Welcome to the promised new story - Dark Fever! If you've come here from Celestial Eclipse, hey there! If you're just getting into my writing, then hello and I hope you enjoy!
I recall seeing a story with a similar premise to this one... so I hope that this story's plot deviates enough so that it seems like an original idea. It's going to be hard to update this one alongside Celestial Eclipse's sequel, but I'm going to try and dedicate certain days of the week to writing so that everything updates in a timely manner.
Anyway, this story should not take forever to get to its main point. There are a few totally new protagonists to learn about and love (or hate). This story takes place several moons after The Last Hope - not too many moons, as you can see by the Allegiances (about eight, to be more exact). I've done my best to piece together what they ought to be after the Great Battle, but if I've messed anything up please let me know and I'll look into it further.
Enjoy!
THUNDERCLAN
Leader: Bramblestar – dark brown tabby tom, amber eyes (Squirrelflight's mate)
Deputy: Squirrelflight – dark ginger she-cat with a long, plumy tail (mother of Spottedpaw)
Medicine cat: Leafpool – light brown tabby she-cat with white chest and paws (mother of Jayfeather and Lionblaze) (Jayfeather)
Warriors:
Brackenfur – golden brown tabby tom (father of Poppyfrost, Cinderheart, Lilyflight, and Seedfur) (Amberpaw)
Cloudtail – fluffy white tom, blue eyes (Brightheart's mate)
Millie – silver tabby she-cat (mother of Bumblestripe, Briarlight, and Blossomfall) (Dewpaw)
Thornclaw – golden brown tabby tom (Daisy's mate) (Snowpaw)
Brightheart – ginger-and-white she-cat (mother of Whitewing, Amberpaw, Snowpaw, and Dewpaw)
Spiderleg – long-legged black tom with a brown underbelly (Spottedpaw)
Whitewing – white she-cat with green eyes (mother of Ivypool and Dovewing)
Birchfall – light brown tabby tom (Whitewing's mate)
Berrynose – cream-colored tom (Poppyfrost's mate) (Maplepaw)
Hazeltail – small gray-and-white she-cat
Mousewhisker – gray-and-white tom
Lionblaze – golden brown tabby tom (Cinderheart's mate)
Foxleap – reddish brown tabby tom
Icecloud – white she-cat
Toadstep – black-and-white tom (Ivypool's mate)
Rosepetal – slender dark cream she-cat
Blossomfall – tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat
Bumblestripe – pale gray tabby tom (Dovewing's mate)
Dovewing – pale gray she-cat (mother of Maplepaw)
Cherrynose – fluffy ginger tabby she-cat
Molepelt – brown-and-cream tom
Lilyflight – dark tabby she-cat with white patches
Seedfur – dark ginger she-cat
Apprentices:
Jayfeather – pale gray tabby tom, blind blue eyes; medicine cat apprentice
Amberpaw – gray she-cat with white patches
Dewpaw – gray tom, amber eyes
Snowpaw – solid white tom
Spottedpaw – tortoiseshell she-cat with bright splashes of ginger
Maplepaw – tortoiseshell tabby she-cat with a white muzzle
Queens:
Cinderheart – gray tabby she-cat (mother of Lionblaze's kits - Sootkit, Rainkit, and Hollykit)
Daisy – long-haired cream she-cat (mother of Thornclaw's kits – Sparrowkit, Dawnkit, Honeykit, and Goldenkit; mother of Berrynose, Hazeltail, Mousewhisker, Rosepetal, and Toadstep)
Ivypool – silver-and-white tabby she-cat (expecting Toadstep's kits)
Poppyfrost – tortoiseshell she-cat (expecting Berrynose's kits; mother of Cherrynose and Molepelt)
Elders:
Briarlight – dark brown she-cat with a shattered spine
Graystripe – gray tom with a darker stripe of fur down his spine (Millie's mate)
Sandstorm – pale ginger she-cat (mother of Squirrelflight and Leafpool)
Dustpelt – dark brown tabby tom (father of Birchfall, Spiderleg, Foxleap, and Icecloud)
Purdy – plump tabby tom with a gray muzzle
WINDCLAN
Leader: Onestar – brown tabby tom (Whitetail's mate)
Deputy: Ashfoot – pale gray she-cat (mother of Crowfeather)
Medicine cat: Kestrelflight – mottled gray tom
Warriors:
Crowfeather – dark gray tom (father of Jayfeather and Lionblaze of ThunderClan) (Robinpaw)
Nightcloud – black she-cat (Brackenpaw)
Owlfeather – light brown tabby tom (Swallowtail's mate)
Heathertail – light brown tabby she-cat with pale eyes (Oakpaw)
Gorsetail – very pale gray and white tom with blue eyes
Harespring – brown-and-white tom
Leaftail – dark tabby tom with amber eyes (Sorrelpaw)
Emberfoot – gray tom with dark paws (Sedgewhisker's mate)
Sunstrike – tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat
Whiskernose – light brown tabby tom
Furzepelt – gray-and-white she-cat
Boulderfur – gray-and-white tom
Apprentices:
Robinpaw – tortoiseshell she-cat
Brackenpaw – light brown tabby tom
Oakpaw – light brown tabby tom
Sorrelpaw – ginger-and-white tom
Queens:
Whitetail – small white she-cat (mother of Onestar's kits – Cloverkit and Mallowkit; mother of Kestrelflight, Heathertail, and Owlfeather)
Swallowtail – dark gray she-cat (mother of Owlfeather's kits – Smokekit and Beetlekit)
Sedgewhisker – light brown tabby she-cat (mother of Emberfoot's kits – Ivykit, Spiderkit, and Ashkit)
Elders:
Webfoot – dark gray tabby tom
RIVERCLAN
Leader: Mistystar – blue-gray she-cat (mother of Reedwhisker)
Deputy: Reedwhisker – sleek black tom
Medicine cat: Mothwing – dappled golden she-cat (Willowshine)
Warriors:
Graymist – pale gray tabby she-cat
Mintfur – light gray tabby tom (Mossyfoot's mate)
Icewing – white she-cat with blue eyes (Curlpaw)
Minnowtail – pretty dappled dark gray-and-white she-cat
Pebblefoot – mottled gray tom (Podpaw)
Duskfur – brown tabby she-cat (mother of Curlpaw and Podpaw)
Mallownose – light brown tabby tom (Petalfur's mate)
Grasspelt – pale brown tom
Coppernose – dark ginger she-cat (Cherrypaw)
Hollowflight – dark brown tabby tom (Shellpaw)
Troutstream – pale gray tabby she-cat
Rushtail – small, light brown tabby she-cat
Apprentices:
Willowshine – silver tabby she-cat; medicine cat apprentice
Curlpaw – pale gray tabby she-cat
Podpaw – sturdy brown tabby tom
Cherrypaw – ginger-and-white she-cat
Shellpaw – pale gray, nearly white, tom, blue eyes
Queens:
Petalfur – gray-and-white she-cat (mother of Mallownose's kits – Birchkit, Fogkit, and Lichenkit)
Mossyfoot – brown-and-white she-cat (expecting Mintfur's kits)
Elders:
Mosspelt – tortoiseshell she-cat, blue eyes (mother of Willowshine)
Dapplenose – mottled gray she-cat
Pouncetail – ginger-and-white tom
SHADOWCLAN
Leader: Rowanstar – dark ginger tom (Tawnypelt's mate)
Deputy: Tawnypelt – tortoiseshell she-cat (mother of Tigerheart and Dawnpelt) (Softpaw)
Medicine cat: Littlecloud – very small tabby tom (Mistpaw)
Warriors:
Smokefoot – dark gray tom (Hawkpaw)
Toadfoot – dark brown tom (Pinenose's mate)
Ratscar – brown tom with long scars across his back (Sparrowpaw)
Snowbird – pure white she-cat (Milkpaw)
Kinkfur – long-furred tabby she-cat (mother of Sparrowpaw and Mistpaw)
Olivenose – tortoiseshell she-cat (Nightpaw)
Owlclaw – light brown tabby tom (Applefur's mate)
Shrewfoot – gray she-cat with black paws
Tigerheart – dark brown tabby tom
Dawnpelt – cream-furred she-cat
Starlingwing – ginger tabby tom
Apprentices:
Mistpaw – long-furred pale gray she-cat; medicine cat apprentice
Sparrowpaw – large tabby tom
Milkpaw – cream she-cat
Nightpaw – sleek black tom
Softpaw – cream-and-tortoiseshell she-cat
Hawkpaw – dark brown tabby tom
Queens:
Pinenose – black she-cat (expecting Toadfoot's kits)
Applefur – mottled brown she-cat (mother of Owlclaw's kits – Mottlekit, Patchkit, and Fuzzykit)
Ivytail – black, white, and tortoiseshell she-cat (mother of Milkpaw, Nightpaw, and Softpaw)
Elders:
Snaketail – dark brown tom with a tabby-striped tail
CATS (AND OTHER CREATURES) OUTSIDE THE CLANS
Smoky – gray-and-white tom
Floss – gray-and-white she-cat
Sol – tortoiseshell tom
Knack – ginger tabby tom with white chest and paws
Paddy – ragged dark gray tom with green eyes
Juniper – pale gray she-cat
Breezepelt – ragged black tom; formerly of WindClan
Moon – mysterious white cat
THOSE LOST IN THE GREAT BATTLE
Firestar, Hollyleaf, Ferncloud, Mousefur, and Sorreltail of ThunderClan
Weaselfur and Tornear of WindClan
Robinwing of RiverClan
Blackstar, Oakfur, Crowfrost, Scorchfur, Ferretclaw, Cedarheart, Tallpoppy, Whitewater, and Dewkit of ShadowClan