A/N: Hey, this will be my first full-length Warriors story. I know that this is a commonly used story base, but I wanted to try and see if I could add my own little twist to it. I got a bit of inspiration for this story from the Lion King 2 (because I just love the movie and it's songs so much) and I really hope you guys like it, because I've spent a lot of time writing it, then re-writing it (so it's not too overly-dramatic, lol)
I don't have much else to say, except that I would love to hear what you guys think of this story as well as if you have any suggestions for the story or OC's even.
Allegiances are at the bottom
~ Kat
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In the warmth of the noon-day sun, cats lounged about, sharing tongues with one another. A small patrol of cats entered the camp and placed their findings on a small pile of prey underneath a ledge, shielding it from the sun's rays.
An ear-piercing yowl cut through the noise and chatter of the cats and they all perked their ears towards the sound coming from the nursery at the back of the camp. Two queens and their collective four kits were ushered out of the fern covered cave by a white flecked, brown she-cat.
"What's going on?" a small tortoiseshell kit asked her mother. "Why have we left the nursery? I'm tired."
The tortoiseshell and white queen nuzzled her young daughter. "Don't worry Emberkit; Lilyfeather just needs some space."
Another yowl echoed through the camp.
"Why?" another little she-kit asked. Her orange fur glistened in the sun and she narrowed her green eyes because of the brightness. "I'm small! I can just sleep in the corner!"
"Oh, Foxkit..." the queen, Specklepelt, purred in amusement, her icy blue eyes glistening. "Lilyfeather is kitting. Soon, there'll be more kits in the nursery!"
"Oh, yay!" the two sister kits cheered.
"I hope they're nice!" Emberkit purred.
Specklepelt glanced to the camp entrance quickly. "I do too..." she whispered.
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When the sundown patrol left the camp, the yowling finally ended. Silence fell on the camp and all eyes were on the nursery. After waiting for what seemed like moons, the brown medicine cat stepped out of the nursery.
"Lilyfeather has had a successful kitting," she purred. "We welcome three new kits into FrostClan! Two she-kits and a sweet little tom."
The Clan let out cheers, but some sat in silence. Suddenly, a dark brown tabby tom stood up, his tail lashing. "What do they look like, Pinefur?" he growled, asking the question everyone was wondering. "Do they all look like Lilyfeather?"
The medicine cat avoided the warrior's gaze. "Well, Eagletalon..." she answered. "The oldest she-kit and the tom-kit are both beautiful brown tabbies. They both look just like their mother."
Pinefur began to walk back into her own den but Eagletalon let out a growl. "Wait right there, Pinefur! What about the third kit? You told us that she had three."
The medicine cat let out a sigh of defeat and stopped in her tracks. She turned to face the Clan and noticed that Ivystar had exited her den to listen to her announcement.
"Yes, Pinefur," the marbled tabby leader snorted. "What does the third kit look like?"
Pinefur sighed. "Lilyfeather's youngest daughter... has a perfectly white pelt."
Ivystar let out a shriek and stormed through the crowd of now-gossiping cats. She burst through the nursery's fern entrance, leaving the rest of the Clan to whisper to their companions.
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A brown tabby she-cat lazed, her stomach still expanding and contracting rapidly while she calmed down. Three slightly wet balls of kitten fluff rolled around blindly next to their mother. The oldest, a slightly red-brown she-kit snuggled up to her mother's stomach while the two youngest stayed where they were, enjoying the warmth of the nursery.
"Lilyfeather!"
The tabby queen's head shot up and she instinctively wrapped her tail around her kits, pushing them closer to her stomach.
The grey leader stormed up to her, seething with anger. She pointed a paw towards the small white kitten. "What is this?!" she growled.
"It's a kit, Ivystar," Lilyfeather growled lazily.
"Don't get smart with me, Lilyfeather!" Ivystar spat. "I was lenient with you once I discovered that you were pregnant with a MistClan tom's kits. I wanted to exile you, but you promised me that your kits would become loyal FrostClan warriors. You promised me that they wouldn't look like their father. And what do we have here?"
Lilyfeather rolled her eyes. "A kit."
"A kit who is the spitting image of Cloudfur! FrostClan's worst enemy!"
Lilyfeather rose to her paws and stood in between Ivystar and her kits, snarling. "Just because she looks like Cloudfur, it does not mean that she will turn out to be like him!"
Ivystar let out a chuckle. "But will she turn out to be like you, I wonder? A fox-hearted traitor who doesn't care for the Code and who decides to mate with the most hated cat in the forest! A murderer, no less!"
"Cloudfur wasn't always like that!" Lilyfeather argued. "I made a mistake. He used to be charming and charismatic, but he changed. I'll admit that I made a mistake falling for him and I realise that now, but my kits should not have to suffer for my mistakes."
Ivystar purred darkly. "Not all of your kits will suffer..." She darted forwards past the queen and snatched the snow-white kit up by the scruff. The kit let out confused mewls and struggled to get back to her siblings. "Just this one."
With that, she turned away and ran out of the nursery, with Lilyfeather in hot pursuit.
Ivystar burst from the nursery, startling the cats outside. She dropped the white kit onto the dusty floor and the kit let out a squeak of surprise. "This kit is the offspring of our greatest enemy!" she yowled to the warriors.
Lilyfeather pounced at Ivystar but was caught by surprise when Ivystar retaliated by slashing her claws across the queen's face. She fell to the ground, growling and prepared to strike, when three burly warriors pinned her down. Blood from her cheek soaked her paws, turning them a dark crimson.
"No!" she cried. "Ivystar! Leave my kit alone!"
Ivystar let out a growl. "Lilyfeather was always a proud and loyal warrior of FrostClan, until she fell in love with Cloudfur! Now, in consequence for her actions, she has burdened us with a kit that we have to look at every single day. A kit who looks exactly like her murderous father!"
A ripple of agreement flowed around the camp.
"He killed my sister!"
"He killed my father!"
"He nearly killed me!"
"Yeah! Who's to say she won't turn out exactly like him?"
Ivystar gestured for everyone to stop and she lifted her chin high. "Well, you know what I say? I say that we don't need to look at her every day! I say that we kill the rat!"
The camp exploded with cheers and growls.
"No!" Lilyfeather begged. "I know that she won't turn out like Cloudfur! How can you want to murder a kit for something that no one can control: the colour of her pelt! If you were truly upset about my kits being Cloudfur's as well, you'd kill my other kits too! But you won't, will you? Because they're tabbies! But they can't control that either! You wouldn't kill an injured cat because they can't fight anymore! You wouldn't kill a blind cat because they can't see! You would give them a second chance! I know that she will grow up to be a loyal warrior of FrostClan! So please, give her a chance to prove herself."
Ivystar glared at Lilyfeather during her speech and looked down at the mewling white kitten. She let out a sigh; she had been defeated... for now...
"Very well, Lilyfeather," she sneered. "You have made your point. I will not kill the kit now, but I will be watching her."
The warriors unpinned Lilyfeather on Ivystar's command and the queen ran to her kit and bundled her in her paws, fussing and purring to calm her down. Ivystar turned away from the mother and daughter and padded over to her brother Jaysong who was sitting with Eagletalon.
"Mark my words," she snarled. "That kit will be the undoing of FrostClan!"
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Lilyfeather settled down on the moss, wrapping her tail around her kits to keep them warm. Now was a good time to name them, she decided.
She looked at her oldest kit; the reddish-brown tabby she-kit. "You will be Rosekit," she purred softly as she nuzzled the young kit. "You will be beautiful and gentle, but also strong and tough like the thorns on the stem. I know you'll grow up to be strong and loyal."
Her son was next. Lilyfeather gave him a lick on the cheek and the tom-kit purred and snuggled closer to her. "You are such a sweet, delicate thing," she purred. "You will be Robinkit. I know you'll live up to your name and you will spread your wings and fly."
Lilyfeather faced her second daughter. Her white pelt shone in the faint moonlight. "Don't listen to everyone else, my daughter. You are not like your father. I promise that I will protect you forever. You will be Snowkit, for your pelt is as white as snow. You will be as pure as the whitest flake and I know that you will prove everyone wrong."
Snowkit let out a yawn and Lilyfeather licked her small head.
"Prove them all wrong. Prove to them that you will be a loyal FrostClan warrior."
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ALLEGIANCES
FROSTCLAN
Leader:
Ivystar: a dark grey marbled tabby she-cat with dull blue eyes
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Deputy:
Smokestripe: a grey tabby tom with striking yellow eyes
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Medicine Cat:
Pinefur: a beautiful light brown she-cat with white flecks
Apprentice: Fallenpaw
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Warriors:
Mudfang: a brown mottled tabby tom
Apprentice: Willowpaw
Nightstorm: a black tom with white ears
Brackenheart: a light brown tom with dark brown paws and green eyes
Eagletalon: dark brown tabby tom with a scar over his left eye
Apprentice: Maplepaw
Goldenwhisker: golden she-cat with long, feathery fur
Flamefoot: red-orange tom with black socks, tail, muzzle and ear tips and a white chest
Littlebrook: small, grey she-cat
Apprentice: Ebonypaw
Wolfclaw: a mottled white tom with light brown eyes
Jaysong: a light grey tom with tabby markings around his white feet and blue eyes
Sandpelt: long-legged sandy yellow she-cat
Apprentice: Thunderpaw
Aspenfang: a red-brown she cat
Dovefeather: a grey she-cat with a slight blue tinge
Sunsplash: a dull sandy coloured she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentice: Adderpaw
Greyleaf: a light grey pointed she-cat with darker markings on her ears, feet, face and tail
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Apprentices:
Thunderpaw: a fluffy blue-grey tom
Willowpaw: a pale gold she-cat with soft brown eyes
Ebonypaw: black she-cat with gold eyes
Adderpaw: sleek, dark grey tom
Fallenpaw: tawny brown she-cat with brown eyes
Maplepaw: a sandy coloured tabby she-cat
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Queens:
Lilyfeather: a long-furred brown tabby she-cat with white paws and leaf green eyes
Kits: Rosekit, Snowkit, Robinkit
Mate: Cloudfur
Specklepelt: tortoiseshell and white she-cat with icy blue eyes
Kits: Foxkit, Emberkit
Mate: Flamefoot
Palestripe: a pale grey tabby she-cat with leaf green eyes
Kits: Hawkkit, Hailkit
Mate: Brackenheart
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Kits:
Hawkkit: a light brown tabby tom with darker brown ears, paws and tail tip and green eyes
Hailkit: muscular grey tabby tom with white paws and green eyes
Emberkit: a mostly black tortoiseshell she-cat with large amber eyes and white muzzle
Foxkit: bright orange-red she-cat with black feet, tail and ears, bright green eyes and white chest and muzzle
Rosekit: a dark red-brown tabby she-cat with a white chest and bright blue eyes
Snowkit: a snowy-white she-cat with light coloured flecks on her flanks and silvery-blue eyes
Robinkit: a brown tabby tom with a white chest and feet and pale green eyes
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Elders:
Applenose: a russet tom with large copper eyes
Spiderfang: a dark grey tom; deaf in the right ear
Silverleaf: silvery-grey she-cat with leaf green eyes
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MISTCLAN
Leader:
Owlstar: a brown tom with faint tabby stripes
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Deputy:
Cloudfur: a pure white tom with dark blue eyes
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Medicine Cat:
Tawnyleaf: a cream tawny coloured she-cat with long fur
Apprentice: Spottedpaw
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Warriors:
Lightningclaw: a black and silver tabby tom with pale hazel eyes
Sparrowtail: brown tabby tom
Swiftsky: white and grey tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice: Stormpaw
Dapplebreeze: a tall tortoiseshell and white she-cat with yellow eyes
Leopardfire: light brown spotted tabby she-cat
Bluefang: blue-grey tom with white paws
Blizzardfoot: long-legged brown tom with white flecks on his flanks
Apprentice: Thrushpaw
Reedwhisker: tortoiseshell she-cat with blue-green eyes
Apprentice: Heatherpaw
Redwing: red-orange tom with amber eyes
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Apprentices:
Thrushpaw: a brown tabby tom with darker brown ears and tail tip
Stormpaw: a dark grey tom with a lighter muzzle
Spottedpaw: brown spotted tabby she-cat with brown eyes
Heatherpaw: lilac she-cat with brown eyes
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Queens:
Sorrelshade: light orange she-cat
Kits: Ripplekit, Tigerkit
Mate: Sparrowtail
Dawnshine: golden she-cat with a white chest
Kits: Ashkit, Lionkit, Honeykit
Mate: Bluefang
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Kits:
Ripplekit: a pale brown tabby tom with copper eyes
Tigerkit: a light orange tabby tom with brown stripes and a white chest
Ashkit: a grey tom with white paws, chest and ears
Lionkit: fluffy golden tom with darker paws
Honeykit: golden she-cat with vibrant green eyes
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Elders:
Creeksong: a light brown tortoiseshell she-cat