This chapter is really short...ugh. Wanted to write more, but I just wanted to show Violet's leader ceremony. Next chapter might time jump a bit. (Like...three moonish.) But if I do that, then it'll be because in Into the Wild, they had a three moon time skip. I'm actually rereading Into the Wild for this series to keep up on the timeline, so that'll depend. Inspiration seems to be striking this story a lot, it seems...well, chapters will come out when inspiration comes, I guess. Anyways...
Whitespirit - I know. Inspiration comes for this story easily.
SackChao - 1) Yep. Violet is very strange. 2) Firegaze is annoying so far? I kind of agree, but I like her. 3) Tristan. He's somewhat likable, I agree. He can be a little jerk, though. But all around, generally nice guy. 4) In my opinion, Silverfire had a right to attack Tristan. Tristan was being a piece of fox-dung in that chapter. But that may be because Silverfire's one of my favorites of the Ten Flames...I'm biased. Sue me. :P 5) Oooh, I like how you used a dog instead of a cat for one! I can work with the backstory you gave me for King. And I'll add Forestkit (whisper) in as one of Twyla's kits. Hopefully that's fine with you.
Hope you all enjoy this chapter. Here's Violet's nine lives ceremony. Some more of nice Violet is seen here, since she's receiving lives from cats that may or may not be familiar to her... Either way, here you go!
Blaze's heart seemed to freeze as she looked at the Moonstone. It's so beautiful! She thought. It was now dark out, with the moonlight beaming onto the crystal. It had taken a while to get there, but it was worth it. Violet will be receiving her nine lives!
"Blaze, I think we're supposed to touch it with our noses." Violet mewed. Blaze could barely see her leader in the darkness, even with her white and pale gray pelt.
The young apprentice nodded and pressed her nose on the Moonstone. Blaze shivered. It's so cold! Blaze closed her eyes. Will StarClan even accept Violet as a leader? Will they still give her nine lives with a medicine cat apprentice? Suddenly she woke up in a starry field, surrounded by all the stars in Silverpelt. Wow! This is StarClan? It's amazing! Blaze saw Violet nearby her as well.
"So this is StarClan..." Violet murmured. "It's beautiful." Glad to see we've agreed on something today.
The stars surrounding them shifted into the shapes of cats, which Blaze guessed were StarClan warriors. There's probably even more than this.
"Welcome, Violet of SkyClan." A fading pale gray and white tom mewed. "Us ancient SkyClan cats thank you for reviving our Clan and reuniting us back with StarClan." Violet nodded. "Today you are here to receive your nine lives. Are you ready?"
"I've always been ready." Violet meowed firmly. I wish I could be as sure as Violet.
The pale gray and white tom stepped forward. "I will give you your first life. I am Cloudstar, last leader of ancient SkyClan. I led my Clan to a new territory after the other Clans rejected us." He touched Violet's forehead. "With this life, I give you determination. Use it well to keep your Clan alive during dark days." Violet's pelt bristled wildly, as if she was in shock. Oh StarClan, don't kill her before she leads SkyClan!
Cloudstar padded away, and another cat took his place. She was a white she-cat who had gray and brown speckles running down her legs. Her eyes were hazel just like Twyla's. Is this cat related to Violet?
"Penny!" Violet cried, her eyes gleaming with happiness. "You made it to StarClan!"
Penny licked Violet's forehead. "Oh, it's so good to see you again, my dear." Penny touched her daughter's forehead. "With this life, I give you compassion. Use it well for those who are outside of your Clan, especially those who are weaker than you."
The next cat who took her place was a dark ginger tabby she-cat, with green eyes. The she-cat had a smile on her face as she padded towards Violet.
"Violet, it's so good to see you again! I wish I could've stayed with our group longer…" She trailed off. So this is Maple? I can't believe it! She was a leader of the group before Violet and Tristan!
Violet smiled back at her. "I do to. I'm sure River and Firegaze miss you as well."
Maple touched Violet's forehead. "With this life, I give you clear sight. You and SkyClan can go down many different paths, but only you can choose the right one." Maple then walked away and nodded to a dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes. He kind of looks like Tigerclaw from ThunderClan…
"Hello Violet. Do you know me?" The tabby tom asked.
"Erm…" Violet looked down at her paws. "I don't know…"
He chuckled. "That's quite alright. I'm Gorseclaw, the one to start the Ten Flames. I left ThunderClan to start this group, hoping that one day they would rejoin the Clans as SkyClan." Gorseclaw's gaze was filled with pride. "And it just so happens that my kin is the one who reunited the Clans, and becoming SkyClan's new leader, nothenless." Violet's related to the first leader of the Ten Flames?!
Violet looked embarrassed. "It's nothing big, really."
"It is. And I'm proud of you." Gorseclaw murmured. "With this life, I give you sympathy. Use well to understand the other Clans problems and outsiders to the Clans."
Then another cat took Gorseclaw's place. It was a gray tom with a splash of white on his chest. He looked the most faded out of all the other cats. He must've been here for moons! Blaze realized.
"Hello, Violet. I am Skystar, the first leader of SkyClan." He introduced himself. Oh my. That's very old. "I'd like to thank you for bringing back my Clan." Skystar pressed his nose onto Violet's forehead, like the others. "With this life, I give you mercy. Use it wisely when your enemies know you've won."
Skystar's place was soon taken by a small white cat, one who looked like a kit. A kitten in StarClan? That's so sad! Blaze saw that Violet's eyes were glittering with grief.
"Marsh!" She wailed. Who's Marsh? Another relative of Violet's?
Marsh bounded towards Violet. "My little sister!" Um, little? "I've been watching you from StarClan. I'm so happy for you!"
Violet's tail flicked playfully. "We're littermates, mouse-brain!" Her voice was filled with pained laughter. Aw. It must hurt to be meeting old friends again for Violet.
"But I was born first!" Marsh reminded her. Violet dipped her head down so he could touch her forehead. "With this life I give you friendship! You'll have all these cool responsibilities as a leader, but don't forget that it's okay to make new friends as well!"
Marsh was then pulled away by Penny, admiration shining in his eyes. Another cat came from behind Penny, a large tom. He was a brownish gray tabby with golden eyes. This must be Violet's father, then.
"My daughter. I'm so proud of you." The large tom mewed. "I never got to meet you. I'm so happy I finally can." He licked Violet muzzle affectionately. "You and Twyla grew up to be such amazing cats. I'm so glad that Springlark took you in." He then got ready to give his daughter a life. "With this life, I give you patience. Use it well when mentoring others; whoever they may be."
Violet smiled a little, and then eagerly awaited the next cat. The cat who was next was a pale brown tabby tom with leaf-green eyes. He had a short, stubby tail and had a long scar running down his back.
"Violet, I've missed you!" He cried. The tom ran up to her and licked her shoulder fur. "You remember me, right?"
"Of course I do, Springlark! You raised me, Twyla, Marsh and Heron when no one else would." Violet purred. Violet wasn't born in our camp? No one's told me that.
"Me and Marsh still watch over you three, you know. Heron is still out there." Springlark beamed. "I give you this life of a parent's love. With this life, love all of your Clan as if they are your own family."
The last cat to appear was a brown tabby tom with yellow eyes. He had a lighter underbelly, paws and tail tip. Who is that? Another ancient StarClan cat?
"I'll be giving you your last life." He mewed. "I am Brackenheart, last medicine cat of ancient SkyClan."Brackenheart pressed his muzzle onto Violet's forehead. "With this life I give you courage. Use it well to protect your Clan." Wait, doesn't Violet have enough courage? Or is there something she's not telling anyone?
"Your old life is no more!" Cloudstar announced. "With your newfound connection to StarClan, I now pronounce you Violetstar!"
"Violetstar! Violetstar!" The cats around them cheered.
Violetstar smiled. "I promise I'll make StarClan proud!" She promised. I bet she wil...I think.
The starry clearing soon faded into black. Blaze opened her eyes in shock. Was that real? Or was it a dream?
"V-Violet?" Blaze whispered.
"It's Violetstar now!" Violetstar chuckled. "Come on, let's head back. We should be able to make it before sunrise."
The two she-cats began on their way back to SkyClan. So StarClan accepted Violetstar...that's a relief. But the battle ShadowClan and WindClan had confused her. Just what was Brokenstar trying to accomplish?
Random Fact about FoF:
This series was originally going to take place during the first book of the Power of Three. And thank StarClan I changed that. (I actually haven't read that much of PoT, to be honest...)