Thunder and Shadow/Chapter 9

==Chapter description==
:Twigkit follows Alderpaw through the forest to meet Violetkit and Needlepaw for the first time in over half a moon. She longs to see her sister and wants to tell her how she has heard and smelled their mother when she almost drowned. She asks Alderpaw if Bramblestar is still mad at her for falling in the lake, and he answers that the leader was just worried. Twigkit says that other cats think that she is a mouse-brain and remembers Leafkit and Honeykit teasing her. Alderpaw tells her that Jayfeather also fell into the lake once, wanting to prove he was special. Twigkit says that Jayfeather is special, and he answers that she is too. She asks Alderpaw if the Dark Forest will come back and if she will have to fight them if she is special. He replies that all StarClan said was to find what is in the shadows and it would help clear the sky, and Twigkit wonders how powerful StarClan really is.
:When they reach the ShadowClan border, Twigkit worries about why Needlepaw and Violetkit are not there. Alderpaw reasons that they probably just could not sneak out of camp. She calls out to Violetkit, and a gruff voice asks who is there. Alderpaw says that it's just him, and he greets Tigerheart, Cloverfoot, and Rippletail. Tigerheart asks if Dovewing is there, and Alderpaw says that he is just gathering herbs, and Twigkit came along because she is worried about Violetkit. Twigkit asks if Violetkit is okay, and Tigerheart replies that she is. She continues that she was worried the rogues might have hurt her sister, and the patrol answers that the rogues are no threat and Furzepelt's death was because of WindClan. Tigerheart growls that they will protect her, but Violetkit and Needlepaw were caught sneaking out of camp.
:The patrol leaves, and Alderpaw whispers that it would have been worse if they were caught meeting Needlepaw and Violetkit. Twigkit sighs that perhaps it would be better if she and her sister were not special and suddenly exclaims that if they were not special at all, Violetkit would not have been taken away. Alderpaw reassures her, and Twigkit says that she is going to be important just like him, otherwise there is no point. When he answers that he is not important, Twigkit insists that he will be when he becomes a medicine cat, and she is going to be a medicine cat as well. The tom fondly answers that she is still young and should not decide on her future yet. He continues that she will be important, but there are many ways to do so, and everyone, including her, will eventually find their place.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Thunder and Shadow
Category:A Vision of Shadows arc
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