Seeing Red

Tanglestar called his clanmates for a Clan meeting. Snowfall limped from the nursery, her kits tumbling out of the nursery beside her. The apprentices who had been sharing a meal stopped what they were doing and huddled around the emberstone, letting the warriors sit on one side of the stone.

"Cats of EmberClan," Tanglestar started. "I'd like to say that I appreciate Adderstrike," he looked at his brother who was sitting by the medicine cat, Brokenfeather, "and the two apprentices, Blackpaw and Swiftpaw, apologize to Blackice and Smallpaw." The small silver she-cat ducked, slightly embaressed while Crescentpaw nudged her. Blackice dipped his head to show there were no hard feelings.
"Also, I'd like Thunderstrike to lead a border patrol and report back to me if you find or see anything unusual.
"That is all, Clan dismissed!" Tanglestar meowed and leaped off of the emberstone.

The warriors and apprentices gathered around Thunderstrike, curious on who he'd pick for the first, official patrol.
Thunderstrike let his blue eyes scan his clanmates' waiting faces. "Silverfang, Blackice, Nightwing, and Blazepaw," he meowed.

Sleetkit and Mistykit looked discouraged. "We want to go!"
Snowfall let out a mrrow of laughter. "You'll have time to go on patrols once you are apprenticed," the queen meowed patiently.
"But that's not for a long time!" Mistykit complained while Snowfall ushered her kits back into the nursery as Thunderstrike led his patrol into the forest.

The forest was quiet. The only sound was the wind blowing through the leaves of the tree canopy and the soft patter as the cats moved through the forest. The territory becoming easier to remember.
Suddenly their was a sharp yelp and a yowl of rage.
Startled, Nightwing's fluffy black fur puffed out. "What is that?" She hissed.
"I don't know, let's go check it out," Silverfang meowed while Blazepaw flexed his claws with anticipation.
Thunderstrike pushed forward, his walk turning into a sprint and soon he was bursting through the small clearing. What he saw surprised him.

Two cats were battling with a fox. The she-cat's eyes were locked on the snapping jaws as she clawed at it's muzzle and legs. The tom had leaped on top of the fox and was now digging his claws into it's side to hold himself from falling off of the creature's back while he used his backlegs, clawing at it's back fiercly.
Thunderstrike leaped into action and shoved the fox with his shoulder, setting it off balance but it didn't loose it's focus.
Nightwing, Blackice and Silverfang raced behind Thunderstrike and unsheath their claws. The she-cat, seeing that they were here to help stepped back and flopped down, her sides heaving.
Blazepaw scanned the clearing and spotted a gray and white she-cat with wide, scared hazel eyes. She was crouching low near the bushes, making her pelt blend into the forest. "Hey!" Blazepaw called and crept forward, "Who're you?"
The she-cat didn't take her eyes off of the fight.
"I asked who you were," Blazepaw meowed, obviously impatient as he stepped infront of her.
Not realizing he was there the she-cat hissed and leapt back.
Blazepaw took a step back, "I'm not here to hurt you. Who're you?"
"M-Mallowpaw," She managed to stutter out. Her gaze going back to the fight.

Suddenly there was a final blow and a last yelp as the fox burst through the brambles and ran off. Thunderstrike, Nightwing, Blackice, and Silverfang were panting as the cats thanked them.
"What're you doing on EmberClan territory?" Thunderstrike asked. His voice had a slight demand to it.
"That fox... attacked her..." The tom panted and turned his amber eyes on Mallowpaw. "We heard and ran to help. I'm Owlsight. This is my sister Songstream. We don't know who she is. Just thought we should help."
"That was very brave of you two," Silverfang noted.
"Thanks," Owlsight meowed.

Just than a rusty colored she-cat emerged from the ferns. "I heard yelping and yowls," she said. "I though their might be trouble."
"There was," Songstream meowed. "A fox, we drove it off with the help of these Clan cats."
"Clan cats?" The she-cat asked with interest.
"Yes," Blackice meowed, "Why?"
"I was looking for a Clan. I'd like to join."
"Me too," Mallowpaw spoke up as her and Blazepaw walked over.
"Perfect," Thunderstrike meowed.
"You're looking for more joiners?" Owlsight asked. "If you want, we'd like to join as well."
Blazepaw watched the cats, his amber-green gaze lighting up with excitment. His first patrol and it was a success!
"Let's get back to camp and report this to Tanglestar," Thunderstrike meowed and waited for the other cats to follow.

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