Challenge: Swept away
For: The Night Stalkers (Darkclan)
Stormfoot padded along the desolate river-bank, looking for a safe place to cross. Nothing. Sighing, he turned around to face his companions: Lightnose, his mate; Fireleap, the Shadowclan tom who had chosen to go with them; and finally Scarear. He snorted at the thought of the elderly Thunderclan tom who had been forced along with them.
Raising his head to scent the air, he mewed "I smell thunder."
Scarear lifted his heavily scarred head and looked up at the over-cast sky. "Yes," he meowed, "We should look for shelter .One of us could be swept away into the river!"
Stormfoot mewed under his breath to Lightnose "Yes. I hope its Scarear!" Lightnose snorted and mewed the joke to Fireleap, who sniggered.
Suddenly a rumble of thunder passed overhead, and a heavy droplet of water splashed on Stormfoot's nose. The icy cold filled his senses, making him shudder. Reluctantly he meowed "I guess that Scarear is right. Let's look for some shelter,"
Lightnose ran on ahead, the droplets of rain plopping of her long golden coat like ice melting in the middle of green-leaf. Fireleap lagged behind, talking to Stormfoot. Scarear, in a mind of his own like usual, trotted along close to the eroding river-bank.
A huge lump of clay crumbled under Scarear's paws. He yowled in fright, then crumpled into the icy, unforgiving river. He drifted down-stream, his head bobbing up and down like a leaf. Stormfoot stared in shock then ran after Lightnose. Fireleap rocketed down the river towards Scarear screeching "We're coming!"
"Lightnose!" Stormfoot yowled in fear as she ran towards him "We have to save Scarear!"
Lightnose nodded, her usually mocking face set in a snarl of determination. She ran past Stormfoot towards the limp shape of Scarear, bobbing along the fierce current. Fireleap had hold of his scruff, but he was on the edge of the bank. Stormfoot saw his foot wobble but then Lightnose charged in and set him straight. Fireleap nodded his gratitude, then refastened his hold on Scarear. Stormfoot ran to join them, his older thoughts forgotten.
With one finally push, Scarnose was out the violently rushing water and out on the muddied river-bank, gasping for air. His amber gaze shifted from Stormfoot to Lightnose to Fireleap. He raised his bedraggled head and mewed " Thank you. You have learnt your lesson. Goodbye….."
Scarnose took one, last , final breath then shut his amber eyes for the last time .
No… No…
Scarnose was dead.
His last words echoed around Stormfoot's head. "Thank you. You have learnt your lesson. Goodbye…."
He looked around his companions. Lightnose was holding back a sob and Fireleap was clawing the wet ground in front of him. Four had become 3. A new star had joined Starclan.
Scarear deserved to go to Starclan. He didn't. He had failed.
Pressing his muzzle close to Lightnose he mewed softly "When we have kits, let's call one Amberkit, as a memory of Scarear."
As a reminder I have failed. He added bitterly.
Failed. The word rumbled round his head
Failed…
Failed….
Failed….
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Oh , and in case you were wondering : Mini allegiances !
Thunderclan
Scarear: Large brown tabby tom, amber eyes, oldest warrior in Thunderclan .
Riverclan
Stormfoot: Huge black and grey tom, light blue eyes.
Lightnose: Slender golden tabby she-cat, light leaf-green eyes.
Shadowclan
Fireleap: Small light ginger tom, flame coloured paws. Amber eyes.