A/N: Hello everyone, I'm here with another one-shot. Now, before anyone gets mad, I want to explain myself. I'm not a huge Jessy fan, but I don't hate her. Now, I love Squirrelflight, she is my favorite Warriors character. This does not show my true feelings or views for either of them, let alone for any character shown in this story. I wrote this because I'm annoyed how people portray Squirrelflight as a heartless killer while Jessy is shown as a Mary-Sue or a better option for Bramblestar. Note, this is meant to be a parody of sorts for stories and views like these. Does this mean I hate people who dislike Squirrelflight? Of course not, that's stupid. Does this story show that I dislike people who ship JessyBramble? Once again, the answer is no. I don't really care who people ship or who they like/dislike, again this is meant more as a joke/parody.
The brown tabby leader and former kittypet sat together near the camp. The amber eyed she-cat gazed at the tom with a slight sadness to her. She knew how he felt and knew what must be done.
"Bramblestar, I love you, but I know how you feel about Squirrelflight. I don't want to cause even more drama between you two, so I'll go." As the dark brown cat began to pad away, the leader suddenly looked up and sighed.
"Jessy, wait, don't go. Even though we only knew each other for a moon. Even though I've been through much more with Squirrelflight. Even though you kept on getting into my business. Even though we've barely shown our love, I want you to stay Jessy. I love you and no matter what, I want you to be my mate." The amber eyed she-cat gazed at ThunderClan's leader.
"You really mean it? You really want me to stay?" The tabby nodded.
"Of course. I love you and nothing can change that, even if we've only known each other for a short amount of time." The she-cat smiled as she padded back towards Bramblestar. The pair sat close and twined tails.
"I love you Bramblestar and nothing will change that."
"I love you too Jessy and I feel the same way," the leader replied. After a few more relaxing moments, the larger tom got up.
"Hey, if you're going to stay, why don't we hold a ceremony for you? After all, you deserve a good name despite what the others say. So what if you were rude to my sister and my deputy and former mate, Squirrelflight? So what if you act like a hot shot? That doesn't or shouldn't matter as long as you love me." The two cats purred as they headed back into camp. After he called the Clan to the highledge, the ceremony began.
"Jessy, from this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Shimmerpaw for your perfect hunting and battle skill as well as your beauty. Your mentor will be Squirrelflight. I hope she will pass down all she knows on to you."
"Shimmerpaw! Shimmerpaw! Shimmerpaw!" The Clan cheered. Squirrelflight and her new apprentice touched noses as she smiled. However, everything wasn't well. After the ceremony had been completed, the ThunderClan deputy sat to the side of camp, away from other festivities.
"Stupid Shimmerpaw. Everyone seems to love her and yet, they clearly don't see her for who she is. Well if she wants Bramblestar, she'll have to go through me to get him. She will never have him as her mate, even if I have to kill her. Heck, why even? I hate her so much for taking my Bramblestar away, I should just do it," the deputy growled to herself, aloud. Suddenly near her, the ginger warrior heard someone coming.
"Squirrelflight, was that you?" The familiar voice of Leafpool asked. Alarmed, the deputy looked up.
"What did you hear exactly?"
"Well how you wanted to kill Shimmerpaw and how she'll never have him. Listen, are you alright? You don't sound like yourself. Besides, I wouldn't expect you to kill over love after what happened with Ashfur," the brown tabby stated. The busy tailed warrior dug her claws into the softened earth beneath her paws.
"Ah well, I think it's just nerves. That's all. I don't think I'm thinking as straight as I should be. I guess I also need something to get my anger out, that's all." Although unconvinced, the medicine cat left her sister and headed back into the medicine den. Dang it, I need to be better about concealing my true feelings for that wrench! If anyone finds out, I could be banished. Then again, this is all to protect my Bramblestar. As the night replaced the day with its little light, the she-cat headed into the warriors den.
A moon passed after the welcoming of Shimmerpaw. Training was going well for the new apprentice. Things were looking brighter as the relationship between her and the leader blossomed and as the Clan became a little more accepting for her. The dark brown she-cat got up, preparing for a new day of training. As she made her way out into the camp clearing, she was quickly called for a hunting patrol. As she met up with the other warriors, she heard all conversation stop as soon as she was spotted. Shimmerpaw smiled, but few grinned back, let alone made eye contact with the leader's mate. Well then, I see the gossip was about me. Or maybe, they just don't like me. Idiots. Then again, I should be kinder considering they're in the sights of the leader's beautiful, perfect mate, she thought with pride. After patrols were called, Squirrelflight joined the group of awaiting warriors and apprentices.
"Everyone ready?" She asked. A few cats nodded as the patrol headed out from the camp. As they walked on in mostly silence, Shimmerpaw heard a few apprentices talking behind her. Listening in on their conversation, she made out what they were talking about.
"I don't get it Amberpaw, why is Shimmerpaw an apprentice even though she's basically perfect at hunting and fighting? I mean, shouldn't she have just been made a warrior."
"While I agree with that, after all it does make the rest of us look bad, how can she hunt and fight so well? For someone who's basically been a kittypet all her life, I don't get ow she has so much skill. Perhaps she's just lying and wants to make herself look better?" Amberpaw replied. Before the dark brown she-cat could snap at the two younger cats, they had reached the hunting sight.
"Okay, we're here. I believe in order to get the most prey, we should split up. Besides, it'll be good training for the apprentices," Squirrelflight stated.
"Amberpaw and Spiderleg, can you two hunt by the old twoleg nest? Ivypool and Snowpaw, you can hunt here. Lionblaze, can you hunt near the sky oak? Lastly, Shimmerpaw and I will hunt near the ShadowClan border. Let's meet back near this area when the hunting's all done, okay?" The warriors and apprentices nodded before splitting up to hunt. Once everyone was well out of earshot, Squirrelflight led Shimmerpaw towards a secluded hunting area that wasn't far from ShadowClan territory. Everything was still and quiet. Shimmerpaw could taste no sent of prey, let alone hear anything involving it. Turning to her ginger mentor, the she-cat asked, "Why are we here? There doesn't seem to be much, or any prey here at all." The white pawed deputy turned to the apprentice with seemingly sweet smile. However, the dark she-cat knew it wasn't real. Under the surface of the grin was something that seemed crazed and almost animalistic.
"Uh Squirrelflight, is everything okay? You're kind of making me uncomfortable with that odd smile. And, I'd prefer if my eyes didn't have to stare at that thing you call a face."
"Oh everything is fine. Well, everything will be fine once you're gone," Squirrelflight purred in a hypnotic like state.
"What do you mean, 'when I'm gone'? I thought most things were fine when I was around." The ginger deputy shook her head.
"Listen Shimmerpaw, everything isn't fine. Ever since you stepped into the picture, my life has gone into ruin! You took my beloved Bramblestar away from me. You act like you're the best at hunting and fighting even though you aren't. And you stick your nose into most other cat's business. What's funny is, I don't know what Bramblstar sees in you! One moon with his 'precious' Shimmerpaw and suddenly he forgets everything. Squirrelflight, who? Oh you mean that loyal she-cat who's been at my side since practically forever? The she-cat who I had as my mate? The she-cat who I raised our kits with? The she-cat who doesn't second guess me, undermine me, suggest something stupid and brash or tries to butt into all my conversations? That she-cat? Well who cares about her? I have a new mate now! One who is prettier and younger and who I've only known for one moon! That's the she-cat who'll be my mate!" At this point, the deputy was sobbing uncontrollably. Well, she's not going to calm down herself and frankly I don't want to deal with an overdramatic and crying warrior. I might get my fur messy. But hey, I'm pretty sure it's the right thing to do. And besides, if Bramblestar hears about this, maybe he'll love me even more, Shimmerpaw thought. As the she-cat padded towards her sobbing mentor, the ginger deputy stood up.
"Don't you dare come near me you piece of crowfood!" She yelled. With blazing green eyes, Shimmerpaw shrank back in fear.
"I truly love him unlike you! All you are is just a pretty, young face! He doesn't really care for you! What's funny is, I'm surprised that he even accepted you as a mate! We both really know he still wants me!" The deputy boomed. Anger suddenly coursed through the apprentice as she stepped forward.
"What do you mean?! He loves me for who I am! He doesn't care if I'm pretty, which I am, or if I'm one of the best warriors he has, which I am as well! He loves me for me and there's nothing to change that!" Shimmerpaw spat back.
"Oh yeah, then please tell me why you're almost exactly like me? Besides the pelt color and how you constantly disrupt private conversations and are needless rude, you act almost exactly like me! We're very fiery, stubborn and we hate to admit we're wrong. We're exteremly loyal and would do anything for Bramblestar! Face it, we're almost exactly the same," Squirrelflight yowled. Through misty eyes, the deputy smiled, believing she had hurt Shimmerpaw. Instead of being hurt, however the dark brown apprentice stayed standing then padded towards her mentor. The two were practically nose to nose.
"You listen here honey, I am nothing like you! Clearly you're just a clingy little rat, hoping Bramblestar will come crawling to you from the hole from which you came. You're just jealous of my looks and how amazing I am. You think Bramblestar would ever love you? You're nothing but a bitter elder, wanting things to be like 'the good old days'. Well face it you senile fool, you're nothing but weak and pathetic. Now, if you excuse me, I'll be going back to report to Bramblestar." As the dark she-cat turned to leave, laughter came from Squirrelflight's direction.
"Oh, I may be ugly in your eyes honey, but a least I'm nicer to look at on the inside. Even still, I'd hope you wouldn't tell Bramblestar. If you do, bad things will come." Stopping in her tracks, the former kittypet dug her exposed claws into the dirt.
"What are these bad things exactly?"
"Oh, nothing much. Just little things like framing you for murder, having everything you love torn from you and having everyone turn on you. Just simple things like that," Squirrelflight replied. The fur on Shimmerpaw's back began to lift.
"You…You would really frame me for things like that? I may hate you Squirrelflight, but I'll admit that's even that's too low for you."
"Oh, and you want to bet? I may have been acting good all my life and I may have been trying to do what's best for my Clan. What do I get in return? A Clan that distrusts me. A mate that hates me for a secret then goes after a she-cat practically like me. Three kits who I raised from birth hate me. True I was forgiven by the kits and my former mate, but I'm still punished by your existence! What did I do to deserve this," the deputy asked aloud.
"I don't know Squirrelflight, but there's no point in letting it out on me. I'm sorry you were hurt and I'm sorry you have all these problems, but don't let it out on me! Besides, even if you were capable of murder and framing me, no one would even believe it was me in the first place! They'd think of it as someone else. Listen, Squirrelfight. Maybe you should stop wallowing in your anger and just accept the fact. Bramblestar loves me and while there may be a few cinders of love for you, he's moved on. And you should too," Shimmerpaw stated. The ginger she-cat shook her head.
"No, I can't let go of the fact he loves you after everything we've been through. You think you're all that, but just wait and see. Once he sees the true you, he'll come back to me."
"Yeah right. Like I've tried to explain a few times, he doesn't love you anymore. He loves me. I'm the one and only she-cat for him and if you're in the picture, then how will we be happy. How will he be happy? Just think of his happiness instead of yours," the apprentice argued. Squirrelflight stepped back a little.
"Just stop it Shimmerpaw. Your argument is going nowhere and we both know you're wrong. It's best if we never speak of this again, understand?"
"No. I really think we should talk about who Bramblestar rightly belongs to. I honestly believe-"
"Do you understand, Shimmerpaw? All I need is a simple 'yes' or 'no'. Now let's try again. Do you understand?" Without another word, the brown apprentice nodded. With a smile, Squirrelflight put back on her normal attitude and padded off to hunt.
Three moons passed since that event. The two she-cats hadn't talked about that argument since it happened. In fact everything, even though things were a little tense between the two, seemed okay. They trained and hunted together as Squirrelflight tried to make Shimmerpaw a better warrior. Though everything was going well, the deputy still felt much bitterness towards Shimmerpaw while the she-cat was only concerned about keeping 'her' Bramblestar safe from his deputy as well as her reputation and appearance up.
Shimmerpaw padded out of the leader's den and sat in the clearing. The she-cat relaxed in the warm sunlight with a grin. As she rested, she suddenly sat up, thinking she heard her sweet Bramblestar. Instead she found Squirrelflight by the medicine den with her sister, crying. What are you talking about, the apprentice though as she narrowed her amber eyes. Slowly getting up, Shimmerpaw moved closer without trying to draw attention to herself. Sitting in another comfortable spot, the dark cat listened in.
"Leafpool, I don't know what to do. I love Bramblestar and I want him to be happy, but I just can't help it when I see him and Shimmerpaw together. When I see them together, I feel nothing but pain and sadness. Does our moons of love mean nothing? Does everything we've been through mean nothing? I just don't know at this point," the deputy softly cried. Leafpool placed her paw on her sister's side.
"Listen Squirrelflight, I understand it hurts you. When I saw Crowfeather with his new mate and son, I felt so much sorrow and pain myself. It hurt to know he had moved on, and honestly it still does sometimes despite us coming to an understanding. I still love him and I always will, but love is about letting go. Maybe that's what you need to do with Bramblestar," Leafpool explained. Her ginger sister shook her head.
"I want him to be happy and I want to let go, but I can't. I've tried so many times and I can't let go until she's gone." Both Leafpool and Shimmerpaw knew who the 'she' was. I'm getting nowhere with this. I need to try something else with my sister, so she can get better, Leafpool thought. Meanwhile, Shimmerpaw was recoiling from the bitterness of her mentor. Wow, what a drama feast with her! Heck, what a confusing time with her! Is she unstable with her emotions or something?! I wouldn't be surprised if she was. Heck, I can't believe she's still trying to steal my mate from me! So what if they spent more than one moon with each other?! So what if they raised kits together?! I'm the true love from Bramblestar! He doesn't care that I have to hear everything he talks about with other cats! He doesn't care that we only knew each other for a moon before calling it true love! That old bat needs to quit trying to steal my Bramblestar from me, Shimmerpaw thought in anger. As she listened in again, all she heard was sobbing from the deputy. As Squirrelflight calmed down, Leafpool spoke once more.
"Listen Squirrelflight, I want to try something with you. Take all that anger and hate, if you have any which I hope you don't, and start thinking of a situation. Think of the cat you dislike or are angry at and tell me what you would do to this warrior." As she closed her green eyes for a moment, a wide smile came in to view where her frown was.
"It's Shimmerpaw who is the object of my anger. You want to know what I would do to her? I'd first find a way to humiliate her in front of the Clan. Better yet, in front of all Clans. Then when that was done with her reputation gone, or at least damaged, I'd then move on with my next plan. I'd frame her for a crime she didn't commit before threatening to tell Bramblestar. I'd slowly make her convinced she'd caused the crime before either telling her to run away or forcing her to tell the Clan. It'd be a perfect plan to get rid of that thorn in my side." As she smiled with glee, Squirrelflight's face quickly fell. "Wow, that was incredibly dark. It helped, but wow…Did I really want all that to happen. Was I so blinded by my love for Bramblestar -no, my hate for Shimmerpaw- I was like…I was like Ashfur," the she-cat asked her sister. Leafpool sighed and shook her head.
"I don't know Squirrelflight. That was an interesting way to see what you were thinking, but I do agree. You were so caught up in your feelings that you didn't care what everyone else thought. I mean, I hate this excuse, but maybe you loved too much? Maybe you actually did love so much that you were blinded by it? I don't want that being a stupid excuse to defend warriors like Ashfur or what your plans were, but maybe this is a special case?"
"No Leafpool," Squirrelflight replied while gazing at the ground. "I knew what my actions were and that they were wrong. I knew I shouldn't have thought those things, but loving, or hating, too much doesn't excuse what I've done to her or what I've wanted to do. I need to apologize. The last thing I want is to be another Ashfur. The Clan doesn't need it, Jayfeather and Lionblaze don't need and it lastly and above all, Bramblestar and the Clan doesn't need this drama." Squirrelflight and Leafpool both smiled while Shimmerpaw growled softly in disgust. She's just saying that! They're trying to ruin my image! I'm happy she finally admitted her feelings, so I can tell Bramblestar about this! After all, it will help me in the end! Even still, I'm happy she could finally apologize. At least I know she has some sort of heart…Maybe I shouldn't tell Bramblesar, after all does Squirrelflight need this? I don't know anymore, but then again, she could still try and take my mate. Shimmerpaw didn't know what to do. On the one paw, Squirrelflight seemed better. She seemed like she was telling the truth by giving her feelings out to Leafpool and saying how her actions were much like Ashfur's, who Shimmerpaw had heard all about. On the other paw though, was she just supposed to forget her love for Bramblestar? Shimmerpaw shook her head. Of course she shouldn't feel bad for Squirrelflight. What had the deputy done to her? With a sigh, she continued to rest in the sun. As she did so, an apprentice padded up to her.
"Uh Shimmerpaw, I just want your opinion on something. I'm not the best hunter and I'm trying to get better. But when I try a new technique, I fail at it. Can you give me some pointers maybe? After all, you fit into Clan life so well and are not only a perfect hunter and a perfect fighter, but you're just so wonderful and nice. So, can you show me?" Holding back an annoyed sigh, Shimmerpaw sat up.
"Of course, Dewpaw! I would just love to show you some great skills to get you as good, or even better, than me! Okay, so first show me what you do right now for hunting." The gray tom nodded as her crouched down. Already, Shimmerpaw could see problems with the tom's stance. Making mental note, she continued to watch the tom, hoping to help him. After all, the more cats she helps the more would be on her side when they were needed. The older apprentice signaled for the tom to go on. The tom did so stalking forward. Shimmerpaw shook her head slightly at the sloppy performance. Dewpaw stopped and stared at the she-cat.
"So, what do you think?" He asked. The dark apprentice thought for a moment, trying to figure out a way to teach him. With a nod, she stood up.
"Okay, I'll show you how I hunt and then we'll go from there." Shimmerpaw crouched down and stood still, hoping the tom would follow her pawsteps. Dewpaw watched the she-cat, hoping to learn how to hunt properly. As she showed off her skill, more ThunderClan cats joined in watching the apprentice. Enjoying the attention, Shimmerpaw smiled, getting her stalking perfect. A few cheers broke through the small crowd of warriors and apprentices as she finished. Dewpaw smiled.
"Thanks Shimmerpaw! You helped a ton with showing me how you hunt. So, is there anything I should fix?"
"Yes actually. You need to place your back legs a bit farther apart and try to lean forward more. As for your stalking, go slower and try to be less compact. That should help you with hunting a lot." The younger apprentice smiled widely.
"Thank you Shimmerpaw! This has helped a lot," the tom purred.
"Of course, I love to help at any time." After the small group dispersed, Shimmerpaw noticed both Leafpool and Squirrelflight still sitting by the medicine den. The ginger deputy gave her apprentice a slight smile. Shimmerpaw returned it, however she sneered on the inside. What am I doing? After what she said to me three moons ago. And after what she told her sister about what she wanted to do to me, why should I forgive her? I think maybe she's trying to be kinder, so she can get to my love. But that's will be a horrible mistake. I will do anything to stop that. Even if it kills me. With that thought, Shimmerpaw padded towards the deputy as they headed out for training.
Shimmerpaw was nearly ready to become a warrior. Her training had gone well and it seemed things between her and Squirrelflight were brighter. However, that wasn't the case. As slight tensions between ThunderClan and WindClan rose, Bramblestar and Squirrelflight had been spending more time together. Although nothing seemed odd about that considering they were leader and deputy and how other warriors had meetings with them, Shimmerpaw still felt anger. She wasn't allowed in the meetings, partly due to Bramblestar wanting it more private and partly because the other meeting members didn't want an apprentice listening in on the conversation. Currently, her mate and the others were in the leader's den talking about wat to do for the attacks. She hated being away from her mate, but at least he was doing important things. As she waited in camp, the dark apprentice decided to watch the leader's den. While waiting, Shimmerpaw watched the warriors in camp. As she did, the apprentice couldn't help but feel somewhat distressed. Without spending much time with her beloved mate. Finally, the gathered cats came out from the den. With the warriors being in the den all day, Shimmerpaw knew it must've been important. As the sun went down, Shimmerpaw joined her mate in the leader's den. As they quickly settled down, Shimmerpaw knew it'd be the best time to ask him about what they talked about.
"Bramblestar, can I ask you something?" The dark apprentice asked.
"Of course my love. You can ask me anything," the tom whispered. Knowing she had free-range with questions, Shimmerpaw went to work.
"So honey, what were you talking about exactly? What do you guys plan to do with WindClan?" Shimmerpaw asked. With a yawn, the tom began to explain their plans.
"We hope to peacefully talk with Onestar and make a deal with him. After all, peace is better than most other things," the tabby leader explained.
"Oh, what kind of deal exactly? Surely it must be a good one."
"Yes it is," Bramblestar replied with a yawn. "We're planning to let them hunt a little on our land for the peace. We hate giving up some land, even for a moon, but it's the best in the end. Now, if you don't mind, I think it might be best if we go to sleep." The tom purred as he drifted off. Shimmerpaw did the same.
The dark brown leader awoke in an instant. The amber eyed tom gazed around the odd meadow, wondering where he was.
"I was just asleep. Now I'm in a meadow. What's going on?" The tom asked aloud.
"You're in StarClan, but don't worry you aren't dead," the voice of a she-cat purred. The ThunderClan leader whipped around, only to see a recognizable golden pelt.
"Mother? Oh my, Goldenflower, it's great to see you again," Bramblestar purred in a kit-like way. The former elder chuckled lightly as she smiled at her son. The larger tom bounded up towards his mother and nuzzled the she-cat. For a few moments, the mother and son stand together in happiness. After a couple of minutes, Goldenflower stepped away. The tom gazed at his mother with a furrowed expression. He knew something was wrong.
"Goldenflower, is everything okay? Something seems to be disturbing you. What is it?" The tom asked.
"Well Bramblestar, the other StarClan warriors and I have been talking. And, we're concerned about Shimmerpaw's inclusion in the Clan. I'm proud of you and I'm happy you didn't turn into your father. You're an accepting leader and I know you make the best decisions…usually. There's one that concerns the ancestors. The welcoming of Jessy or Shimmerpaw. She seems like a good choice now, but we've had a vision. A vision that involves her brining the Clan to an end. I'm sorry Bramblestar, but she's not good for ThunderClan. She will lead them into darkness. She needs to be exiled or dealt with, Bramblestar. I'm, sorry, I know you uh…Love her, but she's not good for the Clan." Bramblestar felt anger prickle his pelt as he growled.
"No, that's a lie! She would never do anything to harm the Clan! Your vision is wrong! Or…Or maybe you misread it!"
"Are you really that much in love with a cat you knew for a moon? Come on, you're smarter than that! Just think, son, why would your ancestors lie to you? Why would I lie to you? Please, if you don't act on it, at least think about it. Bramblestar, I love you and care about ThunderClan. Please, always remember what I've told you." With that said, his mother disappeared and Bramblestar was brought back into darkness. A few moments later, the tom awoke with a start. Beside him, his mate stirred slightly. The tom sighed as he sat up. While gazing at his mate, the leader couldn't help but wonder. Would Shimmerpaw really lead the Clan into darkness and destruction? Is StarClan wrong, or are they right? The tom didn't know what to think as the thoughts swarmed through his mind. Closing his eyes, the tom went into a broke sleep.
Shimmerpaw awoke peacefully. The amber eyed she-cat smiled as she sat up. Today she was becoming a warrior. As she got up, the she-cat noticed that Bramblestar was gone. After she stretched, the dark apprentice padded out of the leader's den. As she came down from the Highledge, Shimmerpaw noticed something that turned her blood cold. Squirrelflight and Bramblestar were talking and seemed a little too close. As she got closer, she heard a hushed conversation from the two. Anger blazed in her eyes as she stopped a few mouse lengths from the two. Without noticing her, the former mates left each other's side.
"Shimmerpaw," Squirrelflight called as she waited by the entrance. The dark apprentice smiled for she knew the two of them would be going for a final hunt. Shimmerpaw slipped past her mentor and the two padded out of the ThunderClan camp. For a few minutes, the pair walked in silence. The amber eyed apprentice was waiting to confront her mentor about Bramblestar.
"Hey Squirrelflight, what were you and Bramblestar talking about?" The she-cat asked innocently. The deputy shrugged. "Nothing much. Why do you want to know?"
"No reason really. I was just curious why you were talking to my mate," Shimmerpaw replied sweetly. The ginger deputy stopped and turned to her apprentice.
"Where are you going with this? Shimmerpaw, I thought we had put our…Differences behind us," the deputy stated as she narrowed her green eyes.
"Oh, like you didn't know I was watching you talking with Bramblestar? You really think I didn't hear you whispering? I know you're trying to take my mate away, but you'll never have him back." Squirrelflight glared thorns at the she-cat.
"I'm his deputy, so of course we'll talk. We'll also whisper as well if there's information that we don't want getting out. Shimmerpaw, are you accusing me of trying to win Bramblestar back?" The dark she-cat growled, "Well are you? I mean you seem to be getting a little close with him again. Are you sure you're not trying to get him back?"
"Shimmerpaw, I love him still, but with that love I must let him go. I'm not trying to sound dramatic, but it's the truth. I want him to be happy and if you do too, why you won't do the same?"
"Well how can I let him be happy with you around? Look, if you're still here, then there's something holding him back. Honestly, I'm not really liking how close you seem." The ginger warrior shook her head, clearly annoyed with what Shimmerpaw was assuming.
"Listen, I only was talking to our leader like a deputy does. What's wrong with you Shimmerpaw?" Before the dark she-cat could answer, Squirrelflight stormed away, not looking back at her apprentice. Shimmerpaw growled as her mentor just left her. Okay, I'm clearly not getting my way on this and the last thing I want is for her to steal my mate from me. Oh, but I know what to do, the apprentice thought. The she-cat smiled as she began to pad back to camp for her ceremony. As soon as she got back, a ceremony was held.
"I, Bramblestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn. Shimmerpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do," the she-cat replied proudly.
"Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior name. Shimmerpaw, from this moment on you'll be known as Shimmerbright. StarClan honors your wisdom and kindness, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan."
"Shimmerbright! Shimmerbright! Shimmerbright!" The ThunderClan warriors cheered. The newly named warrior sat up with a prideful smile as she stuck out her chest. After the warriors stopped cheering, the Clan split up for the night. As the warriors headed off into their dens, Shimmerbright and Bramblestar were alone. The tom approached his mate with a smile.
"So, do you like your new name?"
"Of course, my love! It's perfect! Almost as perfect as me. I have to say, I love you and I'm happy it's finally official. In fact, I'm happy we can finally have kits as well," the new warrior purred. The dark leader smiled.
"You deserve the rank and name. And of course, you did get the best training from Squirrelflight." Shimmerbright smiled. With a quick thought, the she-cat realized something. There was suddenly a way to stop any sort of relationship between deputy and leader.
"Well, she was good at training, but that seemed like the only thing she was good at." Bramblestar gazed at his mate in confusion.
"What do you mean? Squirrelflight is one of the best warriors I know. After all, why else would she be my deputy?" Shimmerbright sighed as she looked away.
"Well, she seems great, but I think she's jealous of us. Probably too jealous. I mean, I never told you what she's said or done to me. I-I didn't want to ruin your relationship with her," the dark warrior replied.
"Please, tell me what she said about you?" The tom asked.
"Well she told me how she'd kill and murder to frame me and get me away from the Clan. She also said that you only love me because I'm young and beautiful and that our love wasn't real. Squirrelflight also said how I'm so much like her and that you'd rather have her as a mate, and only chose me because you thought that you couldn't get her back. Later, she told Leafpool how she wanted to kill me and how she'd humiliate me first. And then today while we were huting, she tried to tell me how you don't love me anymore and how you wanted me to leave! Oh, Bramblestar, I didn't know what to do! I wanted to tell you, but I didn't want to cause a rift between you or her! I'm so sorry," the she-cat cried. The tabby leader shook his head with a sigh as he went closer with his mate.
"Don't blame yourself, Shimmerbright. It's not your fault. Listen, I'll take care of Squirrelflight while you sit here over night. I promise I'll deal with her." Shimmerbright nodded, "Thank you love. I don't know what I would do without you." After the two said their goodnights, Bramblestar padded away to see his former mate. The amber eyed she-cat smiled. Perfect, now he has doubts in her. Will that be enough though? Shaking her head, Shimmerbright decided that she'll deal with the rest of her plan in a few days.
The dark tom padded towards his ginger deputy in anger. The green eyed she-cat smiled as he came, but the tom didn't return it. Frowning, Squirrelflight padded over to her leader.
"Bramblestar, what's wrong? Is everything okay?"
"No, everything's not okay and you should know why," the tom growled with blazing amber eyes.
"What do you mean? I seriously don't know what you're talking about," Squirrelflight replied.
"Well, how about we start with your treatment of Shimmerbright four moons ago? Let's see, you told her you'll frame her for murder and how you'll make sure she gets exiled. Also, you mentioned how I only love her for beauty and how young she is. Well, I don't love her for those reason! Nor do I love her because she's, according to you, like you. I can't believe you would do something like this." The ThunderClan deputy gazed at her paws.
"Well, assuming this is true, you believe this she-cat, who you only knew for six moons, over me? I've known you since I was a kit, and you're throwing all that away for that she-cat?" Both leader and deputy stared at each other in anger.
"Well, did you tell her those things? Because if you did, I don't know what I'll do with you. Listen, tell me the truth and I won't punish you."
"What? Listen Bramblestar, I have said things I regret, but I never acted on them! I could never act on them! You know me Bramblestar, I could never, I would never, kill anyone over some jealous rivalry! I'm sorry I said some stupid things, I deeply regret them. I will apologize to Shimmerbright if you'd like."
"I would actually love that. Also, can you apologize to her about lying about what I said today?" The ginger she-cat gazed at the tom in confusion.
"What do you mean? I didn't tell her any lie about you."
"Now Squirrelflight, don't lie to me again. Please, apologize to her." Without saying another word, the she-cat padded towards the tom's mate. Listening in, he heard the apology.
"Shimmerbright, I'm sorry for what I said about you. That was wrong and I hope you can forgive me."
"Well, of course. You apologize kindly and while you weren't a very good mentor, I'm happy you finally said sorry!" The deputy grumbled as she stalked off into the warrior's den. Bramblestar dipped his head to his mate before padding away into his own den. As he fell asleep, he was instant swept into starry land. The brown tabby grumbled as he was in the same spot he was in last time. Once again, he was met by his mother.
"Hello Goldenflower. I just want to say, I'm sorry for last time. It wasn't right for me to talk to you like that After all, you're with StarClan and most of all, you're my mother. I should've acted better." The golden she-cat smiled softly.
"Well son, I can't blame you. When I tell you that your mate is a danger to ThunderClan, how else are you supposed to act?" The tom shrugged as he laughed.
"So, why am I here? Are you going to try and tell me how Shimmerbright is a danger to ThunderClan?"
"Well, yes. I'm sorry to tell you this, but we're still having dark vision about ThunderClan's destruction and Shimmerbright. Bramblestar, you have to do something about her. Perhaps, don't kick her out of the Clan, but don't let her influence you. Look, son, I want you to be happy with a mate and possibly kits. But, I also value the safety of my old Clan. Please, at least consider the signs, okay?" The leader nodded as his vison faded away. He woke up in his nest before falling back into a solid sleep.
So, wow that was intense and probably over the top. Obviously, or at least I hope it was obvious, some of these characters *CoughJessyCough* are OOC. As in way, out of character. So what did you think? Did you love it, did you hate it? Did you think I was overdoing it some? I think I might make this a series. A series that parody's the fandom's, well not the fandom as whole, view of certain characters. For example, Bramblestar being a tyrant even though he'd never be. Hollyleaf portrayed as evil. Ashfur being shown as a broken individual. And that is just naming a few things.