Hi all,

I am so sorry for not posting for like A WEEK! My phone broke and it took forever to get fixed so I have been getting my stuff back in order. You guys still matter to me! (Again with the Youtuber thing)

Oh, and there will be one more chapter after this one.

Thanks and see ya!

"I swear I will destroy you, even if it's the last thing I do, to protect my clan. Darkstar will not have died in vain!" Moonfrost vowed. She was ready to do anything, including killing her mate, to save Thunderclan from the Dark Forest cats. Nothing could stand in her way.

"So brave. You think you can defeat me, after losing against a mangy rogue? Think again," Spiritclaw spat out. "I should have let him kill you. No- I want my teeth in your throat, my blood on your claws. You will be the one to die tonight."

Tonight? Risking a glance up into the sky, she saw the full moon in a sky glittering with stars. The fight had started at sundown, and it was nearly moonhigh. "You will die first."

She pounced, but Spiritclaw was ready. He rolled out of the way, leaving her to crash into the rocky camp ground. That was one of the first moves an apprentice learned, though. She readied herself to land gracefully before scampering out of range of furious Spiritclaw. He lashed out with a paw, but she caught it in her jaws lightning-fast and bit down hard. He slashed at her muzzle with his other forepaw and pulled away as she loosened her grip for a heartbeat.

Feeling blood trickling down her cheek, she pushed him to the ground with new-found strength. He lashed out again with both forepaws as she raked her hind claws down his exposed belly, trying to draw as much blood as she could. She would make his death painful.

Spiritclaw heaved her off him and rose up to her, growling. "Two can play at that game," he said. He shoved her hard, and she fought to keep her balance. He shoved again, and again, each one harder than the last, until she fell to the ground. He pinned her forepaws down and angled himself away from her hindpaws.

She struggled to loosen his grip on her, but none of her blows seemed to land properly. He was right in front of her, but she couldn't touch him. She felt completely helpless.

His claws sliced deep into her flank, tearing her flesh. He slashed again, cutting her shoulder open. He kept scratching her, until she felt like she must be torn to pieces by now. She was about to die.

Suddenly, a yowl broke her thoughts.

"Moonfrost!"

It was her mother. Sundapple. She was still there, still alive, and still watching. Still hoping she would get out of this alive. Still loving her.

Her eyes flashed open, new energy pulsing beneath her ripped pelt. She would not give up, for her mother, for Darkstar, for Thunderclan. She batted Spiritclaw, who seemed surprised she was still alive, off her, and sprang to her paws. She felt no pain, just energy.

She padded over to Spiritclaw, who looked terrified of her. A nice turn of events. He backed away, so she leapt at him and landed directly in front of him. He turned to flee, but she grabbed his tail in her jaws before as he turned away. She jerked it towards her hard and Spiritclaw came tumbling back over to her. She placed a forepaw on his flank and held him down.

Leaning over to him, she whispered into his ear, "You are a liar, a traitor, and a murderer. You deserve to die." Her eyes teared up as memories of the times they spent together as apprentices and exiles flooded her mind. "And I will be the one to kill you."

She rose her paw in the air as Spiritclaw had done with Darkstar. She would show him what it would have been like in his position. His eyes grew wide in panic. "No, Moonfrost! Don't do this! Please, no!" She unsheathed her claws and closed her eyes, blocking out younger Spiritclaw's voice from her mind.

Taking a deep breath, she brought her paw down and slit his throat.

Moonfrost strode across the camp, listening to the conversations of every cat who was not in the medicine cat's den. It was quarter-moon after the battle, and Thunderclan was rebuilding itself well. Almost a third of the warriors were being tended to by Hollycloud, though.

The main subject of sharing tongues was the new leader. With the leader and deputy killed in the battle, who was to become leader? None of the warriors had been willing to take over, and the clan would need a leader that night for the Gathering.

One conversation had struck her as peculiar. Three apprentices had been discussing the new leader. One of them had suggested her. The others had agreed. Would she be a good leader? It was certainly hard to lead a clan. Was she really the right cat for the job? She would find out later how many cats agreed with the apprentices at the vote Alderbranch was holding later.

"I nominate Moonfrost!" a voice called out to Alderbranch. She couldn't tell who said it, but it had been said.

"Alright. Who votes for Moonfrost?" Alderbranch had accepted her as a nominee! But who would vote for her? What if it was just that group from before? Would Sundapple vote for her? Her mind flooded with questions and she closed her eyes.

"Anyone else?" That meant at least one cat had voted for her. She had cats who supported her! Who were they? She opened here eyes a fraction and gazed around in amazement.

At least half the cats had their tails in the air. Half the tails, half the votes of the clan. And as she watched, more cats raised their tails. The few left glanced around and, seeing they were to odd ones out, reluctantly lifted their tails too.

She had the whole clan's vote.

She would become clan leader.

That was kind of a bad one, and also a long one. This story has a lot of flaws, but I'm only thirteen and I'm doing what I can in the time I have.

See ya!