Chapter 7

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PickleStem gathered the rest of the burdock root, and ran back to camp, skidding outside the entrance of camp. Padding into the Medicine den, HawkWing was laying with PebbleShine. PickleStem tuck the burdock away, and padded up to see PebbleShine. " How is she? " PickleStem quietly asked HawkWing. " She seems fine, but she won't tell me anything...I'm worried about her " HawkWing mumbled. " how about you go and try to catch her a Pheasant, you know those are her favorites " PickleStem mewed, and HawkWing nodded " I'll try, but it's been hard to keep enough good prey for the clan to eat...and oddly enough, we have found eaten remains of the Black prey...like some thing..or cat can eat them "  HawkWing shudder, and walked out. PickleStem sighed, and gently nudged PebbleShine awake. " HawkWing is out hunting, mind if it check on the kits? " PickleStem smiled. " Yes, please..." PebbleShine mewed. PickleStem had made it her personal project to find a cure for The Black prey sickness, as she called ' Black Cough ' and to make sure PebbleShines kits where healthy. Placing a paw on PebbleShines rounded stomach, she gently felt for any movement, feeling a few slight kicks every now and then. " There feisty! There Gonna be a handful when they are born " PickleStem laughed. " How much longer till you think they will be born..? " PebbleShine asked. " Well..maybe a few more weeks, you have come along very well. " PickleStem nodded, and smiled. " Thank you so much PickleStem...you are the best medicine cat the clan could have " PebbleShine giggled. FidgetFlake walked into the den, nodding at the two she's, and slid into his nest, quickly passing out. " you all must be exhausted, working to find a cure...go get some rest, And I'll tell HawkWing the news.. " PebbleShine giggled. " Alright, but wake me if you feel bad " PickleStem nodded, and walked to her nest, curling into a tight ball, and sleeping.

PickleStem yawned, standing up and Stretching . She trotted over to PebbleShine, and poke her shoulder " How you feeling- " PickleStem began, and watched her paw go straight through PebbleShines body. PickleStem quickly turned around, and saw her body still sleeping. " Well well well....Sister..still trying to be the best possible huh? " The voice of evil rang in PickleStems ears, and she turned to face HazeStorm, the brother she had killed. " HazeStorm!  What are you doing here! " PickleStem growled. " It's my
Job to kill every bit of joy you clans have just like you did to me " HazeStorm growled. " And maybe losing a queen and some kits will help with that... " HazeStorm snickered, turning to PebbleShine. " No! What have we ever done to you! " PickleStem stood in front of the Tom. " What haven't you done! Sense I was a apprentice this clan forced there battle moves on me, forced me to stay in line. I was never allowed to be myself!  But the Dark Forest...they allowed me to be myself..they allowed me to have the chance to be leader! And you took that chance away from me! So now I'm going to kill every bit of Joy this clan has! "  HazeStorm snarled. " I won't let you take the life of some cats who you have never seen! " PickleStem hissed, arching her back. " Fine, I'll just kill someone else " HazeStorm snickered, and quickly turned around, and slit FidgetFlakes neck. The Tom woke up, gasping, before falling limp. HazeStorm laughed, before fading of " Bye bye sister... " He laughed, and PickleStem was sucked back into her body.

PickleStem woke up, panting. She quickly turned to FidgetFlake, his body lay limp in his nest. " No...HazeStorm I'm sorry...please..HazeStorm I'm so sorry " PickleStem cried.

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