I am soooo sorry! I feel horrible! But Echo and I really didn't have any time. I was swamped with homework and studying because of the EOCs and last weekend I did a 5k which I almost died from so no writing. I managed to get this done while I was procrastinating on a science project! Whoo go procrastination! But anyway I'm really sorry. The next five chapters are written so hopefully this won't happen again for a while.

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Chapter Thirty Seven

I fly across the moor, running as fast as I can wondering what to say. The way Breezepelt attacked… I shudder.

I believe now that he is dead he will do only more harm. I am terrified for the day when he attacks because he will be out for blood. I arrive outside of the camp and stop waiting as an apprentice walks out.

They looks at me and ask, "Why are you here?"

"I must speak to Ashstar," I reply, "At once." The apprentice nods and turns around.

Onyxnight comes up to me immediately, but I shake my head a fraction of an inch. He falls back understanding. Ashstar comes out of her den and leads me away, out of the center of camp.

"What has happened?" she asks and her eyes are fearful.

"Breezepelt is dead." I mew and for a moment I see relief in her eyes.

Then she asks, "How?"

"He attacked one of my patrols and they fought back. He was killed in the struggle."

"Where is his body?" She questions.

"At the moonpool, I want to alert all the other leaders." I explain.

For a moment she looks taken aback, then, "Oh… of course… I suppose this involves them too."

Suppose? No duh.

"I'll go to ShadowClan and RiverClan; you can report to the Moonpool… the patrol is there if you wish to question them." I mew briskly.

"Never," she replies shaking her head, "This is a blessing." I almost roll my eyes, she is as naïve as the rest of them!

"Okay." I mew, trying to stay cordial.

"I want to address my Clan, you go ahead." I leave and not long after I've started running, Onyxnight appears next to me.

"What happened?" he asks running alongside me.

"If you stayed in your Clan you would know." I reply dryly.

"I'm still on Clan territory." he points out, a bit of bite in his voice.

"Breezepelt is dead." I reply and I hear a gasp of shock.

Onyxnight slows and I pause, "Is that all?" I ask tersely.

"How is Ravenclaw?"

"You should know, you just saw her." I hiss. But he gives me a pleading heartbroken look so I mew, "She's okay. She stays in the medicine den most of the time, her brothers are furious but her mom just wants her to be okay. I'm sorry but I have to go now."

He nods and I leave.

I race through the moor and through the stretch of ThunderClan territory into the shadows. (Pun intended) I spread out my senses, hoping to find Tigerheart but he's in camp with his mom. So I settle for Dawnpelt, who is hunting nearby.

"Dawnpelt!" I cry when I'm near her. She turns, confused, but runs over.

"Why are you here?" She asks in concern.

"I figured an escort might be best for my safety."

She laughs and mews, "Of course." We head back and she throws my curious looks. "Is everything well?" she asks.

"Depends on how you look at it, Breezepelt is dead." I mew in response.

Immediately she grasps what the others did not. "Then he is with the Dark Forest fully." She mews gravely.

"Yes." I mew.

"We're screwed." She states flatly.

"Sadly, probably." I mew in agreement.

"So what now?" She asks, shooting me a side look.

"That's why I'm here."

"Ah."

It takes only a few moments in camp for Tawnystar to get it and then we are off to the moonpool. Well she is, I am off to RiverClan.

When I finally arrive there I am only slightly exhausted. I suppose it's because of the tireless energy life I received from Mosskit. The same charade repeats, only this time I have Mistystar running with me to the moonpool. When we get there dusk has almost fallen.

We gather in a small circle, away from Breezepelt's body.

"Where shall it be buried?" Ashstar asks.

"As he was once a part of your Clan you have the most say and authority here." Mistystar mews. We nod.

Ashstar sighs and then mews, "Outside the WindClan border, we can find a place suitable."

I nod slowly, "But that does not solve our other problem."

"Problem? I see no problem." Ashstar mews sharply.

Tawnystar rolls her eyes as I mew, "Breezepelt is now a full Dark Forest warrior, is there any cat who would deny that?" I ask and no one says anything. "He is now ten times stronger than he was as a living cat, and he will be out for revenge with the whole of the Dark Forest behind him. We are all vulnerable now, particularly your Clan Ashstar."

She frowns and then mews, "I suppose we will have to meet that problem when it occurs. There is nothing else we can do." I want to argue, but she is already leaving, with her warriors dragging away the body.

I sigh, bone weary and head home, with my patrol and Echosong at my side.

"I can't believe this." Echo mutters.

"Me either." I whisper. When we arrive in the hollow, I head straight for the medicine den. I am met with a grim faced Jayfeather.

"What?" I ask fearfully.

"Karrie's dying."

"No." I say immediately, shaking my head.

"She lost too much blood… and…" My father trails off, hanging his head.

"And what?" I press.

"I believe the attack broke her, internally." he mews quietly, "From what Goldenpaw said it was exceedingly vicious. She has had no contact to that type of thing. It could be that she no longer wants to live."

"Well than go find her!" I yell, "Bring her back like you brought back Poppyfrost!" Jayfeather's eyes look a million years old, and for the first time I see a milky glow like the type that occupies other blind cat's eyes.

"I cannot."

"What do you mean?" I ask quietly. I have never heard my father say he cannot do something.

"Her mind is blocked to me, I have tried several times." He replies and I know what I must do. I close my eyes and awake in a terrible place.

There is no ground. There is no sky. There is just darkness stretching away into infinity. And curled up sobbing, is Karrie.

"Karrie?" I call walking toward her. She looks up terrified and begins to sob again when she sees me.

"You cannot give up." I mew gently.

"I can't go back!" she wails, "He was so evil! So horrible! Hates me…" she chokes slightly and hiccups pathetically.

"But what about all your friends? What about Lilacpaw? Goldenpaw?" I ask and her crying quiets and she looks at me with glassy eyes.

"They'd miss you." I mew, "Horribly. Breezepelt is an evil cat Karrie, but he is the exception, not the rule."

"I need to come home for them, don't I?" she asks softly, a small tremble to her voice.

"Yes." I reply.

She nods slightly and I sigh in relief.

And then I am back in the medicine den and Karrie's eyes are open. My father is saying something to her and then he runs off.

"You have a home here Karrie," I mew whispering it in her ear, "You are a part of our family. And we will fight until our last breath to protect you. You are loved. You are safe here. I promise, you will never be alone. Even when you are scared we will be here, we will sing songs to you of laughter on the other side of night. You are loved, Karrie. You are safe. You are home."

She locks those violet eyes with me, and smiles, in peace.

Soooo what do you think? I was going to have the chapter end on "She's dying" but then I would have to add another chapter and I'm too lazy to do that, plus the chapter would have only been 3 pages and you deserve more than that after such a long wait. Hopefully I can update over the weekend but now I have another project to start working on. Ugh.

So tell us what you think and I hope you enjoyed!

~Midnight