Battle for the Skies }{ UF Adventure

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Title: Battle for the Skies
Chapters: Around 7ish I think....certainly less than 10
Author: Flamestripe
Pairing: None
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Summary: Two cat clans battle for territory, but because of one cat's ambition the fight goes slightly too far.
Warning: Fighting violence, everything you'd expect in a Warriors book.
Disclaimer: I do not own Warrior Cats, only the names in this story, Erin Hunter owns Warriors!
Beta: None
Cover: i29.tinypic.com/34pasmo.jpg

Author's Notes: This is my first fanfic on this site so, here goes!

Chapter 1

Arch prowled the forest cautiously, his eyes darting about trying to watch every movement that they could catch. He scented other cats nearby, but they wouldn't be able to smell him as he was downwind. Slowly and quietly, Arch crept forward until he could see the cats.
Enemies.
He gave an angry growl that was hardly audible. BrookClan was in his clan's, ValleyClan's, territory again.
ValleyClan had only gained this patch of land recently through a furious battle. Before, no cat had been allowed to enter, but no cat had liked that either. Yet now BrookClan was invading and sitting around idly as if it were their territory! Suddenly a head turned towards Arch, and saw him. Arch was rooted to the spot with anger, but the BrookClan cat gave a yowl and the gathering broke up. The cats pelted for their territory and Arch gave a meow of satisfaction.
"That'll keep them away for a while, knowing we know they're on our new territory," he whispered happily to himself. But just him knowing wasn't going to help anything, he should go tell his leader, Claw, right now. He checked again that there were no more BrookClan cats in sight, before disappearing back into the undergrowth.
When he was down in the valley that contained his home Arch was happy to see everything was going fine.
"Where's Claw?" he asked Daisy who happened to be passing by.
"Claw? Oh, he should be in his den," the she-cat replied and Arch dipped his head in thanks before padding off to the small cave in the wall of the valley.
"Claw? It's me, Arch!" he called as he stood outside the entrance.
"Come in, Arch," he heard Claw's deep meow come from inside. Arch entered the dark room, wondering how his leader could bare staying underground in the darkness all the time.
"What news do you bring?" Claw asked Arch, who now sat facing his leader.
"While I was out I saw BrookClan cats on our newly claimed territory. They showed no wariness at all, lounging about as if it were theirs!" Arch spat angrily, and Claw's eyes burned with anger that Arch couldn't see in the dark.
"How dare they?! This is almost a demand for war!" he yowled furiously and flexed his long claws.
"Should we go to their camp now, to attack them?" Arch asked, as deputy of ValleyClan he could lead the battle. What and honour that would be to him.
"No, not yet," Arch felt a wave of disappointment wash over him. "You, and you alone, can go to their camp and tell them that if they are seen in our territory again they shall pay!" Arch smiled again at Claw's command.
"Yes, Claw," he dipped his head in respect and padded outside, relieved to be able to see again. Daisy joined him outside the den,
"You look happy, what were you two talking about?" she mewed curiously.
"I'm going to BrookClan camp, they've been invading our territory again," Arch replied proudly. Daisy looked at Arch longingly so he knew what she wished to ask. "I'm sorry, you can't come." Daisy nodded in sad understanding then padded off to share tongues with a friend. Once again, Arch headed out of camp and up the winding path that lead to the top of the valley.
The sun was only just above the horizon and the sky was darkening when Arch finally arrived at the edge of BrookClan land. He took a deep breath, and stepped over the border.
He was in enemy territory now.
Nervous, as he had never been here alone before, Arch began to creep towards BrookClan cats. He sensed eyes watching him, did BrookClan know he would come.
Was it a trap?
Then the BrookClan leader appeared out of nowhere.
"Greeting, Arch," Creek growled. Arch looked around, now he was surrounded by enemies. How had they known he would come?
"Good evening, Creek," he replied nervously.
"Why, may I ask, are you here in our territory?" Creek asked menacingly.
"Why were YOU in OURS?" Arch retorted and Creek hissed.
"Just because you won a battle doesn't mean you can have that as your territory!"
"It's the code, it's the law! You agreed to it!" Arch spat angrily and un-sheathed his flashing claws.
"You think I agreed to it because I WANTED to? I did it because I was FORCED by your cruel leader! He threatened me! He wanted to kill me in cold blood!" Creek yowled and the BrookClan cats began to come closer.
"Coward!" was all Arch could say before a BrookClan cat pounced on him and they launched into a fight. Arch tore at the enemy's fur causing clumps to fly off when he felt a searing pain in his back. Another cat was on him! And another, and another!
"Please help me, O StarClan!" he prayed silently as he writhed under the weight of enemies. In the distance Arch could here Creek laughing evilly.
How could he do this? How could he break the law? How did he become leader? How did he even become part of BrookClan?!!

[Airilae-Chan]

Interesting so far, continue soon!

[flamestripe]

Chapter 2

"Stop, please!" Arch pleaded in pain as the enemies tore at his pelt. "Please, we can sort this out! If you kill me it will only make things worse!" Creek thought about this for a while.
"If I let you go how will I know you won't run off then return with a battle party?" he demanded angrily.
"I won't, I swear to StarClan! If I do you can do whatever you want with me and my clan! Just let me go!!" Creek tipped his head to one side.
"Very well. BrookClan, release him!" immediately the cats backed away and formed a circle around Arch and their leader again.
"See, I'm not running, am I?" Arch panted heavily and Creek gave an evil laugh.
"I do not care whether you run or not. Now, how shall we sort this out?" the leader asked impatiently.
"Why don't we do it again?" Creek's whiskers twitched in confusion. "The battle, fight it out. Again. The winner of the battle can take the territory." Creek snorted,
"Haven't I already told you I don't agree to that?" he howled. Arch nodded,
"Yes, but do you have any other ideas?" he asked. Creek shook his head,
"Can't we just share the territory between us?! You ValleyClan cats only care about territory and power! Doesn't StarClan want us to make peace?" his suggestion made sense, but Arch wanted to prove it wrong.
"If StarClan wished that, why would they have made territories and clans? Wouldn't it be peaceful if we all were one clan? StarClan obviously wants us to fight as warriors!" he retorted angrily.
"No, StarClan wants to challenge us. See how long it takes us to realise we're all the same, we're all cats," Creek explained calmly. Arch's fur ruffled,
"Well you've realised haven't you? Howcome we haven't united?" he spat. Creek looked to the dark skies which silverpelt now ruled.
"Only StarClan knows why. A battle isn't a solution to this problem, the truth is!" he yowled proudly and his clan cheered.
"The truth? Alright, what's the truth then? That you're all mouse-brained fools?" Arch sneered and Creek looked back down at him.
"The truth is, you wish to battle. So we will!" Once again, BrookClan cheered loudly as Arch stood angrily in the centre of the celebration.
"You said a battle isn't the solution, the truth is!" Arch cried over the din,
"Ahh, but in this case the truth IS a battle! Anyway, you may go now. Tell Claw we accept your war invitation!" With that, Creek and his clan disappeared deeper into their territory leaving Arch shivering, with cold, hate and fear, alone.

"Arch, wake up. You've overslept!" Arch opened one weary eye to see his clanmate's, Print's, two gleeful eyes staring at him. Arch opened his other eye and tried to sit up, but pain stopped him and he groaned.
"What's wrong with me?" he muttered and Print's smile faded.
"Yes, about that. BrookClan injured you pretty badly, we found you unconcious at the top of the valley," he explained sadly.
"Ughh, I hate them. What did Claw do about their agreement?" Print looked confused,
"Agreement? To what?" he repeated.
"Oh, yeah, I fainted. I haven't told Claw yet, I don't think," Arch muttered, before trying to sit up again. Print placed a paw on his back,
"Nope, you're resting for a bit. I'll tell Claw for you. What's the message?" he asked.
"They've declared war on us, they want to fight again for the new territory of ours," Arch said quietly.
"What? Another fight just for those windy fields?!" Print exclaimed and Arch gave a weak nod. "Fine, but those BrookClanners are MAD!" Print padded out of the warrrior den muttering to himself.
"Mad, fools, mad!" he was saying as Arch stared at him go, when another cat joined him.
"Daisy!" Arch cried happily as soon as he recognised the pretty white cat.
"Are you alright? You didn't deserve to be treated like that after they'd broken the warrior code!" she said calmly, though her fur was bristling with anger.
"Well, when have they ever followed any code?" Arch wondered aloud, and Daisy giggled. "Besides, do you know how long I'll have to stay in my den? There'll be a battle raging soon," Daisy frowned again.
"You're not going anywhere for the moment. Imagine you blundering about in a battle when you can hardly stand!" Arch wasn't amused at Daisy's joke. Suddenly Print appeared at Daisy's side grinning happily.
"Guess what? We're going to battle against BrookClan! Gee, I can hardly wait....." Daisy interupted the tom,
"What?! Why?" she asked.
"Invaded our territory again, and they want to fight for it again," Print explained then looked at Arch.
"Thanks a lot, now I'll be able to fight my first true battle!" he exclaimed happily. Print had been an apprentice when the former battle and been fought.
"How can you LIKE going to war? Look what a fight has done to Arch!" Daisy cried in amazement.
"Well he's not DEAD is he? He'll recover soon....."
"Yeah, but what if BrookClan inavdes our CAMP and Arch can't even STAND never mind......" Arch yowled loudly and Daisy stopped.
"I CAN stand!" he said strongly, and struggled to his paws.
"Woah! You're one of the best cats at recovering I've ever known!" Print cried jokingly and Arch smiled while Daisy glared.
"You think you're funny but....UGHH!" she stormed off though Arch called after her.
"Bless her, always getting angry at pointless things...." Arch wasn't listening to Print anymore. Something had broken between Daisy and him, something Arch wanted to fix, now.
"Daisy!" he yowled and pelted off leaving Print muttering his jokes to himself.

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Chapter 3
Claw leapt elegantly onto a ledge on the wall of the valley and yowled loudly. Cats began to stir from their dens, and gather beneath their leader. Last to arrive was Arch, who was deppressed. Daisy still wasn't talking to him, and he'd finally realised how much he'd liked her as a friend. Now she sat far from him, mewing to another she-cat.
"ValleyClan! As you may have heard we are to battle with BrookClan! When, we're not sure!" There were many mews of surprise, the news had obviously been slow to spread, if it had spread very much at all.
"I'm going to talk to Creek now, so Lithe will be in charge of camp," Claw declared, and the ValleyClan deputy nodded proudly.
"Good, Lithe, organise battle parties and get EVERYONE training!" he commanded before leaping off the ledge and pelting up the path to the top of the valley.
"Right, you heard him! Mentors, take your apprentices to the top of the valley to train! Warriors, practice fighting at the edge of camp! Queens, train your kits basic moves in the centre of camp where I can keep an eye on them! Come back here once it's sunhigh so I can see your progress and organise the parties!" Lithe yowled loudly, and the clan scattered to practice. Arch pelted off to find Print, as he knew Daisy wasn't an option anymore.
"Print! Print! Where are you?" he called as he stumbled through camp. The medicine cat, Lavender, caught up with him.
"Oh, I don't think you're fighting, Arch," she muttered, examining Arch's wounds.
"But...." she frowned and Arch suddenly felt very small. "Oh, alright then," he muttered and retreated to his den.

Another yowl pierced through camp and for the third time that day the clan gathered beneath the ledge. Claw had returned, and his eyes were filled with fire.
"BrookClan wish to fight tomorrow. I tried to change their mind but they wouldn't," he declared solemnly and calls of protest rippled through the clearing.
"That means we shall practice until sundown then rest. Then we shall be recharged with energy the next day!" Lithe said loudly and Claw looked at him.
"What battle plan have you organized?" he demanded quickly.
"First our newer warriors, Arch, Print, Daisy, Reed and Dip, will head in and once the enemies seem weakened the rest of the warriors will enter. When needed the apprentices, queens and kits shall fight and to top it off you and I," Lithe explained slowly, so his leader could catch every word.
"Good, is every cat clear?" Claw called and all the cats nodded. "Very well, now go and practice but once the sun goes down, rest."
"Claw, Arch isn't fit for a battle. He still suffers from the BrookClan wounds!" Lavender suddenly called and Claw frowned.
"Very well, he can assist you caring for the injured. To replace him in the first party shall be Sunset," Arch glared at the queen who would be replacing him angrily. "Now go!"

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