Ohmigosh, I feel so guilty! My brain has recently decided to quit being nice to me, and now my chapters are short! Don't worry, though, I've been looking forward to chapter 17, so it is going to be a longer one! Muahahahaha! I SHALL DOMINATE!!!

Last Chance

You think you know the story.

You are wrong!

They were already beginning to doubt me as the Third cat.

I had to do something.

My name is Hollyleaf. I was a loyal cat of ThunderClan before I was killed in the tunnel collapse and joined this dark place. I am alone here,

without my brothers Jayfeather and Lionblaze. It is dark. All I did was try to prove myself as the Third one that follows the code to the point! Now

I am stuck here, to wander alone.

"I am not their mother." Squirrelflight glared at Ashfur with a cold look of hate in her eyes. We looked at her, amazed and angry.

"You lie!" he spat, unsheathing his claws. I began to notice the flames licking closer to my pelt. Squirrelflight looked at us with a type of sadness in her

eyes.

"No, I do not. Their mother asked me to take care of them. I am not their real mother," she hissed. When Ashfur gave her a doubtful glare, she spat,

"Open your eyes, Ashfur! I wasn't in the nursery at all when they were born. My milk did not come. They aren't my kits!"

Jayfeather stared at her with a blind look of disbelief, while Lionblaze clawed at the ground in anger. I watched in horror as a hungry, powerful look came

over Ashfur's eyes.

"You fool!" he hissed. "I will tell the Clans your secrets! Everyone will hate you! Think of what your little Brambleclaw will think!"

Please, please, try to understand! Ashfur was going to reveal one of the best-kept secrets to every Clan. ThunderClan would be vulnerable! I

couldn't have that. Therefore, I killed him, to keep his mouth shut and the secret safe.

My unsheathed claws hit my mark.

What else could I do? He was going to destroy us!

They tore into his skin, and he looked up at me in shock.

Even though I hate to admit it, I didn't want Squirrelflight to go through so much suffering.

I made a gash in his throat, and his eyes went wide.

So, I killed him in cold blood.

His eyes rolled back into his head, and he slowly fell to the ground.

I couldn't let his body be discovered; I had to get rid of it! If ThunderClan found out, they would never understand me.

I pushed him into the stream and watched as his body floated down.

You can imagine how shocked and angry I was when they found his body in the stream. I had wanted my secret of murder to stay with me, but

instead they found him. It was my last chance to stay part of the three. I had to!

And I blew it.

My last chance.

Yeah, yeah... not origional, blah blah blah! DEAL! I'm having MAJOR writers block! Sigh. Sorry. Just be happy I actually put something up. I wasn't going to. READ BRACKENFUR'S QUEST!!! ---brackenfurlover