Taken

Chapter 21 (THE FINAL CHAPTER)

Lightningclaw's P.O.V

I ran beside Raintail and Berrystar. We had to hurry before Riverclan was going to be overrun by Dark Forest warriors. I was thinking about what I bet with Mapleshade. I had to tell someone but then they would think I caused the war. I shook the thought away and kept running. We were in Riverclan territory. "Oh no." Berrystar meowed. The Dark
Forest cats were gone and most of the camp was destroyed. "What can we do now?" Raintail asked. "Go help Windclan that's where they would go next. I'll catch up." Berrystar said sadly looking for any signs of where her clan went.

I nodded and Foxclaw volunteered to stay and help Berrystar look for her clan. We took off running towards the Windclan border. I was in the lead and I heard a yowl from coming from Thunderclan. I looked at Spottedwish and she nodded. "Raintail go to Windclan we'll send more cats to help you but we have to go to Thunderclan."
"Be careful. Good luck."
I nodded and we charged into the battle. Spottedwish and I swiftly dodged the Dark Forest cat's blows. I saw a glimpse of Raintail fighting beside Nettlehawk and Maplejaw fight off three Shadowclan cats that had joined the Dark Forest. I swiftly dodged a blow from Thistlefoot, a cat I had trained with, and saw that Spottedwish was getting attacked by Snowtuft. I hissed and leapt for his back. I dug my claws in. He screeched in pain.

"Leave the clans alone Snowtuft, You've already lost even before this began. Now run." I whispered angrily in his ear.
"Oh but Lightningclaw the battle has only begun. You can still bow down to me fool. Have you forgotten about your little bet with Mapleshade?"
"What is he talking about Lightningclaw?" Spottedwish muttered as Snowtuft had his paw up to her throat.
I hissed and threw Snowtuft off and got Spottedwish to her paws. We started to run while I explain what happened between me and Mapleshade that one dark dream ago.

She looked at me for a second and shook her head. We were nearing camp when Squirrelflight, Cinderheart, and Bumblestripe came running out. "Lightningclaw, Spottedwish, thank Starclan you are here. We are about to be overrun by them."

"If we can kill most of them off we could force them to retreat. We'll head in. Raintail and Windclan need an extra few paws they have a couple patrols worth of Dark Forest cats there."

"Good luck you two."

I nodded and we both ran in the directions of the camps. It was chaos as soon as we got in camp. I leaped onto a pale shadowy brown tabby who fought viciously to get me off. I bit his flank and dug my claws into his neck. He laid on the ground and began to fade away. I looked around the clearing, which was flooded with cats and bodies, and saw Bramblestar fighting a dark brown tabby that was faded and about to kill him. I lunged for the tabby and pulled him away from my leader. "Lightningclaw what are you doing? We are trying to kill the leaders and then kill the rest of the cats that are on Starclan's side. Why in the name of the Dark Forest are you attacking us?" The tom snarled.

"I've been treated like a shadow for the longest time but I'm done! The Dark Forest is just trying to get their way through battles and wars when peace and love for each other beats away the hate and anger of wars and battle! Starclan shows that love and peace are the right way not wars. We need to make peace." I snapped back. He gazed at me for a minute and then lunged for me. I ducked and clawed his flank. He fell to the ground and I clawed his neck. These cats are trying to kill us. If we don't kill them they could try to fight us again. I thought. He began to fade away from the spot he lay. I raced back towards camp when Mapleshade pinned me down. I hissed and tried to get her off but she wouldn't move off. "What do you want? You haven't won yet." I hissed.

"You still don't realize you made a pointless deal. The Dark Forest warriors are numerous and we are destroying the leaders, your friends and family. Face it you are doomed!"