The Return of SkyClan: A Warriors Fanfiction
By: Emberwind8
This is my first Fanfiction ever to be published, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy cheese, my own cat, and when my cat eats cheese!
I DO NOT OWN THE WARRIORS SERIES, ERIN HUNTER DOES!
Dedicated to the real SkyClan cats.
(The ones in the story are cats from a shelter I work at, just with different names)
ALLEGIANCES
ThunderClan
Leader Bramblestar- dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Deputy Squirrelflight- dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
Medicine Cat Jayfeather- Gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes
Warriors Sandstorm- pale ginger she-cat with green eyes
Leafpool- light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
ShadowClan
Leader Rowanstar- ginger tom
Deputy Tigerheart- dark brown tabby tom
Medicine Cat Littlecloud- very small tabby tom
Apprentice, Dewpaw (gray she-cat)
WindClan
Leader Ashstar- gray she-cat
Deputy Heathertail- light brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Medicine Cat Kestrelflight- mottled gray tom
RiverClan
Leader Reedstar- black tom
Deputy Mintfur- light gray tabby tom
Medicine Cat Mothwing- dappled golden she-cat
Apprentice, Willowshine (gray tabby she-cat)
The New SkyClan
Rosewing- long-furred cream she-cat with a dark tail, paws, legs, ears, and face and ice blue eyes
Creamsplash- cream she-cat with dark points on her face, paws, legs, ears, and tail and ice blue eyes
Mottleface- silky-furred black tom with a partially white face, and white stomach and paws, and light yellow eyes
Nightfall- silky and long-furred she-cat with a little white patch on chest and light yellow eyes
Roseyleaf- gray and white tabby she-cat with ginger flecks and light yellowish green eyes
Specklepelt- tortoiseshell she-cat with a white muzzle, chest, and paws, a torn left ear, and yellow eyes
Dapplefur- white, ginger, and black she-cat
Brighteyes- black and white she-cat with light green eyes and a torn left ear
Sharpfang- black and white she-cat with bright green eyes
Roughflight- rough-furred black tom with a white stomach, paws, and bright yellow eyes
Roundbelly- plump silver tabby tom with bright blue eyes
Poolheart- beautiful silver tabby she-cat with stunning blue eyes
Doeleap- large gray tom with a small white patch on his chest and light brown eyes
Stormfrost- large gray tom with a fluffy tail
Tigerflame- large, long-furred dark brown tabby tom with light brown eyes
Honeybrook- pretty brown tabby she-cat with brown eyes
Sandspots- large white tom with a partially ginger face, and ginger blotches on back, and a ginger tabby tail
Shortleg- very small gray she-cat with bright yellow eyes
Sablefoot- ginger tabby she-cat with brown eyes
Oaktail- brown tabby and white tom with light green eyes
Iceshine- white she-cat with patches of brown and ginger tabby, yellow eyes, and a torn left ear
Nippaw- very large gold tabby tom with brownish yellow eyes
Duskpaw- silver tom with pretty black tabby stripes and light brown eyes
Luckypaw- gray tom with and white chin, paws, and stomach
Silverpaw- silver tom with faint darker silver tabby stripes, dark ears, dark paws, and bright blue eyes
Copperpaw- white she-cat with a partially ginger face and ginger and black spots on back, a black and ginger tail, and light green eyes
Stripepaw- large, long-furred silver tabby and reddish orange eyes and a short tail
Breezepaw- very large long-furred silver tabby tom with hazel eyes
Softpaw- black she-cat with yellow eyes
Mallowpaw- silky and long-furred black she-cat
Tallpaw- black and white tom with large ears and yellow eyes
Sunpaw- light ginger tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Featherpaw- black and white she-cat with yellowish amber eyes
Morningpaw- tortoiseshell she-cat with a white nose, chest, and paws
Jumppaw- black tom with a long tail, large ears, and pale yellow eyes
Lilykit- dark gray and white she-cat
Dawnkit- white she-cat with ginger and black patches and amber eyes
Leafkit- pretty brown tabby she-cat with brown eyes
Darkkit- big black tom with bright yellow eyes
Emberkit- dark ginger tabby and white tom with blue eyes
Hazelkit- black and white she-cat with hazel eyes
Rainkit- black tom with white paws, stomach, a white flash on nose, and hazel eyes
Tinykit- small light gray and white tom
Firekit- very skinny and long-furred ginger tabby tom with a white nose and white paws
Sweetkit- pretty long-furred ginger tabby she-cat with brown eyes
Fogkit- muscular gray tabby tom with blue eyes
Wrenkit- muscular black she-cat with a tiny white patch on chest and yellow eyes
Shadekit- muscular black tom with a small white patch on chest and pale yellow eyes
Grasskit- brown tabby tom with brown eyes
Patchkit- small, dark gray tabby and white tom with long back legs
Smokekit- dilute tortoiseshell she-cat with dark brown eyes and a little white spot on tip of tail
Sparrowkit- ginger tabby and white she-cat with hazel eyes
Lightkit- light ginger tabby and white tom with hazel eyes
Mousekit- very pale ginger tabby and white tom with hazel eyes
Yellowkit- very pale ginger tabby she-cat with hazel eyes
Flowerkit- very pale ginger tabby and white she-cat with hazel eyes
Daisykit- very pale ginger tabby and white she-cat with hazel eyes
Nutkit- ginger tabby she-cat with a kink in tail and dark brown eyes
Gingerkit- ginger tabby she-cat with a lighter chest and brown eyes
Prologue
Jayfeather closed his eyes and floated off into a dream. When he opened them again, he was in the saw starry hunting grounds of StarClan.
"Jayfeather", said a voice behind him.
He turned, and saw Bluestar.
Before he could say anything, she started talking again, "Jayfeather, the sky has fallen now, but it will leap again soon, if you make it."
When Jayfeather blinked, and opened his eyes again, she was gone.
Chapter One
"Bramblestar! Bramblestar, wake up!" His eyes were blurry from sleep, but Bramblestar could still see a faint outline of his deputy, Squirrelflight.
"What is it?" he asked her.
"I'm not exactly sure, but Jayfeather wants to see you, he says it's urgent."
"Tell him to come in then."
Squirrelflight left Bramblestar's den, and a few moments later, Jayfeather stumbled in.
"Sorry to wake you Bramblestar, but I think I've been given a prophecy from StarClan!"
This immediately woke up Bramblestar, "Do you really think it was a prophecy? What did you see exactly?"
"Well, I was in StarClan's hunting grounds, and Bluestar told me this, 'the sky has fallen, but it will leap again soon, if you can make it.'"
Bramblestar was confused, "I would be no help at trying to decipher what it means, but I agree that it sounds like a prophecy… For now, I think the best thing to do is waiting until the next Gathering when you meet with the other medicine cats, and then ask them for guidance."
"I was thinking the same thing, but then I was thinking maybe we should ask them sooner, since it said, 'if you make it.'"
Bramblestar thought for a while, "Okay, I'll let you go before the rest of the Clan wakes up, but I'll get Sandstorm and Leafpool to come with you."
"Thank you Bramblestar."
Jayfeather was waiting at the exit of the camp when he heard cats walking towards him, and could smell Bramblestar, Sandstorm, and Leafpool.
"I've already explained to them what you're doing, but you should tell them about the prophecy yourself."
"I will."
Jayfeather, Leafpool, and Sandstorm left ThunderClan camp, and headed first to WindClan. Once they were alone in the forest, Jayfeather told Sandstorm and Leafpool what he'd seen.
"I was in StarClan, and Bluestar told me exactly this; 'the sky has fallen, but it will leap again, if you can make it.' I have no idea what it means, do either of you have any clue?"
Leafpool answered, "'The sky has fallen' could refer to a lot of things, but something probably hasn't actually fallen from the sky, maybe it has something to do with a cat from StarClan falling, like Spottedleaf."
"I agree", replied Sandstorm, "but I also think that it could be purely metaphorical, and that 'falling' could mean something completely different."
After a short silence, Jayfeather smelled water, "Could one of you help me cross the stream?" he said awkwardly.
"Sure", agreed Leafpool.
She grabbed him by his neck and heaved him across the quickly moving stream. Jayfeather smelled the scent markings, and for the first time thought about what might happen if a Warrior like Breezepelt caught them on WindClan territory. But he shook that thought out of his mind. After a few minutes, Jayfeather could smell more WindClan scent. They were close to the camp.
"I think you should go in first, Jayfeather," said Sandstorm, "it would be less threatening than two Warriors going in."
So he did, and was lead to the leader, Ashstar. She was awaking in the open moorland with some other Warriors. Apparently someone noticed them.
"Jayfeather?"
It was Heathertail, the deputy.
"What are you doing on our territory? I hope you have a good reason for being here."
"I need to speak to Kestrelflight, it's very important," he replied sharply.
"Then I'll get him for you, if that's what would please you."
A moment later he smelled Heathertail coming back with Kestrelflight.
"What's the matter Jayfeather?" he heard Kestrelflight say.
"I need to speak to you privately in your den."
"Come with me then."
"You two can tell Ashstar what's going on," Jayfeather told Sandstorm and Leafpool before he left.
Jayfeather was greeted by the smell of herbs when he entered the medicine cat den.
"StarClan has given me a what I believe is a prophecy."
He could tell Kestrelflight was listening now.
"I saw Bluestar, and she said to me, 'the sky has fallen, but it will leap again, if you can make it.'"
"Wow… I'm not sure what to say," Kestrelflight said.
"I don't either, but the message seems urgent. I think you should come with me to see the other medicine cats today. I'll need all the help I can get."
"Sure, I'll ask Ashstar."
He and Jayfeather left the medicine cat den and went to Ashstar, Sandstorm, and Leafpool.
"I'm going with Jayfeather to see the other medicine cats, if you'll allow it."
"I will, but only under these circumstances."
"Then I think it would be best if we left now."
"You may go."
So Jayfeather, Kestrelflight, Sandstorm, and Leafpool traveled to RiverClan's camp. But when they get to twolegplace and horseplace, Jayfeather heard a loud sound, like the buildings crashing to the ground. Mostly because they were.
"What have they done!" exclaimed Leafpool, "What has happened to the twolegs! And Smokey and Floss!"
"Let's get out of here as soon as we can!" said Kestrelflight.
They all ran around the mess to the part of the lake that holds the island. Between two rivers close by was RiverClan's camp. When they got to the rivers, Leafpool lead the cats across the stepping stones to the camp. When they all got there, they found Mothwing and Willowshine gathering herbs by the water. They were surprised to see the cats.
Jayfeather was the first to speak, "I need to speak to you two privately. I've gotten a prophecy from StarClan."
Mothwing looked suspicious, mainly because she didn't believe in StarClan, as did Willowshine, though for other obvious reasons.
"We'll go to our den," Mothwing said.
Mothwing went to Reedstar's den to tell her what happened, and Willowshine took Jayfeather, Sandstorm, Leafpool, and Kestrelflight to the medicine cat's den. When Mothwing came back, Jayfeather explained the prophecy.
"That's really confusing…" said Willowshine, "But I'm sure you've already figured it out."
"I think that part about the sky falling might have something to do with the nighttime, when the sun goes down," answered Mothwing.
"That's a reasonable idea. We should go to Littlecloud though, to see what he thinks," said Jayfeather.
Mothwing told Reedstar they were leaving, and then the six cats jumped across the rocks in the river, and crossed into ShadowClan territory. After wandering through the pine forest, they found the camp. When they strolled in, the cats looked at them quizzically, but didn't say anything. Thankfully, the new ShadowClan leader, Rowanstar, welcomed them as friends when he saw that most of them were medicine cats.
"Do you need Littlecloud and Dewpaw for something?" he immediately asked.
"Yes," answered Jayfeather, "I've gotten a message from StarClan that we need help interpreting."
"They're in their den."
Jayfeather and the other medicine cats entered the den, greeted by the smell of different herbs and the newly apprenticed Dewpaw.
Littlecloud must've seen the worried looks on their faces; "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Jayfeather's received a prophecy from StarClan," Kestrelflight answered, "we don't quite understand it and were hoping you could help out."
"I'll try all I can to help, what did StarClan say?"
Jayfeather responded, "When I saw Bluestar she said, 'the sky has fallen, but it will leap again, if you can make it.'"
"In all of my years of being medicine cat, I've never heard anything that puzzling," he said, "what do you think it is?"
"So far, we've thought that it meant that a StarClan cat has fallen, nighttime when the sun falls, or something completely metaphorical," concluded Jayfeather.
"All of those things seem reasonable-"
"What about SkyClan? You know, that ancient Clan that was driven out by evil twolegs?" Littlecloud's apprentice Dewpaw blurted.
They all just sat there for a few moments and contemplated what Dewpaw had said.
"I think Dewpaw might be right…" said Mothwing slowly.
Dewpaw looked very proud of herself.
"Of course I was right! What else would it be?"
Sandstorm and Leafpool joined them apparently hearing Dewpaw's idea.
"Did one of you say something about SkyClan?" asked Sandstorm.
"Yeah! I said that the prophecy was about SkyClan, and I was right!" said Dewpaw, very excitedly.
Sandstorm and Leafpool cautiously looked at the medicine cats, trying not to break Dewpaw's spirits by not believing him, but the looks they gave them showed that they believed the young ShadowClan apprentice
"Do any of you remember when Firestar and I rebuild SkyClan many moons ago?" Sandstorm added.
Though most of the cats were utterly confused, Littlecloud knew what she was talking about.
"Do you think that something happened to them that would cause a disturbance inside of the Clans?" he asked.
"I would have to guess so. But the journey would take many sunrises, and truthfully, I wouldn't be able to guide you there from here, or from the forest territories," said Sandstorm.
"I think the best thing to do now is go back to our Clans, and wait for the night when we can visit our ancestors in our dreams," said Littlecloud.
"Yes, let's wait until the Gathering to talk more," said Leafpool.
And with that, the cats left.
Many more chapters will be posted in the coming times, so continue reading if you absolutely LOVED it, or even if you didn't, still read on!