Twilight/Chapter 22

==Chapter description==
:Clearing the terror gripping her, Squirrelflight continues leading her Clanmates forward. The brambles protecting the escape route are untouched, much to her relief, and everyone pauses uncertainly at the wall. Squirrelflight reassures them that it's not difficult to climb, preparing to show them and asking Brambleclaw to give her Berrykit. The brown tabby tom easily gives her the terrified Berrykit, and with her now carrying him, Squirrelflight clambers up the rock wall, apologizing to Berrykit after he accidentally hits the stone. Upon reaching the edge of the stone hollow, she places the kit onto the ground, finding it notably quiet compared to the battle below. Peering down, Squirrelflight reassures her Clanmates that it is safe to climb up, and seconds later, Cloudtail and Brightheart make it with Hazelkit and Mousekit, respectively. When Cloudtail and Brightheart begin to argue, Squirrelflight snaps that it is not the time, and they are all going back to fight. They turn back to the hollow to see Daisy clamber up the edge of the hollow, and she is relieved to find her kits safe, thanking Squirrelflight. The latter scrambles back down into the clearing, seeing Brambleclaw on guard, with Ferncloud and Birchpaw beside him; the apprentice is heavily injured. 
:Brambleclaw orders Ferncloud to take Birchpaw and climb up the escape route, and she nods gratefully, following her son as he begins to claw at the thorns. Brambleclaw informs Squirrelflight that he will help Firestar protect the entrance, reassuring the ginger she-cat that the leader is still alive before speeding off. She begins to worry that she will never see Brambleclaw again and make amends with him, but that thought fades, as Squirrelflight notices Sootfur dragging himself around, badly wounded. She calls out to the gray tom, but he is in too much pain to know where she is. Squirrelflight darts up to him, guiding him to the brambles and telling him that he can climb up the wall and out. Sootfur stammers that he can't, attempting to climb for a brief second, but he falls back down and cries out in pain. At the same moment, a badger approaches Sootfur, and Squirrelflight realizes that she is the same mother badger that was driven out not long ago. Both cats fight her, but the badger easily throws off Squirrelflight and knocks her out temporarily. When she regains consciousness, she finds Sootfur dead on the ground, a large gash in his throat. With no time to mourn him, Squirrelflight runs to the middle of the clearing, petrified by the thought of them losing the battle. 
:She claws at a badger, and after driving it away, she reaches the nursery, finding Brackenfur challenging a younger badger. Meanwhile, Ashfur is fighting another badger, but he is slammed into the ground, causing Squirrelflight to charge at it and claw at it violently. It lands on top of her, beginning to suffocate her. Suddenly, Ashfur drags the badger off, and Squirrelflight attacks its unprotected side. The badger tries to rock back and forth, but it cannot escape Squirrelflight and Ashfur's constant clawing and attacking, running back to the entrance. Both are triumphant, but their feelings fade as soon as they witness Brackenfur be thrown aside by the younger badger. It then barges into the nursery, and much to Squirrelflight's terror, a voice screams for StarClan's help.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Important events==
===Deaths===
*Sootfur is killed by a badger.
==Trivia==
*This chapter aligns with "Whitewing Speaks: My First Battle" in Battles of the Clans.
==Notes and references==
es:Crepúsculo/Capítulo 22fr:Crépuscule/Chapitre 22
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