Song #1: One Day More (Les Miserables, Original London Cast)
The brown tom sat on the cliff's edge, gazing down morosely at the river that surged below.
One day more, he thought. One day more until the battle.
RiverClan had been at war with ThunderClan over Sunningrocks for moons now. Tomorrow, he would lead them into battle with the Clan across the river: one final fight to decide who would own the prized bit of territory once and for all.
He sighed. But how many cats will I have to lose? How many familiar faces will I say goodbye to? Who will triumph, and who will fall?
As he stood, padding back to camp, he steeled himself. We'll just have to see what StarClan has in store.
~000~
Song #2: Time Is Running Out (Muse)
Yarrowstripe lurked in the shadow of Fourtrees, anxiety shining in his amber eyes.
For moons now, he had been meeting with Snowpetal, a RiverClan warrior. He knew it was wrong, he knew he was breaking the code…but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop meeting the white she-cat. He'd tried to stop, but he would always come back.
"We can't keep doing this," he'd told her. "We can't just keep burying this, acting like it isn't happening."
But she'd just smiled; she'd never dream of breaking the WindClan tom's fixation with her.
Our time is running out…
~000~
Song #3: Winter Light (Tim Finn)
Smallpaw had always been the timid one. He'd never been the one to go for adventures as a kit. He barely dared to venture out of camp even now, except for when he was ordered out on patrol.
So why was he out now, trudging through the snow and ice? He didn't even know. He just let his paws take him to the edge of the river that bordered their territory.
Then he saw her. A slim white she-cat, crouched by the frozen river's edge, as if deep in thought, her pristine pelt illuminated by the leaf-bare moon.
To any other cat, she would have been an ordinary apprentice. But to Smallpaw, she was the most beautiful cat in the whole forest. With courage seemingly plucked from nowhere, the gray tom took a few steps forward. "Hi," he whispered. "I'm Smallpaw. What's your name?"
She opened her eyes, looking startled. "My name's Icepaw."
~000~
Song #4: Get Off Of My Back (Bryan Adams)
He wants to fight me? The small apprentice bared his teeth at Gorsepaw, who strode forward with slow, confident steps. He must be crazy!
Gorsepaw had been tormenting him for moons now. But Sparrowpaw had been training himself in the forest. He'd taught himself battle moves from scratch. And he could take Gorsepaw on.
"Ready to lose, little runt?" the bigger cat snarled.
Sparrowpaw snarled back. He'd been waiting for this day for moons! There was no way he was going to lose now.
So he stood tall, a small smile playing across his muzzle. "Take your best shot!" he challenged.
~000~
Song #5: Exitlude (The Killers)
The ThunderClan patrol charged out of the bushes, yowling their battle cries at the shocked ShadowClan warriors, startling them out of their hunt. All seven ThunderClanners chose a trespasser and attacked, driving the invaders back towards their border.
"It's high time you went back to your own territories!" one snarled. "Go back to ShadowClan!"
"Hope you enjoyed your stay!" another ThunderClanner taunted as he swatted at a dark tom.
The ShadowClan warriors were fighting back. Cats were getting hurt. But the ThunderClan patrol didn't back down. They had been through it all—and they weren't going to give up now.