Hey! I am back with another chapter guilt is gnawing at me for leaving you guys for so long.
LEAFCLAN:
"Branchstar... I have some news that might interest you" purred Grapeclaw. "Yes what is it" asked Branchstar, Grapeclaw wasn't the strongest of swiftest cat in his Clan but he definitely was one of the most sneaky and well-informed. "My little birds have told me that there has been a spat between a CloudClan and a SandClan patrol" Grapeclaw droned. "And why is this any of my concern?" inquired Branchstar. "Is there any harm in knowing the actions of our enemies?" asked Grapeclaw, tipping his head, not the slightest bit fazed by the flash of annoyance in his leader's eyes. "And just where have you gotten this 'knowledge'?" pressed Branchstar... "As I mentioned when I joined this Clan, I tell you the secrets my little birds tell me... but I won't tell you secrets about me OR my birds" drolled Grapeclaw. There was a moment of silence where the leader tried to stare down the rouge-turned-clan-cat but it didn't work "Very well, you may go" meowed Branchstar.
Just as Grapeclaw was leaving the den Mottlewhisker padded inside, he sat beside the leader as Branchstar stared after the mysterious tom. "Branchstar?" said Mottlewhisker, the leader jumped and said "oh, I didn't see you come in Mottlewhisker." The deputy dipped his head. "Can I confide in you Mottlewhisker?" asked the leader. "of course" replied Mottlewhisker. "That Grapeclaw... I just don't know what to make of him, he claims to have these 'birds' that tell him about the ongoings in the other clans and he reports them to me, it's all well and good but I just have a strange feeling, like I can't fully trust him. He knows too much but he says too little." rasped Branchstar, under his breath. "From a warrior cat's point of view, he isn't that amazing either... he can hunt but never really puts effort into it, StarClan forbid it comes to a battle... I doubt he would survive" said the deputy. "Oh I am sure he will survive... he was a rouge after all, but it's not his fighting skills that worry me, it's his loyalty... he hasn't proven that he will stay loyal to the clans. I completely trust Applescratch, and they turned out to be long lost siblings... "(but wait... that's another story) rambled Branchstar. "I guess he will prove his loyalty in time..." murmured Mottlewhisker, then he dipped his head and said "excuse me but I must go organize the patrols." Branchstar simply nodded and Mottlewhisker left without another word.
THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE TWOLEG PLACE
A skinny, tall white tom with black markings that made him look like a skeleton stood atop a heap of cardboard boxes. A large group of cats looked up at him. His orange-red eyes pierced into the crowd. "CATS OF FLAMECLAN!" his voice boomed out, you could hear iciness and anger buried within that voice "YOU WERE ALL ONCE WANDERING AROUND THIS TWOLEG DUMP HAVING A USELESS EXISTENCE, BUT LITTLE DO YOU KNOW I PAW-PICKED YOU SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I CAN TELL THAT THE BLOOD OF ANCIENT FLAMECLAN RUNS THROUGH YOUR VEINS! IT IS TIME FOR YOU TOO KNOW THE TRUTH..."
FLASHBACK:
BARNABY PARK:
A young black with amber eyes nestles at a cream and white she-cats belly, beside him lies a cream she-kit. A figure of a black tom with a scar over his left eye stands over him... "Welcome to FlameClan, my kits" he whispers.
12 moons later:
"From this day forth you shall be known as Peachblossom" said a (now frail) black tom with a scarred eye going closer to the cream she-cat to lick her shoulder and she did the same. The scarred tom turned to the other cat standing before him "Wolfpaw... will you protect and defend you clan, no matter what the cost and make sure FlameClan lives on in the heart of your kits, should you have any." asked the black tom "Yes ScarredStar" replied Wolfpaw "then from this day on you shall be known as Wolffang" they both stepped forward to lick shoulders and Scarredstar whispered "you have made it... my son"
3 moons later:
"It is a sad day for FlameClan" Scarredstar's voice rang out "my faithful deputy Finchwing, has died she was jumped at the border three cats: two from each clan" a gasp rippled through FlameClan's cats. "But I must appoint a new deputy," he turned to his two children: Peachblossom and Wolffang "Wolffang I would be honored if you accepted the role of deputy to FlameClan" Wolffang nodded "I would be honored" "what about your kits?" whispered Peachblossom, hey both looked over to a white she cat with one ginger patch on her right thigh, who was heavily pregnant. "what about them?" Wolffang replied "they will love having their father as clan deputy" "but how do you expect Acornstorm to cope?" retorted Peachblossom as the clearing cleared. "You're acting like I wont be around to help her" chuckled Wolffang "hmmm" murmured Peachblossom before stalking off to join the cats keeping vigil.
1 month after:
"It is a sad day... as you all knew Scarredstar was my father and a great leader, but he was on his last life and similar to the death of Finchwing, he was killed by the other clans... So I Wolffang will take my place to live up to my father's name and be as great a leader. If Cherrywing would accompany me to the Star-crystal tomorrow night to gain my nine lives..." Before Wolffang could finish his sentence he heard a cat screech "SANDCLAN, CLOUDCLAN, LEAFCLAN ATTACK!" loads of cats burst into the camp and began to attack the FlameClan warriors. "FLAMECLAN ATTACK!" he cried.
Wolffang threw himself into the throng of cats and made his way to the nursery where he pulled a large grey and black tom off Acornstorm to his horror he found her dead and so were his two strongest kits, he couldn't find the third, the runt, then he heard a mewl from under the bedding and he dug up the skinny black and white kit with the seemingly red eyes, he didn't understand it, why would clan cats kill defenseless kits, not even 2 moons old? He scooped the kit up and ran to the camp entrance he put down the kit and yelled "FLAMECLAN! ESCAPE!" scooping up the kit again he ran, his clan at his heels, he knew the other three clans were chasing them and they luckily managed to escape to the twoleg place, but all his clan had scattered.
"IF YOU HADN'T GUESSED, I WAS THE KIT AND WOLFFANG WAS MY FATHER, SOME OF YOU KNEW THE STORY ALREADY AND THOSE OF YOU WHO LEARNED IT ALL SHARE FLAMECLAN BLOOD AND WE WILL HAVE OUR REVENGE!" Yowled the black and white cat. A chant rose through the cats below him "REAPER! REAPER! REAPER!"
Yeah I get the LeafClan part was random but I wanted to fit them in and for those of you who didn't get it Grapeclaw is supposed to be like Varys (GoT)
Anyway, enjoy and if you want to suggest a few cats that would help.
Keep Imagining,
WarriorSecrets