Full Summary

After IceClan officially declares war on BirchClan, life gets significantly more tough. Everyone is on edge. Why shouldn't they be? If what they were going through before didn't count as a war, then how much worse will the actual war be? Not only that, but IceClan has an ally. One not bound to the Warrior Code.


A few moons have passed since Appletrot died, and life is going just about as well as a soon-to-be apprentice in the middle of a war can go! Which isn't that well, actually. However, Sorrelkit is determined not to let that get to her! She plans on being the best medicine cat ever and no small "war" is going to stop her!

There's just one small issue. How well of a medicine cat can you be when the only full medicine cat of the clan died the day IceClan declared war, you can't speak, and the only other medicine cat in the clan started their medicine cat training not even one moon ago and hates their job?

~Prologue~

Today was going to be the best day ever! After all, today was going to be the day Shadekit was going to become an apprentice! Not only that, Shadekit was going to be the best apprentice ever! And she was going to avenge Oakleaf! IceClan stole their only medicine cat and she was going to hunt down the cat who did it!

" Shadekit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed." Swiftstar was perched on the old tree in which he held the clan meetings. He let out a sigh before continuing: "From this day on, until you receive your full name, you will be known as Shadepaw."

Despite the somewhat odd wording of that sentence, Shadekit, no, Shadepaw scampered forward, her eyes wide. It was happening! After all these moons! She glanced at her leader, tilting her head at the conflicted expression on his face.

" We…never had a situation like this before," Swiftstar started, frowning.

Never did what? Shadepaw fluffed out her fur, her face changing from excited to suspicious. Was it because of her paw? Twistedbranch got along just fine! Right?

Swiftstar shifted uncomfortably on his branch. " BirchClan is lacking a medicine cat at the moment…" he winced, before continuing. Why was he continuing? " And so I have decided to make you the medicine cat apprentice. Hopefully StarClan helps out with the rest."

What? That wasn't how this was supposed to go! She glanced at Tumblepaw and Wishpaw, who both responded in different ways. Tumblepaw, who looked indifferent, and Wishpaw, who gave her a helpless look. She returned her gaze to Swiftstar, her fur bristling. A medicine cat? Her? Was their leader mousebrained?

" But for now, as a stand-in mentor," His gaze swept across the clearing. " Darkmist. You have shown yourself to be patient and I hope you can pass on you know to Shadepaw. " Swiftstar's gaze stopped on the tom he was talking to, who cautiously made his way over to Shadepaw.

" Wishpaw! Tumblepaw! Shadepaw! " The clan chanted, but Shadepaw couldn't muster up her earlier excitement and confidence.

A medicine cat. That wasn't what she wanted to be! She was supposed to be a warrior! She gave her tail an angry lash, before glancing at an awkward looking Darkmist, who kept glancing at his paws. She gave him an appraising look, her eyes narrowed.

Today was not a great day.


Froststar paced back and forth across the meeting spot, occasionally glancing at the trees. After all, some extra defense just in case was never bad. Then again, she trusted these cats way more than BirchClan.

She let out a hiss, the intensity of her pacing rising. BirchClan. Froststar wasn't a motiveless cat. They could pretend all they want that they were innocent, but they weren't. She paused, shaking her head in disgust.

Sure, Swiftstar was a better leader than Willowstar, but she still didn't trust him! No cat was truly good! He was probably plotting the destruction of IceClan before she first attacked them! He was always an odd one, and she was never able to get a good read on him.

Her fur pricked. She wasn't paranoid! Any cat that she couldn't get a read on was simply suspicious. They were hiding something. What sane leader let a fox into their clan? She had went out of her way to warm them about the family of foxes IceClan drove into their territory.

And how did they repay her? By taking in one of the kits of a fox that stole one of her lives. It was bad enough that they took in a fox, but she explicitly told them that those foxes were dangerous! That they took one of her lives! Swiftstar had to have been plotting against her! Against her clan.

And now the fox was gone, along with her deputy. Her deputy had to be fine though! She couldn't have put off picking a new deputy for nothing!

What really drove her over the edge was the last fight she led IceClan into. She made good on her promises. Not only did that fox weasel her way back into BirchClan, she was the replacement for Risingdusk!

Swiftstar seemed to have a knack for making poor choices! Letting foxes into his clan, choosing terrible deputies, and other things.

Risingdusk: She was hot headed and quick with suspicion. She didn't always think with her brain! She would have made a dangerous leader! Not only to IceClan, but to BirchClan too! She told Swiftstar that! She shouldn't have to worry about both clans in the first place!

Appletrot: First off, she was a fox. She didn't need much more of a reason then that to distrust her! Another thing: If you're going to welcome a cat back to your clan, you should wait more that 3 moons to even think about giving them the deputy position! Also, was he trying to antagonize Froststar?

She let them off easy for the first 3 moons. Maybe she was just visiting! She wasn't going to prevent friends from seeing each other! That was a BirchClan thing! It was when Appletrot became deputy that Froststar made due on her promise.

After all, a fox leading a group of cats was just asking for trouble. If BirchClan wanted to blame anyone for the war that she started, they could blame Swiftstar! After all, he-

" They're coming!" Brindlebee called, suddenly appearing on a branch above Froststar, cutting off her line of thought.

Froststar quickly scanned the forest around her, making sure everything was in place before she slid into the center of the clearing. She gave her paw a lick, drawing it over her face.

She heard the rogues before she saw them. This time it was their arguing that alerted her. She twitched her whiskers, waiting.

" We should be here." The slightly annoyed voice of Thorn announced as he stalked into the clearing, his gaze shifting uneasily back and forth.

Froststar waited until the other three appeared, settling beside their leader before she finally spoke. " You actually came."

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Fun character fact: Icerunner and Fernblossom were named after Sunshade, Fernflower, and Coldwhisker, who saved their mother, Rainpool, from a fox while she was carrying kits. Fernblossom was named after Fernflower, who died during the fight, while Icerunner was named after IceClan.


BirchClan

Leader: Swiftstar: Dark grey tabby with white paws, chest, and tail tip, with blue eyes.

Deputy: Yarrowfall: Fluffy cream tabby tom with amber eyes.

Medicine cat: Shadepaw

Medicine cat apprentice: Sorrelpaw

Warriors

Puddlewhisker: Frostbitten white tom with several gray splotches and pale green eyes. He is missing a paw due to frostbite.

Quillfeather: A gray tom with blue eyes.

(Apprentice: Wishpaw)

Whiteapple: White she cat with light brown paws and pale green eyes. (Siblings: Twistedbranch and Deerleap)

Twistedbranch: Brown and white she cat with a twisted paw and brown eyes. (Siblings: Deerleap and Whiteapple)

Deerleap: Darkish brown tabby she cat with white paws, chest, and tail tip. She has amber eyes. (Siblings: Twistedbranch and Whiteapple)

Thistleleaf: Dark grey she cat with white paws (Originally submitted by a user formerly known as Eliza in Foxwhisker's hope)

Lightslash: Cream colored she cat with blue eyes. (Sibling: Darkmist)

Darkmist: Dark cream colored cat with amber eyes. (Sibling: Lightslash)

Brokenheart: Short dark brown tabby with green eyes and long tail. (Originally submitted by a user named Wolfstar of RavenClan)

Icerunner: white tom with gray spots and blue eyes.

(Apprentice: Aspenpaw)

(Siblings: Fernblossom and Mistfern, Father: Quillfeather, Mate: Tansybark)

Fernblossom: Grey she cat with white paws and green eyes.

(Apprentice: Tumblepaw)

(Siblings: Icerunner and Mistfern, Father: Quillfeather)

Kudzu: Ragdoll Scottish fold with different shades of brown with white muzzle, chest, and legs.

Autumn: Tall orange tabby tom with amber eyes.

(Apprentice: Flypaw)

Mintyheart: Tuxedo munchkin cat with yellow eyes.

Sageburrow: Short fluffy grey color point tom.

Cloudblossom: Brown she cat with several white spots, including one over her eyes paws, chest, neck, and tail tip. She has yellow eyes. (Sibling: Blossomcloud, Mom: Twistedbranch)

Blossomcloud: Brown tom with several white spots, including one over his eye, paws, chest, neck, and tail tip. He has yellow eyes. (Sibling: Cloudblossom, Mom: Twistedbranch)

Mistfern: Grey she cats, with varying shades of grey spotting. She has yellowish green eyes.

(Siblings: Icerunner and Fernblossom, Father: Quillfeather

Kits: Shadepaw, Wishpaw, and Tumblepaw

Adopted kits: Sorrelpaw Flypaw, and Aspenpaw)

Apprentices

Shadepaw: Grey she cat with several other shades of grey with yellowish green eyes, rounded ears, and a twisted paw. (Siblings: Wishpaw and Tumblepaw, Parents: Mistfern)

Wishpaw: Grey she cat with white paws and a darker grey tail tip. Yellowish green eyes. (Siblings: Tumblepaw and Shadepaw, Parent: Mistfern)

Tumblepaw: Bluish grey tom with white paws, tail tip, and chest. He has greenish blue eyes. (Siblings: Shadepaw and Wishpaw Parent: Mistfern)

Sorrelpaw: Cream, orange, and dark brown tabby with white muzzle and paws. She has amber eyes.

Flypaw: Orange tabby tom with white muzzle and amber eyes.

Aspenpaw: Cream tom with amber eyes.

Queens

Tansybark: Tortoiseshell she cat with green eyes.

(Mate: Icerunner Kits: Creekkit and Rushkit)

Kits

Creekkit: Pure white tom with white eyes. (Deaf)

Rushkit: Grey tom with white paws, orangeish spotting, and green eyes.

Elders

N/A

IceClan

Leader: Froststar: White she cat with light grey tabby markings.

Deputy: ???

Medicine cat: Honeydew: Golden brown she cat with yellow eyes. (Sibling: Poppyfall)

Warriors

Poppyfall: Orange tabby she cat with brown tabby splotches. She has amber eyes. (Sibling: Honeydew)

Apprentice: Owlpaw)

Snowslash: White she cat with grey spotting. (Sibling: Coldwhisker)

Coldwhisker: Grey she cat with white paws. (Sibling: Snowslash)

Dewclaw: White tom with black spots. (Sibling: Squirreljump, Parent: Blackice.

Squirreljump: Brown she cat with white paws (Sibling: Dewclaw, Parent: Blackice)

Breezwhisper: Dark grey tabby tom with white paws and blue eyes. (Mate: Emberdash)

Scorchswoop: Russet tabby tom with amber eyes. (Sibling: Emberdash and Hickoryswoop swoop)

Amberstep

(Apprentice: Badgerpaw)

Hickoryswoop: Reddish brown tabby tom. (Siblings: Scorchswoop and Emberdash)

Blackice: Tuxedo tom with green eyes. (Kits: Dewclaw and Squirreljump)

Duskear: Dark ginger tom.

(Apprentice: Adderpaw)

Weepinglily: Brown tabby she cat with green eyes and white muzzle and chest. (Siblings: Lavendernose and Thrushbelly)

Dewfur: Gray tom

Brindlebee: Black and brown brindle she cat.

Lavendernose: White she cat with brown tabby splotches and blue eyes. (Thrushbelly and Weepinglily)

Thrushbelly: Light brown tom with green eyes. (Weepinglily and Lavendernose)

Apprentices

Badgerpaw: Dark brown she cat with white muzzle and paws. (Siblings: Adderpaw and Owlpaw)

Adderpaw: Brown tom with darker brown spotting. (Siblings: Badgerpaw and Owlpaw)

Owlpaw: Brown tabby tom. (Siblings: Badgerpaw and Adderpaw)

Queens

Emberdash: Orange tabby she cat with white paws, muzzle, back legs, chest, and tail tip. Her eyes are green. (Mate: Breezwhisper, Sibling: Scorchswoop)

(Kits: Wildkit, Willowkit, Whitekit, and Whistlekit)

Kits

Wildkit: Orange and white tabby she kit

Willowkit: Light grey tabby she kit.

Whitekit: White tom.

Whistlekit: Orange tabby tom.

Elders

Sunshade: Greying orange tabby tom with yellowish green eyes.

Thorn's group

Leader: Thorn - Grey tom.

Recruits

Muddy: Dark brown tom with green eyes (Kit: Sora)

Sora: Skinny light brown tabby she cat. (Parent: Muddy)

Pluto: Short brown tom with darker brown paws and tail tip. Yellowish green eyes.

Raccoon: Grey tabby with blue eyes.

Shard

Silver: Silver tabby tom. (Sibling: Shard)

Sunset: Orange tabby she cat (Mate: Sunny, Kits: Hive, Honey, and Bee)

Moon

Luna

Sunny: Ginger tom with green eyes. (Sibling: Scamper, Mate: Sunset, Kits: Hive, Honey, and Bee)

Scamper: Ginger tabby tom with green eyes.

Hive: Dark orange tabby tom with amber eyes. (Siblings: Honey and Bee)

Honey: Orange tabby she cat with white paws and amber eyes. (Siblings: Hive and Bee)

Bee: Ginger she cat with orange spotting and amber eyes. (Hive and Honey)

Blizzard: White tom with blue eyes.