Sunstream gasped as screech after screech pierced the air. She knew for a fact that no one could survive such pain. Scenting blood, she also knew that it was unlikely to survive after losing so much blood. She had an advantage, she realized, for she had some medicine cat training.
As she padded out of her den, the anguished screams of pain continued. Sunstream set out in search of this unfortunate soul, tortured brutally by some other.
Sunstream neared the fight, and the yowls grew more clear. "Stop! Please! StarClan help me!"
Sunstream's heart quickened as she heard the voice. Tigerflame!
She dashed out to see Whispertail pinning Tigerflame down while Spottedtail inflicted wound after wound. The sight of this was unbearable for Sunstream. Without a word, she sprang onto Spottedtail, viciously kicking her against a tree, where she lay, panting.
Whispertail whirled around, anger blazing in her eyes. He sprang at Sunstream, which allowed Tigerflame to get to his paws. Sunstream gasped as his claws connected with her throat, and tried to pull away. Whispertail pinned her down and pressed down hard on her neck.
Sunstream's world went blurry. Is this it? Is this how I'm going to die? She struggled to breathe as Whispertail pressed harder.
All of a sudden, the pressure on her neck lifted. Sunstream blinked open her green eyes to see Tigerflame, still bleeding badly, struggling to fight Whispertail, but was obviously not winning, due to his wounds. Sunstream joined in, shoving the white WindClan tom against a tree while dealing her blow after blow. Finally, Whispertail slipped out and darted away into the darkness.
Tigerflame let out a moan and sank to the ground.
Sunstream ran over to him. "Tigerflame? Tigerflame?"
Tigerflame didn't respond. Blood gushed across him, mainly from a deep gash in his belly. Sunstream looked up, hoping she wouldn't see his form taking a part in the sky.
And she didn't.
Cobwebs! Sunstream dashed over to an ancient tree and tore off cobwebs. She raced back and pressed them against Tigerflame's wounds. Sunstream herself was dazed from her fight with the white WindClan tom.
Panting with the effort, Sunstream dragged Tigerflame's body over to her den and lay him down gently. Why did I save him? Sunstream pondered.
Finally, Tigerflame's amber eyes opened. "W-what happened?" he muttered groggily. His eyes fixed on Sunstream in confusion.
"Whispertail happened," Sunstream mewed grimly.
Realization flooded Tigerflame's expression, and he sat up, rising to his paws. He unsheathed his claws and sunk them into the ground. "What is this place?"
"I found it on the first day," Sunstream mewed, a little embarrassed.
"It's cool." Then there was a pause. "Um... do you mind if we become allies?" he asked.
Sunstream had been wanting to ask the same, but she couldn't. "Why not?" She actually liked Tigerflame as a friend, after having fought side by side with him.
"Why did you help me?" Tigerflame asked.
Sunstream shrugged. "I don't know. I couldn't watch you die." Tigerflame's eyes filled with sadness, but Sunstream couldn't understand why.
"Oh." Tigerflame turned away. "I'm going to hunt." And her padded out of the den.
Suddenly, Sunstream couldn't be alone for another heartbeat. "Wait, Tigerflame! Wait!" She followed the ShadowClan tom out of the den.