Running faster and faster from the cloud of smoke only my legs are keeping me alive and from being engulfed in the darkness. Tears soak my fur as fear fill me like water fills the lake. With the forest seeming to get deeper and deeper I looked up to find the moon, and the West stars as my clan said to locate the moon than find direction to get back home. But not a star shone in the sky that night with no hope,  my legs getting tired as this long feeling like hours of a chase, I was finally losing to the smog the heaviness putting weight on my fur and making it impossible to move as I was unable to pull up my paws to begin running again. I start to give up my unworthy fight to the smoke as lose feeling in my legs with a sharp pain in my hind leg and blood trickling down my head with the taste of old fish was horrid when it poured in my mouth.

But before all hope was lost it's felt like I had the power of eight more cats, and with new power and speed pushing away the cloud. A burning on my paws leaving tracks of fire on the dark ground pulling off the fur seering black as the cold night and burning trees down cutting it down in one burn. But with speed comes being distracted, and with one trip I feel in the deepest ravine I ever seen with the rushing rapids pulling me under and to my doom and before I die from the impact of my head on hardest rocks cutting the water and some fish.

I woke up with three heartbeat skips I darted my head up noticing all the warriors. Were gone only leaving the medicine cats and all the cats in the nursery and elders den the sun shining with blazing heat "the last three days have been so hot out maybe I can find Bluepaw and rest with her under the tree and maybe talk about what just happened." I saw Bluepaw playing with Cottonkit and Badgerkit using her tail like prey, and the two kits were the fearless hunters.

"Scar tom! Look at this! Oakflower told me where my scar was!" He got on his back and laid down with his legs in the air, and I saw it. It was very thick with a few other claw marks by it main longest claw mark.

"Wildpaw is a She-cat, not a tom! Get your learned right!" Cottonkit squeaked with the rage of a storm of last night.

"The phrase 'get your facts right' but, pretty close in my mind." Willowshine waddled out with two sticks attached to her to keep her support up when walking. She was going for the fresh prey and saw her glaring at a bass someone caught I grabbed it and laid it in front of her. She fell to the ground and started munching on the bass.

"Well, Wildpaw did it hurt?" Badgerkit squeaked.

"What? Did it hurt about my scar?" I asked confused out senses and most likely and questioning what he just said.

"I mean did it hurt when you fell from StarClan." The kit squeaked again and behind him was Skypaw laughing his head off. "Why are you laughing Skypaw I said what you wanted me to say!"

"I said to any she-cat, not a medicine cat! Oh, StarClan that was comedy gold. Oh, Badgerkit you are a she-Cat killer! Okay now try one on Bluepaw!" Skypaw was playing with Badgerkit, not in the best way, but at least the two were having fun and joking about it.

"Hey, Willowshine need anything else?" I looked at the old she-cat and waited for a request or a no.

"Uh, yes I need you to help me up my legs are stiff, and I have a hard time getting up." Then a loud voice echoed over the clan while I tried getting up Willowshine.

"All other clan cats not from RiverClan please listen to me in this dreadful time for us all. Leaf fall is almost upon us, and prey will be getting ready for Leaf-bare please stock up on prey, herbs, and remark your territory as the omen storm may have washed it away go now, so we don't have any more fights. For until next gathering my friends." Mistystar led the cats out of the camp slowly making sure there were no struggles to get out and hunt on our territory.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye until the half moon may be we cross paths again as we travel to StarClan." I nuzzled the brown and black she-cat.

"Said like a true medicine cat! Yes, I will wait until we are accepted. I am unable to wait though and will have you with me in spirit." We chuckled at the strange talk we need to get used to later on in our medicine cat life, but it was great to have a real friend across the borders.

"Okay ladies give these two toms some goodbyes and don't hog all of the goodbyes Bluepaw!" Skypaw mewed hopped next to us nuzzling Cottonkit he does like the girls more than toms and me I feel like that will rub off to Badgerkit.

"Alright bye, you two make sure to be safe and come to me in my dreams and tell me your warrior name I am very excited to see all of you again maybe you can see me while I'm out getting herbs." I mewed nuzzling Badgerkit. "And I can't wait to see you as an apprentice Badgerkit. Until next gathering maybe! I hope all of you have safe travels." I meow with joy!

A large figure loomed over me holding his head over my large she-cat figure. "Ugh what is that stench dead rabbit maybe or moorland whatever it is, it's disgusting and unbearable." He was hinting at my friends I may be unable to smell, but I know what he was hinting at, for a cat who has a lot of allies, he makes a lot of enemies."Come along Silvertail wants me to train you how to fight and get prey for when we ever get attacked." He glared at Skypaw and Badgerkit.

He started guiding me with this tail away from my friends my face sadden as he called for Troutpaw. I wish he had more faith in me and my friends, but he just went to the opposite side of the camp as I watched my friends walk out of the camp their tails hanging low.

"Okay first lesson leave the other clans they are not your friends they just want to attack us by any means possible! The second lesson never to let you guard down for a heart beat no one, not in your clan is to be trusted.Third, keep your allies close and your enemies closer if an over border cat loves you use it against them they will not hurt you, so you attack first and as healthy as a horse in the Horseplace." Troutkit nodded  with glee at his mentor, but I was filled with fear at this lesson unlike Silvertail's as she had compassion and never would hurt a mouse if her life depended on it." Well, Wildpaw is you listening to this will save you life one day if you do! Now shape up warriors never show fear or flinch!" His booming voice made me shiver and shake 's he mental? This, not the way teach about clan matters or the code! I thought to myself.

"Yes, I am... I'm just questioning your teaching method not all disputes are solved with violence as Silvertail told me." I shake as he glares right through me seeing the fear in my voice and tone shaky and unable to talk without faking a smile.

"I'm sorry did you fight a battle yet? If so show me how I show fight!" I stood still not moving as very passing minute more fear shown. "That's what I thought now never question me and my motives." He started as pounce pose and aimed it at Troutpaw who got into one as well I tried to copy the pose as well as I can and made it decently close. He gestured his head to me, and Troutkit pounced with full force. His claws unsheathed they dug into me I kicked off the cat and got into a defense made stance which used my tail covering my hind and my lower half of my body."What are you doing! Just attack you are bigger than him use your size to your advantage!" Trying to change my stance the apprentice pounced clawing my left flank as blood trickled down my fur and shocking me it felt like I almost could not move.

"That's enough! I said to teach her basic defense and some basic attacks like pouncing!" The small cat jumped in front me and unsheathed her claws and gave a sharp hiss to the apprentice and his cruel mentor.

"Your apprentice is a lightweight she can take no punishment she needs not to take cared for like a kit. You are too soft on her." His wide stance looms over his apprentice and his claws dig into the ground making a shallow hole.

"Don't ever call me soft I don't want you to get more hurt than she is." Her voice felt like a flip as her lovely sweet voice was now anger and hisses with her anger growing every passing heartbeat. Lowering her fur and guiding me to her den." How are you bleeding wise?" I looked at my hind quarter in which I covered by my tail the bleeding did slow a bit, but still, it was not clotting that well." It was a mistake letting him teach you. He learned a different way his mentor was hard and never let him sleep his body did adjust, but he got sick so much I became a medicine cat so he can be well. I fear that same fate will be put on Troutpaw it's just I want you to be able to protect the clan as well as they can, Rut I don't you to be unable to move due to exhaustion." I nodded and licked her head as she worries so much about me it breaks my heart think I am the reason she may cry or weep.

"I will protect the clan if it means being sick or ill, just don't tell me you must leave me as you are the reason I stay here." I walked out the blood still falling my leg and in pain when I move the pads on my feet but if she keeps smiling I will fight until all the blood and life in my body is gone.