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Chapter 5 : At the Twolegplace

Shadowpool padded along the Twolegplace's streets.
It had snowed at night and a thin layer of snow covered the ground. The sky was cloudy and the sun was shining dimly behind the clouds. Although Shadowpool had joined Bloodclan only a quarter moon ago, she knew the streets of the Twolegplace and recognized most of Scourge's elite warriors. She sniffed the ground hoping to find some twoleg food. Life at Bloodclan was better than life at Shadowclan. Bloodclan's rules were strict but at least Shadowpool wasn't forced to fight all the time.
" I would live more freely if I was an elite warrior. ", Shadowpool thought. She knew that she couldn't become an elite warrior very soon but she was hopeful.

Suddenly, she noticed a rat scraping twoleg trash in a nearby bush. Shadowpool sprinted towards the rat and killed it quickly. She took it with her and kept walking along the streets. " I would share this rat with Scarheart. ", Shadowpool thought. Scarheart was one of Scourge's elite warriors and Shadowpool's new friend. She had recently became an elite warrior and now she lived at Scourge's alley.
Shadowpool knew that to become an elite warrior, a Bloodclan cat should go through training and win at least one fight against a cat or a dog. Training lasted usually three or four moons and Scourge chose mentors for everyone who wanted to train. Shadowpool had thought that she would ask Scourge if he would let her train to become an elite warrior.

Soon Shadowpool arrived at Scourge's alley.
She jumped over monster tires and wandered among twoleg trash. While trying to find Scarheart she stumbled on something soft and fluffy. " Watch where you're going! ", an angry and deep voice said. Shadowpool looked up and saw Bone's annoyed look. " S...sorry… I'm just looking for Scarheart. ", Shadowpool mumbled nervously. " Walk towards those wooden boxes on the left. And if you run into me like that again I'll claw your ears out! ", Bone hissed and padded away. Shadowpool grinned at Bone and walked towards the wooden boxes. In a small, red box slept a bluish- gray she-cat with an orange collar studded with two cat teeth. " Scarheart! I bought you a rat! ", Shadowpool mewed. Scarheart woke up and purred when she saw Shadowpool. " Thank you. Rats are my favorite! "
Shadowpool sat down and watched while Scarheart ate. " How are you? Are you happy to be an elite warrior? "
" Training was hard and I had to kill a rogue who was stealing food and causing trouble to Bloodclan, but it was worth it! It would be cool if you were an elite warrior too. ", Scarheart said.
" Actually, I have thought about it ", Shadowpool said thoughtfully. " Are you hungry? I left some for you to eat. ", Scarheart mewed and gave the half eaten rat to Shadowpool. " Thank you. Do you think that Bone and Scourge are both a bit too strict. ", Shadowpool said and glanced Scourge's metallic nest. " I think so too. I understand that Bloodclan needs some discipline but Scourge and Bone goes sometimes too far. But according to senior warriors things were far worse before Scourge came to Twolegplace. ", Scarheart explained. Shadowpool nodded distantly and finished eating her food.

The day turned to evening as Shadowpool and Scarheart talked about Bloodclan. Some warriors returned from hunting and patrolling and they settled down on their nests. Scourge came out of his nest and gave orders to some warriors. They padded through Scourge's alley and ran to different directions. " What's going on? ", Shadowpool asked. " They probably gather all Bloodclan cats for clan meeting. ", Scarheart mewed. A minute passed and the warriors who Scourge sent returned with a crowd of cats. " All Bloodclan cats! Welcome to a clan meeting. ", Scourge mewed with an audible voice.
" I and some of my elite warriors have noticed a pack of aggressive dogs moving on Bloodclan's borders. We also found a few dead cats on our territory and dog's paw prints all over them. The dog pack is very strong and hard to destroy so I will take new apprentices to train here. Are some of you willing to become elite warriors? I will give you a day to think about it. Come here next evening if you want to train. Any questions? "
Bloodclan cats started to chat about Scourge's news. They moved restlessly as Scourge waited them to ask something. Shadowpool padded out of Scarheart's nest. Shadowpool turned towards Scarheart with a nervous look on her face.
" Go ask him if you want to train. ", she mewed encouragingly. Shadowpool took a deep breath and padded towards Scourge's nest. " What do you want?, Scourge asked with a suspicious look on his face when he saw Shadowpool.
" I've been thinking about becoming an elite warrior. ", Shadowpool said calmly.
" You would become an elite warrior? But you've been in Bloodclan only a quarter moon. ", Scourge mewed.
" But I have obeyed your rules! I'm a loyal Bloodclan cat. I swear. ", Shadowpool pleaded. " You're a former clan cat. Clan cats can be traitorous and cunning. I will not let you train to become an elite warrior for now. ", Scourge mewed coldly. Shadowpool shook her head in disappointment. She padded slowly to Scarheart's nest. " Will he make you an apprentice? ", Scarheart mewed enthusiastically. " No. He refused to make me an apprentice because I'm a former clan cat. He doesn't trust me at all. ", Shadowpool mewed sadly. " That's not fair! Don't worry, I'm going to talk to him!, Scarheart said determinedly and padded towards Scourge.
Shadowpool heard as they argued heatedly about whether she could become an elite warrior or not.
" That's not fair to her! I know that Shadowpool is a former clan cat and all but could you give her a chance! ", Scarheart yelled angrily at Scourge.
" Former clan cats can be only regular warriors. NOT elite warriors! How many times I have to say this before you understand! ", Scourge growled heatedly.
" Why would she betray Bloodclan? She has no other place to live in! ", Scarheart argued.
Scourge fell silent. He knew that Shadowpool has no other place to be than Bloodclan. She had made forest's clans enemies to her by running away so she couldn't betray Bloodclan for them. Shadowpool was a young and strong she- cat. Too strong that she could not be made an elite warrior. Scourge had no other choices than to agree with Scarheart and let Shadowpool train.
" Okay. I will let her train. But only under one circumstance. You will look after her and tell me immediately if she does something stupid.
If you don't do as I say you both will be punished. ", Scourge said calmly with a serious look on his face. Scarheart muttered " Thank you " and padded to her den where Shadowpool waited.
" Shadowpool, come here! ", Scourge shouted.
Shadowpool padded nervously to Scourge's den. " I have changed my mind. You can train to become an elite warrior. Come here when the sun rises. Then I will decide who your mentor will be and give you a collar. Is that clear? "
Happiness and relief filled Shadowpool's mind.
Soon she could become an elite warrior!

It's finally done! Sorry for the long wait.

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Chapter 5 : At the Twolegplace

Shadowpool padded along the Twolegplace's streets.
It had snowed at night and a thin layer of snow covered the ground. The sky was cloudy and the sun was shining dimly behind the clouds. Although Shadowpool had joined Bloodclan only a quarter moon ago, she knew the streets of the Twolegplace and recognized most of Scourge's elite warriors. She sniffed the ground hoping to find some twoleg food. Life at Bloodclan was better than life at Shadowclan. Bloodclan's rules were strict but at least Shadowpool wasn't forced to fight all the time.
" I would live more freely if I was an elite warrior. ", Shadowpool thought. She knew that she couldn't become an elite warrior very soon but she was hopeful.

Suddenly, she noticed a rat scraping twoleg trash in a nearby bush. Shadowpool sprinted towards the rat and killed it quickly. She took it with her and kept walking along the streets. " I would share this rat with Scarheart. ", Shadowpool thought. Scarheart was one of Scourge's elite warriors and Shadowpool's new friend. She had recently became an elite warrior and now she lived at Scourge's alley.
Shadowpool knew that to become an elite warrior, a Bloodclan cat should go through training and win at least one fight against a cat or a dog. Training lasted usually three or four moons and Scourge chose mentors for everyone who wanted to train. Shadowpool had thought that she would ask Scourge if he would let her train to become an elite warrior.

Soon Shadowpool arrived at Scourge's alley.
She jumped over monster tires and wandered among twoleg trash. While trying to find Scarheart she stumbled on something soft and fluffy. " Watch where you're going! ", an angry and deep voice said. Shadowpool looked up and saw Bone's annoyed look. " S...sorry… I'm just looking for Scarheart. ", Shadowpool mumbled nervously. " Walk towards those wooden boxes on the left. And if you run into me like that again I'll claw your ears out! ", Bone hissed and padded away. Shadowpool grinned at Bone and walked towards the wooden boxes. In a small, red box slept a bluish- gray she-cat with an orange collar studded with two cat teeth. " Scarheart! I bought you a rat! ", Shadowpool mewed. Scarheart woke up and purred when she saw Shadowpool. " Thank you. Rats are my favorite! "
Shadowpool sat down and watched while Scarheart ate. " How are you? Are you happy to be an elite warrior? "
" Training was hard and I had to kill a rogue who was stealing food and causing trouble to Bloodclan, but it was worth it! It would be cool if you were an elite warrior too. ", Scarheart said.
" Actually, I have thought about it ", Shadowpool said thoughtfully. " Are you hungry? I left some for you to eat. ", Scarheart mewed and gave the half eaten rat to Shadowpool. " Thank you. Do you think that Bone and Scourge are both a bit too strict. ", Shadowpool said and glanced Scourge's metallic nest. " I think so too. I understand that Bloodclan needs some discipline but Scourge and Bone goes sometimes too far. But according to senior warriors things were far worse before Scourge came to Twolegplace. ", Scarheart explained. Shadowpool nodded distantly and finished eating her food.

The day turned to evening as Shadowpool and Scarheart talked about Bloodclan. Some warriors returned from hunting and patrolling and they settled down on their nests. Scourge came out of his nest and gave orders to some warriors. They padded through Scourge's alley and ran to different directions. " What's going on? ", Shadowpool asked. " They probably gather all Bloodclan cats for clan meeting. ", Scarheart mewed. A minute passed and the warriors who Scourge sent returned with a crowd of cats. " All Bloodclan cats! Welcome to a clan meeting. ", Scourge mewed with an audible voice.
" I and some of my elite warriors have noticed a pack of aggressive dogs moving on Bloodclan's borders. We also found a few dead cats on our territory and dog's paw prints all over them. The dog pack is very strong and hard to destroy so I will take new apprentices to train here. Are some of you willing to become elite warriors? I will give you a day to think about it. Come here next evening if you want to train. Any questions? "
Bloodclan cats started to chat about Scourge's news. They moved restlessly as Scourge waited them to ask something. Shadowpool padded out of Scarheart's nest. Shadowpool turned towards Scarheart with a nervous look on her face.
" Go ask him if you want to train. ", she mewed encouragingly. Shadowpool took a deep breath and padded towards Scourge's nest. " What do you want?, Scourge asked with a suspicious look on his face when he saw Shadowpool.
" I've been thinking about becoming an elite warrior. ", Shadowpool said calmly.
" You would become an elite warrior? But you've been in Bloodclan only a quarter moon. ", Scourge mewed.
" But I have obeyed your rules! I'm a loyal Bloodclan cat. I swear. ", Shadowpool pleaded. " You're a former clan cat. Clan cats can be traitorous and cunning. I will not let you train to become an elite warrior for now. ", Scourge mewed coldly. Shadowpool shook her head in disappointment. She padded slowly to Scarheart's nest. " Will he make you an apprentice? ", Scarheart mewed enthusiastically. " No. He refused to make me an apprentice because I'm a former clan cat. He doesn't trust me at all. ", Shadowpool mewed sadly. " That's not fair! Don't worry, I'm going to talk to him!, Scarheart said determinedly and padded towards Scourge.
Shadowpool heard as they argued heatedly about whether she could become an elite warrior or not.
" That's not fair to her! I know that Shadowpool is a former clan cat and all but could you give her a chance! ", Scarheart yelled angrily at Scourge.
" Former clan cats can be only regular warriors. NOT elite warriors! How many times I have to say this before you understand! ", Scourge growled heatedly.
" Why would she betray Bloodclan? She has no other place to live in! ", Scarheart argued.
Scourge fell silent. He knew that Shadowpool has no other place to be than Bloodclan. She had made forest's clans enemies to her by running away so she couldn't betray Bloodclan for them. Shadowpool was a young and strong she- cat. Too strong that she could not be made an elite warrior. Scourge had no other choices than to agree with Scarheart and let Shadowpool train.
" Okay. I will let her train. But only under one circumstance. You will look after her and tell me immediately if she does something stupid.
If you don't do as I say you both will be punished. ", Scourge said calmly with a serious look on his face. Scarheart muttered " Thank you " and padded to her den where Shadowpool waited.
" Shadowpool, come here! ", Scourge shouted.
Shadowpool padded nervously to Scourge's den. " I have changed my mind. You can train to become an elite warrior. Come here when the sun rises. Then I will decide who your mentor will be and give you a collar. Is that clear? "
Happiness and relief filled Shadowpool's mind.
Soon she could become an elite warrior!

It's finally done! Sorry for the long wait.