Leafstar's Memories

[Leafstar]

thanks Straw, i kinda wrote this before while you were posting that, sorry. so it may not make so much sense, but we'll just follow along...

[Strawberryfur]

[ok leafstar i think i get it]
"stormclans undre attack by twoleags!"screeches dawnpaw wirh her mentor runnign behind her.strawberryfur rushes out of her den "what!?".she scremas.she looks as a monster comes oyut."stormclan keep togather and hurry dowb to the river!"she screems. so bluestar and firestars words weere true but me save ud?i guess but how?. she lunges at a monster she looks at the monster with fear. im not goign to let tigerstar or deadclaw see im im afraiaid! she digs her claws into the monsters legs and she hears a poping aound.thne she works her way up she sees something.wait?ya of course the monsters heart.she lunges digs her claws and pulls thme out with a yelp and the monster stops moving. yes i did it i just saved us from a terribal fate! she yowl her victory and thne before she knows it was in a cage.dawnpaw looked and saw sraw."strawberryfur!"she yelps."leafstar and strawberryfur are gone!".starwberryfur seeing dawnpaw and thought spottedleaf im sorry but i have to do it i have to send someone out dawnpaw go to clawclan and tell them the news!"she ywols.dawnpaw nods and rushes out of the terrtoritory and into clawclans camp."uh hi?"she yowls.spotting leafstar she yowl "strawberryfurs been kidnapped by twolegs and she also," she looks around. "she also killed a monster with eastniess:.she says."but illb e off"she says she turns her back and stats to walk slowly out of the camp

[Leafstar]

Leafstar, now Echowing, eyes narrowed. "I told no one to come here, anyone who does, will be killed for sure. I'm sorry, Dawnpaw." Suddenly, a cat burst through some nearby brambles and ontop of Dawnpaw, pinning the apprentice down. Dawnpaw let out a shriek and jerked her eyes up toward her leader. "Leafstar! Help me!" Leafstar put her head down, tears going down her face. "I warned you all. I can't do anything, you must free yourself, if i try, you will surely die." Dawnpaw's heart was crushed. "Leafstar!" She screamed. Leafstar glanced up, and saw the apprentice's sad eyes. She padded over to her and whispered something in her ear. "You won't understand, but i can't[/b] help you. You can free yourself, i know you can, just believe in yourself." Leafstar looked at the warrior who was holding Dawnpaw down, "Echowing! Don't just stand there! Help me kill the cat!" Leafstar shook her head. The cat narrowed his eyes, "You know the consequences, don't you Echowing?" Leafstar nodded. "I know what will happen to me if i don't kill this cat." Suddenly Leafstar looked up, and Spottedleaf was before her. "Leafstar, you will never gain the trust of these cats, if you don't bring your ambitions back to yourself. You need your ambitions here, but more important, you need your wits." Leafstar jumped back in shock, "You want me to kill that apprentice?" Spottedleaf shock her head, "Appear to kill her, push the Clawclan off, and take his place." Leafstar nodded, closing her eyes. She opened them, and she was back in the clearing. The cat was crushing Dawnpaw, the apprentice weezing for air now. Leafstar lunged, knocking the cat off, and then taking its place, as Spottedleaf instructed. Leafstar leaned closer, "I will bite your neck, but you must pretend to die, you must trust me, Dawnpaw. We only have one shot at this." Leafstar leaned over biting the cat's neck, the shrieked and then his head went back and his eyes closed. Leafstar jumped off and turned to the Clawclan cat. He smiled, "Well done, Echowing. I knew you would finally come around." Leafstar nodded, "I'll drag the cat out of the forest and over the fence into the field, okay?" The Clawclan cat nodded and then turned, padding away. Leafstar leaned over, grabbing the cat by the scruff and hawled it down through the woods and over the fence that led to the field. Leafstar released her grip and stepped back. "It's alright, you can wake up now." Dawnpaw's eyes twitched and the young apprentice opened his eyes, "Leafstar i-" Before Dawnpaw could finish, Leafstar turned and jumped over back over the fence, she turned back to the apprentice one last time, "Thank-you, Dawnpaw. But i'm afraid i can't help Strawberryfur, if i leave, my task here will never be fulfilled. But i think i can help, go back to where the trapped cats are, find the latch that hold the cage close, jump up, let your nose catch it, and it should pop up and then open. Oh, and one last thing. Don't EVER let any more cats come back here. It's a risk i don't want to take, you have seen what happens when an intruder comes into our territory." Without waiting for a reply from Dawnpaw, Leafstar turned and padded back into the woods, leaving the apprentice alone.

[Strawberryfur]

strawberryfur groaned. were am i? she wakes up and smells a stormclan cat. "firewing is that you?"she groans."ye strawberryfur its me and wow dawnpaw!".dawnpaw ran in climbs up onto fires cage and unlactches it and climbas onto starws and unlachets it."eltsa go!"she yelps and the allr un out and come face to face with a clawclan patrol.

[Leafstar]

Leafstar padded along in the lead of a her patrol. It had been days since she had seen eyes, nor tail of any cats from her clan. She continued on, now taking up the rear of the patrol with Saahrpeye in the lead. "Everyone! Get down! Now! i smell cats up ahead." Leafstar froze, it can't be any of her cats! No! i ordered them to stay on their borders never to come near Clawclan! "Echowing! Get down! NOW!" Leafstar shook her head and crouched down beside Sharpeye waiting for his command. Leafstar peered around the corner and caught a glimpse of a cat, "Alright, NOW!" The patrol lunged for the cats. Leafstar grabbed one by the forepaw, pinning it down. She growled and turned the cat over, giving a gasp. "Strawberryfur! What are you doing here? Wi- with Firewing and Dawnpaw?! How could you disobey my orders? I don't want to lose you! How could you do this to me? I told you i'd be fine!" Leafstar shrieked, with tears running down her face. "Strawberryfur, we both have separate prophesies to fulfill alone. Starclan made that clear to both of us. And now, i have to chase you and my own cats off of our territory.... I'm sorry, please forgive me....." Leafstar said, raising a paw, with claws barely extended. "I'm- i'm sorry.........." Leafstar brought her paw down, missing on purpose, and grabbing herfriend by the scruff and then grabbing Dawnpaw and Firewing as well. Leafstar shrieked through the fur at her new 'clan mates' "I'll take care of them, trust me. You'll never see them again, Sharpeye." The cat nodded, and took his patrol away. Once Leafstar could no longer detect their scent, she bolted through the forest, and into an open field. She released her friends and took off back into the forest. She turned back whispering, "I'll let you go this once, but you all CAN'T come back, i can't keep setting you all free. Or i'll never gain their trust. I know its hard to let go. It's hard for me too, but we will see each other again, i promise." Leafstar said, licking each of her friends noses, and then bolted back into the forest, out of sight. "Follow this field, it leads straight back to Barley's Farm!"

[Strawberryfur]

strawberryfur looekd at leafstar angrliry."we just got out of the prison and didnt even know were we were at so dont start!"she ywols.

[Leafstar]

Leafstar padded further on into the forest.. she loved Straw like a sister, and if it ever came down to it, would choose her over fulfilling a prophesy by Starclan... Leafstar thought, "i hope you know that Straw, whereever you are... i'm sorry i had to do what i did..." Leafstar put her head down, and soon heard some rustling in the woods. She bolted up and growled deep in her throat. "Relax, Echowing, it's only me, Sharpeye, Deadclaw wants to see you at the foot of the boulder." Leafstar straightened up and padded back with Sharpeye into the camp. "Echowing! I call to my Clan now in approval of my decision! For moons now, this cat has fought well, and held back no ambitions! From this day forth, Echowing will be the deputy of Clawclan! May she serve her clan well for moons to come." Leafstar put her head down. She didnt know whether to be happy that she was one step closer to fulfilling the prophesy, or sad because she now REALLY couldn't hold back any of her ambitions. "Strawberryfur, wherever you are, please here this message in your sleep, and foresee what will happen if you come back here. I'm safe, and close to fulfilling the prophesy, but if you come back, your life will be in more danger. Please hear this message in your sleep, and see what i am seeing. Please......" Leafstar finished, lifting her head to her 'clan.'

[Strawberryfur]

strawberryfur was close now she had to tell clawclan no matter what.she burtst through the trees and itno the clearing."clawclan i come withg irgant news!"she yowls."a patrol of warriors came through this opart and found twoleags digging up stuff sooon this will be there target so you might want to move while you have a chance"she says."thats all ill be going now"she says

[Leafstar]

Sharpeye growled at the intruder.. "Don't think we let intruders get away that easily....." Sharpeye lunged for Strawberryfur pinning her down. Strawberryfur felt the claws digging into her flank as Sharpeye bit and snarled at her face. Suddenly all the weight was released and Strawberryfur could breathe again. It was Leafstar! "Sharpeye get off of the intruder!" Leafstar said, grabbing the cat by the scruff, and hauling him across the clearing. "She came giving us important news, and you throw her on the ground like a piece of fresh-kill? If that had been Tigerstar, nor even Hawkfrost, would you have done the same?" Sharpeye put his head down, and then lifted it to speak. "Echowing, but what if what she is saying is a lie?" Leafstar shot glances to the cats in the clearing, "And what if it's not? And Clawclan's territory realy could be in danger?" Sharpeye growled deep in his throat, "HOw could you even think that, Echowing?!" Leafstar put her head down, and then turned it over toward Strawberryfur, "Thank you for this information, we will consider it, but for now, it is not important, i advise you to stay away from here if you want to keep your pelt." Leafstar s finishing her statement. She leaned closer and whispered, "Thank you, Straw. I'll do my best. I promise i will be back soon. But remember, this is something i must do alone......." Leafstar stepped back and turned to her patrol, "I will guide the intruder back to the field that leaads out of here, i will be back later." The group of cats nodded and padded away back toward the camp. Leafstar glanced back and felt a wave of a scent carry with them, as Leafstar and Strawberryfur went away further. Suddenly a cry rang out, "Echowing, i want to come with you. I don't want this intruder trying anything funny...." It was Sharpeye who had followed. "No, Sharpeye, it's alright, the intruder won't do anything, trust me." The warrior nodded and padded away. Leafstar turned back to Strawberryfur and took the lead as they padded closer to the field. "Strawberryfur, is there anything you wish to speak to me about or tell me, before our paths are separated? We won't see each other again for a long time, you know....."

[Strawberryfur]

"yes there is something"she says"why wont they take my news it true!"she yowls

[Leafstar]

Leafstar put her head down. "This is ClawClan Straw, remember that. They never like to listen to intruders. Most of the time, they kill them. But since i'm the deputy now, they didn't kill you this time, luckily Deadclaw wasn't around at the time." Strawberryfur shot a glance of anger and then put her head dwon scuffing her paws in the dirt. "Leafstar, when are you coming home? StormClan misses you!" Leafstar put her head down, "Strawberryfur, i miss StormClan immensely, but i can't leave until ClawClan comes with me. That's how it must be, StarClan has told what to do, and i have to do it, alone.... I'm sorry. But i will return someday, i promise." Strawberryfur looked at Leafstar and weakly smiled, nodding her head. "Alright, Leafstar. I trust you." Leafstar smiled back, replying to her friend, "Strawberryfur, you should be going, i'm sure Starclan has more in store for you. I'll see you when i come home, alright?" Strawberryfur nodded, hopping over the fence and into the field and out of sight. Leafstar sat up and padded back into the woods and into camp. Suddenly, Leafstar heard a rumble in the distance, it sounded like Twoleg monters. Leafstar turned to her clan and cried, "Cats of ClawClan, i'm taking a ptrol to follow the sound, the 'intruder' may be right, we must see what is out there." cats all around her briefly nodded, staring up at Echowing on the boulder. "I'm taking Sharpeye, Raveclaw, Furyhowl, and Whiptail. The rest of you stay here to gaurd the camp." Leafstar glanced over at Deadclaw, who was standing outside his den. The leader gave a curt nodd of approval and reentered his den out of sight. "Alright, come on. We don't have much time!" Leafstar said, finishing her statement and bolting into the woods following the sound.

[Strawberryfur]

strawberry yowled as the monsetr rolled over her elg.her and her clan was goign to a sundrown palce and actenlly went the worong way and now were in clawclan terrtorry and now starw was caught.firewing and dawnpawyowl"strawberryfur!!!!!!"

[Leafstar]

Leafstar and her patrol heard a yowl, as they gained closer and closer to the roaring Twoleg monster. They bursted through the bramble thicket and onto red mud. "Echowing, what's happening to our territory?" Leafstar put her head down. "The twolegs are destroying it...." The patrol stepped back, as the monster reared closer and closer toward them. Leafstar signaled her patrol in the direction of the yowl. As they drew closer she recognized the cats, "Great Starclan!" She whispered to herself. The patrol neared closer and Leafstar stopped. "Echowing, why are you stopping? Leave those cats to die, we can't help them!" Leafstar shot a glance at Sharpeye and the rest of her patrol. "Grab them, and haul them toward that rock pile in the distance!" Sharpeye was hesitant, but soon nodded along with the rest of the patrol, grabbing the three cats. Leafstar grabbed Strawberryfur by the scruff, and took the lead, heading to the rock pile. The patrol hauled the cats onto the rockpile and sat down, licking their paws clean. Strawberryfur stood up shaking her injured leg, and shout out, "Someone get some herbs and marigold for Dawnpaw!" The patrol looked on at Strawberryfur in confusion. Leafstar stood to speak, "I'm sorry, but we don't have herbs." Strawberryfur jumped back in shock, "You don't have a Medicine Cat?" Leafstar put her head down, "No, when a cat is injured or sick, our clan either kills them, or lets them die." Strawberryfur nearly fainted at the thought, "How could you!" She shrieked. Sharpeye shot a glance at the patrol and stepped in, "We must be going now, don't come onto our territory EVER agian! Take this path and it should lead on to sundrown place. Now GO!" Leafstar shot Sharpeye a look of disgust and then looked at Strawberryfur, "Good luck to you my friend, may our paths cross on your way home. We will be leaving here soon."

[Strawberryfur]

strawberryfur lookeed at her leg"leafstar?"she says in a frightened tone "i think the way my leg was ingured im not goign to mak-"she says cllopassing.dawnpaw shrieks"strawberryfur!"she yowl and goes over to her."great starclan no!"she yowl."someone hlep her!"she yowl."moma!"she yowls at starclan."my mom cant die!"she yowls.firewing came and bbockeed dawnpaws head"you mousebrained fool she aint goign to well she might but dont think that!"yowls.

[Leafstar]

Leafstar turned back around, as she heard Dawnpaw shriek, "Strawberryfur! NO!" Just as Leafstar turned in the direction Dawnpaw's shriek came from, Sharpeye stepped in front of her. "Echowing, what are you doing?" Leafstar shot him a glance and bumped past him. She grabbed Strawberryfur by the scrufff and hauled her down into the rough grass, "Sharpeye, take the patrol back to camp, i'm taking them as far as i can go to sundrown place." The warrior nodded and turned around to leave, "Echowing, i'm sorry, but Deadclaw will have to hear about this." Leafstar put her head down, and pressed onward, all her hard work in getting so far, so close to gaining this clan's trust, it was all about to be gone in one day. "I don't care, my friend is more important." She said to herself. Leafstar pressed onward, with Strawberryfur's weight on her back, and Dawnpaw constantly putting cobweb on the wound, it felt like they weren't heading anywhere. Until finally they reached the den of Midnight. "This is as far as i can bring you, i MUST be getting back to ClawClan, my prophesy is needed to be fulfilled, or the clan will die!" Leafstar looked down at Strawberryfur, who was now unconcious, but still breathing. "Tell Strawberryfur, that i didn't abandon her, i just- need her to know that." Without waiting for a reply, Leafstar turned back and over the hill into the field where she rentered the forest and down into ClawClan camp. Leafstar entered where she recieved many glances from her clanmates. She stared up at Deadclaw, who had an ice stare fixed on Leafstar. "Echowing, how could you help those cats?" Leafstar put her head down, "Those cats gave us information that could have caused us to die if they hadn't told us, there are Twoleg monsters out there that are coming and closing in our camp, we will soon die if we don't leave this place!" Deadlcaw shot a glance at his deputy and then turned away. "Echowing, ho- how can you be sure of this? And even so if we were to leave, where would we go?" Leafstar swallowed hard, and then opened her mouth to speak, her mind told her to say "move to the clans," but her instincts told her otherwise, until she finally DID speak, "I don't know where we would go, but i know it isn't here." Deadclaw put his head down and then said, "We will wait a few more days, if the Twoleg monsters havent closed in by then, we will stay, if they are to close, we will leave." Deadclaw gave a sigh and then turned to Leafstar, "Echowing, if what you say is true, i want you to lead my clan to safety. I trust you enough, but, if i see you befriending those cats ever again, you will be banished and or killed by your clan! Do you understand?!?" Leafstar swallowed hard and then replied, "Yes, i- i - understand, Straw, whereever you are, please say you heard what Deadlcaw said......"

[Strawberryfur]

starwberryfur limps back to camp '"darn cat's i swear ill killt hme and those darn twolegs!"she yowls.dawnpaw sighs"shes a great leader.".starwberryfur snorts"ill kill them"she says amking her way to her den leafstar were ever you are i miss you dearly please hurry she falls onto a deep sleep.firestar coems over "hello my daughter"he smiles"its been a long time since is aw you and ................"he starts.spottedleaf coems over"we must tell you what is to come"she says calmly
starwberrryfur flowwlows them.firesatr leads her to a pool."this straw is the dreampool"he says."it allows for us med cats to see phropy as well as what is to come"says spottedleaf.starw looks at the pool tos e elaf behind her was claw clan making there way down to mistclan"what!?"she yowls.firestar looks at starw"you ahve more ambtions than anyones starw wich means you can kill any cat even.tigerstar"he spats

[Leafstar]

Leafstar opened her eyes and stretched her limbs. It had been about a week or two since Straw had come through ClawClan. She padded out of her den and looked up with a gasp. "Twoleg monster... but it's sleeping, we're fine." She said, seeing it through the trees. She padded over to Deadclaw's den and peered inside. "Deadclaw, there is a Twoleg Monster, you can see it through the trees, but it's sleeping..." Suddenly, a roar rang out, Leafstar whipped around and saw the Twoleg Monster, it had started up! It was awake! And two more were following in it's place! They crashed through the trees and into camp. Leafstar heard all around cats shrieking. She ran to the Nursery yowled, "Quickly! The Twoleg Monsters are invading! Get the kits out of camp! NOW!" Leafstar ordered moving onto the elders den and then the apprentices. She spotted Deadclaw with two kits in his mouth, helping an elder exit camp. Leafstar shook her head and ran back, to check all the dens before leaving herself. Her own camp was deserted. There was no one there, luckily. And Leafstar took off, bounding over a Twoleg Monsters claw and out of camp into the open field just outside ClawClan territory where her Clan was awaiting for her. "Echowing..." Deadclaw spoke. "Lead ClawClan too safety." Leafstar nodded taking the lead. "We are heading for the Clans. We will have to live among them." Deadclaw narrowed his eyes. "Have you gone mouse-brained? Live with them?" Leafstar nodded, "As a kit i lived in ShadowClan. As you recall my old name, Leafkit, was a Clan name." Deadclaw nodded. "I always knew you lived among the Clans Echowing. And i knew when you left us, you went back there, but why did you return?" Leafstar put her head down. "StarClan gave me a prophesy to save my Clan from destruction against Twolegs, and to bring you all to the Clans. Where you can go your separate ways and enter your own Clan." Deadclaw narrowed his eyes, "Alright, lead us. But i make no promises of staying in a Clan." Leafstar nodded, the Clan crossed over the field and soon entered the marshes of ShadowClan. "This is my Clan." She said to them. Deadclaw turned to Leafstar. "What do your mean your Clan?" "My name is really Leafstar. I am the leader of ShadowClan." Deadclaw's eyes narrowed to slits. "I always knew you were loyal to ClawClan, Echowing. And leaving your own Clan to save us, proves it." Deadclaw said, smiling. Leafstar smiled back and continued on. "But, i've been thinking. Clan life, isn't for you, i have a better place where you all can live...." Deadclaw gave a look intruigment. "Where exactly?" Leafstar smiled. "BloodClan.........." As she waited patiently for a reply on the mashes of her own territory. "Echowing, i hate to think of the fact of my Clan separating, but we will all do what we want. If some want to join a Clan, so be it. If others want to join BloodClan then so be it." Deadclaw turned to his Clan. "Do whatever you all want too." All the cats of ClawClan stood up and went around Deadclaw. "We will do and live, wherever you want us to live, Deadclaw." Deadclaw smiled at his Clanmates, and then turned to Leafstar. "We will all miss you, Eaglewing. You saved us all, and we owe our lives to you. We will never forget you, and will never hurt you if our pathes ever cross in battle." Deadclaw turned to his clanmates, "We are heading for RiverClan.......(MistClan)"

[Strawberryfur]

starwberryfur came crashinf through the bushes with firewing,dawnlight,lightlcaw and indigoheart behind her.dawnlight hisses.starwberryfur looks over at leafstar a"stop it dawnlight"she pads up to leafstar."so i see you have retuned,welcome home leafstar,there is news a week ago some cats disapeered from camp and the havnt returned,i feer for the worst but meet me in my den i ahve something to show you"she says.dawnlight pads up to leafstar and touches noses with her"welcome home leafstar"she says.firewing comes up and does the same thing.soon eveyone was done with a signal of her tail strawberryfur leads the cats back to camp.

[Leafstar]

Leafstar nodded. Touching noses with her lost friend whom she hadnt seen in moons. "I've missed you terribly." She says, turning back to ClawClan moments later. "Wait! It's almost moonhigh. Envystar will never allow you in her Clan this late. Come, stay in ShadowClan for tonight. You can exit tomorrow morning and head to RiverClan then, when it's safer." Leafstar said, guiding the cats to the camp, with Strawberryfur close at her side.

[Strawberryfur]

starwberryfur slowed down tot lak to deadclaw" are any of your clan amtes injurnedi mean i am medcine ca there"she says in a friendly tone.deadclaw turned.we think sharpclaw gogin to ahve more ktis tonight she might need help."ok deadcla will do my best to ameks ure ther eok may i ask whos the father?"she says."i am the father palese these are my first liter do eveything you can!"he yowls."ill do my very best!"starw replies