Prologue
The stars were hidden from sight because of the dark clouds that covered them. Everything was silent expect the rustling of the leaves moving.
Silently and carefully a leader lead her clan though enemy territory looking for something. Then she found it, the camp of their enemy.
It was guarded by two warriors, one of them looked very tired. As if he had been on watch for a long time. She knew that it would cost them there lives. The leader flicked her tail to charge.
Her warriors jumped from the shadows and ran towards the helpless warriors protecting there clan's camp.
The two warriors were overwhelmed by the cats that attacked them, they thought as hard as they could to get them off. The noise woke up the warriors in the camp and they too had no choice to charge into battle.
The yowls of her clan's warriors awoke Brightstar from her sleep. Her deputy, Honeydapple, rushed into the den with blood dripping from her pelt. "Brightstar! Darkstar has invaded our camp again, we must do something before they steal the kits!"
"I will go, stay here and protect them!" Brightstar yowled and ran out of the nursery before Honeydapple could protest. Outside she saw the chaos that Darkstar and her clan had created.
Yet her warriors were battling with the power of StarClan by their sides. She then saw Darkstar who was trying to take down Pigeonpaw.
Brightstar ran to his side and took the blow that would of killed him. "Help Honeydapple, protect the nursery! I'll deal with Darkstar!" she yowled and Pigeonpaw did as he was told.
Brightstar turned to Darkstar, her icy blue eyes were full of anger. "Brightstar, always the hero!" Darkstar spat and tried to slash at her.
Brightstar dodged her attack and looked at her. "Why do you hate me Darkstar? What have I ever done to you?" Brightstar asked her.
"My father died in battle because of your clan, your clan is the reason you must all die!" she hissed and leaped out at Brightstar with claws ready to slash her.
It was a intense battle, Brightstar was more quicker then Darkstar and was able to land more hits. Finally Darkstar could take it no longer.
"Retreat DarkClan, we have what we need!" she yowled and quickly her warriors ran out of the camp. She began to slowly limp after them.
What could she mean by they have what they need? Then it hit her right in the chest. She ran as fast as she could to the nursery, only to find Honeydapple and Pigeonpaw pretty busied up. Honeydapple looked the worse because of his swelling black eye.
Brightstar rushed over to Honeydapple. "Where are they? Where are my kits?" she asked her as Blueflower finally came over to check on Honeydapple.
"I'm so sorry, Brightstar. I tried to defend your kits the best I could, but they got him, your son. There wasn't much I could to save him, Pigeonpaw helped protected Morningkit," she answered Brightstar, grief filled her eyes.
Brightstar could feel the dark pain of sadness filled her heart, it felt like it was being crushed into many pieces. "I don't blame you Honeydapple, you tried your best. Rest now, you need to let Blueflower heal your wounds," she meowed sadly and let Blueflower get to Honeydapple to help her out of the den.
Pigeonpaw limped behind them and gave a tail flick goodbye to Brightstar.
She carefully picked up and carried her remaining kit and then laid down to curl around her kit to keep warm. "Brightstar!" she turned to the entrance of the den to see that it was Smallwhisker who spoke.
She looked almost out of breath and her fur was soaking wet, but she was still standing up. "Do you follow them? Was my kit with them?" Brightstar asked her.
Finally Smallwhisker could not stand up any longer and finally laid her self down and looked at Brightstar with a deep sadness in her eyes.
"I was almost close to catching them, but they threw him into the river. I went into the river and risked my life to find him. But it was too late, I could not find him!"
Now Brightstar felt like a hole had formed right in the center of her heart, a hole that might never go.
But she still had to look after her only kit left. "You tried your best Smallwhisker, I am grateful that you tried so hard. Go to Blueflower and stay with her for the night, just it case you get a Green-cough," Brightstar told her.
Her nodded and slowly made her way out of the den. It wasn't long before everything was quiet in the nursery.
Poor Morningkit, how will I tell her why her brother is not with us any longer? I don't want her to feel grief that I feel.
But sadly, Brightstar knew she could never lie to her sweet kit, for she would find the truth someday, maybe even hate her for lying to her.
Do not worry my kit, I promise to raise you like the kit you should be. Someday you might be even greater then the leaders before me.
