Hello! Thanks for checking this out! This is my first story, so I hope it's all right! Also, I stopped reading Warriors after The Power of Three, and that was a very long time ago... So if I happen to have a name of a cat that they used in the later books, just know that I'm not meaning to copy the Erins. Because all of these are my characters that I made up, as well as the Guardians twist. :p
Enjoy!

WebClan

Leader: Flarestar, an orange and white patched tom with long legs and green eyes.
(Guardian: Niir the male blue jay)

Deputy: Sootface, cream colored she-cat with a dark gray face, paws, and tail-tip. Amber eyes.
(Guardian: Sprik the male spiny tree viper) Mentor to Scarletpaw.

Medicine Cat: Mintberry, Silvery-gray tom with dark blue eyes.
(Guardian: Kipsa the female mouse) Brother of Dewfall and Wolfstep.

Warriors: Wolfstep, huge black and silver tabby tom with a stub tail and deep blue eyes.
(Guardian: Rin the female little brown bat) Brother of Mintberry and Dewfall.

Dewfall, pretty silver tabby she-cat with grey-silver eyes.
(Guardian: Saria the female sugar glider) Sister of Wolfstep and Mintberry.

Poppyheart, slender tortoiseshell she-cat with grey eyes.
(Guardian: Aroa the female ferret) Mother to Fawnpaw.

Sparkfoot, Calico tom with green eyes.
(Guardian: Varin the male grey squirrel)

Adderbite, Brown mottled tom with amber eyes.
(Guardian: Clar the male vole) Mate of Goldenstrike. Mentor to Sunpaw.

Lightclaw, white she-cat with a ginger tail and blue eyes.
(Guardian: F'ria the female brown squirrel)

Rabbitleap, Brown tabby she-cat with a white belly and dark green eyes.
(Guardian: Tiyo the male garter snake) Mentor to Pinepaw.

Thornshadow, Dark grey tabby tom with grey eyes.
(Guardian: Thar the asian tree toad) Mate of Maplespots.

Thistlefang, broad-shouldered brown tabby tom with light blue eyes.
(Guardian: K'leera the female mockingbird)

Echomist, Black and white tom with hazel eyes.
(Guardian: Lessin the male kestrel)

Elkgaze, Large dark brown tom with a cream tail-tip and dark amber eyes. Disfiguring scars across eyes and forehead.
(Guardian: Yilo the male raven) Mentor to Fawnpaw.

Apprentices: Scarletpaw, red-brown she-cat with golden eyes and a pale, cream underbelly and throat.
(Guardian: Nemo the male elephant shrew) Apprentice of Sootface.

Pinepaw, slender black tom with bright yellow eyes.
(Guardian: Cora the female mouse) Apprentice of Rabbitleap.

Sunpaw, Golden tom with white paws and big blue eyes.
(Guardian: V'ryin the male chipmunk) Apprentice of Adderbite.

Fawnpaw, small, slender she-cat with a light brown pelt and a cream belly as well as a few white spots on her back. Golden eyes.
Apprentice of Elkgaze.

Queens: Maplespots, Brown and white spotted she-cat with light green eyes.
(Guardian: Lya the female chinchilla) Mother of Dappledkit and Tinykit; Mate of Thornshadow.

Goldenstrike, Golden she-cat with bright yellow eyes.
(Guardian: Torlo the male northern pygmy owl) Mother to Moosekit, Feverkit, and Mothkit; Mate of Adderbite.

Elders: Barkear, Brown mottled tom with green eyes.
(Guardian: Gris the male rat)

Ebonystripe, Light grey she-cat with black tabby stripes and grey eyes.
(Guardian: Torin the male woodpecker, deceased)

MeadowClan

Leader: Hazelstar, Calico she-cat with icey blue eyes.
(Guardian: Iva the female rat)

Deputy: Roseclaw, Dark brown tabby tom with green eyes.
(Guardian: Vex the male kestrel) Mentor to Fernpaw.

Medicine Cat: Honeyleaf, golden tom with white paws and amber eyes.
(Guardian: Cooro the male red squirrel)

Warriors: Silverstorm, silver tabby she-cat with green eyes.
(Guardian: S'fiir the male crow) Mother of Fogpaw, Rainpaw, and Ripplepaw; Mate of Swiftflight.

Harefoot, black and white tom with blue eyes and long legs.
(Guardian: Orae the female dove)

Emberfang, ginger tabby tom with green eyes.
(Guardian: Lia the female mouse) Mentor to Rainpaw.

Ashpool, black she-cat with dark green eyes and a white throat.
(Guardian: K'lin the male rat) Mentor to Ripplepaw.

Petalfrost, tortoiseshell she-cat with yellow eyes.
(Guardian: Bea the female hedgehog)

Swiftflight, gray tom with white paws and blue eyes.
(Guardian: T'rin the male finch) Mate of Silverstorm. Father of Fogpaw, Rainpaw, and Ripplepaw.

Cricketwing, small brown and white spotted tom with hazel eyes.
(Guardian: Theon the male scarlet king snake) Mate to Yellowbloom. Father of Mousekit and Stonekit.

Gladeclaw, mottled brown tom missing most left ear and dark green eyes.
(Guardian: Moork the male rat)

Icewind, slender white she-cat with blue eyes.
(Guardian: D'rika the female golden-striped salamander) Mentor to Fogpaw.

Apprentices: Ripplepaw, small blue-grey tabby she-cat with light grey eyes.
(Guardian: Rek the male marbled salamander) Apprentice of Ashpool.

Rainpaw, white tom with faint black brindling and a black tail-tip. Light green eyes.
(Guardian: Olaf the male tortoise) Apprentice of Emberfang.

Fogpaw, dull grey she-cat with bright blue eyes.
(Guardian: Thiisa the female redbelly snake)

Fernpaw, large brown tom with green eyes and broad shoulders.
(Guardian: Narsa the female red squirrel) Apprentice of Roseclaw.

Queens: Yellowbloom, golden she-cat with bright green eyes and a cream belly.
(Guardian: Falka the female mouse) Mother to Mousekit and Stonekit. Mate to Cricketwing.

Elders: Tallstone, dark gray tom with dark blue eyes.
(Guardian: Yeer the male robin)

Prologue

The night was dark and gloomy, as most leaf-fall nights were, but especially on this night where the moon refused to show its face. A dense fog hung close to the ground, rolling through the meadows and into the shadowy forest beyond. The air was so still in the valley it almost seemed as though the land itself was holding its breath; however, it was released in an instant with the blood-curdling yowl of a cat from deep within the valley. The horrible screeching sounded again, coming from multiple mouths this time. A writhing mass of fur and claws erupted from the undergrowth with more cats catching up fast. The two felines finally broke apart and stood facing each other, panting heavily and spattered with blood.

One was a huge calico, her long fur sticking up every which way or plastered to her body with blood and sweat. The she-cat's cold, blue eyes were narrowed in fury as she sized up the cat before her once more. The huge shouldered ginger tom across from her was strong, but now he was faltering; a gash across his forehead was nearly blinding him with dripping blood and the she-cat had noticed he was limping slightly.

That wasn't to say that she wasn't suffering as well; her muscles and lungs ached from being held under the water until she drowned, and a cut on her shoulder was trickling blood. This was Hazelstar of MeadowClan, though, and she still had several lives to give for her Clan. Hazelstar twitched her ears; the sounds of other cats could be heard traveling quickly through the tall grass. "It's over, Fury." The she-cat called out with an unwavering voice, despite how tired she was.

The tom emitted a low growl deep in his throat, lashing his tail furiously back and forth. "What kind of monster are you? You were dead." He swiped a paw over his eyes to clear away some of the blood, then took a step forward. "It doesn't matter, though. I will kill you again; I need that prey for my family!"

"And you needed to kill one of my kits over a measly rabbit? You're the only monster here!" The she-cat spit at the tom's feet, unsheathing her claws in preparation for attack.

A crooked smirk crossed Fury's face as his eyes fixed just beyond the calico. The enflamed she-cat turned behind her just in time to see a scrawny black shadow leaping at her with outstretched claws. Hazelstar ducked but felt the back of her pelt catch fire as the assailant drug their claws through skin. She whirled about instantly and caught the little tom on the side of the head with an unsheathed paw. The other cat tripped backward hissing, but then looked wildly about as if unsure whether to flee or fight. However, an ear-splitting yowl jerked both cats' attention to the wildly moving tom behind them.

Fury's face was twisted in agony as he clawed wildly at his ear which was now covered in blood. Finally his claw hit its mark and a white shape was tossed to the ground with a 'thud'. Hazelstar gasped, staggering to the side and sucking in air as if she had just had the wind knocked out of her. "I-iva! No!" The calico yowled, staring at the small rat curled up on the ground. The huge brown tom's right ear had nearly been torn off completely and he had a new fire in his eyes that sought death. The She-cat cried out to her Guardian lying limp in the grass, beckoning her to get up and run far away or to her, but Iva had been knocked out cold by the fall. Roaring like a LionClan warrior, the huge rogue leapt on top of the rodent and within heartbeats had separated the head from the rest of the body.

The MeadowClan Leader cried out in pain at that moment, her eyes going wide and pupils dilating as she felt the connection with her Guardian snap. Gasping for air, she stumbled forward, glancing at the fuzzy shape of the tom before her through blurred vision. Blood and tiny white tufts of fur were caught in Fury's claws and teeth as the cat wildly tore apart the rat that disfigured him. He was so preoccupied getting his revenge that he didn't even notice the other cat coming at him until her fangs were sinking into his throat.

Blood poured from the wound and the life drained from the huge tom's eyes as he slumped to the ground. The moment he took his last breath the large calico whirled on the other cat with a gaze as cold as a leaf bare blizzard; he was staring at the bloodstained Leader with mouth hanging aghast. Within moments she was on the scrawny tom, ignoring his screams for mercy as she raked her claws over his throat again and again. When the little tom had stopped moving she turned about to see five of her own Clan staring at her and the scene before them with wide eyes and confused expressions.

"Hazelstar?" A brown tabby tom padded slowly to his Leader, a small kestrel perched on his shoulder. "What is…" The kestrel jumped off his shoulder and landed to the ground amid the pieces of the former Guardian. The little bird shook its head sadly and flew back to his master, burying his face in the cat's fur for comfort. "Oh no… Hazelstar, I-"

"Leave me, Roseclaw." The calico whispered, wrapping her tail around herself as she directed her empty gaze to the ground. No cat made any attempts to move. "I said…" Claws glinting in the early light of dawn, the she-cat slashed at her Deputy. "Leave me be."

Roseclaw dipped his head in respect to his leader, wincing at the stinging claw marks across his cheek, and turned towards camp. The other cats and their guardians' exchanged nervous glances with each other but followed suit; it was an unimaginable thing to lose one's guardian.

Meanwhile, as dawn's pink tendrils stretched across the sky, Hazelstar sat alone, surrounded by the bodies of the cats she killed and the remains of the closest friend she ever had. Something inside the bloodstained she-cat was lost that night, and a darkness seeped into its place.