Warriors Fanfiction: Fireclaw's Lives

Chapter 4

     "He's not around the camp!" Sharpstrom shouted.

      "Skycloud, send a search patrol to Treeclan border and Lakeclan border. Please let them mark the border too." Swiftstar called

      "On to it! Sharpstorm lead the patrol. Take Flightpaw, Waspwhisker, Spottedclaw, Berryheart, Lightheart and Cloudtail. Brightsky, take a hunting patrol. I want Dawnpaw and Firepaw on it and take another cat with you." Skycloud announced.

     "Before the patrols go, I have an important announcement. Moonkit and Sunkit have reached the age of six moons, it is time for them to be apprenticed. "Moonkit, from now on you will be known as Moonpaw. Hareflight, you are ready for an apprentice?"

     "Yes, Swiftstar!

      "You will mentor Moonpaw."

      "Sunkit, from now on you will be known as Sunpaw. Yarrowleaf, you are ready for an apprentice?"

        "Yes."

         "You will mentor Sunpaw. The patrols may go now!" Brightstar had chosen Darkclaw to come.

         "Let's split up. Darkclaw and Dawnpaw can head for the forest. I and Firepaw will go to the moor." Brightsky meowed.

          "Good plan. Meet back at camp by sunhigh." Darkclaw meowed.

           "Let's go Firepaw. You can hunt the field mice." They walked to the moor and hid behind a tree. He saw a blackbird a few tail lengths from him and stalked it. Dropping down, he quietly walked behind it. He leapt.

             "Mouse dung!" spat Firepaw. He focused on a thrush next. It was very plump and he hoped quietly that he could catch it. He pounced and felt the flesh sink into his claws. He gave it a quick killing bite and it dropped in his jaws. He happily buried it in the dirt and moved on. By the end of the hunting session, he had managed to catch another robin. He had collected his prey and headed back to the camp. Luckily, Brightsky, Darkclaw and Dawnpaw had all made it.

               "Treeclan are keeping Windkit for hostage!" Sharpstrom yowled so the whole camp could hear. "They want us to catch them ten pieces of prey each moon until the end of leaf-bare!"

             "Sharpstrom, Skycloud and Brightsky! Please come to my den!" Yowled Swiftstar.

             "Can I come?" Firepaw asked curiously.

           "No. Go to Cloudtail. Come back at twilight!" Brightsky meowed. He padded to Dawnpaw and Dawnpaw, wondering why Swiftstar had called her.

            "Hello, Firepaw! Are you coming with us?" He asked.

          "Yes," Firepaw answered

           They raced to the training hollow and started

           "Today I am going to teach you the tuck-pounce." Cloudtail started "I want you to leap and tuck your paws into your belly so none can scratch it. Then you knock into him in a tuck and roll on his back. Then you can scratch his back."

           Dawnpaw went first. He tucked his paws neatly in mid-air and landed on her back, but rolled off her. Cloudtail pinned him down neatly and waited for him. Firepaw knew better than just to stand there and wait. He crashed into Cloudtail and clawed his back furiously, with sheathed claws, careful not to put any weight so that Dawnpaw wouldn't get crushed. Cloudtail turned and leap. Using the front paw strike he gave a quick swipe and slid side and pinned him down as Brightsky did to him. He suddenly stops breathing and moving. Firepaw quickly let go and released his grip.

            "Did I j-just kill him?" Firepaw shuttered.

            "No apprentice kills me!" Cloudtail yowled and landed on him.

            "How do you do that?" Dawnpaw asked.

            "Do you want me to teach you?" Cloudtail asked. "Well, then you must know how to play dead first! Lie down on the ground and hold your breath. Don't move Dawnpaw!"
       

              Firepaw lay dead, not flinching or breathing. He held his breath and leap up into the air doing a tuck leap and knocked Cloudtail. Rolling off his back he clawed his back furiously and did a leap when he spun around.  As Cloudtail wasn't expecting this, he landed on his shoulders. Cloudtail pushed him off making him expose his belly, he saw Cloudtail leap and he knew it was his end. He felt him release his grip and scrambled to his paws.

           "Good job, Firepaw," Cloudtail commented.

           Firepaw gave his chest a few embarrassed licks. "Thank you." He meowed. They practised a bit more on Cloudtail, learning the pin perfectly. 

        "It's twilight. We're heading back now." Cloudtail meowed. They arrived at the camp, to see Swiftstar had called a meeting.

        "Now everyone is at the camp, I can start. We will not attack today." Swiftstar called.

        "What? Are you going to let them kill him?" Dewleaf yowled.

        "That is against the warrior code Dewleaf. We will speak to them tomorrow at the gathering. If they do not give him back, we will steal her from there prison den and attack." Murmurs of agreement spread through the crowd. Swiftstar lashed his tail to silence them.

        Brightsky spoke. "Each of us will be put into four patrols. Two of the patrols will attack the camp. The rescue patrol witch is smaller, will run to the prison den to get Windkit. The other patrol will come if Treeclan is tired and will give them some final scratches. The others will stay at camp."

        Skycloud's turn. "I will organise the patrols tomorrow at dawn. Warriors and Apprentices may have there share of prey now." Firepaw took a plump mouse and padded to Flightpaw.

         "Do you want to share?" He asked Flightpaw. 

         "Sure," Flightpaw answered. He finished his half, finding Brightsky behind him. 

        "Skycloud wants you." He dipped his head and padded to Skycloud, which was sharing toughs with Spottedclaw.  

       "Hello Firepaw. I just want to ask you if I can add you to one of the first attack patrols. I know you have only been an apprentice for a few days, but you have more experience than Dawnpaw or Flightpaw. You have had a battle already. Can you handle it? This is your second one."

       "I will be ready for anything Skycloud." 

        He was ready to fight.

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