A/N:
Guest, you said that Beaverpaw doesn't really listen to his mentor, so I figured he'd keep his distance away from her most of the time. (I think it was you)
Also, everyone in DarkClan is either deaf, oblivious, or they just don't take him seriously, because no one seems to care XD
But for real, I always imagine him talking like very quietly away from the older warriors, or something like that.
Tooooaster, soo true!
Thank you Guest :) Were you meaning to write more? Because your post ends in a random w, or is that your signature?
Thank you Sparkie :) I think I have a little bit of an idea who is who when it comes to the guest reviews, like I knew that Luna/Dark and Nectarpaw came from the same person (You), and I suspect that Thistleburr and Larkspur are also from the same person, but I could be wrong.
About new characters, if you want to make more, feel free to :) Just no current warriors for WaterClan, because in one of the recent chapters, they pretty much name all the warriors in the clan off, when they're deciding who would be a good deputy.
Actually, it's probably best not to add any current characters to WaterClan, because a lot of stuff has been pointed out, like how Morningmist was the only queen at the time of the greencough outbreak, and how like all the elders died, and I don't want to contradict myself, more than I might have already had.
It'd be great for like HerbClan and DarkClan to have more queens and kits though, but only clan born ones, HerbClan especially is against taking in non-clan born cats.
Elders are always a great thing too.
I guess that's it, I hope I didn't make it too confusing
"You should go and talk to Fawnberry, she's not being herself, I know you two had a fight, but come on, hasn't it gone on long enough?"
Gladepaw was surprised to hear that this came from Pansystep, she tended to avoid the Elder's den at all costs. After she did her warrior vigil, the first thing she said after she could talk again, that she would never step paw into the Elder's den again, until she was an elder.
His surprise at that however, was replaced with anger. Why should he be the one to talk to Fawnberry? She was the one who got upset over nothing, and then blew him off when he tried to talk to her afterwards.
"Why don't you tell her to talk to me?" he spat.
"You know she's never been the confronational type, I don't know why you're being so stubborn, she likes you, you like her, you should make your move before it's too late," Pansystep meowed.
"I hope you two do make up, there's no one I'd rather have as a mate for my daughter than you, Gladepaw," Cloverear meowed.
"Um, thanks," Gladepaw squeaked, feeling both happy and embarrassed.
Maybe he would go and talk to Fawnberry, after all, he couldn't let one little fight ruin everything they had together.
He shakily stood up, and started padding out of the Elder's den, when a loud yowl rang through out the camp.
"WATERCLAN IS ATTACKING!" Hollyshade yowled, racing into the clearing with her fur bristled.
Gladepaw couldn't believe his ears, he might have expected it from DarkClan, but never WaterClan.
"Protect the kits!" he heard Sparkflame yowl from the nursery.
"Come on, we may be elders but we can still fight!" Cloverear told Honeysucklenose, and they raced out of the den together.
Gladepaw looked down at his paws, while the sounds of fighting raged on around, him, what could he do? He wouldn't stand a chance in a fight.
No, it was time for him to actually make something of himself, it was time for him to stop sitting around feeling sorry for himself, and start actually doing something.
With a small growl of determination, he raced out of the den.
He nearly fell from shock at the prospect that he was actually running, he had never run before.
It was like a part of him that had been missing his whole life, had been found, to him, it seemed that running was much easier than walking.
His new found freedom, was cut short, when he heard a cry of pain come from somewhere in the camp; Dandelionpelt!
He pricked his ears, and scanned the camp, trying to pinpoint exactly where his father was, that's when he saw him, he was being held down by two WaterClan warriors, while a third was going right for his throat.
Luckily, Shimmerdust was there to knock one of the warriors away, and Dandelionpelt started fighting off another one.
The third one however, was relenteless, he kept waving his claws around, not seeming to care whether he struck his own clanmate, or one of FlowerClan's.
He's the only one left, Gladepaw realized, noticing that all the other members of WaterClan had already tucked tail and left.
"Leave now, and don't come back!" Flowerstar spat at the remaining warrior.
"Oh, I'll leave, but I'll be back, and when that time comes, WaterClan will be stronger than ever!"
The WaterClan warrior then took off running out of the camp, and Gladepaw sat down, feeling overwhelmed, afraid, and a bit excited all at once. He couldn't believe that he actually ran, sure he didn't do any fighting, but he ran!
"Everyone gather around for an important meeting!" Flowerstar meowed.
"It appears that we have made an enemy of WaterClan today, I don't know why they decided to attack us, maybe they're envious of the fact that we have many cats, and they do not. All I know, is that even though we are meant to use our words rather than our claws, we will not stand for this, if a small and weakened clan like WaterClan think that they can take us on, what about DarkClan? Or HerbClan? From now on, I think we should up our fighting training."
"But Flowerstar! Not fighting is what FlowerClan is all about!" Fawnberry exclaimed.
Though Gladepaw didn't agree with her, he still blinked warmly at her, glad that she was okay.
"I know that, but I realized, that if we don't fight, then the other clans will take over," Flowerstar meowed.
"Yeah, it's time for FlowerClan to change, we're a joke amongst the other clans, no one takes us serious anymore!" Pansystep spat.
"She's right, I fink we should make it so that no cat messes with us anymore," Spottedtuft meowed, flexing his claws.
"I'm not saying we should pick fights, or strike fear into any cat," Flowerstar meowed sternly, shooting a glare at her deputy, "But I am saying that we need to be better prepared to defend ourselves."
"Now," she cleared her throat, "If you have an apprentice, I want you to take them to the training area, I think will be a good time to start on some defensive moves, and as for the rest of you, half can go on border patrol, and the other half can go on hunting patrol."
With that being said, she padded off back to her den.
"Redpaw! Redpaw!" Pansystep called, looking around, she then faced Gladepaw.
"You haven't seen Redpaw have you?"
He shook his head.
"Not since she and Gopherpaw cleared off our ticks this morning.
"Redpaw's missing? Gopherpaw's missing too," Stormwillow meowed.
She shook her head.
"I hope I didn't upset him too bad, I told him, that he would have to be getting a new mentor because," she looked down at her paws, and looked up again with both worry and happiness brimming in her eyes, "I'm expecting kits."
"Congrats!" Gladepaw exclaimed.
"Thank you, I was going to tell everyone today, but then the thing with WaterClan happened, and yeah," she sighed.
"We're very happy for you, and I'm sure everyone will be estatic to have new kits in the clan, but what about our apprentices?" Pansystep spat.
Silverpetal padded up, and nuzzled Stormwillow, before turning to Pansystep.
"We just need to stay calm, they're apprentices, apprentices are always getting into trouble."
"What if the same thing that happened to Buckspring happened to them? I mean, he vanished days ago, and he still hasn't come back," Pansystep pointed out.
"WaterClan probably took them! They probably want their clan to be strong again, so they're taking our apprentices," Honeysucklenose wailed.
"WaterClan wouldn't take Redpaw though, she's not clanborn," Cloverear pointed out.
"They might not know that! Besides, I think they're desperate enough, that it doesn't matter where the cats come from."
Gladepaw hated to think that someone could do something as evil as stealing cats from another clan, but what Honeysucklenose was saying did make a lot of sense.
There was only one way to find out. He would go to WaterClan, and he would rescue those apprentices. The problem was, he didn't want to put anyone else in danger, but he didn't know how he would do it alone.
He knew one thing though, he would do something for his clan, even if it killed him.
Character List!
HerbClan
Leader: HerbStar, Elderly brown and black striped tabby tom with amber eyes
Deputy: Araliaheart, small white she-cat with light blue eyes
(Apprentice: Fennelpaw)
Medicine Cat: Fadingspots, elderly short furred grey she cat with a thick neck ruff and grey spots that fade to white or that seem to, she has emerald eyes
(Apprentice: Russetpaw)
Warrior: Tarragonstrike, lilac pointed Siamese tom with blue eyes
Warrior: Valleyfrost, pale ginger tabby tom with a paler underbelly, and green eyes
(Apprentice: Parsleypaw)
Warrior: Whitenose, small plump white she-cat with a pale nose, and ice-blue eyes
(Apprentice: Pebblepaw)
Warrior: Ivytail, brown tabby she with long fur and ivy green eyes
Warrior: Breezeclaw, dark brown she-cat with white paws and chest
Queen: Sagewind, striped light brown tabby she-cat with greenish yellow eyes. (mates with Tarragonstrike, mother of Anisekit, Basilkit, Dillkit, Carawaykit, and Yarrowkit)
Queen: Heathergaze, tortoiseshell she-cat with purple eyes (mother of Beetlekit and Petalkit)
Apprentice: Fennelpaw, white tom with black swirl stripes, and blue eyes
Apprentice: Parsleypaw, small silver tom with white paws, the white on his front paws coming up further than on his back paws, (kind of like evening gloves), a white chin/chest, underbelly, and light green eyes.
Apprentice: Russetpaw, dark red tom with blazing green eyes and a white tipped tail and paws.
Apprentice: Pebblepaw, pale brown tabby she-kit with green eyes
Kit: Beetlekit, small skinny black tom with white vitiligo spots patching his face and amber eyes
Kit: Petalkit, black tortoiseshell she-cat with white flowery spots; green eyes
Kit: Anisekit, fluffy light brown tabby she-kit
Kit: Dillkit, fluffy white tom, will grow darker siamese points when he gets older
Kit: Carawaykit, white she-kit, will grow darker siamese points when she gets older
Kit: Yarrowkit, light brown tabby tom with darker points
FlowerClan
Leader: Flowerstar, eldery dark brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Deputy: Spottedtuft, spotted brown tabby with a cream belly and large blue eyes that have a hint of green and hazel
Medicine Cat: Flutterwing, light gold she-cat with green eyes
(Apprentice: Buckspring)
Warrior: Dandelionpelt, long haired cream colored tom with blue eyes (Gladepaw's father)
Warrior: Sandyfawn, sandy coloured she cat with pale cream ears, belly and tail tip, and blue eyes
(Apprentice: Golfball)
Warrior: Pansystep, orange and black spotted she-cat with orange-yellow eyes.
(Apprentice: Redpaw)
Warrior: Stormwillow, blue-gray she-cat
(Apprentice: Gopherpaw)
Warrior: Silverpetal, pale gray tabby she-cat with a white underbelly and amber eyes (trans female)
Warrior: Hollyshade, dark gray tabby she-cat
Warrior: Fawnberry, fawn colored she-cat with golden eyes
Warrior: Shimmerdust, black tom with full-body vitiligo spots; blue eyes
Queen: Doeleap, dark brown she-cat with golden eyes (mates with Cloverear, mother of Fawnpaw, Buckpaw, Elkkit, and Moosekit)
Queen: Sparkflame, dark red ginger spotted tabby with ginger spots and a pointed nose, thought to have Siamese ansestory due to her build and unusual blue almond shaped eyes (Mates with Spottedtuft, mother of Briarkit, Softkit, Silentkit, and foster mother of Dappledkit)
Queen: Shadowtail, black she cat with a dark grey tabby tail, born a kittypet, formally a DarkClan warrior (Mates with Dustmuzzle from DarkClan, mother of Amberkit and Foalkit)
Apprentice: Buckspring, fawn colored tom with a white underside, and golden eyes
Apprentice: Golfball, white tom with grey spots and green eyes, formally a kittypet
Apprentice: Redpaw, red abyssinian cat she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentice: Gopherpaw, small brownish grey tom with blue eyes
Elder: Gladepaw, a young long haired white tom with red paws, red ears, and blue eyes, he has moderate cerebellar hypoplasia
Elder: Cloverear, dark brown tom with one misshapen ear, and green eyes
Elder: Honeysucklenose, black she-cat with yellow eyes (mother of Pansystep, Gopherpaw, and foster mother of Redpaw)
Kit: Briarkit, creamy brown she kit with a cream paw and a long furred face that usually hangs over her face when she doesn't groom it, blue eyes that become green when she is older
Kit: Silentkit, a Sparkflame look-a-like tom with Spottedtuft's eyes, is rumoured to be mute
Kit: Softkit, white she cat with one green eye and one blue eye, she deaf in ear below the blue ear, runt of the litter
Kit: Moosekit, dark brown tom with golden eyes
Kit: Elkkit, fawn colored tom with green eyes
Kit: Amberkit, pale ginger tabby with amber eyes
Kit: Foalkit, small and skinny brown tom with cream legs and brown eyes
Kit: Dappledkit, calico with amber eyes, one paler than the other
DarkClan
Leader: Darkstar, elderly black tom with amber eyes
Deputy: Windsnout, large, Muscular Light grey tabby tom with a unusual darker splash on his snout
Medicine Cat: Swirlingmist, black she-cat with grey swirling stripes and blue eyes (Smokepelt's sister)
Warrior: Smokepelt, grey and black spotted tom with blue eyes
Warrior: Dustmuzzle, grey tabby tom with darker flecks on muzzle and green eyes
Warrior: Briarback, white she-cat with a short brown tail and brown flecks on her back, and green eyes
(Apprentice: Beaverpaw)
Warrior: Tanglebriar, lanky black she-cat with a brown underbelly, and a nubbed tail
(Apprentice: Fadedpaw)
Warrior: Marshstep, lithe pale brown she-cat with large black paws, and green eyes
(Apprentice: Steampaw)
Warrior: Pinefrost, lithe dark brown she-cat with a white muzzle, belly, paws, and tail-tip; deep blue eyes
(Apprentice: Willowpaw)
Warrior: Brown-nose, white tom with a brown nose, and green eyes
(Apprentice: Larkpaw)
Warrior: Foxfur, reddish brown tom with black legs, and amber eyes
(Apprentice: Gullpaw)
Warrior: Dawnwatcher, white she-cat with black spots, and blue eyes
Warrior: Duskblaze, black tom with white spots, and blue eyes
Queen: Spottedtuft, fawn colored she-cat with darker spots along her flank, White muzzle, Chest, Paws, Tailtip, and ears (mates with Smokepelt, mother of Fadedpaw, Shadekit, and Sprucekit)
Apprentice: Beaverpaw, brown, bulky tom with a darker brown tail
Apprentice: Fadedpaw, grey tom with black ears, legs, tail, and light blue eyes.
Apprentice: Steampaw, small, bright orange tom with darker orange ears, a dark orange fluffy tail tip, and blue eyes
Apprentice: Willowpaw, yellow and white tabby with green eyes
Apprentice: Larkpaw, reddish brown calico she-cat
Apprentice: Gullpaw, pale gray tabby tom
Kit: Shadekit, fluffy white tom-kit with big black patches everywhere
Kit: Sprucekit, dark brown she-kit with darker paws, chest, forehead, tail tip, Face underside of belly, and along her spine
WaterClan
Leader: Bass-star, dark brown tom with amber eyes
Deputy: Driftdust, small light brown tom with golden eyes
(Apprentice: Bramblepaw)
Medicine Cat: Ripplestorm, small pretty white she-cat with gray spots and blue eyes
(Apprentice: Thornpaw)
Warrior: Palmtail, cream tom with white leopard spots all over, and hazel eyes
Warrior: Darksun, slender, pitch-black she-cat with long legs, tufted ears, and golden eyes
(Apprentice: Thistlepaw)
Warrior: Blackfur, black tom with blue eyes
Warrior: Thistleburr, slightly light- grey she-cat, with white dapples and a light peach/brown coloring, and clear blue-green eyes
Warrior: Morningmist, black and white she-cat with green eyes
Queen: Icerunner, silver she cat with white swirls and pastel blue eyes
Apprentice: Bramblepaw, brown tom with amber eyes
Apprentice: Splashpaw, blue she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice: Thornpaw, thick-furred blue tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes
Kit: Flashkit, white tom with a vibrant ginger patch on his back and green eyes
Kit: Bubblekit, bluish grey tabby with green eyes and paler socks
Kit: Bluekit, identical to Bubblekit exept with a longer left back sock and a pale eye spot
Cats outside of clans:
Kittypet: Mittens, black she-cat with white paws, chest, and green eyes, wears a dark pink collar.
Kittypet: Boots, identical to Mittens, but a tom, wears a dark blue collar.
Kittypet: Archer, strongly back and face. White belly, feet and muzzle (mother of pip, lily, and ashy)
Alley Cats
Luna/Dark, medium, jet black she-cat with scars covering her body. She has a missing ear, missing half of her eye, part of her left front paw and part of her tail is missing. Dark red eyes- the shade of blood, leader of the alley-cats
Trashcan, skinny mangy brown cat, with one blind eye, and the fur on his tail missing, second in command of the alley-cats
Tempest (Why does this name make me think of Shakespeare?), gray-blue tom with a torn right ear and green eyes
Grim, Dilute tortie she-cat (Redpaw's mother)
Qwerty, black tom with cream patches
Lorcan, dilute lilac calico she-cat with green eyes (mates with Gayle)
Gayle, white she-cat with one amber eye and one green eye (mates with Lorcan)