Brightpaw hissed at the large brown dog. "Pack! Pack! Kill! Kill!" It bellowed. This was it. She was done. She would never get to tell Cloudpa-no, Cloudtail, that she loved him. She never should have listened to Swiftpaw. How di-. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a cat in pain. She looked over to see a massive black dog gripping the neck of Swiftpaw. The life faded from his eyes and he went completely limp. That was it. These flea ridden mange pelts had messed with the wrong Clan.

An hidden cache of strength and adrenaline fueled the small cat's anger. She gave a terrifying battle cry and lunged for the dogs back. The dog howled in pained, trying to shake her off, but her claws just dug deeper in his flesh. She was too distracted to hear or sense the dog racing toward her, until it was too late.

Brightpaw attempted to swat at the dog's muzzle, and for a heartbeat disoriented the dog. But she shook back to focus and came after Brightpaw again, her eyes filled with fury. Brightpaw tried to run, but the dog lunged for her head, and everything went dark.