Chapter 15, Fight to the Finish

Shadowflight stood stiff with shock. Skychaser loved her? It was just so bizarre! But did she love him?

No.

No.

Yes.

YES.

YES.

YES.

YES.

Shadowflight did a little jump, and scampered into the clearing. She would tell Skychaser as soon as possible, but know she had to fight.

Shadowflight griped Brambleclaw with strong claws. She turned him over and drove her teeth into his throat, killing him.

Skychaser scampered around, dodging the blows of a big tom. Suddenly Dawnfeather came up to him.

"Skychaser," She whispered. "I heard what you just said to Shadowflight. Ignore her, she is a dope. Live with me now. I will give you great joy. We will support Leopardstar!"

"No I can't do that!" Skychaser yowled.

Dawnfeather leaped on Shadowflight and pinned her down. "If you don't do this I will kill her," she hissed.

Skychaser's mind tumbled. It was time to pick between Dawnfeather and Shadowflight. It was so hard! He shut his eyes and opened them. He leaped at Dawnfeather and pinned her there.

"Goodbye," he whispered softly and sadly. He bit her throat and she wailed, then lay still.

Shadowflight stood up, shaking moss from her pelt. "Oh Skychaser…thanks, I guess." She looked around. "I love you too."

The two cats purred together for a minute before they dashed off in different directions.

Shadowflight watched the moves of a big black tom that was fighting with Shrewtail. She leaped on him and dug her claws into his back as he rocked back and forth, trying to throw her off.

He shook her off and raked his claws down her flank. He bit her shoulder hard.

Shadowflight swung around a paw and cuffed him on the ear. He scratched her forehead and blood trickled into her eyes. She shook her head to clear it and dug her teeth into his hind leg till he squealed and ran off.

Shadowflight looked around for another cat to fight. At first she only saw enemies, but then suddenly Thornclaw and Brackenfur came up to her, they were stained in blood, and clumps of fur where missing.

"Thornclaw! Brackenfur! What are you doing?" She asked.

"We want to fight on your side now," Thornclaw mewed.

"Ashfur was horrible to us!" Brackenfur put in, and he vanished into the battle.

Ashfur! Shadowflight had totally forgotten about him!

She whipped around, ready to kill. She spotted his grey pelt a few fox lengths away, fighting with Graystar.

Shadowflight leaped on him and pinned him down and stared into his furious blue eyes. "Try and kill me!" he spat, but Shadowflight could sense a small wave of desperation coming off him. She loosened her grasp for a second and he kicked her off him.

Shadowflight was surprised for a second before she leaped again, but this time Ashfur was ready.

He leaped up when Shadowflight leaped and they crashed together. Ashfur leaped and this time raked his claws several times down her flank, leaving a permanent mark. She bit his shoulder, but his claws tore open the scar above her left eye. Shadowflight stopped suddenly as her sight began to darken.

"Keep that scar away from enemy claws," Bluestar's voice whispered in her ear.

Bluestar was with her? Shadowflight was shocked. Her sight returned, and instantly Ashfur sunk his teeth into her foreleg. His claws scratched her hind leg and Shadowflight winced in pain. She broke free, and turned to face her enemy, teeth bared. Her claws tore open his chest, but in a flash Ashfur's paw flashed out and tore off her left ear. Blood sprayed into her eyes and she gasped, shaking her head over and over to clear it. Ashfur sat there shaking blood of his paw.

Shadowflight sprang at him and her teeth dug into his throat. There was a yowl that was soon cut short. Ashfur gave a violent jerk and he was still.

Shadowflight turned around, heart pounding. More and more blood flowed into her eyes. Pain was in every place of her body.

Suddenly something caught her eye. It was an enemy warrior, pinning a cat down. Shadowflight raced over, as the warrior walked away. Lying there was Cinderpelt.

Cinderpelt raised her head a little bit at Shadowflight. "I go to join StarClan," she whispered softly.

"No Cinderpelt, don't go!" Shadowflight whimpered. She licked the medicine cat's bloody flank.

"Goodbye Shadowflight, it was a wonderful experience with you being in the Clan. I was glad to watch you grow up." Her eyes closed and her head slipped down to the muddy ground.

"Cinderpelt! Cinderpelt no!" Shadowflight yowled. Her words echoed around the clearing.

Shadowflight stood up and walked away slowly. Suddenly she caught sight of Skychaser, and behind him was Leopardstar.

Shadowflight raced over. She caught Skychaser's eye and the two turned around.

"NOW Skychaser!" Shadowflight yowled and the two pelted forward, as one they leaped on Leopardstar, but she wiggled away fast and slashed her claws through Shadowflight's face.

Leopardstar and Shadowflight rolled together underneath the Highrock. Leopardstar looked up. "NOW!" she yowled.

Ferncloud raced over and jumped on the Highrock. With a tremendous cracking sound the rock broke and it fell. Shadowflight bolted, but Leopardstar was to late. The rock had hit her.

She had done it. Shadowflight let out a big breath.

Leopardstar appeared from behind the rock.

"Moron!" She cackled at Shadowflight. She leaped at Skychaser and pined him down, baring her fangs, ready to kill.

It all happened in a second. Shadowflight griped Leopardstar and with the strength of a lion she pulled her off. Leopardstar dug her teeth into Shadowflight's back and her claws raked down her flanks.

Shadowflight felt like nobody in the entire world could beat her. She pined down Leopardstar and drove her teeth into her throat. Not even a hundred lives could live through that blow. Leopardstar was dead.

All the enemy warriors stopped, motionless, then they all bolted, and were never seen again.

Shadowflight looked around the clearing. Cinderpelt and Spiderleg lay motionless, they were dead, and Graystar sat up blinking, as if he had just lost a life.

Shadowflight walked over to Skychaser.

"We did it," she whispered, "We defeated the evil spotted tiger."

Skychaser licked her face. "I love you Shadowflight,"

Shadowflight laughed. "I love you to, Skychaser."

And that was all she cared about right then. All Shadowflight cared about was Skychaser.

The end

No, there will not be a sequel incase you didn't read my other notices. But I will write more stories. One of them will be called "Storming Snowcloud" I haven't written any yet, but chapter 1 will be coming soon! Did you like the story?