Allegiances

ThunderClan

Leader: Bramblestar- dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Deputy: Squirrelflight- ginger she-cat with green eyes(!)

Medicine Cats: Leafpool- light brown tabby she-cat(!)

Jayfeather- mottled gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes(!)

Apprentice, Alderpaw- dark ginger tom(!)

Warriors:

Cloudtail- white long-furred tom with blue eyes(!)

Apprentice, Hollypaw-black she-cat(!)

Brightheart- white she-cat with ginger patches

Thornclaw- golden-brown tabby tom

Brackenfur- golden brown tabby tom

Birchfall- light brown tabby tom

Whitewing- white she-cat with green eyes(!)

Ivypool- silver-and-white she-cat with dark blue eyes(!)

Dovewing- pale gray she-cat with blue eyes(!)

Apprentice, Sparkpaw- orange tabby she-cat(!)

Mousewhisker- gray and white tom

Berrynose- cream-colored tom

Poppyfrost- tortoiseshell she-cat

Lilyheart- white she-cat with tortoiseshell patches

Cinderheart- gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes

Lionblaze- golden tabby tom(!)

Bumblestripe- pale gray tom with darker stripes

Blossomfall- tortoiseshell she-cat with white dapples

Apprentice, Sorrelpaw- dark brown she-cat(!)

Molewhisker- cream brown tom

Cherryfall- ginger she-cat

Apprentice, Fernpaw- yellow tabby she-cat(!)

Stormcloud- dark gray tabby tom

Snowbush- white tom

Ambermoon- pale ginger she-cat

Dewnose- gray and white tom

Rosepetal- cream she-cat

Queens:

Daisy- cream long-furred she-cat

Elders:

Purdy- brown tabby tom

Sandstorm- pale ginger she-cat

Graystripe- gray tom with darker stripe along his spine.

Mistpelt of DawnClan-Thanks! I absolutely love Dovewing, she is my fave. I hated killing her, but she will definitely pop up from time to time. Also, yeah, someone close to Bramblestar is going to die in this chapter. Also, I think you're the first reviewer. (the site was on the fritz as I wrote this.)

Chapter Five

Bumblestripe's POV

Bumblestripe stalked along the path just outside of the camp. He headed toward where he knew Jayfeather would be gathering herbs.

Time for more revenge.

"Jayfeather!" he called. "I saw some herbs farther off, toward the lake. Want me to show you?"

"Hmm?" Jayfeather looked up. "I've got plenty of mallow…"

"It wasn't mallow."

"Okay then."

Bumblestripe led Jayfeather toward the ambush point, stopping.

Jayfeather frowned. "There aren't any herbs here, Bumblestripe- What's that scent?"

Mapleshade's scent drifted through the trees as she stepped forward.

"Dark Forest… You! You're the traitor!" Jayfeather whipped around, ready to race back to camp, but Mapleshade had already pounced.

Suddenly a dark ginger blur sped toward them. "Stop!" Alderpaw wailed, lunging toward Mapleshade, who was biting into Jayfeather's neck as he thrashed.

Bumblestripe pinned him down. Mapleshade let go of Jayfeather, who slumped to the ground lifeless, then she stalked toward Alderpaw, whose eyes grew wide with horror.

"Someone's going to die tonight…" she purred, her eyes locked on Alderpaw as he thrashed. "Wonder how Bramblestar will react to his son dying, what do you think? And now ThunderClan has one medicine cat…"

Alderpaw's screech sounded across the clearing.

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"Where's Jayfeather?" asked Lionblaze, holding up his paw, which was bleeding.

"Dunno. Haven't seen Alderpaw either. Maybe they're out gathering herbs." offered Thornclaw.

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Brightheart came wailing into camp, looking horrified, she slumped to the ground.

Bramblestar hurried over. "What's wrong?" he questioned.

"Dead!" she wailed. "Murdered!"

"Who?" asked Whitewing, looking stressed.

"Jayfeather and Alderpaw!" wailed Brightheart. Cue the gasps.

"Where?" demanded Squirrelflight. Brightheart gave directions before trudging toward the warriors den.

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It was the Gathering. Other cats noticed how quiet ThunderClan was. They had only Leafpool, instead of Alderpaw and Jayfeather too.

It was Bramblestar's turn to speak. "We regret to announce that Jayfeather and Alderpaw are dead."

Gasps rippled across the clearing.

"What is this!" hissed Onestar.

Bramblestar sighed.

Yeah, Jayfeather probably should have been more suspicious, but he wasn't expecting Bumblestripe to be the traitor.