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Coughing of Cats filled half of ElmClan's camp, Cold snowy night watched over the cats, Fawnheart, ElmClan's medicine cat looked up at the stars, not caring about cold. " Oh StarClan, Let our clan get well" She murmured, eyes closed and head towards the sky. Fawnheart padded forward to Sagestar, was still, only faint breathing made him move. He was trembled and coughed, The black and white tom groaned in agony as Fawnheart got closer to her leader.

" Sparkstep will be a good young leader, don't you agree?" He rasped with calmness. " My final life, wasted because of sickness." Sagestar blinked, he rose, legs shook and body trembled. Sagestar tumbled down. Fawnheart nudged a bit of catmint, Sagestar stared at the herb before slowly chewing it. Bits of chewed green herb fell, Fawnheart feed him one poppy seed then headed off for the night.

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 Bright sun rise,  Sunlight touching the trees and land, shadows stretched out. Sparkstep uncurled her body, gaping her jaws for a yawn. Sparkstep trotted, ducking her head and exited the den. " Wavewhisker and Larkclaw , take your apprentices for a hunting patrol" Sparkstep ordered with firm yet kind tone, she glanced over to fresh kill pile, which only contain two mice and a sparrow. Larkclaw and Wavewhisker gave a nod then gathered their apprentices, Sweetpaw and Ryepaw. Four clan cats left as Sparkstep raced over to Sagestar's den, who strangely wasn't up yet. " Sagestar, Are you awak-" The sight of limp and unmoving body of Sagestar, made Sparkstep freeze. She ran to his side to observe, her nose dug into his fur, she felt coldness of lifeless body.

" So sickness took your life? I am not ready... I can't be leader now!!" She mewed skittish, She  darted out, wind pushed against her. She forced herself to stop at Fawnheart's den, seeing Fawnheart teach her apprentice, Splashfern. She huffed and gulped for air, " Fawnheart.. Sagestar has passed a-away" Sparkstep meowed in exhaustion and spooked tone. " Calm down first and Splashfern shall escort you to Willowstone, to get your nine lives." Fawnheart spoke calmly as Splashfern spoke up " Me-e? But..This is so unexp-" Fawnheart shushed him, with her tail. " I need stay here to help the clan and meanwhile you must journey with Sparkstep to show StarClan, your courage." Fawnheart commented " As for you, you must gather the clan and tell them" tail flicked at Sparkstep.

Sparkstep felt nervous knot in her throat, her paws slowly moving up meeting rock, taking a deep breath, the ginger tabby leapt onto rock and yowled " Cats who can hunt and fight, gather for a clan meeting!!" Sparkstep sat tall, tail hid her front paws. Cats appeared and came, murmuring rippled out. " I have to announce that Sagestar has died from Greencough!" Murmuring of cats got louder and eyes were glowing with worry and dread. " But don't worry as I am deputy and must revive my nine lives!" Sparkstep yowled with confidence, cats yowled and shouted with glee and bit of worry. " Webfeather and Thornpelt, may  you please carry out Sagestar's body and place him below meeting rock for cats to mourn and say their last goodbyes?!" She mewed, looking at two elders. Who nodded and disappeared and reappeared with limp body.

" Jaggednose, your in charge of the camp until we get back. I give you my trust." Sparkstep meowed as she signaled Splashfern. When Sparkstep and Splashfern turned around, Jaggednose had started to order patrols to hunt or check the border. Sparkstep padded though tall grass and slipped pass pile of  hard and smooth rocks, walking into hollow log that sloped upwards and jutted  out of rocks, dewdrops  descended from their leaves. The snow covered the land from as an eye can see, the sky was dark gray with gloom, streaks of sunlight seeped though thick gray clouds.

They came to long and pale gray thunderpath, A monster zoomed by. Meanwhile the camp was busy with playing kits and apprentices scurrying around with duties, warriors chatted with each other. Jaggednose meowed loudly " Mudpaw and Fernclaw, Let's go hunt near the river." Jaggednose got ready to leave, The small patrol headed out. Jaggednose pounced, killing a mouse with single bite, Fernclaw was near a tree, stalking a chipmunk. Gray spotted she cat killed with quick bite before a yowl broke out.