Chapter 11

The cease of wind

Lionblaze sat, staring happily down at his mate and kits. My kits! My children! He never thought he could be so happy. He felt so light. He felt as if he could float away. He wished this happiness could last forever. Perhaps it can... he thought suddenly. I have the power of the stars in my paws, why couldn't I make this feeling last forever? He thought. He felt a smile curl on his lips. I can. And I will. It won't be easy though. I don't even know how. All I really want to do is be the best I can. And protect cinderheart and my children. My children now, and to come.

"Lionblaze, I need to talk to you!" Hollystar's voice broke into his thoughts. He walked over to were she was nursing her kits, stormkit, wheatkit, adderkit, and flame kit.

"Yes, what is it?" he asked, bending down to lick stormkit's head. The little tom looked like birchfall. Gray with black fleck's. the tom mewled and swatted at lionblaze's face. He purred as his little claws pricked his nose. "He'll be a paw-full! But looks like a keen learner. So what is it you wanted to say?" he asked

"My kits...and cinderhearts.......and EVERYONE! There in danger........from Windclan. I-I'm asking you to lead an attack.........and destroy what's left of them. That is, only if they've become organized. If they haven't, say 'we will leave you alone for now. But if you cause us any trouble.....we will kill all of you.'" she paused and took a deep breath before continuing. "Now, most likely, they'll be their scrawny, rabbit-brained selves, and say we couldn't kill a mouse. So to prove a point............get a hostage..........and kill them. No kit's though. Take down Haresping, all right?" she asked, her voice tight with pain at her orders, but her eyes glowed with determination. Lionblaze had a feeling her hate went beyond protection. "Well?! Are you going, or not?" she hissed.

Lionblaze closed his eyes, waiting for fire to flow into them. Then he opened his eyes, and nodded. "I'll take a patrol out right away." he whispered coldly. He glanced out at the setting sun. a night attack. They'll never see it coming. He took a step towards the entrance to the den.

"Patrol, Lionblaze?" Cinderheart's voice sounded behind him. He nodded. "Ohhhh, I wish I was going with you." she whispered.

"Not on this one, you don't. Besides, who's gonna take care of our kit's?" he said, licking her head gently.

"What do you mean, 'not this one'?" she asked, worried.

"Were patrolling the windclan border. Hollystar say's they won't be there, but I think they're there.......and pissed. They want to kill us. So I have to bring a fighting force with me.....to be safe. I- I would be nothing without you."he whispered.

"And you think I'd be better of without you?" She hissed. "I know I can't stop you from going........but just..be careful! I couldn't live without you!" she wailed. He bent down to lick her head.

" I will come back." he mewed. No one can hurt me, but I can destroy them. He thought grimly.

" Cloudtail, foxtalon, Brambleclaw, Graystripe, Poppyfrost, Icepetal, Rosepaw, Toadpaw, Bumblepaw, Spiderleg, Hazeltail, and Ashfur!" Lionblaze called the names of his warriors. They gathered around him. "Okay, now listen. Hollystar wants us to go to windclan, and either kill them all if their organized, or give them a warning if their not, okay? Now when we get there, Rosepaw and Toadpaw, and Bumblepaw, You find Harespring, and bring hi into the center of camp. Keep him there. I'll give them the warning, and when they say we won't be able to hurt them...... Bubmblepaw................kill him." Bumblepaw looked frightened, but nodded. "Now, unfortunately, you are too young to be a warrior........but soon, trust me." little Did Rosepaw and Toadpaw know, they would be warrior's tonight. He flicked his tail and led the way out of camp.

They lined up around windclan camp. He glanced over to see the three apprentices crept over to a shaded part of the camp, and take down harespring, shoving moss in the under-weight warriors mouth so he couldn't yowl. They were no threat. They couldn't fight.......and win. He flicked his tail, and his clan mates rushed into camp, screaming. They surrounded the cats, so no one would escape. Lionblaze flicked his long orange tail, and Harespring was dragged into the center of the circle. Whitetail gave a squeak of horror.

"Pathetic. Just.....pathetic. Can't even rebuild a clan. Thunderclan can, because we are a real clan. We live by a code. We don't just start a war for no reason!" Lionblaze sneered.

"Well that's not fair!" Bumblepaw called "they're so weak, they wanted to hurt us, just for a feeling of pride that they could take down another clan! But, they new if we were awake, they'd be slaughtered, so they snuck into our territory every night, so they could try to kill us without a fight......... like ROUGES! Tch, .............so sad that windclan can't fight like real warriors!" Bumblepaw sneered. A tiny tabby hurled into him screaming

" I'll show you we can fight!" Bumblepaw made quick work of tearing out the tom's throat. Now this was a fight. He screeched a battle cry, and say Rosepaw tear her claw's down Harespring's stomach Repeatedly, then spring into the battle. Lionblaze sprang, and sank his teeth into a tom's leg. His mind fogged over at the taste of his enemy's blood.....................

Lionblaze was back in windclan camp. His body red with blood. Windclan was destroyed. except for the 6 kits and 4 queens that would be taken to the camp. He looked around, no one was dead, apart from Windclan. only haresprings followers were killed. that left about seven cats to be taken back. the remainder of windlcan... so that was it then. now there are two clans. but we are the strongest. now we rule the forest. we control all. thunder has killed the wind and driven away shadows. potentially dry up thee rivers. then there will be nothing. thunder shall echo in the sky! nothing can silence the thunder! Lionblaze thought, he glanced around the clearing, feeling bad. he's made bumblepaw, rosepaw, and toadpaw killer's! but it was a sacrifice that needed to be made! he shook his glanced over at bumblepaw, who was bouncing around happily, his father congratulating his heart stopped. Brambleclaw was dead. Ash fur was beside him, his face horror filled...........but his eyes strangely triumphant. Lionblaze didn't think about that now. He walked over to Ashfur, and looked around. "Come on, were going home!" he called. He and Ashfur picked up his father's body and brought it home.

"Let all cat's of Thunderclan gather here beneath the High-ledge for a clan meeting!" Lionblaze's call echoed around the camp. "As you know, Brambleclaw was killed tonight when I led the patrol that killed harespring and his followers. these" he flicked his tail at the remaing catsm huddled close to each other "are the remaining cat's. their ours now.....Now for some happier new's before our vigil.................Rosepaw, Toadpaw..........You will become Warrior's. " the young cat's mouths dropped as they walked forward. "Rosepaw, and toadpaw...do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even at the cost of your life?" he asked

"I do."Toadpaw said steadily

"I do" Repeated Rosepaw.

"Then by the power of starclan, I give you your warrior names. Toadpaw, from this moment on, you will be known as Toadwhisker, and Rosepaw, you shall be known as Rosedapple. Starclan honner's ypu both for you courage and determination."

"SHADOWCLAN HAS RETURNED! THEY CAME BACK!" Briarpaw screeched, haring into the clearing.

fine, not my last chapter! i will write this for a while longer, building up some important things, so then the ending shall be better. bye.