Rasberrypaw shook her head. "No, they'd think you're crazy, keep it to yourself." she said.

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"I still think its a bad idea" Moonpaw said, her soft voice coming from the medicine cats den. 

"Well, like we said before, you can stay" Minkclaw snapped.

Dreamcloud nodded in softer agreement. "It'll be fine Moonpaw" she said. "We'll be back before we have to sit vigil. With Featherstorm, and all of us." 

Acornpaw giggled and nodded. "So, what am I going to learn?" She seemed to have a burst of Confidence as she hopped around. she tried to drop into a stalking crouch, but ended up dropping onto her stomach and wheezing.

Tulipbreeze narrowed her eyes at Minkclaw. "You need to watch your mouth!" She snapped, then nodded along with Dreamcloud. "Don't worry." She mewed. "So, are you guys ready?"

"Ready" Dreamcloud said softly, her heart pounding adventerously.

"I was born ready" Minkclaw said with a sly smile.

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Rasberrypaw giggled. "You need to get in shape" she said, "We'll do some easy moves, like the simple ones that LeopardClan used" 

Tulipbreeze grinned from ear to ear, then nodded, and turned, Marching out the front gate with her tail in the air. "If anyone asks, We're Hunting." She had told Littlepaw.

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Acornpaw's eyes widend. "Leopardclan? Wow!" She cried, tail straight up and she grinned.

Minkclaw followed Tulipbreeze out of camp, Dreamcloud trotting steadily behind him. His ears swiveled backwards, pressed tight against his head in an attempt to drown out the soft squeaks and chirps of prey, tempting him away from their mission. "Do you think they went to Rockclan?" he asked quietly.

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Rasberrypaw chuckled. "They worked for Leopard clan because they were stronger, so of course, we're improvising" Rasberrypaw stretched slightly to loosen her limbs. 

Tulipbreeze's ears were flat as she silently krept through the shadows with her siblings. "I think so. If Bloodclan has fallen, then rockclan is the only one that remains." She whispered softly, creeping through the bushes on her belly. Soon, the stench of rocklcan filled her nose. Snorting softly, She replied "We must be in their territory. They salready set markers."

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Acornpaw looked astonished and grinned, leaping up happily, and landing on her back. She giggled.

Minkclaw cursed. "Those posers!" he hissed. "Those rogues will never be a clan" he growled, slinking through the shadows with caution. Tulipbreeze and him blended in very well because of their tabby coats, but the white on Dreamcloud's fur shone ever time it caught the sun,

"Hush Minkclaw" Dreamcloud said quietly. "It doesn't matter if they're acting like a clan or not, they out number us."

Minkclaw nodded, not wishing to argue. He could hear the strange cats' voices as they neared what must be camp. He pressed to the ground and ducked behind a holly bush as a muscular tom glanced his way. The thorns pressed into his pelt, almost drawing blood. He noticed Dreamcloud make the same movements behind a patch of bramble that hid her well enough.

Adderstorm's ears pricked nervously. He scented the air. "Ravenwing" he said urgently in a soft voice. "I think Cloudclan are present. 

Tulipbreeze dodged into a berry bush, flattening herself to the ground and looking out. She could see the tail of a young cat, but nothing else. "Alright, We sohuld try to sneak through the bramble wall. I don't know where Featherstorm is." She whispered.

Ravenwing didn't bother smeeling the air. "Your still tense from earlier. Don't worry, Adderstorm." She purred softly, nuzzling him. "Go and tak a nap. If there was anything, the vampires will take care of it."

"I'm not kidding Ravenwing" he growled, his pelt rippling with annoyance. "I scent them. Bad as mouse bile" he said, low.

Minkclaw's heart pounded. The Rockclan cats were going to find them if they just stayed put. He made eye contact with both of his sisters. One of them had to give themselves up if the other two were to stay hidden. He took a deep breath and stepped out of the holly bush, the pricks leaving his pelt. "Okay, you've found me." he said, a mischeivious gleam in his eyes. He stood up to his full height, his tabby fur gleaming in good health. He wasn't too much smaller than the warriors, and he was positively outnumbered.

Adderstorm hissed. "I told you!" he snapped. "Get out of our territory spy!" he roared, flinging himself forward. As he closed in to the intruder, he recognized the cat as a very young warrior, no match for a cat like him or Ravenwing.

Minkclaw stood bravely, and as Adderstorm began to close the last fox length between them, he turned and sprinted out towards previous Bloodclan territory- no normal cat had ever been here before and lived. But now, there were no vampires to worry about. If what he'd been told were true, his Aunt and Uncle were both in Rockclan, and Icewing too.

Dreamcloud had to bite her tongue to keep from crying out and tearing after her brother. She gazed at Tulipbreeze, wondering what to do. 

Ravenwing tensed, then relaxed, and tensed again. "Adderstorm! It's just a kit!" She Meowed, running out toward Her brother. when the tiny warrior fled, ravenwing turned to Adderstorm with a stern look on her face. "Happy? Come on, get your mangy butt back in camp, before Scarstar notices." She said, but her voice had a hint of a giggle in it as she began shoving him back in the camp entrance.

Tulipbreeze's fur prickled as she tried to hold back her fear-scent. Those cats were much bigger then her! She exchanged glances with Dreamcloud, Then giving a nod. Not daring to speak, she tried to mouth "Minkclaw is fine"

Dreamcloud nodded, figuring that Tulipbreeze was simply trying to comfort her.

Adderstorm's tail swished, but he didn't respond to Ravenwing as they went back to camp.

Dreamcloud crouched low as the two warriors went back into camp. "That was close" she whispered. "We need to try and find another way in, I don't see much shelter suitable for a vampire." 

Ravenwing looked back, thinking she saw something, but decided it was merely a squirrel. She then followed her brother back into camp.

Tulipbreeze let out the breath she had restrained for the past 5 minutes. "Maybe we can find an opening in the camp walls?" She whispered.

"Quite Possibly. Who goes first? Maybe I should. If I'm capturd I'll talk them to death." Tulipbreeze laughed a little.

Littlepaw groaned and looked around. his body still ached, but at least he could walk short distances now. "Moonpaw?" He Mewed quietly.

"We go together" Dreamcloud said, her tone giving Tulipbreeze no room to argue. "If you're caught, I'm alone. If I'm alone, I have to go back to camp. If I go back, and you and Minkclaw don't, then Sacredstar will be infinitely worried, especially because we are meant to sit vigil tonight"

"What is it Littlepaw?" Moonpaw said gently, moving to her adopted brother's side smoothly.

Tulipbreeze narrowed her eyes. "Our family is weird. Your the serious one, Minkclaw is the insane one, and I'm the Joky one. Why does that seem odd?" She giggled quietly. "Ok. When?"

"Do you know if Hornetwing is around?" He asked, voice only cracking slightly. He flipped over to face Moonpaw.

"We'll both go around the side of camp, remaining under cover until we hit the tree cover in the rear of camp, and are sure that the vampires are there" Dreamcloud said.

"I haven't seen her, I suspect she's patrolling the borders" Moonpaw said. 

Tulipbreeze nodded, Then followed a trail of brushes. It ended soon, so she went back to Dreamcloud. "We'll have to go your way." She whispered. She then lookd around, and jtted into the bush Dreamcloud hid in.

Littlepaw llooked disappointed and nodded slowly, resting his head on his paws and looking at the mossy bed he lay in. A soft sigh escaped his mouth, and his stomach rumbled.