Epilogue
Her cinnamon colored fur was groomed to perfection without even a trace of the soot that still lingered in the camp. Rain had come and lots of it, bringing back life to the moors that was sorely needed before Leaf-Bare. The other clans had granted them some hunting rights, seeing the vicious storm that tore up their land and how the others were miraculously spared. WindClan had lost only two cats but there'd only been one body to mourn. Poor Whitetail had been too frail and the excursion and smoke had killed her right as they'd reached safety. Four kits tumbled in the nursery with a dark grey queen watching over them with loving eyes. Among her were two more queens; one black and one mottled brown. The medicine apprentice had woken up soon after the fire was put out.
The customary call was made and the cats gathered around the Tallrock to see the cinnamon-colored she-cat step forward beneath their leader. She'd gown from her days as a lanky kit into a tall, agile warrior and though she stood out with her strong, long legs and her tall stature, she was never more right at home.
"I, Onestar, leader of WindClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn. Flightpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do," she said, her entire body trembling in pride.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Flightpaw, you requested something of me and I shall grant it. From this moment you will now be known as Flyingbreeze. StarClan honors your loyalty and spirit, and we welcome you as a full member of WindClan."
The joyous cries of multiple cats could be heard, but there were two that remained silent even as they shouted up to StarClan. Breezepelt's eyes glimmered and he blinked away the mist that clouded them for a moment, his heart soaring at the sight of his daughter accepting her warrior name. He knew she'd requested something, it was why he'd been allowed to watch, but never did he think it would be his name as well as her own.
"She's a good cat," the she-cat beside him murmured. Other than the green of her eyes she looked exactly like Breezepelt. "She has a good future in her Clan."
"I have to say," Breezepelt mewed, "I never thought you'd be the one to guide me to StarClan. Or really that I'd-" He was stopped by a fluffy black tail covering his mouth.
"Mouse-brain," Hollyleaf chided. "You earned your redemption. The Dark Forest will bother no Clan any longer. The new generation will have a chance to grow without the weight of the past upon them."
"And we will be there to guide them," Breezepelt said, a purr rumbling in his chest. "They will go far."
With those words the two black cats sprinted up to the stars.
AN:
SOOOOO that's the end folks! How did you like it? I know there are some unanswered questions, especially pertaining to Flyingbreeze (Do you like the name?) so I'll do a little FAQ.
Q. Why did you choose Flyingbreeze for a Warrior name?
A. I realized it was really hard to find a good suffix for Flight- and I knew I wanted her to request -breeze as a suffix so I just figured she'd feel like "Flying" worked as a better suffix and Onestar agreed.
Q. Who are Flyingbreeze's parents?
A. Part of the whole point of this fic was that her parents and family ended up being WindClan and the ones she loved and who raised her. In the end, she didn't care about who she was related to blood-wise. However, for those curious, she is the daughter of Harespring and a SkyClan cat that died giving birth. Harespring died protecting her from a Dark Forest cat.
Q. What are you writing next?
A. Well, Fanfiction is only a hobby because I'm an actual author in real life working with a Big Five publishing company and everything so as you probably noticed I'm not that scheduled when it comes to writing it. (Go ahead, try to find out who I am if you want lol) But I do have ideas-one that I'm thinking of is a "What-If" situation where Ivypool died and Hollyleaf lived and how'd she deal and what her life would be like.
ANYWAY, thanks for reading!