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Lakewater got up from his feathery nest. Today was the day before battle. He trembled at the thought of it. As he looked at the beautiful morning, something caught his eye. A hawk was circling something on the ground! He looked down and saw Cherrykit, playing with some moss. "Cherrykit, watch out, a HAWK!!!" Lakewater yowled. Cherrykit looked up at the hawk, and her eyes widened. She felt so afriad she couldn't move. Lakewater ran over, and the hawk picked Cherrykit up with it's long talcons. Lakewater jumped up and caught the hawk in his paws. He began to rip it, but the hawk's talcons were digging into his flesh. Finally, the hawk let go of Cherrykit. And Lakewater dropped down. Cherrykit crawled over to Lakewater. "Lakewater, wake up! It's not time to sleep!" Cherrykit said. Lakewater was gasping for breath. He had 2 deep, long cuts in his shoulders. Cloudsky raced out and began to put herbs on his wound. Lakewater's eyes were focused on nothing, as if he could see something no one else could. His breathing slowed down, until it acutally stopped.
 
Lakewater got up from his feathery nest. Today was the day before battle. He trembled at the thought of it. As he looked at the beautiful morning, something caught his eye. A hawk was circling something on the ground! He looked down and saw Cherrykit, playing with some moss. "Cherrykit, watch out, a HAWK!!!" Lakewater yowled. Cherrykit looked up at the hawk, and her eyes widened. She felt so afriad she couldn't move. Lakewater ran over, and the hawk picked Cherrykit up with it's long talcons. Lakewater jumped up and caught the hawk in his paws. He began to rip it, but the hawk's talcons were digging into his flesh. Finally, the hawk let go of Cherrykit. And Lakewater dropped down. Cherrykit crawled over to Lakewater. "Lakewater, wake up! It's not time to sleep!" Cherrykit said. Lakewater was gasping for breath. He had 2 deep, long cuts in his shoulders. Cloudsky raced out and began to put herbs on his wound. Lakewater's eyes were focused on nothing, as if he could see something no one else could. His breathing slowed down, until it acutally stopped.
   
"No!! I killed him!!" Cherrykit wailed. "Don't worry Cherrykit, he has many more lives, and you are not responsible for him losing a life. The hawk is." Cloudsky said. Suddenly she froze in terror. Cherrykit poked her. "Cloudsky, are you there?" Cherrykit said worridly.
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"No!! I killed him!!" Cherrykit wailed. "Don't worry Cherrykit, he has many more lives, and you are not responsible for him losing a life. The hawk is." Cloudsky said. Suddenly she froze in terror. Cherrykit poked her. "Cloudsky, are you there?" Cherrykit said worridly.
   
 
Cloudsky saw Viperfire and Lakewater battling in a clearing, and Lakewater had a large cut on his side. Then many starry cats appeared. They raced into battle, yowling. They began to battle Flameclan. Then the clearing, Lakewater and Cherrykit came back.
 
Cloudsky saw Viperfire and Lakewater battling in a clearing, and Lakewater had a large cut on his side. Then many starry cats appeared. They raced into battle, yowling. They began to battle Flameclan. Then the clearing, Lakewater and Cherrykit came back.
   
 
"Cloudsky? Cloudsky!!" Cherrykit wailed. "I'm here Cherrykit." Cloudsky said. "Lakewater's waking up." Cherrykit said. Cloudsky gasped and began to work on his cuts. "I'm..ok." Lakewater said between gasps. "You need to rest, so tommorow you can be in battle." Cloudsky said. "But..my..cl...an....nee..ds...me..." Lakewater said between gasps. "Mist can surley handle the clan for one day." Cloudsky said. "Now, off you go into your den." Cloudsky ushered him into his treetop den.
 
"Cloudsky? Cloudsky!!" Cherrykit wailed. "I'm here Cherrykit." Cloudsky said. "Lakewater's waking up." Cherrykit said. Cloudsky gasped and began to work on his cuts. "I'm..ok." Lakewater said between gasps. "You need to rest, so tommorow you can be in battle." Cloudsky said. "But..my..cl...an....nee..ds...me..." Lakewater said between gasps. "Mist can surley handle the clan for one day." Cloudsky said. "Now, off you go into your den." Cloudsky ushered him into his treetop den.
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Viperfire got up out of his nest. Today was the battle. Oh, how he had been waiting! He yowled for the clan to gather. "Flameclan, as you all know, today is the day we get our revenge. Lakeclan will fall!" Viperfire yowled. The rest of the clan yowled with him, obviously exited. "Let's go!" he yowled. The clan followed him, yowling about how they would win.
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Lakewater began to gather the cats for the war. "Cherrykit, Redkit, Softkit, farwell. I'll see you after the war." Fireflame said. She rubbed agianst each of them. A large thunder shook the ground, and the sky was covered in dark clouds. "Lakewater, I have a message from Waterclan." Cloudsky said. "Waterclan will be with us the whole way through the battle." Lakewater nodded. Waterclan would be there.
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Flameclaw looked up at the sky. Dark clouds covered it. A boom of thunder shook the ground. A storm was coming.
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Viperfire walked slowly towards the aggreed place to have battle. Lakewater and his clan were waiting. "You have one more chance Lakewater. End the Battle" Lakewater growled. "Never!" Viperfire hissed. "Lakeclan, attack!!" Lakewater yowled, and Lakeclan charged forward.
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Flameclaw watched as Viperfire and Lakewater leapt on each other. 2 groups merged into one and fought. Flameclaw couldn't take it anymore. "This war is useless! Viperfire lied about the prey! He only wants power! Stop Flameclan!!" Flameclaw yowled. Everyone stared at Flameclaw. Viperfire roared. A bolt of lightning light up the sky, and a boom of thunder roared. Viperfire leapt onto Lakewater, and bit him in the neck. Lakewater fell limp, lifeless. But the reaction wasn't what Viperfire had planned for. Lakeclan just got madder, and they all charged at him.
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Viperfire leapt out of battle and pinned Flameclaw down. "You have told the truth about me. If I die, you will too!" Viperfire hissed in his ear. He raised a claw, and lightning flashed behind him. But then a cat pounced onto Viperfire and pinned him down. "Lakewater!" Viperfire said. "But, you're DEAD!!" "I'm not dead till I lose every one of my ten lives!" Lakewater yowled. Viperfire's eyes grew large, and and he yowled, "Flameclan help!" But not one of the warriors came to his rescue. They all glared at him. "Goodbye, Viperfire." Lakewater said. He raised a claw, and killed Viperfire.

Revision as of 17:04, 1 September 2010

The Forming of Lakeclan
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The Forming of Lakeclan
Lake and Flame Meet Succeded by:
Days of Dirt


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Prolouge

A dark tabby ran along the shore. He stopped at the end of Lakeclan's territory. Quickly he caught a rabbit, shredded it and took out the meat, rubbed it on the Lakeclan's scent marker, and ran into Flameclan's territory. As he approached the camp, he dropped the rabbit and yowled, "Flameclaw! Flameclaw! And anyone who wants to see this! Come quickly!" Nearly all of Flameclan came rushing out, including Flameclaw. "Look! Lakeclan has stolen our prey! the dark tabby said. Everyone sniffed it. "Yep, that's Lakeclan!" one cat remarked.

"Where did you find it?" Flameclaw said.

"I found it on the edge of our territory!" the dark tabby said.

"Maybe they just chased it into our territory without realizing it." Flameclaw said.

"They should have noticed!" the dark tabby said.

"What are you going to do about it?" Flameclaw said.

"War!" the dark tabby said.

"What?!" another voice yowled. All heads turned to see Tinybird, the healer. "War, silly!" the dark tabby growled. "But Viperfire! You can't!" Tinybird said. "Watch me." Viperfire growled. "Flameclaw, make sure everyone trains extra hard."

Viperfire settled in his nest. His plan was now in action! He would get his revenge on Lakewater. His clan had been fooled by the rabbit. He couldn't wait till be could get his revenge. He could picture the scene. Him jumping on Lakewater, wrestling with him till he pinned him down. Then biting him on his neck...he would fall limp, and then all of Lakeclan would surrender, and he would be the ultimate leader. Lakeclan had no idea what they were about to deal with.

Chapter 1

Lakewater trembled. Viper had just signaled war. Mist came up to him. "Are you okay?" she asked. "No!" he yowled. All of Lakeclan stared at him. "Does everyone know Viper?" he said. Everyone nodded their heads. "He just signaled war, and I think he has made his own clan!" Lakewater yowled in despair. Everyone looked at him with shock and despair in their eyes.

"We must prepare! Fire, train Sunny. Dust, train Pebble. Snow, train Wave. Everyone else, practice battle skills as much as possible!" Lakewater yowled. Everyone went off to do as he had told them. Lakewater went into his den.

He looked around the wood walls of the tree hole. Then an idea snapped in his head. Maybe his dad could help him. He fell into a restful sleep.

Lakewater looked around the field. "Dad!" he yowled in delight. "Son!" he smiled. "Father, what do I do? Viper has called war for no reason! Or maybe...no, it couldn't happen...do you think one of our hunters might have accidentally taken prey from their territory without realizing it?" Lakewater said. "Son, Viperfire has no reason for war but revenge. He wanted to be leader of Lakeclan. He then began his own clan. Now he has tricked his clan into hating your clan. Get ready for war." Smoky said. Then he started to fade. "Father! Wait!" Lakewater said. "Just remember. Blood and death are coming. But peace will come in the end..." Smoky said, and was gone.

Lakewater woke up with a jolt. Blood and death are coming, but peace will come in the end... The war was going to be harder than Lakewater had thought. He knew Viper, and Viper would do anything for power, even kill another cat. Luckily, Lakewater still had 9 lives left. But what if?...No, it couldn't possibly happen...a horrifying thought struck Lakewater. What if Viperfire would take all 9 lives from him? What if just as Lakewater reagained consiousness, Viperfire killed him again? This war brought so many problems and doubts. But Lakewater knew that if this is what Smoky had said had to be done, than it had to be done. No matter what the cost. Lakewater knew that, somehow, somehow, he would make it through.

Lakewater looked at Fire. Lately she hadn't been eating much, and she didn't have as much energy. Then he saw Dust walk up to her. He looked shocked. Then he went over to her and purred. Lakewater looked at Fire's belly. It was bulging. Of course! Fire was having Dust's kits! He purred. Soon their would be a new addition to their clan.

Chapter 2

Viperfire paced back and forth around camp. His mate, Treefall, was kitting his kits. He poked his head in and said, "You nearly done?" "Yes Viperfire, be patient! Our kits need time." Treefall said. "Kit. One." Tinybird said.

Viperfire looked shocked. "ONE kit?!" he said. "Yes, one kit. Or would you rather have no kits?" Tinybird said. Viperfire calmed down. "You have a point." Viperfire said. Just then Tinybird groaned. A kit popped out. Tinybird quickly opened the socket and licked the kit's fur backward. "It's a tom." she mumbled through a mouthful of fur. "What should it's name be?" Treefall asked. "How about, Adderkit!" Viperfire said."Perfect!" Treefall said. Viperfire looked at the orange tom with brown tabby stripes. "He's perfect." Viperfire whispered.

Viperfire looked around camp with pride in his eyes. His clan was ready for battle, and they would defenitly win! But Flameclaw upset him. He had tried to stop the battle till they had more proof. Why wouldn't he understand?! This was for his revenge! This was a way of getting more territory! And this was the way of a Flameclan warrior! Viperfire called Flameclaw for a walk in the forest.

"Flameclaw, why do you want to stop this battle?"

"We need more proof!"

"But we can't let them steal any more prey!"

"Viperfire, did you ever think that battle isn't the answer to everything!"

"Battle is the answer to this though!"

"Oh really?! So you always know best?!"

"Yes! I am leader!"

"That doesn't make you right!"

Viperfire growled and hissed at Flameclaw. "You are a failure! I thought you would understand, but you don't! You are a big coward! I can't believe I ever thought you would be like me!" he growled. "And I never want to be like you!" Flameclaw growled back. Suddenly Viperfire jumped on Flameclaw and made a deep scratch on his cheek, then pinned Flameclaw down. "You will tell the clan that a badger scratched you, or else!" Viperfire hissed in his ear. Flameclaw nodded, terror in his eyes. Viperfire stepped off of Flameclaw, and let him run away to camp. "Coward." Viperfire thought silently, then walked away.

Chapter 3

Lakewater watched Dust pace around camp. Fire was having her kits. There was a groan from the nursery. "She's done!" Cloudsky said. Dust ran into the nursery. Lakewater ran after him.

3 kits were tucked underneath Fire's belly. One was calico with green eyes, one was brown with orange splotches and had amber eyes, and one was orange with a reddish tail and blue eyes. 'Did you already na-" Dust began. "Don't worry. I only named one." Fire interupted. "I named the calico she-cat Soft." "I think that the brown tom with orange splotches should be Cherry." Dust said. "And the orange she-cat with the reddish tail should be...Patch!" Fire said. "Those are all perfect names!" Dust said. Then Lakewater heard a yowl, and dashed out of the nursery.

"Viper! What are you doing here?!" Lakewater growled. "Viperfire. I am here to tell you the date of the battle, so you shall be ready." Viperfire said. "This is my small leader Flametail, my healer Tinybird, and my trainer Blackpaw. The battle will be the day before the full moon." "Viperfire, there is one thing i am curious about. You added another word the the end of their names, right? And trainers, as you call them, end in paw, but what do kits names end in?" Lakewater asked. "Kit! Isn't it obvious!" Viperfire growled. "See you the night before the full moon." Viperfire walked away with his patrol. Lakewater jumped into the high tree. "Clan meeting!" he yowled. Everyone gathered. "Now, I have seen a new way of having names. Kits names end it kit, small hunters names end in paw, and hunters names end in any word. If you would like this, say I." Lakewater said. Everyone said I. "Then it is decided. I shall give you each a hunter name.Mist, you are now Mistwind. Air, you are now Airwind. Dust, you are now Dustpath. Fire, you are now Fireflame. Mud, you are now Mudpuddle. Streak, you are now Streakfur. Snow, you are now Snowtail. Grass you are now Grassfoot. Sunny, you are now Sunnypaw. Pebble, you are now Pebblepaw. Wave, you are now Wavepaw. And Soft, Cherry and Patch are now Softkit, Cherrykit, and Pa-" Lakewater said. "Wait! I wanted to name Patchkit this, but it wouldn't make sense before, but now i'd like to change it!" Fireflame said. "Yes, what is it?" Lakewater said. "Redkit." Fireflame said. "And Redkit!" Lakewater yowled! Everyone cheered.

"Sunnypaw! I'd like to go out with you today!" Lakewater said. Sunnypaw dashed out. "I'd like to see your hunting and fighting skills." Lakewater said. "Ok! Lets go!" Sunnypaw meowed. Lakewater followed her out of camp.

Lakewater looked over at her. What would a good hunter name be for her? Sunnytail, Sunnyfur...Sunnyheart! That was a perfect name! As Lakewater watched her, he knew that Sunnypaw had earned her name.

"Pebblefoot, Pebblestream, Pebblesplash...Pebblesplash is probably the best one. Wavepelt, Waveshore, Wavestream, Wavesplash...Hmm...Wavestream is the best." Lakewater thought. "There! Now I have their hunter names! Sunnyheart, Pebblesplash and Wavestream!" Lakewater had been pondering about their names till moonhigh. Finally, he rested his head down and fell asleep.

Chapter 4

Flameclaw couldn't sleep. All night he had been thinking about Viperfire. "What made Viperfire change so much? The old Viperfire was friendly and tried to be fair! Should I just run away?" Flameclaw thought. "No, i'm in this clan, and loyal to it. I will stay here!" Then he thought about the upcoming war. Now he was suspisious. Viperfire was obviously hungry for power, so would he fake the rabbit just for more power? Flameclaw decided to investigate.

He sniffed the rabbit. Well, it sure smellled like Lakeclan....but what was that? A brown tuft of fur. Hmm, it looked like Viperfires, but then agian, a brown Lakeclan cat could have killed it. Then he noticed the trail of dried blood. Maybe if he followed it, he would find more clues.

He came up to a big blotch of dried blood. Well, whoever was hunting it must have killed it here, in Flameclan territory. Then he saw a trail of blood going up to to a big oak tree with lakeclan's scent on it. A piece of rotten meat lye down there to. Someone had purposely took out the meat and rubbed the rabbit on a tree! He went up and smelled around the tree. Viperfire! Flameclaw moaned. "Why would he do this! We are about to go into war for no reason!" Flameclaw said. Just then Viperfire jumped out of the bushes and pinned Flameclaw down.

"So you decided to prove me guilty!" Viperfire hissed, outraged. Flameclaw looked up at him. "This is the end." he thought. "Viperfire is going to kill me" "Before you banish me or something, I want to know why you purposely caused war!" Flameclaw yowled. "I wanted to be the leader of Lakeclan. Nobody appreciated me enough to let me! I knew that i couldn't get revenge on my own. So i made a clan. A strong clan. A clan that could defeat weaklings, like you! But i knew my clan wouldn't go into battle without a reason. So i gave them a reason." Viperfire growled. "You are the worst leader i could ever think of!" Flameclaw said. "Well, think agian. What about YOU!? You wouldn't proctect your clan! You'd let Lakeclan take over!" Viperfire hissed. "No, i would proctect my clan with my life! Unlike you, i wouldn't fool my clan into going into war!" Flameclaw said back. Viperfire raised a claw. "This is it." Flameclaw thought. But then he lowered it. "I shouldn't do this near the border, now should I? I'm giving you one last chance. Say one word about what happened tonight, and you're dead." Viperfire said. Flameclaw nodded. Viperfire lifted his paw off him, and Flametail dashed into the bushes, his tail between his legs.

"One word, and you're dead.." the words echoed in Flameclaw's head. He ran into the fighters den, and settled down into his nest. He looked around at all of the cats around him. He felt so sorry for them. They would be going into battle for no reason, and he couldn't even tell them! Flameclaw thought about Viperfire. "I can't take it anymore! I must go!" Flameclaw thought. He got up from his nest and walked out into the night. "Goodbye Flameclan. You were a good clan, exept for Viperfire." Flameclaw thought.

Flameclaw settled down in his new nest. He had chosen a spot on no ones territory. He had chosen the spot where he thought the war might be, then ran across the border, still close to the spot where the war would probably be. Then he fell into a deep sleep.

He woke up in an unfamilar forest. Then he saw 2 cats heading towards him. "Mom! Dad!" he yowled and ran over to them. "Hello Flameclaw." they purred. "Yes, we are part of Fireclan, your ansestors. Then Flameclaw noticed a gloomy forest near to him. "Whats that place?" he asked. "That it the Evil Forest. It's where cats go when they lived an untrue life to their clan. Viperfire's father is in there." his dad said. "Now, we have come to give you a message. "Viper wants to rule the forest. But Flame and Lake together can defeat him." his father said. Then he turned away, and everything got darker and darker till it was black everywhere. Then Flameclaw woke up.

Chapter 5

Lakewater paced around camp. The war was coming up soon, at the full moon. That was only a quarter moon away! (a week) Lakewater had been watching the kits play. It had been about a moon since they were born. Softkit seemed to not want to fight. But whenever one of them fell down, she'd rush over and say "Are you hurt?" Lakewater thought she was acting a awful lot like Cloudsky...maybe he'd visit with her.

"Good morning Cloudsky!"

"Good morning Lakewater."

"Um, have you noticed anything about Softkit?"

"No. Do you think she's sick?"

"No, i just noticed she dosn't want to fight, but she loves to help."

"Oh, i see what you're hinting."

Lakewater looked over at Cloudsky. "Well, what do you think?" he asked. Cloudsky looked thoughtful. "Yes, I think it'd be alright. I should be getting an apprentice soon." she said. Lakewater smiled and said "Thank you" Then he nodded his head and walked out of the cave.

"Hey, Softkit!'

"What?"

"Do you want to go in the healer's den and help Cloudsky?"

"Sure! I'd love to!"

Softkit tumbled over to the healer's den. She looked exited. Lakewater smiled. Softkit was going to be a great healer. Then he thought about it. Softkit would be Softpaw until Cloudsky died, but that wouldn't be very fair...maybe when Cloudsky decided that Softpaw knew everything there was to know, then she could give her a healer name. Softkit would still be her apprentice, but Softkit would be like a healer. She would get the same respect and everything, just she was an apprentice.

Chapter 6

Viperfire looked around camp silently. Why had he threatened Flameclaw? Now he was gone forever. "I'm turning into a monster!" he thought. But when he thought about Lakewater, his past, and his mom, he knew that if he didn't do this, he would go crazy.

Flameclaw looked around. He felt as if a heavy weight was on his shoulders, a weight he could never take off. The weight was his secrect. Viperfire had caused the war. He was just a bloodthristy, evil cat. But Flameclaw couldn't forget what he had met years ago, the real Viperfire, the one that had loyalty, fairness, love, appretiation, and care. What had caused him to become this way? Hurt? Maybe he didn't mean for this all to happen...

Viperfire thought about his past silently. Where was the part that had made him this way? Where did it start? Where would it end? Viperfire felt guilty for everything...would anything ever be the same agian?

Chapter 7

"Surrender, Flameclan hunter!" Redkit yowled. He had Cherrykit pinned down. "Never!" Cherrykit yowled back. "Then I'll have to defeat you!" Redkit yowled. They started to wrestle in the dirt. Softkit was over in the healer's den. Lakewater had been thinking about the kits He couldn't just let them be apprentices when he chose. Maybe a rule...that was it! A kit had to be at least 4 moons old to become an apprentice! Well, that settled that. Then he thought about Flamefire. He'd probably need her in the war...maybe Cherrykit, Redkit and Softkit could stay behind with Cloudsky.

"Ok, ok you win." Cherrykit said. "Ha! Lakeclan always wins!" Redkit yowled in triumph. Softkit had watched the whole thing. "What makes those 2 so wild?" she wondered. "Oww!" Redkit yowled in pain. Softkit ran over. "What's the matter?" she asked. "I got a thorn stuck in my paw!" Redkit wimpered. "Don't worry, just hold still" Softkit said. Redkit tried to hold still. Softkit grabbed the thorn in her teeth, then pulled it out. "Ouch! That hurt!" Redkit said. "Just wait here." Softkit said. She ran into the healer's den and came back with come cobwebs. "This will stop the bleeding." she said. Then she placed them on Redkit's paw. "Thanks Softkit." Redkit meowed, then went back to the nursery. "Wow, my first patient. And I did well!" she thought.

Lakewater had seen the whole thing. Softkit was turning into quite a little healer. He looked over at the sunset. The kits would have to go to bed now. But he would stay out, to see how close the war was.

Lakewater looked up at the almost full moon. The war was only in a quarter moon. (a week) Mistwind came out of the hunters den. "Worried about the war?" she said. "Yes." Lakewater replied. "Don't worry. I'll be with you the whole way through. You and I will make it. Together." Mistwind said. "Thank You." Lakewater purred. And then they sat and watched the moon and stars.

Chapter 8

Flameclaw stared at the Flameclan camp. Then he looked over at the island, at the Lakeclan camp. "Only 3 days..." the words echoed in his head. "I must end the war!" the thought silently. In three days, this would be a place of war and blood. How could this be?! Viperfire would never listen to him agian...Lakeclan would attack him...there was no way out of it. He was alone. No one to help him. No one to lean on. Then he thought about all of his clanmates. There was one he couldn't get out of his head...Tinybird, Tinybird. Oh, how was she? How could he survive without her?! Now he realized that there he loved Tinybird more than anything else.

"Only 3 more days till my revenge.." the words echoed in Viperfire's head. "My revenge..then I'll move on to my mother and father, and then twolegs...somehow i'll get them all." the thought. When he thought about his kit life, one name echoed in his head. Clover. "Oh, Clover, will I ever come back?" he wailed in his head. "Where was he? Was he still ok? And does he still remember me?" Viperfire thought. Still, flashbacks of the tiny black and white kit crying in the yard were in his head. Would he ever see Clover agian?

Chapter 9

Lakewater got up from his feathery nest. Today was the day before battle. He trembled at the thought of it. As he looked at the beautiful morning, something caught his eye. A hawk was circling something on the ground! He looked down and saw Cherrykit, playing with some moss. "Cherrykit, watch out, a HAWK!!!" Lakewater yowled. Cherrykit looked up at the hawk, and her eyes widened. She felt so afriad she couldn't move. Lakewater ran over, and the hawk picked Cherrykit up with it's long talcons. Lakewater jumped up and caught the hawk in his paws. He began to rip it, but the hawk's talcons were digging into his flesh. Finally, the hawk let go of Cherrykit. And Lakewater dropped down. Cherrykit crawled over to Lakewater. "Lakewater, wake up! It's not time to sleep!" Cherrykit said. Lakewater was gasping for breath. He had 2 deep, long cuts in his shoulders. Cloudsky raced out and began to put herbs on his wound. Lakewater's eyes were focused on nothing, as if he could see something no one else could. His breathing slowed down, until it acutally stopped.

"No!! I killed him!!" Cherrykit wailed. "Don't worry Cherrykit, he has many more lives, and you are not responsible for him losing a life. The hawk is." Cloudsky said. Suddenly she froze in terror. Cherrykit poked her. "Cloudsky, are you there?" Cherrykit said worridly.

Cloudsky saw Viperfire and Lakewater battling in a clearing, and Lakewater had a large cut on his side. Then many starry cats appeared. They raced into battle, yowling. They began to battle Flameclan. Then the clearing, Lakewater and Cherrykit came back.

"Cloudsky? Cloudsky!!" Cherrykit wailed. "I'm here Cherrykit." Cloudsky said. "Lakewater's waking up." Cherrykit said. Cloudsky gasped and began to work on his cuts. "I'm..ok." Lakewater said between gasps. "You need to rest, so tommorow you can be in battle." Cloudsky said. "But..my..cl...an....nee..ds...me..." Lakewater said between gasps. "Mist can surley handle the clan for one day." Cloudsky said. "Now, off you go into your den." Cloudsky ushered him into his treetop den.

Chapter 10

Viperfire got up out of his nest. Today was the battle. Oh, how he had been waiting! He yowled for the clan to gather. "Flameclan, as you all know, today is the day we get our revenge. Lakeclan will fall!" Viperfire yowled. The rest of the clan yowled with him, obviously exited. "Let's go!" he yowled. The clan followed him, yowling about how they would win.

Lakewater began to gather the cats for the war. "Cherrykit, Redkit, Softkit, farwell. I'll see you after the war." Fireflame said. She rubbed agianst each of them. A large thunder shook the ground, and the sky was covered in dark clouds. "Lakewater, I have a message from Waterclan." Cloudsky said. "Waterclan will be with us the whole way through the battle." Lakewater nodded. Waterclan would be there.

Flameclaw looked up at the sky. Dark clouds covered it. A boom of thunder shook the ground. A storm was coming.

Viperfire walked slowly towards the aggreed place to have battle. Lakewater and his clan were waiting. "You have one more chance Lakewater. End the Battle" Lakewater growled. "Never!" Viperfire hissed. "Lakeclan, attack!!" Lakewater yowled, and Lakeclan charged forward.

Flameclaw watched as Viperfire and Lakewater leapt on each other. 2 groups merged into one and fought. Flameclaw couldn't take it anymore. "This war is useless! Viperfire lied about the prey! He only wants power! Stop Flameclan!!" Flameclaw yowled. Everyone stared at Flameclaw. Viperfire roared. A bolt of lightning light up the sky, and a boom of thunder roared. Viperfire leapt onto Lakewater, and bit him in the neck. Lakewater fell limp, lifeless. But the reaction wasn't what Viperfire had planned for. Lakeclan just got madder, and they all charged at him.

Viperfire leapt out of battle and pinned Flameclaw down. "You have told the truth about me. If I die, you will too!" Viperfire hissed in his ear. He raised a claw, and lightning flashed behind him. But then a cat pounced onto Viperfire and pinned him down. "Lakewater!" Viperfire said. "But, you're DEAD!!" "I'm not dead till I lose every one of my ten lives!" Lakewater yowled. Viperfire's eyes grew large, and and he yowled, "Flameclan help!" But not one of the warriors came to his rescue. They all glared at him. "Goodbye, Viperfire." Lakewater said. He raised a claw, and killed Viperfire.