Chapter 1: A Gift?
Tigerpaw lays in his nest. Bluefur, clan deputy? And just recently after she lost her kits. What must Sunstar be thinking? Bluefur in no way would have the mental capacity to deal with such a thing. He knows, since his mother Leopardfoot was always doting on him and being over protective ever since his siblings had died.
At least he will be a warrior soon. And then he can finally start trying to shred the warrior cats code to pieces and then the clans shall become one. He likes battle, but borders are pointless. How many cats have to die on their own land just because Riverclan can't spare a fish? Those lazy lumps are always well-fed while the others go weak.
It's no surprise that most border disputes happen between Thunderclan and Riverclan during leaf-bare. But that will all change.
A Few Moons Later
Tigerclaw grips the grass beneath his paws. His mentor had died recently while trying to chase off a Riverclan patrol. That wouldn't have happened if Bluefur wasn't made deputy. She should never have been given Frostfur as an apprentice! But all clan cats received an apprentice at one point in time.
But it was so frustrating because if Bluestar becomes leader she will never choose him as deputy. All because of his mentor and his teachings. Thistleclaw was a good mentor and a good cat! Sure like him he let his anger get the best of him, but since when was any clan cat perfect.
His piece of crowfood of a father is an example!
All he wants to do is change the way things are. To make life better for clan cats. Why associate themselves with the other clans on full moon nights when right after that we have to be enemies it just doesn't make sense! It only makes cowards who are two weak to fight against another clan!
"I can help you with that,"
Tigerclaw whirls around and hisses. "Who are you!?"
The cat purrs, it's purr sounding like a she-cat, "It doesn't matter who I am. But I can help you with your goal of changing the clans. By giving you the power to erase Bluefur's memories of who she thought you were."
"And why should I believe you?"
The brown tabby she-cat moves closer to him, until her face is directly in front of him. "Listen Tigerclaw. I agree that the clans should move together as one united body. That way needless death can be spilled. And I can help you with it. I have seen the future, the destruction that future generations will bring, the strife that comes from living the warrior code! So do you want to change that future or not?"
Tigerclaw sits back on his haunches. Will this if this she-cat has the power to make his goal possible now, then it couldn't hurt to try. After all, being in Thunderclan like this has slowly made him more and more mad at the warrior code. Medicine cats are supposed to help rival clans, yet their clans are on the verge of battle every single day! Why can Medicine cats traverse boundaries but warriors are not?!
And how are they supposed to keep clan secrets when Medicine cats are supposed to not be bound by clan rivalry and fighting. It just makes no sense unless the Medicine cats belong to one clan, where they don't have to worry about tensions from another clan because there isn't any!
"Tick tock, Tigerclaw I haven't got all day, there are other places I need to visit."
"I accept," Well the she-cat is offering and honestly if it would his ambition move along much faster then he is going to take it, whatever the she-cat is offering.
The brown tabby she-cat closes her eyes and touches her muzzle to his forehead. When the she-cat opens her eyes, her green eyes shimmer with mischief. Then she backs away and sits, wrapping her bushy tail around her paws.
"Now Tigerclaw, all you gotta do is use the power to make Bluefur fall in love with you. As it isn't uncommon for mates to choose their mate as the deputy when they become leader. As the leader knows they can trust their mate more than anything. And with the gift I gave you it should be easy to do. But the gift will only work for this nothing else, since Bluefur is in the position you so desperately want."
"You want me to become mates with Bluefur, but she probably won't be ready for another mate after her kits…."
"Her lost kits don't matter. You do. Besides, you said it yourself, 'Bluefur might be emotionally immature for the deputy position'. So become her rock, something she can lean on for support, after all, all she has is her father now, which isn't much. Besides with my gift it won't take long for her to warm up to you." the brown tabby she-cat explains.
"And if you don't use my gift, you will pay the price." Then the she-cat disappears leaving him alone.
Be mates with Bluefur? It sounds so silly, yet what the she-cat said makes sense. Most deputies have a connection to the leader, in this case Bluefur was Sunstar's apprentice. And it will help with his ambition of making the four clans be one. So that the strife of the four clans living individually is gone. Of course he doesn't expect it to go over easy, the warrior code has lived for generations. And he had expected he would have to something more extreme, like perhaps murder, to achice his goal.
But mating Bluefur would be mouse easy to climb his way up the ranks, instead of, you know, waiting for it to happen the normal way. Of being chosen for your strengths, because there are certainly other cats in Thunderclan Bluefur could choose from once she becomes leader.
He looks around the forest, he had come out here to originally drive for the lost of Thistleclaw. But now he has renewed motivation to go forward with his idea. Become mates with Bluefur, with the added help of the she-cat's power.
Tigerclaw grins wickedly, the age of the Four Clans will soon come to an end.
Author's Note: Alright, so here's the first chapter of Tigerclaw's Ambition in this new little series I've come up with thanks to foxcraft fan. foxcraft gave me two ideas for this series and honestly both of them sound really fun to execute. And since this is going be more lighthearted, in the sense that wacky shenanigans shall happen because of me inferring with the cannon and giving cats powers. I shall be working on this whenever I feel stuck on Kwamis and Lions I shall be working on this fic, because honestly this concept and what I'm going to do seems so hilarious to me. So I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter:)
