Well. This is a Warriors story but with horses instead of cats. I'm not sure how its going to work out, but I'm giving it a go anyway. Please, please, please tell me if any of these characters begin to turn into Mary Sues/Gary Stus. Please. You won't have to worry about that it this chapter, though.
So, please, read, enjoy (I hope), and then review! :)
A l l e g i a n c e s
F o r e s t H e r d
Leader: Lightningstar- gorgeous palomino stallion
Lead Mare: Vineheart- sensible dark gray mare
Deputy: Pinefrost- dependable chestnut stallion w/ white-tipped fur
Medicine Horse: Aspenleaf- young, curious pale gray mare
Warriors:
Woodwhisker- trustworthy dark brown stallion
Frostgaze- albino mare w/ blue eyes
Whitestreak- black stallion w/ white streaks on his belly
Creamcloud- very pale buckskin mare
Apprentices:
Fleckhoof- flea-bitten gray filly (Mentor: Woodwhisker)
Flashhoof- fiery, flashy, and sometimes rebellious dark chestnut colt (Mentor: Creamcloud)
Broodmares:
Mossheart- black and white paint mare with natural maternal instincts
Willowsong- fast pale chestnut mare
Foals:
Maplefoal- gentle bay filly. Dislikes fighting.
Bouncefoal- jumpy and easily spooked chestnut colt
R i v e r H e r d
Leader: Floodstar- muddy brownish-gray colored stallion
Lead Mare: Rainsong- gray and white paint mare
Deputy: Creekfur- blue roan stallion
Medicine Horse: Bluegaze- chestnut paint stallion w/ blue eyes
Warriors:
Ripplestorm- gray stallion w/ wavy fur
Grayfrost- aging pale gray stallion w/ dark gray tipped fur
Goldenspirit- loyal palomino stallion
Dawnstep- buckskin mare
Apprentices:
Spiralhoof- bay appaloosa filly (Mentor: Goldenspirit)
Wavehoof- blue roan colt w/ wavy fur (Mentor: Dawnstep)
Broodmares:
Steamcloud- swift flea-bitten gray mare
Embersong- feisty and spirited dark bay mare w/ black points
Foals:
Skyfoal- large, strong chestnut colt
Echofoal- dark gray colt
M o o r H e r d
Leader: Breezestar- pale gray stallion
Lead Mare: Skyshadow- blue roan mare
Deputy: Fastflight- fast black stallion
Medicine Horse: Flowerheart- gentle and kind appaloosa mare
Warriors:
Duskfur- buckskin stallion
Windfeather- leggy and fast bay mare w/ black points
Brownspot- shy chestnut paint mare
Streakfur- dark brown stallion w/ lighter brown streaks
Apprentices:
Swirlhoof- light gray filly w/ a dark gray-black swirl on her left flank (Mentor: Windfeather)
Eaglehoof- bay colt (Mentor: Brownspot)
Broodmares:
Poppyflower- appaloosa mare
Whisperstreak- jumpy, fast dark grayish buckskin paint mare
Foals:
Swiftfoal- fast, temperamental chestnut colt
Coalfoal- dappled black colt
M o u n t a i n H e r d
Leader: Darkstar- grayish-black stallion
Lead Mare: Shadowcloud- black and white paint mare
Deputy: Stonestripe- gray stallion w/ a dark dorsal stripe
Medicine Horse: Snowhawk- albino stallion w/ blue eyes
Warriors:
Sharpstrike- flashy chestnut stallion
Blackthorn- big black stallion
Rockystep- reliable dark brown stallion
Curlyfur- easily spooked chestnut paint mare w/ curly-ish fur
Apprentices:
Coldhoof- unfriendly grayish-black colt (Mentor: Rockystep)
Sparkhoof- reddish bay filly (Mentor: Curlyfur)
Broodmares:
Nightflame- black mare w/ flecks of dark gray and chestnut
Blazeheart- bright bay mare
Foals:
Speckledfoal- large bay roan filly
Flightfoal- fast, flighty black colt
P R O L O G U E
-In AirHerd, several moons prior-
A piercing whinny split the silent, cold night. The air was heavy with the breath of many horses, but not a sound was made as all the horses gazed in awe at the cliff at the front of the clearing. Upon the cliff stood four horses. All were stallions, stunning creatures of intelligence and wit and great strength.
Even the tiniest foal in the mass of horses in the clearing knew who these four stallions were. They were the starters of the Herds, magnificent horses that had their story told countless times to young foals.
The stallions only appeared to the horses of AirHerd when something dire was going to happen. The stallions, it was said, paced the sky endlessly from edge to edge, watching over the Herds like a protective mother.
A dark brown stallion, Foreststar, stepped forward first. "Horses of AirHerd," he called, "A time of great change is upon us. We must be prepared."
Mountainstar, a great black stallion, spoke next. "The future is clouded by a darkness so thick, even we can not see past it."
"The danger that is coming can not be averted. There is nothing we can do to change what will happen," murmured a pale grayish-chestnut, Moorstar. His voice held a note of sadness, of worry and unknown pain.
The final stallion, a dark blue roan called Riverstar, spoke, "All we can do is warn the Herds. We will tell them what we know, but…" He trailed off.
For a long moment no one spoke. The stallions gazed at one another, the pain and worry they felt openly betrayed by their eyes. Whatever was able to affect the stallions so deeply was something to be feared. These were horses that had led their Herds through terrible dangers, who had witnessed horrible destructions, to whose leadership abilities were incomparable.
Suddenly, all four stallions' heads shot into the air. Their eyes widened as the sky flashed with lightning and the wind whistled. The trees bent as if the rumbling thunder pressed against them. A light frost seemed to come from no where to fall on the startled horses below.
"This changes everything. Horses of AirHerd, we have just received a new prophecy," Foreststar called.
Together all four stallions spoke, their single voice seeming to come from everywhere.
"Heart of the Forest,
Wind of the Moor,
Thunder of the River,
Frost of the Mountain.
Danger approaches from all sides,
No one is safe from evil,
Fight or flight, a decision to be made,
A decision remembered forever."
An eerie silence settled on the clearing as no one dared to speak. Finally Mountainstar murmured, "The Herds know of this as well. Even though we here in AirHerd know what it means, they must decipher it on their own. We will help the Herds as much as we possibly can, but in the end the decision is up to them and only them."
The meeting was over, the shadow of darkness weighing heavily on all the horses of AirHerd.
I tried not to make the prophecy so obvious, and I doubt any of you will know what it means yet, because there is some information that is required for it that you don't have...ahahhahaha. Well, please tell me what you think it. :)
