"The Paradoxical Commandments

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway."
-Kent M. Keith

Eight moons later, Oakbranch's POV

RiverClan has spent twelve moons of nothing but peace. Owlmask had our kits and they've been apprentices for a moon.

There was Dovepaw who looked just like Owlmask, Toadpaw who had black fur, and then there Duckpaw and he had both brown and white fur. I couldn't be happier.

There was more connection between Stonestar and Ivyheart then I thought as we learned that she was expecting Stonestar's kits. Her daughter Berryshine moved from ShadowClan to RiverClan as well and we were happy to have her.

Almost all of RiverClan including me and my family were right outside the Nursery in anticipation for Redblossom's kits to be born. There were many conversations happening all at once and the only one who wasn't talking was Flyfur as he paced nervously around the camp several times with Voletooth and Songpool talking to him and reassuring him.

Owlmask's parents had also retired to the elder's den and since Owlmask had mentored Voletooth and Songpool's son Pigeonwing, Stonestar made her deputy and me and our kits couldn't be more proud. Birddapple was very annoyed that Redblossom was back at first but just a moon later she and Nightbreeze became mates probably cause of their mutual cynical nature.

Hogtussle had also told me a very interesting piece of news: Blaze was back but she decided to become a ThunderClan warrior and when I saw her at one of Gatherings, she looked like she went through hell. What happened to her that was so bad in the last nine moons?

Rowanpelt's call snapped me out of my thoughts and I saw several cats including Flyfur the father of Redblossom's kits himself rush into the Nursery and I couldn't help but feel pride. After all I made this all possible, I brought the Crimson Heroine back. Me and Owlmask walked into the Nursery and saw four she-kits at Redblossom's belly.

"I'll name this kit Amberkit." Redblossom purred, pointing a paw to the bright orange she-kit. "After Flyfur's mother. This white and black kit will be Ivykit and this black she-kit will be Hollykit for the StarClan cats who helped me through the hard times. Flyfur, would you like to name the last kit?"

"Her name will be...Moonkit for the beautiful night pelt she wears and her white muzzle is that shade of the moon." Flyfur purred before he sprawled beside his new family. "I'm so blessed to have this be a reality my blossom~"

"Me too." Redblossom and Flyfur pressed their heads against each other's and I felt happiness bubble within me. Things in RiverClan would be alright.

Narrator's POV

Redblossom was finally back and her tale was told~

But what about Blaze?

One final story must be told, the cat overshadowed by the Crimson Heroine. Some would think she was a villain, but was she really? Wasn't she just a cat that was struck with insecurity, grief, and heartbreak so much so that she was driven to act on it in the wrong way?

She had given up on her unrequited love, but StarClan still had plans for her. Her nine moons running away from her problems had almost broke her spirits but she returned in one piece. After all, happiness was closer to her than she thought.

What is next for the We Could Be Series you may ask? The We Could Be Series is technically over except for the five-chapter spinoff about Blaze!

Waiting Outside the Lines will be the second-to-final installment of the We Could Be Series(with the last installment being a midquel about Voletooth and Songpool) and the first chapter will be released April 30th, 2017! And now for the best announcement...

OMEGATHYST'S WARRIOR ULTIMATE GUIDE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC!

You can access it by finding the post in the omegawarriorseries blog on Tumblr! The ultimate guide is in the form of a Google PowerPoint and will be updated at random times.

Also I will soon be starting a comic series with the warrior characters from both of my series called Omegathyst's Paper Comics with never seen-before content! So make sure to follow the omegawarriorseries blog on Tumblr and put on the "get notifications" setting to be notified of updates!

THANKS FOR READING!