Torture
It was a lovely day, the air was cool, the clouds were pretty, and birds were singing their chirps. In a unseen cave, past the many tunnels it had, two cats were tied up separately with pointy thorn vines, and laid on separate flat rocks. One was a ginger she-cat with a white paw and green eyes and the other was a brown tom with dark brown stripes, a lighter chest, belly, and amber eyes. Both cats were struggling, but the pointy vines caused some discomfort and pain. As time went on, it became quiet and the two cats wondered why they were even here at all, until they heard maniacal laughing. It was faint, but it became louder and louder as a group of cats were approaching the two tightly bound cats. The cave was dark, but there was a hint of light in the middle of the cave. The she-cat and tom were both disgusted and disturbed by how anyone or cat would think this was anything but amusing. When the group finally came in, they hid the surrounding darkness, but only one stepped out into the light; it was Bumblestripe. The she-cat and tom were horrified and enraged that it was one of their own clanmates that was responsible for their kidnapping and the murders that have been plaguing the clans. It made sense now, Bumblestripe had been gathering followers to commit acts of violence as an act of twisted and sinister ideologies. No wonder why cats were getting killed in such cruel ways; first there was Rootspring and Bristlefrost, then there was Violetshine and Tree, and now, it was them. The only chance they had of escaping this would be to break free of the vines, but how exactly they were going to get past the group of cats, they were unsure.
"Well, Well, Well, what do we have here? A couple of codebreakers I see, my own leader and deputy." Bumblestripe taunted.
The tom and she-cat ignored him and continued struggling from the thorny vines. Bumblestripe wondered what to do, he thought about just killing them on the spot, but he wanted to have fun first. Bumblestripe motioned for one of the cats to get something and two of them left the cave, than came back with a large leaf with mud on the top. Bumblestripe was pleased.
"Put the mud on them, make sure it covers them good." He ordered.
The two cats nodded and walked over to the tom and she-cat. They dumped the mud on the she-cat first, than the tom. The group laughed at both of them, as if this was suppose to be humiliating for the she-cat and tom, but entertaining for the group and Bumblestripe. The she-cat and tom ignored the laughing and jeering, but stopped struggling and looked at Bumblestripe enraged.
"BUMBLESTRIPE! You're behind all of this?!" the tom yowled.
"Of course I am, Bramblestar! And with the help of my group, we're going to do so much more." Bumblestripe meowed sinister.
"All the murder, the disappearances, was it worth it?" the she-cat asked.
"Of course it was, Squirrelflight. They were codebreakers and they needed to pay." Bumblestripe growled.
"That doesn't give you the right to kill innocent cats. Those cats you killed aren't and weren't perfect!" she argued.
"No! They were codebreakers, everyone of them!" Bumblestripe snapped.
"Bumblestripe, Ashfur lied to you, just as he lied to everyone else, including me." Bramblestar meowed softly.
"Shut up! Shut up, both of you!" Bumblestripe hissed.
He walked around a bit, he needed to cool off for a bit. As his group waited for more orders, Bumblestripe continued pacing for a bit. He told himself that he would never be like Ashfur, that he would never do the things Ashfur did, but he would do one thing. He would kill every last codebreaker until there was none left, then he would take over the clans and pass strict laws to prevent future codebreakers. Having Bramblestar and Squirrelflight here in front of him was the perfect opportunity for him to be leader, all he had to do now was kill them. Bumblestripe realized that he was like Ashfur and he would make the most of it. He chuckled at the sudden realization.
"You know Squirrelflight, you're right, I am like Ashfur." Bumblestripe meowed.
"What? Bumblestripe, I didn't mean it like…" she meowed confused.
"I mean, I don't love you, but I am smart and I have a lot of plans for the clans." Bumblestripe meowed.
"Of course you do, what cat wouldn't?" Bramblestar meowed politely.
"But, there are some matters that need to be dealt with, starting with you two." Bumblestripe meowed grunting.
Squirrelflight started struggling again, not wanting to know what that meant. Bramblestar glared at Bumblestripe.
"Bumblestripe, you won't get away with this! When the clans find out it was you that…" Bramblestar growled.
"If the clans find out, Bramblestar. If they find out." He pointed out.
Bumblestripe jumped onto one of the flat rocks and looked at Squirrelflight first, then Bramblestar. Squirrelflight and Bramblestar were positioned where Bramblestar could look at Squirrelflight, but Squirrelflight couldn't look at Bramblestar. Bumblestripe motioned for one of his cats to turn over Squirrelflight. One of the cats did and now Squirrelflight could look at Bramblestar. Bumblestripe jumped to the next flat rock and looked at Squirrelflight first, than Bramblestar with a sinister smile.
"You know, your father was a bad cat, but that shouldn't surprise you. Though I didn't see your fathers gruesome demise, I do remember my dad telling me it went something like this." He meowed.
Suddenly, Bumblestripe dug his claws in Bramblestar's muddy shoulder and raked them down his exposed belly. Bramblestar screamed in agony as the pain was like fire. Squirrelflight screamed and was horrified by the sight. Bramblestar's belly had been cut open and it was bleeding a large pool of blood. He started choking on his own blood and was having uncontrollable spasms. They would stop, but then they would start all over again; just like the former leader of Shadowclan, Tigerstar. Squirrelflight couldn't believe what she was seeing and felt powerless as she saw Bramblestar die a horrible death. Bramblestar was dying eight more times, just like his father, and like his father, this wound was too big for Starclan to heal. After a while, Bramblestar lost his last life, blood had completely covered the flat rock and was dripping from Bramblestar's mouth. Squirrelflight cried as Bramblestar's lifeless eyes stared at her and were filled with pain. Bumblestripe and his gang laughed and Bumblestripe jumped to the next flat rock and looked at Squirrelflight with a cruel smile. Squirrelflight grieved for her mate and was starting to loose hope and faith. Bumblestripe stopped laughing and looked at Squirrelflight.
"Now, what to do with you? How am I going to kill you?" he asked sinisterly.
Bumblestripe thought about what to do, he thought about all the glorious things he could do to her and how he would do it. Suddenly, Squirrelflight managed to break free of the vines and attacked Bumblestripe. His group were startled in surprise and were about to intervene, but Bumblestripe got the upper hand and pinned Squirrelflight by the throat. He had a scratch on his cheek, but was otherwise fine, but Squirrelflight wouldn't be so lucky. Bumblestripe pinned her throat down hard and she was gasping for air. Bumblestripe realized that this would be it, this would be Squirrelflight's torture. He continued pinning Squirrelflight's throat down hard and she was starting to panic. Squirrelflight's fear, panic, grasping for air, and trying to fight back excited Bumblestripe. This was one of the many fantasies he had of what he would do to codebreakers and here he was, acting them out. Squirrelflight's eyes were wide and soon, her life was slipping away. Then, Squirrelflight stopped moving, she closed her eyes, and took her small, last breath. Now, Squirrelflight was dead and Bumblestripe got off of her throat. His gang yowled a victory yowl and Bumblestripe smiled at the sight of Squirrelflight's corpse. He got off of the flat rock and headed out of the cave. Bumblestripe signaled for two of his cats to grab the bodies and as two of his cats did, Bumblestripe left the cave.
At sundown
It was sundown, by now, the evening patrols would be sent out and would be patrolling their borders. Bumblestripe was in a evening patrol that consisted of Sorrelstripe, Fernsong, Ivypool, Eaglewing, Spotfur, and was lead by Sparkpelt. The patrol was getting close to the Windclan border, but as they were near the border, they stopped in horror. In front of them were the heads of Bramblestar and Squirrelflight with their bodies buried underneath them. The patrol was horrified and shocked and Sparkpelt grieved and wailed for her parents. She had lost her mate, one of her kits, her brother, and now, her parents. The patrol mourned for their leader and deputy, but Bumblestripe just smiled. Now, Thunderclan was without a leader and deputy, what were they going to do?