The Cat of a Thousand Wishes
Once there was a beautiful she-cat, named Wishheart. She had long golden fur that glowed in the sunlight and crystal blue eyes that were so clear, they could see the good in any cats' heart. Wishheart had many friends and a kind, brave mate. But this life wasn't enough for Wishheart.
She wanted adventure, thrills, and she had the drive to break the warrior code to get it.
And she began seeing a cat from another clan. His name was Fearlesscloud, he was from Windclan, and had loved Wishheart for a long time before they'd even formally met. The relationship made Wishheart feel powerful and even when she found that she was with his kits, she kept seeing Fearlesscloud.
So one day, Wishheart was out hunting with her apprentice, Icepaw. Icepaw chased a rabbit too close to the Windclan border, and accidently smelled Wishheart and Fearlesscloud's scents from their previous meeting a few days ago. Furious with her mentor, Icepaw confronted her.
Naturally, Wishheart wasn't happy with her apprentice finding out about her secret relationship. She was even less pleased when Icepaw wanted her to give it up. Wishheart tried reasoning with the little she-cat, but Icepaw refused to believe anything else.
Finally, Icepaw threatened to tell the whole clan about Wishheart breaking the warrior code. Furious, Wishheart chased her apprentice out onto the Thunderpath. A monster came by suddenly and hit Icepaw, snapping her neck and killing her.
Horror and grief clouded Wishheart's mind. She buried Icepaw beside the Thunderpath and went back to her clan. But she was never the same.
Her kits were born a few moons later. After a hard birth, only one survived. A tiny she-kit, white as snow, with eyes as cold as ice.
With a wail of horror, Wishheart fled the camp. She raced to Icepaw's grave, only to find it wasn't there.
Maddened with grief, Wishheart begged Starclan for death to come. She begged for the end of this madness. But Starclan did not bring the end. They did not grant her wish.
Feeling emptiness in her heart and lead in her paws, Wishheart made her way back to the nursery, where Icekit waited. She squeaked with joy as her mother rejoined her.
Suddenly it was clear what Wishheart had to do.
While Wishheart had failed at raising Icepaw to become a warrior, Starclan had given both Wishheart and Icepaw another chance at getting their wish.
So Wishheart raised her daughter into a fine warrior. A beautiful warrior, with lots of friends and a kind mate.
And on the day of Icebloom's warrior ceremony, Wishheart did not die. She joined Windclan to be with Fearlesscloud, her one real love. Because that had always been her one true wish.