Been awhile since I last updated, I know. My comp screwed over, but now, with my trusty laptop at my side, I shall RETURN!!! -laughs evilly- Anyway, this is Lionheart. I'm thinking I'll probably do Raggedstar later...-ponders-

Disclaimer: If Warriors was mine, do you really think I would waste my time writing fan fiction?

::When I Go Down - Lionheart::

The battle was raging, cats flying at each other, shrieking and yowling ringing in my ears. I rushed into battle, feeling Graypaw and Firepaw leave my side to fight other cats. I stopped, looking for an enemy to battle, and my gaze landed on my apprentice. Graypaw flung himself at another warrior, a much older one at that, and Firepaw joined him not seconds later. Together, they took down the large tom and he ran off, yowling. I felt pride burst within me, felt a new lust for battle. Yowling loudly, I turned and rushed into the deepest part of the fray.

A flash of movemeny caught my eye, and not seconds later, something crashed into my side, sending me rolling away. I hissed, spitting and twisted, but didn't have time to react before my attacker leaped on me, snarling and flashed glinting claws.

I growled, spitting, and kicked viciously at the tabby toms underbelly. It was in vain, however, but I managed to pull the tom away when his claws struck the ground when I moved my head. I smacked him with unsheated claws across the eye, and he yelped. His grip loosened, and I yowled, kicking with all my might and throwing him off for good. Snorting in disgust as the tom ran off howling, I turned to face a new attacker, a large dark brown tom. Clawface...

I'll tell you flat out
it hurts so much to think of this
so from my thoughts I will exclude
this very thing that
I hate more than everything is
the way I'm powerless
to dictate my own moods

I snarled, flattening my ears against my skull. Clawface was a well known warrior, a strong one at that. But a traitor as well. I hissed, lashing my bushy tail, arching my bad in warning.

This tom would go down.

I leaped about the same time he did, and we collided in the air, locked in a deadly embrace. One wrong move could cost his -or my- life. His claws struck the air as I dodged them, swinging my head to one side. We finally rolled on the ground and came to a stop, with Clawface on top of me. I struggled against the massive toms weight, but it was futile. He was much bigger, and there was no way I would escape death.

I've thrown away
so many things that could've been much more
and I just pray
my problems go away if they're ignored
but that's not the way it works
no that's not the way it works

He chuckled coldly, lifting his head slightly. I snarled, finally freeing a paw to try and push him away with. But the tom stared me right in the eye, and I froze. What had made me freeze, freeze in the middle of a deadly battle? It wasn't his eyes. It was what stood behind him, drawing my attention away from his eyes. a magestic golden cat stood there, shining with a golden, sparkling light. Essence of StarClan.

No, I begged silently, snarling as Clawface's claws struck my flesh, ripping the skin from my chest, barely avoiding death. No. It may be my time to go, but I wasn't going down without a fight.

I felt blood drip down the side of my chest, covering the ground beneath me. The pain was unnoticed as I used all my strenght to push the tom over. He yowled, surprised I had overpowered him, and I quickly took his surprise to my advantage. I snarled, flipping over, turning the tables of the battle. I looked his straight in the eye. I knew I couldn't kill him. I knew I couldn't murder a cat.

when I go down
I go down hard
and I take everything I've learned
and teach myself some disregard
when I go down
it hurts to hit the bottom
and of the things that got me there
I think, if only I had fought them

If and when I can
clear myself of this clouded mind
I'll watch myself settle down
into a place where
peace can search me out and find
that I'm so ready to be found

But even if I wanted to, I couldn't, for at that moment, I was struck in the side, thrown on the ground like a rag doll. Before I knew what was happening, Clawface appeared again and dug his fangs in my throat. My eyes widened, and my breath was lost for a moment as pain seered through the gash in my throat. Voices rung in my ears, and I saw the massive StarClan cat step forward, and a yowl sounded throughout the clearing. Slowly, I felt my consciousness leave me, and I slipped into darkness.

I've thrown away
the hope I had in friendships
I've thrown away
so many things that could have been much more
I've thrown away
the secret to find an end to this
and I just pray
my problems go away if they're ignored
but that's not the way it works
no that's not the way it works

Any control I thought I had just slips right through my hands
while my ever-present conscience shakes its head and reprimands me
reprimands me
then and there
I confess
I'll blame all this on my selfishness
yet you love me
and that consumes me
and I'll stand up again
and do so willingly

When I awoke, the pain was still there, but I was back at ThunderClan camp, surrounded by Yellowfang, Bluestar, and Tigerclaw. I felt weak, barely able to breath and keep my eyes open. I looked over at Bluestar, gave her one glance of thanks, thanks for everything she had done. I felt the pain dim and finally subside as my spirit was freed from my body.

Another deputy is lost...

You give me hope, and hope it gives me life
you touch my heavy heart, and when you do you make it light
as I exhale I hear your voice
and I answer you, though I heardly make a noise
and from my lips the words I choose to say
seem pathetic, but it's fallen man's praise
because I love you
oh God, I love you
and life is now worth living
if only because of you
and when they say I'm dead and gone
it won't be further from the truth

When I go down
I life my eyes up to you
I won't look very far
cause you'll be there
with open arms
to lift me up again
to life me up again

End of Chapter

A bit rushed, I guess. But hey, all stories are. Oh and by the way...

I'M BRINGING THE SEQUEL TO SCK TO FANFICTION!!!! OMIGAWD!!!

So, be on the look out for that, hmm:)

SoL