So this is my, Scarclaws, book. Leopardsong and I have come to the conclusion that this book is telling the story of what happened before Softpelt came to Fireclan and in a way, Bramblepelts story. But it goes from my cats P.O.V. Anyways, I hope you enjoy and R & R.
My name before Scarkit is Oakkit. Just so you know. ~ Scarclaw
Prologue
Spottedpelt ran back to her den to get herbs. The yowls from the nursery getting fainter from the distance. Her apprentice Rockpaw, was taking care of Rockkit who had got brambles stuck in his fur.
"Ouch! That hurts" Rockkit whined.
"You're the one who wanted to play in the bramble bush." Rockpaw sneered through brambles and fur in her mouth. Spottedpelt grabbed the herbs she need and hurried back to the nursery. She pushed through the anxious cats that had crowded around the nursery.
"Will she be alright?" A tom asked as she passed.
"Yes she will Thornbelly." Spottedpelt mewed through clenched jaws. She squeezed into the nursery and padded over to Icetalon. She was panting. She had been kitting for just over an hour.
"The first kit is coming!" Wildflower meowed.
"Finally!" Icetalon snapped. Spottedpelt dropped the herbs and shooed Wildflower with her tail as she approached Icetalon. The first kit dropped out and Spottedpelt licked it rapidly until it started mewling then nudged it with her nose towards Icetalons belly to suckle.
Spottedpelt repeated this action three more times before Icetalon was finally finished kitting. "Three she-kits and a tom." She reported happily.
"They are beautiful." Wildflower whispered.
"Yes they are." Icetalon nudged the tom closer to her belly. "Can you send Bramblefang in please."
"Yes, I can." Spottedpelt exited the nursery and looked around the clearing. Bramblefang was pacing outside the warriors den with Redsky and Mossears. He noticed Spottedpelt the minute she started heading over.
"Is she alright? Can I see her? How are the kits?" Bramblefang sputtered.
"Go and see for yourself." Spottedpelt moved so he could head to the nursery. Right then Shadowstar appeared from his den and beckoned Spottedpelt with his tail. She walked towards him.
"How is Icetalon?" Shadowstar asked as Spottedpelt sat down beside him and wrapped her tail over her paws.
"Fine. Three she-kits and a tom." Spottedpelt reported.
"Lovely. We are very lucky to have you Spottedpelt. With everything that has happened this leaf-bare, Fireclan needs a great medicine cat like you." Shadowstar meowed and gave her a quick lick behind the ear.
"Thank you Shadowstar." Spottedpelt nodded. "I should go see how Rockpaw is fairing with Rockkit." She twitched her whiskers.
"Kit's these day's huh." Shadowstar shook his head.
"I agree." Spottedpelt mewed and headed back to the medicine den.
"Come on!" Oakkit chuffed her littermates, Bramblekits, ear. "We want to go outside the nursery!"
"Yeah! Come on. Icetalon won't let us leave without you!" Rainkit whined.
"But I want to sleep." Bramblekit rolled over and sat up.
"You can sleep later. Come on! Rockkit and Patchkit say it's huge!" Oakkit jumped in circles.
"We could get lost!" Bramblekit whimpered.
"Bramblekit is right. What do we do then?" Leopardkit scampered into their nest and hid behind a sleeping Icetalon.
"You won't get lost. It's not that big." Wildflower meowed as she squeezed through the entrance.
"Are you sure?" Leopardkit appeared on top of Icetalon, who grunted under her weight.
"Yes I am sure. Now get off Icetalon. She is trying to sleep." Wildflower came over and picked Leopardkit up by the scruff and put her on the floor of the nursery. "Go now. Rockkit and Patchkit are out there waiting for you." She nudged Bramblekit out of the nest.
"Yeah! Let's go!" Oakkit jumped towards the entrance and waited for her littermates. "Do you think we will see our father?"
"I am sure you will. He should be back by now." Wildflower meowed after her. The four kits scampered out of the nursery and blinked rapidly till their eye's adjusted to the brightness.
"Wow." Oakkit looked around amazed. The clearing was so big. "Where do we start?" She breathed.
"Well you could start by finding us." Rockkits voice scared her. Oakkit turned around to find Rockkit and Patchkit standing by the cave wall.
"What's back there?" Bramblekit asked.
"Oh, that's the dirt place." Patchkit replied. "Now come on. If we hurry, we might be able to see the apprentice's practicing battle moves!"
"Yeah!" Oakkit nudged Leopardkit. "Wouldn't that be cool?!" Leopardkit nodded and bounded off after Rockkit and Patchkit who were already leading the way. Babypaw and Mosspaw were outside the apprentice den practicing their hunting crouch.
"That looks easy!" Rainkit boasted and tried to copy Babypaw and Mosspaw.
"Good job. But you have to hold your tail still." Rockkit announced and place his paw gently on Rainkits tail to hold it still.
"Let me try!" Oakkit crouched down and held her tail as still as she could.
"Very good!" A deep voice praised her. Oakkit jumped up and turned around to see Shadowstar. "You will make a good warrior."
"I hope so. I hope they all do." Bramblefang appeared and sat down beside the clan leader.
"Bramblefang!" The four kits mewed and pounce at him. Oakkit licked her father's ear.
"Alright everyone, that's enough." Bramblefang twitched his whiskers and rolled over. Oakkit fell off his back and landed with a thud. "You are all getting so big! You were only born yesterday!"
"No we weren't!" Leopardkit protested.
"We are two moons old!" Oakkit pounced on Bramblefangs tail.
"No, you can't be." Bramblefang shook his head. Shadowstar purred with amusement.
"We only have three more moons before we are apprentices!" Rainkit puffed out his chest to look bigger. Bramblefang knocked the little tom over playfully.
"You will make fine apprentices when the time comes young kits." Shadowstar meowed.
"We will be better though." Rockkit crouched and stalked around. Patchkit nodded in agreement with her littermate.
"No you won't! We will be the best warrior's Fireclan has ever seen!" Bramblekit pounced on Rockkit even though the tom was much bigger than her.
"Yeah!" Oakkit jumped over to help her sister.
"Attack!" Rainkit yowled and charged over with Leopardkit on his heels. Patchkit pounced and baited at the younger kits.
"Shadowstar!" A yowl came from the entrance to the camp. Everyone looked up at the cat entering the camp.
"What is it Sandpool?" Shadowstar asked the she-cat.
"It's rouges! Ashstorm is holding them -" Sandpool started but was cut off by the sound of another cat bursting through the entrance tunnel. It was the deputy Ashstorm.
"I tried to hold them off as long as I could but they were too much." He huffed. "They are coming right now!"
"Bramblefang, Sandpool find some warrior's to protect the elders and queens."
"Yes Shadowstar." Bramblefang nodded and rushed to the warrior's den with Sandpool at his heels. Oakkit and the other kits had stopped playing and were looking at all the warrior's.
"Ashstorm, get these kit's back to the nursery." Shadowstar ordered.
"Oakkit! Bramblekit! Leopardkit! Rainkit!" Icetalon yowled, her voice shaking with fear.
"Rockkit! Patchkit!" Wildflower was next to Icetalon just as worried as her.
"Let's go kits." Ashstorm nudged Oakkit towards the nursery.
"No! I want to fight as well!" Oakkit protested.
"I am sure you do but you're still just a kit." Ashstorm nudged Oakkit again. "Don't make me pick you up by your scruff."
"I would like to see you try." Oakkit ran off towards the nursery. I am just as strong as any other cat in Fireclan! She thought to herself. As all the queens and kits were safely in the nursery two warrior's sat out front.
Oakkit could hear hisses and growls from inside. "I wonder if we are winning." She whispered to Rockkit.
"Of course we are mouse-brain!" Rockkit whispered back "Why wouldn't we be? We are the best Clan in the whole world!"
"I wanna go see!" Oakkit meowed.
"No you don't! You are staying here young lady!" Icetalon hissed.
"Watch me!" With that Oakkit ran as fast as she could through the nursery.
"Oakkit!" Icetalon yowled but it was too late. Oakkit had made it outside the nursery and was in the middle of the fight.
"Eeep!" Oakkit dodged as a big warrior was flung to the ground. She backed away and into another cat.
"Hey!" The orange tom spun around and glared at her. "Well look here boy's. Seems they sent us a kit as a snack." Oakkit shrunk back but then stood up as tall as she could.
"I am here to fight you! You're in Fireclan camp and you're not supposed to be!" She hissed and bared her teeth.
"I would like to see you try." The tom sneered. Oakkit got into the crouch she was practicing earlier. The tom's whiskers twitched with amusement. "I am so scared!"
"Oakkit!" Icetalons voice filled the clearing. Oakkit looked back at the nursery and the next thing she knew, she was flying through the air.
"Icetalon!" Oakkit screeched and landed with a thud on her side.
"Oakkit! Oakkit can you hear me?" Rockpaw nudged the kits body.
"Rock – Rockpaw?" Oakkit rasped. She tried to look up at the apprentice medicine cat but she was gone. Oakkit tried to get up but a paw held her down.
"You're not going to run are you?" The tom that she ran into earlier was looking down at her. "That cut on your nose would make a nice battle wound but I don't think I am going to let you live."
"Well you aren't going to kill her either!" Oakkit heard Bramblefang hiss then the paw that was holding her down was gone. Oakkit couldn't keep her eyes open any longer. She let herself drift into a nice sleep.
Here are the names and Clans of all the cats. Please excuse any and all spelling errors.
Fireclan
Leader – Shadowstar – Black tom with amber eyes
Deputy – Ashstorm – Grey tom with various white spots
Apprentice - Babypaw
Medicine cat – Spottedpelt – White she- cat with golden spots
Apprentice – Rockpaw
Warriors
Thornbelly – Dark brown-and-golden tom with thorn sharp claws
Redsky – Ginger tom with dark ginger chest
Mossears – Dark blue she-cat with white ears
Sandpool – Sandy brown she cat
Bramblefang – Bramble coloured tom with golden underbelly (Scarkits Father)
Flamefire – Ginger tom
Tanglefur – Golden she-cat with long tangled fur
Hawkheart – Bracken coloured tom
Tigerpelt – Ginger she-cat with darker stripes
Apprentice – Mosspaw
Brightmask – Pale white she-cat with brown around her eyes
Wildtail – Grey tom with a fuzzy tail
Flamefur - Flame orange she-cat with piercing yellow eyes
Emberfang –Mottled brown tom
Apprentices
Babypaw – Black-and-white she-cat with sharp teeth
Rockpaw – Brown she-cat
Mosspaw – Dark blue tom with moss stained claws
Queens
Wildflower – Calico she- cat (Mother to Rockkit and Patchkit)
Icetalon – Brown she-cat (Mother to Scarkit, Bramblekit, Leopardkit and Rainkit)
Silverflame – Sliver she-cat
Ashpetal – Mottled brown she-cat (Oldest Queen)
Elders
Rosebriar – White she-cat with rose coloured spots around her muzzle
Ambershine – Ginger she-cat with a shiny coat
Bumblejaw – Golden tom with a big jaw
Waterclan
Leader – Streamstar – Sliver-and-black she-cat
Deputy – Mudclaw – Huge brown tom
Medicine Cat – Toadleap – Black-and-brown she-cat
Apprentice - Bluepaw
Warriors
Creekstorm – Brown tom
Lizardfeather – Light brown tom with a fuzzy tail
Apprentice - Mousepaw
Wetsplash - Reddish brown she-cat
Icewater – Gray-blue tom
Apprentice - Mudpaw
Marshfoot – Brown tom with a black foot
Mistberry – Blue tom with white spots
Apprentice - Brightpaw
Poolheart – Black she-cat with a white heart on her shoulder
Shimmerpool – Sliver she-cat
Snowpuddle – White tom
Loudpelt – Orange-and-white tom
Apprentices
Bluepaw – Blue-gray she-cat
Brightpaw – White she-cat
Mousepaw – Grey tom
Mudpaw – Dark brown tom
Queens
Dawnflower – Orange-and-white she-cat
Fuzzyfur – Fuzzy grey she-cat
Rainstorm – Blue-and-white she-cat
Elders
Rainflower – Black she-cat
Mudfoot – White tom with brown paws
Swiftstream – Brown she-cat
Airclan
Leader – Blizzardstar – Pure white tom
Deputy - Grasswhisper – A black she-cat who used to be a rouge and join the clan when she was young after being saved by Dovewing.
Medicine cat - Dovewing – Pretty amber she-cat.
Warriors
Driftpool – A beautiful gray-blue she-cat with wavy fur that makes it look like a pool of water
Duckmask – a black tom with a golden muzzle like a mask.
Breezelight – a white tom.
Echoheart – a pretty black she-cat with white socks
Jaggedfang – a brown tom with jagged broken fangs
Lionfur – a young she-cat with a pelt the colour of a lion, her sister is Ivyflower
Ivyflower – a young she-cat with ivy green eyes, her sister is Lionfur
Leafeyes – a tom with leaf green eyes and a curly brown pelt.
Moleface – a tom with a brown face and a white pelt.
Apprentices
Sneezepaw – a blue gray tom who sneeze's regularly
Pearpaw – a brown she-cat. Sister of Redpaw and Mossypaw
Redpaw – a white she-cat with a red tail. Sister of Pearpaw and Mossypaw
Mossypaw – a white tom with green eyes. Only brother of Pearpaw and Redpaw
Fuzzypaw – an orange and white tom. He is very fuzzy.
Queens
Moonflower - a white she-cat. Mother of Frostkit, Olivekit, Morningkit and Milkkit
Smalltail – a small golden she-cat with the smallest tail in the clan. Expecting
Elders
Silvermoon - a small silver she-cat. Mother of Smalltail and Driftpool.
Sweetmask - a black and white she-cat. Mother of many lost warriors and Ivypool and Lionfur.
Lostfoot – a large brown tom who has a white foot and likes to wonder.
Earthclan
Leader – Greenstar – a large brown tom with brilliant green eyes. He was taken into the clan when he was a kit when his mother came to the clan and died there after asking them to take her kits in. Reednoses sister.
Deputy – Nightwhisper – a black she-cat.
Medicine Cat – Raventail – a black and red tom.
Warriors
Reednose – a black she-cat with a red muzzle. Greenstars sister.
Shrewbrook – a golden she-cat.
Petalfrost – Small brown she-cat.
Oakmist – a large golden tom.
Wolfcloud – a large gray tom.
Rubbleears – small black tom with brown ears. Vinepaws and Spottedpaws father.
Apprentices
Vinepaw – a small white she-cat with a black stripe down her side that looks like a vine. Spottedpaws sister.
Spottedpaw – a black tom with white spots. Vinepaws brother.
Queens
Dustflower – small dark brown she-cat. Mother of Tanglekit, Tinykit, Sorrelkit and Rabbitkit. Sister of Raventail, Oakmist and Petalfrost.
Elders
Twigpoppy – a small brown tom. Thrushdrop's brother
Thrushdrop – a large thrush coloured tom. Twigpoppys brother.
Honeyflower – a small golden she-cat, mother of Dustflower, Raventail, Oakmist and Petalfrost.
Cat's outside of cats
Sun - Orange tabby tom
Midnight - Completely black she-cat
Mud - Plain brown tom
JJ - Long haired golden she-cat (Mother to Jase and Ben)
Jase - Mottled brown tom
Ben - Long haired golden tom with tangled fur
Brownie - Brown she-cat that resembles Sliverflame (Mother to Mason)
Mason - Mottled brown tom
Brownpelt - Brown she-cat, former clan cat (Clan unknown, Mother to Brownie and Mud)
Mudpuddle - Brown tom with darker brown spots