Yay! I've just put out my first chapter of my story! I hope you like it.
Enjoy!
Lightstar
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Leader: Lightstar- lithe, pure-white she-cat with green eyes
(Apprentice: Phoenixpaw)
Deputy: Sweetsun- sleek, pale tabby- and -white she-cat
Medicine Cat: Bluebird- small, dark gray she-cat (Apprentice: Wishpaw)
Warriors:
Stormfern- dark gray- and -white tabby she-cat
Brambleheart- small, tabby tom (Apprentice: Nightpaw)
Tigerfang- sleek, tabby- and -white tom
Doefeather- dark tabby she-cat w/ white chest and paws
Pigeontail- long-haired gray tom w/ an orange stripped tail
Orangetail- pale orange tabby she-cat
Blazewhisker- bright orange- and -white tabby tom
Rosefern- pale cream she-cat
Creamnose- cream-furred she-cat
Berrywing- rose-colored- and -orange she-cat
Flamewhisker- stocky, orange- and -white tabby tom
Flashwing- small, dark orange tabby she-cat w/ a patch of gray around left eye
Sootpelt- stocky, black tom (Apprentice: Icepaw)
Darkmoon- sleek, black- and
-silver tabby tom
Blackwhisker- black- and
-brown tabby tom
Plumtail- older she-cat w/ orange fur
Graystorm- older tom w/ gray- and -white tabby coat
Cloverwing- older she-cat w/ pale tabby fur
Echofrost- sleek, white she-cat
Deernose- dark brown tabby tom
Featherheart- sleek, smoke-gray tom
Eaglefeather- older tom w/ dark orange- and -white tabby coat
Mintwing- older she-cat w/ pale gray fur
Silverfire- sleek, silver- and -black tabby she-cat
Sleekfur- stocky, silver- and -white tabby tom
Apprentices:
Wishpaw- sleek, pure-white she-cat w/ long fur
Nightpaw- black tom
Icepaw- small, silver- and
-white tabby tom
Phoenixpaw- slender, ginger she-cat w/ dark ginger legs
Queens:
Oakwing- small, light brown- and white tabby she-cat
(Mother to Mistclaw's (dead) kits: Shimmerkit- sleek, silver- and -black tabby she-kit and Hawkkit- brown tabby tom w/ a black stripe down his spine)
Elders:
Rabbitfoot- pale gray- and
-white tabby tom
Daisyheart- cream-furred she-cat
Owlnose- dark brown tabby tom
Frostfeather- white she-cat
Dewpelt- very old gray tom w/ blind blue eyes
Leafpetal- ancient orange she-cat w/ white patches, deaf in one ear
Cat's Outside of Clans:
Flicker- ruthless light brown tabby she-cat
Rowan- big dark ginger tom
Scar- battle-scarred, black tom
Midget- small, black- and
-white patch-furred tom, loner
Primrose- soft gray she-cat, kittypet
Sunny- ginger she-cat, loner
Moon- silver- and -white tabby tom, loner
Moss- stocky dark gray tom, loner
Prologue:
Phoenix, once an outsider, now a loyal warrior of StormClan. Her story begins on one joyous night when her mother, another rouge named Firefly, gave birth on one bitterly cold winter night.
The mother was happy and content, but she knew that trouble loomed over them like a warrior about to strike. One day, trouble did come. Her brother was taken and her mother was gone and now the young cat Phoenix is on the run for her life...
~CHAPTER 1~
A young ginger she-cat struggled to stay awake as she limped through the leaf-scattered forest, determined to put as much distance between her and her mother's killers... She shuddered and pushed those monsters who dare to call themselves cats, to the back of her mind. "Help! Please!" Her plea was no more than a croak. When was the last time that she'd had a drink of water? "Anyone! Someone..." Her fur was coated in dried blood from when she had had to fight her way out of the city to flee. A long gash in her foreleg didn't help matters either, but thank the moon that it wasn't bleeding too badly. She had patched up as much of it as she could with cobweb before heading deeper into the forest, but when she tried to set her foot her down, fiery pain shot up her spine, making her want to mewl like a kit, but she couldn't let Flicker and her gang of bullies know that she was here. She felt bruised and battered all over. "Won't anyone help me?" She coughed. "Where is everyone?" Leaves crackled underneath her as her bad leg finally gave way and she collapsed onto her side. A flicker of fear passed over her as a new thought entered: Was she going to die? A wave of grief and terror washed over her and she finally did let out a mewl of pain. Mama... She whimpered, shivering. Cold, biting wind picked up, swirling leaves all around her. She didn't have the strength to curl up to keep herself warm, so she just lay there, resting her cheek on the chilly ground and letting the wind play with her matted coat. Her eyes started to droop, feeling suddenly heavy with exhaustion. She let them close as the wind howled in her ears, then all went black.
Her eyes flickered open. Bright blue sky met her gaze and a warm, gentle breeze ruffled her fur. For a moment, she was content to lay there and feel the warm sunlight seeping into her cold bones. A flash of unease got her thinking: Where was she? Hadn't she closed her eyes to cold and terrible pain? Where were the leaves that she had flopped down onto? All she could feel was soft grass beneath her cheek. She sat up and looked around. She was in a field of lush, green grass. She could see trees in the far distance to her right. On her left... Water! She leaped to her paws, never having been so thankful as to see a small creek running with clear water. She lapped it up till her thirst was satisfied. The stream tasted fresh and sweet. She sat back, enjoying the warmth of the sun on her back. Suddenly, she remembered her injured leg. Carefully, she stretched it out and gasped. The wound! It was gone! Quickly, she turned back the stream and looked down at her reflection. That pale pink scar that she had had since she was only three moons old had vanished as well. She had to admit that she kind of missed the scar. It had made her look all scary and tough, like a real city cat. "Phoenix..." A soft voice echoed around her. "Phoenix..."
She spun around, ears flat and teeth bared. Nothing. "Who are you? How do you know my name?" Phoenix yowled. "Show yourself, coward!" "Do not be afraid, little one." A slender figure appeared in front of her. She jumped back with a startled yelp. Laughter twinkled in the she-cat's sky-blue eyes as she gazed down at her lovingly. Phoenix stared up at her in fear and awe. The she-cat had sleek ginger fur with snow-white patches, ears, and chest. Stars seemed to swirl in her fur as the wind gently tugged on her. When she padded forward, stars danced and flickered in her wake. "Who are you?" Phoenix repeated, this time with curiosity and less terror. The young she-cat dipped her head. "My name is Brightmoon." The starry she-cat told her softly, her blue eyes rimmed with sadness. "And I am sorry to say this, but... you are dead." The ginger kit just stared at her, mouth agape. "Y-You're joking, right? She choked. "I am not dead! I can't be!" Brightmoon sighed. "No, I am not joking, dear one." She murmured. "This is StarClan, where cats who live by the warrior code come to when they are called." Phoenix was still reeling from shock. How can she be dead? She didn't want to be dead! She had to find her brother! She barely heard the starry she-cat speaking, but she did register unfamiliar words like 'StarClan' and 'warrior code'. She looked up at her, opening her mouth to speak, but the she-cat pressed on. "However, StarClan has granted me this power briefly to let you go back to your body." She stretched her muzzle towards Phoenix's forehead, just pausing inches away. "You're leg will still be wounded and you'll still be scarred, but do not fear," She told her kindly, seeing the confusion and terror on the young cat's face. "Help is here. Trust them. Trust me." She paused, then warned "I can only do this once. You have much work left to do. Use this life wisely, because I will not be able to save you a second time." Brightmoon gently touched her nose to Phoenix's forehead. Her green eyes fluttered shut and she thought she caught a whiff of something familiar before her whole world turned dark.