JayClan's Alliances
Leader Lionstar: golden tabby tom with amber eyes, formerly deputy of ThunderClan
Apprentice, Frostpaw
Deputy Dovewing: gray she-cat, formerly warrior of ThunderClan (ALSO QUEEN)
Medicine Cat Willowshine: silver she-cat, formerly medicine cat of RiverClan
Warriors Turtleclaw: tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes, formerly warrior of ThunderClan
Cloud: white tom, formerly of the Tribe of Rushing Water
Brokenheart: black-and-white tom with green eyes, formerly warrior of ShadowClan
Apprentice, Flowerpaw
Crowfeather: smoky black tom with amber eyes , formerly warrior of WindClan
Apprentices: Frostpaw: white tom with green eyes, son of Cloud and Turtleclaw
Flowerpaw: tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes, daughter of Cloud and Turtleclaw
Queens Dovewing: (see deputy), mother of Brokenheart's kits: Songkit (golden she-kit) Birchkit (brown tom) Whitekit (whit she-kit)
Elders Smoky: gray-and-white tom, formerly loner
Floss: gray-and-white she-cat, formerly loner
Author's Note: I know that usually a deputy can't be a queen, but I thought that the circumstances could allow it. Erin Hunter once said that Lionblaze would be leader and the fourth apprentice would be his deputy.
Now on to the epilogue...
Epilogue
"Will all cats old enough to catch their own prey, please report under HighTree for a Clan meeting!" Songkit opened her dark gray eyes, Lionstar's familiar call pulling her from her dream. Beside her, Songkit's brother, Birchkit, yawned as he too woke up, revealing sharp rows of pointed teeth. On Songkit's other side was her sister, Whitekit, who was still sleeping.
Songkit was very protective of her youngest sibling because the white kit had been carried off by a hawk four moons earlier. Thanks to Lionstar and Turtleclaw, Whitekit had been rescued, but had fallen a terrible height once the hawk finally dropped her. This accident had damaged Whitekit's mind, making the white kit blind. Their medicine cat, Willowshine, had done everything and every cat in the Clan had prayed to StarClan, but Whitekit remained blind and probably would be for the rest of her life.
Songkit had once heard her father, Brokenheart, mutter, "Why were we expecting sympathy from StarClan when it was them that destoyed us?"
Songkit's mother, Dovewing, had answered, "StarClan had no control over what happened to the Clans, Brokenheart, you know that. StarClan could only warn us which they did. Had they not, JayClan would probably not be thriving now."
JayClan was the only Clan by the lake and named for Jaystar, the last leader of ThunderClan. Brokenheart had once told her that Jaystar had been her kin and she had been named for her greatgrandmother's warrior name. Birchkit and Whitekit were named for Dovewing's parents who had lost their lives when ThunderClan was destroyed.
"What does Lionstar want?" Dovewing stirred beside Songkit and the young kit turned to stare as her mother rose to her paws, stretching. "You three don't receive your apprentice names for another moon." Dovewing paused and then shrugged, bending down to murmur in Whitekit's ear, "Wake up, love."
Whitekit blinked her cloudy blue eyes open and stared at her kin, making Songkit's fur prickle with frustration. The way Whitekit was staring at them made it seem like she could see them all! Why was StarClan so cruel?!
Whitekit continued to stare at them and then she whispered, "He came to me again. The cat with stars in his pelt. He says he knows what is like to be blind and will continue to walk by me."
"Are you talking about Jayfeather? He's a warrior of StarClan and he was blind," Whitekit shrugged at Dovewing's words while Birchkit snorted beside them, his amber eyes bright with playful humor.
"A StarClan warrior? Why would a StarClan warrior want to see you?" Birchkit teased and Whitekit threw herself on top of him, the two kits rolling around the nursery in a play fight.
"Now, now, you two," Songkit looked up as Brokenheart padded into the nursery, the small den seeming so much smaller with him in it. Seeing their father, Birchkit and Whitekit sprang apart, looking at him with respect in their eyes. All three kits looked up to Brokenheart because of the calming way he talked, making them feel safe. Birchkit had once suggested that he be leader of JayClan, but Songkit disagreed with him. Brokenheart was a good choice, but Lionstar... Songkit couldn't picture JayClan without Lionstar. "Everyone is ready for the meeting except you four. Let's go."
Songkit followed Brokenheart out of the nursery and onto the island where they made camp. Brokenheart had once told Songkit that the four Clans met here at the full moon for a time of peace and since cats from all four Clans made up JayClan, Lionstar had decided it should be the new location for the camp. It was well sheltered from enemies and while there wasn't a lot of prey on the island, hunting patrols left to journey by the lakeside. Dovewing had said that when JayClan went through its first leafbare, Cloud, Brokenheart, and Crowfeather had camped out by the lakeside, bringing home enough prey for eveyone to have their own with plenty of extras.
Lionstar was seated on top of the HighTree, the spot where Brokenheart told her that the Clan leaders had made announcements, the rest of the cats gathered below. Willowshine sat at the foot of the tree and Dovewing padded over to sit beside her as her spot as Clan deputy. Songkit felt her heart rise with pride as she acknowledged her mother's important place in the Clan. Cloud and Turtleclaw were sharing tongues while their kits- Frostpaw and Flowerkit- sat close to them. Crowfeather sat alone and Songkit immediatly veered away from him. Crowfeather was a brave warrior, but he was hard to get along with.
"Now that we are all here," Lionstar meowed, nodding to where Brokenheart sat with Songkit, Birchkit, and Whitekit near the two elders: Smoky and Floss, "Let's begin. Its been five moons since we became JayClan and I just want to remember those lost to us." Songkit didn't know any of the cats that her Clanmates were murmuring beside her, but she bowed her head all the same. "I would also like to say that I'm proud of all of you. Now that we made it through those dark times, we have emerged stronger than ever! We have emerged as JayClan!"
Jaykit squeaked in support of Lionstar's words while her Clanmates yowled around her, their lungs more powerful than hers. Songkit glanced around at everyone: Lionstar, standing proudly as he looked down at his Clan; Dovewing, running to touch noses with Brokenheart; Willowshine and Crowfeather yowling with pride; Turtleclaw and Cloud covering their kits with fierce licks; and the two elders, Smoky and Floss, nodding. Songkit saved her siblings for last. Birchkit and Whitekit had resumed their playfight and with a purr, Songkit joined them.
The time of the Clans was over.
The time of JayClan had just begun.
Author's Note: Well there's the last chapter. The next chapter will be just changes made from copy one to copy two of this story.
