Warrior cats: The Making of Destruction #2: Trouble in the Forest

Chapter 13

Fireclaw's POV

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Fireclaw sniffed the Rainclan border. He had not seen Winterfrost in what seemed like seasons and he had begun to worry. He turned his head to look back at Sunclan's forest. He sighed and breathed in the familiar air. He feared that his clan, growing weaker, would soon fall into Thornstar's grasp, turning the clan Fireclaw once knew into a visious killer clan.

"Hey, I Darkclan has been here!" A voice yowled. It was Stormfall. The messy fur gray tabby tom raced up to Fireclaw.

"Where?" Fireclaw asked, sniffing Stormfall all over.

"On Rainclan territory, they must have crossed two borders but they managed to get here! Hurry!" Stormfall meowed urgently, giving Fireclaw a shove in the other direction. Fireclaw quickly shook away what he was thinking about and pelted after Stormfall. They where almost there when Leafdawn, Ravenwhisker, and Suntail exploded out of the undergrowth and tumbled into Fireclaw and Stormfall.

"Ahh!" Fireclaw yelped as Leafdawn bowled him over.

"What is the meaning of this? What has happened? Where is Robinflight?" Stormfall demanded, getting up and shaking his ruffled fur.

"R-r-robinflight....." Leafdawn stammered, her eyes stretched wide.

"Spit it out!" Fireclaw meowed, standing up beside Stormfall.

"Robinflight was killed by the Thistleclan intruders!"  Ravenwhisker wailed. Suntail's tail was twitching angrilly. Fireclaw looked at saw sorrow in his eyes.

"Robinflight didn't deserve that." Suntail muttered impatiently, tail now lashing.

"I'll murder every last Thistleclan cat." Suntail growled, his voice suddenly filled with rage.

"Your daughter was very brave... she held them off so we could get help." Ravenwhisker mewed softly. Suntail's eyes blazed but he didn't reply.

"Wait, you mentioned Thistleclan. What is Thistleclan?!" Stormfall demanded, staring at Leafdawn.

"It... it's what Thornstar has officially named Darkclan, now. Thistleclan!" Leafdawn's fur was shaken with fear. Fireclaw felt bad for the small she-cat. Her sister had died as an apprentice, being dragged away by wolves, and her parents had died in a battle with dogs who had decided to live in the territory. Leafdawn haden't been hurt, but she had still been scarred with a huge fear of most things. She could fight greatly, but she would have to be practically dragged along with a patrol. She would never go to battle on choice, as far as Fireclaw knew.

"That's horrible." Stormfall whispered, closing his eyes for a few seconds, then opening them.

"Don't let Robinflight's death be for nothing. Go get help, Leafdawn. You're the fastest of us all." Fireclaw knew that Stormfall was making an excuse as to why Leafdawn might not have to fight. Leafdawn let out a tiny sigh of releif and raced off in a blur. Stormfall nodded.

"Right. Now, lets go see what those... Thistleclan... cat's want." Stormfall instructed, flicking his tail and leading the way. Fireclaw hesitated, then quickly followed. Part of him wanted to see if Winterfrost was there, part of his feared that if Winterfrost was there, she would have changed into a killer, and part of him was afraid of what happened to her if she wasn't there.

"Starclan help us." He sent a quiet prayer to Starclan. Then, they emerged into the clearing.

"Oh Winterfrost, I hope you're alright where ever you are."