Hi y'all! MERRY CHRISTMAS!*Gives virtual presents to everyone* Hope everyone is going to have a nice, lovely Christmas! Tell me what you're looking forward to this year!XD I'm looking forward to having all my friends and family over on Chistmas eve! We're going to eat and eat and eat! Yummy turkey and stuffing! Well, let's get to the winners of last COTC! The answers were Whitepaw OR Snowpaw...cuz' they is both close!

1st place: xXJayfeatherRocksXx! Congratulations! You get to name the new clan I'm making and its leader!XD

2nd place: Song of falling feathers! Congratulations! You get to name the deputy and a warrior!

3rd place: THIS FIELD IS STILL OPEN! First one to say Whitepaw or Snowpaw wins 5 warriors. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY WON SOMETHING FOR THIS COTC, BE NICE AND LET OTHERS HAVE A CHANCE OF WINNING. THANKS!

Okay. Remember how last time I'd start posting the Allegiances at the end of each chapter? Well I forgot to last time!XD

Also, these people have won something and haven't told me the thingys!

Oshawottstream: I need your name for Birdfeather's kit!

Jayfeather of Thunderclan and Song of falling feathers: Who do you want to be your OC's? I need name and description! Thanks!

Recap: Last chapter, Cloverstep, Jaywhisker, and Stormheart all died! Now a sickness is in Windclan and Mousefang has died! It's up to Briarpaw to become a medicine cat now...and Snowpaw, Briarpaw, Silverpaw, Sweetwind and Creekwater are prisoners in Thunderclan!:O

There is no new COTC until the 3rd place from the last one is filled! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!XD

Chapter 16

Snowpaw's eyes blinked open. She heard small sounds of chatter coming through from the den entrance.. She got up and realized with shock it was morning! Snowpaw looked around the den for Silverpaw and Briarpaw, but they weren't there! Snowpaw did see a cream cat sitting right outside the den. Another cat came up to the cream guard.

"Morning, Berrynose. Has she awoken yet?"a white tom asked. Berrynose turned around.

"Now she is,"he replied.

"Good. Come here, prisoner."the he meowed harshly. Snowpaw padded out, head hung low and tail dragging. The tom was

"Cloudtail, you don't need to be so harsh,"the ginger and white cat from earlier mewed. She added to Snowpaw,"What's your name?"

"Snowpaw,"the cream colored she-cat replied somberly."Where are Briarpaw and Silverpaw? And Creekwater and Sweetwind?"Snowpaw was looking around frantically.

"Briarpaw is with Jayfeather, learning about herbs and how to apply them. Silverpaw is a prisoner also, but she's in a different part of the camp. Creekwater and Sweetwind ran off."the she-cat meowed."I'm Brightheart."

Snowpaw flattened her ears and growled,"Why are we prisoners if we haven't done anything wrong?"

Brightheart was taken aback by her sudden anger."Well, your clan attacked our clan, and we don't want to let you go just yet..."

"I'm not Windclan, I'm Forestclan..."Snowpaw muttered.

"What?"Brightheart asked.

"I said, I'M NOT WINDCLAN, I'M FORESTCLAN!"Snowpaw yowled and took off towards the entrance. She was tackled by another cat.

"Not so fast, missy."growled a grey tom."You're still a prisoner!"

"Get OFF of me!"Snowpaw snarled, and kicked the tom off of her. She got up, shook her pelt, and saw prey to eat. She padded over and was about to pick up a small mouse, when the grey tom knocked her over.

"Don't eat anything, we need it more than you do,"growled the tom.

Snowpaw narrowed her eyes and flattened her ears, got up, then hissed,"What you're doing is against the warrior code! Forcing a cat to starve is-"

"Is not stated anywhere inside it!"the tom interrupted."Get back into your den!"he shoved her towards a small cave. Snowpaw whipped around and was about to slap his face when another cat bowled into her. She backed into the tight den, and another cat told the grey tom,

"Dewpaw, I'm staying with you to help you guard her."

"But Bumblestripe I can do it myself!"pleaded Dewpaw.

"Fine. But if she escapes, you're dead!"the tom padded away.

Snowpaw muttered softly enough so only Dewpaw could hear her,"When I become a warrior, I'm going to rally all four of the clans to take revenge on this one,"

Dewpaw whipped around."Nobody'd support you!"he sneered.

Snowpaw stood and growled,"If your mom was the founding leader, EVERYONE would support you!"

Dewpaw sat, shocked by what Snowpaw had just said."That's not possible..."

Snowpaw took a step forward,"I'm not Windclan, I'm Forestclan!"

Dewpaw was starting to look angry,"You've gone insane."he then turned around and seemed to be deep in thought. Snowpaw thought of how she could get out of here, when Bramblestar approached.

"Dewpaw, go get Snowpaw a mouse from the pile,"the leader told him. Reluctantly, Dewpaw got up and got the same mouse Snowpaw had tried to eat earlier.

"When can I leave?"Snowpaw asked as she started eating like mad.

"Soon, when-"Bramblestar was cut off by a huge roar, and Snowpaw felt happiness surge through her blood as she recognized the voice just after it started speaking; it was Blazeheart. He was joined by Flameheart, a very angry looking Whitepaw, and Quillpaw. Snowpaw was shocked once she saw Morningstar, who wasn't leading the patrol.

"We must take Snowpaw and Silverpaw back. NOW!"Blazeheart's deep voice rang throughout the camp. It sounded like a huge lion roaring to defend its family. Bramblestar stalked over to the tom, who was the same size as him.

"Oh? Well, they're prisoners of Thunderclan."Bramblestar retorted.

Blazeheart flattened his ears and growled,"Are you sure this is the path that you wish? Keeping Snowpaw in your camp will only result in two things; us attacking again, and winning."

Morningstar stepped up to Bramblestar, hissing,"And this time, you will die!"

Bramblestar meowed calmly,"Let me talk it over with my senior warriors."

"No."Blazeheart growled, and added,"Now."

"Fine! Thunderclan, ATTACK!"cats streamed from all the dens, and Snowpaw found Dewpaw and leaped onto him. She unsheathed her claws and dug them deep into his shoulder, and then she bit down hard on his neck. Terror of realizing what she was doing, Snowpaw let go, leaped backwards, and accidentally bowled into another Thunderclan tom.

"Are you okay?"she yowled over the screeching cats. Dewpaw's eyes rolled. He slowly rose to his paws, and looked around camp with wide, fearful amber eyes. He limped around for a little bit, then settled back into the dirt.

"Snowpaw!"spat Grasspaw."What are you doing?! You could've killed that mangy flea-pelt!"

"I didn't want to murder anyone! It's against the warrior code, anyway!"Snowpaw hissed in reply. Dewpaw was helped to his feet by Jayfeather and oddly Briarpaw, but the tawny spotted she-cat looked like she wanted to shred the apprenitce. The three-some padded away into the medicine den. Snowpaw thought of cats she could fight, when a cat raked their claws down her side. Snowpaw yelped, and kicked out with her rear legs. Snowpaw realized in utter shock who it was.

Grasspaw! she flattened her ears and hissed,"What was that for?"

"Letting Dewpaw go!"Grasspaw charged into the medicine den and there was a shriek.

"Grasspaw! Dewpaw is in-"Briarpaw yelped.

"MOVE, Briarpaw!"

Snowpaw had to know what was going on. Grasspaw shoved her sister aside and loomed in on Jayfeather, and then Snowpaw attacked Grasspaw. She slashed one of his eyes. Blood started to well where the eye was. Grasspaw turned to her, and Snowpaw again slashed his face, narrowly missing his other eye. Grasspaw tackled Snowpaw and pinned her down.

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP!"Snowpaw yowled as loudly as she could. She found it hard to breath as Grasspaw was much heavier than her. A flash of orange out of the corner of her eye ment only one cat: Flameheart!

The orange tom bowled straight into Grasspaw. The younger tom shrieked in surprise as Flameheart bit hard and deep into his shoulder, and Snowpaw rolled over and quickly got to her paws. She raced over to Flameheart, who was growling,

"That's my friend! You hear?"

Grasspaw nodded.

"If I ever, ever, EVER, see you attacking her again,"Flameheart paused for affect."I will kill you and make it the most painful death one could experience."he got off Grasspaw, who charged towards another cat; Thunderclan this time.

Snowpaw saw a cat she could battle, and ran over to do so. She was a pale grey she-cat. Snowpaw slashed her legs out from underneath her. The cat tried to roll back onto her paws, but Snowpaw was already raking her thorn-sharp claws down her exposed underbelly. The other cat tried throwing Snowpaw off, but Snowpaw was good at deflecting the kicks. Snowpaw slapped her face, leaving deep claw marks. A yowl behind Snowpaw startled her.

"No! Amberpaw, your beautiful face..."Snowpaw didn't see who it was, but she was thrown violently off. For the first time, Snowpaw saw more Windclan cats rather than Thunderclan.

Could we actually be winning this battle?

Then Snowpaw saw something that made her blood run cold. Bramblestar had Morningstar in his mouth! Snowpaw ran up the sheer rock cliff, and bit down hard on Bramblestar's tail.

The enraged leader dropped Morningstar and let out a yowl. He whipped around to face Snowpaw and hissed,"Snowpaw, not you!"

He then picked Morningstar back up and threw her off the cliff! Snowpaw was so angry that she bit down as hard as she could, until she heard a snap. Bramblestar aimed a swipe at her, but narrowly missed. Snowpaw leaped forward, and shoved Bramblestar off the cliff. He landed with a sickening thump. The camp got eerily quiet. Snowpaw looked down.

The leaders were both unconscious, but Bramblestar looked like he had a broken tail. Snowpaw came down the side of the cliff, and looked to the shocked cats.

"Why?"it was Lionblaze who was the first to break the silence.

Snowpaw answered him,"Bramblestar threw Morningstar off. He needed to get a taste of his own medicine."

All the cats bowed their heads in grief."It is finished."Blazeheart meowed, and the Windclan cats followed him out of the blood-stained camp. Snowpaw looked for Flameheart, and fell in step with him.

"Did you beat up all of those stupid evil cats?"she asked him. Flameheart let out a mrrow of laughter.

"Not exactly. But anyone against me lost! But you took out Bramblestar! As a warrior, deputy, or even leader, I wouldn't want you to fight me."

Snowpaw nodded."I thought he was going to kill Morningstar,"

"Yeah. I wanted to help Blazeheart, but I was stuck dealing with an annoying little tom; Bumblestripe."

"Did anyone die?"

"I don't know just yet,"Flameheart then licked Snowpaw's head."But I'm glad it wasn't you."

Snowpaw purred with delight. Maybe Flameheart and her were destined to become mates? At least, that's what Snowpaw had hoped.

It has been a quarter moon since Windclan faught Thunderclan, and though both Morningstar and Bramblestar lived, Bramblestar now has green cough. In the Windclan camp, Goldenwing, Skyfeather, Crowfeather, Moonpaw, Grasspaw, Applewing, Emberpaw, Rainkit and Tawnykit all have whitecough. Snowpaw caught whitecough as well. Thunderpaw, Darkheart, and Sleetfur all have greencough.

The cats that are fine moved to another close by camp.

Snowpaw coughed. She had a mild case of whitecough, but others in camp weren't so fortunate. Flameheart, Whitepaw and Heatherpaw visited her everyday. Flameheart and her had become closer, Whitepaw always made her laugh, and Snowpaw thought now her best friend was Heatherpaw, because of her sweet nature. Snowpaw slept most of the time, and things had started to get better. It had warmed up a lot over the last quarter moon, and all the snow had melted.

Lol a stupid cliff hanger, but whatever! Next chapter, Snowpaw gets better, and a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time skip occurs! Next chapter, SOMETHING AWESOME WILL HAPPEN! SNOWPAW AND HER SIBLINGS BECOME WARRIORS!XD

DON'T FORGET ANYTHING I SAID UP THERE! HAVE AN AWESOME CHRISTMAS AND DINNERS!XD

Love,

~Night