Warriors: Uprising (Book 1)

Chapter 35

Blizzardfluff woke up. She was hungry. She looked down at Mistkit to see that he was sleeping peacefully. She got up carefully and looked at Rushstreak. "Could you watch Mistkit for me for a bit? I want to get some fresh-kill and bring it back." she meowed.

"Sure Blizzardfluff." Rushstreak replied. "Try not to take too long though, Otterpelt would have a fit."

"I won't at all!" Blizzardfluff quickly left the Nursery to get the piece of prey, but when she got out there, she stopped instantly as she stared at the entrance of the camp.

Her eyes widened. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.

"Icejaw!" Blizzardfluff yelled and ran over to her father on the ground.

*

Otterpelt and Thistlepaw sat in the medicine den, peacefully talking to each other. Until they both heard a yell come from outside of the den. "What was that Otterpelt?" Thistlepaw asked with a look of worry on her face now.

Otterpelt looked out of the den real quick to see Featherdrip running towards Icejaw, who was bleeding out on the ground. What in the name of Starclan? She thought, then pulled her head back in. "Thistlepaw, I need you to gather some cobwebs and come by the camp entrance, please!" she exclaimed and ran out of the medicine den.

"O-Okay!" Thistlepaw quickly gathered up some cobwebs.

Otterpelt ran over to Featherdrip and Icejaw, and Blizzardfluff was now with them. She had tears running down her face. Once the medicine cat got over there, she instantly went to Icejaw and saw that both sides of his neck had big gashes in them and blood was still leaking out. She put both paws over the gashes to stop the bleeding. Icejaw was panting. "Calm down Icejaw, you'll be alright," Otterpelt meowed to him.

Thistlepaw had run over with the cobwebs and gave them to Otterpelt quickly. Otterpelt nodded to Thistlepaw and then took the cobwebs. She put them around the gashes in his neck. He was still panting. A lot of blood left him. Once she finished, she looked at him. "He's lost a lot of blood..." she whispered.

"That means nothing!" Blizzardfluff cried and licked Icejaw's cheek. "You're fine, right Icejaw?"

Icejaw slowly looked over at his daughter and gave a slight smile. "I remember when you were just a kit... You were always so excited to see me... You always wanted to make me proud..."

"Stop this!" tears were streaming down Blizzardfluff's face.

"Blizzardfluff, I am very proud of you. Remember that..." Icejaw smiled, and it faded away slowly as his eyes went blank.

Blizzardfluff's eyes widened, and she prodded her father. "Icejaw? Icejaw wake up, please! Icejaw!!!" She then put her head down on his chest, tears flooding out her eyes like a waterfall.

Otterpelt put her tail on Blizzardfluff. "I'm sorry..."

Blizzardfluff has never truly felt anger in her life, but now, she feels like a never-ending storm of anger has risen in her. She then stood up. "I'm going after that cat if it's the last thing I do."

"You can't! What if he kills you too?" Featherdrip meowed back.

"He won't because I will kill him first."

Otterpelt looked at Blizzardfluff for a second. The blizzard will stop the shred! She thought.

"Blizzardfluff, please be careful, you have a son to take care of, don't forget that," Otterpelt gave a worried look.

Blizzardfluff nodded and ran out of Driftclan camp.

She would go kill the cat who killed her father.

*

Blizzardfluff ran out of the trees onto the warm sand. She saw a cat staring off into the distance of water. "Hey!" she yelled.

The tom turned around slowly. There was a scar through his left eye. "Who are you?" his mew was deep.

"I'm Blizzardfluff, a warrior of Driftclan." she meowed back.

The tom suddenly remembers something, "You were that other apprentice that bothered me at the gathering many moons ago." He meowed.

Blizzardfluff's eyes widened. "You're Shredpaw?"

"Shredflash now."

"What made you kill Icejaw?" Blizzardfluff's claws unsheathed.

"Was that his name? He was a danger to my family. If he didn't die, then he would've killed them," Shredflash meowed.

"Icejaw had nothing to do with your family! He would never hurt cats like that... Do you know how much pain I felt when he died right in front of me?" Tears were falling from her eyes again.

Shredflash's eyes flashed with anger as he padded up to Blizzardfluff. "How much pain you've felt? You don't even know how much I've been through!" Shredflash snarled and clawed the side of Blizzardfluff's face. She jumped yowled and then jumped back.

"My father tortured me as an apprentice... He killed my mother right in front of me..." Shredflash said.

Blizzardfluff ran towards him, "That doesn't mean you kill other cats!" She yelled and pounced on him, her claws unsheathed, and dug into his shoulders.

"Cats that are a danger to my family!" Shredflash bit her left leg, which caused her to yell, and then he shook her off of him. She landed in the sand close, but not too close, next to Shredflash.

They both stood up and stared at each other.

"I'm giving you one chance. Either go back to your clan, or you will pay," Shredflash hissed.

"Not until you're dead!" Blizzardfluff ran towards Shredflash.

Shredflash sighed and ran towards Blizzardfluff.

They both tackled each other, claws unsheathed, both clawing and biting each other ruthlessly.

They fought for a few heartbeats until...

Blizzardfluff ended up on her back. Shredflash pinned her and had his claws dug into the right side of her throat. Blood leaked from it.

Shredflash was panting. "I've won."

He took his claws out, and as more blood gushed from her neck, Blizzardfluff was breathing harder now. Shredflash grabbed the back of her scruff with his maw and dragged her towards the water.

I... Couldn't do it... I was too weak... Blizzardfluff thought as her head hung low while Shredflash dragged her. The water felt icy as she felt it move against her dragging paws. Shredflash let go of her scruff, and her maw fell into the water. He then gained a crazed look on his face as he lifted one of his paws.

"My father taught me this one."

Shredflash put his paw on Blizzardfluff's head. He forced it down into the water.

All the memories that Blizzardfluff had been coming back to her now as she was losing air. She was doing her best to move, but losing blood made her weaker. She was losing more and more air.

Sagethorn... Icejaw... Sandcoat... Mistkit... I'm sorry, I have failed you all... Her movement was slowing, and her vision was disappearing.

Shredflash pushed his paw down a little further.

I'll see you in Starclan, Icejaw. Blizzardfluff gave her last thought before she stopped moving completely.

Shredflash saw her movement stop completely. He unsheathed his claws one last time. Then slowly and deeply dragged his claws along her chilly back. He made sure she was dead.

"Such a shame." Shredflash meowed.

He padded back down the Ocean Side. He was going back to his family.