MountainClan
Leader: Snowstar - sleek furred white she-cat with pale gray patches and yellow eyes
Deputy: Maplebreeze - golden brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes and a fluffy tail
Medicine Cat: Blossomshade - tortoiseshell and white she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice, Birdpaw
Warriors: Silverflight - silver and white tabby she-cat with long legs and blue eyes
Dewstorm - broad-shouldered mottled dark brown and stormy gray tabby tom with green eyes
Thrushfang - sandy brown tabby tom with brown stripes and yellow eyes
Nightflame - long-haired sleek black tom with green eyes
Apprentice, Sorrelpaw
Nettlewhisker - ginger and white tabby tom with white feet and amber eyes
Apprentice, Lakepaw
Morningfrost - golden she-cat with gray patches and yellow eyes
Raindapple - mottled pale gray she-cat with black dapples and blue eyes
Gorsestep - pale brown tom with darker streaks and amber eyes
Apprentice, Creekpaw
Stoneshade - stone gray tom with a white chest and paws and blue eyes
Apprentice, Emberpaw
Brackenstep - sleek ginger and brown tabby tom with yellow eyes and ginger paws
Dawnwing - pale golden tabby and white she-cat with amber eyes
Sagefrost - very pale ginger tabby she-cat with yellow eyes
Pinefall - white tom with thin black stripes and yellow eyes
Breezeclaw - large white tom with black patches and blue eyes
Apprentice, Frostpaw
Shimmermist - slim black she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentice, Hawkpaw
Fernbreeze - pale brown tabby she-cat with yellow eyes
Sparrowshade - dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Ravenheart - small black tom with white legs and muzzle and green eyes
Apprentices: Frostpaw - longhaired white she-cat with yellow eyes
Hawkpaw - dark brown tabby tom with black stripes and amber eyes
Creekpaw - silver and pale gray tabby tom with a plumy tail and amber eyes
Birdpaw - slim pale brown, darker brown, and white mottled she-cat with amber eyes
Sorrelpaw - tortoiseshell and white she-cat with green eyes
Emberpaw - ginger and brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Lakepaw - longhaired misty gray she-cat with lighter markings and yellow eyes
Queens: Brightsong - longhaired golden tabby she-cat with amber eyes, mother of Amberkit (pale amber brown and white she-kit) and Lionkit (golden tabby tom with darker streaks)
Bluestream - lithe sleek gray she-cat with blue eyes, mother of Stormkit (slim dark gray tabby tom), Cloudkit (very pale gray and white dappled tom) and Applekit (mottled gray and brown dappled she-kit)
Elders: Volestep - dark gray tabby tom
Hailfrost - pale gray tom with thick darker gray streaks
Ripplefeather - light gray she-cat with amber eyes
Cedarfall - light brown tabby tom
ThunderClan
Leader: Specklestar - longhaired white she-cat with silver dapples
Deputy: Spiderleap - battle-scarred black and white tom with yellow eyes
Medicine Cat: Pebblefur - pale gray tom with darker dapples
Warriors: Molefoot - dark brown tabby tom
Cherrycloud - pale ginger she-cat with darker flecks
Apprentice, Skypaw
Paleflower - pale gray she-cat
Apprentice, Dustpaw
Whiteblaze - white and gray tom with yellow eyes
Icefern - silver and white tabby she-cat
Shrewtail - lithe sleek dark brown tom with a white belly and legs
Larkflight - tortoiseshell she-cat
Apprentice, Lightningpaw
Dewlight - gray and brown dappled she-cat
Birchshade - mottled brown tom with green eyes
Apprentice, Cinderpaw
Finchfang - golden brown and reddish tabby tom
Swiftleap - light gray tom with darker streaks
Feathernose - longhaired dark gray she-cat with white paws
Bouldertail - broad shouldered dark gray tom with green eyes
Apprentices: Lightningpaw - black tom with a white chest
Skypaw - pale gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Dustpaw - gray and white tom
Cinderpaw - longhaired white and pale gray she-cat
Queens: Lilyshine - dark brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes, mother of Crowkit (black tom with gray feet) and Mousekit (dark brown tabby tom)
Honeynose - mottled golden and white tabby she-cat with slightly darker stripes
Elders: Mossynose - brown tom with gray patches
Briarfoot - dark brown and white tom
Softsky - longhaired pale gray she-cat
WindClan
Leader: Ashstar - dark gray she-cat with darker feet and blue eyes
Deputy: Graystorm - longhaired gray tom with a darker streak down his spine and amber eyes
Apprentice, Thornpaw
Medicine Cat: Hazelmist - pale brown tabby she-cat
Apprentice, Blizzardpaw
Warriors: Rabbitflight - sleek black and white tom
Daisyleaf - pale brown tabby she-cat
Slatefoot - light gray tom with a white chest
Apprentice, Ryepaw
Echoheart - longhaired pale gray she-cat with darker patches
Thistlepelt - sandy gray tom with tufted ears
Apprentice, Foxpaw
Meadowpool - pale golden tabby she-cat with amber eyes and white paws
Wildclaw - dark brown tabby and white tom
Apprentice, Leafpaw
Sootfrost - dark brown tom with blue eyes and a fluffy tail
Apprentice, Owlpaw
Hareleap - black and white tom
Fernsplash - pale gray she-cat with darker patches like a splash
Apprentices: Foxpaw - ginger tabby and white tom
Ryepaw - reddish tabby she-cat
Leafpaw - tortoiseshell she-cat
Owlpaw - light brown tabby tom
Thornpaw - golden brown tom
Blizzardpaw - pale gray and white tom
Queens: Sweetstem - light brown and ginger she-cat, mother of Mothkit (brown tabby she-kit), Breezekit (dark brown and white tabby tom), and Shadekit (dark gray tom)
Goldenwing - golden tabby she-cat, mother of Blossomkit (tortoiseshell and white she-kit)
Elders: Sunfang - dark ginger tabby tom
Berryleaf - pale cream and white she-cat
RiverClan
Leader: Reedstar - sleek black tom with amber eyes
Deputy: Shimmerstorm - longhaired black and white tabby she-cat
Medicine Cat: Minnowleap - silver tabby she-cat
Warriors: Ripplefang - dark gray tabby tom
Mistyshine - longhaired gray she-cat with black streaks
Apprentice, Sandpaw
Wavefrost - gray and white tabby tom
Webstream - thick furred very pale gray tom with white paws
Rushblaze - light ginger tabby tom
Splashpelt - dark gray tabby she-cat
Willowspring - silver and white tabby she-cat
Smoketooth - black and gray tom
Petalsplash - longhaired reddish and white she-cat
Beetlefall - sleek black tom with green eyes
Apprentice, Mintpaw
Rainbreeze - longhaired dark gray tabby she-cat
Apprentice, Runningpaw
Driftclaw - longhaired dark brown tabby tom
Apprentices: Sandpaw - pale ginger she-cat
Mintpaw - light gray she-cat with green eyes
Runningpaw - brown tabby tom
Queens: Poolnose - long-haired gray and white she-cat, mother of Shellkit (pale gray dappled tom) and Volekit (dark gray tom)
Swallowwing - light gray tabby she-cat with white paws and green eyes, mother of Streamkit (longhaired gray tabby she-cat) and Aspenkit (pale ginger tom)
Elders: Dapplesky - long-haired pale gray dappled she-cat
Troutleap - blue gray tabby tom
ShadowClan
Leader: Oakstar - mottled dark brown tom
Deputy: Nightfeather - sleek black she-cat
Medicine Cat: Marshnose - dark brown and black tom
Warriors: Dustflame - dark brown tom with a white tipped tail and chest
Hollytail - longhaired black she-cat
Mudnose - dark brown and white tom
Grassfoot - black and brown tom
Barknose - pale brown tabby tom
Brindledust - pale brown she-cat with darker streaks
Dawnwhisker - golden and white tabby she-cat
Apprentice, Russetpaw
Tansydrop - reddish tabby she-cat
Scorchflame - pale gray tom
Hollowfall - black and brown tom
Apprentice, Ivypaw
Seedstrike - golden brown tabby she-cat
Apprentice, Darkpaw
Flameshade - dark ginger and black tom
Apprentices: Ivypaw - gray and white tabby she-cat
Darkpaw - dark gray and black tom
Russetpaw - red tabby she-cat
Queens: Poppyflight - ginger tabby she-cat, mother of Weaselkit (pale ginger tom), Oatkit (cream and brown tom), Puddlekit (pale gray tom) and Fallowkit (light gray tabby she-kit)
Elders: Cloudfall - pale gray and white tom
Spottedberry - brown dappled she-cat
Blackfrost - black and white tom
Prologue
A patrol of six cats toiled slowly through the dark woods. They moved cautiously through the shadowy undergrowth, their ears pricked and eyes were scanning the dark forest around them for any sign of life. They moved slowly, careful to comb every inch of the forest floor, leaving no hollow or dip unsearched.
A gentle breeze blew, stirring the tops of the gray trees that loomed like dark giants over the cats' heads. The cat at the front of the patrol, a muscular battle-scarred black and white patched tom raised his sleek black muzzle and tasted the air. At a scent carried on the wind, the tom froze, his fur bristling and his eyes darkened.
Before he could move, a battle cry echoed across the dim hills above them. From the shadow of trees and the protection of boulders, several rogues emerged, their grimly pelts matted and eyes gleaming with hatred. The rogues dashed down the hillside and threw themselves at the startled Clan cats. A mottled brown tom, just behind the black and white tom, let out a yowl of surprise as a flea-bitten she-cat came crashing into him.
The black and white tom sprang into battle, coming face-to-face with a large dark gray tom with shredded ears. "Ash!" The black tom growled, swiping at his opponent's shoulder, claws unsheathed. "You know better than to trespass! These are ThunderClan hunting grounds!"
Ash sneered and replied, "Not for long, Spiderleap! Soon you and your pathetic Clans will be bowing before Strike!"
"I would rather die!" Spiderleap spat back.
"You shall get your wish then!" The dark gray tom snarled, revealing a row of yellow teeth. Ash returned a blow, catching Spiderleap's paw and the black and white tom stumbled.
Spiderleap swung again, but the rogue dodged and while the black and white warrior tried to regain his balance, attacked him from behind. The warrior twisted, trying to throw his enemy off, but Ash only dug his curved claws deeper into Spiderleap's pelt. Spiderleap bucked again and managed throw to Ash off. Pain seared through him and blood dripped from his flanks where Ash had clawed him.
The warrior spun to face the rogue. Ash was already on his paws, shaking moldy leaves and scraps of moss from his bloody pelt. Spiderleap was about to bound forward when a weight crashed down on his tail, stopping him in his tracks. The black and white tom spun around. Pain whipped up his long black tail as he wrenched it free. A sandy brown she-cat crouched in the shadows just behind him, a few tufts of his fur caught in her unsheathed claws. A long scar ran down her shoulder and parted the hair on her chest, giving her a rough and dangerous look.
Hissing, Spiderleap sprang at the enemy rogue, and they crashed into one another, falling to the forest floor in a whirl of claws and fur. The black and white warrior dodged a strike from the she-cat, feeling her nails just graze his whiskers. Ducking out of the way, Spiderleap slipped to her other side and sunk his teeth into his opponent's leg.
The brown she-cat struggled, letting out a yowl of pain as she tried to wrench her leg free. Spiderleap bit down harder, and the she-cat let loose another howl. The warrior got a glimpse of the battle around him. The ThunderClan warriors were struggling against the impossible odds.
Icefern, a silver and white tabby she-cat was back up against an ancient oak tree, surrounded by several rogues. Birchshade, a mottled brown tom wrestled in the dust with a dark gray tom. Dewlight, a dappled gray and brown she-cat was locked in battle with a reddish-brown rogue. Little by little, the rogues were driving the Clan cats deeper and deeper into ThunderClan territory.
Spiderleap felt teeth sink into his scruff and haul him off of the sandy brown she-cat. A strong paw forced him to the ground and held him there with an iron grip.
"Not so tough now, are you?" Ash's smirking face loomed above him as Spiderleap let himself go limp. The dark gray rogue relaxed his grip. With a powerful thrust of his hind legs, Spiderleap pushed Ash off of him and sprang to his paws. The toms clashed and wrestled on the damp forest floor, tearing fiercely at each other.
The sandy brown she-cat suddenly appeared at Ash's side, and the two of the slowly drove Spiderleap back. His muzzle stung as Ash made contact. Blood dripped from his flank where the sandy brown rogue had raked her claws down, and bits of fur were missing.
All around him, the ThunderClan cats were being overwhelmed. It was a hopeless fight. "ThunderClan, retreat!" Spiderleap called. The ThunderClan warriors left their opponents and fled after him. Spiderleap glanced behind him to see the rogues standing together, their eyes gleaming with triumph.
. . .
The patrol limped slowly through the starlight woods, heading toward a bramble thicket whose thorny branches cast dark shadows in the pre-dawn light. They moved slowly, two warriors leaning on others for support. Spiderleap padded at the head, Icefern, her leg bloody and hanging at an odd angle was leaning heavily on his shoulder.
The ThunderClan cats entered the thorn tunnel and emerged into a stone hollow with towering walls full of crevices that rose on three sides. Around the top of the hollow, tall oaks grew, their new leaves casting lacy shadows on the grassy ground. At the sound of the returning patrol, the ThunderClan cats were awakened and soon the clearing was flooded with cats.
"What happened?"
"Not the rogues again!"
"It's the third attack this moon!" Murmurs arose from the cats in the clearing when they saw their wounded Clanmates.
"Coming through!" A broad-shouldered dappled gray tom pushed his way through the crowd. He padded to Spiderleap's side and looked the tom over. "Another rogue attack?" The speckled tom asked grimly.
"Yes, Pebblefur," Spiderleap replied, dipping his head to the medicine cat. "They got us this time right near the ShadowClan border."
"Is anyone seriously injured?" Pebblefur asked.
"I'm fine, just a few scratches, but you should take a look at Icefern and Molefoot. They have the most severe injuries." Spiderleap replied.
"Come to my den right after you speak with Specklestar. She will want to know what happened, but I don't want those scratches getting infected." Pebblefur ordered.
"I will." The black and white tom promised. Pebblefur padded over to where Icefern and Molefoot were standing. Beckoning to them, medicine cat led them to his den.
The crowd of cats parted to let a beautiful white she-cat with sleek fur and silver dapples like water droplets pass through. Regally, she padded to stand in front of the remaining cats of the patrol, a worried expression on her face. "What happened, Spiderleap?" The she-cat asked, her eyes filled with concern for her cats.
Once again, Spiderleap dipped his head respectfully. "Specklestar, we were ambushed again. This time by the ShadowClan border. Luckily, no one was killed, but Molefoot and Icefern are seriously injured."
Specklestar nodded, her usually bright blue eyes darkening with anger. "Thank you, Spiderleap. Go get you injuries checked. We will speak in the morning."
The black and white tom nodded and pushed his way through the crowd, heading for the medicine cat's den. The rest of the Clan broke up into small groups, murmuring to each other as they headed back to their dens. Specklestar turned and padding up the tumble of rocks, slipped into her den.
. . .
Specklestar sat on the Highledge, her white muzzle raised, her clear blue eyes fixed on the stars. Her fluffy tail drooped, and her shoulders slumped. The war with the rogues had taken it's toll on her.
"Are you searching for answers?" A soft meow startled Specklestar out of her thoughts and she leaped to her feet, fur bristling. When she saw that it was just Pebblefur, the white leader sat down again, wrapping her tail around her paws.
"Yes." She replied, her voice low. "Has StarClan told you anything?" The leader asked, glancing at Pebblefur who had taken a seat beside her.
"No. I haven't spoken to any StarClan cat in many moons." The medicine cat replied.
Specklestar lay down, tucking her paws underneath her. "Sometimes, it seems that I am destined to lead my Clan to ruin and watch every cat I love die before my eyes."
Pebblefur shifted closer and draped his tail comfortingly over his leader's shoulders. "Specklestar, there may be a way to win this war," Pebblefur whispered.
"I don't know, Pebblefur." Specklestar sighed.
"Wait a moment; you will want to hear this. When I was a kit, my mother told me that many seasons ago, many cats were banished or left the Clans. There were whisperings of a long forgotten Clan that the cats made in the high mountains. A lost Clan. If it is true and they would help us, we may be able to win this war." Pebblefur told her, his eyes lighting up with excitement and hope.
"It sounds like a long shot, Pebblefur. We don't know if they even exist. Now is not the best time to send warriors into unknown territory." Specklestar said doubtfully.
"If every Clan sent warriors, we would only have to send two or three," Pebblefur suggested.
"Good idea. I will send out messengers to the other Clans in the morning. We will seek the forgotten Clan." Specklestar turned to Pebblefur, hope glittering in her blue eyes.
Hi everyone! Here is my first story, The Forgotten Clan. Please review but no cursing or swearing. Thanks for reading!
- Maplebreeze
