Ch.13: The Fight
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to everyone who loves cats, like suspense, action, prophecies, mysteries, and everyone who is a fan of the Warriors series by Erin Hunter.
Prologue
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I looked at the fire that was all around me. The heat was making my pelt feel like it was scorching from the flames. I couldn’t stop though. I had to help get the clan out. I looked around frantically for my kits, but couldn’t see them. I could however, just barely make out Snowbird. The white she-cat queen was carrying her two kits, making her way quickly to the Gorse tunnel. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwosYbSp4ll
I through myself over the fire and ran to help Tigerheart’s mate Sasha.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTUSNIkP7Z
I got her to her paws and got her out. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8Z4ETuU7C
I heard a yowl and spotted even more chaos. Littlecloud, our elderly Medicine cat, had gone down. He was half buried under some rock. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrGPl0qrTR
I ran to help him, but was trapped by fire and collapsing dens. I felt pain surge through me as rocks fell on me and I was stuck. I couldn’t get out. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKpumOZIoh
“Tawnystar!” yowled my eldest kit, and he dashed over to help me. So did my other kit and Squirrel Flight. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxkTjK7niz
They started desperately digging me out. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEwkmo6PAy
As I looked, I could see Squirrelflight. Leafpool’s sister looked weak, as if she was sick or tired or something.
Chapter 1
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It’s a beautiful day at sun high. I’m sun bathing with my eldest kit Tigerheart. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKGosQHSm5
“Tawnystar, we have a problem. You better come quickly,” Dawnpelt says urgently to me. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AiOR0EarU
I get to my paws and tell my deputy, Tigertail, “Watch over the clan,” before I run through the Gorse tunnel at my younger kit’s flank. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjRksOlCxT
We look at the scene in horror. I never would’ve thought there were any more traitors in Thunderclan. Apparently, there are. Thornclaw has lured his own Clan mates Sandstorm and Jayfeather into a trap. Dustpelt is with him. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dAHfM4t2d
I yowl and plunge myself into the scene, Dawnpelt behind me. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyAVYhqQ3N
I jump onto Thorn Claw and rake my claws down his pelt, biting his hind leg while I’m at it. Thorn Claw is stronger, though and pins me down. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ516FWepAqI
“Leave her alone!” booms a familiar elderly Thunderclan tabby tom, and pull him off me by the scruff. It’s Tigerheart. He used to be Tigerstar, but is good now. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1LFSzhIfg
I leave him to fight Thornclaw, and help Dawnpelt fight off Dustpelt. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUtknzHEO9
Dawnpelt and I rush over to the helpless Medicine cat and senior warrior. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup1kRri0QA
“Dawnpelt, get herbs,” I order. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsT5nuRtU9l
“Which ones?” 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdHJqkJiT1
I think for a moment before answering, remembering what Littlecloud uses for which injuries.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy76e2jUCFo
“Cobweb to stop the bleeding and marigold for infection; if you can’t find cobweb, moss will do. Go. Run as fast as you can,” I order. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1S1XHPUb5
I dig as fast as I can to loosen the fox trap around Sandstorm’s neck. I then gently pull her out by the scruff. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZU0qAQ3OE
Next, I go to the Medicine cat. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuoGfEbGkS
“Jay Feather, it’s me. Tawnystar. I’m going to help you.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytBNXXBx9s
I drag him over by the warrior and then crouch down by them. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGbiIcqzFr
Dawnpelt soon comes back with the herbs I requested. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9UYUjimAu
I stop the bleeding with cobweb and apply marigold for infection. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4W97QTqm1k
I turn to my warrior. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6hguZ5HHv
“Dawnpelt, get them home.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKNIa9mhp3
“Okay.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvAqi7T6Xu
“What are you going to do, Tawnystar?”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVepxZA1tSo
“I’m going to help my father if he needs it. He’s not as young as he used to be.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEH2P8cpzs
She dips her head to me in respect and then I run to help him. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcq7z4xZcWM
I soon defeat Dustpelt, but Tigerheart has fallen into the river. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9C9TU0G07z
“Tigerheart!” I yowl. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYgHnMIucs
I frantically search for him, but he has gone under. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtNbcpoPyN
I can’t let him die in the paws of the river. I have to save my father.
Chapter 2
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I plunge into the river, pushing my fear of water and drowning away. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4kfuaBc9d
I grab his scruff and resurface with him. He’s still conscious. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6nJwPKPdv
We haul ourselves back onto dry land, and for a moment, sit there panting from using all of our strength to survive. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwooHHgtDF
“Thank you, Tawnystar. You saved my life. I am proud to call you my daughter.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxu8nMb27K
His eyes shown with happiness.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9r8rWBgHk
“And I’m happy to call you my father. You saved my life, too. Thank you, Tiger Heart,” I meow to him. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUhPyt2cZd
I walk him home and then pad back into my territory. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyjsxJZbnT
Thank you, Starclan. Thank you. You helped us all to save them, I silently pray to my ancestors. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNNaf3kSa1
That night, I have a dream. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg47zsClduS
“Greetings, Tawnystar.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrY70iQIpU0
“Greetings, Yellowfang.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvlREgQ9A1
“Great danger is coming, Tawnystar.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2xdUBQZm2
“What? What danger?”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uRriaXVtY
“Don’t fret. In the time of need, I’ll be with you until the very end. I have a message. I have foreseen it.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b5ZPT0JMg
“What have you foreseen?”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DEGW7uDnj
“This,” she replies and then recites a prophecy.
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“Danger will come579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGL7pfCpfHk
The Thorn of the Claw579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFA1Yt0TAQX
And the Dust of the Pelt579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8x9ulM4GDX
Will rise579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdw0iRugkZG
The cats of half and half579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBdn12SFwn
And the Star of Gray579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8f4XOmc8y
And others579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡza9nWm3zAo
Will be in grave danger579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQKKGNUmSc
Clan will fight clan579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPVp2XdC3j
Blood will spill blood579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TdGbIMd3y
The earth will bleed579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeWMN0i5Le
And all will be lost579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nOEf0WsnO
And separated forever and ever579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rS5QJU5Ic
Unless the Thorn of the Claw579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLMPGwpLEz
And Dust of the Pelt are destroyed.”
Chapter 3
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I wake up with a start at sun high. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHO34d6bEY6
No! I think. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAo7Q4TCdF
I know what it means. Half clan cats, Graystar, and others will be in danger. Our clans will fight and blood will be shed. Our clans will separate into clans no more. All of this will happen if Thornclaw and Dustpelt aren’t destroyed. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSO1kjV2rmT
I dash out of the camp to Thunderclan at full speed. I have to warn them. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCOiPfkA5u
“Graystar! Jayfeather!” I yowl, as I race into the camp. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99VzYJuFpd
I skid to a halt in front of the clan leader.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVwZ2BCpmt
“What’s wrong, Tawnystar? Where’s the fire?”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLzUYDXqyd
“Graystar, we’re all in danger. I had a dream from Yellowfang last night.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvlVrXu1Zj
Jayfeather comes up to us. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiDQNMMJBg
“What!?” 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzct5UXWn9
He must’ve read my memory from last night. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLqzDvbpSx
“Yes, Jayfeather. It’s true. Thornclaw and Dustpelt are traitors.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGgAfQuYwE
“ We all know they are,” the deputy comments. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4SZ8WtSz4
I go on. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HkQSI6KX4
“They’re going to rise, clan will fight clan, blood will be shed, clans will be no more, and half clan and other cats will be in danger. They must be destroyed; stopped.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg571yWtkP
“Thanks, Tawnystar. Go home now. We’ll keep an eye out and strike if we see them. We exiled them yesterday.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLy5X6sFvU
“How’s Ferncloud?” I ask.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyiBertTCL
“She’s healing from the shock of Dustpelt’s attack.”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8IPpN8EzA
“And Sandstorm?”579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPwM447uOG
“She’s almost healed. Thanks for your concern and telling us about your dream,” Graystar says. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrMwTZ9JQx
I dip my head to my old friend.
Chapter 4
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A moon later, my clan and Thunderclan fight against Thornclaw, Dustpelt, and the surviving cats of Bloodclan.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAL1sfxHUE
We fight and fight and finally win, killing them all. We win. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjcHkUmYj0
Our clans head home and are treated by our Medicine cats. Some of us are only minorly injured. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCtLTOAI4o
A moon later, all of our cats are healed.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlXjorVqRe
There’s one thing I would like to say. Graystar died in leaf bare from Green Cough and Lionblaze becomes Lionstar. His deputy becomes my father, Tigerheart. This time, I know, my father won’t try murdering cats. He’s friendly like most of us. There goes to show you how the love of a parent or Starclan, can bring a lost cat or soul back from the dark side to the path of light and good. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwSGqAinJn
So we all live happily ever after in the forest.
