Know What You're Fighting For Chapter 2.
Here comes a bit more action!
Squirrelflight starts hurriedly putting a few cats together. "Molewhisker, Berrynose, Ivypool. You three come we me!"
Then they disappear into the forest. The clan is murmering to itself when Poppyfrost yowls that she say Shadowclan cats coming.
Bumblestripe hears his name called as the clan prepares to surprise them.
We start to go to the forest, Bramblestar says that we're going to use an old Thunderclan tactic. We're to pounce on the cats from above, he warns us not to miss our mark, because the trees here are much taller.
Even Graystripe and Sandstorm climb into the trees for the ambush! We wait till they're just under us, and Bramblestar yowls and leads a dive out of the trees. He lands on Applefur much to her surprise, "Ow,.. Mouse dung! They're everywhere! Sandstorm and Graystripe are working together against Tigerheart,a scratch across his nose and a bite to his leg send him retreating.
Looking away, he sees Dawnpelt,bleeding a bit, but she has a rage in her eyes. He thinks to himself "That looks awfully like Breezepelt... I don't like that..."
The Shadowclan cats start to retreat and eventually are gone, we start to celebrate before seeing that Molewhisker is badly wounded. Thornclaw walks up to me and says "Breezepelt got the jump on him, he did this.."
"I fear we have multiple cats like Breezepelt." He mews quietly.
"Well if we do I don't want to meet em. It's bad enough seeing it happen, let alone having it happen." Before he walks away.
"Ivypool are you ok?" "Yeah, my other ear got clawed, but other than that nothing much." She responds.
"I don't like where this is going. I fear that this will be even bigger than against the Dark Forest." He says.
"It's pretty tough to top that in size, but blood-wise.." Ivypool replies quietly.
I'm going to show Dovewing I'm ok," she continues on. "you probably should to before she thinks your dead." She snickers.
"Then I will walk with you to the Nursery."
"Oh thank goodness you're both ok! I was worrying about you, and i can only keep Whitekit, Graykit and Silverkit quiet for so long." She starts to look at me.
"Don't worry about us, all three of us will be fine." He responds. "Just try to keep Softkit, Jaykit, Duskkit and Mosskit under control as well, Willowshine could use it."
"I could also use a nap so please be quieter." Willowshine chirps quietly, then puts her head back down.
"Sorry" he says quietly. Touching his muzzle to Dovewing's, Bumblestripe pads out of the the Nursery and into the Clearing.
He saw Rosepetal licking her wounds from the battle with Windclan, before whispering "I'm sorry for what happened to Molewhisker, I hope he'll be alright."
"I just fear I'll never get to tell him how I truly felt for him…" She starts to weep quietly.
"Shh shh it'll be ok.. I'm sure he'll recover. We just need to believe that Starclan has other plans for him than with him right now."
"I-I-i'll try." She stutters back, "Thank you." She walks away before Bramblestar goes onto the Highledge to try to get organize a clan meeting.
"All cats who can get their own prey come out to the clearing for a Clan Meeting. I know that these battles will be bloody, but we will soldier on! We will! Thunderclan will come out on top! We held the two clans off today, we'll do it again. We will. For Thunderclan!" The clan starts cheering and such.
Bumblestripe walked away, but got called to go on a hunting patrol. Stalking a thrush, he snapped a twig and it flew away. "Mouse dung!" Smelling around, taking the scents he finds a mouse eating a berry. Tail immobile, he pounces, misses and gives chase. The mouse speaks as he lands on it and kills it.
Grasping his prey, Bumblestripe decides to return to camp. The sun is setting anyway, he walks through the thorny tunnel to the camp, and puts his prey on the Fresh-kill pile. Seeing Rosepetal pacing, Jayfeather walks out and speaks some words to her, she walks into the Medicine den. Walking to the Warriors Den, cracking a yawn and curling out in his nest, going to sleep.
(To Jayfeather's PoV.)
Jayfeather whispers to Rosepetal "He's awake, if you have anything to say to him, do it now. I don't know how much longer I can keep him alive.."
Looking into her eyes he sees pain. But she just nods and walks past him into the Medicine Den. Rosepetal is greeting groogily from Molewhisker. Jayfeather hears her whisper. "It seems… tha-that you may leave us for Starclan… *Sigh* So I just wanted you to know how I felt. I-i-i love you Molewhisker." Molewhisker's eyes looked pained as he says "Heh. I always had a crush on you, too." oof…
Suddenly he's in pain again and Jayfeather comes to him, he gives him some more marigold to help kill the infection. Then tells Rosepetal quietly. "You should go."
"Molewhisker stop moving I don't want to have to put more cobwebs over your injuries!"
He just grunts in response.
Thinking to himself "Molewhisker I'm doing all I can for you. You better hope it's enough.."
*Back to Bumblestripe*
Waking up when the sunlight shines through the den, he starts thinking about his dream about Dovewing. He saw her and his kits die in battle. It was a bad dream, he's trying to shake it off but it'll be with him for a bit. The war rages and that will continue to fuel his fears.
He gets called for Dawn Patrol along with Cloudtail, Rosepetal, and Lionblaze. "Dawn Patrol on the Windclan border. Great." He thinks silently to himself.
They are patrolling along the boundary river. Suddenly Nightcloud jumped over the river with a yowl and attacked our patrol! Bumblestripe sees Hootpaw and Oatpaw trying to double team him, he gets clawed by Hootpaw across the leg but knocks them back, Gorsetail is fighting with Rosepetal, he bites her leg, and she claws his ear back, before Bumblestripe charges at Gorsetail and send him rearing back, only to claw him some more. Nightcloud is fiercely fighting Cloudtail, but he is patient and waits, a thick pelt also helps him. He takes a slash to his side and to his nose, but manages to claw and claw Nightcloud, she starts aiming for his eyes. He ducks back at the last second and gets a blow to her face with his rear paws. She retreats.
The Windclan patrol retreats, and we are left disorientated and panting. Before Cloudtail pipes up "Well we won the battle so.."
"Too much optimism" Rosepetal says. "Just one of many I guess."
"Shame it had to come to this" Bumblestripe agrees.
Returning to camp, the patrol enters through the tunnel, and Cloudtail talks to Squirrelflight who just nods her head. It's sunhigh and while Rosepetal heads to the Medicine Den for cobwebs, Bumblestripe goes to take a nap from his wounds.
Waking up a bit later, thinking to himself "I should share tongues with Dovewing, we haven't done it for awhile. Picking up a mouse Bumblestripe heads to the Nursery. But Dovewing is sleeping and he knows better. He gets called to watch at night with Berrynose.
A shuffle here and there, moving to keep awake, smelling the air once in awhile and perked ears help.
After a long night and a tap from Ivypool, Bumblestripe finally heads to sleep for a rest.
Boring ending. Meh. I think it's getting better! Come back again!