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Lionblaze, "Rainfire doesn't own the warriors series. Neither does Hawkpath."
Thanks to Thundercat29r who reviewed my story. The answer to your question is… YES! I guess thanks to my little brother. *Trails off as brother does a victory dance. Rainfire screams, "My eyes." Then throws brother out of the room.*
They were the last of the clans to arrive. Leapstar and Oakstar were sitting on a large moss covered rock. Moonclan and Sunclan cats roamed the clearing the rest of the clearing, but instead of gossiping happily together, the eyed each other warily and tension ran through the air. Rainfire dipped his head to a brown tom with black stripes that Hawkpath recognized as Cederstripe, a friend of Rainfire's in Moonclan.
Hawkpath padded over to Brightpelt. "What's going on?" She asked "Your usually more cheerful then this."
"Well I'm fine," Brightpelt said, "It's just that… you know it's almost lead-bare and we need every piece prey? Well someone's been…"
"Mind if I join you?" Asked Rainfire.
"No, not at all. Come on sit down. It's time for announcements."
The three cats shifted to face the rock. Oakstar came forward first. "We've all been doing well. However prey's been a bit… scarce."
"So that's why you've been stealing our prey!" Leapstar snarled.
"What?" Yowled a Sunclan cat.
"Us? Steal your prey?!" Gasped Oakstar, "Now that's going too far. You stole our prey the spread lies about us!" The Moonclan and Sunclan cats were dumb with confusion.
Leapstar snarled and unsheathed his claws. "You filthy, Prey-stealing piece of fox-dung!"
Oakstar goaded on by Moonclan cats leaped at Leapstar raking his fur with his claws.
Other battles broke out. Brightpelt, her eyes wide with confusion, watched her clan mate Kestrelslash tussling with Ivypath.
"Stop!" Shinestar yowled, "What about the new moon truce?"
"The truce was of our own free will; we don't have to up hold it." Leapstar growled.
"I don't get it. Who's stealing whose prey?" Rainfire whispered.
"I'm not sure," Hawkpath replied, "but it's making me nervous." Then she turned her attention back to Shinestar.
"We should do this without fighting." Shinestar was saying.
"Well fine. All I know is that prey is surprisingly scarce and that patrols have seen Sunclan patrols near our borders." Mewed the Moonclan leader.
"We were going on patrols!" Leapstar protested, "And besides you've probably seen Darkclan patrols, too."
Oakstar growled. "Our prey has been scarce, too and we have seen Moonclan cats near our borders."
Shinestar meowed, "Well, prey hasn't been scarce for us so…"
"Wait. You've had plenty of prey?"
"When ours has been so scarce?"
"And there was a Darkclan patrol near our border yesterday!" Leapstar gasped.
"I should have known that Sunclan wouldn't steal prey out of the blue."
"ATTACK!"
Sunclan and Moonclan cats alike swarmed the Darkclan cats, biting and tearing with their claws.
As Hawkpath fought back to back with Rainfire, she knew that they were outnumbered.
Barktail loomed in front of her, claws unsheathed, teeth bared. He slashed at her face with his claws and she felt a sharp pain in her ear.
Hawkpath darted in, biting hard and chasing him away. He yowled and raced out of the clearing.
She looked around and saw Birchclaw, fighting with Frostflower and the muscular Thorntail who was pinning him down.
With a yowl she leapt out at Thorntail. Surprised the burly Sunclan cat staggered back. Hawkpath lashed out with her claws viciously, then jumped on his back digging in with her claws.
Frostflower slashed at her side, but she didn't let go. Then Birchclaw swiped at Frostflower's tail and she disappeared into the bushes.
Thorntail yowling with pain rolled, trying to smother Hawkpath. Slamming into a rock, Hawkpath felt a searing pain shoot her head, and fell into darkness.
