After the War

by YoungWriterMe

Moons of fighting have left the clans broken. Twolegs have taken parts of their territory and ranks have grown small as cats were lost to starvation and wounds. But now, there is peace. The clans have made a truce to stop all fighting, but will the peace last? Will the clans be able to recover? Looking for OCs, suggestions. Rated T for violence.

4. Pondclan 1

Note: I uploaded the wrong chapter. I am so terribly sorry. Here is the correct chapter. A huge thank you to latchkeyo for catching my dumb mistake. If anyone has questions about anything related to the story or OCs, feel free to PM me directly for the quickest response.

Hello! Thank you to DappledleafTheBootiful, Ellabellu, FrostshineTheOtakuCat, latchkeyo, Random Fan's Sis, and Plutodragon for the lovely OCs! As of chapter 3, as I have mentioned before, I will not be accepting OCs for clan cats. I will, however, accept rogues, loners, kittypets, and future kits. I also need ideas for where the plot should go! Main plot and side plots!

CHARACTERS AS OF CHAPTER 4

Forestclan

This clan's territory is covered by dense forest. The cats stalk prey in the undergrowth and catch birds in the trees. Common fur colors for the clan are brown tabby and ginger.

Leader: Oakstar a brown tabby tom with green eyes.

Deputy: Quailfeather a brown and white tabby she-cat with ice blue eyes. Kits: Bloomtuft, Nettlepaw, Meadowpaw

Medicine Cat: Parsleyfoot a brown tabby tom with white patches and blue eyes.

Medicine Cat Apprentice:

Senior warriors:

Lightningclaw a black and white tom with blue eyes.

Gooseleaf a gray tom with darker speckles.

Warriors:

Redwhisker a dark ginger tom with a white belly and amber eyes.Mate: Mousetail; Kits: Adderkit, Jaykit, Lichenkit

Sorrelheart a calico she-cat with amber eyes. Apprentice: Meadowpaw

Dustflame a russet tabby tom with amber eyes and very long whiskers. Apprentice: Nettlepaw

Bloomtuft a white and ginger tabby tom with blue eyes.

Apprentices:

Nettlepaw a long furred she-cat with amber eyes. Her fur is a swirl of brown and black with hints of white.

Meadowpaw a black she-cat with amber eyes.

Queens:

Mousetail a skinny brown she-cat with a very thin tail. Mate: Redwhisker; Kits:Adderkit, Jaykit, Lichenkit

Kits:

Timidkit a tortoiseshell and white she-cat with blue eyes.

Adderkit a brown tabby tom.

Jaykit a black she-cat.

Lichenkit a brown and white tabby tom.

Elders:

Amberfur a dark ginger tom with yellow-green eyes. He has medium length fur and a cream patch on his muzzle.

Caveclan

Unsurprisingly, this clan lives in a cave in the side of a mountain. Their territory is half pine forest and half mountain, with rocky terrain and occasional cliffs. The cats find prey in many places from mice and squirrels in the forest to birds on the mountain to small fish in the underground river that can be accessed from inside of the cave. Common fur colors are black and gray.

Leader: Mousestar a black she-cat with amber eyes.

Deputy: Nightfur a black and tortoiseshell she-cat with long fur and green eyes. Her face is split down the middle, half black and half tortoiseshell. Mate: Riverfoot

Medicine Cat: Thornbush a dilute tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes.

Medicine Cat Apprentice:

Senior warriors:

Minkpelt a dark brown she-cat.

Warriors:

Thicketfur a pale brown tabby tom with blue eyes. Mate: Dapplemist; Kits: Mintkit, Poppykit

Bluestream a dark gray she-cat with green eyes. Apprentice: Sparkpaw

Crowwing a black tom with amber eyes.

Riverfoot a blue gray tom cat. Mate: Nightfur

Dappledleaf a tortoiseshell she-cat. Mate: Redshadow

Muddypelt a white tom with brown patches. Mate: Sweetpoppy; Kits: Treekit, Stonekit, Lizardkit

Redshadow a red tom with black markings. Mate: Dappledleaf

Apprentices:

Sparkpaw a black and white patched tom cat with hazel eyes.

Queens:

Dapplemist a tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes. Mate: Thicketfur; Kits: Mintkit, Poppykit

Sweetpoppy a white she-cat with gray speckles. Mate: Muddypelt; Kits: Treekit, Stonekit, Lizardkit

Kits:

Mintkit a brown and white tom with green eyes.

Poppykit a tortoiseshell and white she-cat with green eyes.

Treekit a brown tom with white markings.

Stonekit a gray tabby tom with a white chest.

Lizardkit a black tom with white markings.

Elders:

Pondclan

The territory for this clan has a large pond (with a river feeding it on one side and a river leading off on the other) that covers nearly a quarter of the total territory. These cats are excellent swimmers and fishers. Common fur colors are gray and white.

Leader: Rainstar a white tom with gray patches. Mate: Dapplepool; Kits: Sweetkit, Splashkit, Littlekit

Deputy: Dewstorm a silver she-cat with blue eyes and white on her tail tip, paws, and belly. Mate: Cloudfur; Apprentice: Longpaw

Medicine Cat: Dewleaf a blue gray tabby she-cat with blue green eyes.

Medicine Cat Apprentice: Crookedstream a gray tom with green eyes.

Senior warriors:

Warriors:

Graynose a gray tabby she-cat with yellow eyes. Apprentice: Gorsepaw

Yarrowheart a long legged with red fur. He has gray spots on his back and one ear is darker than the rest of his fur. Mate: Sadheart; Apprentice: Driftpaw

Echosplash a blue gray tabby she-cat with blue green eyes. Apprentice: Saltpaw

Frostshine a dark gray she-cat with light gray specks, a white belly, and blue eyes.

Cloudfur a gray tom with sliverish gray eyes. Mate: Dewcloud

Apprentices:

Longpaw a white tom with blue eyes.

Driftpaw a lilac marbled tabby tom with green eyes and long whiskers.

Gorsepaw a lilac and white she-cat with green eyes and a long tail.

Seapaw a white she-cat with gray speckles.

Queens:

Dapplepool a gray she-cat with black and white markings. Mate: Rainstar; Kits: Sweetkit, Splashkit, Littlekit

Sadheart a blue gray she-cat with green eyes and a long, fluffy tail. Mate: Yarrowheart

Kits:

Sweetkit a white and black she-cat.

Splashkit a black she-cat with a fluffy tail.

Littlekit a gray tabby tom.

Elders:

Turtleblossom a gray she-cat.

Riverfur a gray she-cat.

Heatherclan

The open territory that is home to this clan is mostly meadow with a bit of forest. These cats have long legs for running after rabbits. Common fur colors are tan and white.

Leader: Harestar a tan tom with green eyes.

Deputy: Hazelnutpelt a brown and tan tom. Mate: Birdsong

Medicine Cat: Skycloud a white tom with long fur and blue eyes. Apprentice: Poolpaw

Medicine Cat Apprentice: Poolpaw a classic silver tabby she-cat with green eyes.

Senior warriors:

Hawkwing a lilac point siamese with green eyes and tufts on his ears. Kits: Wildpaw, Poolpaw

Warriors:

Owlclaw a brown tabby tom with green eyes. Apprentice: Wildpaw

Birdsong a brown, black, and white she-cat with brown eyes. Mate: Hazelnutpelt; Apprentice: Hawkpaw

Lionroar a golden tom.

Morningsun a cream she-cat. Apprentice: Torrentpaw

Sootypelt a dark gray she-cat with hazel eyes and a fluffy tail. Kits: Torrentpaw

Lilypetal a tan she-cat.

Apprentices:

Wildpaw a spotted lilac tabby she-cat with green eyes.

Hawkpaw a brown tabby tom with white patches and blue eyes.

Torrentpaw a gray tabby tom with large, golden eyes.

Queens:

Kits:

Poppykit a chocolate colored tom cat with a white belly and green eyes.

Rabbitkit a chocolate tabby tom with green eyes.

Elders:

Badgerspots a gray and white tom.

Rosefur a white she-cat.

Oatpelt a white and tan tom.

Cats Outside the Clans

Sting {tail} a large, dark brown tabby top with black stripes, ears, and tail tip.

Pondclan

"Imma get you, Littlekit!" Splashkit giggled as she bounded across the camp, darting between warriors' paws.

"Never!" Littlekit shouted, diving into the nursery. He crashed almost immediately into their third littermate, Sweetkit.

Sweetkit let out a squeak as she was tumbled over. Getting back to her paws, she frowned at her brother. "That hurt. You should be more careful, Littlekit."

"It wasn't all my fault! Splashkit was chasing me!" he tried to object.

The trio's mother, Dapplepool, smiled as her kits argued. "Now, now, that's enough of that. Littlekit, say sorry."

The gray tabby kit dipped his head. "Sorry…"

On the other side of the nursery, expectant queen, Sadheart, watched the kits anxiously. But she was always worried about something, always fearing the worst. Dapplepool noticed the other queen's worried gaze and resisted the urge to sigh. "They're fine, Sadheart."

Sadheart's original name when she was born was not Sadkit. After a raid on the camp by Caveclan, and both her sister, Minnowkit, and her father were killed, she fell into a deep depression. Her mother, not the most motherly she-cat, got fed up with the mopey kit and spitefully changed her name. It was a fitting name, even if it wasn't the kindest.

Littlekit, Splashkit, and Sweetkit didn't notice the interaction between the queens, though, as they had already resumed their play in the main part of the camp.

The kits' father, Rainstar, watched the kits play from a distance. He smiled just a bit as the kittens chased each other around the camp. But he couldn't take time to be a father and join in the fun. The young leader had much to worry about.

When he became leader of the clan, the total headcount was only only a dozen. They received the worst devastation of the clans. Since the beginning of his reign, Rainstar's focus was on growing the clan is size and strength. He had started recruiting rogues and loners into the ranks, a fact not appreciated by the other clans. Rainstar had managed to recruit almost half a dozen cats from outside of the clans.

A speckled gray she-cat led a patrol into the camp, each carrying freshkill. Frostshine was one of these loners. Rainstar narrowed his eyes slightly as she briefly touched muzzles with Yarrowheart, his sister Sadheart's mate. Since she had joined, Frostshine had been growing closer to the tom, which Rainstar kept note of.

He didn't have time to linger on the concerningly close friends, though, as his deputy, Dewstorm, approached. "Rainstar," she mewed, dipping her head respectfully. "I've found a cat you might like to meet."

A moment's complentation and Rainstar agreed to follow Dewstorm toward the border. The border they were headed toward was not one which was shared with another clan. On the other side of this particular border was thick forest, beyond which there was a large twoleg place. A large, dark brown tabby sat on the edge of Pondclan territory.

"Rainstar," Dewstorm mewed as they approached, "This is Sting."

Unknown to their clanmates, Dewstorm sometimes crossed the border in search of new members for the clan. Rainstar knew that his kind-hearted deputy didn't like going over the border, but she was too polite to object, and he was desperate to raise their ranks. He made a mental note to tell her she didn't have to go anymore as the clan was growing on its own. His mate had brought three kits for the clan just over three moons ago and his sister, Sadheart, was close to kitting.

"Sting is interested in joining the clan," Dewstorm continued.

The rogue tom certainly did not look like a Pondclan cat. His brown fur and large muscles made him more of a Forestclan or Caveclan cat. But appearance means nothing in the end. "Why do you want to join?" Rainstar asked.

Sting shrugged a bit. "I used to live with a group, back in the twoleg place, and it was nice. I'd like to be part of something again."

Rainstar smiled. "Excellent. Let's go on a tour, shall we?"