Sunheart leaped straight for Breezepelt. Breezepelt leaped and met her in mid-air. They tumbled in a ball of teeth and claws. Sunheart sunk her teeth into his shoulder but Breezepelt didn't even seem fazed. He scored his claws along her left flank causing Sunheart to let go of his shoulder and yowl in pain and anger. She leaped away from him and was about to attack him again when a Dark Forest warrior took his place. He was a sleek black and gray tabby tom. Darkstripe. The name flashed in her mind as Darkstripe leaped. Sunheart slid right between his paws and grabbed one of his hind legs in her jaws, causing him to fall to the ground. Sunheart was about to leap on top of him when another cat bowled her over. It was one of the rogues. It was a black she-cat with burning yellow eyes.

Good, Sunheart thought. At least this cat will run when she's beat. Darkstripe then got up and padded up beside the rogue. Sunheart gritted her teeth but didn't back away.

"You can't beat the two of us!" Darkstripe sneered.

"Watch me!" Sunheart retorted. The two cats lunged but Sunheart ran to the left. She then leaped onto the side of a tree and pushed off of it so she was right above the two. She landed right on the rogue but Darkstripe ripped her off and pinned her to the ground.

"Say hi the StarClan for me!" Darkstripe smirked as he lunged for Sunheart's throat. Sunheart braced herself but something came over and knocked Darkstripe off of her. She looked up to see Firepaw and Swiftpaw.

"Leave our mother alone!" Swiftpaw yowled as he leaped onto Darkstripe's back while Firepaw proceeded to sink his teeth into one of the dark warrior's hind-legs. Sunheart quickly rolled onto her paws and faced the rogue. The rogue leaped. Sunheart side-stepped and crashed into the rogues side when she landed. Sunheart the sunk her teeth into the rogue's shoulder and raked her claws down her exposed belly. The rogue yowled in pain and shoved Sunheart off. Sunheart prepared for another attack but the rogue just turned and fled. Sunheart nodded with satisfaction and turned to find her kits. She found them fighting violently with Darkstripe but they still clung onto the dark warrior, not letting go.

"Swiftpaw! Firepaw! I'll take care of him now!" Sunheart meowed. Her kits leaped away from Darkstripe and ran to their mother's side. Darkstripe saw he was outnumbered and made a break for the WindClan border. "Hey! Get back here Darkstripe!" Sunheart and her kits ran after the dark warrior. He stopped beside the stream just as another Dark Forest warrior did the same. In pursuit of the other one was Hawkfur. Looking at the other warrior a name flashed in Sunheart's mind. Thistleclaw.

"You can't get away!" Hawkfur yowled.

"No! You can't get away!" Thistleclaw sneered. Sunheart and her kits halted beside Hawkfur just as three other rogues leaped out of the bushes. There was a silver tabby tom, a gray she-cat, and a white tabby she-cat. Breezepelt walked out of the bushes smiling.

"You fell for it," he smirked. "Now you're done for."

"Firepaw, Swiftpaw," Sunheart whispered. "When they leap I want you to run and get help as fast as you can. Got it?"

"But what about you and dad?" Firepaw asked, his eyes flooded with fear.

"Don't worry about us. If you run fast enough, everything will definately be fine," Sunheart replied. Thistleclaw and Darkstripe as well as the three rogues then leaped and Sunheart shoved her kits away. "Go! Run!" Firepaw and Swiftpaw ran off deeper into the territory in search of any cat that could help. Sunheart didn't have anymore time to think before the cats were on top of them. Sunheart and Hawkfur tried to shake the cats off of them but they soon collapsed underneath the five cats. They were outnumbered. There was no way they could beat all of them.

"Hawkfur!" Sunheart rasped around all the fur. Yowls of pain stuck in her throat but she held them back. "You've got to get out of here! Stop your father!"

"I'm not leaving you!" Hawkfur growled. "If I leave you'll...you'll..."

"I know, but if someone else can stop Breezepelt right now it's you!" Sunheart gasped.

"Hawkfur!" Sunheart heard the yowl and then the weight of their enemies vanished. Sunheart and Hawkfur pushed themselves to their paws to see Raventail, Heathertail and Crowfeather.

"Raventail! Mom! Crowfeather!" Hawkfur gasped.

Breezepelt growled with frustration. "You three stay out of this!"

"No!" Raventail growled as they all broke away from the Dark Forest warriors and rogues.

"What?!" Breezepelt growled in shock.

"You heard me; no!" Raventail repeated as she padded to stand beside Hawkfur. Crowfeather and Heathertail followed her.

"You're not my son!" Crowfeather growled. "My son wouldn't try and kill his own son!"

Breezepelt bared his teeth at his father, but then turned his gaze to Heathertail. "Heathertail? I thought we both wanted to get revenge on Lionblaze!"

"I did," Heathertail meowed. "I fell in love with you because you said you'd kill him for me. I thought it meant you'd kill because you loved me, but now I know who you really are. You're not the cat I fell in love with!"

Breezepelt stiffened a little as Crowfeather took a menacing step forward. Breezepelt then dashed away with his followers behind him. "Get back here!" Sunheart yowled as she crouched to go after them but a sharp pain stabbed through her leg and she stumbled to the ground.

"Take it easy," Crowfeather meowed.

"We need to find Vineleaf," Hawkfur meowed.

"But we can't let Breezepelt get away!" Sunheart meowed, trying to get up only to fall back down.

"I'll help Sunheart find Vineleaf. You go after Breezepelt," Crowfeather meowed. He helped Sunheart to her paws and let her lean on his shoulder. Hawkfur nuzzled Sunheart.

"Don't worry. I won't let Breezepelt win," he promised as he dashed off with Heathertail and Raventail right behind him. Crowfeather and Sunheart began to head back toward the camp. Sunheart tried not to put too much weight on her injured leg as she limped along. When Sunheart saw the camp entrance the cats she had assigned to guard the entrance were scratched but weren't terribly injured. The worst injury was Dustpelt's shoulder that was drenched in blood. They padded up to the four warriors. Dustpelt tensed when he saw Crowfeather but Sunheart shook her.

"It's ok. He's here to help," she assured him as they pushed their way into camp and toward the medicine den. Vineleaf sat outside. When she saw Sunheart she ran up to her with concern in her eyes.

"What happened?" she asked.

"Breezepelt set up an ambush for me and Hawkfur. If it wasn't for Raventail, Crowfeather and Heathertail we wouldn't be here," Sunheart meowed. Vineleaf instructed Sunheart to lie down while she went to fetch some herbs. She came back and treated it and put some poppy seeds in front of Sunheart.

"Eat them. They'll ease the pain," Vineleaf ordered. Sunheart obeyed and licked up the poppy seeds. The pain faded a little but it was still there. "Now rest for awhile."

Sunheart shook her head. "No, I've got to go help Hawkfur. He went after Breezepelt."

"Sunheart, you're hurt. You've got to stay put," Vineleaf meowed. "Hawkfur can take care of himself."

"I don't care! If Hawkfur's killed because I couldn't fight I'll never forgive myself!" Sunheart snapped. She forced herself to ignore the pain in her leg as she pushed herself to her paws.

"Don't worry. I'll look after her," Crowfeather promised. Sunheart the dashed, as fast as she could with her wounded leg, out of camp. Sunheart tasted the air. She found Hawkfur's scent and followed it to the training hollow. Sunheart and Crowfeather halted when they saw Hawkfur facing Breezepelt, Darkstripe and Thistleclaw all by himself.

"You're finished now! I'll finally get my revenge for your betrayal!" Breezepelt smirked.

"Try it, Breezepelt! You'll never win! ThunderClan won't be beaten by tyrants!" Hawkfur snarled.

"We'll see!" Breezepelt sneered. With a yowl he leaped at his son with Darkstripe and Thistleclaw right behind him. Hawkfur batted his father away and dodged Darkstripe's attack but couldn't get away from Thistleclaw. Thistleclaw knocked the brown warrior to the ground and allowed Breezepelt to jump onto Hawkfur. Hawkfur began to protect his neck but Breezepelt sunk his teeth into Hawkfur's shoulder instead. Hawksur yowled with pain. Sunheart tensed. That was the loudest yowl she'd ever heard.

Hawkfur shoved Breezepelt off and was about to get up when Darkstripe jumped on him, sinking his teeth into Hawkfur's left fore-leg. Hawkfur let out another yowl.

"Hawkfur!" Bramblestar charged into the clearing and was about help Hawkfur when Thistleclaw tackled him to the ground.

"He's all your's now, Breezepelt," Sunheart heard Darkstripe meowed and turned her attention back to Hawkfur. He was lying on the ground, battered and bloody. He tried to push himself to his paws but he just couldn't and fell back down. Breezepelt padded up in front of him and flicked his tail to where Thistleclaw was wrestling with Bramblestar.

"Help him," Breezepelt ordered. Darkstripe nodded and leaped at Bramblestar. He then looked down at his son, who was glaring up at him. "Any last requests? I'd love to see you beg for mercy!"

"Not happening! Do with me what you will! You'll never win!" Hawkfur snarled.

Breezepelt bared his teeth and raised a paw, ready to deliver the final blow, but Sunheart charged out of the bushes. "Stop!" she shouted. Breezepelt stopped and turned to look at her.

"Look who's coming to the rescue," he sneered. He then saw Sunheart's injured leg. He smirked. "There's no way you can beat me in your injured state!"

"Try me!" Sunheart challenged. Breezepelt flicked his tail at Darkstripe. Darkstripe smiled with pleasure and leaped at Sunheart. Sunheart crouched low to the ground until Darkstripe was close enough. Now! Sunheart leaped and crashed right into the dark warrior's stomach. She sunk her teeth into Darkstripe's throat as he thrashed around. His claws scored her shoudlers but Sunheart wouldn't let go. When Darkstripe went limp in her jaws she dropped him to the ground and watched him fade away.

Breezepelt growled with frustration. "Thistleclaw! Take care of her!" he ordered.

"He can't," Bramblestar growled. Everyone looked to see Thistleclaw's body lying in front of him fading away. Breezepelt stared in shock for a moment before turning his gaze back to Sunheart.

"You're the only one left now. Step up Breezepelt!" Sunheart snarled.

"Sunheart! No!" Hawkfur shouted as Breezepelt leaped. Sunheart ran behind him and leaped onto his back, but Sunheart couldn't get a good grip and was easily shaken off.

"I will not lose!" Breezepelt growled as he leaped on top of Sunheart, pinning her to the ground. He yowled in triumpth, thinking he had already won, and lunged for her throat. Sunheart ducked her head under his jaws and, before he could pull up, sunk her teeth into his throat. He tried to growl but all that came out was a gurgling sound. His movements began to get weaker and weaker until his eyes glazed over and he collapsed onto Sunheart.

For a moment Sunheart didn't move, feeling too tired to try and get up. She then heard Hawkfur's voice. "Sunheart?" It was more of a sob. "You don't think she's..." His voice trailed off. Sunheart then summoned up some energy and pushed herself to her paws shaking Breezepelt's body off of her. "Sunheart!" Hawkfur ran over to her and nuzzled her. "I'm so glad you're alright."

"I'm fine," Sunheart meowed.

"Sunheart!" Squirelflight ran into the clearing. "The last of the rogues are gone! We've chased them off!" She then saw Breezepelt's body lying on the ground. "He's dead. That means the battle's over. We won."

Raventail and Heathertail then padded into the clearing. Sunheart dipped her head as Crowfeather padded over to his Clanmate's side. "ThunderClan thanks you for your help."

"Anytime," Crowfeather meowed. "We'd best be getting back. We'll take Breezepelt's body with us and explain what he did. His Clanmates will want to know." Sunheart nodded and the WindClan warriors took up Breezepelt's body and headed back to their own territory. Sunheart sighed and let herself drop to the ground in exhaustion. The battle was finally over. At least for her. Vineleaf still had one more thing to do.

Firepaw and Swiftpaw then came up. They rubbed against Sunheart. Lionblaze then appeared and helped Sunheart to her paws. "Come on," he meowed gently. "Let's get you to Vineleaf and Jayfeather." The ThunderClan warriors then all headed back to camp.