Hi! Holyleef here with a new story! I finished The Last Hope a few days ago and decided to take a spin on how things should go after ^^ WARNING this contains SPOILERS for THE LAST HOPE.
Summary: Nearly six moons after the battle ThunderClan is getting back on track. The Three believe their duty is done, but what happens when a kit is born possessing a deadly secret? A new prophecy arises, even more horrific then the last battle. ThunderClan will have to stay strong if they are going to survive…
ThunderClan's Legacy
Allegiances
ThunderClan
Leader: Bramblestar
Deputy: Squirrelflight
Medicine Cat: Jayfeather/Leafpool
Warriors:
Graystripe, Sandstorm, Brakenfur, Dustpelt, Cloudtail, Brightheart, Millie, Thornclaw, Spiderleg, Brichfall, Whitewing, Berrynose, Hazeltail, Mousewhisker, Lionblaze, Foxleap, Icecloud, Toadstep, Rosepetal, Brairlight, Blossomfall, Bumblestripe, Ivypool, Dovewing, Poppyfrost
Apprentices (Mentor):
Cherrypaw (Foxleap), Molepaw (Rosepetal)
Queens/Kits:
Daisy
Sorreltail- Lilykit, Seedkit
Brightheart- Dewkit (gray tom), Amberkit (gray she-kit with white paws, muzzle and right ear, Snowkit (white tom)
Cinderheart- Hollykit (dark gray she-cat), Stonekit (gray tom), Sunkit (bright ginger she-cat), Falconkit (ashy ginger tom) (newborns)
Elders:
Purdy
Outside the Clans:
Creek- mysterious old tom whom seems to know the clan ways
Hollyleaf- Haunts ThunderClan territory as a ghost, only seen by the three and the new cat :3
I don't feel like adding in the other clan's, this is mainly ThunderClan so yeah: D
Chapter 1: Sunrise
Life is getting back to normal, thought Jayfeather as he sorted herbs.
"Jayfeather!" he heard a cat yell. "Cinderheart has kitted!"
Jayfeather whipped around and darted towards the nursery. He could smell a few cats in there. Lionblaze, Cinderheart of course, Daisy, Leafpool and four new smells.
He felt Leafpool's paws push a kit to his paws and he started to lick it clean. He could smell it was a she-cat and was a feisty one at that. He placed the kit at Cinderheart's belly and started to lick another one, a tom.
Soon the kits were suckling and Jayfeather sat back. Listening to the sounds of his new nieces and nephews, there was four of them, two toms and two she-cats.
"What are you going to name them?" Leafpool asked.
Cinderheart and Lionblaze meowed at the same time, "Hollykit"
Hollyleaf, whom had died in the battle, was Cinderheart's closet friend and Lionblaze's and Jayfeather's sister.
"She's not quiet Hollyleaf's color, but she reminds me of her" Lionblaze meowed.
"This one seems to have a fiery personality, like the sun" Daisy meowed as a kit squirmed into her paws.
"Sunkit" Cinderheart decided and plucked the kit up placing it next to her siblings.
"And Stonekit" Lionblaze said. "Falconkit?"
Cinderheart nodded. "Yes, Hollykit, Stonekit, Falconkit, and Sunkit"
A Few Days Later
"All cats old enough to catch their own prey join here under high ledge or a Clan meeting!" Bramblestar's call rang throughout the camp. Lionblaze emerged from the nursery where he had been spending most of his time the past few days. Cinderheart padded after him, their kits scrambling around excitedly at their paws.
He looked back seeing Brightheart pad out with her three kits, Dewkit, Snowkit, and Amberkit all glossy and their pelts perfect. Sorreltail followed them with Seedkit and Lilykit, their pelts the same.
The five kits were becoming apprentices today, Seedkit and Lilykit should have been made apprentices a couple moons ago but with everything going on they were not made them until now.
"Cats of ThunderClan!" Bramblestar called. "These past few moons have been hard, in the battle we lost friends and kin. But ThunderClan will remain strong by kits entering their apprenticeship. Seedkit, Lilykit, will you please come here" he meowed and waited for the kits before continuing. "You two have waited patiently to become apprentices, and now it is your time. Spiderleg! You mentored Mousewhisker well and now I trust you with Seedpaw. Ivypool! You fought well for the clan in the Battle, you are ready for an apprentice. Teach all that you know to Lilypaw."
"Seedpaw!Lilypaw! Seedpaw!Lilypaw!" The Clan chanted.
"Dewkit! Snowkit! Amberkit! Come forward" Bramblestar beckoned the younger kits. Icecloud! Whitewing trained you well, pass on all that you know onto Dewpaw. Bumblestripe! You have also been trained well, pass that onto Snowpaw! Squirrelflight! To you I trust Amberpaw, train her well."
"Dewpaw! Snowpaw! Amberpaw! Dewpaw! Snowpaw! Amberpaw!" ThunderClan chanted. Bramblestar waved his tail for silence.
"There is one more order of business I have to present. Graystripe, Sandstorm, and Dustpelt, you three have served the clan well during the many seasons you have been warriors of ThunderClan. Now you join the Elder's Den, ThunderClan values your loyalty and bravery and now accept you as Elders!"
"Graystipe! Sandstorm! Dustpelt! Graystripe! Sandstorm! Dustpelt!" the clan chanted. Bramblestar jumped off the stone signing the end of the meeting.
Lionblaze glanced along the crowd his eyes landing in Jayfeather. His brother seemed to notice him looking and flicked his tail singling Lionblaze to follow him. He looked troubled.
The golden tom hurried off after his brother out of the camp.
"Where are we going?" Lionblaze asked.
"To the tunnels" Jayfeather responded.
"Why?"
"I had a dream" the blind tom said as they reached the tunnels. "Fallen Leaves!" he called. There was no response. They waited for a few minutes. "Then it is true."
"What's true?" Lionblazed asked completely confused.
"Fallen Leaves was accepted to be with his kin in the stars"
"And that's why you dragged me out here?" Lionblaze said rather grumpy.
"No," Jayfeather meowed. "Something's going to happen Lionblaze, something big"
"Something big already happened!"
"Something bigger, the dark forest cats were a distraction to what really is going to happen"
"Explain, now"
"Last night I was having a dream. I thought I was in the Dark Forest, only I wasn't."
"And you were where exactly?"
"I don't know" Jayfeather meowed.
"Well when you figure it out, come tell me" Lionblaze meowed and padded away. He didn't even realized he was padding away from the territory, not back towards camp. He knew he was still on ThunderClan land but smelt a rouge scent.
"Who's there?" he called. Out of the bushed stepped a bulky black and white tom. He was scarred, both ears nearly torn off, one eye covered by a scar.
"My name is Creek" the tom said. "I do not want to cause trouble to your clan; I only have no place left to go"
"How do you know about the clans?" Lionblaze asked. The rouge ignored him.
"Tell me, if there a Firestar among you?" Creek asked. The warrior looked uncertainly at the tom. "Please tell me, I would wish to speak with him if he is, we are old friends"
"He died" Lionblaze finally meowed.
Creek looked surprised. "Oh… what about Graystripe?"
Lionblaze nodded. "Yes"
"Please take me to him, I need to tell him something you see" Creek begged and Lionblaze gave into the old cat. He led him back towards camp uneasy.
