Thunderclan
Leader: Runningstar – light brown tabby molly
Deputy: Spottedheart – ginger molly with white spots
Medicine Cat: Breezepool – black molly with a stumpy tail
Apprentice, Firepaw – ginger tom with white paws
Warriors:
Brightcloud – white molly
Smokesplash – white molly with black spots
Apprentice, Petalpaw
Brindletail – white and ginger patched tom
Frostfoot – brown tabby tom with white feet
Apprentice, Stormpaw
Willowfang – fierce brown tabby molly
Meadowspirit – light brown tabby molly
Wolfpelt – gray and brown tabby tom with fluffy fur
Apprentice, Pouncepaw
Sunblaze – golden tabby tom
Honeywhisper – golden molly with a white mask and paws
Swiftstep – white and gray molly
Jayfrost – gray tom with white paws
Apprentice, Owlpaw
Silentdawn – white molly; mute from birth
Stonefall – big gray tom
Apprentice, Sparrowpaw
Foxfeather – ginger tabby tom
Redflight – ginger tabby tom
Twigpelt – brown tabby tom
Tulipfern – light brown tabby molly
Sparkleg – white she-cat with ginger paws, muzzle, and tail
Wildflame – ginger tabby tom
Apprentices:
Petalpaw – small silver molly with white paws
Stormpaw – silver tabby tom with white paws
Owlpaw – brown tabby tom
Pouncepaw – brown molly with darker brown stripes, paws, and muzzle
Sparrowpaw – light brown tabby tom
Queens:
Whitebelly – black molly with a white belly and paws (Mate: Sunblaze)
Kits – Nightkit, Lionkit, Patchkit, Badgerkit
Mapleflower – golden tabby molly with darker stripes and paws (Mate: Wolfpelt)
Kits – Mothkit, Echokit, Ivykit
Ashpelt – gray tabby molly with white patches (Mate: Redflight)
Kits – Sootkit, Scorchkit
Elders:
Fawnpath – light brown tabby molly with white spots
Flowerwind – white molly with brown spots
Sootstrike – black tom
Gingerfang – fierce, old ginger tabby tom with numerous scars and a bad tempermant
Chapter 1: Starclan's Wish
Breezepool sighed at she stared at the herb stores. She would have to send out Firepaw and some warriors to get some soon, or they would run out before leaf-bare even ended. Padding out of the medicine den, she spotted Runningstar. She approached her leader with a slight purr.
"Runningstar!" She called, slowing and then sitting down next to the molly. Breezepool was familiar with the clan leader; she had been an apprentice when Runningstar had been born and had helped with the kitting. "How has the clan been lately?" Breezepool usually knew what was going on in the clan, but she had been so focused on the dwindling herb stores and getting more, she had neglected to pay attention to the goings-on of the clan.
"Nothing much," Runningstar purred. "Mapleflower is excited for her kits, and my brother is almost twice as excited as her. I swear I've seen him enter the nursery more than the queens ever have." Breezepool mewed in amusement and silently agreed with Runningstar. Wolfpelt worried more about his mate than Mapleflower worried about herself.
Before Breezepool could continue talking, she watched Spottedheart slip into camp and head towards them. With a dip of her head, Breezepool got up and let Spottedheart take over her spot. "I'll talk to you later." She told Runningstar, who nodded and then turned her deputy.
Spotting Firepaw, Breezepool headed straight for her apprentice. Firepaw sat with his siblings in the weak sun, but sat up when she approached. Foxfeather and Redflight both inclined their heads at her, but didn't get up.
"Firepaw," She greeted. "Can you and your siblings get me some more herbs? We're running out of the essential ones quickly." Firepaw fully stood up and stretched his legs.
"Sure," He yawned widely. "Just Foxfeather and Redflight, or should I grab some more cats from the warriors den?" Breezepool thought to herself for a second, but realized that she probably shouldn't ask that many warriors to leave the camp. She shook her head at Firepaw, and he nodded and poked his siblings, who yawned and then stood up to follow him.
With that done, Breezepool poked her head into the nursery. "Mapleflower," She called. "How are you feeling? I know your kits are due soon." The queen had her head in her paws, but swished her tail in greeting.
"I feel fine, Breezepool. There's no need to keep fretting. This may be my first litter, but plenty of she-cats have kitted in leaf-bare and survived." Mapleflower slowly got up, mindful of her swollen stomach, and walked towards Breezepool. "You're a good medicine cat, I know I'll be fine."
Breezepool purred and left the nursery with a parting mew. She spotted Wolfpelt approaching the nursery with a mouse in his grasp, and knew that he was bringing it to Mapleflower. Breezepool gave one last look around camp before she squeezed back into the medicine cat's den. She saw Runningstar and Spottedheart sitting together in front of Runningstar's den, heads still bent together, and a couple of the senior warriors were talking a few fox-lengths away. The apprentices were all gathered in front of their den, practicing their hunting crouches and a few battle moves.
With a last look at the herb stores, Breezepool curled up in her nest and dozed off.
She woke up in a dark clearing, lit only by the moon shining bright above. Shadows gathered in the corners, and trees loomed high above her. Breezepool blinked, searching for another cat. As her gaze drew over the far side of the clearing, Breezepool stopped. The transparent, starry silhouette of Ashleaf crouched in the shadows of a large tree.
"Ashleaf!" Breezepool trotted over to her old mentor, pressing her muzzle against her side and purring. "I haven't seen you in forever! What did you need?" Ashleaf didn't reply, staring at her with age-old blue eyes and swishing her long silver tail.
With an abrupt growl, Ashleaf jumped up and circled around Breezepool. "Beware the echoes of evil that haunt your clan!" She yowled, before marching into the shadows, a mere trace of her scent left in the clearing. Breezepool stared, terrified, before the whole clearing began to dissolve and and she was yanked out of her dream. With a short yowl, Breezepool sat up and looked at what woke her – Firepaw looked at her with panic in his eyes.
"Breezepool, Mapleflower's kitting!" He yowled, pacing to the other side of the den and picking up the herbs he was looking for. Breezepool quickly pushed herself up and ran out of the den and to the nursery. She slid in and noticed Mapleflower looked pained in the corner, as Whitebelly crowded her kits out of the way, Lionkit and Nightkit peeking out and looking interested.
Mapleflower yowled suddenly, and Breezepool quickly moved to the side of the pained queen. "How long has it been, Mapleflower? Are you doing alright?" The queen nodded at her with glazed eyes.
Firepaw popped into the nursery behind her, holding the herbs. "It's been a few minutes," He mewed through the bundle in his mouth. Putting them down next to Mapleflower, he motioned for her to swallow them.
Breezepool sat down and motioned for Firepaw to do the same. "This is going to take a while," She mewed with a flick of her tail.
Mapleflower breathed in the sweet scent of her newly-born kits, purring softly as Breezepool left and Wolfpelt swiftly walked into the nursery. He bent down next to her and purred at the three kittens, who were squirming at Mapleflower's belly. "What should we name them?" Wolfpelt looked at Mapleflower softly.
Mapleflower smiled at looking at the squirming golden kitten – "Let's name her Ivykit." Wolfpelt nodded and then looked at the smaller golden one with white paws squirming next to Ivykit. "What about Mothkit for her?" Mapleflower purred, and looked at the last one, the small gray tabby kitten with fur that was sticking out in multiple places. "I think I'll call this one Echokit."
Wolfpelt gave one last purr and licked the top of Mapleflower's head. "I'll let you four rest, and I'll be back in the morning with some freshkill."