{A/N: Trying a different way of spacing out my writing}

Marshpaw POV

Marshpaw was curled up in his nest, it had been a moon or so since his first Gathering. Suddenly, he jerked awake. Something... Something was wrong. A scent, one unfamiliar to him. Should he wake Willowpaw? No, no, it was probably nothing.

He slowly padded to the edge of the Apprentice's den, keeping his body pressed as close to the ground as he could. It was dark. Too dark for him to see very far ahead of him. Marshpaw was about to turn and go back to sleep when he spotted something.

A flash of orange... A fox!? How did it get into camp!? Marshpaw saw the fox approaching the Nursery and quickly bounded over, jumping at the fox.

His claws latched onto the fox's shoulder and it snarled, throwing him to the side. Marshpaw landed on the ground with a thud but quickly jumped back onto his feet and jumped once more at the fox, slashing at it's face with unsheathed claws. The fox yowled, backing up slightly before dashing into the Nursery.

"Stop!" Marshpaw yelled as he followed the fox.

When he entered the Nursery, Elkfur was standing defensively, Mistkit behind her. That's when he noticed a lot missing. Littlekit. He was in the fox's jaws.

Not wanting the fox to get away with Littlekit, Marshpaw jumped at the fox again, causing it to drop Littlekit, who Elkfur rushed over to. This, however, lead to the fox deciding to switch it's attention to Marshpaw.

Just as the fox was about to strike him, a streak of black jumped over him, clamping his jaws around the fox's neck. Ebonyrose. After a minute or two, Ebonyrose released the fox from his grasp. Dead.

"I heard the commotion, is everything okay?" Ebonyrose hurried over to Elkfur, pressing against her side.

"We're fine." Elkfur shook her head,"Littlekit needs to see Eagleswift though."

Marshpaw looked down at Littlekit, nudging him slightly as Ebonyrose slipped out of the Nursery. Much to Marshpaw's relief, Littlekit was still breathing.

That's when Eagleswift darted in, carefully picking up the kit by his neck scruff and hurrying back to the Medicine Den.

Soon enough, other cats began padding out of their dens, eager to find out what happened.

"Well done." Elkfur purred, padding over to him.

"Huh? Oh, yeah." Marshpaw nodded, feeling his eyes start to close.

"Marshpaw, are you-"

Is all he heard before collapsing by the edge of the Nursery.