Chapter 14, gone
Shadowflight kept staring at the rippling water. Skystar was gone. Gone forever.
A cat leapt on her back, but Shadowflight was numb to it.
It cannot be true, she thought, it has to just be a nightmare.
Shadowflight broke her gaze from the river and turned around. There was nothing she could do about Skystar. But she could help win the battle.
She whirled about. Cedarpaw and Cloudtail were locked in a tussle, Mousefur had Thornclaw held down. Graystar and Flamepaw wrestled together not far away. Two cats-one brown and the other grey- rolled around on Sunningrocks, claws and teeth glinting in the Moonlight. But not far away, was Deathpaw.
Her long slender body flew over the heads of many cats and landed on an opponent. It was Flamepaw.
Shadowflight bounded down the rock. She couldn't knock Deathpaw off, or be on her side.
"Deathpaw!" roared a voice, and Shadowflight looked up.
Skystar.
"W-what are you doing here?" she gasped.
The silver tom bounded down the rock.
"I didn't fall in the water," he meowed, "There was a tiny bank which I got on. You didn't see me because of the color of my pelt."
Shadowflight purred with happiness, surprise, and fear. Bewildered with emotions, she looked back at Deathpaw.
The black cat had a paw raised, and it dripped with scarlet blood.
"No!" she bounded over.
Deathpaw pointed her bright amber eyes on her. She didn't say anything.
"Is he dead?" Shadowflight whispered, cautiously approaching her son.
He was.
"F-Flamepaw!" she gasped, "Deathpaw, why did you do this?"
Deathpaw looked down at her blood soaked paw. She spoke in a low, strong voice.
"I am not Deathpaw."
"Who are you?" Shadowflight asked.
"Tigerstar," she growled.
Then she began to change. She grew bigger, and bigger. Her black coat became tabby-colored.
"What? Where is Deathpaw?"
A black shape appeared on the ground. It was Deathpaw. Long scratches covered her flanks.
"How…" Shadowflight began, but Tigerstar interrupted.
"I toke her mind power, and used it to take her form. Then I injured her, and with her mind power, I made her disappear."
"But you're dead!" Shadowflight yowled.
Deathpaw suddenly opened her eyes, and fixed a hard stare on Tigerstar. Suddenly he began to fade away into mist and was gone.
Deathpaw jumped up.
Shadowflight turned around, her head and tail low.
Mousefur gave a cackle from behind her. She leapt at Skystar and her claws tore into his shoulder. Shadowflight caught a glimpse of him falling to the ground.
Shadowflight leapt at Mousefur. She raked her claws down Mousefur's flanks. Mousefur snarled and bit Shadowflight on the shoulder. Shadowflight flipped onto her back and kicked Mousefur into a tree. She leapt again, and Mousefur's claws tore into her chest. Shadowflight bit the brown cat's neck.
It was over.
They had won.
"Shadowflight," meowed a soft voice behind her.
It was Rainpaw.
"Er, look."
He pointed with his tail towards a motionless heap of silver fur.
Shadowflight turned slowly around.
She bounded over.
Skystar.
He lived once, so he'll probably live through it again. Review, please, please, PLEASE!