This is my entry for the Battle for Sunningrocks challenge on LeafClan! Please go check it out! It's a ton of fun! The admin is Leafpelt of ThunderClan and we just have a blast on there!
When Lionface burst into the ThunderClan camp with blood dripping from his shoulder, one of his ears torn to shreds, immediately the Clan knew something was wrong. The young warrior was talented in battle, hardly ever receiving a wound when he was an apprentice in battle. "Please, help! RiverClan has taken over Sunningrocks and we're losing the battle!"
It took only a few moments for Emberstar to assign a patrol. "Redwing, take Longwhisker, Briarfrost and Oakpaw into battle immediately. Rosestep, take Tigerfur, Lionface and Sagepaw to act as reserves in the battle."
The two patrol leaders nodded and took their patrols with them as they ran through the forest until they reached the sunningrocks, where a terrible battle ensued. The smell of blood was pungent and the screeches of the battle could be heard from the outskirts of SkyClan's territory. Lilypool wasn't moving at the bottom the rocks and Foxtail was defending her against a large RiverClan warrior. Briarfrost launched herself into battle at Foxtail's side. She was ready to defend her mate and their kit against anything. The RiverClan tom soon found himself abandoning the battle to find easier targets.
Briarfrost looked at her daughter and licked the side of her face. When she didn't respond she turned to her mate. "Foxtail, get Lilypool back to camp! Willowheart can save her!"
Foxtail shook his head. "There's nothing anyone can do for Lilypool, now. She's on her way to StarClan." The two cats bowed their heads in grief, and took the body of their daughter away from sunningrocks.
While Briarfrost and Foxtail grieved over the loss of their daughter, Redwing and Longwhisker fought off a pair of she-cats Redwing recognized as the new RiverClan leader, Streamstar, and her sister, the RiverClan deputy, Silverfeather. "How dare you attack ThunderClan territory!" Redwing screeched.
"ThunderClan?" Streamstar launched herself at Redwing, who dodged the move gracefully. "While Rainstar was leader, he might have been generous with the land, but Sunningrocks have always been RiverClan's!" Streamstar twisted around and pinned Redwing to the ground, about to dig her teeth into the she-cat's throat when the she-cat was suddenly sent flying. The second wave of warriors had entered the battle. Rosestep and Tigerfur had joined Longwhisker and Redwing's sides in fighting off the leader and deputy, eventually sending them swimming across the river. Oakpaw and Sagepaw fought against another pair of RiverClan apprentices, the two ThunderClan apprentices about to turn back before Lionface came in to assist them. At the sight of the golden warrior, the two RiverClan apprentices fled. The battle was over.
"Is everyone alright?" Redwing asked. The cats looked at one another and nodded before they noticed that Foxtail, Briarfrost and Lilypool were missing from their ranks. "Where are Foxtail and his family?"
Oakpaw leapt on top of the sunningrocks to scout where he saw Lilypool's unmoving body, Foxtail and Briarfrost grieving over it. "Lilypool's dead!"
Lilypool was the first cat, though not the last to die over sunningrocks. Lilypool would be the one to guide spirit's of cats away from the terrible battle ground, always praying there would one day be a day without pointless battle and wasted lives.
Well that's it for this challenge. Hope you all liked it!
-Juliet (Mosspaw of LeafClan)