Me: Welcome back my fellow readers. So there's some news.

Shard: uh-oh

Me: Lion is not dead.

Lion: Yay!

Me: The cats aren't color-blind.

Flicker: Good.

Me: I'm not going to spoil the title that I came up with, but it isn't finalized yet.

Shatter: It's my chapter, so lets get rollin!

Bone

"Lion!" Shatter wailed down through the gaping hole in the floor. She turned and dashed down the stairs, skidding to a halt in front of Lion's body. His hind-leg was hanging at an angle that Shatter instantly knew it shouldn't be in.

Death looked up after putted her paws on his chest. "He's still alive but barely. We need to get him to Storm, quickly." Shatter nodded, her silver tail flicking urgently. Shard carefully pick up Lion by the scruff and Death helped carry him out of the battle house.

"Weakling." Bone spat, disgusted as they padded towards camp. Soot turned and glared at Bone but the black and white tom returned the glare evenly. "Shut up!" Shatter hissed at Bone, her tail lashing.

As they padded into camp wails of shock echoed around the clearing.

"Lion! My precious son!" Rain ran towards her son's body, her voice filled with shock and anger. "What happened?" She hissed, her tail flicking dangerously. "We were competing at the battle house and Lion fell though a hole and fell through the floor." Flicker told her bluntly.

"Storm!" Soot called the Bloodclan's healer loudly. The grey tabby she-cat dashed out and took one look at Lion and frowned.

"His leg is badly broken, I'm going to need forest herbs." Storm announced after checking out Lion's leg carefully. "Forest herbs?" Shatter frowned.

Scourge's cold voice sounded from the crowd, and he shoved his way forward. "Shatter, Shard, Rain, and Snipe. Go get the forest herbs." Rain and Snipe nodded determinedly, Snipe's tail lashed "What herbs will we take?" He asked, his voice cold and sharp with worry for his son. "Take all of them." Scourge replied. "Also Bone, I want to talk to you in my den." Bone rolled his eyes and padded into Scourge's den without a word.

Shatter shivered and her mind whirled at the thought of raiding a clan for medicine supplies. "Let's go." Snipe ordered the patrol to leave and they padded out of camp heading towards the dense forestry. "Shadowclan, here we come." Shard bared her fangs and unsheathed her claws.

As they ran through the twoleg place Shatter suddenly had doubts about the plan. "What will we do when we get to the camp?" She asked Rain. "We sneak in, kill the medicine cats silently, then sneak back out. Kill anyone who gets in our way." Rain's stiff reply startled Shatter.

"Isn't that a little harsh?" Shatter meowed, her eyes darkening with doubt. "Would you much rather Lion die?" Shard trotted over to Shatter her pelt bristling. "You don't have to come. If you want Lion to die then fine." Shard turned away pointedly and Shatter called after her. "I didn't say I wanted him to die!" But if Shard had heard her she didn't show it.

-Meanwhile in camp-

Flicker paced in the clearing where Storm crouched next to Lion, her tail wrapped firmly around her paws. "Isn't there anything you can do to help him?" The words burst from Flicker's mouth and he growled impatiently.

Storm shook her head. "Not without any herbs, no." Flicker paced faster. "What about twoleg medicine?" Storm shook her head again.

A loud growl erupted from Scourge's den and instantly Flicker glanced sideways. He saw Scourge's claws rake Bone's muzzle and blood splattered the dusty floor.

"Never question my motives Bone!" Bone coughed and hacked up blood. "That little beetle deserved it!" Bone's meow sounded around the clearing and Flicker frowned.

"Does he mean Lion?" Flicker wondered to himself. "I'm sure he does." Flicker nearly leapt out of his fur when he heard Soot's voice behind him. He spun around to face the brown she-cat.

"Sorry to startle you," Soot purred when she saw his startled eyes. Flicker gave his chest fur a few licks and sat back down. "It's fine."

"Wha? Flicka wha happened?" A slurred voice sounded from Lion? "Lion You're awake!" Flicker turned and look into Lion's green eye's. "You fell through a hole in the battle house and broke your leg."

"I broke my wha?" Lion tried to stand up but Storm pushed him back down. "Don't even think about movin' buster." Storm warned him, her paws pressed firmly against his flank. "You aren't even treated with proper herbs yet so you get the privilege of laying here until the patrol comes back."

Lion sighed and yawned. "I think I goin' to go back to sleep." The golden tom closed his eyes and Flicker watched his breathing change into the steady pattern of sleep.

"No! I won't leave!" A loud indignant voice echoed around the clearing. Flicker had forgotten about Bone and Scourge.

Suddenly Flicker felt claws in his back and he was slammed to the ground with such force his felt his teeth grind together painfully. "Bone!" Soot shocked and outraged yowl reached Flicker's ears.

"Do not exile me, or I will kill this cat!" Bone screeched loudly and then Flicker felt Bone's paws against his neck and him fighting for breath as he was choked and then the world fading slowly to black.

Me: Cliffie?

Flicker: bad bad bad Bone!

Shatter: Why do I have to share my chapter with him?

Me: Sharing is caring Shatter.

Shard: Shut up you three.

Flicker/Shatter/Me: -Shuts up-

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