Warning: The battle is here. Lots of fighting, blood and even death. Nothing over the top gory or anything but though a heads up would be nice…

Disclaimer: Same thing as before.

"Jayfeather!" Willowshine called. "Come, we are going to camp. Word is spreading from mine to yours and any Windclan ally to head there for safety."

She had Skypaw lying at her feet. Another scent washed over him and his claws slid out. Tigerstar slipped past everyone to fight alongside a Shadowclan cat, but still Yellowfang slid in beside Cinderheart. No one even noticed.

"We can't carry her alone." Jayfeather said catching Yellowfang's eye. Willowshine nodded and looked around. Her eyes landed on Reedwhisker. The slick dark tom was rushing to her side.

"I will take the apprentice. You two worry about crossing the bridge. Do not stop for anything. We can not risk you." He grabbed Skypaw and led the way to the bridge. He didn't bother trying to struggle with the apprentice on the slippery bark; instead he slipped right in to the lake and began the swim to shore.

They sat in camp for what seemed like moons before anyone appeared. The first one to arrive was Thornclaw, a Riverclan apprentice draped over his back. Reedwhisker bounded over and slid her from his back. His voice was raspy as he called her name softly.

"Creekpaw?" The apprentice opened her eyes lazily and gave a choked purr. Willowshine immediately began to work on her and Jayfeather crouched with Thornclaw. "What's the news?"

"Berrynose and Hazeltail are dead." Jayfeather stiffened as the warrior said this calmly. His eyes were dull with grief and memories flashed in to Jayfeather's head, memories of the Great Battle. Jayfeather applied cobwebs carefully pushing the memories aside. A starry cat appeared by his side. She rasped her tongue on Thornclaw's ear and the warrior relaxed a little.

"StarClan is here Jayfeather. We will not leave you to fight this alone." Jayfeather blinked at her. "I am Goldenflower, Brambleclaw's mother. There is a traitor in your clan Jayfeather."

Dread made his paws feel heavy then stone but he kept working. His relief that StarClan was with him didn't last long. He knew that the cats of the Dark Forest were present as well. The great battle had come.

"Ashwhisker." Brackenfur hissed. Quickly the tom filled his former apprentice in on Riverclan's trip to the camp. "Take a warrior or two with you and go! Don't let Shadowclan see you."

"Brackenfur, come with me!" He pleaded. The warrior was his closest friend. He purred and licked Ashwhisker's ear in a brief farewell.

"Go. Find Sorreltail and the others. Please." Emotions swarmed his eyes but he raced back in to the fighting. Digging his claws in he hauled Blackstar off of Firestar with a growl so fierce it caught everyone's attention. A diversion!

"Cinderheart!" He hissed. The she-cat ran over to him. Claw marks ran down her side but a wild light shinned in her eyes. "We are going to help Mistyfoot at camp. Do you see anyone else we can pull away?"

A brown tabby rushed toward them, claws glinting in the moonlight. His teeth bared in a snarl. Tigerheart jumped at Cinderheart but at the last moment his claws retracted. He gripped her shoulders like an apprentice would in battle training and rolled in to the bushes. Ashwhisker followed to defend her.

"Let's go. They think we're killing each other. Make a ruckus as we run to drive the other's out of your home." He looked at their dumbfounded expressions. "Not everyone fights for Tigerstar."

There was no time to contemplate his choice of words. Instead they raced to the edge of the island and across the slippery tree. They streaked across Windclan's territory and in to Thunderclan. In the back of his mind Ashwhisker wondered what was going on in Windclan camp.

The crashed in to the camp and noticed quickly Tawnypelt was wrestling with a huge rogue. Dawnpelt was clawing at another's ears. Rowanclaw was clearing avoiding Thunderclan and Shadowclan cats but showing no mercy for the rogues. Tigerheart's brother was nowhere in sight.

"Tawnypelt!" He called. His mother looked up and hope shinned in her eyes. Then he saw him. Hawkfrost was weaving in and out helping random enemies to claw their way to victory. There was no StarClan cat's in the camp yet. He closed his eyes and pleaded for their help.

"Get. Out. Of. My. Camp!" The snarls were coming from Cedarpaw who was standing outside of the nursery. His fur fluffed up and his eyes slits. His claws and paws dripped with blood. Ashwhisker bounded over to him and helped drive off the strange she-cat. The apprentice turned to him with eyes wide as ever. Grief crept in to them as he saw him. "Daisy and Ferncloud, they're … they're dead."

"No!" Ashwhisker gasped. Pain gripped his chest in a snake hold. He gave the little cat a few licks between the ears and glanced to the nursery. He had dragged their bodies inside so they wouldn't be mauled. "You've done well Cedarpaw. Real well. I'm asking you if you can keep fighting. You're clan needs your courage."

"Are Redpaw and Wolfpaw ok?" He said the trembles subsiding.

"They were giving Shadowclan lessons when I last saw them." He said. It was a stretched. He hadn't seen the apprentices since the battle broke out but he didn't want to scare Cedarpaw anymore. The tom nodded and glanced around. "I have to find Sorreltail. She told me to stay with her, but Daisy needed help and…."

"Ok, we'll find her together."

Cinderheart sent a cat wailing out of camp and turned to face a cat she knew very well. Her whole body suddenly went rigid with exhaustion. She sighed heavily and looked at the she-cat's state. Seeing her covered in wounds made her even more tired.

"Ivyheart, are you ok?"

"Yes, but you don't seem to be!" Then the she-cat attacked.

"Bumblestripe duck!" Mousewhisker hissed near by. He sailed over his former apprentice and landed on a petite but quick Shadowclan tom. He clawed his ears to pieces before letting him go. Tigerheart was fighting with Rowanclaw against a pair of twin grays and Leafpool stood back to back with Squirrelflight giving blows to a cat of their own. Cloudtail's fur was completely covered in dirt and blood. His fur was raggedy and torn. He was limping heavily when Whitewing got to him. Wingfrost was relieved to see the tom allow his daughter to lead him out of camp.

"Toadstep!" He called as he nearly tripped of a still form. The tom was gasping for breath. "Hold on, I'll get help. Leafpool is just across the clearing."

"Bearpaw. Where is Bearpaw?"

"She is fighting with Mistyfoot." It was true the Riverclan deputy wasn't letting the apprentice out of her sight. "She is fine Toadstep."

"Keep her safe, Wingfrost." The warrior lay pressed against his clan mate. "Don't let her join StarClan before she's earned her name. Watch her, please."

"Of course. Bearpaw will see her warrior days and you will not be forgotten. Rest easily." The tom relaxed his breathing and closed his eyes as Wingfrost groomed his fur flat. Wingfrost heard a purr rise from Toadstep's throat and then moments later he ceased to move. Burying his nose in to the tom fur he inhaled deeply. Death was creeping in, taking over his scent, but it was still comforting. Grief threatened to consume him as he dragged Toadstep's body in to Jayfeather's den.

Bluestar gazed at the new additions to StarClan's ranks. Toadstep, Hazeltail, Berrynose, Ferncloud and yes, even Daisy. She shivered as she sensed another death coming. She looked over at Crookedstar who was greeting a Riverclan apprentice and Tallstar who was watching desperately over the battle waging in his camp. None of the other cats even knew that the cats of Riverclan who hadn't gone to the gathering had been called to aid Windclan when rogues broke in. It was Heathertail who had sought out the help. Runningnose was watching a Shadowclan kit sit confused at his new surroundings while a StarClan queen tried to explain.

The reeds around them parted and everyone gasped. A leader walked in, their pelt glowing with stars. Eyes returned to their youth but the anguish storming in them was beyond the years they looked.

"It's Bloodclan all over again!" Leopardstar cried.

Notes: Yes, some favorite characters have just gone and joined Starclan. I am sorry if any were your favorites but I had to do it!

Leopardstar is dead… what does that mean for the tide of the battle?