The Plague

Allegiances

ShadowClan

Leader: Shadestar – black tomcat with icy blue eyes

Deputy: Amberflash – bright ginger tabby she-cat with amber eyes and white-tipped tail

Apprentice; Moonpaw

Medicine Cat: Mintleaf – pale gray, almost white she-cat with blue eyes

Apprentice; Berrypaw

Warriors: (toms and she-cats without kits)

Badgerstrike – large, dark gray tomcat with a white chest and paws

Stickfur – dark brown tom with pale yellow eyes

Apprentice; Forestpaw

Tawnyfoot – tortoiseshell she-cat with pale yellow eyes and bright ginger ears

Apprentice; Applepaw

Lichenpelt – brown tomcat with blue eyes and one white paw

Willowtail – silvery-gray she-cat with amber eyes and a white patch over one eye

Wolfstorm – longhaired dark gray tom with bright blue eyes and a black-tipped tail

Apprentice; Eaglepaw

Silverpool – pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat with blue eyes

Ravenfeather – jet-black tom with green eyes

Longleaf – pale ginger tomcat with pale yellow eyes

Apprentice; Flamepaw

Rabbitfur – mottled brown tom with dark brown flecks splattered throughout his pelt

Twistedfoot – smoky gray tom with a twisted foot

Apprentice; Grovepaw

Apprentices: (cats six moons or older in training)

Moonpaw – white she-cat with pale yellow eyes and a brown patch on her shoulder

Berrypaw – cream-colored tom with some white patches

Forestpaw – dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Applepaw – pale gray she-cat with pale yellow eyes

Eaglepaw – brown tomcat with patches of ginger and white in his fur

Flamepaw – bright ginger tomcat with green eyes

Grovepaw – brown tabby tom

Queens: (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)

Robinfrost – dark ginger, almost red she-cat; mother of Ravenfeather's kits: Icekit (white she-cat) and Firekit (ginger tom)

Pebblestrike – gray she-cat with blue eyes; mother of Stickfur's kits: Mistkit (black she-cat), Hailkit (gray tom) and Dustkit (dusky brown tom)

Honeystripe – tawny-colored she-cat with pale yellow eyes; mother of Longleaf's kits: Twigkit (dark brown tabby tom), Whitekit (white she-cat), and Sandkit (ginger she-cat)

Elders:

Ferntooth – once pretty tortoiseshell-she-cat

Denfur – brown tom

Littlepelt – old black tom with patches of his fur missing

ThunderClan

Leader: Cloudstar- dark ginger tabby tom with ice-blue eyes

Deputy: Hollyclaw – brown tabby she-cat with pale yellow eyes

Medicine Cat: Stonesong – dark gray tom with amber eyes and one white paw

Warriors:

Ivyshine – silver tabby with black stripes and blue eyes

Blizzardheart – white tom with amber eyes

Scorchfur – black tomcat with pale yellow eyes

Apprentice; Sunpaw (ginger tom)

Swiftstorm – white she-cat with gray paws

Fireflower – ginger she-cat with fiery orange fur and white paws

Apprentice; Darkpaw (brown tabby tom)

Leafshine – tabby she-cat with white paws and green eyes

Apprentice; Snowpaw (white she-cat)

Whispersong – brown she-cat with darker stripes and amber eyes

Shadowpelt – black tomcat with pale yellow eyes

Nightstalker – black tom with lighter stripes and one white paw

Queens:

Jayleaf – gray she-cat with pale yellow eyes; mother of Blizzardheart's kits: Kinkkit (gray tom) and Deerkit (brown tom)

Hollowbreeze – black she-cat; mother of Cloudstar's kits: Mousekit (black-and-white tom), Earthkit (brown tabby she-cat), Sleetkit (dark gray she-cat), and Runekit (tawny-colored tom)

Seedfur – black she-cat with amber eyes; mother of Scorchfur's kit: Sprucekit (brown tabby tom with green eyes)

Elders:

Blossomclaw – tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes

Nettlepelt- dark brown tabby tom

WindClan

Leader: Smokestar – smoky gray tom with pale yellow eyes

Deputy: Windflight – white she-cat with amber eyes

Medicine Cat: Pinestripe – ginger tabby she-cat with green eyes

Warriors:

Stormclaw – dark gray tomcat with amber eyes

Larkfeather – tortoiseshell she-cat with pale yellow eyes and one white paw

Apprentice; Crowpaw (black she-cat)

Jayfur – gray tom with blue eyes

Oaktail – dark ginger tom

Apprentice; Rustpaw (brown tom)

Icetail – white she-cat with pale blue eyes

Squirrelears – ginger she-cat with amber eyes and a white-tipped tail

Duststorm – dusky brown tom with green eyes

Apprentice; Minkpaw (gray she-cat)

Falconwing – brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes

Ashtail – gray (with darker flecks) tomcat with blue eyes

Branchfur – brown tom with pale yellow eyes

Heatherpelt – dark ginger she-cat with green eyes

Quailfeather – dark brown she-cat with black stripes

Apprentice; Mousepaw (tortoiseshell tom)

Queens:

Raypelt – white she-cat with pale yellow eyes; mother of Stormclaw's kits: Nightkit (black tom), Finchkit (gray tom) and Shadowkit (black tom)

Kestrelfeather – gray she-cat with amber eyes; mother of Duststorm's kit: Goldenkit (golden-furred she-cat) and Blackkit (black tom with blue eyes)

Zinniaflower – brown tabby she-cat; mother of Branchfur's kits: Horsekit (brown tom) Streamkit (silver she-cat), and Fangkit (gray tom)

Elders:

Webclaw – dark gray tom

Spiritfur – black she-cat with light flecks and blue eyes

RiverClan

Leader: Talonstar – dark gray, almost black tom with bright blue eyes

Deputy: Fishtail – lighter gray tom with amber eyes

Medicine Cat: Vineclaw – brown tabby tom

Warriors:

Troutclaw – gray tomcat with blue eyes

Beavertail – brown tom

Apprentice; Lightpaw (white-cat)

Duckfeather – dark tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes

Frogleap – brown tom with darker splotches

Minnowtail – silver she-cat with blue eyes

Apprentice; Poolpaw (silver she-cat)

Streamfur – silver she-cat with green eyes

Reedfur – black tom

Lakestorm – black tom with amber eyes and one white paw

Heatbreath – dark gray she-cat

Apprentice; Turtlepaw (black tom)

Herringfin – ginger tom with blue eyes

Racoonmask – gray tom with blacks tripes

Queens:

Rainpelt – gray tabby she-cat with pale yellow eyes; mother of Beavertail's kits: Ivykit (gray she-cat) and Crowkit (black tom)

Lilyflower – pretty ginger tabby she-cat with amber eyes; mother of Herringfin's kits

Elders:

Mistfur – gray tom

Salmontail – ginger tom


Preface

I am the last of them; the last of the diseased. My entire Clan was wiped out by this plague that struck us during newleaf. After my Clan suffered and died, the sickness spread like wild fire.

It was like rabies, but then again, completely different. It was strange. Cats would start acting strange—they'd get a weird look in their eyes, start losing weight like crazy, or get almost deformed. Then their mind would go insane; they would begin to do things that cats just wouldn't do, like go swimming (accept for the RiverClan cats, who would climb trees in this case), or bite and claw themselves rather than the enemy.

After the insanity, was when things got really bad. They began foaming at the mouth, attacking everyone and everything in sight, and then, if another cat didn't kill them, blood would begin to come out every opening—ears, eyes, nose, mouth, you name it.

My entire Clan; my entire family; my mate, my kits, my mother, my father, my sisters, my brothers… all had succumbed to the devastating effects of the disease. I was the only one who was strong enough to resist it. I didn't know how or why, all I knew was that StarClan was watching over me.

The other Clans knew of it, and they had time to prepare, ShadowClan didn't. ShadowClan didn't stand a chance. Even though the other Clans had time, they didn't stand a chance either. It was unstoppable, but the others refused to accept the inevitable. They all tried to fight it, but it took so many.

A few other strong ones survived, but they were scarce. I will never forget that dark time. I will never forget the day the plague that marked the end of the Clans began. I will never forget my family died. I will never forget that survived.

It is when one loses one's family that they begin to realize that it can be more painful to live than to die. When I was young, death was something no one spoke or thought of. We seemed to ignore that inevitable and live life to its fullest. That was ShadowClan, but after the plague… I viewed death only as a release, something that would come to me one day in the form of a blessing. I hope that when I die, and will be reunited with my family. I should have died with my Clan. It should have been me to die rather than my brave, strong brother and his mate and young kits. It should have been me rather than my sister, who was Clan deputy. It should have… it should have… should, but not.

My name is Wolfstorm, and this is the story of the plague.


A/N: This is just the first Chapter. I hope you enjoy! :D