The First Battle/Chapter 13

==Chapter description==
:River Ripple observes that Turtle Tail has been killed by a monster, and Lightning Tail desperately struggles to wake her. As the cats grieve, a monster heads toward them, and Thunder pulls Lightning Tail out of the way. They bring Turtle Tail's body away from the Thunderpath and hide her beneath a bush, unable to bury her. They decide to continue searching for the kits and, as Thunder comforts Lightning Tail, River Ripple leads them to the home of a kittypet named Flower. He tells them to hide out of sight, and Flower emerges to greet him. River Ripple explains the situation to her, and she searches for his companions, spotting Thunder. She is frightened, but Thunder emphasizes the importance of finding the kits and Tom. Flower leads them close to Tom's home and, fearful of seeing him, leaves.
:Lightning Tail picks up the kits' scent and follows it to a monster den, and he says that he sees Tom. They hear the kits complaining of hunger and Tom trying to reassure their worries, until he suddenly tells the kits to hide. Thunder plans to grab them, but Tom orders them to stay within the den. As the kits hide, Tom's Twoleg appears and feeds him, with Tom begging for more. When it leaves, Tom calls the kits out to eat, and Thunder, Lightning Tail, and River Ripple enter the den. Thunder tells the kits that they came to take them home, but Tom says that they belong with him, not their mother. Thunder and Lightning Tail question how he would care for them, and Thunder persists that they belong with the moor cats, but Tom refuses to give in. Lightning Tail tells Thunder that they need to leave, and he realizes that Lightning Tail has an idea.
==Characters==
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==Important events==
*Thunder, Lightning Tail, and River Ripple find Tom and the kits at Tom's Twoleg nest.
==Notes and references==
Category:The First Battle
Category:Chapter subpages
Category:Dawn of the Clans arc