellarClan may become stronger, and more capable." He muttered, pacing around the leader's den, his muscles rippling beneath his pelt.
"Are you doubting my warriors? We could very well defeat that Clan right now." Icestar growled defensively, rising from his spot. "Remember who the leader here is, Jet. I have taken your group in, and I could certainly take them out." He lashed his tail, blue eyes blazing.
"Yes. Of course." Jet paused, dipping his head in a surprisingly calm behavior. "I would never mistaken myself as the one in command." Leaning towards the entrance of the den, he meowed, "May I?"
"Yes. You are dismissed." The silver tabby said gruffly, begrudgingly placing himself back in his nest. "Send out a hunting patrol. There hasn't been one today." He returned to his meal, crunching the bones between his teeth, waving his tail towards the lithe black cat. Nodding, the deputy swept out - the shaking of the moss the only proof that he was ever there.
~*~
"What did he say?" Copper muttered, shaking his wiry pelt next to his leader. "When are we fighting?"
"Hush! Others might hear you. I plan on our battle taking place in 5 sunrises." He reported, retracting his claws in and out, over and over again.
"And...? The deed?" Cliff questioned, eyes lighting up.
"Ah, yes. 'The deed'." Jet purred. "1 sunrise before the fight. The Clan cats won't have anyone to rely on then... Except for me, of course." His eyes twinkled, and his pelt spiked with anticipation. "Tell no one of this. None of the Clan cats must know of this. If they do, it's all over."
~*~
"Clan cats! Rogues! Listen to me. As you know, we have been preparing for a special day for quite some time. And let me tell you, that day is soon to be upon us." Cats murmured below, some still with doubt in their mews, others nervousness mixed with excitement. "We will attack StellarClan 3 sunrises from now! Please make use of this time - use it wisely to practice and hone your skills. I'll be waiting to see how you all do."Jet purred, pouncing off the Oak Branch to land beside Icestar. "You are dismissed!"
Clawpaw sat with his tail wrapped tightly around his paws, his mother crouched beside him. "This should be interesting..." She whispered to him, or maybe to herself. Clawpaw flicked an ear. He wondered why the rouges wanted so much to attack the other clans. He also wondered why Icestar was letting Jet take role of leader. Maybe not officially, but its obvious. Icestar is just a figure head.
ReplyDeleteRavenpaw felt his sister shove him aside from his seat beside Shadowsplash. The young calico tabby she-cat brushed her mother's side gently, babbling about how she did at her last fighting practice. The black tom rolled his eyes, searching for Scarlet in the crowd. Spotting the pretty ginger she-cat, he trotted to her. "What are we going to do today?" He mewed, amber eyes bright.
"Luckily, we snagged the hunting patrol for today. That's good, it will give you a break. I was going to see if Amber & Firepaw could come with us... But I can't seem to find her. Have you seen her? At all?" She meowed, worry in her mew. "I suppose we can look for her when we come back, if we delay any longer, Jet will get mad." Quickly, she scanned over the crowd, finding only 1 or 2 cats available. "How about Badgerpaw & Birdwing?" She meowed to Ravenpaw, already trotting over. "They seem free."
ReplyDelete"Seems that Jet forgot to give us a position." She muttered. "Great. Oh, and before the battle, I want to work on the leap-and-hold move with you. You're small cat, so it will work in your advantage for you-" She paused, seeing Scarlet and Ravenpaw heading over to them.
Badgerpaw looked back at her mother in frustration. She wanted to train with her and the rouges, not Birdwing. Still she nodded, trying to be polite. "Yeah..Wait, I'm not small!" She flattened her ears in defiance. She looked over at her brother heading over with his mentor.
ReplyDeleteRavenpaw was more comfortable around Badgerpaw than Clawpaw. They were close even, when it was just the two of them. He pricked his ears with a friendly mew. "Hey Badgerpaw. We're gonna hunt together."
The tortoiseshell tabby she-cat purred. "Sounds fun." The two siblings walked close to each other toward the entrance. "I heard you had to fight with Clawpaw. That must have been fun."
"The greatest." Ravenpaw mewed sarcastically. He looked back to make sure they weren't too far ahead of Scarlet and Birdwing.
"Where should we hunt? I was thinking about bringing them to the DuskClan border. What about it?" Scarlet suggested, waiting for the she-cats reply.
ReplyDelete"Eh, sure, why not. We've had some rain recently, so we got some water - and it's not too high. And we can fit in a fishing lesson while we're at it. Could be useful once 'n a while." After a few beats, she continued. "Probably be our last hunt there. At least in a while. I don't know how DuskClan will retaliate to Jet's... Plan." She didn't really seem bothered by her statement, shrugging it off easily. What else could she do?
Ravenpaw looked back. "So, where are we headed today?" He called behind him. Badgerpaw looked back, anxious to train.
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