Leopardstar leaped past the badger and sliced it down it's side as she landed behind it, then leaped on it's back and dug her claws viciously into the beast's back. The badge flailed it's arms angrily. Splashclaw and Smokeheart leaped towards it after Leopardstar jumped back. Goldentail was hiding under a bush with Stonekit. Splashclaw clawed it in the back of the head, and Smokeheart rammed his claws into it's chest. The badge fell on it's back in an attempt to crush Splashclaw, but he jumped away at the last possible moment and landed on his chest with a thud. Smokeheart ran his claws slowly down the badger's upturned belly. It yowled and smacked Smokeheart in the head with it's blunt paw, sending him flying off of it. Splashclaw's eyes widened as he ran towards Smokeheart. Leopardstar faught the badger. Splashclaw helped Smokeheart back to his legs, then the two leaped under the badger and swipes at it's legs, bringing it to the ground and picking up dust around it. Leopardstar jump on it's back and bit her teeth deeply into it's neck until blood gushed down to the ground and the badger's tiny eyes became sightless. Leopardstar stepped away and wiped her mouth with her paw. Splashclaw stared at her, astonished. "What else would you expect from our leader?" Smokeheart chuckled. Leopardstar sniffed the air. "This was a female. The male is somewhere around here." Splashclaw almost sunk to his knees. Another? Leopardstar suddenly leaped into some rustling bushes and came out wrestling another badger. This one was at least three times larger than her. It slammed down on it's side, but Leopardstar hopped away and jumped back to scratch it's eyes. She hit one, and the badger screamed in agony as it charged off in all directions, then swung a huge claw towards where Goldentail and Stonekit were. "No!" Smokeheart called out. He was about to charge towards it when the hunting patrol that Leafcloud and Blackclaw had gone on appeared and all charged directly at the huge animal. Leafcloud and Blackclaw brought up the badgers rear, and the last member of the patrol, Rainfur, charged the badger from the front. Rainfur was Smokeheart's older daughter and Leafcloud's best friend. Rainfur jumped on the badger's face and shook it down to the floor, and then Leafcloud and Blackclaw sank their teeth into it's side. The badger swung it's paws and all the cats hopped away. It swung it's claws towards Rainfur, but Leafcloud butted her with her head and the badger's claws raked down Leafcloud's chest. Splashclaw watched in horror as his daughter fell limp to the ground. He yowled in grief as he leaped towards her. Splashclaw licked her ears hastily, then licked her cut. He rested his paw over her head and rubbed her head fluff. Blackclaw nudged him with his shoulder. "Come on." He leaped off. Splashclaw hesitates a moment longer, then nodded and leaped towards the badger, his teeth gritting and his eyes burning with the need for vengeance. Rainfur backed away and licked her chest, which had been cut. Splashclaw clawed the beast on the side. The badger swung it's claws and sliced Splashclaw's back. He fell on the ground and stood back up almost instantly. He looked over at Goldentail treating to Leafcloud's wounds. He tried to walk forward, but he winced and fell forward due to his wound. Smokeheart rasped his tongue over Splashclaw's wound. "Come on, you can do it!" Smokeheart slashes at the badger, then Splashstar followed by swinging his claws over the badger's muzzle. Rainfur scratched it on the side, then leaped back, but she was too late when the badger snapped it's jaws out and clamped it's unmerciful jaws on the she-cat's neck. After a moment of struggling, a snap was heard, and Rainfur's eyes went blank as she fell on her side, limp, with blood spurting from her neck. Smokeheart meowed loudly in agony as he ran o his daughter's side, but the badger swung it's paw at Smokeheart and sliced his side open. He clenched his teeth together as he fell forward on Rainfur, his own blood flowing over his daughter's. He force himself to stand up, but fell back down. Splashclaw ran to assist his friend. He looked up and saw Leopardstar sink her claws into the badgers chest. It fell down, then she sliced it in the back of the neck, and it fell to the ground, limp. Leopardstar padded forward. "That's all of them." She sighed in relief. Leopardstar dragged Leafcloud's body over to Rainfur, both of their fathers leaning over them. Goldentail and Stonekit emerged from he reeds and approached the two bodies. Leopardstar flicked her tail. "Bring them to the camp. I want to see what Mudfur and Brownfur can do for them." Smokeheart picked up his daughter by the scruff of the neck and dragged her Leopardstar. Splashclaw did the same.