"I have decided on which cats will form the rescue party for Soothepaw," Ripplestar yowled. "Mudstrike, Dawngaze, Otterstipe, and Starlingflight will go rescue her. Clan dismiss."
"I should go too!" Basspaw retorted. "She's my sister."
Ripplestar came up to Basspaw and meowed, "I wanted warriors to go rescue her. It's too dangerous for an apprentice."
Basspaw sulked and walked away.
"Rescue mission!" Mudkit meowed with excitement. "If the mission is dangerous, the cats Ripplestar chose must be really brave."
"Well Ripplestar is a wise leader," Raindapple mewed as she groomed Mudkit.
Mudkit folded his ears back in announce. Just you wait I'm going to be the bravest warrior the forest has ever seen! Even more brave than Lionblaze from the stories.
Mudkit enjoyed listening to the stories told by the elders about the legendary three. Especially Lionblaze who was happen to be his hero. Each and every story about the three made his fur bristle with excitement.
"Let's go over to the elders and her one of their stories," Briarkit suggested as she came over to Mudkit.
"That would be nice," Mudkit answered.
"Let's see if Falconkit and Dapplekit want to hear some too," she suggested.
Mudkit nodded and went over to ask them.
"Wanna come with us to hear some stories from the elders?" He asked.
"That would be nice," Dapplekit answered.
"Sure," Falconkit replied.
"Then come on let's go!" Mudkit mewed as be bounced on over to the elders den.
"Hey wait up mousebrain!" Briarkit meowed trying to catch up.
Falconkit and Dapplekit rushed on behind.
A dark gray tabby walked out and muttered, "Do those darn kits want a story AGAIN?"
"They mean no harm," A Siamese retorted. "They remind me of are former kits, Ratfur. Seeing them makes me happy."
"Even though ours are gone in Starclan, Duckfeather?" Ratfur questioned.
"As much as it pains me about their lost," Duckfeather quietly replied. "I see them in each and every kit here."
"You had kits before? Mudkit asked with his ears straight up.
"You shouldn't be listening into elders' business," Ratfur scolded. "How long have you been here?"
"I'm sure he doesn't mean any harm," Pipwhisker explained. "Looks like his littermates are here too."
Ratfur rolled his eyes.
"You must have been proud of your kits, Duckfeather," Mudkit complimented.
"That I am," she replied.
"Can we hear a story about Lionblaze and the other three?" Mudkit asked.
"Not that again," Briarkit complained. "Let's hear about Duckfeather's kits instead."
"I wouldn't mind hearing a story about them," Falconkit mewed.
"Same here," Dapplekit continued.
"Well okay then," Duckfeather replied. "But I must warn you this story is quite sad.
The four kits all nodded.
"Their names were Reedkit, Goosepaw, Lilystream, and Brooksong," Duckfeather began. "These kits were out pride and joy. I remember the day they were born like it was only yesterday, oh the memories they gave me that I'll never forget. But that happiness wasn't going to last forever. The medicine cat at the time, Crookedtail told me that Reedkit would probably be unable to make it through the leafbare, the poor kit was very small and weak when he was born so it was no surprise, but I didn't want to believe it. The first snow had came and my kits were enjoying the view of the snowflakes as they fell from the sky, all expect for poor little Reedkit. The poor little tom was in the medicine den sick with greencough. There was nothing I could do, but only pray to Starclan. Believe me I wanted to go visit him I had to he was my kit! But Crookedtail's apprentice, Amberpaw told me that I shouldn't get close or it could spread to me and they couldn't allow that, because I needed to be there for my kits. But it pained me so much that I had to sacrifice one kit in order to take care of my other three kits. The next morning Crookedtail came over and woke me up to tell me the sad truth that my poor little Reedkit had died in his sleep from the greencough. I was so upset and angry that I lashed out at him and slashed him across the cheek. I blamed everything on the medicine cat for his death too blinded by my own agony to see that he was only able to do so much. The other queens backed me away and tried to get me to calm down; the kits woke up wondering what was going on, but one of the queens told them it was nothing and to go back to sleep. Later on that day I told them the sad truth about Reedkit. They were filled with grief hearing that their brother had joined the ranks of Starclan.
"Next was Goosepaw every since he became an apprentice he was as happy as ever, nothing could bring him down, although Lilypaw and Brookpaw were often annoyed by his bragging on how his prey was the biggest and tastiest. But one day a terrible storm came and brought a flood to the clan. Our leader, Waterstar had warned us to get to high ground as soon as possible. But one of the queen's at the time cried out that one of her kits was still down there, so my brave little Goosepaw ran down there without saying a word with his mentor right on his tail. Goosepaw tried to grab the kit but the flood waters knocked him away. Luckily his mentor was able to save the kit, but the sad truth was Goosepaw wasn't able to make it. I tried to go down there and risk my life to save him, but two warriors pushed me away and said that I wouldn't be able to make it in time and so the only thing I could do was watch as the flood took my son's life.
"Last were Lilystream and Brooksong. Now this was during the time Thistlethorn and Icegaze were trying to take over the clans and rule them together. Those two had gathered a whole bunch of rogues and many warriors from each of the clans had joined them. The Thunderclan leader, Flamestar had gathered the clans together to fight against Thistlethorn, Icegaze, and their followers. Flamestar thought it was his reasonability to stop them or at least Icegaze, for he had a filling she was up to something bad, but didn't take her seriously. Well any way Flamestar, Waterstar, Duskstar, and Airstar had decided on a plan on how to take care of Thistlethorn and Icegaze. So on the next sunrise the clans went out to fight against them and their followers. Lilystream and Brooksong were like each others' shadows as they fought against those traitors. In fact all the cats fought their hardest in this war. This is where it starts to get sad, as the fighting went on my two daughters eventually had to fight against Thistlethorn and Icegaze. Lilystream was fighting against Thistlethorn while Brooksong fought against Icegaze. I wanted to help them, but I couldn't, just like them I was in a tight situation. During the fight I heard a loud horrifying yowl that sounded like the cry of death at the same time I chased the rogue away, I knew who it was coming from but I was too afraid to turn my head around, but I had too even if I'm scared, shaking in my legs I slowly turned around and there before my very own eyes was my daughter Lilystream dying. Thistlethorn had given her a long and deep scare similar to the one Scourge gave Tigerstar from long ago. I saw too that her sister, Brooksong was too horrified to move as she watched her sister die, I notice Icegaze sneaking up behind her. I tried to warn her, but Icegaze had already pinned her down. She bent her head down and whispered into Brooksong's ear, I could hardly hear what Icegaze was saying, but I could swore I heard her saying 'I'm going to make your death long and painful as possible and while I kill you, you can watch your dead sister.' I ran up to them so I could push Icegaze off of her but another rogue got in my and knocked me unconscious. As soon as I woke up I was in the medicine cat's den. Amberpaw now Amberwing told me to take it easy. I asked her if Brooksong was going to be okay and her answer was, 'I'm afraid she's dead, Duckfeather.' I wanted to cry out, but Amberwing told me to keep still so my wounds could heal. Eventually I did calm down and asked her what else had happen. She told me that many other warriors had died, including the rogues and Thistlethorn and Icegaze. Later on that night I went out to sit in vigil for my two daughters with my mate, Ratfur. Now all my kits were gone. We both grieved together for them."
"I'm so sorry for you're lost, Duckfeather," Dapplekit mewed.
"It's alright little one," Duckfeather replied.
"Can I ask you something?" Briarkit asked.
"Yes, Briarkit," Duckfeather answered.
"You mention that Icegaze was from Thunderclan," Briarkit explained. "What about Thistlethorn?"
"He was a Windclan cat," she replied. "Him and Icegaze had fallen in love and began plotting together to take over the clans. I have no idea how they both got exiled from their clans."
"Thank you for the story," Falconkit meowed.
Duckfeather nodded as the four kits ran out.
Mudkit looked up at the sky.I wonder where cats like Thistlethorn and Icegaze go? I mean they couldn't had gone to Starclan as bad as they were.