The Beginning: Book 1- Starting Over

Chapter 4

The stench drew closer and closer. Birdflight saw a flash of red and screeched. "Everyone down!" Bluefeather yowled. I looked closer and saw a flash of red eyes. I looked over at Owlstride and he was protecting Herbpaw. I did the same with Bluefeather but she backed away. Silverpelt help us! I prayed. The body of the fox glared at us. It's eyes burning into mine. "Hi," I said while shivering. "Sorry, we're just passing through, don't mind us," Birdflight meowed. He heard a deep, furious growl from the fox. The four of them ran back to their camps. The fox then started to follow Birdflight and Owlstride.
     When they got back to camp a fox then appeared in the gorse tunnel. The whole clan was battling with grief as they remembered Scarface. Scarface had died trying to save her clan from Hawkstar. I saw Owlstride defeating the fox. The fox then flew Owlstride over and cut his belly. Owlstride was laying very still. Then the fox bit his tail. The fox cut his eye and gave him a scar. Then, Herbpaw and Bluefeather arrived. They were there to help! I jumped up at the fox and bit him in the neck the fox flew backwards and flew out the gorse tunnel. We all spat curses at the fox. I looked down and saw Owlstride. I picked him up by his scruff and brought him to my den. I looked at him for a bit. Then I gave him a bunch of cobwebs. I also gave him some seeds to sooth the pain. I laid him down on the moss and gave him some warm tried grass as a blanket. Then I gathered some weeds and a leaf for an eye patch. Then, I left him to sleep for a while until he was good enough to go back into the Warriors den. I went to see Sorrelflair and asked her when Mousekit was going to be named an apprentice? She mewed "tonight at dawn,"
       "Everyone old enough to catch their own prey please gather beneath the high rock for a clan meeting," Rabbitstar announced. Everyone joined and Rabbitstar mewed "Mousekit is now six moons and is responsible to become an apprentice, Mousekit," "yes, Rabbitstar?" "Do you promise to uphold the duties of being an apprentice?" "I do," announced Mousekit. "Then from now on you will be known as Mousepaw," Everyone started to chant his name. "Mousepaw, Mousepaw, Mousepaw." He felt amazing. Birdflight was treating Owlstride again and giving him some more poppy seeds for the pain. She also put cobwebs over his eye. I walked over to the fresh-kill and grabbed a mouse. I sat next to Owlstride and sat the mouse down and walked away. I have given the mouse to Owlstride because he was hurt and when he woke he'd be hungry. Penguinwing walked up to me with Fernleaf and asked me to look at her. I brought her into my den and laid her down. She was coughing alot but no sneezing occurred. I gave her poppy seeds and found out that she was going to be nursing. I mewed "Fernleaf, your pregnant." She was so happy. The look on Penguinwing's face told me that he was worried and excited all at the same time. I could tell that Penguinwing's stomach felt weird. I directed Fernleaf to the nursery and laid her down. Penguinwing was with her all night. He wouldn't go on patrols or go hunting.
    Today was the first gathering. Rabbitstar picked out six others to go with her. She picked, Volehair, Owlstride, Wingflight, Penguinwing, Sorrelflair, and Bluepaw. As they walked down the slope toward fourtrees they stopped and snuck slowly past RageClan and the other clans. When they got there, Rabbitstar jumped on to the great rock. RageClan was the last to arrive. Rabbitstar spoke first. "Hello everyone. We've been attacked by a fox but have recovered. The twolegs we just found out have been poisoning the mice on our border. We have proof that RageClan has been stealing voles from our camp. That is against the code and you should accept that, Hawkstar. Two of our warriors have become queens. That is all, Flightstar?" "Thank you, Rabbitstar. Everything is fine in camp. We also have proof that RageClan is stealing prey from us! This is outrageous! We are all starving while your cats are breaking the code of Silverpelt!" Then Nightstar began to speak. " Cats of all clans our medicine cat, Brooksilt has received a sign from Silverpelt. Brooksilt may you speak of it." "The sign was of bunny fur and vole was leading toward the gorge and blood was everywhere in sunningrocks," Brooksilt meowed. "Thank you Brooksilt! You may speak now, Shadestar," As Shadestar spoke, there was murmurs in the crowd. " Thank you, Nightstar. All we have to say is may Silverpelt be with you all!" "All the fish in the river has been poisoned! All the twolegs are sleeping in our territory! We can't live anymore. There's nothing left of our forest," Silkstar mewed. "Greetings fellow cats. Grassflower, a queen has been murdered BY PreyClan! We've found bluefur near her body!" Just then, Hawkstar pounced at Rabbitstar and the moon was then covered but the stars. The gathering has ended! All the clans were heading home. Owlstride could hear battle screeches near camp and hurried off toward the gorse tunnel. The rest followed. All they could see was blood. A voice behind Owlstride startled him. "We meet again, Owlstride."