Hello! This is my first fanfiction on my new account, and it's my idea of what happens to the Clan cats after the end ofThe Last Hope. Of course, that means that as the story progresses, there'll be more original characters. I'll keep them all as realistic as I can and they'll all have traditional-based names. This story centers around Lionblaze's and Cinderheart's three daughters: Hollypaw, Applepaw, and Robinpaw. The first chapter is in Hollypaw's POV, then Applepaw's, then Robinpaw's, etc. They'll each go through experiences and I hope a lot of you who read this will stick around to see where they go!
A quick note about the allegiances: This story begins about six months after the end ofThe Last Hope, so not much has changed. In ThunderClan, you'll notice that Cherrypaw and Molepaw are now warriors, and so is Brightheart's second litter of kits, along with Sorreltail's most recent litter. Some of ThunderClan's senior warriors have retired, along with Spiderleg, because one of the books said something about him retiring soon.
Another note: I get needed information from Warriors Wiki, and I use the traditional naming system organized by Grey over at his Warriors-based tumblr: This means that any characters I create will follow the "traditional" naming guidelines - basically, prefix describes the cat's appearance, and suffix describes either a skill or personality trait. I hope that's okay with everyone. c: I'll also be keeping prophecies and supernatural stuff to a minimum. The story is going to focus on troubles that real colonies of feral cats face in real life.
Without further ado, here's the allegiances and prologue ofWarriors: Seasons of Hope! I hope you enjoy! Please feel free to point out if I've made any mistakes in the allegiances.
Warriors: Seasons of Hope
Allegiances
ThunderClan
Leader: Bramblestar - big dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Mate of Squirrelflight; brother of Tawnypelt (ShadowClan).
Deputy: Squirrelflight - small dark ginger she-cat with a white right forepaw, a bushy tail, and green eyes. Apprentice is Hollypaw. Mate of Bramblestar; sister of Leafpool; daughter of Sandstorm.
Medicine Cat: Jayfeather - small mottled gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes. Apprentice is Applepaw. Brother of Lionblaze; son of Crowfeather (WindClan) and Leafpool.
Warriors: Brackenfur - golden-brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Mate of Sorreltail; father of Cinderheart, Poppyfrost, Lilytail, and Seedwhisker; brother of Thornclaw and Brightheart.
Sorreltail - dappled tortoiseshell-and-white with amber eyes. Mate of Brackenfur; mother of Cinderheart, Poppyfrost, Lilytail, and Seedwhisker.
Cloudtail - long-haired white tom with blue eyes. Mate of Brightheart; father of Whitewing, Snowclaw, Dewnose, and Amberheart.
Brightheart - white she-cat with a ginger tail and ginger patches along her back, one blue eye, and the other eye missing in a scarred face. Mate of Cloudtail; mother of Whitewing, Snowclaw, Dewnose, and Amberheart; sister of Brackenfur and Thornclaw.
Millie - small silver tabby she-cat with blue eyes. Mate of Graystripe; mother of Bumblestripe, Briarlight, and Blossomfall.
Thornclaw - big golden-brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Mate of Hazeltail; brother of Brackenfur and Brightheart.
Leafpool - small pale brown tabby she-cat with white chest and paws, and amber eyes. Apprentice is Robinpaw. Mother of Lionblaze and Jayfeather; sister of Squirrelflight; daughter of Sandstorm.
Birchfall - light brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Mate of Whitewing; father of Dovewing and Ivypool; brother of Spiderleg, Foxleap, and Icecloud; son of Dustpelt.
Whitewing - white she-cat with green eyes. Mate of Birchfall; mother of Dovewing and Ivypool; sister of Snowclaw, Dewnose, and Amberheart; daughter of Cloudtail and Brightheart.
Berrynose - big cream-colored tom with a stump for a tail, and amber eyes. Mate of Poppyfrost; father of Cherryheart and Molefur; brother of Hazeltail and Mousewhisker; half-brother of Toadstep and Rosepetal; son of Daisy.
Hazeltail - small gray-and-white she-cat with green eyes. Mate of Thornclaw; sister of Berrynose and Mousewhisker; half-sister of Toadstep and Rosepetal; daughter of Daisy.
Mousewhisker - big gray-and-white tom with green eyes. Mate of Ivypool; brother of Berrynose and Hazeltail; half-brother of Toadstep and Rosepetal; son of Daisy.
Cinderheart - fluffy gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes. Mate of Lionblaze; mother of Hollypaw, Applepaw, and Robinpaw; sister of Poppyfrost, Lilytail, and Seedwhisker; daughter of Brackenfur and Sorreltail.
Poppyfrost - dappled pale tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with blue eyes. Mate of Berrynose; mother of Cherryheart and Molefur; sister of Cinderheart, Lilytail, and Seedwhisker; daughter of Brackenfur and Sorreltail.
Lionblaze - golden tabby tom with pale paws and amber eyes. Mate of Cinderheart; father of Hollypaw, Applepaw, and Robinpaw; brother of Jayfeather; son of Crowfeather (WindClan) and Leafpool.
Foxleap - fluffy reddish-brown tabby tom with blue eyes. Brother of Icecloud; son of Dustpelt.
Icecloud - fluffy white she-cat with blue eyes. Sister of Foxleap; daughter of Dustpelt.
Toadstep - black and white tom with green eyes. Brother of Rosepetal; half-brother of Berrynose, Hazeltail, and Mousewhisker; son of Spiderleg and Daisy.
Rosepetal - dark cream she-cat with blue eyes. Sister of Toadstep; half-sister of Berrynose, Hazeltail, and Mousewhisker; daughter of Spiderleg and Daisy.
Briarlight - dark brown she-cat with a broken lower spine and amber eyes. Sister of Bumblestripe and Blossomfall; daughter of Graystripe and Millie.
Blossomfall - tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with white petal-shaped patches and blue eyes. Sister of Bumblestripe and Briarlight; daughter of Graystripe and Millie.
Bumblestripe - very pale gray tom with black bumblestripe-like stripes and blue eyes. Mate of Dovewing; brother of Briarlight and Blossomfall; son of Graystripe and Millie.
Cherryheart - fluffy ginger she-cat with amber eyes. Sister of Molefur; daughter of Berrynose and Poppyfrost.
Molefur - cream-and-brown tom with amber eyes. Brother of Cherryheart; son of Berrynose and Poppyfrost.
Lilytail - dark brown tabby she-cat with white patches and blue eyes. Sister of Cinderheart, Poppyfrost, and Seedwhisker; daughter of Brackenfur and Sorreltail.
Seedwhisker - very pale ginger she-cat with blue eyes. Sister of Cinderheart, Poppyfrost, and Lilytail; daughter of Brackenfur and Sorreltail.
Snowclaw - fluffy white tom with amber eyes. Brother of Whitewing, Dewnose, and Amberheart; son of Cloudtail and Brightheart.
Dewnose - gray tom with amber eyes. Brother of Whitewing, Snowclaw, and Amberheart; son of Cloudtail and Brightheart.
Amberheart - pale gray she-cat with white paws, muzzle, right ear, and amber eyes. Sister of Whitewing, Snowclaw, and Dewnose; daughter of Cloudtail and Brightheart.
Apprentices: Hollypaw - white she-cat with green eyes. Sister of Applepaw and Robinpaw; daughter of Lionblaze and Cinderheart.
Applepaw - light ginger she-cat with white legs, paws, chest, underbelly, and muzzle, and bright yellow eyes. Sister of Hollypaw and Robinpaw; daughter of Lionblaze and Cinderheart.
Robinpaw - long-haired tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes. Sister of Hollypaw and Applepaw; daughter of Lionblaze and Cinderheart.
Queens: Daisy - long-haired creamy brown she-cat with blue eyes. Mother of Berrynose, Hazeltail, Mousewhisker, Toadstep, and Rosepetal.
Dovewing - fluffy pale smoky gray she-cat with blue eyes. Mate of Bumblestripe; mother of Stormkit and Aspenkit; sister of Ivypool; daughter of Birchfall and Whitewing.
Ivypool - small silver-and-white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes. Mate of Mousewhisker; sister of Dovewing; daughter of Birchfall and Whitewing.
Kits: Stormkit - long-haired dark gray tom with amber eyes. Brother of Aspenkit; son of Bumblestripe and Dovewing.
Aspenkit - gray tabby tom with green eyes. Brother of Stormkit; son of Bumblestripe and Dovewing.
Elders: Purdy - mottled brown tabby tom with a gray muzzle, matted fur, and amber eyes.
Graystripe - big long-haired dark gray tom with a darker stripe running down his back and tail, and yellow eyes. Mate of Millie; father of Bumblestripe, Briarlight, and Blossomfall.
Sandstorm - pale ginger she-cat with pale green eyes. Mother of Squirrelflight and Leafpool.
Dustpelt - dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Father of Spiderleg, Birchfall, Foxleap, and Icecloud.
Spiderleg - black tom with a brown underbelly and amber eyes. Father of Toadstep and Rosepetal; brother of Birchfall, Foxleap, and Icecloud; son of Dustpelt.
ShadowClan
Leader: Blackstar - big white tom with black paws, one of which has six toes, black ears, and amber eyes.
Deputy: Rowanclaw - dark ginger tom with green eyes. Mate of Tawnypelt; father of Tigerheart and Dawnpelt.
Medicine Cat: Littlecloud - very small brown tabby tom with light blue eyes.
Warriors: Oakfur - small dark brown tom with green eyes.
Smokefoot - black tom with a ragged pelt and green eyes.
Toadfoot - dark brown tom with green eyes. Brother of Applefur; son of Tallpoppy.
Applefur - mottled brown she-cat with green eyes. Sister of Toadfoot; daughter of Tallpoppy.
Crowfrost - black-and-white tom with green eyes.
Ratscar - brown tom with yellow teeth and green eyes. Brother of Snowbird.
Snowbird - white she-cat with green eyes. Sister of Ratscar.
Tawnypelt - mottled pale tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes. Mate of Rowanclaw; mother of Tigerheart and Dawnpelt; sister of Bramblestar (ThunderClan).
Olivenose - tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes.
Owlclaw - light brown tabby tom with amber eyes.
Shrewfoot - gray she-cat with black paws and amber eyes.
Scorchfur - dark gray tom with amber eyes.
Tigerheart - big dark brown tabby tom with dark amber eyes. Brother of Dawnpelt; son of Rowanclaw and Tawnypelt.
Dawnpelt - Cream she-cat with amber eyes. Sister of Tigerheart; daughter of Rowanclaw and Tawnypelt.
Pinenose - black she-cat with green eyes.
Ferretclaw - cream-and-gray tom with green eyes.
Starlingwing - ginger tom with green eyes.
Ivytail - long-haired tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with green eyes.
Kinkfur - pale brown tabby she-cat with long fur that sticks out at all angles, and blue eyes. Mother of Sparrowclaw, Dewpelt, and Mistfur.
Sparrowclaw - brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Brother of Dewpelt and Mistfur; son of Kinkfur.
Dewpelt - gray she-cat with blue eyes. Sister of Sparrowclaw and Mistfur; daughter of Kinkfur.
Mistfur - pale gray she-cat with spiky fur and blue eyes. Sister of Sparrowclaw and Dewpelt; daughter of Kinkfur.
Elders: Tallpoppy - light brown tabby she-cat with green eyes. Mother of Applefur and Toadfoot.
Snaketail - dark brown tom with a tabby-striped tail, a gray-flecked chin, and green eyes.
Whitewater - long-haired white she-cat with blue eyes, one of which is blind.
WindClan
Leader: Onestar - small mottled light brown tabby tom with amber eyes.
Deputy: Ashfoot - gray she-cat with blue eyes. Mother of Crowfeather.
Medicine Cat: Kestrelflight - mottled brownish-gray tom with white splotches and green eyes.
Warriors: Crowfeather - small smoky-gray, almost black, tom with blue eyes. Mate of Nightcloud; father of Breezepelt, Lionblaze (ThunderClan), and Jayfeather (ThunderClan); son of Ashfoot.
Owlwhisker - light brown tabby tom with yellow teeth and amber eyes.
Whitetail - small white she-cat with green eyes.
Nightcloud - black she-cat with amber eyes. Mate of Crowfeather; mother of Breezepelt.
Gorsetail - very pale mottled gray-and-white tabby she-cat with blue eyes. Mother of Thistletail, Swallowtail, and - long-haired white she-cat with blue eyes. Sister of Swallowtail and Sedgewhisker; daughter of Gorsetail.
Weaselfur - ginger tom with white paws and green eyes.
Harespring - brown-and-white tom with green eyes.
Leaftail - dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes.
Emberfoot - gray tom with darker gray forepaws and amber eyes.
Breezepelt - black tom with amber eyes. Father of Darkkit.
Sedgewhisker - light brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes. Sister of Thistletail and Swallowtail; daughter of Gorsetail.
Swallowtail - dark gray she-cat with copper eyes.
Sister of Thistletail and Sedgewhisker; daughter of Gorsetail.
Sunstrike - tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with a white forehead and green eyes.
Whiskernose - light brown tom with amber eyes.
Furzepelt - gray-and-white she-cat with blue eyes.
Boulderfur - large pale gray tom with blue eyes.
Queens: Heathertail - pale light brown tabby she-cat with smoky heather-blue eyes. Mother of Darkkit.
Kits: Darkkit - very dark gray tabby tom with amber eyes. Son of Breezepelt and Heathertail.
Elders: Webfoot - dark gray tabby tom with amber eyes.
Tornear - gray tabby tom with blue eyes.
RiverClan
Leader: Mistystar - big blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes. Mother of Reedwhisker.
Deputy: Reedwhisker - black tom with dark gray eyes.
Medicine Cat: Mothwing - small long-haired golden tabby she-cat and amber eyes. Apprentice is Willowshine.
Warriors: Graymist - pale gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes. Mother of Sneezenose and Mallownose.
Mintfur - light gray tabby tom with amber eyes.
Icewing - white she-cat with blue eyes. Mother of Grasspelt, Beetlewhisker, and Petalfur.
Pebblefoot - pale mottled gray tom with blue eyes. Brother of Minnowtail.
Mallownose - light brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Brother of Sneezenose; son of Graymist.
Robinwing - tortoiseshell-and-white tom with green eyes.
Beetlewhisker - brown-and-white tabby tom with green eyes. Brother of Grasspelt and Petalfur; son of Icewing.
Petalfur - gray-and-white she-cat with amber eyes.
Sister of Grasspelt and Beetlewhisker; daughter of Icewing.
Grasspelt - light brown tom with blue eyes. Brother of Petalfur and Beetlewhisker; son of Icewing.
Hollowflight - dark brown tabby tom with a pale belly and amber eyes.
Troutstream - pale gray tabby she-cat with amber eyes.
Mossyfoot - brown-and-white she-cat with green eyes.
Rushtail - small light brown tabby she-cat with green eyes.
Mosspelt - tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes.
Duskfur - brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes. Mother of Curlfoot and Podwhisker.
Curlfoot - brown tabby she-cat with green eyes. Sister of Podwhisker; daughter of Duskfur.
Podwhisker - brown-and-white tabby tom with green eyes. Brother of Curlfoot; son of Duskfur.
Queens: Minnowtail - fluffy dappled dark gray-and-white she-cat with amber eyes. Mother of Heronkit and Shrikekit.
Apprentices: Willowshine - small dark gray tabby she-cat with green eyes.
Kits: Heronkit - gray-and-white tom with green eyes.
Shrikekit - gray-and-white she-cat with green eyes.
Elders: Dapplenose - mottled gray she-cat with amber eyes.
Pouncetail - ginger-and-white tom with a short tail and blue eyes.
A/N: Here's the prologue! From here on out, I'd like to encourage anyone who reads this to please review, if you can. Just don't flame, please. Constructive criticism is much more useful. :3
Warriors: Seasons of Hope
Prologue
"It's been a while."
"Yeah, too long."
From shadows surrounding the bottom of trees so tall that they seemed to touch the sky, two cats stepped forward. They came from opposite directions and faced each other with strong eye contact, green eyes burning into blue, in a warm gaze of friendship, before one cat, whose fur seemed to shine like stars, bounded forward and touched her nose to the other cat's. They stood back slightly and the starry-furred cat looked the other one over. "It's been a while," she meowed.
"Yeah, too long," replied the other cat. She took a couple of steps forward into a beam of moonlight that lit up her gray tabby pelt to silver, and the blue of her eyes seemed to sparkle. She sat down and neatly wrapped her tail around her paws.
The other cat sat down, too, but swished her tail back and forth on the ground behind her in excitement. She commented, "You look well," before the bent her head to lick the fluffy fur of her chest. Her green eyes watched her friend, though, and saw that the tabby stifled a purr of laughter.
"I don't see how," said the tabby. "I've been nothing but tired for moons." Her voice had a hint of humor hiding underneath the fatigue.
"Kits keep you busy?" Asked the starry cat with a purr of amusement. She sat up straight as her friend nodded slowly.
"Busier than you can imagine. They remind me of you and your brothers when you were young." The tabby let out a wistful sigh. "I bet you would've made a better mother than I have, Hollyleaf."
"Nonsense," said the black she-cat. "I never really wanted kits of my own, but would I have wanted to help raise yours? Most definitely." Kneading the ground with her forepaws, she then asked, "How are the little ones? I haven't been able to see them very often from here."
The tabby replied, "They're turning out to be great Clan cats. In fact, they're going to be apprenticed in the morning!" She lifted her chin a little higher and purred.
"Cinderheart, that's great!" Hollyleaf exclaimed, rushing forward to give the gray tabby a friendly headbutt. "Are all three going to train to be warriors?"
Cinderheart shook her head. "One will be a medicine cat apprentice." With a hint of mischief in her eyes, she added, "I won't tell you who, because I'm sure you'll see her very soon, when Jayfeather takes her to the Moonpool."
"Fine," Hollyleaf meowed with mock frustration. She flexed her claws as she pressed Cinderheart with questions. "How is Jayfeather, by the way? And Lionblaze? What about Dovewing and Ivypool? And everyone?" Hollyleaf suddenly sounded as excited as a kit out of the nursery for the first time.
Cinderheart let out a mrrowof laughter. "They're fine. Lionblaze is being a wonderful father. Dovewing has kitted Bumblestripe's kits; she has two toms named Stormkit and Aspenkit. And Ivypool is expecting Mousewhisker's kits. They should be born in a moon or so. Right after the last time we talked, Graystripe, Sandstorm, Dustpelt, and Spiderleg moved to the elders' den. And Sorreltail's and Brightheart's kits have been made warriors, too."
Hollyleaf closed her eyes for a moment, lost deep in memory. She felt a twinge of regret and longing in her chest. "It sounds like ThunderClan is moving forward, as they always have. Strong Clan, they are."
Cinderheart meowed, "You say that as though you're not a part of it anymore." She sounded concerned.
"I never was, Cinderheart," Hollyleaf muttered, hanging her head low. "I was never one of the Four, and I was a murderer. May as well not have been part of the Clan."
Cinderheart sighed, then padded over to sit beside her best friend. "You were still important. I promise you that the Clan would be very different now - and not in a good way - if it weren't for you. And regardless of what the others think, you're still the best cat I've known."
Hollyleaf began to purr, and Cinderheart gave her a lick between the ears. The two she-cats sat there in the almost-silent night, enjoying each others presence, and worrying about nothing.
Hollyleaf began feeling sleepy after a while of them just sitting together, and it was then that Cinderheart noticed the sky beginning to grow light in the distance.
"I guess I'd better go," she said with a sigh. She stood and gave her pelt a shake. "Those kits will be up at dawn, ready for their ceremony."
"Good luck," Hollyleaf mewed, rising to her paws to give her friend a nudge goodbye. "And don't wait so long to come see me again, okay?"
"Okay," Cinderheart meowed. With another friendly nose-touch, Cinderheart turned and padded into the thickest part of the trees, leaving Hollyleaf alone in the moon-lit hollow of StarClan's forest.
Hollyleaf watched her go, and then spoke quietly to herself, "May StarClan light your path, Cinderheart. Your path, and the paths of your kits - my brother's kits." She lifted her nose to the pre-dawn sky, where the wind was blowing viciously quite suddenly. "You might need that light soon."