Thornpaw looked round. "Fern? Where are you?" Fern walked out of
her den. "Good thing you remembered." they were "patrolling" inside
another clans territory.
Delta was patrolling Twoleg place. She returned to camp after a
little while after catching a mouse. She looked around the clan of
rouges Hailstrike made and was pleased that she was a member of
it.
Duskflurry finished sorting herbs and went to eat something.
Tidestar scented the air.
Rubyglow dropped her catch on the Fresh-Kill pile.
Thornpaw, Thistlesiver, Fern and Brambletail(an exiled brown tom)
walked toward the Twoleg Place. "We'll see if any will join us" was
all Thistlesilver said, a malicious glint in her eye. "What if they
don't join us?" Thornpaw said nervously, the little she-cat pawed
the ground. "Then we fight." Fern and Brambletail growled in
unision.
Delta thought she smelled other cats. She sniffed the air and told
the other cats what she scented. She jumped into a nearby fence and
looked to see if she could see the cats she had scented.
Thistlesilver approached a big twoleg fence. "Aah, here we are" she
said smirking. Thornpaw and Fern jumped onto the fence. "Come on
Brambletail, we have to make it to there camp by sundown."
Brambletail followed the group.
Fern
Fern saw a she-cat perched on a nearby fence staring at them. "Hey
Thistlesilver, we've got company." The patrol walked on the fence
and stood in front of the new cat. "Who are you" Fern snarled at
the she-cat.
Thornpaw
Thornpaw was worried. She knew her mentor and Thistlesilver were
great fighters but what if no one joined and they have to fight?
She was scared. She went through every lesson she had learned in
fighting. But the thought did not console her.
"You don't have the courage." Fern snorted. She was hoping to get a
reaction. "I'm a lot stronger then you." she said. "We're from.
NightClan." ThistleSilver padded up to stand next to Fern. "I'm
sure you've heard of us, we're the strongest clan in the Mountains.
Certainly better then, whatever this is." Indicating with her tail
at the twolegplace. " In fact we've come to recruit." Fern was
surprised at how quick ThistleSilver got to her point.
Ash
She watched the strange cats pad up to delta. She saw a golden
she-cat snarl at delta. "She's to weak to do anything about it."
Ash said aloud. She blinked in surprise when she heard: "we've some
to recruit." This was her chance! To join the strongest clan. She
jumped from her hiding place and saw the surprised reactions of all
five cats. "I'll join" Ash said immediately. "So will we." said two
more voices coming from a cave nearby. "Amber? Umber? What are you
doing? she asked. "We were napping in that cave when we heard them,
pointing at Delta and the NightClan cats, and heard what you said
and we mean it. We'll join too."
Delta ignored the other cats and focused on Thistlesilver. "I've
heard of you. But unlike them," She said motioning to the other
cats with a hiss "I don't plan on joining your clan. I'm fine with
the peaceful nature of Hailstrike's clan." She then let out a yowl.
"Intruders!"
"I thought you might do that. That's why I brought backup."
ThistleSilver let out a blood-curling shriek and cats appeared.
"Thornpaw, thank you." ThistleSilver said. Looking at her friends
apprentice. "Will you fight beside us?" she asked looking at Ash,
Amber and Umber.
Ash jumped at Delta and raked her claws aross Delta's face. Amber
and Umber bit down on Delta's legs. A blue and silver she-cat raced
towards ThistleSilver. "Ash, stop." ThistleSilver stood up. The new
she cat wrapped cobweb around the leg wound. "Ash, help your
friends pin her." she said pointing at Delta. Ash, Amber and Umber
pinned Delta so she couldn't move.
As Delta went limp the cats jumped back, so she could get up. She
knew what she was doing, she couldn't let Delta die. So she let her
get up. She turned around and say that 7 more NightClan cats had
come, backing ThistleSilver.
Delta seemed to consider it. "Come back in three sunrises. I'll
have made my choice by then. Just ask for Deltastream if you can't
find me at first." With that, she turned and jumped back onto the
fence and went back to camp.