I couldn't work on Cry Wolf anymore, I had too many stories to finish but I may rewrite it later on.
"What in StarClans name are you doing, kit?" I snapped and lashed my ginger tail at Goldensong and Falconflights small kit. I think his name was Smokeykit? I don't even know.
"You're standing on her bedding!" Toadstep snapped and the kit leapt off my bedding. Beside me, Honeyfeather rolled her eyes. She knew about our plan to be the meanest, grumpiest elders in all the Clans and she thought it was ridiculous.
"I-I'm s-so-sorry, Mapleclaw!" Smokeykit stammered. "I-I'll go get you something to eat."
With that, Smokeykit raced away to find something to feed Toadstep and I. I laughed as the kit tripped on the way out before scrambling up and running to the fresh kill pile.
"That kit has only got half a brain working." Toadstep muttered and I nodded. Honeyfeather shot us a deathly glare.
"Excuse me, but that's my sons child you're talking about. And for the record, Smokeykit is very smart, you two just intimidate all the kits into stuttering messes!" our golden friend snapped.
"Why thank you!" Toadstep exclaimed and Honeyfeather rolled her eyes, "we really try so hard to make everyones lives miserable!"
"Mum, Dad, why do you have to scare all the kits like that?" I looked up to see our daughter, Morningstar and our son, Runningscar, enter the elders den. Now that Morningstar is leader and Runningscar is deputy, I'm really glad I didn't name her Starkit.
"It's fun, you should try it sometime!" I purred and Morningstar rolled her eyes while Runningscar snickered.
Our kits had grown so much, Morningstar had flowing golden and white fur and shining green eyes. She was also noble, fair and made a good leader for ThunderClan. Runningscar had taken on my mischievous personality and was a fine warrior.
Runningscar had brown and white fur and strong legs. Like his name said, he had three long scars across his face and a bite mark on his shoulder from a badger attack when he was an apprentice.
"M-Mapleclaw, Toadstep, I brought you a v-vole." Smokeykit stammered as he was followed into the elders den by his brother, Smotherkit. Who even names their kit, Smotherkit? I'll be the first one laughing if Morningstar calls him Smotherface.
"Thank you, Smokeykit, Smotherkit. It was very kind of you to do that." Morningstar purred and guilt flashed in the kits eyes. I eyed them uneasily before pushing the vole closer to Toadstep so we could share.
Morningstar licked our cheeks quickly before sauntering out of the elders den, Runningscar was more slow and whispered in our ears, "I think the way you treat kits is phenomenal." before he turned and left as well.
I took a bite of the vole as Toadsteps tail curled around mine and the kits waited patiently to finish. They started talking quietly with Honeyfeather and Icecloud while we finished eating.
I was becoming drowsy and something wasn't setting right with the vole. Maybe the kits had snuck poppy seed into our prey again? No, this felt different. This felt dangerous.
"Toadstep..." I rasped and lay my head on my paws and squeezing my eyes shut, "I don't feel so good..."
"Sh, it'll be alright. Just go to sleep." Toadstep murmured comfortably but I could sense the same discomfort in his voice.
Sleep. That's what I needed. All I needed was sleep. Like a wave washing over me, unconsciousness came and a dreamland filled my sights. I looked around to see I was in a clearing with Toadstep by my side.
"Mapleclaw, Toadstep." I whirled around to see my brothers and Spiderleg, Daisy, and Rosepetal standing there. Stars shone in their pelts and they all looked young and healthy, even though Spiderleg had passed in the elders den and my brothers should have many scars scattered across their body.
"You're in StarClan now, Smokeykit and Smotherkit tried to put poppy seed in your vole but they mistaked them for death berries." Daisy explained and I glared hard at Darkcloud.
"Your son is a terrible father. Those kits are idiots!" I hissed and Darkcloud rolled his greeny yellow eyes while Thistlefang snickered beside him.
"Welcome to StarClan, you better get used to living with a bunch of mouse-brains now." Thistlefang smirked and stepped forward to touch his nose to mine. "I've missed you sister."
I wanted to argue with them, to tell them that I wasn't ready to go to StarClan and that they should send me back but something deep inside told me that it was my time.
"But there is one last thing we need to take care of before you are allowed in StarClan." a new voice came from behind me. I turned to see two toms, both gray, waiting.
They were huge, maybe even bigger than my brothers and I, one had black stripes and the other had fur that linked out like thorns.
"I am Darkstripe, and this is Thistleclaw." The one with stripes nodded to me. "And we have some business with you that we need to deal with."
All at once, a shot of pain soared through my body and I crumpled to the ground. Toadstep screamed my name as my body shook rapidly and I started hacking violently. It felt like someone was trying to claw his way out of my chest.
All at once, the pain subsided and I was left there, panting. I glanced up to see a new cat was standing next to my Darkstripe and Thistleclaw. She looked just like me.
My fur was slightly fluffier and she was taller and slimmer, with less muscles, but she was a complete replica. "Mapleclaw, I am Mapleshade. I have lived alongside you your entire life, redeeming myself for the pain I had caused durin my time. But now that I am in StarClan, we can be apart."
This was a lot to take in. Someone had lived with me my entire life? Did that mean Thistlefang was really Thistleclaw and Datkcloud, Darkstripe? Is that why I was so mean?
Mapleshade started walking away as I let the information sink in. Did I not have any free will or what?
"Mapleclaw, I know this is all very strange but it's time to go to StarClan now." Thistlefang nodded as he started walking away with the others. Darkcloud stayed in the same spot though.
"What about you?" I asked Darkcloud and he shrugged.
"You two aren't the only ones dying today." Darkcloud sighed as there was a dull flash and a small kit appeared. I recognized him instantly as Smokeykit. Darkcloud looked to the kit.
"Smokeykit, this is one of the many reasons why you don't eat the elders prey after they fall asleep."
I have a sequel idea in my head for this but I'm having some troubles coming up with a plot, so I want to ask; do you guys actually want a sequel or should I just end this now?