Into the Past of the Ancient Clans

by SilverBlossomHeart

The cats of Starclan have received a new prophecy which they believe predicts the fall of Starclan to the Dark Forest, but then some of their ranks disappear. Reborn into the past, 10 Starclan cats must stop the Dark Forest cats that were also reborn and trying to change history. With the help of some extraordinary cats, the Starclan cats set off on a quest to save the past.

1. Prologue

Into the Past of the Ancient Clans

The stars were twinkling in the dark sky and everything was peaceful and calm, after the clans were founded many seasons ago, all five clans had lived in harmony with only minor skirmishes over boundaries. But nothing could predict how different life would be for the Ancient Clans in the long, painful seasons ahead.

Allegiances

Starclan

Thunderstar- large ginger-and-white tom with white paws and amber eyes

Windstar- wiry brown she-cat with yellow eyes

Riverstar- silver-gray tom with bright green eyes

Shadowstar- thick-furred black she-cat with green eyes

Skystar- light gray tom with ice-blue eyes

Bluestar- blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes

Oakheart- reddish brown tom

Firestar- handsome ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt and green eyes

Yellowfang- dark gray she-cat with broad, flattened face

Graystripe- long-haired gray tom

Sandstorm- pale ginger she-cat with green eyes

Ravenflight- black tom with a white dash on his chest and white tail tip

Mistystar- gray she-cat with blue eyes

Feathertail- light gray she-cat with blue eyes

Spottedleaf- beautiful dark tortoiseshell she-cat with a distinctive dappled pelt

"Hello Firestar, how's the prey running?" called Graystripe. "Fine! How are you?" replied the ginger tom. "We should get going,"said Graystripe. Together, they ran to meet up with Bluestar, Sandstorm, and Ravenflight on the way to the meeting. Bounding through Starclan territory where the sun is bright and there's always a refreshing breeze is nice, but sometimes a cat just needs to have some adventure, thought Firestar. Without realizing where he was, the tom ran straight past Graystripe as he stopped at the sunny clearing with the other Starclan warriors on the way to the meeting. Just noticing his friend wasn't next to him anymore, Firestar skidded to a halt and looked around to see Bluestar, Sandstorm, Ravenflight, and Graystripe purring as he realized his mistake and gave his chest fur a few licks. "Well Firestar seems eager to get to the meeting, let's go then," mewed Ravenflight.

"Looks like you finally bothered to show up," muttered Yellowfang. "Yellowfang's in a bad mood today," said Oakheart. "Well, isn't she always at least a little bit grumpy? The day she acts sweet like honey, is the day I'll be worried" joked Sandstorm. Yellowfang growled, "Are you done fooling around and joking about when you'll be worried about me? Because there are greater things to worry about like the Dark Forest, you know about the new prophecy. 'Mysterious darkness eternal shall bring down the sky's warriors' we all know this is talking about the Dark Forest defeating Starclan but we cannot allow this to happen." Every cat nodded their head in agreement.

"There is always hidden meaning to every prophecy, we are just scratching the surface to it. It can mean something else, we just assume it means the Dark Forest and Starclan, but what if it means a different 'dark force' and not all of Starclan?" wondered Feathertail.

"Well everything in the prophecy will unfold until the end when everything is clear," assured Oakheart, "I'm sure it's going to be different from what we think it is. I mean, the Dark Forest isn't all that mysterious." Once again, cats nodded but this time some of them protested. "But they are the only eternal force of darkness!" cried Ferncloud. "So? Starclan doesn't know everything!" shouted Mistystar.

"Everybody! What are you doing!? Shouting and fighting among yourselves like newly made apprentices!" rang a deep, clear mew.

Thunderstar, Windstar, Riverstar, Shadowstar, and Skystar stood at the crest of the hill, bathed in sunlight. One by one, they leaped down in front of the throng of cats and glared at them. "We were discussing the new prophecy," replied Raggerstar, who was brave enough to speak before the angry leaders. "Sounded more like arguing over it like little kits," snorted Windstar scathingly. "Well it's understandable that they'd be worried about it," mewed Riverstar gently, reasoning with Windstar's anger.

"Well either way, this meeting is over since we can't come to a decision over this, let's just see how it plays out," called Bluestar over the noise and commotion. She stood and walked towards the river to hunt.

After Bluestar left, cats started heading off in which way, going to wherever they needed to be. Only Firestar, Graystripe, Yellowfang, Sandstorm, and Ravenflight, remained sitting there looking at one another before Yellowfang broke in and murmured. " We'd better go after for Bluestar." Everyone slowly rose from their comfortable sitting positions before following Bluestar's scent trail.

"Bluestar! Why did you just walk off like that? Oh, hi Firestar, Graystripe, Mistystar, Sandstorm, Feathertail,Yellowfang," mewed Spottedleaf, nodding her head towards each cat as she said his or her name. While the Starclan cats weren't looking Ravenflight who had walked away from the meeting in a different direction slowly stalked up in the shadows and pounced on Graystripe's tail. "Gotcha!" purred Ravenflight. "What was that for?!" demanded the gray tom, rubbing his poor tail. "Well anyway I was going to catch a mouse before Spottedleaf scared it away–––," muttered Bluestar before a stinging pain overcame her body. "Bluestar?! What's wrong–––," cried Oakheart worriedly, before he collapsed too. One by one the Starclan cats started to black out for some reason.

"Firekit, wake up, your brothers and sister are already awake," mewed a gentle voice. Firekit? Brother and sisters? thought Firestar.

"Graykit, Bluekit, and Spottedkit are waiting for you to go outside so you can play with them and the other kits that were born this moon. There are so many of you and Blossomheart has more to come," mewed the mysterious voice. "Now go out and get some fresh air."

How many other Starclan cats were sent here? wondered Firestar.

"Firestar! Sandstorm! Bluestar! Spottedleaf!" yelled Thunderstar. He was looking for the cats that had disappeared from Starclan for a few days now. With the other original clan leaders he covered lots of ground but still couldn't catch a whiff of their scent until he came upon the clearing where they had last been. Thunderstar's eyes became wide as he realized it was stale but there were no other trails leading away from the spot. "What in Silverpelt is going on?" muttered Thunderstar. It's like they disappeared, he thought.

Thunderclan Allegiances (so far)

Leader- Moonstar- silver she-cat with white underbelly and paws

Deputy- Blossomheart- silver she-cat with white paws and tail tip

Medicine Cat- Birchleaf- brown and tan striped she-cat

Apprentice- Adderpaw- brown tabby tom with green eyes

Queens

Swiftbreeze- black-and-white spotted she-cat with amber eyes

Firekit- ginger tom with flame-colored pelt and green eyes

Graykit- long-haired gray tom

Bluekit- blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes

Spottedkit- dark tortoiseshell she-cat with a distinctive dappled coat

Fernleaf- dappled golden-brown she-cat with green eyes

Oakkit- reddish brown tom

Yellowkit- dark gray she-cat with broad, flattened face

Sandkit- pale ginger she-cat with green eyes

Berrymint- gray she-cat with pale green eyes, white paws, and white speckles on her chest

Featherkit- light gray she-cat with blue eyes

Mistykit- gray she-cat with blue eyes

Ravenkit- black tom with a white dash on chest and white tail tip

Flamekit- bright ginger tom with black spots, ear tips, tail tip, and paws

Blossomheart- silver she-cat with white paws and tail tip (Mate of Fleetfire)