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ALLEGIANCES
RiverClan
Leader: Fallowstar-large dark gray tom with faint tabby stripes, a white chest, and light yellow eyes.
Deputy: Rainstep-white she-cat with blue gray patches and blue eyes.
Medicine Cat: Echosky-soft silver tabby she-cat with white paws and blue eyes.
Warriors:
Prickleclaw-large ginger tabby tom with white muzzle, chest, and paws, and yellow-green eyes. Apprentice: Deltapaw.
Birdbelly-light brown tabby she-cat with white forepaws and yellow eyes.
Pale-eye-large golden-brown spotted tabby tom with dark legs, one bright yellow eye and one scarred, blind gray eye.
Mottlednose-dark golden brown spotted tabby with white paws and yellow-amber eyes. Apprentice: Leafpaw.
Clovershade-black she-cat with white chest blaze and vibrant green eyes. Apprentice: Frogpaw.
Lynxfur-very large brown-gray tabby tom with pale yellow eyes.
Goldenpatch-white and orange splotched tom with amber eyes. Apprentice: Hailpaw.
Dovewhisper-pale gray mackerel tabby she-cat with mottled darker patches and light blue eyes.
Hemlocktail-large dark brown tabby tom with a white-tipped tail and orange eyes.
Ibiswing-white she-cat with amber eyes.
Jadesong-white and ginger tabby splotched she-cat with yellow-amber eyes. Apprentice: Oatpaw.
Acornwhisker-brown tabby tom with white chest and green eyes.
Reedpool-white and brown tabby splotched she-cat with vibrant green eyes. Apprentice: Mistpaw.
Swallowstorm-black and white patched tom with blue eyes. Apprentice: Mosspaw.
Frostpetal-light gray tabby she-cat with white paws, a white-tipped tail, and amber eyes.
Piketail-gray tabby tom with copper eyes.
Apprentices:
Deltapaw-large dark gray tom with a white chest and green eyes.
Hailpaw-light silver spotted tabby tom with white chest and blue eyes.
Mistpaw-white she-cat with light green eyes.
Oatpaw-white and ginger tabby patched she-cat with green eyes.
Frogpaw-brown mackerel tabby tom with dark feet and yellow eyes.
Leafpaw-light brown tabby she-cat with white patches and pale yellow eyes.
Mosspaw/dapple-tortoiseshell tabby she-cat with amber eyes.
Queens:
Roseflower-all black she-cat with light green eyes. Mate: Mottlednose. Kits: Shadowkit (black she-kit with amber eyes), Bark-kit (golden brown tabby tom with light green eyes).
Baybreeze-pale blue-gray she-cat with white forehead blaze and light blue eyes. Mate: Lynxfur. Kits: Pebblekit (blue-gray tabby she-kit with yellow eyes), Firkit (gray-brown tabby she-kit with pale blue eyes), Graykit (gray she-kit with white chest and yellow eyes).
Sandystream-pale cream tabby she-cat with a white-tipped tail and dark amber eyes. Mate: Acornwhisker. Expecting.
Elders:
Dustnose-gray tabby tom with a white muzzle and green eyes.
Molefoot-chocolate brown tom with amber eyes.
Ripplescar-old black tom with scarred pelt and amber eyes.
Sleekstorm-silver tabby she-cat with dark stripes and pale yellow eyes, retired early due to chronic illness.
ShadowClan
Leader: Amberstar-dark tortoiseshell she-cat with brilliant amber eyes.
Deputy: Rubbleheart-dark gray and white splotched tom with yellow eyes.
Medicine Cat: Wolfeye-jet black tom with a white forehead blaze and odd eyes (one amber, one blue). Apprentice: Mousepaw.
Warriors:
Juncoclaw-gray tom with white underbelly and paws and green eyes. Apprentice: Beechpaw.
Granitestrike-large light gray tabby tom with white muzzle, chest, belly, paws, and tail-tip, and yellow eyes.
Thornscar-white tom with scarred pelt and copper eyes.
Screewhisker-dark brown tabby tom with a white chest and amber eyes.
Slicktail-black tom with amber eyes.
Chervilheart-tortoiseshell she-cat with white chest and yellow eyes.
Batfang-jet black tom with green eyes.
Patchbelly-ginger and white patched tom with golden eyes. Apprentice: Fennelpaw.
Antspots-light caramel brown spotted tabby tom with yellow eyes.
Mudtalon-dark gray-brown tabby tom with long claws and copper eyes. Apprentice: Larchpaw.
Timberfoot-large, chocolate brown tom with amber eyes.
Volestripe-caramel brown tabby tom with white paws and amber eyes.
Redfire-ginger tabby she-cat with yellow eyes. Apprentice: Hawkpaw.
Seedshine-pale cream tabby she-cat with amber eyes.
Snaketooth-light brown tabby tom with dark stripes and yellow eyes.
Falconfall-dusty brown tabby tom with dark stripes, a white chest and paws, and green eyes.
Apprentices:
Beechpaw-black tom with bright amber eyes.
Fennelpaw-pale brown tabby she-cat with white paws and green eyes.
Larchpaw-black and ginger tortoiseshell she-cat with copper eyes.
Hawkpaw-brown tabby tom with yellow eyes.
Mousepaw-light gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes.
Queens:
Dewsong-white she-cat with light green-yellow eyes. Mate: Granitestrike. Kits: Lavenderkit (light gray and white patched she-kit with green eyes), Skykit (white she-kit with one blue eye and one yellow eye, deaf in one ear), Squirrelkit (fluffy gray tabby tom with a white-tipped tail and yellow eyes).
Lilypool-silver tabby she-cat with white paws and blue eyes. Mate: Slicktail. Kits: Waspkit (light silver tabby tom with dark stripes and amber eyes), Ashenkit (all silver she-kit with blue eyes).
Fernberry-white she-cat with green eyes. Mate: Mudtalon. Expecting.
Whitestream-ginger tabby and white patched she-cat with yellow eyes. Mate: Volestripe. Expecting.
Elders:
Furledleaf-old ginger tabby she-cat with a white chest and green eyes.
Raggedfur-shaggy brown tom with tattered ears and amber eyes.
ThunderClan
Leader: Maplestar-Caramel brown tabby tom with a white chest and paws and warm amber eyes.
Deputy: Quickleap-lithe gray tabby tom with pale blue eyes.
Medicine Cat: Sorrelheart-dark ginger tabby tom with yellow eyes.
Warriors:
Cedarstorm-large dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Apprentice: Stormpaw.
Browndapple-dark brown and ginger tortoiseshell-tabby she-cat with green eyes. Apprentice: Olivepaw.
Leopardcloud-large golden spotted tabby she-cat with dark stripes/spots, white paws, and pale yellow eyes.
Tanglewhisker-ginger tabby tom with a white chest blaze and green eyes.
Birchtooth-silver tabby tom with blue eyes.
Shrewtuft-long-furred chocolate brown tom with tufted ears and green eyes. Apprentice: Duskpaw.
Weaselclaw-gray-brown tabby tom with pale green eyes.
Crowstep-lithe black tom with golden eyes.
Ivyshadow-silver tabby she-cat with dark stripes and golden eyes.
Tawnyfeather-blue and cream tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes. Apprentice: Laurelpaw.
Darkfoot-dark smoky gray ticked tom with copper eyes.
Nightwind-sleek black tom with long legs and vibrant green eyes.
Tansypool-tortoiseshell tabby and white she-cat with green eyes.
Rowanstripe-ginger tabby tom with green eyes.
Apprentices:
Stormpaw-dark gray tabby she-cat with white chest and golden eyes.
Duskpaw-ginger tabby tom with dark stripes and pale yellow eyes.
Laurelpaw-black and ginger tortoiseshell she-cat with golden eyes.
Olivepaw-black tom with icy green eyes.
Queens:
Grasseye-gray and white patched she-cat with emerald green eyes. Mate: Cedarstorm. Expecting.
Sparrowflight-blue-gray tabby and white patched she-cat with green eyes. Mate: Tanglewhisker. Kits: Slatekit (blue-gray tabby tom with green eyes), Galekit (white and gray splotched she-kit with green eyes).
Applepool-dark ginger she-cat with bright blue eyes. Mate: Crowstep. Kits: Berrykit (dark tortoiseshell she-kit with golden eyes), Sunkit (ginger tabby tom with golden eyes), Fawnkit (pale ginger tabby she-kit with pale blue eyes).
Elders:
Speedwell-dark brown tabby tom with white chest and yellow eyes. Formerly a loner.
Trefoilfur-old tortoiseshell and white she-cat with green eyes.
Bucktail-dusty brown tom with white chest and amber eyes.
WindClan
Leader: Hickorystar-huge, old, pale gray tabby tom with green eyes.
Deputy: Blackberrywing-jet black she-cat with bright green eyes.
Medicine Cat: Heatherstep-lean gray mackerel tabby she-cat with golden eyes.
Warriors:
Martenstorm-muscular dark, chocolate brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Apprentice: Silverpaw.
Gooseshadow-dusky brown spotted tabby tom with yellow eyes.
Marblespots-pale silver spotted tabby tom with dark stripes and light green eyes. Apprentice: Talonpaw.
Skyheart-gray tabby and white splotched tom with blue eyes. Apprentice: Clovepaw.
Pollenwind-ginger tabby she-cat with golden eyes.
Sycamorefur-huge black tom with copper eyes.
Ilexfang-black and white spotted tom with yellow eyes.
Columbineleaf-pale silver tabby she-cat with blue eyes. Apprentice: Erminepaw.
Nimbleshade-blue-gray tabby tom with green eyes.
Flittersong-blue and cream tortoiseshell she-cat with yellow eyes.
Wormwhisker-cream tabby tom with long tail and copper eyes. Apprentice: Dianthuspaw.
Runningbreeze-lilac mackerel tabby tom with green eyes.
Stagtail-brown ticked tom with a white muzzle and bright golden eyes. Apprentice: Asterpaw.
Waxwillow-pale cream ticked she-cat with dark orange eyes.
Duscleclaw-black and white splotched tom with yellow eyes.
Apprentices:
Talonpaw-dark brown shaded tom with golden eyes.
Silverpaw-gray tabby tom with light green eyes.
Clovepaw-black and ginger tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes.
Asterpaw-pale blue tabby tom with white paws and yellow eyes.
Erminepaw-white she-cat with amber eyes.
Dianthuspaw-white she-cat with one blue eye and one amber eye, deaf in one ear.
Queens:
Wheatcloud-dust brown and cream tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes. Mate: Marblespots. Kits: Tasselkit (silver tabby tom with green eyes), Rainykit (blue and cream tortoiseshell she-kit with green eyes), Marigoldkit (ginger tabby she-kit with pale green eyes), Daffodilkit (cream she-kit with dark amber eyes).
Cottonpool-fluffy white she-cat with one green eye and one blue eye, deaf in one ear. Mate: Wormwhisker. Expecting.
Pansyfeather-brown tabby she-cat with white chest, paws, and tail tip, and green eyes. Mate: Ilexfang. Expecting.
Violapetal-black and ginger tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes. Mate: Nimbleshade. Expecting.
Elders:
Quakerleaf-very dark gray tabby she-cat with icy blue eyes.
Rabbitstripe-cream tabby tom with copper eyes.
Cats Outside of Clans
Ormica-huge jet black tom with one white paw, shredded ears, and yellow eyes. Rogue.
Axel-muscular brown tabby tom with one green eye. Rogue.
Hakana-lithe ginger tabby she-cat with a white chest and golden eyes. Rogue.
Viletta-pretty seal point she-cat with bright blue eyes. Rogue.
Arius-large golden tabby tom with darker rosettes and brilliant copper eyes. Kittypet.
Saran-dainty silver tabby she-cat with green eyes. Rogue.
Kidd-plump ginger tabby tom with a white chest, paws, and tail tip, and green eyes. Kittypet.
Ramsee-gray and white splotched she-cat with yellow eyes. Kittypet.
Straus-chocolate brown tom with a white forehead blaze and gold eyes. Loner.
PROLOGUE
Mist curled its soft fingers around the dew-laden thermals. The air was calm and warm; winter never visited. A river cut through the land like a jagged claw mark stretching open the flesh of the earth. Cattails wagged back and forth, huddling where the stream was shallowest. A multitude of stars glittered everywhere. Some were close enough to touch, others were barely visible.
Shapes huddled around the reeds and cattails, murmuring excitedly to one another. A tortoiseshell she-cat pointed a paw at a dark shape looming in the tall grasses of the river bank.
"There he is. Do you see him?" the little tortie asked excitedly, "He's about to strike."
"If we caught him, we could feed all of StarClan for moons!" rumbled a gray tom.
"He'll get even bigger if we leave him be," another cat commented.
"Shut up and watch! He's about to take on that sun fish," the tortoiseshell she-cat growled to the others.
The group hushed, watching as the hooked lower jaw and round eyes of the river monster poked out further from the reeds. The massive predator had his sights set on a group of small sun fish frolicking in the current. Ever so slowly, the creature slid out into the open until the gleam of its sharp fangs could be seen by the cats watching from above.
"He's going to give himself away," a ginger tabby spat.
Just as the cat spoke, the giant fish struck out of the reeds at the sun fish. The sunnies saw him coming and dashed away to safety down into the wider river.
The ginger tabby commented again, "What an arrogant fool. He could have the whole river to himself, but he's a lousy hunter if I ever saw one—a lot like some of the apprentices I've trained."
"He's still young," the tortoiseshell pointed out, "He may have a lot to learn, but some day he's going to catch those sun fish, and all the fishes will come to respect his reign in the river."
A silver tabby she-cat wormed her way to the front of the cats, trying to reach the tortoiseshell. She accidentally stepped on the cranky ginger tabby's paw and murmured a quiet apology. Finally, she reached the side of the ginger and black she-cat.
"I'm glad all is well," the silver cat told the tortoiseshell, "No offense to being a medicine cat, but these are my favorite visits."
The tortie she-cat gave a small laugh, "I like these too. Trust me, none of us like warning our clans against impending danger. We are helpless to do anything more than that. It is a comfort to know that RiverClan is safe, and of course it is always nice to see you Echosky."
"Is it time for me to go now?" Echosky asked.
The tortoiseshell pondered for a second, "You can stay a while longer. Feel free to visit with old friends. I'll take you to the Moonpool when it's time for you to return to the waking world." She gave Echosky a small lick on the shoulder before fading away into the mistiness.
Many fox-lengths away, in the thick of the pine woods, another two cats waded through a grove of blooming flowers.
"I've never seen so many plants in ShadowClan's forest," a huge black tom said. Beside him, a dusty brown tabby nodded his head.
"I wish the flowers in StarClan grew in ShadowClan's territory too," the tabby meowed.
"What are those berries called?" the black tom inquired, flicking his ear at a plant with tiny white flowers and pale, unripe berries growing on it.
"That's a thimbleberry plant," the tabby tom explained, "They're not good for anything really, though if you find one that's ripe, it tastes decent. I'm pretty sure there are some on ShadowClan's outside border, near the kittypet house. You should know that though. How many moons have you been medicine cat now, Wolfeye?"
The black cat purred, "Too many to count. Luckily, the majority of those moons have been spent in peace."
"Do you ever miss it? Being a warrior I mean?" the brown tabby asked.
Wolfeye silently watched the waving flowers of the thimbleberry plant for a moment before responding, "Those were dark times for me. I was a great fighter, too great for my own good. My purpose will always be better served as a medicine cat. My life is sworn to healing instead of hell. So no, I don't miss it. I still have every mouse-length of pride for ShadowClan as I did when I was a warrior."
The dusty tom gave Wolfeye a hard stare, before returning his gaze to the flowers. All around, multi-hued petals flaunted their prettiness and golden nectar lay smeared seductively over the centers of the delicate blossoms. Every once in a while, a shaft of light would glance off a tiny seed hidden amongst the leaf litter. The two cats sat quietly, entranced, until the silence had carried on for a moment too long.
"When must I return?" Wolfeye spoke softly, his voice holding a note of regret.
"There's still time," the tabby replied, "Stay while you can and find others to visit with. I'll take you back when it's time for you to go."
Out past the ShadowClan border, thunder rumbled its promise of rain over the very clan named after it. A dark ginger tom stood crouched beside a starry silver cat, both waiting to pounce. A large blackbird sat only a few rabbit-lengths away from them, pecking at the ground. Swift as lightning, the silver cat launched at the bird and it took off, flapping and cawing madly. It was stopped by a bite to its neck from the ginger tom. Finishing the blackbird off quickly, the red tom puffed up his chest with pride.
"Nice catch, Sorrelheart," the silver tom cat commented, "I wouldn't have gotten it without your help."
"I can't believe it was out looking for food in this storm," Sorrelheart purred. He dug his claws into the ground and buried his catch, "Now that I think of it, how can it be raining in StarClan?"
The silver tom glanced up at the cloudy bands of stars above, "It is the same as in the waking world. Without water, the plants would not grow, and there would be no prey to feast on those plants. If the rain displeases you, we can find a place to stay dry."
Sorrelheart laughed, "I don't mind the rain. I was just curious. Do we have time to keep hunting or do I need to wake up soon?"
"I have time for one more catch if you do."
Beyond the dense forest, the sky cleared, and the sun shown down on the open moor. Cats dashed after rabbits, while others lazed about on the soft grass, sharing tongues. A lean gray tabby she-cat stalked up the hillside flanked by a black and white tom. The ridge at the top of the hill was lined with innumerable different wildflowers. Multicolored specks dotted the land for as far as the eye could see. The gray tabby stopped to sniff a little lavender flower, before sneezing particles of pollen from her nostrils.
"The daisies are really widespread this year," the patched tom pointed out, "I've never seen so many. That one you just smelled is an aster. They're sprouting up all over the place."
"I wish I could spend the rest of my life in this field," the she-cat whispered. The black and white tom looked at her solemnly.
"Don't wish away your life Heatherstep. Once StarClan calls you, you can spend as much time here as you like. I'll be right beside you," he told her.
A breeze pushed its way through the meadow of flowers and each one swayed in rhythm, making it look as though a giant paw had just brushed over every petal. The black and white splotched tom cat moved closer to Heatherstep, his tail twining with hers.
"In StarClan, there are still boundaries between clan and clan, but they are skewed. Sometimes I wish that those below us lived the same. Everyone here lives much more peacefully," the tom admitted, "But then again, we all still feel the calling of a warrior's life. Even the medicine cats yearn for the feeling of fur beneath their claws at times. That's what the life below is for: battles, tension… passion. Sometimes I wish I hadn't chosen the life of a medicine cat, so I could have experienced that too. Well, I guess I did experience it, just in a different way. I don't have any regrets…"
Heatherstep pulled her tail away from the splotched tom, "I don't either."
The tom gazed at her knowingly, "Of course you don't. It's time that I led you back to the waking world now."
He stood, leading her back down the grassy hill. Mist began to blot out the sunshine as they padded across the lands of StarClan. It wasn't long before they reached the edge of a pool. Around it sat the other medicine cats: Echosky, Wolfeye, and Sorrelheart. Heatherstep turned to say goodbye to the black and white tom, only to find that he had vanished.
From within the curling sheet of mist, the tortoiseshell, the brown tabby, the silver cat, and the black and white splotched tom watched as the four living medicine cats faded from view, returning to the real world. As soon as they were gone, the ground began to shake and rumble. Over ThunderClan's side, lightning beat down against the treetops, sending showers of sparks in all directions.
The black and white StarClan cat lowered his head, "I feel guilty for hiding this from them."
"It was all we could do!" the tortoiseshell growled over the creaking of the earth.
"Terrible times are coming and they—we—will face something that not even the Three, who had the power of the stars in their paws, could have aided against. StarClan and the clans are falling into ruin, and so few will survive this," the brown tabby murmured, "The least we could do is ease the minds of the medicine cats. This is not something that can be prevented. The clans' very existence is riding on the success of only a select few cats, and even if they do succeed, it will never be the same for both the living and the dead."
A distant roaring noise burst through the air, just as the first flames engulfed the tops of a huge oak tree. Cats shrieked in fear as the ground below began to crack and give way. Trees started falling everywhere as smoke and dust choked the atmosphere. The silver tom stared at the other three StarClan cats, "We need to go, now."
All four took off, running with an entire stampede of frightened StarClan warriors, as they fled the lands they once called paradise. Behind them, their home crumbled into oblivion.