Author's note: Well there is only one more chapter after this one. Sorry this story isn't that long.
Micah the Warrior
It was about midnight when they heard Konker's troops come running past their cave, Devina forgot to have them cover their tracks so the troops were following the paw prints. Micah looked out and saw there was only about two score enemy looking for them.
"Devina pass out the weapons there isn't that many out there." He said as he got a curved sword that once belonged to a searat. Maelynn had made herself a longbow and arrows out of the saplings Micah brought. After the weapons were distributed they snuck out of the cave and followed the little troop.
"When we go into battle shout 'fangs and freedom' really loud, the cliff should cause it to be louder than it's supposed to be and they'll think there is a lot of us." Maelynn said as she fitted an arrow, "Let's go!"
"Fangs and freedom!" They shouted as they threw themselves into Konker's little search party. The cliff amplified the sound and it sounded like a whole pack of badgers were after them.
"Konker is not here that coward!" Devina yelled as she killed a stoat next to her.
"Retreat, back to Bloodbath!" The leader of the little party said, they ran but were taken down by spears thrown from in front of them. The beasts that threw the spears were nowhere to be found.
"Hello." A tall strong otter was standing next to Micah.
"Hello, who are you?" Micah said other otters were coming out from behind rocks and out of the water.
"I am Waterpaw of Holt Fishtail." The otter said, the old gray otter that used to be a slave walked up to him.
"Do you have a brother named Watertail of Holt Fishfin?" The gray otter asked.
"Yes." Waterpaw said.
"I haven't seen you since you was just a little thing. Come here and give your father a kiss." The old otter said tears began to flow from Waterpaw's eyes.
"Dad I thought that you where gone for good when you took the old raft to sea." He said as he hugged his father, "Everybeast this is my dad Waterjaw."
"We need to get back to the cave before sun rises and Konker sends out more scouts." Maelynn said, they all went back to the cave and introductions were made. They had an early breakfast of vegetable soup, dried fruit, and ship biscuits with water or mint tea.
"We have enough to battle at Bloodbath but haw do we get in there? The walls are too large for even the best of climbers to get up." Waterpaw said dipping his biscuit in the soup and eating it.
"Just burn the door down." Micah said.
"That will work, those doors are already rotting." Devina said.
"We also have the tunnels." Flowerstripe said.
"Great we should attack tomorrow night around midnight or so." Whitetail said as he got another bowl full of soup.
"Okay I say we should split our army in half and let one half burn the gate down and the other half can storm the castle from the tunnels." Maelynn said.
"So pretty but yet so deadly." Micah remarked about Maelynn.
"Micah can take the half that are going to burn down the gate and Maelynn can take the other half and go through the tunnel." Devina said.
"I think we should get the rest of the food and weapons off that ship." Flowerstripe said.
"Go get that now take any strong beasts with you." Devina yawned and lied down, "Now I think the rest of us need to sleep."
"That's a real good idea." Micah said as he also lied down, Flowerstripe got a bunch of the otters and went to go get everything. After everything was brought back Flowerstripe was looking through the weapons when she came across a very large badger's longbow. She thought as she went back to the ship, she hunted for a long time and found some paper, ink, and a pen; she sat down and wrote a long letter. When she got up she hit her head on the low ceiling, it was lower than the rest of the ceiling. She jiggled it and a board fell off a piece of paper fell out. It read:
'To the beast that reads this,
I have a secret a beautiful shiny one. It is deadly to all except the one that wields it. I know the destiny of the human, mousemaid, army, and Killer; good may or may not prevail. The human is to wield my secret, the mousemaid is to get revenge, and the Killer has to face it all. My secret is hidden where you get your weapons on this ship, move a board look and see its shine.
Captain Moonshadow'
Flowerstripe went to the weapon storage and began to try to move boards; she searched but found none were board he wrote about. She stomped her foot paw down and a board broke, she moved the broken board out of the way and pulled out a large sword made for a badger, it was like no other sword ever made. It was made of a clear gem that could cut a boulder in half; it had a blue rock in the handle. She went back to the cave with the letter and sword, she handed Micah the letter and placed the sword at his feet. He read it quickly and picked up the sword.
"This is made of diamond a gem like no other." He said as he held up sword so they could see it.
"It's a beauty, and the letter says it's yours." Devina said. That entire day everybeast slept, ate, and got their weapons ready. Maelynn made a scabbard for Micah's sword; arrows were wrapped in cloths and dipped in fire oil that the otter twins had taken from the castle. All the fighting beasts were up and split into groups around midnight, they marched silently to the castle.
"Maelynn take your half through the tunnels, the old horde members here know where they're at. Micah let's get to that gate and put it alight." Devina whispered. Maelynn left with her group for the tunnels and Micah and his half went to the gate. They fitted arrows and lit them they went flying straight into the gate. On top of the gate a weasel yawned as he poked his companion next to him.
"Did you see them flying fire balls, mate?" He asked still poking the ferret.
"No, and there ain't no such thing as flying fire balls, go back to sleep." The ferret said. Micah and the rest sent out another volley of fire arrows. The gate was already starting to crumble! The weasel woke up feeling like he was on fire.
"Hey Blackgut it's hot up here." He said poking the ferret again.
"It is." Blackgut got up and looked over and saw the gate on fire and Micah with the rest firing arrows, "Fire! We're under attack!"
"What is-" The weasel was taken down by a well-aimed arrow. Konker came running out and saw his gate was about to fall down.
"Quick everybeast get assembled we're going to war!" He roared just as Maelynn and her half came out of nowhere. Konker felt icy fear grip him as he looked at Maelynn coming at him, he ran.
Thud!
The gate fell. The falling of the gate caused Maelynn to look, Konker ran into the shadows.
"Fangs and freedom!" Micah's half came charging in.
"Konker where are you coward?" She said as she fitted an arrow in her long bow. Konker snuck up to the battlements.
"At least she isn't a wildcat." He said thinking about his old battle with Whitetail the Wild and how he was almost killed.
"Konker! It's me Whitetail the Wild come and meet your fate!" Whitetail's voice echoed through out his mind, now fear had really set in. Konker tripped and fell off the battlements, he landed right in front of Maelynn.
"You die now Konker, for killing my family and friends!" Maelynn said, Konker got up and began to run; she let her arrow fly. It hit him in the shoulder and he kept on running fear was causing him to. He ran to the gate straight into Whitetail's awaiting grasp.
"I told you I'd kill you, Konker the Coward!" Whitetail put his paws around Konker's neck, Konker tried to slice him with Maelynn's sword but it was hopeless.
Crack!
The entire place got silent as the sound of Konker's neck being broken was heard. Whitetail let the lifeless body fall from his grip.
"Konker is gone now I can take charge." Blackgut said, "Get them!"
"Charge!" The vermin went after them again in a second attempt. Micah loomed out of the fire like a ghost, swinging his sword.
"Fangs and freedom!" He went after the vermin; Maelynn retrieved her sword from Konker's dead form and went charging into the battle. Devina charged into the back of them creating a pincer movement. It wasn't long before the battle was over; none of Konker's army lived.
"Pure freedom!" Devina yelled as the sun began to rise.
"Now you are Melody." Micah said.
"It's nice to know nobeast will ever be enslaved again." Whitetail said, "At least not at Castle Bloodbath anyway."
"Let's go have us a feast!" Maelynn said.
"That's the best idea I've ever heard." Micah said putting his sword in its scabbard. They went back to the cave happy for their freedom.