Sleekpelt's Greed

Eclipsepaw writhed under his opponent, a huge Cloverclan tom. All around him he could hear the deafening shrieks of his clanmates as they too fought for the territory that rightfully belonged to them.

"Ha, mouse-brained Rainclan, bringing a kit into this battle," the warrior pinning him sneered.

Eclipsepaw gritted his teeth. He hated being called that, despite this being his first battle. He wasted no time, digging his claws deep into his rival's soft belly. The cat screeched, instantly releasing his grip. Eclipsepaw then exploded upwards, freeing himself from his vulnerable position. With a deep growl, the warrior headed back towards his clanmates.

"You're doing great son," a voice rumbled behind him.

Eclipsepaw turned, his gaze fixating on the pure white tom that stood before him. Snowstorm, his father, the greatest fighter the clan had ever seen. Though the tom had several deep gashes from the battle, all that shone in his gaze was the pride he felt. Eclipsepaw brightened at the praise. One day, he was going to be a great warrior like his father! Eclipsepaw watched as Snowstorm turned back, easily pushing his way towards the front line of defense. He fell in beside the young warrior Sleekpelt, and with a slight glance of disapproval, positioned beside him to take on the rival cats. Eclipsepaw frowned. Sleekpelt was made a warrior only days before, and yet he already acted like clan leader.

"Hey, are you going to fight or not?" a voice prompted. Eclipsepaw turned, coming face to face with a golden furred Cloverclan apprentice.

"Y-yeah," Eclipsepaw mewed, startled. Without a second's hesitation he leaped, intending to pin her, but she quickly darted out of his reach. Eclipsepaw landed awkwardly on his face, and soon felt paws pressing him into the ground from above. Just as he was calculating his next move, a yowl sounded,

"Cloverclan, retreat!" The weight released, and Eclipsepaw staggered to his paws.

"Well, maybe next time," the she-cat purred slyly, darting away to join her clanmates.

Eclipsepaw scanned the clearing once again. His clanmates were gathering, yowling their victory. Eclipsepaw did not see his father's white pelt among them. Perhaps he had been needed by the river, he remembered seeing a few Cloverclan cats there when the battle began. Eclipsepaw started forward, working his way towards the river. As he neared it, he could already hear a violent thrashing coming from the water. Eclipsepaw's eyes narrowed in concern. He had seen warriors demonstrating their battle moves in the river once before. Could there still be a battle going on now? Eclipsepaw quickened his pace, coming upon the river. His breath caught in his throat at the scene that unfolded there. Sleekpelt stood there, drenched to the skin. The young warrior had a strange gleam in his eyes, and a twisted grin on his face. Under the water he held a pure white cat.

"Snowstorm, no!" Eclipsepaw cried. The tom appeared to be struggling, though he was already weakened from the hard battle that had just been fought. For a moment his muzzle broke to the surface, gasping for air.

"Foolish cat," Sleekpelt growled. "Only one of us can rule over Rainclan," his claws pressed at the white warrior's throat.

"You'll never- be- leader," Snowstorm rasped, his gaze flashing. "Not once the clan realizes what you've done."

Sleekpelt laughed, "I don't intend on giving them a choice," he retorted. "Starting with eliminating you."

Eclipsepaw suddenly awoke from his stunned state, forcing his paws to move. Sleekpelt was going to kill his father! He had to do something. Before Eclipsepaw had gone more than a stride, Sleekpelt had sunk his greedy teeth into Snowstorm's throat. After a moment, he released him. The white warrior again sank beneath the water- but this time, he didn't stir. Eclipsepaw bit back a gasp of horror, skidding to a halt.

At that moment, Sleekpelt turned- their gazes met. Fear ran through Eclipsepaw from ears to tail tip, but even more overpowering than that was his anger. How dare Sleekpelt so heartlessly kill a cat he had been fighting beside only moments ago! Eclipsepaw gritted his teeth, and without a moments hesitation turned tail and ran. He would inform the clan of Sleekpelt's treachery, and he would not rest until this cat was punished for what he'd done.

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Eclipsepaw > sweetiesrider

Sleekpelt > -Moonleaf

Snowstorm > sweetiesrider

Okay, basicly everything belongs to sweetiesrider except Sleekpelt.