Chapter 27

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"Their names are Dewkit, Larchkit, Pinchkit, and Finchkit" Sand meows gesturing to the four kits suckling on Grass.

"They're beautiful" Sunpelt meows.

"Ok now, everybody out except for the queens and kits, that's you too Brightscar" Skypaw meows gesturing with her tail toward the entrance.

Sunpelt leaves with Foxtail, Brightscar, and Skypaw following closely behind.

"Brightscar wait a minute" Skypaw meows leaning down to sniff Brightscars belly.

"Are you feeling okay Brightscar?" Skypaw asks sniffing Brightscars belly.

"Why do ask?" Brightscar meows defensively.

"Your getting rounder" Skypaw meows not taking notice of Brightscar's defensiveness.

Brightpuddle hops down the rocks to Riverstars den. She's hiding something Sunpelt thinks. Brightpuddle turns to face Skypaw and Brightscar.

"Is something wrong, Skypaw?" Brightpuddle asks.

"Either Brightscar is expecting kits or she's sick" Skypaw meows gesturing to Brightscars rounding belly.

"Brightscar are you expecting kits?" Brightpuddle asks.

Deadfoot pads over to the group.

"Are you feeling okay, Brightscar?" Deadfoot asks circling her.

"Is it okay if I tell them, Deadfoot?" Brightscar asks.

"Why not?" Deadfoot meows.

"I'm expecting Deadfoots kits" Brightscar meows as Deadfoot rubs against her.

Sunpelt sees Riverstar hop to Highledge.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the Highledge!" Riverstar yowls.

Cats stream from every den except the Nursery, Sunpelt, Foxtail, Brightscar, and Deadfoot find a spot near the front of the clan.

"Oakpool please come up here" Riverstar meows.

Oakpool bounds up to Riverstar, Riverstar whispers something causing Oakpool to take a step back.

"I Riverstar no longer feel fit to lead this clan, since the betrayal of my mate" Riverstar meows.

"What betrayal?" Fireclaw meows.

"I will spare Nightclouds last peace, all I will say is that Speckpaw and Skypaw are not my kits" Riverstar meows, staring at Nightcloud.

"Whos the father then?" Blueclaw asks.

"Ask Nightcloud and maybe she will reach peace" Riverstar meows jumping down from Highledge.

"Sunpelt will resume a temporary deputy duty until I, Oakpool, and Brightpuddle get back from the Moonpool" Riverstar meows before running out with Brightpuddle and Oakpool following him.

Sunpelt bounds up to Highledge behind all the shock and surprise.

"Silence!" Sunpelt yowls into the clearing which makes everybody stop meowing.

"Fireclaw find cats for the dusk patrol and report to me, Blueclaw find cats for a hunting patrol and report to me, any problems report to me" Sunpelt meows before jumping off Highledge.

Fireclaw runs up to him.

"I got Ravenpelt, Goldpaw, and Tigerpaw to go later" Fireclaw meows.

"Can I help Blueclaw?" Sunpelt turns around to see Speckpaw padding up to him.

"Go get checked by your sister, if your good yes if not no" Sunpelt meows.

"Ok" Speckpaw meows padding over to Skypaw.

Sunpelt turns to see Foxtail coming towards him.

"You and I are the last warriors here" Foxtail meows rubbing against Sunpelt.

"Fireclaw and Blueclaw come here, please!" Sunpelt yowls causing Fireclaw and Blueclaw to run over.

"We don't have enough warriors right now, we need to combine the patrols" Sunpelt meows "Take your patrols, check the border, and hunt."
"Is it the only way?" Blueclaw asks.

"I agree with Sunpelt it makes sense" Fireclaw meows.

"So it is" Blueclaw meows before she and Fireclaw gather their patrols and leave.

"Deadfoot and Brightscar come here, please" Sunpelt meows to them.

"Is something wrong?" Deadfoot asks with Brightscar behind him.

"We don't have enough apprentices or warriors in camp, so I need Deadfoot to guard the entrance with Foxtail and Brightscar with me" Sunpelt meows.

"Let's go Foxtail" Deadfoot meows heading for the entrance.

"Come on Brightscar let's check on the queens" Sunpelt meows.

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Sunpelts plan had worked, the borders were remarked and the whole clan was well fed. Sunpelt and Foxtail were laying together in the warrior's den when Sunpelt heard two voices padding out of camp. Must be Speckpaw and Tigerpaw he thinks. Foxtail suddenly stirred next to Sunpelt.

"Can we go out for a bit?" Foxtail whispers to Sunpelt.

"Sure" Sunpelt meows and follows Foxtail out of the warrior's den.

Sunpelt goes first through the entrance.

"Hey, Fireclaw we're going out for a bit" Sunpelt meows.

"Be back before Sunhigh" Fireclaw meows yawning before laying on the ground.

Foxtail and Sunpelt run off into the forest swerving their paths together before ending at the edge of the lake, like the last dusk.

"There's so much going on right now" Foxtail meows "I wish that we could go back before we went to SkyClan" rubbing against Sunpelt.

"We can't but go back to then but we can go back to now" Sunpelt meows moving to lay on his back.

"Then let's go back to now" Foxtail meows also moving to roll on his back.

They both look up at the stars when Jayfeather approaches Sunpelt.

"Your prophecy has been complete for now young one, you may live normally now" Jayfeather meows before padding away into the trees.

"Are you okay?" Foxtail asks.

"Yeah" Sunpelt meows turning to face Foxtail.

Foxtail gets up and stretches then moves to stand over Sunpelt making Sunpelt turns upward to face Foxtail.

"I love you" Foxtail meows before laying on Sunpelt.

"I love you too" Sunpelt meows entwining his tail with Foxtails, purring before they both drift off into a deep sleep...

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