The Gathering was happening tonight, and all the apprentices were going! "Nightpaw, are you excited?" "I'm always excited for Gatherings!" Nightpaw replied. "I'm excited too." Glacierpaw meowed. Moonpaw and Glacierpaw had gotten closer and closer together as they both were growing. Nightpaw had gotten closer, too. She was happy to have such great friends. "Prey-stealers!!" Shadestar snapped. "What?!" Robinstar meowed back. "You've been stealing prey from ShadowClan territory!" "Shadestar, does that seem reasonable?" "Of course it's reasonable! You filthy, disgusting fox-hearts have been taking prey from our territory!" "Shadestar, please calm dow-" "NO! You were stealing prey! ThunderClan must pay!" The ShadowClan cats yowled their agreement. Robinstar looked up. "Clouds are covering the moon. Gathering dismissed." "That was weird." Said Nightpaw as they were walking back.
The next day, Moonpaw was just coming back from training practice (wow. training practice. Nice grammar, Bluestar) when she heard someone yowl, "ShadowClan is attacking!!!" "Warriors, get ready to defend the camp!!" And it only took a couple seconds for ShadowClan to burst in through the thorn barrier. "PREY-STEALERS!!" They yelled as the battle began. Moonpaw immediately heard loud yowls as cats from both Clans started fighting. She heard a screech that sounded a little like Nightpaw... Was one of her friends injured? Moonpaw felt a little sick at the thought, but she jumped into battle anyway. She was cornered by the Warrior's Den by a big, black tom. /Shadestar's son!/ She was having much trouble defeating him, and he had clawed one of her legs. Then, sleek, white fur blocked her view of the black tom. /Glacierpaw!/ Hissing, Glacierpaw swiped at Blackclaw's nose. Blackclaw was caught off guard, leaving enough time for the two apprentices to push his paws out from under him. He turned around and ran away. "We make a good team, Glacierpaw!" Moonpaw meowed over the yowls of the battle. "Yeah, we do!" Glacierpaw meowed back. Then, Moonpaw saw her father, laying on the ground, motionless. /No! Father!/ "ShadowClan, retreat!" All of the attackers suddenly disappeared into the shadows, going back to their territory. "Good job, everyone. Though we may have lost a great warrior, we will make it through this. I think now is a good time to do something important. I need to name some new warriors." Robinstar meowed. Though right now, her friends becoming warriors were the last thing on her mind. Her father was dead! Written By: Me Cover Art: Me Moonpaw: Me Nightpaw: Glacierpaw: me
