Tailbolt

Crunch.....crunch.......crunch. That was all that Vertris could hear as her feet left and landed on the snow. That and the ringing in her head. After a few more steps, the monster stumbled, blood dripping onto the white snow. 'Stay determined. Just a little more.' A voice whispered in her head. Vertris wasn't sure how long she would be able to last before her strength gave away. Finding a nearby tree, she sat down, putting a hand over a large cut across her chest to stop the bleeding. "Chara, you idiot. Why didn't you listen...? You foolish, foolish idiot..." She whispered, a single tear flowing down her check. "Hey kiddo..." Vertris' eyes sn

Hawkpaw struggled vainly underneath the ShadowClan leader's weight. She had no idea what this 'Fallstar' was talking about. "Let me go!" Hawkpaw hissed, her blue eyes glazed with anger, before lashing out an unsheathed paw at the dappled brown and black tom's face. A sudden ferocious wind blew, causing the ShadowClan leader to be knocked of his paws. Hissing in fury, the dappled brown and black tom instantly twisted in midair to regain his balance before touching the ground. "Impressive, but can you beat a cat that's mastered with the shadows?" Fallstar grinned at his response. "If you didn't already notice, I'm what others would call a 'Shad

Hawkpaw had no idea how long she'd been following the ShadowClan tom. It was still moon high, so it couldn't be that long. Suddenly, the calico tom stopped, his yellow eyes glowing in the moonlight. A quiver of leaves made Hawkpaw duck into a bush, her blue eyes wide. "It's good to see you, Fallstar." The calico tom meowed, dipping his head at a dappled brown and black tom with amber eyes. Hawkpaw's eyes widened until it seemed her eyes would pop. What was Duskfall doing, talking with a Clan leader? "Greetings, Duskfall, I assumed the plan went well?" "Oh, it was as easy as if teaching a kit how to hunt a wad of moss! However...." The Shadow

Hawkpaw woke with a start, her vision fuzzy. She'd awakened quite early, for silverpelt was filling the sky, sparkling in the dark sky. She knew that she shouldn't be out of her nest at this time; Warriors didn't recommend a half nodding-off apprentice during an assessment, including training. A sudden movement caught her eye, and she noticed it was Duskfall. He seemed to be being cautious. What was he hiding? Now Hawkpaw knew that she' never be able to fall back asleep. The way that ShadowClan tom grinned....something definitely wasn't right, and this definitely proved her suspicions. She had to find out why. Careful not to awaken her clan m

Chaos broke out as the calico tom completed the words. Several of the apprentices dashed to their mentors. Warriors shrank in fear as the elders murmured fearfully. Then, above the clamor, Hawkpaw heard Hailstar's voice yowl, "Enough!" The WindClan cats instantly fell silent at the white tom's command. "I'll send a few warriors with you, Duskfall to investigate this 'pack'. But I only want you to come back with information. I don't want any fights; I want to know what we're dealing with before we take action." Duskfall dipped his head, his yellow eyes focused on the ground. For a split second, it looked as if the calico tom was smirking. But

The patrol froze at this sudden news. After a few heartbeats, the brown tom streaked off towards the nursery, which he was stopped by a grey she-cat with black booted paws with frosty blue eyes. Her left eye had a black spot circling around it, which made it look like as if she'd been bruised badly in the face. "Hold up, Needlepelt. I'm sorry, but you need to give her some space. Crowding her will only make it worse." "What are you talking about? She's my mate! Why can't I go and see her?" Hawkpaw could tell by the brown tom's anxious voice that he was on the verge of lashing out at the gray she-cat's face. "Healshine is right, Needlepelt," H