Chapter 8

Was that a yowl? Starheart mewed as she perked up her ears. I knew I should have gone with the patrol! Why does Firestar never listen to me?

"Firestar?" she headed to her father's den.

"He's not here." Sandstorm answered her, the elder looked up at her with caring eyes, "He went to find Moonstream."

"Don't worry nothing will happen to him." Starheart promised. The look in her mother's eyes scared her. "Where's Brambleclaw?"

"He went with him. Starheart do you know what may have happened?" Sandstorm mewed.

"Yes, this isn't Moonstream's fault, but if we don't find her something might happen to destroy the forest." Starheart tried to explain.

"I trust you, go find her." Sandstorm mewed. She and Graystripe headed to the elders' den.

"Moonstream!" Moonstream heard a call. But the voice was drowned out by the yowls of the cats fighting with the rats. Poor Birchfur was dead already and Spiderleg was slowly pulling him out of the ditch. She could go and help them, she was frozen in place.

"Moonstream!" the call was louder. She looked away from the ditch to see Brambleclaw, Firestar and Starheart running toward her and Firestar was about to fall in the rut!

Firestar quickly stopped. Brambleclaw on the other paw fell right in. "Moonstream! Stop this!" Starheart called. She and Firestar were helping Spiderleg out of the ditch.

The rocks were giving way beneath the three cats. No! Get out of there! Moonstream tried screaming.

Spiderleg and Starheart got out of the way but the rocks were still slipping beneath Firestar.

"Firestar move!" Moonstream cried. But it was too late. Firestar fell in.

Starheart, Moonstream and Spiderleg all looked in to see it was a deadly fall.

"No!" Moonstream stared at her mother. Her eyes were filled with shame.

"Moonstream!" Starheart jumped the ditch and ran to her daughter.

"Mother-" Moonstream started.

"I am so glad you are all right!" Starheart interrupted and licked Moonstream between the ears.

"This is all my fault, Brambleclaw will kill me!" Moonstream cried.

"I don't think he'll have the chance." Spiderleg mewed from the other side of the ditch.

"What?" Moonstream stared in to see the rats were gone but, Brambleclaw, Ashfur, Firestar and Thornclaw were dead.

"Oh StarClan." Starheart mewed.

"NO!" Moonstream cried.

Ferncloud and Brackenfur limped to the two she-cats. Ferncloud was the first to speak, "How could you do this!" she hissed.

Moonstream stared at the ground.

"You let my bro-" Ferncloud started. Starheart head her tail to the old she-cats mouth.

"That is enough." Starheart hissed.

"You dare say that to me? I am older then you by many moons." Ferncloud hissed.

"Moonstream head to camp. Don't tell the Clan anything until we get back." Starheart explained and Moonstream bolted to camp.

The best thing that's going to happen is that I'm going to exile me!