Cinderpelt

I didn't want to die. I didn't want to leave my clan. I wanted to stay with the clans. Leafpool still needed me.

But I had to die. StarClan came to me in a dream and told me. I didn't know when, I just knew.

Then I found out that Leafpool was in love with Crowfeather.

I had to stop her. I couldn't let her suffer for her actions. Memories of my mentor, Yellowfang, came back to me. She had been a medicine cat, but she had had kits. The only surviving kit turned out to be a bloodthirsty murderer. But Leafpool had ignored me and I had been forced to attack. Leafpool had turned and run, and I became scared if I would ever see her again.

Then the badgers attacked.

I didn't want to believe that badgers would raid our camp, but they did. They came in huge numbers. I, not wanting to be injured since Leafpool was missing, crept into my den and only attacked if a badger got to close. I saw a glimpse of Squirrelflight running across camp to my den, and a moment later she was by my side.

"Sorreltail-," she gasped, "-kits!" I panicked. Sorreltail was kitting in the middle of a battle. I picked up every herb I could carry and raced to the nursery. I soon saw Sorreltail, on her side and breathing heavily. This was the young queen's first litter, and I wasn't going to let anything go wrong.

I sat at the she-cats side and began to look her over. Squirrelflight was right, the kits were coming. As I gave her herbs to calm her, I was unaware of the shadow looming above me.

When the badger struck, I couldn't feel anything. It left a deep gash in my side. Somehow, I knew that this was my moment. As I took my last few breaths, I spotted a tabby pelt. One that I thought I would never see again.

Leafpool.

The tabby raced to my side. I heard her murmuring about sorry, and how she would care for me. I accepted her apology.

As I took my last breath, I found myself telling her that I was supposed to die. I couldn't see her face, but I imagined it. A ripple passed through my body. I jerked once, and then was still.

I woke in StarClan to many familiar faces. I spotted Sootfur a few feet away, and I knew that I hadn't been the only one to die. I saw Spottedleaf, Bluestar, my mentor Yellowfang, Shrewpaw, Hollykit, and many others welcoming me to the ranks of StarClan. When I took my first step forward, I was surprised to see that my leg had completely healed. I felt young and strong again, like I had before the accident.

There was one thing I still had to do. I padded up to Bluestar and whispered something in her ear. She shook her head, and I felt triumphant. I would visit Firestar tonight and tell him. I would tell him what I had just heard.

That even though he had lost me, there was still hope.

There was still hope.

That's the last chapter of As the Fight Dies Down! I hope you enjoyed it!