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Last story- Stemtail reports that Moonstar disappeared, and accuse FireClan for it. Fire Clan becomes angry, and launch an attack.

“No!” Stemtail screeched. “Remember the truce! StarClan will be angry.” But the FireClan warriors landed on the Big Soil, right in front of the three leaders, and one deputy. Mudpaw held his breath in the cool night air as all the cats watched the scene in horror. Then, a tortoiseshell she-cat from FireClan raised her paw, and sprang to Ashstar.

As if that was the sign, all the FireClan cats pounced on the other cats around them. Mudpaw looked around, and found his Clanmates being attacked by a group of warriors. The apprentices from other Clans were either ducking from the fight, or stepping into it to defend their Clans. Mudpaw bravely padded froward too, than hesitated. He only learned basic fighting moves, and getting injured surely wouldn't help his Clan. Maybe...

"What are you squirming about?" Leafpaw cried, howling herself in front of Windstorm, who was fighting with a orange-pelted FireClan warrior. Looking at her, Mudpaw lifted his chin and ran toward the edge of the grassland事, where two FireClan apprentices were attacking Blazedpaw. 

"Stop that right now!" Blazedpaw was screeching in a panicky voice. His fear-scent drifted into Mudpaw's nose. Uh-oh, he thought, as the apprentices snickered and raked Blazedpaw's soft, exposed underbelly. These apprentices seem far older than we are.

"Clouds are covering the moon!" He wailed, wincing in pain. Blood slipped out of his injury. Mudpaw unsheathed his claws, and whispered into his ear. "I know. But be quiet and fight!" Then, he crouched on the ground, jumped as high as he could, and landed on a dark gray she-cat apprentice's back. This was not what he learned from Shinepelt, but right now, saving Blazedpaw was more important than using what he learned. If this worked, it was it.

"What is this mouse-brain doing?" The she-cat hissed. She tried to fling him from her back, but Mudpaw was clinging on her pelt with all his might in his flexed claws. He gasped, and desperately raked her back with one lifted paw. As he continued the move, clumps of thin gray furs came out with drops of blood, and the apprentice jerked her head. Mudpaw landed softly on the ground. The she-cat fled into another fighting group.

"What's happening?" Mudpaw thought, wildly looking around the grassland, which had turned into a blood-strained fighting ground, from a peaceful Gathering place. Gray clouds were certainly covering all the moonlight, making the grassland much darker. He didn't have time to watch the fight, though, because just then, another cat pounced on him with unsheathed claws.

"Ouchhh!" Mudpaw howled in pain. Blood roared in his ears, and he turned around to stand against his new opponent. The she-cat had gray-and-white pelt...

"Leafpaw!" He meowed in shock. Leafpaw blinked in confusion, but then her eyes widened in horror and desperation. "Mudpaw! I'm so sorry!" She squeaked like a kit. "I... I didn't know it was you! All the fighting must have driven me crazy." She shook her head. "Thanks StarClan, what's happening?" Mudpaw nodded briefly. It must have been a stupid mistake. "I understand. Now, let's stop blubbering and keep fighting again!" 

Mudpaw turned around from Leafpaw and narrowed his eyes into the grassland, when he heard unsure meow from Leafpaw. He turned once again, ignoring all the noise.

"I'm not sure..." She was meowing, avoiding Mudpaw's curious stare.

"Why do we have to fight? FireClan attacked the leaders, but why did they?"

Listening to her, Mudpaw felt unsure too. There was no distinct reasons for this vicious fight, for all this blood being spilled onto the grass, and the anger of StarClan. But right now, he had to protect his Clanmates and his leader, and therefore he had to fight.

 "I'm sorry." He whispered toLeafpaw, touching his nose with hers. "But we..." Just then he froze root in the spot, as he drinked in the unfamiliar scent of a snarling FireClan warrior right behind him.