WINDCLAN
Leader:
LARKSTAR - pale tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes
Deputy:
SWIFTFOOT - large white tom with dark brown tabby patches and amber eyes
Medicine Cat:
DAWNLIGHT - ginger tabby and white she-cat with green eyes
Warriors:
WEASELFUR - lean brown tabby tom with green eyes
KESTRELWING - mottled brown tabby she-cat with white legs and belly, amber eyes apprentice - Flamepaw
FOXFLOWER - dark ginger she-cat with white forelegs, chest and face, amber eyes
REDCLAW - muscular ginger tom, amber eyes apprentice - Shadepaw
STORMCLOUD - black tom with pale green eyes apprentice - Sunnypaw
BLUETAIL - grey tabby tom with white paws and amber eyes
THISTLEFUR - brown tabby tom with green eyes
HAREFLIGHT - light cream tabby she-cat with green eyes
RABBITLEAP - white she-cat with brown tabby patches and green eyes
PATCHNOSE - black and white tom with green eyes apprentice - Darkpaw
BRACKENFROST - golden brown tabby tom with white belly and paws, amber eyes
WHITEWHISKER - sleek white tom with dark green eyes
PETALSTEP - dark tortoiseshell she-cat with a white face and chest, green eyes
Apprentices:
SHADEPAW - dark grey and white she-cat with blue eyes
DARKPAW - black tom with amber eyes
SUNNYPAW - tortoiseshell and white tom, amber eyes
FLAMEPAW - ginger tabby she-cat with long white legs and amber eyes
Queens:
GRASSTAIL - brown tabby and white she-cat with green eyes (mother of Stormcloud's kits: Smokekit, Mistkit, Sandkit and Dustykit)
PALESTRIPE - silver tabby she-cat with white chest and belly, blue eyes (mother of Swiftfoot's kits: Finchkit, Wrenkit, and Jaykit)
MOSSYPELT - mottled tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes
Elders:
CLOUDFOOT - black and white tom with green eyes
SEEDFUR - spotted brown tabby tom with clouded blind eyes
AMBERFANG - ginger tabby she-cat with amber eyes
VOLECLAW - skinny brown tabby and white tom with amber eyes
Kits:
SMOKEKIT- dark grey and white tom with amber eyes
MISTKIT - pale grey she-cat with green eyes
SANDKIT - dark brown tabby tom with white paws and belly, amber eyes
DUSTYKIT - light brown tabby and white tom, green eyes
FINCHKIT - brown tabby tom with green eyes
WRENKIT - small white she-cat with brown patches and amber eyes
JAYKIT - dark grey tom with amber eyes
THUNDERCLAN
Leader:
STONESTAR - big grey tom with amber eyes
Deputy:
LEOPARDFANG - golden brown spotted tabby tom with green eyes
Medicine Cat:
BLACKFLOWER - small black she-cat with green eyes apprentice - Frostpaw
Warriors:
HOLLYTAIL - brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
OAKFUR - brown tabby and white tom with green eyes
RAVENPELT - black tom with green eyes apprentice - Hazelpaw
EMBERSONG - mottled tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes
REDFERN - ginger tabby tom with green eyes apprentice - Leafpaw
GREYBERRY - silver tabby and white she-cat with amber eyes
ICESTRIPE - light grey tabby tom with white face and chest, blue eyes apprentice - Mothpaw
THORNCLAW - huge brown tabby tom with white face and chest, amber eyes
FOXTAIL - tortoiseshell she-cat with white paws, amber eyes
GORSECLAW - brown tabby tom with green eyes
STOATFUR - ginger tabby tom with white belly and chest, amber eyes
CHERRYNOSE - pale ginger she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentices:
MOTHPAW - dappled brown tabby and white she-cat with amber eyes
HAZELPAW - brown tabby tom with green eyes
LEAFPAW - dark brown tabby tom with white paws and green eyes
FROSTPAW - white tom with blue eyes
Queens:
RAINFALL - dappled grey and white she-cat with blue eyes (mother of Redfern's kits: Dapplekit and Russetkit)
MAPLEHEART - ginger tabby she-cat with green eyes (mother of Thornclaw's kits: Ivykit, Lichenkit and Brackenkit)
MILKFUR - white she-cat with strange pink eyes
Elders:
DUSKFOOT - dark grey tabby tom with amber eyes
SHREWNOSE - black and white she-cat with amber eyes
BIRCHTAIL - pale grey tabby tom with green eyes
GRASSHEART - brown tabby she-cat with green eyes
Kits:
DAPPLEKIT - tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes
RUSSETKIT - dark ginger tabby tom with green eyes
IVYKIT - dark tortoiseshell she-cat with a white face and green eyes
LICHENKIT - spotted brown tabby she-cat with green eyes
BRACKENKIT - golden brown tabby tom with white paws and green eyes
RIVERCLAN
Leader:
OAKSTAR - pale brown tabby and white tom with green eyes
Deputy:
HAWKCLAW - muscular black tom with amber eyes
Medicine Cat:
PIDGEONPELT - dappled brown and white tom with amber eyes
Warriors:
FAWNSPOTS - white she-cat with brown tabby patches and amber eyes
CLOVERPELT - brown tabby she-cat with white chest and green eyes
ROCKFOOT - dark grey tom with amber eyes apprentice - Snakepaw
BLACKPATCH - black and white tom with blue eyes
MOUSEWHISKER - small grey tabby tom with green eyes apprentice - Waterpaw
SLATEJAW - muscular dark grey tom with a white muzzle and paws, amber eyes
BRIGHTFUR - white she-cat with a silver tabby tail and blue eyes apprentice - Ripplepaw
SUNDROP - dark ginger tom with amber eyes
HONEYPOOL - mottled ginger tabby and white she-cat with amber eyes
FROGLEAP - skinny black tom with green eyes
MINNOWPELT - grey tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentices:
SNAKEPAW - dark ginger tom with amber eyes
WATERPAW - silver tabby and white she-cat with blue eyes
RIPPLEPAW - grey tabby tom with white belly and chest, blue eyes
Queens:
PETALFROST - white she-cat with tortoiseshell patches and amber eyes (mother of Slatejaw's kits: Bluekit, Cinderkit and Ashkit)
CLOUDHEART - black and white she-cat with amber eyes (mother of Oakstar's kits: Sagekit, Sorrelkit, Mintkit and Fernkit)
Elders:
BROWNSTRIPE - brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
ROSETAIL - tortoiseshell she-cat with white paws and amber eyes
FROSTCLAW - huge white tom with grey patches and blue eyes
Kits:
BLUEKIT - grey she-cat with white paws and amber eyes
CINDERKIT - tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes
ASHKIT - pale grey tabby tom with amber eyes
SAGEKIT - brown and white tom with amber eyes
SORRELKIT - black and white she-cat with amber eyes
MINTKIT - black tom with pale green eyes
FERNKIT - pale brown and white tabby she-cat with green eyes
SHADOWCLAN
Leader:
CINDERSTAR - dark grey tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Deputy:
BADGERFACE - black and white tom with amber eyes
Medicine Cat:
CRICKETSONG - brown and white tabby tom with green eyes
SWEETWILLOW - white she-cat with ginger tabby patches and amber eyes
Warriors:
DUCKFEATHER - tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes apprentice - Mudpaw
FERRETCLAW - skinny black and white tom with amber eyes
HAILSTORM - pale grey spotted tabby and white tom with blue eyes apprentice- Newtpaw
OWLFEATHER - dappled brown tabby and white tom with amber eyes
PINETAIL - big brown tabby tom with green eyes apprentice- Adderpaw
MAPLESHINE - dark ginger she-cat with white chest and belly, amber eyes
HOLLYTHORN - grey tabby and white she-cat with green eyes
WEEDWHISKER - brown tabby tom with white paws and green eyes
DUSKFANG - dark grey tom with amber eyes
DARKWING - dark grey and white she-cat with blue eyes
NIGHTBREEZE - slender black she-cat with amber eyes
LIONTOOTH - dark ginger and white tom with amber eyes
RUSSETNOSE - ginger tabby she-cat with white belly and paws, amber eyes
Apprentices:
MUDPAW - dark brown tabby and white tom with amber eyes
NEWTPAW - grey tabby she-cat with white paws and belly, amber eyes
ADDERPAW - pale ginger tabby tom with amber eyes
Queens:
MOSSWING - brown tabby she-cat with white face and chest, green eyes (mother of Ferretclaw's kits: Beetlekit and Spiderkit)
Elders:
SPARROWPELT - brown tabby and white tom with amber eyes
WILLOWBRANCH - grey and white she-cat with green eyes
SNOWCLOUD - small white she-cat with blue eyes
Kits:
BEETLEKIT - grey and white tom with amber eyes
SPIDERKIT - black tom with green eyes
CATS OUTSIDE CLANS
FREYA - black she-cat with green eyes, lives at twoleg farm
FELIX - plump ginger tabby tom with amber eyes, lives at twoleg farm
MOONWING - black she-cat with white splash on her chest and green eyes
SNOWKIT - pale silver tabby and white she-cat with blue eyes
BREEZEKIT - grey and black tabby she-cat with green eyes
The waning moon shone brightly among the stars in a near cloudless sky, shining its light down onto a vast windswept moor. At the highest point of the moor, surrounded by a dense wall of bramble bushes, a large group of cats was gathered. Most were silent, watching as a huge tabby stood over a cowering black she-cat, the dark fur on her swollen belly pressed to the ground as she stared up at his snarling face with pleading green eyes.
"Please Eaglestar," she begged, voice cracking with desperation. "Don't do this, my kits are due any day."
But the tom's lips just drew back at her words, the fury in his amber eyes unrelenting. "You've given me no choice Moonwing," he hissed. "You're a traitor for carrying that tom's kits. Even the most most hare-brained kit knows it's against the warrior code to take a mate from another Clan."
The she-cat flinched as if his words had physically struck her. "I know," she rasped softly. "It never should have happened, I made a mistake! But I can promise you that they'll never know who their real father is! My kits will be nothing but loyal to you and WindClan."
"Loyalty," Eaglestar scoffed, tail lashing behind him. "What does a traitor like you know of loyalty?"
The rest of the cats looked on in sympathy. Moonwing was a well liked young warrior, and while few of them actually agreed with Eaglestar, more than a few sending disapproving glares their leader's way, they all knew better than to protest. He was not a cat you wanted to cross.
"Have I ever given you a reason to doubt my loyalty before now?" She tried to reason, though deep down she knew there was no changing his mind now. He had made his decision.
The tom opened his maw to retort, but fell silent as a pale tortoiseshell padded forward, resting the tip of her tail on Moonwing's shoulders and bravely meeting Eaglestar's gaze.
"Do you really think this is for the best?" She challenged him. "Yes, her kits may be born half-clan, but they will still have WindClan blood. If you let them stay, you'll have that many more loyal warriors to keep us strong. Are you really willing to cast that aside over one young cat's mistake?"
"Larksong," the tom growled back, amber eyes narrowing. "As my deputy, you know I value your thoughts over any others here, but you should know as well as I that no cat of mixed blood has any place within our ranks. They and their foolish mother will make WindClan weak!"
There were a few uneasy mutterings that arose from the gathered cats around them, but no cat raised their voice in support of either side. There would be no real winner here tonight, regardless of the outcome.
"All I see is a Clan leader turning away one of his cats in her time of need!" Larksong protested, a desperate anger shining in her own amber eyes. "The warrior code tells us to protect queens and their kits, and you would still cast them out? Moonwing is due any day now and you would make her have her kits in an unknown territory without a medicine cat's assistance?"
"Rogues and loners do it all the time," Eaglestar snorted, clearly done arguing over his decision now. "What happens to Moonwing and her kits should no longer be of any concern to you. By my right as leader of WindClan, I declare Moonwing a traitor and exile her from our territory! She has until dawn to leave our lands for good, and should she be found within our borders after, she is to be treated as the intruder she is."
Larksong was ready to argue further, but paused as she felt Moonwing's tail lightly brush her flank.
"It's all right," the young she-cat meowed softly, resigning herself to her fate, and reaching up to touch her nose to the deputy's cheek. "I'll go, just don't cause any trouble for yourself over me. Please." Moonwing was heartbroken and terrified in that moment if she was being honest with herself, and more ashamed of what she had done than she could ever put into words. Larksong was her former mentor, and while she appreciated the she-cat standing up for her, she had done this to herself and didn't want to get her in trouble with Eaglestar as well.
She would figure something out. She had to. Many solitary queens birthed and cared for their kits successfully, as Eaglestar had said, so she was sure she would be able to do the same thanks to her warrior training. She would miss her Clan terribly of course, but grieving could come later. Her kits would keep her busy these next few moons.
"Moonwing," Larksong's meow was troubled, but the black she-cat shook her head.
"I don't have a choice," she replied quietly. "I don't have a place in WindClan anymore, but I'll be alright."
The tortoiseshell was silent for a long moment, anguish clear in her eyes, but eventually she nodded with a sigh. "Then I wish you luck, StarClan watch over you."
A fresh wave of sorrow washed over her then, and she leaned in to bury her face into the deputy's shoulder; feeling a gentle tongue rasp between her ears in return. Though it had been many moons since Moonwing had earned her warrior name, she had kept a close bond with her old mentor and she would be one of the cats she missed the most.
Pulling away, she met Eaglestar's gaze again. "You have my word that I will not return after tonight," she promised quietly. "You'll have no more trouble from me."
"Good," the tabby nodded, clearly pleased. "I had hoped to avoid having to use more drastic means to get rid of you."
Moonwing bowed her head to the leader for the last time, before turning and making her way towards the camp entrance. Before she made it there however, a young spotted tortoiseshell bounded forward, wail rising in her throat.
"Don't go Moonwing!," she begged. "You promised you'd see me become a warrior."
A sad purr rose in the she-cat's throat and she rasped her tongue over her apprentice's ear. "I know Petalpaw, I'm sorry. I tried to be the mentor you deserved, and I know you'll make a great warrior one day if you keep working hard and do as Hareflight says." Though Moonwing had to pass the apprentice to a more able bodied warrior once her belly grew too large to continue her regular duties, she still kept close watch over Petalpaw's progress and was so proud of the fierce young cat she was becoming.
"I'm going to miss you so much," the tortoiseshell lamented. "But I'll never forget you and all the things you taught me!"
Moonwing touched her nose to Petalpaw's in farewell, and looked up as two black and white toms approached. "Patchnose, Cloudfoot." There was pain in her mew as she addressed her brother and father. "I'm so sorry."
"Don't be," there was an angry glint in Cloudfoot's green eyes. "Eaglestar is a fool, and I'm more than tempted to give him a piece of my mind for this."
"No," she shook her head at the elderly tom. "It's my own fault, I should have known better. Don't get yourself in trouble over me."
"We'll all miss you," Patchnose meowed quietly, touching his tail to her shoulder, eyes pained. "Look after yourself out there."
"I'll try," Moonwing gazed at her littermate for what she knew was probably the last time. They had always been close, and it was strange to think that this was really it. "Try not to worry about me too much; keep working hard and I'm sure Eaglestar will give you one of Palestripe's kits to mentor!"
Patchnose flattened his ears in displeasure at the mention of the leader, who before now she knew he had respected greatly. "Perhaps."
"Perhaps," she echoed with a weary purr, licking his cheek. "You're a great warrior Patchnose, WindClan is lucky to have you."
"You should be here too!" He insisted with a lash of his tail. "This isn't fair, you don't deserve this."
"Eaglestar is getting old," Cloudfoot meowed softly then, glancing over at the leader who was watching them from across the clearing through narrowed eyes, tail twitching impatiently. "Once Larksong is leader, I'm sure she will let you and the kits back."
Moonwing just shook her head. "Maybe, but that could still be seasons away."
"Better a few seasons than a lifetime," her father sighed. "But either way, look after yourself and those kits, alright? We'll meet again, either here or in StarClan with your mother. I know she's as proud of the warrior you've become as I am."
"Thank you," Moonwing lowered her gaze as a fresh wave of shame washed over her. "StarClan watch over you." And then she turned abruptly away to pad out of camp, determinedly not meeting any other cats gaze, knowing she couldn't handle saying goodbye to each and every cat in the Clan.
However, just as she reached the gorse tunnel, Petalpaw's loud meow rang out. "Goodbye Moonwing, I'll never forget you!" And then every cat seemed to be yowling their own farewells.
"Farewell Moonwing!"
"Good luck!"
"StarClan walk with you, wherever you go!"
"Look after yourself out there!"
"We'll miss you!"
The she-cat froze, paws trembling as emotion threatened to overwhelm her. She stood there for a moment, listening, her eyes trained hard on the ground in front of her refusing to look back at them, before she swallowed the lump in her throat and pushed her way out of camp; the yowls echoing in her ears as she made her way east toward the thunderpath. She didn't know where she would go or what she would do when her kits came, but all she could do now was put one paw in front of the other and face her fate head on...
Well hello there, thanks for checking this story out! Its actually a very old one I had started years ago, but I've gotten back into fics lately and remembered this one and, well, decided to rewrite it and make it 100x better than the old one. I've got quite a bit of the story written at this point, and plan on updating a couple times a week as I continue to tweak and edit things. Hopefully you all stick around to see what happens, I'm quite proud of this story :)