Post by brownstripe on Nov 22, 2010 19:05:58 GMT -5
---Prologue---
A long-haired orange she-cat walked to the moonpool with her apprentice, Rinepad, and the other medicine cats. "It's time for us to share tounges with Starclan. " The light brown she-cat meowed to the other cats, falling asleep.
"Oh Longfur...." The orange she-cat flicked her ears as she awoke in the sunny area. "Hello, Braveheart. " Longfur meowed happily at the brown tom. "There is nothing wrong in Thunderclan's future... Unless you count Hazelpelt's kits...." He meowed quietly. "Oh no. Will they have horrible futures...?" She breathed at the anicent warrior. "Of course not! All there is for them is a prophecy...." Longfur blinked. "We cannot tell you now. Watch the stars forever, young Longfur. We shall tell you when the time comes." Braveheart faded as she awoke, yawning as the waking world came into her pale green eyes.
Chapter one-
"Ahaha!" A cream pelt came through the marshlands, landing on a dead toad. "See that, Bloompaw?" The she-cat meowed at a black she-cat. "Yeah. Like this?" Bloompaw twisted over, doing a flip, claws unsheathed as it hit the marsh. "You got it, but don't do it too much. You could break your backbone." The creamy she-cat meowed at Bloompaw, then glanced at a snake. "It's tail is rattling!" Bloompaw said suprised, looked at the odd snake. The cream she-cat nodded. "Be careful, there's poison in it's fangs. This is how you kill it." The she-cat meowed, ignoring the call from Bloompaw, "Be careful, Ferretpelt!" Ferretpelt stalked, then leaped for the head. Her claws quickly came unsheathed, raking against it's scales on it's head. "Be careful when you hunt these, Bloompaw. They can kill you, but slower than deathberries. It feels like your blood is on fire, and it will take control of you." Ferretpelt meowed as she grabbed the snake. Bloompaw licked her black pelt to hide her fear of that, and walked back to Shadowclan camp. A white she-cat came to greet them, glancing at the snake. "The Gathering is tonight!" A kit squealed from the nursery. "But we need to become apprentices first, Featherkit! " A grey tom meowed to the pale grey she-cat. "What do you think, Ashkit?" Featherkit meowed to her silent brother. He flicked his ear in reply, signaling, "I really don't care. I think we'll be apprentices soon, okay?" Featherkit blinked, then tackled her brother, Whitekit. "It's a Thunderclan invader! Attack!" Ashkit hissed, dodging out of Whitekit's and Featherkit's play-fighitng. Bloompaw rolled her eyes, then walked with her mentor. She felt the marsh brush her paw pads, wanting to leap to her mentor with her excitement. "There's Ivystar." Furretpelt meowed at the black she-cat who was talking to the medicine cat.
"...She's pregant. Which one of you will stay?" Ivystar meowed. "I'll stay. " Hollowbranch meowed, her head dipping in respect. "-But! I'd stay if you want..." Sloetail protested at his mentor. "No, it's fine. Go to the Gathering, young Sloetail." Hollowbranch meowed with respect to her apprentice, licking his forehead. Ivystar nodded, and Sloetail followed. "Ah! Ferretpelt and Bloompaw. Bloompaw, you can go to the gathering. Ferretpelt, you remember having kits, right?" Ivystar meowed at the cream warrior. "Of course, Ivystar. I'll stay behind to make sure she gives a nice, easy birth." Ferretpelt meowed, walking to the Nursery. Bloompaw wanted to jump up and down, following Sloetail. Her first Gathering! Maybe a lot of amazing cats will be there! Ivystar stopped at Falconflight, Smokepaw, Lionfur, Toadleap, Icywind, Gorsefeather, Beechshade, and Blazepaw. "More cats..." She mummured. "Kinkpelt, Vinepaw, Driftpaw, Blizzardfall, and Flintstone! Let's go the Gathering!" She yowled, and all five warriors followed Ivystar to the Gathering.
As the clans waited for Thunderclan to arrive, Bloompaw pushed through the cats to see a group of apprentices chatting. "Hi!" She meowed to the apprentices, bouncing towards them.
"Oh! Hello there." One of them meowed. "Hi! You smell of Shadowclan. I've never seen you before. Is this your first gathering?" Another one meowed. "Wait you guys! Sorry about that. These guys are Emberpaw, Furzepaw, Eelpaw, and Shellpaw. I'm Beetlepaw." The dark brown tom meowed at Bloompaw. "Sorry." Emberpaw meowed at Bloompaw. "No need! And yes, my first one! My name is Bloompaw. Nice to meet you all!" She purred at the apprentices. "Hey look! Thunderclan!" Shellpaw meowed, raising her head. An odd scent prickled her nose. "What an odd scent!" She purred amusingly. "Tell me about it!" Beetlepaw grinned, sitting next to Bloompaw.
"Here comes Mistpaw!" Eelpaw shouted. Suddenly, a thud, and a large gray she-cat came into the group. "Hi everyone! Oh, is this a new Shadowclan apprentice?" She meowed. "Yep! My name is Bloompaw." Bloompaw purred at Mistpaw. She seemed nice already! "Come on, I'll show you some other cats!" Mistpaw meowed happily at Bloompaw, walking towards the crowd of cats.
"This is Pikethorn." She meowed at a black tom. "He's Riverclan's deputy. Very nice!" She turned to a gray tom. "That's Staletail. Short-tempered, but easily becomes your friend." Then she looked up at the tree. "And those are the leaders! Thornstar, the orange tortie is the one on the smallest branch." Bloompaw gasped. " They are huge!" Mistpaw blinked and giggled. "One day, we'll be like that! Looking at our clans at the Gathering, the full moon glittered on our pelts and eyes, our words echoing into the sky!"
Bloompaw looked into her words, seeing a picture of her on the tree, looking at her clan, shouting out the news. "And that one is Squrrielstar, on the biggest and brownest branch. Look how fuzzy her pelt is, with her tail and ears!" "That one is Otterstar, on the normal sized branch. He's the oldest leader, leading it for five years. I heard he's on his last life." She whispered at the mention of the rumor. Bloompaw blinked slowly, but nodded.
"It is time for the Gathering!" Ivystar yowled, and every cat went quiet in the large Gathering. Ivystar dipped her head to Otterstar, who stood up higher. "The fish has been running well in Riverclan. There is no border trouble, alongside fish. Twolegs seem to be leaving as greenleaf grows closer to leaf-fall. There is no more news for Riverclan." Otterstar dipped his head to Ivystar, who shot a glance at Sloetail. " Prey is also running well in Shadowclan. Maple, as we speak, is giving birth. Do not worry, Ferretpelt and Hollowbranch are taking care of her now. The next moon we shall tell you their names. There is nothing else."
Liar! There was something else.... but Bloompaw dared not speak it out loud. Ivystar dipped her head to Squrrielstar, who slowly stated, "Rabbits and squirrels are running to finish their harvest. The borders are well scented-" she shot a glance at Otterstar, who growled, "and everything is fine. " At last, Thornstar spoke. "Thunderclan has no news. Everything is fine, the prey is finishing, and all the birds are flying." And the Gathering was over.
"So, how was it!?" Featherkit meowed to Bloompaw as soon as she entered the camp. "Fine. How was Maple's birth?" Featherkit shrugged, and pointed her tail to the Medicine cat den. "She's been in there the whole time. I dunno what they are planning to name them.... But I heard Ivykit, Snakekit, and Adderkit. I like the names, don't you?" She mewed as she settled down with her mother. "Of course. Now, get to sleep, little one." Blossomfur meowed to her daughter, who nuzzled in with her.
----END OF CHAPTER ONE.
Allegiances of Chapter Two:
Thunderclan:
Leader: Thornstar- A compassionate orange tortie she-cat.
Apprentice: Cedarpaw- Dark brown tom.
Deputy: Yellowstripe- Ginger tom with a very light ginger, almost yellow, stripe down spine to tail.
Medicine cat: Longfur- Long-haired orange she-cat.
Apprentice: Rinepad- Swift tortie she-cat with heterochromia, right orange, left dark blue.
Warriors:
Frecklepelt- Old kittypet with a ginger pelt and orange eyes.
Weedstep- Golden tom with long claws.
Darktuft- Dark black she-cat.
Apprentices: Stormpaw- Black she-cat, and Rainpaw- Dark gray tom.
Hazelpelt- Gray and black patterned she-cat.
Apprentice: Spottedpaw- Tortie she-cat.
Eaglefeather- Black she-cat with amber eyes.
Apprentice: Owlpaw- Light brown tom.
Misttail- Gray she-cat with a V shaped nick on left ear.
Apprentice: Muddypaw- Dark brown tom.
Larkfeather- Long-haired brown tom.
Quickwind- Agile orangeish red tom.
Sedgefur- Light gray she-cat.
Volefang- Black tom.
Queens:
Highfeather- Fuzzy brown she-cat, nursing Larkfeather's kits, Oakkit- Long-haired light brown tom, Lunarkit- Oddly light gray, almost misty white, pelted she-cat, and Kestrelkit- Large fuzzy dark brown tom.
Pawpelt- Old rouge, has a black pelt and large white spots. Nursing Yellowstripe's kits, Blackkit- Black tom with ginger patches, Patchkit- Large white she-cat with ginger patches on feet, and one un-named short-haired tiny she-cat.
Elders:
Morningshine- Eldery light gray she-cat.
Mossyheart- Sweet eldery tortie she-cat.
Grassblade- Retired due to deafness, large brown tom.
Shadowclan:
Leader- Ivystar- Large black she-cat.
Deputy: Frostpelt- Rare white tom with amber eyes.
Apprentice: Whitepaw- Gray tom with a white stripe down back.
Medicine cat: Sloetail- Long-haired brown tom. Apprentice: Featherpaw- Pale gray she-cat with blue eyes.
Warriors:
Smokefur- Long-haired black and white tom
Eagleclaw- Swift spotted black and white tom.
Apprentice: Ashpaw- Pale gray tabby tom with green eyes.
Blazeclaw- Fuzzy ginger tom with blue eyes.
Apprentice: Mumblepaw- Quiet timid amber tabby she-cat.
Drift- Gray tom.
Apprentice: Smokepaw- Black she-cat.
Vinetail- Tortie she-cat.
Bloomflower- Black she-cat.
Blossomfur- Long-haired tortie she-cat with amber eyes.
Littlestep- Small black tom.
Queen:
Ferretpelt- Quick thin cream she-cat, expecting Eagleclaw's kits.
Maple- Golden she-cat, nursing Smokefur's kits, Ivykit (Black tom) , Adderkit ( White and black she-cat), and Snakekit (Golden tom)
Windclan-
Leader: Squrrielstar- Light orange ginger she-cat.
Apprentice: Moonpaw- Dark gray tom.
Deputy: Stonepool- Gray tom.
Apprentice: Poppypaw- Light ginger she-cat.
Medicine cat: Emberstone- Amber ginger she-cat with three dark socks.
Warriors:
Badgerheart- Black and gray tom.
Furzetail- Long-haired fuzzy ginger tom.
Apprentice: Ryepaw- White she-cat with heterochromia- right orange left green.
Cloverwhisker- Cream she-cat.
Sedgetail- Fuzzy black she-cat with orange eyes.
Apprentice: Wolfpaw- Dark gray tom.
Dewfur- Black she-cat with amber orange eyes.
Webwing- Dark brown tom.
Antear- White tom with two orange ears.
Apprentice: Sheeppaw- Light gray tom with green eyes.
Sagepelt- Dark gray tom.
Starlingflight- Black tom.
Dappledwing- Tortie she-cat.
Queens:
Heatherwing- Pretty dark brown she-cat with blue eyes, expecting Antear's kits.
Kinkedpelt- Fuzzy long-haired dark gray she-cat, mother of Furzetail's kits, Duskkit(gray tom), Blazekit (Dark ginger she-cat) and Dovekit (Pretty black and white tabby she-cat.)
Riverclan:
Leader- Otterstar- Brown tabby tom with green eyes.
Deputy: Pikethron- Black tom with white tips and amber eyes.
Apprentice: Minnowpaw- Gray she-cat.
Medicine cat: Foxpad- Ginger she-cat with golden amber eyes.
Apprentice: Swallowpaw- Black tom with a white chest.
Warriors:
Slatetail- Pale gray tom with green eyes.
Eelfur- Silky tortie pelted she-cat with amber eyes.
Waterpool- Seal she-cat.
Apprentice: Molepaw- Brown she-cat.
Webtail- Black tom with a white tail.
Trouttail- Thin gray tom.
Weaselheart- Dark brown she-cat with amber orange eyes.
Bramblethron- Black tom with blue eyes.
Spottedfur- Tortie she-cat with an orange tail.
Splashfur- Orange she-cat.
Queens:
Shadefur- Pitch black she-cat, nursing Beetleflight's kits, Muddykit (Light brown tom with black spots), Otterkit ( Brown and black she-cat.), and Troutkit (black she-cat.)
Darklegs- Brown she-cat with dark black legs, nursing Mudflower's kits, Amberkit (brown and amber pelted she-cat) and Reedkit (Dark brown she-cat.)
Elders:
Mudflower- Large dark brown tom, retired due to infective scars and blindness.
Beetleflight- Dark brown tom, retired with his brother, Mudflower, due to blindness and two crippled legs.
Skyclan
Leader-
Aspenstar- Brown she-cat with amber eyes.
Deputy: Skystorm- White she-cat with green eyes.
Apprentice: Gingerpaw- Ginger orange she-cat.
Medicine cat: Fallowflight- Gray- and- white tabby she-cat.
Apprentice: Finchpaw- Tortie she-cat.
Warriors:
Heatherfur- Light brown and white tabby she-cat.
Apprentice: Frostpaw- White and gray tom.
Amberfeet- Golden tom with amber-like socks.
Apprentice: Brackenpaw- Tortie tom with blue eyes.
Cedarfrost- Brown tabby tom with blue-frost like eyes.
Apprentice: Rockpaw- Dark brown tom.
Ashes- Black tom with blue eyes.
Blacktail- Brown she-cat with a black tail.
Ratclaw- Golden tom with long claws.
Sootfoot- Black tom with white feet.
Nightwind- Gray tom with black socks and tips.
Lion- Daylight warrior with a golden pelt. (Tom, no collar)
Midnight- Daylight warrior with a black pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Apprentice: Fabio- Daylight warrior with a black, tabby, and white pelt. (No collar, tom.)
Rain- Daylight warrior, has a blueish gray pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Dappled- Daylight warrior tortie pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Oak- Brown and white tom, daylight warrior. (Collar.)
Runningblaze- Agile ginger tom.
Stoneclaw- Gray tom.
Stormclaw- Light gray she-cat.
Queens:
Rosefall- Tortie she-cat with blue eyes, expecting Ashes' kits.
Mistywind- Dark gray she-cat.
Kits- Ashen- Black tom. Feathery- Fuzzy gray she-cat.
Mistywind was taken in while she was a queen, and wants to stay in the clan.
Cats outside the clans:
Fury- Orange ginger tom.
Unnamed- Brown tabby she-cat.
Jagged- Black and white tom.
Bobby- White tom with green eyes.
Brownie- Ginger orange she-cat.
Rice- Black tom.
Claws- Black kittypet.
Pumpkin- Tortie kittypet.
Puppet- Tortie kittypet.
Rosie- Light gray and white kittypet.
Tabby- Brown tabby kittypet.
Blood- Black rouge with a white chest.
SPOILER WARNING!!!
Thunderclan:
Leader: Weedstar- Golden tom with long claws.
Deputy: Darktuft-Dark black she-cat.
Apprentice: Poolpaw- Gray tom.
Medicine cat: Longfur- Long-haired orange she-cat.
Apprentice: Rinepad- Swift tortie she-cat with heterochromia, right orange, left dark blue
Warriors:
Thronpelt- A compassionae orange tortie she-cat.
Stormwhisker- Black she-cat
Apprentice: Ratpaw- Light orange ginger tom.
Rainpelt- Dark gray tom.
Spottedblaze- Tortie she-cat.
Apprentice: Fallowpaw- Dark gray she-cat.
Owl-eye - Light brown tom
Misttail- Gray she-cat.
Larkfeather- Long-haired brown tom.
Apprentice: Morningpaw- Light gray she-cat.
Quickwind- Agile orangeish red tom.
Volefang- Black tom.
Lunarwind- Oddly light gray, almost misty white pelted she-cat.
Oakfang- Long-haired light brown tom.
Kestrelfeather- Large fuzzy brown tom.
Blackpelt- Black tom with ginger patches
Patchfeet- Large white she-cat with ginger patches on feet.
Nettlefang- Short-haired black she-cat.
Muddyfeet- Dark brown tom.
Queens:
Highfeather- Fuzzy brown she-cat expecting Larkfeather's kits.
Eaglefeather- Black she-cat with amber eyes, nursing Rainpelt's kits, Cinderkit- Black she-cat with green eyes and Emberkit- Black she-cat with amber eyes.
Elders:
Grassblade- Retired due to deafness, large brown tom.
Shadowclan:
Leader: Bloomstar- Black she-cat.
Deputy: Ferretwhisker- Quick thin cream she-cat.
Medicine cat:
Sloetail- Long-haired brown tom.
Apprentice: Featherfur- Pale gray she-cat with blue eyes.
Warriors:
Crowflight- Dark gray- almost black she-cat.
Smokefur- Long-haired black and white tom
Apprentice: Sunpaw- Light amber she-cat.
Eagleclaw- Swift spotted black and white tom.
Ashheart- Pale gray tabby tom with green eyes.
Apprentice: Weedpaw- Dark damber she-cat.
Blazeclaw- Fuzzy ginger tom with blue eyes.
Addertooth- White and black she-cat.
Drift- Gray tom.
Smokeclaw- Black she-cat.
Vinetail- Tortie she-cat.
Snakeclaw- Golden tom.
Blossomfur- Long-haired tortie she-cat with amber eyes.
Littlestep- Small black tom.
Apprentice: Scarpaw- Dark black tom with an amber stripe looking like a scar down to spine to tail.
Ivyclaw- Black tom.
Mumblefur- Quiet timid amber tabby she-cat.
Queens:
Bramble- Long-haired gray she-cat with large claws, expecting Ivyclaw's kits.
Squrrielclaw- Dark ginger she-cat, nursing dead Froststar's kits, Flamekit- Light ginger she-cat, Leafkit- White tom with amber eyes, and Stonekit- Dark gray she-cat with blue eyes.
(Note: All the queens' kits will be the apprentices. Don't worry! :3)
Windclan-
Leader: Squrrielstar- Light orange ginger she-cat.
Deputy: Stonepool- Gray tom.
Medicine cat: Emberstone- Amber ginger she-cat with three dark socks.
Warriors:
Badgerheart- Black and gray tom.
Furzetail- Long-haired fuzzy ginger tom.
Moonheart- Dark gray tom.
Apprentice: Dovepaw- Pretty black and tabby she-cat.
Ryefur- White she-cat with heterochromia, right orange and left green.
Cloverwhisker- Cream she-cat.
Sedgetail- Fuzzy black she-cat with orange eyes.
Wolfpelt- Dark gray tom.
Apprentice: Blazepaw- Dark ginger she-cat.
Dewfur- Black she-cat with amber orange eyes.
Webwing- Dark brown tom.
Antear- White tom with two orange ears.
Sheepheart- Light gray tom with green eyes.
Sagepelt- Dark gray tom.
Apprentice: Fallowpaw- White she-cat.
Starlingflight- Black tom.
Apprentice: Duskpaw- Gray tom.
Kinkedpelt- Fuzzy long-haired dark she-cat.
Heatherwing- Pretty dark brown she-cat.
Queens:
Dappledwing- Tortie she-cat, expecting Webwing's kits.
Poppyfur- Light ginger she-cat, expecting Sagepelt's kits.
Cloverwhisker- Cream she-cat nursing Starlingflight's kit, Hazelkit- Dark gray she-cat with amber eyes.
Riverclan:
Leader- Pikestar- Black tom with white tips and amber eyes.
Deputy: Webbtail- Black tom with white tail.
Medicine cat: Foxpad- Ginger she-cat with golden amber eyes.
Apprentice: Swallowflight- Black tom with a white chest.
Warriors:
Slatetail- Pale gray tom with green eyes.
Eelfur- Silky tortie pelted she-cat with amber eyes.
Waterpool- Seal she-cat.
Minnowtail- Gray she-cat.
Trouttail- Thin gray tom.
Molefang- Brown she-cat.
Weaselheart- Dark brown she-cat with amber orange eyes.
Apprentice: Muddypaw- Light brown tom with black spots.
Bramblethron- Black tom with blue eyes.
Spottedfur- Tortie she-cat with an orange tail.
Splashfur- Orange she-cat.
Otterfang- Brown and black she-cat.
Troutpelt- Black she-cat.
Amberstone- Brown and amber pelted she-cat.
Reedfur- Dark brown she-cat.
Skyclan
Leader-
Skystar- White she-cat with green eyes.
Deputy: Rosefall- Tortie she-cat with blue eyes.
Medicine cat: Fallowflight- Gray- and- white tabby she-cat.
Apprentice: Finchwhisker- Tortie she-cat.
Warriors:
Heatherfur- Light brown and white tabby she-cat.
Frostheart- White and gray tom.
Amberfeet- Golden tom with amber-like socks.
Gingerpelt- Ginger orange she-cat.
Brackenpelt- Tortie tom with blue eyes.
Cedarfrost- Brown tabby tom with blue-frost like eyes.
Rockstone- Dark brown tom
Ashes- Black tom with blue eyes.
Blacktail- Brown she-cat with a black tail.
Ratclaw- Golden tom with long claws.
Sootfoot- Black tom with white feet.
Nightwind- Gray tom with black socks and tips.
Apprentice: Ashenpaw- Black tom.
Lion- Daylight warrior with a golden pelt. (Tom, no collar)
Midnight- Daylight warrior with a black pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Rain- Daylight warrior, has a blueish gray pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Dappled- Daylight warrior tortie pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Oak- Brown and white tom, daylight warrior. (Collar.)
Fabio- Daylight warrior with a black, tabby, and white pelt. (No collar, tom.)
Runningblaze- Agile ginger tom.
Stoneclaw- Gray tom.
Stormclaw- Light gray she-cat.
Apprentice: Featherypaw- Fuzzy gray she-cat.
Mistywind- Dark gray she-cat.
Cats outside the clans:
Fury- Orange ginger tom.
Unnamed- Brown tabby she-cat.
Jagged- Black and white tom.
Bobby- White tom with green eyes.
Brownie- Ginger orange she-cat.
Rice- Black tom.
Claws- Black kittypet.
Pumpkin- Tortie kittypet.
Puppet- Tortie kittypet.
Rosie- Light gray and white kittypet.
Tabby- Brown tabby kittypet.
Blood- Black rouge with a white chest.
Territories!
Thunderclan:
The Sky Oak, a large tree near the shore
A mossy hollow where apprentices train
North of the camp is an abandoned Twoleg Nest, a location rich in prey and herbs
A network of tunnels running below ThunderClan and the other clan's grounds, connecting them.
A clearing near the ShadowClan border where Twolegs camp in greenleaf
An unpaved road (named Old Thunderpath by the cats) starting from the hollow and heading north.
A group of Large Oaks with sunning rocks under it, with herbs growing around them.
Large streams that grow into the camp and around the Sky Oak.
A long-haired orange she-cat walked to the moonpool with her apprentice, Rinepad, and the other medicine cats. "It's time for us to share tounges with Starclan. " The light brown she-cat meowed to the other cats, falling asleep.
"Oh Longfur...." The orange she-cat flicked her ears as she awoke in the sunny area. "Hello, Braveheart. " Longfur meowed happily at the brown tom. "There is nothing wrong in Thunderclan's future... Unless you count Hazelpelt's kits...." He meowed quietly. "Oh no. Will they have horrible futures...?" She breathed at the anicent warrior. "Of course not! All there is for them is a prophecy...." Longfur blinked. "We cannot tell you now. Watch the stars forever, young Longfur. We shall tell you when the time comes." Braveheart faded as she awoke, yawning as the waking world came into her pale green eyes.
Chapter one-
"Ahaha!" A cream pelt came through the marshlands, landing on a dead toad. "See that, Bloompaw?" The she-cat meowed at a black she-cat. "Yeah. Like this?" Bloompaw twisted over, doing a flip, claws unsheathed as it hit the marsh. "You got it, but don't do it too much. You could break your backbone." The creamy she-cat meowed at Bloompaw, then glanced at a snake. "It's tail is rattling!" Bloompaw said suprised, looked at the odd snake. The cream she-cat nodded. "Be careful, there's poison in it's fangs. This is how you kill it." The she-cat meowed, ignoring the call from Bloompaw, "Be careful, Ferretpelt!" Ferretpelt stalked, then leaped for the head. Her claws quickly came unsheathed, raking against it's scales on it's head. "Be careful when you hunt these, Bloompaw. They can kill you, but slower than deathberries. It feels like your blood is on fire, and it will take control of you." Ferretpelt meowed as she grabbed the snake. Bloompaw licked her black pelt to hide her fear of that, and walked back to Shadowclan camp. A white she-cat came to greet them, glancing at the snake. "The Gathering is tonight!" A kit squealed from the nursery. "But we need to become apprentices first, Featherkit! " A grey tom meowed to the pale grey she-cat. "What do you think, Ashkit?" Featherkit meowed to her silent brother. He flicked his ear in reply, signaling, "I really don't care. I think we'll be apprentices soon, okay?" Featherkit blinked, then tackled her brother, Whitekit. "It's a Thunderclan invader! Attack!" Ashkit hissed, dodging out of Whitekit's and Featherkit's play-fighitng. Bloompaw rolled her eyes, then walked with her mentor. She felt the marsh brush her paw pads, wanting to leap to her mentor with her excitement. "There's Ivystar." Furretpelt meowed at the black she-cat who was talking to the medicine cat.
"...She's pregant. Which one of you will stay?" Ivystar meowed. "I'll stay. " Hollowbranch meowed, her head dipping in respect. "-But! I'd stay if you want..." Sloetail protested at his mentor. "No, it's fine. Go to the Gathering, young Sloetail." Hollowbranch meowed with respect to her apprentice, licking his forehead. Ivystar nodded, and Sloetail followed. "Ah! Ferretpelt and Bloompaw. Bloompaw, you can go to the gathering. Ferretpelt, you remember having kits, right?" Ivystar meowed at the cream warrior. "Of course, Ivystar. I'll stay behind to make sure she gives a nice, easy birth." Ferretpelt meowed, walking to the Nursery. Bloompaw wanted to jump up and down, following Sloetail. Her first Gathering! Maybe a lot of amazing cats will be there! Ivystar stopped at Falconflight, Smokepaw, Lionfur, Toadleap, Icywind, Gorsefeather, Beechshade, and Blazepaw. "More cats..." She mummured. "Kinkpelt, Vinepaw, Driftpaw, Blizzardfall, and Flintstone! Let's go the Gathering!" She yowled, and all five warriors followed Ivystar to the Gathering.
As the clans waited for Thunderclan to arrive, Bloompaw pushed through the cats to see a group of apprentices chatting. "Hi!" She meowed to the apprentices, bouncing towards them.
"Oh! Hello there." One of them meowed. "Hi! You smell of Shadowclan. I've never seen you before. Is this your first gathering?" Another one meowed. "Wait you guys! Sorry about that. These guys are Emberpaw, Furzepaw, Eelpaw, and Shellpaw. I'm Beetlepaw." The dark brown tom meowed at Bloompaw. "Sorry." Emberpaw meowed at Bloompaw. "No need! And yes, my first one! My name is Bloompaw. Nice to meet you all!" She purred at the apprentices. "Hey look! Thunderclan!" Shellpaw meowed, raising her head. An odd scent prickled her nose. "What an odd scent!" She purred amusingly. "Tell me about it!" Beetlepaw grinned, sitting next to Bloompaw.
"Here comes Mistpaw!" Eelpaw shouted. Suddenly, a thud, and a large gray she-cat came into the group. "Hi everyone! Oh, is this a new Shadowclan apprentice?" She meowed. "Yep! My name is Bloompaw." Bloompaw purred at Mistpaw. She seemed nice already! "Come on, I'll show you some other cats!" Mistpaw meowed happily at Bloompaw, walking towards the crowd of cats.
"This is Pikethorn." She meowed at a black tom. "He's Riverclan's deputy. Very nice!" She turned to a gray tom. "That's Staletail. Short-tempered, but easily becomes your friend." Then she looked up at the tree. "And those are the leaders! Thornstar, the orange tortie is the one on the smallest branch." Bloompaw gasped. " They are huge!" Mistpaw blinked and giggled. "One day, we'll be like that! Looking at our clans at the Gathering, the full moon glittered on our pelts and eyes, our words echoing into the sky!"
Bloompaw looked into her words, seeing a picture of her on the tree, looking at her clan, shouting out the news. "And that one is Squrrielstar, on the biggest and brownest branch. Look how fuzzy her pelt is, with her tail and ears!" "That one is Otterstar, on the normal sized branch. He's the oldest leader, leading it for five years. I heard he's on his last life." She whispered at the mention of the rumor. Bloompaw blinked slowly, but nodded.
"It is time for the Gathering!" Ivystar yowled, and every cat went quiet in the large Gathering. Ivystar dipped her head to Otterstar, who stood up higher. "The fish has been running well in Riverclan. There is no border trouble, alongside fish. Twolegs seem to be leaving as greenleaf grows closer to leaf-fall. There is no more news for Riverclan." Otterstar dipped his head to Ivystar, who shot a glance at Sloetail. " Prey is also running well in Shadowclan. Maple, as we speak, is giving birth. Do not worry, Ferretpelt and Hollowbranch are taking care of her now. The next moon we shall tell you their names. There is nothing else."
Liar! There was something else.... but Bloompaw dared not speak it out loud. Ivystar dipped her head to Squrrielstar, who slowly stated, "Rabbits and squirrels are running to finish their harvest. The borders are well scented-" she shot a glance at Otterstar, who growled, "and everything is fine. " At last, Thornstar spoke. "Thunderclan has no news. Everything is fine, the prey is finishing, and all the birds are flying." And the Gathering was over.
"So, how was it!?" Featherkit meowed to Bloompaw as soon as she entered the camp. "Fine. How was Maple's birth?" Featherkit shrugged, and pointed her tail to the Medicine cat den. "She's been in there the whole time. I dunno what they are planning to name them.... But I heard Ivykit, Snakekit, and Adderkit. I like the names, don't you?" She mewed as she settled down with her mother. "Of course. Now, get to sleep, little one." Blossomfur meowed to her daughter, who nuzzled in with her.
----END OF CHAPTER ONE.
Allegiances of Chapter Two:
Thunderclan:
Leader: Thornstar- A compassionate orange tortie she-cat.
Apprentice: Cedarpaw- Dark brown tom.
Deputy: Yellowstripe- Ginger tom with a very light ginger, almost yellow, stripe down spine to tail.
Medicine cat: Longfur- Long-haired orange she-cat.
Apprentice: Rinepad- Swift tortie she-cat with heterochromia, right orange, left dark blue.
Warriors:
Frecklepelt- Old kittypet with a ginger pelt and orange eyes.
Weedstep- Golden tom with long claws.
Darktuft- Dark black she-cat.
Apprentices: Stormpaw- Black she-cat, and Rainpaw- Dark gray tom.
Hazelpelt- Gray and black patterned she-cat.
Apprentice: Spottedpaw- Tortie she-cat.
Eaglefeather- Black she-cat with amber eyes.
Apprentice: Owlpaw- Light brown tom.
Misttail- Gray she-cat with a V shaped nick on left ear.
Apprentice: Muddypaw- Dark brown tom.
Larkfeather- Long-haired brown tom.
Quickwind- Agile orangeish red tom.
Sedgefur- Light gray she-cat.
Volefang- Black tom.
Queens:
Highfeather- Fuzzy brown she-cat, nursing Larkfeather's kits, Oakkit- Long-haired light brown tom, Lunarkit- Oddly light gray, almost misty white, pelted she-cat, and Kestrelkit- Large fuzzy dark brown tom.
Pawpelt- Old rouge, has a black pelt and large white spots. Nursing Yellowstripe's kits, Blackkit- Black tom with ginger patches, Patchkit- Large white she-cat with ginger patches on feet, and one un-named short-haired tiny she-cat.
Elders:
Morningshine- Eldery light gray she-cat.
Mossyheart- Sweet eldery tortie she-cat.
Grassblade- Retired due to deafness, large brown tom.
Shadowclan:
Leader- Ivystar- Large black she-cat.
Deputy: Frostpelt- Rare white tom with amber eyes.
Apprentice: Whitepaw- Gray tom with a white stripe down back.
Medicine cat: Sloetail- Long-haired brown tom. Apprentice: Featherpaw- Pale gray she-cat with blue eyes.
Warriors:
Smokefur- Long-haired black and white tom
Eagleclaw- Swift spotted black and white tom.
Apprentice: Ashpaw- Pale gray tabby tom with green eyes.
Blazeclaw- Fuzzy ginger tom with blue eyes.
Apprentice: Mumblepaw- Quiet timid amber tabby she-cat.
Drift- Gray tom.
Apprentice: Smokepaw- Black she-cat.
Vinetail- Tortie she-cat.
Bloomflower- Black she-cat.
Blossomfur- Long-haired tortie she-cat with amber eyes.
Littlestep- Small black tom.
Queen:
Ferretpelt- Quick thin cream she-cat, expecting Eagleclaw's kits.
Maple- Golden she-cat, nursing Smokefur's kits, Ivykit (Black tom) , Adderkit ( White and black she-cat), and Snakekit (Golden tom)
Windclan-
Leader: Squrrielstar- Light orange ginger she-cat.
Apprentice: Moonpaw- Dark gray tom.
Deputy: Stonepool- Gray tom.
Apprentice: Poppypaw- Light ginger she-cat.
Medicine cat: Emberstone- Amber ginger she-cat with three dark socks.
Warriors:
Badgerheart- Black and gray tom.
Furzetail- Long-haired fuzzy ginger tom.
Apprentice: Ryepaw- White she-cat with heterochromia- right orange left green.
Cloverwhisker- Cream she-cat.
Sedgetail- Fuzzy black she-cat with orange eyes.
Apprentice: Wolfpaw- Dark gray tom.
Dewfur- Black she-cat with amber orange eyes.
Webwing- Dark brown tom.
Antear- White tom with two orange ears.
Apprentice: Sheeppaw- Light gray tom with green eyes.
Sagepelt- Dark gray tom.
Starlingflight- Black tom.
Dappledwing- Tortie she-cat.
Queens:
Heatherwing- Pretty dark brown she-cat with blue eyes, expecting Antear's kits.
Kinkedpelt- Fuzzy long-haired dark gray she-cat, mother of Furzetail's kits, Duskkit(gray tom), Blazekit (Dark ginger she-cat) and Dovekit (Pretty black and white tabby she-cat.)
Riverclan:
Leader- Otterstar- Brown tabby tom with green eyes.
Deputy: Pikethron- Black tom with white tips and amber eyes.
Apprentice: Minnowpaw- Gray she-cat.
Medicine cat: Foxpad- Ginger she-cat with golden amber eyes.
Apprentice: Swallowpaw- Black tom with a white chest.
Warriors:
Slatetail- Pale gray tom with green eyes.
Eelfur- Silky tortie pelted she-cat with amber eyes.
Waterpool- Seal she-cat.
Apprentice: Molepaw- Brown she-cat.
Webtail- Black tom with a white tail.
Trouttail- Thin gray tom.
Weaselheart- Dark brown she-cat with amber orange eyes.
Bramblethron- Black tom with blue eyes.
Spottedfur- Tortie she-cat with an orange tail.
Splashfur- Orange she-cat.
Queens:
Shadefur- Pitch black she-cat, nursing Beetleflight's kits, Muddykit (Light brown tom with black spots), Otterkit ( Brown and black she-cat.), and Troutkit (black she-cat.)
Darklegs- Brown she-cat with dark black legs, nursing Mudflower's kits, Amberkit (brown and amber pelted she-cat) and Reedkit (Dark brown she-cat.)
Elders:
Mudflower- Large dark brown tom, retired due to infective scars and blindness.
Beetleflight- Dark brown tom, retired with his brother, Mudflower, due to blindness and two crippled legs.
Skyclan
Leader-
Aspenstar- Brown she-cat with amber eyes.
Deputy: Skystorm- White she-cat with green eyes.
Apprentice: Gingerpaw- Ginger orange she-cat.
Medicine cat: Fallowflight- Gray- and- white tabby she-cat.
Apprentice: Finchpaw- Tortie she-cat.
Warriors:
Heatherfur- Light brown and white tabby she-cat.
Apprentice: Frostpaw- White and gray tom.
Amberfeet- Golden tom with amber-like socks.
Apprentice: Brackenpaw- Tortie tom with blue eyes.
Cedarfrost- Brown tabby tom with blue-frost like eyes.
Apprentice: Rockpaw- Dark brown tom.
Ashes- Black tom with blue eyes.
Blacktail- Brown she-cat with a black tail.
Ratclaw- Golden tom with long claws.
Sootfoot- Black tom with white feet.
Nightwind- Gray tom with black socks and tips.
Lion- Daylight warrior with a golden pelt. (Tom, no collar)
Midnight- Daylight warrior with a black pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Apprentice: Fabio- Daylight warrior with a black, tabby, and white pelt. (No collar, tom.)
Rain- Daylight warrior, has a blueish gray pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Dappled- Daylight warrior tortie pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Oak- Brown and white tom, daylight warrior. (Collar.)
Runningblaze- Agile ginger tom.
Stoneclaw- Gray tom.
Stormclaw- Light gray she-cat.
Queens:
Rosefall- Tortie she-cat with blue eyes, expecting Ashes' kits.
Mistywind- Dark gray she-cat.
Kits- Ashen- Black tom. Feathery- Fuzzy gray she-cat.
Mistywind was taken in while she was a queen, and wants to stay in the clan.
Cats outside the clans:
Fury- Orange ginger tom.
Unnamed- Brown tabby she-cat.
Jagged- Black and white tom.
Bobby- White tom with green eyes.
Brownie- Ginger orange she-cat.
Rice- Black tom.
Claws- Black kittypet.
Pumpkin- Tortie kittypet.
Puppet- Tortie kittypet.
Rosie- Light gray and white kittypet.
Tabby- Brown tabby kittypet.
Blood- Black rouge with a white chest.
SPOILER WARNING!!!
Thunderclan:
Leader: Weedstar- Golden tom with long claws.
Deputy: Darktuft-Dark black she-cat.
Apprentice: Poolpaw- Gray tom.
Medicine cat: Longfur- Long-haired orange she-cat.
Apprentice: Rinepad- Swift tortie she-cat with heterochromia, right orange, left dark blue
Warriors:
Thronpelt- A compassionae orange tortie she-cat.
Stormwhisker- Black she-cat
Apprentice: Ratpaw- Light orange ginger tom.
Rainpelt- Dark gray tom.
Spottedblaze- Tortie she-cat.
Apprentice: Fallowpaw- Dark gray she-cat.
Owl-eye - Light brown tom
Misttail- Gray she-cat.
Larkfeather- Long-haired brown tom.
Apprentice: Morningpaw- Light gray she-cat.
Quickwind- Agile orangeish red tom.
Volefang- Black tom.
Lunarwind- Oddly light gray, almost misty white pelted she-cat.
Oakfang- Long-haired light brown tom.
Kestrelfeather- Large fuzzy brown tom.
Blackpelt- Black tom with ginger patches
Patchfeet- Large white she-cat with ginger patches on feet.
Nettlefang- Short-haired black she-cat.
Muddyfeet- Dark brown tom.
Queens:
Highfeather- Fuzzy brown she-cat expecting Larkfeather's kits.
Eaglefeather- Black she-cat with amber eyes, nursing Rainpelt's kits, Cinderkit- Black she-cat with green eyes and Emberkit- Black she-cat with amber eyes.
Elders:
Grassblade- Retired due to deafness, large brown tom.
Shadowclan:
Leader: Bloomstar- Black she-cat.
Deputy: Ferretwhisker- Quick thin cream she-cat.
Medicine cat:
Sloetail- Long-haired brown tom.
Apprentice: Featherfur- Pale gray she-cat with blue eyes.
Warriors:
Crowflight- Dark gray- almost black she-cat.
Smokefur- Long-haired black and white tom
Apprentice: Sunpaw- Light amber she-cat.
Eagleclaw- Swift spotted black and white tom.
Ashheart- Pale gray tabby tom with green eyes.
Apprentice: Weedpaw- Dark damber she-cat.
Blazeclaw- Fuzzy ginger tom with blue eyes.
Addertooth- White and black she-cat.
Drift- Gray tom.
Smokeclaw- Black she-cat.
Vinetail- Tortie she-cat.
Snakeclaw- Golden tom.
Blossomfur- Long-haired tortie she-cat with amber eyes.
Littlestep- Small black tom.
Apprentice: Scarpaw- Dark black tom with an amber stripe looking like a scar down to spine to tail.
Ivyclaw- Black tom.
Mumblefur- Quiet timid amber tabby she-cat.
Queens:
Bramble- Long-haired gray she-cat with large claws, expecting Ivyclaw's kits.
Squrrielclaw- Dark ginger she-cat, nursing dead Froststar's kits, Flamekit- Light ginger she-cat, Leafkit- White tom with amber eyes, and Stonekit- Dark gray she-cat with blue eyes.
(Note: All the queens' kits will be the apprentices. Don't worry! :3)
Windclan-
Leader: Squrrielstar- Light orange ginger she-cat.
Deputy: Stonepool- Gray tom.
Medicine cat: Emberstone- Amber ginger she-cat with three dark socks.
Warriors:
Badgerheart- Black and gray tom.
Furzetail- Long-haired fuzzy ginger tom.
Moonheart- Dark gray tom.
Apprentice: Dovepaw- Pretty black and tabby she-cat.
Ryefur- White she-cat with heterochromia, right orange and left green.
Cloverwhisker- Cream she-cat.
Sedgetail- Fuzzy black she-cat with orange eyes.
Wolfpelt- Dark gray tom.
Apprentice: Blazepaw- Dark ginger she-cat.
Dewfur- Black she-cat with amber orange eyes.
Webwing- Dark brown tom.
Antear- White tom with two orange ears.
Sheepheart- Light gray tom with green eyes.
Sagepelt- Dark gray tom.
Apprentice: Fallowpaw- White she-cat.
Starlingflight- Black tom.
Apprentice: Duskpaw- Gray tom.
Kinkedpelt- Fuzzy long-haired dark she-cat.
Heatherwing- Pretty dark brown she-cat.
Queens:
Dappledwing- Tortie she-cat, expecting Webwing's kits.
Poppyfur- Light ginger she-cat, expecting Sagepelt's kits.
Cloverwhisker- Cream she-cat nursing Starlingflight's kit, Hazelkit- Dark gray she-cat with amber eyes.
Riverclan:
Leader- Pikestar- Black tom with white tips and amber eyes.
Deputy: Webbtail- Black tom with white tail.
Medicine cat: Foxpad- Ginger she-cat with golden amber eyes.
Apprentice: Swallowflight- Black tom with a white chest.
Warriors:
Slatetail- Pale gray tom with green eyes.
Eelfur- Silky tortie pelted she-cat with amber eyes.
Waterpool- Seal she-cat.
Minnowtail- Gray she-cat.
Trouttail- Thin gray tom.
Molefang- Brown she-cat.
Weaselheart- Dark brown she-cat with amber orange eyes.
Apprentice: Muddypaw- Light brown tom with black spots.
Bramblethron- Black tom with blue eyes.
Spottedfur- Tortie she-cat with an orange tail.
Splashfur- Orange she-cat.
Otterfang- Brown and black she-cat.
Troutpelt- Black she-cat.
Amberstone- Brown and amber pelted she-cat.
Reedfur- Dark brown she-cat.
Skyclan
Leader-
Skystar- White she-cat with green eyes.
Deputy: Rosefall- Tortie she-cat with blue eyes.
Medicine cat: Fallowflight- Gray- and- white tabby she-cat.
Apprentice: Finchwhisker- Tortie she-cat.
Warriors:
Heatherfur- Light brown and white tabby she-cat.
Frostheart- White and gray tom.
Amberfeet- Golden tom with amber-like socks.
Gingerpelt- Ginger orange she-cat.
Brackenpelt- Tortie tom with blue eyes.
Cedarfrost- Brown tabby tom with blue-frost like eyes.
Rockstone- Dark brown tom
Ashes- Black tom with blue eyes.
Blacktail- Brown she-cat with a black tail.
Ratclaw- Golden tom with long claws.
Sootfoot- Black tom with white feet.
Nightwind- Gray tom with black socks and tips.
Apprentice: Ashenpaw- Black tom.
Lion- Daylight warrior with a golden pelt. (Tom, no collar)
Midnight- Daylight warrior with a black pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Rain- Daylight warrior, has a blueish gray pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Dappled- Daylight warrior tortie pelt. (She-cat, collar.)
Oak- Brown and white tom, daylight warrior. (Collar.)
Fabio- Daylight warrior with a black, tabby, and white pelt. (No collar, tom.)
Runningblaze- Agile ginger tom.
Stoneclaw- Gray tom.
Stormclaw- Light gray she-cat.
Apprentice: Featherypaw- Fuzzy gray she-cat.
Mistywind- Dark gray she-cat.
Cats outside the clans:
Fury- Orange ginger tom.
Unnamed- Brown tabby she-cat.
Jagged- Black and white tom.
Bobby- White tom with green eyes.
Brownie- Ginger orange she-cat.
Rice- Black tom.
Claws- Black kittypet.
Pumpkin- Tortie kittypet.
Puppet- Tortie kittypet.
Rosie- Light gray and white kittypet.
Tabby- Brown tabby kittypet.
Blood- Black rouge with a white chest.
Territories!
Thunderclan:
The Sky Oak, a large tree near the shore
A mossy hollow where apprentices train
North of the camp is an abandoned Twoleg Nest, a location rich in prey and herbs
A network of tunnels running below ThunderClan and the other clan's grounds, connecting them.
A clearing near the ShadowClan border where Twolegs camp in greenleaf
An unpaved road (named Old Thunderpath by the cats) starting from the hollow and heading north.
A group of Large Oaks with sunning rocks under it, with herbs growing around them.
Large streams that grow into the camp and around the Sky Oak.
