Hello! So we get to see what happens to Moonstripe this chapter. I apologize if any of you are mad about me banishing Silvermask, but I had a HUGE brainstorm, so we'll see where it takes the story. Enjoy! :)

~Moon~

A QUARTER MOON AGO

Moonstripe grappled with the strange golden cat. After a few seconds, she had him pinned.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Moonstripe hissed. The golden cat simply smirked.

"You know who I am, sister dear." Sunpaw! Remember Moonstripe, don't let your guard down. She struck blow after blow, until Sunstrike lay defeated on the ground.

"Is that really all you got?" Moonstripe challenged

"Nr, nrt rt rrr" Sunstrike mumbled.

"Huh?"

"No, not at all!" Sunstrike hissed. Moonstripe raked her claws down his flank, dodged and ducked under him to claw Sunstrike's belly. He howled in pain. She pinned him down, and saw the fear in his eyes. I'm a warrior, not a rogue… she thought, and let him go. He crouched in fear, "You're letting me go?" He said disbelievingly.

"I'm a warrior not a rogue." She meowed, merciful. He took one last angry glance at her and sprinted off. Moonstripe looked up, expecting the Moon to be covered, but to her dismay, it shone down on her making her fur shine. The moon was covered in clouds a split second after that.

"Streamclan, come" Rainstar shouted across the clearing.

When Streamclan was back, Otterleaf rushed over to Moonstripe.

"What happened?" Otterleaf asked, concerned.

"I had a skirmish with my little brother." Moonstripe rolled her eyes, "It's only a few scratches."

"Yeah, not too bad." Otterleaf meowed disbelievingly. After Otterleaf treated Moonstripe, she curled up next to Riverclaw. Moonstripe noticed that her scratches from the Dark Forest were healed, as they had been washed away by the Moonlight. Starclan had healed her. Moonstripe fell asleep, looking forward to the next day, as she would start training her apprentice.

PRESENT DAY

Moonstripe woke up from her dreamless sleep contented. It was dawn, and she had asked to be on the dawn patrol with Rainbowpaw. She quietly padded out of the warriors den and grabbed a Thrush. She looked around the camp and realized she was the first one up. Quickly finishing her thrush, Moonstripe trotted into the apprentice den.
"Rainbowpaw!" She whispered, "We're going on the dawn patrol!"

"Unh… what?" Rainbowpaw groaned.

"You're going to have to get used to this!" Moonstripe teased. They walked out of the den, and Rainbowpaw grabbed a trout. Soon, the other dawn patrol cats were waking up. After everyone had gotten something to eat, they left. The patrol approached the Mountainclan border shortly. Moonstripe could smell Mountainclan over the border.

"I'm going to go look around. Rainbowpaw, stay here." Moonstripe meowed uncertainty. She padded carefully through the marsh, in a crouch. There was a ragged black pelt Moonstripe could see through the reeds.

"What the…" She started. Leaping up above the cat, she noticed that it looked strangely familiar. Instead of landing on top of it to attack, she landed to the side. To Moonstripe's dismay, she saw Silvermask, who had seemed to make a nest on the outskirts of the territory. Silvermask was in a battle position when she saw Moonstripe. "Why are you in Streamclan territory?" Moonstripe hissed.

"Why are you on MY territory?" Silvermask delicately stood up in her petite form. Moonstripe rolled her eyes and loomed over her. "You think you can win a fight? You look like you haven't eaten in moons." Silvermask screeched and jumped at Moonstripe. She knocked her down in mid air before she could land. Silvermask landed in an unmoving heap. "Look, you're obviously too weak to fight. Come back to camp with my patrol, and we'll see what rainstar says."

"Fine. Only because I'm hungry." Silvermask stood up shakily. They walked back to the patrol. Rainbowpaw glanced at Silvermask. "Who's that? She looks like a rogue!" Rainbowpaw's fur stood on end.

"This is Silvermask. I found her in our territory." Moonstripe narrowed her eyes at Silvermask. She glared back.

"Better take her to Rainstar" Willowrun nodded to Moonstripe and Oakfang. They quickly escorted Silvermask back to camp.