Darkheart saw Nightpaw fall under the water of the Great River. Darkheart turned to Shrewfur, "Watch the kits, I'll go get Nightpaw!" Darkheart jumped into the ice-cold water while rain fell. He swam around pieces of ice and fought the current that was pushing his toward Riverclan. Darkheart could see Nightpaw's head bobbing above and below the water. Darkheart was about halfway to him. Darkheart began to swim with all his might. He then grabbed Nightpaw's scruff in his mouth. Darkheart started swimming to the shore where Shrewfur and the kits were.
Darkheart threw Nightpaw on the shore and then hauled himself onto the shore as well. Darkheart spat out some water from the river. And turned to Nightpaw. He was coughing up a lot of water. "Are you okay?" Shrewfur mewed.
"I'm fine." Nightpaw mewed, and coughed up the last bit of water.
"Now that the ice has cracked, we need to cross without getting the kits wet." Darkheart mewed.
"I'll take Barkkit." Shrewfur mewed.
"I'll take Spottedkit," Darkheart mewed, "Nightpaw, you cross first and be ready to swim over to one of us if we need help."
Nightpaw nodded and then swam across quickly.
Darkheart then took Spottedkit in his mouth and placed his paws in the water. He walked until the water reached his neck. Then, he started swimming, pulling his head up to prevent the kit from getting wet. He then saw Shrewfur start swimming with Barkkit. Things were going well. Once I touch land, this will all be over, Darkheart thought. He was getting close to land.
Spottedkit wasn't getting wet, aside from the rain. Darkheart was no only a few strokes from land. He dropped Spottedkit onto the beach, and then pulled himself up. Darkheart took a sigh of relief. Come on Shrewfur.
Shrewfur was closing in now. Darkheart reached out to grab Barkkit from him. He placed the kit next to his sister, and then Helped Shrewfur out of the water.
"Let's get them back to camp." Darkheart mewed.
Darkheart picked Barkkit and Shrewfur picked up Spottedkit, and they headed back to camp. They climbed back up the mossy cliff, they went through the woods and were almost back to Thunderclan.
The sun was beginning to peak through the clouds, but the rain kept falling. Shrewfur put gave Spottedkit to Nightpaw and then mewed, "I hope we're not too late."
Darkheart could only look at Shrewfur because he had a kit in his mouth.
"Thistlefern was my father." Shrewfur mewed.
Darkheart wished he had known his father before he died. He only learned of his true lineage after both his parents were killed. By the same cat, he thought to himself.
They were almost back to camp now. "Here were are," Shrewfur mewed, "we've done good."
Nightpaw walked into camp, and as Shrewfur walked past Darkheart, he hissed in his ear, "It was Tinyberry."
A/N: Well, that's the end of the story (A year and 1 month later). Please review and vote for your favorite characters in the poll on my profile. The second book coming soon.