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Prologue:
The shining forest was dying. A few trees bent over, their branches lowering to the ground and leaves dangling like a dead mouse from a cat's mouth. Flowers wilted, their petals dropping off and floating to the ground. Stalks of grass were tinted brown, and often they turned an ugly yellow at the tip. Their beloved land of stars was losing it's beauty. It was losing it's power. It was losing it's inhabitants.
Cats shimmered, their pelts sparkling with stars and light like frost shimmering at their paws. They crowded around a she-kit, who was whimpering and her eyes were wide with terror. Her white and gray pelt shone brightly, then faded away, leaving nothing behind. A blue she-cat cried out in pain and grief, running forward.
"Mosskit!" She howled, tears forming at the edge of her eyes.
A gray tabby tom-cat spun around to face his littermate, eyes blazing with frustration and confusion.
"We can't just leave this alone, Lionstar!" The gray tabby tom-cat growled, his jay-blue eyes blazing with a intensity as strong as wildfire. "StarClan is dying, and soon the clans will be destroyed too!"
The golden tabby tom-cat spun around, his claws unsheathed and ripping at the forest floor with frustration. "What do you want me to do about it?" He snarled in frustration. His eyes softened. "You know if I could go down there and fight the battle for them, I would."
"But you can't." A pale gray she-cat padded forward, her shoulders sagging in defeat. "If I could hear into the Dark Forest, see how they could possibly be draining us of our strength…" Her eyes were wistful, but a trace of darkness and anger appeared in them. "I can't believe I lost my power…" Her voice sounded heartbroken, like a mother mourning her dead kit.
"It doesn't matter, Dovewing! We just have to convince him." The gray tabby hissed, he pointed a claw at an image in a pool of water. "He started this…"
"He's blinded by his hatred and ambition. It's ripping him apart." Lionstar argued back. "Jayfeather, we can't always solve everything…"
Jayfeather's eyes glittered. "His memories. They are the key. Take them away, have him start over… He's strong enough to fight this battle for us."
A silver and white tabby slunk out of the shadows from her watching place. Her dark blue eyes were dark with disapproval. "That's a bad idea. What if he doesn't? His heritage is as dark and evil as it gets, and with his… state, he might end up killing the clans all by himself." She unsheathed her claws, sinking them into the ground and digging deep gouges.
"Ivypool. It's our only chance." Jayfeather snarled, his shoulder fur rising and tail lashing. He spun around and faced her, his eyes large and boring into her.
"If he joins… we'll be getting a lot of cats, and soon." Dovewing argued, her fur fluffing up.
"If he doesn't… we won't be there to get the cats." Lionstar cut in, taking the side with his brother. "Nothing will be right. He's our only chance."
"Why him?" Dovewing meowed, her voice rising into a wail.
"Because he's the key. Without him, BloodClan will have to start their experiment over. He will buy us time, although not enough. He's strong and fast, but inside he longs for happiness. If ThunderClan gives that to him… His state will make him as loyal as a dog to its Twoleg." Jayfeather smiled, no emotion or anything behind it.
"One of us will have to guide him where he will hit his head hard enough to lose memories, but not enough for him to die." A black she-cat reasoned, padding into the clearing. Her eyes swam with memories as her gaze flitted around the cats and landed on Ivypool. "Then they will be there next to him, like a mentor. To help him control his anger."
Ivypool's eyes were narrowed with disapproval, but eventually she gave in. "Okay, Hollyleaf." Sighing, she sat down, her head dipped. She knew in her heart he was the only chance they could get. Even if he failed, they would at least have a bit more time… "I'll do it."
Allegiances:
ThunderClan:
Leader: Whitestar-broad shouldered white tom with icy blue eyes
Deputy: Tigerstorm-dark brown and black tabby tom with a splash of white on his chest and amber eyes
Medicine Cat: Dawnriver-cream furred she-cat with pale blue eyes
Apprentice: Skypaw
Warriors:
Pinefeather-light brown tabby tom with a white underbelly, tail-tip, ears, paws and amber eyes
Snowflash-white tom with a splash of silver on his chest with blue eyes
Apprentice: Willowpaw
Hazelcloud-white and brown dappled she-cat with green eyes
Dappleleaf-tortoiseshell and white she-cat with leaf-green eyes
Apprentice: Flamepaw
Roseleaf-red and brown dappled she-cat with a white tail-tip and green eyes
Emberstrike-striking ginger she-cat with a red tail-tip and ears with dark amber eyes
Jayleaf-pale gray tabby tom with jay-blue eyes
Apprentice: Mosspaw
Feathersnow-silver and dark gray tabby tom with blue eyes
Leafstream-light brown tabby she-cat with green eyes
Sunfeather-golden tabby she-cat with a white underbelly and amber eyes
Apprentice: Stormpaw
Redfire-red and ginger mottled tom with amber eyes
Cloudfrost-white tom with blue eyes
Apprentice: Berrypaw
Vixenrose-dark red she-cat with a bushy tail with a black tail-tip and green eyes
Thistlefrost-golden tabby tom-cat whose fur sticks up in tufts with amber eyes
Flowercloud-tortoiseshell and white she-cat with blue eyes
Raintail-silvery blue tom with blue eyes
Nightmoon-black tom with amber eyes
Darkshade-black tom with dark gray paws and amber eyes
Apprentices:
Skypaw-light brown tabby tom with a white underbelly and paws and sky-blue eyes
Mosspaw-light gray and white dappled she-cat with blue eyes
Willowpaw-light gray and white tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Flamepaw-bright ginger she-cat with green eyes
Berrypaw-cream furred tom with blue eyes
Stormpaw-cream and gray dappled tom with blue eyes
Queens:
Blossomsky-tortoiseshell and white she-cat with a golden tail-tip and amber eyes, mother to Redfire's kits: Lynxkit (red and brown mottled tom with amber eyes) Poppykit (tortoiseshell, white and red she-cat with a red tail-tip and amber eyes) Cherrykit (ginger and red dappled she-cat with red paws and amber eyes)
Fernsnow-brown and golden tabby she-cat with blue eyes, mother to Raintail's kits: Bluekit (blue furred tom with blue eyes) Lionkit (golden tabby she-kit with a white underbelly and amber eyes) Vinekit (golden tabby tom with brown stripes and amber eyes) Ashkit (pale gray she-cat with blue eyes)
Pantherlight-black she-cat with a splash of gray on her chest and amber eyes, expecting Snowflash's kits
Elders:
Larkheart-gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Bumblefur-gray and black tabby tom with green eyes
Talonclaw: dark gray and black tom with amber eyes
Others:
Fallenpaw-broad-shouldered, muscular silver and black tabby tom who's pelt is marked with battle scars with amber eyes
Rock-ancient hairless cat with bulging blind eyes
Ivypool-silver and white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes (StarClan)
Dovewing-pale gray she-cat with green eyes (StarClan)
Lionstar-golden tabby tom with amber eyes (StarClan)
Jayfeather-gray tabby tom with jay-blue eyes (StarClan)
Hollyleaf-black she-cat with green eyes (StarClan)