My Little Warriors: The Final Battle

What came next disgusted them. In stepped a black cat, holding a dead squirrel, and rabbit in her mouth. She walked over to them, and set the rabbit down. Then she sat next to Jayfeather, and dropped the squirrel.

"Thanks Hollyleaf." he said, taking a bite out of it. They were appalled at this. He was eating what had once been a live animal. Rarity could never imagine her Opal wopal doing such a thing. Hollyleaf took notice that they weren't eating.

"Not hungry?" she asked. Twilight's stomach growled. "I'm hungry, it's just-" she cut off looking for the proper word. "Never had rabbit before?" asked Hollyleaf. Twilight shook her head.

"You should, it's not as good as mice, but it's better than that kittypet slop twolegs feed you." Hollyleaf told them. Twilight knew that her new body would have different taste buds, and would be adapted to eating it, but Twilight was still reluctant.

"We have to eat to keep up our strength." she said. Then to show her conviction, she bent down, and took a bite. The others looked away as she chewed. As she predicted her new body had changed taste buds, making it easier to eat.

Finally she swallowed it, and turned back to the girls. "So. . . How was it?" asked Applejack. "It was actually kinda good." Twilight told them. "I don't care, I'm still not eating." said Fluttershy.

"I don't like this any better than you do, but we gotta keep up our strength like Twilight said." Applejack told her. "I still won't do it." Fluttershy told her. "I will." said Rainbow Dash, leaning in, and taking bite out of the rabbit.

"Well ah don't suppose ah can be picky right now." said Applejack, also taking a bite. Pinkie took a bite without a word, and Rarity took a bit of time, but she also took a bite.

"See sugarcube, we're all eating. You should too." said Applejack, as gently as she could. Fluttershy didn't like it, but knew they were right. They had all taken several bites already, and she was still hungry.

Tentatively Fluttershy took a small bite, and ate it. She was disgusted at herself, and wondered what Angel would think of her if he knew. With 6 of them together, the rabbit was quickly demolished.

"I'll go bury these." said Hollyleaf, taking the remains of the squirrel, and rabbit, and leaving. "You should get some rest. You can stay here for tonight. You'll need moss though, I'm sure Briarlight can show you where to get some. It would also be good for her to get out." Jayfeather said.

"Briarlight!" Jayfeather called. From farther back in the cave a dark brown cat, they hadn't noticed before, pulled herself towards them. Not walked, but pulled. She was dragging her back legs along the ground.

Fluttershy let out a gasp. "A-Are you okay? What's wrong with your back legs?" she asked. "They got injured when a tree fell. I can't use them any more." Briarlight told her. "Oh. That's horrible." Fluttershy said.

"It was, at first." Briarlight said, "It meant that I could never achieve my dream of being a warrior. But Jayfeather helped me get back on my paws. He kept me going, when I had given up. Now at least I can help him with his medicine cat duties, even if I'm not one."

"We should probably go get you some bedding now." Briarlight told them.