Life within ShadowClan
ShadowClan
Leader- Shadowstar- a large pure black she cat with yellow eyes
Deputy- Whitefoot-a brown tom with white socks with gray eyes mate Tawnyflower
Medicine cat- Whiteleaf- a white she cat with lavender eyes with a leaf like mark on her forehead
WARRIORS
Greenfang- a large black tom with green eyes
Apprentice- Mudpaw
Shadeheart-a dark gray tabby she cat with dark blue eyes
Apprentice-Mistpaw
Goldpelt-a golden tom with brown eyes
Apprentice-Goldenpaw
Flarefur-a flame colored tabby tom with a white under belly and blue eyes
Shadowfur-a black she cat with sliver mittens and red eyes
Barkheart-a dark brown tabby tom with red eyes mate Featherfur
Featherfur-a silver tabby she cat with gray-blue eyes mate Barkheart
Apprentice-Yellowpaw
Reedfeather-a pure black tom with icy-blue eyes mate Yellowspring
Apprentices
Mudpaw-a brown tom(she cat) with white mittens his whole right leg is all white to the shoulder blade with orange eyes
Goldenpaw-a dirty golden tom with dull green eyes
Yellowpaw-a golden-brown tom with a golden strike on his side with pale golden eyes
Mistpaw-a gray tabby she cat with green eyes
Queens
Tawnyflower-a calico she cat with sky blue eyes mate Whitefoot
Yellowspring-a blue-gray she cat with yellow eyes mate Reedfeather
Kits-Reedkit-a black tom with icy-blue eyes, Soulkit-a blue-gray she cat with black markings with white eyes, Sharpkit-a blue-gray tom with one icy-blue eye and one yellow eye
Elders
Rivereye-a gray she cat with blue eyes
"Two apprentices on the road to insanity only one will finish riding it." "This is ShadowClan also called MudClan, This is my Clan and my life... My name is Mudpaw I'm five moons old today..."
I looked around I was in a small muddy field, patches of dyed land lay scattered around. I looked down at my white paws which where covered in mud. "Yuck!" I grumbled. Suddenly a voice called out to me. "Hello there young Mudpaw." I looked up towards the sound of the voice, it was a golden she cat with violet eyes. She smiled happily at me. "My name is Jinstar and I have a something important to tell you." The golden she cat, Jinstar, was getting right to the point. I wonder what it is... "Two apprentices on the road to insanity only one will finish riding it." she repeated the ominous words as the world around me began to fade. I shouted, "WAIT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!" "Your see in time young one, you'll see..."
"Mudpaw wake up!" I heard Mistpaw yowling to wake me up. My head snapped right up, my eyes wide. Mistpaw smiled. "Bad dream huh?" Then she frowned. "Its near sun high get up, Greenfang's looking for you..." "O-Oh ok thanks for waking me up Mistpaw." She smiled softly. "Anytime Mudpaw." she then turned and left the apprentice den. I stood up from my nest shaking any moss loss from my pelt and trotting towards the camp entrance where Greenfang, Goldenpelt and Goldenpaw stood. "Morning Mudpaw!" Goldenpaw yowled happily. He'd been a lot happier since he became an apprentice his parents taking more notice in him and all. I smiled at him then turned my gaze towards Greenfang. "Sleeping till sunhigh huh?" I quickly jumped in. "I'm really sorry Greenfang I was having a bad dream and I just couldn't seem to wake up from it." I kind of lied why would a StarClan cat visit ME, I'm just a useless apprentice... His nose flared but grumbled. "Don't let it happen again now lets go hunt." Goldenpaw and me nodded. Greenfang lead the patrol Goldenpelt a few tail lengths behind him with Goldenpaw and me in the rear of the patrol, walking side by side. "Man Mudpaw this is great, Dad said that if I caught something nice and big he'd go hunting with me more and stuff, and I can't wait to show you my skills!" I blushed softly as he spoke so highly of the family he used to think care nothing for him. I know my parents care about me but they never spent time with me... UGH I'm a she cat damnit why does everyone think I'm a tom! I grinned sneakily towards Goldenpaw. And went straight into the hunter's crouch my eyes fixed on a large catfish swimming though the muddy pools. I lunged forward my claws sinking into its powerful back. It suddenly started trashing as I sank my teeth into it flesh. And then sank straight down into the muddy waters. Goldenpaw's voice was the last thing I heard before I was completely sub-merged. Water rushed all around me was the only thing I heard but I was determined to catch this fish. I started clawing it furiously with my right paw well holding on to it with my left my teeth continuously leaving and reentering its flesh. My lungs where about to bust as I felt it go limp beneath me, my fangs digging deeply into the cat fish as my legs pushed me and the fish to the surface, a large splash as I hit the surface, I breathed in air heavily though my nose, as I pushed my self to the land. Greenfang Grabbed the catfish from my mouth well Goldenpelt and Goldenpaw helped me out of the water.
I panted out. "Thanks..." Greenfang let out a purr then meowed. "Nice caught Mud." I smiled softy towards my cold-hearted mentor. I laid down and tried to caught my breath. Goldenpaw mumbled. "That was so awesome Mudpaw, How the hell am I going to beat you..." I laughed softly and then stated. If I can caught that you can caught a hark or something..." "Mudpaw just stay here and rest up, caught up too us when your ready." I frowned. "No I'm fine." "Ok just bring your caught back to camp and first go to the med cat den then ether come back out to continue hunting or rest up." Greenfang stated calmly. I nodded and started trotting though the muddy ground towards camp. "COME BACK AND HUNT WITH US OK!" Goldenpaw yowled. I can't promise that Goldenpaw, but maybe." He smiled happily and nodded. I dragged my mud soaked body struggling slighty to carry (more like drag) the Catfish too camp. As I was nearing camp I spotted Mistpaw who was running towards me. "Need some help with that?" she asked her head tilted to the side her green eyes shining with question. "yes please!" I panted exhausted.
"Hey Mistpaw?" "Yes?" "After you help me can you go find the hunting patrol, and well hunt cause Goldenpaw seemed sad I too tired to hunt anymore." I asked her. She smiled and purred. "Sure thing I wouldn't miss hunting with the fireball." a hard ping of agony hit my heart, I smiled softy and mumbled. "Yeah, thanks." as we where out side the entrance my mother a pretty calico she cat with sky blue eyes dashed up to us and yowled. "WHITEFOOT'S MISSING!" My orange eyes went wide. "What? Dad's m-missing?" she completely ignored my existence and dashed off to find the hunting patrol to aid in the search for there missing clan mate. "Why didn't she answer me..." Mudpaw sighed. "Well her mate and your father did just go missing she must be frantic and didn't hear you is all." Mistpaw said sympathetic smile on her face. As they walked into camp, Shadeheart approached them and mewed. "Wow, Nice caught Mud come with me Mistpaw, Featherfur and Yellowpaw where going to look for your father, Whitefoot. My eyes shined tiredly but I nodded anyway. "Here let me take that." it was Featherfur, the kind sliver tabby she cat took the fish and dragged it into camp. After a few heartbeats did she return with her apprentice, Yellowpaw. "Hey there Mistpaw, how are you?" The self-centered golden brown tom mewed with a grin. "I'm fine." she suddenly meowed. "Hey did you see that huge cat fish Mudpaw caught that feed the clan for a moon at least!" He blinked and stuttered. "Y-yeah I did, Nice caught there Mudpaw." I whispered to Mistpaw. "Thanks." She purred quietly. "No problem." Suddenly Shadeheart mewed. "Come on guys lets go the sooner we go the more likely we'll find Whitefoot." we all nodded. We started off at an even pace with Shadeheart and Featherfur leading Yellowpaw a few tail lengths behind them and Mistpaw and Me at the back. It was dark out by the time we got back to camp. I felt like I was going to pass out. Featherfur purred. "Ok apprentices head on to the apprentice den and rest up for tomorrow." I nodded my head in agreement. Leaning heavily on Mistpaw, we both dragged our selves into the apprentice den. Goldenpaw was already in there sleeping. Yellowpaw laid down in the front of the den on his moss. Well Mistpaw and Me took our places beside Goldenpaw. I was on the left she was on the right. Both content and exhausted we fell asleep almost instantly.
"Wake up Mudpaw, Yellowpaw, your both on dawn patrol now wake up!" Greenfang whispered kinda loudly. "Ugh..." I moaned still very sleepy. Yellowpaw mumbled. "I'm up, I'm up. As he stood up and shook his pelt for any loss moss, which I mimicked. Just another day in ShadowClan I thought dull, only with out my dad. I'm gonna keep extra look out for him. I walked out of camp with Yellowpaw a little ahead of me well he's behind both Greenfang and Featherfur. He looked back towards me. If I get the change I'm so gonna prove I'm better then you and everyone even Shadowstar!" Yellowpaw whispered that last part about Shadowstar. I glared at him and hissed. "You must be the must self obsessed tom in all the damn clans!" His pale golden eyes widened with shock and hatred. "HOW DARE YOU FUCKING LITTLE RUNT!" he lunged towards me taking me off guard as my back was slammed into the muddy ground, my heart pounding in my chest but I kept a calm look on my face. It seemed to make him madder. One of his paws lifted into the air ready to slit my throat. Featherfur lunged towards her apprentice grabbing the golden brown tom by his scarf. Yellowpaw twisted and turned as he tried to escape his mentor's iron grip. Featherfur managed to mumble though the bloodthirsty apprentice in her mouth. "Just go on with out us, Yellowpaw you'll be cleaning the elders den for a whole moon and no way will you be aloud out of camp till you learned your lesson. She began to carry the now mostly limp upset tom back to camp. Greenfang purred quietly to him self them meowed. "I just remembered I have to talk with Shadowstar I'll send Flarefur, Reedfeather Barkheart and Goldenpelt plus his apprentice, Goldenpaw to continue the patrol." I nodded and mewed. "I'll wait here till they get here th-" "No need comeback to camp with me." I nodded and followed the black tom back to camp. It didn't take long only a few fox lengths away camp really was. Greenfang spoke directly towards me almost as if he was ordering me around. "Your aloud to leave camp but not far from it, got it. I nodded. He began to trot into camp. I turned away from him and spotted my mother sitting outside of camp looking worried. I didn't bother approaching her and trying to comfort her because she'd probably just ignore me anyways. So I trotted away and sat in a nice quiet spot where I couldn't hear my mother calling out to father.
Soon I found my self-dosing off. But within what seemed to be a heart beat I was awoken by a sharp push to my side. "OW, what was that for?" I asked them. They just glared and looked disgusted. "How could you kill your own mother. One of them stated. My eyes finally coming into focus saw, Shadowstar, Greenfang and, Shadeheart. "W-what?" "Mom's dead!" I gasped. "Don't believe this rat he's just acting." Greenfang hiss too Shadowstar. "Right." she nodded in agreement. Shadeheart look sympathetic but still had a hard look in her eyes. I put my head low ears against my head and mewed softy. "What's my punishment..." Shadowstar looked shocked that I had admitted it. "Well since your taking responsibility and the fact you are an apprentice but still kits age, you'll work with Whiteleaf for the whole moon and take care of Rivereye." I looked up and nodded and stated strongly. "I will prove myself all over again to be a loyal cat even if it takes me forever." Shadowstar smiled softy towards me. "Of course you will, Now go find Whiteleaf!" "Alright." I mewed as I walked towards the medicine cat den. "Whiteleaf!" The white she cat turned her head towards me and smiled. "Well if it isn't my former apprentice. What is it?" "Do you need something?" I shook my head no and mewed. "They think I killed my mom, so I'll be here helping you and taking care of Rivereye." "Wait of all cats they think you'd do something like that, this is absurd!" then she smiled. "Welcome back my apprentice." My eyes shined with joy as she said that. Maybe this is for the better. I can only hope I can win back my clan mates trust though... what was I going to do about that... prove my self worthy of being a ShadowClan cat that's what!
I own everything here except the cat clan's names, but I own all the characters. And I'd also like to thank Erin Hunter(s) for writing the book series Warriors that has a huge impact for the reason I wrote and probably dreamed up this story in the first place.