"Bumblestripe, can we talk?"
Cloversplash was entering the empty warriors den after a long afternoon. Only Bumblestripe was in there with her.
"Go away." He hissed.
"We need to talk. If you won't listen, then I'll just sit over here and talk to myself." She replied stubbernly. Bumblestripe just huffed and tucked his head under his paws.
"Anyway, what is it with you? Why is it so horrible that I take charge or become deputy? Why do you hate me? I did nothing to you ever I-"
"Exactly!" Bumblestripe stood up and faced her, a whisker's length from her face. "You never paid any attention to me! After Dovewing left me, I thought I'd never love again. And then you came, and I tried everything, but you'd never pay attention. You're just some dumb kittypet! You spent all your time with that loser Foxleap! But you'll pay. I became mates with Hazeltail. I never loved her the way I did to Dovewing or you, but she paid attention. Then we started visiting each other in dreams. Not just each other," Bumblestripe meowed, his head cocked menacely, and his eyes looked as if he had gone mad. "I had friends there, they gave me the attention I deserved. Breezepelt is right, we can't waste our time on loser kittypet clans and a dumb code that makes us weak! You'll all pay!" He bellowed, unsheathing his claws.
"Bumblestripe! You're on the Dark Forest side? Why? You fought against them at the Great Battle! Why in StarClan's name would you fight with them this time? Don't you know it was Breezepelt who killed Hazeltail?" Cloversplash demanded.
"Oh yes, I know. I was there." He answered nonchalantly.
"You were- what?" She asked, confused.
"Neither of them saw me, but it was there. She was demanding power, so he killed her, simple as that. Every cat knows that Breezepelt is the only one who will lead us. She had what was coming to her, she understands that know."
"You mean, she doesn't care that she was killed? For no reason?" She demanded.
"Weren't you listening? There was a reason. A good reason, she demanded power. Anyways, it doesn't matter now, because the time of the clans is over, and the Dark Forest will rule forever!"
"Bumblestripe! Think about what you're saying! What about your friends? Your family?" Cloverspalsh exclaimed.
"They don't care about me!" He lashed out, swiping his claws across her face, leaving a long scratch across her eye. It dripped with blood as he continued. "Graystripe and Millie only care about Briarlight! For what? Because she hurt her stupid legs! And Blossomfall will rejoin the winning side, you just wait."
"She never will!" She spat.
"We'll just have to wait and see then, won't we?" He meowed in a deadly whisper.
"What about your kits? Moonlight and Frostflower? They still love you." She meowed.
"They're soft. A medicine cat and a permanent queen! They'll be no loss." He snarled.
"How can you say that?! They share your blood!" She exclaimed, running a paw over the scratch that Bumblestripe gave her. It would leave a scar.
"Blood that will soon be spilled." He leaned in and whispered, then left.
She couldn't believe what she just heard, or why in StarClan's name he told her. She needed to do something, and fast, because she couldn't let him run free through the forest. Suddenly, a thought swept her mind : who else is on the other side?
"Recruits of the Dark Forest! Listen up!" Breezepelt yowled.
"Many of you have not passed intuition on the first try, and you all know that you have only two tries," he continued, unsheathing his claws, which were dripping with fresh cat's blood.
Every cat knew what he meant : if you don't pass, he kills you. And if you're a spirit when he kills you a second time, you don't come back.
"You should be thankful that I didn't kill most of your spirits, but the time is here. I have chosen one individual for the first very important task, Bumblestripe! Are you ready?" He snarled at the gray tom standing bellow him with pride in his eyes.
"Yes, I'm ready." He meowed holding his head high.
Hazeltail ran up to him and stood with him.
"The Dark Forest will rule forever! Death to the clans!" She yowled, and others joined in.
"Death to the clans!"
"Death to the clans!"
"Death to the clans!"
"Death to the clans!"
"Death to the clans!"
"Death to the clans!"
As she left to find Bramblestar to tell him about Bumblestripe's treachery, she found something horrible. His trail lead into the forest, and every here and there, there was a splash of cat blood. This was bad.
She followed the trail until the very end, and found her leader's body limp and lifeless laying in a pool of blood. Standing over him, was Bumblestripe.
"Did you do this?" She whispered, already knowing the answer. His bloody paws and the maddening look on his face told her that.
As if a reply, he lifted his head and bellowed "Dark Forest Attack!"
yay! New chapter! Happy thanksgiving by the way. Sorry this chapter was super short and rushed.
poll:
woh is your favorite couple?
a) Clover X Fox
b) Willow X Dew
c) Bright X Toad
d) Sand X Snow
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