Do you all remember how in Sunrise, Hollyleaf turned on all the Clans and died? Well, have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe, she missed the rocks from the cave-in and survived? Maybe she's in the tunnels, struggling to survive. Or maybe she died in them, like Fallen Leaves and the others before her. Well, here is my theory, and I'd like you to tell me yours.
Rocks began to tumble down into the cave tunnels, cutting off the sunlight from the entrance, where Hollyleaf last saw the horrified faces of Jayfeather and Lionblaze, her beloved brothers. No! she yowled to herself. I can't think about them! Not after I killed Ashfur! Her claws raked against the tunnel floor, making an uncomfortable screeching sound. She could still taste the blood from his neck pulsing from his body as his life left him.
"Hollyleaf!" she heard someone call from the other side of the tumble of rocks. It was Jayfeather.
Don't say anything, she thought dryly. It's better if he thinks I'm dead.
"Jayfeather," she heard Lionblaze meow, "we can't help her now."
Hollyleaf's vision blurred, but it didn't affect her now. The tunnels were already so dark. She pawed at the ground for the deathberries. If she was going to do this, she was going to do it quick. She couldn't stand the thought of being the daughter of Leafpool and Crowfeather. The warrior code was dead now.
"Fox dung!" she spat. They must've fallen into the river when the cave fell in! She began to growl to herself, afraid of what would happen to her now. She knew that the deadly juices of the berries would've ended her life quickly, but now they were gone.
Hollyleaf paced back and forth until and idea sparked her mind. The river! Heathertail, Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and she all used the river to escape the tunnels when they had searched for the two WindClan kits. If it had worked then, it would work now!
The black warrior tensed her hindlegs, her pelt bristling at the thought of the water running around her legs, sucking her into the deep. Maybe she would die on the way. She prayed to StarClan that would happen.
She leapt into the air, landing with a hard splash into the inky water. She kept her eyes closed, holding her breath as long as she could as she waited to reach the lake.
And then she was dragged under.
Hollyleaf woke, coughing up enough water to quench the thirst of a whole Clan. Her claws scratched against rock, and she released herself a little bit. I'm safe, she thought, surprisingly with relief. She scrabbled against the stone as she realized that she wasn't on the shore of any of the Clan territories, but the rock was a small way away from ThunderClan's stony beach. She let go, letting the water take her in again. She did not struggle against it like she had before, but instead floated along it, too exhausted to swim. She landed safely on the shore, and began to groom herself, drying her fur.
Now, to get back to camp before Firestar skins me and feeds me to those badgers! she thought, but then she stopped padding uphill. She had forgotten that she revealed the secret kept for so many moons to all of the Clans. No one would accept her now, and she had even tried to kill herself and Leafpool. Was that all a mistake?
No, she thought bitterly with a growl, I did what I thought would be best for my Clan! No cat appreciates me for what I am really capable of!
So, what are your theories? Want to post any stories? Post them in a comment, and if I like them, I'll make it a post on here!
What do you think of my theory? I have the rest of what I think will happen in my head of course, but would you guys like to hear it?
