Ashwing's Regret (ON HOLD)

Chapter 2

A sudden loud screech woke Ashkit from her sleep. 

She ran out of the nursery, and found Smokefur bolting around camp trying to find out where the screech came from. 

Smokefur turned to Ashkit, "What in StarClan's name is that?!" 

Ashkit shrugged. "I have no clue!" 

Smokefur quickly turned to the direction to where the screech came from. 

"Are you coming?!" Smokefur yowled.

Ashkit ran after Smokefur as she picked up her pace. 

Smokefur jumped over a log, then suddenly stopped after clearing it. Ashkit did the same.

Ashkit's heart raced at what she saw. She saw Dovekit and Featherkit backed up against a tree, a snarling badger snapping at them. Ashkit scanned around to look for Birchkit. What she saw made her tense up.

Birchkit was lying in the grass. Her neck was slit open, blood pumping from her wound. The badger had killed her.

 Ashkit ran over to help Dovekit and Featherkit while Smokefur stalked behind the badger. 

Smokefur leaped and hooked her claws into the badger's pelt. Ashkit ran in front of the badger and started swiping at the badger. 

The badger backed up, trying to throw Smokefur off of it's back. Ashkit bit at it's paws. The badger stumbled backward while Smokefur still hung on while she tore into the badger's flesh. Ashkit jumped at the badger and slit it's throat. 

The badger still stood straight up, like Ashkit never delivered the blow. 

"It's not deep enough!" Smokefur wailed. 

Ashkit backed away from the badger as it managed to throw Smokefur off of it's back and came barreling towards her. 

All of a sudden, Ashkit heard loud yowls coming from the distance. All of a sudden, all of the cats from the clan came stampeding through the trees. Jaywing jumped on the badger's back after Featherstripe. 

Willowstream went over to the tree to comfort Featherkit and Dovekit. 

Ashkit turned back to where the cats piled onto the badger's back. The badger lie on the ground, bleeding out of it's slit open stomach. 

Jaywing was breathing heavily as he lay beside the badger. His shoulder revealed a small scratch from where the badger showed a struggle. 

Muddyfeather ran over to treat his scratch as Crowpaw raced over to Ashkit.

"Are you okay!?" Crowpaw wailed.

Ashkit hesitated. "I-I'm fine, just upset." 

Ashkit ran over to where Willowstream was comforting Dovekit and Featherkit. 

"Where's Birchkit?" Willowstream mewed hopefully. 

Ashkit looked at her paws. "Follow me..."

Willowstream got up reluctantly. "Stay over there little ones." 

Ashkit walked Willowstream over to where Birchkit lay. 

Willowstream gasped. 

"My baby! How could this happen?! I should have never let you leave the nest this morning!" Willowstream's eyes swelled up with tears. Willowstream got up to leave. "How did you get out here in the forest in the first place? You're supposed to stay in camp until you're apprentices!" 

Ashkit stuttered. "I stayed in camp like I was supposed to! Ask Smokefur!" 

Willowstream walked over to Dovekit and Featherkit.