Brightstar saw Spottedmoon and the other cats enter the camp, they only had a mouse and two birds in their mouth. but Dewcreek didn't have any, Spottedmoon didn't either. Dewcreek had his head down, while Spottedmoon glared at him, her frost silver eyes were dark. Spottedmoon trotted toward Brightstar. Her deputy's fur was spiking up.
"Dewcreek got in a fight with Windclan." Spottedmoon hissed, as she glanced at Dewcreek.
"He has always thirst to fight other cats." Brightstar meowed softly her black fur shining in the sunlight.
"Well you see he chased a rabbit to Windclan border, I tried to chase him back but... that didn't happen," Spottedmoon growled. Brightstar flicked her tail towards Dewcreek, who was talking to the other warriors.
"He wasn't ready to be a warrior." Brightstar meowed sadly. She didn't feel well. Brightstar watched as Spottedmoon padded to the warriors. It was hard for the clan. The prey wasn't running well. Brightstar sat down next to the high rock. She saw some of the kits run out of the nursery. Otterkit looked at her. He scrambled over and looked up is flame color pelt shining in the sunlight. Brightstar looked down at him.
"I want to be the leader some day. Can I be the leader when I become a warrior?" he squeaked loudly. His amber eye brighter than the moon.
"Why don't you ask Spottedmoon?" Brightstar purred. Spottedmoon was sharing tongues with Finchflight. She took the kit over to her.
"Spottedmoon, when you become the leader, can I be deputy?" He squeaked, his amber eyes wide. Spottedmoon looked at Brightstar. She then stared at the kit.
"You just be the best warrior you can be, little one." she purred. Pineriver called for Otterkit he scrambled towards his mother. They both disappeared into the nursery. Brightstar wanted kits of her own but knew she would never find a mate.
"What's wrong?" Spottedmoon meowed while sitting up. Brightstar looked at her soft gaze. She said nothing but left to her den. Brightstar sat in her nest, thinking to herself. What am I going to do? Leaf-bare is almost here and the clan's prey isn't running well.
Time went by and Brightstar was going to talk to Dewcreek. She headed to the Shadowclan border. Spottedmoon was not with her. It wasn't that long after his accident.
"Dewcreek you need to be more careful. These are the accidents that cause battles." she meowed while sliding her tail around the young warrior.
"Well, they asked for it." he meowed lowering his head. Brightstar looked at him angrily.
"I'm serious, this isn't a game Dewcreek." She meowed while standing up to lick her tail. He looked at Brightstar, his amber eye lighting up.
"Well... Thunderclan will always win a battle when I'm here." He boasted while trotting happily. Brightstar sighed. He's such a mouse-brain. Brightstar thought to herself as she watched Dewcreek trotting around different trees.
"Whatever you say." Brightstar murmured under her breath. They both headed back to camp, still, Dewcreek holding his head up high.
They both entered camp and Spottedmoon rushed towards them.
"Has he learned his lesson?" Spottedmoon meowed while looking at the young warrior at Dewcreek.
"Oh yes he did" Brightstar purred. Dewcreek flicked his tail into Spottedmoon's face and she hissed at him while he walked away. He didn't care if Spottedmoon cared. Just then Robintail came over to Dewcreek, who was a tail length away from Brightstar and Spottedmoon.
"Dewcreek want to come on a hunting patrol with Suntail and I, near Riverclan?" Robintail meowed. "You know how the elders and the queens are when they don't get their prey." Robintail joked. Brightstar couldn't help but chuckle a little bit. Then she remembered, Flarestar. The hunting patrol started to leave the camp.
"Remember to be careful over at Riverclan," Brightstar called to the warriors. They all nodded and left the camp through the bramble entrance. Brightstar started to share tongues with the other cats, they talked about the other cats in the forest. The sun started to set. She then remembered the hunting patrol! She jumped up and ran to high rock.
"Has anyone seen Robintail's hunting patrol?" She yowled, her black fur was puffy. All the cats looked around, but the Dewcreek and his cats were nowhere to be found.
"This can't be good. I remember them talking about Riverclan." Spottedmoon whispered.
"Redpaw, Talonstrike, Feathermist, and Spottedmoon, follow me" They all raced out of camp. Brightstar lead the patrol to Riverclan. Dewcreek jumped from the bushes and knocked Spottedmoon over.
"Oof" Spottedmoon fell onto her side but got up quickly.
"Riverclan attacked and their heading this way!" He yowled. Spottedmoon unsheathed her claws ready for anything.
"Why?" Spottedmoon asked.
"They want our part of the river." Dewcreek meowed while looking around. Robintail and Suntail ran towards the bramble entrance, Brightstar, and the others followed. Their fur fluffed up. As they entered Brightstar addressed the warriors and apprentices what to do. They then waited. Brightstar sat in front of all the cats, claws unsheathed ready to fight. Riverclan warriors burst from the entrance. Brightstar clawed at a warrior. She saw Spottedmoon attacking Hardfur and Hiddenflame. She whirled around to see Tallwave, his massive body standing over her.
"Get off my territory!" Brightstar yowled as she ranked the warrior's shoulder. Tallwave yowled in pain as the blood started to bleed out of the wound. Tallwave yowled and ran towards Brightstar. Brightstar waited until the right moment and then jump over the massive warrior. Before she could look back Tallwave had slammed into her side. She hit a tree. Dizzy by what just happened she got up to see a golden and red faded she-cat with blue eyes staring at her. The beautiful she-cat looked away from her and stared at Spottedmoon who was being pinned down by Riversplash and Frostwhisker. Brightstar raced over to Spottedmoon. Riversplsh held up his claws and was about to slice her neck when Brightstar leaped at the warrior she grabbed his scruff and pulled him off her. She hissed at the senior warrior. He ran towards Brightstar, claws unsheathed Brightstar charged over to him too. She swung claws at the toms face. Brightstar missed Riversplash's face. Riversplash jumped onto Brightstar clawed at her ears. She growled and kicked the tom. He tumbled off. She ran towards him and bit his neck. Brightstar felt the warm blood spill from his neck as she bit harder. Riversplash fell to the ground, his wound still bleeding. Brightstar realized what she had done. Riversplash didn't get up. He laid there in a pool of blood. Brightstar didn't care for what she had done. She knew that this cat was weak anyway. Brightstar licked the blood from her lips and turn to see Flarestar running off with Otterkit.
" Otterkit no!" Brightstar yowled as she chased after the ginger tom. She followed the tom through the forest near Riverclan's territory. Brightstar followed, she felt her fur hit the water. She paddled to the tom. Flarestar got back on land and ran back to the woods. Brightstar ran as fast as she could towards him, she finally reached him almost to the entrance of Riverclan. She leaped onto the leader and clawed at him. Flarestar dropped Otterkit and stared at her.
"Otterkit will be with Riverclan!" He hissed, his eyes became slits.
"No, he won't, Otterkit was born in Thunderclan and will stay in Thunderclan." Brightstar meowed while grabbing Otterkit, who was lying on the ground. Brightstar heard a cat come behind her. It was Spottedmoon, she glared at Flarestar.
"Leave Thunderclan's territory or I'll make you," Spottedmoon growled. Flarestar stepped back.
"This isn't over, watch out Brightstar Riverclan will take the river!" He yowled before running off. Brightstar sighed her body hurt from her wounds.
"Did Riverclan leave?" Brightstar meowed while turning around to walk back to camp with Otterkit.
"Yes, but.." Spottedmoon paused while still walking.
"But what?" Brightstar hissed while staring at her deputy.
"But Robintail didn't make it." Spottedmoon meowed while lowering her head. Brightstar remembered the ginger tom with bright green eyes.
"Poor Monwisp that was her mate." Brightstar meowed while lowering her head. Spottedmoon didn't answer but kept to a slow walk.
They both entered the camp and Brightstar saw Pineriver sobbing. She must have thought that Otterkit is gone, Brightstar thought.
She trotted over to Pineriver set Otterkit down behind her.
"Um, Pineriver?" Brightstar meowed while walking closer. Pineriver looked up at Brightstar, there were tear marks on her fluffy face.
"What is it?" She whimpered while cuddling Creekit in her fluffy tail. Brightstar grabbed Otterkit by the scruff and brought him to his mother. Pineriver's green eyes lighted she ran to Otterkit and grabbed both her kits. "Oh thank you Brightstar." Pineriver purred while licking Otterkit fast. Brightstar nodded at the queen and left to see Spottedmoon who was sitting in the clearing. Brightstar saw Robintail's body in an open space near Spottedmoon. Moonwisp and a few other cats sat by his body. She walked towards Moonwisp and sat next to her.
"Oh Brightstar, what am I going to tell Mosskit?" She meowed while her tears dripped onto Robintail's limp body.
"He's with Starclan now, and I promise that he'll watch over you forever." Brightstar meowed while wrapping her tail around Robintail. Moonwisp didn't reply, she just sat there staring at Robintail. After a few long moments, Brightstar got up and walked towards Spottedmoon, she sat next to her.
"Spottedmoon please take a Dawn patrol and then come and see me." Brightstar meowed, while her deputy nodded
"Don't forget that Redpaw needs a new mentor." Spottedmoon meowed while licking her chest a couple of times.
"I know." Brightstar sighed as she headed to high rock. She jumped on top of the big stone and called to her clan mates. They all walked out sadly. "Robintail's death will not be forgotten, But Redpaw needs a new mentor. I know just the right cat to teach her for the rest of her training. Redpaw's new mentor shall be Forestbranch. Forestbranch you were taught by Flarewing, I expect you to pass down everything you know down to Redpaw." Brightstar yowled. Redpaw sat with head hanging over Robintail. "Finchflight and Talonscar will take Robintail's body to go and bury the body." She meowed one last time before jumping down from the high rock. She stepped into her den and tried to fall asleep. Brightstar rolled onto her side while dreaming about fighting Riverclan. And the she-cat who was staring at her. The cat's shiny blue eyes became slits as she yowled. "Why do you not care about killing? Lead your clan like Starclan would or else!" Brightstar woke up in a jolt of energy. She looked around and saw her dark den. What did that cat want? Brightstar asked herself before curling up to fall back asleep. I don't care, I will lead my clan the way I want to. Brightstar drifted back into a peaceful sleep.