Unforgotten

by Warriors Heart

Tearpath has lost the most substantial love she has. Her kits. Who kidnapped them is obvious. How to get them back is impossible. Will Spiralkit and Autumnkit pass their new leader's test? Or will their mother be forced to face Longstar once more?

12. Chapter 11: Attack

A/N: Watch for foreshadowing – hint, first POV

Meadowpaw listened quietly to the conversation inside of the tunnel. "It will be easy. We can kill all of their warriors, take every queen and kit, and be on our way. ShadowClan will be gone. Tearpath will be gone," Longstar mewed. There was a cruel laugh.

"Brilliant Longstar. Just brilliant."

Meadowpaw screamed and ran back to the tunnel before Longstar heard her.

Snarltooth POV

Snarltooth slashed his enemy's nose while Whitetiger bit his leg. The tom, still a young warrior, squealed and turned back. Snarltooth turned to find a new opponent, but before he could, he saw a gnarled gray she-cat slice her paw down the warrior's face.

"NEVER RUN AWAY!" she was yelling at him. The young warrior squeaked pitifully and ran to find another warrior to face.

Snarltooth, filled with hatred at the she-cat, whom he recognized now, turned on his heel and prepared himself for attack. Whitetiger stopped in his path and turned to him. "What are you doing?" he yelled. Snarltooth turned back.

"I've gotta do this!" he yelled. Whitetiger hesitated, then nodded to him. "Tearpath!" he yelled. His sister stopped her fighting to look at him. She understood and finished her battle quickly, then joined him.

"Ready?" he asked her. She just nodded. They turned and prepared for their battle.

Longstar turned to them. Her face turned into a fearsome growl and she sprang into battle. Snarltooth knew that this had to be it.

Longstar was a legendary fighter. There were many tales of the times when she was deputy, and understood the warrior code and how it affected their lives.

Now she was insane, bouncing in and out of Tearpath and Snarltooth, dodging every blow, landing one with every step. She slipped under Tearpath, over Snarltooth weaving around them in a crazy melody of claws and teeth. Tearpath and Snarltooth, though they were both fierce fighters, she was better.

Spiralpath paced the room in misery. Was ShadowClan winning? Would anyone come to help them? But there was something worse bothering him more.

"You're sure?" he asked. Meadowpaw nodded. Spiralpath fell over in a heap of misery and groaned, loosing himself.

"Positive?" he asked, just to make sure. Meadowpaw began to cry and nodded again.

Then it was true.

They might lose their battle to escape after all.