Here's some stuff you should know:
- I'm a rebel and don't bother with cat genetics. Though I won't add a rainbow, bright blue, green, pink, or purple cat. Though there is a selection of genetically impossible tortoiseshell toms (who can have kits, at that).
- I sometimes say grey-blue instead of blue-grey. It's because I think of the cat having more 'blue' than 'grey' colouring.
- There is a chance in the story where some names are incorrect or different. For example, Ebonyshade was originally Ebonywater.
- I make my cats cry. When cats can't actually cry tears in reality.
- The Clans are different, and are named CascadeClan, PeakClan, GladeClan, and BreezeClan.
- My grammar is.. rather strange. For example, I capitalise 'Gathering' and the four seasons ('Greenleaf', 'Leaffall', 'Leafbare', and 'Newleaf' and I don't put a - between the two separate words). I usually write medicine-cat as medicine cat. (Edit: I am currently fixing all grammatical errors)
~Allegiances~
CascadeClan
They are skilled at swimming, catching fish, and climbing rocky cliffs. Their camp is set on a dusty clearing at the base of the mountain and surrounded by willow trees, and the area is dotted with small creeks and pools of water. Most of their territory consists of willow forests, water pools, and a calm river cuts through the middle of it.
Leader:
Sagestar - Grey-and-white tom with green eyes
Deputy:
Silverwater - Silver tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Medicine Cat/s:
Blackice - Black tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Emberwhisper - Dark grey she-cat with red, orange and yellow splotches and pretty yellow eyes
Warriors:
Shimmertail - Black she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice: Maplepaw
Shadefur - Brown tom with very dark blue eyes
Apprentice: Flamepaw
Turtlepelt - Tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Chiveclaw - Grey tom with green eyes
Finchsong - White-and-brown tom with yellow eyes
Heatherbloom - Light creamy brown tabby she-cat with yellow eyes
Ebonyshade - Grey tom with blue-grey flecks and ice-blue eyes
Aspenfeather - Silver she-cat with lighter and darker speckles and blue eyes
Bouncefire - Red and orange she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice: Smokepaw
Honeyfang - Grey tom with yellow splotches and yellow eyes
Redstripe - Red tabby tom with blue eyes
Snowbranch - Brown she-cat with white stripes and holly-green eyes
Ivyheart - Silver-and-brown she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice: Mistpaw
Apprentices:
Smokepaw - Grey-swirled tom with pale amber eyes
Mistpaw - Mottled light grey she-cat with blue eyes
Flamepaw - Red-and-orange splotched tabby she-cat with a white underbelly, paws and yellow eyes
Maplepaw - Pale red she-cat with orange eyes
Queens:
Ashflame - Orange-and-black swirled she-cat with green eyes (Mate: Ebonyshade)
Kits: Riverkit - Small light grey-blue tabby she-kit with blue eyes, Newtkit - Orange-and-black swirled tom with green eyes, Willowkit - Grey she-kit with black spots and green eyes
Maplesmoke - Red-and-grey she-cat with blue eyes (Mate: Finchsong)
Kits: Violetkit - Light grey she-kit with blue eyes, Starlingkit- Brown-and-white tom with yellow eyes, Pinekit - Dark brown-red she-kit with yellow eyes
Elders:
Oakwood - Tawny brown tom with amber eyes
Mothshine - Golden brown she-cat with russet spots and blue eyes
PeakClan
They are secretive and cold, just like their ShadowClan ancestors. They can jump high and climb up rocky walls and surfaces with ease. Their camp is settled at the end of a dusty path on the mountain, and is surrounded by a wall of rock. Their dens are caves carved into the stone. Their territory consists of the side of the mountain, near the base.
Leader:
Skystar - Pale grey she-cat with mis-matched blue and green eyes
Deputy:
Brindlestripe - Orange-and-brown-striped tom with amber eyes
Medicine Cat/s:
Quickstep - Light brown she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice: Lightpaw - Light cream she-cat with yellow eyes
Warriors:
Leopardspot - Black she-cat with lighter spots and amber eyes
Apprentice: Berrypaw
Leaftail - Pale brown tom with green eyes
Apprentice: Icepaw
Flashpool - Tortoiseshell she-cat with yellow eyes and a white splotch on chest
Apprentice: Cloudpaw
Dewleaf - Dark orange she-cat with blue eyes
Juniperfoot - Tortoiseshell tom with amber eyes
Nightwhisper - Black tom with green eyes
Jayclaw - Grey tabby tom with green eyes
Nettlefang - Dark grey tabby tom with green eyes
Apprentices:
Berrypaw - Russet she-cat with green eyes
Icepaw - White she-cat with blue eyes
Cloudpaw - White tom with green eyes
Queens:
Flowerstem - Grey she-cat with amber eyes
Slightfoot - Grey tabby she-cat with green eyes (Mate: Jayclaw)
Mallowpelt - Cream she-cat with yellow eyes (Mate: Nettlefang)
Elders:
Blossomcloud - Tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes
Cedarshade - Dark grey tom with blue eyes
Palewhisker - Light cream she-cat with green eyes
GladeClan
A peaceful, placid Clan. They try to avoid too much violence when possible. Their camp is placed under the thick green canopies of the forest, and they enjoy climbing trees and can slink through undergrowth with little trouble. Their territory consists of large green forests, with long, bright green grass.
Leader:
Acornstar - Tawny red tom with amber eyes
Deputy:
Woodfire - Brown tom with amber eyes
Medicine Cat/s:
Smokefern - Speckled grey she-cat with blue eyes
Warriors:
Battlecry - Calico she-cat with bright blue eyes
Featherwing - Light grey tabby she-cat with a plumy, feathery tail and green eyes
Meadowclaw - Brown tabby tom with green eyes
Fangtooth - Grey tom with amber eyes
Nightpelt - Black tom with dark blue eyes
Apprentice: Leafpaw
Pinesplash - Dark red she-cat with green eyes
Scorchnose - Dark ginger tom with yellow eyes
Apprentices:
Leafpaw - Creamy brown she-cat with very dark, nearly black, amber eyes
Queens:
Snowshade - Pale grey she-cat with blue eyes (Mate: Scorchnose)
Elders:
Goldenpelt - Golden tom with thick fur and blue eyes
BreezeClan
BreezeClan's cats are swift and silent. They are willing to give revenge to whatever wrong had been done to them. Their camp is located in a 'dome' of gorse, and like WindClan, they too sleep under the stars. Their territory consists of moorland dotted with lots of gorse.
Leader:
Hawkstar - Brown tabby tom with yellow eyes
Deputy:
Duskfur - Cream she-cat
Medicine Cats/s:
Whispersky - Yellow tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice: Beetlehusk - Black tom with green eyes
Warriors:
Mintfur - Pale grey tom with green eyes
Flinttooth - Dark grey she-cat with sharp blue eyes
Apprentice: Foxpaw
Flametail - Ginger she-cat with a plumy tail and green eyes
Quietstep - Tortoiseshell she-cat with small paws and amber eyes
Apprentice: Cherrypaw
Amberflash - Dark ginger tom with amber eyes
Poppynose - Red she-cat with dark green eyes
Kestrelwing - Grey tom with brown and cream speckles
Beesting - Pale cream tom with dark stripes and blue eyes
Apprentices:
Foxpaw - Red tom with a white underbelly and amber eyes
Cherrypaw - Red she-cat with green eyes
Queens:
Lilywhisker - Grey she-cat with white paws, muzzle, and green eyes (Mate: Amberflash)
Applewing - Cream she-cat with reddish-amber eyes (Mate: Beesting)
Elders:
Sandtail - Creamy yellow she-cat with amber eyes
Prologue
A pair of star-speckled cats were surrounding a pool of starlit water, sharing tongues with each other and talking while staring at the half-full, pale moon.
"We need to start soon. Hollowstar still hasn't arrived. Neither has Greeneyes."
One of the cats, a dark grey she-cat with small white specks surrounding her blue eyes muttered, her tail twitching. An older, white she-cat with silver flecks sitting next to the darker she-cat stared at her.
"You know, you can't expect every cat to arrive just at the right moment, Lunareye." The white cat said. Lunareye growled.
"We told him and Greeneyes to come when the moon is rising. And if you realised, the moon is up high. Is there any excuse for them to not be here?"
"Now, don't argue with me," The white she-cat mewed calmly.
"I'm just getting sick and tired of waiting for Hollowstar and Greeneyes!" Lunareye hissed, her dark blue eyes betraying annoyance. Then, her ears flicked as she scanned the hills in front of her and she brightened.
"Oh, Raindrop, they're finally here." She meowed as two lithe shapes appeared over a rocky formation, racing towards the group of cats.
"Lunareye. Raindrop." A dark brown tabby mewed to the cats. A grey tabby with a dark grey muzzle, Greeneyes, Hollowstar's mate, dipped her head.
"We're sorry we couldn't make it sooner." Hollowstar rumbled.
"Why?" Hollowstar didn't reply to Lunareye's question and glanced at Greeneyes.
"I think the medicine cats are at the Moonflower now." The dark tabby tom mewed. The group acknowledged the mew and sat back at the pool to wait.
On the opposite side of where the starry cats sat, two cats faded into the lush, dark landscape. One was a black striped she-cat, the smaller one was a grey she-cat with red, orange and yellow splotches.
The black tabby waved her tail. "Hello, Hollowstar! Nice to see you again." Hollowstar nodded.
"You too." he rumbled.
"Blackice. Emberpaw." Raindrop dipped her head while she named the medicine cats.
"Why are you here? Are we getting a prophecy?" Emberpaw mewed, her pretty yellow eyes sparkling.
"Yes, we do have something to tell both of you. A warning, perhaps." Lunareye meowed. The four StarClan cats exchanged looks and opened their jaws in unison to speak.
"Seek for light in the River's Shadow, but do not embrace the darkness within. Something is brewing, brace yourselves for the oncoming storm."
"W-wait- what are you trying to say?" Emberpaw exclaimed. But it was too late for an answer. The medicine cats' vision faded to darkness as they drifted away back into the waking world.
The medicine cats awoke in the cave of the Moonflower with the prophecy ringing in their ears. What could this mean? Is this a prophecy? Blackice thought. Can we do anything to stop it?
Ooh, some not-very-omnious prophecy that was. This is a damned short prologue, but the actual chapters are around 1,700 words to nearly 2,000 or 3,000. Please review if you like the look of this story!