Graystripe's death

Graystripe huddled in the elder's den with Sandstorm,listening to the screeches of battle outside."We have to go help!"Sandstorm insisted. Graystripe looked at her seriously,"Firestar would never forgive me if I let you go out there and you died!"The grey tom argued. Sandstorm flattened her ears and her fur bristled,"This is our Clan!They need us!"she growled. Graystripe shook his head,"I won't let you."he meowed stubbornly. Sandstorm growled and crouched back down,her green eyes fixed on the entrance guarded by Blossomfall and Ambermoon who was grappling with a rusty coloured tom. Graystripe stood protectivly in front of Sandstorm.I rather me die then Sandstorm.Id'e be reunited with Firestar and my sweet Silverstream. he thought. His pelt prickled as he heard a desperate screech. It happened again,the same voice. Graystripe couldn't handle it,he hurried to the entrance and poked his head out. Through all the wrestling cats he saw the young apprentice Hollypaw cornered by two huge rogues. Her father Lionblaze was deperately trying to reach her but a two tabby she-cats blocked his way and pounced on him,and everyone else seemed to be in their own little fight.I have to go! Graystripe thought detimindly. Without a word Graystripe charged out of the den,dodging screeching cats fly by. Minus his old bones,Graystripe's paws surged with energy,and his chest welled with adrenaline. With a fierce yowl he flung himself on to the closest tom to Hollypaw. Hollypaw flashed a surprised and scared glance at him then lunged for the other tom's leg. Graystripe pinned him down and bit down hard in to the tom's ear. With a yowl the tom kicked Graystripe up and he landed on his back.This is a lot harder then it used to be... Graystripe thought stressed,but amused with himself. As fast as a snake the tom leaped on him and dug his claws in to Graystripe's throat and the other one in his belly. Graystripe growled and the tom sneered."No!"Graystripe yowled and was able to get his back legs tucked under the tom's belly. Graystripe dug his hind claws in to the tom's soft belly and with a mighty kick the tom went flying and landed on his back,with a loud thump. Graystripe bounced up and leaped on the tom,and clamped his jaws around the rogue's throat reluctantly. Their playing to kill...so can we! he thought as he bit down and felt the tom's hot,red blood splatter on to Graystripe's muzzle. Graystripe wrinkled his nose at the taste of blood that seeped through and on to his tongue. The tom was still struggling so Graystripe bit harder and shook him. The tom did one more frantic jerk,and then was still. The blood still oozed from the rogue's throat as Graystripe let him fall to the ground. Suddenly a piercing stinging pain went from his neck down to where his tail started. Graystripe screeched but managed to spin around and see another muscular rogue grinning evily with tufts of Graystripes's fur in her claws. Graystripe snarled and pounced for her,but she darted out of the way. Graystripe was starting to get tired,his aching joints don't work like they used to. The she-cat clawed his side as he landed,and with another yowl of pain Graystripe ran at her full speed but just in time he swerved out of the way and took her by surprise by swiftly turning and leaping on to her back. He was heavier so she collapsed under his weight. Graystripe managed to get a few stinging blows on her ears but then she shook vigorously and he tumbled off. Graystripe realized he was too tired to get back up. She pounced on him and pinned him down,satisfaction glowing in her blue depths."Your too old for this,flea-pelt."she snarled and raised a paw and dug her claws in his throat,then ripped all the way down to his tail. Graystripe was in more pain then he ever was,he was in agony."NO!!"he heard Millie's sob as she raced up to him and rammed in to the triumphant,but weak rogue. His vision was getting blurry but he could faintly see Sandstorm fighting like a lion against a huge tom. Stupid furball..he thought. Graystripe's breath started to come in shallow rapid gasps.Millie came up to him and looked wildly at his cut. She obviously defeated the rogue who attacked him."I won't let you die!"Millie whispered."Well to bad...."he rasped."Don't leave me!"she wailed. Graystripe could barley see,but he heard the victorious yowls of his clanmates. Then Grastripe faintly saw the shape of Bumblestripe hurry up to him."dad?"he gasped. Graystripe managed a rough purr. He heard his Clanmates rush to his side."Bramblestar..."Graystripe began. The tabby tom stepped forward,grief filled his eyes."I want you to stop comparing yourself to Firestar. He was a great leader,but so are you...."he rasped."Oh Graystripe,I'm sure all of us will always look up to Firestar,and you."Graystripe could she that his leader tried to smile but it wasn't coming."Goodbye..."Graystripe rasped in his final breaths. He numbly felt Millie press up against him,wailing and Sandstorm lick his cheek comfortingly as he started his journey to StarClan.