Warriors The Storm #2 The Journey

Chapter 1

Her yellow eyes watched from the darkness. The moon was barely visible in the black sky making her impossible to see as she silently attacked the squirrel. As she delivered the killing bite she noticed its eyes wide with shock.

Stormfire stretched as the rest of her hunting patrol, her apprentice Gorsepaw and the three new warriors, Ambergaze, Whitewing and Morningflower. Gorsepaw's eyes were wide with excitement as she jumped about barely noticing the twigs poking into his fur.

"That was so cool!" The black furred apprentice cried. "I want to learn to do that! I'm going to tell Pinepaw, Fernpaw and Pouncepaw how great you are!"

Feeling embarrassed and proud to Stormfire purred picking the squirrel up.

"It's a good catch for leaf-bare," Ambergaze padded up to them. "It's hard to hunt with Riverclan stealing our prey,"

Stormfire sighed thinking of her Mother's clan. Her Mother had been Silverstripe the former Riverclan Medicine cat who had died of a sickness that she had hidden from her clan.

I hope she found Mistykit and Sagekit in Starclan.
Mistykit and Sagekit were the names of Stormfire's lost littermates. Rockwillow her Father had never mentioned them when he had told her who her Mother was.

Stormfire growled. Sageheart who she had always thought as a friend had taken Rockwillow as a mate and was now expecting his kits. Stormfire had never gotten angry before but rage filled her whenever she saw or thought about Sageheart and Rockwillow.
Have you forgotten Silverstripe? She was your mate!

Following her clanmates back to camp holding the squirrel Stormfire glanced at the silver on her fur glad that it was a constant reminder of Silverstripe. Stormfire dumped her squirrel on the fresh-kill pile as Mousewing her mate raced to meet her. He looked excited.

"What is it?" Stormfire asked.

"We are going to teach Riverclan a lesson!" Mousewing purred.

Stormfire unsheathed her claws digging them into the soil. She felt the same excitement as Mousewing did. This will be my first battle!
There hadn't been a battle for moons and moons and moons.

"I can't wait!" Ambergaze growled slashing at the air. "I'll shred them!"

"Maybe I should have waited before joining the Elders," Oakclaw meowed coming out of the Elders den. "I wouldn't mind a battle,"

Stormfire remembered how shocked she'd been when Oakclaw, Ashtail, Tawnyflight and Addersky had retired to the Elders den, she hadn't thought they were old but now she noticed their graying muzzles.

"I wish I could have joined," Sageheart meowed coming out of the nursery her belly swollen with kits. "I would have been my first battle,"

"There will be more battles," Rockwillow purred. "But for now we have her kits to think about,"

Stormfire wanted to shred both of them. When Sageheart saw her she flashed her an apologetic look. Stormfire gave her a scorching glare and Sageheart winced turning away.
How could you do this?! I thought we were friends!