Allegiances
Hedgehogclan
Leader:
Heatherstar- sand tabby she-chat
Apprentice: Lightningkit
Deputy (the righthand cat, note: does not become leader when leader dies):
Scorchfoot- flame pelted she-cat with soot black paws
Medicine cat:
Grainfeather- old black tom with a smooshed face with a scar on his nose
Apprentice: Lillypaw
Warriors:
Adderpelt- a tom with a pelt of diamonds like a snake
Harescar- a white tom with scars on his eye place there by a feisty rabbit
Saberfang- a dark brown tabby tom with abnormally long fangs (note: is actually a demon)
Willowwish: a young she-cat with a silvery blue pelt
Apprentice: Leappaw
Calvin- former loner, broad-shouldered tom with a pelt of steel silver
Apprentice: Gracepaw
Queens:
Heatherstar (Mother of Saberfang's kit Lightningkit)
Oakfeather- a blood red she-cat with purple-blue eyes (Mother of Calvin's kits Sonickit and Rockkit)
Bumbleleaf-a black she-cat with red eyes (mother of Fallensun's (deceased) kits Shadowkit, Swankit, and Rosekit)
Wolf- formerly a loner, bright silver she cat with a double sided face (mother of Dagger's (deceased) kits Fogkit, Berrykit, Leafkit, Bouncekit, Mintkit, Rabbitkit, and Scourgekit.)
Cloudstripe- a black she-cat with white stripes (mother of Adderpelt's kits Bloodkit (formally Streamkit), Creamkit, and Firekit)
Blackcloud- a pure black she-cat with icy blue eyes (mother of Harescar's kits Icekit, Blarekit, Frostkit, Frogkit, and Beaverkit.)
Apprentices:
Leappaw- a tall golden she-cat with eyes that can pierce any soul
Gracepaw- a sleek black she-cat with blue eyes
Lillypaw- a tall and sleek tom with an odd green, camouflage like pelt
Elders:
Softear- a mangy old gray furred tom
Applefur- former leader, a bright red tom with deep blue eyes
Rainfur- a very sweet silver she-cat, the oldest cat in camp
Badgerclan
Leader:
Fallenstar- black tom with white flecks
Deputy (the righthand cat, note: does not become leader when leader dies):
Rapidtail- red tom with amazing speed
Medicine cat:
Wingface- white she-cat with a scar on her face like she was smacked by an eagle
Warriors:
Crowtweet-N/A
Foxclan
Leader:
Brokenstar- a dark tabby she-cat with a broken jaw, is also blind
Deputy (the righthand cat, note: does not become leader when leader dies):
Duskfur- a dark furred tom with a scar on his eye, he may look scary but he's very peace loving
Medicine cat:
Firefrost- the ultimate contradiction, ginger with white patches fierce and then suddenly scared
Warriors:
Aplinetwig- N/A
Snowstripe- N/A
Prologue:
The night was young as the hot sun had just set. Warm grass tickled at the young sand coloured she-cat's nose. She laughed gleefully as she ran through it like a new born kit.
"This way Heathersong…" soothed a sweet masculine voice. "It's just over this hill…"
"Can I open my eyes yet?" she laughed. "I've already walked into three trees and a rabbit hole."
"No not yet you must remain blinded" the voice joked playfully.
"Saber I don't know why I keep following you… Saber… Saber?" the she-cat opened her eyes to reveal a most beautiful scene. A grassy field where the grass seemed so green it was almost blue, the waterfall came crashing down and the fish jumped in and out of the river by the hundreds. "Great Starclan…" she mumbled under her breath. "This… this is the most beautiful place I've ever seen! And the salmon! That would be enough prey to feed my clan for moons!"
The dark brown tabby stood by her. "You really like it?"
"Yes of course I do! I love it…"
"Then it's yours… ours…" he nuzzled against her shoulder lovingly. "This was my territory… but now I share with you and you alone…"
"Does that mean I must keep more secrets from our clan…" she was less than enthusiastic with her response.
"Your clan already thinks I'm a badger in disguise with my appearance and all… If you told them I showed you a place like this they'd skin me alive and say I was a demon cat…" he shuddered.
"But you are a demon cat…" giggled Heathersong teasingly.
"I meant the bad kind, the kind they think are nothing mind mindless killing machines… and then they wouldn't let us be together any more…" the sand-pelted she-cat paused in wonder.
"I do not recall… what did you say this machine was again?" she asked in confusion.
"It's usually a monster... I don't know but upwalkers and their monsters are strange… I saw one once the upwalker inside it gave some sort of freshkill to some upwalker kits in exchange for leaves…" Suddenly, a loud signaling yowl echoed through the territory. "Oh sounds like Applestar is calling for a clan meeting."
Heathersong suddenly burst past him like a bullet, leaving him dazed in the dust. "come on you snail ill race you back to camp!" she called back to Saber laughing in joy. Saber gave a mrrow of amusement and bounded after her.
The camp of Hedgehogclan, the leaves let in moon lit spots but still left shade in which to cool during the day, the freshkill pile was full and the cats were gathering beneath the Greatridge. Atop the Greatridge sat an old red tom with eyes dulled with age but glazed with pride at the same time as he noticed Saber and Heathersong padding into camp.
"Heathersong and Saber please step forward…" stated the tom atop the ridge. Looking at each other with a confused, uneasy glance, they did so. They were partially afraid that Applestar would punish Saber for something he was blamed for, for the third time this quarter moon, but he did not. "Cats of Hedgehogclan, both here and gone from us, I ask you to look at these two very brave and very loyal cats. I believe they have both earned their proper titles…"
The cats in the crowd all gasped light, as chatter broke out among them. Heathersong and Saber were just as surprised.
"Saber… your skills, both hunting and fighting, will be a valuable asset to Hedgehogclan… therefore I think it's only right to give you your warrior name…" hesitantly, Saber stepped up further to Applestar and looked him straight in the eye, as he has seen cats before him do. "From this day on you will be known… as Saberfang"
The clan cheered his name. "Saberfang! Saberfang!" Heathersong was the loudest of all. Saberfang licked the bright red tom's shoulder and stepped back to Heathersong. She then stepped forward.
"Heathersong, my daughter… long since you have earned you warrior name but now… it is time for you to become leader of Hedgehogclan…" Heathersong immediately puffed out her chest, she would have never guessed that today would be her day. "Starclan, great ancestors of our past, grant us safe journey through the Starlight caves in order for my kin to take her rightful place as leader of Hedgehogclan…"
Knowing that the clan meeting was over the clan dispersed and prepared for the night with their new leader. The only cats left were Saberfang, Heathersong, Applestar and Scorchfoot, Hedgehogclan's deputy.
"Saberfang, you must also join us on this quest…" stated Scorchfoot firmly. Saberfang, jaw agape, looked befuddled. "The mate of the leader must always travel with them to the Starlight caves… it's been that way since the dawn of Hedgehogclan…" She explained.
A smoky black tom snuck his way out of the crack under the Great ridge with traveling herbs in his jaws, his young camouflaged apprentice bounded after him with the same contents. They both dropped the herbs at the feet of Saberfang and Scorchfoot. Lapping up the herbs, the four cats bounded out of camp toward a series of caves.
They paused outside them for a mere moment. Then, as the moonlight hit the top just right, they padded inside calmly.
"Now just lap the water… and you will receive the blessings from Starclan." Heathersong did as her father told her, and soon fell asleep. Saberfang watched her twitch in sudden jolts as she received her nine lives. He winced at the thought that she was in pain.
Can the leader… really have a demon for a mate? I wonder if Starclan has rules on that… Saberfang thought to himself. He lay down by his mates side as he waited for her to awake.
The moon was almost completely gone from the pool of water before Heathersong awoke hazily. She stood up on all four paws and turned to her father whose name was now back to his warrior name of Applefur.
"From this day on until you have passed down your Star to your most fitting kit, you will be known as Heatherstar. May Starclan light your path for life and after." He spoke as he licked her ear and touched noses with his kit one last time as leader.
"I will lead my clan with honor and love as you have Applefur…"said Heatherstar with a smile as they headed out of the cave. Applefur went out first to symbolize that the old must come before the new. They headed back to their clan as it started to drizzle.