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'Thoughts' Dreams Memories

Tigerclaw and the others gathered before Spottedleaf and Redtail, drawn to them by the smell of of blood and also worry. Lionheart was breathing hard through his mouth and his claws scraped against the hard pack ground of the camp but he managed to keep his cool.

"We need to alert Bluestar, whatever the cause, we still have to defend our camp!" he growled before nodding to Willowpelt who went to do just that.

Bluestar didn't take long to rouse and swiftly took action when notified of what was going on and selected Willowpelt, Longtail, Tigerclaw, Whitestorm, Runningwind, Mousefur, Redtail and after a thought added Ravenpaw to the patrol to drive back the RiverClan force.

Ravenpaw, a skinny black tom with a white dash on his chest and a white tail tip, seemed to look up in disbelief at this decision. Bluestar wanted him to go? The ThunderClan leader saw his surprise and smiled at him before walking over to him and pressing her muzzle onto his forehead. "You are a fine apprentice, wise and strong of heart. I know you will preform well in this battle. Have faith in your strength, young Ravenpaw."

Her words seemed to put courage into his eyes and the black tom closed his eyes, nodding to her. "I won't let you down. Thank you, Bluestar."

Bluestar nodded then stepped back to have a few last minute words with her deputy. Tigerclaw soon stepped up to Ravenpaw and the black cat looked down, there was power in Tigerclaw's whole being and the younger cat felt intimated by it. However his mentor only reached out and gave him a somewhat rough cuff on the chin.

"Don't worry, Ravenpaw. I'll look after you," he muttered gruffly, giving his apprentice an awkward nudge. Ravenpaw looked up at his mentor and nodded.

Bluestar was speaking with Redtail, he was the one who insisted he go with the battle patrol, he wanted to put paid for what RiverClan did to him and his sister. "These wounds are nothing, Bluestar! I can still fight! I will show RiverClan that they can't just invader land and steal our prey!"

"Go with the ferocity of fire, Redtail and came back to me in one piece! All of you!" Bluestar commanded, looking at her deputy with faith in her eyes, her earlier displeasure at him and Spottedleaf gone.

Redtail nodded and let out a yowl, rallying the others to him. Yet before he left, Sandpaw came running, nearly bumping into his side in her mad dash to make it to her father.

"Papa! Papa, wait! Please!" Sandpaw looked at her father's bleeding body and bit lightly on his tail, gently pulling him back. "Please don't go, papa! You're hurt, let Tigerclaw or Whitestorm take the lead. Stay here, please don't go out there! Please!"

Redtail smiled and gently pulled his tail away, turning to nuzzled Sandpaw tenderly. "Oh my dear Sandpaw, do not worry. I will see you again. I won't die in this battle, I can't. There's...there's something I have to tell you, something important...You need to know. So before then I won't die. I'll come back to you, I promise." Redtail licked his daughter's cheek then turned to lead the patrol out. Sandpaw followed until they reached the top of the ravine and watched until the shadows swallowed them up and she couldn't hear their footsteps anymore.

Sandpaw stood there for a few moments more before finally turning back, heading to the medicine den. Spottedleaf was licking her wounds and looked troubled, she glanced up when her niece came in and she got into a sitting position. Sandpaw looked at her aunt's wounds and walked over to her, once more drawn to the scent of blood. She started to lick at her, telling herself over and over me mentally that it was just to help Spottedleaf. The medicine cat realized what was happening but stayed quiet, she knew that this was something Redtail wanted to do on his own.

"Redtail is a strong warrior, he will return to us. We'll need him. I feel like there is a dark cloud coming to ThunderClan." Spottedleaf muttered, making Sandpaw look up and tilt her head.

"A dark cloud?" she repeated, frowning. "Well, whatever it is, I'm sure Redtail can handle it!" she replied, having utter faith in her father.

Spottedleaf smiled at this and nodded, though part of her was still worried and on edge. "Yes, I'm sure you're right."

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Redtail and the rest of his forces stayed watching the nearby river in the undergrowth. They could smell the RiverClan cats poised not too far away. They all shifted and waited for the signal from their deputy before Redtail narrowed his eyes and gave a sweeping motion of his tail, signaling his cats to attack. RiverClan cats surged forward and soon Sunningrocks was filled with battling warriors.

Redtail was fighting with a strong RiverClan molly, her pale silvery-blue fur had him thinking that he had seen her before when she clawed at his face and bit hard into his throat. Blood ran down his fur as he scratched hard at her face but no matter what he did, she wouldn't let go. Redtail glared at her and his eyes widened when he saw flecks of gold in of her left eye.

However, he didn't have time to ponder that as Willowpelt came and rushed the molly, tackling into her and sending both of them tumbling nearly into the river. Redtail slowly got to his feet and hissed, going to Willowpelt's side as the RiverClan molly dived into the water. The two demons scanned the water, on edge and it was Redtail who spotted the rippled, just a second later before the enemy molly burst from the water and launched herself at them.

Redtail pushed Willowpelt out of the way and took the attack himself, getting his shoulders and neck ripped into. Shutting his eyes tight against the pain, Redtail tried to ignore it while fighting the molly off. Willowpelt bit into the RiverClan's warrior's leg while clawing at her side and with this, Redtail slashed at her muzzle.

With a frustrated growl, the riverClan warrior broke free and fled, swimming back towards her own territory. Redtail stumbled out of the water with Willowpelt's help and took a second to breath. "G-Go. Help the others, this fight is still not won, don't worry about me!" The gray warrior hesitated before nodding, leaping into the fray with a yowl.

Redtail stayed panting, before raising to his paws shakily. Blood oozed from his wound, but new and old and he felt light headed. As he tried to gather himself, he realized something. The smell of blood seemed sweeter, the cry of cats sounded enticing and...and...

Redtail smiled to himself, so what if he was bleeding and battered? There were many cats here who would suffer far worse. Of course, he would tear apart this water loving fools for harming him and his fellow demons. His fangs were sharp, his claws ready to kill. This battle wasn't over yet, he would make sure of it!

A/N: Whoo! Two chapters in one day! I am on a roll! Looks like Redtail is losing it once again, that is not a good sign. Let's hope the rest of ThunderClan's demons can keep it together! We'll find out soon enough, until then, please enjoy~