It's my AU and I'll spoil the plot if I want to! Get ready babes!
Let's talk about the first and last death of Redstar!
There are 2 important plot things before I get into it:
1) It actually takes a LOT of convincing from literally everybody (AND their moms) for Redtail to get his 9 lives. He is loyal to Thunderclan and truly believes that he will return to it, until he learns of its fall in the paws of Tigerstar. It's only when Sandstorm (his only family left at this point) tells him of her want to remain in Skyclan that he accepts.
2) When Tigerstar killed Spottedleaf at the Moonstone, Starclan shut itself away. No cat could reach them or recieve their 9 lives (in the forest territories) while Tigerstar was alive.
So let's begin
Redstar, of course, loses his first life to Tigerstar in the battle against Tigerclan. Now, Redstar had given the command that no cat would call him 'star'. He knew about the cut off from Starclan, and purposefully hid his role from the enemy. Tigerstar had no reason to assume Red would have more than 1 life.
Big mistake, cue the shocked pikachu face.
Redstar stands back up and dives right back in (he was pleasantly surprised that he only had to kill Tiger once)
Big time skip. We're in the new territories (there's lots of story here but that can wait)
The eclipse is a few hours away and the Dark Forest is coming with it. Redstar wakes his deputy and medicine cats and they hustle to the Moonpool to get Hollyleaf her 9 lives in secret before the battle.
He knows he won't survive this battle. He is old, and hyper aware that Tigerstar is coming for him personally.
And he's right.
During the battle Hollyleaf stays at Redstars side. When Tiger and his sons make an appearance she dies taking Hawk and Bramble down (with the help of her ghost friend)
Redstar fights Tigerstar but is overpowered. Tigerstar gloats over his victory, drawing out Redstars death. He knows that Redstar has no more lives. Redstar won't get back up this time.
But Hollystar will.
With the last of his strength, Redstar pins Tigerstar long enough for Hollystar to recover and deliver a killing blow. Redstar praises his great-granddaughter, encouraging her for her new journey as leader, and then passes away.
