The adventures of Mosspaw - Exile, QuailyCat [best beach reads of all time TXT] 📗

Allegiances

Thunderclan

Leader: Firestar

Deputy: Brambleclaw

Medicine cat: Jayfeather

Warriors:

Graystripe
Swiftpath
Spottedhead
Thornclaw
Lionblaze
Apprentice: Rainpaw
Cinderheart
Spiderleg
Sorreltail
Apprentice: Rosepaw
Berrynose
Apprentice: Mudpaw
Mouswhisker
Hazeltail
Apprentice: Briarpaw
Poppyfrost
Apprentice: Mosspaw
Birchfall
Apprentice: Bumblepaw
Cloudtail
Brightheart
Apprentice: Toadpaw
Whitewing
Apprentice: Blossompaw

Apprentices:
Rosepaw
Toadpaw
Briarpaw
Bumblepaw
Blossompaw

Queens:
Daisy
Mother of Spiderleg's kits:
Bluekit, Fernkit

Elders:
Longtail
Mousefur

Shadowclan

Leader: Blackstar

Deputy: Rowanclaw

Medicine cat: Littlecloud
Apprentice: Flametail

Warriors:
Tawnypelt
Oakfur
Apprentice: Ferretpaw
Tigerheart
Dawnpelt
Scorchfur
Ratscar
Apprentice: Pinepaw
Smokefoot
Toadfoot
Crowfrost
Applefur

Apprentices:
Ferretpaw
Pinepaw

Queens:
Kinkfur
Ivytail

Elders:
Tallpoppy
Cedarheart
Snaketail
Whitewater

Windclan

Leader: Onestar

Deputy: Ashfoot

Medicine cat: Kestrelflight

Warriors:
Hawkfire
Icebreath
Thorntail
Heathertail
Apprentice: Furzepaw
Crowfeather
Owlwhisker
Harespring
Weaslefur
Leaftail
Emberfoot
Breezepelt
Apprentice: Boulderpaw
Sedgewhisker
Swallowtail
Sunstrike

Apprentices:
Furzepaw
Boulderpaw

Elders:
Webfoot
Tornear

Riverclan

Leader: Leopardstar

Deputy: Mistyfoot

Medicine cat: Willowshine
Apprentice: Petalpaw

Warriors:
Reedwhisker
Apprentice: Hollowpaw
Graymist
Apprentice: Troutpaw
Mintfur
Icewing
Minnowtail
Apprentice: Mossypaw
Pebblefoot
Apprentice: Rushpaw
Mallownose

Apprentices:
Hollowpaw
Troutpaw
Mossypaw
Rushpaw

Queens:
Duskfur
Mosspelt

Elders:
Dapplenose
Pouncetail

Lake territory

Chapter One - Welcome back!

"Bramblenose, welcome back to Thunderclan." Firestar said.
"You did it! You joined Thunderclan again!" I cried.
"I did, didn't I?" Bramblenose agreed.
I was delighted for the ex-rogue, who'm I had fallen in love with and ran away with.
"Well done, Bramblenose." My father, Swiftpath, was padding up to us.
"It feels good to think that I'm back in Thunderclan." Bramblenose said.
"Hmph. At least you'll be a tiny

bit loyal to your clan." Thornclaw, Bramblenose's mentor before he was a warrior, scoffed.
"Thornclaw! How could you say such a thing?" I scolded.
"Mosspaw's right, Thornclaw! I am

loyal to Thunderclan! You are just as bad as when I last saw you!" Bramblenose hissed.
"Bramblenose, you do not want to get into a fight." I told Bramblenose.
"Okay, Okay. It's just, Thornclaw can really get on my nerves." Bramblenose muttered.
"I know what it's like from personal experience with my brothers." I told him.
"Mosspaw, let's go on your first ever hunting patrol." My new mentor, Poppyfrost, was calling to me from where she was sharing tongues with the rest of the hunting patrol.
"Okay!" I called, giving one quick lick on Bramblenose's cheek affectionatly before joining the patrol.

Chapter Two - The gathering

Once out in the forest, I imediatly scented prey. I looked around and saw a plump vole scurrying around in the fallen leaves that covered the forest floor. I dropped into the hunters crouch, pounced onto the vole, and gave on quick nip to it's neck before feeling the vole go limp.
"Good work, Mosspaw!" Poppyfrost commented.
"Thanks." I murmered around the dead body in my mouth.
"That vole is really big and fat. I don't think I'll need to give you any hunting lessons. You seem to have a natural hunting ability." Poppyfrost continued.
"Since I've caught this mouse, you've caught that squirrel, and Mosspaw's caught that vole, shall we head back to camp now?" Cloudtail asked Poppyfrost, padding out of the undergrowth.
"Good idea. Let's go." Poppyfrost agreed, flicking her tail as a signal to follow.
"Wow! Great catch!" Bramblenose exclaimed, bounding over to greet me.
I dropped my prey on the fresh kill pile, and was about to go choose a nest in the apprentices den, when Firestar leaped down from his den, and yowled:
"Let's go to the gathering now. Mosspaw, Bramblenose, you come too."
"Okay!" I agreed enthusiastically.


As I crossed the dead tree bridge, I glanced back at Bramblenose.
What will the other clans think about Bramblenose rejoining Thunderclan?

I wondered.
I was so busy in my thoughts that I hardly noticed myself toppling into my brother, Mudpaw.
"Hey! Look out!" Mudpaw told me.
"I'm sorry, Mudpaw. I didn't mean to." I apoligized.
"Uh! Just leave me alone!" Mudpaw grumbled.
"Take no notice of Mudpaw, he's just jealous that you fought of the foxes that would have torn him to shreds when you had no practice or training at all!" Bramblenose whispered in my ear from behind me.
My mind flashed memories of the foxes that had attacked camp and how Bramblenose and I had scared of the foxes that would have killed my brothers.
"How do you know?" I asked.
"I heard Mudpaw talking to Rainpaw about it. They both agree that they could have stopped the foxes even though they coudln't." LBramblenose replied.
We jumped of the tree trunk side by side, and I was about to sit by Bramblenose when Blackstar yowled:
"Many young cats have just been apprenticed in all the clans. Let us explore the island and meet new cats."
I headed away towards some bushes that looked like a nice place to chat with Bramblenose and gestured to him with my tail to tell him to follow, but heard paws bounding after me. I turned around and saw the Riverclan medicine apprentice, Petalpaw, staring at me.
"Come on, lets go sit with the other medicine cats." She told me.
"Sorry, I would love to, but I'm not a medicine cat anymore." I explained.
I saw her eyes cloud with confusion, and quickly added:
"You'll find out what I mean, Firestar is going to announce it during the gathering."
"Okay. Um, I'll go. You look like you want some privacy." She said when she saw Bramblenose.
Who's he? I've never seen him at gatherings before. Wait! I think I have! A long, long, time ago. I think that he ran away or something.

I thought.
Hang on! That was Petalpaw's thought, not mine! How in Starclan could I do that? I'll investigate some more later. For now, I need to speak with Bramblenose.

I padded into the small den that was sheltered by bushes and sat down next to Bramblenose.
"Do you need to tell me something?" Bramblenose asked.
"Yes. I first wanted to say, that I entered Petalpaws-" I stopped when I realised that I should probably investigate further before telling anyone about entering another cat's thoughts.
"Go ahead." Bramblenose urged me on.
"Oh, sorry! I almost told you the wrong thing!" I improvised, "I wanted to tell you that I'm worried about becoming a warrior."
Oh! I just remembered! Jayfeather said that I am destined to be a medicine cat! He said he had a prophecy! I need to tell Firestar! But first, I'll ask Jayfeather about it.

I remembered how Jayfeather had refused to letting me be a warrior at first, when I had a dream that I thought surely meant I had to be a warrior.
"There's nothing to worry! Beoming a warrior is easy! I assure you, ther's nothing to worry about." Bramblenose told me, snapping me back to reality.
"Okay. If you say so. Anyway, you've had personal experience." I agreed, and I followed Bramblenose out to where the gathering was starting to take place.

Chapter Three - An investigation

"Jayfeather!" I called, and bounded into the medicine den, but halted when I remembered how I had once slept here as a medicine apprentice.
"What is it, Mosspaw?" Jayfeather asked, his blue eyes staring sightlessly at me, making me feel as if he could really see me.
"Jayfeather, you said that I was destined to be a medicine cat, and here I am, training to be a warrior! You said something about a prophecy, and-"
"Mosspaw, I am going to be honest, there iosn't a prophecy about you being a medicine cat. I made that up because I thought you would be a perfect medicine cat, but I guess you are

destined to be a warrior." Jayfeather cut me off.
"What?! You lied

? Medicine cats don't lie!" I stuttered.
"I'm sorry, Mosspaw." Jayfeather apoligized, "You should pick your bed in the apprentices den and get to sleep."
"Okay." I agreed and padded out of the medicine den.
As I came out, I saw Thornclaw chatting with Dustpelt under Highledge.
"I don't understand. What does Mosspaw see in Bramblenose? He's so, so- disloyal!" Thornclaw insulted.
"What? How could you say such a thing! For the ten millionth time, I, AM, LOYAL!" Bramblenose yowled.
Thornclaw's eyes stretched wide.
How could I not have noticed Bramblenose there? Ugh! I still know that he's disloyal!

There it was again! How do I enter other cat's thoughts?

"Bramblenose! Calm down!" I called to Bramblenose.
Bramblenose dropped down onto four paws once again, and glared at Thornclaw before padding over to the warriors