Chapter 9

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I sat by Moonleaf and saw her stir.

"Hello again sister!"  I said. "How are you?" I looked at her belly, which she covered protectively. "I see your expecting! Who's are they?" I asked.

"I don't have to tell you anything!" she said, drawing her paws closer to her belly. Probably that weakling Smokefur's... 

"Well, I'll just kill-" I began, but broke off as a Strikestorm padded in. 

"Brokenshadow," he meowed, dipping his head respectfully.  "Tigerstar wants to see the prisoner at once!" he meowed, glaring at Moonleaf with hatred. 

"Thank you, Strikestorm," I said, nudging him affectionately. "Help me with Moonleaf. And be careful, she's expecting." I meowed sarcastically. We walked into a clearing with Tigerstar standing in it. When he turned and saw Moonleaf his face tensed. 

"Well, well, well. If it isn't Moonleaf. My other daughter. You even look like Leopardstar," he meowed padding towards Moonleaf. "How's RiverClan? Is Leopardstar well?"

"Why would you care? Just leave me alone!" Moonleaf spat in his face.

"You might rethink once you see what I have," he meowed, pointing at the limp body of a gray cat on the ground.

"Smokefur!" Moonleaf wailed. She rushed over to him. She saw the horrid gash along his side that I had put there, gushing blood.

"If you stay as a loyal ShadowClan warrior then I will let him go back to RiverClan. If not, I will kill him slowly while you watch." Tigerstar said, padding beside Moonleaf. Yeah you weakling... Moonleaf stared horrified between Smokefur and Tigerstar. 

"Don't do it. Let me die in pain," Smokefur gasped. 

"NO! I will stay here. Runningnose!" she shrieked looking for him. "Help him!" You shouldn't give orders in my Clan... He looked at Tigerstar. He nodded. Runningnose ran over with cobwebs and other herbs. He layed them on Smokefur. Then Strikestorm looked at me, whispered goodbye, and began dragging him away. I heard Moonleaf whisper a goodbye. I turned to Tigerstar with a look of pride in my eyes. 

"Thank you, father," I told him. Then I raced after Strikestorm to help him.




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