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I couldn't see, I couldn't breathe, I can't-do anything but feel the rush on my skin and fur, and the scream of my body from the pain on my stomach and shoulders. My ribs feeling like their breaking and my lungs on fire. The sting on my shoulders and stomach. My eyes shot open and I gasp, taking in the water worse and the feeling of pain growing more. I gasp for air, making everything worse. I kick my back legs and push up with my front legs. I gasp and wheeze once I get my head above water. I thrash around and try to push against the rushing water. I try to grab a hold of the bank. I yowl, wanting help from anyone, someone. I feel myself get roughly lifted up, and dropped onto the bank. I cough and wheeze, blood and water dripping from my chin. Everything hurts.

"You okay?" I hear a slightly deep meow. I look up slightly, laying down on my side, and look up at the tom. He had dark brown hair, and forest green eyes looking down at me. I knew I was in his clan's territory.

"What do you think, fox dung!?"

I just get a 'tsk' out of him. He looked away and his tail flickered. "You shouldn't act that way when I saved you, and you're in my territory to add to that."

"I don't care, just take me back to my clan-"

"PhoenixClan, right?"

"How do you kn-"

"You smell like them. You're on Scale Clan's side just to let you know."

"Oh." I didn't know what else to say.

"It's Jelake by the way." He meowed a way that made me trust him. I let out a squeak when he lifts me up by the back of the neck. He started to walk and I huff, I hate being so easy to carry.

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"So, this must be (W/n). She was drowning in the river?"

"Correct."

I tune the two out, looking around the clan camp from my laying position. It was a bit small. It was an island in a river. I hate rivers now like they can die. I was resting by the leader's den, the two other cats talking next to me. It was Jelake and, what I think who the leader is, a red she-cat with grey eyes. I looked around and noticed two cats out of anyone. A small black she-cat was snuggled up to a blueish-grey small tom. I felt a small pain in my chest. This clan is so small, but yet there is young love here. I'm lonely.

"(W/n)?" I hear a meow behind me. I push away the thoughts and pain, turning my head to look at the red she-cat.

"I'm Nistar, but you can stay here until your fully healed."

That was not normal, "Thank you..." I meow softly with my broken voice.

She throws a smile at me and turns off to the leader's den, her tail swaying behind her.

I huffed and rested my head on my paws. Why was she being so nice to me when she looked so broken and cold. It doesn't matter. I feel a wave of haze come over me, my eyes drifting closed. I think of two things as I drift off to sleep....

Garrclaw-Zenpaw

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I groaned when the two small cats trip over me. "Watch it!" I hissed at them.

They actually stuck their tongues out at me. They're dead.

I growled and got up, the wave of pain washing over me, but I still snarl and went running after them.

They seemed to think this was a game of cat and mouse, which I was very skilled at and that they never hunted mice in their life. I race after them, the pain slowing me down so I couldn't actually grab a hold of their stupid tails. They jumped into the river and swim perfectly. I stop and my eyes widened, they're younger than me and can swim!? What is this!?

They laughed at me from the other side of the river. I'm so gonna kill them later, ain't even holding back on it either.

I turned around and my ears went flat when the rest of the cats were laughing at me also, and there wasn't that much. I grumble and walk back to my spot, my tail between my legs

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"Heyyyy missss?"

I looked up and yawned, looking at the same, blue-grey tom that I wanted to kill this morning. I glared, "What."

"I smell that you're from Phoenix Clan, and well...." He started, looking like he knew this was wrong.

"What?"

"Can you give this to my dad...?" He whispers, pushing a piece of seaweed that was turned into like one of those human-necklaces, but smaller so it would fit a cat.

"Wait, you father!?"

"Shh! Miss, please... My father is a Phoenix Clan cat and he can't see me anymore since my mother stopped him from doing so..." He glanced over at Nistar. WAIT, WAIT! Nicstar is his mother and she broke clan rules. I looked at the apprentice and I knew he looked like someone I knew.

I hummed to push off my confusion and shock, "Fine."

"Thank you!" He yowled and licked my forehead, running off.

I grumbled and wrapped the necklace around my paw with my teeth. Okay, think. He was grey-blue and his mother was Nistar. I know someone told me that they had a kit in another clan and couldn't see them anymore... I can't remember, such fox dung!

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"(W/n)...."

"Garrclaw...?"

"You left, how could you. How could you be in Scale Clan? How could you never tell me you were Zanstar's mate? How could you leave me?"

"Garrclaw-"

"HOW COULD YOU"

My eyes widened when his eyes turned a light blue and his fur slowly turned into a deep black. His chest started to rip open, blood pouring out of his ears and mouth.

"How could you..."

I was into much horror to react to his words. The blood all suddenly stopped and there was an evil, sicking, laughter. My ears lowered and I sunk down. It wasn't Garrclaw anymore.... It was now Zanstar.

"You really think Phoenix Clan loves you!? Trust you!? You think he loves you!? No one loves you, but me! I say come back, darling! We could rule the whole forest and you can be loved! We can be king and queen!"

I was still sick to my stomach and at a lost for words, just looking up at him in horror and shock.

"Do you trust me?" His voice softened, his fur fading to blonde and one of the eyes turned a darker blue. Half of him was blonde and covered in blood. The other half was clean and slick black. One eye icy blue and another sky blue. He was smirking, whoever he was. "Do you trust us?!" It was both Garrclaw and Zanstar. 

I don't get it!

My eyes shot open and I lift my head up quickly, panting heavily and fast. My eyes were wide open in horror, shock, and confusion...