[OLD] Moonlight Prophecies (Book 1) [Warrior Cat Fanfiction]

Chapter 7

     Moonpaw felt the cool evening breeze graze her pelt, ruffling it slightly. "Find anything?" Icepaw whispered. "I don't want Shadepaw to be the only one with prey!" Moonpaw flicked her ear in annoyance and went back to the trail. The scent of frog hit her nose. Yes! Almost there!

     The bushes on the ThunderClan border rustled. "That's no prey." She whispered. She sniffed the air and recoiled at the stench.ThunderClan!

     Moonpaw let out a low growl and flattened her ears. Icepaw, noticing Moonpaw, crouched down in a battle stance and lashed her tail, sweeping up pine needles.

     "ThunderClan, attack!" ThunderClan cats exploded from the undergrowth, teeth bared. Moonpaw let out a screech of anger and launched herself into the battle, Icepaw behind her.

     Suddenly, the hunting patrol burst out from the trees, Darkstar in the lead. "What in the name of StarClan is going on?" He snarled. "You dare attack my clan?" With a howl of rage, he threw himself on Birchstar, and the toms rolled around, hissing and clawing each other. Moonpaw barely had enough time to purr in pride before spotting movement at the edge of her vision. Shrewfang!

     With a fearsome battle cry, she launched herself on the ThunderClan deputy's back, hanging on tightly with unsheathed claws. Shrewfang howled with rage, attempting to shake her off. Icepaw caught on to what she was doing, and weaved between his legs, making him trip. Like I did in training yesterday! Moonpaw thought proudly. Shadepaw joined them, and reared up on his hind legs, swiping at the older tom's ears. Shrewfang hissed and raced off into the trees.

     A rustle made her turn around sharply, and nearly collide into Sunpaw. Moonpaw bared her teeth in anger. Feelings of betrayal passed over her. "Why?" Moonpaw hissed, letting her accusation spill out into her words. Sunpaw raised a paw, ready to strike a blow, but backed away. She turned away and fled. Coward. Moonpaw sneered mentally. I was a fool to trust her.

     A gold she-cat lunged at Moonpaw, snarling viciously. With a howl of outrage, Moonpaw ran to meet her. She reared up on her hind legs and lashed out with her front paws. The gold she-cat also reared up, forgetting about not exposing her stomach. Moonpaw ducked down and battered the she-cat's belly. Then she dove to the side, pushed off with her hind legs, and landed on the golden tabby's back. She sunk her claws in, determined to take her down.

     Sunpaw raced forward and tried to push off Moonpaw. "Get off my clanmate!" She hissed. "You're killing her!"

     Kill her? Am I a rogue? No! I'm an honorable ShadowClan apprentice! Moonpaw let out a snarl of outrage and bit Sunpaw's paw as hard as she could, until she could feel the bone. Anger welled up inside of her, and all of her hatred poured out. She had never felt this furious in her whole life. She hated Sunpaw so much for accusing her of such a thing. "ThunderClan snakeheart."

     In a flash, Icepaw and Shadepaw came rushing over, hissing. "We'll back you up." Moonpaw blinked at them warmly. "Thanks Icepaw, Shadepaw." The three littermates turned on the ThunderClan apprentices. "For ShadowClan!" Moonpaw howled, leaping at Sunpaw, claws unsheathed. And this is for what you did to my clan!

     Sunpaw narrowed her eyes. "She's my clanmate, for StarClan's sake! I'm not going to let you kill her!" Moonpaw leapt at her, but Sunpaw scratched her underbelly and side-kicked. Sunpaw's sister appeared at her side. She barreled into Icepaw, hissing in fury. "You- you attacked my sister!" She growled, biting her ear. Her brother appeared at her right. "For ThunderClan!" He hissed, attacking Shadepaw. Sunpaw bushed her fur, hissing. "You coldhearted mousebrain! Leave me and my clan ALONE!" She sent a blow on Moonpaw's shoulder.

     Moonpaw ducked, and grabbed Sunpaw's tail between her teeth, and heaved. Sunpaw lost her balance and lashed out a paw, nearly hitting the same wound again on Moonpaw shoulder. Moonpaw rushed next to Icepaw, and Shadepaw joined them. Instead of three different targets, they worked as one, sending Beepaw back across the border, snarling. Then they turned on the siblings.

     Applepaw growled, scarred the earth, then lunged at Shadepaw. The toms wrestled across the earth and then Shadepaw yowled, thorns all over his pelt. Applepaw chased after him, driving him deeper into the thorns, until they were both out of sight.

     Sunpaw launched next to her sister, rallied against Icepaw. Oh, no you don't! Not my sister ThunderClan mange-pelt!

     Moonpaw nodded at her sister, and they shared a silent conversation. Attack. Moonpaw reared up on her hind legs while Icepaw lunged and slashed from underneath. Sunpaw's eyes shone with pain, but Moonpaw ignored her. You attacked my clan. This is what you get. "StarClan would never approve of this battle." She thought she heard Icepaw spit at Sunpaw's sister.

     Suddenly, a band of vicious foxes collided. Yowls split the night sky. Moonpaw watched as the shadows of cats separated from their owners and headed straight towards the foxes. The foxes screeched in terror and raced away. A sign from StarClan!

     That's when she noticed her father. Darkstar lay panting on the ground, blood gushing from a wound on his neck. Moonpaw's eyes widened and she rushed over. She felt something strange. Something she had never felt before. Fear. "Darkstar!" She cried. "Get up! You'll be fine! We'll take you back to Featherbreeze!" She pressed her nose to his cold fur, feeling no signs of life. No! He's okay! He has to be okay! Moonpaw frantically nudged her leader, but his breathing was becoming fainter by the second. "Darkstar, Darkstar wake up..."

A/N: Wait for it... wait for it...

Moonpaw: How could you! That was one of the most cruelest things you've ever done!

Jenny: Haha, nope. Not even close. >:)

Moonpaw: If only the author of the Warrior Cat series owned me...

Jenny: The author may have had ThunderClan win the battle, and you might have died.

Moonpaw: But Darkstar might have not!

Jenny: Would you rather be my other characters from my other books?

Moonpaw: No! She's a Twoleg!

Jenny: Exactly. Consider yourself lucky. Now, you can leave or do a dramatic ending for me.

Moonpaw: I'll leave.

~Moonpaw has logged off~

~Moonpaw has logged on~

Moonpaw: And I'm not going to talk to you! 

~Moonpaw has logged off~

Jenny: Fine by me. XD