AN: Please keep in Mind that this is my First Fanfiction, and that English isn't my First language, my First Language is actually Arabic, and although my writing won't appear in this chapter, in the next chapter I it will be clearer how good or bad my writing is. So, keeping all that in Mind, please review and give constructive criticism.

Prologue

Fireheart's POV:

Fireheart had just sent another rogue screeching out into the forest, he looked around the clearing which heaved with struggling cats, but as Fireheart poised himself to rejoin the fray he realized something that sent an even colder pang of fear along his spine. Where was Bluestar?

In a heartbeat, Fireheart realized that he couldn't see Tigerclaw either. Every instinct told him that danger was looming. He dodged around Willowpelt, who was clinging to the back of a much bigger rogue, her teeth fastened in his ear, and made for Bluestar's den. To his relief, as he approached the entrance he heard Bluestar meow from inside, "We can worry about that later, Tigerclaw. The Clan needs us now."

For a few heartbeats there was no reply. Then Fireheart heard Bluestar's voice again, surprised. "Tigerclaw? What are you doing?"

An answering snarl. "Remember me to StarClan, Bluestar."

"Tigerclaw, what is this?" Bluestar's meow was sharper now, edged with anger, not fear. "I'm the leader of your Clan, or have you forgotten that?"

"Not for much longer," Tigerclaw growled. "I'm going to kill you, and kill you again. As many times as it takes for you to join StarClan forever. It's time for me to lead this Clan!"

Bluestar's answering protest was suddenly cut short by the sound of paws thudding against the hard floor of the den, followed by a dreadful snarling.

Fireheart sprang forward and burst through the curtain of lichen. Tigerclaw and Bluestar were writhing on the floor of the den. Bluestar's claws scored again and again across Tigerclaw's shoulder, but the deputy's greater weight kept her pinned down in the soft sand. Tigerclaw's fangs were buried in her throat, and his powerful claws raked her back.

"Traitor!" Fireheart yowled. He flung himself at Tigerclaw, slashing at his eyes. The deputy reared back, forced to release his grip on Bluestar's throat. Fireheart felt his claws rip through the deputy's ear, spraying blood into the air.

Bluestar scrambled to the side of the den, looking half stunned. Fireheart could not tell how badly hurt she was. Pain lanced through him as Tigerclaw gashed his side with a blow from his powerful hindpaws. Fireheart's paws skidded in the sand and he lost his balance, hitting the ground with Tigerclaw on top of him.

The deputy's amber eyes blazed into his. "Mousedung!" he hissed. "I'll flay you, Fireheart. I've waited a long time for this."

Fireheart summoned every scrap of skill and strength he possessed. He knew Tigerclaw could kill him, but in spite of that he felt strangely free. The lies and the need for deceit were over. The secrets—Bluestar's and Tigerclaw's—were all out in the open. There was only the clean danger of battle.

He aimed a blow at Tigerclaw's throat, but the deputy swung his head to one side and Fireheart's claws scraped harmlessly through thick tabby fur. But the blow had loosened Tigerclaw's grip on him. Fireheart rolled away, narrowly avoiding a killing bite to his neck.

He then leaped at Tigerclaw, landing on his back and clawing at his back, Tigerclaw rolled forcing Fireheart of his back, then Tigerclaw gave a powerfull kick with his hindlegs and sent Fireheart flying, then he felt a sudden flash of pain in his head before the world went black

Bluestar's POV:

Bluestar watched, Stunned as Fireheart hit his head on the walls of the den and fall down on the ground, he looked unconscious, or maybe dead she didn't know, but she knew one thing, she couldn't allow Tigerclaw to harm her previous apprentice.

She yowled angrily and leapt at him, and pinned him down, using the element of surprise while he was staring at Fireheart's unmoving body, smiling and gloating over his victory.

She clawed at his exposed belly, he screeched in pain.

"Bluestar… Do you really think you can beat me," he asked, his devilish smile staring into her eyes, and she felt a flash of fear, but she pushed it away, and said, "I will beat you, for what you tried to do to me and what you did to Fireheart."

"I'm doing it for the good of the clan," he stated coolly

"How can killing be good for the clan," she asked, she knew he was trying to stall for time so someone could come save him.

"You're a weak leader Bluestar, you can never beat me, I will make Thunderclan the strongest clan, while you seem to be making it the weakest, I will not bring in useless kittypets who will weaken the clan, but rely on Clanborn cats to achieve greatness for Thunderclan. I will unite all the clans I will restore Tigerclan!"

Just then she realized she had loosened her grip accidently while listening to his mad speech. He seemed to notice it to and kicked at her stomach with his hindlegs.

She soon found herself lying on the ground, instead of being the victorious cat, she was now, defeated and she knew, the cat that she trusted with her life, and trusted enough to make him deputy of her clan, had betrayed her.

Just then he said, "Say hello to starclan for me," then he sank his teeth into her throat, she pain in her neck, before the world went black.