"Cats of ThunderClan! Tomorrow at moonhigh, we shall drive Frost off of our territory once and for all. They have sheltered near Twolegplace." Bumblestar informed the Clan, looking down with determination. They have terrorized our Clan for far too long. We need all the prey we can get."

"Must be smart to hide their scent like that," Redbreeze flicked his ears. "We would be too distracted by the smell of Twolegs. Thank StarClan that Whitefrost found it."

"Lucky he wasn't attacked."

"Will we attack their camp directly?" Rainfall seemed nervous as she addressed her leader. "Who knows how many there are?"

"All of them will leave," Ravenfeather lashed her tail. "They all seem to follow that dark ginger tom."

"Some fear Badger, so they work with him to live," Yellowflower reminded the Clan. "Killing him would be the best choice. Ice would be your second best. He's the large gray tabby."

"Ice is mine," Redbreeze muttered. "Moonfur will be revenged."

"And Spiderwhisker," Willowleaf sighed. "For Leafstorm too."

"So we will kill Badger and drive them all out?" Roseclaw huffed. "Like that will be easy!"

"Have faith," Bumblestar spoke calmly to the black she-cat. "ThunderClan has faced worse. We will win this time."

"ThunderClan! ThunderClan!"

Bumblestar and his patrol slid through the trees, every cat making sure to keep themselves quiet. Willowleaf felt her heart pound hard as they made their way to Twolegplace. There were no kittypets out and only the hooting of an owl could be heard.

Thankfully leaf-bare had released the forest from its cold grasp. The trees were still bare, but the dark green grass was a relief. No crunching snow.

Yellowflower lifted her head and opened her mouth to take in the scent of Frost, "We are close."

"We should be careful," Appletail glanced back at Ravenfeather and the second patrol. Bumblestar had Appletail, Willowleaf, Yellowflower, and Sweetpaw. Ravenfeather had Redbreeze, Snowpelt, Roseclaw, and Rainfall. The rest stayed back to protect the elders and Mousetail's kits.

"Follow me," Yellowflower commanded them, getting a nod from Bumblestar. The white she-cat kept herself stiff as she let the way. They found the rouges, makeshift nests in what looked to be a fox's den. Did they kill the fox for it?

"Come on out!" Bumblestar called, making sure they could hear him. "You're surronded, Frost!"

Willowleaf braced herself as a large group of cats came out. They all came out, as there was no cat left in the burrow.

"ThunderClan, it's time you were finished," Badger jumped at Bumblestar, starting the fight.

Willowleaf swirved to attack a ginger she-cat. The she-cat hissed as Willowleaf clawed at her muzzle. She clawed at her paws, successfully knocking her off her paws. Willowleaf held her to the ground and clawed at her back. She dug her claws in as the tabby tried to throw her off. Willowleaf pushed up, releasing her claws and sending the tabby running. But she was only one. There were still so many!

Luckily she heard Ravenfeather's call as the second patrol arrived. They dived at whatever cat they could. Willowleaf looked for Ice, seeing him battling Roseclaw. The she-cat had wounds down both sides, but still kept her attacks strong. Redbreeze sent another tom running before helping her. Appletail had limped out of battle, along with Sweetpaw. Willowleaf knew the battle had to end quickly.

She saw Bumblestar get lossed away by the dark ginger tom, and saw that her leader had gone still. He must be losing a life!

Not letting grief overtake her, Willowleaf jumped at Badger. The tom chuckled when he saw who it was. His tail lashed as she saw his paws bloodied from Bumblestar.

"Looks like your leader is dead, kit. Do you think I'm scared of you?"

"You should be," Willowleaf circled him, keeping an eye on him. She let every other cat fade into background as she readied herself. She only had one chance.

Badger jumped at her, and she jumped back. She tackled him as he clawed at her muzzle. She held him down and swiftly bit at his throat. She was almost flung off as he ranked his claws at her stomach, thrashing his head. She sank her fangs in until she tasted blood. She was pushed off, and stumbled. She turned to see Badger's blue eyes fill with fear.

He tried to scream, but couldn't with the blood starting to spill from his mouth. His entire body jerked for what felt like forever, his claws digging into the ground. Finally he went still, his eyes losing vision.

"Badger is dead!" the tuffed ginger tom stopped himself from attacking Sweetpaw, his silver eyes wide with fear. The Frost cats near him froze when they heard his voice. Only Ice and the tabby she-cats were left, the others driven out. The two she-cats left, clearly too scared to stay.

Redbreeze was still fighting with Ice, his muzzle bleeding from multiple cuts. Ice had many cuts on him as well, his sides covered in wounds and bloody.

"Let him go, Redbreeze," Ravenfeather huffed. "He's finished anyways."

"I want to be sure he's dead."

"You can try, Clan cat!"

"Leave with the others," Ravenfeather spat at him. "Or else your leader won't be the only one to die."

Redbreeze reluctantly let the gray tabby go. Ice hissed at him before turning to limp after the rest of Frost, Rainfall and Snowpelt chasing them to make sure that they left Clan territory.

"We won."

Willowleaf turned to see Bumblestar open his eyes and get to his paws. Ravenfeather ran to his side and helped him up.

"Lean on me. You're still weak from losing a life."

"Thank you, Ravenfeather. You're a good deputy."

Willowleaf turned around to see Yellowflower place her nose on Badger's head, swiftly moving in case any cat saw. Willowleaf shifted her gaze to not annoy the white she-cat. Why did she do such a respectful gesture to him of all cats?

She said nothing on the way back home, still able to taste Badger's blood on her tongue. It seemed like she would never be able to get the taste out. She had killed two cats now, she couldn't ignore that. She felt sick to her stomach at the thought. She didn't want to be a killer. She didn't want to ruin lives and relationships. Leaving kits parentless. Breaking up new lovers.

Forgive me, StarClan! I did this for good.

Author's Note

Frost has finally been driven out and this story is closer to being finished. I'll try to publish a chapter everyday, even if it's not for Under the Willow. There might even be a sequel to this, if I get the motivation, since I've grown to love writing for these characters.

Three favorite Under the Willow characters? Any background character you think is underrated?