Featherstar's Death (Nightstar)

[*Beechstar*]

A white tabby walked through the forest, following her prey. Her crystal blue eyes, followed the rabbit, carefully examining its every move. It was slow for a rabbit, but she ignored it. She jumped from a farther distance than most cats could and still reach it, and landed flat on it's back. She quickly gave it a bite in the neck, killing it instantly. She scented the rabbit before biting it and thought it smelled different. Ignoring it, she took a hungry bite out of it. She stopped when she got a funny feeling in her stomach. She didn't feel right. She yowled with all of her might, "Nightstalker!" She didn't know what was wrong, so she examined the rabbit. She tore it apart and gasped in surprised. There had been death berries in the stomach. Their poison must have spread through the blood stream, explaining why the rabbit had been so slow. Featherstar knew that this would be the end of her and the her trusting deputy would take her place. She hoped Nightstalker would be there soon so she could explain what had happened.

[Nightstar]

Nightstalker was hunting not far from camp when she heard an anguished voice call her name. Featherstar! completely forgeting the plump sparrow she had been stalking Nightstalker all but flew across the uneven ground towards her leaders cry. 'Featherstar! Im coming!' Nightstalker had no way of knowing what was wrong, she just hoped that whatever was happening she could get there in time to help her leader. Nightstalker burst from the undergrowth with a chalangeing yowl. the yowl trailed off into a confused mew. Featherstar was crouched by a rabbit that she had caught. Nothing seemed wrong. 'Featherstar, whats wrong?' she asked, looking around with her fur on end. what was that smell, It was horibly familiar but she couldn't quite place it.

[*Beechstar*]

Featherstar was relived when her deputy came. "That rabbit. It had death berries in it and I ate them. I'm going to die and I know it. At the next Gathering, tell the other leaders what happened. Tell Spottedfire right away. You will be a great leader and make SkyClan the best Clan." She could feel the poison spreading and that this way the end. This was good-bye and this would be the last of her. She gasped from pain caused by the berries. "Good-bye..." She whispered as the life leaked out of her. She looked at her beautiful territory and loyal deputy and closed her eyes for the last time.


Spottedfire walked along in the forest looking for prey. She had gone hunting by herself, because Featherstar and Nightstalker had already left. She had realized it had been a while since she had been out by her self and took the opportunity. She had been about to kill a rabbit when she heard a cry for Nightstalker far off. It had sounded like Featherstar. She raced through the woods, towards her leaders cry. She found her with Nightstalker. She stood in the bushes for a minute and heard Featherstar whisper, 'good-bye', close her eyes, and not open them again. Spottedfire stepped out and yowled with great sadness, "Featherstar!!!!!!!!!"

[Nightstar]

Nightstalker stood rooted to the spot. Her heart pounded furiously in her chest and she felt her breath tighten. 'no... featherstar.....' she whispered, 'I can't do it without you!' Nightstalker stepped forward and nudged her dead leader, her body was already stiffening and the luxurious glow of her fur had dulled. Nightstalker staggered away a bit and turned helplessly to Spottedfire. Nightstalker couldn't really believe what had happened. She sat down with a thump and said to herself 'what now?'

[*Beechstar*]

Spottedfire tried to remain calm. "Well I know you have to go to the Dream Stone to get your nine lives and receive your name. And we will have to bury Featherstar." She chocked out the last part, for it brought tears to her eyes. "Do you want to do it now," she meowed while still sobbing.

[Nightstar]

Nightstalker stared at Spottedfire without seeing her. then she nodded. 'Yes, we will bury her now..... but how can I receive my name and lives, We don't have a medicine cat!? Nightstalker shook her head furiously. She was the leader now! She had known there was a day when she would have to take charge, She just didn't think it would of come so soon, or so suddenly. Gently Nightstalker grasped her dead leader by the scruff and started to drag her lifeless body slowly towards the Camp.

[*Beechstar*]

Spottedfire sighed in realization that they didn't. "Well I don't think that matters. Just do what you think is right." She moved slowly towards Featherstars non-breathing body. She got ready to move her. "Ready," she asked Nightstalker.

[Nightstar]

Nightstalker nodded. She was strangely angry about their situation. Why did Starclan have to take Featherstar away from her now? Why would they leave her without a medicine cat? Nightstalker was extremly relieved that, at least she had one loyal warrior, Spottedfire, Nigfhtstalker would have to make do with that.

[*Beechstar*]

Spottedfire sniffled. She grabbed Featherstar's still body and lifted it up. She started moving, knowing the her deputy, soon to be leader, would follow. She suddenly had a brain fart and stopped. "Wait! Lavapelt!" She felt stupid for not realizing it earlier. "He's a medicine cat! I mean sure, he's in StreamClan, but he can still help. I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier."

[Nightstar]

Nightstalker tripped when Spottedfire stopped suddenly. She considered her words very carefully. 'yes.' Nightstalker said finaly, 'I guess it's the only way, great job Spottedfire, I know I could trust you.' Nightstalker gently grasped her leaders scruff in her mouth. 'First things first, we need to get Featherstar back to camp, and bury that rabbit.' Nightstalker started to pull Featherstar in the direction of camp, knowing that Spottedfire would help.

[*Beechstar*]

Spottedfire nodded. "Ok. I'll go bury the rabbit and be right back." She pelted back to where Featherstar had been laying. She quickly dug a hole and buried the rabbit. She ran back to Nightstalker, soon to be Nighstar, and picked up the still body of Featherstar once again. "Ready," she asked.

[Nightstar]

Nightstalker leaned back and started draging her dead leader. Featherstar was a dead weight and it hurt Nightstalkers jaws to carry her for so far. Finaly they reached the camp and Nightstalker released Featherstar in the middle of the camp. She sighed heavily and looked at Spottedfire. 'I will sit vigil with Featherstar tonight, you may join if you wish to do so.' The words didn't seem to come out right, but Nightstalker was to tierd to correct them. She lay on her stomach before Featherstar and touched her cold pelt with her nose.

[*Beechstar*]

Spottedfire followed Nightstalker and helped her carry Featherstar. When they reached the camp and Nightstalker invited her to sit vigil she was more than happy too. "I will," she meowed in response. She sat down next to her past leader and pressed her nose into her fur that was getting less soft.

OOC: I don't want to write about throughout the night so I'm going skip it.

IC: Spottedfire had sat vigil all night and stood up. Her legs ached from sitting so long and she stretched them to get the feeling back. She padded over to Nightstalker, her legs feeling wobbly. "Shall we go to StreamClan?"

[Nightstar]

Nightstalker looked up at Spottedfire miserably. But she had to do what was right for the Clan so she nodded and got up. 'Thank you Spottedfire' she said gratefully. She felt cold and achy in the early morning sun but she gave Featherstar one last sniff then beaconing Spottedfire to follow, started towards the border.

OOC: do you want to move this thread?

[*Beechstar*]

OOC:No, I'll make a new thread titled Featherstar's Death(Cont). And I'll tell Luny she needs to read this. Should they bury Featherstar first?