Hi guys! (If Petalwish sent you then greetings!) Here is Chapter 8!

CHAPTER 8

(Mistypaw's POV)

Mistypaw shot after Littlepaw, she could hear yowls coming from the battle. The screeching got louder and she had to flatten her ears to block out the noise. Why would ThunderClan and ShadowClan be attacking, it's the middle of green-leaf! Mistypaw watched Littlepaw's tail disappear into the camp and paused before she ran in. Cats were everywhere screeching and hissing, the number of ShadowClan and ThunderClan cats completely outnumbered the skinny RiverClanners. Mistypaw noticed a black apprentice trying to fight off two large ThunderClan toms, she howled a battle call and leaped on the larger of the two, a white tom, and raked her claws down his back. He hissed in surprise and tried to fling her off, she dug her claws in deeper in a desperate attempt to stay on. Meanwhile the black apprentice had pinned the other ThunderClan warrior and was striking at him again and again until he slithered out from underneath him and ran towards the ShadowClan border. The black tom then turned and raked his claws on the white tom's flank. Mistypaw leaped off him and struck heavy blows to his other side, he yowled and ran away.

The RiverClan apprentice turned to her, "Thanks!" he breathed and ran off to help a tiny black she-cat. Mistypaw watched him go, then turned to study the battle. Vinetail and Redwing were chasing off two ShadowClanners, Fawnheart and Littlepaw were slashing at the ThunderClan deputy Boltstrike, Cloudstar and the RiverClan deputy Runningflame were fending off three muscular toms, and Jaybreeze was fighting a ginger ShadowClan apprentice. Most of the ThunderClan cats were gone and some the ShadowClanners were badly wounded. Just then Mistypaw heard a yowl coming from Mossystar, the RiverClan leader had been pinned down by Needlestar and his deputy Fallowblaze. She bolted towards them and dug her claws into Fallowblaze's flank trying desperately to pull her off the pale leader. She hissed and raked her claws down Mistypaw's side, she screamed in pain and cast clumsy blows at the deputy's face. Fallowblaze screeched and fell onto Mistypaw, the two she-cats rolled around until Mistypaw dug her claws into the white she-cat's flank and she hissed and ran away.

"ShadowClan, ThunderClan retreat!" she heard Needlestar yowl. She sat up to find ShadowClan and ThunderClan cats fleeing, Mossystar was lying next to Mistypaw her chest barely rising. Mistypaw stared wide eyed at the motionless leader. The RiverClan medicine cat apprentice Dreamspirit ran up to her leader.

"Will she be ok?" Mistypaw asked, "Is she losing a life?"

Dreamspirit sighed, "I'm afraid this is her last," she replied. Mistypaw stood speechless as Cloudstar and Runningflame ran over to them.

"Mossystar?" Runningflame asked pressing his muzzle to her flank.

"She's dead," Dreamspirit meowed slowly. Runningflame stared at the medicine cat apprentice for a long time before crying out. Injured RiverClan cats gathered around their fallen leader. Dreamspirit's mentor Speckleheart padded over to the pale leader, mouth full of sweet smelling herbs.

A blue-gray queen belly swollen with kits pressed against Runningflame. He pulled away and leaped onto a large rock to address the Clan, "Cats of RiverClan!" he called as the injured warriors gathered at the base of the rock, "As you know ShadowClan and ThunderClan attacked our camp and killed Mossystar who was on her last life." The cats murmured sadly as Speckleheart and Dreamspirit weaved throughout the group checking for wounds. "We hope she finds good hunting in StarClan. We thank WindClan for helping us win this battle!" the cats cheered and Mistypaw felt hot, "We also thank Frogwater, Fluffynose and Rainpaw for alerting WindClan!"

"Frogwater, Fluffynose, Rainpaw!" the cats cheered, Frogwater and Fluffynose beamed and she recalled that Rainpaw was back at camp getting treated. Mistypaw remembered Bramblepaw's odd behavior around the tom.

"I will go with Speckleheart to Moonpool and help escort the WindClan cats back to their camp right now, I will hopefully be back in time to appoint a deputy before moon high. For now Emberleaf is in charge!"

A dark ginger tom looked up at his new leader in surprise, then nodded, "I will keep RiverClan safe!" he promised, and the cats began to wander to their dens.

Mistypaw padded beside Cloudstar and Runningflame, "Cloudstar I can't thank WindClan enough! I-" Cloudstar put his fluffy white tail in front of the younger tom's mouth.

"It's the least we could do," he replied removing his tail. Then looking thoughtful he meowed, "One of your apprentices is being treated in our camp, Rainpaw is his name I believe, he can stay with us until he is well then we will have him delivered to your camp." Runningflame nodded.

Mistypaw looked at her leader, "Do you think ThunderClan and ShadowClan have alliance?" she asked.

Cloudstar turned to her, "Yes," he meowed quietly, "My dreams have been troubled lately, I dream of cats fighting and bloodshed. I fear they want more then just territory and prey." Runningflame nodded in agreement. Mistypaw sighed as they entered WindClan territory. "Make your way to Moonpool," the white leader meowed to Runningflame, "If you run into any patrols tell them I have given you permission to be on our territory." The brown tabby tom nodded in reply and summoned Speckleheart to be off.

"See you at the gathering tomorrow!" Speckleheart called to Cloudstar as they padded away. Cloudstar nodded and lead his clan towards their camp.

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