Open Skies
Hey! Before you read this story, I have some notes about the current Allegiances.
1. Assume all cats with BLUE eyes have white colouring on them somewhere (yes I spelt colouring right I'm Australian!)
2. All Clans excluding WindClan have more cats than listed, those will just be the ones mentioned.
3. I don't care about 'traditional' names. This is my story, I'm writing this for fun and I don't want to know your opinion on my names, thanks. :)
Anyway, I'm excited to be writing again, I hope you enjoy this story and I hope to make this the first in a trilogy. Reviews are encouraged, even constructive criticism or just a 'good story' or likewise is fine. Thanks for reading
- Aspenwhisker
ALLEGIANCES
WINDCLAN
LEADER
Harestar | A fluffy dark tabby tom with bright blue eyes
DEPUTY
Sagewhisker | A short dark brown tabby she-cat with dark amber eyes
MEDICINE CAT
Snowtooth | A slightly blind white tom with blue eyes
WARRIORS
Cloudwing | A white tom with dark brown eyes
Greypelt | A grey she-cat with bright amber eyes
Brightfur | A thick-furred cream she-cat with hazel eyes
Fawnclaw | A short silver tabby she-cat with bright yellow eyes
Breezecloud | A dark brown tabby tom with dark blue eyes
Nightfur | A silver tom with amber eyes
Leafheart | A long-furred brown she-cat with light blue eyes
Bluetail | A long-furred silver tom with amber eyes
Lionstreak | A mottled golden-brown tom with bright blue eyes
APPRENTICES
Emberpaw | A thick-furred creamy-brown she-cat with blue eyes
Skypaw | A short silver tabby she-cat with bright green eyes
Adderpaw | A fluffy ginger tom with dark blue eyes
Icepaw | A snowy-white tom with dark yellow eyes
QUEENS
Spottedsplash | A tortoiseshell she-cat with hazel eyes
Mother of Mudkit, a brown tom and Smokekit, a silver tabby tom
ELDERS
Brightclaw | A thick-furred silver she-cat with blue eyes
Bumbleheart | A fluffy creamy-brown tom with blue eyes
RIVERCLAN
LEADER
Nettlestar | A soft-furred creamy-brown she-cat with dark blue eyes
DEPUTY
Sootspots | A bright ginger tom with grey speckles and amber eyes
MEDICINE CAT
Minnowdapple | A long-furred black she-cat with yellow eyes
Apprentice | Mistpaw
WARRIORS
Robinfur | A short grey tom with amber eyes
Whitesong | A black and white she-cat with yellow eyes
Splashfrost | A ginger and white tom with hazel eyes
Patchshade | A black and white tom with green eyes
Silverclaw | A fluffy dark brown tabby she-cat with silvery-blue eyes
Fernfur | A silver she-cat with dark blue eyes
Redclaw | A ginger tom with blue eyes
APPRENTICES
Bearpaw | A dark brown tom with green eyes
Dawnpaw | A short snowy-white she-cat with bright yellow eyes
Snowpaw | A white she-cat with hazel eyes
QUEENS
Grassfoot | A fluffy creamy-brown she-cat with bright amber eyes
Darkfeather | A short black and white she-cat with light blue eyes
ELDERS
Stormpelt | A grey tom with dark hazel eyes
SHADOWCLAN
LEADER
Frogstar | A light brown tom with bright hazel eyes
DEPUTY
Brackenstripe | A light brown tabby tom with light amber eyes
MEDICINE CAT
Blackwhisker | A short black she-cat with bright green eyes
WARRIORS
Redember | A heavily scarred brown tom with dark yellow eyes
Ivyflower | A pale cream she-cat with dark blue eyes
Brookflame | A fluffy grey she-cat with amber eyes
Lionpelt | A fluffy bright ginger tom with ice-blue eyes
Maplefur | A bright ginger tabby she-cat with dark green eyes
Flowerwind | A short black she-cat with bright green eyes
Muddyheart | A brown tom with hazel eyes
Icefoot | A white tom with hazel eyes
Shadeflight | A long-furred black she-cat with yellow eyes
Stonewing | A brown and white tom with green eyes
Berryflame | A bright ginger she-cat with light blue eyes
APPRENTICES
Talonpaw | A dark brown tabby tom with dark yellow eyes
Hawkpaw | A short grey tom with yellow eyes
QUEENS
Honeystorm | A golden-brown she-cat with light amber eyes
ELDERS
Bluestorm | A crippled brown she-cat with green-blue eyes
Blazeheart | A short black tom with amber eyes
THUNDERCLAN
LEADER
Sleetstar | A grey tom with bright blue eyes
DEPUTY
Hailfang | A grey and white tom with dark blue eyes
MEDICINE CAT
Goldenwhisper | A golden tabby she-cat with light amber eyes
Apprentice | Longpaw
WARRIORS
Ravenfire | A bright ginger tom with dark brown eyes
Russetpetal | A light ginger-brown she-cat with amber eyes
Lilyflower | A brown and white she-cat with blue-green eyes
Whiteberry | A ginger and white tom with dark amber eyes
Raintail | A creamy-brown tom with light blue eyes
Foxwhisker | A light ginger she-cat with light blue eyes
Cedarflame | A short white tom with dark yellow eyes
Tawnyfur | A bright orange she-cat with light amber eyes
APPRENTICES
Yellowpaw | A cream tom with hazel eyes
Blossompaw | A long-furred brown she-cat with dark blue eyes
Badgerpaw | A silver and white she-cat with green eyes
Sweetpaw | A dark brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
QUEENS
Pebblestripe | A grey and white tabby she-cat with yellow eyes
ELDERS
Eaglefoot | A snowy white tom with dark hazel eyes
Toadheart | A grey tom with green eyes
PROLOGUE
The shivering figure of a feline slipped into the silvery light of the moon, the reeds rustling like whispers in her ear. It was a cold Leaf-fall night, the half-moon shining through the thick forest of tall grass and dappling the she-cat's dark pelt. Her paw steps grew faster, each breath letting a rush of cold mist into the midnight air.
The moss-green eyes on her face shimmered as a sense of peace washed over her as she heard the smallest feline whispers in a near-by clearing. Guilt for leaving the tensions brewing between her Clan and their ferocious neighbours as she fled for a rare moment of tranquillity raced through her, and she barely had time to gather her thoughts as she slipped her slender face through a bunch of trampled flowers to reach the glowing clearing.
The Moonpool's starry reflection made the night seem more quiet and bright, despite the distant sounds of her Clan in the deep pine forest.
"Blackwhisker, you managed to join us."
The calming voice came from the WindClan medicine cat, Snowtooth, and next to him was the smaller figure of Minnowdapple and her new apprentice Mistpaw.
"I thought you wouldn't have come, your Clan is risking a war with the darkest Clan of all, their paws drenched in blood and shadow, what if they strike tonight?"
Minnowdapple made Blackwhisker's stomach twist with anger and sadness.
"I trust Bluestorm entirely, being an early retiree makes her warrior blood itch for something to do for her Clan. She collects herbs and helps me make poultices for the injured and sick; she is practically a medicine cat without the divine intuition."
Minnowdapple purred softly. Snowtooth cleared his throat, which startled Blackwhisker.
"Shall we? I'm eager to discover what StarClan has to say to us after what we have been through these many moons."
Blackwhisker nodded, but she was more scared to find out what was to become of her Clan, if they would escape harm from their deadly enemies or would death destroy them.
Closing her forest-green eyes, she rested her head gently near the Moonpool, curling herself up, instantly feeling the cold breeze rush through her body.
She sat up swiftly; the chill aching her small bones and making her fur stick up like a frightened hedgehog. The others were asleep. There's no way I could sleep tonight thought Blackwhisker sadly, gazing across the reeds towards her resting Clan.
She looked up, and was briefly startled. The moon was full, the stars none. A navy blue blanket of openness was above her. Where are the stars?
Her thoughts were echoed by another, someone living. Blackwhisker scurried through the tangles of bushes, and she reached the end of the stream, bordering WindClan and ThunderClan. A tiny she-kit and her mother sat by the calm water's edge, the ripples gently lapping the she-kit's paws as she squealed with excitement.
The mother licked her daughter's fur lovingly.
"My beautiful, they have been gone for seasons upon seasons. Any stories those elders have been telling you are completely untrue. They won't come back, there's no hope for a divine afterlife, my dear."
The mother licked her again, and Blackwhisker stifled a gasp. The stars are gone? Where am I? She looked around. The lake seemed normal, though for very early morning, there were a lack of border patrols and prey running around the territories.
"But Mother, the elders have moved."
"Oh, Sorrel, they won't shut up with their stories until they pass away."
They're rouges? Loners? They can't be kittypets, they look like wild cats. Why would loners have elders, they have neither Clans nor hierarchy?
"Tell me about the warriors who lived here."
The mother's face grew dark, but she sighed, closed her eyes, and pulled her kit closer, the chilly winds returning. Blackwhisker's eyes glowed under the full moon's light, the reflection in the running stream forcing her to take cover behind a tangle of bracken and thistle. Much like old den covering thought Blackwhisker.
"Many, many seasons ago, there were four Clans living near the lake. WindClan, who lived on those very moors over there, were small, but swift, they were runners and very muscular, their sense of direction and knowledge of hunting were superb. RiverClan, the swimming cats, who lived by the river, had a bountiful supply of fish all year round, fierce fighters and loyal Clanmates."
Blackwhisker looked up and down the territories as the mother spoke. I must be dreaming she thought, hoping she'd wake up from this twisted universe.
"ShadowClan, cats who dwelled in the shadows, they were the best fighters of them all, they were fiercely loyal and incredibly courageous, stubborn and dark, some may say, but as the Clans grew to an end, they were a force of warriors to be frightened of."
The medicine cat felt tears prick her green eyes. Her beloved ShadowClan, gone.
"The last Clan, formerly the bravest heroes of the four Clans since the beginning of the first five Clans, turned dark, bloodlust and a thirst for battle grew over their golden hearts. They killed any descendants of kittypets, of whom they were the only kittypet accepting Clan, they brought in the most dangerous rogues from the bad parts of Twoleg dwellings and they brought havoc and mayhem to the Clans until their final day."
Blackwhisker whimpered, the mother looking up and shuffling her kit even closer to her dark brown fur.
"So what happened to the stars, Mother?"
"ThunderClan stole them from the sky."
