We were trekking through the snowy rockland. Honey Heart's sharp eyes had spotted a river a bit further on, so we were heading there.
As we reached the river side, we found out it was frozen. "Luck must be at our side!" I commented.

Honey Heart let out an amused purr, and so did Blue Sky.
I turned back to the river and placed my paw on the ice.
"What are you doing?" Honey Heart asked with a hint of alarm in her voice. I turned to look at my sister and took my paw off the ice.

"We gotta get across somehow, right? I'm the heaviest here. If the ice can carry me, it'll carry all of us." I said.
Honey Heart looked like she was about to object, but stepped back.

And so I stepped on the ice. It was holding fine at first, but as i reached the middle, the ice began making cracking sounds.
I began walking more warily, aware of the ice being thin enough to crack with a smack by a pebble.
As I was walking over the middle, I realized I was trembling.

And then the ice broke.

I fell into the freezing water, the current was pushing me away from the opening in the ice. I tried calling for help, but as I opened my mouth to call, more water filled it, and I was sucked deeper down into the water.

This. Was The End
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"Dew Paws!" Honey Heart yowled.

Her brother had fallen through the ice and dissapeared. She felt her paws trembled. Blue Sky, stting next to her, was no different. He too, was trembeling wildly. Was he gone forever now?
Grief was taking us over, so they didn't notice much, but suddenly, both of them heard a splash, and saw a tan tail dissapearing into the water.

Minutes passed, and a tanish head popped up, and in his mouth, he was carrying a kit- Dew Paws!
Honey Heart relaxed a little. But tensed as she realized Dew Paws may be dead.
The tan tom brought her pale gray brother out of the water.
He cleared a little bit of the area and placed Dew Paws on the now clear ground.
He then raised his head and turned to Honey Heart.
"Start pushing his chest until the water comes out. I'll find him some herbs." The tan tom instruducted quickly before running off.
Honey Heart quickly snapped her head to where her brother was laying, now cold and wet. She ran over to her possibly dead brother, and started pushing his chest.
Dew Paws began coughing up water and gasping for air, taking deep and long breaths. Honey Heart continued pushing and Dew Paws soon stopped coughing up water. He was still gasping for air though.
The tan tom soon returned with some purple berries. He drooped them near Dew Paws's muzzle. "Eat these. They'll help your breathing." He said, pushing the berries closer

Dew Paws shot him a suspicious look, but lapped them up.
He looked no different, but he did stop gasping for air. Honey Heart looked at the tan tom with impressed and admiring eyes.

This tom had saved his brothers life!
"Thank you!" Honey Heart spoke.

The tom purred in amusement. "No problem. By the way, I'm Needle."
Honey Heart dipped her head. "I'm Honey Heart, that's Blue Sky," she said, pointing with her tail to her brother, "and the kit you saved.....is Dew Paws.." She said, hesitating.

Needle seemed to understand. "I'm sure he's fine. He just needs rest."

Honey Heart nodded.
After a few heartbeats of silence, Needle placed Dew Paws on his back and said; "Follow me!"