A Dark Future
A/n: Alright, so this story is new idea I am starting on. One of my friends thought about this idea when we were roleplaying so I thought that I should try it. Anyways in this will be re-visiting the past to change the future so the dark forest does not take over...
Summary: The Dark Forest has won. The clans are in an era of darkness...and there is no choice left in the matter of what to do. Bluestar and Whitestorm risk everything to send Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Dovewing into the past to keep this from happening...with only Snowfur to guide them. They have to find something, something to do that will change the past. Will this something have to do with Firestar and Tigerclaw? Can they change the course that made things go the way they did and not turn the forest to be ran by blood?
Pairing(s) -Ideas for them anyways-: TigerFire, OneFire (Later in the story), GrayFire, FireSand, LongDove, GraySilver, OakBlue, SandLion, and the other pairings I have no idea for right now.
Ch.1: Snowfur's Words; In Thunderclan
"Run!" The voice screeched into his ear, Lionblaze ran as fast as he could. Lionblaze didn't know what was behind him, but he knew that Bluestar wanted him to run as fast as he could. Something ominous was behind him, trailing him as he ran. He tripped somewhat as he ran through a bramble thicket, his paws getting torn along with the rest of him.
"Lionblaze!" A voice cried into his ear and he blinked somewhat. That was his brother...what? Where was he exactly? He was no where to be seen. Gah, this wasn't good. He had to find him if he was to get away with his brother safe.
"Jayfeather!" He cried but he got no reply. Whatever was chasing him was behind him, and he could almost feel the breath of what was behind him. He swallowed and turned slowly, spotting what was behind him but it vanished and he heard a voice whisper to him.
"No matter how fast you run, you wont get anywhere. The past may change the future, but can you change the future?"
"Lionblaze." A voice growled and slowly the large tom's eyes opened. He groaned and struggled up, groaning somewhat. "Geeze, you finally got up." The other turned to see Jayfeather licking his paw now. Dovewing was not to far off, looking around. The sun touched his fur, warming him. It was different...much different from the darkness he had grown used to over sometime. He sighed.
"What is it Jayfeather?" He asked and the other looked over at him. The other snorted and shook his head. Apparently his brother was not happy about something. What it was? He had no idea.
"We're in the past and we need to get moving." He spat and Lionblaze blinked. The other sighed then and looked over at him. "Snowfur is guiding us remember? We have to get this right the first time, we got one run at this to change the future...now remember. I'm Jay, you're Lion, and Dovewing is Dove. We have to go by these names...and remember there are cats we know and cats we don't and Firestar is Fireheart...ah and Tigerstar is Tigerclaw and some of the others are different as well."
"Right." Lionblaze mewed along with Dovewing. Lionblaze decided to take charge and lead them through the winding path of a bunch of twoleg nests, agh, there were so many. It took a bit before they found a forest. Lionblaze purred as Dovewing led Jayfeather, despite him of course wanting to do this on his own, he couldn't.
"We're at the forest...so we just keep going?" He muttered to himself and kept walking. He passed into the territory, it sure smelt like Thunderclan despite being somewhere else. He thought back to his home where it was overtaken and his eyes fell. He sighed, they had to change this, before it really happened again, the Dark Forest could not win.
"Who's there!" A voice hissed, and it was no question, it was a statement. Lionblaze was caught off guard as he was slammed to the ground.
"Tigerclaw!" Another voice snapped and a hiss rose from Dovewing then as someone went after her and Jayfeather. Lionblaze growled, and barley remembered he could not use his powers. Curses. "Enough now Tigerclaw. Let's see what is with them, Darkstripe back off as well." Bluestar. "Now who are you?" The blue furred leader asked them and Lionblaze dipped his head.
"My name is Lion. This is my sister Dove, and my brother Jay...uh he can't see." He murmured softly and Bluestar blinked, clearly about to ask why they where here. "We were sent." He began and a warning growl from Jayfeather made him pause. "A warrior, she called herself, told us we had a destiny here."
"Lion, Jay, Dove, three kin of another destined to keep a dark future at bay." Jayfeather recited as he remembered that this was what omen he was supposed to tell them about. He cleared his throat then. "The warrior told me that she was named Snowfur, and to talk to Bluestar." He mewed and he could sense that she stiffened, and so did Tigerclaw. Darkstripe seemed to just stand there uneasily.
"My...sister. Then I know I can trust you. I am Bluestar, I would assume you know about surviving then in the wild?" She asked and Lionblaze nodded.
"Yes we do, my brother Jay actually knows all about herbs which was taught by our mother while our aunt taught Dove and I how to hunt." Lionblaze answered, not a full truth, but not a full lie either. "Our father Crow wasn't really around." He whispered and he looked at the sadness in Bluestar's eyes.
"I see." She mewed. "Come along then, I will take you to our camp, this is Thunderclan by the way. One of the-"
"Four clans of the forest." Dovewing smiled somewhat. "We heard about them before from Crow. He told us there were four clans, River, Wind, Shadow, and Thunder. He also taught us a few other things, not to much though." A purr rumbled in Bluestar's throat.
"That saves me some explaining. Anyways, Tigerclaw go and find Firepaw like I asked earlier. Darkstripe come with me to the camp."
Firepaw is missing? And wait...he's not a warrior yet? Lionblaze thought and blinked somewhat. He followed Bluestar without asking however. Dovewing helped Jayfeather move along through the forest and Lionblaze found that the pace was slower for him not to get left behind, and irritation pricked from Jayfeather as he also realized this.
"-as I was saying, Jay would probably be a good Medicine cat, Spottedleaf could always use someone to help her out." Bluestar explained. "Lion, you and Dove would make good warriors, but to be accepted into the clan I would see what you know before I give you a 'paw' or a warrior name." She mewed thoughtfully as they walked into camp.
"Right." Lionblaze mewed as they came into the camp, eyes instantly going to them. He saw Liongtail growl and stalk off. He's not nice like he is later on. Lionblaze frowned somewhat at this, wondering how Longtail changed so much...maybe it was his sight problem? It was a mystery for now...
"Lionheart." Bluestar called to her deputy and he padded over. He blinked and then his tail flicked to a white warrior who oddly reminded Lionblaze of Snowfur. The warrior walked over. "Whitestorm." She mewed and then looked over the three siblings. This is Lion, Jay, and Dove, they had...a sign from my sister." Whitestorm's eyes lit up. "She told them that Lion, Jay, Dove, three kin of another destined to keep a dark future at bay. I wanted to know what do you think we should go about this? We have Firepaw to train, but we now need to know what-" She paused as Lionheart looked them over and his gaze fell on Jayfeather. "...He's...blind Lionheart." She said softly and the other nodded. "Anyways, who should asses this?"
"Ah, well tomorrow I am taking Graypaw and Firepaw out with Tigerclaw. We could asses them tomorrow?" Lionheart suggested. Bluestar blinked then nodded. "But...what about-"
"Jay can be more useful with herbs. He knows every one he needs to help out sick/injured cats." Lionblaze said and Lionheart seemed to smile and so did Whitestorm and Bluestar. "Ah, I feel I came up with a good idea." He sweat-dropped.
"Hah. Yes you did Lion." Bluestar said and yelled. "Spottedleaf!" A tortoiseshell she-cat walked up and blinked somewhat at the three arrivals.
"Yes Bluestar?" She mewed calmly, her eyes glancing over the three. She rested on Jayfeather before smiling weakly and looking back at the leader.
"These three were brought by an omen. One of them." Bluestar's tail flicked to Jayfeather. "Is blind, but he apparently knows how to use herbs…could you maybe let him be an apprentice?" She asked.
"Of course Bluestar-" Her reply was cut short as Tigerclaw came into the camp. Behind him Firepaw bounded after him, the latter seemed thrilled while Tigerclaw had a sour mood. Bluestar blinked then frowned but she smiled when she spotted Firepaw. She padded over to them.
"Tigerclaw." The she-cat mewed. "I see you found Firepaw -despite him being soaking wet- things went well?" She asked and the other sighed as Firepaw was nudged over to Spottedleaf to get checked on for anything such as a fever or something else. Jayfeather silently padded after him.
"You could say that." He replied and sat down. "Agh. Don't ask me how but somehow a twoleg caught him. I found him as he ran from the den soaked...apparently they gave him a bath..." The other seemed to have a flash of worry in his eyes for a moment and Bluestar blinked, wondering if she imagined it. Tigerclaw wouldn't show worry for Firepaw, that was just not a possible thing. "Agh. I swear, he goes missing again and by Starclan I am not rescuing him that time." He mumbled and Bluestar sighed. Oh yes, she imagined it. He was the same old Tigerclaw.
"Of course...ah now, no picking fights with the three arrivals alright? I really rather not have a fight within the clan...Brokenstar is enough trouble." Bluestar sighed and Lionblaze blinked. He wondered...wait, that was right. Brokenstar was in the darkforest after dying by the hands of his own mother.
"True enough." Tigerclaw licked his paw, getting something off of it. "Hmph." He shook his fur before going over to the fresh kill pile and taking something to eat as Firepaw, a giant fuzzball of him anyways, walked over. Graypaw followed him as Jayfeather padded after them, clearly on some kind of mission to make sure Firepaw was alright...which about was a failed mission when he tripped over something. Dovewing sighed and looked at Lionblaze who sweat-dropped. This was going to be some adventure for the blind medicine cat alright.
"Keep still." Jayfeather mumbled as Firepaw kept moving, having a hard time believing he was related to this cat at the moment. It was getting on his nerves really for how much the other was moving about. Could he not stay still for a moment? Apparently not. Despite how annoying it was, apprentices were balls of energy. Or in Firepaw's case, a ball of fuzzy energy. However the fiery apprentice finally stopped moving and let Jayfeather check him over, blinking as he saw the new cat, not having noticed before.
"You look like a hair ball." Sandpaw taunted and Firepaw's fur sticking up didn't help in his defense of her remark. Jayfeather blinked, okay, so how did these two become mates exactly? That was currently his question that he wanted to have answered. To bad he couldn't see the body language or it would be easier for him to tell what the taunt really meant. He would just settle with his question...for now anyway. "Hey!" Suddenly he realized Sandpaw was right in front of him. "What's with you...? You didn't flinch like Dustpaw..." She frowned and Jayfeather sighed.
"In case you can't tell. I'm blind and you should respect me." Jayfeather muttered, at least Lionblaze knew that Jayfeather was alright for that tone of voice toward they're grandmother. Then again he could get away with it in this time.
"Oh..." Sandpaw didn't seem to know how to come back at that information and shook her head before padding off over to her brother. Jayfeather snorted and shook his head. He looked over to where Firepaw was.
"You need to learn how to come back against her remarks." He said before stretching and padding off to where Spottedleaf was, using her scent to go and find her. "He's fine, just wet." He replied to her and she nodded.
"Thank you Jay." Spottedleaf mewed. "If you would come with me into my den, I'll show you where you sleep as well as where the herbs are stored." She smiled, and Jayfeather could tell easily that she was relived. He nodded though and let her tail touch her shoulder to lead him along.
Lionblaze was having another kind of difficulty at the moment. Bluestar was trying to figure out where him and Dovewing were to sleep, and as she did she happened to pause and look over them. He had a bad feeling that she knew they were warriors from the look in her eyes. It might be something else...but they didn't know. "Lion, Dove...I wanted to ask you. You aren't kittypets, but you aren't rouges either are you? I would like to understand where you come from...you smell like Thunderclan." Oh, so that was what they were warned about, they still would smell like Thunderclan cats. "-yet you have not been here long enough to accrue our scent."
"I, don't know." Lionblaze answered, this was not going to be easy for them, it was already hard enough and they just got here. That was when he remembered Bluestar's words before they came to the past to change they're dark future.
"Use your sense to make your way through this life, you are now just three with the powers of the stars in they're paws...and you can make a difference. Find us, and set the right time line, change how things turn out."
"...I see." Bluestar sighed and then nodded to the apprentice den. "You two shall sleep in there with Sandpaw, Dustpaw, Firepaw, Graypaw, and Ravenpaw." She mewed. Lionblaze nodded and Dovewing did so as well. "Dustpaw!" The leader called and the apprentice bounded over to them.
"Yes Bluestar?" He asked, looking at the two new arrivals for a moment before looking back at the leader.
"Dustpaw I want you to show Lion and Dove where they can sleep in the apprentice den. Understood?" Bluestar asked and he nodded. He sighed when she padded off and muttered something before showing Lionblaze and Dovewing to the den. Inside a small sleek black cat was sleeping, but as they entered he lifted his head. He was injured, Lionblaze noticed.
"Ah. Who?" The other muttered and Dustpaw sighed somewhat.
"This is Ravenpaw, he's injured. Hmph." Dustpaw muttered. "Ravenpaw these two are staying with us...Lion and Dove." He muttered. "And they are staying near you, Graypaw, and Firepaw."
"Who is staying near us?" A voice mewed as Graypaw walked into the den followed by Firepaw. Lionblaze couldn't help but think about how different the two were in the future. "Ah. I see. I'm Graypaw." The apprentice purred and Lionblaze dipped his head, then remembering that he was not the wise warrior he knew. Ugh, this was going to be hard.
"I'm Firepaw..." This apprentice, they're leader and grandfather at that, was shyer than they knew. The Firestar they knew had no confidence problems and really acted like he was born to be leader, not this one.
"Lion." Lionblaze mewed before he noticed another slid into the den. "Ah. Jayfe-. Jay." He corrected himself. "Is something wrong?" He asked with a slight smile, trying not to seem too odd to them all.
"Yes now get out here!" Jayfeather snapped at his brother and huffed, backing out. Lionblaze sighed and followed him, wondering what had crawled up his fur and died. "Lionblaze." The other hissed. "We have a problem, a serious problem!" He was pacing as Lionblaze noticed they were getting stares. He was about to tell his brother that they had to be more silent when the other spoke again. "Spottedleaf got a sign, and I heard what she said! She knows about the prophecy now...what do we do?" He hissed.
"Okay, so wait...what did she hear?" Lionblaze asked more softly and the other sighed and looked at him.
"She heard There are three kin of fire that have the power of the stars in they're paws, and they are the last hope of the clans. I heard it too...I heard her speaking it as she heard it herself." The other was clearly upset about this. He seemed to have realized Starclan was thinking about letting the medicine cat know about them, but how would that change things for them? He didn't know, but they had to get this over with soon, and he knew that. They had little choice to make this go easy on them...
"Lion, Jay, Dove...three kin of Firestar, a future leader. The past needs to be changed to keep the darkness from taking over the clans...but no one knows. Can they do it? Jay...stay strong. Lion, be brave, show them how strong you are...and shinging Dove...oh...be careful. You don't know what you will run into...what secrets lie here, what can be found out...what will happen."
"They have to stay strong...they can do it Snowfur." Another mewed as the she-cat looked at him. "You just have to keep them on the right path...they must change Tigerclaw's path before it is to late. He must not become like Thistleclaw."
Dovewing's ears twitched. She could hear talking and it was bugging her but she silently listened to it.
"You should be asleep Firepaw." Tigerclaw's voice...yes it was his voice wasn't it? And then Firepaw? Huh.
"I can't sleep...and shouldn't you be asleep your self...?"
"Hmn. Maybe you're right but I don't care, I'm thinking to myself."
"...what really is on your mind? Is it what you did...?"
"...watch what you say kitypet." The other hissed. "Or you may not live to see another day..."
"...yeah." There was something in that reply, and she could hear it while she figured Tigerclaw couldn't. "Your right I guess...but...I wish you would see me as more than a kittypet..." Dovewing's eyes widened and she sat up. She heard right...she knew but...what had she really just heard? Oh gosh...this changed everything.