Chapter 10: The Eclipse
Heyoz! Jaggedscar back again! Now that it's summer, i'll have a lot more time to work on this. I hope to have at least half of the story done by the end of summer. Anyways, this chapter will see the eclipse and the end of the Great Battle. Also, thanks for all of the reviews. Especially Atomicfail and Starbomb(hope I got those right), because they were reviewing since the beginning. And thanks to everyone else who reads this story.
I don't own Warriors (But I will someday)
A screech rang out at my side as Cloudtail raced past me, Windclan warriors clawing at his tail. Smokefoot threw himself at a Riverclan warrior and began to rip him apart. Hollypaw tore at Blackclaw, who was already struggling with Brambleclaw. I looked around wildly. Warriors from all four Clans were killing each other. I wacthed helplessly as Brackenfur was surrounded by three Windclan warriors. I snarled and leapt at the nearest one, Tornear. I landed on his back and scratched him while he writhed in agony. I felt a dark satisfaction as my claws ripped at his flesh. He cowered under my blows, and since he was defeated, I turned my attention to the other warriors, who Brackenfur had managed to fight off.
"Let's finish them," I shouted at Brackenfur.
"Alright," Brackenfur called back.
We raced towards the Windclan warriors, matching each other's movements blow for blow, as the Windclan warriors attempted to counter. I thought it was strange that it seemed to be such a nice day, while felines were ripping each other apart. I leaped away from the defeated warriors to help Hollypaw and Jaypaw fight a huge Riverclan warrior.
"Get away," the Riverclan tom snarled. "Can't Thunderclan apprentices fight their own battles?"
"Maybe, but you're not worth it," I growled back. I tightened my focus, and watched the world drain of color.
I watch as Jaggedscar landed in front of me and Jaypaw. I was thankful. He was relatively fresh, while I was nearly defeated. I watched as Jaggedscar stood against the tom.
"Get away," the Riverclan tom snarled. "Can't Thunderclan apprentices fight their own battles?"
"Maybe, but you're not worth it," Jaggedscar growled back. I saw him tense his muscles, and suddenly, the enemy warrior was on the ground, writhing in a pool of his own blood. I saw something in Jaggedscar's eyes, but it was gone as soon as it came.
Crap, I thought as I saw the look Hollypaw was giving me. She know's I'm different.
Jaypaw stood up. "I'm going to help Spiderleg back to camp," he said, not showing any sign of surprise.
"Alright," I said. "Just be careful."
Jaypaw nodded and raced away. I glanced down at Hollypaw, who was still looking at me in shock.
"I'll explain later," I snarled, "But only if Lionpaw and Jaypaw are there too."
Hollypaw nodded. "Let's finish this, then," she meowed.
I nodded. "Sounds like a plan."
And then the light changed.
I heard the warriors stop fighting. The birds stopped chirping, and the bees stopped buzzing. I looked up, knowing gull well what I would see.
A great black disk was rising up. It was on a collision course with the sun.
"What's happening?" Hollypaw whispered in my ear. I was too awestruck to answer.
And then the moon covered the sun, and the morning forest was plunged into night.
"Starclan's killed the sun!" I heard the shout pierce through the air, and all hell broke loose. I grabbed Hollypaw by the scruff.
"Let's get out of here," I growled through her fur. She was too stricken to argue. I bounded through the forest, dodging rocks and trees, until I finally made it to the camp. There, the rest of Thunderclan was sitting in the clearing, most sitting on the ground, staring blankly into space. I put Hollypaw down and quickly raced to find Firestar.
"Is everyone alright?" The Thunderclan leader called out. He got almost no replies. I bounded up to the Highledge.
"Firestar," I said.
"Jaggedscar! What's going on?" Firestar meowed. He looked scared out of his fur.
"It's nothing to worry about," I said calmly. "That disk was actually the moon. It moved in front of the sun, and that's my it's dark. The moon is casting it's shadow on us. It'll only last a while," I added.
Firestar looked at me incredulously. "How do you know that?"
I swallowed as I realized my mistake. "Don't ask me, and don't tell any other cat I said that."
Firestar nodded. I jumped down from the Highledge to find Hollypaw, Lionpaw and Jaypaw. I saw them sitting by the apprentice's den.
"Listen," I said as they turned to me. "We need to ta-"
"Look, the sun's coming back!"
Okay, so a short chapter. I promise the next one will be longer. Again, thanks to everyone who reviews, and I hope to see you again soon.
Peace,
Jaggedscar