Dark Shadows by Chocolatemeerkat (epub e ink reader .TXT) 📕

and Frogpaw. Fernwhisker, lead a patrol around the SkyClan boarder. Take Cloudwind, Eaglepaw and Cloverpaw. Riverstripe, lead a patrol around the Twolegplace. Take 2 of the new warriors." The cats got together and waited until the patrol leaders gave a signal before padding off towards the boarders. Morninghawk then assigned 2 hunting patrols until only Streamtail, Cloudwind, Bearpelt, Sootpaw, Luckypaw, Gentlepaw and Swiftlegs were left. "Swiftlegs, you obviously are still being punished and need to help the elders. The others can get some rest." Cloudwind went off towards the warrior den, along with Streamtail and Bearpelt. The 3 apprentices raced back to the apprentice den. Sootpaw was bored, so he went up to Gentlepaw. "Hey." He mewed. "Want to spy on the warriors?" Gentlepaw mumbled something quietly and turned to Sootpaw. "Ok." They ran up to the warrior den and peeked in through a gap in the branches. Cloudwind was in her nest, Bearpelt was licking her mattered fur and Streamtail was sneaking up on Cloudwind. He pretended she was prey and stalked her, keeping an eye on her movements. He then pounced and the she-cat squealed. "Eeek! You scared me! Don't creep up on me like that!" The apprentices giggled quietly and Bearpelt gave a silent growl. "Streamtail, stop acting like a kit." She said in a stern tone. "You need to apologise."
"Sorry." Streamtail said sadly, walking out. Cloudwind got up and turned to Bearpelt. "When do you think you'll get a mate?" She yawned. "I mean, how can you go through with no mate?"
"I believe Emeraldtail died with no mate." Bearpelt replied. "Besides, I'm not what you would call a mother-type cat. I'm fierce, snappy and feared by little apprentices and kits in SkyClan." Cloudwind giggled and Bearpelt smiled. "Atleast I have friends in the world who don't shout at me."
"The only reason younger cats fear you is because you are short-tempered. As you get older, you temper gets shorter and soon, you'll get angry at anything said to you." Cloudwind joked. "Then we'll all fear you." Bearpelt laughed and the apprentices couldn't stop laughing. Cloudwind was a bit daft at times. Bearpelt gave a silent growl. "Come on out, the pair of you." Gentlepaw padded into the den, shaking. "S-Sootpaw's here too." She said, trembling. The older apprentice groaned loudly and stood beside her. "You weren't ment to say that!" He hissed. Gentlepaw wimpered and ran away, back to the apprentice den. Cloudwind glared at Sootpaw. "I thought by now you would have changed. Obviously you haven't." She meowed coldly. "Now go."

At sunhigh, the patrols had returned. Spottedflower decided to go on a stroll with Riverstripe, just them. Riverstripe hadn't spent much time with his mate, as she volenteered to take in Shadowstar's kits after Robineye died. He licked the she-cat's cheek, looking at her beautiful pelt. "I'm a lucky tom to have a mate like you." He purred. Spottedflower smiled warmly and continued walking, listening to the birds singing high in the treetops and her paws squashing ther ground beneath her. Just then, a horrible smell of rogue came into the air. "Smells like a fox!" She spat. Riverstripe arched his back and waited for the rogue to appear. "Come out, whoever you are!" He hissed. A rustle in the bushes could be heard. Riverstripe stood beside Spottedflower, waiting to protect her from whatever was out there. It then appeared. The strange cat was a huge tom with thick black fur and green eyes. He had a slit ear and many scars from previous battles. He also stank of fox and had huge teeth like vampires. Spottedflower stood back. She knew this tom, but couldn't remember him. He looked at Spottedflower. "Still beautiful." He said in a low voice. Then it hit Spottedflower. It was her old crush, before she had joined the clan. Uh-oh, he still remembered her. The tom padded slowly up to the pretty she-cat and tried to lick her ear. Riverstripe gave a low growl in the back of his throat. The strange tom glared at Riverstripe, wondering if he should kill him or not. He turned back to Spottedflower and put his muzzle close to her ear, his breath hot on her face. "Remember me? I'm Flashfang." He mumbled. "And I still remember you, dear Spottedflower." The she-cat did nothing, but turned to face the rogue. "Go. I'm in a clan now." She mummered quietly. Flashfang snarled at Riverstripe and turned back to Spottedflower. "I still love you." He said. Spottedflower snarled angrily and lashed her tail, warning Flashfang to go away. He stood still. "Come along, I must show you something." He said, flicking his tail towards a old fox den. Spottedflower then ran for her life, her heart pounding with fear. She had to get away from him. Riverstripe called for his mate in a anxious tone, but the pretty she-cat ignored him and ran to the river. Flashfang was close by, running after her. Spottedflower jumped in and poked her head up. The large tom was standing at the edge of the water, waiting for her to get out. She swam around in a little circle and then dived under. Flashfang got irritated and jumped in. Spottedflower was alarmed, but swam off, going futher down. Flashfang followed her, getting closer and closer. Spottedflower was starting to run out of energy to the point she had to scramble onto the bank and lay down, catching her breath before Flashfang got her. He was starting to climb up, but his thick pelt was dripping with water, making it heavier. Spottedflower squealed and ran off as he finally managed to get out. She called for Riverstripe, but no answer came. So she ran faster until she ran out of breath again and had to sit down. She was exhausted and couldn't move a muscle. Flashfang then appeared, his green eyes shining with evilness. "You can run but you can't hide." He mumbled, picking the she-cat up by her scuff. Spottedflower was too tired to even scream, so she remained silent until they got to the fox den. Flashfang shoved the she-cat into the hole, causing her more and more pain. She gave up and crawled in, crouching into a small corner. Flashfang started to cover up the entrance with dirt, but left a small gap so they could breathe. He turned to Spottedflower and gave a evil grin. "Now, you can't escape. You can live with me forever." He sat down beside her and twinned tails with her.
"I don't want to live with you forever." Spottedflower growled. "I want to kill you and leave." Flashfang snorted and turned to the she-cat. "I have wanted to do something to you all my life, but I had no chance when you left. So now that I have found you, I'm going to do it." He pushed the she-cat against the den wall and mounted her, locking his paws around her waist so she wouldn't escape. Spottedflower yelped in pain as he bred her faster and faster. He then stopped, but was still on her back. "You will have to get used to this," He mumbled. "because I won't stop for several hours." He then continued breeding her, making each one more painful. Secrets are revealed

"Morninghawk, Blazestrike, Owltree, Falconsong, Lizardeye, Streamtail, Cloudwind, Gentlepaw, Blankpelt, Bearpelt, Leopardpaw and Luckypaw are going to the gathering." Shadowstar meowed. He flicked his tail towards the forest and the cats padded through to the gathering place. When they got there, only BloodClan and SkyClan were there. Shadowstar gulped and joined the leaders on the tree. "Explanation later." He said quickly. Bearpelt herded the apprentices towards her, while some of the other cats spoke to SkyClan warriors. Blazestrike and Falconsong were talking to Dangermoon and another she-cat called Heartchase.
"So, how did it go? Did your little mission succsed?" Dangermoon asked. Falconsong nodded her head. "Only by a whisker. Blazestrike nearly died saving Moonsky." RainClan then arrived, but you could hear them a couple of fox-lengths away because they were so loud. Sparrowsong was here with her 4 kits, so Lizardeye gulped. He had to keep Owltree and Cloudwind away from her. He went up to her and flashed a false smile. "Hello. How are the kits?"
"They were made warriors a half-moon ago. They are now called Thunderfoot, Blackeyes, Swanfeather and Fearheart." Sparrowsong replied in a cheerful voice. "What about the other two?"
"Warriors also. They are called Owltree and Cloudwind." Lizardeye replied. "Have yours found mates yet?"
"Fearheart and Blackeyes have no mates, most of the toms keep asking Swanfeather to be their mate and Thunderfoot took Oceanstar for a mate." Sparrowsong mewed. "Yours?"
"Owltree hasn't got a mate, but I think Cloudwind and Streamtail would make a good pair." Lizardeye chuckled, flicking his tail in their direction. LeafClan then finally got there. Everyone seemed ok for the moment, but Shadowstar's annocement was going to upset many. Leafstar jumped up to her branch.
"The Gathering has begun!" Bloodstar meowed loudly. "BloodClan are well, new mates have been taken and we have welcomed Scarpaw and Fangpaw as our new apprentices!" The clans yowled their names, but Lizardeye mummered something to Morninghawk. "Fangpaw was killed by Badgerstripe when we were trying to rescue the kits. I don't see how that makes sense." The deputy sniggered and listened on.
"Also, we have picked up SnowClan scents close to our boarder, so we ambushed one of your mouse-brained patrols a couple of nights ago." Bloodstar growled, glaring hard at Shadowstar. "I would watch your tail, deputy." He then turned to Oceanstar. "I have finished. Oceanstar?"
"Thank you, Bloodstar. RainClan are doing well, we have welcomed our newest warriors: Thunderfoot, Blackeyes, Fearheart and Swanfeather!" The clans yowled their names loudly and some more toms went up to Swanfeather, asking for her to be their mate. Luckypaw nearly went up until Blankpelt stopped him. "What in the name of StarClan do you think your doing?" He hissed. "That she-cat is older than you and is from a rival clan!" Luckypaw sank away. "Sorry." Gentlepaw sighed in annoyence. Her brother had been a mouse-brain since being born. She went up to Blankpelt, whom she was fond of. "Sorry about my mouse-brain of a brother." She mummered. Blankpelt shook his head. "Nah, it's fine. Everyone knows he's a bit... weird." Oceanstar hushed them and continued. "Sadly, we had to sit vigil for Tigerfoot, our medicine cat. She was killed whilist looking for herbs, but we are trying to find out who killed her. The new medicine cat is Pantherfern!" The tall black she-cat dipped her head as everyone called her name.
"I have finished. Leafstar?" The LeafClan leader stood up. "LeafClan are well, no new apprentices or warriors have been welcomed, but we have welcomed Popkit, son of Wingbeat!" The LeafClan cats yowled in agreement and Leafstar hushed them. "I have finished, Shadowstep?"
"Um, thank you. Now, many things have happened since the last Gathering. As you are all aware, Darkmystery left the clan and took Moonsky with him. We sent a patrol of 8 cats, 6 warriors and 2 apprentices. They managed to successfully rescue Moonsky, who is now back at camp looking after