Hi fellow writers! It's me again, Storm! SO this story's idea is actually from Warriorfanwriterforever, I'm taking his/her idea and making it into a story. It took me a long time...but I'm done now with this chapter! :) Enjoy and R&R please!
Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors, Erin Hunter has the rights!
"You don't understand!" A sharp flash of lightning illuminated the hillside, revealing lush green grass spread across the land. Another blinding light lit up the cloudy sky, revealing large trees encircling a gigantic clearing on the top of the hill. Rain was pouring downwards in sheets, causing the ground on one side of the hill to get sloshy, but the other side seemed fine.
The clouds were densely packed on the sloshy half of the hill, while there seemed to be barely any clouds on the other side. The normal side was actually sunny and just the right temperature, a startling contrast to the other; a dark, wet place. It was a bizarre view. Any cat could make the mistake of calling the area a divide between two worlds. In a way, it was.
It was a border, between light and dark. Good and evil. One was a heaven of some sorts, while the other was a nightmarish place. Starclan and the Dark Forest. Starclan was for the good, the ones who did what they thought was right. The Dark Forest was a place for the villains of the story, the ones who were unsatisfied with the misfortunes in their own lives and decided to take it out on others.
They were banished to the bizarre place where they would never see the light again; never. Now, the bands of cats from both 'worlds' were gathering to discuss a rising problem, and both sides were certain that the other was the problem. "
"Tall Shadow, calm down", a wiry, brown she-cat placed her tail on the black she-cat, hoping to calm down her friend.
The black she-cat spun, warily keeping one eye on the Dark Forest warriors, bushing her thick fur up to twice its normal size. "Calm down?" Tall Shadow exclaimed, looming over the brown she-cat. "If they manage to corrupt her, she'll end the Clans! And us, for a matter of fact!"
"Excuse you!" a large, burly brown tom snarled rudely from the Dark Forest side. "It's perfectly clear to us, because we don't have addled and senile minds like yours! You all are going to corrupt her. Not us! We'll simply be doing everything we can to guide her along the right path."
"If I may intervene", a cold, smooth voice meowed from the depths of the shadows that sent shivers down every cat's spine.
"Of course, Brokenstar", the brown tom dipped his head and stepped back hastily as the shadowy figure emerged. The Dark Forest cats parted before him, creating a path for him to walk through.
Hisses of dismay and anger rippled through Starclan's ranks and a dark grey she-cat stepped forward threateningly. "You're supposed to be dead, you filthy piece of fox-"
"Save it, Mother" the grey she-cat visibly recoiled at the word. "I'm in no mood to hear this."
"You are no son of mine!" She hissed angrily, flattening her ears. Tall Shadow and the wiry she-cat moved forward to flank the grey she-cat, who was almost at the invisible line.
"Let him speak!" A thick-furred silver tom slid forward, stars sparkling in his fur. Brokenstar watched on in amusement as the tan she-cat whirled around in shock.
"River Ripple! You can't possibly let this tyrant speak his opinion!"
"Wind Runner, don't let your emotions cloud your judgement. You know as well as I do that Brokenstar may have a viable thought on this shared problem." River Ripple gazed calmly back at the now infuriated Wind Runner, whose only response was a spit in his direction.
"Now if we're quite done here", Brokenstar cut in. "I think we should let the cat decide which side she wants to join." Arguments broke out on both sides of the border as the cats contemplated his offer.
Tall Shadow snarled angrily at him, "You're going to just manipulate her into thinking that Starclan is the enemy."
"Oh, but dear Tall Shadow", purred Brokenstar slyly. "You are the enemy!"
"You can't do this!" a dark grey she-cat slipped out from the ranks of Starclan and took her place beside River Ripple. Her blue eyes were calm as she spoke. "Starclan will not allow it!"
"You hold no power over us!" a large tom slid out of the shadows. "The Dark Forest is willing to go to war over this one! Are you so desperate as to be willing to have the blood of your clanmates on your paws, Bluefur?" A mocking gleam entered the tom's eyes.
The grey she-cat opened her jaws to speak but was quickly cut off by a white she-cat. "Thistleclaw, what happened to you?" the she-cat pinned back her grey ears and spoke sorrowfully.
"Snowfur…" Thistleclaw's eyes visibly softened. However, he seemed to remember all the cats watching and the guarded look came back.
An impatient caterwaul silenced the crowd of cats on both sides of the border. Thistleclaw spun to see a warrior leap out of the ferns and trot to his side. "Shredtail!" Thistleclaw snapped. "What do you think you're doing!"
"Presenting an idea!" huffed Shredtail. He shoved Thistleclaw aside with a bad tempered hiss. "I say both sides choose a representative to work with the cat, and then the cat can freely choose which side she will support. Of course, harassment is allowed."
Brokenstar stared at Shredtail for a few heartbeats indecisively before turning to the Starclan warriors. "Very well. Those are our terms. Who is your representative?"
Bluestar stepped forward. "Ivypool!" She flicked her tail. A average looking silver she-cat shouldered her way to the grey she-cat's side. Lifting her head, she met Brokenstar's angered expression boldly.
"Hello, Brokenstar. I'm so sorry I can't say that it's a pleasure meeting you again."
"Back at you, traitor!" the dark brown tabby sneered. Ivypool stiffened and crouched down as if she was about to attack.
"I choose Hawkfrost!" Brokenstar announced quickly before anything could happen.
Bluestar quickly stepped in front of Ivypool as the brown tabby smirked. "I guess it's just you and me, Ivypool!" he called out, sarcasm lacing every word.
The answer made Hawkfrost chuckle as the gathering of cats disbanded.
"Keep dreaming, fox-face, because you are so going down when she sides with us!"
Hawkfrost turned and leapt into the shadowy bushes.
Not if I get there first.
Allegiances
Shadowclan
Leader: Icestar - silver tom with light blue eyes
Deputy: Shadowclaw - black tom with irregularly long claws
Apprentice: Blackpaw
Medicine Cat: Skycloud - dark grey tom with light green eyes
Warriors:
Snowhawk - completely white tom with grey smudges and piercing yellow eyes
Riverstreak - white tom with dark grey stockings and dark blue eyes
Apprentice: Berrypaw
Thistlebird - brown tabby with white boots and tail
Apprentice: Whitepaw
Dawnpoppy - orange and yellow she-cat with blue eyes
Brighttail - black she-cat with yellow markings and a tail
Willowleaf - white she-cat with black stripes
Doveshadow - gray and black mottled she-cat
Orangesun - orange tom with yellow eyes and spots
Ratfall - dark brown tom with green eyes
Hawkwave - brown tabby with unusual light green eyes
Heatherfall - sandy she-cat with green and blue eyes
Apprentices:
Berrypaw - grey tom with black stripes
Blackpaw - white tom with black paws, tail, and ears
Whitepaw - black she-cat with white chest, stomach, paws, and tail
Queens:
Ivywing - silver she-cat with blue eyes and white paws (Mate: Snowhawk)
Kits: Fawnkit (dark grey she-cat with blue eyes) and Shadekit (light grey tabby she-cat with amber eyes and dark grey paws)
Smokeowl - smoky grey she-cat with black accents
Kits: Tigerkit (orange tom with black stripes all over and startling blue eyes), Leopardkit (fiery yellow she-cat with mottled brown and black spots), Lionkit (golden tom with unusually fluffy scruff), and Ravenkit (black and white patched tom with amber eyes)
Elders:
Snaketail - burly grey tom
Smokedog - young black tom with broken foreleg (retired early)
Thunderclan
Leader: Leafstar - honey-colored tabby she-cat with black paws and one black ear
Deputy: Thornsky - black tom with white chest and belly
Apprentice: Gingerpaw
Medicine Cat: Larkcry - lanky ginger tom with black spots
Warriors:
Owlfur - light brown she-cat with golden eyes
Sageflight - white she-cat with dark grey accents
Poppybreeze - dark grey she-cat with green eyes
Dawnwind - small yellow she-cat
Forestheart - brown, black, and tawny tom
Rosefur - dark orange she-cat with violet eyes
Nighttail - black tom with white stripes
Redrusset - russet tom with black paws and tail
Bravelight - Cinder colored tom
Apprentices:
Gingerpaw - ginger tom with startling grey eyes
Queens:
Lightpelt - silver she-cat with yellow eyes (mother to Blackkit and Cloudkit)
Elders:
Breezeclaw - yellow tom with amber eyes
Meadowheart - brown she-cat that's blind in one eye
Skyclan
Leader: Quailstar - silver, grey, and black she-cat with green eyes
Deputy: Fernsong - ginger she-cat with amber eyes
Medicine Cat: Cinderfur - grey tom with one blind eye
Warriors:
Sunlight - cheery golden tom with orange eyes
Moonsliver - silver tom with one white forepaw
Darkheart - black she-cat with violet eyes
Apprentice: Larkpaw
Nightwhisper - black she-cat with one white forepaw and one white hindpaw (opposites)
Briarbird - ginger she-cat with grey eyes
Sparrowleap - grey tom with long black hind legs
Robinclaw - brown tom with black eyes and white forepaws
Aspencrow - black she-cat with orange eyes
Clouddark - white and grey tom with yellow, blue-speckled eyes
Apprentices:
Larkpaw - tan she-cat with black stripes and accents
Queens:
Ginger - orange she-cat originally a kittypet (Mate:Unknown)
Elders:
Thornear - silver tom with prickly fur
Spottedpool - dainty tortoiseshell she-cat
Riverclan
Leader: Birchstar - sand colored tom with orange eyes
Deputy: Petallight - white she-cat with yellow speckles
Medicine Cat: Nightjay - dark brown almost black tom with dark green eyes
Warriors:
Trouttail - stone gray tom with dark blue eyes
Minnowstream - light gray she-cat with white paws and one white ear
Deerflame - tawny she-cat with black accents
Frogface - mud brown tom with splotches of black
Apprentice: Owlpaw
Snailwing - brown and black tom with random tufts of fur
Dawnshiver - white and gray she-cat with green eyes and blueish tufts of fur on her paws
Heronclaw - white and orange tom with ice blue eyes
Morningfur - mottled silver she-cat with one blind eye
Apprentice: Reedpaw
Finchbark - light brown tabby with orange and yellow eyes
Apprentices:
Owlpaw - brown tabby tom
Reedpaw - tan and black she-cat with grey eyes
Queens:
Lakewish - dark gray she-cat with amber eyes (Mate: Trouttail)
Elders:
Lilyfern - old white she-cat with gray 'cloudy' patches
Windclan
Leader: Silverstar - handsome silver tom with white paws, tail, and stripes
Apprentice: Cherrypaw
Deputy: Runningwind - bulky, fast tom with three claw marks over one eye
Medicine Cat: Hollyfeather - dark gray, almost black she-cat with green eyes
Warriors:
Gorsewing - brown tom with silver eyes
Harecry - golden tom with yellow eyes
Springwind - pale ginger she-cat with barely noticable stripes
Cloudtear - white she-cat with large nick on right front paw
Honeypelt - yellow she-cat with blue eyes
Birdpine - light silver she-cat with one eye
Rednight - russet tom with black eyes and a white paw
Flamesun - ginger tom with black markings
Apprentices:
Cherrypaw - tan and black she-cat with pink eyes
Queens:
Lightear - pale yellow she-cat with grey eyes (mate: Unknown)
Elders:
Blossomshade - black she-cat with orange eyes
Cats Outside of the Clans
Leaf - brown tabby she-cat with white paws, tail tip, and ears
Sparrow - black tom with one orange paw and yellow eyes
King - tough, lean tom with startling red pelt and green eyes
Xavier - foreign white tom with blue eyes and dark grey rings
Star - white she-cat with blue and yellow eyes and two dark grey back paws
Sharp - ruthless blue tom with red eyes
Drop - grey and black she-cat with one brown eye and one green eye
Panther - black tom with brown accents and yellow eyes
Storm - white she-cat with light silver stripes and black paws and tail and blue/green eyes
Ok, so thanks for reading. :3 Be sure to check out my other stories, Stormy Feathers and Apologies! And keep and eye out for my one-shot poison! :P R&R please! ;D