A/N Dun Dun! This is the second to last chapter of… Book 1! Sorry it's so short, but Book 2 is gonna have like-like way more chapters cause it's so awesome. Wow… I kinda just sounded like a ditz. Anywho, thanks a bunch Pinetail, for Shadedsoul's kick ass name! Enjoy the latest action packed drama of…FALLEN WING!! I should lay off the cokes…
Chapter 9 Attack
Whitewing
Since it's the night of the half-moon, Leafpool's gone, leaving me in her lonely smelly den. The night has been weirdly unnerving, too quiet. There should be more warriors sleeping. As I turned to leave, caterwauling and shrieks broke out in the clearing. "Attack!" Came a single word.
My stomach flipped. The voice came from no other than Thornclaw. The attack was tonight, and I was sure we would lose.
Birchfall
I woke with a screeching cat raking my back. Ashfur! I flipped over and saw him through narrow eyes. "Long live Thornclan." He snarled and reached down to bite my neck.
I quickly dodged the killer blow and threw him off me. What was happening? I raced into the clearing, only to be barreled down by another cat, Honeyfern. I didn't ask questions this time. I landed a blow to her head and she went down, only to bite my tail nearly clean off. I yowled in pain and kicked her into the mass of whirling cats.
I jerked my head toward Leafpool's den, watching Whitewing battle with Berrynose. She looked like she was holding her own, until he cornered her.
Whitewing
That rat-bastard trapped me in a tight spot. He, dare I say, was leering at me.
"At first, I didn't understand why Thornclaw wanted me to spare you, but now I see. You're very pretty." He smirked threateningly.
That was it. THAT was it. I'm so tired of tom cats just looking at me, and commenting me. "I would understand why you would think that." I sneered.
"Wasn't your kittypet father, what do we say, a roving tom?" His eyes looked like daggers. But I couldn't stop, I was on a roll.
"I'm sure you're just doing this for your mommy, isn't that right, momma's boy? I knew it, actually every cat knew it. You're not loyal enough. You'll never be a warrior."
Okay, that was harsh, but I was pissed. Berrynose crouched. "Screw orders, you're dead." He lunged at me.
I darted to the other side easily, and jumped on his back. He yowled in surprise as I bit into his neck. He hissed and gurgled, then he dropped to the ground, unconscious. I wouldn't kill him, it wouldn't be right.
I proudly turned my head to see Birhcfall looking at me with a surprised expression. I ran over and rubbed my muzzle against his.
"Where's Shadedsoul?" I asked warily.
His expression sunk. "He was evil Whitewing, I'm so sorry."
"It's okay" I urged "but where is he?"
Birchfall shrugged. "He ran into the warriors den screaming, so I think he's defeated."
Graystripe's angry yowl rang through the clearing. "Stop standing around! Whitewing, help the elders! Birchfall, warn Firestar! For some reason he isn't here."
Birchfall looked panicked, but I soothed him. "Don't worry, I come up after the elders are taken care of."
He nodded and charged toward the highledge. I looked at the sky, every star gone and only the moon for a source of light. It looked as if Starclan was fighting their ownbattle, and was losing.
Starclan
Bluestar
"Spottedleaf, get behind me." I ordered shakily as Tigerstar approached me.
The figure that once haunted my dreams now haunted my afterlife. He sneered. "Tonight is the night you die for real."
"In your dreams." I snarled back.
He shook his head happily. "But don't you see Bluestar? We are in a dream. In everybody's dream world. So technically this is my dream."
He crouched. "Enough chit-chat. Before I go, I wanted to finish what I started seasons ago: killing you."
"What? Spottedleaf trembled. "Where are you going?"
He relaxed a tiny bit. "To the world of the living." And sprang at her.
"No!" I yowled and barreled him over.
Spottedleaf
To see them wrestle was like seeing a blur. They moved so fast it looked like they were climbing over each other. I soon realized they were too evenly matched. The fight would go on forever. I had to figure out a way to get Bluestar and I to safety. They way that they were moving, a tree with low limbs was coming this way.
I quickly sprinted to it and grabbed one of the limbs with my teeth. I pulled it back until the tension was at its height. Wait for it, wait for it…Now!
I released the limb and it smacked Tigerstar and Blustar right in the head, sending them sprawling in random bushes. I had to act fast. Quickly, I hauled Bluestar away from the battle and hid our scent. "Spottedleaf?" She mumbled.
"Yes Bluestar?"
"Don't ever do that again."
"Yes Bluestar."
With my support, we raced to the border of the Dark Forest. "Do we go in?" I asked.
She nodded. "Right now, it's the only safe place we've got. Hopefully other survivors think that too."
We padded cautiously into the thin undergrowth, then sprinted until we were gasping for breath. After we settled down, I laid on my back.
"We need Whitewing." I heard Bluestar murmur.
"What? Why?"
"We need her spirit here. She is the light to destroy all the darkness."
I gasped. "Of course! It makes perfect sense now! But…" I stopped myself.
"Yes Spottedleaf, you are correct." Bluestar mewed gravely. "In order to save both worlds, Whitewing needs to die."
When
thorn slashes birch, darkness will prevail, and the stars will die in
the failing light
Shadedsoul
"No! This isn't happening!" I cried as I collapsed on the ground.
"It is happening Shadedsoul" Tigerstar's spirit growled in my ear, "You have become one with Shadedsoul. There's no turning back. Now, get up and find that Thornclaw, I'm getting restless."
"Yes Tigerstar." I whimpered.
I hauled my new hideous body off the ground and started toward the clearing.
Birchfall
I raced into Firestar's den, only to see he isn't there. I groaned, but stopped myself. There was an opening in his den, just small enough for a cat to get in. I squeezed through it, following the tunnel to the top of the cliff. As I looked over it, I gasped.
I could see all the territories! I could also see the mountains in the distance. A pained mew snapped me out of my daze. "Birchfall, help me."
I turned to see Firestar body smashed by a boulder. He looked bad. " Firestar!" I sprinted over to him.
"Birchfall", he spluttered, "Kill Thornclaw. Tigerstar took over his body and is taking over the clan. Fufill the prophecy." He lay still as he lost another life.
"Tell…tell Sandstorm that I…I…" His body went limp and he lay still.
"Firestar?" I spun around to see Sandstorm's heart broken face as she looked at her love's mangled corpse. She looked at the ledge opposite of camp, and at Firestar again.
She looked at the ledge, and again at Firestar. Then she ran and jumped off the ledge, killing herself.
A/N And so ends the love story of Sandstorm and Firestar. To tell you the truth, I nearly cried writing the last part, I love them so much! I'll post the conclusion to Book 1 on Friday, and I don't know if I should make it into two parts. What do you think? If you're wondering why I killed Sandstorm, I noticed that I was getting off track with the drama. Twistey out.