As I said in 'Clans of the Lake' I would post a story on what happened after Bluesky left Thunderclan with her three kits. And here it is.
Prologue
"Shadowclaw!" I heard a low hiss. I glanced back at my patrol to see if they had heard it too, they showed no sign of hearing it.
"Rabbitstripe! Mosspool! I'm going to stay here and see if I can catch something to bring back to the clan, go on without me." I called. The two littermates just shrugged and continued with the border patrol. I padded to the border and glanced around.
"I'm over here!" I heard a cat call. I crossed the Thunderclan border. A white-cat jumped out of a bush. Bluesky!
"I know we shouldn't be meeting in the middle of the day but I have something to tell you. I kitted, two toms and a she-kit. Shadowclaw, someone is going to find out you're the father soon. I don't know what to do." Bluesky sighed.
"I have an idea. Meet me in the field just beyond our territories. I'll meet you there at dawn. We'll run away together. You, me and our kits." I mewed.
"Are you sure? Would you really leave Shadowclaw for me?" Bluesky asked, her blue eyes twinkling.
"Of course. I'll do anything for you. Bluesky I love you."
Chapter one
"Where are we?" a tiny white kit mewed.
"Who are you?" a smaller gray kit asked. The two kits trudged slowly across the sandy hollow.
"I'm your father. I'm taking you somewhere safe." I said. He nudged his two sons along. I wish Bluesky hadn't left Thunderclan! Then these kits would be safe with her in the nursery. Then they would never have to know that they are half-clan.
"I'm tired!" the grey kit wailed.
"My paws are sore." The white kit complained.
"We'll stop here then." I decided.
"Where's Bluesky? Is she meeting up with us somewhere?" The gray kit asked, his amber eyes gleaming. He has amber eyes like me.
"Yea, where's mom?" said the white kit. He has blue eyes like his mother.
"She- She's gone."
"Gone where?" The gray kit prompted.
"She's just gone ok?"
"Well when is she coming back?" The white kit asked.
"Fuzzykit, I'm sorry. Bluesky won't be coming back." I looked into my sons eyes.
"Is Mistykit with her?" the gray kit asked him.
"Stormkit, I don't know where your sister is." I looked away.
"What do you mean you don't know where Mistykit is?" Fuzzykit asked. I could hear the anger in the white kit's voice.
"She wasn't there when I went back to her."
"You should have kept looking for her!" Stormkit hissed at him.
"We have to go back for her." Fuzzykit said firmly.
"I-I couldn't find her scent. She's gone." I shook my head sadly.
"I don't believe you. If you're our father, than why didn't Bluesky tell us about you?" Stormkit spat. He doesn't trust me. Neither of them do.
"I don't know. I didn't even know I had kits till today." I mewed.
"Why should we believe you're our father?" Fuzzykit hissed.
"I don't know why you should believe me. But I made a promise to Bluesky before she died; I told her I would take care of you. And now I'm keeping that promise. Whether you two like it or not, I'm all you have." I said.
"How did Bluesky die?" All the tension in Fuzzykit's voice washed away.
"A dog attacked her."
"I'm cold and tired. I'm going to sleep." Fuzzykit yawned. I lay down and pulled my sons closer to me with my tail. Stormkit just swatted it away. The small gray kit got up and padded across the sandy hollow. Fuzzykit padded after his brother, leaving me by myself. I watched as the two kits curled up and fell asleep. They hate me. They hate me for losing their sister. I yawned before closing my amber eyes and fell asleep. I dreamed of earlier that day.
I was at the edge of the forest, staring out into a field. My mate, Bluesky was at my side.
"Come on, They are over here." Bluesky flicked her tail. I padded beside her until the sound of play-fighting kits filled my ears.
"I have someone you need to meet." a white she-cat said to her three kits.
"Who is this, Bluesky?" a black kit mewed.
"This is Shadowclaw." her tail flicked towards me.
"These are your kits." She murmured softly.
"Hi, I'm Fuzzykit!" a white tom smiled, his blue eyes gleaming. I saw the she-kit frowning.
"What's wrong Mistykit?" a small gray kit asked.
"I look exactly like you!" She exclaimed. She stood beside me, both our black pelts glistening.
"That's right. You even have amber eyes, just like him." Bluesky purred. My ears twitched. I could hear something coming.
"Quick! This way!" Bluesky nudged her kits through the grass. I turned to see a dog hurtling for us, barking.
"Stay hidden!" She hissed at her kits. She bounded away, I padded after her; I wasn't letting her go alone. By now, the dog was right on our tails.
"Let's climb a tree!" I howled at Bluesky. Bluesky nodded and dove for the nearest tree. I jumped and gripped on to the tree with my claws. I got to the highest branch. Bluesky was still struggling to get up the tree trunk. The dog had its fore-paws on the tree trunk. Its jaws were less than a tail length away from Bluesky's tail.
"I can't get up the trunk! My claws are stuck!" Bluesky cried out.
"Bluesky!" I screamed. I watched in horror as the dog grabbed Bluesky in his jaws. Without thinking, I leapt down from the tree and onto the dogs back. The dog yelped and let go of Bluesky. I nipped at the dogs heels, sending him running away. I ran back to Bluesky. Her white fur was stained and matted with blood.
"Bluesky?" My voice quivered.
"Shadowclaw…..the….kits..." She coughed.
"They're fine." I mewed.
At least I think they are. I don't know where they are. I'll find them. I thought.
"Shadowclaw, promise you will take care of them." She mewed.
"I promise." I mewed.
Bluesky began fading away. The snapping of a twig woke me up. I was on my paws immediately. Someone was watching me. My eyes scanned the forest area. The noise was coming from behind Fuzzykit and Stormkit. I raced over to my two sleeping sons; I had made a promise to protect them, even if they didn't like me. A long, rusty bushy tail caught my eyes. I pounced on the tail, a rusty tom screeched in pain.
"Ouch! Get off my tail!" he wailed.
"Who are you?" I growled.
"Please don't hurt him!" a tortoiseshell she-cat pleaded.
"Who are you?" I repeated.
"My name is Clover. This is my brother Fox." Said the tortoise-shell she-cat.
"This little one is Snow. She belonged to the twolegs who lived next to us." Fox said.
"You lived with twolegs?" Fuzzykit asked. The tiny white ball of fluff beside Fox nodded.
"I'm Shadowclaw, these are my two sons, Stormkit and Fuzzykit." I flicked my tail towards the two toms.
"Where are you going?" Stormkit asked.
"We don't know. Ou twolegs left us behind, we don't know where were going." Fox said.
"Why don't you come with us? Shadowclaw says were going somewhere safe." Fuzzykit purred.
"Can we?" Clover asked hopefully, Snow was curled up beside her. Clover had her tail around her protectively.
"I guess so." I sighed. Bluesky! I don't know what to do without you.
