Disclaimer: I do not, and never will own Warriors.
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A Heartless Leader
Chapter 1
Prologue
Moonlight filled the clearing, and a battle raged onward. A sleek black tom fought off a large, wet one. RiverClan. He heard a voice raise, a call. ThunderClan was retreating. With that, he ran off never looking back.
Once he returned to camp, he noticed everycat had their eyes on him. "Ravenpaw? Where is Tigerclaw?" a blue-gray she cat asked him.
"Ah... I dunno. I guess he stayed behind after the retreat." A yowl sounded behind him. He turned to see Tigerclaw walking in camp, and in his mouth... was the body of their beloved deputy.
"R-Redtail!" His leader called out, going to the cat. He watched Tigerclaw put him down. "What happened?" she demanded.
"Well Bluestar... after the call to retreat, Oakheart still wanted to get rid of us. He attacked Redtail. He fought bravely, but in the end, Oakheart took him. I struck their deputy after seeing this, taking him down as well." he nudged the body of their deputy.
Bluestar dipped her head and made an announcement. "We shall grieve for the loss of our deputy... Let us sit vigil with him before the new deputy is chosen."
The cats did so, all except two, Graypaw and Firepaw. They didn't know him well though. Ravenpaw sat with them and introduced himself. And for a long while, these three were friends.
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"Get away, you filthy rogues!" Ravenpelt hissed. He slashed at the cats, sending them fleeing away. He had his mentor's fierceness.
"Noo!" he turned at the sound of a shriek, and he saw the deputy, Tigerclaw, standing over a rogue warrior. "How dare you!" he bit the cats throat, killing him almost instantly. The other cats fought off the rogues, and were left staring at him.
He jumped up on Highrock. "Cats, of ThunderClan. I'm sorry to say, but... Bluestar, is dead!" he meowed sadly.
Many cats gasped. Others looked at their paws.
"No... Bluestar..." Ravenpelt murmered.
Tigerclaw jumped off the rock, and carried her body out. "We shall sit vigil, and tonight, I shall go to Highstones to get my nine lives and name."
The cats lied by their leader, and sobbed softly.
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"Cats of ThunderClan! I have successfully gained my nine lives and name." the cats cheered for him. "Now, I must choose a new deputy." he examined them for a moment, a few giving him large stares as they waited for him to speak. "I say these words over the body of Bluestar so that she may hear, and approve my choice. Longtail will be the new deputy of ThunderClan."
The cats cheered and praised him.
"Good job, Longtail! You'll be great!" Ravenpelt mewed to the cat. He always looked up to Longtail.
After the ceremony, Ravenpelt sat with his friends. It did not last long, for Tigerstar wanted to speak with him.
He followed his new leader out of camp."Yes, Tigerstar?" he asked when they stopped.
"Your friends with that..." he gave a disgusted look "That, Kittypet, aren't you?"
Ravenpelt nodded. "Fireheart? Yes. Why?"
"Don't be. I can't have my former apprentice being friends with anything that used to live with... Two-leg filth." he spat the word.
Ravenpelt flinched. He couldn't be friends with Fireheart anymore? "Okay, sir. I understand." he mewed.
"Good. Now, I want you to go hunting. The fresh-kill pile is getting low." Tigerstar meowed, and padded off back to camp.
The black cat sat alone for a while, his white tail tip twitching. Then he went off to hunt as his leader told him to. Something didn't seem right. Shouldn't his leader still be grieving?
He shook his head and tried not to think about it. This was a new era for them. Maybe things would be for the better.
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Prologue done. Hope you liked. I might not update for a while though, after all, I still want to finish my Sunset story. Review please