Shattered Sky stuff

Not much to say here. I wanted the Onestar-Darktail reveal here but... considering the leaders are good with each other here, there isn't any of the closed border nonsense. The Darktail thing will most likely be next chapter.

I'm aware that the Neutral and Good Endings are pretty similar and they could be read as if they are going under the same events. The leaders are more shifty and secretive in the Neutral Ending and everyone just knows in the Good Ending.

Also to the Guest reviewer- I am very much aware that there aren't that many people reading this because of the whole crossover section. I tried making this a non-crossover fic cause I knew if I didn't people wouldn't notice that this fic exists; but the first person to review told me that this needed to be labeled correctly :P

I appreciate everyone who has reviewed so far though. Reading how much you all enjoy this is one of the highlights of my day, and I hope to see more reviews soon.

It had been a tiring few moons after Alderheart and the others had returned from their quest to find Skyclan. What they found had been worrying- a band of rogue having taken over Skyclan's camp with the Skyclan cats nowhere to be found. He hoped Leafstar and her cats were okay.

He was more interested in showering Sandstorm in loving licks once they finally had some privacy. He had been fearful and distracted ever since she left, dreading that the quest members would come back saying that she died along the way. There had been such a bad feeling in his chest not even days after they left camp that he truly thought she had perished.

He had been so happy when she had returned that he had taken her and Brambleclaw into the lake so they could explore together. The kissing had been awkward, even after he had explained what he was going to do, but the act itself had been brief and the awkwardness faded into amazement when the two non mercats started swimming through the depths of the lake or relaxing at the bottom. He was helping them of course, but most of the time he had his tail wrapped around one of them(mostly Sandstorm), almost as if he was afraid of losing them. He couldn't remember the last time he felt so happy.

The other leaders noticed Firestar's protectiveness of the two and didn't question him when he brought them to their half-moon meeting. They were just happy enough that some cats were fine with what they were. They admitted that they would have done the same if they had cats from their own clans who knew and supported them.

The same band of rogues, calling themselves the Kin had followed the quest-takers back to the lake unfortunately, and tried asserting themselves onto Shadowclan. Blackstar had lost three foolish apprentices to them, but it was no sweat off his back. He hadn't cared; if the apprentices wanted to act like that, then they had no business being apart of any clan.

He assumed that the three were regretting it after Blackstar and all of Shadowclan easily chased them away from their territory. But the Kin were far from done trying to take over clan territory. Every so often, the Kin would attempt hit-and-run attacks- there would be a scuffle over territory before the clan cats prevailed and drove them off. All the attacks were getting annoying.

Onestar in particular was aggravated and was all for chasing them out for good. But he acted like he knew something about Darktail and the Kin and got fidgety every time the topic came up.

He and his patrol had joined up with the other clans to fight off the Kin, who seemed to have brought every cat they had to attack them yet again. He knew that the last attack was probably going to be the last, considering the cats of the Kin looked to be on their last legs.

He was broken out of his musings when Alderheart rushed forward to greet two small she-cats, who also both rushed up to him to share affectionate nuzzles. Twigpaw had been insistent in finding Skyclan, confiding in him that the "sky" in the prophecy that needed to be cleared up was Skyclan, and that they had to find them. Maybe finding Skyclan would finally solve their rogue problem. Twigpaw had insisted on Violetpaw coming with her, and he agreed.

He couldn't believe that they actually found the Skyclan cats though. He could see behind the gray tom that introduced himself as Hawkwing- Twigpaw and Violetpaw's father and deputy of Skyclan(he briefly mourned the fact that Sharpclaw most likely died)- were the Skyclan cats, all staring at him in awe.

"It's really him!"

"Firestar really is real!"

"He looks just as amazing as the stories say!"

He padded up to Leafstar, the other leaders flanking him. "Greetings, Leafstar. It's been moons," he breathed, before introducing her to the other clan leaders. "This is a momentous day for the Clans. I never expected to see SkyClan here, reunited with the rest of us." Just more cats they needed to hide their mercat selves from, he thought bitterly.

There were uneasy mutterings coming from the crowd behind him, asking where Skyclan was going to live if they were rejoining their distant cousins.

"What's the point of twittering like a nestful of blackbirds?" Jayfeather demanded. "It's obvious what we need to do."

"It might be obvious to you, Jayfeather," Firestar meowed.

Jayfeather gave a disdainful sniff. "If you weren't Clan leader, Firestar, I'd call you a mouse-brain. We must seek the advice of StarClan."

He and the other leaders shifted uncomfortably at the mention of Starclan, though they tried not to show it. Leafstar narrowed her eyes in suspicion, wondering why Firestar was uncomfortable all of a sudden.

"Well, I know that anyone who wants to drive Darktail and his rogues away as much as we do are certainly welcome around here," Blackstar meowed.

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Plans had been made. The attack on Darktail and his rogues were set. But there was still a possibility of someone dying at the battle. That night, Firestar, Brambleclaw, and Sandstorm relaxed at the bottom of the lake, enjoying watching the fish swim by. Sandstorm and Brambleclaw weren't going to get tired of any of the sights anytime soon.

They would have to return to camp soon, especially Brambleclaw, lest Squirrelflight start getting suspicious of why her mate kept leaving camp with her parents. Firestar lamented the fact that they couldn't sleep down here. The Breath of the Ocean wouldn't last that long unfortunately.

"Finally this Darktail business will be done and over with," Brambleclaw sighed.

"What's going to happen with Skyclan though?" Sandstorm asked Firestar. His whiskers twitched; he didn't know how Skyclan would be integrated into the lake territories. Unlike the forest, the lake really was only meant for four clans. Two clans would have to give up territory to squeeze them in. He knew the problem with Skyclan's future territory was going to be a real mess.

They were silent for a few moments more, before Brambleclaw turned his body to nuzzle into Firestar's pelt. "Sing for us?" he pleaded.

Firestar happily curled around them, before a glint entered his eyes and he wrapped his tail around Sandstorm, holding her close. He sang a song he heard from his time as a human, one of his favorites, and Brambleclaw and Sandstorm eagerly entered into a trance, letting themselves get lost in his voice.

They loved the sound of his voice, and he equally loved it when they relaxed, their eyes glazed over, ready to follow any command he ordered them. The voice whispered thoughts into his head; yes, they were his weren't they? His beautiful treasures of the deep he needed to protect at all costs.

Without them, he would be totally lost at sea.

Firestar is very possessive of Sandstorm and Brambleclaw, and possibly anyone else who he brings into the fold. I think I read somewhere that mermaids are somewhat protective of their treasures(much like dragons) and I thought- I really wanna see protective and somewhat obsessed Fires trying to keep his mate and son safe.

And hey, Dragon!Firestar sounds like a nice AU.

Will Leafstar find out? Still debating on that.

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