Yes, I'm back! And this is an explanation of what happened last chapter, for those who cried I'm sorry! I promise that this won't be as scary... But it probably will because it's a reply but from a different point of view! BEWARE!
I don't own Warriors!
IN MEMORY OF:
Shrewpaw, Snowkit, Mosskit, Molepaw, Hollykit & Larchkit.
To the warriors that would've been...
ShadowClan-
Leader-
Riftstar; Small white and grey she-cat with one amber eye and one blue eye.
Deputy-
Sanddrift; Light brown and ginger patched she-cat with a stocky build and torn right ear. (Oldest she-cat in ShadowClan)
Medicine cat.
Willowfern; Grey she-cat with deep blue eyes. (Daughter of Willowecho & Birchflight)
Warriors-
Pricklenose; Brown tom with kinked fur and amber eyes.
Apprentice, Dapplepaw.
Heatherjay; Heather-brown spotted she-cat with jay-blue eyes. (Sister of Blindpaw & Littletail)
Littletail; Small white and grey tabby tom with misty-blue eyes and a long-thin tail.
Whitespot; Light grey she-cat with white spots and deep blue eyes. (Mother of Firefur's kits; Heatherjay, Littletail & Blindpaw)
Apprentice, Antpaw.
Firefur; Bright orange tom with blue eyes, a nick in his left ear from an attack.
Sorrelface; White tom with ginger patches and one black ear and black muzzle with deep amber eyes. (Brother of Hazelfoot)
Hazelfoot; Bracken-coloured tom with black paws, a ginger tail, a white muzzle and tail tip with deep yellow eyes.
Mintwhisker; Very pale grey she-cat with mint-green coloured eyes. (Mother of Branchtail's kits; Antpaw & Mothpaw)
Whispersong; White she-cat with silver dapples and blue eyes. (Sister of Mintwhisker, daughter of Mooncloud & Flameclaw)
Apprentice, Volepaw.
Branchtail; Lithe brown tom with a bobtail and blue eyes.
Fluffyhollow; Fluffy tabby brown dappled tom with amber-reddish eyes. (Brother of Branchtail, Wildstripe, Swanflight & Fallowbolt)
Wildstripe; Brown tabby she-cat with black stripes and amber eyes.
Apprentice, Spottedpaw.
Fallowbolt; Grey tabby tom with blue eyes.
Tasseltail; Golden and brown tom with amber eyes and a tassel-like tail. (Son of Jaystep & Maskface, brother of Bronzeheart)
Bronzeheart; Russet she-cat with bright blue eyes and off-white tabby markings.
Apprentice, Mothpaw.
Apprentices-
Spottedpaw; Dark brown tom with kinked fur and white spots with fiery amber eyes.
Dapplepaw; Black and Smoky brown dappled tabby she-cat with frosty amber eyes.
Volepaw; Sanded grey and silver/brown tom with one yellow eye and one green eye.
Antpaw; Small dark brown and light grey tabby tom with minted-blue eyes.
Mothpaw; Very pale brown she-cat with pale silver spots and deep green eyes.
Blindpaw; Orange and black tabby tom with blinded blue eyes.
Queens-
Swanflight; White tabby she-cat with wide green eyes. (Expecting Tasseltail's kits)
Whitesnow; White tabby she-cat with faint ice-silver stripes and deep frosty amber eyes. (Mate of Pricklenose, Mother to Spottedpaw, Dapplepaw & Volepaw)
Elders-
Silverfur; Silver she-cat with white paws, a white chest, muzzle and tail tip with ice-green eyes.
Fawnleap; Tan-coloured she-cat with a white splotch over her amber eyes. (Sister of Birchflight)
Ferretclaw; Dark grey tom with white spots on his belly and tail with blue eyes. (Oldest tom in ShadowClan)
Willowfern's P.O.V
I was cleaning up some herbs that had been used for Mintwhisker's litter, I smiled, Antkit and Mothkit would be warriors in no time! Then my smile faded, it reminded me of Wasppaw's apprentice ceremony, with his litter-mates. I sighed and stared over at the unmoving bloodied apprentice, it had been almost 4 moons since he'd slipped into a coma. Then my kithood thoughts came back to me:
It had been the coldest Leaf-bare yet. No sign of prey or sunshine. My litter-mates and me squirming to find warth in our mother's belly. But no matter how hard we tried, we couldn't find any. Our father took us away, we cried for our mother, but as our father wrapped his body protectively around us. We knew that Willowecho was no more, our mother was dead...
My father named me after her, he said that she was an amazing cat, and that I would follow in her paw-steps. A couple of days later, I woke up to the smell of death and smoke. 'Fire?'
My father came running in to rescue me, my litter-mates already dead. Either from the cold or from the smoke. I never got a chance to meet my mother or litter-mates. And my father died when I was 7 moons old, my family was fallen...
Silverflight looked defeated as he told Snowstar what happened. His former apprentice, Gingerfeather, was dead. Hazelpaw and Sorrelpaw grieved for many moons. Silverflight took this as punishment from StarClan, that he could not rest in peace until he had passed his knowledge, or leave ShadowClan in turmoil. He said that I was a strong spirit and volunteered to take me on as soon as I could walk. But my father protested, said that I was meant to be a full warrior. Snowstar said that I must choose, and I did. I really wanted to become a warrior and have kits with Sorrelface, but nor did I want to leave ShadowClan on the edge of death. My choice, become a medicine cat, and protect this clan with the last of my breath!
It had been 7 moons now, and still no sign of Wasp/Blindpaw of waking up to us. I was worried for him, how long would it take for him to slip away? I shook my head, no! Wasppaw might be dead but Blindpaw will come back! StarClan could not take him as a warrior with that dreadful name! I bundled up the rest of my Chervil and padded towards the crevice that I always kept it stocked up in. It was a cool and dry place for them, that is why is chose it.
As I started to pad outside to get something to eat, I felt something hit my hind-paw, hard. I spun around, surely I couldn't have tripped on thin air!
I gasped as I saw my worst nightmares come true. Blindpaw was withering around in his clean moss bed, well, crimson now. His jaws were parted open and he seemed to be gasping for air. I quickly ran back over to the shelf to get some herbs, I heard Blindpaw's breathing become slow and ragged. I grabbed holly-berries just incase this was the end for him.
"Wasppaw?"
I tried talking to him but I think he couldn't hear me, at least that's what I thought. The young tom unsheathed his dented claws and withered around like a frightened adder. I heard him suck in a breath but it was enough for him to inhale. I tried to remember everything Silverflight had taught me but I was panicking, I was alone with a dying apprentice.
"Wasppaw!"
Suddenly, a pelt brushed mine and I scented herbs mixed with stars. I looked stunned, at a dark grey she-cat with deep blue eyes, she smelled of ThunderClan! "Who are you?!"
She silenced me and ran her paw over Blindpaw's spine, calming the apprentice. All night the strange she-cat soothed me and helped with Blindpaw's injuries. "Have you come to take him away?" I asked warily, frightened she might steal such a young and brave soul.
"Willowfern,"
She finally said to me.
"Why would I take Blindpaw away from such an amazing life?"
I winced when she turned her icy-blue gaze on me.
"Willowfern, Silverflight made you his apprentice for a good reason. You are strong, good-minded, fair-shared, and you know all your herbs. You have an amazing connection with StarClan that any cat would wish for..."
I looked away and started working on Blindpaw's crippled left hind-paw. I felt her tail wrap around mine in comfort. I stared back at her just as she was fading away, like an old memory.
"Who are you?"
She smiled and touched her muzzle to my cheek as she disappeared with the wind.
"Cinderpelt."
Cliffhanger! As said and told, Willowfern freaked out and a mysterious cat visited her, can you guess? Did it sound too much like Bluestar? I know that it was Cinderpelt... Anyway, Willowfern's brothers were: Spiderkit & Applekit. Born just before ShadowClan came back to life!
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