(A/N: Ok here it is--- chapter two!!! Thanks for reviewing and sorry for the late update....I'm in college so I won't be able to update as quickly as I would like to but here it is FINALLY!)

Disclaimer: I do not own Redwall but I do own the characters and places in this story!

Chapter One: Preparations and Battle

It was early morning, about an hour after dawn. Both villages were wide awake and preparing for yet another war. The only ones who knew the reasons for all the battles and wars were the Chieftains of the villages and the Generals of both armies. The reason for this battle, well, you can say that the generals from both the armies had it out with one another and declared war soon after.

Langi Territory

A pretty mousemaid rushed around a room gathering all kinds of herbs and bandages. She wore the typical colors of her kind: black pants with a long sleeve purple shirt that had black flower designs and a black belt. She also wore a lighter purple scarf and black boots. She was quite young but was very talented in the ways of a healer. She overlooked all the items on the table and then began packing the items in her haversack along with a canteen filled with water.

"Bryana, are you in here?"

An older male mouse walked in the room. He wore a black uniform with a brown belt. A sword hung at his side. A small smile was plastered on his strong face. The turquoise stripes and the many medals on his uniform gave away his title as General of the Langi Army. General Matthew Sarmana.

"Hello, Father, I was just gathering medical supplies so I could be ready when the battle starts," said the mousemaid.

"Ah, that's my girl!" Matthew said with a hint of pride in his voice, "Now, you be careful out there on the battlefield, you hear me? There's no telling what those disgusting Tangers will do if they catch a pretty maid like you. And you are my daughter, after all, knowing that no-good-thinks-he-knows-it-all young rip that calls himself GENERAL will try anything to get back at me! Ugh, you be careful, you hear me?"

Bryana stifled a laugh, "Oh, Father, I don't know why you always fight with General Rasakaro so much! Why do you hate him so much?"

Matthew shook his head, "He is a Tanger and I am a Langi. We are born to hate each other," Matthew put a paw on his daughter's shoulder, "Look, dear, the sooner you accept that those disgusting Tangers are no good, the better you'll be off. We've hated their kind for generations and so it shall remain."

The sound of somebeast banging a drum rang out through the village. Matthew turned toward the sound briefly and then back to Bryana.

"It's time. Hurry up with those supplies and I will see you soon."

Bryana nodded. "Be careful, Father."

"You too, love."

With that Matthew walked out of the room, while Bryana carefully and quickly packed the rest of her supplies. She grabbed a dagger lying on a stool and put it through her belt. Sighing loudly, she walked out of the room, mentally preparing herself for the upcoming danger.

Tanger Territory

Just like the Langi, the Tangers were also rapidly preparing for the battle as well. Just as Bryana was doing, a pretty squirrelmaid was also gathering her medical supplies. She wore a blue dress with a white belt and white sandals. At her side, she also had a dagger. She packed up her supplies and shouldered her haversack. She walked through the villages nodding at creatures she knew until she finally approached a training field where the Tanger Army was preparing for the battle.

A young mouse approached her. He wore a blue and gray uniform with a white T-shirt underneath it, and a white belt. At his side, a sword also hung. He also had stripes and medals, except for the fact that his stripes were brown and not turquoise like the Langi. He was the top of his class in fact, and excelled as a soldier more than any mouse that had ever served in the army before. His title was General Danial (Dan) Rasakaro. He grinned and winked at the squirrelmaid.

"Morning to you, Natasha, ready for the battle?" He asked cheerfully.

"You're the only one that I know that'd be happy at time like this. It's a war, Dan," she said with a frown.

"Hey," Dan said, "I just want to teach that damn Sarmana a lesson. Come on, turn that frown upside down!"

"You are such a dork, sometimes, you know that?"

"What did I say? Just trying to cheer you up. The troop is even happier than you, geez."

Natasha was about to argue back when a male mouse and a male squirrel approached them. They had a uniform similar to Dan's but were much simpler.

"General, the troop is all ready to go," the squirrel said.

"Thanks Ron," Dan said. He turned to the mouse, "Ricky, will you come with me for a moment please? Ron, keep an eye on the troop for me, will ya?"

"Yes, sir!" they chorused and saluted smartly.

Dan wrinkled his nose at them but let a smile slip.

"I'm letting that one go this time. You two make me feel old."

Ron and Ricky looked at one another.

"You are older than us....isn't he?"

"Yea, he is...so that means its ok for us to call you 'sir'"

Dan groaned, "You know I hate it...."

He grabbed a protesting Ricky by the arm and dragged him off, leaving Natasha and Ron alone. He stole a glance at the pretty squirrelmaid, noticing how her dress brought out her deep blue eyes. Feeling quite brave, he slyly put an arm around the squirrelmaid. Natasha just stared at him.

"Has anybeast ever told you that are beautiful, especially in that dress? It really brings out your eyes...."

Natasha smiled a little too sweetly, "Thank you, Ron, that's very kind of you to say."

"Well, 'tis true."

"Hey, I got an idea."

"What is it?" Ron asked, turning her towards him, pulling her closer and wrapping his arms around her waist.

Natasha fluttered her long eyelashes prettily, "Hmm, how about....."

"Yes?"

"How about you..."

"Me..." he said, pulling her closer.

"You...."

"Me..."

"You...you," her smile finally disappeared, "You let go of me before I make it impossible for you to have any children," she said in a deadly voice.

Ron looked down and saw that she had her dagger near a "sensitive" area. He hastily let her go and backed away. Natasha put her dagger away and smirked at the flustered squirrel.

"That was close, no? Next time there won't be a warning," She threatened.

Ron gulped but didn't say anything. Dan and Ricky finally came back and looked at the squirrels in confusion. Natasha had a small smirk on her face and Ron just looked seriously embarrassed. Ron smiled weakly at the mice," I'm just gonna go check on the troop."

Dan nodded and then looked at Natasha again.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?" She asked.

"What was that about, Tasha?" Ricky asked, "What'd you do to him? Squirrel looked damn frightened!"

"I did nothing," she sneered, "He brought it on himself."

Dan was about to answer back when an alarm suddenly went off. He rushed over to where his troop waited. The Langi were making their move! Dan shouted out orders and led the troop out to the battlefield. It was a long grassy area that was stained by the blood of many innocent creatures. It had trees surrounding the fields and that is where the healers on both sides hid until the battle began. Both troops awaited orders from their generals. A brief wave of paws and they clashed!

Both armies fought against each other hard and long. Bryana and Natasha ran around the battlefield, defending themselves when needed and also tending to their own. The battle had actually become the bloodiest of them all. Bodies of mice, squirrels, moles and shrews littered the grounds. Bryana glanced around the field anxiously looking for any creatures that she could tend to. She usually wasn't affected by the horrors of war, but this one was too much even for her. She leaned against a tree and took a couple of deep breaths. She regained herself in time to see the two generals in a terrible sword lock, both bleeding in multiple places. She gritted her teeth and quickly got out of the way as two squirrels came out of nowhere, tackling each other down. She winced as the Tanger squirrel beheaded the Langi one. He smirked and ran off in another direction to help one of his comrades. She looked back at her father's battle with the much younger and more agile general. They slashed at each other, skillfully exchanging blocks and hits. All of the sudden though, Matthew started yelling, "Pure Breed! Pure Breed!" Dan started to circle him, though was slightly confused at his opponent's sudden yelling. His look of confusion quickly turned to horror as soon as he realized fire arrows were coming out of nowhere and hitting Tanger soldiers. He narrowly dodged a fire arrow and got up quickly after that, angered greatly by the trick. He knew that he had no choice but to retreat, otherwise, he would lose the remainder of his army.

"You win this battle, Sarmana, but I swear next time, you will pay!"

Matthew cackled wickedly, "Go and hide, Rasakaro, you already lost this battle. Run; Run with your tail between your legs. Hahahahahaha I told you you'd never beat me!"

Even though the Tangers were retreating, the Langis kept on shooting at them. Panic filled Dan as he realized he had to get his troop out of there, even if it costs him his life. He quickly ushered those that he could to safety staying in the back so no living creature could be left behind.

Bryana ran out in the field and gasped in horror, "Dad, Dad, why are they still shooting?! The Tangers are retreating, Dad! This isn't fair! This isn't right!"

Matthew laughed and patted his daughter's head, "Everything's fair when it comes to war, sweetheart. That will teach 'em not to mess with us! Batter and burn, Tangers!"
At that moment, right then and there, Bryana realized how cruel her father really was. He wasn't at all as kind as she thought he was. He was no better than vermin! She felt at that moment that she didn't know who he was anymore and that scared her more than the whole war itself.....

(A/N: That's a wrap! Told you the chapters would be much longer. Anyways, the "forbidden lovers" are meeting in the next chapters! So you know what to do! R&R!!!)