The Wild Clans: An Answer to Violence
Prologue
The long, silvery grasses swayed with the gentle breeze. A large black tom with stars in his fur padded slowly and low to the ground, stalking something. Beside him was a much smaller gray tabby, whose amber eyes glowed in the evening light. Quiet as a whisper, the black tom leaped at his prey, who didn't stand a chance against its expert stalker. With a swift bite to the neck, it went limp.
"That was a nice catch."
Both cats turned around, surprised at the voice. A very translucent figure approached them with respectful cautiousness.
"I don't think we've met before," the black tom meowed, narrowing his eyes. But the she-cat beside him bounded across to the figure and purred loudly.
"Bramblestar!" she exclaimed, touching noses with the tabby tom. "It's so good to see you. How did you get here?"
"Bramblestar?" the black tom's eyes grew wide as he followed more slowly.
"Hi Juniperstar, Elmstar," the opaque tom meowed, dipping his head. "I've traveled very far from StarClan to send you a message."
"Oh!" Juniperstar meowed, her gaze flickering to the fields before them. "Why don't we talk over the squirrel that Elmstar just caught?"
"I don't have much time," Bramblestar meowed curtly. Juniperstar and Elmstar blinked at him, then flinched with shock almost simultaneously as they noticed that Bramblestar's figure was fading more and more as time went on.
"Bramblestar, why are you fading?" Juniperstar whispered in horror. "What's happening?"
"I am very far from home," was his reply. "Now listen, this is important. Your Clans need to be reminded of the Warrior Code or they'll be lost forever. There needs to be Gatherings and visits with your SpiritClan and leaders need their nine lives. Without the Code, darkness and violence will take over like a sickness."
The two SpiritClan leaders nodded seriously.
"You must send cats to the original five Clans," Bramblestar continued.
"Five Clans?" Elmstar meowed, looking at Juniperstar. "You said there were four Clans."
"There were four, but there was supposed to be five," Bramblestar meowed quickly. "SkyClan is our fifth Clan. But this is not important. You must send cats to the lake Clans to see the Warrior Code for themselves. They must convince your Clans to follow it."
"We will try, Bramblestar," Juniperstar promised, though the black tom beside her looked wary.
"You will have to walk in a cat's dreams and give them a prophecy. Guide them, but don't set the path for them," instructed the dark tabby tom. "There is already a tom who bares the name of my Clan. He's the best choice."
"Bramblestar, you're... you're almost gone," Juniperstar gasped, eyes rounding.
"How are we supposed to walk in another cat's dreams?" Elmstar asked.
"With my life, I give you the ability to speak to your Clans," meowed Bramblestar, his voice soft as a whisper in the wind.
"Bramblestar, no!" Juniperstar yowled, but it was too late. The dark tabby tom vanished.
The two remaining cats seemed to gain strength and their pelts began to glow as if they were covered in a million stars. They exchanged an exasperated, yet determined glance with one another.
Well, hello! If you've gotten this far, cool! I'm mostly writing this story for myself- I'm working on character development, so there will be a lot of great characters and drama here. These Clans are a bit different from the regular four, mainly in the fact that they have "2nd in command" deputies, which are just a backup to the deputy, the leaders don't have nine lives, they don't have Gatherings, and these Clans as a whole aren't as connected to their ancestors. I hope you keep reading and reviewing and following! There will be a lot of really awesome characters coming into play!