Hey guys, Bramblestar here. Once again I am inactive and have failed to update a story. So I shall post a new one and work on chapters for different stories every weekend. It will be a cycle. Btw, who else has read The Last Hope? If you have, good for you. If you will, good for you. If you have no intention of reading it, why are you here? I don't mind though, everyone has their own opinion. There may be some small spoilers for it later on in this story. This was an idea I had when I read TREBOR117's Mass Effect Story, "Stuck in a world of fiction". It is a good story, go check it out. Lol, shameless marketing. Anyway, so this is what would happen if I got pulled into Warriors. Sounds lame, but I can't think of a better way to describe it. And yes, the name "Into The Books" is supposed to be like "Into The Wild". Lots of ideas have sprung to mind and I will have lots of fun putting me into a series which I love. I will also be putting disclaimers in even though I don't want to. Stupid disclaimer. Oh, and one last thing: RIP AND A SALUTE TO ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LAST HOPE! YOU GAVE YOUR LIVES SO THAT OTHERS COULD LIVE! *ahem. Enjoy the story and once again sorry for the lack of updates.
Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors, cause if I did, Tigerstar would have been good and killed Redtail cause Redtail was a traitor plotting with Oakheart. Me and my crazy plot twists.
The Changed Prophecy: Into The Books
Prologue
In a deserted clearing, a tall grey she-cat sat alone, staring up at the stormy night sky. In the shadows all around her, the sound of sleeping cats could be heard. A small tortoiseshell she-cat emerged from a hollow nearby, saw the grey cat, and headed over to her, her paws making no noise. The grey cat dipped her head in greeting, but made no other gesture that acknowledged the others existence.
"How is Longtail?" The grey cat asked, sounding worried. The tortoiseshell paused, then spoke in a soft voice. "His wounds are deep Bluestar, but he will recover, given time. He is young and strong, and his life stretches before him. StarClan will not take him tonight." She settled herself on the cool grass and stared at the shifting storm clouds, watching as lightning streaked between them. Bluestar was also staring at the clouds, but in concern.
"They certainly seem angry with us tonight" she mewed, tilting her head a violent burst of thunder ripped through the air.
"How are the others doing?" she inquired, looking at the tortoiseshell for the first time.
"They will all recover Bluestar. StarClan has blessed us today."
Bluestar sighed long and hard. "We have been extremely lucky today. None of our warriors has been lost and all will recover. You are a very gifted medicine cat, Spottedleaf." She looked back out at the sky, as though looking for something. When she could not see it, she turned her head away and said "No stars have appeared tonight."
Spottedleaf simply shifted her paws and looked up at the sky. "They are still there Bluestar, watching over us." Bluestar did not look relieved or comforted by these words.
"This recent defeat has troubled me, Spottedleaf. ThunderClan has not been defeated on its own territory since I became leader. And by ShadowClan of all the cats. Our clan has entered dark and difficult times and I fear that we shall never escape them. Newleaf is late and fewer kits are being born. We need more warriors if we have any hope of surviving."
"But the year has only just begun," protested Spottedleaf. "Kits will surely be born when the conditions get better"
"That may be so" conceded Bluestar, "but those kits will have to be mentored and we need warriors as soon as possible to defend our territory." She stared up hopefully at the sky as though still expecting to see stars, but lowered her head when none appeared through the storm.
"StarClan will give answers when they are ready, Bluestar. They may have been silent recently, but they will give answers" Spottedleaf was also sounding hopeful now.
"It is in times like these that we need our Ancestors" Bluestar mewed sadly. "I wish that they would send a sign, we all know that we need one". At that moment, a shooting star burst through the storm and flew overhead, leaving a trail of sparks in the sky.
At once, Spottedleaf froze, her fur flying as though she was inside the clouds raging overhead. She stared into the sky as though transfixed and Bluestar watched eyes wide. Finally, Spottedleaf lowered her head and spoke to Bluestar in a shaking, but otherwise calm voice.
"It was a message from StarClan." A look came into her eyes, distant but at the same time looking at Bluestar. It was unnerving. "Only Fire can save the clan, but only Storm can save the Fire"
Bluestar recoiled. "Fire," she whispered, shocked. "But fire is feared by all the clans. And as for Storm," She gestured to the dark clouds above, looking concerned and excited. "But how can they possibly save us?"
Spottedleaf shook her head in defeat. "I do not know, Bluestar. All I know is that that is the message that StarClan have sent to me" Her whiskers twitched as though she too was trying to decipher the mysterious message from above.
Bluestar got to her feet, her mind made up. She mewed confidently, "You have never failed StarClan or me before Spottedleaf. If StarClan says that Fire and Storm will save the clan, then they will. All we can do now, is wait"
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The clearing was dark, the stars above twinkling brightly in the clear sky. Paws glided along the grassy floor, leaving nothing behind except glittering stars. In the centre of the small clearing, a pool set deep into the ground sparkled and reflected the light from above. The cat sat down at the edge of the grass and looked around. At the opposite side of the pool, the reeds parted and a silver tom stepped out, green eyes glittering as he took in the ginger tom.
The silver cat stepped forward and said "Hello Thunder. Do you know why we have been gathered here?" Thunder shrugged his shoulders and looked at the marsh to his right and the grassy hills to his left. "To be honest River," said a voice to Thunder's right as a muscular black she-cat stepped out of the marsh, "I don't think any of us know".
"You got that right Shadow" said a fourth voice and they all looked over. A fourth cat, brown with yellow eyes, stepped out and surveyed them all. Wind was the smallest of them all and yet seemed more confident then Thunder, who was staring at the pool with wide eyes. "Lighten up, Thunder" muttered Shadow under her breath.
"Now, now Shadow" said River, "you'd be nervous if your clan got a prophecy like this." Suddenly, a loud rustling echoed through the small clearing. All 4 of the cats jumped and looked wildly about. Finally, at the edges of the lake, two creatures emerged. One was a hairless cat, with bulging eyes and the other was a large badger with kind eyes.
"You all came" stated the hairless cat. Thunder simply looked at him and said "Rock, Midnight, why have we been gathered." The other founders simply nodded and looked expectant, as though Rock and Midnight held the answers to all of their problems.
Midnight hesitated, then said "Since dawn of time, prophecies and come to pass, but one failed. The biggest one." The founders stared appalled. Wind stuttered "So..so..we failed?" Rock nodded solemnly. "We need to bring something new in. Firestar alone was not enough. There is... a twoleg, who knows all about us. We can bring him in at the same time as Firestar. With his knowledge, we might be able to win this time."
The founders hesitated, then nodded. Shadow said "if we win, then I suppose that is the only way." Wind stood and said "This is our Last Hope" while River smiled, got up and stretched. Thunder got to his feet and said "Do it. Bring him in. This better not fail"
And there you all have it. Sorry if you thought it was boring, but I had to set the scene. If you have any ideas, criticisms or feedback in general, I would be delighted to hear them in reviews. And another thing, I will not godmod in this story, that is, make myself invincible and awesome. My character will be beaten, captured, tortured, exiled, go rouge, fall in love, get tempted by evil for a while, that sort of thing. And everything on that list WILL happen at some point in my story, so look out for them. That is another thing: I need a she-cat to fall in love with. Ideas in the reviews. Sorry if you thought the first bit too similar to the prologue of Into The Wild, but it was supposed to mirror it. And you can all guess who Storm is. Untill the next chapter which should be out on Thursday.
Adios,
Bramblestar
