Hi. I am Born of True Destiny, or Destiny for short. This is a new story I am writing called Trapped in Ice. Before we get started, there are several things I'd like to say.
First off, I am super excited for this story. I just hope it won't turn out like my other one, Shaded Fate. That story is on a temporary break, until I can think it all through. For all my fans, do not worry! That story will get finished. Just not anytime soon. Who knows? Maybe I'll fiddle around with it during this story!
This story is going to be dark, depressing and emoish...I guess you can say. If you aren't up for it, then you don't have to read, but I'd appreciate it if you gave it a chance. It's actually really funny how twisted it is considering I am bright-hearted and sweet. This will be really different and fun for me.
The rating was a pretty hard decision for me. Considering its wickedness and all of the blood later in the story, I really had to think about it. But I decided not to scare you away with the letter M so its just going to be rated T. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Okay, so without further ado, I present to you, Trapped in Ice!
Disclaimer: I do not own Warriors :)
A light snow coated the leaves that lay frozen on the ground. In the distance, the faint gray light of dawn streaked the shadowed horizon. A white and gray tom sat at the edge of the clearing, where an endless expanse of trees shed even more darkness to the sinister lands beyond. He faces away from everything else, eyes closed. Every so often, his gaze would appear, a soft green gaze stare that was now lost in disappointment.
Echoing paw steps sounded behind the tom. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a silver she-cat sit next to him. Her muzzle bore three scarlet marks, and by how deep they were, the gray and white tom knew they were scars she would have forever.
Seconds passed, and neither of them said a word. They just looked blankly into the trees, watching as the diminutive ice crystals settled upon the ground.
At last, the silver she-cat spoke, her voice grave. "Do you think we were changed?"
The gray and white tom made no reply for several moments. "In what way?"
"In anyway," she said. "Do you think we were changed?"
"No," the tom mewed, "But I think..." he trailed off, trying to swallow the sorrow that threatened to spill over his words. "But I think we were warned."
"Warned?"
"Yes, and in more ways than one," the tom sighed. "StarClan never told me of this. And they would've if they had known. It just goes to show you, that not everything can be foreseen, not even by our powerful ancestors."
"And another way?"
"There is always a strong possibility, that it could be who you least suspect."
"So you didn't know?" asked the silver she-cat.
"Not right away," the white and gray tom admitted, "But I should've. I could've put an end to everything before it even began. If I had-"
"Don't put yourself down about this, Hailblaze. It wasn't your fault."
"You may believe it," Hailblaze hissed, "They may believe it-" he flicked his tail towards the clearing. "-but it will never be true until I believe it myself."
The she-cat stared intensely at him, her gaze burning. When she saw the anguished look on his face, though, she started to feel sympathetic. "What could you have done to cause it? Name one thing."
"It's not what I did," Hailblaze whispered. He stared at his front right paw. A thread of crimson liquid ran from his claws along the ground, painting the grass red. At the sight, he closed his eyes and a sigh shook his body. "It's what I didn't do."
The she-cat blinked sadly.
Hailblaze curled his claws inward, scarring the hard ground under him. In his mind he saw flashes of black and red, but most of all, he saw white lights, glinting like ice in his mind. He revealed his gaze and stared painfully at the she-cat. "If I had done something...anything, I could have saved countless lives."
"But only four were lost today."
"Today," said Hailblaze. "But can you imagine over the seasons?" His voice cracked at the last word. "And by the way, not four lives...five."
The silver she-cat just stared, and then a look of realization flickered across her expression. "Yes," she agreed. "Five."
She and Hailblaze sat together as the snow fell upon them. A cold breeze ruffled their pelts, and the she-cat shivered, but Hailblaze did not move. It was as if he did not even feel it.
"You will become the next leader," he murmured. "And you will make a fine one. But I won't be here to witness it for long. I am an old cat. Eventually, you will have to find a new medicine cat."
At this, the she-cat smiled. She didn't know why, but she did. "Don't fret. We are okay for now. But how will we find one if you refuse to take an apprentice?"
"And I'm certainly not going to take one now," growled Hailblaze. "You will have to figure something out, Graydawn, but that will be the most challenging thing for moons to come."
"Are you sure with that?"
"I am," Hailblaze whispered.
Graydawn nodded. "As you wish. I could never let you down, Hailblaze. Especially not after everything you have gone through." She stared at the blood by his paw. "How does it feel?"
"How does what feel?"
"The blood. On your paw."
Hailblaze clearly seemed uneasy at the question, but he held up his paw to look the scarlet blood smeared on his claws and pad. "I don't know how to describe it. I guess it feels...numb."
"Like ice?"
The gray and white tomcat put his paw down and watched as the dawn turned to day. With a brief flick of his tail, he looked Graydawn in the eyes. "Yeah," he meowed. "Like ice."
Allegiances
ThunderClan
Leader: Flickerstar- large ginger tom with amber eyes
Deputy: Mousewhisper- small light brown tabby she-cat
Medicine Cat: Hailblaze- gray and white tom with green eyes
Warriors:
Beetletooth- dark gray tom with blue eyes
Poppyfall- dappled golden she-cat
Talonfoot- tabby tom (Apprentice: Rabbitpaw)
Wolfleap- gray tom with amber eyes (Apprentice: Whitepaw)
Dusksky- grayish-brown tabby she-cat
Oakshade- dark brown tabby tom with white paws and green eyes
Graydawn- silver she-cat (Apprentice: Stormpaw)
Frostfoot- white she-cat
Badgerfang- black tom with white spots
Branchtail- dark brown tabby tom with white paws, chest and muzzle
Nightwhisker- black tom with big blue eyes
Apprentices:
Rabbitpaw- ginger and white tom
Whitepaw- white and silver she-cat with amber eyes
Stormpaw- silver tom with amber eyes
Queens:
Snowshine- white she-cat with a beautiful sleek coat and yellow eyes (mother to Oakshade's kits: Frozenkit and Lionkit)
Leafpelt- ginger and tawny she-cat with white paws (mother to Wolfleap's kits: Stonekit, Smallkit, Nettlekit)
Kits:
Frozenkit: small white she-cat with green eyes
Lionkit: big light brown tabby tom with yellow eyes
Stonekit: dark gray tom
Smallkit: undersized tawny she-cat with blue eyes
Nettlekit: dark gray tom with amber eyes
ShadowClan
Leader: Breezestar- gray tabby tom
Deputy: Streamtail- silver tom
Medicine Cat: Spiralwhisker- white tom
WindClan
Leader: Runningstar- tabby tom
Deputy: Pinewhisker- black tom
Medicine Cat: Goldenwillow- gold she-cat (Apprentice: Squirrelfur- pale gray she-cat)
RiverClan
Leader: Yellowstar- golden she-cat
Deputy: Skyheart- blue-gray she-cat
Medicine Cat: Whispershadow- black and white she-cat
Sooo...that was the prologue for Trapped in Ice! Not the most exciting prologue ever, but still pretty good if you ask me! Thank you so much for everything! And please enjoy this story. Again, sorry to my fans that love Shaded Fate, but it will be back! I promise!
~Destiny
P.S. I forgot to mention this earlier but yes, this is the story that goes with the one-shot.
