So, there was an interesting idea posed on Tumblr - "What if Rusty and Scourge traded places?" And I, being the crazy person I am, decided to run with it.
Yes - this story is about what would have happened if Scourge was the one to join ThunderClan, rise through its ranks, and become its leader, instead of Rusty.
But Rusty and Scourge aren't the only cats who have traded places! Oh, what twists and turns lay ahead?
For the most part, this story is largely experimental - depending on its reception, I'll either keep writing it or I'll just let it go on hiatus. Writing it is not terribly hard, but it is just as taxing on my resources as anything else, if not more so, thanks to the way I'm writing it. I cannot guarantee an update schedule, as I have a lot on my plate - I will do what I can, when I can.
This story does follow the plot of the books. For the most part, I have done my best to keep the original narrative alive within my own style. What happens is, for the most part, the same - but its the different cats in different places that will make things change; not to mention the fact that there will be events in this series that do not happen in the books - so be aware of those things coming!
Enjoy!
ALLEGIANCES:
THUNDERCLAN:
Leader: Tigerstar – big dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front claws (Ravenpaw)
Deputy: Redtail – small tortoiseshell tom with a distinctive ginger tail (Dustpaw)
Medicine Cat: Spottedleaf – beautiful dark tortoiseshell she-cat with a distinctive dappled coat
Warriors:
Lionheart – magnificent golden tabby tom with thick fur like a lion's mane (Graypaw)
Bluefur – blue-gray she-cat with a silver muzzle (Tinypaw)
Oakheart – a reddish brown tom
Whitestorm – big white tom (Sandpaw)
Darkstripe – sleek black-and-gray tabby tom
Longtail – pale tabby tom with dark stripes
Runningwind – swift tabby tom
Willowpelt – very pale gray she-cat with unusual blue eyes
Mousefur – small dusky brown she-cat
Apprentices:
Ravenpaw – sleek black tom with a white tail-tip
Dustpaw – dark brown tabby tom
Graypaw – long-haired gray tom with a dark stripe along his spine
Tinypaw – very small black tom with one white paw
Sandpaw – pale ginger she-cat with green eyes
Queens:
Frostfur – white-pelted she-cat with beautiful blue eyes (mother of Cinderkit, Brackenkit, Thornkit, and Swiftkit)
Brindleface – pretty tabby (expecting)
Speckletail – pale tabby, eldest queen (mother of Brightkit and Snowkit)
Elders:
Halftail – big dark brown tabby tom with part of his tail missing
Smallear – gray tom with small ears, eldest ThunderClan tom
Rosetail – light ginger she-cat with a pinkish-orange tail
Patchpelt – small black-and-white tom
One-eye – pale gray she-cat, eldest cat in ThunderClan; virtually blind and deaf
Dappletail – once-pretty tortoiseshell she-cat with a lovely dappled coat
SHADOWCLAN:
Leader: Brokenstar – long-haired dark brown tabby
Deputy: Blackfoot – large white tom with huge black paws
Medicine Cat: Runningnose – small gray-and-white tom
Warriors:
Stumpytail – brown tabby tom (Brownpaw)
Boulder – silver tabby tom (Wetpaw)
Clawface – battle-scarred brown tom (Littlepaw)
Nightpelt – black tom
Apprentices:
Brownpaw – mottled brown-and-ginger tabby tom
Wetpaw – gray tabby tom
Littlepaw – brown tabby tom
Queens:
Dawncloud – small tabby
Brightflower – black-and-white she-cat
Elders:
Ashtail – thin gray tom
WINDCLAN:
Leader: Tallstar – black and white tom with a very long tail
Deputy: Deadfoot – solid black tom with a twisted paw
Medicine Cat: Barkface – a short-tailed brown tom
Warriors:
Mudclaw – mottled dark brown tom (Webpaw)
Tornear – tabby tom (Runningpaw)
Onewhisker – young, lithe brown tabby tom (Whitepaw)
Apprentices:
Webpaw – dark gray tabby tom
Runningpaw – light gray-and-brown tabby she-cat
Whitepaw – small white she-cat
Queens:
Ashfoot – a gray queen
Morningflower – tortoiseshell queen
RIVERCLAN:
Leader: Crookedstar – huge light brown tabby with a twisted jaw
Deputy: Swiftclaw – black-and-white tom
Medicine Cat: Mudfur – long-haired light brown tom
Warriors:
Blackclaw – smoky black tom (Heavypaw)
Leopardfur – unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat
Brambleclaw – big dark brown tabby tom (Shadepaw)
Tawnypelt – tortoiseshell she-cat
Loudbelly – a dark brown tom (Silverpaw)
Silverstream – pretty slender silver tabby she-cat
Apprentices:
Heavypaw – stocky, thickset tabby tom
Shadepaw – very dark gray she-cat
Silverpaw – solid silver-gray tom
Queens:
Graypool – a thin, very dark gray she-cat with a scarred pelt
Elders:
Goldenflower – pale ginger tabby she-cat
CATS OUTSIDE THE CLANS:
Rusty – handsome ginger tom, kittypet
Smudge – plump black-and-white kittypet
Barley – black-and-white loner, lives on the farm close to the forest
Yellowfang – old dark gray she-cat with a broad, flattened face