AN: Well look at this, I am starting a new story. And even more, it is a Marked story. Shocking, isn't it? So I've made quite a few changes to the allegiance list. Coppershine's kits have been changed, and I'm sure you'll find a few more notable changes as you read on. After many messages of 'please write a sequel', I have finally decided to write this. So don't forget to leave a review!
ROCKCLAN
LEADER: Stormstar - dark gray and white mottled tom
DEPUTY: Crowfeather - dark gray tom with ice-blue eyes
MEDICINE CAT: Flowertail - tortoiseshell she-cat with a dappled tail
WARRIORS:
Streamfur - silver tabby she-cat
Apprentice: Snakepaw
Meadowlark - tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice: Ivypaw
Snowfire - ginger and white she-cat with green eyes
Spottedfur - brown tabby tom with flecks along his back
Brindlefoot - small ginger she-cat with white paws
Apprentice: Foxpaw
Reedfeather - golden brown tabby tom
APPRENTICES:
Snakepaw - mottled brown tom with amber eyes
Foxpaw - reddish ginger she-cat with white paws and green eyes
Ivypaw - tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes
QUEENS:
Coppershine - dark ginger she-cat with green eyes, mother of Ashkit and Dawnkit by Stormstar
Leafpool - light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes, expecting Crowfeather's kits
KITS:
Ashkit - dark ginger tom with amber eyes
Dawnkit - gray-ginger she-cat with amber eyes; has red-tipped ears
SKYCLAN
LEADER: Bouncestar - ginger tom
DEPUTY: Shadepool - dark gray she-cat with unusual colored eyes
MEDICINE CAT: Ravenwing - black tom with a gray muzzle
Apprentice: Thornpaw
WARRIORS:
Mintleaf - gray tabby she-cat
Apprentice: Jaypaw
Sagewhisker - white tom
Umberfur - black tom with amber eyes
Apprentice: Willowpaw
Feathernose - lean gray and white she-cat with blue eyes
Fernpelt - brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Talonpelt - pale tabby tom with lighter colored stripes across his back, green eyes
Blackstripe - gray tom with black stripes
APPRENTICES:
Willowpaw - tawny colored she-cat
Jaypaw - golden brown tabby tom
Thornpaw - dark brown tom
QUEENS:
Crimsonrise - white she-cat with ginger ears, tail, and paws; pale green eyes, expecting Umberfur's kits
ELDERS:
Tinycloud - small white she-cat
Rockshade - black tom
Cherrytail - ginger she-cat
CATS OUTSIDE CLANS
Sableheart (Claw) - gray and ginger dappled tom with unusually long front claws
Zephyr - long-haired gray tom with a white chest and white paws, pale amber eyes; loner
Xanadu - pretty tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes; kittypet
Noras - long-haired brown she-cat with an unusual marking on her forehead; kittypet (Maine Coon)
Web - dark gray tom with stripes running along his face; rogue
Lucky - creamy white tom with yellow eyes, brown paws and ears; rogue
Prologue
Darkness swept over Twolegplace. The noises of monsters was always a present threat to the kittypets, rogues and loners that lived around it. Yet most had managed to eek out a living by surviving off of Twolegs that took pity on them.
One of those rogues was a gray and ginger dappled tom, whose eyes glittered with purpose.
Cats feared him because he was different. Loners avoided him because of the long claws that never sheathed. He couldn't sheathe them because of the power that he'd been given. He scoffed at the idea of calling the claws he had a power. They were more like a curse than anything else.
My life has gone from bad to worse over the course of seasons, he thought scathingly. I can't turn back time and change what I've done wrong.
"You're a long way from home little kit," a voice snarled from behind. The tom whirled around to see a dark gray tom with stripes running along his face. His lips were twisted as he took a threatening step forward. "In case you didn't see the claw marks, this is our territory," he added when the gray and ginger tom tilted his head to one side.
"I don't think you know who you are dealing with." The tom's claws suddenly extended, and the dark gray rogue's eyes widened.
"Claw... I... I..." His voice dropped when he realized who this intruder was.
"You were saying?" Claw smirked and glared at the tom that had dared challenge his authority. He was ruler of Twolegplace, no one else.
"He's bluffing." Another cat stepped out of the shadows and glared at Claw. "I doubt that the rumors are true. He's just a pathetic-" The rogue didn't have the chance to finish his sentence.
Claw lunged forward, screeching in rage as his claws buried into the rogue's chest. The tom let out a choking cry before his eyes glazed over. Claw grinned before releasing his grip. The dark gray rogue let out a startled cry and made a run for it.
Without warning Claw threw the body out of his way and raced after the dark gray rogue. They could have valuable information on the Clans that lived nearby. He needed to know if it was safe to return. If he could make his revenge known to the Clans.
The gray and ginger dappled tom soared across the alley until he was on top of the rogue. The tom let out a shriek as he tried in vein to get away. Claw didn't hold back until the tom relaxed.
"Now, why don't you tell me where you came from?" Claw demanded as he placed a claw across the tom's neck. "And I might let you live."
"I came from beside the gorge!" the tom gasped. "The Clan cats don't want us hanging out there, so we moved further into Twolegplace! We thought it was safe here, until we heard rumors that a monster was living here."
His voice became harder to hear as Claw pressed his claw against the tom's windpipe. "So the Clans think I am dead," he growled thoughtfully. "Maybe it is time to pay them a visit. It would be... lovely to see my dear sister once more."
The dark gray tom found it hard to believe that this cat had any kin at all. His eyes widened in relief when Claw released his grip. The larger cat took a step back and began to wash his blood-stained claws.
"What is your name, rogue?" he asked in a calmer voice.
"Web," the tom rasped. "The... the other cat... the one who's now dead was called Lucky."
He's not very lucky now, Claw thought with a roll of his eyes.
"I am off to visit the gorge," he suddenly announced. "You are welcome to join me if you wish, but it is your choice."
Web stared at Claw as if he'd grown wings. If he were Marked with wings he could. But he was Marked with the claws that he considered a curse. Claw snorted angrily before stalking away from the alley. It was time to return to the Clans. It was time for revenge.
AN: The prologue has been changed drastically, and the next few chapters will be as well. Hope this doesn't deter any readers /=
