Warriors: Darkness
Book 1 – Earth-Shaker
SkyClan
Leader Leafstar – elderly brown-and-cream tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Deputy Sharpclaw – dark ginger tom
Apprentice, Bluepaw
Medicine Cat Echosong – old silver tabby she-cat with green eyes
Warriors (toms, and she-cats without kits)
Patchfoot – black-and-white tom; senior warrior
Clovertail – light brown she-cat with white belly and legs; senior warrior
Petalnose – pale gray she-cat; senior warrior
Sparrowpelt – dark brown tabby tom
Bouncefoot – ginger tom
Rockfang – black tom
Tinyfern – small white she-cat
Sagefrost – pale grey tom
Queens (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Cherrytail – tortoiseshell she-cat; Sharpclaw's mate
Mintcloud – gray tabby she-cat; Rockfang's mate
Apprentices (more then six moons, in training to become warriors)
Bluepaw – blue-grey she-cat; former kittypet
Darkpaw – black she-cat with blue eyes; Mintcloud's kit
Lightpaw – incredibly pale grey tabby she-cat, amber eyes; Mintcloud's kit
EarthClan
Leader Sandstar – sandy-colored tom with blue eyes
Deputy Yellowfur – beautiful ginger she-cat
Medicine Cat Waterfern – elderly black she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentice, Stripedpaw
Warriors(toms, and she-cats without kits)
Wolfclaw – gray tom with green eyes
Apprentice, Jadepaw
Gingerpelt – splotched ginger-and-black she-cat
Greenear – silver she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice, Ravenpaw
Flowerheart – white she-cat
Nettlestorm – brown-and-white tom
Apprentices (more then six moons, in training to become warriors)
Jadepaw – sassy gray tabby she-cat, amazing blue eyes
Stripedpaw – gray tabby tom with brown stripes
Ravenpaw – pure black tom
Queens (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Birdwing – light brown she-cat; Sandstar's mate
Elders (former warriors and queens, now retired)
Volefoot – brown tabby tom; former deputy
Cats Outside Clans
Hutch – dark brown tabby tom, grey with age, formerly of SkyClan
Oscar – Annoying black tom, kittypet, SkyClan blood
Jerry – dark brown tabby tom; Hutch's kin
Kyle – black-and-white tom; Hutch's kin
References
Skywatcher – dark gray tom with blue eyes; died seasons ago after assuring that SkyClan would survive
Firestar – ginger tom with flame colored pelt; leader of ThunderClan. Came to the gorge at StarClan's request and saved SkyClan from destruction
Rainfur – light gray tom with dark grey flecks; died in battle with the rats seasons ago
Prologue
The camp was silent. The dappled she-cat padded into the rock cleft, her amber eyes wide and worried. Echosong had called to her this night, with urgent news that she needed to share with her leader. Once the camp had been silent, the brown-and-cream she-cat had gone to find her medicine cat.
"Leafstar." The mew made the SkyClan leader jump. She turned to see a silver tabby padding towards her. Both she-cats dipped their heads in greeting.
"Echosong. You called for me." Leafstar gazed into her medicine cat's eyes, and saw the stars reflected there. "Have our warrior ancestors spoken?"
"They have, Leafstar," Echosong mewed, flicking her tail. Both she-cats settled down, but Leafstar could feel her fur bristling. StarClan had spoken to her only once since she had been made leader and to Echosong only a few times more. The news must be urgent.
"Cloudstar came to me," Echosong mewed, her eyes distant as she spoke of the ancient SkyClan leader. "In a dark forest I had never seen before in my life." Echosong shuddered. "It was dark, and I was afraid, I admit. But Cloudstar told me not to be afraid. He said, In the time when earth meets sky, turn to the darkness for leadership, for only darkness will know the way. I felt so comforted as he said it. The darkness became warm and safe."
"Do you know what this means?" Leafstar asked, her voice hushed.
"I do not. I can only hope and pray for another sign. Darkness had always been fought against. The fact that we may turn to it in a time of trouble frightens me, and I wonder what it means for us."
"Our warrior ancestors are warning us of trouble ahead; that much seems clear," Leafstar mewed. She sighed. "We have had so many moons of peace, ever since Firestar left us. I'm an old cat now, Echosong, and I sense the weariness in your bones as well. Nor is Sharpclaw still young enough to take over the leadership from me. When trouble comes, this Clan will face it, but I despair my strength may fail."
Leafstar stood and dipped her head to Echosong. "Thank you for passing on Cloudstar's message to me. Please tell me if any more messages are sent to us. In this time of darkness, we will need every ounce of strength."
Echosong stretched a paw to her leader. "Have faith, Leafstar. Our warrior ancestors will not sit by and do nothing."
"I know that too," Leafstar meowed. "I'm going to my den, Echosong, and you should get some rest as well. When earth meets sky, I'm not sure what sort of Clan will be left."
A/N: Hey, me here! Well, some of you may have seen this story before – I am the original author of it. I completed it a while ago, and found it among some old files. I decided to redo it, since the original wasn't too great (and frankly, I think this edition is also below my writing capabilities, not bragging, just saying). Please read and review!!!