Chapter 17 - No regrets
Foxshadow POV
"F-fawnpaw? What are you doing!?" Foxshadow questioned.
"Getting my revenge." Fawnpaw spat.
"On who? Who hurt you?" Foxshadow padded closer.
"Rainpaw! He ruined everything for me!" Fawnpaw yelled,"And now... I'm going to pay him back in kind."
"Fawnpaw, please-"
"No, Foxshadow. He has made his choice." Fawnpaw padded into the territory.
"You heard her." Mousewhisper winked before following after Fawnpaw.
Foxshadow lashed her tail and bolted back in the direction of LightClan! Forget Mousewhisper! Forget the Dark Forest Cats! She was done! No more being scared.
She could hear the pawsteps of her attackers behind her. It brought her back to when her and Flypounce were ambushed... She outran the rogues back then, she could outrun these cats here!
There! The scent markers! And- And her mother! She was there!
"Mama!" Foxshadow jumped over the border.
"Foxpaw?" Sunnystar blinked in surprise.
"Foxshadow.." Foxshadow sighed,"And... And they're coming."
"They?"
"The Dark Forest Cats." Foxshadow shook her head as Jaywing bowled into her.
Foxshadow scrambled to her paws as Jaywing lunged at her once more.
"Not my daughter..." Sunnystar pounced on top of Jaywing,"Go! Warn the Clan!"
"O-of course!" Foxshadow darted off.
Soon... She was home. LightClan. But this was no time to relax, she had to make sure everyone knew about Mousewhisper.
"Goosefeather! Littlestorm!" Foxshadow ran over to her brothers.
"Fox-"
"Foxshadow." She told them,"But we have a problem."
"A problem?" Goosefeather tilted his head.
"Mousewhisper. She's joined forces with the Dark Forest Cats." Foxshadow explained,"She kidnapped me and she's planning to kill you-"
"Did she hurt you?" Littlestorm questioned.
"Y-yeah... And there were these sharp vines and-"
"Gather everyone." Littlestorm turned to Goosefeather,"This. Means. War."
Foxshadow nodded and padded away. She felt her claws flex and dig into the dirt as a wave of pain rushed over her. What... Was happening?
For a few moments, her vision was blurry and she couldn't see but... An inky black substance dripped from her mouth...
Foxshadow shook her head quickly as her vision returned... She was fine. R-right?
Fawncloud POV
Fawncloud, after receiving her new name, stalked towards WaterfallClan camp with Pebblemist who Mousewhisper insisted she go with.
"So... Why should I be doing this revenge mission with you, huh?" Fawncloud asked her.
Pebblemist chuckled,"Isn't it obvious, Fawncloud?"
"No, that's why I'm asking." Fawncloud rolled her eyes.
"Pebblemist, such a beautiful name... But it's not mine." Pebblemist flicked her tail.
"Well, what is your name then?" Fawncloud pried.
"My name... Hehe, my name is Owletstar." Pebblemist smirked.
"Excuse me?" Fawncloud blinked.
"I am her reincarnation, however, my mother was convinced that it was my brother." Pebblemist scoffed,"That furball? Be me? She must've been having a laugh!"
"Not a fan?" Fawncloud inquired.
"Not a fan? The kit could barely kill a mouse." Pebblemist scoffed.
Then, as they crossed over the border, a familiar light, grey, tabby tom cat with dark, blueish grey stripes and grey eyes jumped out. He was accompanied by a small black tom with amber eyes with a whip-like tail too.
"Brought a friend with you, eh, Fawnpaw?"
"Fawncloud." She glared at her former friend.
"Oh, you got your name too? Well, so did I. My name is Rainslash and I won't be letting you in here any time soon." Rainslash shook his head.
"Who's that?" Pebblemist gestured to the small tom.
"My Apprentice, Ravenpaw." Rainslash scoffed.
"What's with that tone?" Fawncloud questioned.
"He's utterly useless. He can't hunt, he can't fight and he certainly can't act like a warrior." Rainslash shook his head.
"B-but- I just became an apprentice last moon-"
"I don't recall saying you could speak." Rainslash snapped and Ravenpaw flinched.
"Don't worry, Ravenpaw. That mean mentor of yours hurt me too." Fawncloud bent down to him,"That's why I'm not in WaterfallClan anymore."
"C-can I come with you?" Ravenpaw stepped forward.
"What do you say, Pebblemist?" She turned to her.
"Of course you can come with us." Pebblemist agreed.
"W-what? But you're betraying your Clan!" Rainslash snarled,"Ravenpaw!"
Ravenpaw ignored Rainslash and rubbed against Fawncloud. She licked his forehead reassuringly before diving at Rainslash.
Fawncloud heard Pebblemist leading Ravenpaw back to Mousewhisper as she tossled on the ground with Rainslash. Biting, slashing, kicking, whatever they could do to each other.
"You were never worthy of WaterfallClan!" Rainslash yowled as Fawncloud pinned him... Just like he had done to her those moons ago.
"Oh... I know, Rainslash... But you were never worthy of ever becoming a leader." Fawncloud latched her jaws around Rainslash's neck.
He struggled, oh, how he struggled! His face twisted as desperately gasped for air, trying to resist Fawncloud's grip. However, he failed... Lying limp on the ground.
As something she'd always wanted to do. Fawncloud slashed at Rainslash's face once more, just like he'd done to her.
Fawncloud could hear other cats coming but she didn't care. She'd gotten her revenge. Fawncloud made her way back to Mousewhisper nonchalantly, not even scared to look back.
"No. Regrets." She purred.
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