It was a normal day in Creekclan. Irisheart, the Medicine Cat, was he long Swiftflight, whom had a fever and was expecting kits; Lionstride's kits. "Shh, you'll be fine." Lionstride whispered to his sick mate as he stroked her pelt with the tip of his tail. Swiftflight only let out a long, groan of pain as her ear twitched as and Irisheart opened her jaw, putting a herb that Shrewstep didn't know about in her mouth. Shrewstep blinked and turned his hostile gaze to Lionstride.

The deputy, Lionstride, was the mate of Swiftflight, the cat that Shrewstep had always loved and always will. His pelt began to bristle in fury and anger as he stared at the deputy in hate, his amber eyes blazing. When he's alone.... Shrewstep's thoughts were instructed by Wisppaw and Meadowlight. "I'll rip his pelt off before he lays a claw on Lionstride!" Meadowlight was hissing to the small apprentice, Wisppaw. Wisppaw let out a mrrow of laughter and amusement. "It's against the Warrior Code to do that!" She said in a playful voice before Meadowlight groaned and made a pouting face.

Shrewstep rolled his eyes and grew happy when Lionstride left his mate's side. Now I can attack.... His power going to his head, he walked up to the broad shoulder, golden tom. "Lionstride, I'm sorry I've been so hostile lately! Wanna go hunt and talk about it?" He tried to sound as casual as he could, but his voice was high-pitched and alarmed. When Lionstride dipped his head, the two raced out of camp to hunt in the territory of Creekclan.

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Shrewstep sat in the training clearing near the river bank. Lighting cracked over head as the deputy sat down in front of the crazed warrior. Slowly, it started to rain, turning the sandy hollow into a muddy hollow. "What is it you wanted to talk about?" The deputy looked around before curling his tail over his forepaws and looking into the blazing amber eyes. Without warning, the warrior hurled himself at teh deputy, his claws outstretched, and his pelt bristling in rage. Lionstride yowled in terror as his golden fur was pushed into the muddy hollow, making it brown and plastered with sloppy, brown mud.

"Shrewstep!"

Shrewstep ignored his desperate pleas as he planted one paw on the deputies chest, and the other on his throat. Slowly his slid out his long, curved claws and dug them into his throat. Lionstride's eyes widened as Shrewstep raised a paw and scored it over his throat, not deep enough to kill him, but only to harm him. He raised it again, ready to end his life, when a blinding flash of lightning struck. A small, ginger she-cat shoved Lionstride aside and took the deep blow to the neck. "Squirrelpaw!" Lionstride's shriek echoed the hollow as the apprentice faced Shrewstep, only to collapse and get kicked aside.

Slowly, Shrewstep walked towards Lionstride, his tail swaying behind him, and licking his bared teeth. Lionstride shrunk down as winced at the horrible pain in his neck. Before Shrewstep could get near enough to kill the devoutly, Squirrel leapt on his back. Shrewstep hissed in pain as the apprentice bit into his scruff, but he was ready. He let out a snarl as his jaws clamped around Squirrelpaw's neck as he threw her down in front of Lionstride. "This is what happens when cats resist me." He hissed before another bolt of lightning struck.

Lions narrowed his eyes and grabbed Squirrelpaw, dragging her back to camp. Shrewstep smirked, knowing that he had won this fight, but nit all of them. He watched slowly as a thin trail of blood followed them. "Leading me right to their heart." Shrewstep smirked.

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"Help!"

Lionstride dropped Squirrelpaw as Lionstride explained. Almost instantly, Swiftflight was up. "That fox-heart!" She yowled in rage as she bolted out of camp, followed by Stormpaw, Rowanpaw, and Berrypaw. "What happened?!" Irisheart gasped as Lionstride stumbled up to her. "Shrewstep...he--" The deputy couldn't finish as his eyes rolled into his head as his legs buckled beneath him. As fast as lightning, Aldermask and Sootsky bolted to his sides and supported the strong deputy.

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A long time passed before Swiftflight, Autumnpaw, Rowanpaw, and the body of....Berrypaw returned. "Berrypaw!" Sweetstar yowled in sorrow. Volepaw and Wisppaw bowed their heads, but stifled a mrrow of laughter as Squirrelpaw protested against Irisheart, whom was urging her to go into the Medicine cat den. Slowly, a gray tabby tom appeared. "Shrewstep!" Swiftflight snarled, lashing her tail. "Squirrelpaw, Medicne den, now!" Irisheart hissed, but Squirrelpaw shook her head, facing Shrewstep. "I'll die before he hurts anyone else." Her muscles relaxed as she felt Meadowlight, Sootsky, Aldermask, Autumnpaw, and many more Creekclan cats stand by her side, defending their Clan at any cost, especially their lives.

Shrewstep, seeing he was outnumbered, raced out.

Squirrelpaw let out of grunt as her legs buckled and she collapsed. Meadowlight quickly grabbed the apprentice and set her down in a nest in the Medicine cat den besides Lionstride. Every cat held their breath as they watched Irisheart as she tied to save the cats. Slowly, she washed away the blood with soaked moss, making Lionstride flinch, but Squirrelpaw was silent  and still, her body cold.

"Squirrelpaw?" Irisheart choked out as her voice cracked at the same time. No reply. "I failed..." Irisheart whimpered as she buried her muzzle in Squirrelpaw's once fox-red fur, but now blood red.

Find out what happens in Part Two!

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