CrystalClan
Morningrose gasped. Hazelsplash's eyes widened. Ripplerunner hung his head in sadness and Thrushcloud rubbed against Hazelspash, trying to comfort her. Ebonyfeather looked down in sadness.
"What does she have?" Morningrose asked.
"She has a lump in her belly that wont go away and she is getting weaker." Ebonyfeather meowed. "Sagefeather says that the only thing she can do for Sedgefeather is to keep her comfortable. And I think right now, Sedgefeather needs to spend time with the kits."
"This is horrible." Hazelsplash meowed. "How are we supposed to tell the kits? They are so attached to Sedgefeather."
"I don't know." Ebonyfeather meowed. "I really don't know."
"CrystalClan will never let you have our territory!" Creekkit meowed at Sedgefeather.
"Yeah!" Patchkit meowed. "Get off our land!"
"Never!" Brightkit meowed. "CoralClan is going to win!"
"Yeah!" Primrosekit meowed. "Go CoralClan!"
"If you don't leave we will bring out our secret weapon!" Duskkit meowed.
"What's that?" Stormkit asked.
"Sedgefeather!" Sedgefeather meowed. "I am the secret weapon!"
"Oh no! Not Sedgefeather!"Stonekit meowed in fake horror.
"I will get you all!"
Ebonyfeather sighed in sadness, as she watched Sedgefeather play with the kits. Despite Sedgefeather's pain, she acted as though she was young again. And it hurt Ebonyfeather and her sisters to see their beloved mother waste away.
"Alright kits. I have to go rest." Sedgefeather stretched.
"Awwwweeeee." the kits meowed in sadness.
"Don't worry. I will be back to play later." Sedgefeather replied.
Sedgefeather then left the nursery cave and returned to the elder's cave.
"Ebonyfeather! Hazelsplash! Morningrose!" Sagefeather meowed, running into the nursery, her sides heaving.
"Sagefeather, what is it?" Morningrose asked.
"It's Sedgefeather." Sagefeather meowed, sadness glazing her eyes. "She..she left to leave StarClan in her sleep."
"No!" Ebonyfeather asked. "She...she cant be gone! What are we supposed to tell the kits?"
"I'm so sorry..." Sagefeather hung her head. "I..I did everything I could."
"We know." Hazelsplash meowed. "We don't blame you."
"Not at all." Ebonyfeather looked down at the kits. She knew how much Sedgefeather meant to the kits and now...now that she was gone...she had no idea how the kits would respond.
Brightkit woke up and so did the rest of the kits.
"Where's Sedgefeather? Is she back to play with us yet?" Brightkit asked.
"Yeah where is she?" Duskkit asked.
"I cant wait to play!" Creekkit meowed.
"Yeah!" Slatekit meowed. "She was gonna be a fox and we were gonna save CrystalClan!"
"Kits...Sedgefeather...Sedgefeather is gone."
"Did she go hunting?" Stormkit asked.
"Will she bring us a snack when she gets back?" Brightkit asked.
"My dear kits...Sedgefeather isn't coming back." Ebonyfeather meowed solemnly.
"Why not? Doesn't she love us anymore?" Patchkit meowed sadly.
"No..She loves you all very much." Hazelsplash meowed.
"Then why wont she come back?" Brightkit wailed,
"Shes in Starclan."
"Can she come and visit us?" Stonekit asked.
"No, Stonekit. When a cat goes to StarClan, they are gone forever."
"Why did she have to leave?" The kits wailed.
"It was her time."
"Tell StarClan to give her back!"
"Shes dead!" Ebonyfeather snapped. "Shes dead and she will never be back!" Ebonyfeather meowed, her voice breaking.
