Hi! Honeyfoot here! I thought about how Starclan can grant nine lives, and it inspired me to do this. Here goes nothing!
Darkness was all Scourge saw after Firestar delivered the final blow. He was dead. And yet he felt so…alive. He opened his eyes. "I'm not dead." He whispered. "Yes, you are. But you won't be for long." Scourge jumped at the voice. He turned to see a dark brown tabby tom with a dark, swirling pelt. His eyes were pale yellow. That cat. That was the one he killed in the battle. How was he alive? Was he a leader? "You. You're that-
"My name is Tigerstar. You killed me…long ago." Long ago? But… surely Scourge had just killed him an hour or so ago.
"You've been dead for a while. You still are. I have a proposition for you, Scourge. You do want to defeat Firestar, don't you?" Of course he did. But where was he? Could he trust him? "We gave you nine lives right before you died. But you went into shock. We did it too close to your death. You've been dead for ten years." No. This wasn't happening. I'm dreaming. He thought. He must be! This can't happen. It's simply too good to be true. Tigerstar continued. "The warrior cats are gone. They've moved to where the sun sets. If you find them, we will help you defeat them."
"How? You're dead." Scourge retorted.
"Yes. But we can get into the clan cats' dreams. We've been training them. At your signal, they will attack with you. We will rule the forest!"
Scourge thought. "Okay." He finally said.
"Good. I've been hoping you'd say that." The cat disappeared, leaving no trace. Scourge wanted to sleep. And he did. He awoke with a cat staring into his eyes. Scourge swiped, but…what? His claws went right through her. "I am Bluestar." The cat spoke. Bluestar? Another leader? Was this another Dark Forest cat?
"I'm from Starclan. I've come to give you a message, Tiny." Tiny? That was his kit name.
"Think back to when you were attacked by the clan apprentice, the one that wounded your soul. That cat was Tigerstar. Do not join him. Follow the Sun's path, not the moon's." That cat… the one that attacked him when he was a kit… that was Tigerstar? The one that gave him nine lives?
"Impossible." He whispered. It was all he could think of to say.
The cat didn't respond. She faded into nothing. He slashed a the air where she had once been. She was gone. "Good." He thought. He ran toward the setting sun. But deep down, he was scared. Was Tigerstar really trustworthy? Was he REALLY the one that attacked him? And what about that one cat, Bluestar? He was following the sun's path. Heading toward the setting sun, where he would meet his enemy.
Do you like the first chappie? I was inspired by the manga, The Rise of Scourge. Great manga, you should read it sometime. Anyway, Flames are still reviews, so feel free to flame! Bye!