Warriors: The New Era.
Chapter Twenty: The Feather Falls Far.
This is a goodie. You'll see.
Ravenheart ducked a axe thrown at her head, and blasted a bolt of green energy at her attacker.
Sleekwhisker instantly turned to a puddle of blood, hitting the ground and then instantly springing back up in her fleshy form "Such fear...I know blood unsettles you Raven. Some unresolved trauma from your past, perhaps?"
Ravenheart snarled, as she chanted spells of all kinds, blasting fire, ice, and electricity, trying to hurt the blood borne assassin.
Sleekwhisker dodged most of the hits, and made a spear out of blood, and throwing it at where Ravenheart stood, to which she floated out of the way.
Crowflight leaped from cover, kicking Sleekwhisker in the back, and causing her to stumble forward into Tigerjaw's string grip.
Before she could slip out, Ravenheart blasted her with electricity, stunning her and temporarily deactivating her powers.
Sleekwhisker muttered "You bitch! Pathetic excuse of a woman!"
"Says the woman, who sided with a tyrant!" Tigerjaw roared.
"You sided with father, what's the difference? Sol would have played games, Rock would have destroyed the chess board," Sleekwhisker muttered "I like that about him."
"Well, you're just a pawn!" Ravenheart growled "A throwaway villain used for the small things that not even Sol trusted to handle the three! 'Oh, I can bend blood, that will kill them!' You're a loser, Sleekwhisker! A traitor to EVERYTHING Sol stood for!"
Tigerjaw threw Sleekwhisker to the ground, as she stumbled back "You think there's a difference! If it was Sol who killed Rock, you wouldn't have batted an eye! If it was Sol who rescued Scourge, you would have sided right with him! Hypocrites!"
Crowflight clenched his teeth, as Ravenheart began to darken in expression. She kicked Sleekwhisker right in the forehead, knocking her out.
Ravenheart scoffed, while Crowflight bit his lip "She's right you know. We would be-"
"Crowflight, maybe the reason you have no friends, is because you talk to much!" Ravenheart yelled, clearly furious.
Her brother shrugged "I'm just saying-"
"Well stop saying and start thinking for once in your fucking life!" She roared, as she stormed off.
"Where are you going?" Tigerjaw asked.
She refused to answer.
Tigerjaw rested a hand on Crowflight "Don't listen to her brother. Well, maybe a little. You do talk alot."
Crowflight muttered thanks, and turned to the unconscious psychopath "What should we do with her?"
"I say we drop her off at the police station, and maybe have Ravenheart strip her of her powers."
"She cant do that. You'd need something powerful to do that. Like Rock or...or the Moonstone."
Tigerjaw lit his eyes up "How do we get one? There are seven right?"
"Yeah, and Jay's Wing knows where one of them is," Crowflight nodded "But I dont think we should use something like that. For now, let's just tie her up and send her to Thrundriar Prison."
Crowfeather rubbed his beard, grading tests from Warriors U.
As of late, the island was slowly becoming whole again. School had started up again, and as a consolation prize, midterm exams were cancelled. But still, some tests still needed to be graded.
The door knocking to his classroom caught his attention and he growled "GO AWAY! Class is over!"
The door opened up anyway.
Crowfeather did not look at the man who entered, and snarled "Are you deaf?! Get out!"
"Well, I was blind. But that was a while ago..."
Crowfeather bulged his eyes out, and shut them forcefully, rubbing his eyelids "Shit."
Two students stood there. One was a beautiful woman with long white as snow hair, and the other was a tall man with blue eyes.
His father's eyes.
Jayfeather walked in front of his desk, while Half Moon stayed by the door. Jayfeather was fuming, anger radiating off of him like light off a mirror. You could practically see him burst.
"Hello, Father. It has been a while."
Crowfeather opened his eyes to look at his son, and take it in. He groaned. The boy was a spitting image of him. Sharp eyebrows, long bushy hair, a slight chiseled jaw, and he had lighter blue eyes while Crowfeather's were darker.
Even the scar running across his lips to the left side of his face was there.
It was genetic.
"Hello son," Crowfeather said, looking back at his papers.
Jayfeather chuckled and grinned "God, when I found out you went here and teach her, I almost dropped out. But then I figured, nah, I got some scores to settle first."
"Jayfeather, I-"
"SAVE IT!" Jayfeather roared, slamming his fist on the desk, startling both his lover and father "YOU ABANDONED ME! You sold me off to save your skin and you abandoned me! You took mom away from me, and ABANDONED me!"
Half Moon watched with concern, slightly afraid of Jayfeather's outburst.
Crowfeather looked back at his son, his expression shifting to mild annoyance "If you're here to grumble on how I am a shitty human being, get in line. Half of my student hate me, and the other want me dead."
Jayfeather scowled "You were supposed to protect us! I dont know why Hollyleaf was so quick to forgive you, but then again, she never knew you like I do."
"Then what am I then?"
"A Selfish, egotistical, pirate who-"
"You have her nose."
The room fell silent.
Crowfeather grinned, nodding slightly "We share the same eyes, but your nose and ears look like hers. Even underneath those eyes that look like mine, there is a curiosity that I've only ever seen in your mother..."
Jayfeather curled his lip "Okay Professor Snape, that it? You think you can make me cry and respect you for stating the obvious genetics?! I got your scar, your eyes, but unlike you, I would never stop so low as to sell my friends out to save my own skin."
Crowfeather stood up, grabbing his suitcase and putting papers in them "Its time to let the past go, son. I failed you as a father, and I can't change that. Let the past lie, and look to the future."
Jayfeather snarled, fists clenching "I won't. Hollyleaf may have forgiven you, but Hollyleaf is a nicer person then you are. I can't forgive and forget. I won't forgive you."
"There was a story of a man who couldn't look ahead. His gaze was so far back in the past, that he didn't care what happened as long as he made it right. In ths case, avenge. You have nothing to avenge, son. I wasn't your father then, and I am not your father now. I am a professor at Warriors University, with regrets in life, but I have moved on."
"Easy for you to say," Jayfeather hissed, eyes glowing slightly "You never cared for us. You never cared for me. You can move on, but I won't. I will hate you until you're dying breath, and even then, I won't come and say goodbye! I thought it would be diffrent in this timeline. I mean you're my fucking father! But you're no better then the Goddamn DARK FOREST!"
He had gone to far.
Crowfeather drew his hand back and slapped his son, hard on the cheek. Jayfeather stumbled back, while Crowfeather fumed "Don't you ever equate me to those terrorists again, you hear me? I do not need your condescending reminders on how I failed my fatherly duties! You hate me so much, then why are you still here?! LEAVE MY CLASSROOM! Le-Leave me alone."
Jayfeather's eyes flared, and his fist coated with blue fire.
Crowfeather stumbled back in shock as Jayfeather growled in hatred "YOU ABANDONED ME! AND NOW YOU WILL PAY!"
"NO STOP!" Half Moon screamed, getting between Jayfeather and his father, hands on Jayfeather's chest "Stop, this isn't you! You're better then this!"
Jayfeather curled his lip, and pushed Half Moon out of the way, his eyes flaring up as bright as a star. He stomped forward and grabbed Crowfeather by his shirt collar "You have avoided the ghosts of the past for too long father! Now you answer to me! I WILL WATCH THE LIGHT FADE FROM YOUR EYES, AND SAVOR EVERY MOMENT OF BLOOD I SPILL! YOU WILL SUFFER AS YOU MADE ME SUFFER! AND YOU WILL LOOK UP AT ME AND SCREAM FOR MERCY! AND I WILL ANSWER...NO!"
"STOP! THIS IS GOING TOO FAR!" Half Moon grabbed Jayfeather's arm.
Jayfeather drew his arm back, and hit Half Moon.
As the white haired girl stumbled back, her nose stinging in pain, Jayfeather immediately snapped out of it.
"I...I..."
He had nothing to say.
Jayfeather, ashamed, let go of his father and walked out of the classroom, in a hurry.
Half Moon groaned in pain, rubbing her nose, as it bled over her blue t-shirt.
Crowfeather walked over to her, and grabbed her head gently. He lifted her head up and sighed "I'm...sorry about that. You should have let him have his way with me."
"You would have died," Half Moon whimpered.
Crowfeather chuckled, before inspecting her nose "Well good news is it isn't broken. But I'd breathe through your mouth for a while."
Half Moon grinned "I guess we know who is sleeping on the couch tonight."
"Forgive me, but how are you so calm? Your boyfriend... he is your boyfriend right?" Crowfeather asked, and after Half Moon nodded, he continued "Your boyfriend just hit you. This isn't a...regular occurrence, I hope?"
"No, this is the first," Half Moon shrugged "He's...well we ALL, are going through a rough time. At least he regretted it. You could see it in his eyes."
"You must know him well."
Half Moon nodded, gently setting her head down "I do. He's been there for me when I needed him. And right now, I guess he needs me, whether he likes it or not."
Crowfeather sighed, and started gathering his papers "It's too late for me to connect with him. Promise me you will watch after him as I should have."
"Of course," Half Moon nodded.
Crowfeather smiled softly, taking his briefcase and walking out the room.
A Man stood in a podium. He had red as flame hair, and green as jade eyes. Camera's flashed in front of him, and behind him was the Forrestlake Flag. He was in a suit, and he had a short stubble across his chin.
"This isn't how I wanted to succeed Jay's Wing. I hope that he is safe, and unharmed, but in these dark times, it is while hoped, unlikely. When he asked me to be his Deputy-in-Waiting, I didn't expect that I would ever have to fill his role as Leader. But as is the nature of the world, I was wrong about it. Jay's Wing had hope for this country. A hope he passed on to me. He would demand action be taken from these cowardly attacks!"
The crowd murmured with hushed voices, as the man continued "Forrestlake was once known as a haven. An island, that our ancestors fled to when the Americans took our land. This island was our peaceful home. Now it is known to the world as a cesspool of crime! A melting pot for terrorists! I say to you, no more! NO MORE!"
The crowd began to cheer in agreement.
Bramblestar watched from beside the podium. Hawkfrost was beside him, eyes on the crowd, watching for any hostiles. Bramblestar whispered to his brother "See anything?"
"No. I think we're all good."
"These Terrorists will not stop at our mourning of Jay's Wing. So mourn, we will not! We will act! The enemy advances and you tremble. They've better numbers, you say. Better weapons. Better training. But I do not fear, and neither should you! For what they have in material, they lack in conviction and care. But not us. We have discipline. We have order. And most importantly, we have passion. We believe! For though we have suffered too much in these past days, we have HOPE we will see tomorow! TONIGHT, as I stand before you, THAT WILL CHANGE! Forrestlake will SURVIVE! We will have ORDER, IN THESE CHAOTIC DAYS! TONIGHT, WE ARE THE LAW! TONIGHT, IAM THE LAW! These days, were days Forrestlake will NEVER forget! TOMOROW, IS DAY THE WORLD WILL REMEMBER!"
The crowd cheered louder.
"THE SHADOWBRETHREN, WILL SUBMIT, OR BE SUBDUED!"
The cheers got louder.
"THE BLACK ROOTS WILL NOT DRAIN THE LIFE OUT OF FORRESTLAKE'S SOIL ANYMORE!"
The noise was deafening.
"NO MORE SUFFERING! FORRESTLAKE! WILL! SURVIVE!"
The crowd rose to their feet, giving their new leader the standing ovation he so obviously deserved.
As the crowd died down, The New Leader walked down and grinned at Brambleclaw "Good to see you two. Was wondering if you two had made it."
"We wouldn't miss it for the world, Firestar," Bramblestar nodded.
Hawkfrost shook Firestar's hand "That was quite the speech. No doubt the people will be inspired."
"They were all lies, I'm afraid," Firestar smirked "Still, such lies have carried our people this far, have they not?"
"What of Rock and his new army?"
Hawkfrost nodded "He won't give up Jay's Wing."
"He won't have too. Gather the Three. We will rescue him ourselves."
"Ourselves? Are you sure you should do this, in account of your promotion and all?" Bramblestar asked.
Firestar nodded "What better way then to spread the message that we will not back down from these men and women of chaos?! I will assemble the guard, you will assemble the generals."
Firestar bid them a good night.
He had big shoes to fill.
Though something told him, that he wouldn't have to for long.
Whether that was good or not, he couldn't say.
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I probably will not update Champions until this story is done. It probably has four arcs left to go, not including this one, so you will not have to wait for long. Just...a while.
What's that? You haven't heard of Champions? Well, it is a new story I'm making. The story revolves around the OC's of mine and several other friends. It is the Second Installment in my new series, The Bloodverse. Go check it out! Not like I'm gonna update it soon anyway...
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