"Hello again little warrior." I sighed. I am not in the mood for this. What? I snapped. "Oh. In a bad mood are we?" This isn't a game. Go away. "I know it's not dear. And I am never going away. Ever." Go. Away. "That's not how you treat your father. Now is it?" I practically choked. My father? "Yes small one." I shook my head. No. Your lying. Get out of my head! I screamed. I felt a stabbing pain shoot through my flank. I fell to the forest floor withering in pain. "I am not a liar." The golden warrior said calmly. Did you do this to me?! "Yes." Then you'll never be my father. The pain doubled. I looked back at my side. There were three long claw marks. A fourth was rising up through the fur."Why are you doing this!" I shrieked to the sky.
"You know why." The voice came from somewhere other than my head. I tilted my head back and looked up. The light that pulsed through the trees was being sucked towards a spot not two fox-lengths away. I watched as the light converged into a cat's silhouette. It flash a bright light and I squinted to see the golden warrior standing there. The light died down and he spoke "Now you will do as I say and rise to stardom. You will go to StarClan as a fallen leader."
"No!" I yelled. Hoping that if I screamed loud enough someone would hear me.
"That's enough." His green stare bore into me.
"No. I am done following you." I spat at my father with hatred.
"Aw. That's cute. You think you can resist me." He laughed. "Only one thing can kill me and that's-" He never finished. For a howl raised up from the woods.
I smiled. Through the trees I watched as Badgerpelt, back from the dead, bounded towards me. Determination on his face. "Get away from her!" He shouted as he skidded to a halt beside me.
I screamed in pain. blood began to trickle down my scratched flank. The golden warrior had inflicted an even deeper wound. He grinned. He was obviously pleased with my pain.
"You." Badgerpelt said.
"Me." The gold tabby shook his head. "By the way. Call me Liontail."
"What is your problem?" I screeched.
"Problem? The only problem here is you." With that, he lunged at me. Badgerpelt intervened with a yowl.
I watched as they collided. Badgerpelt clawed at him. Liontail ducked and pawed and Badgerpelt's belly, claws unsheathed. "Nooo!" I shrieked.
A gray flash darted between the two warriors. The gray she-cat attack Liontail. spitting furiously and screaming insults I couldn't understand. She slowed down as Liontail back against a tree. I stared in disbelief at the silver cat. Silverbrook!
