Disclaimer: All of these characters and places belong to Erin Hunter. I have simply made up an alternative way for her story to happen.
Tigerstar was now the leader of Thunderclan after the unexpected and sudden death of the former leader, Bluestar. Fireheart couldn't make any sense of it! He had gone out hunting with Greystripe and they had returned to the clan to hear that their beloved leader had died in her den. Tigerstar had made the announcement before travelling to the Moonstone to get his name as leader. Fireheart didn't trust Tigerstar, he knew that the huge stripy brown tabby was trouble and now he was the leader of their clan!
Tigerstar leaped up onto the rock in one mighty bound and cleared his throat to make an announcement. "Cats of Thunderclan!" he growled. "I am standing here as your new leader to announce our new clan deputy." The whole clan started whispering, trying to guess who the deputy would be before the official announcement was made. "Silence!" yowled Tigerstar, this shocked the clan into silence as a leader should never address their clan in this way.
"My new deputy will be Darkstripe." He purred in an eerily quiet mew, almost a whisper. Darkstripe slunk up to the rock with a sneer spread across his face and the clan started whispering once more, this time in an agitated and worried way.
Suddenly, Fireheart felt a sharp sense of fear slither down his spine and through his tail like a snake. "No!" he yowled. The clan fell silent once more.
"What Kittypet?" Darkstripe jeered. "Thought it would be you, that it had to be you?"
A low rumbling growl rose in Tigerstar's throat, he was annoyed that his speech had been interrupted. "What is it Fireheart?" he asked, reluctantly making an effort to be kind to the flame coloured cat in front of his clan. "It's just that I think I can speak for most of Thunderclan when I say that I don't believe that Darksripe can be trusted with this kind of responsibility." Firestar meowed.
"Who are you to interfere with my judgement?" Tigerstar purred, again in that quiet way that made the cats shudder. "I'm not trying to, but Darkstripe…"
"Yes?" Tigerstar whispered.
"He, I think he…"
"What?" spat Tigerstar. The whole clan were watching Fireheart expectantly now. Another snake slithered down his spine and his next words tumbled out of his mouth uncontrollably. "He killed Bluestar!" A gasp spread around the clan like green cough.