Chapter 2
I had just finished introducing flippy to brick and bone. Their expressions were blank. “he seems pretty weak scourge.” bone meowed. “he almost killed scourge! How is that weak?!” brick argued. “why exactly did he do that?” bone asked, glaring at flippy. Flippy sighed. “I'll tell you why, but it's a long story.” brick and bone exchanged a glance. “go on.”bone mewed. “it all started one fateful day, I was called out to serve in a war.” flippy began. “it turned out, two of my friends were called to serve too. The day we got there I knew it wouldn't be easy. We were up against a whole army of blue tigers. I sent out one of my friends, sneaky, a frog. He killed one of the solders. My other friend attacked too. He gave a solder a bomb shaped like an apple. Then I attacked. I fought the general of the solders. I had a hidden knife, I threw something at him but it turned out to be the food I was hiding it in. my friend with the bombs thew a bomb at the general. He reflected it. I was trying to save sneaky who was stabbed in the chest. When I finally pulled the knife out it sliced my other friend. He dropped the bomb and the whole place exploded. The tiger solders were searching for us. I had no time for grief. I hid in sneakys body. They didn't know I was there. And then it happened.” flippy stopped as though he didn't want to finish the story. “go on.” bone growled. “i flipped out.” flippy continued. “i burst out of my friends body and attacked the solders. I beat them all but since that day when ever I'm reminded of war I just lose control and attack everything in sight.” brick and bone still looked expressionless. “i think he should join.” bone finally mewed. “i agree, he could be valuable to us.” brick meowed. I hid it from them, but I was overjoyed. “then he's a member.” I meowed.
The next day, I got a surprise visit. “scourge, someone wishes to see you.” bone meowed. “bring him in.” I replied. A few moments later I got the surprise of my life. In front of me was tigerpaw, the can from the clans that nearly killed me. Am old member, boulder was net to him. “have you come back to grovel boulder?” I growled. “no scourge, I have a good life in the forest. Prey is rich and I don't have many enemies.” I glared at him, suspicious. “then why are you here?” tigerpaw stepped forward. “he escorted me here. I am tigerstar, leader of shadowclan and I have a deal for you. If you help me with something then I'll give you part of my forest.” tigerstar huh? New name, same guts. “I'll accept your offer tigerstar.” tigerstar looked pleased. “all right. I'll take you to the forest. Follow me.” tigerstar meowed before walking away. I followed, bringing bloodclan with me. We walked for a while. Then we were there, in the forest. I was happy to be there, it was almost time for me to get my revenge. A bunch of cats were surrounding us. “greetings tigerstar.” one of them meows. “you came then. Not still looking for those escaped prisoners from riverclan are you?” tigerstar snapped at the orange cat. “you'll regret that days work firestar!” he snarled. “try and make me.” firestar replied. Tigerstar didn't reply. Some of his other followers slid out of the bushes. Tigerstar stepped forward and glared at firestar. “have you thought about my offer?” he growled. Firestar exchanged a glance with a black and white tom. “we reject your offer. The forest is not meant to be ruled by one leader, especially nt ot one led by a dishonorable leader like you.” firestar replied. “but it will be.” tigerstar growled. “with or without you, by sunset today the time of the four clans will be over.” “the answer is still no.” firestar meowed. “thunderclan will never submit.” “nor will windclan.” the black and white tom mewed. “then your courage is matched only by your stupidity.”tigerstar growled. The argument went on. I stopped listening. Then tigerstar called bloodclan. We stepped out behind him. “well?” tigerstar growled. “are you sure you still want to stand and fight?” the clan cats stared at the bloodclan cats. “collars?” one of them spat. “they're kittypets!” “keep quiet.” another one warned. “we don't know anything about these cats yet.” bone stepped beside tigerstar. Some of the clan cats looked impressed. Scourge stepped to the other side of tigerstar. “ so tigerstar, do you want to tell us who your new friends are?” firestar asked. “this is bloodclan.” tigerstar replied. “they come from twolegplace. I have brought them to the forest to persuade you foolish cats to join with me. I knew you wouldn't have the sense to agree on your own.” some of the clan cats whispered to each other before tigerstar continued. “you see firestar? I am even more powerful than starclan. For I have changed the forest clans from four to two. Tigerclan and bloodclan will rule together.” the clan cats looked surprised. But they didn't let tigerstar see their shock. “no tigerstar.” firestar meowed. “if you want to fight, let us fight. Starclan will show us who is more powerful.” “you mouse brained fool!” tigerstar spat. “i was prepared to come here and talk to you today. Just remember that it is you who drove us to this.” tigerstar swung around to face us. “bloodclan attack!” he hissed. No cat moved. Tigerstars eyes widened and he screeched. “attack, I order you!” still none of scourges warriors moved. Scourge stepped forward. “i am scourge, leader of bloodclan.” he introduced himself to the clan cats then faced tigerstar. “tigerstar, my warriors are not yours to command. They will attack when I tell them and not before.” tigerstars eyes glittered with hatred. “this could be my chance!” scourge thought. Just then firestar stepped in between them. “greetings scourge, I am firestar, leader of thunderclan. I wish I could say you are welcome in the forest but you would not believe me if I did. I have no wish to lie to you. Unlike your ally here, I am a cat of honor.” scourge listened, wishing he could rip firestars furs out, but that's not what he was here for. “if you believed any promises he made to you, you're mistaken.” firestar was annoying. I had to tell him something to make him shut up. “tigerstar told me I'd have enemies in the forest.” I meowed. “why should I trust you instead of him?” firestar looked surprised. “cats of all clans.” he began. Oh no, now he's talking even more! Shut him up someone! I didn't listen to what he said but it made silence strike. Something about tigerstar killing cats to get what he wanted I think?
'mew away little kittypet. It won't change anything.” tigerstar rumbled. Firestar ignored tigerstar and kept talking. “why won't he shut up?” I thought. I wanted to plug my ears with moss but I pretended to listen. A shocked murmur swept through the clans. Then firestar kept talking. When he finally stopped tigerstar growled. “good riddance.” then firestar kept talking still. When he finished every cat looked stunned. “this is tigerstars history.” firestar meowed, turning back to scourge. Firestar said more but scourge blocked out his voice. When he was done scourge narrowed his eyes and thought. “i always knew that cat was dumb as crowfood.” then he turned back to firestar and improvised. “tigerstar told me what he was planning with the dogs. He didn't tell me that his plan failed.” he meowed, hoping he made sense. “none of that matters now.” tigerstar growled. “we had an agreement with you scourge. Fight beside me and you will have all I offered you.” “my clan and I fight when I choose.” scourge replied. “i will think about what you have said. There will be no battle today.” tigerstars fur bristled and his tail lashed. “traitor!” he screeched as he leaped at scourge. Scourge easily dodged tigerstar then he swiped and ripped tigerstar open from his belly to his chest. Tigerstar fell to the ground and lost his life. Scourge felt triumph flood in him. Terrified yowling came from tigerstars followers. Scourge ignored them as they fled, watching tigerstar die. Bloodclan moved forward as if they were about to attack. Scourge raised one of his blood soaked paws and they stopped. “you see what happens to cats who defy bloodclan.”scourge warned the clan cats. “your friend here thought he could control us he was wrong.” firestar looked at scourge. “we don't want to control you.” he meowed. “All we want is to lead our lives in peace. We're sorry that tigerstar brought you here with lies. You are welcome to hunt before you go home.” “go home?” scourge spat. We will do no such thing!” bone and flippy stepped to his side. “the forest belongs to bloodclan.” bone growled. “give it to us or we'll make you. You have until four sunrises from now to decide your fate. Choose wisely.” with those words bloodclan left. The clans looked frightened. That's just the way bloodclan likes their enemies.