Danger Force in Shadowclan

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Owlpaw sat at the base of a spruce tree, Wolfpaw and Berrypaw flanking her as their mentors paced back and forth. "Today we'll be practicing fighting two warriors at once," Aldermask announced.

"Berrypaw you will be fighting with Harepaw and Littlepaw," Frostwhisker told his apprentice.

"And Wasppaw, Wolfpaw, and Owlpaw will be together," Sagecreek added in, pressing her pelt against Frostwhisker, "Owlpaw you will be getting attacked by Wasppaw and Wolfpaw." Owlpaw nodded, she moved to the edge of the training area. She flicked her ears listening for her friends.

She snapped her head as she heard paw steps. At once a force knocked her. She shoved back with her shoulder, hitting Wasppaw's shoulder. Without warning, Wolfpaw leaped squarely on her back. Owlpaw quickly threw herself down, removing her attacker. Wasppaw was on his hind paws, and she kicked at his hind legs unbalancing him. She swiftly got to her paws, noticing Wolfpaw had already recovered.

Owlpaw aimed a blow for the she-cats side, but Wasppaw knocked her away pinning her. She kicked at his stomach, her heart fluttered with triumph as she found a good spot, allowing herself to throw his off, getting back to her paws. Owlpaw quickly thought, she began to run circles around them.

She eventually rammed into Wolfpaw and gave a blow to Wasppaws shoulder. "Good!" Driftstorm called, "Owlpaw you could aim more towards Wasppaw's hind, try to unbalance him well."

"Wolfpaw and Wasppaw you two have to be quicker," Sagecreek instructed, "other than that you did well."

"Wasppaw, when you go on your hind legs, spread them out a bit to give yourself more balance," Aldermask told him. Owlpaw lapped her tongue down her side. She jumped out of her pelt as a panicked yelp rung out through the forest.

"What in the name of Starclan was that!" Frostwhisker hissed. Sagecreek spread her jaws, and froze, eyes widened with panic.

"Fox," she muttered.

"We should see if they need help," Driftstorm mewed, leaving the training area. Owlpaw charged after him.

"Be careful!" Sagewhisker hissed, "Berrypaw I want you to bring Harepaw and Littlepaw back to camp. Tell them what's happened."

"But I want to fight!" Harepaw argued.

"Now!" Frostwhisker demanded. Berrypaw nudged the younger apprentices forward, and they the patrol, trekked farther into the forest, and the foul scent of the foxes got closer.

She spotted the creature surrounding a bramble bush, and relatively small. It nosed the bush, yelping as it yanked its head away, a scarlet droplet running down its nose. Owlpaw unsheathed her claws.

"Go for its legs, and stay away from their jaws!" As it snapped its jaws towards the bush, the Shadowclan cats charged forward. Owlpaw leaped sinking her fangs into its back leg. The fox let out a panicked yelp as it was swarmed, it snapped its jaws at Sagewhisker, but she swatted at its muzzled. Owlpaw ripped her claws down its legs. "Petalleap!" Owlpaw noticed the she-cat who had a matted pelt, a wound on her neck bled, as she tried to limp away. The fox noticed her. It launched forward, clamping its jaws around the small tortoiseshell, tossing her around like a piece of a fresh kill.

Her cry pierced through Owlpaw like claws tearing her gut as she watched the fox throw Petalleap against a tree. "No!" Driftstorm cried, he turned on the fox, launching himself at his, tearing his claws down the foxes chest. The fox yowled as Owlpaw moved quickly with panic as the fox went for her mentor. She bit down on its leg, feeling her paws tingling, her belt bristled as electricity came out of her paws, giving the fox a nasty shock. The fox cried, shaking off the attacker, leaping across the border, into Thunderclan's territory. Wolfpaw and Aldermask chased it to make sure it wasn't coming back. Owlpaw stared breathlessly at the scene. Blood droplets were being soaked into the ground, and Petalleap laid unmoving. Sagecreek slowly approached her, sniffing her before placing a paw on her side.