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Heavy rain littered the small, ruined Twoleg structures and rock covered clearing. It was the early stages of Leaf-bare and a bone cold chill fell among the two clans which would either fight to be alone or forced to join together. Wildstar watched her sister from her position in the low centered shelter with her clan behind her.

"This is ridiculous!" Darkstalker, one of WildClan's best warrior and one of Wildstar's best friends, yowled above the thunder that boomed overhead "We shouldn't have to fight for our freedom!"

"I agree with Darkstalker!" Shadowseer, her deputy and mate, screeched.

"I know!" Wildstar answered above the now roaring wind "But if we run now, they might follow us back to camp and then Sweetfeather and all the queens kits will be in danger!" She looked towards the stoic and unmoving figure of Blizzardstar. She heaved a heavy and dread filled sigh "I'm going out there."

Darkstalker and Shadowseer exchanged worried glances before the deputy gave a small nod "Be careful of the ice." They spoke at the same time.

"I'll try." She pushed past the black smoke pelted twins before she stopped at the kittypets turned warriors "Rainbow, Pearl, you don't have to-"

"We're staying, Wild." Pearl, a white she-cat wit a faux pearl studded collar, interrupted "Nothing's going to change our minds."

"She's right, Wild Thing!" Rainbow, a small tom with a rainbow collar, purred "I'm not afraid!"

Wildstar gave a small purr at Rainbow's nickname for her "Alright, but if you get too wounded," She flickered her tail towards the small black tabby tom standing next to a brown tabby she-cat "Go see Fallen Voice and Tigerdew at once, understood?"

Both former kittypets nodded quickly as their leader continued out of the clan's hiding spot. Wildstar watched as Blizzardstar's green eyes followed her movement; the tortoiseshell repressed a shiver and approached her kin.

"Come alone?" Blizzardstar spoke with an echoing coldness in her voice.

"I asked for us to meet alone, Blizzard." Wildstar answered, using her littermate's old name "I can see you didn't even try to do that." She added as the entirety of BlizzardClan stepped into the clearing. She eyed the approaching lilac-cream tortie deputy who came to a stop besides her leader "Brightfire." Wildstar acknowledged with a small dip of her head which was met with a hissing response.

"I'll say this once more, Wildstar." Blizzardstar meowed "Join us or face the consequences."

Wildstar gazed around at the warriors that stood before her. Many of the cats the silver tortoiseshell had known from traveling a very long distance to reach their new home. The leader lowered her head and gave a it a meager shake.

"Very well. BlizzardClan, attack!"

"WildClan, attack!" Wildstar yelled in time just as she was tackled by Blizzardstar.

The multicolored leader hit the ground hard as screeches filled the clearing. Wildstar rolled away just as a white clawed paw slammed into mud where her head was.

"Stop running and fight, Wildstar!" Blizzardstar yowled and followed after her sister turned enemy.

The silver tortoiseshell she-cat fled to as she clawed her way to higher ground. The founder scanned around the clearing turned battlefield; she knew Blizzard was not the climbing type so she had a small safety net. Below her, Brightfire and Shadowseer were locked in fierce combat. The deputies exchanged rakes, tears, and slashes as the other tried to get the upper hand. Beyond those two, Jaggedleaf, a brown spotted tabby tom, was fighting with brother, Goldenspots, a golden ticked tabby tom.

"How could you betray me like this?" Goldenspots spat out above the pounding rain. Jaggedleaf dodged the hooking swipe that came at him and countered with his own slash right across the BlizzardClan warrior's eyes.

"I never betrayed you!" Jaggedleaf yelled above his littermate's screech of pain. The spotted tabby tore at Goldenspot's pelt "I wanted to live my life without you dragging me behind your back!"

Goldenspots tried dodging just as his brother clamped his jaws around his neck and shook him around. The ticked tabby struggled to get loose, but it came in the form of a blue lynx point she-cat named Raining Feather. The two rolled out of sight and as the bleeding golden tom slowly got to his paws and Shimmering Water, a fawn smoke she-cat, rushed to his side.

"Wildstar!"

Wildstar tore her attention away from the fight to see Blizzardstar leap across the ruins towards her.

"What kind of leader hides?" The long haired leader growling as she slowly approached Wildstar.

"The kind of leader that never wanted to fight in the first place..." She answered as eyed her kin with worried green eyes.

Blizzardstar faltered a bit before her equally colored eyes harder "I'm only trying to do what is best for us!"

Wildstar hissed "Well, I never asked for this! I never wanted this! All that I want is some time to myself!"

The BlizzardClan leader surged forward faster than Wildstar had ever seen before and drove her littermate into the stony top of the structure. Blizzardstar raked her claws down onto the leader's body. The silver tortoiseshell quickly sank her fangs into the she-cat's arm and sharply tugged, causing Blizzardstar to crash onto the icy surface. Wildstar got to her paws and dug her claws into the ice. The long haired founder struggled to her paws and looked at her sister with a slight hint of fear and uneasiness.

Realization dawned on Wildstar "Y-You're scared of me? Is that why you never wanted me to leave your side?"

"Littermates are suppose to watch and care for each other," She countered "But you never did either!"

"Why don't you let me breathe?"

"Cause you never dared to be!"

The pair launched into another scuffle, this time with an angry Wildstar coming out on top. Blizzardstar slammed her claws into her sister's silver multicolored pelt. Her littermate countered with a hook across her face. Thunder boomed over head as the two continued; Blizzardstar reared back on her hind legs to avoid Wildstar's swipe. Unfortunately her back legs slipped, causing her to fall forward into the WildClan leader's claws.

Wildstar watched with wide eyes and blood stained claws as her sister's body gave a gurgle, tumbled from its position, and landed in front of the bloody and still fighting deputies.

"B-Blizzardstar?" Brightfire exclaimed and broke away from Shadowseer. She stepped closer to her fallen leader and let out a holler as she saw the deep neck wound before her eyes.

The lilac-cream tortie's cry broke apart the fighting and a pastel point tom rushed over to Brightfire's side.

"Brightfire, what's wrong?" The tom asked before his deep blue eyes fell on Blizzardstar "B-B-Blizzardstar?"

"She's dead, Mintcloud!" Brightfire looked up and glared at Wildstar "And she killed her!"

All eyes turned to the founder, suddenly the silver tortoiseshell she-cat felt very small and wanted to disappear. The rain calmed down to a light mist as Brightfire and Mintcloud picked up the long haired leader's body.

"BlizzardClan!" A tortie lynx point she-cat, Wildstar remembered her name to be Redflame, called "Retreat! WildClan has proven their point...with the death of our beloved leader."

The BlizzardClan warriors slowly padded out of the clearing with many eyes glaring at Wildstar in the process.