NOTE: This story takes place after The Last Hope, and is an AU to Bramblestar's Storm and any book after BS.
I do not own Warriors; it belongs to the Erin Hunter team.
The majority of the characters seen in this story are also seen in the actual books. However, most of the younger characters belong to me. Thank you for reading this, and I hope you enjoy When the Sun Goes Down!
Allegiances
ThunderClan
Leader, Bramblestar- dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Deputy, Squirrelflight- dark ginger she-cat with one white paw and green eyes
Medicine Cat, Jayfeather- gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes (Apprentice: Briarlight)
Warriors, Millie- striped silver tabby she-cat with blue eyes (Apprentice: Lilypaw)
Brackenfur- golden-brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Sorreltail- tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes
Cloudtail- long-haired white tom with blue eyes
Brightheart- white she-cat with ginger patches, one scarred eye, one blue eye, and shredded ears (Apprentice: Seedpaw)
Thornclaw- golden-brown tabby tom with green eyes
Leafpool- light brown tabby she-cat with white chest and paws; amber eyes; former medicine cat
Spiderleg- long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
Birchfall- light brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Whitewing- white she-cat with green eyes
Berrynose- cream-colored tom with blue eyes and a stubby tail (Apprentice: Amberpaw)
Poppyfrost- tortoiseshell and white she-cat with yellow eyes
Mousewhisker- gray-and-white tom with green eyes
Lionblaze- golden tabby tom with amber eyes
Foxleap- reddish tabby tom with green eyes (Apprentice: Snowpaw)
Toadstep- black-and-white tom with yellow eyes (Apprentice: Dewpaw)
Rosepetal- dark cream she-cat with blue eyes
Blossomfall- tortoiseshell and white she-cat with blue eyes
Bumblestripe- very pale gray tom with black stripes and handsome blue eyes
Dovewing- pale gray she-cat with blue eyes
Ivypool- silver-and-white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes
Cherrystem- ginger she-cat with amber eyes
Molefoot- brown-and-cream tom with amber eyes
Apprentices, Briarlight- dark brown she-cat with blue eyes, paralyzed in the hindquarters, medicine cat apprentice
Lilypaw- dark tabby she-cat with white patches and amber eyes
Seedpaw- very pale ginger she-cat with green eyes
Amberpaw- pale gray she-cat with white paws, muzzle, right ear, and amber eyes
Snowpaw- white tom with amber eyes
Dewpaw- gray tom with amber eyes
Queens, Hazeltail- gray and white she-cat with green eyes (Mother to Foxleap's kits: Smokykit, a gray tom-kit with blue eyes; and Larchkit, a ginger-and-white tom-kit with green eyes)
Icecloud- white she-cat with blue eyes (Expecting kits)
Cinderheart- gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes (Expecting Lionblaze's kits)
Elders, Graystripe- longhaired gray tom with yellow eyes
ShadowClan
Leader, Rowanstar- ginger tom with green eyes
Deputy, Tawnypelt- pale tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Medicine Cat, Mistcloud- spiky-furred pale gray she-cat with blue eyes
Warriors, Smokefoot- black tom with a ragged pelt and green eyes
Crowfrost- black and white tom with green eyes
Ratscar- brown tom with a long scar across his back, yellow teeth, and green eyes
Snowbird- sleek, pure-white she-cat with green eyes
Owlclaw- light brown tabby tom with amber eyes (Apprentice: Redpaw)
Shrewfoot- gray she-cat with black paws and amber eyes
Scorchfur- dark gray tom with a torn ear and dark amber eyes
Tigerheart- dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Pinenose- black she-cat with green eyes
Ferretclaw- cream-and-gray tom with green eyes
Starlingwing- ginger tom with green eyes
Kinkfur- tabby she-cat with fur that sticks out at all angles and blue eyes
Ivytail- long-furred black, white, and tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Sparrowflight- large tabby tom with amber eyes
Dewfall- gray she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentices, Redpaw- huge black and reddish- brown tom with blue eyes
Queens, Olivenose- tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes (Mother to Smokefoot's kits: Flamekit, a mostly ginger tortoiseshell tom with blue eyes; Wetkit, a dark gray tom with blue eyes; and Russetkit, a dark ginger she-kit with blue eyes)
Dawnpelt- cream-furred she-cat with amber eyes (Expecting Crowfrost's kits)
Elders, Toadfoot- dark brown tom with green eyes
Applefur- mottled brown she-cat with green eyes
Snaketail- dark brown tom with a tabby-striped tail and green eyes
WindClan
Leader, Onestar- small light brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Deputy, Ashfoot- thin gray she-cat with blue eyes
Medicine Cat, Kestrelflight- brownish-gray tom with white splotches and green eyes (Apprentice: Moorpaw)
Warriors, Crowfeather- very dark gray, almost black, tom with blue eyes
Whiskernose- light brown tom with amber eyes (Apprentice: Ticklepaw)
Gorsetail- very pale gray and white she-cat with blue eyes (Apprentice: Quickpaw)
Harespring- brown and white tom with green eyes
Leaftail- dark tabby tom with amber eyes
Emberfoot- gray tom with two darker gray paws and yellow eyes
Heathertail- light brown tabby she-cat with smoky, heather-blue eyes
Swallowtail- dark gray she-cat with amber eyes
Furzepelt- gray and white she-cat with blue eyes
Boulderfur- large, pale gray tom with blue eyes
Apprentices, Moorpaw- wiry pale brown tom with amber eyes, medicine cat apprentice
Ticklepaw- white she-cat with yellow eyes
Quickpaw- dark ginger tom with green eyes
Queens, Sedgewhisker- pale, light brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes (Mother to Whiskernose's kits: Antkit, a brown tom-kit with blue eyes; Dewkit, a gray-brown she- kit with blue eyes; Thistlekit, a dark brown tom-kit with blue eyes; and Willowkit, a gray she-kit with blue eyes)
Sunstrike- tortoiseshell she-cat with a large white mark on her forehead and blue eyes (Expecting Harespring's kits)
Elders, Owlwhisker- pale brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Weaselfur- ginger tom with white paws and green eyes
Whitetail- white she-cat with green eyes
RiverClan
Leader, Mistystar- elderly dark blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes
Deputy, Reedwhisker- sleek black tom with dark gray eyes
Medicine Cat, Willowshine- small dark gray tabby she- cat with bright green eyes
Warriors, Mintfur- light gray tabby tom with amber eyes
Graymist- pale gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Icewing- pure-white she-cat with blue eyes (Apprentice: Streampaw)
Mallownose- light brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Robinwing- tortoiseshell-and-white tom with blue eyes (Apprentice: Creekpaw)
Petalfur- gray-and-white she-cat with amber eyes (Apprentice: Waterpaw)
Grasspelt- light brown tom with blue eyes
Hollowflight- dark brown tabby tom with a pale-furred belly and amber eyes
Mossyfoot- brown-and-white she-cat with green eyes
Duskfur- brown tabby she-cat with yellow eyes
Floodwater- bluish-gray tom with blue eyes
Apprentices, Streampaw- brown-and-white she-cat with blue eyes
Creekpaw- brown tom with amber eyes
Waterpaw- blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes
Queens, Troutstream- pale gray tabby she-cat with yellow eyes (Mother to Mintfur's kit: Beetlekit, a light gray tabby tom-kit with blue eyes)
Elders, Minnowtail- dark gray-and-white she-cat with fluffy fur and amber eyes
Pebblefoot- mottled gray tom with green eyes
Tribe of Rushing Water
Healer, Teller of the Pointed Stones (Stoneteller)- dark gray tom with amber eyes
Prey-hunters, Gray Sky before Dawn (Gray)- pale gray tabby tom with blue eyes
Wing Shadow over Water (Wing)- gray-and-white she-cat with blue-green eyes
Flight of Startled Heron (Flight)- brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Screech of Angry Owl (Screech)- black tom with amber eyes
Pebble that Rolls Down Mountain (Pebble)- pale gray she-cat with blue eyes
Brook where Small Fish Swim (Brook)- brown tabby she-cat with gray eyes
Dark Shadow on Water (Dark)- black tom with amber eyes
Cave-guards, Stormfur- dark gray tom with amber eyes, formerly of RiverClan
Sheer Path beside Waterfall (Sheer)- small dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Snow falling on Stones (Snow)- white she-cat with blue eyes
Rain that Passes Quickly (Rain)- speckled gray she-cat with blue eyes
Kit-mothers, Splash when Fish Leaps (Splash)- light brown tabby she-cat with a stubby tail and green eyes (Expecting Screech's kits)
Moss that Grows by River (Moss)- light brown she-cat with blue eyes (Mother to Sheer's kits: Feather of Crow's Wing [Feather], a black she-kit with blue eyes; and Ice that Glades over Snow [Ice], a white she-kit with faint, creamy pale brown stripes and blue eyes)
To-bes, Lark that Sings at Dawn (Lark)- pale tabby she-cat with amber eyes (prey-hunter)
Pine that Clings to Rock (Pine)- light brown tom with blue eyes (cave-guard)
Elders, Talon of Swooping Eagle (Talon)- dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Cats Outside the Clans
Flora- brown-and-white rogue she-cat with green eyes, lives in the mountains
Stripes- silver tabby rogue tom with amber eyes, lives in the mountains (mate of Flora)
Flick- brown rogue tom with amber eyes, lives in the mountains (son of Flora and Stripes)
Twist- tortoiseshell rogue she-cat with amber eyes, lives in the mountains (daughter of Flora and Stripes)
Night of No Stars (Night)- black she-cat with green eyes, formerly of the Tribe (Mother to Sheer's kits: Whisper Caught in Breeze [Whisper], a black-and-white she-cat with green eyes; and Finch with Golden Wings [Finch], a long-furred golden she-cat with amber eyes)
Smoky- gray-and-white tom with green eyes, lives at horseplace
Breezepelt- black tom with amber eyes, formerly of WindClan
Nightcloud- black she-cat with amber eyes, formerly of WindClan
Prologue
Chilly winds whipped the treetops back and forth, creating a blur of green, red, and gold leaves, insinuating the approach of leaf-fall.
Various debris like chunks of wood or even whole branches were peppered around a huge clearing coated with a blanket of thick, soft green moss. Suddenly, another great gust of wind sent the litter hurtling away, over the edge of the mountains.
As a wide sliver of bark tumbled after its relatives, a small hole was revealed, perfectly shaped as though carved by man; it was deep enough to house a newborn plant. With just luck, a seed fluttered down into the soil, and with one last breeze, crumbly brown earth was dumped on top of the seed.
This wasn't just any seed, however; if one caught a glimpse of nature's tiny, unique creation before it was buried, they would notice how oddly shaped it was. In fact, it almost appeared as though a cat had slit through a poppy seed and lily seed- respectively- perfectly in half, then put one half from each seed together.
Maybe that was what it was.
Immediately after the breeze came a nasty thunderstorm, signifying the last breath of greenleaf. Rain poured down into the clearing, right into the small area where the moss had been ripped away. Where the strange seed was.
As suspected, the seed germinated, and within a few sunrises a small green sprig made of stem and leaves had sprouted.
Rough weather blossomed in the mountains after another few days' time. Despite all the winds and chilly air, the plant still grew steadily, and, much, much unusual to its environment and type of plant, gave birth to two beautiful flowers.
On one side, a breathtaking blood-red flower was in full bloom. It had a dark, almost blackish-purple middle lined with tiny seeds.
On the other side, pure white petals spread to reveal a few precious green strands topped with a soft brown blob nestled in a bedding of pollen- a bee's heaven.
A poppy and a lily had, against all logical thinking, sprouted together in one plant, a rare instance that unfortunately would never be viewed by a being who would care.
The fresh, pretty flowers were short-lived, however, and before long they were shriveled and almost dead. Dried poppy seeds seemed to hop off their mother, rolling on down the slope. The nectar inside the lily dissipated.
An odd hot wave passed over the clearing. The customarily moist moss suffered heavily, its roots begging for water as more days passed without a rain to relieve the heat-infected area.
At this point the once-pretty poppy and lily pair was anything but dust- and when a tiny flame appeared nearby the struggling plant, all was over.
The fire spread like, well, wildfire, as it tore over the clearing, blackening any moss or hope of life from something green in its path. This, unfortunately, included the poppy and lily twins.
Gradually, the fire diminished, minimizing its presence until all that was left of it was a few sparks, slaughtered by the following wet precipitation. This concluded the heat wave, much to the relief of the moss, which grew back after a moon or so.
Cinder ashes remained still, marking the long, smoky streak the fire had left over the land. It took a few snowfalls to remove every last bit of gray rubble, but soon it was all gone.
Amongst all the chaos lately, an alluring ivory dove glided down into the clearing, landing gracefully onto the moss. Its orange feet pranced around the space, and the bird's feathers shook from the cold, but the dove stayed nevertheless. It continued on, pecking around the moss until it came upon the bare spot where the poppy and lily had been, melded together as one plant. With a few more pokes at the bare earth, the dove's head seemed to bob up and down as though it were nodding; then it took flight and disappeared into the clouds.
It returned within heartbeats, a long ivy tendril dangling from the dove's pointed beak. The bird alighted again, waddling over to the spot it had examined before. Now the dove set down the ivy vine. It was long and winding, as well as inviting with its large, comfy leaves that would make a good nest for the small creature. The dove nosed the tendril into place, then curled up in the center of it, resting its beak on the side.
Well, well, well. Here are the revised allegiances and the not-revised-because-I'm-lazy prologue. Hope you liked, and see you at Chapter One (hopefully!)
Ugh, I need to rewrite the earlier chapters so bad... I'll do that soon...
MOSSY'S VOCABULARY:
soon = never, probably
probably = I want to say yes, but it's most likely no
