"Mama, where are we going?" Larchkit asked. I smiled, though my heart ached, "We're going to your father." All three kits brightened. We reached the river.
"Hold on," I told them. I held two in my jaws, the third on my back. I plunged into the water, remembering what Appledusk had told me. Suddenly, a wave went over my back.
"Petalkit!" I cried. Another wave crashed over my head, and I spluttered.
"Mama!" Patchkit and Larchkit were gone.
"No!" I cried. I coughed, trying to find my precious kits, "Starclan help me!" But no one responded. I was alone.
Author's Note: For those who didn't know, this is a story from Mapleshade's life. I couldn't find the names of her kits, so I made them up. I think Mapleshade could have been a good cat if not for Appledusk. She fell in love with him, had his kits, and then was exiled from Thunderclan. She tried to go to Riverclan, but her kits drowned when she was crossing the river. Appledusk then rejected Mapleshade, and she then became the twisted, angry Dark Forest cat she is in the series. Come join Wingclan! We have potatoes! ;)