Dawnstar's Legacy

Chapter 6: The Fallen

Dawnstar looked around at the huge group of cats behind her. Breezestar, Clearstar, Stormstar, and Thornpetal stood directly behind her. All of the medicine cats had gathered as many herbs as possible and were now waiting by the treeline to help any injured cats.

The battle patrol had waited until dusk had fallen, that way, the cats would blend in with their surroundings better and could still see well.

Dawnstar aligned her tail with the ground and swept it side to side, signaling the waiting warriors to spread out and begin moving silently. Creeping forward, the patrol slowly headed for the unsuspecting rogues. Dawnstar whispered a quick prayer to Starclan and nodded.

“Are you three ready?” Dawnstar meowed to the leaders behind her.

“Yes, us along with all of our warriors.”

Dawnstar nodded in response and lifted her head.

“WARRIORS, ATTACK!”

All around, cats yowled and ran past Dawnstar, ready to attack the massive group ahead.

Dawnstar saw Thornpetal and Frostfang partner fight against Trots. To her left, Dawnstar watched a bronze tom leap at a Darkclan warrior, causing the two cats to tumble to the ground.

Suddenly, Dawnstar sensed movement behind her and dived to the side.

Claws raked her ears as she dove, causing immense pain to shoot through her head. Hissing in anger, Dawnstar turned around to see Dasker standing above her.

Dawnstar leaped for the grey tom, causing him to stumble and become exposed.

Dawnstar raked her claws across his belly and he ran away in terror, already bleeding from another deep wound. Turning to her right, Dawnstar saw Huata and Frostfang fighting, trying to get a good hit.

Whenever Huata formed a vine and attacked, Frostfang would create a barrier that destroyed it.

Finally, Frostfang created a circle of ice around the two cats and began forming an icicle. Huata looked at Frostfang in fear, her half tail lowered between her legs.

“Please don’t hurt me! I wanted nothing to do with this pointless war. I tried warning you all, that’s how my tail ended up like this, Glider did it as punishment.”

Frostfang nodded and discarded the sharp ice shard.

“Come on, fight with us and I’ll believe you.” Huata nodded gratefully and ran around the grey tabby, attacking her former ’clanmates’ and protecting Frostfang.

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While the four clans continued to fight against the Rogues, Snowstorm and Fallenpaw had been left alone to help their clanmates while Nova ran into battle.

Fallenpaw had just finished applying cobwebs to a Lightningclan warrior when he heard a snap above him.

Looking up, Fallenpaw saw Strider leap from the trees and was coming straight for him.

“Snowstorm, HE-!” Fallenpaw yowled, suddenly cut off by the weight of Strider landing on him.

Fallenpaw felt a short spike of pain and then it faded.

Collapsing to the ground, Fallenpaw realized that Strider at landed on him with so much force, that his spine had snapped.

Blow after blow was struck and Fallenpaw was glad that he no longer felt the pain.

Vision blurring, Fallenpaw saw a white blur come into view and fade. Fallenpaw sighed in relief when he realized who it was.

“GET OFF OF HIM YOU FOXHEART!”

Snowstorm unsheathed her claws and raked them across Strider’s face.

Falling off of Fallenpaw, Strider yelped in surprise and ran into the undergrowth.

Snowstorm looked down at her apprentice and choked back her tears.

Fallenpaw tried to look up but failed. He could barely see or hear anything, until Snowstorm moved closer.

“Goodbye Fallenpaw, may Starclan care for you in the ways I couldn’t. Your mother loves you.”

Fallenpaw took in one last breath and shuddered, no longer breathing or moving.

Snowstorm wailed in grief and shoved her muzzle into Fallenpaw’s matted fur.

Dawnstar turned around, hearing Snowstorm’s cry, and gasped.

She ran over to her now dead son and yowled in anger and grief.

“Don’t worry my son, I will avenge you and make sure Glider pays for the lives lost tonight.”