Ok so I got this chapter up much faster. Yay! So read and review my big battle scene! Fifth person to review THIS CHAPTER ONLY gets to name a cat in my next book as well as determine who the mother is out of a list I will present to the winner. So... Start reviewing!

Mosstalon padded back towards camp a few sunrises later with a large bundle of tansy in her jaws. Leaf-bare was fast approaching and Jayfeather was trying to stock up on herbs. She kept thinking about last leaf-bare when so many cats had died, including Firestar's best friend, Graystripe, as well as her own father, Bumblestripe. Dovewing was still sad over the loss of her mate and the fact that her newest kits, Harepaw, Snakepaw, and Smokepaw had been unable to meet him because he died before they were kitted.

She heard a hiss from behind her and turned to see a large tom pelting towards her. She turned and took off towards camp, dropping the tansy so she could yowl out a warning to the cats in camp. She heard more paw steps join the first ones and glanced back to see three more cats had joined the first one. She barreled into camp with a yowl only to see cats fighting everywhere already.

She dodged to the side and watched as the four cats that were chasing her dove into battle. A large ginger tom jumped on Cedarstep who was fighting beside his brother Webfrost against a matted gray she-cat. When the other cat jumped on him, he turned to face his attacker and Webfrost was left alone against the she-cat.

She glanced towards the elders' den and saw Brightheart and Cloudtail fighting together against a black tom while Sandstorm and Millie batted at a smaller ginger she-cat. Lakestripe and Squirrelflight stood in front of the nursery battling two large she-cats while Cinderheart and Lilypetal stood in the entrance to the den swiping at any cat that came too close.

The other three cats that were chasing Mosstalon paused for a moment, then jumped on Graypaw and Owlpaw who were already fighting a large brown tom. Robinpaw saw them struggling and bounded over to help, with Applepaw and Skypaw right behind her and Smokepaw, Snakepaw, and Harepaw not far behind. The four invaders quickly disappeared under a pile of apprentices.

Satisfied that they were okay, Mosstalon looked to where Bramblestar and Foxleap were surrounded by four attackers, two ginger toms, a white she-cat, and a black tom. As she watched, Hawkpool and Hollowtail dove over to help after chasing off their earlier opponents.

Across the clearing, near the medicine den, Bluestripe and Icecloud were fighting two large brown toms and Cherrytail was fighting off a small black she-cat. Rainpaw was fighting beside his mentor, Spiderleg, against a large gray tom and Amberfur was at their back fighting against a white tom with ginger patches.

Mosstalon lost track of who was fighting who as a small black tom jumped in front of her and hissed. She crouched and hissed back at him, waiting for him to make the first move. He jumped at her and she dodged out of the way, realizing with a jolt that he had aimed a killing blow at the back of her neck. These cats were rogues! They had no sense of loyalty to the Warrior Code and it was evident that they were being trained to fight in evil ways.

She snapped back to attention when the tom jumped at her again. She tried to dodge, but this time, he managed to snag his claws in her shoulder. She hissed with pain and swiped back, scoring his side with deep scratches. Her stomach lurched at the feeling of tearing flesh and realized she couldn't continue the fight. Fortunately, at that moment, Thornclaw appeared and pushed her out of the way. He jumped on the smaller tom and had him pinned quickly.

When the tom disappeared back out of the turned, Thornclaw turned to her. "Get into the medicine den! There are a lot of injured warriors and Jayfeather needs your help!" She nodded and he turned and bounded back into battle, attacking a large gray tom with black stripes who had Seedfur pinned.

Mosstalon turned and made her way towards the medicine den, trying to dodge battles as she went. Finally she slipped inside and saw Jayfeather slipping between patients. When she entered, he hissed, but when her scent reached him, he let the fur on the back of his neck lie flat and flicked his tail at a nest at the side of the den.

Dovewing lay there with a large gash in her side. She was covered in cobwebs and poultices, but her breathing was slow. Mosstalon bounded towards her and gazed at her wounds. "She'll live," Jayfeather called. "I need you to help me with the rest of the cats who are injured. Hollyclaw is almost as bad and Lionblaze just brought Mousewhisker in. I need you to prepare poultices while I stop the bleeding."

Mosstalon nodded and began mixing the herbs needed. Lionblaze stumbled in with Robinpaw clamped between his jaws and Skypaw limping after him. He lay the whimpering bundle down in a nest and Skypaw curled up beside her, licking at her wounds.

Mosstalon padded over and sniffed at the young she-cat. There were only a few serious injuries, but one was on her throat and she was afraid it might be fatal. She began dressing the wound and looked up when Jayfeather called. "We have to have more herbs! We're almost completely out of Marigold and cobwebs. Take a warrior and go get more." Mosstalon finished taking care of Robinpaw before bounding out of the medicine den.

The clearing was almost empty and there were only a few cats battling now, many were already in the medicine den, but there were a few lying on the ground that scared Mosstalon. She called to Berrynose who was licking at a long gash on his shoulder and he came bounding over at her call.

"We need more herbs," she explained. "We've used up almost our whole store and there are still cats coming in. I need you to go with me and help me carry back as much as we can get." He nodded and they headed out into the forest.

They arrived at a large patch of Marigold and picked it to carry back. On their way they found a tree stump full of cobwebs and wrapped those around their tails to carry back as well. They entered the camp to see that all the attackers were gone and there were only a few cats still in the clearing.

Bramblestar was speaking with Foxleap and Cloudtail while Ivypool was pressed against Molefoot, eyes wide. She pushed past the cats standing near the medicine den and took Jayfeather the herbs, Berrynose behind her.

When Jayfeather nodded, she began dressing wounds once more, gazing around in horror at how many cats were seriously injured. Berrynose was one of the only ones who escaped without serious injuries.

"If you are not seriously injured, go wait out in the clearing, I'll take care of you later. We need to clear the den out so that those that are in serious need of help can be taken care of first," she heard Jayfeather call.

The den emptied quickly and she saw that most of the injuries were not as bad as they looked. Seedfur had some serious scratches on her back and large gash in the side of her neck where it appeared her opponent just barely missed the killing bite.

Cherrytail and Dovewing appeared to be the worse injuries and she was relieved to see that Dovewing was breathing more normally. Suddenly they heard a yowl from across the clearing. "Fernleaf is kitting!"

Oooh, cliffhanger! Ok, I'm going to start doing a new thing where I will give a shout-out to stories I like, so if you want me to read your story and recommend it to others, let me know and I'll go read it. If I like it, I'll put it up. I'll do two or three a chapter, so here is this weeks.

Shout-outs!

MountainClan's Darkness by Whispervoice

Ravenpaw's Cloud by Leader of SkyClan

The Pool of Flames and the Hawk Made of Fire by Flamzy

Go check them out!