*slowly peaks from behind a corner* Frack! *dodges a shoe* Hey! You could've poked my e- *dodges underwear* What the hell! I don't want your underwear near my- *gets stabbed with a spork* Ahh! Okay! I'm sorry! Hurry, Tigerstar! On with the disclaimer!

Tigerstar: I don't like you.

Firestar: What he means to say is she doesn't own anything.

Tigerstar: I stand by what I said.

Title: War

Rating: K+

Couples: FireTiger, Hints of FireSand, Hints of GrayMillie

Summary: He'd waited long enough. It was time to take his prize.

Words: 742

Drabble 3/?

Tigerstar idly cleaned off his blood stained paw. He didn't want his fur to get matted after all.

"Father! The last of the StarClan cats have fallen! We've won!" Came Hawkfrost's voice above the sounds of victory that surrounded him.

Tigerstar's tail twitched as he stood. "Is that so? Bring me some prisoners then. We should start the punishments now."

Hawkfrost nodded in excitement. "Yes, sir."

Hawkfrost scurried of towards a small group of shivering cats. After hissing out a few commands, five cats were brought forward.

The first was a shivering apprentice by the name of Beaverpaw.

"He tried to kill Thistleclaw, sir." Hawkfrost scoffed.

Tigerstar snorted. Tried was the keyword. "Then he shall have another go, yes? Schedule a fight for tomorow. He will go up against my old mentor once again."

Hawkfrost grinned and the snipped at Beaverpaw's paws to get him moving towards some other Dark Forest cats who were acting asw guards.

"This one," Hawkfrost used his paw to shove a familiar she-cat in front of him "is one I'm sure most of us recognize."

"Yellowfang." Tigerstar stated.

The elderly she-cat glared at the large tom but said nothing.

Tigerstar smirked. "I get under your pelt, don't I?"

Yellowfang continued to glare, not saying a word.

Tigerstar laughed. "She doesn't wish to talk! Cut out her tongue. See if she regrets not talking after that."

Yellowfang's eye's widen as she is pushed towards the cats that were holding Beaverpaw.

"No! Wait-"

"Silence! You had your chance!" Tigerstar spat. "Bring me the next prisoner."

His face became emotionless when his son, Brambleclaw was put before him.

"Do your worst!" Brambleclaw hissed.

The guard that was behind him growled and used his front paw to drag Brambleclaw's head to the ground.

Tigerstar stared at his son in contemplation. What should he do? His son had stayed with ThunderClan and their kittypet leader. Tigerstar's eyes suddenly lighted up.

"Firestar? Where is Firestar?" He wasn't quite sure who he was asking.

Hawkfrost gave him an odd look before motioning towards the larger group of cats. A shout of anger was heard as a bright orange cat was dragged out of the pile.

The ThunderClan leader was put before him.

"How could you do this, Tigerstar?" Firestar asked.

Tigerstar grinned. It really was the ThunderClan kittypet. His ThunderClan kittypet.

"Oh, Firestar. It truly is you. You see, I wish to make a deal."

He got several surprised looks from the cats around him.

Firestar hesitated. "A... a deal?"

Tigerstar nodded as he jumped down from the boulder he had been sitting on. "Your friends will either die or become slaves. Simple. There is no escapoing that. But...if you become my slave, and mine only, I will let you select five of your friends and they will be spared death. You will get to see them everyday. Talk. Laugh. Everything."

Firestar gave him a startled look before glancing at the group behind him. "They... they won't be hurt?"

Tigerstar smiled. "Never."

Firestar tok in a deep breath and stared at the ground beneath his front paws. "Graystripe, Brambleclaw, Onestar, Jayfeather, and..." Firestar lifted his head and looked at the group of cats, trying to find any other cat that was close to him in his life. "...and Sandstorm."

Tigerstar snarled. "No."

"W-What? But you said-"

"I will let all the others near you... but not her."

Firestar looked like he wanted to argue when a strangled voice reached the arguing cat's ears. "Pick Millie."

Tigerstar and Firestar both looked at Sandstorm. "If I can't go with you, let your best friend's mate come. Please Firestar."

"Bu-"

"Grab the selected cats. The rest of the punishments will be decided tomorrow.

"No! Wai-"

"Silence Firestar. I've waited long enough. It's time I got my prize."

Firestar hung his head in defeat as the other cats followed himself and Tigerstar into the woods.