Starry Paws Book Two

Moor Battle

I watched as Petalcloud talked to Beebelly and Coldnose. I purred and padded up to them, "Hi, What are you three talking about?" I said lying down and tucking my paws under me.

Oh! Hello, Dad!" Petalcloud mewed happily, twitching her tail.

"We are just talking about Windclan and how suspicious this spotted golden tabby she-cat was acting at the last gathering!" Beebelly whispered.

They're talking about Goldenwing.... How she eyed Moorpaw. I thought and glanced around seeing Splashcliff stiffen. She rose from her paws and steadily walked over.

"What are you saying about my son?" She twitched her fluffy white tail in agitation.
"Oh.... We we're talking about this Windclan she-cat was eyeing him at the last gathering." Coldnose mewed shuffling his paws nervously as the she-cat gave the three a stern look.

"I-It's okay guys! Splashciff's just protective of Moorpaw!" I quickly mewed glancing at Splashcliff and said silently, it's Okay... I've got you...

She twitched an ear.

"But if I may ask, Why the name Moorkit?" Beebelly questioned and rocked back and forth on her paws.

Splashcliff didn't hesitate.

"Because I had him beside the Windclan border. Why his fur that color, I don't know." She said flattening her ears.

"And the dad?" Coldnose mewed lowly.

"I don't have to say!" She snapped, her neck fur bristled.

"Geez! I was just asking!!" He squeaked leaning back as she got nose to nose with him.

"Don't ask things that don't concern you, Mouse-Brain!" She spat swishing her tail in anger. The black and white she-cat's gaze softened as Moorpaw bounded around with Lionpaw, Brindlepaw, and Juniperpaw. She purred.

"Haha! That rouge didn't stand a chance against me!" Lionpaw roared unsheathing and sheathing his thorn-sharp claws.

Brindlepaw laughed at him, as did Moorpaw and Juniperpaw.
"Yes you did, Brother." She purred shoving him playfully.

"You wanna fight?!" He narrowed his eyes swishing his fluffy tail.
"Try me!" Brindlepaw meowed dropping down.

"Ya!" Lionpaw yowled as he leaped at Brindlepaw with outstretched paw. Brindlepaw ducked out of the way and seemed to freeze.
"What is she doing?" Beebelly mewed.

"She's crow-food in a few moments!" Coldnose snorted.

"Shut up!" Splashcliff and I snarled.
"She knows what she's doing!" I spat at the young black tom.

Like I said, When Lionpaw lunged at the spotted she-cat she ducked under him and kicked her hind paws up onto his soft belly.

He yowled and tumbled to the earth.
"I'm not strong. But I'm smart. Remember that brother!" She purred in amusement and but the last part was in a serious chilling meow.

I snorted, "Told you."

"Alright! Alright!" Coldnose growled and flattened his shredded ears.

Just then, a yowl erupted the laughter and friendly meows in the camp and replaced them with yowls and snarls of hatred.

"Windclan is attacking!" Sapphiresplash yowled as cats poured into the clearing.

I spat and jumped onto the back of a tortoiseshell she-cat. She spat and twisted under my grip.
"Windclan will defeat you, Thunderclan scum!" She snapped at me slitting open my nose.

I hissed in pain and scratched her black and ginger ears.

She yowled in pain as the crimson red liquid ran down her face. I snarled rolling on the ground with her when she finally pinned me to the grass.

"Pathetic! As excepted!" She hissed biting my cheek and raking her claws down my shoulder.

"Gah!" I winced, mustering up all my strength and kicked with my hind-legs, sending the dappled she-cat flying. She slid to a stop and shook her head. She yowled and flung herself at me. She bit my shoulder and had me pinned once again.

I spat at her and she scratched my ear again.

A flash of gray sent her flying.

I looked up to see Rushjaw's broken face.

I panted and winced in pain as I rose to my paws.

"You okay, Deputy?" He mewed, his green eyes full of concern.

I nodded.
"Go see Snowheart." He ordered flicking a tail leaping back into battle.

I limped over to the white she-cat sitting in her den.

The breath was knocked out of me when she leaped onto me.
"Snowheart!? It's me!" I hissed pushing her off.

"Sorry... Thought you were here to destroy the herbs." She sighed in relief and led me to a mossy nest. I laid down and rolled to my unwounded side.

She chewed up some goldenrod and marigold and placed it onto my shoulder, ears and muzzle.

I winced is the juices stung my flesh but relaxed. She swatted up the cobwebs in her store and laid the sticky strands of string onto my wounds.

I respectively dipped my head and padded out after she said, "Keep those on for three days!"

I walked back out to the clearing and stopped in fear as cats gathered around the tabby body of Lightningfoot.

Skyarrow wailed at his side and buried her silver muzzle into his bloody fur.

I was just letting my head fall when he stirred.

"He's alive!" Venus cried rushing to his side with excited Mercury behind him.

"H-Help." He coughed up blood and let his tabby head fall again.

Snowheart burst out of her den and carried him to her den.

"Will he be okay!?" Skyarrow's anxious mews flooded the clearing until every word spoken was over voiced by her.

I dipped my head in sorrow for the worried she-cat and headed to check on everyone else.