Alright, let's just go and get this chapter started... I don't really have anything to say... ^-^;

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Cobra's POV

I was in the elder's den, clearing out the huge cave. I wrinkled my nose. How does one old cat make much a big stinking mess? Riley was helping me clear out the old moss, while Cleo and Talon went out to gather some new moss. Hawk is gone hunting, and that left Flutter to search Palepond for fleas. The frail elder has a glazed look as if she was thinking of something.

Cleo, Talon, and Hawk padded into the cave and dropped what they had. Hawk pushed a bird towards Palepond. "I caught a bird for ya! It's nice and plump.". I smirked slightly at the politeness Hawk was showing. It had only been a day, but it seemed the number one rule in the camp was that elders were to be respected. Palepond twitched her ragged tail when Flutter killed off another flea.

"Thank you dear", she spoke raggedly, "Do you mind to go and get the apprentices? I have a story I want you all to hear...". I perked an ear. Clan stories? That sounds interesting. All the stories of the clans came from strays who claimed to have met them. They spoke about how merciless they were, and how mean and blood thirsty. Only a few cats I've met had been that way. But never have I heard a clan story from a clan cat herself! I nodded at Cleo, who ran out of the cave.

A few minutes later, she came back with Vixenpaw, Rosepaw, Lionpaw, and Othello. I flinched. I wonder is any of them have noticed. Hawk wouldn't have cared enough to remember. Cleo and Talon are probably too busy to arguing, and Flutter Bird too busy mooning over Riley. I snorted sightly.

Palepond pushed her self into a better position. "Now... This story goes far back. It was before we moved into these here mountains. There was once a kittypet with the name of Rusty. Bluestar, the leader of Thunderclan, brought him into her humble clan. Some say it was because she was desperate for warriors, and others say it was because Starclan themselves told her too. The real reason is lost in time.", she interupted with a fit of coughs, "Looking past that, there also another warrior who lived in that clan. An evil tabby tom who went by the name of Tigerclaw. Rusty grew into a warrior, and earned the name Fireheart. One day, Tigerclaw sent rouges into the clan to attack. They did massive damage on the Thunderclan cats, for they didn't fight by the warrior code."

"You have to fight by a code?!", Talon yowled in disbelief. I rolled my eyes. Rules here and there. Half of them Talon probably wouldn't follow outside of the clans.

"Yes. We call it the rouge way of fighting. When you fight to kill, and you aim for the neck, and bite without letting go."

Talon sighed slightly in relief. 'I guess they hear stories about us too if they think we fight like that.'.

"Coming back to the story, ThunderClan was not what Tigerclaw was aiming for.", Palepond blinked her creamy eyes.

"It wasn't?", Vixenpaw tipped his head. The elder shook her head.

"No. What he wanted was Bluestar. Tigerclaw was deputy, but there was one thing Bluestar overlooked when she made him deputy."

Flutter Bird shuddered slightly, "What was it?"

The milky blue eyes narrowed threatingly. "His demand for power. He tried to kill Bluestar in her den while her brave warriors fought on in the camp clearing. He had her pinned, and was ready to slash her throat wide open!".

Surprisingly, Hawk was wide eyed and ready to listen. "What happened next?! Did Bluestar die?". Palepond chuckled at him. "You sound just like a kit!". Flutter Bird, who was sitting next to him, flicked him with her tail and let out a mreow of laughter.

"No, Bluestar didn't die, though it was a very close call! Fireheart swooped in and knocked Tigerclaw away from his beloved leader. The battle neared the end, and rouges were fleeing here and there. Tigerclaw, was then forced out of the clan and into exile. After some time, ThunderClan attended a gathering,"

I gave Lionpaw a side glace, and she mouthed, "I'll tell you later". Palepond continued.

"They saw in horror that Tigerclaw, no, TigerSTAR was leader of ShadowClan! Bluestar was very troubled, and was slowly driven to insanity. One fateful day, they found the mate of Tigerstar dead near their camp in a pool of her own blood. There was a trail of dead rabbits that lead to the animals cats fear the most; Dogs. They posted mroe patrols, and did their best to stay away from the dogs, but there were two foolish apprentices who didn't want to wait in fear for the dogs to attack. They snuck out during the night and attempted to take out the dogs by themselves."

I scratched my ear in questioning. I could talk to dogs, and I know that this must of been a misunderstanding. Dogs were stupid. Their thoughts were simple, and they say how they feel. I shrugged to myself and kept listening, leaning in slightly. 'Stupid apprentices.'

"That night, they lost a cat, and nearly two. The one who survived was horribly misformed, and had half their face torn of. It came the time. The dogs had gotten a taste of cat blood. They attacked ThunderClan with no mercy. The cats were forced to flee, so they headed towards a Gorge that seperated ThunderClan land with RiverClan. Fireheart, the brave deputy, lead the dogs toward the Gorge's waterfall. The poor soul, he was picked up by the neck and was shook around. Bluestar, who was far past insane by now, was shaken out of her confusion. Ever since the traitor Tigerstar had betrayed her, she had didn't trust anyone. But now, she new she was needed. She attacked the dog, and dragged the dog down into the waterfal below. The down part was it took Bluestar with it. Bluestar died a horrible death that day, and lost her last life." Palepond hung her head.

I blinked and mummered an "I'm sorry.". She brought her head up and smiled. "No worries. The past is the past, and this is RiverClan. These were ThunderClan matters."

"Than why are you telling us the story?", Vixenpaw questioned. Palepond's eyes seemed to have gotten a sudden spark that lasted for a few seconds. "Well... I haven't even gotten to the RiverClan part yet. It turned out, it was Tigerstar's doing that got Bluestar killed.".

"How did Tigerstar order around dogs?! No cat can even dream to do that!", Lionpaw's jaw hung open slightly. Cleo snorted. "We can. It's easy. Dogs are all bite and no bark. They may be vicious, but it's because they think they have power over cats. Once we showed 'em we can speak to them, they acted like we were in charge. Pebble-brains.". The clan cats gazed at us in shock.

"Woah! You can speak in dog! You guys just got so much cooler!". Vixenpaw shuffled his paws in excitement. Hawk stuck his nose in the air arrogantly, "Hn. We try.". Riley rolled his eyes.

"It's a mystery on how Tigerstar pulled it off", Palepond interupted, "But that wasn't the point. This time, he was after the clan but failed. He was angry. Very angry. He convinced RiverClan the team up with them and-"

"So RiverClan are the bad guys?!"

"Far from it! Leopardstar, the leader at that time, was forced by fear to do it! They formed together and made a Mega-Clan named TigerClan. That Tigerstar was so self-centered that he named the clan after himself! Firestar, as he was named after he became leader, had convinced the WindClan leader, Tallstar, to team up with him to fight TigerClan. They named this Mega-Clan LionClan, after the great cats. The battle of the forest was coming. Tigerstar lead TigerClan, and Firestar lead LionClan. But when did Tigerstar ever fight clean?", Palepond laughed, "Never! He brought in cats from Twolegplace."

I perked up, and so did the other Twolegplace Cats.

"They were a nasty group who called themselves BloodClan. It was said their collars had dogs' teeth, and their claws were made stronger by dogs' teeth. The leader, Scourge, looked at his enemy. He shook his head. Tigerstar had promised that ThunderClan would've been out of the picture; Gone. Scourge turned around, ready to leave, stating he'd think helping out Tigerstar through. Tigerstar was outraged. He tried ordering BloodClan to fight anyways. Wrong choice. Scourge was the next one to be outraged. How dare someone try and order around his cats like that. No cats moved. It was a stare down between Scourge and Tigerstar. Tigerstar leaped, ready to attack Scourge. Of course, he couldn't let that. Scourge nimbly avoided the attack and then..."

"AUUUUUGGGGGGHHHH. How does it end?!", I groaned.

"Scourge dug his claws into Tigerstar's throat, and sliced him from head to tail.", a voice came from the cave entrance. We all turned around and it was Brambletuft, sitting calmly. He had his eyes closed, as if imagining the scene. "Tigerstar then fell the the ground. He clawed and twitched, trying to grasp onto life. An unimaginable amount of blood spilled out of him, as he lost all his nine lives at once slice. The mighty cat Tigerstar, lay before his clan, and before the BloodClan leader, as he bleed to death nine times.", he turned to Rosepaw, "Come. We need to go out, I have a spiritual place I want you to see. You can hear how the story ends another time.".

Rosepaw got up and groaned as she followed Brambletuft out of the den. I glanced at Riley. His eyes held a lot of respect for Brambletuft. I could see it. I don't know what happened the days I was gone, but I didn't question it. "Come one Riley. You have to tell us the other rules of the clans right?".

"The warrior code.", Othello corrected as he padded out of the den with Lionpaw and Vixenpaw at his sides. I rolled my eyes with a smile. "Whatever. Same thing.", I purred. Riley sighed and shook his head.

I saw the last glimspe of Othello's tail disappear. Palepond curled and easily drifted into a deep sleep. 'Nothing can wake her up.', I thought.

"So. Othello."

My eyes widened instantly. I slowly turned to Hawk, who spoke.

"We know it's him. Why? Why didn't you bring Cello here?".

I tried to speak, but Flutter Bird interupted, screaming.

"How could you torture her?! Why do you want her to suffer?!"

Well, everyone knows about Firestar and Tigerstar's story for the most part! And surprise! The other twolegpalce cats already know this is the Othello Cello has been talking about. What are they going to do? Oi... The plot is starting to pick up... Review~!

-Clanclaws