A War Between Peace

A War Between Peace by Echopool (Hunter That Stalks At Dawn) Please do not edit. Thank you! Note: Only Mountainclan's cats are in the allegiances. They live in a cave in a valley in a mountain by the lake what're Thunderclan and the others live. Note #2: Don't hate me for not indenting

A War Between Peace

ALLEGIANCES

Mountainclan

Leader:Shellstar- white she cat with blue eyes

Deputy:Sharpfang- a dark brown tom

Medicine cat:Foxfang- orange tabby, apprentice Amberfox

Warriors: Crystalfur- pale gray cat, apprentice Silverpaw

     Moonwing- tan warrior, apprentice Graypaw

     Rainfeather- blue-gray she cat

     Shadowtail- gray tom with black tail

     Oceanwind- light blue-gray she cat

     Lightcloud- long haired white tom

     Diamondfur- silver tom

              Falconwish- brown and white tom, apprentice Ivypaw

     Featherwing- light gray tabby, apprentice Skypaw

     Silverwing- silver fur with blue eyes, apprentice Ivypaw

     Mistpelt- misty grey fur, apprentice Redpaw

     Deathscar- dark grey warrior, long scar on belly, apprentice Bravepaw

     Strongbreeze- white tom, apprentice Mistypaw

     Thunderclaw- dark grey tabby, apprentice Darkpaw

     Fireyes- grey with orange eyes apprentice Vinepaw

     Crowspirit- black tom with yellow eyes and large ears

     Deathfire- black she cat yellow eyes, brother Crowspirit

     Skycloud- white and blue grey fur she-cat

              Darkstorm- brown striped tom

              Bloodscar- black tom with a long scar

Apprentices:Redpaw- a red fur tom

           Silverpaw- a grey she-cat

           Greypaw- long-haired grey tom

           Skypaw- small tortoiseshell and white shecat

           Amberpaw- dark grey tabby with amber eyes

           Bravepaw- white fur and blue eyes and is deaf

           Mistypaw- dark grey she-cat

           Vinepaw- dark brown tom

Queens: Dawnflower- tan tabby she-cat

     Leafpelt- black she-cat

     Silentwhisper- gray and silver fur with blue eyes

     Ravenlight- brown tabby she-cat

     Snowstorm- long haired white she-cat

              Ivythorn- white she-cat with green eyes

Elders: Goldspirit- tan tom

   Echolegend- silver she-cat with two different colored eyes

   Bloodfang- white tom with blood-stained teeth

   Meadowheart- small brown blind she-cat

   Goldfrost- white and gold tabby

Prologue

   “It is time.” A grey warrior meowed.

“Yes. They have to know.”A golden tabby bounded toward the grey warrior.

“Let us begin!”yowled a dark grey tabby. “As you know, it is time for her to know that she takes no part in medicine.” There were murmurs of agreement.

“Welcome,Amberfox.”The dark grey tabby meowed.

“Hello, Dawnstar.”Amberfox greeted.

    Suddenly, the scent of blood filled the air. *“A pool of echos is a place of herbs. A heart of ever is the heart of a warrior. But before they will know, death will come, blood will spill, and only they can save the clan”*Dawnstar rasped, then, along with many others, she faded, leaving Amberfox alone and mystified.

   “I wonder what that means,”she said to herself. The prophecy echoed in her mind.

   *A pool of echoes is a place of herbs. A heart of ever is the heart of a warrior. But before they will know, death will come, blood will spill, and only they can save the clan."*

Chapter 1

Everkit pounced on Echokit’s tail, yowling,”I’m going to be the best hunter in Mountainclan!”

“No you’re not!”Echokit yelped, playfully swiping her paw at Everkit’s muzzle. “The best hunter in the clan is surely Bloodscar!”

“Kits! Come back to the nursery!” Ivythorn called, her voice echoing in the cave.

“When will we ever be apprentices?” Echokit murmured walking back to the nursery

“Yeah! It’s not fair!” Everkit agreed.

“It’s perfectly fair.”Ivythorn meowed,”You’ll be apprentices when you’re six moons old.”

“Fine,”Everkit hissed. Diamondfur dragged a rabbit and a squirrel into the nursery.

“Here you go,” he said, and walked outside to share tongues with Ravenlight, his mate. All the kits leaped on the rabbit and eagerly ate mouthfuls of it. The queens silently finished their squirrel. After eating, Everkit led Echokit, Mistykit, Dawnkit, and Silverkit outside.

Ivythorn sighed. “They never understand the phrase ‘*Come back into the nursery!*’”

Outside, Everkit was tumbling around with Mistykit, causing Goldfrost to trip over them. He purred, amused at the kits. Suddenly, Everkit went scampering back in the nursery, calling, “Ivythorn! Me and Echokit and Mistykit and Silverkit and Dawnkit, we all need to go to the Dirtplace.”

“All of you, at the same time?”Ivythorn meowed, looking up from washing herself.

“Yes.”

“Alright.”Ivythorn meowed after looking at Everkit for some time. “I’ll go with you.”

“No, no! We’re gonna be fine, Ivythorn!”Everkit squealed.

“Fine. I expect you to not cause any trouble though.”

“Of course!” Everkit squeaked and ran out of the nursery, gathering her friends, and then leading them to a bramble bush just beyond the dirtplace.

“Let’s go spy on Thunderclan! We have a new stretch of territory. I mean the forest Shellstar just claimed as Mountainclan territory. Thunderclan knows how to hunt in the forest.” She squealed excitedly.

“You’ve got bees in your brain if you think Dawnflower and Ivythorn are gonna allow that!” Echokit hissed at her sister.

“Nobody invited you, cleanpaw!”Everkit spat, then muttered so softly that only she could hear,“I can’t believe she’s my sister!”

Dawnkit growled threateningly at Everkit, “I’m telling!”

“You can’t, mouse-brain! Don’t you want an adventure?”

“No! We’re breaking the warrior code by getting out of camp before we’re apprentices!”Echokit hissed.

“We’re not warriors yet, so why do we have to live by the code?”Mistykit glared harshly at Echokit.

“Yeah! I bet we’re doing so much good for our clanmates that we’ll get our apprenticeships early!” Everkit meowed.

By this time, Everkit and Mistykit were already heading down the mountain, Silverkit trailing behind them. Echokit and Dawnkit looked at each other for a moment, then headed back into camp and told everything to their mothers, Ivythorn and Dawnflower.

“Oh Starclan, why does Everkit have to be so mousebrained sometimes?” Ivythorn murmured to herself.

“Oh my precious kits! What are we going to do?” Dawnflower wailed

Chapter 2

As Ivythorn, Dawnflower, Dawnkit, and Echokit headed out of camp in search of Silverkit, Mistykit, and Everkit, clouds started forming above them. Soon, rain started to pour.

“How are we ever going to trace their scents?” Ivythorn wondered worriedly.

“That dosen’t matter right now” Echokit hissed “we need to get back to camp!” She started walking back as Dawnflower stopped her “what about the kits?” Dawnflower meowed filled with worry but Echokit didn’t stop to turn to talk to her she kept walking back to camp as Dawnkit and Ivythorn followed her Dawnflower hesitated for a moment but went back to camp with them.

By the time they were back, their fur was soaking wet. Echokit could hardly put one paw in front of the other anymore. She felt glad when it was time to sleep. She fell asleep quickly but was woken up by Fireyes prodding her with his paw. “Someone’s hurt. Amberfox could use some help.”

Echokit got up and heard Dawnflower hiss “we have to tell Shellstar!” And left the nursery while Ivythorn ran up to her and meowed “please give it one more day!” But Dawnflower didn’t care and growled “one more day for what? Them to die? I need to tell Shellstar!” And she headed for Shellstar’s den and she heard Ivythorn mutter “if they come back today and Shellstar already sent a patrol to look for them it would be a lot of trouble! Why did I even think they wouldn’t get in trouble if they're all going? I was so mouse-brained!”

Echokit scampered into the medicine cat den. “Hi Foxfang! Hi Amberfox!”She called. “Hi Echokit. We need some help here.”Amberfox's muffled voice sounded. “Bloodfang says there’s a thorn stuck somewhere on him, but we can’t find it.” “Coming!” Echokit padded over to Amberfox and Foxfang and quickly found the thorn and pulled it out. “There!” She said, and Bloodfang meowed, relieved,”Thanks!”

Amberfox walked to her side and meowed “Good job. You would be a great medicine cat!” She walked deeper in the den and started preparing herbs. Echokit walked out thinking about what she said *‘you would be a great medicine cat’* What did she mean by that? She went back to the nursery and sat and heard Shellstar yowl “All cats old enough to catch their own prey, come down before the Highrock” Echokit looked at Shellstar from her den, knowing what she was going to say.

“Everkit and Mistykit and Silverkit have disappeared. I will send out a rescue patrol for them.”

Echokit scampered out of the nursery. “Shellstar!”

Shellstar looked down at her.”Yes, Echokit?”

“Um um yesterday I was with them and uh uh Everkit uh wanted to spy on Thunderclan to see how they hunt so uh they might uh be near Thunderclan territory.”Echokit stammered.

Shellstar dipped her head. “Thank you, but next time please tell me sooner. So on this patrol will be Sharpfang, Bloodscar, Crowspirit, Moonwing, Greypaw, Featherwing, Skypaw, and uh Echokit, please come along too.”

There were some murmurs of agreement. Echokit heard Crowspirit mutter,”Is Shellstar mouse-brained? Why did she have a kit go on the patrol?”

Echokit rolled her eyes at him as Shellstar continued “They will go just after sunhigh.” she walked off back to her den. Echokit felt like she wanted to go back to the medicine cat den and go talk to Amberfox, so she did.“Congratulations on being on the patrol!” Amberfox greeted “Foxfang told me to go get some catmint before leaf-bare comes, do you want to help?” Echokit felt a surge of happiness thinking about being out of camp before she was an apprentice,“Of course I’ll come!” she meowed trying to hide her excitement. “Let’s go!” When she ran off it reminded her of Everkit. “Are you coming?” Amberfox asked her again, a few fox-lengths ahead of her already. “Yes” Echokit meowed, padding after her.

Echokit found some catmint growing. But barely enough for one cat who had greencough. She left some to grow. Soon, Amberfox came up to her with a little catmint. “Let’s go back,”Amberfox said, padding back to camp, Echokit following her. Back at camp, Dawnkit was waiting for Echokit “You’re on rescue patrol!”

Dawnkit meowed “You’re late!” *I am?* She looked around and she saw that the rescue patrol was already starting. She ran there and meowed “sorry I’m late” Crowspirit narrowed his eyes and hissed “Just like a kit!” Echokit wanted to growl at him,”*I was getting catmint! Besides, I am a kit!”* as Bloodscar started to walk. The others followed. *Why did Shellstar let Crowspirit come?*

Echokit tried to sniff out Everkit’s scent. She thought maybe she could because she lived with her, her whole life, but the rain had washed off all the scents from before. Echokit let out a hiss of frustration. She felt annoyed by Everkit if she hadn’t run off none of this would have happened. Then she thought about if they did learn how to catch woodland prey, how would Shellstar react? Would she be mad? And the tiniest voice in her mind meowed, what if she was *proud?* But she pushed her thoughts away and went along with the patrol, as Bloodscar meowed at her, “You coming or not?”

Chapter 3

Soon, there was rustling in the undergrowth. Echokit caught Everkit’s scent hanging in the air. “Everkit! Mistykit! Silverkit!” She called, “Where are you?”

 Soon Silverkit popped out of the bushes and panted,”I’m never going anywhere with Everkit again! And I’ll never believe her nonsense either! She’s got bees in her brain!” “Silverkit!” Dawnflower rushed and gave Silverkit some good licks, “It looks like you were pulled out of a thorn bush backward! Where is Mistykit?”

“Dawnflower!” Mistykit finally found her way out of the undergrowth, “Echokit, I’m sorry I didn’t listen to you. Everkit’s a mouse-brain! I should have never listened to her!” Everkit found her way out of the brambles with a look on her face that told Echokit she was very annoyed.

“Can’t you mouse-brains ever listen to what I tell you?” She growled at Silverkit and Mistykit, who brushed near their mother. “You won’t get punished.”Dawnflower soothed her kits.

Everkit pushed Ivythorn back when she tried to smooth Everkit’s pelt. “Great Starclan!”Everkit grumbled,”Why does everyone think of me as a stupid kit? “That’s because you are!”Echokit growled. Ivythorn’s eyes blazed with anger,”Everkit, you’d better not make any more fuss or I’ll make your apprenticeship wait a moon!” Everkit flinched, but stayed silent.

When they were back Shellstar walked up to Everkit. Hereyes blazed with anger. Echokit left them. She didn’t want to do anything else today. She was tired, even too tired to tell Everkit that she was right all along. She went back to the nursery and fell asleep as soon as she lay down in her nest.

Echokit woke up,  seeing that Dawnkit was already awake and Echokit realized that it was only 9 more sunrises until she would become an apprentice. She got up and scampered to the medicine cat den. She spended a lot of time there. Echokit went in, watching Amberfox prepare herbs and Echokit asked “Can I help you?

Amberfox looked at her and answered “No, not right now, but if you’re bored you can come with me to the Moonpool later” “sure” Echokit meowed.

She padded out of the medicine cat den, disappointed, as there was nothing for her. For the first time she felt like she was Everkit wanting to leave the camp all the time. Then she saw Everkit go out of the nursery, looking around and Strongbreeze hissed “Everkit you're not to leave the nursery for 7 sunrises! Get back to the nursery!”

And Strongbreeze followed Everkit back to the nursery, watching her closely.

Chapter 4

Everkit was fuming in the nursery. It would have been her apprenticeship in 9 sunrises but she had wandered out so her apprenticeship would have to wait a half moon. And was she mad about that!

Everkit ran out of the nursery, bored, ignoring what Strongbreeze had just told her. In the clearing, Shellstar was assigning hunting patrols. Moonwing was leading one. Everkit decided to follow them and maybe get some prey for her friends. She scampered around to find some prey, but she got a thorn in her pad. She couldn’t get it out, so she thought,”Oh well.” Finally, she found something, and brought it back to camp. She wanted to brag to the kits first so she headed into the nursery.

When she got there only Echokit and Silverkit were there. She went up to Silverkit because she didn’t want to talk to Echokit, so she dropped the prey in front of Silverkit and meowed “Look, Silverkit I caught some prey all by myself! “But aren’t you not allowed to leave the nursery until-“ but Silverkit didn’t get to finish her sentence because Everkit shoved it in her mouth before she could. She pressed gently on Silverkit’s throat to make her swallow.

Across the clearing, Echokit heard a bloodcurdling shriek. *What in Silverpelt could that be?*