I widened my eyes as the she-cat leapt at me without hesitation. I bared my fangs at her and clawed her in the air. Then the two toms joined in. I reached for the she-cat again but one of the toms snatched my tail in his jaws and dragged me to the ground. I grunted as I hit the ground with a thud and the she-cat slashed at my head. Then the tom jumped onto my back and dragged his claws through my spine. I yowled in pain and fury and struggled to shake him off but his weight held me to the ground. "Let go of me, you crow-food eaters!" I snarled. The other tom clawed the sides of my belly and I gasped in pain. I nipped at the she-cat's legs as she clawed my face but she flicked me off as if I was a fly. I felt my eyes beginning to droop but I kept my head up. Starclan, help me!

"Enough!" Tigerclaw commanded. The cats got off of me and stepped back. I panted and looked up at Tigerclaw as he leaned into my face. I glared at him.

"You're a disgrace to this world. Never again will I ever call you father." I spat. Tigerclaw's eyes flashed with pain and sorrow but he bared his fangs into a vicious snarl.

"I don't need you. Once I'm leader, you'll beg to call me father. And no matter what you say, I will always apart. You can't hide my blood that runs through your veins." he growled. Then he kicked dirt into my eyes and padded away with the rogues. I felt tears begin to form but I refused to let them fall. I struggled to stand up but my paws buckled beneath me. I couldn't breath and my heart was beating slowly. Then my eyes began to close and I looked at the sky in grief.

"I'm sorry, Leopardclan. But I can't complete your mission." I murmured. Then my head fell onto my paws and darkness surrounded me.

Riverfang's POV:

I was walking through my territory with Leopardfur and my mate, Goldwing. I looked at her with worry. "I really think you should've stayed in camp." I meowed. Goldwing rolled her eyes.

"All we're doing is just going to ask Thunderclan for some tansy. It's not like we're going into battle." she chuckled. We padded over the Thunderclan border and pricked our ears as faint wails sounded. Leopardfur lifted her tail.

"You hear that?" she asked. The wails sounded again and one sounded familiar. Leopardstorm! I bit my lip as I struggled not to run into battle.

"Someone needs help!" I gasped. Leopardfur scoffed.

"Let's just go get the tansy." she muttered. Goldwing gaped at her.

"We can't just walk away!" she exclaimed. Then she ran off to the wails. I ran after with an annoyed Leopardfur. As we got closer the wails started to ease and it went silent. My heart began to panic and my eyes widened. Is she…? We burst through the bushes and looked around. Leopardstorm was sprawled on the ground with blood pooling around her. Her eyes were closed and her face was twisted in agony.

"Leopardstorm!" I gasped. I ran over to her and nudged her shoulder. No response. Oh Starclan, please don't take her yet… Leopardfur lifted Leopardstorm onto her back and ran to Thunderclan's camp. Me and Goldwing followed her quickly. We burst through the entrance and were greeted by gasps. Bluestar ran out of her den and her eyes widened in dismay.

"What happened?" she asked. Leopardfur placed Leopardstorm down in the clearing and Yellowfang ran to her. Goldenflower and her other kits followed. I looked around for Tigerclaw. Doesn't he want to come see if his daughter is alright? I found him sitting in a dark corner of the camp. His eyes were narrowed with grief and rage as he looked at Leopardstorm.

"We found her in your territory like this. We came to ask for tansy and we heard screeching so we came to check it out." Leopardfur announced. Bluestar looked at Leopardstorm with sad eyes. Yellowfang called for herbs and Cinderpaw ran over with bundles in her jaws. Tigerclaw sat beside his family as he watched Leopardstorm through narrowed green eyes. Wait… green eyes? I thought they were amber… He sat by the crying Goldenflower with his tail wrapped around his paws. I narrowed my eyes suspiciously. At a time like this, he would be whimpering or accusing us of doing this… what's going on? I shrugged and turned to Leopardstorm. Goldwing leaned into me and stared at Leopardstorm in worry. I licked her ear comfortingly. Please let her be ok… She's my best friend. We been through everything together. She can't be dead…

Leopardstorm's POV:

I looked around to see Ocean Breeze pacing back and forth in worry. Silver Frost was pressing her muzzle to my head trying to do the ritual she did before but nothing worked. "What's taking so long?" Ocean Breeze snapped.

"Nothing's working! She's losing a lot of blood and Yellowfang's herbs aren't working fast enough!" Silver Frost cried. I stayed still in a eerie calmness which is what supposed to make me worry. Why aren't I scared?! I'm about to die, for Starclan's sake!

"I wonder what Starclan's like? Will they accept me?" I asked before I could stop myself. I immediately regretted it as Ocean Breeze's gaze snapped over to me.

"Stop talking like that at once! You are not going to die! Don't you dare give up on us, Leopardstorm!" she snarled. I flattened my ears as I saw panic and desperation in her eyes but under all that was grief and fear. "Silver Frost, hurry up." Silver Frost closed her eyes tightly in fear.

"I'm trying!" she whimpered. Her muzzle dug into my head and I struggled not to move away. Then I felt a tiny buzz in my chest as Silver Frost's eyes began to glow. Ocean Breeze snapped her gaze to me and smiled in relief. Then memories flashed in my eyes again, except this time they weren't my memories. Killing Storm and Tigerclaw! Killing Storm was standing in the entrance of the nursery in Thunderclan looking at Tigerclaw's birth. These are Killing Storm's memories! His eyes were narrowed into green slits as he watched Tigerclaw let out his first meow. Then he chanted under his breath and his body dissolved into Tigerclaw's body. I gasped as years went by and Tigerclaw was out hunting. He was watching a kittypet wandering the forest except… something was different about him. I narrowed my eyes and tried to see his face more clearly. His eyes… they're green instead of amber… that's the color of- My eyes widened as realization came to me. That's the color of Killing Storm's eyes! Tigerclaw has a part of Killing Storm in him! Is that why he's so bloodthirsty? Then the images stopped and I looked up to see Silver Frost. She opened her eyes and moved away from me. Ocean Breeze sighed and nuzzled my ear.

"You'll be fine." she murmured. I opened my mouth to tell her what I saw but I was sent into darkness. I growled in frustration then yelped as scorching pain spread throughout my body.

"Are you alright?" a voice asked. My gaze flickered open and a blurry image of Yellowfang appeared. Her words were buzzing as my ears rang. "Leopardstorm, are you alright?" she asked again. I blinked and shook my head as the buzzing stopped and Yellowfang looked more clearer.

"Y-yeah… I'm alright." I said uncertainly. Yellowfang sniffed my wounds around my belly. Then her gaze looked at me in worry.

"Who did this to you?" she asked. My mind was blurry and my head hurt.

"What?" I asked.

"Leopardstorm, focus! Who did this to you?" Yellowfang snapped. I closed my eyes and tried to put the pieces together.

"I… I was following Tigerclaw… there were others… rogues… then everything went black. I don't remember anything else." I murmured. I hissed at myself for not remembering. What happened? Yellowfang looked disappointed as well and she looked out the den.

"Are you sure that's all you remember?" she asked. I nodded and she let out a sigh. "Alright. I'll tell Bluestar you're alright." Then she padded away, leaving me alone. I closed my eyes again. Killing Storm is controlling Tigerclaw. I don't know how but I have to get him out… How did he get in in the first place? Maybe Ocean Breeze and Silver Frost know something… Then pawsteps sounded. I opened my eyes to see Tigerclaw. I growled and flattened my ears.

"I know you're in there, Killing Storm." I snarled. Tigerclaw widened his eyes but they quickly turned to narrowed slits as his iris turned green. His lips curled into a snarl as he glared down at me.

"Stay out of my way or next time, not even the power of all your ancestors can help you stay alive." he snarled. Then he swiped my nose and walked out of the den. I widened my eyes. I have to help Tigerclaw. Fireheart can't tell Bluestar about him and Redtail! It isn't Tigerclaw's fault! It's Killing Storm's!