Contians spoilers...
I've decided not to change Raggedstar's chapter. I'm glad some people actually respect my opinion. That chapter may not have been totally accurate, I know that. Sorry to all those Raggedstar fans I've dissapointed, it's just I've always thought of Raggedstar differently. There are those who may not agree with me but at least respect my opinions, and I thank them.
Enough with that. This chapter is about Leopardstar. I kinda blanked out while writing this for some reason, I think I got distracted. This chapter is mostly on her thoughts and was she was feeling when this all happened. I'm not a big Leopardstar fan, i've always thought that she was a bit mean and arrogant at times. But in this chapter I made her pretty innocent.
Mistake
Every leader would always dread making any mistakes, which would be embarrassing. But Leopardstar thought that she made none. She always believed that she made the right choices all the time…until that one day when she made the biggest mistake of a lifetime.
"What are you doing here?" growled Loudbelly.
"I've came to speak with Leopardstar." The large brown tom responded politely.
Loudbeely looked over at his two clan-mates, Mistyfoot and Featherpaw. The two she-cats looked at the large brown tabby tom and gulped. Loudbelly turned back towards the tabby, his fur bristled and his tail held up high. "Why did you bring such a large patrol with you? Are you planning to attack?" Loudbelly questioned.
"Don't make me repeat. We just came to speak to Leopardstar." The large tabby growled. Another large tom sat by his leader's side. He was white with jet black paws.
"Let Tigerstar speak with Leopardstar or else I'll leave a nasty scratch on you." Blackfoot growled.
"No need to be hostile, Blackfoot." Tigerstar meowed. Blackfoot dipped his head in respect and move back. Loudbelly's eyes widened after Blackfoot's threat. Then he reluctantly led the Shadowclan patrol into Riverclan camp.
"Leopardstar! Tigerstar would like to speak with you." Featherpaw mewed. Leopardstar was sharing tongues with the elders, listening to them complain and tell their stories. Once Featherpaw came to get her, she dipped her head to the elders and trotted to the Shadowclan patrol.
Leopardstar made her way towards Tigerstar. The large tabby tom saw her arriving and dipped his head respectfully.
"What brings you here, Tigerstar? Why do you have such a large patrol with you?" Leopardstar meowed coolly.
"I've come to ask you a question. I mean no threat, please do not be alarmed." He meowed.
"Go on."
"I've noticed your clan is far more stronger than Windclan and Thunderclan. I think if we combine our clans together we could make a bigger and stronger clan. It'll be called Tigerclan." Tigerstar explained.
Leopardstar stared at him suspiciously. "Well…if it makes my clan stronger and better, then I guess so."
"Not only will combining the two clans make us stronger, but we can live together in harmony. We could teach each other things, how to swim, how to fight, we'll be the strongest clan ever." Tigerstar meowed.
"It sounds like a good offer." Leopardstar was beginning to buy Tigerstar's idea. Without consulting her clan and deputy, she agreed to team up with Shadowclan and make Tigerclan.
"Good, I have a few things I'd like you to do." Tigerstar meowed.
A few days later, Shadowclan had moved into Riverclan territory. The cats began to build Bonehill and the Shadowclan cats were acting a bit hostile towards the Riverclan cats.
"Why didn't you consult the clan before making this offer?" Stonefur hissed furiously at his leader. "Shadowclan had taken over."
"I thought is was the best for Riverclan. I thought it would make us stronger! Tigerstar is a good leader to his clan, I figured if we paired up with him, we'd be the strongest clan ever." Leopardstar responded firmly.
"This is a mistake." Stonefur mumbled. "I'll go talk with Tigerstar." The young tom trotted towards the brown tabby and the two began to talk. Leopardstar strained her ears to listen.
"You don't agree with your leader?" Tigerstar gasped. "Shame on you, she had made a good decision."
"Well, I don't agree on this whole Tigerclan thing. You just seek power! You want to rule the whole forest! You tricked her." Stonefur hissed.
"Are you not loyal to her? You half-clan cat!" Tigerstar hissed. "Jaggedtooth!" he yowled. The tom came trotting over. "Take him away, and grab the three other half-clan cats, keep them imprisoned until further notice. Blackfoot, help him." Tigerstar ordered. The two cats did as they were told, Stonefur hissed and swiped a few claws but Jaggedtooth bit him and he wailed in pain. Stonefur finally gave in and was taken away.
Leopardstar padded over towards Tigertstar. "What did you do to my deputy?"
"He's half-clan! He's not worthy to be your deputy. Besides, you're no longer a leader, I am the leader of Tigerclan." Tigerstar hissed.
Leopardstar was shocked. "What have I done?" she mumbled to herself. How could she have agreed on combining the two clans together?
It had been a quarter moon and things were getting worse for Leopardstar. The she-cat was growing a bit thinner. The Riverclan cats were only allowed to eat after the Shadowclan cats.
Suddenly she heard Tigerstar call for Tigerclan to gather. She reluctantly walked over to her leader and sat down next to Bonehill. Then she saw Stonefur come forth, with Featherpaw and Stormpaw, she hasn't seen them in a long time, Tigerstar forbid it.
"Stonefur…" she whispered as she saw her deputy come out from the shadows. He was weak and scrawny, he probably didn't eat a good meal in days. Leopardstar couldn't bare to look at him. "I'm so sorry…" she whispered. She was so ashamed of the mistake she had made.
She could hear the Shadowclan cats chanting, "Filth! Filth!" She also noticed that the Riverclan cats were chanting it too, but unenthusiastically. Stonefur was admired in Riverclan, even though he was half-clan, he remained loyal to Riverclan. That was the clan he was raised in, he didn't even know his real mother was Bluestar.
Leopardstar gulped and took a deep breath. "Filth…Filth…" she chanted along. Her voice began to choke up. What have I done?
Suddenly she heard Stonefur growl at Tigerstar. The large tabby tom stared at Leopardstar angrily. "You showed poor judgement when you chose this cat as your deputy. Riverclan is choked by the weeds of treachery, and we must root them out."
The spotted she cat bowed her head. What could she say? If she stood up for her deputy, Tigerstar would probably kill her and her clan. Please forgive me Stonefur.
The next words Tigerstar meowed shocked Leopardstar. He had ordered Stonefur to prove his loyalty to Tigerclan by killing the two apprentices. Leopardstar wanted to rip Tigerstar's throat out, but was too afraid to object. Has a leader ever been in this type of situation before?
Leopardstar saw Stonfur turn his face towards her. "I take orders from you. You must know this is wrong. What do you want me to do?"
Don't kill the two apprentices! Riverclan must stand together! She felt like yelling out. Then she sighed and looked down at her paws. She felt like standing up to her deputy, but if Tigerstar killed her, her clan would be in jeopardy.
Tigerstar said that Stonefur was getting in the way. If he was gone or if he listened, maybe Tigerstar would be nicer to me and let my clan achieve great things like he promised. Tigerstar isn't all that bad, is he? But… Leopardstar seemed really confused.
She finally answered. "These are difficult times. As we fight for survival we must be able to count on every one of our Clan mates. There is no room for divided loyalties. Do as Tigerstar tells you." No, no….wrong thing to say. But if it is for the good of my clan, I guess Stonefur has to kill those two apprentices.
Leopardstar watched as Stonefur refused to kill those apprentices. Darkstirpe leaped onto him and the two cats began to fight.
Please don't die…
Stonefur rolled on top of Darkstripe and had him pinned to the ground.
He's winning! Yes, Stonefur! Do this for the clan, then maybe we can rebel!
Suddenly Blackfoot came into the fight and used his claws to slice Stonefur's throat. All hope was lost for Leopardstar. She was speechless, she couldn't believe what had just happened.
I've made a mistake…My poor deputy…
What have I done? Stonefur didn't deserve to die! How foolish of me. I'm a leader, I should stood up for Stonefur, I should've shown Tigerstar what Riverclan can do. We could've fought and destroy Tigerclan. Now his clan is getting stronger and stronger and I don't know what to do.
What now?
I'm not really satisfied with this chapter. It seems to be missing something...Well anyways, I don't know who I'll be doing next. I'll get around to writing about all the leaders one day. But if you'd like me to do a specific one thatI haven't done yet, just say the name and I'll do it. If you also want me to write about a specific part in the book that has to do with a leader I haven't done already, go ahead and tell me. Thank you for reading!
