Authors Note: Hey guys! This is my first story on this site, and well... the first time in a while that I've written a warriors story. So I'm going to warn you right now, the first chapters won't be that good. Later on, they will get better, I promise! Anyway, I'm excited to see where this goes! Reviews are greatly appreciated! BTW, for those of you that don't know me (most of you shouldn't, after all, I am new!) I'm Wildstep. Although, I usually go by Wild. Anyway, enjoy!
I do not own warriors in anyway
~Wild
Warriors- Rising Flames
Allegiances:
Leader: Snowstar- fluffy white she-cat with gray paws, tail, and patch around right eye, has blue eyes. Lives Left: 3
Deputy: Marshfoot- Brown tabby tom with one black paw and amber eyes.
Apprentice: Robinpaw
Medicine Cat: Blackfeather- long-haired black tom with amber eyes.
Apprentice: Antpaw
Warriors:
Nightspark- black she-cat with orange slash of fur on left leg, amber eyes, sister of Blackfeather.
Oakshine- Golden tabby tom with green eyes.
Apprentice: Swiftpaw
Thrushfur- tan and white tom with blue eyes.
Redthorn- red-brown she-cat with green eyes and white belly
Mapleleaf- golden she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentice: Wildpaw
Duskfur- Dark grey tabby tom with amber eyes. Youngest warrior.
Beechsplash- tortoiseshell and white she-cat with green eyes.
Apprentices:
Swiftpaw- black tom with blue eyes, a white tail tip, and smudge on nose
Antpaw- Red-brown she-cat with green eyes
Wildpaw- brown she-cat with white front paws and belly with brownish-gold eyes
Robinpaw- white she-cat with brown patches and green eyes
Queens:
Larkflight- pale silver she-cat with blue eyes
Kits: Brushkit, Mistkit, and Lightkit
Kits:
Brushkit- tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes
Mistkit- Dark gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Lightkit- tan tom with blue eyes
Elders:
Bendingtail- white tom with bent tail
Aspenbreeze- tabby she-cat
Sunwhisker- orange tabby tom, oldest cat in clan
Cats Outside of Clans:
Petunia- Small gray and white kittypet that lives in the twoleg place
Straw- Light ginger tom with darker ginger stripes
Prologue- Shadows of Red
The orange tom gazed into the small pool of water, watching as claws flashed and blood spilled. Yowls of anger and agony drifted out of the shining, silver substance, breaking what would have otherwise been a peaceful night. Finally, one last cry bubbled out of the pool, and all was silent.
The fiery leader turned away from the pool and stared with sorrowful green eyes at the many cats surrounding him. "It's happened", he croaked, closing his eyes "The time of the clans has ended".
As if to seal his words, the pool slowly turned a light shade of pink, and continued to darken until it was a bright cherry red. Shocked cries and whispers worked through the starry forest as realization sunk in. A sorrowful cry filled the hollow, and was soon followed by many more.
"Silence".
The soft voice was barely louder then a whisper, but it was enough to quiet the mourning cats. A fluffy grey she-cat worked her way through the crowd, until she was face to face with the ginger cat.
"Firestar", she said softly, settling down on the soft forest floor. "You have forgotten, not all hope is lost."
The tom's eyes narrowed into slits "Cinderheart, you have been one of my closest friends, both as Cinderpelt and Cinderheart. But you are blind to what has happened here tonight. The clans-"
"-Will live again", Cinderheart interrupted, meeting the tom's steady gaze with her own. "We are beaten, but we are not yet broken. From the ruins of the original four, something even greater will rise."
A voice drifted over the protestant yowls that had once again sprung up. "You are both right", a pretty she-cat gracefully took her place next to the two bickering cats. "The four clans will no longer be the same they once were, but the warrior code lives on".
Spottedleaf stared into the red, blood-like pool and touched it gently with her tail. The water gave a shudder and silently moved outward, getting clearer with each ripple. "From four will come one that is greater then all", she whispered, her previously-gentle voice echoed with power, sending a hushed, deadly silence throughout the hollow.
The momentary peace vanished when once again another she-cat made her way through the crowd, amber eyes flashing. "A prophecy!" she scoffed, unsheathing her claws "Since when has a prophecy done us any good?"
Spottedleaf eyed the golden she-cat calmly. "Leopardstar, I know that times seem dark. But there will always be light. There always has been".
Leopardstar bristled and lashed her tail back and forth with anger. "There have been too many close calls. We should have seen this coming." She gestured towards the puddle, which had once again turned red. "Cats have spent too long sitting around and waiting for a certain cat to save them. Without the last prophecy", She sneered "this may never had happened."
All of Starclan gave shouts of agreement. Spottedleaf hung her head, closing her eyes. "You have all lost hope. As far as I'm concerned, all of you, brave warriors and leaders of the past" she eyed Firestar "Have turned into a clan of bickering kits. Perhaps, in a way, the Dark Forest really has won".
Leopardstar's eyes glittered "I'm having nothing more to do with this." And with one last sigh of anger and sorrow, she strutted out of the hollow.
One by one the rest of the starry warriors followed, until it just the two she-cats, Cinderheart and Spottedleaf, remained.
Cinderheart shared a sorrowful look with her friend. They hadn't lived at the same time as each other, but in Starclan they had come to be good companions. "What is it going to take to make them believe?" She whispered, staring down onto the bloody battlefield below her. She was answered with silence, until another voice spoke up.
"There's more to the prophecy then you realize".
Both she-cats turned around at the sound of the gruff voice. "Jayfeather!" Cinderpelt exclaimed, staring at the blind medicine cat. "We didn't see- we didn't know you were there!"
The tom sighed at the she-cats hasty cover-up. Instead of fixing her with a biting remark, as may once have, he turned his sightless blue eyes onto the rippling stain of red.
"From four will come one that is greater then all. Peace will come, but old scars will rise up once more. Only old memories from the wild will bring salvation".
The pool once more turned clear, but this time it increased until the water shone with a brilliant, otherworldly light. The intense glare lasted for only a fraction of a second, and the three cats were plunged back into darkness.