JACK'S POV!
I watched as Lunastar looked at her old home in shock and horror. Thunderclan cats everywhere, I suddenly remembered what Swiftstar had said about Mousestar controlling every clan. "Thunderclan, Attack!" Mousestar yowled.
I saw Cassidy whisper something to Lunastar and Lunastar looking happy yet scared. The Thunderclan cats charged, and when they were 3 tail lengths away, they came to a halt.
I half expected it, but the other half didn't so I was in sort-of shock.
"I said attack!" Mousestar growled. No cat moved a muscle. "AGH!" Mousestar yowled. Still no cat moved. "You cowards, I'll defeat…" he paused to count our numbers. "21 cats by myself no problem!" he spat.
Ya, I'll bet I thought rolling my eyes. He charged at us, still with determination in his eyes. He ran right in my direction so once a few feet away he pounced on my back and I easy flung the tiny tom off my back.
My father landed with a sickening THUMP. I sort of felt bad, but not really, it was like half and half. My father weakly stood up. I was already on top of him, pinning him down to the ground.
I thought of how this tom, my father had killed my love's home, and clan. Rage filled me." You destroyed Shadowclan." I growled. "And…." Mousestar meowed. "Do you not understand the consequences?!" I yowled.
Mousestar shrugged. "You're going to rot in the Dark Forest." I spat. "So be it, it was worth it, I'm actually glad your mother is dead, she would be the only one who could change my mind about taking over the clans." Mousestar meowed without hesitation.
I stared at him in shock and horror. I raised a claw ready to bring it down. I brought my claw down at his underbelly to take the remaining 5 lives he had, just like Scourge took the 9 lives out of Tigerstar. Suddenly a paw stopped me.
I looked up and saw no one. I could just faintly see a cat. "Mother…" I meowed, breathing in her sent. "Don't do it Pinepaw, don't do it." She murmured. Then just like that she was gone. "Well are you going to kill me?" Mousestar meowed with a hint of worry in his voice.
"It's not my honor." I growled. I looked at Lunastar and nodded. She shook her head. "I cannot kill any cat even if it was him." She meowed. I understood. "Cats of Thunderclan, I think you should do the honor, he was the one who forced you to do things that were not necessary." I meowed, my voice echoing throughout the camp.
The Thunderclan cats gladly accepted my offer and took my place in pining him down. As I walked away as they started to betray their leader I saw the look in Mousestar's eyes. It was pure horror and hate. I saw his green gaze lock into mine. I shuddered and looked away. I put my gaze on the group of cats. Lunastar purred and walked over to me. I smiled weakly.
The painful yowls of Mousestar filled the air. I tried to ignore then but it was hard to. Finally the yowls stopped. Scarnose walked over to us. "We thank you for getting rid of Mousestar's terrible reign." He meowed.
I couldn't help but notice the blood on his muzzle and claws. I shrugged it off. "You were the one who helped defeat him." Lunastar meowed. Scarnose dipped his head. "I will go get my nine lives at dawn tomorrow, I will try to be the best leader I can be." He meowed. Scarnose walked off. I looked over to where I saw a limp brown bundle.
"I'll go bury him..." I offered. "I will come too." Jessie meowed as well as Cassidy, Cody, and Wesley. I gave them a slight smile. "I understand" Lunastar meowed knowingly.
We walked over to his body and Wesley and I carried him. "Even though he lied to us and said bad things about our mother, I still feel bad." Cody muttered. "I do as well." I meowed. "Me too." Jessie meowed. "Me three." Wesley meowed. "Me four." Cassidy meowed. We walked in silence through the forest.
"Let's bury him here." I meowed. We were right next to the Thunderclan border. We dug the hole in silence. We placed him gently in the hole. My siblings walked away. I stayed behind. "Aren't you coming?" Jessie asked. "I'll cover him up, you guys go ahead." I meowed. They hesitated but then left, once I lost sight of them I covered my father up with the earth.
I sat there not knowing what to do. "You'll always be my hero even though you lost your mind." I meowed, sitting as still as a statue next to his grave. I might as well have just been a rock. After a while of sitting there, I noticed the gaining gray clouds. I sniffed the air and smelt rain on its way.
It started to drizzle I didn't mind. I heard a bundle of paw steps. I turned around and saw Thunderclan. "Were on our way home, we will leave you in peace for 3 moons, so you can get settled in." Scarnose meowed to me. I nodded without saying anything. Scarnose frowned but shrugged it off. He and his cats padded across the border and into their territory.
Some more time past and it began raining harder. I didn't care. I didn't mind as the rain soaked into my fur, I felt dead inside. "Jack?" meowed a she-cat. "Jack!" she meowed as she padded closer. I recognized her as Lunastar, her sent washing over me. "Jack! Don't scare me like that!" She meowed as she sat down next to me. I stayed silent. "Jack, I came out here to tell you two things." She meowed.
I said nothing "One: get out of the rain. Two: I'm expecting your kits." She meowed not changing her tone of voice, trying to trick me. It worked.
"Ya, that nice- wait what! You're expecting my kits! Oh this is wonderful!" I cried, I felt alive again. Lunastar smiled. "I knew this would cheer you up. Now let's go back to camp, I have an announcement to make." Lunastar meowed standing up. I followed her actions and followed her away from my dead father.
We returned to camp and the clouds began to clear up, the sun shining through. Lunastar jumped up on high rock. "All cats…" she called. Cats already coming out of their dens from the rain disappearing.
"We have been victorious in defeating Mousestar!" she called. Cheers rang out through the clearing.
Once they started to go down Lunastar's voice called again. "I have decided to name this group of wonderful cats." She meowed looking down at us. "When this all started, I received a prophecy from one of my old clanmates. He told me that 'thunder will roar and destroy everything in its way, but hope will rise and save the day.'" Lunastar explained, every cats staying quiet waiting to hear the rest. "Now I know who hope is. It's us, HopeClan!" Lunastar called.
All cats cheered. They stopped minutes later. Lunastar stood standing on high rock smiling. "I have 3 more announcements to make." Lunastar meowed before anyone walked away. "Jack, Jessie, Cody, and Wesley please come forward." She meowed. I obeyed not understanding why she wanted us. "Do you promise to uphold the warrior code, and obey it for eternity?" She asked.
I suddenly realized why she wanted us up here. "I do." We all said at the same time. "Then jack, from now on you will be known as Pineclaw, Starclan honors your courage and selflessness." she meowed with pure pride. I smiled as she rested her muzzle on my head and I licked her shoulder respectfully.
She turned to Jessie "Jessie, from now on you will be known as Sparrowflight Starclan honors you kindness and diversity." Sparrowflight licked her shoulder respectfully. "Cody, you are now known as Ashspeck Starclan honors your strength and integrity." Lunastar meowed.
"Wesley, you are now to be known as Brackenstorm." She meowed. "Cassidy, come here." Lunastar meowed. Cassidy walked up and joined us on high rock. "Do you accept the ways of a medicine cat?" she asked. "I do." Cassidy meowed. "You are now known as Shimmerpool, Starclan honors your kindness and intelligence." Lunastar meowed.
"PINECLAW! SPARROWFLIGHT! ASHESPECK! BRACKENSTORM! SHIMMERPOOL!" the new clan cheered for the new warriors. "Also Fluffykit, Cloudkit, Hollykit, Snowkit, and Nightkit. Are you ready to be an apprentice?" Lunastar asked. "I do." They meowed at the same time.
"Fluffykit, you will now be known as Fluffypaw your mentor will be Brackenstorm." Lunastar meowed. Brackenstorm walked up to touch noses with his new apprentice.
"Cloudkit you will now be known as Cloudpaw your mentor will be Sparrowflight." She announced. "Snowkit, you will be known as Snowpaw, your mentor will be Ashspeck." She meowed.
"Nightkit you will be known as Nightpaw, your mentor will be Pineclaw." She meowed. I walked up to Nightpaw his eyes shone as we touched noses.
"Hollykit, do you promise to become a medicine cat, and study herbs?" Lunastar asked. "I do." Hollykit meowed. "Then you are now known as Hollypaw and your mentor is Shimmerpool." Lunastar meowed. "FLUFFYPAW! CLOUDPAW! SNOWPAW! NIGHTPAW! HOLLYPAW!" the clan cheered.
"One last thing, I must chose a deputy. Pineclaw, you are now the first deputy of Hopeclan, do you accept?" she asked looking at me. I stared back in shock. "Yes, I do." I meowed after pausing.
The clan cheered my name a second time. After everyone went back to their dens I walked up to Lunastar. "Now that you're expecting my kits, I want you to be safe so from now on you will be in the nursery." I meowed. Lunastar rolled her eyes at me "come here you!" she laughed and kissed me.
That was long! There will be one more chapter and then I am finished with this story.
QOTD:
What do you think of their new names? Do you think I should have left them the way they were?
Thunderclan:
Leader: Mousestar- a light brown tom with a white chest and forest green eyes. (a little small for a leader but he's quick and deadly)
Deputy: Scarnose: a dark brown tom with more than 1 scar on his nose and over 4 scars on his body from past accidents and battles and yellow eyes. (Large and strong tom that will do anything Mousestar orders)
Warriors:
Smokecloud- a dark gray tom with patches of light gray here and there and amber eyes. (average sized tom alright with battle moves but is really smart)
Riverclan:
Windclan:
Leader: Swiftstar- a white tom with black splotches and gold eyes.
Shadowclan: all deceased.
Hopeclan:
Lunastar: a pretty silver tabby she cat with white paws and turquoise eyes. (Former Shadowclan leader)
Sweetpaw: A light gold tabby she cat with white underbelly and amber eyes (Former apprentice of Shadowclan) mother: Lunastar
Snowkit: a white she cat with gray paws and pale blue eyes(Former kit of Shadowclan) mother: Lunastar
Hollykit: a black she cat with white paws and chest and underbelly and green eyes. (Former kit of Shadowclan) mother: Lunastar
Nightkit: a black tabby tom with grey front paws and white back paws and dark blue eyes. (Former kit of Shadowclan.) Mother: Lunastar
Jessie: a pretty brown she-cat with white paws and amber eyes. (Former Shadowclan member: Sparrowpaw)
Jack: A handsome tan tabby tom with 4 white paws and chest and underbelly with forest green eyes. (Former shadowclan member: Pinepaw)
Cody: a handsome gray tabby tom with amber eyes. (Former shadowclan member: Ashpaw)
Cassidy: a pretty blue gray she cat with a silver stripe down her back and blue eyes. (Former shadowclan member: Shimmerpaw)
Wesley: a smaller tan tom with white chest and paw and bright green eyes. (Former shadowclan member: Thrushpaw)
Lightpelt: a gold she-cat with a white face and belly and blue eyes ( Former Skyclan)
Cloudkit: a white fluffy tom with grey paw and gold eyes (Mother: Lightpelt)
Fluffykit: a dark grey tom dappled grey and black with green eyes (Mother: Lightpelt)
Sorrelpaw: a calico tom with a bob for a tail and green eyes (Former Skyclan)
Flypaw: an orange tabby she-cat with amber eyes and a long tail (former Skyclan)
Palefur: a light tanish grayish tabby she-cat with pale green eyes (former Skyclan)
Windstorm: a grey tom with white splotches and dark blue eyes (former Skyclan)
Lilacstream: a white she-cat with silver tabby stripes and grayish violetish eyes (former Windclan)
Morningdove: a light grey she cat with white splotches and blue eyes (Former Windclan)
Quickstep: a brown tom with white paws and amber eyes (Former Windclan)
Whitewhisker: a white tom with long whiskers and hazel eyes (former Windclan)
Skyclan:
Leader: Flightstar: a white she-cat with green eyes and long strong legs, great for jumping.
Warriors:
Ratpelt: a grey tom with amber eyes and a scratched off ear.