The Harsh Leaf-bare

Chapter 5

Lemondust stood there, waiting for the sun to rise. A dark, black figure crept across the ground. A few more followed, then more and more. Lemondust watched them. He blinked a few times. Where they part of his imagination. He blinked a few times again. These weren't from his imagination, these were real cats! He noticed the skinner cat that was leading them was walking slowly. Their head was hung low. The cat looked up and looked side to side. They noticed Lemondust and their cherry eyes widened with shock. Cherryshard! Lemondust hissed and so did Cherryshard.

Lemondust ran into the centre of the camp.
"Attack!" Lemondust yowled and he amidently lept into battle. Cherryshard snarled as she noticed Pebblestar padding out of her den, yawning. Lemondust scratched at a light grey she-cat. The she-cat tried to knock him over but he jumped up and she tumbled through the snow. The she-cat got up and shook. She lept at Lemondust. He tried to doge her by ducking down and the she-cat lept on his back. He slammed against the snow and he breathed. He turned around and slashed at her shoulder. He hit a scar that was already on her should and the she-cat growled and the blood dripped onto the white snow and it slowly turned red. Lemondust kicked the she-cat and she flew upwards and she hit the snow hard. Lemondust ran through the snow as he saw Cherryshard heading for the elder's den.

He lept at her and she hut the ground. She grabbed his scruff and tried to throw him but he scratched at her neck and she dropped him. He scratched at her nose and muzzle and Cherryshard ran away from him. He panted and he saw Cherryshard running towards Pebblestar. He popped his head in,  the elders were ok and he turned around. He stood in front if the entrance and he noticed a huge tom charging towards him. He lept forwards and he hit the tom's chest. His claws dug into it and they both hissed at eachother. Lemondust kicked the tom in the side and the tom started to bleed in the side. He pinned him down and the tom kicked him. Lemondust upwards. Lemondust hit the snow and the tom loomed over him. Lemondust made his breathing shallow and the tom leaned forwards. The tom went to bite into his neck and Lemondust scratched the tom's eye and he reared backwards. Lemondust beat the tom backwards. He knocked him into the side of the apprentice's den. He tore through the den and he got caught in the long thorns.

Cherryshard was pinning down Pebblestar.
"I will kill you if you don't give the terrotory to the rest of us so we can all live. I can tell how weak you are." Cherryshard snarled and Pebblestar didn't say anything. Cherryshard dug her claws into Pebblestar's shoulders and she lifted the cat up. She shoved him down and she hit the rocks down and Pebblestar let out a wail. Cherryshard went to bite into Pebblestar's neck and Pebblestar kicked her. Cherryshard hit the floor and she let out a wail. The cats froze.  Pebblestar slid off the rock and she clung onto the edge of the rock. She scrambled at it and tried to lift herself upwards. She dug her claws into the rocks. Cherryshard lept up and grabbed Pebblestar's feet. Cherryshard was hovering above the floor. The snow that clung to the high rock made Pebblestar's paws slip. They fell backwards and Cherryshard and Pebblestar hit the ground spirled across the floor. Cherryshard lept at Pebblestar and Pebblestar's eyes were dull. She was staggering to get up. Cherryshard went to bite into Pebblestar's neck and she kicked Cherryshard upwards. Cherryshard hit the wall. Pebblestar pinned Cherryshard to the wall. Cherryshard kicked into Pebblestar's chest and she hit the ground. Cherryshard fell downwards and she lept onto Pebblestar. She but into Pebblestar's neck. Pebblestar wailed.
Pebblestar went limp. Cherryshard waited there; panting. Pebblestar stirred. Pebblestar coughed and blood splattered the snow.
"Give the clans your terrotory so you everyone can live!" Cherryshard flicked her tail and she smiled. Pebblestar stared at Cherryshard.
"F-fine." Pebblestar meowed defeated and she hit the floor. She coughed and coughed and blood splattered the white snow. It turned a pink colour. Cherryshard smiled and whispered "thanks for out terrotory, Pebblestar."