Prologue
1/1/18 - 1/4/18 - 1/6/18 - 1/8/18
~ Jasper ~
The darkened sky of late August, and chilly breeze flows through the empty streets, save for the occasional rats coming out to scavenge. Jasper and Fennel quietly runs down the street with prey in their mouth before diving under a car.
Fennel puts down his sparrow.
"I don't know… I think it was just a crow."
"I'm not taking any chances." Jasper retorts.
"Jasper, we need to keep moving. The more we hide, the greater the danger we're in."
The dark orange she-cat highly doubts that. Even peering out from under the car sent apprehensive chills down her spine. The Twolegplace is eerily quiet, and she couldn't find any sign of cats. Jasper thought, fleetingly, that she might be letting her paranoia get to her again.
… But then again, it was a fleeting moment.
I prefer to be paranoid than careless. It keeps us safe. One wrong move - one careless mistake, and someone pays for it.
The dark orange-red she-cat told herself that when she realized she lost the little farm cat, Magpie. Jasper just left her behind with that Upwalker without a second thought, and she hasn't seen Magpie since - she doesn't know if she made it back safely.
Jasper could ask around, but the streets haven't been stable in the last two months. She, Ruth and Rascal have always established turfs to stay out of each other's fur. And Rascal ruined it. His cats move in on their birds, and steal food from under their noses.
Jasper would've already planned assassinated Rascal by now if Fennel and Gretchen hadn't been there to calm her down. And according to Scrappy, Ruth decided to further towards the lake after Richie was ambushed. Ruth would rather leave before she lost any of her cohorts.
Jasper refuses to be driven out by the likes of him.
After minutes of debating, she finally crawls from under the car, looking back at Fennel.
"The coast is clear."
The tan tom crawls from underneath the car with both the sparrow and mouse in his jaw before Jasper took her sparrow back.
The two rogues slink into the shadows, ever so cautious about what moves in the alleys or eyes in the dark. Jasper still feels as though her every move is being monitored by a spy.
Jasper and Fennel turn the corner to their hiding place when a terrified Gretchen appears from around. "Rascal was here!"
Jasper's blood boils when Fennel drops his catch.
"What? When?"
The lithe, grey she-cat is partially ashamed while at the same time angry.
"I left the lot unattended. I know, it's stupid - but I was just so hungry!" She looks at Jasper pleadingly.
The dark orange-red she-cat tosses the sparrow aside.
"Was Scrappy or the rookie with you?"
Gretchen shakes her head. "I haven't seen him or Midnight since you left."
Jasper lashes her bushy tail. "Show me what Rascal did."
"I'll look for Scrappy and Midnight." Fennel offers. Jasper is too angry and frightened (even though she'd never admit it) to think straight. She might lash out at an innocent kittypet if given the slightest chance of being provoked.
Fennel parts ways as Jasper follows Gretchen to their lot. The dark orange-red she-cat steps into the open lot, and her anger spikes at the sight.
The cardboard boxes were stomped on, some were torn apart by claws. Trash cans were knocked down, with rotting leftovers scattered all around the boxes and clean, unused trash cans.
Jasper turns to Gretchen. "Did they find the food?"
Gretchen automatically pads to the back of the dumpster and pushes the trash lid aside. Inside a plastic box is a small pile of freshly caught mice, pigeons, and pieces of meat from thrown out fish and chicken.
"It's better than nothing." Jasper said, relieved. She turns to the destroyed boxes.
"We'll probably have to move."
"How so?" Gretchen asks. "It'll be difficult to move the prey to a different spot, and with Rascal knowing where we are…"
"We'll just be more aware next time. Then, I can find a different lot for us to stay, one he doesn't know about."
Jasper and Gretchen were startled by a chilling screech echoing down the alleyway. The two she-cats race through the alley and come across a solid black tom fighting a dark brown tabby tom much bigger than himself. Fennel and Scrappy were snarling at a large, silvery white tom, making him edge back.
Jasper yowls and charges for Rascal.
"Midnight, no!" Fennel cries.
The dark tabby from before tackles Jasper down with his claws digging into her flank.
Oh, no you're not!
The dark orange-red she-cat rears her back legs onto the dark brown tabby's stomach, ripping her claws on his broad shoulders. The dark tabby continues to leave searing slashes on her exposed stomach and chest before grabbing her by the neck with his teeth.
Jasper swings her front paw and runs her claws on the dark tabby's eye, but he didn't seem to wince as he throws her against the sidewalk.
"No! You thief!" Scrappy's attack is cut short when Rascal smacks him down, and turns away with the rat. With the dark tabby next to him, Rascal and the tom left as quickly as they came.
Jasper bares her teeth when Fennel tries to approach her.
"Check on Midnight!"
Gretchen helps the solid black tom on his paws, Midnight sustained two small scars on his shoulder, but nothing too serious. Jasper sinks her claws on the concrete floor.
How dare he show his face around me? That two-faced raccoon!
Scrappy has a bad limp, Midnight is hurt, and their lot is ruined. Rascal is probably laughing at her defeat right now, along with that dark tabby.
I know one thing: I refuse to bow down and let them walk over me. I'm nobody's scratching tree.
1st Clan Allegiances
ThunderClan Allegiance
Leader - Littlestar - small, black tom with a white chest, chin, underbelly, front paws and legs, with pale amber eyes.
Deputy - Finchblaze - dark ginger tom with darker brown tabby stripes and green eyes
Apprentice: Bumblepaw
Medicine Cat - Duskshade - pale brown tabby tom with faint, darker tabby stripes and pale amber eyes, one white front paw and tail tip.
Apprentice: Suncloud
Warriors:
Windstorm - light grey tom with cream brown ears and amber eyes
Apprentice: Rainpaw
Driftcloud - light brown tom with ice blue eyes
Leopardstripe - dark brown tom with white paws, bright ginger swirls on his pelt and green eyes
Emberheart - short furred, ginger she-cat with a white chest, paws, and tail tip with amber eyes
Apprentice: Alderpaw
Stormwhisker - dark blue tom with green eyes
Lionfang - ginger tom with brown paws and amber eyes
Berryheart - cream colored tom with white toes and amber eyes
Squirreltail - brown tom with a bushy tail
Spottedberry - golden brown she cat with black splotches
Thistlefang - dark brown tabby tom with a white underbelly, neck, and paws and dark golden eyes
Minkfrost - dark mocha brown tom with cream socks with a flash on his chest and blue eyes
Tumblefoot - grey tabby tom with light greyish paws, and pale green eyes
Blossomheart - red, brown and black calico she-cat with pinkish spots, white legs and muzzle and yellow eyes
Ivyheart - brown she cat with silver paws and amber eyes
Rosefoot - small, pinkish she cat with white, petal shaped patches and pale green eyes, blind.
Seedwhisker - pale ginger tom with white chest and paws and amber eyes
Pineheart - red brown she cat with white paws and green eyes
Gingershine - ginger she cat with pale green eyes
Timberclaw - blue grey and brown tom
Pricklefrost - grey and white tom
Sageleaf - solid grey she-cat with dark green eyes
Apprentice: Mistypaw
Maplecloud - tortoiseshell she cat with fluffy fur, bright ginger and pitch black splotches, with black paws and golden eyes and a long scar on her right shoulder
Drizzlefall - bluish grey tom with light blue eyes
Redclaw - dark ginger tabby tom with pale green eyes with yellow tints
Creeksong - light grey tabby she cat with green eyes and white tail tip
Ripplefeather - silver and black tabby tom with a white underbelly, white paws and tail tip with green eyes
Fishleap - deep, dark blue tom with clear blue eyes
Morningfire - silver tabby tom with white front paws and grey eyes
Apprentice: Briarpaw
Acornfall - brown she cat with light brown ears, paws, muzzle and blaze up her nose, with dark amber eyes
Raccoontail - grey tom with a black ringed tail and amber eyes
Aspenstone - gold brown tom with gold eyes and white ear tips
Poppyflower - black she-cat with green eyes
Hollyflame - black she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice: Twigpaw
Flashpad - very light grey tom with white paws, ears, tail and yellow eyes
Cherrystem - dark red she-cat with bright green eyes
Cloudypatch - long haired, white and ginger patched tom with blue eyes
Honeyfur - golden she-cat with a white muzzle, chest and paws and green eyes
Lightningstrike - light brown tabby tom with jet black, horizontal stripes and green eyes
Breezefall - spiky furred light brown tom with blue eyes
Eaglewing - dark brown tabby she-cat with white paws, chest and muzzle and green eyes
Apprentices:
Suncloud - bright ginger she-cat with gold eyes, medicine cat apprentice
Alderpaw - dark brown tabby tom with tufted ears and amber eyes
Twigpaw - lithe, light gray she-cat with green eyes, long legs, and a winding tail
Bumblepaw - pale gray tabby tom with smoky gray stripes and yellow eyes
Briarpaw - solid brown she-cat with blue eyes and a long tail
Mistypaw - silvery, white she-cat with ice blue eyes
Rainpaw - pale gray she-cat with sky blue eyes
(Queens)
Snowpelt - pure white she cat with pale, silver flecks, and deep blue eyes. Mother of Thistlefang's kits, Blizzardkit (white she-kit with short fur, and dark golden eyes) and Frostkit (fluffy, white she-kit with pale grey ears and icy blue eyes) five moons old
Petalbreeze - pale tortoiseshell she cat with black, dark ginger and brown patches and dark green eyes. Mother of Raccoontail's kits. Sootkit (gray tom with bright amber eyes), Splashkit (bright ginger and white tabby she-cat with green eyes), and Sleekkit (yellow tabby she-cat with green eyes and long fur) one moon old
Nightsong - long legged black she cat with a white stripe down her back and a short tail, with green eyes. Mother of Ripplefeather's kits. Violetkit (dark grey and black striped she-cat with dark blue eyes) and Silverkit (mottled, light grey tom with pale gold eyes and white paws) one moon old
Elders:
Ashcloud - grey tom with a long tail
Daisyleaf - cream colored tabby she cat with dark blue eyes
Foxflame - bright ginger tom with a white chest, paws and amber eyes, crippled hind leg
RiverClan Allegiance
Leader - Olivestar - brown tabby she cat with blue eyes
Apprentice: Shadepaw
Deputy - Silversnow - a silver she cat with white stripes and pale yellow eyes
Medicine cat - Sootdust - mottled grey she cat
Apprentice: Specklefern (white she-cat with grey splotches and blue eyes)
Warriors:
Larkflight - grey tom with a white sock
Pebblestep - light grey dappled tom with yellow eyes
Apprentice: Robinpaw
Minnownose - sand brown she-cat with blue eyes
Heavyclaw - big ginger and white tom
Frecklespots - yellow she-cat with white splotches and yellow eyes
Curlyfur - light brown, long curly haired tabby she-cat, former loner
Apprentice: Swanpaw
Skyflower - black and white patched she-cat with blue eyes, former rogue
Icestripe - white she-cat with light silver stripes
Toadheart - small, dark brown tom with yellow eyes, former rogue
Apprentice: Heronpaw
Brindleclaw - black and yellow she-cat with ice blue eyes, former loner
Apprentice: Lilacpaw
Cinderfall - big, handsome dark grey tom with light blue eyes, former loner
Bramblefrost - black she-cat with dark grey tabby stripes
Goosetalon - long haired grey tom
Bouncestep - skinny light grey tom
Applefoot - yellow she cat with bright ginger stripes and light green eyes
Ferretleap - dark brown tom with white paws with amber eyes
Daisypelt - light grey tabby she cat with green eyes
Darkwater - handsome, black tom with dark amber eyes
Bearskip - black tom with dark brown patches
Whitefang - white tom with amber eyes
Apprentice: Shellpaw
Troutface - silverish grey tom with a white face and green eyes
Stonefoot - pale grey tom with blue eyes
Lakemist - dark grey and white she-cat and green eyes
Tanglepelt - dark brown and white tabby tom with green eyes and long fur
Dovesong - light grey she-cat with one white front paw and bright amber eyes
Beechclaw - thick furred, black tom with dark brown ears and amber eyes
Apprentice: Grasspaw
Bouldertooth - large, pale grey tom
Willowfall - white she cat
Berrystripe - creamy brown she cat with slightly darker stripes on her forelegs
Apprentices:
Grasspaw - brown tabby tom with green eyes
Robinpaw - dark brown tom with a bright ginger chest and yellow eyes
Shadepaw - very dark brown tabby she-cat bright amber eyes
Lilacpaw - pale silver tabby she-cat with white paws, tail tip and green eyes
Swanpaw - white tom with pale blue eyes
Heronpaw - dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes and white back paws, with white front toes
Shellpaw - dark grey tom with amber eyes and faintly darker spots
(Queens)
Carpstream - grey she-cat with light grey stripes with amber eyes. Mother of Beechclaw's kits. Storkkit (big, black tom with light amber eyes), Wavekit (solid blue grey she-kit with pretty green eyes), and Perchkit (mottled, bright ginger tabby tom with a bushy tail and amber eyes), five moons old. Foster mother to Oakkit (small, dark ginger tabby tom with white paws and muzzle) and Elmkit (light brown tom with a white muzzle and front paws) five moons old
Elders:
Birchfang - mottled brown tom
Dewcloud - pale grey tom
Fawnstep - sandy brown she cat
ShadowClan Allegiance
Leader - Heatherstar - light brown tabby she cat with light blue eyes, also a queen
Deputy - Foxfur - ginger tabby she-cat with pale green eyes and a bushy tail
Apprentice: Crowpaw
Medicine cat - Owlflight - light brown tom with green eyes and a grey hawk owl feather on his left ear
Apprentice: Milkpelt (white furred she-cat with hints of grey)
Warriors:
Longfoot - tall, grey tom
Mosscloud - brown and white she cat with amber eyes
Shrewnose - dark brown tom with amber eyes
Mudtail - mottled dark brown tabby tom with yellow eyes
Adderclaw - pale brown tabby tom with amber eyes and dark brown stripes
Doeleap - light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes and a white muzzle, paws, chest and tail tip
Tawnymoon - dark grey tabby she-cat with grey near the white underbelly and chest
Leafshade - white and black tabby she-cat
Needlesong - dark silverish blue she-cat with bright blue-green eyes, white toes, black tipped tail, and white flash on chest
Smokeclaw - dark smokey grey, almost black tom with green eyes
Fernblossom - dark colored, pretty dappled tortoiseshell she-cat with bright green eyes
Otterheart - dark brown she-cat with a cream brown underbelly and bright blue eyes
Apprentice: Tigerpaw
Fuzzystorm - long haired, fluffy very dark brown tabby tom with black paws and amber eyes
Apprentice: Oatpaw
Reedfur - long legged dark grey tom with a white underbelly and paws and blue eyes
Streamlily - white she-cat with light blue eyes, mute
Dewpelt - dark grey tom with light blue eyes
Poolheart - brown she cat with white paws and blue eyes
Ploverwing - pale grey and white she cat
Blackhawk - thick furred, black tom with amber eyes
Mallowfrost - tan she-cat with light brown splotches and green eyes
Featherwing - long haired, light grey she cat with slightly darker tabby stripes and light blue eyes
Apprentice: Dapplepaw
Chestnutfur - dark, red-brown tom
Juniperheart - tan she-cat with a white chest and paws and amber eyes
Flowerpetal - light grey she cat with darker stripes
Patchflower - dark, tortoiseshell she cat with black spots
Sorrelcloud - ginger and black patched she-cat
Cloudfire - white tom with amber eyes
Thornstripe - mottled light brown tom
Weedclaw - ginger tom with green eyes
Vinewhisker - tall, dark grey tom
Bluestorm - blue grey tom with dark amber eyes
Dusktail - white she-cat with a jet black tail and light blue eyes
Swallowfur - yellow tabby tom with amber eyes
Apprentice: Dawnpaw
Apprentices:
Crowpaw - jet black tom with a white splash on his chest and blaze on his nose and dark blue eyes
Tigerpaw - dark brown tabby tom with white paws, black stripes and green eyes
Oatpaw - cream colored she-cat with a pink nose, white muzzle and underbelly
Dapplepaw - ginger she-cat with black and white splotches, and amber eyes
Dawnpaw - ginger and black she-cat with green eyes
(Queens)
Wishfeather - light silver she-cat with ice blue eyes. Mother of Newtkit (dark grey grey tabby tom with amber eyes) and Shimmerkit (mottled, yellow tabby she-kit with green eyes), four moons old. Foster mother to Snakekit, (brown tabby tom with light green eyes), Volekit (grey tabby tom with amber eyes) and Stoatkit (pale silver she-kit with deep blue eyes)
Heatherstar - light brown tabby she cat with light blue eyes, also leader of ShadowClan. Mother of Blackhawk's kits, Mousekit (grey and white tom with light blue eyes) Ratkit (skinny, very dark grey tabby tom with amber eyes) and Russetkit (dark ginger she-kit with white paws and yellow eyes) one moon old
Elders
Frostpool - pure white she cat
Marshfoot - brown and black tom
Lichenfall - brown tabby tom
WindClan Allegiance
Leader - Brackenstar - white and brown striped tom
Deputy - Hollyclaw - dark grey she cat
Medicine cat - Softdawn - pale grey and white she-cat with fluffy fur, green eyes and white tail tip
Apprentice: Pheasantpaw
Warriors:
Sleetfrost - very, very light blue tom
Spiderdusk - black tom with broad shoulders and green eyes
Mintpelt - blue grey tom
Cricketleap - light ginger tom with light blue eyes
Nutbranch - brown and black tabby tom
Mottleclaw - black and white patched tom with green eyes
Fallowcloud - solid brown she-cat with pretty amber eyes
Vixenleap - blackish dark grey she-cat with dark green eyes
Runningfoot - brown tabby tom with yellow eyes
Jayflight - blue she-cat with black stripes and white paws
Scorchblaze - dark ginger tom with green eyes
Harepounce - white tom with light brown splotches
Apprentice: Slatepaw
Lilypool - white she cat with green eyes
Lizardtail - mottled brown tom
Hawkflight - dark ginger tom with light brown paws and white muzzle
Larchleap - ginger tom
Brightflower - pure silver tabby she cat with light blue eyes
Echobreeze - bright gold she cat
Falconwing - pretty light brown she cat
Cloversong - tan she cat with dark brown legs, face and ears with very pale blue eyes
Cedarbark - dark brown tabby tom with light brown stripes and green eyes
Hootnose - tan colored tom with amber eyes
Burnclaw - dark grey tom with light blue eyes
Apprentice: Wrenpaw
Bushtail - skinny white tom with a thick, bushy tail
Raventalon - black tom with yellow eyes
Apprentice: Puddlepaw
Wolfclaw - mottled brown tom with green eyes
Apprentice: Hailpaw
Tansyshine - pale gold she-cat with dark green eyes, and white paws and muzzle
Sandpool - stout, pale ginger, sand brown she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice: Moonpaw
Mothspots- dappled golden brown she-cat with pale green eyes
Molefur - small dark brown tom
Rowanfoot - ginger tom with darker stripes and white underbelly and paws
Springfern - lithe, tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes and a bright pink nose
Gorsewing - white tom with grey splotches and dark amber eyes
Apprentice: Sharppaw
Dapplewing - brown she-cat with white and black splotches
Dustcloud - muscular dark brown tabby tom with yellow eyes, and a scar on his flank
Ambertail - ginger she cat with yellow eyes
Apprentice: Tallpaw
Dawncloud - light gray tabby she-cat, with darker stripes and beautiful sky blue eyes
Rockfur- sturdy black tom with light blue eyes
Apprentice: Wildpaw
Fogcloud - light silver she-cat with pale green eyes and a pink nose
Nettlestripe - dark grey tom with black paws and legs, and amber eyes
Lightspots - pale grey she-cat with white splotches
Thicketfur - thick furred, dark brown tabby tom
Flyfall - lithe, white tom with yellow eyes
Apprentice: Meadowpaw
Bristlewing - grey and white tom
Orangewhisker - orange tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Woollyclaw - muscular, gray tom with a white chest, paws, and tail tip with pale amber eyes, Plumfeather's father
Plumfeather - brown and white tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Palepad - very pale brown she-cat with rough paw pads and dark green eyes
Furzeheart - white she-cat with gray splotches and pale yellow eyes
Apprentices:
Sharppaw - gray and white tom with amber eyes
Puddlepaw - mottled, dark brown she-cat with blue eyes
Moonpaw - silvery gray tabby she-cat with bright amber eyes
Slatepaw - gray tom with blue-yellow eyes and a lighter gray muzzle
Hailpaw - blue gray tom with dark blue eyes
Pheasantpaw - tortoiseshell and white she-kit with a pink nose and amber eyes, medicine cat apprentice
Wildpaw - ginger and white tom with green eyes
Meadowpaw - mottled gray she-cat with amber eyes
Tallpaw - long legged, black tom with amber eyes
Wrenpaw - light brown tabby she-cat with a white underbelly and green eyes
(Queens)
Cheetahspots - light brown she-cat with dark brown and black patches. Mother of Spiderdusk's kits, Lionkit (long haired, light brown she-kit with light amber eyes) and Lynxkit (pale grey tom-kit with dark amber eyes, small black patches and tufted ears)
(Elders)
Frogskip - dark brown tom, skinny
Talonfang - lanky, brown tom
Hazelheart - dark yellow she cat with white paws and chest, former medicine cat
Twistedfoot - black and white tom with a bent front paw
Goldentail - very pale ginger she cat with amber eyes
Animals Outside of the Clans
Gracie - brown tabby she-cat with a white spot on her chest, a white back right paw, tail tip and pale green eyes. A kittypet.
Copper - yellow and white tabby tom with yellow eyes. A kittypet, Gracie's son.
Jessie - black and white female Farm Dog
Fenris - white furred half-wolf with one floppy ear, lives with Jessie as a guard dog
Diana - white furred female, half-Farm Dog with a black tail and floppy ears with a slender build, Fenris and Jessie's pup and Collin's sister
Violet - pretty, silver she cat with darker stripes and dark blue eyes. Former WindClan queen, whereabouts unknown.
Rudy - big, dark brown tabby tom
Lionfur - dark golden tom with dark amber eyes, formerly known as Ashfire
Tigerclaw - huge, dark brown tabby tom, formerly known as Firestorm
Jasper - dark orange-red she-cat with long fur, bushy tail and yellow eyes
Gretchen - lithe, grey she-cat
Scrappy - small, orange tom
Fennel - tan tom with dark brown splotches
Katie - fluffy silver and white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes
Midnight - solid black tom with yellow eyes and long claws
Ruth - shiny black she-cat
Reese - light brown tom
Edgar - dark grey tom
Fluffy - small, fluffy pale grey she-cat
Gordy - brown tom with white paws
Richie - bright ginger tom
Bridget - stocky, blue grey she-cat
Logan - pale grey tom with amber eyes
Winnie - brown she-cat with yellow eyes
Rascal - large, silvery white tom with dark amber eyes and slightly darker rings on his tail
Horseplace Cats
Amelia - yellow she-cat with black splotches and dark blue eyes with a dark purple collar, formerly a kittypet
Flint - grey tom with amber eyes and slightly darker paws
Bristle - small brown tom with green eyes
Beetle - ginger and white tabby tom with green eyes, Lily's brother
Moss - pretty white she-cat with pale grey spots and blue eyes, Oscar's mate
Oscar - lanky brown tabby tom with a red collar and big paws, Moss' mate
Dove - fluffy grey she-cat with green eyes, Flint's half sister
Lily - tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes, Beetle's sister
Breeze - thin black she-cat with amber eyes
Magpie - soft furred black she-cat with a white muzzle, neck, underbelly, paws and tail tip and golden eyes
Storm - dark grey tom with yellow eyes
Jay - pale grey tom with very light blue eyes
Miranda - light brown she-cat with blue eyes and a long tail
Zac - white tom with blue eyes