Give Up?!
"Do you give up? Well, do you?!" hissed Foxstar, holding Lightstar down. "I've defeated your Clan. I've killed most of your cats. I've already claimed the territory for myself. DO YOU GIVE UP?!?!"
Many cats had been killed by the vicious, ambitious Foxstar.
Dawnflower was walking in the forest when, all of a sudden, one of Foxstar's warriors burst out from behind a tree.
"Time to die, ThunderClanner. Send my regards to StarClan," Blackheart hissed menacingly.
Dawnflower's scream was cut off with a gurgle as Blackheart ripped her throat out.
That was just one of the cats. One of the most tragic deaths had been Silentpaw, a very wise medicine cat apprentice.
Silentpaw was walking quietly up to the Moonpool, lagging a little bit behind the others. The ShadowClan medicine cats were above her, higher up on the path.
Silentpaw felt a funny presence. It was bugging at her, and…. well, she couldn't quite place it.
But she knew it was there.
The half-moon shone above her, and she let herself be comforted and bathe in the moonlight.
Suddenly, she heard a loud caterwaul.
Time slowed.
The medicine cats looked, shocked, down at her. She started to run. Something grabbed onto her tail, flinging her backwards.
She landed on the ground, belly side up. The cat that had attacked her held her down, and raked his claws down her belly a few times. Then, he leaned in for the killing bite: Soon, Silentpaw would be no more.
"Send my regards to StarClan, kittypet," he hissed happily, evilly; he carefully bit her throat out, spat out the blood, and raced back down to ShadowClan territory.
All the cats there watching were scarred for life.
That was just another one of the deaths.
"I will kill you anyway," Foxstar sneered. "Do you give up?"
"Do I…." Lightstar's voice was faint. He had a paw on her throat and was pressing down on it.
"Give up?!" Foxstar's voice was jubilant.
"Yes…." she sighed, losing her last life.
"We win; we win!" Foxstar yowled, jumping off of Lightstar and quickly killing, wounding, or taking hostage the remaining living warriors and apprentices of ThunderClan.
ThunderClan had lost. Lightstar had given up.