At the border...

"I expected Brokenstar." Tigerclaw spat out when he saw Clawface and Blackfoot making their way towards him. The big white deputy with the black paws didn't say anything in return nor did his scrawny, battle-scared, brown tom friend. "Answer me! Where is Brokenstar?" He spat out, but still nothing came.

Eventually, Blackfoot answered with his voice deeply low and added a certain warning growl to it. The ThunderClan cat was shocked but he didn't show it. "Brokenstar is not coming." Blackfoot growled, flicking his tail. Clawface remained silent. "He has called off the meeting."

"From a certain meeting after a certain, peaceful, meeting between Clans." Clawface added, harshly to remind the dark brown warrior of the fight.

Tigerclaw kept a low, snarky, response coming from this throat. Oh, did Brokenstar still not have gotten over the truth? He was just trying to help his dearest friend out by telling him he needed to keep his head clear when it came to Firepaw! The young kit was messing up his life by this softness. Possible the rest of ShadowClan too because of Clawface and Blackfoot's snarky responses. Surely one warrior could've handled the news of telling him?

...Why was Clawface with Blackfoot anyways?

"Wait..." Tigerclaw trailed off, gazing at Clawface. He was trying to figure out why the second warrior was needed for this. "Clawface, why have you joined Blackfoot in telling me this? Blackfoot could've handled this by himself."

Clawface chuckled his dark laugh and his fiery yellow eyes hardened and narrowed. He lowered his head threateningly. His claws unleashed as well. "You made Brokenstar mad. You told him Firepaw was a mistake to take in." He stepped forward and Blackfoot unleashed his own claws. "What a mistake you've made!" He circled the bigger tom.

"What are you two thinking of doing?" Tigerclaw hissed out, lowering his head and going into a battle stance. "Have you two forgotten we're allies? That have a plan to rule the forest?"

"Not so much as allies when you tell Brokenstar to abandon Firepaw!" Clawface yowled before he hurled himself onto the dark brown tabby. Blinded by such fury, Clawface dug his teeth into the tabby's neck, digging his claws deep into the fur.

Tigerclaw allowed a yowl of pain to escape from his throat as Blackfoot joined into the ambush of his former ally of ThunderClan. He managed to twist and sink his teeth into another patch of fur into his ally. Tigerclaw hissed loudly before twisting, trying to get the two ShadowClan warriors off of him.

As much as Tigerclaw tried, the two warriors held a death grip on him. Their teeth kept sinking into his fur at very moment they could get. He was losing his energy. "Get.. off... of... me!" He yowled, twisting and turning until he finally fell down.

Blackfoot jumped off as well as Clawface. He gave a nod to his friend before watching Clawface striking up his paw before slamming it down onto Tigerclaw's head, giving a few swipes with each paw before backing off.

Tigerclaw had blood pouring now. The bites were bleeding, the wounds were almost fetal to him, possibly not even. "Is... is this how you treat an ally?" He asked, breathless.

"The meetings between you and Brokenstar are no longer taking place." Blackfoot ignored his question.

"Until he moves passed your threat." Clawface added.

The two didn't speak once more and they left.

**Heart Within The Broken**

Tigerclaw limped back to ThunderClan's camp. He barely made it half way before he collapsed from the attack. How could they do this? Did Brokenstar order them to do this? How could ShadowClan do this to their ally? He said they were his friends! He barely saw Darkstripe and Longtail running towards him, helping him up and allowing him to lean on them.

They lead him to a quiet area which the patrol didn't come too. Darkstripe looked over his friend and Longtail shifted awkwardly, keeping his eyes on the territory, he barely seemed to know no one would be coming towards them until Darkstripe called him over.

"What happened?" Darkstripe asked, voice rushed.

Tigerclaw gasped for air. "Blackfoot and Clawface. They came to tell me Brokenstar cancelled the meetings until he gets over the fight. They attacked me."

"Attacked?" Longtail echoed surprised. "I think they did more. You looked like they almost killed you. We need to get Spottedleaf. To get you back to camp."

"No!" Tigerclaw growled before wincing. "Clawface got my throat. I know Spottedleaf should check that out. But everything hurts too much. I sound like a whining kit and I hate it."

Darkstripe rolled his eyes. "Too bad. We're going back to camp, and you'll need to find some way to tell Bluestar that ShadowClan cats attacked and you bravely fought them."

"They did this to their ally!" Tigerclaw said. "How could they?"

Longtail sighed. "I don't think their our ally anymore. This might be Brokenstar's way of saying it's over. The plan is on halt."

"Not happening." Darkstripe added. "It's over."

"No!" Tigerclaw hissed, limping up before limping away. His two friends rushed so he could lean on them while they walked. "This is not over."

"What are you going to do?" Darkstripe asked. His eyes narrowed.

Tigerclaw gazed at him as they neared the camp entrance. "Going to do what I should've done! Brokenstar is soft. Too soft for everyone. It's better if the problem is gone." Longtail's eyes widen as he realized what he was going to do.

"No!" Longtail shook his head. "You're going to... kill Firepaw? Brokenstar will murder you!"

"He'll send his entire Clan after you." Darkstripe added. "It's a death ambushed. Anyone with a brain-knows this."

Tigerclaw shook his head. "It's time it's ended."

He didn't say anything when the ThunderClan cats saw him. He didn't speak when Spottedleaf treated his wounds nor did he speak when Bluestar rushed over and asked him what exactly happened and if he was alright. He only nodded.

Spottedleaf had only said he was too much in shock to speak. Bluestar nodded before mumbling how she wished Tigerclaw a good recovery. She missed Longtail and Darkstripe's nervous looks on their faces as did everyone else as they were too focused on their warrior's appearance at the moment.

I WILL free you! Tigerclaw promised himself. As your friend and ally!