Chapter 18

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Lightning flashed in the sky. "Shell!" Apple called, "the foxes killed Perie!"
He stiffened, and growled. "They will pay."
Russet, Bri, Wolf, Tall, And Wave headed towards him.
"The foxes have destroyed our dens, and our camp area is destroyed, and reeks of fox."
"We can defeat them." Shell growled.
What kind of group leader would I be if I let the foxes get away with this?
"The foxes, they're here!" Russet gasped, just as a russet pelt leapt at her. She shrieked as the massive fox bowled her over.
"No!" He snarled, and lunged at it, but missed. He slammed into the ground, headfirst, and his vision grew blurry. He caught a glimpse of Bri and Tall fighting a young she-fox, and  Apple standing protectively over Wave while lashing out at a fox.
"Tall!" He heard a shriek, and recognized Wolf's voice. He managed to get onto his paws, only to see Tall laying on the ground, blood spilling from a gash in his throat. His mouth opened, but no sound came out. He body convulsed, he rithered, and twisted. His tail twitched once more, then he fell still.
"No!" Screeched Wolf, who dashed towards him, only to leap away as a fox stopped infrint of him, teeth bared.
"We can't win this battle!" He screeched. "I hate to say this, But we have no land anymore. No dens, no camp, no home. We must go to the clans. They'll take us in.''
"Are you crazy?'' Russet asked.
"I guess I am, but I know that we need help."

Heh, this took me a while to finish. What do you think?

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