Years after the Great War that claimed millions of lives, we thought we could have peace but because of political decisions and our clans policy to "Police the world" we're drawn into more conflict growing up and with that thought of the scary nuclear war looming over us, we don't know what will happen. Somehow, some way we will be there in the thick of it.
Allegiances: New conflict, new characters but same clans:
Thunderclan:
Leader: Firestar (Rank: Staff Sergeant, Weapon: M16A1)
Deputy: Graystripe (Rank Sergeant, Weapon: IMI Uzi)
Medicine cat: Cinderpelt (Rank: Combat medic, Weapon: L1A1)
Warriors: (Toms and she-cat without recruits)
Mousefur (Rank: Corporal, Weapon: M2 Carbine)
Dustpelt (Rank: Corporal Lance, Weapon: M16A1)
Sandstorm (Rank: Corporal Lance, Weapon: M16A1)
Cloudtail (Rank: Corporal, Weapon: M60, PPSh-41 in close quarters)
Brackenfur (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M3A1 Grease Gun)
Brightheart (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M14)
Thornclaw (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Brambleclaw (Rank: PFC, Weapon: H&K MP5)
Ashfur (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16)
Rainwhisker (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M60)
Sootfur (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Apprentices: (Rookies training)
Sorrelpaw (Rank: Private, Weapon: M14)
Trainers: (Cats training new recruits)
Goldenflower (Rank: Staff Sergeant, Weapon: M1919A6)
Ferncloud (Rank: PFC, Weapon: R870 Remington)
Kits: (The Warriors equivalent of a recruit)
Squirrelkit (Daughter of Firestar and Sandstorm. Born in 1948)
Leafkit (Daughter of Firestar and Sandstorm. Born in 1948)
Whitekit (Daughter of Cloudtail and Brightheart. Born in 1947)
Spiderkit (Son of Ferncloud and Dustpelt. Born in 1946)
Shrewkit (Son of Ferncloud and Dustpelt. Born in 1946)
Elders: (Planners for operations now retired from regular combat)
Dappletail (Rank: First Sergeant)
Speckletail (Rank: First Sergeant)
Frostfur (Rank: First Sergeant)
Longtail (Rank: First Sergeant, Retired in 1952 after becoming blind in both eyes by shrapnel in the Korean War)
Shadowclan:
Leader: Blackstar (Rank: First Sergeant, Weapon: MP5)
Deputy: Russetfur (Rank: Sergeant, Weapon: M16A1)
Medicine cat: Littlecloud: (Rank: Combat medic, Weapon: M14)
Warriors:
Oakfur (Rank: Corporal, Weapon: M16A1)
Cedarheart (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M60)
Tawnypelt (Rank: PFC, Weapon: STG 44)
Rowanclaw (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Apprentices:
Smokepaw: (Rank: Private, Weapon: M16A1)
Talonpaw: (Rank: Private, Weapon: M16A1)
Trainers:
Tallpoppy (Rank: PFC, Weapon: Mp5)
Elders:
Runningnose (Rank: First Sergeant, Former Combat medic)
Windclan:
Leader: Tallstar (Rank: Brigadier General, Weapon: Sterling SMG)
Deputy: Mudclaw (Rank: Sergeant, Weapon: M16A1)
Medicine cat: Barkface (Rank: Combat medic, Weapon: R870 Remington)
Warriors:
Webfoot (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Whitetail (Rank: PFC, Weapon: L1A1)
Tornear (Rank: PFC, Weapon: Sterling SMG)
Onewhisker (Rank: Corporal, Weapon: Bren Gun Mark 2)
Ashfoot (Rank: Staff Sergeant, Weapon: M60)
Apprentices:
Crowpaw (Rank: Private, Weapon: M16A1(Will treat him along with the other apprentices as fresh faced recruits)) (Born to Ashfoot and Deadfoot in 1947)
Elders:
MorningFlower (Rank: Major)
Riverclan:
Leader: Leopardstar (Rank: Sergeant, Weapon: M16A1)
Deputy: Mistyfoot (Rank: Caporal Chief, Weapon: M14)
Medicine cat: Mudfur (Rank: Combat Medic, Weapon: M16A1)
Apprentice: Mothwing (Rank: Junior Medic, Weapon: M16A1)
Warriors:
Blackclaw (Rank: Caporal: Weapon: M14)
Heavystep (Rank: Soldat de première classe, Weapon: M60)
Stormfur (Rank: Soldat de première classe, Weapon: M16A1)
Feathertail (Rank: Soldat de première classe, Weapon: M16A1)
Hawkfrost (Rank: Soldat de première classe, Weapon: AK-47)
Mosspelt (Rank: Soldat de première classe, Weapon: M14)
Apprentices:
Reedpaw (Rank: Soldat, Weapon: M16A1)
Pikepaw (Rank: Soldat, Weapon: M60)
Primrosepaw (Rank: Soldat, Weapon: M16A1)
Stonepaw (Rank: Soldat, Weapon: M16A1)
Trainers:
Dawnflower (Rank: Soldat de première classe, Weapon: M16A1)
Elders:
Loudbelly (Rank: First Sergeant)
Shadepelt (Rank: First Sergeant)
Skyclan: (Or the fanfiction's equivalent of the Canadians)
Leader: Leafstar (Rank: Lieutenant, Weapon: M3A1 Grease Gun)
Deputy: Sharpclaw (Rank: Staff Sergeant, Weapon: M16A1)
Medicine cat: Echosong (Rank: Combat Medic, Weapon: M14)
Warriors:
Patchfoot (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Petalnose (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Sparrowpelt (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Cherrytail (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M60)
Waspwhisker (Rank: Corporal, Weapon: M16A1)
Shrewtooth (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Ebonyclaw (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Billystorm (Rank: Corporal, Weapon: IMI Uzi)
Harveymoon (Rank: Corporal, Weapon: MP5)
Macgyver (Rank: 2nd Lieutenant, Weapon: Stoner 63)
Rockshade (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Bouncefire (Rank: Corporal, Weapon: F1 SMG)
Tinycloud (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M60)
Trainers:
Fallowfern (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Clovertail (Rank: PFC, Weapon: M16A1)
Kits:
Rabbitkit (Son of Fallowfern and Waspwhisker. Born in 1949)
Creekkit (Son of Fallowfern and Waspwhisker. Born in 1949)
Nettlekit (Son of Fallowfern and Waspwhisker. Born in 1949)
Plumkit (Daughter of Fallowfern and Waspwhisker. Born in 1949)
Elders:
Lichenfur (Rank: Sergeant)
Tangle (Rank: Master Sergreant)
Without further ado, let's begin.
Squirrelkit and Leafkit were waiting at a bus stop as they were going to be picked up for a long trip. Their parents, Firestar and Sandstorm left a few days before to brush up on a few things but the kits were old enough to receive what they called proper training. Whitekit dashed over as she made sure to pack for the trip ahead.
"Squirrelkit, Leafkit!" Whitekit called out to them. To their knowledge, Whitekit was their closest thing to family growing up seeing she was the daughter to Firestar's nephew Cloudtail and his one eyed true love, Brightheart. They too went away days before they were told that they should sign themselves up. "You got the papers and everything?" She asked them if they got everything. Leafkit soon got her papers as Squirrelkit got hers.
"Got them." Squirrelkit responded holding up her draft papers. It was clear Thunderclan needed many warriors to head out in times like these since they were in the biggest conflict of the decade. Soon the bus pulled up which would take them to the nearest boot camp but they were going to where the other boot camps were. Squirrelkit and Leafkit soon sat in their seats as Whitekit decided to sit up front. Whitekit soon looked at the bus driver.
"Where you think we will be going?" Whitekit asked him wondering where they would be going. The driver soon turned his head facing the apprentice as he wanted to give her the location.
"You're heading to Parris Island you kits. You seem to be attached to that place especially since Thunderclan needs freshly train kits to help fight their wars. Cats from all over are coming here to train up and help fight alongside the southern sector to help protect the world and keep it free. We don't want any dictatorships showing up at our front door and enforce their harsh ideology on the free thinking cats of Thunderclan." He soon shuts the door as they began to drive off. It was going to be a long drive where they were but they were going to get there eventually.
As it turned out, the bus driver was right about all of this. For the past 20 or so years after the defeat of Shadowclan, the world couldn't think on what ideology was better. Cats wanted the world to be free and unregulated while the bears wanted it to be strict and demanding. Many countries soon fell along as they were split on all of this. Squirrelkit, Leafkit and Whitekit were regular visitors to the local Thunderclan barracks when they were stationed in their free time but nowadays the barracks were empty as many of the older cats were called in to help train in the younger fresher faced kits that will be seeing combat for the first time. Whitekit couldn't bear to see Cloudtail be held up for trial thinking he was one of them that was helping the bears but Cloudtail just said he wanted to help out. And the word became a buzzword thrown around for cats who didn't even like certain things. If you didn't like Hollywood for example you said that word and had them arrested and shut down on the spot and many cats didn't even dare to open their mouths in fear of being taken away. Then came the conflict in Korea where the north and south was divided as former members of Bloodclan really liked the word as they convinced the north to attack the south. This resulted in the lead sniper, Longtail losing his sight from a grenade that was thrown right in front of him and exploding. However the biggest fright came when the clock was 1 minute away from midnight as nuclear missiles were placed in Cuba and if those missiles were removed then the missiles that were in Turkey were obsolete and due to come down and all the cats breathed one big sigh of relief but other news was happening.
The desegregation of the south, political assassinations in Thunderclan and all out nuclear war were some of the things that the cats lived in their day to day lives and that is when the first domino in a long string of events began as it all started with another war between north and South.
Whitekit was still riding along in the bus as it pulled over to let two more cats on. These cats were a long lean black and brown tom as he had some pretty long legs for his size and a shorter brown brother as they soon sat down, the bus rolled again. Soon the bus became crowded as it continued picking up more kits as it was heading southward. Leafkit soon looked at an almost black kit with blue eyes as he seemed not in a good mood, Leafkit got up and walked over to him. As soon as she sat next to him, he lashed out.
"What are you doing sitting next to me?" The kit threatened to hit her as Leafkit looked at him as she didn't mean any harm.
"Come on relax please. Just breathe." Leafkit told the kit as he wasn't used to her presence. The kit soon began to relax as he began to calm down, it was clear he didn't like where he was going. "What is your name?" Leafkit just wanted to get the kit used to her as she wanted the kit to begin talking. Soon the kit turned to her as he began to speak.
"Crowkit." Crowkit introduced himself. Crowkit soon turned away as he slumped down. Leafkit looked at him.
"I'm Leafkit, you don't seem very happy, is there something wrong?" Leafkit introduced herself before she turned to Crowkit. Crowkit lifted his head as he spoke.
"Yeah. I just never had anyone good in life. I had no siblings. Deadfoot was killed in Korea. I felt like I was an outcast for most of my life and now my mother is forcing me to sign up into the very same position that got Deadfoot killed in the first place." Crowkit explained on why he felt this way. Leafkit turned to him as she wanted to help him out.
"We all have our ups and downs but you feel like you've kit the floor and kept going, might as well turn it around in the hope things do get better in the future." Crowkit turned to Leafkit as he was told this as they were getting closer to Parris Island.
"Yeah Thunderclan's eagles screeched and is calling us one and all, Few of us have family but I feel like we can try to meet up with our parents." Crowkit told Leafkit as he knew this could be miserable. "My mother didn't even kiss me goodbye and she soon left. Now hundreds of us are wondering where our parents are." Leafkit soon cuddled up to him as the notion was that war will never and now the young kits were being conscripted. However based on their age, they really weren't kits but they acted like kits and they needed to be turned into fighting machines. The bus soon pulled in as the cats soon began getting off. The kits were soon lined up as several toms began to guide them into the building. They were soon given their belongings and were told how to organize them properly. Soon they were all waiting on line to get tagged and their heads brushed up. Whitekit was excited, Crowkit was nervous and Leafkit and Squirrelkit had no feelings. Soon the two toms they were with on the bus had enter the room as Whitekit could barely contain herself.
"Isn't this exciting? We get to be with our parents in a matter of weeks and I can't wait to try out the goods that they have for us. I think I love lugging around Papa's 20 pound toy hey got from the days he was there from 42 to 45. It goes bang bang bang! I want one of those myself!" Whitekit squealed as she was referring to her parent's crazy adventures that they had before she was born. Squirrelkit turned to Whitekit.
"I don't think that was a toy that you were referring to Whitekit. You just must have had fun with what your dad brought over from war's end." Squirrelkit wanted to make it clear that weapons weren't toys but if it suited Whitekit well, then she would be getting one for basic combat.
"It's one of the many toys that dad had laying around and they are a lot of fun. I didn't know why he had a big one laying around when he brings his doggy friends over to destroy some bottles." Whitekit mewed as the line moved up. She was excited seeing she was next.
"You sure, I don't want to be playing with things that have the potential to cause harm." Crowkit responded as he seemed really nervous about this. Whitekit didn't care. She was soon taken in and Squirrelkit watched on. Crowkit soon went in as Leafkit was next. Several cats stood behind them as they were also kits of similar age being signed up for combat. Leafkit soon went in next as Squirrelkit watched thinking she was next. Soon she walked in as she was next. A cat took her in as they took her on a sea as they began brushing her fur out, cutting out the excess to fit the helmet as well as measuring her size and stature. Once done, they turned to her as they wanted to know her.
"Name?" One of the cats working there asked her wondering who she was.
"Squirrelkit." She responded. The cats nodded as they soon got her a collar with her name on it. The collars were multi colored as the darker colors represented male cats and the lighter ones represented female cats. Whitekit had a light green collar. Crowkit had a navy blue collar and Leafkit a yellow collar. Squirrelkit's collar was pink.
"You ready to meet the drill instructor and start training?" Whitekit asked them as they were all assigned to the same group together. None of them responded as they didn't want to meet the drill instructor. "That's a shame we should be excited since we might get placed in the same group as our parents." Whitekit still had a sense of excitement but the others were downright nervous about this.
"This could have been the worst thing we've got ourselves roped into." Leafkit was beginning to feel the regret about joining. She felt like she wanted to drop out from this but the stigma was that she needed to be with her sister. Leafkit gulped as they walked outside to their barracks. Whitekit dashed off as she wanted to scream with her excitement.
"Goodbye my sweetheart; and hello Vietnam!" Whitekit shouted with excitement. It was clear that the next 8 weeks would be their playground for war.
[A/N]: A new story, mostly new character and a new conflict to look down on. This is just the beginning as I got a few questions:
What was the buzz word being thrown around at the time to describe on what the people didn't like at the time?
That's all I got so I recommend you read this slowly and I will be marshalling the new Warriors characters into Bootcamp. Also we still need to compete with the overused HSAU's as I am willing to compete until the very end.
Also this is a warning for all of you, this story will contain, suggestive themes, lots of cursing and violence, racism and possibly some hazing coming from the Drill instructor in the next chapter. You have been warned. See you in the next chapter for the time being. See you in Nam.