Round 12, Part 7

Chase was exiled. She couldn't believe it. All of her hard work, all of her attempts to restore the ecological balance, were over. Her time was up. But she could try to take one last life.

"For the future!" she snarled. The cheetah leapt at Stride, who quickly dodged. The two cheetahs began a high speed chase, with Stride running from Chase, and Chase soon running from Flight.

Stride swiftly pivoted and darted off in the opposite direction, running right past Chase and Flight. When Chase turned to run after him, Flight leapt onto her, taking her down as easily as she would an antelope. The female bit down on the back of the murderer's neck, and Chase fell still, eyes open and glazed over.

The group of remaining cheetahs dealt with Chase's body, then began to discuss the future of the tribe. After all, there were only six cheetahs left: Flight, Stride, Prance, Role, Bellow, and Thunder. Of those six, two were elders, and two were to-bes, leaving only two active adults. It was unanimously decided that Flight would be the next Kiongozi, and Stride would be the next Naibu.

Flight, of course, took over Roll's training. Although Roll did miss his old teacher, he had to admit that Flight was great at teaching him. His favorite parts were dual sessions that combined with Prance's training.

Bellow and Thunder, of course, were taken care of. The other four cheetahs made sure of it. It wasn't hard to catch food for six members anyway, and the two elders had contributed much to the tribe before their retirements.

The entire dynamic of the tribe would change, however, when Stride and Prance discovered new cheetahs on a hunt one day. Not only were these cheetahs new, they were familiar. Stride was the first to recognize them as Leap's family.

With the addition of Leap's family, and some other scattered cheetahs, the tribe's ranks slowly grew back to the normal size. And despite Chase's beliefs, the environment and ecological balance were fine. No one had needed to die to keep it that way.

Prance and Roll eventually became full members of the tribe, as did the younger members of Leap's family. Roll would eventually become mates with Leap's younger sister. The two would be the first to have cubs after the incident. The three cubs were all named after lost members of the tribe.

In the end, despite the losses, the tribe was okay. Thunder and Bellow shared the story until they passed. When all of the cheetahs who had been there for the incident were long gone, the story would still be remembered. But it would only serve as a warning to young cubs, and a legend that few believed. Only those who communicated with the Tribe of Endless Hunting knew the truth. And that was how it would stay. Forever.

Sorry for the short chapter guys, and how long it took for me to write it. I didn't really know the characters for this round since I was gone for all of it. I hope I did them justice, but if I made any mistakes, just let me know! The next round, FarmClan, will be run by me. (For those of you who couldn't tell, this is Mack)

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