When the storm ended over the mountain side, the landscape was in ruin. Trees lay everywhere in the swamp, the rivers were swollen with rain water as they came down in massive torrents and some of Riverclan and Skyclan territories were flooded. While Riverclan was used to the water, this storm had left them in ruins as they were busy gathering the materials of sticks, stones and even logs of big fallen trees to try to build their camp like a giant bird's nest so they would be able to float in the middle of a big storm but building all of that was a colossal job that not every cat could achieve on their own so they sent their word out for help.

Featherstar's coat was drenched with the rain water from last night as the rain had caused a section of the surrounding mountain to have a minor rock slide. Even though their camp lay far from the zone of where the slide happened, rockslides were nightmares for the clan as one cat kill a big animal like a mountain goat or even a bear or giant cats that said to be prowling the mountainsides. Many cats were still debating about what to do with Tawnyfoot since Featherstar blamed the wrong cat for the incident. She agreed that both cats were going to be punished and she soon felt remorse for the warrior. Crowstorm padded in as Featherstar invited him in.

"So you're feeling regret of what you said to Tawnyfoot?" Crowstorm asked. He was still trying to figure out what Featherstar was feeling.

"I am, I shouldn't have yelled at her like that. I knew I should have taken it out on Specklepaw." Feahterstar whimpered. She was already feeling the pain at yelling at a cat for having a romance with a cat from another clan.

"Can you relate to what happened? I mean we all make mistakes in our lives but things will get better." Crowstorm responded trying to cheer Featherstar up.

"In fact it did, I should have told you this long before I became leader." Featherstar began. "Me and a Riverclan warrior named Oakfur we're best friends when I was just a new warrior. We soon fell in love and became mates, I've already trained an apprentice and soon I was expecting kits. However the deputy that Rowanstar had was becoming really old and couldn't keep up with his duties. I already had my kits when we found out about this and I didn't want Thistlewhisker to become the deputy. While he was a fine cat he was always causing trouble by bringing Brairheart with raiding parties to the clan and we had to fight them. I was worried that if he became leader, the clan would fall apart as he would always look for cats from other clans to fight so I gave my kits to Oakfur to make sure I would be chosen the next deputy and leader. Then Thistlewhisker ended up dead by attacking a Riverclan patrol by himself and head on. I still miss Oakfur's warm smile on a cloudy day." Featherstar finished as she soon felt sadness consume her as she thought about her mate.

"So Rowanstar did make the right choice by choosing you but you didn't use the right words to address the situation. Maybe we owe Pebblestar and Tawnyfoot an apology when we get the chance." Crowstorm suggested. He soon began to think about what else he had to say as it soon popped up in his head. "You also might want to consider choosing a new Deputy when the next Leafbare arrives."

"Why is that? Snowstorm is the best deputy that we have." Featherstar responded trying to reason with him.

"I know, he says his age is quickly catching up with him as he's been a senior warrior for many moons now and would like to retire from his duties when Stormpaw becomes a warrior." Crowstorm responded. He knew she wouldn't well as she now had to decide who is going to be the next deputy. But for now, she knew she had to take one step at a time to make sure things didn't spiral deeper into chaos.

The time passed as the cats were adjusting to life as the landscape recovered from the flood. The grass was growing greener and taller and the animals were out and about more as they went to go feed on the grass. Featherstar did make her apology to Pebblestar who he accepted it but there was a new problem, they couldn't find Tawnyfoot anywhere on their territories so patrols searched far and wide to look for her but they couldn't find her anywhere. However, on a clear day where the sun was shining the brightest and the clouds were nowhere in sight, was the day of reckoning.

Tawnyfoot was padding along a streambed, her belly was swollen with unborn kits, her injury to the paw wasn't healing properly and more importantly, she was alone without her clan to back her up, things couldn't get any worse. Like a bad penny, Yewberry kept turning up. Rosepetal was with him as his back up and they had a plan. At this stage, they knew the big warrior would be too slow to react quickly so they were going to force her to the ground. Their plan wasn't to kill her but hold her in their group of rogues since they wanted to bring the clans to them but things weren't going to go to their plan.

The two cats padded out of the brush as their caws came out of their paws. Tawnyfoot turned and hissed trying to use her size to be her advantage but it wasn't fooling them. Her tail was lashing as she was warning them not to get close. Yewberry was the first to charge as he stopped at her side. He soon turned to try to grab her by the throat. But Tawnyfoot knocks him away as she turned to face him. Her snarling warning him not to get close, her tail lashing from side to side trying to protect her flanks, Rosepetal soon approached her from behind. Tawnyfoot was still hissing at Yewberry who was hissing back at her. Rosepetal hissed as she wanted to drive the huge warrior's attention away from the much smaller cat. Soon Rosepetal charged at Tawnyfoot but she was ready, her tail soon whipped under its own momentum as it slapped Rosepetal in the side. Rosepetal stood dazed for a moment before Tawnyfoot's tail whipped around slapping the back of her head. Rosepetal soon was knocked off of her paws as she thrown to the ground by a force unseen to her. Yewberry charged at her as he wanted to bring her down to subdue her but he felt a thud hit his jaw, it was Tawnyfoot's head as she batted him away. Yewberry was dazed as he felt it, his head was sent into a tumble motion as he desperately tried to regain his focus. Tawnyfoot looked over to see that Rosepetal was struggling to get back on her paws, it was clear she broke something in her right front paw and she wasn't going anywhere. However Tawnyfoot's leg was ready to give out and she knew she had to be careful.

Tawnyfoot hissed at Yewberry trying to taunt at him. Yewberry's leaf green eyes soon opened up. Yewberry turned on a dime as she sunk his teeth into Tawnyfoot's weak leg. As he ripped back, Tawnyfoot fell to her side. Yewberry looked up as he was too slow to react; soon Tawnyfoot came crashing down on him. Yewberry screeched as it quickly turned to silence.

Tawnyfoot's shoulder was bleeding where Yewberry sank his teeth into; Tawnyfoot looked over to see Yewberry's body was twitching. Tawnyfoot soon got up as she noticed that Yewberry's body was limp, it turned out her weight has crushed the smaller warrior's skull. Rosepetal managed to haul herself up as Tawnyfoot was walking off. Rosepetal limped over as she saw that Yewberry lay dead in the open field. Rosepetal hissed into the sky:

"You'll get back here and pay for what you did! You killed the cat that loved you for so many moons and his death will go unavenged!" Tawnyfoot's head turned as she stuck out her tongue at the one-eyed cat. She continued walking, ignoring the wailing rogue over the death of the cat that he wanted to be her mate. Soon Tawnyfoot managed to limp off far enough to get herself to safety to where she collapsed from exhaustion. Soon a voice called out:

"Tawnyfoot? We've been looking all over the territories for you." The voice called out as the she felt some of the cats help her up to her paws. It was Robinflight as he was worried for the warrior's condition. He knew now he had to take her to Mudpool to help get her healed.

"I'm glad I found you, I had been scavenging off of goats for the past moon and I feel miserable without the warmth of my den mates. I'm so glad you found me." Tawnyfoot mewed. She felt like she had some of the warriors at her side to help her back to the clan.

"Featherstar is looking for you too, she wants to apologize about what she said, and she misjudged you thinking you brought us to kill brokentail while it was Specklepaw that had done the harm. We'll tell her that you're safe with us and that you are no longer in danger." Robinflight mewed to her.

"I don't know what I could have done when you weren't here at my side. I could have been mauled by those two cats out there." Tawnyfoot mewed to Robinflight. They soon arrived in Shadowclan as the cats we soon settling her down into Mudpool's den. Soon Mudpool padded over as he took a look at her.

"Either would I, you're my lucky cat and Reedsplash's best friend too. I'll go tell her that you're here." Robinflight responded as he bounded off to the nursery. Soon Tawnyfoot was being treated by Muddpool as he wrapped her injured paw and shoulder up in cobwebs. Tawnyfoot staggered to her paws as she padded to the nursery where Reedsplash and Falconwing were wating.

"Tawnyfoot, I haven't seen you in moons. You've grown so much." Reedsplash mewed giving the warrior a warm welcome. She soon licked Tawnyfoot on her muzzle, she soon to see that Tawnyfoot was swollen up with unborn kits. She soon turned as she asked her to lay on her back as the cats were wondering if Tawnyfoot was expecting kits, Tawnyfoot responded with:

"Yes, yes I am." Tawnyfoot happily responded as Reedsplash ran her paw across the warrior's underbelly.

"Who's the lucky tom then?" Reedsplash mewed happily. She was busy checking how many kits that Tawnyfoot was having.

"Robinflight is the lucky tom. He has done so much for the clans I would be really happy that he becomes Shadowclan's next leader." Tawnyfoot admitted.

"Who knows, maybe you'll be his deputy if you decide that you're not happy in Thunderclan and decide to stay here." Reedsplash mewed. The two cats laughed as the kits played around in the nursery. "I think you're better off having your kits in Thunderclan since Robinflight picked up word that you killed Yewberry."

"I did?" Tawnyfoot mewed as she was confused, she was struggling to gather her thoughts as she realized she crushed his skull earlier today in the fight. She soon sighed as she admitted. "I didn't mean to, I fell over as he sunk his teeth into me and my leg gave out."

"You're lucky then since he's been a pest for the past few moons and we should tell Featherstar the news." Reedsplash mewed.

"So Rosepetal is the only one that is left?" Tawnyfoot asked. She was still thinking of the cats that were posing a threat to Thunderclan when they got rid of Briarstar.

"Basically." Reedsplash mewed as she was still thinking about who was left as a threat. Soon Mudpool came in.

"You remember borage? Since you're close to kitting, it better be a good time for you to have some borage for those kits." Mudpool mewed, he dropped the borage as he padded away. Tawnyfoot ate the herb as she was wondering what the future had in store for her.

"You'll be there for your kits." Tawnyfoot prayed to Starclan as she wanted Robinflight to take a look at them.

[A/N]: Tawnyfoot is close to having her second litter of kits and I'm excited for that. Keep reading if you want to see those kits.

Also how was her tussle with Yewberry? Is it unrealistic or realistic I don't know if a cat uses its tail in combat but might as well make it useful. See you in the next chapter and keep reading and reviewing to find out. Cheers.