The Secrets in the Shadows

Chapter 11

Amberfeather's P.O.V

I leaped off of the rock and raked my claws on the back of Brave. He swung his paw and clawed Ashflight in the face as he turned to face me. "Clever girl." He muttered before trying to claw me but I took small and fast steps back to avoid them. I hadn't realized he had pinned me against the wall of the high rock so I swung my paw up at his face but he ducked and tried to uppercut my chest but he barely missed if it hadn't been for Ashflight coming in and throwing him off of me. I nodded my thanks and waited for the leader to get up. The cats around us were tense and worried about their leader. Some began to yowl in anger.

"That is enough. You two can fight very well, as a team, but how can you fight alone?" Ashflight was grabbed by the scruff and was pinned to the ground by the deputy who I finally knew the name of, Viper. She attacked like one but how was I going to fight Brave now? I had told Lightningclaw and Spottedwish to jump in if it looked like I was going to die at any point in time but if they did that now what would happen? I hissed and looked our of the corner of my eye and saw Lightningclaw ready to leap into the fight. I shook my head and saw her sit down with a worried glance on her face. I sighed and faced the blood-thirsty cat. He hissed and smiled, "Lets do this the right way." He started to run towards me but I was ready, I leaped back onto the high rock but he didn't follow. "Do you surrender already?"
"No, I'm just thinking." I hissed.
"If you don't come down now I'll go up there and get you myself!"
"You will try!" I snapped.
I tried to figure out what his weak spot was but he wouldn't smile, he wouldn't move and he wouldn't do anything at all. What about the prophecy maybe we could use that to our advantage. We knew that Brave couldn't be killed unless the storm of silver nettle was here and the claws of fury and darkness. I was beginning to worry what would happen if the prophecy wasn't true maybe Starclan made a mistake and we can make our destiny and not let them control us with these stupid prophecies. I looked at the leader of Blazeclan and growled leaping at him. I clawed his face and quickly leapt into the crowd of cats. "That's it if she is too scared to fight I will take this battle as a victory. Unless you come out now." He growled.
"Don't you know that Thunderclan cats like to be sneaky while Shadowclan is clever at fighting? Thunderclan cats are here and we aren't afraid of you Brave, and I am one of them." I said leaping out of the ground behind him clawing his back, he yowled in pain as I dug my claws in further. "Fine get out then we will come for the Thunderclan cats next then. It won't matter though we will still take over this forest and rule over all of you."

Lightningclaw, Spottedwish, Brackenstorm, Raintail, and Ashflight walked through between the tense cats and we walked out alive for now. My first solo battle, I thought. Maybe Bramblestar will be proud now. We walked back to camp when a cat came running behind us. "Hey wait!" She panted. We stopped and saw it was a young brown white spotted she-cat came up to us. "I have never seen anyone stand up to Brave before. Why did you do it?"

"For the greater good of the clans. Now who are you?" Ashflight asked sinking his claws in the ground.

"I'm Freckle. I...I didn't know if....if- I want to join your clan." She stammered.

"Ok you can come with us Bramblestar won't be happy."

We took in Freckle and Ashflight was talking to her and if I had to guess he liked her. They looked cute together but now I began to wonder if he would put me aside now that he had a crush. I looked at Lightningclaw who was in the lead. "She would make a good leader." I murmured so no one else would hear.
As we neared camp Spottedwish and Raintail started by going to the medicine cat den to tell Jayfeather that we couldn't help Shadowclan and that we should have our wounds checked but I was perfectly fine. Bramblestar was helping the elders and the queens build a protective barrier of leaves and thistle over the nursery and elder's den. I went over to Freckle who was cleaning her paws while Ashflight told Bramblestar what happened.