Skyclan's Prophecy
A Fanmade Warrior's Novel
Based of the hit book series by Erin Hunter
Prolouge
Miststar looked down on the gorge that Skyclan remained living in. She saw the kits rush out of the nursery like a fire spreading through drought grass. The elder's were telling Lemonpaw and Dewpaw stories about when Miststar, Thornclaw, Firestorm and Sugarpelt were apprentices. The destiny four.
"Miststar, Dovewing would like to talk to you." Lightningflash meowed to th Skyclan leader.
"Thank you Lightningflash, tell her I'll be there in a minute." Miststar nodded Lightningflash to tell the medicine cat.
Feathersong, I hope that Starclan is taking care of you and that herbs grow a-plenty among the grounds of Starclan. Miststar thought as she leaped down from the Skyrock and walked over to the medicine den.
"What is it, Dovewing?" Miststar asked the light gray she-cat.
"It was a dream, Feathersong told me this; A storm will come and wash away those who's loyalty wavers; but those who have loyalty are those who remain. I don't know what it means, but SkyClan must remain strong." Dovewing meowed softly and her blue eyes pircing into Miststar's brown ones.
"I will make sure out clan will be strong as it was in the time of Stormstar." Miststar mewed, walking out to Skyrock and called out the summons her father before had used and what cats of ages ago used.
"All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather in the Skyshadow at Skyrock for a clan meeting." Miststar announced as her clan gathered below her.
Chapter 1
Lilacpetal meowed at her young kits, Mistkit, Sugarkit, Thornkit, and Firekit.
"Don't bother your father to much, okay?" Lilacpetal meowed.
"We won't, will we guys?" Thornkit meowed back, turning his head to look at his littermates.
"Nope!" Thornkit's littlemates squeaked.
"Well then, you can go on ahead. But when I call you four in, don't argue." Lilacpetal sternly mewed.
"Okay, Mother." Sugarkit mewed in her soft voice.
The four kits leaped out of the nursery den and out into the camp.
"Oh, those kit's 'll be apprentices by the time I can go to a gathering again." Fernflower croaked.
"Hush now, Fernflower. You don't want to start coughing again, rest your voice." Feathersong soothed. "Dovepaw, get some tansy please."
"Coming right up, Feathersong!" Dovepaw scrambled up the ledge to where the herbs were kept, high up so their supplies couldn't be accessed by invading clans, it was too high for other clans to leap. Except Skyclan.
"Thank you, now chew these up, Fernflower." Feathingsong thanked Dovepaw for the tansy.
"I also brought some poppy seeds if you need them." Dovepaw put them on a leaf.
"I will, thank you." Feathersong meowed.
A misty colored kit came into the medicine den.
"Hello, Mistkit. Where are your littlemates?" Fernflower coughed.
"Oh, they are looking for Nightfall and Dad. We wanted to hear about the battle versus Shadowclan on the border. Do you know where they are?" Mistkit asked.
"Yes, I do." Dovepaw meowed. "Nightfall is at Skyshadow, sharing tongues with Shimmerwillow, and Stormstar is out on a hunting patrol."
"Thank you for telling me, Dovepaw!" Mistaw mewed and leaped out of the den.
"Guys!"
"What is it Mistkit?" Sugarkit mewed in curiosity.
"Dovepaw told me where Nightfall is!" Mistkit bubbled with excitment.
"Now we get to know what happened in the fight!" Firekit meowed
"If I were there, those mangy crow-food eating Shadowclan pelts to shreds!" Thornkit hissed tackling his brother, Firepaw. His sharp claws were sharp as thorns.
"Owch! Stop it! Stop it!" Firekit hissed swiping at his brother.
"What is going on here?" A black cat asked, much taller that the kits.
"Nightfall!" Thornkit meowed
"If you are going to hurt your brother, I won't tell you the story of the Shadowclan battle." Nightfall purred in amusment of the little kits.
"Oh, please tell us! I won't fight with Firekit anymore...for today." Thornkit looked at his brother who cowered under his gaze.
"Okay then, why don't we sit down and I will share with you four the story of the battle." Nightfall mewed, a hint of a amused purr in her tone. "Follow me, why don't we go to the water cave and talk in there."
The kits squealed and scrambled after the clan deputy into the water cave.
"Now what? Can you get on with the story!" Thornkit impationtly hissed.
He felt a cuff around his ear and he hissed; "Hey!"
"That's no way to talk to any cat, especially the deputy for Starclan's sake." Sugarkit annoyed her brother.
"May you please tell us the story, Nightfall?" Mistkit mewed politly.
"Why not." Nightfall agreed.
The four kittens eagerly mewed in excitment.
"It started over border patrols crossing paths, the Shadowclan patrol accused Poppypaw of crossing the border. They then lunged at her and that's when I stepped in, a tortishell she-cat named Creampelt tackled Poppypaw. I immediatly lunged at her, she screeched a fell into a tangle of roots. Poppypaw and I both raked her belly when Tanglepaw yowled and rushed to claw at Poppypaw. Lilyblossom sunk her claws into Tanglepaw. Tanglepaw yowled as Bushpaw raked his belly. He fell limp under Lilyblossom's paws. She was quick to respond, hopping off of the apprentice, before he realized his opponent knew what he was doing, he leaped up right into Bushpaw's claws. He hung limp and Bushpaw's feet, scarlet blood staining the grass." Nightfall mewed.
"Did any Skyclan cat's get hurt yet?" Firekit asked.
"Not yet, Firekit." Nightfall told him; "I told Poppypaw to come back to camp to get Blazeclaw, Slashmark, Willowbreeze and Robinfeather. The patrol came in time to see Shadowclan's ranks inncreased as well. Slashmark hissed at Blackclaw and the two warrior toms rolled into the stony riverbank. I heard the earspliting yowl of Blackclaw as a red liquid rolled on the pointed stones of the riverbank. He staggered up and howled for mercy. Slashmark is very loyal to the warrior code and it states, 'A warrior doesn't need to kill to win a battle'. He let the wounded warrior flee along with Creampelt, her creamy pelt streaked with her own blood., and Rootpaw, Creampelt's apprentice, followed behind limping. Willowbreeze focused on chasing the three fleeing cats away, not realizing that Raventail was behind her. She turned around stunned as he swiped her muzzle, blood poured from her wound, Tunnelpaw slid underneath her raking her belly. She howled for mercy but the Shadowclan cats showed none. I hurled at Raventail, shoving him into the same roots that Creampelt got tangled in. He yelped as the brambles that grew under the roots scraped his pelt and I raked his muzzle. Poppypaw slid beside Tunnelpaw and shoved him away. He clawed acrossed his face, and Tunnelpaw staggered backwards, into a tree. He was to weak to climb it, but he tried. Surprizingly he made it up, his eyes screwed up and red. But, Tunnelpaw as much as he tried to climb higher, couldn't get out of Poppypaw's jumping reach. He flexed his Skyclan jumping muscles and leaped into the tree knocking Tanglepaw out of the high tree. We heard a crack of a bone, Tanglepaw's neck, and he lay limp at the foot of the tree. "Shadowclan, retreat!" Graycloud, the deputy yowled, bleeding himself. The cats sulked away, our cats hissing as they, deafeated, left our territory, carrying their two dead apprentices, Tanglepaw and Tunnelpaw."
"I wished that no cat had to have died there, they must have been newer apprentices right?" Sugarkit mewed.
"Yes, Tanglepaw was only 7 and a half moons old, but Tunnelpaw was going to be a warrior in a few moons. He was 16 moons." Nightfall responded.
"May all cat's old enough to catch their own prey gather at Skyshadow at Skyrock for a clan meeting." Stormstar, the leader of Skyclan and the father of Mistkit, Sugarkit, Thornkit and Firekit.
"You four can come if you are silent, okay?" Nightfall mewed behind her as she walked up to the front of Skyshadow, turning to face her clan.
"This looks important, judging by Stormstar's expression." A warrior named Skyfall meowed.
"I can tell myself, thank you." A she-cat mewed, her name was Ripplepaw.
Ripplepaw proudly sat at the head of Skyshadow, alongside Poppypaw. Ripplepaw was Stormstar's second apprentice. But Poppypaw was Nightfall's first. She became deputy one moon after Poppypaw became her apprentice.
"I would like to share with you all, and our ansestors above us, the bringing of new warriors. This is the most important time of a clan cats' life. Poppypaw and Ripplepaw, please step forward. Nightfall, do you believe that Poppypaw has learned the ways of a true Skyclan cat and following of the code?" Stormstar asked.
"Yes, I do." Nightfall answered, trying to look composed, but her pride in her apprentice shone in her eyes.
"Then from this day onward, Poppypaw, you will be known as Poppyclaw. Skyclan honors your courage, agilty, and skill in battle. We are honored to have you as a warrior of our clan." Stormstar meowed. Poppyclaw leaped up to Skyrock and touched noses with Stormstar.
"Poppyclaw! Poppyclaw!" The clan yowled.
"And I believe that Rippleaw has learned the ways of a true Skyclan cat and following of the code. Then, Ripplepaw, from this day onward, you will be known as Rippledawn. Skyclan honors your swiftness, speed and agilty in battle. We are honored to have you as a warrior of our clan." Stormstar proudly meowed. Rippledawn leaped up beside Poppyclaw and touched noses with her former mentor.
"Rippledawn! Rippledawn!" The clan cheered.
The clan turned their heads to Starclan and Stormstar spoke; "Starclan, may you accept these cats to be warriors of Skyclan."
"Poppyclaw, Rippledawn! Poppyclaw, Rippledawn!" The clan yowled to Starclan.
"The meeting is dimissed, and Poppyclaw and Rippledawn will sit vigil untill sunrise." Stormstar leaped from Skyrock onto the ledge of his den. He dissapeared into the vines and the new warriors sat at Skyrock, to begin their vigil.
The clan scattered around, Bushpaw going to the training hollow with his mentor, Lilyblossom, and Robinfeather told Thunderkit, Lightningkit, Rainkit, and Snowkit stories sitting on Sunset Ledge.
"Fernflower is not doing good, Dovepaw, we need catmint, tansy, honey and poppy seeds, lots of them!" Feathersong rushed.
Dovepaw hurried and grabs the items, dropping them by her mentor. Feathersong chewed up the tansy into the honey and Fernflower was eating the catmint, weakly. Feathersong gave her the honey-tansy poultice. Fernflower laped up the 5 poppy seeds and fell into a calm sleep. The medicince cat and her apprentice rushed around grabbing herbs that Fernflower needed.
"Dovepaw, get some soft fresh-kill for Fernflower," Feathersong's urgently mewed.
"I'll do it." Sugarkit offered.
"Thank you so much, dear." Feathersong meowed as Sugarkit ran to the fresh-kill cavern. Grabbing a soft squirrel, she threw it out of the cave to her siblings, Mistkit, Thornkit and Firekit. They caught it and took it to Fernflower to eat. Sugarkit leaped down and then Lilacblossom and Goldentail called in their kits.