Sunday, May 8, 2011

Chapter 4

Moonlight backed up as she saw the empty hollow, filled with nothing but shattered, burning trees. She slowly made her way to the top of the camp, looking down at it. It was destroyed. There was no hope of any cat being alive...was there? Moonlight's grey eyes widened as she saw a branch quiver. "Sunshadow!" she cried, recognizing the brownish pelt of her brother. She was too afraid to go down, but worry for her brother sent her hurling back down into the ruined camp. "M-Moonlight!" came the raspy voice.

Moonlight stumbled forward. "Sunshadow!" she cried. "Are you OK? Y-you're hurt!" The young warrior had been a warrior for quite some time now, and had experienced battles with many other clans, but she had never seen such horrible wounds. "You're not OK!" she said racing forwards. "Here, lean on me, we have to get out of this hollow!"

Her brother's eyes were wide, and he opened his mouth and hissed, "I couldn't save her....."