Alright, so I was thinking: How come medicine cats aren't allowed to have mates anyway? There's gotta be a reason for that. StarClan didn't just decide to be mean to the medicine cats for no reason. Something must have happened somewhere along the line. So, I came up with this story. Enjoy.

Allegiances

THUNDERCLAN

LEADER Burningstar- a large, heavyset she-cat with a dark, almost black, red pelt.

Apprentice, Redpaw

DEPUTY Tornclaw- a white and tabby-patched tom with all of the claws on his left paw damaged.

MEDICINE CAT Silverblaze- pale gray tom with yellow eyes.

Apprentice, Mosspaw

WARRIORS (toms and she-cats without kits)

Sparrowfeather- brown tabby she-cat.

Apprentice, Boulderpaw

Mousetail- small brown mousey tom.

Apprentice, Runningpaw

Frostwhisker- large white tom.

Apprentice, Moonpaw

Tinyfoot- small but sure-footed black she-cat.

Youngwhisker- yellow-white tom.

APPRENTICES (more than six moons old, in training to become warriors)

Boulderpaw- dark gray tom.

Redpaw- tabby and white calico she-cat.

Runningpaw- tabby and white she-cat.

Moonpaw- pale gray she-cat.

Mosspaw- diluted tortoiseshell she-cat.

QUEENS (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)

Raincloud- pale gray she-cat.

ELDERS (former warriors and queens, now retired)

Onetooth- surly wire-furred brown-gray tom with only one tooth.

WINDCLAN

LEADER Harestar- light brown tom.

DEPUTY Frondleaf- darkbrown tabby she-cat.

Apprentice, Boldpaw

MEDICINE CAT Sundapple- tortie-and-white tom.

Grayface- white she-cat with a dark gray streak across her face.

WARRIORS Palebranch- pale buff-colored tom with green eyes.

Apprentice, Rosepaw

Birdsong- blue-gray she-cat.

Apprentice, Tawnypaw

Cloudface- white tom with a dingy-gray tinge.

Apprentice, Petalpaw

Hailstorm- black tom with faint tabby stripes.

Apprentice, Stormpaw

Longfur- pale buff-colored tabby she-cat.

Apprentice, Galepaw

Darkwind- dark black tom.

APPRENTICES Rosepaw- bright yellow she-cat.

Stormpaw- pale gray tom with long fur.

Tawnypaw- calico tom.

Galepaw- dark gray tom.

Petalpaw- white she-cat.

Boldpaw- yellow tabby tom.

QUEENS Raggedtail- medium gray tabby she-cat with long fur.

Blackwing- black and gray splotched she-cat.

ELDERS No-tail- prickly old black she-cat with no tail.

RIVERCLAN

LEADER Waterstar- black-and-white tom.

Apprentice, Tidepaw

DEPUTY Splashpelt- orange tabby she-cat.

MEDICINE CAT Goldenbird- fawn-and-gold colored tabby she-cat.

Apprentice, Yarrowpaw

WARRIORS Icefoot- pale gray-white she-cat.

Cressy- buff-and-fawn colored she-cat, former loner.

Apprentice, Mistpaw

Skin-nose- dark gray-and-white tabby tom with fur missing above his nose.

Brookfur- muddy brown tabby she-cat.

Apprentice, Lichenpaw

Blackstream- large black tom.

Apprentice, Quickpaw

Jumptail- brown and white tabby tom.

APPRENTICES Tidepaw- medium gray tom.

Mistpaw- black-and-white she-cat.

Yarrowpaw- tortoiseshell she-cat.

Lichenpaw- gray she-cat.

Quickpaw- silver tom with blurred black spots.

QUEENS Tallflower- gray-brown she-cat.

Spottedpelt- brown and black splotched she-cat.

ELDERS Mackrelstripe- mackrel tabby she-cat.

SHADOWCLAN

LEADER Thornstar- brown tabby tom.

DEPUTY Whiteheart- gray tabby with white chest and paws.

Apprentice, Graypaw

MEDICINE CAT Tearcloud- milky-white she-cat.

Apprentice, Smallpaw

WARRIORS Palethroat- pale buff-colored she-cat with a pale scar across her throat.

Apprentice, Snakepaw

Poppybranch- orange tabby she-cat with a peppered black tail. Vicious temper.

Stormcloud- dark gray tom.

Sleepingpoppy- gray and white she-cat.

Apprentice, Oakpaw

Rodtail- black tom.

APPRENTICES

Oakpaw- brown and white tabby tom.

Graypaw- gray she-cat.

Snakepaw- thin black tom.

Smallpaw- gray-and-white tom.

QUEENS Elmheart- yellow tabby she-cat with dark stripes.

Wrenfeather- pretty blue-gray she-cat.

ELDERS Sunstripe- yellow tabby tom, oldest cat in ShadowClan.

Thorntail- prickly dark gray she-cat.