A.N. I'm going to put POV now whenever the point of view changes, because Document Manager won't let me separate them far enough.
Feathertail scrambled down the rock wall. Crowpaw was close behind, with Tawnypelt leading.
A faint rumble sounded behind them, but Feathertail ignored it, focusing on the next boulder she had to leap to. But the crashing and rumbling grew so loud they couldn't be ignored.
Feathertail whipped around and stared in horror.
The rock face was moving, collapsing. Huge boulders slid among the loose debris in a deadly rain of stone. Feathertail let out a cry of terror.
Crowpaw sprang towards her. But no one could do anything before the rocks were upon them.
Huge stones smashed down around them. Feathertail was hit by a smaller rock and tumbled paws over tail down the slope. Pebbly soil gradually piled up on top of her as she clawed vainly at the dry mass.
Crowpaw's terrified screech was cut off as a rock crashed into his head. Feathertail's eyes were filled with grit and dust. Struggling furiously she managed to get one leg free from the rubble. Then she stopped with a cry of dismay.
A large rock was rolling down the cliff, not the biggest but still large enough to crush a cat. It was heading straight for her. Feathertail closed her eyes and braced herself for the impact.
A bolt of pain shot through her leg, an agony unlike any she had ever known. A strong scent of blood reached her nostrils, and the dust was dyed scarlet. Dimly Feathertail realized the blood was her own.
Her senses fading, Feathertail gave in to the blackness engulfing her mind.
POV
Squirrelpaw lay in a dark dream. She heard Stormfur calling, but it was faint, as if from a great distance.
"Squirrelpaw, don't leave me!"
I will never leave you! she wanted to yowl. But the pain in her wound was too great. This is a cruel fate…
A faint starry shape could be seen padding through the darkness, a slim tortoiseshell she-cat. She nudged Squirrelpaw's body. Warmth spread through the apprentice's fur and the pain of the wound eased at her touch.
"Who are you?"
The tortoiseshell gazed at her with warm amber eyes. "I am Spottedleaf, your father's friend."
"Spottedleaf!" Squirrelpaw gasped. "My father told me about you. Have you come to take me to StarClan?"
Spottedleaf brushed Squirrelpaw's back with her tail. "No. Now is not your time. Your Clan needs you, and so does Stormfur."
With that the medicine cat began to fade until Squirrelpaw could see through her starry fur.
"Wait!" the apprentice begged. "Is Stormfur all right? Where are the others?"
Spottedleaf's eyes shone at her a second longer before she vanished completely, and Squirrelpaw was opening her eyes.
Stormfur was crouched over her, his amber eyes staring anxiously at her face. Weak as she was, Squirrelpaw began to purr, reaching up to lick his face.
"I thought you were dead, or dying" he meowed in a shaky voice. "I was so scared I would lose you, even after I stopped that wound bleeding.."
Squirrelpaw lay her head down on her paws again. "I promise I'll never leave you, Stormfur. Never."