Startail was on Amberblaze's patrol. Wildfur, Lavafur, Moonfire, Shelltail, Blackwing, Snowstorm, Foxtail, Mudpaw, and Badgerpaw. Whatever's out there, we'll take care of it! Startail told herself. BlueClan's a big clan. We can call for reinforcements, if we need to. Lavafur padded up to Startail.

"I can't wait to find the Kittypets!" He meowed. "I personally enjoy beating Kittypets other than the occasional RedClan warrior! It's much more fun!"
Startail nodded. "Sure." Then, there was rustling in the bushes. "BlueClan, stop!" Amberblaze ordered. The eleven cats stopped. "I smell RedClan!" Moonfire alerted the group. Startail sniffed the air. Moonfire was right! Then, seven RedClan warriors came out of the bushes. They were Rabbittail-a light brown tabby tom-, Stormclaw- a gray she-cat-, Darkfur-a black tom-, Robinwing- a ginger she-cat with black patches-, Sunfur- a yellow tabby tom-, Moontail- a silver tabby she-cat- and Larktail- a tortoiseshell tom with a white patch on his chest. "BlueClan!" Larktail hissed with his teeth bared. "RedClan!" Foxtail did the same. "Look, the two deputies are snarling at each other!" Snowstorm silently put out. This is not the time for a fight with RedClan! Startail thought. We need to find whoever's been running around in our territory. "Why are you here?" Moontail asked. There was hostility in her voice. "Well, why are you here?" Amberblaze asked back. Moontail soon noticed there was no stopping back after this. "Can I tell them?" Moontail whispered into Darkfur's ear. "You're in charge." "Whatever." Darkfur answered. "But don't give too much information to an enemy clan. We don't want them thinking we're weak." Startail could hear everything Moontail said. Everyone probably could. She wasn't a good whisperer, apparently. But what she said... Startail thought, remembering what Moontail had said to Darkfur. Not the weak clan business and all that. But she said Darkfur's in charge. I thought Larktail's the deputy. Shouldn't he be in charge? Startail scuffled the grass with her paw, thinking. Unless something happened... She turned her attention to Moontail, who was talking now. "RedClan has been having trouble with cats running around in our territory. Coralstar has sent many patrols to find the cats, but each patrol has never found anything." Foxtail nodded. "BlueClan, too." He meowed. "This is Duskstar's fourth patrol." Startail decided to speak, too. Not about the patrols, but about the deputyship in RedClan. "I heard Moontail whispering to Darkfur." She began. "She said Darkfur was in charge. Isn't Larktail deputy?" She saw Larktail stiffen and Darkfur bristle. She also saw Moontail's eyes flash open. There was obviously something weird going on between the three of them. "Well um..." Moontail began. The silver tabby then randomly stopped and put her paws over her face. "So," Darkfur began. "Larktail did a few very bad things," He looked at Larktail. "I'm not going to say what..." Larktail covered his face with his paws like Moontail had done. "So anyway, he did some bad stuff and was this close to getting kicked out of the clan altogether." He did a small measure with his paws. They were very, very, very close. "But, Coralstar agreed to give him one more chance to prove himself to RedClan." Larktail nodded vigorously. But was trembling at the memory. "Yeah," Stormclaw meowed, adding on. "Coralstar made him step down from his place as deputy. She put Darkfur in his place. He also got a job to get the elder's ticks!" Startail saw Rabbittail and Robinwing whispering. "Knowing Larktail, he probably will do it again." Rabbittail meowed. "Yeah," Robinwing responded. "He repeats everything he does for some reason. Why not this?" Amberblaze got up. "Let's just go. Let's get those cats." Darkfur nodded. "Yes. RedClan, come with BlueClan!" Darkfur commanded the rest of his patrol. The eighteen cats left.