Time Leapers - Protect the Forest (Part 4)

It was approaching dawn. Star Leap and Yu rushed out of the medicine den to find the Thunderclan fighting an unusual fox. The fox’s fur wasn’t normal, Star Leap noticed. The fox looked almost corrupted. Its fur was a deep, dark gray, paired with soul-taking purple eyes. The fox screamed as the cats of Thunderclan relentlessly attacked, trying their best to fend off the beast with seemingly no effect. Star Leap felt chains around his legs, keeping him in a set place. Star Leap struggled to move. Yu seemed to have noticed Star’s struggle and at once went to help her friend.

A cat was flown into a bush near the medicine den. Yu’s used her jewel’s light but with no results. Star Leap was stuck in place. Star Leap started panicking. There were so many lives to help. What was this? Why is this happening now? “Star Leap!” shouted a familiar voice. Star Leap looked in the direction in which the voice called. It was Spottedleaf, and she was carrying a kit. “It’s not safe here! We must-” Spottedleaf’s cries were drowned out when Star Leap realized the fox was heading toward tortoiseshell she-cat.

The chains around Star Leap started to crack as the fox dew near Spottedleaf and the kit with its mouth open, ready to chop the second it was close enough to the cats.

“Look out!” Star Leap shouted to Spottedleaf. Time was starting to slow down as the fox drew near Spottedleaf, almost in jaw’s length. Star Leap’s golden scarf begone to glow, feeling him with emotions of hope and bravery.

With the newfound power the scarf gifted to Star Leap, he broke out of the chains that once halted him from saving anyone. Star Leap’s eyes started to glow and formed a star-like shape in the pupil.

Star Leap realized that time was slowing down. Was this a newfound power? That didn’t matter now. Star Leap rushed to save Spottedleaf, tackling the fox at light speed. Yu was astonished by Star Leap’s speed and power.

Star Leap slammed the corrupted fox into the ground. “Run!” Star Leap shouted to Spottedleaf. Spottedleaf wasted no time and ran to the medicine den, Yu teleported to Star Leap’s side before Spottedleaf fully reached. The fox growled as it released black smoke. Star Leap, now blinded temporally, stumbled off the fox which allowed it to gain its footing again.

The fox went on the offensive, rushing to bite Star Leap with its powerful jaws. Yu jumped in front of Star and summoned a barrier of light to block the incoming attack. “We can’t fight here!” Yu shouted to Star Leap. Star Leap rubbed his eyes, before getting up again. “On it!”

Yu released the barrier and Star Leap rushed at the Fox again, this time with enough force to send it flying out of Thunderclan’s camp.

“That fox wasn’t a normal force,” Yu remarked, “I wonder what happened to it.” “Ugh, the smell of the smoke still lingers on my tongue. BLEH!” Star Leap said.

“This must’ve been the work of a vindicator,” Yu said, touching her blue collar. “If that’s so, we must act fast. Are you ready Star Leap?” Star Leap could sense the determination and bravery of Yu, which made him smile. Star Leap nodded. “If you’re ready, then so am I.” Star Leap said, showing determination to force whatever lies ahead.

In the background, Bluestar watched as Star Leap and Yu ventured into the forest. Who was that strange cat that stood with Star Leap? Was it true that Star Leap is from Starclan? Is he their savior during these harsh times? Bluestar had so many questions that would have to be answered later. She was lucky to not have lost a life during the battle with the fox. She knew Thunderclan would recover from the attack, they always did. Not many dens were destroyed, and no cat seemingly died. The worst would probably be a knocked-out warrior. Bluestar sighed. “Shit like this makes me question my sanity.”