Snarling, Wildpaw leapt back into the fray. An enormous ginger rouge tried to corner her against a tree, but having the advantage of size, she slipped out under him, scoring her claws across his soft belly fur as she went. Yowling in pain, the rouge attempted to follow her, but her brother Spiderpaw leapt in front of her. Relieved, she turned to face the rouge alongside him. Spiderpaw's size and strength combined with Wildpaw's speed and accuracy made the siblings perfect combat partners. Growling, Spiderpaw reared onto his hind legs and began to swipe at the rouge's muzzle. The big ginger tomcat followed suit and lifted his front paws off the ground. At once, Wildpaw ducked down and jabbed the back of his legs, toppling the rouge over. In an instant the two apprentices were on top of him. Roaring with rage, the ginger rouge flung Spiderpaw off him. The black apprentice crashed into a tree, hard. He lay motionless.
Wildpaw stopped dead. The ginger rouge forgotten, she rushed over to the tree where Spiderpaw lay. His eyes were closed, and a trickle of blood was leaking from his mouth. Spiderpaw, Wildpaw whimpered, shaking her brother with a paw. She didn't see the rest of the clan chasing off the band of rouges that had attacked them. A tear leaked from the corner of her eye.
They had won, but she had lost .
Thanks to Lightningspirit the supreme for the title idea. Thanks for the other suggestions you guys have submitted- they'll be written ASAP.
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