The Hawk and the Ivy

by XLorienXWarriorsX

His actions spoke for him. He was vicious, cruel and a murderer. But Starclan chose to give him another chance; a chance to be with the one he loved. Starclan has their reasons, but so does he. The fate of the clans now rests upon the strength of his love and the strength to overcome the darkness which had hovered over him since he was born.

1. Allegiances and Prologue

Hello new readers and welcome to my newest fanfiction :) Just to explain a few things, this is set after the power of three series by Erin hunter (all credit to her.) I wrote out the Allegiances from the books with a few minor changes to accommodate the time in-between book 6 and this fanfic. I advertised this story years ago, but never got around to writing it so here it is :).

Enjoy!

Allegiances

THUNDERCLAN

LEADER- BRAMBLESTAR- Dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

DEPUTY- SQUIRRELFLIGHT- Dark ginger she-cat with green eyes

MEDICINE CAT- JAYFEATHER- Gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes

APPRENTICE, BRIALIGHT (Dark brown she-cat)

WARRIORS (toms and she-cats without kits)

CLOUDTAIL

BRIGHTHEART

THORNCLAW

APPRENTICE, SEEDPAW (A very pale ginger she-cat with hazel coloured eyes

LEAFPOOL

BIRCHFALL

BERRYNOSE

POPPYFROST

MOUSEWHISKER

LIONBLAZE

ICECLOUD

APPRENTICE, MOLEPAW (A brown and cream tom with amber eyes)

ROSEPETAL

APPRENTICE, CHERRYPAW (A ginger she-cat with brown eyes)

BLOSSOMFALL

APPRENTICE, LILYPAW (A dark tabby she-cat with white patches)

BUMBLESTRIPE

DOVEWING

IVYPOOL

QUEENS (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)

DAISY- cream long furred cat from the horse place

WHITEWING- White she-cat with green eyes (Mother to Maplekit a light tabby she-kit with dark eyes) Father- BIRCHFALL

HAZELTAIL- Small gray and white she-cat (Mother to Aquakit a black she-kit with a white chest and Skykit a white tom with dark blue eyes)

CINDERHEART- Gray tabby she-cat expecting LIONBLAZE'S kits.

ELDERS (Former warriors and queens now retired)

SANDSTORM- Pale ginger she-cat with green eyes and grey flecks on her muzzle

GRAYSTRIPE- Long haired gray tom

BRACKENFUR- Golden brown tabby tom

MILLIE- Striped gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes

SORRELTAIL- Tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes

SHADOWCLAN

LEADER- ROWANSTAR – Ginger tom

DEPUTY- TAWNEYPELT- tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes

MEDICINE CAT- LITTLECLOUD- old very small tabby tom

APPRENTICE, WARMPAW (A tall blue furred she-cat with warm amber eyes)

WARRIORS (toms and she-cats without kits)

OAKFUR- small brown tom

SNOWBIRD-Pure white she-cat

OLIVENOSE- Tortoiseshell she-cat

SHREWFOOT- Gray she-cat with black feet

SCORCHFUR- Dark gray tom

TIGERHEART- Dark brown tabby tom

STARLINGWING- ginger tom

QUEENS

IVYTAIL- black, white and tortoiseshell she-cat

DAWNPELT- Cream furred she-cat (Mother to Mudkit, Ferretkit and Wishkit)

(No need for elders)

WINDCLAN

LEADER- ASHSTAR- gray she-cat

DEPUTY- CROWFEATHER- dark gray tom

MEDICINE CAT- KESTRELFLIGHT- mottled gray tom

WARRIORS (toms and she-cats without kits)

OWLWHISKER- light brown tabby tom

WEASLEFUR- ginger tom with white paws

HARESPRING- brown and white tom

APPRENTICE, EAGLEPAW (pale ginger-brown tom)

LEAFTAIL- dark tabby tom with amber eyes

EMBERFOOT- gray tom with two dark paws

HEATHERTAIL- light brown tabby she-cat with heather-coloured eyes

APPRENTICE, DARKPAW (a smoky she-cat with dark green eyes)

NIGHTCLOUD- black she-cat

SWALLOWTAIL- dark gray she-cat

SUNSTRIKE- tortoiseshell she cat with a large white mark on head

WHISKERPELT- light brown tom with one dark paw

APPRENTICE, GINGERPAW (dark orange tom with dark brown eyes)

FURZEHEART- gray-and-white she-cat

BOULDERCLAW- large pale gray tom

UNDERTAIL- dark tabby tom with pale gray eyes formerly a loner

QUEENS

WHITETAIL- Small white she-cat (Mother to RIBBONKIT, a tiny red furred she-kit, COOKIEKIT, a mottled brown tom with green eyes and WISHKIT, a pure white tom with bright blue eyes)

SEDGEWHISKER- Light brown tabby she-cat (expecting WEASLEFUR'S kits)

ELDERS

WEBFOOT- Old dark gray tabby tom

GORSETAIL- Very pale gray-and-white tom with blue eyes- forced into the elders den for restricted hearing

RIVERCLAN

LEADER- MISTYSTAR- gray she-cat with blue eyes

DEPUTY- REEDWHISKER- black tom with dark eyes

MEDICINE CAT- MOTHWING- dappled golden she-cat with warm eyes

APPRENTICE, WILLOWSHINE (gray tabby she-cat)

WARRIORS

GRAYMIST- pale gray tabby she-cat

APPRENTICE, TROUTPAW (pale gray tabby she-cat)

MINTFUR- light gray tabby tom

APPRENTICE, DAPPLEDPAW (mottled brown she-cat)

MINNOWTAIL- dark gray she cat with dark blue eyes

PEBBLEFOOT- mottled gray tom

MALLOWNOSE- light brown tabby tom

DUSKFUR- mottled gray she-cat with amber eyes

ROBINWING- tortoiseshell and white tom

GRASSPELT- light brown tom with piercing blue eyes

APPRENTICE. STRIPYPAW (black and gray tom with blue eyes)

MOSSYPELT- brown and white she-cat

APPRENICE, SPLASHPAW (dappled gray she-cat)

RUSHSTORM- light brown tabby tom

QUEENS

MOSSPELT- tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes (Mother to SILVERKIT, a silver she-kit with teal eyes and DAYKIT, a tom with amber coloured pelt and one brown paw)

ICEWING- white she-cat with blue eyes (Mother to MAGICKIT, a dark gray tom with black eyes)

PETALFUR- gray-and-white she-cat (Expecting REEDWHISKER'S kits)

ELDERS

POUNCETAIL- ginger and white tom with grey flecks on underbelly

CATS OUTSIDE THE CLANS

DARK- sleek black and gray tabby tom with dark brown eyes

HAWK- dark brown tom with white underbelly and ice blue eyes

SMOKY- muscular gray-and-white tom who lives at the horse place

FLOSS- small gray and white she-cat who lives at the horse place (expecting Smokey's kits)

PROLOGUE

This place had no name, it was nothing. The wind never blew the light never came, until you found peace. Cats who were sent here rarely found peace. It is said that, eventually, cats fade in StarClan. That is the best way to disappear, the easiest way to disappear. Here there was life but no death. Pain but no peace. Space but only darkness. Cats lived but failed to move, to talk and to be. However, when there is an unbalance things change. Lightning strikes and a cat makes his way through the border between darkness and the light of day. That is this day, which is now.

The two she-cats slipped back in terror.

"Did you see that too?" The tortoiseshell gasped.

"It's impossible!" Came the hiss in reply.

"We must tell the others!"

The two she-cats raced into the clearing. Cats raced around in terror below them.

"How can this happen!"

"What do we do?"

The tortoiseshell looked down in terror at the scene. A blue-gray cat emerged from the bushes behind Yellowfang.

"Did you see it Bluestar? Is there any hope for the clans?"

Bluestar raised her head and shook it slowly. "No dear Spottedleaf. All is not lost as always when great darkness comes…" She dabbed a nearby ivy stem with her paw. "It can be vanquished by hope." As she dropped the stem in the small pool by their paws an image appeared.

Yellowfang jumped back, stunned. "No!" She hissed. "We can't trust him. We can't trust any of them. You of all should know this Bluestar! He will always be evil and beside the point, he's dead!"

"You know as well as I do we have the power to help those in the great darkness, and I believe one cat has made him see the light." She dabbed the pool again and a pair of sharp green eyes appeared.

Spottedleaf glanced into the silvery pool and purred "Can't say I'm surprised." She tuned to the grey she-cat. "He might be our last hope Yellowfang let's do it together."

She tuned and beckoned with her tail for Yellowfang to follow. Yellowfang took one last look at the clearing before hesitantly following Spottedleaf into the forest.

Yellowfang looked back into the startling eyes of Bluestar. "If you've got this wrong it could mean the end of all of us."

"It's a risk I'm willing to take to save the four clans and ensure peace." Bluestar replied. Yellowfang dipped her head, defeated, and turned into the dark forest.

A dark brown tom emerged from the boundary to greet the two she-cats waiting.

"So, you've decided I'm trustworthy after all then," he purred.

"Don't test your luck," hissed Yellowfang. "Just because Bluestar trusts you, doesn't mean we are all in agreement"

"Yellowfang," whispered Spottedleaf cautiously.

The tom turned away for a moment before twisting to face the two she-cats. "I know you have no reason to trust me, or any in the dark forest. But months alone in darkness have taught me the importance of loyalty and- other qualities. I'm sure that the regrets I have will not be forgiven lightly," he paused for a second as though remembering the horrors of his past. He took a deep breath, "but this is my best shot to set things right."

Suspicion clouded Yellowfang's face and the tom seemed to realise so. Hesitating slightly, he took a few steps towards Yellowfang and whispered a few short words in her ear. He then turned to Spottedleaf meeting her amber eyes with his own.

"Yes, it must be done. It will save us." She opened a light hole in the closest tree.

"Hawkfrost!" Yellowfang called. He stopped and glanced around. "You are their last hope, please remember to follow the light."

He nodded, "Thank you." Then jumped forwards into the light hole and vanished into life.

I don't want to make this a 'beg for reviews story' but despite that I am going to do it on a no. of reviews basis. I feel like ill be much more motivated to continued that way :).

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