In StarClan
"I'm only sorry that I won't be there for my father Stormcloud." Blizzardpaw sighed, walking on a path to StarClan.
Eventually, she made it to some starry forest grounds and was surprised to see several cats with starry pelts waiting for her.
"Didn't realize I was that popular." Blizzardpaw muttered.
"You're Bramblestar's kit, why wouldn't you be?" Hollyleaf asked.
"No I'm not!" Blizzardpaw protested. "Stormcloud is, he raised us and that'll never change!"
"I wouldn't want to be Bramblestar's kit either, I'm actually glad now that Crowfeather was my real father." Lionblaze reassured her. "But we must get to the point of why we're here."
"I thought bringing Squirrelflight back to ThunderClan would push Bramblestar to reunite with Gemlight." Hollyleaf explained. "But...y'knowhow that worked out."
"Yeah I'm dead." Blizzardpaw deadpanned. "But I told her to kill me."
"Any cat in their right mind would've refused to satisfy your suicidal impulses." Hollyleaf retorted.
"Yeah, Squirrelflight has to go." Lionblaze growled.
"She'sjust misunderstood!" Leafpool cried. "It's that badger Gemlight that's been tricking Bramblestar and Squirrelflight has just been rightfully acting out against it!"
"You call killing Blizzardpaw rightfully acting out?!" Ashfur snarled in Leafpool's face. "I understand why you're trying to defend your sister, I loved her once. But her sense of right and wrong has shattered."
"And there's that rogue near ThunderClan camp as well. They're only trouble." Hollyleaf also pointed out.
"I'll send someone to share the message with Bramblestar." Ashfur told them.
"How aboutyou Blizzardpaw?" Lionblaze meowed. "ThunderClan is goingto know you're missing and Bramblestar needs to know you're here with us."
"Fine." Blizzardpaw growled. "I don't want them to fret about me anyway."
Bramblestar realized he was in another dream in StarClan and wondered if he'd find out where his daughter Blizzardpaw went. After all he sent several patrols before he went to sleep, hoping she just left camp to clear her mind.
But he didn't expect the worst outcome when he saw Blizzardpaw approach him. He gasped and stared at her with wide amber eyes.
She was dead.
"NO!" Bramblestar shouted. "I thought you were just leaving camp to relax like you usually do Blizzardpaw! You...what happened?!"
"I drowned myself in the big lake." Blizzardpaw lied. "Dad doesn't need me anymore and neither does the rest of the Clan."
"You're lying!" Bramblestar snapped. "Someone killed you and I know it! AndI'm your father Blizzardpaw. You know that!"
"Stormcloud will always be my father, he took care of me and you're nothing more than a lousy leader and a deadbeat father!" Blizzardpaw yelled. "Watch your back Bramblestar, things in yourClan are going to get really ugly."
With that said Bramblestar's daughter walked away, leaving the tom shocked and devastated knowing he'd be waking up with one less kit of his alive.
"All of ThunderClan come forward!"
Twigpaw and Goldenpaw were the first apprentices to run out of their den, hoping to find their sister. But for some reason their father looked angrier than he was yesterday.
And their mother Gemlight was looking down shaking, and it seemed the two former mates knew something the rest of the Clan did not.
"Blizzardpaw...Blizzardpaw is dead." Bramblestar growled. "I saw her in StarClan and she had been killed!"
Cats were shocked and Goldenpaw felt her heart drop. Her sister was really dead?
"It must've been that rogue we tried to chase out!" Brackenfur yowled. "Bramblestar! I remember her scent! Let me lead a patrol to find her and have her killed!"
"Thank you Brackenfur, but may I remind you Gemlight is deputy again." Bramblestar meowed. "And I would like to hear what she had in mind."
"Oh...well, carry on." Brackenfur muttered.
"I do not think a simple rogue would want to kill our daughter." Gemlight pointed out. "I think a cat in this Clan would be more interested."
Suddenly several cats turned their heads to Squirrelflight, who was already looking nervous.
"What? I've changed!" Squirrelflight gasped. "You couldn't possibly think I'd do something as horrible as this?"
"Wait? Where's Beetlepaw?" Millie cried.
"He's not in camp!" Stumpypaw exclaimed. "I checked the apprentice's den!"
"What did you do?!" Millie snarled in Squirrelflight's face.
"I didn't do anything!" Squirrelflight cried. "If I was capable of this do you think I'd still be here?"
"Good question." Spiderleg growled. "Why don't we-"
A yowl was heard from the Nursery and Spiderleg ran there to his mate.
"Amberdrop's kitting!" Spiderleg shouted.
Jayfeather and Fernmask went into the Nursery and Bramblestar and Gemlight wasted no time sending out patrols left and right to look for Millie's son.
Goldenpaw ended up on a patrol near the ShadowClan territory with Twigpaw, their mentors, and Milkpool.
"Bramblestar suspects ShadowClan kidnapped Beetlepaw, it wouldn't be the first time." Brackenfur explained. "But I personally think it was that filthy rogue we ran into. Goldenpaw, do you remember her scent?"
"I think so." Goldenpaw replied.
"Then what are you waiting for?" Whitewing hissed. "Go near the Twolegplace, she's probably there."
"Fine." Goldenpaw growled angrily at her mentor.
She continued onward to find the rogue or better yet find Beetlepaw, who she had grown to like as a good friend along with his sisters.
"Trust me, with everyone looking for Blizzardpaw, they won't even bother looking for us."
What?
Goldenpaw recognized that voice as Beetlepaw's and was thrown off. She knew him well, he wouldn't have secrets would he?
Goldenpaw crouched low behind some bushes and moved closer like she was stalking prey. She lifted her head up and was shocked to see him with a dark brown she-cat that reeked of ShadowClan scent.
And what hurt her was she was leaning against him with no shame, looking up at him. Goldenpaw recognized her as Dovewing's daughter Eaglepaw and leaped out of the bushes.
"You disgusting toad!" Goldenpaw yelled at Eaglepaw. "And you sneaky little snake! Everyone's been looking for you!"
"Beetle! You said no one was and they would be busy looking for Blizzardpaw!" Eaglepaw protested.
"Did you kill my sister?" Goldenpaw snarled at Beetlepaw. "Yeah, she's dead. So I'd suggest you break off your forbidden fling here and get back to camp."
"He doesn't have to-"
"Eaglepaw, she's the fiercest apprentice in our Clan. I can't stay here now that she knows." Beetlepaw explained. "Bye love."
Eaglepaw glared at Goldenpaw wanting to prove him wrong but instead she huffed and returned to camp.
"You dirty mouse-heart." Goldenpaw hissed. "Your mother has been so distraught and here you are ruining ThunderClan's name!"
"Why does the Clan rules mean so much to you?" Beetlepaw scoffed, angering the she-cat further.
"It matters to me if you're going around seeing cats outside the Clan!" Goldenpaw retorted. "We need to get back to camp, Amberdrop is having her kits!"
The two went back to camp where Millie immediately ran to her son covering him with licks.
"Where were you? We thought you could've been killed!" Millie wailed. "I don't want to lose one kit of mine!"
"I was hunting but I couldn't find anything." Beetlepaw lied. "I...I'm pretty tired. I'd like to see Amberdrop's kits and then go to sleep."
"Of course my dear son." Millie purred. "Thank you for finding him Goldenpaw."
"Um, of course." Goldenpaw stammered.
Goldenpaw and Beetlepaw went to the Nursery to see Amberdrop with Spiderleg and there four kits.
"This grey tom is Dustkit, the orange she-kit is Mothkit, the black tom is Shrewkit, and the white and grey she-kit is Rosekit." Spiderleg announced with pride.
"Where's Daisy?" Beetlepaw asked.
"That fox-heart is currently throwing her tantrum near the WindClan border. She tried to hurt our kits." Spiderleg growled.
"She'll be in the warrior's den from now on." Amberdrop then looked nervous. "And she has to hunt and patrol now instead of looking after the kits."
"Don't worry Amberdrop, she'll get used to it by the time our kits become warriors." Spiderleg purred.
"All cats that can catch prey come here for an early ceremony for my kits!"
Us?!
Goldenpaw ran out of the Nursery without even acknowledging Beetlepaw, her heart raced knowing every moment of her life was leading up to this.
"Hey." Millie growled. "What about my kits? They've been apprentices longer."
"If you ever become leader you can make your kits warriors as fast as you want." Bramblestar told her. "But I'm leader. Twigpaw?"
"Yes Bramblestar?"
"Do you promise to protect your Clan with your life?"
"I do."
"Then you are now Twigbreeze. And I'm so proud to call you my son." Bramblestar purred. "And Goldenpaw, do you promise to do the same?"
"I do."
"Then you are now Goldenheart. You've been the fiercest apprentice in ThunderClan and the most dedicated." Bramblestar purred. "I wouldn't be surprised if you became leader someday."
"Twigbreeze! Goldenheart!"
"I'm so happy for you!" Stumpypaw squealed, running to her crush. To Goldenheart's surprise, Twigbreeze nuzzled Stumpypaw back.
I wouldn't be surprised if they had kits when she becomes a warrior.
"BRAMBLESTAR! BRAMBLESTAR!"
Bramblestar looked away from his son and daughter and saw Brightheart pulling a corpse with her eye showing horror and devastation.
"My son Dewshade was killed!"
