The Battle for the Fishing Territory

The Battle for the Fishing Territory was a battle which took place between MapleClan and StoneClan over a disputed piece of land at the edge of each of their borders. Firestar and Nightstar had previously argued about to whom the land should go, with Firestar arguing that MapleClan should get the land as they did not, at that time, own any fishing land; however, Nightstar argued that fish were the strength of her clan, and with such scarce land for hunting grass prey, she needed all the fishing territory she could get. No decision was made, and the two defiant leaders departed on bitter terms.

An Attack is Staged
Firestar, usually known for his peacefulness, became ruthless, plagued by the knowledge that his clan would suffer during leaf-bare without a supply of fish. Knowing that he heavily outnumbered StoneClan, he decided to lead an attack on the territory. Firestar brought a patrol consisting of Acornwhisker, Thrushnose, Stormblaze, Dumpling, Foxpelt, and Sandthorn. Flameheart shortly followed up with a back-up patrol consisting of Elmheart, Beewhisper, Dapplepelt, Mistycloud, Fernshine, and Snowblossom. Both patrols were led straight to the StoneClan camp, and the surprise attack was launched.

The Battle
The fighting was vicious, all cats fighting for an easier leaf-bare. Nightstar defeated Firestar in a battle and took one of his lives. Foxpelt and Icepelt also fought a long and ferocious fight, which ended with Foxpelt being badly wounded and killing Icepelt in self-defence. Thrushnose also avenged his leader's death and took one of Nightstar's lives. The battle ended in a decisive win for MapleClan, though the StoneClan cats put up a valiant fight and held their ground for much longer than anyone had expected.

StoneClan
As a result of the battle, all four of the StoneClan apprentices at the time were made into warriors: Blackclaw, Greystalk, Beesting, and Whitefang. The clan also lost Icepelt, one of the founding cats, sending waves of shock and grief through all of the clan members. Nightstar also lost her fourth life.

MapleClan
Firestar lost his seventh life, panicking Flameheart, who feels unready to be a leader. Flameheart ordered Firestar to start being more careful and less reckless with his lives.

The Territory
Firestar spoke to Nightstar after the battle had ended, and they agreed to split the land. However, Firestar may choose to revoke this split at any time. The territory now acts as the Northern most border of the two clans, a large rock acting as the boundary stone.