Chapter 3
NOTE! NOTE! NOTE!
All of you flamers are stupid so go away and leave me alone! I NEVER DID ANYTHING TO YOU SO JUST SHUT UP AND GO AWAY!! *side-glances Moonpaw* I HATE YOU ALL! thakn you to all the people hwo support my writing, you are all nice and i appreciate it. ALL OF THE REST OF YOU GO AWAY!!
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The sun shined brightly the next day! The grass was sparkling with morning dew and all the cats seemed happy! And then something awful will happen... Moonpaw was especially pleased about this because there had been a terrible battle yesterday! She did not think the other cats would be happy again so soon. Well duh! Moonpaw can raise the dead!
She saw Startalon. "Startalon, do you know where Tranquilpaw is?" She asked him. She did not know where her sister was.
"No, I am sorry." He told her. "I told her to go somewhere, but she has not returned." At least say where she went!
"Where did she go?" Moonpaw was worried.
"I don't remember." Oh, how convenient... Startalon looked very sorry, so Moonpaw forgave him for forgetting. She knew he was very, very old. How many times has this book said Startalon was old?
"It is okay!" She mewed. "I forgive you!"
"Thank you, Moonpaw." Startalon meowed. He bowed his head to her.
Moonpaw ran quickly to find Tranquilpaw. She was very thankful for being blessed with such speed! Does she have WindClan ancestry? But she could not find Tranquilpaw anywhere!
"Tranquilpaw!" She called. "Where are you?" There was no answer, and Moonpaw became really worried!
Making sure that nobody saw her, Moonpaw ran out of the camp! (Apprentices are not supposed to go out of the camp without their mentors.) We know. But isn't Moonpaw a goody two-shoes? Why would she do this? Moonpaw ran all the way to the river. What river? This likely isn't the canon clan camps since there's a giant gemstone in the middle of SapphireClan's camp.
Moonpaw gasped! She saw Tranquilpaw touching noses with Screepaw by the river! Oh wow! A medicine cat falling in love trope! How original... "Tranquilpaw!" She yowled. "Stop!"
Tranquilpaw looked at her, her eyes filled with worry.
"Moonpaw, this is not what it looks like!" True, they could just be sharing tongues. Moonpaw doesn't know the full story.
"What is it, then?" She felt hurt and betrayed that her sister was going against the warrior code. So now you care about the warrior code?
Tranquilpaw told Screepaw. "Go back to camp! I will handle this on my own." Screepaw touched his nose to hers one last time before running away.
"What is going on?" Moonpaw asked. She tried to keep a level head.
"Nothing!" Tranquilpaw mewed nervously. She was not very good at lying.
Moonpaw meowed. "Tranquilpaw, I know you are seeing Screepaw now! It is against the warrior code for a medicine cat to have a mate. You can not be with him!"
"But I love Screepaw!" Tranquilpaw cried. "You can not tell me I can not be with him!"
"Ha ha ha!" Came Lilypaw's voice. He stepped out of the bushes. "I heard all of your conversation! And now I am going to go tell Vanillastar and Tranquilpaw will be banished from the clan!" Nice work, Lilypaw!
"Lilypaw, please do not!" Cried Tranquilpaw. "I am your sister!"
Lilypaw spat on the ground. "That means nothing to me! You are both weak! You are not my family!" He ran back to camp. Is Lilypaw supposed to represent Scourge? But like a far more murderous version of Scourge?
"No!" Tranquilpaw cried. "Now I will never see Screepaw again!"
"Don't worry." Moonpaw assured her. "We will catch up to him! Come with me!" So you support your sister now? Make up your mind, Moonpaw! They ran after Lilypaw, but he was faster! He ran into camp, yowling, "Vanillastar! Vanillastar! Come out!"
Vanillastar emerged from his den and looked very alarmed. "Yes, Lilypaw? What is it?"
Moonpaw and Tranquilpaw had finally caught up to Lilypaw.
"Do not listen to whatever he tells you!" Meowed Moonpaw. This is a horrible way to get someone to try and believe you.
Vanillastar looked around at the three apprentices. "What is going on?" He demanded.
"Tranquilpaw and Screepaw have fallen in love!" Lilypaw smiled evilly. "It is against the warrior code! Banish her at once!"
"WHAT?!" Vanillastar turned and hissed at Tranquilpaw and Screepaw. "This is against the warrior code! As Lilypaw already said. Explain yourselves!"
The two apprentices looked at each other lovingly and Tranquilpaw mewed. "It is true. We do love each other! But what is wrong with that? Is it so wrong to love another cat?"
"But it is against the warrior code!" Vanillastar hissed. "As punishment, you two will be banished forever from SapphireClan!"
"Stop!" Moonpaw yowled. "She is my sister! If you banish them, I will leave, too! And I will never become leader!" Banish them anyway!
Gasps came from all the cats. "No!" Many of them cried. "Please don't go! You have special powers that our clan needs!"
Vanillastar stared at her in shock. "But you promised you would!" He whispered, helpless. "I can not have this job forever! I am no good at being leader!" Then pick another cat! Retire so that the deputy becomes leader! Moonpaw doesn't have to be the leader!
"Then let my sister stay!" Moonpaw narrowed her eyes, scaring Vanillastar a little bit. "I can feel that StarClan approves it!" No. Just no.
"Fine!" Vanillastar bowed his head. "I am sorry, Tranquilpaw, Screepaw. I do not think that it is right for you two to see each other because it is against the warrior code, but if Moonpaw says that StarClan approves of it, then I guess it is OK."
Tranquilpaw and Screepaw smiled widely and touched each other's noses. They walked back into the trees, their tails wound around each other.
Lilypaw scowled. He walked up to Moonpaw and growled. "I will get rid of you all one day! This is the only time you will win!" It will not be, considering this is only chapter 3.
Moonpaw shook her head and meowed wisely. "No, brother. Love will always triumph over evil. Are you sure? That is why Screepaw and Tranquilpaw were not banished. It will do you good to learn this. I know there is good in you!"
Lilypaw's eyes narrowed and he hissed. "There is no good in me! Stop trying to change me! I am happy with who I am and I hate you!" He ran off.
Moonpaw sniffled a little. Was there any hope at all for Lilypaw? If he turned evil, she might have to fight him, and she could not bear to fight her dear brother! She went to the apprentices den, for she was very tired and the sun was already setting. Already? Wasn't it morning when Moonpaw discovered Tranquilpaw and Screepaw were in a relationship? She fell asleep before she even knew it! She started to dream something very strange! A beautiful she-cat gracefully walked up to her and touched noses with her, purring.
"My beautiful daughter." She mewed. "I am very, very proud of you! You have allowed your sister to be in love and be happy. I have never been more proud in my life!"
Moonpaw gasped! This was her mother! "Daydreamheart!" She meowed in shock. "StarClan are not angry with me, are they?" I'm honestly surprised Moonpaw still remembers Daydreamheart, considering she died when giving birth.
Daydreamheart shook her head. "No, my beloved daughter. They are not. They are very pleased with the decision that you made! Are they really pleased that Moonpaw essentially broke the code for her sister? You made the right choice!" She looked away. "But now, I am afraid I must go! Always remember that I love you, Moonpaw!" She faded away.
Moonpaw woke up. "Mother!" She realized that she was not there anymore, but she was very happy to have met her! But she was also very sad because she knew that Daydreamheart was dead. Unless Glasswater told you, you would have no way of knowing this. However, us readers were not shown that Moonpaw possess knowledge of her biological mother.
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The next day was cloudy and gray. Raindrops fell from the sky and thunder crashed! I actually like rain much better than the sun, so I like this! All the cats were huddled inside and afraid to come out! Don't tell me there's another cat giving birth that these cowardly cats aren't going to help... Moonpaw sat at the entrance to the den, the lightning flashes brightening up her beautiful, gorgeous face. Lilypaw liked the flashes of lightning and the booming thunder. He had an evil smile on his face and the lightning made him look sinister! Moonpaw was not afraid of him, though, for he would always be her beloved brother!
Moonpaw heard a cry from outside! Tranquilpaw came running in, tears streaming down her cheeks! "Come help!" She cried. "Screepaw needs help!" You're the medicine cat apprentice, Tranquilpaw! You help Screepaw!
Moonpaw dashed out into the rain! "What?" she asked. "Is Screepaw in trouble?"
Tranquilpaw looked at Moonpaw thankfully. "Oh, Moonpaw! Thank StarClan! You are the only one who can help Screepaw!" I'm pretty sure there's a different cat that could help him. Unless he's dead, in which... *sigh*, Moonpaw will raise him from the dead... Her eyes were filled with panic! "Screepaw and I were in the forest when a bolt of lightning struck a tree! It has fallen on Screepaw! I would heal him, but I can not get him out from under it!" She let out a sorrowful yowl. Then maybe get a senior warrior who is strong enough to push the tree?
Moonpaw rested her head on Tranquilpaw's. "It is okay!" She told her. "We will get him out I promise!" She looked around the camp. "Who will come with me?" She called.
All of the cats were quiet! Moonpaw yowled. "You are all cowards! Screepaw needs us!" Moonpaw is right. This clan is filled to the brim with cowards!
None of the cats answered! Tranquilpaw meowed loudly. "Please, everybody! Come or Screepaw will die! Please, be brave like Moonpaw and come to help!"
The cats still stayed in their dens! They were far too afraid of the thunder and lightning and rain! Tranquilpaw cried some more and Moonpaw whispered. "Do not worry, Tranquilpaw! We will get him out! Just lead me to where he is!"
Tranquilpaw smiled at Moonpaw. "Thank you Moonpaw." She mewed. "You are very brave cat and I am so thankful you are my sister!" They started running.
They both ran very far into the forest. The rain was making them very wet What else would the rain do? and the thunder hurt their ears! But they ran on anyway! They came to the fallen tree with Screepaw underneath it. His eyes were wide open and he cried. "Tranquilpaw! You came back!" How are you still alive?
Moonpaw yowled to Tranquilpaw. "Push the tree with me!" They pushed the gigantic tree off of Screepaw! How? Shouldn't that require the strength of at least three senior warriors?
Screepaw started breathing slower. "Tranquilpaw," He meowed quietly. "Tranquilpaw...I love you."
Tranquilpaw started crying. "I love you too Screepaw! But I will heal you and you will live!"
Screepaw shook his head sadly. "No, Tranquilpaw. It is too late. I will..." His voice faded and he lay still. He had been killed by the tree and then died. Moonpaw will bring him back, I know it...
"NO!" Tranquilpaw cried. "Screepaw, come back! Come back! I can not live without you!" He'll be back..."
"Wait!" Moonpaw meowed. "Tranquilpaw, please move aside because I can bring him back to life!" Moonpaw summoned her StarClan powers and touched her nose to Screepaw. Will it work?! It will.
Screepaw's eyes opened again. Called it. "Moonpaw!" He meowed gratefully. "You have saved my life! Now Tranquilpaw and I can be together forever and it is because of you!" He and Tranquilpaw bowed their heads to Moonpaw.
"We are forever in debt to you." They said.
Moonpaw smiled. "No." She said. "I was very happy to help! You do not owe me anything! I am just happy that you are both alive and in love! Remember, love will always prevail!" She secretly hoped that one day she would find love, too. Oh no.
"Now let us go back!" Meowed Tranquilpaw. "Even though they did not help us we are still part of the clan!"
They all ran back. The sun was shining brightly and all the clouds and rain were gone! All the cats were out and playing! Ah, I see Moonpaw made the weather feel bad about itself again.
"Moonpaw! Tranquilpaw! Screepaw!" meowed Braveheart! "You are all safe!" You didn't go and help them at all, coward! You don't live up to your name!
"Yes!" Cursedheart cheered. "Thank StarClan you are all okay! We were very, very worried about you!"
Moonpaw shook her head. "No!" She meowed. "Do not talk to us! Tranquilpaw and I were the only cats who weren't afraid to go get Screepaw! He could have been dead! I do not know if we can forgive you!" EXACTLY!!!
"Forgive us please!" Cried Thunderingbreeze. "We were too afraid to go out into the rain! We are not brave like you!" *displeased sigh*
"We did not want Screepaw to die!" Webstream agreed. "But there was thunder and lightning and one of us might have died!" Screepaw could've died too!
"Screepaw do you forgive them?" Moonpaw asked him. "The choice is yours!"
Screepaw nodded. "I forgive all of you but do not think I will forget this! If it was not for Moonpaw's extraordinary powers I would be dead by now! I owe my life to her!"
The cats gasped. "Did you bring him back to life too, Moonpaw?" One asked.
"Yes I did." Said Moonpaw.
The cats stared at her in awe! "You are amazing, Moonpaw!" One of them meowed. "We might not even need a medicine cat anymore!"
Tranquilpaw looked very sad so Moonpaw said. "Enough! We need medicine cats! I will not bring every dead cat back to life because that is not the will of StarClan! We do not want the clan overpopulating do we? I brought Screepaw back to life because he is in love with Tranquilpaw and it would have been terrible for them to part!" It would've been fine, apprentice love probably won't last anyway.
"You are right!" Vanillastar said. "Listen to Moonpaw, for she is very wise! If the clan overpopulates we will run out of food and other clans might try to take advantage of us!"
The cats nodded in agreement.
"Well then," Moonpaw said. "We are all very tired so we will be going to the apprentices den for some sleep!"
Tranquilpaw went back to the medicine cat den because she was a medicine cat and Moonpaw and Screepaw went back to the apprentices den where they fell asleep. But Moonpaw thought she saw something very evil in Lilypaw's rainbow eyes when she came in the den! She had nightmares all night! Lilypaw the nightmare giver!
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