Mapleshade ran to the corner of ThunderClan territory, which was the start of WindClan territory. She dropped the wet kit at it's border and the moment Mountainkit fell to the ground, he started to shiver.
"Where am I?" Mountainkit coughed, looking at his surroundings. Mapleshade sighed and licked her kit on top of his soft fluffy head.
"You are no longer safe in ThunderClan. This is for the best my kit, so your new name will be Skykit. Join wind clan and remember," Mapleshade said narrowing her eyes, "To kill Clearpaw when you have the chance."
Mapleshade turned around crying as she gathered Fierykit and Pebblekit in her jaws and rushed to the two other borders. At the ShadowClan border she met Dovestripe and Tigerheart sleeping together, shocking her into gasping loudly.
The two cats woke up and gasped too, when they saw Mapleshade with two nearly drowned kits.
"I won't tell anyone about this if you're able to get Pebblekit to the RiverClan border and leave him there." Mapleshade bargained. On the way to the ShadowClan border she had explained to Fierykit and Pebblekit what happened, and what she was going to do.
"Mom I have a request to go to ShadowClan. Fierykit can go to RiverClan if he'd like to." Pebblekit hissed. "And also, my ShadowClan name is Fallenkit."
Mapleshade nodded and nudged Fallenkit towards Tigerheart, a ShadowClan warrior she'd seen at gatherings. "Dovewing can you bring Fierykit, which is now Lakekit to the RiverClan border? That way both of our secrets will stay un noticed. Please, I need time to mourn."
Dovewing nodded with Lakekit in her jaw and nudged Tigerheart, who then nodded too. They padded away into ShadowClan territory and Mapleshade was left with no more feelings, except.. Revenge and Despair. Revenge must be made for justice to come.
No matter what Silverkit did, it was because of Clearpaw. She motivated her, she told her to kill her own brothers. Clearpaw would be accused of murder when Mapleshade got back to camp. The thought of Clearpaw being banished made Mapleshade run faster. There was chaos in camp until everyone saw Mapleshade come in.
"Where have you been? Where are your kits?" Bramblestar asked from high rock.
Mapleshade walked till she was directly in the center of camp, snarling. "Clearpaw took my kits when I was asleep. SHE KILLED MY KITS!"
Gasps exploded everywhere. There were faces That seemed to agree with Mapleshade and faces that seemed to despise Mapleshade.
"How could you think I killed your kits?" Clearpaw asked in fake shock, even adding a bit of sarcasm. Silverkit and Blossomfall came to Clearpaw's side supporting her. Some cats came to support Mapleshade but the majority of ThunderClan decided to agree with Clearpaw.
"YOU THINK MY DAUGHTER IS A MURDERER?" Blossomfall screeched.
Pinepaw and Twigpaw growled at Mapleshade. "Our sister is innocent Mouse brain!"
"Silence." Bramblestar ordered. He gazed from Mapleshade's group to Clearpaw's group. Finally, he looked to the Silverpelt. His fur bristled and his eyes squeezed shut, and everyone knew he was having a vision form StarClan.
Once he opened his eyes, there was no trace of doubt. Only confidence. "Clearpaw is innocent."
The three StarClan cats looking down on what was happening in ThunderClan thru moon pool wore surprised faces. Just a few moments ago they had given Bramblestar a vision of clear paws holding down an unconscious kit in a lake. He was supposed to say Clearpaw was the murderer!
"No, no this isn't supposed to happen!" Sunshade yowled furiously. Firestar growled in frustration with his tail lashing from side to side and Bluestar looked away from moon pool in deep thought.
Bluestar meowed, "What if Bramblestar wanted to give Clearpaw a chance to become leader?"
"It would be understandable, but what Clearpaw did is absolutely despicable!" Firestar spat. "She provoked Silverkit to join her in killing her own brothers!"
Sunshade's bristling fur laid flat when an idea struck her and her tail shot up right away, "What's done is done. What's important now is to make sure that Mapleshade's kits don't turn against her. I'll watch over Lakekit, Fallenkit and Skykit. You two need to figure out how to make Silverkit learn that Clearpaw isn't the answer to everything."
Firestar and Bluestar nodded in agreement. "Revenge is brewing, we must not let it grow."
When night came to ThunderClan Firestar and Bluestar crept into Silverkit's dream. They landed in her dream with a thump onto mushy mud and black trees sheltering darkness everywhere.
Growling and whimpers came from a large black berry bush. Bluestar stalked forward and peered thru the bush with Firestar. Bluestar stumbled back from she saw, covering her mouth to prevent yowling. Brokenstar was fighting Silverkit, and she was winning!
Firestar helped Bluestar to her paws and whispered, "We have to stop Silverkit."
Bluestar managed a small nod, too shaken to say anything at the moment. They walked into the bush again and came out the other side to face Silverkit and Brokenstar. They stopped fighting and stared.
"Well, well, well." Brokenstar chuckled. "Looks like my prized apprentice Silverkit is getting an audience."
"She's still a kit! Let her out of the dark forest!" Firestar growled.
Silverkit lashed out a paw at Firestar, clawing his face which made him step back in pain. "I am no kit! Brokenstar gave me powers when I was born so that's why I can fight so well."
Firestar snarled angrily at Brokenstar, hatred brimming in his eyes. "You won't take away Silverstream from Greystripe! Silverkit, this is your second life! Remember your love with Gr-"
"Don't even try. I've mixed her soul with a bit if Hawkfrost's darkness." Brokenstar hissed.
Bluestar shook her head sadly, pulling Firestar away from Silverkit. There was no way to save her now, once a soul was tampered with, there was no hope left in them.
ThunderClan searched for days all over their territory for Mapleshade's kits. No trace was found anywhere, causing Mapleshade to go cold with ideas of revenge. Pain shot thru her every time her kits came across her mind.
Since her kits left the clan Clearpaw became Clearwing as the prophecy foretold. Clearwing would spend the night sleeping under the stars with Cedarstorm and the whole clan could tell they were madly in love.
"Clearwing how are our kits?" Cedarstorm purred, while sharing a finch with his mate. Her kits were due any day now as Mapleshade's revenge plan came closer, and closer.
Clearwing winced and toppled over gasping for breath. "My kits! They're coming?"
Cedarstorm ran to get Azureflower and Jayfeather. Mapleshade walked around Clearwing, grinning at her pain. Clearwing gritted her teeth growling thru the shock waves.
"You'll never get my kits." Clearwing promised. Her eyes closed and she winced again, this time with Azureflower giving her a stick to bite.
"Here they come!" Jayfeather warned. Clearwing yowled over and over again as 5 healthy kits slid out. Cedarstorm purred and licked the kits right away.
"We should name them." Cedarstorm whispered in his mates ear. Clearwing nodded a small nod and turned her head towards her kits.
She flicked her tail towards the white she-kit. "Rosekit, and Heatherkit for the beige she-kit."
Cedarstorm purred, "Wonderful. Shadekit for the Black tom, Stonekit for the other grey tom. What about the other white she-kit?"
"Snowkit sounds nice." Azureflower suggested.
Clearwing nodded and collapsed onto the grass purring in exhastion. Everyone else left to give Clearwing time to rest, except for Mapleshade.
"Those kits will die." Mapleshade hissed in her ear.
"Never." Clearwing answered.
