Chapter 8
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Everything went pitch black. I woke up a while later, I couldn't open my eyes but I could hear. I was still a bit dizzy and light headed but I think I heard a couple voices outside!
"I think you made the wrong choice by replacing Wishingpelt with Blueflash. He was one of the most loyal deputies a cat could have! He ran away because he thought that you didn't trust him, he thought you hated him, for Starclans sake you thought he was a traitor!" I heard the familiar hiss of Flowerleaf.
Then I heard the familiar grumble of Willowstar," he was a traitor! I bet he plotted against me with Darkshadow!" He hissed back at her.
"Really?! Then why did he attack Brightstar when she was about to kill you hm? Answer that one tough guy," she snarled at him.
"I don't know so maybe he wouldn't look so suspicious?!" He guessed.
I could vision Flowerleaf roll her eyes at Willowstars guess," No it's because he was being a good deputy," she meowed.
My eyes finally flickered open. I saw Willowstars bulky body and Flowerleafs skinny body. The moon almost fully lit in the dark night sky. I could feel the tension from here as they both glared daggers at each other.
"You really think I'm a traitor?" I asked Willowstar as I stumbled into the clearing.
"Go back to the medicine cat den," Willowstar demanded through gritted teeth.
I glared at him for a few moments as a slight breeze came through.
Then I stumbled a little to the left then passed out as my body fell to the ground once again.
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My mind woke up in a clearing filled with luxiorous grass and bright flowers. I layed down on my paws. I rested my head on my front paws. Suddenly Cloudstar came into view.
"Beware the ones who deceive you most. A whishing star and a Flower petal will save the clan from the darkened hearts within the forest. With the help of a Willow tree the star will rule the clan from which the darkened heart is from," She recited.
She started to fade into the clearing," Wait! What in the tarnations does that mean?!" I yowled at her.
But it seemed as if as soon as she was there, she was gone again. I sighed and sat down, I wonder why Willowstar can't trust me...
Soon enough another cat appeared," I am Sunstar former leader of SunClan. Look you need to ally with us that is the only way," the cat meowed before returning into the lands of Starclan.
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I woke up in the medicine cats den. Darkness filled the den, no one else that I could see was in the den.
Rain splattered on the ground outside. Lightning flashed, then thunder rumbled. I slowly stood up then stretched out my body. I yawned then sat at the entrance of the den and watched the storm.
Rain pounded the ground as thunder boomed above the clan. I stared up and wondered if Starclan were trying to tell me something. I sighed, Darkshadow could be lurking anywhere in the forest right now.
I laid down and then fell asleep while watching the rain drops fall to Earth and seep into the ground.
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"How did he move from his nest to here?"
"Is he going to be alright?"
"He should be deputy again!"
"Why isn't he awake?"
I heard the whispers surrounding me, my eyes fluttered open and I saw Cinderleaf, Flowerleaf, and Lightningflash.
"Lightningflash, why are you in here?" I asked groggily still tired.
"Your my friend aren't you? I was worried," he replied.
I stood up and walked to the entrance of the den, sure enough it was still raining outside.
"Were you up last night?" Cinderleaf asked as she padded towards where I was sitting.
"Yes," I answered shortly.
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" She asked.
"I thought I was fine I didn't want to wake you up for nothing," I replied.
"Tell us next time," she said.
I nodded then I started to walk towards the forest," Where do you think you are going?" Cinderleaf asked.
"Out to the forest," I replied.
"Uh no you are not! You are staying here for the day," she meowed sternly.
I sighed and then I strolled back into her den and flopped down onto a nest. I heard a rustle then Flowerleaf appeared in front of me.
"Hey," she greeted me.
"Hey," I meowed back.
"So what do you want to do?" She asked.
"Follow me," I meowed lowly and I crawled into the way back and slipped through a hole in the den.
She followed," What are you doing?! Cinderleaf told you to stay in the den!" She hissed lowly at me.
"Fine go back and report me," I meowed.
"Fine!" She ran into the forest again.
I walked forward a few feet before Flowerleaf came back," Ok you win, now what are we doing?" She mewed.
"Spy," I answered.
Suddenly I heard low whispers:
"Be quiet otherwise they might hear us!"
"Darkstar, their camp is for miles yet, they won't hear us," another cat replied.
"Go get help," I hissed lowly.
She nodded with wide eyes and ran like her life depended on it, it might.
I jumped onto a tree and climbed up it. I sat on a thick branch that was about half way up, and was hidden by some leaves.
I heard the voices getting closer," Now remember we attack the camp, we leave some casualties, we want to get to their heads," he informed the other cats.
I heard the leaves rustle from beside me and I saw: Blueflash, Lightningflash, Flowerleaf, Cinderleaf, and Willowstar.
"When I saw 'now' we jump off these trees onto them," Willowstar meowed lowly," 1...2...3...NOW!" He called.
I hurled myself off the tree and landed on Darkstars back. He seemed shaken so I bit his ear and lifted up. I pinned his stomache to the ground.
I then let go of his ear and in one swift movement I bit his neck. He struggled, so I bit harder. He fell to the ground and I let go.
"Now, that that's over–" I was interrupted by Darkstar.
He pinned me to the ground and I quickly rolled over. He leaned over me in the I killing position," Fool, you thought I only had 1 life? Ha! I'm a LEADER I have 9 lives, as where you have only 1. Good bye old friend," he leaned in to make the killing bite.
I turned my head and closed my eyes, not wanting to watch my former best friend kill me.
"NO!" I heard Flowerleaf wail.
I opened one eye and mouthed to her: Goodbye. A tear escaped her eye. I closed my eye again and scrunched them up together as I waited for the killing death blow.
But it never came...I looked up to see that Willowstar had lept in front of me to take the killing blow. I watched as he hit the ground and collapsed. I watched in horror as the leader died right in front of my eyes. Suddenly a growl turned my attention back to Darkshadow.
He was hovered over a cat...suddenly I reconized this cat it was Flowerleaf! He leaned raised his unsheathed paw and suddenly it was like slow motion as he lowered his paw to her neck, I bolted to her and leapt in front of her taking the blow from Darkshadow myself. Blood trickled from my neck and I collapsed onto the ground just like Willowstar did. I heard countless yowls ring across the clearing.
The last thing I saw was Flowerleafs look of despair.
Then I was gone.
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Hey peeps! Another chappie! Please please please review! I'll probably update faster (just in case your wondering) since summer break is coming! Woo hoo! *Confetti* so yeah :)