Darktail battle

I copied from the books again... sorry Erins. Please don't sue I'm broke.

Not much to say here really(except my Birthday's coming up in a few days. Wooo another reminder that summer goes by quickly T.T) Spoiler alert: Onestar doesn't die... obviously. Can't drown a mercat.

Also I'm pretty sure this chapter's short. Sorry bout' that.

Reviews appreciated I guess.

Every part of Firestar tingled in excitement as he and his gathered forces made their way to Darktail and his Kin. They had once again settled near the Shadowclan border, which angered Blackstar to no end. The Kin thought that if they moved camps quickly enough, the clans would never find out where they hunkered down.

Shame it didn't work that way. He was excited to do battle again but one look at the sky sent all his excitement into panic and nervousness. The sky had gone dark, not because the sun had gone down, but because it was thick with rain clouds. He could sense a storm was coming. This was bad- one drop he could handle- just a quick dry. Continuous rain on the other paw... their secret would be uncovered for sure.

If the four of them combined all their powers together, they could probably stop the storm from happening.

Firestar halted, raising his tail to signal to his followers that they should do the same. They were near Darktail's camp. The warriors of ThunderClan, ShadowClan, WindClan, SkyClan, and about half of Riverclan drew close together—a mass of cats, their paw steps almost silent as they padded over the somewhat thick layer of pine needles on the forest floor, their eyes gleaming with eagerness.

"Are you ready?" Firestar asked Leafstar. The SkyClan leader gave him a brisk nod, then leaped up onto the lowest branch of a nearby pine tree. With a whisk of her tail she ordered her Clan to follow her. They would be attacking from above.

After a few moments of preparation, he gave the signal to attack, and cats charged into the makeshift camp. Rogue cats were tumbling out of their nests and makeshift dens, clearly having been asleep and totally surprised by the sheer force of the attack being unleashed onto them. He could see Darktail's pale shape in the dim light, snarling out orders to his cats, but it didn't seem like they took notice in the wake of confusion.

The plan was going smoothly, until there was a flash of light and the air shook with the sound of thunder, drowning out the screeches of the cats tearing into each other. A fat drop of rain splashed right next to Firestar, and he knew that he and the others needed to stop this before the rain actually started.

He gave frantic signals to the other three leaders and subtly pointed upwards, and they understood immediately. It was hard, juggling fighting cats coming his way while moving his paw and energy to stop the rain from pouring down. He didn't know how long they could keep that up for. Especially when he felt Onestar stop, and he could see Onestar and Darktail taking swipes at each other through the fighting.

There was another flash of lightning, and Firestar felt sweat run down his fur as he, Blackstar, and Mistystar struggled to contain it. Water wasn't meant to be held back. Darktail's voice rose above the thunder. "Kin! Follow me! If you're smart enough, retreat with me—you deserve to survive!" At their leader's command, the rogue cats tore themselves away from fighting with the Clans and raced after Darktail out of the camp. Firestar hissed a silent curse as they escaped into clan territory.

Oh well, the plan was still working. They prepared for the possibility of the Kin doing that.

He got some amusement out of seeing the former Shadowclan apprentices Blackstar complained about also fleeing with Darktail. The clan cats stood back and watched them go.

"Follow the rogues!" Firestar yowled, and the clan cats rushed after the Kin in fierce pursuit. He was still struggling to hold back the rain.

Onestar bounced up to his paws and raced to join the pursuit. "Firestar!" he yowled, as he went. "Darktail is mine!" Firestar almost rolled his eyes; he wished Onestar would help them with the water problem- Darktail was being taken care of already. Nevertheless, he also joined in as the rogues headed down to the lake. The leaders had their misgivings about being so close to the water.

Dark shapes rose up out of the shallow water at the edge of the lake as the rogues burst out into open space. Stunned, the rogue cats skidded to a halt, staring in utter disbelief at the RiverClan warriors who had been lying there in wait. They had been tricked into thinking that all the clan cats were participating in the initial fight. Slowly they began to advance, cutting off the rogues' retreat. The rogues spun around and fled back toward the forest, only to be confronted by the clan leaders, with the rest of the clan cats beside them, ranged in a threatening line along the edge of the trees.

As Onestar leaped forward, with the clans hard on his paws, most of the rogues broke away with terrified shrieks, dodging and diving under outstretched claws as they tried to escape. Only Darktail stood still, confronting Onestar.

"You would never have made it as a warrior," Onestar taunted Darktail. "You would have been better off as a kittypet." Darktail let out an enraged shriek and sprang at Onestar. The two collided in a tangle of fur, claws and teeth, wrestling with each other. Firestar's heart clenched, and so did Blackstar's and Mistystar's as Onestar and Darktail rolled dangerously close to the water.

"Onestar! You're getting too close to the water!" he yowled out. They wished they could help, Mistystar or Firestar could have dragged Darktail into the lake and drown him if they weren't so busy trying to keep the heavens from pouring down. A jolt of terror struck through Firestar as Onestar and Darktail rolled into the water and disappeared under the water.

Nonononononono-

He caught sight of the water thrashing around where Darktail and Onestar were. On Onestar's end, Onestar gave a furious hiss as his legs were replaced by his tail. He saw Darktail look wide-eyed at him, totally in shock at his father looking half-fish and completely fine in the water. He wasn't drowning at all.

Onestar's eyes glowed white in fury at this cat almost costing him his secret. He easily pushed Darktail deeper into the water, and Darktail's struggles began slowing down as he slowly drowned. Onestar slit his throat open, and watched as the light in Darktail's eyes darkened. He didn't feel remorse for this cat. Onestar made a bad decision in his youth and he lamented that he could have handled the situation better. But what he did didn't excuse anything Darktail did.

He could hear his warrior's voices call for him from the surface. He looked around wildly, trying to think up of a plan. He couldn't just pop up from the water in front of everyone. He swam away towards the island, hoping to convince everyone that an underwater current dragged him away while he was unconscious from oxygen loss and spat him out onto the shore of the gathering island.

Even as he was welcomed back as he pretended to stagger to his clanmates later that night, the panic and terror never went away. To think he was that close to blowing the leader's secret.

He learned to like being a mercat. Running through the moor was one thing, but speeding through the water almost felt like flying. His tail was built for speed. He felt good in the water.

He didn't know what he would do if his clanmates found out his half-fish side. And with Starclan taking forever to get back at them with the acceptance situation...

He supposed he could always give into the voice's suggestions. Living his life out in the ocean... it didn't sound so bad. He wouldn't have to keep fumbling around trying to keep everything a secret for one.

If he absolutely had to leave, he hoped the other leaders would join him.

In H20, Cleo, Emma, and Rikki, (and Bella in season 3) came together to create giant freak storm. So if mermaids can create storms, why shouldn't they be able to stop them? Weather powers can come in handy!

The mermaids have enough power to create a giant pillar of light(which I'm pretty sure is just a giant tower of pressurized water) to shoot a meteor off course. So with the leaders having been in the Moonpool during a solar eclipse, and the Moonpool/Mako taking interest in them, they're bound to be a lot more powerful than the H20 mermaids.

Tell me how I did.