Mousepelt groaned as Limptail and Frightwing sat on either side of her eating fresh-kill. Limptail had been smothering her like Viperfang with Ravenclaw. The black tom was sharing tongues with the elders while Viperfang was out on sun high patrol, finally giving the warrior space.

Suddenly, Amberheart crashed in to the camp, panting like she'd been running.

"What are you doing here?" Jumbledstar demanded.

"ThunderClan... Badger attack... About to... Lose!" Amberheart gasped falling to her stomach. Frogstump immediately ran over with moss dripping from his mouth. He dropped it to Amberheart's mouth, who graciously lapped up the water.

"Why should we help ThunderClan?" Viperfang spat. Mousepelt hadn't even noticed the she-cat return to camp. She began stalking toward Amberheart and Mousepelt got to her paws.

"Enough," Jumbledstar stepped in front of the golden ShadowClan warrior, "without all five Clans the forest will be without balance!" He then looked down at Amberheart. "Lead us young warrior." He then looked back to the Clan. "Mousepelt, Brokenjaw, Limptail, Ravenclaw, Frightwing, and Snaketooth, come with me!"

Mousepelt pelted after Amberheart to the ThunderClan camp. She froze when she saw the huge black and white creatures black berry like eyes. She shook her head and went back to battling mode. Mousepelt pounced on one of the badgers and bit down on the back of it's neck, tasting it's blood. She was the flung off to the ground. She immediately got to her paws again and was about to attack, but Limptail pounced on the animal's muzzle.

"You shouldn't be here, Mousepelt!" Limptail shouted. "You could be killed!"

"I can take care of myself!" Mousepelt yowled angrily.

"Mousepelt!" the brown she-cat turned to see Foxtail standing at the medicine cat den looking off to where another badger was looming over a golden she-cat.

"Amberheart!" Mousepelt bounded over to the badger and dug her claws in to it's flank. She noticed Ravenclaw help Amberheart to Silvertail. Mousepelt clung on to the badger, even as it swung its back around. She was then thrown off and was face-to-face with it's dark tiny dark eyes. She couldn't scream, her voice was stuck in her throat. The creature bared it's teeth and was about to strike, but a flash of black slashed across the badgers face. Blood splattered on the grass and Mousepelt as the badger turned to glare at Ravenclaw, who's claws were unsheathed and his face looked like he was ready to kill.

The badger snarled as it charged toward Ravenclaw, who quickly sprang at the badger's muzzle scratching it up, causing blood to splatter everywhere.

"Mousepelt," Ravenclaw called, "am I alone here, help!"

Mousepelt shook her head and pounced on the animal's flank. She raked her claws down making the blood flow from it. The badger let out a howl and quickly made it's way out the camp. A yowl was heard and Mousepelt and Ravenclaw spun around to see Coldeyes looking over Frogstump and Snaketooth close by, with his shoulder bleeding badly. Mousepelt pelted toward the badger that was being attacked by Amberheart and Foxtail. Mousepelt raked her claws over the badger's head. Blood poured from its body. The badger flung the cats off of it and ran off.

Mousepelt turned to see Coldeyes look down at his mentor frantically. The brown she-cat warrior unsheathed her claws. If it weren't for Frogstump or Coldeyes Mousepelt wouldn't have joined ShadowClan. She spun and chased after the badger, ignoring Amberheart, Ravenclaw, and Limptail's call.

The badger was in sight and Mousepelt was about to pounce, but was pushed aside. She stopped to see Silversol looking pridefully down at Mousepelt. She looked down and realized the white Dark Forest she-cat was standing on a crack. Mousepelt turned to see she was standing on a ledge. Mousepelt looked at the cold yellow green eyes of her enemy and was about to run, but Silversol lifted her paw and Mousepelt could feel the earth beneath her paws crumble. With a defiant yowl, Mousepelt pounced on to the side, but she could only grab the side of the ledge. She slipped and could feel the air on her back pads.

Silversol had disappeared and Mousepelt was alone, hanging on to the side for dear life. Luckily, Ravenclaw's voice was heard and he appeared, looking down to see Mousepelt clinging to the ledge. Mousepelt then saw the terrified look on Ravenclaw's face. His eyes didn't seem to be looking directly at her.

"Ravenclaw!" Mousepelt wailed. "Help me please!"

"Hollyforest..." Ravenclaw quavered, his legs shaking under his weight. "I'm sorry... I could have saved you and our kits... I even had the chance to save you a second time..."

"Ravenclaw?" Mousepelt shook. "What are you talking about? It's me, Mousepelt, help me up, I'm slipping!"

"I ruined my chances to be with you in StarClan... Why must they torture me so?" Ravenclaw looked scared and his eyes were somewhere in the past. Mousepelt then realized that he was having memories of his dead mate.

"No, Ravenclaw, it's okay!" Mousepelt promised. "I don't want you to suffer while I'm gone! I'm with you no matter what happens! I forgive you, I forgive you! Our kits do too, I swear, now please save Mousepelt!" Mousepelt could feel the rocks on her paws begin to break. "I swear I won't let anything hurt you anymore, but you need to save Mousepelt so she can avenge the death of our kits!"

That's when the rocks went loose and Mousepelt fell off the ledge. She opened her eyes to see she was swinging by the scruff of her neck. She looked up and saw Ravenclaw holding her in his teeth. The black warrior pulled her up to the side for safety. Mousepelt quickly looked up to thank her rescuer, but when she looked in to Ravenclaw's eyes, she froze. They looked pained, but something else made Mousepelt want to stare in to his eyes forever. Her fur tingled when she realized her heart was beating fast and her fur was burning.

Their eyes tore away from each other as Amberheart, Frightwing, and Limptail ran to them. "Mousepelt!" Amberheart pressed her head to the brown she-cat's.

"Are you alright?" Limptail circled them. "You're not hurt are you?"

"I'm fine..." Mousepelt hid her face, her fur on fire. "I'm... I'm fine!" She then pelted off back to ShadowClan, passing Viperfang. What was Mousepelt going to do? Limptail and Viperfang were fighters and they weren't going to be happy to hear that.... Mousepelt had fallen in love with Ravenclaw!