Blazepaw's P.O.V
Blazepaw padded into the camp. It had been two sunrises since the gathering. He had hunted with his mentor, Sunnysky. He padded over to Sandpaw. He'd always had more of a sibling connection with her than with Thistlepaw and Heatherpaw.
"Hi! Was hunting fun?" Sandpaw asked.
"No. Sunnysky wouldn't stop criticising me. I couldn't catch anything!" Blazepaw growled.
"That's alright. Maybe you'll do better next time." Sandpaw shrugged.
"I guess." Blazepaw sighed.
"Foxheart!" Berrytail burst through the tunnel. He was gasping for air.
"Berrytail, what's wrong?"
"Shadowclan...Windclan.."
"What? Berrytail spit it out!" Bramblethorn hissed at his brother.
"Shadowclan and Windclan are attacking!" Poppyfur sprang out of the tunnel.
"Redstripe, Bramblethorn, Poppyfur, Berrytail, Cloudwind, Starsong, Featherwind, Icestorm, Wolfclaw, Ivypelt, Robinwing, Silverstreak, Sunnysky, Stormcloud, Cedarleaf, Cherryblossom, Moonshine, Grayfur, Blossomstem, Redfire, Brackenpelt, Breezepaw, Tigerpaw, Tawnypaw, Thornpaw, Ashpaw, and Shadepaw will come, the rest of you will stay and guard the camp." Foxheart ordered.
"We want to help!" Sandpaw protested.
"We can fight! We're ready!" Thistlepaw growled.
"You will stay in the camp. Let the more experienced apprentices deal with it." Foxheart hissed.
"We are going to help." Heatherpaw said firmly.
"You remind me of us when we were apprentices." Brackenpelt murmured.
"Now I see how stubborn we were." Blossomstem added.
"Look, don't make the same mistake we did. Just listen to Foxheart. We learned the hard way what a battle feels like when you aren't ready." Redfire told them.
"You were just made apprentices then! We've been apprentices for a moon. We are ready!" Blazepaw flared.
"Stay in the camp!" Stormcloud hissed before all the cats took off into the tunnel.
"So, are we just going to sit here, or are we going to fight?" Blazepaw asked.
"But we were told to stay here." Heatherpaw mewed.
"So? It's not like we're the only cats to sneak off to a battle." Thistlepaw mewed.
"I'm with Blazepaw, we are ready. Foxheart is just being stubborn." Sandpaw mewed.
"I'm coming with you." Thistlepaw purred.
"Fine, I'm not going to let you three get all the fun." Heatherpaw smiled. The four apprentices bounded into the tunnel without being seen.
Tigerlily's P.O.V
"Nightstripe!" Tigerlily whispered to her brother.
"What? We're supposed to wait for a Thunderclan patrol!" Nightstripe hissed.
"If you see Heatherpaw, Sandpaw, Thistlepaw or Blazepaw don't attack them."
"But that's against the warrior code!" Nightstripe protested.
"I don't care. I don't want any of them to get badly hurt." Tigerlily growled. I don't know which ones are my kits.
"I'll try to stay away from them, but of they attack me I am going to fight back, claws unsheathed." Nightstripe said firmly.
''I guess that's good enough." Tigerlily sighed. I hope none of them are stubborn enough to attack him!
"There's the Thunderclan patrol!" Nightstripe hissed in Tigerlily's ear. She recognised all the cats. There were four of them, Berrytail, Poppyfur, Cloudwhisper and Deerpelt. Berrytail and Poppyfur sprinted away, leaving Cloudwhisper and Deerpelt.
"What are you doing on Thunderclan territory?" Cloudwhisper growled. A Shadowclan she-cat got into a hunter's crouch. She was ready to spring. That's unfair! Mosspool shouldn't attack her, there is only two warrior! They'll die! Moments later, Berrytail and Poppyfur returned. They had brought more warriors. Ravenstar stepped forward.
"What is this about?" He growled.
"You have warriors who belong to both of our clans." Flamestar growled.
"Thunderclan have no warriors of yours!'' Ravenstar snarled.
"Oh really? You have my kits! Sunnysky and Stormcloud!" Flamestar spat.
"And from Windclan, you have Ashfeather's and Crowwing's son, Foxheart." Wolfstar snapped.
"They are Thunderclan cats!" Ravenstar spat.
"They belong in our clans!" Wolfstar hissed.
"We won't leave without our warriors!" Flamestar growled.
"Sunnysky? Stormcloud? Foxheart? Is it your wish that you leave with your kin?" Ravenstar asked. Tigerlily watched Stormcloud and Sunnysky exchange nervous glances. Foxheart glanced at Icestorm, and his three older kits, Blossomstem, Brackenpelt and Redfire.
"I-I don't know. We don't want a battle." Sunnysky mewed. Stormcloud agreed with her.
"Foxheart, what about you? I could always find a new deputy." Ravenstar said.
"Never. I have a family in Thunderclan, I'm happy with that." Foxheart said firmly, his glance still on his mate and kits. What about Ashfeather, Crowwing, Nightstripe and me? Doesn't he care about us?
"Then, Ravenstar. You have yourself a battle." Flamestar growled. Wolfstar leapt at the Thunderclan leader. The Thunderclan cats attacked Shadowclan and Windclan cats, starting the battle.
"Tigerlily?" Nightstripe called.
"Yes?" she asked.
"Don't get yourself hurt badly." He said before leaping at Brackenpelt. No! That's Foxheart's son! She wanted to scream at him, but she didn't. We still have to stay loyal to Windclan. she thought before leaping at Poppyfur.
Blazepaw's P.O.V
"Blazepaw!" Heatherpaw called as they were dashing through the forest.
"Yes?"
"We're sticking together. Remember, Like Redfire, Brackenpelt, Blossomstem and Cinderpaw did. Just we won't make the same mistake they did." Heatherpaw said. Blazepaw, Sandpaw and Thistlepaw agreed. They reached the battle. They saw some Shadowclan cats and some Windclan cats.
"Let's go!" Sandpaw hissed. Blazepaw jumped into the battle. He pulled a Shadowclan apprentice off of Shadepaw.
"Aren't you supposed to be in the camp?" Shadepaw narrowed his eyes.
"Like I've never snuck out of camp before." Blazepaw laughed before jumping at Shadowclan tom. Shadepaw and Blazepaw fought side-by-side, sending him screaming.
"Good job! Foxheart was wrong, you are ready." Shadepaw mewed before jumping on to help his brother fight Mosspool. Blazepaw glanced around, looking for his siblings. He spotted Thistlepaw's ginger pelt, he was fighting a Shadowclan tom along-side Sandpaw. Heatherpaw was battling a Windclan tom on her own. I have to help her! She'll never beat him on her own! Blazepaw jumped into the fight. Up close, he realised his sister was fighting Barktail.
"Can your sister not fight her own battles?" Barktail snickered.
"We fight together!" Blazepaw slashed at Barktail's muzzle, he missed by not even a fox-tail length away. A silver pelt caught Blazepaw's eye, Tawnypaw. Nightstripe had her pinned down. Blazepaw leapt on top of Nightstripe.
"Blazepaw what are you doing? I could handle him myself!" Tawnypaw flared.
"That's what Cinderpaw said, and she was killed." Redfire hissed.
"You shouldn't be here." Brackenpelt growled.
"It's not like I'm the only apprentice ever to sneak off to a battle." Blazepaw sneered, leaping at Nightstripe once more. Tawnypaw was at his side.
"I...promised...not to...hurt you.." Nightstripe muttered.
"Well that was a mistake, kin or no kin, now you're the enemy!" Blazepaw growled.
"Windclan retreat!" Wolfstar called, a grin on his face. The Shadowclan cats kept fighting. Thunderclan did the same.
"Shadowclan retreat!" Flamestar howled. The Shadowclan cats dashed away, leaving the Thunderclan cats standing there.
"Heatherpaw!" Sandpaw shrieked. Blazepaw padded over to see Heatherpaw lying on the ground, she had huge gashes on her side.
"She's still alive!" Cedarleaf mewed.
"Oh Starclan not again! Not after Cinderpaw!" Icestorm cried.
"We need to carry her back to camp." Redstripe said. Redstripe, Brackenpelt, Redfire and Blosssomstem picked her up and began slowly padding back to camp. I shouldn't have left her! I should have stayed with her!
''Sandpaw, Blazepaw and Thistlepaw, here. Now." Foxheart growled.
"Foxheart we're-"
"You didn't listen to me, and look what happened to Heatherpaw!" He snapped.
"We're sorry!" Thistlepaw said, his head down.
"It's not their fault. It was mine, I talked them into coming. If anything, blame me, not them." Blazepaw mewed.
"Well, we'll go back to camp. We'll decide your punishment for disobeying an order later." Ravenstar mewed. Blazepaw and his littermates nodded. They padded back to camp, their heads held down. What have I done?