Moonstar's Rise

Chapter 16

"Hazelpaw?" Moonstar was was shocked? Was this really her daughter? Did she have an army with her?

Her daughter smiled. "It's Hazelnose. I've changed my ways. You were right. You do need to make cats suffer so they will listen to you."

"How did you change so suddenly?" Moonstar asked.

"It was Chesnuttail. My best friend, Cloverpelt, became mates with him. I couldn't trust Chesnuttail. He had already broken another cat's heart and had caused anger. He was going to become a threat to the clan. I couldn't let Cloverpelt be mates with him. I attacked Sunstar, and she exiled me," Hazelnose explained.

Cloverpelt. Was it Cloverpaw from so long ago? Moonstar had never had the guts to attack Sunstar. She was proud of her daughter.

"What do you have in mind, Hazelnose?"

The brown tabby smiled at her. "Well, I thought, 'Why not attack FoxClan?'"

Moonstar smiled. "Good girl. I'll assemble an army. Bone!" she growled.

The deputy ran over and bowed. "Yes, Moonstar?"

"Wow, everyone respects you," Hazelnose remarked.

"That's because I've killed a few clanmates and injured some," she explained. The look her daughter gave her in return was shock, but she did not speak against it.

"Assemble an army," Moonstar instructed Bone. He ran off, leaving the mother and daughter to talk.

"Hazelnose, do you wish to join MoonClan?" Moonstar asked.

"I don't know, Mother. I'm expecting my mate's kits and I want them to be safe. I-" she was cut off by Moonstar's yowl.

"What is with she-cats and kits?! They'll be fine!" she hissed, knocking her daughter over. "I am doing this attack on FoxClan for you! The least you can do is join MoonClan!"

Hazelnose quickly nodded. "Now I know why you are respected."

Moonstar let go of her daughter, and Hazelnose bowed to her. Moonstar laughed at this.

"You look hideous. Come on, we have an attack," Moonstar told her. Together, they went off with the army towards FoxClan to fight.

Upon their arrival, an older Sunstar looked shock. "Hazelnose? What are you doing here? I exiled you?"

"Hazelnose?" a familiar voice came. Moonstar quickly spotted her son, Chesnuttail.

"I brought a few friends with me," Hazelnose explained, motioning her mother forward. "You remember Moonstar of MoonClan. I've joined MoonClan now, and we're here to attack you."

"ATTACK!" Moonstar yowled.

The cats sprang into attack. Moonstar pinned down a small black she-cat, hissing at her.

"Not my sister!" a larger tom yowled, pushing Moonstar off.

Moonstar growled, swatting at the tom and leaving him unconscious on the ground. Her victory didn't  last long though. Suddenly, Chesnuttail pinned down his mother.

"What you are doing is wrong!" he spat.

Moonstar laughed. "What you are doing is wrong. You actually think you can beat us?" she asked. She sprang up and pinned the tom down, bitting his ear. She bit down hard, leaving a nick.

 Moonstar ran off to see Hazelnose pinned down by Cloverpelt. Hazelnose looked frightened as Cloverpelt raised her claw.Her daughter was already injured, and her pelt was covered in other cats' blood. Moonstar pushed Cloverpelt off her daughter.

"RETREAT!" Moonstar hissed.

Moonstar never yowled this, but Hazelnose would die and the battle would be unsuccessful. Moonstar grabbed her daughter, and they ran out back to camp. Moonstar took her daughter into the empty elders' den to lecture her.

"How dare you make me retreat!" she spat.

Hazelnose shivered. "I'm sorry. I couldn't hurt Cloverpelt."

"Well, she could obviously hurt you!" Moonstar yowled.

"That's because I attacked Chesnuttail!" Hazelnose complained. "You don't understand, do you, Mother? Love is a powerful thing, and it makes cats do things they wouldn't normally do. You don't understand who you're hurting," she explained.

Moonstar's eyes flashed red. "HOW DARE YOU LECTURE ME ON THIS CONCEPT! I'M HURTING CATS WHO HAVE HURT ME! I WILL HURT YOU!"

Moonstar lashed out at her daughter, leaving large claw marks down her body. Hazelnose looked frightened and quickly ran off before her mother could injure her any more.

"DON'T YOU DARE COME BACK!" she hissed.

Her bloody daughter was already gone.