At once, a group of cats burst into the ThunderClan clearing, at the head of the attack was Blackstar and Hawkfrost looking as if they were born into the same clan.

"Firestar!" Squirrelflight cried. He sprang out of his den and tackled the cat nearest to him. Squirrelflight was astounded, she had known Hawkfrost was evil, but she didn't think he would break into another clan's camp.

"One cat go to RiverClan and get Leopardstar!" Firestar called over the roar of battle.

"I'll go!" Squirrelflight answered. Firestar nodded and went back to the battle. Squirrelflight ran as fast as she could to the RiverClan border. She bolted past trees and shrubbery her paws flying. As she almost reached the border, she stumbled on a tree root and fell, her head striking a rock.

"No..." Squirrelflight groaned as she lost consciousness.

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Crowfeather saw Hawkfrost and tackled him immediately. He felt so much hatred to this cat. He was the cat who plotted with Mudclaw to kill Onestar.

"Get off me, you stupid furball!" Hawkfrost hissed.

"Never!" Crowfeather hissed back as he struck Hawkfrost with his claws.

Then, a cat bowled over Leafpool. He repeatedly slashed her over and over. Crowfeather saw and felt a burst of fury. He leaped onto the cat and bit into his neck, the cat collapsed instantly.

"You saved me again," Leafpool said as she saw her beloved take down the cat.

"Of course I would save you, I lo.." Crowfeather caught himself before he finished his sentence. Embarrassed, he threw himself back into the raging war.

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"Squirrelflight! Are you all right?" Mothwing loomed over the fallen cat.

Squirrelflight blinked dizziness back, "Yes! I have to get to your leader!"

"Okay, follow me," Mothwing replied, puzzled. Squirrelflight followed the RiverClan medicine cat through her territory. It was surrounded by weeds that Squirrelflight had passed so many times on her visits to Stormfur. Finally they reached the RiverClan camp.

"Leopardstar I have brought this warrior, for she wishes to speak with you," Mothwing presented Squirrelflight to her leader.

Squirrelflight bowed her head and looked up into the leader's cool stare, "May we speak in private?"

"Come into my den," Leopardstar said briskly and whirled into her den. Squirrelflight followed.

"Speak!" Leopardstar demanded of Squirrelflight.

"Hawkfrost is attacking our camp with Blackstar and a group of ShadowClan cats!" Squirrelflight said swiftly to the RiverClan leader.

"What! Hawkfrost is a loyal RiverClan warrior!" Leopardstar rose up and yowled at Squirrelflight.

"You have to believe me! Just come to the camp with me!" Squirrelflight pleaded.

"Fine! I will bring a group of warriors with me," Leopardstar said coldly. "Mistyfoot! Round up some warriors, we are going to ThunderClan territory." If Mistyfoot was surprised she didn't show it. A group of warriors came and Stormfur was one of them. During the journey, he tried to speak with Squirrelflight.

"I'm not in love with Brook, don't worry," Stormfur said to Squirrelflight, but she wouldn't listen. It went on like that for the whole trip to ThunderClan. Finally, the cats reached there, and they saw a full-out war.

What Leopardstar saw was Hawkfrost helping the ThunderClan cats drive out the ShadowClan cats.

"No! Hawkfrost came here with the ShadowClan cats!" Squirrelflight wailed.

"Firestar! Your daughter here says Hawkfrost was helping the ShadowClan cats when I just saw him drive them out with you!" Leopardstar hissed.

"My daughter is right, he came here with the ShadowClan cats, but as soon as he heard your voice, he immediately helped us," Firestar said calmly.

"Hawkfrost tell us your story," Leopardstar demanded brushing away Firestar's explanation.

"I had heard about ShadowClan planning to attack, and I raced here. I tried to warn these cats, but ShadowClan caught up with me, and that's why we arrived together. I was helping ThunderClan the whole time," Hawkfrost lied easily.

"Hawkfrost is lying!" Brackenfur called from the crowd of cats.

"Silence!" Leopardstar yowled at Brackenfur. "My warrior doesn't lie!"

"My warrior doesn't lie!" Firestar yelled back. Squirrelflight gasped. The two clans were on the brink of a war.