Brambleclaw fluttered open his eyes. Squirrelflight was now not underneath him. Instead he was in a dark forest that… He was in the dark forest! Brambleclaw shivered. This was the place where Tigerstar had trained him and his brother Hawkfrost, which almost resulted in the death of firestar. He stood up and drew in the scent of the air. He was surprised when he smelled Squirrelflight. His pelt stood up in shock. What was she doing here! He smelled another scent too. Tigerstar. He hissed. What does he want now? He heard a yelp. And what did he want with Squirrelflight?
Brambleclaw ran through the dark forest, going to the clearing that had beckoned to him many times before, where he knew his father, teacher, and most of all betrayer, sat, waiting for him. He raced into the clearing, and was both stopped and angered by what he saw.
Tigerstar had Squirrelflight pinned to the ground with one paw on her neck. She was in a situation that any other cat would be begging for mercy, but not Squirrelflight. She was hissing and spitting. "Why do you do this to me?" She hissed. "Haven't you hurt me enough?" Tigerstar glared at the she-cat. "I took your kits, and now, I'll take you!" He drew back his paw, ready for the killing blow.
"NO!" Brambleclaw yowled, launching himself onto the evil cat, knocking him off of Squirrelflight. "Brambleclaw?" She whispered in disbelief. Brambleclaw clawed Tigerstar's side, enjoying the blood that spilled out of the wounds. Tigerstar fought back, and their battle was evenly matched. But, Tigerstar finally pinned down his son. Brambleclaw struggled under his father's razor-sharp claws, but it was no use.
Tigerstar used the moment to gloat. "I took your kits, and made your whole clan turn against your mate. Now I'm going to get you." Kits? Squirrelflight was bleeding and shaking. "No, Don't please…" Brambleclaw knew this was the end. He closed his eyes, waiting for the final blow.
"YAAAAAAAOOOOOOWWWWW!" A bright flash of flame knocked Tigerstar after him. Brambleclaw jumped to his feet, despite his injuries. Firestar now pinned Tigerstar to the ground. Tigerstar smiled. "It looks like my plan worked after all. The great Firestar has come."
Firestar hissed. "You were enough trouble alive, but even more of a danger to my clan dead." Firestar then proceeded to launch himself ontop of his enemy, both cats in a lust for blood. Brambleclaw was amazed. Every cat knew what Firestar ment. He was going to kill Tigerstar.
Another yowl echoed from the forest and two cats came rushing in, throwing themselves into battle. Sandstorm and Leafpool. Brambleclaw urged to get back into battle, but there were more pressing matters to attend to.
He padded over to Squirrelflight. He glared at her. "Tell me what he ment by kits." Squirrelflight let out a sob, and suddenly he was transported into a snowy clearing.
Leafpool lay, quivering in a Shadowy clearing. A trember went through her as she gave birth to her first kit. "Come on Leafpool! Only two left!" Squirrelflight commanded, laying next to her sister. Leafpool trembered again, and yet another kit slid out. This one was black, unlike its golden sibling. Leafpool trembered for the last time, and a gray tom slid out. Leafpool sighed in releif as the pain faded, then licked her kits. After a few moments, Squirrelflight stood. He belly was heavy with kits herself. "Leafpool, lets go back to camp," Squirrelflight sighed. "You have to tell the others." Leafpool knotted, then rose, careful not to disturb the kits. Squirrelflight turned to pick up a kit, when a sudden pain shot through her stomach. Then all went black.
The scence faded and was replaced by another.
Tigerstar pinned Squirrelflight to the ground. She was shaking. "Please don't take my kits!" She pleaded. Tigerstar didn't speak, just camly clawed the she cats's belly. It left no mark, but three kits soon appered next to him. "The dark forest has claimed the first kits." He yowled. Squirrelflight yowled.
The scene changed again.
Squirrelflight jearked out of her dream, feeling suddenly light. "What's wrong?" Leafpool asked. "They took them." Squirrelflight wimpered. "The dark forest took my kits!" She yowled into the night. Squirrelflights crazed eyes showed her Leafpool in a pool of blood. Her sister was dying, and there was nothing she could do about it.
The scene faded. Brambleclaw found himself in the dark forest meadow. His pelt was up in anger. Squirrelflight was wimpering. He nusseled her. "That's why you did it." He said simply. She knotted. Squirrelflight had taken Leafpool's kits, after seeing what she thought was her sister dying. She had refused to tell Brambleclaw simply for the fact that he may not believe her. 'I forgive you." Brambleclaw said. "Now, I believe I have some unfinished buisness here. With a yowel, he lept into battle. Although Tigerstar was battling four cats, he was strong and soon all five cats were bleeding heavely. Firestar had Tigerstar pinned down once again, and with a victory cry, delivered a killing bite to the former shadow clan leader's neck. "You will never harm any cat again." He hissed as Tigerstar died. The once great cat hissed in his last breaths. "You will pay Firestar… You will pay…" The dark tom's eyes faded along with the rest of his body. Tigerstar was no more. Firestar stared at the spot where his enemy had once lay in wonder.
He had just killed his enemy. Suddenly, the great leader passed out from his injurys. "Firestar!" Sandstorm yowled, but she only made it a few paced before she passed out.
Brambleclaw watched as Leafpool, too, collasped. He started to go to help the cats, but was stopped by a faint mewing. He turned to see a small den, with the warm scent of kits inside. Squirrelflight trembled as she entered. Three kits mewed, afraid and alone in the make-shift nursesy. Squirrelflight was at them in a second, licking her kits. Brambleclaw looked at them in wonder. These were his kits! He took a step towards the den, but found himself being pulled into the dissyfing blackness. The last thing he saw was a blue she-cat race into the clearing. "Holy Starclan." She murmered. "Get Spottedleaf!" Brambleclaw heard no more as he blacked out.