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Chapter 20

RiverClan

Leopardheart's POV

Leopardheart and her friends were watching the battle at Fourtrees in complete horror. She looked disappointedly at her friends as they fought cats from the different Clans.

"When are we going to start?" Snowfrost hissed to Mintfur, a little impatient. Leopardheart couldn't blame him. The wait was agonizing. She just wanted to get it over with.

"I hate to admit it, Mintfur, but I agree with Snowfrost." She said. Mintfur nodded understandingly.

"We just have to wait for them." He whispered.

Leopardheart sighed and looked back at Fourtrees. She tried to seek out a single cat, which was extremely difficult with every cat at the Gathering fighting everywhere. Finally, Leopardheart spotted him. Hollyberry.

He was fast. His speed made him harder to find. All the cats around him fought fast and fiercely. The way Hollyberry moved made him blend in with the movements around him. He seemed to be looking for the other traitors.

Leopardheart flicked her tail to signal that she had found Hollyberry. No second later, Mintfur did the same. He had found Emberblaze. Mousepath flicked her tail, signaling that she saw Dawnshadow. Everyone waited for Mosseye.

Mosseye was staring intently at the battle, as if finding Blacktail was extremely difficult. Snowfrost paid most of his attention to her. He had nothing else to do. The group wanted Mousepath to search for Dawnshadow. It was nothing personal against Snowfrost but everyone thought Mousepath had more of a keen eye.

Finally, Mosseye flicked her tail. The group watched the traitors more focused. They wanted to wait until the traitors were with each other so that they could set an ambush.

Leopardheart focused on Hollyberry. He was moving towards the Great Rock. Leopardheart noticed Dawnshadow close to him. A few fox-lengths away, Emberblaze was walking the same direction.

Mousepath nodded to everyone. It was time. The cats shot up the trees and jumped from tree to tree. Mousepath and Snowfrost had taught them before they started the plan. Luckily, they were fast learners.

Leopardheart climbed one tree that seemed to be really old. She got on the tip of one branch. Leopardheart crouched and pushed off with all her might. She landed on the tip of another branch on another tree. They continued like this until they found the traitors at the Twolegplace.

Dawnshadow was talking to a rogue. Mousepath and Snowfrost tensed. Leopardheart could hear Mousepath whisper, "It's him,"

Dawnshadow talked fast and quietly. Soon, the rouge turned around and left. Leopardheart crouched, but not to leap to another tree. She saw Snowfrost, Mintfur, and Mosseye do the same. Snowfrost flicked his tail.

One…

He did it again.

Two…

It seemed to take forever, but Snowfrost flicked his tail once more.

Three!

Leopardheart jumped and landed on Hollyberry. He yelped from surprise and tried to knock Leopardheart off. She jumped off him and attacked him before he could do anything. Her claws were ready to sink into his pelt. She raised her paw to land a blow. Before she could, another cat crashed into her. Leopardheart landed on the ground with a thud.

Emberblaze was standing over her victoriously. Three fox-lengths away, Mintfur groaned, rolling on the ground. Leopardheart tried to fight back, but Emberblaze kept her busy while Hollyberry shook himself. Sooner than Leopardheart expected, Hollyberry was next to Emberblaze. Leopardheart tried to scramble away, but Hollyberry scratched her ribs and Emberblaze knocked hit her head with his paws.

Leopardheart looked into the trees, hoping to find Mousepath. She did, but it wasn't how she wanted. Mousepath was looking at her friends' own, personal battles. Her claws were unsheathed and her pelt was bristling. The problem was her eyes weren't filled with battle. They were filled with fear. She was watching Mosseye and Snowfrost. She hadn't spotted Mintfur's groaning pile of fur or Emberblaze teaming up with Hollyberry to kill Leopardheart. She didn't want to yell for Mousepath while looking at her. It would give her away. Instead, Leopardheart let out an agonizing wail. Mousepath looked at her. She wasn't the only one. Dawnshadow and Blacktail were slightly startled and looked Leopardheart's direction really quickly. It wasn't much but it gave Mosseye and Snowfrost enough time to attack. Snowfrost leaped and bit down on Dawnshadow's neck. Mosseye scratched Blacktail's back. When he turned around, she had her claws ready. She raked her claws across his throat. Dawnshadow and Blacktail were dead now.

Mousepath leaped to the tree above Leopardheart, Emberblaze, and Hollyberry. Leopardheart looked up at Mousepath, pleading for her to help.

"Praying for StarClan?" Hollyberry sneered.

Mousepath landed on Hollyberry. He fell and stumbled while Mousepath tore at his pelt. Leopardheart hit Emberblaze's head when he was distracted. Soon, Mosseye was fighting Emberblaze with Leopardheart and Snowfrost was fighting Hollyberry with Mousepath. Leopardheart and Mosseye managed to fight and drive Emberblaze back, but at one point, he was far enough to flee. Emberblaze took the chance. He turned tail and ran in the direction of Twolegplace. Leopardheart and Mosseye watched as he ran. When they were sure he disappeared, Leopardheart and Mosseye ran back to where Mousepath and Snowfrost were fighting.

In front of them, Hollyberry was limp and his mouth was frozen in a snarl. Mousepath and Snowfrost were panting hard.

"Mintfur needs help!" Leopardheart told the others. They all raced to Mintfur's groaning form.

"Mintfur! Mintfur! Tell us what you need!" Mosseye said. Mintfur mumbled something too quiet to hear.

"What?"

"Cobwebs, marigold," he moaned. Mousepath and Mosseye nodded and ran into the trees.

Leopardheart rolled Mintfur over to reveal a deep cut in his side. Mintfur moaned in pain again. Leopardheart and Snowfrost started to lick his wound. Blood kept seeping out, but Mosseye was back with cobwebs. She set them on Mintfur's wound and kept her paw there. When Mousepath was back with marigold, the bleeding had almost stopped. The group waited in silence as Mosseye tried to stop the bleeding. Finally, she removed the cobwebs and Mousepath came forward.

"What do I do with the marigold, Mintfur?"

"Chew it."

Mousepath did as he said, and then she spit it onto Mintfur's cut. He groaned in pain.

"What's wrong?" Mousepath asked.

"Nothing. I forgot to remember it stings." Mintfur said before Mousepath could freak out.

Mintfur tried to stand, but he couldn't. Snowfrost and Leopardheart stood on both of his sides. Together, they all got Mintfur back to the edge of Fourtrees. The yowls of cats in pain blocked Leopardheart's ears from any other noise.

Mintfur was able to ask one more question before he became unconscious: "What happened to Emberblaze?"

Snowfrost and Mousepath looked at Leopardheart and Mosseye, waiting for the answer.

Leopardheart had her head down as Mosseye explained. "He ran away towards Twolegplace."

Mintfur nodded, and then he lay his head down. Soon, Mintfur's breathing was slow and steady.

Leopardheart looked at the battle. "We need to stop it now." She said.

Mousepath appeared next to her. "Rogues are coming. We need the Clans to fight against them instead of each other."

Leopardheart looked at the Great Rock. She was sure one of the leaders had already lost a life. "Come on. We need to stop the leaders first."

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