A/N Thanks so much for all the people who reviewed! Over 11 in the past 2 days! I mean, wow. Anywho, special thnx to Cinderheart in twilight skies, Pinetail, Lunarpaw, Rihannon Hunter (did I spell that right?), and Shandril Welder of Spellfire for the helpful reviews. Oh, and those are some wicked names! Enjoy the wicked awesome chapter of…Fallen Wing Book 1. WOOO!! Yeah, I've had 3 cokes…
Chapter 8 Suprise
Birchfall
"Shadepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
Shadepaw lifted his head to look at the entire clan before he mewed. "I do".
Firestar cleared his throat. "Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior name: Shadepaw, from this moment you will be known as Shadedsoul. Starclan honors you for you courage, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Thunderclan."
"Shadedsoul! Shadedsoul!" The clans chanting turned to applause.
As I turned to congratulate him, he veered away from me and headed toward Thornclaw. I know, he's only been training for a little more than a half-moon, but he's grown and required the skills of a warrior. It's kinda creepy, but I'm proud for him, though I wish I could've trained him for a little longer.
I looked at Whitewing, who had a mortified look on her face the whole ceremony. I sighed. The tug of my heart still pulled me toward her, and I ignore it. But lately, it's been getting harder and harder to ignore.
Whitewing
It's been a half-moon and that-that thing has grown to be as big as Dustpelt. I'm scared. Leafpool is concerned also, but she keeps saying that Starclan must have something big stored for him if they want him to be that big. But I know she's scared too; the stars have been silent.
I looked at the deadening night sky. The stars look as if they're fading! I gasped. Leafpool sighed and murmured "So you've noticed too."
She turned, with a slight panicked look on her face. "I can't find them Whitewing! I've visited the Moonpool very often, but Starclan never answers. It's as if they're dying an eternal death…" She trailed off, unable to say anymore.
"We're keeping this a secret." She whispered after a full moment. "We can't afford panic at a time like this."
Tigerstar
"Where have you been!?" I snarled at Dustpelt.
He flinched, but answered me. "Sorry, I really am. I had my warriors ceremony and had to guard camp."
"Yeah, about that." I snarled again. "You're blowing your cover! Why have you been inside that body for so long? You know once you've been in it long enough, it merges with your mind, until the victim's body becomes yours."
The idiot shrugged it off. "Yeah, I know, but I'm not there yet, see? If I was, I would be an icky charcoal color."
I sighed. " Your old body is building up inside Shadedsoul's body. That's why you've grown so much. It's called phase 1."
Dustpelt looked panicked, but he can deal with this later. "When are you attacking?"
He smiled. "Tomorrow night, when the clan is at its weakest, and Thornclaw at his strongest."
Excellent. I need that oaf's strength to take over his body: permanently.
"The plan here is going well. I've gathered nearly every blood-thirsty, battle-hard outcast to join my army." I stated. "We will attack Starclan at Sunset."
I signaled for him to leave and he jumped into the pool. Perfect, now my only thing left to do is wait.
Shadedsoul
I journeyed back to Shadedsoul's corpse in a matter of seconds. That's right, I said corpse. The body cannot function without the mind, and I destroyed this scrawney's mind. It was all mine now. I gotta admit, this body is way more efficient than my body , well, except the ugly color.
It was dawn when I decided to get up. I didn't sleep, I don't need to. Ashfur was guarding the camp when I walked up to him. "Is everything in place?" I murmured in his ear.
He nodded. "We'll be waiting for sunset."
Good ol' Ashfur. I remember him when he was a kit. He was annoying then. Oh well, time to set the trap for Firestar. I won't tell you what it is. When I set it, I walked over to Leafpool's den to check on psycho (as I do every morning).
She was glaring at me through the brambles. Well, she's alive. Quite a pretty one, if I wasn't dead or banished, I think I would've wanted to be her mate. Then again, nearly every mateless tom always talks about her before they sleep.
"Shadedsoul!" I turned to see who was calling me and I groaned. It was Birchfall.
I can't wait until he's dead. I smiled, or showed my teeth. He was blathering on about responsibilities when I tuned him out. This was going to be a boring day. Thank Tigerstar all this nonsense will end soon, and the real warriors of the forest will come out and reign over the weak.
Starclan
"Something's happening." Spottedleaf mewed panickly.
"We are fading from the sky, and I don't know why! The prophecy hasn't been fulfilled yet!"
"Calm down", soothed Bluestar we'll figure this out. We're in Starclan, what could possibly go wrong?"
Out of nowhere Yellowfang burst into the small clearing and collapsed. Starry blood was pouring from her slit throat. Spottedleaf screeched. "Yellowfang! What happened!?"
She coughed weakly. "Bro…ken…star…" And lay still.
Bluestar's eyes were wide with terror. "Brokenstar?"
Spottedleaf wailed like an injured kit. "How did this happen? Starclan cats can't die!"
"Think again, kitty cats." Growled a voice from a bush.
Tigerstar sprinted towards them with blood lust in his eyes.
"Tigerclan, ATTACK!!"
Hundreds of exiled warriors flew down the border, killing everything in their way.
A/N Dun dun, duuunnn… I just love that cliffie, don't you? Book 1 will end in a few long chapters, but fear not. I will release Book 2 chapter 1 soon! How long? Maybe a week or two. Trust me folks, this story just got a lot more interesting. Twistey out.