Warriors: Clear as Crystal

by freyfrey12

'There will be three, kin of your kin, who hold the power of the stars in their paws.' But what if they weren't the kin you were expecting? AU! In an unexpected turn of events, the universe of Warriors is overturned and certain things that were meant to happen do not. This is simply due to the prophecy as old as time having one slight difference. Enjoy :) Art is by @splatterpaws

1. The Prologue of this Story

Disclaimer - I don't own Warriors, Erin Hunter does. The only things that are mine are the OCs, any OC's Clans I make up, and the idea for this particular story. (I also changed some canon cat's names because well... I wanted them to be more unique. Their prefixes are the same though, unless I make some notes on them being otherwise.) Please R&R if you like! xD

~~ Allegiances ~~

~~ThunderClan~~

Leader: Firestar - Ginger tom with a flame-coloured pelt and a paler orange underbelly, bright emerald-green eyes.

App: Bramblepaw

Deputy: Greystripe - Long-haired grey tom with a darker grey stripe running down his back, flint-yellow eyes.

Med-cat: Cinderpelt - Dark smoky-grey she-cat, dark blue eyes.

Warriors:

Mousefur - Small dusky-brown she-cat, hazel-coloured eyes.

Dustpelt - Light dusty brown tabby tom, amber eyes.

Longtail - Long-tailed pale brown tabby tom with black stripes, pale blue eyes.

Sandstorm - Pale sandy-ginger she-cat with hardly visible darker stripes on fur, pale green eyes.

App: Sorrelpaw

Willowpelt - Pale grey almost-white she-cat with unusual blue eyes.

Cloudtail - Long-haired snowy-white tom with a fluffy tail, blue eyes.

App: Rainpaw

Brackenfur - Dark golden-brown tabby tom with amber eyes, long legs.

Thornclaw - Golden-brown tabby tom, long curled light-coloured claws, light greenish-yellow eyes.

App: Sootpaw

Ashfur - Pale grey tom with darker grey flecks, dark blue eyes.

Brightheart - White she-cat with ginger splotches along her back, light blue eyes.

Goldenflower - Pale ginger she-cat (the colour of ripe barley), golden-yellow eyes.

Lynxfang - Light ginger tabby tom with black patches and yellow eyes.

Mistlestem - Pale grey tabby she-cat with darker stripes, white paws, and very pale yellowy-green eyes like mistletoe leaves.

Frostfur - She-cat with a beautiful white coat, dark blue eyes.

Cricketpounce - Pale brown tabby tom with greyish-brown eyes, strong haunches.

Apprentices:

Bramblepaw - Broad-shouldered dark brown tabby tom with pale amber eyes, lighter brown belly fur.

Sorrelpaw - Long-furred white-and-tortoiseshell she-cat with tufted ears and a lightly dappled coat, slightly wavy fur, and sandy-yellow eyes. (calico)

Rainpaw - Very pale grey (almost white) tabby tom with unusual blue eyes.

Sootpaw - Light grey tom with amber eyes and a dark grey mottled chest.

Queens:

Fernsong - Pale grey she-cat with darker grey flecks, light green eyes. Expecting Dustpelt's kits.

Elders:

Dappletail - Once-pretty tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat, lovely dappled coat with white patches. Very pale brownish-amber eyes.

Speckletail - Pale golden speckled tabby she-cat with light grey eyes.

One-eye - Pale grey she-cat, the oldest cat in ThunderClan, virtually blind and deaf. Has one yellow eye.

~~WindClan~~

Leader: Tallstar - Skinny black-and-white tom with a very long thin tail and a white tail-tip, amber eyes.

Deputy: Deadfoot - Black tom with a twisted paw and dark blue eyes, long scar on back of neck.

Med-cat: Barkface - Short-tailed dark brown tom with a faint dark ginger undercoat, pale-yellow eyes.

Warriors:

Mudclaw - Wiry mottled dark brown tabby tom with yellowy-amber eyes.

App: Nightpaw

Onewhisker - Brown tabby tom with one white whisker longer than the others. Amber eyes.

App: Gorsepaw

Eagleflight - Lanky light grey tom with amber eyes.

Tornear - Wiry grey tabby tom with a torn right ear, blue eyes.

Runningbrook - Light grey tabby she-cat with pale blue-and-green eyes (one eye is blue, the other green)

Webfoot - Dark grey tabby tom with lighter-coloured paws, darker fur down back and around face. Amber eyes.

Tawnyfur - Golden-brown she-cat. Light golden eyes.

Morningflower - Light-coloured tortoiseshell she-cat with bright green eyes.

Rushtail - Skinny, creamy-brown tom with pale golden eyes.

Oatwhisker - Creamy-brown tabby tom with dark grey eyes.

Darkfoot - Black-and-white tom with grey paws, bright amber eyes.

App: Robinpaw

Pigeonspeck - Dark grey tom with white patches, pale brownish-amber eyes.

Sorrelcharm - Grey-and-brown she-cat with light green eyes.

Bristletuft - Small wiry-haired black-and-white tom, bright yellow eyes.

Wrenflight - Brown she-cat with amber eyes.

Apprentices:

Nightpaw - Slender black she-cat with bright amber eyes like a sunset sky.

Gorsepaw - Short and thick-furred ginger and white tabby tom with a severe but healed deep scar running from his chest to neck, green eyes. Oldest apprentice due to injury.

Robinpaw - Light brown she-cat with bright blue eyes.

Queens:

Ashfoot - Grey she-cat with yellow eyes. Expecting Deadfoot's kits.

Whitetail - Small white she-cat with light smoky-blue eyes. Expecting Mudclaw's kits.

Elders:

Stagleap - Huge stocky broad-shouldered dark brown tom with amber eyes.

Doespring - Light brown she-cat, pale blueish-green eyes.

~~RiverClan~~

Leader: Leopardstar - Dappled golden tabby she-cat with unusual dark golden spots, bright orange eyes.

Deputy: Mistyfoot - Sleek-furred blue-grey she-cat with ice-blue eyes and a plumy tail, pink nose.

App: Featherpaw

Med-cat: Mudfur - Long-haired light brown tom with a pale brown belly, bright orange eyes.

Warriors:

Blackclaw - Smoky-black tom, silvery-grey eyes.

Vixenshade - Black she-cat, dark yellow eyes.

Loudbelly - Dark brown tom, long fluffy belly fur and light brown eyes.

Reedtail - Pale grey tabby tom with a darker tail that is long, thin, and straight like a reed. Pale green eyes.

Sedgecreek - Light brown tabby she-cat with grey-blue eyes, darker swirled striped markings like the currents of a creek.

Heavystep - Big thickset brown tabby tom, dark blue eyes.

App: Dawnpaw

Sunsplash- White and reddish-ginger she-cat with bright green eyes.

App: Reedpaw

Shimmerpool- Glossy-furred brown she-cat with pale orange eyes.

Waterpatch - Spotted pale golden tabby tom with light blue eyes, one white paw.

App: Pikepaw

Mosspelt - Tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with blue eyes, fluffy white chest fur.

App: Stormpaw

Grasswhisker - Brown-striped tabby tom with long pale-coloured whiskers, pale green eyes.

Swanmist - Silver and black tabby she-cat with yellow eyes.

Sunfish - Pale brown tabby she-cat with ginger markings on belly, dark yellow eyes.

App: Swallowpaw

Silverbranch -Light grey tabby tom with brown speckled legs, silvery-grey eyes.

Apprentices:

Pikepaw - Dark smoky blue-grey tom with darker mottled markings like a fish, brilliant blue eyes.

Reedpaw - Black tom with dark grey eyes, faint dark reddish-brown undercoat.

Stormpaw - Muscular dark stormy-grey tom with dark flint-yellow eyes.

Featherpaw - Silver tabby she-cat with sky-blue eyes and a soft, feathery, plumy tail.

Dawnpaw - Very pale pinkish-grey she-cat with green eyes.

Swallowpaw - Plump brown tabby she-cat with green eyes.

Queens:

Shadepelt - Very dark grey she-cat with grey eyes. Expecting Loudbelly's kits.

Elders:

Lakeshine - Mottled long-haired grey-and-white she-cat, yellowish-blue eyes.

Mallowtail - Tortoiseshell tabby-and-white she-cat with green-brown mackerel tabby patches, white-splashed muzzle. Deep emerald-green eyes. (Torbie)

~~ShadowClan~~

Leader: Blackstar - Large white tom with black ears and huge jet-black paws, one of which has 6 toes.

Deputy: Russetfur - Very dark russet-ginger she-cat with green eyes.

App: Cedarpaw

Med-cat: Runningnose - Small grey-and-white tom with a perpetual sniffle. Hazel-coloured eyes.

App: Littlecloud - Very small brown tabby tom with light blue eyes.

Warriors:

Oakfur - Small light brown tom, dark grey eyes.

App: Tawnypaw

Wildfur- Messy-furred silver tabby tom with blue eyes and white paws.

Boulder - Big skinny grey tom with a torn ear and very pale whitish-blue eyes.

App: Rowanpaw

Dawncloud - Small pale ginger tabby she-cat with very pale ice-blue eyes.

Finchflight - Black-and-white tom with brownish-green eyes.

Quietbreeze - Small brown tabby she-cat with pale green eyes, white streak above nose.

Turtleshell - Dark grey, brown, and white tortoiseshell tom. Yellow and amber eyes. (one is yellow, one is amber.

Tangleburr - Grey-and-brown she-cat with long tangled fur, amber eyes.

Wetfoot - Grey tabby tom with very dark blue (almost-black) eyes.

Stumpytail - Brown tabby tom with darker stripes and a short stumpy tail,

App: Lavenderpaw

Swampgaze - White tom with dark brownish-green eyes.

Brownbush - Very pale brown-furred tom with a spiky-furred darker brown tail, golden-brown eyes.

App: Fennelpaw

Frogtail - Very dark grey tom, dark green eyes.

Nightwhisper - Scrawny sleek brown tom with green eyes and a distinctive pointed muzzle.

Newtspeck - Mottled black-and-ginger tabby she-cat, blue eyes.

App: Snowpaw

Flintfang – Grey tom with thick-furred paws and dark brown eyes.

Ratscar - Scarred dark brown tom with a torn ear, distinctive long scar across back. Dark greyish-amber eyes.

Apprentices:

Tawnypaw - Pale tortoiseshell she-cat with dark green eyes, faint pale ginger splotch on her back (the colour of ripe-barley).

Rowanpaw - Lithe muscular dark ginger tom with amber eyes.

Lavenderpaw - Silver she-cat with darker spots and lavender-blue eyes (very pale greyish-blue, almost-white eyes).

Cedarpaw - Dark grey tom, dark brownish-amber eyes.

Fennelpaw – Small tortoiseshell-and-brown she-cat, grey eyes.

Snowpaw - Beautiful sleek-furred pure-white she-cat, greyish-green eyes.

Queens:

Nightwing - Slim black she-cat with green eyes. Expecting Wetfoot's kits.

Tallpoppy - Long-legged light brown tabby she-cat with very pale golden-green eyes. Mother of Blackstar's kits:

Smokekit - Black tom with green eyes.

Snakekit - Dark brown tom with a tabby-striped tail, a white blaze on chest, and amber eyes. Has six toes on one foot.

Elders:

Rowanberry - Cream-and-brown she-cat with amber eyes. Retired early from breathing issues.

Brightflower - Elderly bright orange tabby she-cat with a broad flattened face, wide-set amber eyes.

Scorchwind - Skinny ginger tabby tom, dark amber eyes.

Ashheart - Pale grey she-cat with blue eyes.

~~Cats outside Clans~~

Ruby - Thin grey she-cat with dark reddish-amber eyes, scars along her sides.

Barley - Muscular black-and-white tom with light brownish-yellow eyes (the colour of a barley field.)

Skipper - Dark brown tom with a scar on his muzzle, brown eyes.

Ravenpaw - Skinny jet-black tom with a white dash on chest and white-tipped tail, bright vivid green eyes. (I've chosen lime-green eyes but cats don't really know that colour in warriors so I'll just describe it like this)

Smoke - Soft-furred grey she-cat, pure bright blue eyes.

Darkkit - White tom with dark marks around his eyes and blue eyes, fluffy black tail.

Sasha – Tawny brown-and-cream furred she-cat with a darker face and paws, ice-blue eyes.

Moth - Dappled dark golden tabby she-cat with a tawny cream-coloured chest, amber eyes.

Hawk – Broad-shouldered dark brown tabby tom with a white underbelly and ice-blue eyes.

Hattie - Pretty brown tabby she-cat that lives in Firestar's former home.

Jake - Soft-furred flame-ginger tom with leaf-green eyes, long-healed nick in one ear.

Princess - Light brown-and-white tabby she-cat, leaf-green eyes.

Willie - Tabby tom with a lighter muzzle.

Snapper - Long-furred tri-coloured tom with a torn ear, scarred pelt.

Brick - Ginger tom with a patch of fur missing on his back.

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Cats that have died from BloodClan battle:

ThunderClan:

Whitestorm - Long-haired pure-white tom with sleek fur and sandy-yellow eyes, tufted ears.

WindClan:

Ryestalk - Grey tabby she-cat with soft fur and amber eyes.

Rabbitnose - Pale brown she-cat with a fluffy white belly, yellow eyes.

Flywing - Snowy-white tom.

Gorsetail - Brown tabby tom with a tawny brown paw and tail.

ShadowClan:

Fernshade - Tortoiseshell she-cat.

Deerfoot - Muscular pale brown tabby tom with a light grey chest, amber eyes.

Wolfstep - Large dark grey tom with a sleek plumy tail and white tail-tip, torn ear.

Darkflower - Black she-cat.

Nutwhisker - Brown tom with amber eyes.

RiverClan:

Primrosepaw - Very pale creamy-brown she-cat with white paws. (Killed by Tigerstar in lead-up to BloodClan battle)

Voleclaw - Grey tom.

Dawnbright - Ginger-and-white she-cat.

Beetlenose - Broad-shouldered tom with crow-black fur.

Frogleap - Grey tom with a striped tail.

~~Prologue~~

Time can sometimes heal, and sometimes it can hurt.

And right now, Ruby was hurting. She was left to reel from the aftermath that had been dealt to her from all her past mistakes that seemed to follow her like an unwanted shadow…

The rain poured down and soaked the already damp grey fur of a cat hunching near the body of another, her amber eyes somber and dull. The drops of water dripped off the slick pelt, darkened with the wetness that was firmly drenched in the thin strands, as the skies above shed the cold soaking rain that echoed her own grief; her concentration was kept on the unmoving heap of black and white fur that sprawled in front of her - the eyes that normally shone with green were for the final time closed and faded under the eyelids. They would never again be hardened with pain or determination, thanks to the hunger that finally rid him of his life. Everything… everything had been leading up to this eventual demise.

How did things get to this point? I should have done more!

If only she and her brother had been able to get more food and a safe place to stay, they would have been fine and maybe they might have found some more housefolk to look after them, even after what happened with the last ones they had lived with... If only she had managed to change the actions that set about the course of this downward spiral so many moons ago...

If only... she had been stronger…

Thanks to Scourge, that life was cut short now and she would be making her own way to wherever a semblance of salvation would take her in these gusty winds of water that battered at the elements. No more would Socks provide her with his share of the meal, as such was life on the streets. This much was to be expected in these harsh times. Was it really all of Scourge's fault though? The answer was not clear like she once thought and believed.

Little did Ruby know that this was the start of everything, rather than the end.

After staring numbly at her lifeless brother's body for a few moments more, she tore her gaze away from the grim sight and moved her paws with the intention of going somewhere. There was one issue with this though.

Ruby wasn't sure where to go next.

She was stuck at an impasse of life and death; the world seemed too big and her too insignificant to really comprehend the next best path to take. It would be up to her now, to face this daunting reality that stared her in the face and… she did not feel ready in the slightest at the prospect. She could only let out a wheezing breath of despair as she screwed her haunted reddish-amber eyes up in misery.

'Please help me Socks... I don't know what to do!'

Unknown to her, far away at this time a prophecy that was already ancient was being discussed… the consequences that would result from this were of grave importance and in some ways related to her tremendously.

Little did she know just what was in store for her… this seemingly ordinary cat named Ruby.

Little did she know... something bigger was going on, on in the ranks of a place caught in between day and night, between the confines of life and death itself.

StarClan was, after all, an unknown concept to one such as her at this point of time.

There was a rising uproar happening in the ranks of StarClan at this current moment. This was a very unusual event seeing as it was normally a peaceful haven for the cats that passed on from Clan life, whether it be sickness or other unforeseen circumstances. In other words, this was unheard of… and it unsettled and bemused many onlookers.

This had come about due to a decision that had been made and carried out without the approval of the others residing there, and right now it was sparking a rising debate. One cat in particular was uneasy about the discussion as she looked on at the others, uncertainty glimmering in her deep blue eyes. She was troubled, that much was clear. The source of the trouble wasn't hard to guess.

"There will soon be a prophecy that shall be delivered to the fire of the Clans, Firestar. But when the time comes for it to be fulfilled, will the cats chosen be the right ones?"

The question was taken up and passed around by the many cats of StarClan that frequented its grounds. A bony and furless tom that wasn't expected to join in with anything related there raised his rasping voice, causing an intermediate pause as he stated his opinion for the first time in many seasons of seclusion.

"Perhaps it would be best to, shall we say… give the other kin a chance? The great leader of flames has other family around. They just have yet to show their worth… and it would bring about the salvation of the Clans sooner, rather than later."

This drove one observing she-cat into action, her blue-grey fur brisling with disbelief and mouth open with a retort just waiting to be made.

"You cannot be serious Rock! We cannot give such a gift to the other kin of Firestar, it wouldn't be right!"

Bluestar stared incredulously at the hairless tom with narrowing eyes and let out an indignant hiss.

"If this truly happens then everything we expect and know for certain will change... there will be no going back! It might ruin the outcome of the prophecy altogether! The Clans have a chance of being doomed! Besides… none of us knew what relatives he had until we passed on…"

The blue-grey she cat's vice trailed off as her eyes went unfocused while recalling the information she possessed. Even after discovering the truth of Firestar's kin a season ago now, she was still internally shocked. She would have never guessed that… that… monster that almost destroyed all the clans would be linked to her Clan's savior.

The fire of ThunderClan…

The ancient tom just gazed at her steadily with his bulging unseeing eyes and said nothing, so certain he was of his idea. He could already hear the suggestion being passed on around him and he knew that it would be considered accordingly so he was not worried. Bluestar froze as she picked up on that too, resignation leaving a heavy stone of worry in her belly as she realized this had a very good chance of being a reality and there was nothing she could do to stop the inevitable.

Can nothing truly change this? Are the Clans finally reaching destruction?

The murmurs of many feline shapes grew louder with the passing of words, and the unease in the starry night air was picked up easily by surrounding cats as the prophecy older than time itself was discussed and altered forever. That change to the prophecy would have more effects than one could realize, and the consequences of it would echo across time and send cracks all over; it would be akin to the shattering of ice as it plummeted towards its destination. In short it was a butterfly effect. Nothing would be the same again.

How much would it change the current state of all the Clans?

Only time and the following events would tell.