Crippling Ice

Hey guys, I've had this for awhile, and after doing some not-so-serious fanfics, I decided to put this up. Feel free to comment on the talk page!

Prologue
"She's hiding it from her clanmates! Surely she must at least tell her leader!" Dewnose flicked her tail angrily.

Dewnose looked at Smallstar, hoping for any sign of emotion on her face. "Can't we do anything? She will destroy Thunderclan!"

"No, Dewnose. We have to wait."

"But surely-"

"No."

Dewnose hung her head. She wanted to help the cats, not sit by and watch. She repeated the prophecy one more time.

Ice and Fire will meet in battle, and only Leopard will turn the tide.

Chapter 1- Discovery-Leopardspot
The world was completely silent, save the whistle of the wind. Nothing moved. The dense forest seemed lifeless. A fern rustled, then stopped. That was enough to alert the small creature. The mouse darted, and managed to move a few tail-lengths from where it had been, before it was intercepted. There was no noise in the movement, it was there, and then it was gone. The shape was a cat, with black spots as though it were a direct descendant of Leopardclan. Another cat emerged from the ferns. “Nice catch, Leopardspot!” The Tom meowed.

“Thanks, it wasn’t that fast of a mouse, though.” Leopardspot mumbled, after setting the mouse down.

“Sure it was, stop being so modest.”

Leopardspot looked into the Tom's eye, and by doing so, it was as if she could see into his very soul. There was fierceness, compassion, loyalty, everything a good clan cat needed was right there. He was the perfect role model, and, if she was lucky, a good mate...

Stop it! She had to stay focused. I don't need a mate right now. A strange scent interrupted her thoughts. She scented the air. Riverclan. She looked at the Tom "Fireclaw, can you scent that?" He nodded.

"Lets go." Fireclaw turned and hurtled down the hill, Leopardspot close at his heels.

Chapter 2- Attack- Iceleaf
"This isn't going to work." One of the cats behind the leader of the patrol muttered. "Hush! I can scent Thunderclan cats." "Bleh! It smells nasty here!" The cats were not where they should have been, but nobody had to know that. Iceleaf was an ambitious cat, and she was upset when she hadn't been chosen as deputy. But with Smallclaw sick, and not recovering at all, this was her chance to prove herself. She had gathered some other territory-hungry cats and set out towards the Sunningrocks, eager to claim new territory. But they had gone much farther then Sunningrocks. Her white fur stood out among the dark-colored undergrowth. The rest of the group had dark colored fur. They had a simple plan. Iceleaf would be marking the borders, while the rest of the group would follow near the undergrowth, harder to see. If a patrol spotted her, she would act like she was trying to find a medicine cat to ask for herbs, because the deputy was ill. It was foolproof. Or so they thought. Iceleaf halted the group by putting her tail up. The group stopped behind her. "Get in your positions." They did as ordered. Iceleaf began marking. No sooner, she scented cats coming towards them. "Halt! What are you doing on our territory?" "Riverclan needs help! Our dep-" "Oof!" There was a sound of thrashing around, and then one of the dark-furred cats came tumbling out of a bush. Iceleaf spun around. "Erm.. Hey! Elmpaw! What are you doing here?" Elmpaw looked scared. He didn't know what to do. The Thunderclan cat opened his jaws to scent the air, then snapped them shut, fury burning in his eyes. "You think you can just mark new borders without expecting a battle? You come with just a warrior and an apprentice?" "No, she doesn't." The rest of the patrol came tumbling out of the bushes. "Oh, no... Leopardspot, go back to the camp for help. I'll keep them busy." The speaking tom unsheathed his claws and bared his teeth. "Fireclaw, there are six of them!" "I know, Leopardspot. Go!" And with that, Leopardspot nodded quickly, then spun around and darted away. Fireclaw let out a yowl for help to alert any nearby patrols, then jumped at Iceleaf, as she let out a laughing meow, and let the patrol circle him.