Foxstar's Decisions

Prologue
The deputy of Shadowclan watched in horror as her leaders body twisted around. Foam came from his mouth, and he was having trouble breathing. The medicine cat was beside him, her head bowed in pure shame. She knew there was nothing she could do, that she would have to watch the leader suffer and die.

"Oh Foxfoot, Hollowstar, I'm so sorry." The medicine cat choked on her own words in grief. Foxfoot sighed, resting her tail on the ebony medicine cats shoulder. She smiled a forced smile of grief down at her. It wasn't her fault, the poor she-cat had a lot of stress on her shoulders as of the past moons of leaf-bare. Foxfoot sighed, as the ginger she-cat watched her leader die in front of her. Her mistakes suddenly started to feel like they were on her shoulders.

And now, the new leader would be a cat who had broken the code, she needed to be a rogue! Not a leader! Foxfoot looked outside, the sickness has taken Shadowclan over too quickly. Few warriors remained, no more queens, just one kit...

"If the sickness is dying down now, Shadowclan is bound to become strong once again."

Chapter I
Foxstar sighed, looking up at the rising moon. She then looked back down at her small clan. Everyone was encouraging her, trying to keep her hopes up, trying to let her know everything is ok. But no, she hadn't done anything right, she hadn't even chosen the right deputy!

Darkstream had full loyalty to Shadowclan, but he was becoming old, as well as weak over the seasons, as much as she'd hate to admit such a thing now: It was clear that the old tom wouldn't be able to go on as deputy for much longer.

She didn't want to do this, to choose a new deputy over again. Would her clan start to doubt her judgement? Her mind of reasoning? Think she's crazy for making more and more new deputies, would they think she's going crazy as well?! She sighed, she was already sitting upon the shade-rock, there was no turning back at this point, was there?

"All those old enough to lurk within the shadows, gather below the shade-rock for a clan meeting!"