Among The Wolves

A story by Holly for Patch's contest.

ShadeClan
Leader: Quailstar - white she-cat with black spots

Deputy: Wasppad - brown tabby tom with black stripes

Medicine cat: Stormblossom - dark gray she-cat with green eyes

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Pack of the Deep Snow
Alpha wolf: Daiti - big light gray male wolf with white underbelly

Second-in-command: Odaka - dark gray female wolf with lighter face and paws

Hunters:

Swajok - tawny brown male wolf with a little black

Molmei - white male wolf with long, furry legs

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Fighters:

Paofis - goldish brown male wolf with amber eyes

Caoqiy - black female wolf with gray tail tip and paws

Prologue
"Charge!" Quailstar ordered, her voice ringing out loudly across the clearing around her. The large group of cats pounced on their enemy. Blood splattered everywhere, screams filled the ears of the animals.

Wasppad rose from his nest, his eyes squinting against the bright, shining sun. "What's happening?" he shouted, trying to be heard despite the commotion. He ran towards Quailstar, the leader. "What's going on?"

Quailstar faced him, staring at him with her serious eyes. "You missed the voting," she answered simply. "You overslept." Wasppad stared back at the leader in horror. "You mean we're doing it?" he asked, although he knew the answer.

"Yes, Wasppad. We're doing it," Quailstar said, turning around. Wasppad jumped in front of her. "We're fighting another animal? What were you thinking?! This is too dangerous! There's to much of them!" he yelled. "There was a vote. It wasn't my choice," Quailstar pointed out.

"Hello? You're the leader. They would've listened if you just said something!" He argued angrily. "Don't you regret our choice just a single bit?!"

"It doesn't matter. It's time for me to join the fight." The leader leaped into the group of cats, battling among the other ShadeClan cats. Wasppad stared at the mob of cats and wolves in terror. He searched for Quailstar, but what he saw was not was he expected.

Quailstar was lying on the floor, defeated so early in the war. Wasppad ran over to her, hoping desperately for her to come back with another life quicker. He fought the pack of wolves, glancing back at the body every time a wolf backed up. But she never came back. Stormblossom padded over in horror. "She was on her last life," she breathed. Everyone in earshot gasped. "She's dead."

Without the leader, the cats seemed helpless. Some ran away, some couldn't escape and was lying on the floor, joining StarClan with the fallen leader. Wasppad looked at himself. "I'm...leader?" he wailed. "No way! I'm not prepared!"

Stormblossom looked at him. "There's no use in battling. StarClan hasn't announced you leader yet. The wolves have outnumbered us. It's no use trying to fight them," she sighed. "We have to admit our loss. Persuade the wolves to get out of our territory without blood. It's the only thing we can do now."