So, this is a really old au of mine. It's kind of complicated, and not really explained well, so i'll give you a run down of what's going on; So, after the battle against the dark forest, the clans started getting really distrustful of one another. Then some huge war broke out that's still going to this day. Their is one living cat from the books, and Bramblestar's Storm/Anything past that are completely disregarded.

Chapter 1-StormClan

Talonpaw blinked up at the sky. Had it always been so... vibrant? It was some mix of the day and the night, but there were no stars. The stars were all around him. In the trees, the bushes, and the cat standing in front of him.

"Talonpaw." the ginger tom in front of him spoke with such a significance, Talonpaw couldn't not listen.

"Do you know who I am?" Talonpaw blinked a few times.

"N-no..." Talonpaw managed out in a small voice.

"My name is Rowanstar. I was the leader of ShadowClan before your current leader." Talonpaw looked up at the tom confusedly.

"Why did you come to me? Is there going to be an attack? Is someone coming now? Is-" Talonpaw stopped as Rowanstar shook his head.

"Then why?" Talonpaw asked. Rowanstar paused, looking sympathetically down at the apprentice, before straightening.

"Upon the full moon you are to go down to where the Clans used to meet. Four from each Clan will be there. You are to be the peacekeepers. And remember," Talonpaw tensed as Rowanstar's voice changed to something... ancient. "As the Rivers feed the sky, as the Winds roll in the clouds which bring the Shadows, and as the Sky splits to make way for the Thunder, the Storm will always be the center."

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"-lonpaw. TALONPAW!" Talonpaw bolted upright, his face slamming right into Stonepaw's.

"Ow! What was that for!?" Talonpaw looked sheepishly down at the tom as he stood.

"Sorry Stonepaw." Stonepaw grumpily looked up at him.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Stonepaw stood, still rubbing his face.

"Anyways, you better get ready quick, or Weaselscar will have my head. Probably yours too, if he can get you away from Whispflame anyways." Talonpaw's eyes drooped.

"How late are we." He asked. Stonepaw giggled.

"Seasons, Talonpaw. Seasons."

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"Hey Stonepaw." Stonepaw turned to look at Talonpaw.

"Why did you decide to be a tom?" Stonepaw made a face for a moment.

"It felt wrong. Being a she-cat, I mean. Like... like I wasn't supposed to be a she-cat, but luck just hadn't smiled down on me. Why? You plannin' on changing too?" Talonpaw laughed at the thought.

"No, no. It's just something that's never really happened before." Stonepaw nodded at that.

"And exactly where have you two been?" The two apprentices flinched at the sound of Weaselscar's harsh voice.

"Probably gallivanting around in the woods together. You know how a young tom and she-cat will act when put together." Stated Whispflame. Talonpaw felt Stonepaw tense beside him. Talonpaw stepped in front of Stonepaw.

"Stonepaw's a tom. Don't call him a she-cat." Talonpaw said, staring down the two older cats. Weaselscar glared at his son, before shaking his head.

"Come, Stonepaw. We have training to do." Stonepaw followed Weaselscar with his ears flattened to his head. Talonpaw mouthed a 'sorry' at him as he left, and Stonepaw smiled.

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"Why did we stop having Gatherings, Mum?" Palesun looked down at Talonpaw in surprise.

"Well, it happened when I was just a kit. Fighting kept on breaking out at Gatherings, and the Clans just decided that it was time for the annual night of truce to end. Why do you ask?" Talonpaw averted his eyes.

"Just a thought." Palesun stared him down before sighing.

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Tonight was going to be the full moon. So Talonpaw pondered how he was going to get out. And who the other three cats were going to be. Eaglepaw? Thrushpaw? A warrior? Stonepaw? Talonpaw decided to settle down, and simply wait and see. As cats began to sleep, Talonpaw noticed someone begin to cautiously try to leave the apprentices den. It was the newly made apprentice, Gingerpaw. Talonpaw watched him go to the dirt-place, and not return. Hazepaw, one of Stonepaw's siblings, stood and left not too long after. Talonpaw now would be a good time to leave. As he was leaving, he heard someone else enter the dirtplace. He whipped around, to come face to face with Stonepaw, who squeaked in surprise when caught.

"D-did you get the dream too?" Stonepaw asked. Talonpaw nodded. Stonepaw relaxed.

"So has everyone else left? Or are we the first?" Talonpaw shook his head at the second question, before beckoning Stonepaw to follow. When the two made it out of the dirtplace, Stonepaw leaned down, to sniff the ground. He turned and said, "You go ahead, I think Gingerpaw went the wrong way. Follow Hazepaw's trail." Talonpaw rolled his eyes at the kit's antics. He bounded off in the direction that smelled of Hazepaw.

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After meeting up with Hazepaw, the travel around the lake was fairly uneventful. They were nearing the end of RiverClan's patch of terretory, when they bumped into four apprentices.

"Who are you?" hissed a spotted golden she-cat. Hazepaw stepped forward.

"We had the dream too." She said. A dark reddish brown tom stepped forward.

"Sorry about Brightpaw. I'm Mudpaw. The two she-cats behind us are Pebblepaw and Quietpaw." Two tabby and white she-cats smiled at the duo. Talonpaw smiled back hesitantly.

"I'm Talonpaw. That's Hazepaw. There are two others, but they got held up." Mudpaw nodded. The six cats continued on their journey, surprisingly peacefully.

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By the time the six got there, Stonepaw and Gingerpaw had caught up, and there were already four cats waiting by the log leading to the island. Those four being the cats from WindClan a white she-cat named Frostpaw, a light brown tom named Mousepaw, a black tom named Smokepaw, and a mottled brown she-cat named Dawnpaw. Apparently Frostpaw had told the others they should wait for all the cats to gather before going to the island. The cats gathered agreed on that, for the most part. After some time the cats from ThunderClan arrived a black she-cat named Midnightpaw, a gray and silver tom named Ashpaw, a pale yellow she-cat named Sandpaw, and a golden she-cat named Sunpaw. Now, they were just waiting on four more cats, which arrived not too long after ThunderClan's. The cats representing SkyClan the Clan that no one had known existed until they came to the lake, many many moons ago were a large brown tabby tom named Treepaw, a pale ginger she-cat that smelled of herbs named Palepaw, a tortoiseshell and ginger she-cat named Flamepaw, and a brown and white tom named Cliffpaw. After all had gathered, they filed onto the log, and made their way to the center of the island.
A silence had settled over the cats. Midnightpaw was the first to speak.

"So why are we here?" The other cats began nodding and murmuring at the question. All let out yowls of shock when starry cats began emerging from the trees. They all settled at the base of the giant tree at the center of the island. Five cats stepped forward. A ginger and white tom, a pale brown tabby she-cat, a silver tabby tom, a black she-cat, and a light gray tom.

"We," they spoke in unison, "Are the creators of the Clans that you all hail from." Many cats on the island gasped in shock and awe.

"We could not see past our differences, and fell apart, divided and spiteful. As the generations passed, our Clans grew more and more reserved and hostile to one another. When the battle against the Dark Forest ended, we believed that the Clans would become more familiar with each other, but instead war broke out. And that war wages to this day." after a pause, Stonepaw, being the brave soul he was, stepped forward.

"Why are you telling us this?" He asked, his voice surprisingly steady while Talonpaw and the others wondered the same thing.

"The Clans have been seperated for far too long. It is time for them to become what they had always been meant to be. The cats gathered here are tasked with making the Clans one. But first, no apprentices can be tasked to stop a war. So we will make you warriors." The four cats separated, and the cat Talonpaw assumed was Thunderstar stepped forward.

"Cats of ThunderClan! I name you Midnightsong, Ashstorm, Sandfur and Sunlight! May you be the peacekeepers of your Clan in these times of war." Thunderstar stepped back, replaced by Riverstar.

"Cats of RiverClan. I name you Brightspots, Mudback, Pebblestep and Quietmist. May you be the peacekeepers of your Clan in these times of war." After Riverstar, came Windstar, naming her cats Frostsky, Mousetail, Smokepelt, and Dawnstream. Then Shadowstar stepped forward, and Talonpaw heard her call out their names Talonclaw, Stonespirit, Gingerstripe, and Hazecloud. Skystar named his cats Treeleg, Paleleaf, Flamepelt, and Cliffbreeze. They and the rest of the starry cats then all spoke once more, repeating the words that they had been told not long ago.

"As the Rivers feed the sky, as the Winds roll in the clouds which bring the Shadows, and as the Sky splits to make way for the Thunder, the Storm will always be the center." They then vanished. The cats gathered were dumbstruck, before a young voice spoke up.

"Then we should make our own Clan and force them to join us!" shouted Gingerpaw, now Gingerstripe. Talonclaw chuckled at him, while others blatantly laughed.

"That might not be a bad idea." The cats laughing shut up as the largest cat in the clearing spoke loudly and clearly. Treeleg stepped to the front of the cats and looked out over them.

"We could form a big enough force that the Clans would have to surrender themselves. We would be the Storm. StormClan." Treeleg's words rang in the clearing and quiet murmur began passing from cat to cat.

"But who would lead? You?" asked Stonepa-er... Stonespirit. Treeleg shook his head.

"I will." Ashstorm said, stepping forward. Shouts of defiance broke out. Cats began yelling for themselves, or another, when a voice shouted higher than the others.

"Wait!" All the gathered cats turned to see Paleleaf. The young she-cat was staring intently at something at the base of the center tree, before running over to it.

"It's the talon of a hawk. Talonclaw is to be our leader!" Paleleaf yelled out, and Talonclaw found himself shocked.

"What makes you think it's a sign!?" Mousetail yelled. Paleleaf turned to him, and the others.

"Because I am no warrior. I am a medicine cat. And I will be our medicine cat." This turned out be the deciding factor. Silence reigned over the clearing, before a voice yelled out,

"Talonstar! Talonstar!" It was Stonespirit. Other cats began joining in, yelling out the chant, as the moon reached its peak in the sky. Talonstar noticed this very quickly, remembering the code upon it.

"Until I find someone to be our proper deputy, I appoint Hazecloud to be my second in command!" Talonstar announced. Hazepaw had always been Talonpaw's best and most trusted friend. She had been the second cat Talonpaw ever met. And, though temporarily, she would be Talonstar's deputy. He didn't want to be biased and make the StormClan leader and deputy from ShadowClan. But that would be later, for now, it was time for StormClan to learn itself, and let cats mingle.