Time to die

[Crowy]

Crowstar had slipped away from camp soon after Silentstripe had been banished. He knew his clan hated him, there was no point to live anymore. No parents, no mate, no kits. Crowstar had nothing except the stupid star at the end of his name that he did not deserve.

Now he sat on the edge of the Thunderpath, contemplating all he had done as leader. If he were to die now, his clan would descend into chaos. Crowstar wished he had never been born, or Thunderclan had done the good thing and killed him when he was a kit.

His blue eyes stung with tears as he sat on the cold hard grey concrete, and he blinked the tears away. "How dare they... Just... How dare they..." Crowstar cried as he sat.

His scars from the recent battle at the gathering stung as he moved them, yet not even Moonfang had seemed to care about them. Crowstar believed the only cat loyal to him now was Moonpaw.

Crowstar stepped forward, placing his paw in a multicoloured puddle in front of him, his sad black reflection looking back at him. Crowstar didn't care if there was anyone behind him now, he would confess no matter who they wre.

"So. You have come to torment me before I die?" Crowstar asked, not turning around. "I do not care for my clan any more. They do not care for me. I wish to leave this earth as I have nothing but the star which has condemned me for the past several moons."

Crowstar looked up into the sky sadly, blinking back the tears. "I fear the only cat loyal to me is Moonpaw... He will make a fine warrior one day, perhaps even leader..." Crowstar said, rubbing his eyes with his paw. "No one seems to listen. I wish Thunderclan had killed me 36 moons ago when my family died."

Crowstar still hadn't turned around, and didn't want to. "I have nothing left... I wish to join my family up with Starclan, but knowing my luck I shall go to the place of no stars... I only wanted best for my clan, so now it is time to die..."

[little]

Littleheart was hunting on the hills. She charge at a rabbit but another thing happen, she saw Crowstar at the Thunderpath. Why was he there? She went over to see sadness in his eyes. Wait, he was on the Thundpath! Is he trying to kill himself!?

"Crowstar what are you doing!", yelled Littleheart

She knew that she was from another clan but a leader killing himself that is sad. She knew what it was like to miss someone so she had to do it.

[Tyler-182]

From the darkness of the cold bushes emerged a familiar dark pelt that ran cold through the veins of his clan. The sight of SilentStripe appeared as the darkness claimed the land plentiful. The dark elder did not act aggressive or hateful yet he moved up to CrowStar and stared at his former leader closely, Ignoring the other apprentice close by. He spoke lowly in a hiss to CrowStar.

"You are a sad fool CrowStar, You have no right to decide the time you arrive in StarClan. That is an honor only to be decided by fate alone."

The exiled elder recalled slowly the moments not too long ago that he had headed to this path pondering his own fate but soon cleared his mind as he made his way to Four Trees. The battle wounded elder stared at CrowStar feeling a pain in his heart at the sight, SilentStripe was once the oldest cat in all of ShadowClan and sighed as he looked at his once leader; Exiled or not SilentStripe and CrowStar had both had hard lives and shared a common found disliking for each other. But SilentStripe had lived to see CrowStar grow into what he was today; Like it or not. The cat opened his mouth to speak again this time in a less aggravated voice.

"You show poor leadership skills CrowStar, This does not make you a bad cat. I believe you are too young and naive for the position you hold yet my opinion doesn't matter on this. You say you believe only MoonPaw remains loyal. It is true that the kit holds a grand future yet if that were true, Would I have told the cats that offered to take their leave with me to stay? Would the others have listened to your word and not opposed? You show poor leadership skills even now young one. If you destroyed yourself your clan would be lost. You need help. Return to your camp CrowStar, Choose a deputy to help you with your destiny and continue to lead your clan bravely.

SilentStripe felt his stomach churn as he moved forward and swiped his tongue across CrowStar ear leaving a trail of blood and grime. A symbol of love from the oldest elder in the forest. The dark cat then turned and slowly started padding forward. Stopping only for a moment to speak once more.

"Now do as I say, Respect me as your elder once more. I will return to my hole in the earth of a home with Sparta, that is unless you wish to -try- and kill me for trespassing. On my home ground CrowStar."

SilentStripe allowed a string of blood and saliva to drip slowly to the earth staining it black before he stood quietly. His tongue had grown worse without the care of ShadowClans medicine cats aid to where it bled harshly every time he talked and from the grime and dirt it looked to be growing infected, Though he would hope Mauler could care for it in later days. The dark tom had never shown true kindness to CrowStar yet he did now, When the leader needed aid the most he had known and come to help the leader through. He stood quietly now waiting for the Leaders desicion, Would he turn to fight SilentStripe for trespassing, or would he allow the Elder to return to his sorry life as an exile?

[Crowy]

Crowstar looked over at Silentstripe."I was too hasty..." He said. "You may return to the clan... But there is no point in my returning. They do not wish for me to be their leader any more." Crowstar said. "My loyalest friends... Or at least, I thought they were... I fear the only loyal cat left is Moonpaw..." Crowstar said, and then he saw Littleheart. He could not be bothered ordering her off of Shadowclan territory. He sighed; it felt like there was no point to life anymore at all.

[Tyler-182]

SilentStripe raised his hackles and turned quickly to CrowStar and hissed, Without warning the elder leapt onto CrowStar and slashed a fierce right paw across his face leaving a fair sized gash across, Blood trickling down the leaders face SilentStripe hissed loudly as he pinned the leader to the ground.

"Your are a fool CrowStar! Open your eyes! You wonder why your clan isn't loyal? You wonder why they don't listen to your word! Your not strict enough! Do not act as if you cannot, Do as you know you can! Why would I return to a clan that is led by a cat who has no hope in his heart for his clan or himself! You do not have the clans best interest in your mind you fool you have ONLY yourself! Now stop being selfish and get this moronic self-pity out of your mind and return to your camp and lead ShadowClan -BACK- to the glory it once had and take control of what is rightfully yours! "

SilentStripe stared into CrowStars eyes, Blue and Orange clashing together in a harsh silent battle. The elder growled below his throat before looking to LittleHeart and almost roaring.

"And you, You grimy little filth get the -heck- off of our territory before I separate your skin from bone!"

The elder looked back to CrowStar and ran his tongue across his own muzzle. And showed a face of both stern order and fierce compassion. He then lept from the body of CrowStar yet stayed close and feral.

"Prove you are a leader CrowStar, Return and any who defy you -KILL- them. This is not the way ShadowClan was meant to be. They were fierce and loyal. You are abondening your loyality now unless you do as I say!"

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[Lord Pheonixfire]

"Fox Dung, Crowstar! Are you a coward?" Hawkshadow said sprinting in front of his depressed leader. "You say you are not worthy of the title 'star', yet you have had nine lives and were hailed by the name Crowstar by your anscestors of the forest. If you kill yourself you pass the ultimate and final test proving that you are unworthy of becoming leader. Is this honestly what you think Poppyclaw would want you to do? Pull yourself together and don't tempt or cheat fate." Hawkshadow shouted to his leader, "Now go back to your clan. Unless you think we are all against you because we disagreed to one decision. The medicine cat told the kit with greencough to eat the horrible tasting medicine and obviously the kit disagreed with that. So did the medicine cat kill herself? Be a tom, Crowstar!"

[Crowy]

The mad old elder did have a point, Crowstar thought, standing up. He took a deep breath, rising up to his full height. "I am a fool Silentstripe. I just needed someone to show me I was." Crowstar mewed, crackinmg his neck as he turned towards Littleheart. "Get your filthy little hide of our territory or I will make you get off!" He roared, raising a claw, ready to pounce on the she-cat.

He felt his power and strength return to him, and roared in triumph, licking Silentstripe on the ear. "If anyone in my clan does not wish to stay, I will drive them out and they will never return!" Crowstar said, leaping up and down like he was a kit again. He turned to Silentstripe, his blue eyes staring into his orange. "Silentstripe, I would be honoured if you wre to forgive me and return to the clan." He said, bowing his head.

[Tyler-182]

SilentStripe allowed a smile to churn across his face, blood dripping slowly from his muzzle, He allowed a small chuckle to escape as he moved menacingly forward on the ShadowClan leader, It looked as though SilentStripe were about to try and finish off CrowStar yet when he was in range the elder lapped his scourge of a tongue across the leaders forehead; Leaving more blood as a present.

"I will return CrowStar, But under one condition. I no longer wish to be considered an Elder, As you can see my strength and moons of skill have not failed me. I wish to return to warrior duties until the day my pelt falls into the earth. If you will agree to this term, Then I SilentStripe will return to ShadowClan."

The dark tom stared into the leaders eyes awaiting a response hopful that he may return home and once again be respected.

[padamay]

Littleheart got off ShadowClan teritory. All that from a hunting trip. Wow. She went back to camp. She would never tell anyone what just happen. But what those cats called her. Next time in battle she would rip their fur out.

[Crowy]

"I would be honoured if you were to become a warrior again Silentstripe. You were strong and did not deserve to be made an elder. Your request is granted." Crowstar said, lifting his head. He turned to Hawkshadow. "I may be a coward. I may be selfish. But I was blind, foolish, stupid. I thought I did not deserve this title of star." Crowstar said, looking at the sky again.

"But If I have to earn my clans loyality once again, I would do it over and over again. I would do it until I would die, and I do want what is best for the clan. I really really do. I understand how childish I was, and I do think I was stupid. I was a foolish cat, but I will learn my lesson." Crowstar rumbled. "I see how foolish I was, if it were not for Silentstripe's guidance, I would just be a black pile of fur on the Thunderpath right now."

[Tyler-182]

SilentStripe purred lightly and rubbed his pelt against CrowStars in a show of affection and once again acceptance. The elder... Warrior, Turned facing his home and purred lightly and flicked his tail to HawkShadow and CrowStar.

"Let us return home and allow the clan to know of my return my family. They deserve to know what has happened here; That is if you agree with it CrowStar."

The dark tom slowly started forward heading to ShadowClan camp.

[Lord Pheonixfire]

Hawkshadow was relieved that his warrior leader had not commited suicide and that Silentstripe was now a warrior. HE followed Silentstripe and Crowstar back to camp.