Shattered Clans- A Warrior Cats Fanfiction

Chapter 26

Hiiiii! I've become more motivated because one of my friends started talking t me again! This chapter is dedicated to her, even though she doesn't use Wattpad, I'd like to thank her for being my friend <3

It was a beautiful morning, though every cat in the forest couldn't relax. The warriors, fighters, and medicine cats had waited in the forest, half way between their camp and the rogues camp. Cats would die and Cranefrost knew it. But could she handle it? That was a different question.

The moon was full as Starclan watched over them. They too were tense, for the path that led ahead was too dark for them to predict.

A twig snapped.

Hundreds of pairs of eyes gazed forward as a large group of ferocious and blood thirsty rogues stepped into the light. Snipe was leading them, and she wore a sneer that Cranefrost wanted to rip off her face.

I have to be patient, Cranefrost thought. Redstar stepped forward. "We'll give you one final chance," his baritone meow echoed throughout the forest. "Leave now and never come back. Stop harassing our warriors. We will not harm you if you leave."

Snipe let out an amused yowl. "You're so gullible!" The smile vanished from her face and it twisted in anger and determination. "We aren't the ones leaving. You are."

And she leapt into the crowd of cats, her claws unsheathed and her eyes brimming with threat. The fight had begun.

Cranefrost growled and ran. Her legs took long strides that were fuelled by energy that came from her emotions. Anger. Pain. Loss. Loyalty. Determination.

She jumped onto Snipe's back, swiping her long claws across it. Snipe threw her off, but Cranefrost stood up again. The small dark she cat kicked at Cranefrost with a strong hind leg and she lost her balance. As Cranefrost fell to the ground, her fore paw flew forward and Snipe tripped over it. Together they struggled on the ground.

Cranefrost got up, panting. She scratched Snipe's face, and watched as it split. Blood gushed out of the deep cut, and ice was starting to form. Snipe fell limp.

Was this it?

Suddenly, Cranefrost's whole world flipped upside down. She couldn't breathe- the air had escaped from her lungs. Snipe had slammed her onto the floor and now she was winded.

Cranefrost was pinned. She couldn't run anywhere. There was no escaping her fate. Snipe's long claws held her in place, and she couldn't breathe.

Cranefrost looked around. Cats were dying. They were losing. This wasn't how Cranefrost wanted to die. She wanted to get up and help them! She hated the feeling of being chained up, useless while her clan mates suffered.

But she couldn't speak or move.

Cranefrost shut her eyes. Her heart sank. Why did it have to end like this?

Her heart skipped one beat. And then two.

And then Cranefrost stopped breathing.

I've failed, Cranefrost thought, her mind seconds away from losing consciousness.

Suddenly, Cranefrost heard a loud yowl. The force holding her down vanished, and the weight was gone. Cranefrost coughed and spluttered, standing up dizzily. Redstar was there, fighting Snipe.

The second patrol had come.

"Go protect Aldercoat!" Redstar yowled to Cranefrost while fighting. Cranefrost turned to see Aldercoat being swiped and scratched at by a white rogue with black patches.