A Feather in a Storm
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Chapter 34
The Circle (Rainfall)
This fight was not something Rainfall wanted to take part in, but he knew he had a Clan to protect. He knew his Clanmates were getting hurt in this fight, but he could not afford to lose his head. Not now.
Bluefire…
Rainfall knew that his mother had died. She had betrayed them, but she corrected her mistake and died a hero.
He could not forgive his mother for her harshness to him and his friends. But he mourned the loss of her life, and knew that she had redeemed herself today. Even though she had done a lot of bad, she saved a life, and learned of and was sorry for her mistakes. He saw it in her eyes.
Rainfall leapt onto the nearest cat. Unrecognizable in the dark, it was Pride cat against Clan cat. Names and identities did not matter. As much as he didn't want to admit it, the Pride had forced them into a mindless bloodbath. He had no idea of who he was fighting, but he knew they were a danger to his kin.
Rainfall hoped with his entire being that they would never have to fight a battle as vicious as this one for the rest of the Clans' futures. This was horrible, the mindless battle was the worst thing he had ever experienced; he hoped it would not turn any Clan cats into battle-crazy warriors also.
Rainfall hissed as a Pride cat swiped an unsheathed paw at Mistdrop. The two Clan cats were fighting side-by-side against the cruel enemy. The she-cat they were against was strong, and larger than any Clan she-cat. But Rainfall and Mistdrop were not going to give up. They had a Clan to save.
It was difficult to defeat the Pride she-cat, but Rainfall had to. There were too many cats he had to lose, including the one fighting next to him.
Unbeknownst to Rainfall, it seemed that the Pride was herding the Clan cats into the center of their camp. He did not notice until he gave the Pride cat one final swipe, and she backed away. That was when Mistdrop brought up something unusual.
"Rainfall, we're surrounded," she mewed fretfully, "We all are."
It was true.
While the Clans were busy defending themselves, the Pride had lured them into a circle and had them surrounded. A circle small enough to be contained, but large enough to still fight in.
Since they were all now close together now, Rainfall noticed another unusual sight. Stormfeather was hovering beside Lightningflash, who was pinned beneath a Pride cat.
Rainfall tried to get over to the two, but all the cats were squished together so tightly he could not get through. He feared the worst though, and was terrified of the Pride's plans. They were not prepared for this. Almost the entire two Clans were trapped in the Pride's circle.
Never before had any of the Clan cats experienced something like this; the only cats who may have any idea what the Pride was doing were Whitesky and Driftkit. Of course, Driftkit was with the other kits and Whitesky was nowhere to be found.
Or was he?
As if the former Pride cat had heard his thoughts, Whitesky appeared. He was sneaking through the crowd, whispering to groups of Clan cats. When he reached Rainfall, he started to explain the Pride's intent.
"They're trapping us in this circle to contain us. If we are all in the same place, it's easier for them to defeat us. Don't try to strike out alone, they have the upper hand. Look for weak spots, or try to gradually force them outwards. Remember the tips I gave you," Whitesky briefed them on the situation, then left to go tell more Clan cats.
Rainfall looked around him. Everbright, Quietdream, Ravensmoke, and Emberflame were near him and Mistdrop. With a quick conversation, the six cats started slowly walking out, so slow the Pride cats did not notice they were being pushed out wards. The small steps gave Rainfall time to think about the Pride's plan.
They have us in a circle, but what next? They can't just keep us contained here for long. There has to be more to this plan. What are they thinking? Wait…
Suddenly it came to Rainfall. He snapped his head up and looked around. Fear filled his body. He checked the circle two more times to make sure, but there was no mistake.
Thunderstar was not in the circle.
A/N- I want to apologize for my crazy updating schedule. When I first started this I had a set schedule mostly but now I'm having trouble keeping up. I hope I'm not losing anybody here, and I'll try to improve on that.
Sorry this one is kind of short, I had trouble writing it!