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Chapter 5 - First Hunt Troubles

Ravenclaw jumped back in defense while a yellow-striped she-cat from Starpaw's hunting group came forward.

Starpaw examined the scene - there seems to be two cats about to fight. 'I should just spectate and not meow a word since that's what Bluepaw seems to be doing' Starpaw thought.

"This is the stream both clans share, know your boundaries. Oakheart!" the she-cat hissed.

"I should meow the same to you, Yellowfang!" the tom-cat, Oakheart hissed, slowly going into an attack position.

Yellowfang knew what he was going to do - he would have Yellowfang jump across the stream and just finish him off, but Oakheart would have backup right around the bush.

Yellowfang was very wise as she was the deputy of Thunder Clan. Yellowfang knew Oakheart wasn't a patient cat.

So, she waited. Just as she suspected, Oakheart hissed and jumped over the stream as well as a whole group of cats.

A battle then started. Yellowfang had already finished off a cat, and so did Ravenclaw. Ravenclaw meowed to Starpaw, Bluepaw, and a grey and black striped tom-cat, "These cats are new, try your best to defend yourselves and head back to camp with ALL the prey!"

The three appreciates did as they were told and tried to fight off some of the cats. They succeeded in eliminating one, but it just seemed that more and more cats were coming.

Eventually, Ravenclaw, after examining the scene, yelled, "Retreat, apprentices!"

The three apprentices managed to bring almost all the prey, losing some to the sneaky cats, and bought them back to camp.

When entering their camp, there was already a crowd of cats. The leaders was in the front and examined the cats' weakened and exhausted state.

Firestar meowed, "What happened during the hunt? Greypaw, report!"

The black and gray striped tom-cat, Greypaw meowed, "River Clan attacked us during the hunt. I believe it's only our group."

Firestar asked, "Who is in your group?"

Although Greypaw was a bit traumatized from the fight that just occurred, he pulled though to tell Firestar "Yellowfang, Ravenclaw, Bluepaw, Starpaw, and me."

Firestar examined the group, stopping in his tracks when obscuring the obvious lack of group members. He asked in a low and growling voice, "Where is Yellowfang and Ravenclaw?!"

Greypaw was practically shaking in his boots at Firestar's tone and meowed, "W-well, Ra-Ravenc-claw said to l-leave, and Y-Yellowfang-fang was left to d-deal with R-River C-Clan.."

Firestar turned to another tom-cat and meowed, "Rednose, report to me when they come back."

At inspection, the tom-cat definitely had a name that was befitting since he had a red tipped nose.

The tom-cat nodded and stepped back into the crowd.

Just before the crowd was about to disperse, Ravenclaw came running into the camp with Yellowfang on his back.

The poor she-cat was injured terribly and had blood all over her.

As Ravenclaw put Yellowfang on the ground, carefully laying her head on the rock, a tortoise blue she-cat came running to Yellowfang.

As the she-cat examined the injured she-cat, Firestar meowed, "How is she, Spottedleaf?"

The she-cat meowed back, "Not very well."

Ravenclaw said softly, "She was just about finished attacking a RiverClan cat, but then another came onto her by surprise."

Firestar walked next to Spottedleaf to check on his dear deputy.

Just then Starpaw whispered to Bluepaw, "But didn't Yellowfang know how to properly..."