(None of this is canon within the forum.)

Missingtail lay in the medicine den, bored to death and the sensation of loneliness hanging over his head. He sighed as he sat up, looking out at his clan mates to see how they were mingling with one another. Ever since he had been injured as a kit, he was ignored by everyone it seemed. When he had become an apprentice, the only cat that would ever speak to him was his mentor even though they kind of had to. Now, though, he had already completed his apprenticeship and no one ever talks to him now, or even recognizes him. Instead, the only times anyone acknowledged his existence was to get their wounds treated or an illness cured, and that's only when his former mentor, Deadeye, wasn't around which was rare. Other than that, he was pretty much invisible.

He stood and shook out his pelt before stretching with an exhausted yawn. He padded over to the organized herbs, looking through each and every one. He sighed, knowing that he wouldn't have the excuse to hunt for himself as he was currently stocked up on herbs. As he was about to leave, he heard someone come in; it was Shadowmist. She tended to get into a lot of fights with the other cats, but her injuries weren't those of other cats and she reeked of badger.

He grabbed the necessary herbs to treat her before sending her on her way, slight excitement intermingling with his panic about there being a badger nearby. He padded out of his den and looked around the DarkClan camp, most of the cats missing from the cave. Once he knew most everyone wasn't around, he padded out of the den; though, he most likely wouldn't have been noticed even if all the clan were around staring at him. They just seemed to purposely ignore him after having his tail clawed off by a badger when he was just a kit. They acted as if he should have been able to kill the creature rather than simply cower. The other kits had perished during the attack because of their brave stupidity while he was still alive and completely unrecognized.

As he left, he followed the bloody scent trail of Shadowmist to the badger's location, his stubby tail quivering with slight anxiety. As he finally found the creature's lair, he saw it eating a cat nearby; a cat from his own clan named Brokenfang. He felt no sorrow for the dead cat, as he had simply been one of many that ignored Missingtail. Instead, the medicine cat simply searched for a specific mark on the badger as it ate, its fangs digging deep into the deceased cat's soft flesh and nostrils flaring with the delight from the scent of the blood.

Missingtail lurked nearby, crouched and searching desperately for the markings he was looking for before eventually finding them; a twisted face that was half covered by burns and an empty eye socket where the being's right eye had once been.

The medicine cat stayed low to the ground, his stubby tail twitching as he easily recognized the badger that had chewed his tail to pieces. He tried desperately to hold back a hiss of rage and hatred as he stayed where he was, waiting for the badger to finish eating its meal. When he noticed the badger licking its claws and jaws, he padded out to the creature. Instead of being stealthy, he simply walked out from his hiding spot to stand directly in front of it. The badger quickly noticed him and let out a vicious growl, its fangs bared and glittering beneath the trickles of sunlight. It stayed where it was for a while, seeming to study the cat with its single eye thoughtfully as if it recognized him as the kit it had attempted to kill moons ago.

After some time of curiosity, the badger leaped towards the medicine cat with a deep growl of rage, but ended up landing no where close to Missingtail. The medicine cat sighed as he noticed the deep gashes made by the cats of DarkClan, a gleam of interest and slight pity entering the cat's heart. He stood and searched for herbs to help the badger, uncaring that he was helping the dangerous creature. Instead, he felt a lot like it; cast out and uncared for.

He searched around the area, keeping the badger in sight as he collected the items that would help prevent infection and slow bleeding. Once he had collected all the necessary supplies, he padded back over to the badger and applied them to the creatures black and white pelt that was matted with a dried crimson color from its own blood and the blood of its prey. The creature was, at first, tense and nervous, but eventually relaxed as its wounds seemed to no longer burn with agony. The badger then yawned once Missingtail had applied the last of the herbs and cobwebs, and the large creature then walked over to the medicine cat and nuzzled him.

Missingtail let out a small huff of delight at this as he let the badger nuzzle him lovingly. "Well, it's better than being ignored."

The medicine cat let out a yawn as he stood to leave, the sun setting and leaving its bloody crimson touch to spread across the corrupt land. As he began to pad away, the badger began to follow. He then gained an interesting idea as he lead the badger to the camp. He let a smug grin as any cats that were still awake in the cave gawked with shock at the vicious creature that stood next to the rarely noticed Missingtail. The leader, Frozenstar, looked over towards the unusual friendship, her eyes sharp and aggressive. "Why have you brought that thing here?" Instead of yowling for the cats of the clan to attack, she let her curiosity get in the way of things.

Missingtail laughed at his leader's death sentence, not replying to the leader as he motioned for the badger to attack. It did so willingly, killing the leader swiftly as she wasn't even able to scream for help or tell anyone to attack the creature. Afterwards, it stood on guard as it tore into the leader's flesh, regal blood dripping from its powerful jaws.

While the badger ate, the medicine cat spoke up to the rest of the clan. "Does everyone recognize me now?"