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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