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Post by Fallingstar on Dec 6, 2006 0:13:27 GMT -5
Silver stars glittered in silverpelt coldly. A reddish brown tom stepped from the ferns. Looking around he dipped his head as other cats filled the clearing. "So we are here." he murmerd. "I have seen something." The other cats murmerd to each other. "what have you seen firestar?" a pale ginger tabby mewed. "Patience sandstorm." firestar mewed. "Peace but not for long. Daughter of squirll and bramble will save the clans." "Firestar you know what it means." mewed a tortiseshell tabby. "I do spottedleaf." mewed firestar bowing his head.
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Post by Fallingstar on Dec 6, 2006 0:13:54 GMT -5
"Quick, someone get leafpool/" a brown tabby mewed anxiously, 'Squirllflight is kitting." A light brow tabby raced to the nursery. "Its fine bramblestar, she has three kits." The light brown tabby mewed "Squirrlflight has kitted." leafpool repeated her voice filled with pride. Bramblestar ducked into the nursery and saw his mat a pale ginger tabby suckingling three kits, all had ice blue eyes. Two were toms they looked like their father, the third was a pale golden she cat with black ears. "Congratulations, Squirrlflight." mewed a black grey tom. "Thankyou spiderlegg." mewed squirrlflight. Bramblestar licked squirrlsflight gently behind the ears. "You kitted?" a tortishell she cat mewed bursting into the nursery. "Yews Sorrletail." mewed Squirllflight drifting off to sleep.
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Post by Fallingstar on Dec 6, 2006 0:14:17 GMT -5
Chapter 2 11 moons later: “May all cats old enough to catch their own prey come to high ledge for a clan meeting.” Bramblestar yowled. Dawnpaw padded out of the apprentice den and sat by her brother. Across the clearing she saw her mom and other brother. “I, Bramblestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestor's to look down on these apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your code, and I comment them to you as warriors in their turn.” Bramblestar mewed his words echoing around the clearing, Dawnshadow barley suppressed a shiver of excitement. “Dawnpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this clan even at the cost of your life?” Bramblestar continued, "I do." Dawnpaw mewed feeling the words ring in her ears. "Then by the powers of starclan I give you your warrior name: Dawnpaw, from this moment on you will be known as Dawnshadow. Starclan honors your courage and your spirit, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Thunderclan.” Bramblestar stepped forward and rested his head on Dawnshadows and she licked him respectfully. “Dawnshadow, Dawnshadow.” The clan yowled greeting the new warrior. Dawnshadow padded to sit with her mom and brother Rushlight. She watched as her brother Healedpaw became healedheart and purred. “Now as tradition you will sit vidual in the middle of camp.” Mewed Bramblestar, his voice filled with praise to see the youngest kits of his first litter become warriors. Dawnshadow padded to the middle of the camp and wrapped her tail around her legs. Tilting her head back she stared at the stars in silver pelt. She knew that her moms dad was up there, Firestar, who had saved his clan in times of trouble. Her mom and dad had also saved the clan; they had gone to sun-drown-place with four other cats. Together they had saved the clans from twoleggs. After a while peace had come to the clans. Her parents maintained a friendship with the other cats that went to sun-drown-place with them: Crowstar-of windclan, Tawnystar of Shadowclan, and Stormstar of riverclan. Only Stormstar’s sister feathertail had died on the first voyage, and was sorely missed. Finally, dawn came to camp, painting the rock wall that protected the camp in a pale pink, it was still chilly, for it was the beginning of Newleaf. Dawnshadow yawned and stretched, her muscles aching from sitting in the same position. “You can talk now,” a gentle mew came from behind her, spinning around she purred, “You startled me greystripe.” Looking the oldest elder over thoughtfully, greystar had journeyed along way after being captured by twoleggs. Finally freeing himself he went to look for his clan. On the way he had met Stormstar, and traveled the rest of the way. Now the elder was blind, but he was still visiting the nursery, and being helpful around camp.
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Post by Fallingstar on Dec 6, 2006 0:14:47 GMT -5
Dawnshadow purred and padded into the warriors den where she fell asleep. She was in a forest but it was unfamiliar, the trees were tall and Dawnshadow padded in to a ravine. There was a rock over looking the ravine and she realized from the elders stories this was the old ThunderClan camp. “Greetings Dawnshadow.” A voice mewed from highrock, and a red tom padded down to her. “Who are you?” She asked. “ I am Firestar and I am pleased to meet you.” The tom mewed. Dawnshadow dipped her head and mewed hesitantly “then why are you here?” “Because I have something to tell you. Come here.” He instructed stepping forward Dawnshadow looked at him. “Two is one one is two. Daughter of squirrel and bramble, will save the clan. Meet at the gathering next to fallentree, you will find others.” He began to fade, and Dawnshadow called out desperately “wait! Don’t leave me!” Dawnshadow woke up in the warriors den soft sunlight filling the den. Yawning she stretched and padded out to the middle of the camp. Spiderlegg the deputy was arranging patrols while the kits played happily. Dawnshadow watched them with amusement. “Hopekit, midnightkit, fcatherkit.” Squirllflight’s exasperated mew came from the nursery. The kits were not Squirllflight’s but Leafpool and Crowstar’s. Leafpool had given them to her sister since medicine cats could not have kits. Hopekit was tawny like her mom, Midnightkit was like his dad and feathertail was silver. “Dawnshadow, two things.” Mewed Bramblestar coming up behind Dawnshadow, “ Yes Bramblestar?” she asked. “I want you to go on a patrol also tonight you will come to the gathering.” Mewed Bramblestar. Dawnshadow dipped her head and called. “Healedheart, Birchheart. We are going on a patrol.” Healedheart and Birchheart padded out of the camp with her. Dawnshadow opened her mouth to let the smells drift through her mind. As they neared the border, Dawnshadow caught shadowclan’s scent. “Do you think Shadowclan will cause any trouble?” mewed Dawnshadow. “I don’t know Tawnystar wouldn’t push the border but her deputy would.” Birchheart mewed. Dawnshadow shuddered at the thought of Talonclaw, Tawnystar’s deputy. Dawnshadow sniffed the air and hissed. “Just as I thought Shadowclan intruders.” The three cats halted and formed a line claws unsheathed. “What are you doing here?” Dawnshadow mewed harshly. Three cats stood in front of them. Dawnshadow was relieved that Tawnystar was not one among them. “This is our territory now,” hissed a smoke grey tom, “It’s ours since we came, and will be ours.” Yowled Birchheart angrily. Dawnshadow crouched and sprung at the cat closest to her. He rolled away and she felt claws racking her ear. Angry she turned on her attacker, claws racking his eye. She felt claws on her stomache and she kicked out with her powerfull hind leggs. She turned and bit on her attackers ear. Finally a cat yowled “Its no use, retreat,” Dawnshadow watched as the shadowclan cats dissapered, back across the border. “Come on we need, Leafpool.” Mewed healedheart. “You go I’ll stay here.” Dawnshadow murmered. “Then I will stay with you.” Birchheart said turning to healedheart he mewed “ Head back to camp. Get Leafpool.” Healedheart dashed off. Birchheart took some cobwebs and placed them on Dawnshadow’s wounds. Finally Leafpool came and mewed “She will be alright, we need to get you back to camp.” Dawnshadow staggered to her feet “ Will I be able to go to the gathering?” she asked Leafpool nodded. They headed back to camp where Bramblestar was sharing tounges with his mate. “Dawnshadow what happened?” Squirellflight mewed racing twords her with rushtail, Dawnshadows brother. “We fought Shadowclan mewed Dawnshadow leaning against Leafpool. Rushlight bounded to her and began to lick her roughly. “Was Tawnystar amoung them?” mewed Bramblestar worridly. “No she wasn’t there.” Dawnshadow said comfortingly. “Positive?” Bramblestar asked. Dawnshadow understood his concern. Tawnystar was his sister. “Yes.” Dawnshadow mewed.
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Post by Fallingstar on Dec 6, 2006 0:15:31 GMT -5
Chapter 3 Later that night Dawnshadow padded along side Leafpool. They crossed the tree to the island where the gatherings were held. “Dawnpaw!” a friendly voice greeted her, it was nightpaw, a black tom who had befriended her in past gatherings. “Its Dawnshadow,” she corrected bounding to nightpaw. “I am a warrior now.” Nightpaw purred as he touched noses with her. Suddenly he drew back with a gasp. “Dawnshadow, what happened?” he mewed. “Huh? This?.” She asked gesturing with her tail to the scratches. This, oh I go in a fight with Shadowclan.” Nightpaw looked at her then mewed. “Yes I remember a patrol came back with some bad scratches.” Dawnshadow was about to speack when Tawnystar yowled for silence. “Thank you for coming. Who would like to speak first?” “I will,” Crowstar mewed, then passed on how windclan was faring. After that Stormstar told about Riverclan, Bramblestar spoke next. “We have two new warriors, Dawnshadow and healedheart.” He paused then said “In case you were wondering there was fight today on thunderclan’s boarder, with three Shadowclan warriors. That is all.” Tawnystar looked down at Dawnshadow and mewed “I am sorry about my clan’s disrespect Dawnshadow, however I am pleased to say that we to have a new warrior, Nightshadow.” Dawnshadow turned to nightpaw and asked under her breath, “Is that you?” Nightshadow nodded his eyes gleaming in amusment. “Why didn’t you tell me?” she mewed, Nightshadow shrugged. “That is all you will have a few moments to talk then we will leave.” Tawnystar mewed from where the leaders were.
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