Chapter 6

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     Bluekit waited, but the closer they got to camp, the more sound he made to distract them. He meowed at random times, hissing, or even snarling. His luck, a large patrol of Skyclan appeared and they snarled at the Shadowclan cats.

     "Bluekit, come here, now!" Echostorm hissed from the head of the patrol.

     Bluekit ran to his mothers side. The Shadowclan cats glared and slid out their claws.

     "Get into that tree," she snapped. Bluekit winced and jumped, digging his claws into the bark and crawling up to a low branch.

     Echostorm lead the patrol and charged with her tail tucked at the Shadowclan deputy. She leapt over it and raked her claws down his spine she turned again at the last moment and sunk her teeth into its rump she threw him down and lundged towards his neck sinking her teeth it.

     My mother is the best! Bluekit purred.

     The Shadowclan cats hissed and padded back to their territory. Winterkit peaked out from the crowd of Skyclan warriors and queens.

     "Winterkit, where can we adventure now?" Bluekit mewed sadly. Winterkit shrugged and looked at Snowsoar, who brought the rest of the kits with her.

     "They brought the entire Clan?!" Bluekit said, bewildered.

     Winterkit nodded, "Just encase they had to get their paws wet if they tried to steal you,"

     "Why me?" Bluekit squeaked in confusion. Echostorm shared a glance with holloethorn and sighed staying with winterkit there as well as the rest of the clan padded back.

     "It's time we tell you," Hollowthorn sighed.

     "Well, I used to be there. They might have tried to steal or kill you for revenge," Echostorm admitted.

     "We ran away though," hollowthorn added.

     "Mom?" Bluekit asked as his mother kept her head bowed.

     "Bluekit, Winterkit, lets go to camp, echo storm needs time along." Hollowthorn sighed. He picked up Winterkit in his jaws and padded off towards camp with bluekit racing to keep up.

     Winterkit jumped away from Hollowthorn and walked alongside Bluekit.

     "Hollowthorn, what if they go after me, Silverkit, and Fawnkit? They might mistake us for Echostorm's kits..." Winterkit sighed.

     Hollowthorn looked at Winterkit, "I won't let the happen. Even at the cost of my life."

     Bluekit looked up at the warrior and watched as he walked proudly.

     "Race you!" Winterkit squeaked suddenly then dashed off. Bluekit darted after her hearing hollowthorn's soft chuckle behind them.

     Winterkit and Bluekit reached the nursery in a tie, and they giggled happily as the played with each other.

     Snowsoar smiled, watching her kits play. She sighed in relief as the Clan successfully reached her kits.

     Night fell quickly, and they fell asleep soundly.

     At around moonfall, Snowsoar jerked awake with a Shadowclan scent in the nursery, and the five kits gone.

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