Chapter 3: the escape

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Swiftpaw cuddled with Mudpaw, "Paw, are you awake?" Mudpaw whispered to his black-and-white friend. "Yes, what do you need?" Swiftpaw responded, "Is.. is it true what you said at the barn?" Mudpaw asked, "Oh, the Smalltail thing.. yes." Swiftpaw whispered back, "Then we need to do something before he becomes leader and his deputy Smalltail!" Mudpaw hissed, a little louder now.
"How exactly, we're only a apprentice and a kittypet-warrior?" Swiftpaw asked, "Whitestar and Opalshine."
The cats once again marched toward the mountains, the faint taste of daisy in their tounges.
Crowmoon, who was behind, could hear barking, each time it was louder and louder. "Everyone, I hear and scent a nearby dog coming towards us." He announced, the cats all went into a big bush and hid, the dog came by and started sniffing, his breathing was loud.
The dog scented the bush, the cats fleed and the dog chased them, scrambling paws, "Stormclaw!" Milkypaw screeched, they climbed a tree in hope the dog wouldn't be able to jump up, Stormclaw was stuck. "Sweetie you can do this, hold on to that gap!" She yowled, and grabbed Stormclaw by the scruff and took her up. A young twoleg sprinted to them, she had a cat on her shoulder, a tortoshell one. It put the dog on a leash and they ran away to the twolegplace.
"That was close, is anyone hurt?" Swiftpaw asked, Stoneclaw glanced at him, "I'm very tired." She said, "But it's okay, you can keep going for a while more.." she finished and sneezed, "You can rest on this tree, we will go get fresh-kill." Mudpaw meowed, the others nodded and the tired cats stayed behind.

Crowmoon, Brindlenose, Mudpaw, and Swiftpaw were in a place that seemed like perfect hunting grounds, as usual Mudpaw came back with a hare, Brindlenose with a hawk she caught with Swiftpaw, and Crowmoon with a chunky vole. They went into the tree and made a pile, "Let's eat!"
The cats climbed the first mountain, going on a high rock. "How are we supposed to do this?" Mudpaw looked at the top of the mountain, which was a very high leap. "Just do this, easy." Crowmoon snarled, and leaped like a bird to the top. "I wish I was a bird!" Stoneclaw complained, but did the leap almost slipping. The rest of the cats did the same.
"Is everyone okay?" Swiftpaw asked, "Yes, but I feel like my claws are about to fall off!" Stoneclaw hissed in a response, "if it wasn't because I love my little sister.." she spat again. "Look! A big, big mountain. And this place is perfect!" Pebbleshine pointed out, the others agreed, "What is that!" Crowmoon opened his eyes wide, "That is a.. uh.. molf? Foreststar used to draw them when he was younger." Milkypaw answered, the others weren't sure she knew much, "Well.. I should've asked him. Only know they're dangerous!"
"Great.. a twolegplace." Crowmoon hissed, "Mouse-brain, it's only a few twoleg dens!" Brindlenose snarled. "Ah, right. But let's get through—" he was cut off by Pebbleshine "isn't that the RiverClan stream? It would've been easier to follow it." She meowed, surprised voice it was. "Jade meowed to follow the rain, maybe Rainfall told you something?" He asked, "Rainfall. I don't really remember, it's been 3 nights."

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