(Maggottail is one of the leaders of the Dark Forest when Ivypool is there in the Forgotten Warrior. A character only mentioned once, but with so much potential for a writer. Note: Maggottail was not a character option, so that is why there are no characters listed. Let the story begin...)
Allegiances-
Thunderclan-
Leader- Deerstar- pale brown she-cat with amber eyes
Deputy- Icywater- gray and white she-cat with bright blue eyes
Medicine cat- Sweetflower- tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
apprentice- Mallowpaw
Warriors
Sparrowclaw- huge black tom with yellow eyes (Maggotkit's father)
Lavendersong- pretty, light gray she-cat with white paws and blue eyes
apprentice- Hollypaw
Bushtail- brown tom with a tufted tail and yellow eyes
Burrfoot- golden brown tom with green eyes
apprentice- Rubblepaw
Rookflight- black she-cat with blue eyes
apprentice- Quickpaw
Applefall- ginger and tom with green eyes and a white belly, paws chest, and tail tip
Shimmerdust- silver she-cat with a shiny coat and green eyes
Apprentices-
Mallowpaw- pale brown she-cat with green eyes, apprenticed to the medicine cat
Hollypaw- white she-cat with green eyes
Rubblepaw- ginger, black, and white tom with amber eyes
Quickpaw- lithe black and white tom with blue eyes
Queens-
Meadowstep- pale ginger she-cat with yellow eyes (Mother of Burrfoot's kits) Eaglekit- dark ginger she-cat with amber eyes, and Daisykit- ginger and white she-cat with yellow eyes
Sandfoot- yellow she-cat with yellow eyes (Mother to Bushtail's kit) Lightningkit- pale ginger tom with a white stripe down his back as white paws
Shadepelt- black and gray she-cat with green eyes (Mother to Sparrowclaw's kit) Maggotkit- small black tom with green eyes
Elders
Thistleberry- small gray tom with amber eyes
Scorchheart- dark ginger tom with amber eyes
Flowershine- tortoiseshell and ginger she-cat with amber eyes
Riverclan
Leader- Marshstar- gray and brown tom with green eyes
Deputy- Currentclaw- gray and white tom with green eyes
Medicine cat- Splashwish- black she-cat with white spots and blue eyes
apprentice- Dewsong
Warriors-
Waveheart- thick-furred gray tom with blue eyes
Whitefoot- brown tom with white paws and yellow eyes
Frondtail- ginger and black she-cat with amber eyes
apprentice- Mousepaw
Ravenclaw- black she-cat with dark blue eyes
Lakeeyes- dark brown she-cat with a blue eye and a green eye
apprentice- Twilightpaw
Rockstep- heavy brown tom with amber eyes
Otternose- brown and white tom with a white spot on his face, back, a white underbelly, paws, and white tipped tail
Apprentices-
Dewsong- thin light gray tom with green eyes, apprenticed to the medicine cat
Mousepaw- brown and white she-cat with yellow eyes
Twilightpaw- dark gray tom with yellow eyes
Queens
Poppyshine- brown she-cat with cream stripes and amber eyes (Mother of Waveheart's kits) Shorekit- white and dark brown tom with yellow eyes, Sunkit- bright ginger she-kit with yellow eyes
Wrenwing- pale cream she-cat with blue eyes (Expecting Whitefoot's kits)
Elders-
Ashscar- dark gray tom with a long scar across his face and amber eyes
Wasptail- ginger and black she-cat with yellow eyes
Hickoryfoot- tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes and white paws
Shadowclan-
Leader-
Lizardstar- small, pale brown tom with green eyes
Deputy-
Pouncefire- ginger and black she-cat with yellow eyes
Medicine cat-
Lilywater- ginger and white she-cat with blue eyes
apprentice- Berrypaw
Warriors-
Snakeeyes- black tom with bright orange eyes
apprentice- Pinepaw
Twistfoot- dark brown tom with yellow eyes and a twisted front paws
Petalfur- tortoiseshell she-cat with a flash of white on her chest, white paws, and green eyes
Swiftleaf- pale tabby tom with green eyes
Pebblepelt- brown tom with a gray underbelly and blue eyes
Apprentices-
Berrypaw- pale cream, almost white she-cat with blue eyes, apprenticed to the medicine cat
Pinepaw- gray and brown she-cat with amber eyes
Bramblepaw- dark brown she-cat with yellow eyes and white paws
Beechpaw- light brown tom with yellow eyes
Rosepaw- dark cream she-cat with green eyes
Queens-
Shrewstep- small, bracken colored she-cat with yellow eyes (Mother to Swiftleaf's kits) Spottedkit- pale brown she-kit with light green eyes and Ripplekit- dark brown tom with black stripes and light green eyes
Toadleap- black and white she-cat with amber eyes (Mother to Twistfoot's kits) Stumpkit- dark brown tom with short legs and green eyes, Weaselkit- ginger, black, an brown tom with amber eyes and long ears and tail, and Icekit- white she-cat with blue eyes
Sapfur- golden brown she-cat with amber eyes (Mother to Pebblepelt's kit) Nightkit- black she-cat with a white spot on her back and amber eyes
Elders-
Squirreltail- gray she-cat with long whiskers and amber eyes
Yewbranch- brown and black tom with yellow eyes, deaf in one ear
Marshtoe- small, gray tom with white paws and blue eyes
Skyclan-
Leader- Oakstar- bracken colored tom with yellow eyes
Deputy-
Goosewing- silver tom with blue eyes
Medicine cat-
Antstep- dark brown and black she-cat with blue eyes
apprentice- Talonpaw
Warriors-
Aspenbird- golden brown and gray she-cat with blue eyes
apprentice- Fleetpaw
Climbclaw- broad-shouldered brown tom with green eyes
Stonefeather-gray tom with green eyes
apprentice- Mudpaw
Jayflight- gray tom with a white underbelly, paws, and tail tip and green eyes
Duskfur-dusky brown tom with amber eyes
Alderfoot- dark tabby she-cat with yellow eyes
apprentice- Patchpaw
Apprentices-
Talonpaw- dark gray tom with blue eyes, apprenticed to the medicine cat
Mudpaw-tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes
Fleetpaw- white she-cat with blue eyes and black paws
Patchpaw- white she-cat with ginger patches and green eyes
Queens-
Littlestream- small, black and white she-cat with amber eyes (Mother to Jayflight's kits) Leafkit- tortoiseshell tom with amber eyes, Graykit- a white she-kit with a single gray forepaw and blue eyes and Dovekit- pale brown she-cat with blue eyes
Juniperwhisker- small, dark tabby she-cat with amber eyes and long whiskers (Mother to Climbclaw's kits) Lionkit- golden brown tom with yellow eyes and ruffled neck fur and Cloudkit- gray and white tom with blue eyes
Elders-
Grassfur- long-furred brown tom with yellow eyes
Windclan-
Leader-
Rabbitstar- cream and white she-cat with pale green eyes
Deputy-
Beestripe- yellow tom with black stripes and yellow eyes
Medicine cat-
Foxclaw- ginger tom with amber eyes
Warriors-
Moorheart- pale cream tom with green eyes
Hailheart- large gray tom with green eyes
apprentice- Heatherpaw
Smoketoe- gray she-cat with yellow eyes
Rainrunner- gray and black tom with green eyes
Thymetail- pale yellow she-cat with green eyes
apprentice- Redpaw
Fallenbranch- dark brown tom with green eyes
apprentice- Rootpaw
Woolfur- pale tabby tom with yellow eyes
Apprentices-
Redpaw- dark ginger she-cat with blue eyes
Heatherpaw- white she-cat with blue eyes
Rootpaw- dark brown tom with yellow eyes and a long tail
Queens-
Tulipfall- ginger and tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes (Mother to Rainrunner's kits) Bumblekit- big gray tom with blue eyes and big white paws, Peonykit- small brown tabby she-cat with green eyes and Slushkit- pale gray and white she-cat with dark blue eyes
Breezestripe- silver she-cat with black stripes and dark blue eyes (Mother to Moorheart's kits) Silverkit- silver she-cat with black stripes and green eyes and Sedgekit- pale cream tom with green eyes
Elders-
Snailfur- pale gray and brown tom with blue eyes
Prologue-
It was a cloudless night and the moon shone brightly in the sky. A cool breeze rustled the leaves on trees. The Thunderclan camp's clearing was empty, as most cats had gone to their nests.
However, the clearing was not silent. In fact, it was far from. The silence of the night was pierced by the shrieks of a queen in labor.
Inside the nursery, Shadepelt was hunched in her nest panting. Beside her were the clan's two medicine cats, Sweetflower and Mallowpaw. Two other queens, Sandfoot and Meadowstep, watched quietly. They had sent their own kits to spend the night with the elders.
"Sparrowclaw!" Shadepelt growled in pain, "Curse him! How could he do this to me?!"
"There, there," Sweetflower soothed, stroking the queen's swollen flank with her tail, "It'll all be over soon. Soon, you'll be able to meet your beautiful kits."
Shadepelt gave her a look of disbelief. "You really think I want to meet the kits of the tom who left me for another she-cat?!" she growled, gritting her teeth in pain.
Sweetflower and Mallowpaw exchanged a concerned glance. "You don't mean that," Sweetflower said uneasily, "It's the pain that's making you say this."
"Oh, no," Shadepelt shot back, "I know exactly what I'm saying. He couldn't give a care about me! Notice he's not sitting outside of the den waiting like any other expectant father!"
Sweetflower said nothing, for she knew that Shadepelt was right. "He's probably with his precious Lavendersong!" Shadepelt growled mockingly.
"Here comes the first one," Mallowpaw announced. Shadepelt let out a loud yowl and the first kit slide out onto the moss. Immediately, Mallowpaw began licking the little brown tom to get his blood flowing. But there was no response. Mallowpaw stopped licking and looked up at her mentor with anxiety in her wide green eyes.
Sweetflower gave the kit a sniff, then shook her head regretfully. Gently, she moved the kit to the side and turned her attention back to Shadepelt.
Shadepelt yowled again an another kit slide out onto the moss. This brown and black tom, too, did not make it and joined his brother off to the side.
Sweetflower felt Shadepelt's flank and said grimly, "I believe that there's just one left."
Shadepelt let out one last, final yowl and another tom came out onto the moss. Mallowpaw began to lick this kit like she had done with the others, but it was clear she did not expect anything to happen because of how half-heartedly she licked him.
Suddenly, the tiny black kit opened his mouth and began to squeal. "Oh, thank Starclan," Sweetflower sighed in relief.
Mallowpaw brought the little tom closer to his mother. "Here's your little son, Shadepelt. Isn't he sweet?" she cooed.
Shadepelt eyed the kit with undisguised disgust. "No," she retorted, "He's the farthest from. Get him away from me."
"Shadepelt!" Sweetflower protested, "Surely you will nurse your son!"
"No," Shadepelt growled stubbornly, "Get that thing away from me."
Meadowstep looked concerned, while Sandfoot sneered. "He is a little waste of space," Sandfoot sneered, "Look who he has for a father!"
"Sandfoot!" Meadowstep scolded, "He is just a kit!"
Sandfoot rolled her eyes with a huff. Meadowstep turned her attention to where the medicine cats were trying to coax Shadepelt to let her son nurse. The little tom kept squeaking and squeaking.
"This has gone on far enough," Meadowstep said to Sandfoot, "I'm going to Deerstar."
"You do whatever you want," Sandfoot grunted, settling into her nest.
Meadowstep glanced back once before padding out of the den. She was glad that the clearing was empty. She did not want to be questioned as to what she was doing.
Meadowstep came to Deerstar's den and entered quietly. Deerstar sat up in her nest and blinked at Meadowstep in surprise. "Hi, Meadowstep. What can I do for you?" she asked.
"I need you to come talk to Shadepelt. She's refusing to care for her son," Meadowstep admitted.
Deerstar's amber eyes clouded with concern. "I was hoping something like this wouldn't happen," she said regretfully, "Alright, I'm coming."
Meadowstep and Deerstar went to the nursery where the desperate squeals of the kit reached their ears. "Oh, dear," Deerstar murmured. She pushed her way into the nursery.
"Shadepelt," Deerstar said sternly.
Every cat looked up, just noticing the presence of their clan leader. "Yes?" Shadepelt asked irritably.
"What's this that I am hearing that you won't care for your kit?" Deerstar continued sternly.
"I don't want the wretched little thing! Plain and simple!" Shadepelt hissed.
"You will care for this kit," Deerstar hissed, "If not out of love, then out of duty! You are a queen and this is one of your duties! The clan needs new warriors and you just provided one!"
"I never wanted this," Shadepelt growled, turning away.
Deerstar was unsympathetic. "Too bad, so sad. You've made your nest, now it's time for you to lie in it," she growled.
Mallowpaw carefully brought the kit closer to Shadepelt. Meadowstep watched to see if there would be any change of emotion as the kit latched on, but there was none. Shadepelt still wore a look of disgust. "What will you name him?" Mallowpaw whispered.
Shadepelt looked the medicine cat apprentice in the eye. "Maggotkit. It suits him," Shadepelt growled.
Every other cat except Sandfoot gasped. "Shadepelt, you can't be serious!" Sweetflower protested, "Being angry at Sparrowclaw is one thing, but do you really have to take it out on an innocent kit?"
"I agree. Deerstar, tell her that she cannot do this," Meadowstep added.
"He's my son as you all keep pointing out," Shadepelt growled, "And since his father doesn't seem to care about naming him or even being around, that duty falls to me."
"Unfortunately," Deerstar said reluctantly, "She does have a point. She, as his mother, has the right to name him whatever she pleases."
"But that name..." Sweetflower protested weakly.
"My decision is final," Deerstar said, her voice holding a note of finality.
Sweetflower nodded silently and departed the den, Mallowpaw closely following. Deerstar was next.
"We're going to check on our kits," Sandfoot said.
Sandfoot and Meadowstep quietly left the den, leaving mother and son alone.
Shadepelt turned her attention to this.. thing. He was very small and not much to look at. But she could already see Sparrowclaw in his tiny ears and face... Maggotkit was the perfect name for him, for in Shadepelt's eyes, he was no more important to her than a lowly maggot. He would not amount to anything more than that. Looking at this kit was too much for Shadepelt. It brought back too many memories. Anger shot through her. She forced the kit from her side with a hiss, not caring that he let out a surprised little mew. With a nasty kick from a hind paw she evicted the kit from her nest. This wasn't her son, oh no, it was his.
It didn't matter that he shared some of her features. Maggotkit was going to turn out the same way as his father, Shadepelt was sure of it. Just what the forest needed, another Sparrowclaw.
Shadepelt gave one last sniff of disgust and rolled over in her nest so that her back was to the Maggotkit.
A beam of moonlight shone through a hole in the bramble ceiling of the nursery onto the kit as he cried and cried, abandoned by the one cat who should have always loved him...
(Hello all, welcome to my new story! I had originally planned to use the names of ancient clan leaders, but then it became hard to see who was alive when who was alive, so yeah, I made up my own. I hoped you like it, the next chapter will be up soon!)