The ThunderClan Tragedy

Chapter 1

Dovepaw POV
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting!" I heard Firestar yowl. I knew that it was my warrior ceremony because Brambleclaw had taken all the apprentices out and said that if we hunted good, we would all become warriors. When everyone got there, Firestar continued. "Today, we meet to do something I find to be very important. We have four apprentices who have reached the end of their training and are ready to become warriors. Blossompaw, Dovepaw, Ivypaw, and Bumblepaw, please step forward." We obeyed. "Do you all confirm to protect your clan, even at the cost of your life?" We all nodded. "Blossompaw. Please step forward." He did, and Firestar bent down and touched his muzzle to Blossompaw's shoulder. Blossompaw licked Firestar's shoulder. "From now on, you shall be known as Blossomfall." We all did the same thing, becoming Bumblestripe, Ivypool, and Dovewing.

Brambleclaw POV

I was just waking up from a refreshing sleep in the middle of green-leaf when I heard a yowl from across the camp, where Firestar makes his den. I, being his deputy, was up and getting ready to organize the patrols. I went over to Highledge and climbed up it into Firestar's den. What I saw there made me gasp for breath. "Ashfur?!" I exclaimed. He was leaning over Firestar. "I thought you were dead!"

"Well, you thought wrong. I have been living as a rogue. How I faked my death, you ask? That was Dustpelt. You cats our so mouse-brained. Clearly you didn't look hard enough. And now I've come back to get my revenge. MWA HA HA HA HA!"

Just then I noticed Firestar stirring. "Brambleclaw and... Ashfur!?"

"That's right, Firestar. I'm going to kill every ThunderClan cat, one by one, until only you are still alive. Then, I shall kill you, too. Then I shall rule ThunderClan."

I ran back outside and called the clan together. "What? Is Brambleclaw up there?" Squirrelflight asked.

"I'm up here because Ashfur is in Firestar's den. He said he is going to kill us all, one by one, just because Squirrelflight chose me over him as her mate."

"What? That's just wrong! He's going to kill us all because of that?" Ferncloud asked.

"How many lives does Firestar have, Jayfeather?" I asked him after the meeting was over. I had posted a guard of the cave to make sure Ashfur didn't get away.

"Two," Jayfeather answered.

I ran towards Firestar's den and burst in past Sandstorm. What I saw made my heart stop. "Firestar!!" I cried. I rushed out and got Squirrelflight and Leafpool. "Come with me to Firestar's den," I said without even trying to hide my fear.

"What is happening?" they asked at the same time.

"No time to explain, just come here." I rushed to the den, not waiting to see if they were following.

When I got in there after Sandstorm saw me. The three she-cats followed me in to see the terrible sight that lay before our eyes. Firestar was laying unmoving under Ashfur. Squirrelflight rushed forward. "Firestar!" she exclaimed. We all started to advance on Ashfur. I left the three of them there, assuming that they could handle him. I called together the clan for the second time today. "Firestar is dead!" I yowled. "He was killed by Ashfur. I have left Squirrelflight, Sandstorm, and Leafpool in there. They have cornered Ashfur."