Warrior's Two



(One more note, the book the Legend of Luke has not happened yet.)



Spring was it the air. Everybeast got to work. Many of them where helping with the building of Redwall. Some where planting and wedding the garden. Others where cooking. And one was watching the Dibbuns.

Moon Stalker smiled as she played with the dibbuns. Occasionally she would help with the building but mostly kept the dibbuns busy. Meonna, had been adopted by Moon Stalker. Meonna and a Squirrel named Tertsope, who where neither dibbuns nor adults. Help Moon Stalker to take care of the dibbuns.

At the moment thought Moon Stalker was fighting off the Dibbuns by her self. The dibbuns were all holding stick like they where swords, and baby Gonflet was leading them. Moon Stalker had her own stick sword, fighting but being careful not to hurt any of them.

"Ja, back you horde, back I say." Moon Stalker laughed. "Hello Marten, care ta join in, could always use a bit of help here." Marten grabbed a nearby stick. Together they fought, they had a hard time standing sometimes, from laughing so hard.

"Theya be atreting, we hava them now!" Gonflet said,

"bur oi 'ont't think so." a baby mole said as the dibbuns backed up.

"Ja, We be Warriors, now tis that lunch I smell?" Moon Stalker said, the dibbuns looked at each other, they ran off hollering and shouted.

"Wash you paws, Little'uns, if I find one unclean paw. . ."she let the threat hang.



Moon Stalker held her sword in a ready position, the hilt was even with her right hip, tip even with her left eye. Marten held his in a vertical ready position. With out waning the tacked, Moon Stalker started to bring her tip down, in a slashing motion, Marten moved his sword up to block. They backed off, Marten jabbed serval times at Moon Stalker stomach, and shoulders, she battered the blade away each time. Marten then brought his sword down, as if he was going to cut her head in two, she moved her sword up, and neatly side step. The swords where pushing against each other at the cross hilts, Moon Stalker and Marten where face to face. Sweat poring down both faces.

"Will you marry me?" Marten asked.

Moon Stalker stood still, "are you trying to trick I?" she asked as the swords broke away from each other.

Marten shook his head, "no I speak the truth. I've only know you a short time but. . ." Moon Stalker looked him in the eyes, "Marten the Warrior of Redwall. I would be honored to be your wife." Moon Stalker smiled, "But if you think for one moment that I will wash your clothes and mend you shirts. . ." she shook her sword at him. Marten laughed with her.

"What about Meonna?" Moon Stalker asked no longer laughing.

"What about her? She will be my daughter as well now." Marten smiled, as relief shown in Moon Stalker eyes. "Come on let's tell the others." Moon Stalker said pulling Marten out to where the others were building.



There was a feast, Moon Stalker sat between Marten and Meonna. There was for starters, dandelion salad, with cheese dressing. Hotroot soup, shrimp biscuits, deeper-n-ever pie, scorns dripping with a creamy white gravy. There was at least five types of cheese. And that was the stuff Moon Stalker could identify. Not counting the dessert.

Moon Stalker was happy, happier than she could every remember being.



Moon Stalker sat under a tree, tear streaming down her face. She herd somebeast coming near her spot. She pulled her dagger, her sword was hidden in her room. Marten came around the tree, "what's wrong?" he asked setting next to her.

"I was think of my family. Ja, I am the queen of nothing, my village was destroyed and my mother killed. Since I completed the test, I would be the queen when my mother died." Moon Stalker said.

"I didn't know. . ." Marten said.

"Ja, my dear, I never spoke of it because it does not matter. Beside," Moon Stalker looked at her husband, "you have secrets too. A mouse maid visited my dreams this morning, she look like a friend of mine from my village. She said her name was Rose, she told me to take good care of you. I promised her I would. I will not ask you who she tis. We all have some things that say next to our hearts, never to be spoken of." Moon Stalker got up and left.



"Ferdy, Coggs, will you two do I a huge favor? There tis a log, large branch really, my hand are full with these little'uns." Moon Stalker said as she tried to hold back a baby mouse, from the muddy pool of water.

"Yes Marm, well go get it right away." they said as they left. Moon Stalker watched in horror as the other little ones found the pool, and before Moon Stalker could do any thing Gonflet had lead them in to it. Sighing, she grabbed two of them and took them to the pond to clean off. "Tis going to be a long day, Ja."



Moon Stalker smiled as creatures shouted out charges against Marten. Then the cake was brought out. Marten sat in a corner, Moon Stalker sat down next to him. She watched as Marten tried to get information out of Gonff. Finally Trimp, a hedgehog, blurted it out, "To the place you've been dreaming of, where you where born."

"But. . .but. . .what about the Abbey? The is provisions, arrangements. . ."

"No excuses, sir Warrior, it is all arranged. There is absolutely nothing for you to worry about." Columbine said. Marten looked at Moon Stalker, "but I can't leave you behind." he said

"Do not worry about I, somebeast has to stay and take care of. . .Ja. Why you cheeky little theft." she said looking at Gonflet, "as much as I would like to go with you." Moon Stalker smiled. "This tis something, I must not take part in. Now if you will excuse me, I must hunt down a little rouge and get my cake back." with that she was gone, chasing Gonflet and the other dibbuns that help him.



It had been nearly two weeks since Marten and the others had left. It was a cool summer morning, Moon Stalker tried to round up some dibbuns, as she look at Meonna, "Tell me aging why I agreed to take the little'uns out?"

"Because every one here needs a break. All though, mother, I know you enjoy every moment." Meonna smiled. There was a splash and the two spun around, to see a hogbabe in the mud pit.

Moon Stalker tried to pick the little one out with out getting muddy, it didn't work. "Meonna, could you round up the little'uns, any more get in to the mud pit and they won't get to go, becuse tell be scrubbing pots. And make sure Tertsope has the food. I will be right back." After cleaning the hogbabe she changed, both of her normal clothes where dirty, so she pulled on one of the habits. After making sure her dagger was tucked in to place, she left. Her sword hidden under her bed.



Moon Stalker looked around, the dibbuns where all setting around munching quietly. Moon Stalker was grateful for that small favor. Then she relied Gonflet was missing, she stood up to find him when a rock stuck her in the back of her head, knocking her pass out.

She awoke with a headack, and tied to a tree. She looked around, the berry baskets where over turned, and it was at least three hours later than it had been. Moon Stalker started to struggle, but she her some thing that caused her to stop. She waited for it again.

"Marm Moon are you awake?" a voice called from above, Moon Stalker relaxed, she new that voice.

"Tertsope, can you untie me?" she asked. Be fore she knew it she was on the ground trying to work circulation into her paws. Moon Stalker looked at Tertsope to thank him, and was surprised to see Gonflet. Gonflet sat, his eyes large, on Tertsope's back. Moon Stalker held her arms to Gonflet, he hoped into her arms.

"Come on quietly." she grabbed Tertsope with her free hand. When she deemed it safe, she stared asking, "How many?"

"20, I think. I was trying to keep both of us quite."

"You did the right thing, I will rescued the others, but first I have to get you back, did you see the leader?"

"Yes he was a huge rat, they called him Ratless Furel. I think." Tertsope said. Moon Stalker growled under her breath.



Bella was worried, Moon Stalker and the dibbuns should have been back by now. Bella was keeping near the east gate, the one that they would come through. She was surprised when only Moon Stalker came through with Gonflet and Tertsope.

"Bella, I need three days worth of food, in a small bag." Moon Stalker said as she handed Gonflet to her.

"What happen?" Bella asked as Moon Stalker ran for her room.

"Ratless Furel and his socage of a band."



Moon Stalker came out of her room every inch of a Katema warrior. From the blue streak above her right eye. To the leaf patterned shirt and pants, and the cloak that was sand colored on one side and brown on the other. Her sword on her back, sling and pouch on her waist, and dagger in her boots. One look at her and you know you are looking at a warrior. One look at her face and you know she is after revenge.

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The reason Moon Stalker talks funny is because she is from the east, the word Ja, she use mostly

as Yes, but sometimes it's just a word, like how the moles say, burr.

She also never says me, always I. And is is tis :) this is the latest chapter, I know it seamed short (and is,) but I only wanted to get the story out. Perhaps later I'll go back and rewright it.

Also the Legend of Luke is happen now :)