Hey all! This is my first story I'm posting, though I've written many more! I'll respond to every review/question if asked!
UPDATE 9/24: Did only the important allegiances for the rest of the Clans! Read it as it is important to recognizing certain cats throughout the story~.
Enjoy~
ALLEGIANCES
WindClan
Leader: Badgerstar - black tom with white paws and green eyes
Deputy: Oakwhisker - brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Medicine Cat: Ashfeather - light gray she-cat with blue eyes
Warriors: Pouncefoot - white-and-ginger tabby tom with blue eyes
Sandytail - pretty pale ginger she-cat with darker paws and green eyes
APPRENTICE, Elkpaw
Coalfeather - dark gray tom with deep blue eyes
Rushflight - brown tom with white splashes
Honeynose - tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat
APPRENTICE, Hoppaw
Rockypelt - pure black tom with amber eyes
APPRENTICE, Sheeppaw
Duckfeather - brown-and-gray-tom with green eyes
Foxrun - reddish tabby tom with a white belly and amber eyes
Clearpelt - young gray-and-white she-cat with a white muzzle and blue eyes
Pigeonwing - gray-and-white-tom with blue eyes
Apprentices: Elkpaw - mottled brown tom with green eyes and one floppy ear
Hoppaw - light brown tom with pale, sky-blue eyes
Sheeppaw - very fluffy white she-cat with a docked tail and green eyes
Queens: Thornblade - gray-and-orange tabby she-cat with a white chest and blue eyes; mother to Mousekit: pale brown she-cat with green eyes, Icekit: white she-cat with blue eyes, and Pinekit: brown tabby tom with amber eyes and a white-tipped tail
Frostshine - white she-cat with blue eyes; mother to Ryekit: white she-cat with gray tabby patches and green eyes, and Adderkit: brown tabby tom with amber eyes and cream underbelly
Elders: Puddlewhisker - gray tabby tom with blue eyes
RiverClan
Leader: Shellstar - gray speckled tom with blue eyes
Deputy: Minnowleap - sleek gray she-cat with one white ear
Medicine Cat: Breezefall - black tom with green eyes
APPRENTICE, Fishpaw
Warriors: Cloudheart - white tom with gray eyes
Slatenose - very dark gray tabby tom
Apprentices: Hawkpaw - brown she-cat
Fishpaw - gray-and-white mottled tom
Falconpaw - russet tom with gold-tinged fur
ThunderClan
Leader: Petalstar - rosy-cream she-cat with green eyes
Deputy: Graydapple - solid gray she-cat
Medicine Cat: Snowcloud - white she-cat tinged with russet
Warriors: Creamstep - cream-colored she-cat
Apprentices: Lightpaw - golden she-cat with green eyes
Weaselpaw - orange-and-white tom
ShadowClan:
Leader: Gingerstar - pale ginger she-cat
Deputy: Ravenwing - black tom with green eyes
Medicine Cat: Flowernose - tortoiseshell she-cat
Apprentices: Acornpaw - light brown tabby tom
Curlpaw - small yellow she-cat
Flowerpaw - tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes
"What is it?"
Ferns folded underpaw as a third, dark cat padded into the clearing. Thick bushes surrounded the bare area where they met, and frost gathered on every leaf. Two tan-colored she-cats came into view of the tom, who perked up at the sight of them.
"I called you both out here as I have been told something you may be interested in." He sat down across from them, relishing the fact that he did as he noticed how cold the ground was. The tom tried not to show his discomfort as he searched the gazes of the sisters sitting close together.
The larger, older she-cat bared her teeth in what he deciphered to be anger. "It better be well worth it for bringing us in the middle of leaf-bare!" she hissed.
"It is." He shifted his paws on the frozen dirt underneath him. He decided to drag this out as long as possible, for though he didn't reveal it, he was immensely worried about the information he was about to present.
"Well?" prompted the younger cat, whose ribs showed. "Get on with it or we'll all fade away." A subtle hint of amusement lined her mew, but the tom barely noticed.
"I have kept quiet for moons about this, for everybody's sake." The dark tom lifted a paw and licked his pads a few times, not just to warm them, but to hide his nervousness.
The larger she-cat sighed quietly, and the tom knew he had to hurry this up. "Our ThunderClan ancestors informed me that one of my kin will follow a path of confusion about where its loyalties lie. They said, The hunters will become hunted. One will go to seek other places."
"Who is the one? Certainly not Thorn?" the older cat mewed, pale green eyes growing wide.
The dark tom shook his head. "They didn't tell me." He lowered his gaze. "They just said that one of my kin would be confused!" His voice raised to squeak. "I don't know!"
"None of your kin remain in the Clans, young one," the older she-cat murmured. "Thorn must find a Clan before her kitting, or the prophecy will go unfulfilled."
The tom heaved a sigh of frustration. How was he supposed to pass on messages if he didn't get enough information about them? He scored a paw on the ground, causing claw marks to form in the dirt tinged with white snow. He peered downwards, seeing his only daughter lumber along with effort, making her way through and out of the woods at the edge of the Clan territories. He desperately hoped she would find some Clan soon, even if it wasn't ThunderClan.
He blocked out the memories from his past and focused on the possibly bright future ahead. The Gathering was taking place, full moon shining. All Clans were at peace for the moment. The dark cat vowed to find the one who would be torn between two worlds.
He would have to wait a moon. The tom lay down and observed the Gathering once more, foreseeing an uproar on the horizon.
There's the prologue! Short but important!
So what will happen to Thorn? Will she find the Clans? Will this 'dark cat' really help his kin?
Find out soon! I'll post chapter one shortly~
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