Zodiac (warrior cats)

Chapter 47

You can't go through with this battle!"Otterpool pleaded, but nothing was working. It was only three days from the full moon, and she was trying to convince Mallowstar not to fight.
"It is the only way to ensure my clan has enough food for the future" he meowed strongly, "And as your leader Otterpool I am telling you to drop it now, you are a RiverClan warrior, not a ThunderClan rat."
The light brown tom infuriated Otterpool, he expected her to fight in this battle and treated her like this? Giving him a sharp glare, Otterpool briefly considered cursing him and RiverClan, and leaving to go live somewhere less dramatic.
No, I can't do that. I have to stay here and ensure that my clan is protected. And if any of this talk of omens was true, then if Otterpool was to survive, then it was for a reason.
The four Zodiacs who survived were supposed to bring peace to the clans right? Save them from something bad? Then how was Otterpool supposed to do that if she simply ran away and abandoned her duties?
"You can't do this, innocent cats will die! I won't let you" thoughts drifted back to Otterpool of her sister and mother, Dawnlight was expecting kits soon!
And what if something happened to Rushfall or StarClan forbid her mother Berryheart, Otterpool couldn't and wouldn't let that happen.
"There's no need to wory" he growled quietly, "They won't be fighting in this battle."
Otterpool rose her head, "They...they won't?".
If the cats of RiverClan weren't going to fight against ThunderClan, then who was?
"You are" the words escaped Mallowstar's mouth like an adders hiss, "We have six Zodiacs, and they only have two. The six of you are going to do all the fighting yourself."
Fox-dung I will! Otterpool wanted to slash her silver claws across her leaders face, but had just enough restraint to not do so. There was no way ThunderClan could win if all six of the Zodiacs were going to fight against Charredsoul and Bluecloud.
Charredsoul can only fight if there's fire nearby, and its the middle of Leaf-Bare. The RiverClan she-cat didn't even know if Bluecloud had a power other than to speak with StarClan, and didn't all Medicine Cats have that gift?
"It's going to be a massacre" she whispered, not realizing Mallowstar was still listening.
"I don't intend it to be" he meowed with a tinge of emotion, "I never wanted ThunderClan to get exterminated, but seeing as they are the weakest, it is my duty as Clan leader of RiverClan to do so."
The Zodiac lifted her head grimly after hearing his words, "I didn't know it was a clan leaders duty to massacre other cats for no good reason. Now I have a reason to never become leader."
And with a glare full of disgust, Otterpool turned in the direction of the Medicine Cats den. She had never met a cat so cold hearted in her life! Even Scorchstar was nicer than him, at least the leader of ShadowClan had compassion, he had a mate and kits.
Maybe Rushfall knows what our future holds, if anyone did it would be him! Rushing into the small island den, Otterpool instantly bolted into a black and beige pelt.
"Weaselpaw" she growled, as the small she-cat clawed embarrassingly to get off the ground.
"Sorry" the young Medicine Cat apprentice meowed, "I...I shouldn't have been standing at the entrance." Submissively, young Weaselpaw picked up the leaves she dropped, and padded to the back of the den.
"Why are you here knocking over my apprentice?" the small gray and white Medicine Cat growled with a smile, "Jealous that I have one and you don't?".
Otterpool snorted, "Yeah I'm jealous of a cat whose seven-moon old apprentice is bigger than he is" she flicked her tail playfully at his small stature.
But then the memory of her fight with Mallowstar resurfaced, she had to find out if Rushfall knew anything.
"No I don't know whats going to happen" he answered her question, "But my pads have been burning all day, and the only auras I see from cats are black."
That definitely wasn't good, "What does the color black mean?".
Rushfall lifted his stone-cold cold gaze, his eyes flickered somberly, "It means death