So I'm sure all of you have been wondering why I haven't updated, well, anything.

This is why. This is a short story I've been working on for some time, and as of yesterday I have it written to completion - which means I can post this while buffering my other stories, so hell yeah! I have a lot of short story ideas, so hopefully you'll be seeing them soon.

This story, as the summary states, is an AU (of course, anything taking place after The Last Hope is technically an AU) about Feathertail reincarnating herself into a living cat so that she can see what Crowfeather's been up to!

Warning - if you like Crowfeather and think he's faultless, bad news: I wouldn't recommend reading this. The fact of the matter is that Crowfeather is not utterly faultless. He is not the only cat to blame, but it is mostly his fault that Breezepelt left, Nightcloud hated him, and he destroyed Leafpool's, well, everything. I've tried to make it seem as unbiased as possible but, let's face it, that is impossible. We all have our opinions and if yours is that Crowfeather is as glorified and perfect as the Erins think he is then this story is not for you.

***You have been warned, and any reviews containing hate will be ignored.***

So don't be calling me a weak coward because I'm ignoring your trollish hate. You've literally been warned that I will be ignoring you and I won't be giving this warning again.

-ahem-

Anyway, as this is literally the first story I've ever written to completion before posting, and as it is intended to be a short story (14 chapters, max; including this one, the prologue, and the epilogue) there are time-skips, and plenty of them. No time skip is further than two moons (I think the most is a moon and a half?) and all happenings between the skips are detailed in-story. Gatherings have been omitted, as this story's conflict does not deal with the other Clans. I will admit that there are some characters and relationships I wish I had explored further (-cough- Woollypaw and Applepaw and Featherpaw -cough-) but since this story has a drill's head focus on just a few characters I regret that I had to dim them down to keep it short.

I also wish I had focused on my headcanon's for WindClan's hunting and fighting techniques but I have the Celestial Trilogy (Celestial Eclipse, Ascendance, and its finale) and The Dark Chronicles (Dark Fever and its sequels) for that.

This story is character-based, not action-based, and the only chapter with an action sequence is sudden, short, and to-the-point. Just a head's-up.

Now, on with the show!

ALLEGIANCES

WINDCLAN

Leader: Onestar – brown tabby tom (Whitetail's mate)

Deputy: Ashfoot – gray she-cat

Medicine Cat: Kestrelflight – mottled gray tom (Woollypaw)

Warriors:

Whitetail – small white she-cat (mother of Heathertail, Kestrelflight, Owlwhisker, Rabbitpaw, Peatpaw, and Frostpaw)

Gorsetail – very pale gray-and-white tom with blue eyes (Sunstrike's mate)

Nightcloud – black she-cat (Applepaw)

Crowfeather – dark gray tom (Featherpaw)

Weaselfur – ginger tom with white paws (Sedgewhisker's mate)

Harespring – brown-and-white tom

Leaftail – dark tabby tom with amber eyes (Swallowtail's mate)

Emberfoot – gray tom with two dark paws (Heathertail's mate)

Heathertail – light brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes (mother of Featherpaw and Woollypaw)

Owlwhisker – light brown tabby tom

Swallowtail – dark gray she-cat (mother of Applepaw)

Whiskernose – light brown tom (Rabbitpaw)

Furzepelt – gray-and-white she-cat (Peatpaw)

Boulderfur – dark gray tabby tom (Frostpaw)

Apprentices:

Woollypaw – brown-and-white tabby tom with long, soft fur; medicine cat apprentice

Applepaw – mottled brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Rabbitpaw – light brown tabby tom

Peatpaw – brown-and-white she-cat

Frostpaw – pure white tom

Featherpaw – silver tabby she-cat with long, soft fur and blue eyes

Queens:

Sedgewhisker – light brown tabby she-cat (mother of Weaselfur's kits – Dapplekit, Poppykit, and Russetkit)

Sunstrike – tortoiseshell she-cat with a large white mark on her forehead (expecting Gorsetail's kits)

Elders:

Webfoot – dark gray tabby tom

THUNDERCLAN

Leader: Bramblestar – dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Deputy: Squirrelflight – dark ginger she-cat

Medicine Cat: Leafpool – light brown tabby she-cat with white chest and paws (Jayfeather)

Warriors:

Brackenfur – golden brown tabby tom

Cloudtail – long-haired white tom with blue eyes (Stormpaw)

Brightheart – white she-cat with ginger patches

Spiderleg – long-limbed black tom

Lionblaze – golden tabby tom with amber eyes (Amberpaw)

Cinderheart – gray tabby she-cat

Ivypool – silver-and-white tabby she-cat (Snowpaw)

Apprentices:

Jayfeather – gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes; medicine cat "apprentice"

Queens:

Dovewing – pale gray she-cat with blue eyes (mother of three kits)

Daisy – long-haired cream she-cat (mother of two kits)

Elders:

Graystripe – long-haired gray tom

Dustpelt – dark brown tabby tom

Sandstorm – pale ginger she-cat

Purdy – old tabby loner

RIVERCLAN

Leader: Mistystar – gray she-cat with blue eyes

Deputy: Reedwhisker – black tom

Medicine Cat: Mothwing – dappled golden she-cat (Willowshine)

Warriors:

Graymist – pale gray tabby she-cat (Lichenpaw)

Icewing – white she-cat with blue eyes

Mallownose – light brown tabby tom

Grasspelt – light brown tom (Curlpaw)

Hollowflight – dark brown tabby tom (Podpaw)

Apprentices:

Willowshine – gray tabby she-cat; medicine cat apprentice

Queens:

Minnowtail –dark gray she-cat (expecting)

Mossyfoot – brown-and-white she-cat (mother of two)

Elders:

Pouncetail – ginger-and-white tom

Dapplenose – mottled gray she-cat

SHADOWCLAN

Leader: Rowanstar – ginger tom

Deputy: Tawnypelt – tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes

Medicine Cat: Littlecloud – very small tabby tom (Mistpaw)

Warriors:

Smokefoot – black tom

Toadfoot – dark brown tom

Olivenose – tortoiseshell she-cat

Tigerheart – dark brown tabby tom (Sparrowpaw)

Dawnpelt – cream-furred she-cat (Dewpaw)

Apprentices:

Mistpaw – pale gray she-cat; medicine cat apprentice

Queens:

Applefur – mottled brown she-cat (mother of three)

Snowbird – pure white she-cat (mother of one)

Elders:

Oakfur – small brown tom

Ratscar – brown tom with a long scar down his back