Warrior Cats: The Four Clans

Embertail sat in the clearing, washing her calico fur with gentle rasps of her tongue. A content purr rumbled from her chest and she sighed happpily as the sun beat down on her back. Three kits sqealed in delight as there mother let them out of the nursery. "Behave yourselves." She heard the queen shout. Her head snapped back to the kits who were heading torwards the dirt place. She noticed there tails disapear as they sneaked out of camp. She tried to warn the other warriors but her voice was sold and cracked with age, all that came out was a rustty mew. She shook her head impatiently and raced out after the naughty kits. Elder's shouldn't have to do this!

Despite this she was happy to be out of camp again. It had been along time since she had felt the marshy ground under her paws, or chased after a jumping frog. The air smelt of pine, a scent she had come to love since kit hood. She paused and scented the air for the runaway kits. There milky scent filled her nose, yet she couldn't help but scrunch her eyes as the scent of sometiing else reached her nose. They'd rolled in something a bit horrible! Thank Star Clan Im not there there mother she thought. She padded along at a quick trot after the kits trail.

The shriek of Mooonkit, the youngest of the litter reached her ear. Embertails blood rain cold and she froze on the spot. No! She raced across the ground as fast as her old legs would carry her. Finally she reached the kits, her breathing coming out in shallow wheezes. The site before her was that of a queens nightmares. Stonekit and Darkkit were trying desperatley to scrabble up a steep tree while tugging Moonkit who had frozen to the spot. Her eyes were fixed on a fox who stalked up to her a twisted smile plastered on it's face. "Moonkit come on!" Darkkit cried tugging her tail hard.

Ambertail shook her head to release herself from the horrified stance she had been stuck in. She charged at the fox, her face twisted in an angry snarl, yet still no noise escaped her mouth. She smaked into the fox who stumbled in surprise. The kits stared, wide eyed at the elder who had attacked the angry fox. Ambertail clawed angrily at the fox, her swipes percise yet not powerfull. The fox seemed to snicker at her, knocking her to the ground and pulling his thistle sharp claws down her side. Ambertail gave a silent yowl of pain, but pushed her self to bite the fox in the neck. It shook his head wildly, trying to loosen her powerfull grip. The fox's attack was weakening yet so was her's. In a final trt of getting her off the fox chucked it's body back, flinging the elder through the air. The kits gave out horrified squeals as Ambertails body hit a tree, giving a loud crack on impact. Ambertail'd body slide down the tree, landing In a broken slump at the bottom. A small moan escaped her bloodied mouth.

"Hush." A  husky voice whispered.

"Wildheart?" Ambertail murmered. The starry face of the tom she had loved appeared in front of her face, a gentle smile on his face.

"It's your time Ambertail." The old she-cat looked up at the handsome tom.

"But what about the kits?"  Ambertail mewed fear speading across her face.

"There safe now come on." The tom rested his fluffy tail on her flank, gazing at the she-cat with such love in his eyes. Ambertail got up, her spirit leaving her bloodied and broken body. A large smile was plastered across her bloodied face, a battle cry left on her forever still mouth. She felt as light as a feather, as she glided across the starry ground. A tiny giggle escaped her mouth as she raced across her new home. Her body was now young and fit again, and stardust littered her pelt. She grinned at her mate, happy in the fact that the kits were safe and she was free to run in the stars forever.