Title: Lion and Tiger Part One
Word count: 229
Fandom: Warriors
Summary: Lionheart's death wasn't caused by a ShadowClan warrior.
Notes: It all seemed just too convenient for Lionheart to die in a fight with ShadowClan. I think that Tigerclaw didn't organize the attack, but he took advantage of it. First of two parts.
The ShadowClan cats burst the camp entrance and into the clearing with little warning. One minute, Lionheart was sitting in the sun, dozing peacefully while the Clan hummed with activity around him; the next, he sprang to his feet as the stench of the Thunderpath and the marshes filled the air. The golden tom stretched his tense muscles and leapt, yowling, into battle.
He didn't think while fighting. He let instinct take over. He clawed and bit and pounced on cat after cat, all stinking of the Thunderpath and the marshes.
And then there was a heavy weight on his back. He crumpled to the ground. The cat attacking him was as big as himself, and very powerful. He hissed and screamed, until his shock stopped him: this cat wasn't a ShadowClan cat... it was Tigerclaw.
"Tigerclaw?" Lionheart gasped out. "Get off me! I'm not the enemy!" This had to be a mistake.
Tigerclaw let out an malicious purr and murmured into Lionheart's ear: "But you are my enemy."
Lionheart's heart beat faster, and he tried to escape Tigerclaw's grip. He had gone insane!
"What are you doing?" Lionheart growled.
"I want to be leader, and I won't let anything stand in my way..." Tigerclaw's voice turned into a growl. "Not Redtail. Not even you!"
There was a flash of pain in Lionheart's neck... and then all was darkness.