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Warriors: Dusk Ch. 7

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   The sun rose slowly over the mountains, ascending higher every second. The birds in the air fluttered over the barn, flying away into the forest to catch an early meal. The twolegs who stayed on the farm were tending to the plants in the fields while the cats were out hunting mice. Echopaw and Dawnpaw had stayed behind to keep an eye on things in the den. The day was like any other day.

   Echopaw stopped having strange dreams many nights ago. Not only was he able to get more sleep than he usually did, he was starting to gain more sense into the visions he had before. He still had to figure out what they were, but he understands that it is real and not just a nightmare. Echopaw hasn't shared his dream yet with anyone, but time is starting to dwindle away. The warriors from the forest should get to the edge of the big twolegplace any day now. It had already been almost a half-moon.

   "Echopaw, what are you thinking about?"Dawnpaw was laying in the bed across from Echopaw's. She was watching the sun's shine come through the opening at the top of the wall.

   "I'm just thinking about the dream I had a while ago." He was ready to finally talk about it. Maybe Dawnpaw could make sense out of it.

   Dawnpaw quickly turned her head. "Can you tell me about it now?" Her tone was a bit annoyed.

   "Well, I wasn't ready to talk about it before because it was confusing to me. The timing wasn't great either." Drake stretched his hind legs and sat up. "It was the most strange dream I had in my entire life."

   "First, you have to give it to me straight. Was it from StarClan?"

   Echopaw shook his head. "I have no idea. It didn't feel like it was from them. I think it was a premonition, and I fear it can't be changed."

   Dawnpaw got up from her nest and walked closer to him. "What do you mean?"

   Echopaw blurted it all out. "Well first, some voice asked me if I was looking for someone, then I was in a shiny twoleg den with something in the darkness of the room that asked me who I was. Then it changed to some kind of pathway in between two tall twoleg dens and in another darkness, something asked me why I was here. I answered them both. Then finally..." Echopaw stopped. How could he tell Dawnpaw about some wind that was going to eat them alive? No, he had to keep that a secret. She could not live with the feeling about getting killed in the future. "... I saw another cat who made some kind of silly comment about wind. It didn't really have much meaning."

   Dawnpaw looked stunned. Echopaw could see she didn't know what to say, but he also saw something of fear in her expression. She replied, "Echopaw, those two first things... Can you give me any description of them? Any at all?"

   Echopaw closed his eyes and envisioned the dream again. "It was too dark to see their form. The only thing I could see in the twoleg den was a bright red light. The other was in darkness as well, but he had a dark aura above him and it looked like he had red fur on his chest."

   "A bright red light..." Dawnpaw prodded the yellow grass for a couple moments. "I think I heard something like that from Crowpaw. We need to talk to him when he gets back Echopaw. Thanks for finally opening up to me." Dawnpaw crawled back into her nest, as did Echopaw.

   Echopaw didn't know what to do. Should he keep the final vision a secret, or should he tell her? No, he needed a way to try to change that future, no matter the cost, or else the clans would be destroyed.



   "Echopaw, let's talk to my father now." The moon had risen, finally able to clear the clouds blocking it's light. The stars finally shone bright unlike the night before. The faint chirps of crickets and the croaks of frogs could be heard from within the walls of the barn.

   The family and Echopaw were all sitting in the corner of the barn now, stockpiling the mice Crowpaw, Mudpaw, and Gingerpaw caught. All the mice looked good and fat, just how Echopaw liked them.

   "What is it Dawnpaw?" Crowpaw grabbed one of the mice.

   "No, dad. Don't eat just yet. Echopaw told me about his dream from before. He's ready to share it, and I think you should know what he's talking about."

   Echopaw began to explain his dream as best he could. The reactions on each of their faces weren't very enthrilling, especially Crowpaw. He looked the most unhappy after Echopaw mentioned the second vision. Gingerpaw held a paw up to her mouth after the second cat's appearance too. Mudpaw seemed interested, but almost as cheerless as Crowpaw. It took a few minutes, but Echopaw had finished his story with his false ending. Nobody moved for many moments after the description.

   Crowpaw sat up and walked to Echopaw. "You saw this in your dreams? And it wasn't from StarClan as a warning?"

   Echopaw looked at the ground. "There was nothing that showed me StarClan was there. Do you know any meaning from it?"

   "I would believe the first one is a symbol, but Echopaw, the second one is a cat who is leader of a band of loners all over the twolegplace, just like BloodClan. He protects other cats in exchange for prey offerings and unwavering loyalty. The only thing special about them is that most of the loners in his groups are used-to-be kittypets and the elites, who were train directly under him to be heartless in combat. But the leader is too evil. Why would you approach him in the future?" Crowpaw sighed and walked away from the group. "His father killed Barley."

   Barley? Echopaw didn't recognize the name, but it sounded important. Gingerpaw was affected by the comment, as well as Mudpaw. Gingerpaw grabbed two mice from the pile and followed Crowpaw outside. Mudpaw looked away from them.

   Dawnpaw whispered into Echopaw's ear. "Barley was Ravenpaw's closest friend. I heard that Barley saved his life once, but Ravenpaw could never make it up to him."

   Echopaw turned to her. "Why?"

   "Because Barley was killed before he had the chance." Dawnpaw walked out of the den next. All of them had left the pile of prey, except for him... and Mudpaw.

   Mudpaw continued to look away from the exit, staring at a pile of grass near the wall. His eyes were clouded, like he was in some kind of trance. Echopaw was deciding if he ought to try to talk to him, but he would probably scare him off like the others. He kept quite for the time being.

   "Echopaw, don't feel afraid." Mudpaw turned his clouded eyes onto him. Through the clouds, he saw something of a hope that Mudpaw had. "My family is soft. My father has nightmares about those cats, so it wouldn't be surprising that he would get emotional when he heard about your dream."

   Echopaw sluggishly swiped a paw against the ground. "Why aren't you affected?"

   "Me..." Mudpaw showed somewhat of a smile. "I guess I was born to be strong, mentally and physically, something that both my grandfather and father could not obtain." Mudpaw lifted a paw and focused on the roughness of it. "Me and my sister are blessed with StarClan's gifts. My sister was born to heal." Mudpaw raised his chin. "I was born to fight."

   Echopaw saw something in Mudpaw he didn't see before. Echopaw was actually older than him, but Mudpaw showed such potential with his strong leg muscles and unmoved bravery in his appearance. Mudpaw was built to surpass all others in combat, even his dad. Echopaw could see that Mudpaw has the spirit not only to fight, but to lead, unlike him.

   Dawnpaw peeked inside through the hole with a wide smile across her face. "Echopaw, I just witnessed a sign... from StarClan! Get out here now!"

   Mudpaw situated himself next to the pile of mice and started to eat the first one on top of the pile. He motioned his tail, telling Echopaw to go outside without him. Echopaw listened and crawled through the hole, only to bump his head into Dawnpaw's.

   "Oww, that hurt. Just hurry!" It took no time for her to recover and sprint across the clearing in the grass. Echopaw clumsily followed. He could see that Gingerpaw was sitting close to where Dawnpaw was heading, staring up into the stars that dotted the blanket of the dark night. The moon was shining bright at it's almost fullness, for last night it was full. Dawnpaw ceased her jumping and leaping when Echopaw had actually caught up to her. She raised a paw and pointed it upwards above the twoleg den.

   "Do you see that star over there?" Dawnpaw turned to him, but then returned her attension to where she was pointing. "That star is shining brighter that any star I have ever seen. And not only that, it's pointing us in the direction."

   "In the direction of what?" Echopaw narrowed his eyes, still trying to locate what she was pointing at.

   "In the direction where the warriors will meet us." The comment cut through the night. The warriors are coming to train them, and if everything was still going according to plan, they were close.

   Not only that, StarClan had finally communicated with then again. They had not given up hope on StoneClan.
Blah, this wasn't my best chapter. Next chapter will be much more exciting. This chapter was made in an inspiration lag I had a few days ago. I'll make an even better one next time, I promise ;P

Next chapter, Will Echopaw, Dawnpaw, and her family finally be able to meet the warriors? Who will the warriors be?

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