What could have been

By shadowcat2428 & Wolfheart1

Hey this story is what could have been if things where a little different with Tinys (Scourges) life. Me and Wolfheart1 wrote this together enjoy and review

Chapter 1

'They're not going not going to throw me in the river' Tiny mewed to himself fleeing through the small hole in his housefolks fence. 'Maybe I can find more housefolk' he compromised with himself walking by a fence with two kits chatting to gather. "hey" the she-cat to the left that looked strangely like a wolf with her gray fur everywhere but her chest and the tip of her tail which were pure white yelled down to him "where are you going".

"Anywhere I am wanted" the small black kit with a white spot on the tip of his tail and paw.

"Well would you come with us" the pale orange she-cat with light brown mixed into her fur on her back and paws and soft green-blue eyes.

"Where are you going" Tiny replied pricking up his ears 'they want me to come with them' he meowed to himself.

"We want to go to the forest but Accalia and I don't want to go alone" the pale orange she-cat she looking toured the forest with glowing eyes.

"Really! I thought I was the only housecat that wanted to go to the forest" Tiny exclaimed surprised.

"So you'll come with us" Accalia meowed happily jumping from the fence.

"Yes, but won't your housefolk miss you" Tiny asked wondering why they would leave their warm beds, were they going to be thrown in the river too.

"No, Kacey's house folk left her when they moved and trust me and my housefolk would both be better off if I left" Accalia said sadly Tiny looked at Accalia confused but didn't push her further.

"Ok let's go" Kacey meowed playfully jumping off the fence and gently landing on top of Tiny.

Tiny flinched but relaxed when he saw she wasn't attacking him and smiled at her playfulness. Then rolled over and softly bated her.

Accalia rolled her eyes and stated walking into the trees. "Are you guys coming or am I going alone". They looked up to see the gray kit was two foxlengths away.

"Coming" they meowed together pushing away each other running over to her and made their way through the tall trees.

The kits were deep in the forest attacking each other at random while walking. Just as Accalia pouched on Tiny three huge wild cats walked up to them.

"What are you doing here, this is Thunderclan territory?"The large tabby with many scars snared at them.

"Thistleclaw they're just kits there no threat" the she-cat with gray/blue fur meowed

"An intruder is an intruder you've always been too soft on them, lets put it to my apprentice how should we handle this, Tigerpaw" Thistleclaw meowed looking at the smaller brown cat with just as many scars as him.

"I think these kittypets should be taught a lesson, one that they would remember" Tigerpaw hissed.

"Now hold on there's no need for this-"Bluefur said.

"Shut up!" Thistleclaw said arching his back.

Then Tigerpaw started to creep toward them. Tiny felt Accalia tense up beside him as though she was about to pounce and Kacey scoot closer with claws extended. Tiny looked at the two she-cats ready to fight and got ready to pounce as well. Just as Tigerpaw lunged at them, Bluefur intercepted him.

"If you don't stop this Ill report you and Tigerpaw to Sunfall, and Pinestar well have both of you doing apprentice jobs for moons" She hissed mainly at Thistleclaw.

Thistleclaw snarled but turn to leave and Tigerpaw followed.

Bluefur looked at the three kits in battle stance, the very same battle stance they teach their apprentices. "you know young ones this Greenleaf has been very promising for my clan, there has been few battles and much prey, but not many warriors" at her kind voice the kits relaxed " and you have shone bravery and have a natural reflex for battle, I am sure with some training you can be fine warriors".

The kits bright up at her words "so young ones how would you like to join Thunderclan".

"r really" Tiny meowed looking up at her ' they want me with them, first I find friends and now a home where I can be strong and wanted'

"Yes yes yes yes yes yes!" Accalia meowed jumping up and down ice blue eyes sparkling.

"Guess I have to go to, you know to keep an eye on them" Kacey meowed calmly but no one could miss the excitement in her eyes.

"Very well then follow me" Bluefur meowed taking the same path the larger tabbies took.

As they came to giant bramble bushes Bluefur ordered them to stay as she went in. When she returned she had a brown, old, tabby with her. "Pinestar these are the young ones I told you about" the old tabby nodded.

"Yes and why have you brought them here" He asked them with a hint of anger in his eyes.

"As you know we have been low on apprentices and they show much promise" She replied.

"Usually I would strongly disagree but we are low on apprentices and I trust your judgment"

"So we can stay!" Accalia meowed with hope in her voice.

Pinestar's eyes and voice grew softer as he looked at the young she-cat "yes little one" he spoke then turn and walked through a hole in the bushes and the four cats followed. Walking through the camp many cats stared at them curiosity then some with hate when they saw Tinys collar and mumbled something about "kittypets". Then Pinestar jumped on a tall rock at the edge of the clearing and shouted.

"All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather around the highrock for a clan meeting"

"What's going on?"

"Probably the kittypets"

"Shh Pinestar's going to say something"

"As you all know we are low on warriors and today we have found cats who are willing to join are clan" Pinestar meowed to his clan.

"Is he talking about the kittypets?"

"You mean those kits"

"I think so"

"Come young ones" Pinestar order the kits and they climbed to the top of the rock and set beside the old tabby.

"NOOOOOO NOOO! Not the kittypets" Thistleclaw yowled rushing into the camp with Tigerpaw right behind "Kittypets aren't strong enough to be warriors they will run from battle they are to used to the soft life!"

"THISTLECLAW you will not interrupted me!" Pinestar meowed standing up.

"Bu-"Thistleclaw started but stopped and sat down glaring up at them with hate filled eyes, and Tigerpaw copied. No other cat dared to say anything.

"Now young she-cat from now on you shall be called Wolfpaw" Pinestar said putting his tail over Accalia "and Bluefur you have yet to have a apprentice, so you will mentor Wolfpaw I hope you will pass on your loyalty and swiftness to your new apprentice" Pinestar meowed and Bluefur walked up and touched noses with Wolfpaw.

Then Pinestar moved to Kacey and raised his tail "For now on you shall be called Eaglepaw" the leader turned to Thrushpelt "Thrushpelt you are the strong and kind, I hope that you pass this traits over to your new apprentice" with this Thrushpelt moved over to Eaglepaw and they touched noses.

"Now little one from this day on you shall be called Icepaw" with this Tinys ice blue eyes glowed 'they didn't call me smallpaw or tinypaw they do accepted me' Icepaw thought to himself. "Sunfall right now you have no apprentice so you shall mentor Icepaw, you have always been my loyal deputy and have many noble traits I know you will pass on to your apprentice" then Sunfall and Icepaw touched noses.

"Wolfpaw, Eaglepaw, Icepaw do you promise that from this day forward you will honor the warrior code and defend your clan with your clan with your lives."

"We do!" all three apprentices meowed at the same time.

'I finally belong' Icepaw thought to himself smiling.

"Now Whitepaw please show our new apprentices the camp" Pinestar ordered a white tabby, with deep blue eyes, who nodded and walked over to his new clanmates.

"Hi am Whitepaw come with me I'll show you the apprentice den" He said with a smile then turn and walked to a honeysuckle bush with an opening at the front.

"We're gonna sleep in there?" Wolfpaw exclaimed surprised.

Whitepaw smiled at her "don't worry its roomer than its looks". Then he turned to a big cave like structure with a bramble entrance it smelled strongly of herbs "that is the medicinecats den" Whitepaw meowed nodding toward the cave "Goosefeather and Featherwhisker heal cats from sicknesses and wounds in there"

Then Whitepaw turned towards a bush a bit bigger than the apprentice den "that is the warriors den after our training is done we will move into that den with the other warriors" Whitepaw's eyes gleamed as he thought of being a warrior "actually we might be made warriors at the same time" he meowed after his daydream ended "I was made an apprentice just yesterday"

After that he then showed them a den made completely out of bramble "that is the nursery" he meowed "that is where queens go to have they're kits and were they stay until their kits are old enough to be apprentices" then he turned to a small holly bush "that is the elders den after warriors grow to old or are to wounded to take care of themselves they retire and we take care of them until is they're time to join the ranks of Starclan" the three cats looked up confused when he mentioned the name Starclan

"Oh of course you are not clanborn you do not know of Starclan well Starclan is where all cats that honored the warrior code go after they die" Whitepaw explained calmly they were a bit less confused.

"Lastly there is the highrock where we have clan meetings and at its base is he leaders den that's were Pinestar sleeps" he meowed gesturing towards the small opening at the bottom of the rock "and there beside it is the food pile"

Eaglepaw looked up at him "Um what do we eat"

"Oh well mostly mice, squirrels, and voles" he meowed and all three cats looked up at him in disgust "Well have you ever tried a mouse?"

Eaglepaw shook her head and answered "Well no not really we've never had to"

Whitepaw smiled "You've never lived until you've tried a fresh mouse" he meowed walking toward the pile and grabbed two small plump mice and drop them in front of the new apprentices. Wolfpaw ran up and immediately took a bite.

Her eyes grew wide "this is delicious"

Eaglepaw walked up and cautiously smelled the pray before taking a small bite and her eyes grew wide as well and she took another bite.

Icepaw cocked his head then settled down by Wolfpaw who pushed the mouse a bit closer to him encouraging him to take a bite he finally did and then looked over at Wolfpaw in surprise and she nodded and they both started to share the mouse.

Whitepaw smiled then settled down by Eaglepaw "mind if I share with you?" he asked her.

"Of course not" she meowed they're eyes met but then Eaglepaw turned away self-concisely, then turned back to the mouse and her and Whitepaw began to eat.

Three days later just as the four apprentices came back from hunting patrol, mouths filled with prey, Pinestar called a clan meeting.

"Cats of Thunderclan… I can no longer be your leader; from now on I will leave the clan and live with the twolegs" he announced solemnly.

Around the clearing pelts bristled and air crackled with tension.

Stomtail curled his lip "you're going to be a kittypet?"

Sunfall stared at him in disbelief "why?"

Icepaw couldn't believe it many the cats here picked on them for being kittypets, and now their leader was leaving them to become one.

"How could you!" Poppydawn burst out.

Pinestar bowed his head "I have been honored to serve you this long, the rest of my life will be spent as a kittypet where I have no battles to fight, no lives depending on me for food and safety"

"Coward!" Anderfangs ears were flat.

'Wow' Eaglepaw thought 'I wonder why he wants to be a kittypet'

Pinestar shifted his paws "I have given eight lives to Thunderclan-each of them willingly but I am not ready to risk my ninth"

Weedwisker called from the nettle patch "what could be more honorable then dying for your clan"

Pinestar sighed "I am doing this for Thunderclan I promise"

'How could it possible help Thunderclan to lose their leader' Wolfpaw thought.

"You're doing this for you" Stormtail growled.

"Do we really want a leader that doesn't want to lead" a scared Loinpaw challenged.

'Wow Loinpaw looks terrified, but so determined' Whitepaw said to himself looking at his den mate.

Murmuring from the clan broke out, shooting rabbit-swift glances at Pinestar as if they no longer recognized him. Pinestar padded to the side of the high rock like he was about to jump.

"Sunfall will lead you well and Starclan will understand" he meowed.

"The other clans will not, you will not be able to return to the forest you know" Sunfall warned.

Pinestar let out an amused huff "Oh I can imagine the words they will call me, I wouldn't be surprised if the other leader suggests an addition to the warrior code that all true warrior scorn the easy life of a kittypet, but you'll make Thunderclan as strong as it ever was Sunfall my last act as leader is to entrust you will my clan and I do so with confidence"

Sunfall dipped his head "I am honored Pinestar I will do my best"

With this Pinestar jumps down from the highrock and touched noses with Sunfall.

And leaves his clan…

If you haven't noticed we made the two cats on the fence who told him he couldn't go into the forest, friends and made Bluefur stop Tigerpaw. And Wolfpaw and Eaglepaw are O.C.s if you have any questions review and well try to answer. (FYI Whitepaw is Whitestorm). If you have read Bluestars prophesy a lot of references are from there and that's when this story takes place but we sort of mixed up the time line just go with.

Name meanings

Accalia: wolf

Kacey: eagles- eye