Chapter 25

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It was morning. But something didn't feel right. The forest was quiet,almost too quiet. "ViperClan! Attack!" a voice commanded. It was Birchstar. "What in StarClan's name?!" Heatherstorm yowled. Birchstar and Duskstar were facing each other. "Why are you attacking us?!" Duskstar asked. "You have no reason too!"
"One of your warriors attacked and killed me last night while I was on a hunt. Then one of your apprentices was ordered to attack mine. We seek answers this instant!" Birchstar spat. "I'm not even sure what you're talking about with when you were attacked,but with your apprentice, I may have an idea or two. Anyhow, you know as well as I do that I would never order one of my warriors to kill!" Duskstar spat back. "It's too late for that Duskstar," the ViperClan leader pinned the charcoal black tom to the ground. "ViperClan,show no mercy!" he yowled."You do realize if this a fight you want," Duskstar pushed his back legs which caused Birchstar to tumble off as the green emerald eyed leader pinned him to the ground claws ready. "It will soon be a fight you won't win?"
The amber eyed leader chuckled. "Don't you think I should be telling you that?"
The cats from both clans were leaping at one another from left to right. Feralstorm was fighting the ViperClan warrior Lostbird. "ViperClan filth!"
The red/brown warrior hissed and clawed his ear. "WolfClan rabbithearts!"
The tan tabby green eyed WolfClan warrior drew his lips back. "Go back to your den!"
Whiteshimmer tackled Onefang. "WolfClan weaselheart! You think just because you're so mighty and fierce,you can just attack anycat that steps on your territory!"
The amber eyed deputy hissed."ViperClan vermin.."
A yowl of pain sounded. It was one of ViperClan's cats. It was Sunsetpaw. Whiteshimmer got of him and ran to the cat, Darkshadow, that was fighting Sunsetpaw. The white pelted she-cat leapt and knocked the WolfClan tom away from the apprentice. "Quick Sunsetpaw,run!" she yowled. The ginger apprentice wheezed and ran off wincing. "We think we are mighty and fierce because we have enough power to fight mousebrains like you!" Onefang called as he lunged for her. The dark green eyed she-cat hissed. She sinked her teeth into the ginger and white tom's leg. He yelped and she let go. Onefang shrieked at her. "The rest about the cats who step in our territory, we kill if we see them becuase they are not worthy of entering our territory!"
The ViperClan warrior snorted."Onefang!" the yowl came from Duskstar. "This is useless! We can't win this fight! Some warriors are suffering harsh casualties!"
"No Duskstar! WolfClan will never be beaten!" Onefang yowled back as he leaped to face his leader. "This is our territory!"
Blood started welling around his leg, where Whiteshimmer bit him. "WolfClan will honor your courage Onefang,but we can't afford our warriors to sustain injuries--or death even," Duskstar urged. "StarClan wouldn't want us fight against these impossible odds. We will have another chance to avenge this defeat."
The leader met his deputy's amber eyed gaze steadily, then reared away and sprang onto a rock covered with moss. "Retreat, WolfClan! Retreat!" he yowled. One by one, his cats squirmed and struggled away from their opponents. Hisses and yowls could be heard, as they ran toward Duskstar. For a heartbeat, the ViperClan cats stared in confusion. Had they won? Birchstar yowled a victory battle cry. As did his cats. Duskstar looked down at his cats. They then started speeding to camp. Onefang was the second to last to leave and bounded forward. Feralstorm was the last cat to leave. He hesitated at the peak of the territory and glanced at the bloodstained part of the forest. The ViperClan cats yowling over their victory. His green eyes shone bright with a burning anger in their slits. He leaped after his clan into the forest back to his camp.

The WolfClan cats made it back to camp."I-I don't feel so good.." Ravenfeather mewed groggily. "Ravenfeather? A-are you okay?" Crescentwing asked. "I-I think I just need to..."
Suddenly Ravenfeather's eyes rolled in his head and he lurched sideways. Half scrambling, half falling, he landed on his left side. The she-cat gasped. Blackflight looked over and saw him laying on the ground. "No! Oh Starclan!" he meowed worried. "Ravenfeather! Tigerclaw! Hollyleaf!" Crescentwing called. The two medicine cats sprinted out of their den,then hushed everyone. "Give him some room!" Tigerclaw ordered. The scarred medicine cat hauled the elderly tom on his back. He put him in a nest in the medicine cat's den. "Hollyflight, I need you to help me okay?"
The she-cat stared at him."Why?"
He glared at her. "I told you to,now I need you to help me."
She growled. "Ugh,Whatever you say. I'm not an apprentice anymore... I'm a warrior - I hunt and fight just like everyone else in this clan. I'll leave the medicine cat stuff to you from now on,but fine I'll help you.."
He nodded and turned the tom over with his somewhat, striking pink nose. Ravenfeather had a gash on his shoulder and claw marks on his belly and near his side. He mrowed groggily and painfully."Get cobwebs, poppy seed and Dock." Tigerclaw ordered. She obeyed and went to the pile of herbs. The short pelted black and white tom coughed and heaved. Hollyflight gave him the poppy seed first, then applied the Dock and cobwebs to where the scratches were. "I don't think I can stop the bleeding, it's seeping through the cobweb.." she whimpered. "Is he gonna be okay?" Blackflight asked. "We're trying all we can Blackflight," Tigerclaw replied. The tom looked at Ravenfeather. "It just takes time."
He looked dazed, as his flank rose and fell. The tom blinked for a few heartbeats and then closed his eyes. "We just gave him some Dock to help him sleep and calm his nerves." Hollyflight explained to Blackflight. The tom stared in worry. "Please be alright.."
Ravenfeather stared up at him. "I'll be fine Blackflight."
"Alright everyone lets get some rest." Duskstar mewed to his cats. Blackflight stood by the nest Ravenfeather was resting in. Silverleap walked to to him. "C'mon Blacflight,get to your nest."
He blinked. "I wanna stay with Ravenfeather."
She formed a gentle smile. "Of course."
The black and white tom curled up beside his nest. "Oh StarClan, please heal Ravenfeather..."
He then fell asleep.
The sun stretched across the sky. Blackflight woke up as he stretched with a yawn. He looked to Ravenfeather in his nest."Good morning!" the tom meowed in a cheery tone. Ravenfeather did not respond."Wake up."
Blackflight started probing him with a paw. "Seriously,c'mon Ravenfeather wake up.." he worried. Crescentwing walked to him."Morning."
He stared at her, worry in his eyes. Hollyflight woke up. "What's wrong?"
"I'm trying to wake up Ravenfeather, but nothing's happening.."he replied. The medicine cat placed her paw on his chest."I...I can't feel a heartbeat." Blackflight's blue eyes widened."Oh,I see how it is," he chuckled. "You're playing a joke on me, at any moment he'll pop up and tackle me right..? Right?"
Hollyflight and Crescentwing stared at each other then back at the black and white tom. His smile faded he then couldn't hold back the tears. Crescentwing blinked through tears as well."He walks with StarClan now." Hollyflight mewed sadly.

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