Hi! I updated fast, didn't I? The benefits of no school are endless! :D:D:D
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Chickenspoon42 (Umm... yeah, you have no clue)
So, as I said, I understand that if you don't want to review, it's not a requirement and its not something I can make you do. But if you enjoy this story and haven't reviewed, please do. And to all the guests who might be reading this, I take your reviews just as seriously as the people with fanfiction accounts, so don't feel like because you're review says guest, your review is less important! IDK if anyone feels like that, but before I had an account, I always thought people would never pay attention to a guest review, so I never reviewed stories. But I care about all your reviews!
Here is the chapter! (One last thing, this goes back to the start of the battle. You get to see Featherbreeze's experience!)
Chapter 16: Featherbreeze
Featherbreeze's fur spiked at the sound of Flowerstar's yowl. "StreamClan, attack!" She leapt into the battle and realized how many cats Flowerstar had. They're equal to three clans! We're not going to beat them as easily as I thought! she realized in a panic.
"Featherbreeze! Help me!"
Featherbreeze heard the yowl from across the clearing. Creekpaw was facing a huge black tom with long claws. Who are all these cats? Rogues? Featherbreeze wondered, sprinting over to the apprentice. She slipped behind the tom and held her breath, waiting for a chance to strike.
Finally, the tom pinned Creekpaw down. Using the height difference to her advantage, Featherbreeze flipped over his head and landed behind Creekpaw's head. The tom's eyes widened. He stopped holding Creekpaw down in his momentary shock. While the brown tabby apprentice scrambled to his paws and ran away, Featherbreeze unsheathed her claws and sliced scratches in the black tom's neck and chest.
"Do you give up?" Featherbreeze snarled, scraping her claws down his front leg.
The black tom stumbled away from her. "Yes, yes," he muttered. Good, Featherbreeze thought as she bounded away to find other cats who needed help.
"Featherbreeze! Come here!" Ivybreeze's voice was a whisper, hardly loud enough for Featherbreeze to hear. She stopped and whirled around, but the tabby medicine cat was nowhere to be seen.
"Ivybreeze?" she called uncertainly.
"Over here! In the bush!"
Featherbreeze saw a paw stick out from a large bush. She slid into it. "What?"
"The medicine cats are all working together to help injured cats. Most of the clans are on our side, including a lot of StreamClan. I did see Dapplefall and Snipear fighting LakeClan cats. If you see any injured cats, and you know they're on our side, send them to me. And get Leafstar," Ivybreeze ordered.
"So I can trust most of StreamClan?" Featherbreeze was uncertain if she should trust any of them, even Blossomleap, Fawnpaw, Wavepaw, or Riverpaw.
"Yes," Ivybreeze replied. "I saw Windheart attacking Leafglint, and I'm not sure which one is on our side. I saw Oakwind attacking Leafstar, so he's not on our side. Now go!"
"Okay," Featherbreeze whispered, before ducking out of the bush. She was immediately cornered by Windheart. He's the enemy then, she thought, biting his paw.
"Fox-dung!" Windheart cursed, snatching his paw away from Featherbreeze. He then sliced his claws down her back and flipped over her, landing in the bush. He's going to find Ivybreeze! But Windheart didn't seem to notice there was a cat in the bush. He just clawed his way out and began to pull on Featherbreeze's tail.
"Let me go, Fox-heart!" Featherbreeze snarled, trying to wrench her tail out of his jaws. It only hurt more. Plan B. Run as fast as possible and hope he gives up. She took off, heading straight for the jumble of cats fighting. Windheart bounced along behind her. Plan C. Featherbreeze was stuck with a cat on her tail, and had no idea how to get him off. No cat's going to remember me if I die from a cat stuck to my tail! Fine, I'll just have to keep going.
She took off again, and as she bounded into the crowd of cats, her tail slapped her back. Windheart must've let go. She sighed in relief and flicked it in front of her. The end was torn and bleeding. After giving it a lick, she looked around. Every cat was locked in battle and most of the cats on Flowerstar's side were not cats Featherbreeze recognized. She saw Leafstar, her claws ripping along an unfamiliar cat's belly.
I was supposed to get Leafstar! Featherbreeze remembered. How am I going to get her when she's in the middle of a fight? She sighed and darted over.
"Mom! Ivybreeze wants you!" she called, standing a few steps away. Leafstar looked up for a heartbeat.
"Ok! Can you finish her for me? And then find Silverriver! I was going to tell her to go to Ivybreeze before this mouse-brain attacked me." Leafstar kicked the she-cat, who had blood gushing from wounds all over her.
"Sure," Featherbreeze yawned, exhausted. She hadn't had a chance to nap after being up for so long with the meeting and talking to Leafstar. She'd fought her exhaustion for a while, but now the lack of sleep was getting to her.
Sighing, Featherbreeze started to scrape her opponent. But her aim was poor and her leg felt weak. The she-cat stood up and pinned Featherbreeze down, scratching her neck. The scratches were deep and stung painfully. I need help. Featherbreeze rolled her eyes as far back as possible while still being able to see. A black cat was somewhere behind her. Mintleaf?
"Mintleaf! Help!" she yowled. The black cat ran over to her. But it was Leafglint not Mintleaf. "Help!" Featherbreeze gasped. She felt faint.
Suddenly, the weight lifted off her. Leafglint was chasing the cat away. "Thank you!" Featherbreeze called.
Featherbreeze got up slowly. Her hind paw ached and her scratches stung. Her tail felt like it was going to be torn off. She took a deep breath, and started walking. Silverriver was near the stream, battling Swiftlake. Fur was missing from her shoulders and her right shoulder was moving awkwardly.
"Silverriver, you need to go see Ivybreeze!" Featherbreeze shouted.
Silverriver shook her head. "I'm fine. I have to beat her." But it was clear the Silverriver wasn't going to win the fight. She looked sleepy and her movements were slow. She was hardly using her right leg.
"Leafstar said you need to go see Ivybreeze, and you're clearly not fine." Featherbreeze limped closer and sunk her teeth deep into Swiftlake's tail, balancing precociously on her hind paws only.
"Oww!" Swiftlake screamed, jumping back.
"Go, Silverriver!" Featherbreeze mumbled around the bloody tip of Swiftlake's tail. Silverriver scrambled up and took off, hopping on three legs. Featherbreeze let go of Swiftlake's tail and let herself collapse on top of the light grey she-cat. After she was sure Swiftlake was done for, Featherbreeze got up, clawing Swiftlake's back as she went. Swiftlake quickly scrambled to her paws and raced away.
Stumbling in exhaustion, Featherbreeze turned to walk to the bush where Ivybreeze was. She needed a rest or she would collapse in the middle of the battle field.
Featherbreeze was distracted by an ear-piercing scream. Mintleaf! She whirled around and saw a blob of black fur drifting into the bottom of the river.
"Mintleaf!" Featherbreeze sprinted to the edge of the stream, but the water was churning quickly, and Mintleaf was nowhere to be seen.
Hmm... Yes, I left another cliffhanger, and you still don't know what happened to Mintleaf. Ooh... if I was you I'd be pretty annoyed right now.
QOTC
What might save Mintleaf from drowning?
Same question as last time, because it's the same time frame from a different character's view. If you already answered it, you don't have to again! Next chapter will be up tonight or tomorrow.
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