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Chapter Twelve

Terrified caterwauls pierced her pricked ears. Badgerstrike jolted awake to see the warrior's burrow empty. She stood abruptly when another yowl sounded. Badgerstrike took a single large stride and squeezed out of the burrow. Her eyes snapped toward a large badger that was cornered by Reedwater, Whalefin, Timberwish, and Eagleflight. A familiar gleam sparkled in the badger's eyes. Badgerstrike's breath escaped her body when she realized who the badger was.

"Wait! Stop!" Badgerstrike commanded as she bolted in front of Midnight. "This is a friend! Not for!"

Her fellow clanmates starred at her in shock. Lightheart pushes his way in front of the crowd with yellow eyes blazing. "Now you're protecting them? You're still like them!" He snarled as he lowered himself to the ground.

He was about to lunge for her, until Quietstar blocked his way with her blue eyes filled with confusion. "Badgerstrike, what is the meaning of this?" She growled irritatedly.

Badgerstrike lowered her amber gaze and meowed, "Cats of WillowClan, this is Midnight! She helped me survive, her mother taught me the ways of the badger!"

Several gasps sounded in the clearing as the defensive warriors allowed their fur to lay flat. Badgerstrike turned to Midnight with concern, "Why are you here?"

Midnight lowered her gaze, "Small warrior must come to Moon's set."

Badgerstrike's fur rose as she nodded. She looked at Quietstar for permission, who nodded vigorously. Badgerstrike surveyed the crowd of warriors. "Timberwish, Oceanbird, and Geckospot, come with me. I want Lightheart to lead a patrol Clan border, take four or five cats with you. You have quiet a task to complete," Badgerstrike commanded her littermate.

She watched as the pale brown tom starred in shock at her. "I won't fail, if that's what you want," he sneered as he padded past her.

Badgerstrike flinched at the toms hostility, but pushed it aside. She flicked her paw at her patrol to follow Midnight. Anticipation pricked at her pelt as she cautiously padded through the forest. Timberwish padded close behind her, "Don't worry, Badgerstrike. I'll protect you."

She glared at him, "I don't need you to protect me! I can take care of myself!"

Timberwish's eyes gleamed with hurt. She shook her head and murmured, "I'm sorry, Timberwish. I'm just under a lot of stress right now."

The white tom dipped his head in respect, "I understand completely."

Badgerstrike nodded gratefully to him as she padded trough up to the small badger set. She could hardly her and five badgers fit into the small den. Midnight looked at her with grief. Badgerstrike's fur quivered as she padded through the entrance, signaling her warriors to stand guard.

Her heart nearly plummeted into the dust ground when she saw Moon lying in her nest with a large wound on her shoulder and several, bloody scratches and bites covering her body. Badgerstrike leaped to her foster mother's aid. "Moon, I promise everything is going to be okay," Badgerstrike whimpered.

Blood began to pool at Badgerstrike's paws as Moon rasped, "Small warrior stay strong. Stay strong for Clan."

"I can't! Not without you!" Badgerstrike yowled to StarClan as tears welled in her eyes.

Moon's eyes glistened toward Badgerstrike. "I go to StarClan. I keep home there, StatClan always be my home," she rasped as she lifted a single claw and put it to Badgerstrike's chest.

"Badger's heart remain strong through difficult time, I be with you. Ancestors be with you, Badger-Badger..," Moon rasped as her final breathe escaped.

Badgerstrike shoved her muzzle into Moon's long black fur as her paw limply fell to the ground, "Please don't leave me.."

"I never leave you," Moon's voice echoed in her mind.

Badgerstrike stood shakily and turned to stare at Midnight as Moon appeared with a cat without fur and big, bulging, blind eyes. Her voice echoed in the den, "You must go and find where the sun drowns. You have a lot to learn, my daughters, and I will be there to guide you."

Badgerstrike clearly understood Moon as she spoke in badger. Soon, the strange cat and Moon disappeared, leaving Midnight and Badgerstrike alone. "Different paths and destinies, we have. Travel seperate, we must," Midnight spoke with sudden wisdom.

Badgerstrike dipped her head to the large badger. She flicked her last glance at Moon. "I bury her, you go to Clan," Midnight snarled.

Badgerstrike nodded and padded away from her foster sister and out the den to see the eyes of her patrol land on her. "I will teach you all how to fight badgers, or I'll die trying," she vowed with a fierce growl.

Timberwish padded to her with his blue eyes full of sympathy, "She's dead, isn't she?"

Badgerstrike's bravery broke instantly. She crashed to the floor in sadness, but to be caught by Timberwish. He flicked his tail toward Oceanbird and Geckspot, who retreated away, back to camp. "You're such a strong cat, Badgerstrike. You can do anything and your Clan will be by you forever," Timberwish encouraged.

Badgerstrike stood in her camp as cats were paired together. It was the first day of training and her clanmates were gaining skill, fast. She padded up to Jayflight and Eagleflight. "Jayflight, you just be quicker! A badger can step on you and crush your body!" She growled at the older grey tom.

He stood up straight, panting. "We're all not as young as you, Badgerstrike," he chuckled.

She twitched her whiskers at him as he continued in combat. She stood and saw a flash of ivory claws behind you. She whipped around to see Lightheart pinning down Fishwhisker. "Lightheart, there's no need for claws in practice! You could hurt someone," she warned her littermate.

He hissed in response, but she chose to ignore him. She saw a small brown tom with green eyes practicing with a solid black she-cat. She purred when she saw the tom whip his paws under his sisters, knocking her off balance. "Try not to be so rough, Alderpaw. Lillypaw isn't as strong as you!" She called to her own apprentice.

Alderpaw's eyes flickered with playful mess when he looked at his sister. "Yeah, Lillypaw, you're not as strong as me!" He boasted as he puffed out his chest.

Lillypaw's eyes blazed with anger, "Yeah? Well I'm smarter!"

Suddenly, Badgerstrike erupted in laughter when Lillypaw swatted her paw across the back of Alderpaw's head, causing him to crack head first into a muddy puddle. Her apprentice stood up with pain in his green eyes. Blood trickled down his muzzle and a loud wail rose from his throat, "EELBRIGHT!"

Badgerstrike leaped from her spot and was soon joined by Eelbright, their mother. "Serves you right, Alderpaw! You shouldn't tease your sister," the black warrior scolded as she shooed him into the medicine burrow.

Badgerstrike followed closely behind and soon caught the cold blue eyes of Vinepaw. "Vinepaw, can you examine Alderpaw? I think he scratched himself?" Badgerstrike cautiously asked.

"It's Vineclaw, deputy," he growled as he sniffed the brown tom's muzzle. "He's fine, it's just a scratch."

Badgerstrike nodded gratefully to the sour white tom as she squeezed out of the medicine burrow. She was greeted by Timberwish's friendly, but troubled blue eyes. "I've scented numbers of badgers on our territory," he meowed loud enough for everyone to hear.

A/N: How will Badgerstike get along without the help of Moon OR Midnight? Is Badgerstrike doing the right thing by training her warriors to battle badgers? Why is Vineclaw so hostile toward her? What about Lightheart? Only one way to find out! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW!

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