The next few days went by peacefully. Deadfur, Trueclaw, and Skypelt would hunt and make sure Mudface and Frogcall did't come back, and Dawnheart would sleep most of the time.
Then one night, as a bright full moon lit up the sky, Skypelt noticed something. The forest floor was very wet. Thinking it was just because of recent storming, Skypelt lay down next to Dawnheart and slept.
A few hours later, though, both cats were awoken by a harsh cold that seemed to envelop them.
"What's going on?" Dawnheart asked sleepily.
Skypelt stood up in shock. The den was completely flooded, with water up to his belly fur. "Come on!" he shouted, nosing the queen forward. "We have to climb up the trees!"
Outside it was pouring. Water was everywhere, pouring in from the flooded lake.
"Deadfur! Trueclaw!" Skypelt called, waking the two cats in the trees. The three toms helped Dawnheart up before Skypelt got up himself.
"The lake overflowed," Deadfur hissed, digging his claws into the wet bark of the trees.
"It's like the forest's in the middle of a river," Trueclaw commented, staring down at the now- strong water current sweeping underneath them.
"The tree's not going to fall over, is it?" Dawnheart fretted. Skypelt draped his tail over her shoulders.
"The tree's old," Trueclaw assured her. "The roots are strong; it'll hold."
Just then the winds picked up. The two branches the group was sitting on shook violently. Digging their claws into the bark, the four cats held on for dear
life.

Crack!

Skypelt and Dawnheart yowled as they tumbled through the air and landed in the water. Deadfur prepared to jump after them, but Trueclaw grabbed his tail.
"Are you crazy?!" the ginger yelled. "We can't swim! Come on!" He jumped to the next tree, following the flashes of their friends' dark brown and white pelts.

In the water, Skypelt struggled to stay afloat while searching frantically for Dawnheart. One his eyes met hers, he tried to swim for her. But the water
slammed him into a tree trunk and he was forced under.

Dawnheart could hear Trueclaw and Deadfur's voices as she was swept away. Her heavy belly was dragging her down, and she saw her mate disappear as well.
"My kits, I'm so sorry," she whispered. Just as she was about to give up and let the water take her, she felt teeth grab her and drag upwards.

Skypelt resurfaced and coughed. Gasping for air, he fell under the surface again. Suddenly he felt something knock him to the surface and grab onto his fur. The tom was dragged to a tree root sticking out of the water and dropped there.
Turning over, he saw a pair of deep blue- brown eyes he never thought he'd see
again.

"Mudface."

A/N: And there's chapter 4! I'm actually glad the amphibious cats (well, one of them) are back. Mudface is fun to write! Also, I've accepted 2 OC's so far. Don't worry if yours isn't here; I haven't gone through all of them yet.

1: Icefire from . This cat sounds really fun to write! She'll probably pop up somewhere around chap. 6- 7.

2: Luna from LunaDiamond5665. I'll have to think up a warrior name (or you could) but yay! One of the kits! :D She'll appear soon (not spoiling when the kits are born!)

These two have been loyal fans for the first three chapters, so I'm excited to be using their OC's.

Also, I'm going on vacation starting July 11 for two weeks. I'm going to try and get chapter 5 up before then, but I might not be able to. Apologies in advance! I'm also going to need a male kit. Even if you're a girl, submit a male OC! Starting next chapter, I'm going to be going through the characters in "Character's Corner". Each chapter I'll pick one or two characters and go over their personality, looks, and whatnot.

Wow, long author's note. One more thing, though. If there's anyone out there who would be kind enough to draw a cover for the story, or some fanart, that'd be great! If you want to, PM me and I'll tell you what everyone looks like.

Bye! ~PrincessLu