I am so so sorry to keep you guys waiting but I had the move and it was okay. But here I present to you, the stragglers from Bloodclan, and I apologize for the shortness, but I really just wanted to get this up and I won't have another chance.
Shatter II
(Bonus scene about Moonclan at the end)
Each step was painful. Defeat and shock had overwhelmed her. Her beautiful Flicker padding slowly beside her, his tail dragging in the mud. Shatter limped along, her blue eyes eerily blank. She had a long gash on her shoulder, so deep that Lion said at first he could see the bone. She wanted to tip her head back and wail.
She saw her mother murdered in front of her eyes. She remembered the screeches and scent of blood and death. Flicker leading her away, followed by Lion.
"Shatter, Lion, Flicker." A familiar warm voice sounded in front of the cats. "Soot?" Lion asked, his voice hoarse. "Yes, hurry. Follow me we don't have much time." The black and white she-cat gazed at the injured Bloodclanners, her eyes gleaming with urgency. Shatter allowed herself to be guided by Soot, blindly following her dead clan-mate.
Flicker's eyes were narrowed in distrust. "How do we know you really are Soot?" He demanded. Shatter flicked her ears at the tom. "Do you not see the starlight in her fur?" Lion questioned before Shatter could speak. Flicker looked away, but continued padding along.
Finally they paused in front of a great yawning mouth of a cave. "In there is Nightclan." Soot meowed. Lion nodded, bowing his head slightly. "They are our only hope of surviving." Lion said before Flicker could protest.
Then they padded into the cave.
Later that day
"Lionflame watch me do this one!" Ravenkit boasted, rearing up onto her hind-paws her forepaws batting the air. Lionflame purred in amusement "Nice one!"
Nightclan had accepted them with open arms, and Shatter already felt at home. Except that she wasn't Shatter anymore. Her name was Frostleaf. She liked her new name, feeling that it suited her silver pelt. Flicker had become Flickerclaw. Lionflame had requested to become a medicine cat, so he was apprenticed to Robinfeather and was named Lionflame.
Frostleaf already had a friend, her name was Ivoryheart.
The silver tabby remembered Quill, now Quillstorm, and wasn't surprised to find him here. But it was Birchpaw who was the real surprise. The brown speckled tom was shocked to see his old friends here, though Frostleaf had a feeling that he knew that they would come eventually. He was saddened and enraged to hear about what had happened to his old clan.
"Isn't this place great?" Frostleaf was sitting next to Flickerclaw. "I guess." Her boy-friend muttered. "I liked Bloodclan more." He declared, his fur starting to bristle indignantly. As Flickerclaw raged about what was wrong with Nightclan Frostleaf wasn't listening. She was thinking of what she could be, she had learned and was still learning the clan ways.
"It saddens me to say but Bladestorm has decided to move to the elders den. Bladestorm, is it your wish to give up your position as deputy, be removed of all your warrior duties, and retire to the elders den?" Alphastar was gazing down at the retiring brown deputy. "It is." Bladestorm confirmed briefly. "Then Nightclan welcomes you as an elder." The chant went up "Bladestorm! Bladestorm! Bladestorm!"
Frostleaf was sitting next to her trained apprentice, Ravenwing. "Odd, I thought Bladestorm was younger." Ravenwing whispered to her old mentor. Frostleaf just shrugged. On the silver she-cats other side her other apprentice, Fernpaw, flicked her tail. "Don't you see the grey hairs on his muzzle?"
"I will appoint my deputy now. I have already chosen. Frostleaf will be the new deputy of Nightclan." Frostleaf, swallowing her immediate surprise and excitement rose. "It is a surprised honor to be deputy of Nightclan. I promise I will do my best to help, protect, and help lead Nightclan." All the cats were cheering, congratulating, and talking to the popular she-cat.
-Later-
"Froststar! Froststar!" Alphastar had passed away a few days ago, due to a horrible case of black-cough. The silver she-cat had been appointed leader, earning her nine lives last night. "Froststar! Froststar!" The clan was cheering yet again.
"Frostleaf. Frostleaf. Did you hear a single word I said?" Snapped out of her day-dreaming Frostleaf glanced over at Flickerclaw, trying to hide the fact that she hadn't been listening. "Oh yes." Frostleaf meowed, faking a shining smile. Flickerclaw nodded, satisfied and trotted away, "Oh and I think Ivoryheart wanted you!" He called over his shoulder.
"Flickerclaw said that you wanted to speak with me?" Frostleaf padded up to Ivoryheart, her eyes sparkling with curiosity. "Come with me." She meowed, leading her friend out of camp.
As they sat down Ivoryheart started to talk so rapidly that Frostleaf had a hard time to hear what she was saying. (AN: Read this next part really fast and imagine that someone was speed-talking)
"Well you know how Quillstorm and I are together? Well we always talked about having kits, but we were too young and he was off doing stuff or I was off doing stuff but then finally a few moons ago Robinfeather told me I was going to have kits! It was a big shock and everything and Lionflame says that they are due in a moon or two and it's so exciting, but I'm really scared too. Quillstorm doesn't know yet but do you think I should tell him?" Ivoryheart looked at her new friend with wide eyes.
The silver she-cat frowned, trying to process all the information. "Congratulations on having kits," She began slowly, "And I do think that you should tell him." The tabby across from Frostleaf nodded. "I was thinking the same thing, thanks!" And then she dashed off towards camp. Frostleaf shrugged.
Meanwhile )Silvershadow's POV) In Eclipseclan's camp
Silvershadow had gone to sleep late, staying awake until the moon was sinking and the morning dawn was appearing in the sky. She was haunted by dreams of cats she had killed, and most of all Slashfang. She still vividly remembered his screams of agony, and at one point crying out for his daughter, Sorrelpaw.
Silvershadow was in her dream world, wandering through a forest aimlessly. "Silvershadow." The silver she-cat spun around, coming face to face with a black and white tom. "Slashfang! I'm so sorry!" She wailed, looking at the dead cat. "Do you believe in Starclan?" Came the sudden question. Silvershadow frowned. This wasn't how most of her dreams was. Normally Slashfang would scream at her, rage spilling over him and chasing Silvershadow trying to get revenge.
"Sort of." She replied. Stars glittered in his pelt, and Silvershadow gasped. "Silvershadow you are on the verge. The verge between Starclan and the Dark Forest. You know, when you die you either go to the evil, horrible place or to Starclan. I think that you know what after-life in Starclan would mean." Slashfang meowed, his voice grave but his eyes were kind, but a hint of pity was behind the kindness.
"What?" She meowed, frowning. "You aren't suppose to talk to her!" A grey she-cat charged Slashfang, her claws out. "Stone?" Silvershadow gasped. The dream abruptly faded, the last glimpses of her dream being Slashfang and Stone fighting each other, Stone sharply yelling and scolding Slashfang.
Silvershadow glanced outside of her den, at Eclipsestar. Finally the silver tabby could see Eclipsestar's malice. The evil in her eyes, the coldness of her voice. Little did Starclan know, but that visit from Slashfang changed it all for Silvershadow.
And there we have it. But before I go into a long lengthy author's note here's the little excerpt about Moonclan, from Darkstar's POV. If you don't remember he was the last true leader of Moonclan before Bloodclan wiped it out.
Little did I know, that my own daughter would rebel against me. But not just against me, her family. Her clan. She went from a little innocent kit into a large evil killer. But when I found out it was too late.
-Moons earlier-
"Lunakit, Lunakit!" A navy blue kit wailed his sister's name. "Wavekit, what is it?" His loyal older sister padded up. "I stepped on a thorn." Wavekit sniffed, holding up his fore-paw. Darkstar watched his kits in pride.
Wavekit wasn't actually Lunakit's sister, at least not by blood. Wavekit's mother, Windflash, had died defending the nursery from a fox when Wavekit was only a half-moon old. Wavekit was the only one in his litter, and so when his mother died Darkstar's mate, Stormheart, had agreed to take care of him. Lunakit was only a quarter-moon older then Wavekit. As Lunakit easily hooked the thorn out of her brother's paw Darkstar let out a loud purr.
-Time skip-
"Nice catch!" Nightpaw admired Lunapaw's sparrow. Lunapaw had been an apprentice for a mon now, and finally her spirits were returning to normal. Wavepaw, having just became an apprentice, had died in a flood that had decimated the camp. They had lost all but one of their elders. Wavepaw and Blackpaw, and Stormheart. Darkstar's mate had gone into the already flooding camp in a desperate search for Wavepaw. Both had died. Darkstar was still in a deep grieving state but he was glad to see his daughter returning back to normal.
Breezepaw and Cloudpaw had returned back from training. Darkstar knew that Breezepaw had wanted to be a medicine cat but Starlingfeather refused to retire. Starlingfeather's apprentice, Swifttail, was already taking more and more charge over the medicine den.
"Hey Lunapaw!" Cloudpaw meowed, padding over to the silver she-cat. "Hi Cloudpaw, how did training go?" Lunapaw turned to the white tom, her eyes sparkling with admiration. Darkstar narrowed his eyes slightly, noticing the anger in Nightpaw's eyes. Cloudpaw, a few moons older then Lunapaw, was the most popular cat in the clan, besides Featherbreeze but she already had a mate.
-A few moons later, when Nightpaw is Nightfrost and Cloudpaw is Cloudfur)
Lunapaw let out a purr of delight, laughing as Nightfrost explained what had happened earlier. "And then Stoneheart leapt out of the river, was a worm on her nose!" From a distance Cloudfur watched in envy and hatred. The dark tabby leader knew that the two toms had been fighting over his daughter, and Lunapaw had chosen Nightfrost. Darkstar approved of Nightfrost being with Lunapaw, for Cloudfur had become very ambitious and snappy for the past moon or so. Darkstar flicked hos ears, rising to his paws and leaping onto shadow-rock. "Lunapaw, I have decided to make you a warrior early. I have seen your abilities and I believe that you are ready. Featherbreeze, do you believe that Lunapaw is ready to become a warrior?" His grey deputy's eyes snapped up to him in surprise. "Of course Darkstar." She meowed.
"Good, Lunapaw step forward." As the silver she-cat stepped forward Darkstar recited the ceremony "From this moment on Lunapaw, you will be known as Lunafeather. Nightclan welcomes your gentleness and compassion."
-Back to the present-
I didn't suspect that Cloudfur was that mad. When he tried to murder Nightfrost Lunafeather leapt in front of him. The white tom's claws had torn across her side, and nobody except the newly apprentice medicine cat Breezepaw knew, she knew that Lunafeather was pregnant. It led to a miscarriage, killing three of her four kits. I exiled Cloudfur, due to the clan's wishes. I regret it though, for little did I know that Cloudfur knew a cat in Bloodclan. The white tom caused Bloodclan attacks daily, eventually killing me. From Starclan I had to watch the clan that I loved be defeated, my clan-mates scattered like rouges. But even worse I had to watch Luna gather them together into a band of rascals. She's almost definitely going to the Dark Forest, but if that's so why do I see her gathering Eclipseclanner's to rebel against Eclipsestar?
I couldn't fine Slashfang last night, and so Stoneheart went off looking for him. When they came back Stoneheart was a as mad as a fox in a fit, and Slashfang had a look of defiance. But neither of them would tell me what they had been doing. I gazed down through the pool, frowning. "We will lead the rebel tomorrow night. Glare, get ready to run to Nightclan and get them when it's time." Silvershadow was instructing her rebels. Wait, there going to attack tomorrow night?
I thought that I could use the Luna chapter to do this. But nooooo it was to crappy of a story-line. If you have any questions about what I just wrote just say it in the reviews. Tomorrow I have to go to my cousins house, and then school! I have dedicated myself to two last chapters and an epilogue. So review! Wait, one last thing, if you don't like Lionflame, Frostleaf, or Flickerclaw for names you can write new ones in your review as well.
(Just to clear up some stuff Frostleaf was just day-dreaming. Her becoming leader, training Ravenwing and Fernpaw, didn't actually happen or is going to happen. Eveeryone has dreams I guess.)