Zodiac (warrior cats)

Chapter 43

A searing pain surged through Ferretleap's shoulder, the fiery burn had scorched his cream fur straight off of his skin, now nothing was left but bare pink flesh.
Tawnywing had done all she could to heal it, but there would always be a scar. Always a mark to remind Ferretleap he had lost in the battle against Charredsoul.
We need to get revenge on ThunderClan, he sneered silently, staring way past the trees, almost seeing the camp through the darkness.
But there was no way Thistlestar would attack now, not since Dovestar gave WindClan part of their territory. Now WindClan lived between the Moon Pool and ThunderClan camp, at least they still had part of the moor.
"Ferretleap" a meow came from the deputy Sunstrike, her tortoiseshell fur glinting in the moonlight. "I want you to go on a patrol along ShadowClan territory, but stay by the lake. Part of the agreement Dovestar and Thistlestar made said we would help patrol their borders."
Ferretleap snorted, "Why should we do their work? ThunderClan destroyed our home remember?" his eyes flared with anger, "Shouldn't they give us more territory?".
Sunstrike let out a low hiss, the mark on her forehead becoming twisted as she narrowed her eyes.
"Ferretleap for once just do as you're told" a growl came from his father Waspfur, who padded over next to Sunstrike.
"Fine!" he snapped with fury, turning and walking angrily over to the patrol consisting of Cloudedmoon, his apprentice Fawnpaw, Tigerdawn and Diamondpaw.
"Are we going or not?" he hissed to the leader of the patrol, Cloudedmoon.
The gray and white dappled tom narrowed his eyes at Ferretleap's sour attitude, "We just need to wait for Horizonfur and Twopaw, they should be coming soon."
Ferretleap waited impatiently until finally the warrior and his apprentice came to join the patrol, Ferretleap hissed lowly as he saw Twopaw's face. The young tom had gotten to close to an eagle one day, and had two gashes slit across his face.
Finally heading off in the direction of the lake, the patrol made sure to stay well within the parameters Dovestar and Thistlestar had set. The cold snow underneath his pads froze Ferretleap to the very core, he hated Leaf-Bare!
The ring of sand around the lake was frozen hard as well, dusted with the bright white powder of snow. As night fell onto the four clans of the lake, Ferretleap soon became desperate to separate himself from the rest of the patrol, he had a plan.
"Cloudedmoon" the gray dappled tom turned as Ferretleap called his name.
"Yes, what is it Ferretleap" he asked quickly, unsure of if the young warrior was going to be angry or not.
Ferretleap had never gotten to know the older warrior particularly well in the moons he was alive, but Sprucefrost certainly had. The two didn't show it among the rest of the clan, but Ferretleap knew there was something between them.
"I was wondering if you wouldn't mind continuing the patrol without me, I'm not feeling so well. I think I might just go for a quick hunt."
"Of course, feel better!" Cloudedmoon meowed quicker than a chickadees chirp.
Ferretleap chuckled quietly as he turned the opposite direction of the patrol, his sour attitude came in handy sometimes, the older warrior didn't think twice about his decision if it meant Ferretleap was gone.
Now I just have to find ShadowClan camp, he eyes glinted through the moonlight as the patrol headed back towards WindClan's new camp. Padding through the pine tree infested part of the forest, Ferretleap curled his lip as a scent spiraled through the cold midnight air.
ShadowClan, the WindClan tom spat in disgust at the crow-food eating scent, it was simply atrocious!
"What are you doing here?" a sharp growl came from a fox-length away.
Ferretleap almost leapt out of his pelt at the cats voice, had a ShadowClan patrol caught him? But as the cat stepped into the moonlight, Ferretleap breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hollowsong!" he padded forward happily and with a tinge of relief, now he didn't have to go trudging through ShadowClan camp to find her!
"You didn't answer my question" she repeated, her eyes focused on Ferretleap intently, "What are you doing here." And then like a magnetic pull, Ferretleap felt his mind drifting to the answer she was seeking and then he opened his mouth to tell her.
"I came here to ask you to help me" he told her, "ThunderClan destroyed my clans home, they deserve to pay for it."
Hollowsong snorted, "Then tell your leader that, what am I going to do? Prance right into WindClan camp and make him attack ThunderClan."
A hint of evil glinted in Ferretleap's eyes as he smiled, "That's precisely what I want you to do. There's no way Thistlestar would agree to help RiverClan and ShadowClan defeat ThunderClan" he paused as Hollowsong lifted her head in interest, "Not unless someone made him".
The ShadowClan cat gasped, "You'd do that to your own leader? You'd have me control him just so you can get revenge."
Ferretleap hissed spitefully, "Of course I would. And once we do it Thistlestar will see its for the good of WindClan. All three clans are going to wage war against ThunderClan, and we're going to do it with your help."