"What are you doing here?!" Skypelt hissed, jumping on the cat that nearly cost him his life.
"Get off!" the blue- gray tom hissed. "If you hadn't noticed, I just saved your life."
Skypelt went over this for a moment and then got off of Mudface.
"Hey," another cat called from the opposite side of the river. "I've got the she- cat."
"Good, Frogcall," Mudface said with a flick of his tail.
"Is she alive?!" Skypelt demanded, his amber eyes flashing.
"Relax, she's fine," the aquatic cat assured him.
Deadfur and Trueclaw looked down from the tree they were in, right above Dawnheart and Frogcall.
"You again," Deadfur hissed. "I thought we told you to stay away."
"Deadfur, relax," Skypelt assured his friend. "They saved us."
The tree cats' eyes widened in disbelief.
"Well, seeing as we're the only cats who can swim..." Mudface reasoned.
"Whatever," Trueclaw said. "Just get up in the tree."
Mudface and Skypelt climbed up fairly easily, while Frogcall, Deadfur, and Trueclaw carried the still- unconscious Dawnheart.
"We'd better just sleep the storm out," Skypelt said. "It is still night, after all."
Nobody was willing to disagree with the brown tom, so they picked a sturdy tree and settled down for the rest of the night.

The next morning, Skypelt, Deadfur, and Trueclaw woke up first. They were met with a fairly difficult task: What were they going to do with Mudface and
Frogcall?
"They did save Dawnheart and me," Skypelt put in.
"Yes, but on the same note, they tried to kill you!" Trueclaw said, exasperated.
"Maybe we should give them a chance," Deadfur mumbled to himself. "If I were them I would have just watched my former enemy die."
Skypelt looked over at his friend, shocked, while Trueclaw just groaned. "My best friend's gone insane," he groaned.
"Hey, ah, could we say something?"
Whirling around, the three toms saw that the amphibious cats were awake. Skypelt waved his tail, prompting them to speak.
"After you chased us off," Mudface began, "we got to thinking. Wouldn't it be better to, instead if being so hostile, maybe, join a group?"
"What we're saying is," Frogcall butted in, "is that we'd like to join your group. Peacefully."
Trueclaw and Deadfur were floored. These swamp cats, the cats they'd been fighting with for forever, were now making peace?! It was unbelievable. The two duos had been enemies for far too long.
Skypelt, being optimistic as usual, said, "Why not, I guess."
The water cats' eyes lit up, while Deadfur and Trueclaw stuffed their brown and ginger tails in his face.
"What's going on?" a feminine voice from behind the toms murmured.
"Dawnheart!" Skypelt cried, nuzzling his mate.
"Would we really let those two into our group?" the white she- cat asked.
The tree cats looked uneasy. "What do you think?" Skypelt asked his mate.
"I..." Dawnheart said. "I think we should. They saved us, even after we'd given up will to get to the shore. They've changed; I can tell."
"Then it's settled," Trueclaw said, a bit unhappily. "Mudface and Frogcall will join our group."
The amphibious cats thanked the other cats repeatedly. "Thank you so much!" they said happily.
"Let's just go down to the ground," Deadfur suggested. "The water flow is gone."
All six cats climbed down from their perch in the tree and jumped swiftly onto the ground... which was covered in mud. Soon the cats were covered in the stuff.
"Hey Mudface, you've got mud on your face," Frogcall laughed. The rest of the group couldn't help but laugh at the fuming cat.
"So, where are we headed?" Dawnheart asked.
"Away from the lake," Trueclaw said. "This way." He took the lead, with Deadfur close behind. Dawnheart and Skypelt were in the middle, while Mudface and Frogcall brought up the rear.

And in a certain cat's mind, an idea was forming.

A/N: Argh! I'm overusing cliffhangers! But, wow, I updated this fast. So, as I promised...

Character's Corner!

Where the characters are interviewed and explained

Today on "Character's Corner", we have Skypelt and Dawnheart.

Skypelt: Dark brown tom with black stripes and amber eyes. Very loyal and optimistic, and friendly to everyone. Mates with Dawnheart.

Dawnheart: White she- cat with one blue eye and one green eye. Not a very strong battler, but a loyal and kind cat all the same. Mates with Skypelt.

And that's it for today's "Character's Corner". See you next chapter!

And that was "Character's Corner"! It'll be appearing in all my stories, so be on the lookout.

I also still need a male kit for Skypelt and Dawnheart. Keep submitting your OC's!