Sunday, November 24, 2013

Intruders

Three sunrises ago, RoseClan had accepted three new members. Hawkfeather, Shadefur, and Eaglewing. Hawkfeather had been shy at first, but after a while, she learned to trust them, Echostar and Almonddash at least. Shadefur and Berrypaw had become quick friends, due to their talkative attitudes. Eaglewing had been uneasy, being accepted into the Clan so easily, but he started to trust them quickly.

"Hey, Echostar," she black and white snapped her head up as soon as she heard her name. It was Goldenheart. "I just got back from patrol with Almonddash and Birdpaw, and we found something you might not like."

"What did you find?" An uneasy curiosity plagued her mind.

"We found badger scents near the border," the golden she-cat stated.

Echostar stiffened at the word badger. Big, ugly black and white brutes that could kill a full grown cat if they pleased to do so. A badger was the cause of Spiritcaller's demise.

The black and white she-cat narrowed her eyes and growled. "Where?"

"Outside of it," Almonddash stated as he approached the two she-cats. "Not in TwilightClan's side though. It looked like the badgers were on the riverside of the territory."

"Badgers?" Echostar said, "As in more than one badger?"

"Well," Almonddash started, "yes. There were smells of more than one badger."

Birdpaw chirped in, "About three or four of them, and with the number of cats in RoseClan, we should be able to tackle them easy!"

"She has a point, Echostar," Almonddash said, taking note of her uneasiness despite the small number of the badgers. "Even with just you, me, and two other Warriors, we should be able to fight them off, or chase them into TwilightClan's territory or chase them past the border and closer to twolegplace or the mountains."

Echostar flicked her tail and stood up, "I know that," she muttered. The black and white she-cat looked at her calico deputy. "Almonddash, can I talk to you in the forest for a moment?"

"Of course, Echostar!" The tom stood up and followed Echostar outside through the brush tunnel.

"Almonddash, can I trust you with something?" She asked, staring at the trees, her eyes focusing on nothing.

"Of course! You can trust me with anything!"

She looked back at him and opened her jaws to saw something, but was interrupted when the bushes started rustling. She turned her head and snarled, "Who's there?"

"Relax, Echostar! It's just us!" Shadefur walked from the bushes, Cherrywind was behind him. "While we were patrolling, we found two intruders! Eaglewing! Ravenfeather!"

When the black she-cat and skinny calico appeared from the bushes with the intruders, Echostar was astonished. "Ghoststar, Scorchtooth? What brings you here?"