Chapter 13
I'll remember you always.
Disclaimer: I still don't own warriors.
Gingerstar14: You guys are gonna hate me after this freakin chappie. Waaaaaaaaaaa. Oh, I'm gonna tell you a while there will be a sequal. :) Better story than this.
Whitetail yowled, "Brambleclaw!" But the tabby was already in the thickest of the fighting. She jumped down right onto the back of Rowanclaw. He reared back and slamed he onto the ground. With a yowl of pain and fury, she wreathed under him, raking her claws down his back. He leapt up, coming down hard where Whitetail had just been.
She saw Onestar and Cedarheart locked in combat. Webfoot had pinned Russetfur down, lashing his tail and raking his claws over her nose. To her horror, Brambleclaw was being crushed underneath Blackstar.
She clamped her teeth into Rowanclaw's leg, biting untill her squealed and raced for the bushes. Whietail was going to help Brambleclaw, but a tabby she-cat she didn't know got in her way, baring her teeth and lunging. Whitetail kicked out hard, and saw the tabby go flying.
She got to Brambleclaw just as he dug his claws deep into Blackstar's belly, raking them downto his tail, as Scourge had done to the tabby's father. But Blackstar lunged on last time and sunk his teeth into Brambleclaw's throat. She watched in horror as Brambleclaw fell down under the weight of Blackstar.
Whietail rushed over and yanked Brambleclaw away from Blackstar. Although his wound was very serious, he let out a yowl that stopped the cats in their tracks. The blood still poured from Blackstar's wound, and all the cats wached as he died, over and over again, laying still for a moment then twiching, yowling in pain and dying again.
At last he was still, and Russetfur let our a wail, then fled. Leaving their dead leader behind, the rest of ShadowClan did so too.
Brambleclaw still lay on his side, breth coming in slow ragged gasps. "Don't forget me."
"What?! No! Brambleclaw!!"
"Take good care of our kits. I'll never forget you, so promise never to forget me..." His eyes glazed over, and he was still.
Onestar stared at him, then threw back his head and yowled an wordless yowl of greif and happiness together. "Tonight, we honor the most loyal, trustworthy cat of WindClan, the cat who has given his life for us to have peace, the New Wind!"
Whitetail let out a yowl of greif. Even Webfoot looked sad. Tornear bowed his head.
Whietail look up and stared at the stars. "Don't worry." She whispered. "I'll remember you always."