Warriors-Secret of the Realms-#1 Dark Tunnels

Chapter 18

Owlpaw

Owlpaw licked Ripplepaws shoulder. Puddlesplash had introduced him to the Ridgeclan apprentices. There were two other young ones with them, Whitepaw and Silverpaw.

Silverpaw seemed nervous, it was their first Gathering probably. Flowerpaw and Silverpaw had seemed to be immediate friends.

Whitepaw was the more quiet littermate, he was fun to talk with when you got to know him.
Birchstar leaped up the Oak tree to start the Gathering. Owlpaw was instantly swept into darkness.

He stuck his paws in front of him only to see that they were not the brown colour he had, but a fluffier white colour. Am I Snowcloud? He thought. No, these paws had a black fade at the bottom. Who am I? He groped his mind for something. Cloudmist! He finally knew.

Cloudmist was Snowcloud's sister, she had ran away from the camp and nobody ever found her. He looked down and saw a puddle in front of him. A pretty She-cat was looking up at him.

She parted from the puddle and Owlpaw jumped back. She approached him. "Hello, Owlpaw" she greeted him. "How do you know me?" He asked, trying to sound threatening. "I know all of you, You, your littermates, the whole clan" she went on.

"But why choose me? Why not Reedpaw-" he paused. "Reedpaw already knows, Violetpaw too. It's your turn now" she touched noses with him. Light flashed in his eyes, a dark tunnel showed in front of him, his littermates and him racing through it.

A whisper sounded in his ear, "welcome to the Realm Of Eagles" his vision ended and Cloudmist stood gazing at him, pride in her eyes. "Go to this realm, I will take you" She Mewed softly. "Not yet- let me say goodbye!" He raced away from Cloudmist, the darkness faded and he was back at the Gathering, Flowerpaw was nudging him. "Come on, it's the last report, Goldenstar's"

He blinked away the memory and listened intently.

I will go as soon as possible, I won't let you down Cloudmist he thought determinedly, not yet knowing if it was true