AN: I've just realized how hard it is to write about older characters. Buzzardtail isn't exactly my favorite, but I felt like giving him a chance. I wondered what was going on his mind as his Clan was forced to leave the forest. The leaders have different names from the books because I can't remember them ^^" Sorry for any confusion that might rise there.
Anyways, thanks to my wonderful reviewers, Shmancy-Fancy-Kitteh, WildCroconaw, and Nightkill for reviewing! You all get Buzzardtail plushies!
NAME: BUZZARDSTAR
MOTHER: UNKNOWN
FATHER: UNKNOWN
SIBLINGS: UNKNOWN
KITS: UNKNOWN
GRANDKITS: UNKNOWN
GREAT-GRANDKITS: UNKNOWN
PELT COLOR: ginger tom with green eyes
APPRENTICES: UNKNOWN
RANK: DEPUTY, LEADER
CURRENT STATUS: STARCLAN
Buzzardtail watched from his position as deputy as the leaders argued over what to do about SkyClan. He couldn't believe that StarClan would allow them to argue over something like this. There were always five Clans in the forest, even before his grandmother was born. SkyClan have lived by the ThunderClan border for as long as any cat could remember.
Yet all of that is meaningless now, he thought as he heard monsters roar in the distance.
Twolegs had come about a few days ago. At first there were only a couple, but than it got worse. Soon they came with their monsters and began to rip apart the forest that SkyClan called home. Buzzardtail allowed his claws to unsheathe as he imagined what StarClan must think about all of this.
He gazed up at the sky to see that the moon was still bright. No clouds lined the sky like they normally did when StarClan grew angry. Buzzardtail's belly twisted when he realized they must have given up.
"Everything is balanced when there are four Clans!" It was Thornstar of RiverClan who spoke up. The dark brown tabby looked at the gathered Clans through piercing green eyes. "We must abide by what StarClan have given us," he yowled.
"SkyClan has been around longer than your elders!" Cloudstar snarled. "How can you disown us so easily?"
"I am not the one who has disowned you," Thornstar replied calmly.
Buzzardtail held back a gasp of shock. How could Thornstar simply throw them away like this? It was as if he expected StarClan to side with the other Clans. Yet when he looked down at the gathered cats, he could see that they were conflicting with their emotions.
His fur stood on end. Was this really the end of SkyClan? He looked up at the four other leaders.
Robinstar of WindClan didn't seem to happy about what was happening, but she kept her jaws shut. Whitestar of ThunderClan looked just as unhappy, and at least he tried to reason with Thornstar. Buzzardtail narrowed his eyes when he saw that Adderstar kept his jaws shut. The ShadowClan leader just watched with an amused expression as the other leaders argued.
"Enough!" Robinstar suddenly sprang to her lightly colored paws. Her eyes gleamed with anger when she looked at Thornstar and Whitestar. "This arguing is pointless. SkyClan will leave no matter how hard you try to stop them. The Twolegs will destroy everything in their paths."
For a moment Buzzardtail wondered if she was referring to the poisoned fish that had been found in the river. The RiverClan warriors had been suffering for some time now thanks to the fish that they found. Robinstar had given hints out that Twolegs were beginning to become a pest for RiverClan, but she never fully said anything. He knew that her pride would get hurt if she flat out mentioned it.
"If no cat here is willing to help, than we will leave," Cloudstar rasped. "This is a battle that we cannot afford."
He suddenly sprang down from the branches that covered the Four Oaks. Buzzardtail's eyes remained dark as the SkyClan leader met him. He knew that he had more to say, but it was not meant for these ears. Cloudstar suddenly turned to face the four leaders who remained in their trees.
"SkyClan's memory may have been forgotten, but we will not join the ranks of StarClan," he snarled. "You have betrayed us like they did by throwing us away."
Buzzardtail's fur spiked on end as he followed his leader towards the gathered SkyClan cats. Kits huddled with their mothers as they waited for Cloudstar to speak. He didn't. Instead he gazed at Birdflight, the she-cat he'd fallen in love with many moons ago. Buzzardtail looked away forcefully when they rubbed muzzles. Something about this meeting didn't seem right.
"Cloudstar, my kits won't make a journey like the one you've described," she murmured. "I don't want to abandon them."
The ginger tom could almost feel the sorrow that Cloudstar felt. He nearly leaped out of his fur when he felt another pelt brush against his own. Buzzardtail turned to see Whitestar looming over them. The white tom looked at Birdflight and Cloudstar sadly.
"I am sorry for this," he whispered.
"You were the only one who tried to save us," Cloudstar replied with a respectful nod. "Thank you, Whitestar. For everything you have done for my Clan."
"She and her kits are welcomed to stay with us, if that is your last wish," Whitestar meowed. He glanced over his shoulder to see that the rest of his Clanmates had gathered around him.
Buzzardtail knew that the Gathering had come to an end. By now the rest of the Clans were either leaving or watching SkyClan leave. He looked at them in disgust. Were they happy that SkyClan would be gone? He didn't want to know.
Sorrow clouded within Cloudstar's eyes. He knew that it was the right thing to do. But losing Birdflight was like losing a piece of his heart. They'd been together for over a season now, and he couldn't leave her now, not after all they'd been through.
"I'll be fine, Cloudstar," Birdflight murmured when she saw the look he gave her. "They will be too."
"Take care of them, for me," Cloudstar whispered after his mind was made up. "They will make fine warriors of ThunderClan, when their time comes."
Whitestar waited until they were finished saying goodbye. Buzzardtail remained silent while he watched. His mind was on other matters at the moment.
Is this really how we end? he wondered as he looked at the cloudless sky. He couldn't imagine that this was their last time in the forest. Life couldn't just end like this. Yet the look Cloudstar gave him told him that it was true. That this was their last night in the forest.
Buzzardtail could only think of the sorrow that Birdflight would have felt when they left her behind. He glanced over his shoulder one more time. She gave him a swift nod before returning to the ThunderClan warriors. She would allow SkyClan's legacy to live on in her kits. Buzzardtail knew that not all of their memories were left behind.
