Warriors-Secret of the Realms-#1 Dark Tunnels

Chapter 6

Violetpaw

"Stupid Dungface! Take that!" Yowled Violetpaw. The Ridgeclan warrior ran back to his side of the border. "Mange pelt! It's Ravenclaw!" Yowled Ravenclaw

Leopardpaw triumphantly padded beside her sister. "I knew you'd tear that mouse brain to shreds!" She said. Violetpaw ducked her head in embarrassment. Her first day out as an Apprentice and she had already won a apprentice fight.

Featherwing would be proud she thought happily.

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She trotted into camp with her head held high.
Reedpaw was chattering with Puddlepaw, while Cedarbranch was discussing with Whitefall and Duskwing. Eaglewing was sharing tongues with Rainstorm and whiteout was sharing a thrush with her mate Snakeheart.

The camp seemed to be buzzing with activity. Owlkit stared at her with envy prickling in his eyes and she started trembling with excitement. Owlkit already knew! Then she remembered, his name wasn't called at the ceremony.

"Owlkit?" She padded up to him. "What are you doing?" She asked. "I'm... eating a pigeon?" He replied. She looked down at his empty paws and awkwardly locked gazes with him.

"Oh, yeah. How does it taste?" She played along. "Erm.. good, I guess" he said. "You do that, I'm going to the apprentices den" she Mewed

She made her way between her clan mates to the apprentices den and then felt a weight knock her onto her side.

"A good warrior is always prepared!" She heard the triumphant mew of Stormpaw, she pushed him off and leaped to her paws. "No fair! I wasn't ready!" She squeaked. He rolled his eyes. "But now I am!" She meowed and she leaped on top of him.

"Get off! Mouse dung!" He yowled in excitement. "Get out! Darkclan warrior" she managed to pin the older apprentice down by his shoulders. "Ok, ok I surrender" he mumbled playfully

"Just kidding! He slipped out of hold and flopped down on her back. "Off!" She grunted. The weight lifted from her back. "When I learn battle moves I'll be the best warrior!" She said proudly. "But you lost" he Mewed teasingly.

"Yeah, but if you were a real Darkclan warrior I would have sliced open your belly!" She Mewed Defensively. She immediately shivered at the gruesome thought of a lifeless Darkclan warriors body beneath her, her claws smelling of death and covered in blood.

"But if you were a Darkclan warrior, I couldn't kill you, possibly not." She said quickly. "Thanks, Violetpaw. Let's get to the apprentices den." He said.

They walked side by side to the entrance. The brambles hanging from entrance parted as they moved their bodies through it. I could never hurt Stormpaw if he were a Darkclan warrior. Not in a million moons

But her thoughts were focused on something else. She kept hearing an echo. Find the pool of blood, for only it can see behind the shadows