The other chapters were shorter, so I'm going to try to make this longer. The next chapter will include updated allegiances! You'll notice some changes here, so pay atttention! Review and get a Lilypaw plushie!
Sunflight was overjoyced. He was finnally a warrior. His mother was cheering his name and Skystar looked down proudly at his kit.
He suddenly felt a rush of guilt at what he was going to do. He shook his head. This was his one big chance to get the power he always wanted. No matter what, he had to take this chance.
He exchanged glances with Dewcloud, Scorchleap, and Frozengaze. "Tonight our new warrior will hold a silent vigil in watch over his clan to think over his new resbonsibilties as a Shadeclan warrior!" Skystar announced, leaping from the top of mudpile.
As all the cats ate they're prey, he caught Lilypaw looking at him. He held her gaze steadily, coldly, and unblinking. How did it end up like this? I wanted to have a family with her. I loved her.
As he watched, Tawnystep came up to Lilypaw and talked quietly to her. She purred and licked his cheek. WHAT! She never did that with me! Sunpaw thought angrily and felt a pang of jealousy. Tawnystep shot him a sly glance. I'll get him.
Sunpaw felt his stomach grow sick. He just couldn't look anymore. But it's just the price I pay. Destiny is calling me. (MR BRIGHTSIDE!)
He held his head high and picked a squirrel from the fresh kill pile and shared it with Pinepaw. Pinepaw looked up at him, "Your lucky. I can't wait to be a warrior!" He jumped up and swatted the air like a kit.
Sunflight purred at him. He would make a good addition. He's got good will, He thought. But the younger tom had a very strong loyalty and would stand by his clanmates forever.
He padded into the middle of the camp and watched the sky. Please Starclan. he prayed Forgive me.
As the clan retreated to the dens for the night, Sunflight continued to force himself to stay awake. An owl hooted and a rustling in the bushes startled him. He swore he saw amber eyes and a glint of unseathed claws.
He looked away, keeping the edge of his gaze on that area. More movement caught his eye, and now he was positive something was there. He let out an alarm call, and the shadows erupted into a whirlwind of teeth and claws.
He flung himself at the line, scattering them. He flew at a red tom, clawing his side and dancing away. By now all of the Shadeclan warriors were attacking back. A moor-like scent reached his nose. This was Lightclan.
The red tom snarled and flung at Sunflight. He schreeched and lashed out before the older tom bowled him over, clawing his flank. Sunflight threw him off and ran to Dewcloud, who was suurounded by a tan she-cat and a brown tom.
He threw himself at them, rearing up to come down on the tom's head. The tom yowled in agony and Sunflight score his claws down his back an flank. The tom squirmed from under him and ran, throwing blood everywhere.
Sunflight growled happily and ran at a gray she-cat. She whirled on him, still clawing Hollystorm with her hind paws. Sunflight clonked her head and she tumbled him over. He clawed her, only to feel another weight on top of him. "Holy Starclan!" he yowled, flipping the two cats off of him, turning on them and lashing out at the tabby tom before dancing back and crouching to spring.
He snarled and Sunflight growled back. When the she-cat jumped he side-stepped, only to have the tom throw at him. The tom whirled in a heap and the she-cat nipped at him.
Suddenly the she-cat screeched and whipped around. There was Pinepaw, covered in blood but still on four paws, jaws clenched on her tail. Sunflight leapt from the tom and tumpled the she-cat, gripping her ear and tugging. She screamed and pulled it away, splattering him in blood. He dropped the remanaints of her ear and returned to the tom, only to find him not there.
He was fighting with Frozengaze, but Sunflight could tell he was only teasing the tom. Frozengaze would leap at him, only to batter his ears and jump away, angering the tom further.
A golden-brown tom fought with Skystar and suddenly gaped his jaws around the leaders neck. "No!" Sunflight screamed and raced at the tom, blood falling from his mouth. The tom turned on him, broad muscles swimming smoothly under his pelt.
Sunflight snarled and flew at the tom's soft belly fur. He schreeched in agony and crashed his paws down on Sunflight's shoulder. It was now Sunflight's turn to screech. He swore it would break, but it held up, screaming in protest as he continued to claw the tom.
The tom fled, leaving Sunpaw to collapse, covered in wounds. All around cats continued to fight. They were evenly matched.
Pinepaw clawed a white tom untill he screamed for mercy, and Lilypaw left a gray tom to flee with barely a spot on him not wounded.
Sunflight rested a moment more, then limped into the clearing. A young black she-cat toppled him, blue eyes cold. She was barely wounded, and looked fresh. Sunflight bit down on her shoulder, tearing flesh mercilessly.
She didn't make a sound, but anger and pain fluttered through her eyes. She lashed her tail and clawed his bad shoulder. He screamed in pure agony and fell, eyes wild.
The she-cat let out a triumphant yowl and lunged for his throat, jaws open. She bit down and Sunflight let out a gurgling cry.
Suddenly the weight vanished and Sunflight closed his eyes. He opened his eyes and was in a starlit field. Am I dead?
A starry cat appeared and Sunflight whimpered. "Rosepaw...Rosepaw!" he yowled, running to his sister. She purred and put her muzzle next to his ear.
"It is not your time to die Sunflight. Return to your clanmates." The ginger she-cat whispered, licking his ear.
Sunflight closed his eyes, hearing his sister's soothing purr. He opened his eyes and was back at camp, the black she-cat's back to him. "I've already killed today." she snarled, "Don't make me kill you." Pinepaw saw him but kept quiet. He knew better.
He leapt up and bit. She screamed and turned around, eyes widening in shock. "I killed y-" she screamed, then died.
"Lightclan! Retreat!" the commanding yowl rose into the night. It was over.
They had won! Sunflight rose his voice in a victorious yowl, followed by his clanmates. He toppled over when they finished, only to fall on Pinepaw's shoulder.
"Sunflight!" an agonised cry rose, and he heard paws pounding to him. Snowlight licked him over. "My son. No, no..."
"I'm not dying," he croaked, "I'll be fine." by now everyone was glancing at him. He limped to Skystar, his shoulder screaming in protest. "Dad..." he whispered, "Are you ok?". Skystar raised his head.
"That was very brave, son." he croaked, and nuzzled his neck. Sunflight purred, his father's scent all around him.
Tidesnake and Petalfire helped them to get to the medicine den, and Sunflight collapsed into a nest, quickly falling asleep.