I dare ShadowClan to cross my border!

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A massive form slid with obvious expertise through the deep, wet foliage, pawsteps silent as the twinkling ivory flakes that floated down upon the slushy white ground from the frigid gray sky. Sharp eyes, narrowed against the cold and gleaming the color of emeralds scanned the strip of bare land between the foul smelling, icy black Thunderpath and the blissful tremulous trees where the feline was cleverly concealed, ears pricked as they flicked like radars to discern any pronounced sounds, nose twitching as it tested the air for the renowned scent of ShadowClan.

The tom was massive, though certainly not the largest of his clan. His fur gleamed a radiant, ginger color and was uniquely laced in darker stripes. The tom's paws were silk soft and ivory in color, matching the melting snow. The whiteness steadily crept up to his belly and splashed his chest, creeping around his muzzle. The tom's name was Shimmerstrike and he wasn't just awarrior. He was the ThunderClan deputy.

As of now, he was simply checking the ShadowClan border. He had already checked WindClan, but nothing seemed to be amiss. It was the infamous ShadowClan he was worried about. They were always straying over the border just to cause trouble. Did their leader even care? Recently, BloodClan was the one giving problems, Shimmerstrike hadn't seen a ShadowClan cat over the border in about a moon but it didn't hurt to check. He had already hunted and really had nothing else to do. Patrols had been sent out and priorities settled. Now he was doing a patrol of his own. He didn't suspect he would see anything but atleast he had a reason to be.out of camp. He preferred not to just sit around.

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Brambleleaf growled. " What are you doing here?"

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It wasn't long before a tom came into veiw, obviously a warrior. Shimmerstrike watched for a moment, sniffing. The scent of ShadowClan floated around the warrior like a cloud. Shimmerstrike bristled, fur spiked up like a pinecone. It wasn't surprising, of course. ShadowClan probably crossed the border all the time without any warrior knowing, with their descreit ways, but today ShadowClan had been caught.

It seemed the warrior had caught his scent and briefly questioned the deputy, who, angry, pushed past the undergrowth to face the intruder with a firm glare, ready to fight at a moments notice. "I'm patrolling my border." He hissed warningly. "The real question is, what are you doing here?"

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" I scented you," Brambleleaf spat. Her fur was fluffed up and her eyes were blazing with blue fire.

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"Well obviously, I'm on my side of the border." Shimmerstrike retorted, though his voice was calm, not aggressive. If this came to a fight, so be it, but if it didn't, all the better. He never liked fights, but, being the deputy of ThunderClan, he had to deal with it. For the sake if the clan. Wrathstar would be angry with him if he picked an unnecessary fight, not thatched planned to. He simply came to check the border. He didn't cross the Thunderpath. This ShadowClan cat could question him all he wanted, but Shimmerstrike had done nothing wrong.

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" Just don't cross our border," Brambleleaf muttered darkly.

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"Oh dont worry. ThunderClan cats actually follow the warrior code." Shimmerstrike retorted.

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" Like Shadowclan doesn't !" Brambleleaf retorted.

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Shimmerstrike snorted quietly before trotting back into the forest. He wasn't going to argue with a warrior.

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Brambleleaf turned and lifted her nose into the air, padding away.

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A ThunderClan patrol, led by Haloclaw, approached Shimmerstrike. " We scneted ShadowClan near the border. Did you encounter any of their warriors?" The large white tom asked respectfully. Another tom, obviously younger but almost as large, growled, " want me to scrape ShadowClan's fur off?" The other cat, a she cat called Pumawing, glared at him. " Steelscream..."

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Shimmerstrike stopped and flicked his tail as the patrol approached. "I will check into that, and yes, I did see ShadowClan, but he was on his side of the boarder." The deputy answered cooly. "I don't want you touching any ShadowClan cat without Wrathstar's permission, or unless you actually see them over the border yourself." He mewed in a firm voice.

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Brambleleaf heard the conversation." I'm a SHE-CAT, idiot!" she hissed angrily, offended.