Ivypool/History

==History==
===In the Power of Three arc===
====Sunrise====
:Ivykit is born to Birchfall and Whitewing, along with her sister, Dovekit, in the middle of leaf-bare.
:Ivykit and Dovekit make their first venture out of the nursery with all of the other warriors of ThunderClan watching them. Sandstorm asks what they named them, and Birchfall proudly replies Ivykit and Dovekit. Brightheart comments that they are good names for the two kits. Jayfeather realizes that one of the two kits may be the third in the prophecy given to Firestar; "There will be three, kin of your kin, who hold the power of the stars in their paws," since Hollyleaf had disappeared, and they are Firestar's kin. Her grandfather, Dustpelt, teasingly tells Birchfall and Whitewing to watch out for their daughters since they are also the granddaughters of Cloudtail, and recalls how much of a hard time he gave Firestar when he was an apprentice. Cloudtail affirms that he is proud of any cat who shares his blood, and will claw anyone who says otherwise.
===In the Omen of the Stars arc===
====The Fourth Apprentice====
:Ivykit and Dovekit are in the apprentices' den looking for good spots to build nests, and are called out by Jayfeather, to which the kits excitedly explain how they're going to do everything together. Before their apprentice ceremony, the kits' mother, Whitewing, tries neaten the kits' fur. Ivykit and her sister Dovekit become apprentices, taking the names of Ivypaw and Dovepaw. They seem to get along really well, and want to do everything together. Ivypaw is apprenticed to Cinderheart, while Dovepaw's mentor is Lionblaze. The two newly made mentors take them down to the lake on a water patrol to gather water for the rest of the Clan. Ivypaw wanders away and investigates a dead fish. Rainstorm, a RiverClan warrior, charges when he sees her, but before he can attack, he falls in the mud. After he is rescued, the patrol escorts him back to the ThunderClan camp.
:When Dovepaw is praised in front of all of the warriors for her catches, Ivypaw becomes jealous and angry, having only caught a tiny shrew. Later, when Dovepaw tells everyone that big brown animals are blocking the stream, Ivypaw is again frustrated and believes Dovepaw only wants to be in the center of attention, leaving her sister speechless and depressed. She becomes even more jealous when Dovepaw is chosen to go on a special quest to see what happened to the water. She avoids saying goodbye by pretending to sleep.
:As the day progresses, Ivypaw becomes resentful of her apprentice duties and even kicks a pebble at Mousefur when the elder scolds her, but is rebuked by Cinderheart. Her mentor goes on to tell her that they will be going to practice fighting, but Ivypaw is no happier. Briarpaw volunteers to come along and help her.
:Later, Jayfeather teaches all of the apprentices some basic knowledge of herbs. He explains that dock leaves strengthen pads, and Bumblepaw mentions that they would be good to find on long journeys, which causes Ivypaw's jealous and angry emotions to resurface, as Bumblepaw's remark reminded her of the long journey her sister and her mentor had been chosen to go on.
:A few more days pass, and Lionblaze and Dovepaw finally return home. Dovepaw seeks out her sister, and when she finds Ivypaw, her sister is hanging back, looking shy and nervous. She confesses that she thought Dovepaw wouldn't miss her, but Dovepaw tells her that she did all the time.
:After making a report to Firestar, Ivypaw and Dovepaw head down to the lake to see if it has grown any bigger. Dovepaw steps on the remains of Jayfeather's stick, but she is not hurt. She afterward promises Ivypaw that she will never leave her behind again.
====Fading Echoes====
:Ivypaw wakes up one morning due to Dovepaw's dream about Rippletail. She raises her head and anxiously gazes at her sister, asking if she was dreaming. Ivypaw mentions that Dovepaw was also twitching like a mouse. Dovepaw licks Ivypaw's head and reassures her that it was just a bad dream and it is gone. Ivypaw then proceeds to return to her sleep. Later on, Ivypaw bounces up to Dovepaw, complaining that it is so early. However, her eyes are noted to be sparkling with excitement as she tells Dovepaw that the forest smells great. Taking a deep breath and licking her lips, Ivypaw says that the air tastes of prey.
:Brambleclaw invites her to go on a border patrol with him, Lionblaze, Dovepaw, and Cinderheart. Ivypaw is very eager to go, and she tells Dovepaw that she'll catch the first prey for the day as the patrol leaves camp. Ivypaw begins happily playing with Dovepaw, successfully tricking her by playing dead. When Dovepaw falls for it, Ivypaw tells her that even Cherrykit wouldn't fall for the trick. They stop when they see how large the lake has grown, and Brambleclaw eventually scolds them for playing like kits, mentioning that he doesn't envy the hunting patrol. Ivypaw steps on the broken remains of Jayfeather's stick and gets a small splinter in her foot. She ends up going to Cinderheart to get it taken out and the stick pieces are then thrown into the lake.
:Later on, Cinderheart and Lionblaze are teaching their apprentices how to climb trees, despite the fact that it is raining. They begin to practice hopping from tree to tree, and Ivypaw bets Dovepaw that she can make it back to the hollow without touching the ground, but their competition is cut short when the branch Dovepaw is on suddenly breaks. She plummets to the ground, but isn't hurt at all.
:That night, Dovepaw convinces her sister to sneak into WindClan with her, making it seem like a sort of challenge. Ivypaw is slightly reluctant at first, but then agrees to go with her to WindClan. They make it all the way to WindClan's camp when Ivypaw attempts to stop her, but Dovepaw is determined to see Sedgewhisker and Whitetail. Dovepaw wakes up Sedgewhisker in the warriors' den just before Weaselfur finds them. He sounds the alarm and all of WindClan wakes up. Onestar orders Breezepelt and Heathertail to escort the apprentices home. The two warriors lead them back to the ThunderClan camp and wait while Firestar is woken up by Rosepetal. Firestar speaks briefly with them, putting their punishments into the paws of their mentors. They begin to leave when Firestar stops Dovepaw, asking to talk to her, but not Ivypaw, which makes her feel a bit jealous.
:Both of them are confined to camp for a quarter moon as punishment, but Ivypaw begins to notice that Firestar and the senior warriors are treating Dovepaw differently than her. She even says this to Dovepaw, who dodges her accusations, but Ivypaw seems annoyed at this treatment, and jealous because she feels ignored by her Clan compared to her sister. She gets frustrated when Lionblaze calls Dovepaw away while Dovepaw was grooming her fur.
:That night, Ivypaw has a dream where she visits a meadow, but soon a mysterious brown tom appears. She asks him if it is his meadow, and he says no, but offers to show her some useful hunting techniques. She eagerly learns from him, failing a few times before accomplishing the move. She is proud when the tom congratulates her. He asks about her sister, and Ivypaw replies that Dovepaw is clever and funny, and the bravest cat she knows. They soon separate, and the tom tells her that his name is Hawkfrost.
:Ivypaw wakes up then and finds Dovepaw only just returning home. Cinderheart calls her over, and Ivypaw finds out that Blossompaw, Briarpaw, and Bumblepaw are going to have their assessment, but they will be doing it in pairs. Ivypaw is paired with Blossompaw, who complains that Ivypaw is not a good hunter, and asks if Dovepaw could be her partner instead. The warriors insist that these are the pairings, so Blossompaw angrily tells Ivypaw just to stay out of her way. Hawkfrost then tells her that she is just as good a hunter as Dovepaw, so Ivypaw grows confident and manages to catch a squirrel with the technique Hawkfrost showed her. Blossompaw only manages to catch a blackbird, and is then angry at Ivypaw for showing her up at her own assessment.
:Back at camp, Ivypaw sees Dovepaw and decides to tell her about Hawkfrost. Before Ivypaw has a chance to say who the warrior is, Lionblaze calls Dovepaw away. Ivypaw is secretly angry at Dovepaw and thinks that Dovepaw does not care for her. She asked her if Lionblaze couldn't manage a few moments without his precious apprentice. After Dovepaw apologetically slips out of the apprentice den, Ivypaw slinks into her nest, hoping Hawkfrost will teach her more hunting moves so her Clan will think she is better than her sister.
:The next time she is seen, Ivypaw is noticeably happier and more cheerful when she joins her Clanmates so they can collect more moss. She acts indifferent about racing Dovepaw in collecting moss. As they begin collecting moss, Ivypaw calls out to Toadstep to watch her as she slides on her belly through the grass. Whitewing sees the two together and orders them to collect moss together. Ivypaw then finds Dovepaw in the middle of an argument with Lionblaze. Having overheard their conversation, Ivypaw asks why Lionblaze thought that Dovepaw would've known something about ShadowClan crossing the borders. When Dovepaw awkwardly dodges the question, Ivypaw demands to know what is so complicated that Dovepaw can't tell her own sister. Ivypaw then says that Dovepaw is jealous of her dream from StarClan, and finally reveals her jealousy of Dovepaw before leaving. Back at camp, Ivypaw refuses to speak to her sister, acting like she isn't there.
:Ivypaw later has another dream where she visits Hawkfrost. He asks a few questions before teaching her a new battle move. He instructs her to jab her paws simultaneously on his tendon located at the back of his joint. Ivypaw quickly gets the move down before Hawkfrost asks about her sister. She gets angry at remembering her, revealing to him that she almost told her of their meetings, but isn't going to now. Hawkfrost agrees with her decision and tells her that Dovepaw isn't her echo- they don't have to share everything. Ivypaw soon wakes up, and goes out on a patrol to start a mock battle. The cats split up into two groups to try and reach a piece of territory on the others' side. Ivypaw tries out her new move and it works successfully on Birchfall. The other warriors see her perform it, and they, especially Leafpool, become slightly suspicious before getting back to the mock battle. Ivypaw comforts Bumblestripe when he says that it's not fair that Briarlight can't enjoy being a warrior.
:The next time that they meet, Hawkfrost shows Ivypaw a few of her new Clanmates, but then sets a new challenge for her—to get past a line drawn on the ground. She makes her first attempt, but Hawkfrost holds her off. Before she can try again, Tigerstar appears before them. Tigerstar entices her, saying that he is still loyal to ThunderClan, but that ShadowClan had needed a leader, so he had led them. He gives her a quick test, then reveals to her that ShadowClan is going to invade ThunderClan. He tells her that she must convince Firestar to take back the territory that he gave to ShadowClan many moons ago.
:Ivypaw then wakes up and goes straight to Firestar's den, where he, Brambleclaw, and Graystripe are in the middle of an argument. Ivypaw thinks quickly and then slowly tells all three toms about a dream she had from StarClan. She tells them she was standing on a strip of ThunderClan territory that had been given to ShadowClan, when she saw a river flowing with ThunderClan blood. She ran back to the hollow, but could only see ShadowClan cats everywhere. She finishes, leaving the three captivated. The three discuss the dream and agree that giving the territory away might have been a sign of weakness, not kindness.
:The next day, a battle is agreed on, and Ivypaw stands very still waiting for ShadowClan, while Dovepaw shakes nervously. Ivypaw is very concerned for her sister, because she knows that her training from Hawkfrost will help her in the battle, but Dovepaw has no such training. Blackstar then appears with his warriors and a fight ensues. Ivypaw is taking on Ratscar when Blossomfall arrives to help her. Ivypaw then looks around for Dovepaw, knowing she must need help since she wasn't trained by Hawkfrost. She finds her sister then, but starts battling Starlingpaw, before quickly beating him.
:Later, the two are fighting again with Ivypaw steadily pushing back. Tigerheart is about to leap at Ivypaw, but stops when he realizes who she is. The two exchange a small, distinct nod before returning to the battle without fighting each other. Dovepaw sees their exchange and wonders if they ever met before, but doesn't have time to worry about it.
====Night Whispers====
:Ivypaw is seen after the battle helping Blossomfall limp back into the forest.
:A short while later, Jayfeather walks in Ivypaw's dreams and sees her in the Dark Forest. Soon, Ivypaw's informal mentor, Hawkfrost, arrives. He scolds her for doing a battle move incorrectly.
:When Jayfeather tells Lionblaze that they need to talk, Dovepaw overhears them, and soon finds out that Ivypaw has been training in the Dark Forest. When Dovepaw and Ivypaw go to practice a hunting move together, Dovepaw asks her if it is true that she is training in the Dark Forest. After hesitating, Ivypaw confesses that she has been. After arguing, Ivypaw bounds away into the bracken, annoyed and a little ashamed.
:Soon afterward, Jayfeather has a vision of Ivypaw walking into camp. Shadows engulf the dens and warriors, and Dark Forest cats swarm over the cliffs and begin to attack the Clan, murdering every cat until the camp is covered in crimson blood. The only cat left is Ivypaw.
:When Ivypaw enters the Dark Forest again, Mapleshade attacks her, and pins her down. Mapleshade hisses at Ivypaw to show more respect. When Hawkfrost arrives, he tells Mapleshade to let Ivypaw go. Thistleclaw also appears, and they begin a training session. Shredtail lashes out at Ivypaw's eyes, and she realizes that he could have blinded her. She whimpers in her sleep, and Dovepaw hears her and wakes her up. Her eyes are bruised and swollen. Dovepaw tried to get her to stop going to the Place of No Stars, but Ivypaw refuses, thinking that Tigerstar will make her a great warrior.
:Hawkfrost later takes Ivypaw to practice water moves with Shredtail, Hollowpaw, and Snowtuft. Ivypaw struggles with the water moves, and when she wakes up, Whitewing notices blood in her nest. Ivypaw protests that it was a thorn in her nest, but is taken to see Jayfeather anyway. Ivypaw knows that he'll know where the scratches came from.
:While hunting, Ivypaw tells Dovepaw that she knows she is meeting Tigerheart. She says that she and Tigerheart have also been meeting almost every night in the Dark Forest, and that's why she recognized his scent. Dovepaw doesn't want to believe her sister's words, and runs away.
:When Dovepaw and Tigerheart meet again, Ivypaw appears. She hisses that she knew it, and that now her suspicions are confirmed. Suddenly, a ShadowClan patrol appears, and although Dovepaw gets a chance to hide, Ivypaw is captured. They take her to the ShadowClan camp, where she is guarded by Starlingpaw. She is pestered by Kinkfur's kits while she stays there.
:Ivypaw comes home with Brambleclaw, Brackenfur, Graystripe, and Squirrelflight. To make up for the herbs that had to be given up in return for her, Ivypaw spends a whole day hunting. She visits the Dark Forest again, and soon hears Tigerheart and Tigerstar talking. As Ivypaw eavesdrops, she realizes that Tigerstar has been lying to her all along, and that he hasn't been trying to help ThunderClan at all. As she tries to escape and wake up, she is confronted by Mapleshade, who wants Ivypaw to demonstrate her new water techniques. After nearly drowning, Ivypaw sneaks away from Mapleshade and wakes up in the apprentice's den. She, Dovepaw, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather go out into the forest together. Ivypaw tells all of them that Tigerstar has been lying to her all along, and that she never wants to return to the Dark Forest. Jayfeather and Lionblaze convince her to keep visiting the Dark Forest, so she can spy on them. She is reluctant to do so at first, but in the end, Ivypaw agrees. Soon afterward, Dovepaw tells Ivypaw about her powers. At first, Ivypaw is upset that Dovepaw hadn't told her before, but promises to help her prevent the Dark Forest from defeating the Clans.
:Ivypaw returns to the Dark Forest that night. Tigerstar takes her to a Dark Forest meeting, where she sits with some other Dark Forest trainees, saying that the time for the battle is close. She realizes, to her horror, that the other apprentices are actually eager for the battle.
:Brokenstar calls Ivypaw away, and tells her that he has a mission for her. He has Ivypaw show him her climbing skills and attack lunge, and then Brokenstar tells her that she has one more task to complete before she can fight with her "Clanmates." Flametail emerges from the ferns, having gotten lost and wound up in the Dark Forest. Brokenstar commands Ivypaw to kill him, but she protests, saying that Flametail has already died. Brokenstar tells her that all cats either fade away in the end, after they have died, or another cat kills them first. Brokenstar challenges her loyalty to the Dark Forest. Knowing she has to kill him and prove her loyalty or die and not be able to warn the Clans of Tigerstar's treachery, Ivypaw lunges at Flametail, but Tigerheart suddenly appears and knocks her away, refusing to let her destroy what is left of his brother. Tigerstar appears, and tells Brokenstar to leave Flametail alone, as he can only mix herbs. Tigerstar says that he believes that Ivypaw is was truly loyal to the Place of No Stars, and when the final battle comes, she'll stand with them.
====Sign of the Moon====
:Ivypaw takes her warrior assessment with her sister, Dovepaw. During the partner training assessment, Ivypaw tells Dovepaw that her partner was Hazeltail and that they caught several mice together. When Dovepaw seems to be afraid that she won't pass, since she hadn't caught anything, Ivypaw tells her that Firestar will make her a warrior no matter what, since he knows that she is special. Dovepaw replies that she wants to be judged normally like a regular cat. When Firestar asks Cinderheart about how Ivypaw did, she answers that Ivypaw didn't do that well on catching prey by herself, but was a great fighter and worked well with Hazeltail during the partner training assessment. They both pass their assessments and earn their warrior names, Ivypool and Dovewing. After their vigil, Dovewing tells Ivypool not to go to the Dark Forest, because she fears that Ivypool will get hurt, but Ivypool has no choice, because she can't control her dreams, and goes directly to the Dark Forest whenever she falls asleep.
:In the Dark Forest, she trains with Thistleclaw and Antpelt. Antpelt hesitates during training when she slips and falls, but ends up being attacked by Thistleclaw, who sees his act of kindness as a show of cowardice. Ivypool is shocked at this, and hates the Dark Forest even more. Antpelt is wounded badly, but Ivypool secretly begs him to wake up, and he vanishes with a moan. She wants to help him, but Thistleclaw says that he is a coward and should have been beaten. After Antpelt has left, Ivypool beats Thistleclaw, but he argues that he is the one who won. Mapleshade, who has been lurking in the shadows, tells him that Ivypool won, and tells Thistleclaw that he was cheating and should admit that he lost. Mapleshade tells Ivypool that she believes in her loyalty, making Ivypool relieved that her position as a spy was not revealed. Ivypool asks her when the battle will be, but Mapleshade doesn't know, replying that it will be some time soon.
:When Tigerheart and Ivypool see each other again in the Dark Forest, Tigerheart tells her to stop hiding from him, and just admit that what she was going to do to Flametail was wrong. Whenever he and Ivypool meet, he constantly blames her and shows aggression towards her for attempting to kill Flametail's soul in the previously. Ivypool doesn't go to the next Gathering, but Dovewing does, and Tigerheart tells Dovewing that Ivypool isn't the cat Dovewing thinks she is.
:When Ivypool goes to the Dark Forest again, Blossomfall is introduced as a new Dark Forest apprentice, along with Hollowpaw. When the other Dark Forest trainees are ordered to attack her, Ivypool can't help but defend her Clanmate, and comes up with a reasonable excuse for her actions, saying that the Dark Forest cats are all Clanmates, and that it wouldn't make sense to have a new apprentice in the Dark Forest fatally injured on her first visit. It is later revealed that Blossomfall was won over by the Dark Forest in a similar way to Ivypool, being jealous of the amount of attention her sister, Briarlight, is getting from their mother. Ivypool is asked to train Hollowpaw, who is eager to teach bullying apprentices a lesson, but she asks him to keep his claws sheathed during the training bout. In the waking world, Ivypool attempts to ask Blossomfall about the Dark Forest, but she refuses to speak about it. Ivypool is tempted to warn her but would risk her position as a spy, and decides against it.
:Later, Ivypool and Blossomfall explore the tunnels. They both get trapped underneath. Blossomfall claims that no one will find them there, but Ivypool spots footprints and asks who made those. Blossomfall thinks she will die, and asks Ivypool if she thinks Millie would care if she found out about her dying. Ivypool is shocked and replies that Millie would definitely care and that Millie loves Blossomfall just as much as Briarlight. Deeper down the tunnels, they meet an unknown cat and they ask the cat where the exit is. The cat refuses to show them at first, but then realizes that they don't belong there, and he explains how to find the way out. As Ivypool and Blossomfall are trying to find the exit, they get lost and they hope to find the ginger tom again, but he is gone. They then meet Hollyleaf.
:When they get back to camp, Thornclaw snaps at them and Millie snaps at Blossomfall, saying that she should be more careful. Ivypool says that Millie doesn't mean it, but Blossomfall doesn't believe it. Brackenfur says that it's okay, and the important thing is that they're safe. Ivypool is seen again when Firestar decides to have the ThunderClan cats train in the nighttime, and is with Sorreltail's patrol, including Lionblaze and Berrynose. They are fighting against Brackenfur's patrol, which consists of Thornclaw, Bumblestripe, and Birchfall. Both patrols are trying to seize control of the old Twoleg nest and stop the other patrol from taking it. When Lionblaze asks if any ThunderClan warriors are training in the Dark Forest, Ivypool lies by saying that the cats in the Dark Forest keep recruits away from each other.
:Sorreltail seems to know exactly what Brackenfur thinks and chooses to have their patrol split up, with her and Berrynose guarding the Twoleg nest, and Ivypool and Lionblaze keeping the other patrol out. Lionblaze notes that Ivypool seems extremely comfortable in the dark, and she seems to be sure-footed and slipping through the undergrowth silently like a shadow. Ivypool creates a plan to help their patrol win. She and Lionblaze are positioned on opposite sides of the other patrol, and they wait for the first three cats to go into the undergrowth. Then, when Brackenfur, the leader of the other patrol, comes last, they leap, and capture him as their prisoner. The other cats of Brackenfur's patrol can't help, as Ivypool had already planned that they would get stuck in the undergrowth since it was so dark. Lionblaze thinks that the Dark Forest's training had helped her fight against Brackenfur's patrol, and work well in the darkness.
:When they are congratulated by Sorreltail, Lionblaze tells her that it was all Ivypool's work, and not his own, that had allowed their patrol to win.
====The Forgotten Warrior====
:Dovewing and her sister, Ivypool, have difficulties sleeping. While Ivypool is still training in the Dark Forest, Dovewing constantly has night terrors of Swoop being carried off by the eagle. Her mother, Whitewing, tries comforting her kits, and excuses them from Brambleclaw's orders. Whitewing asks her kits what is wrong, and while Ivypool doesn't want to tell her about the Dark Forest, Dovewing tells her about her nightmares.
:Later, in the Dark Forest, Ivypool asks to become a full warrior and be a part of the front line when it comes to the final battle and not at the back where the cowards hide. Hawkfrost is impressed with her bold request, and after some conversation, she is told that she must defeat Antpelt, who had died of his wounds and become a member of the Dark Forest, in battle. She succeeds and kills Antpelt again, making him fade into nothing. Brokenstar congratulates her, telling her that she is now a full Dark Forest warrior. When she wakes up exhausted, Dovewing asks her what happened. Ivypool explains that she is now a full warrior of the Dark Forest and must help train the apprentices.
:Ivypool later enters the tunnels with Dovewing, due to their suspicion that Sol is plotting an attacking against WindClan. Ivypool is a little scared, but she reassures herself that Dovewing will bring them out safely with her special senses. As they venture deeper, guided by Dovewing, they spot some WindClan cats discussing attacking ThunderClan. Ivypool leans forwards to listen, but then accidentally makes a pebble slip and fall onto the floor. Owlwhisker hears it and asks who is there, and concludes that same cat must be spying on them. Ivypool becomes scared as the WindClan cats approach, and begs Dovewing to get them out of there, but Dovewing declines, saying that she isn't sure of the way out.
:Suddenly, a mysterious cat comes up to them, and offers to show them the way out. Ivypool is suspicious, and demands to know why they should trust this stranger. In order to gain Ivypool's trust, the cat reveals herself to be Hollyleaf, a former warrior of ThunderClan. Hollyleaf says that she was the one who guided Ivypool and Blossomfall out of the tunnels the first time they had entered. Hollyleaf leads them out before the WindClan cats can approach, and Ivypool thanks her. Hollyleaf tells the two cats that Sol has been planning to attack ThunderClan for the past moon, and that they should never have trusted him. When ThunderClan cats approach, Hollyleaf is frantic, begging the two she-cats to not tell anyone that they saw her.
:When Ivypool is on a border patrol, a ShadowClan patrol meets them there. Dawnpelt is furious with the ThunderClan cats and threatens them, but Ivypool doesn't take her seriously. Redwillow sticks up for the rival Clan, since he trains with Ivypool in the Dark Forest, and nods to her. Hollyleaf notices this and Ivypool wonders how she knows. Hollyleaf accuses Ivypool of being too close to a ShadowClan cat, and Ivypool is horrified of where Hollyleaf's suspicions are heading. Ivypool tries to defend herself, but Hollyleaf ignores her and continues believing what she had saw.
:Later, after Hollyleaf reveals herself to have murdered Ashfur, Ivypool appears shocked, like everyone else. Dovewing asks her if she has seen Ashfur in the Dark Forest, and Ivypool admits that she never saw him there. Dovewing concludes that he might've went to StarClan because of how terribly he died.
:When Breezepelt attacks Dovewing, Ivypool leaps at the tom, driving him away easily. Dovewing comments on how good a fighter she is.
====The Last Hope====
:When Ivypool is in the Dark Forest, she scents blood and stiffens as she remembers the death of Antpelt. It is noted that she had been forced to kill Antpelt to prove her loyalty to Tigerstar, and that she had earned the honor of training Dark Forest warriors. Ivypool notes that she will never be able to wash the scent of Antpelt's blood off her paws. As Birchfall lunges toward Redwillow, Ivypool yowls for them to stop. Her father stares at her, asking what is wrong. Ivypool responds that she can smell blood and doesn't want any injuries. Redwillow shows Ivypool his nicked ear, but Ivypool cautions him to be careful anyway. Hawkfrost hears them and snarls that there is a war coming and it won't be won with sheathed claws.
:He says that he thought Ivypool was training the recruits to be real warriors, not soft Clan cats. After lecturing the cats, he orders Birchfall to attack Redwillow again and not to stop at the first scent of blood. Ivypool is terrified she has given away that she is a spy for Dovewing, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze. She shows Birchfall how to attack, making it seem as if she made it more painful for Redwillow then she really did. When Blossomfall and Hollowflight want to fight Dark Forest warriors, Ivypool asks if there are any other Dark Forest warriors around, hoping there are not any. When Hawkfrost replies there are, Ivypool notes that the shrieks of fighting cats had become like a birdsong to her. She then asks why they are not training with the Dark Forest warriors.
:Hawkfrost then tells them he wants them to learn how the other Clans fight, because they might be fighting together one day. Ivypool notes that is a lie. Hawkfrost continues that they needed to know their allies' moves, claw for claw. Tigerstar pads out and tells them that four Clans will unite as one when it matters most. After Birchfall repeats this, Blossomfall asks when that will be. Mapleshade creeps out of the bushes and tells her she will know when the time comes. Ivypool notes that Mapleshade is fading and remembers that she too will fade from memory. Blossomfall asks Tigerstar if they are training for something special. Ivypool tells her that they are not training for something special yet but you never know. Applefur comments that next time a rogue like Sol tries to invade the Clans, she will stand with ThunderClan, not against them. Ivypool sees that the Dark Forest visitors think that their loyalty to the Clans is being strengthened. She wonders if these cats will be loyal to the Dark Forest in the end or the Clans. Tigerstar orders that every cat must go back to their nest.
:Ivypool finds out that the Dark Forest warriors are having a meeting. She asks to join, but Mapleshade tells her that as long as she has the scent of living prey on her jaws, she can't come. Ivypool tries to convince Hawkfrost but he tells her no. Ivypool listens in on their conversation and hears them drawing a map. Before she can look, Dovewing wakes her.
:Birchfall tells Ivypool to come on his patrol with Mousewhisker, and she follows him outside of camp. He then tells her that they are meeting Furzepelt, Sunstrike, and Larkwing on the border for daylight training. Ivypool waits until they are out of sight before finding Foxleap and telling him that WindClan is invading. When Foxleap's patrol arrives, he glances at her as WindClan defends themselves because she was the one to tell him that they were invading.
:Brambleclaw later tells Ivypool to train Cherrypaw and Molepaw with Dovewing, and Ivypool notes that Dovewing looks tired and asks her why she is tired that morning. She asks a second time and gets the same answer. She goes on a patrol with Lionblaze and they exchange glances when they find out Thornclaw has joined the Dark Forest.
:As the final battle between the Dark Forest and the Clans approaches, Ivypool reveals to the Clans that she was a spy and Birchfall looks surprised at her before marching off to join the Dark Forest army. Ivypool finds Birchfall, Mousewhisker, and Blossomfall hiding under a bush during the battle and persuades them to come out and protect the Clans. Ivypool then tells them that they need to find Applefur and Breezepelt. When they find Breezepelt, he is seen to be attacking his own Clanmates. Ivypool stops him, and Breezepelt asks if she is crazy. Thistleclaw suddenly looms over her, snarling that she is a traitor. Ivypool is furious, and retorts that she is no traitor, and that she only came to the Dark Forest to find out what they were planning. Ivypool is attacked by Snowtuft and Thistleclaw while Hawkfrost is temporarily distracted. The furious Dark Forest warriors try to kill her slowly and painfully for her treason, and slice both of her ears.
:When Ivypool is being attacked by Thistleclaw, Snowtuft and Hawkfrost, Hollyleaf jumps between the three cats and Ivypool, which ends in Hollyleaf being injured, having her throat sliced open. With the help of Tigerheart, Ivypool brings the injured Hollyleaf back to the ThunderClan camp, but Hollyleaf dies soon after from the fatal wound. Ivypool is seen screeching at Jayfeather to save Hollyleaf.
:When the battle ends, Hawkfrost is seen staggering into the camp, and Ivypool flies at him, screeching that he is Hollyleaf's murderer. Hawkfrost throws her off with a grunt, and pins her to the floor, telling her that she is a traitor and that she deserves to die. But before he can kill her, Brambleclaw hurls himself at Hawkfrost and kills him.
===In the A Vision of Shadows arc===
====The Apprentice's Quest====
:Alderkit watches as Ivypool returns from a hunting patrol with Lionblaze and Blossomfall. Alderkit notes to himself that she would be an okay mentor. He also thinks that she's friendly and and a good hunter.
:Later when Alderpaw, Sparkpaw, Molewhisker, and Cherryfall are returning to camp from a hunting lesson, Ivypool, Birchfall, and Sorrelstripe join them. They have also been hunting, and are heading for camp, carrying prey. Cherryfall compliments the other patrol on how well their hunting is going, and Ivypool replies that it looks like their hunting is going well too. Cherryfall informs her that all of the prey was caught by Sparkpaw. Soon, both patrols return to camp.
:When Alderpaw and Cherryfall arrive to help Sparkpaw, who is hurt badly, Ivypool encourages her to drink from some soaked moss, and Hollytuft crouches beside her, gently stroking her shoulder. Cherryfall tells Alderpaw that Sparkpaw fell out of a tree and hurt her foreleg. Alderpaw realizes that the leg is dislocated and announces that he knows what to do. Ivypool whispers to Hollytuft, wondering if he really knows what he is doing. Alderpaw instructs Ivypool and the two other warriors into positions around Sparkpaw as he quickly forces the leg into the socket, causing Ivypool and Hollytuft to gasp. When Sparkpaw confirms that Alderpaw has fixed her leg, Hollytuft and Ivypool are impressed and congratulate him.
====Thunder and Shadow====
:Ivypool goes hunting with Fernsong, and while the two are out hunting, Darktail and his rogues attack a WindClan patrol on ThunderClan's territory. Dovewing worries for her sister's safety, but Cherryfall reminds her that Ivypool survived the Dark Forest and should be far more than able to handle a few rogues.
:Moons later, Ivypool receives Twigpaw as her apprentice. A half moon into Twigpaw's training, Ivypool takes her apprentice out for a hunting lesson. The young gray she-cat, although making a good pounce, slips and falls when she lands. Nonetheless, Ivypool encourages her apprentice, praising her for her excellent concentration and how fast she learns. Ivypool reminds her that it's not a competition and that she must learn at her own speed. Twigpaw, however, replies that she has to be special and to be the best, as she believes ThunderClan is only keeping her there due to her connections to the prophecy. Ivypool gazes sympathetically at her, realizing that the apprentice has never felt as if she is truly part of the Clan. She adds that although Twigpaw is as loyal as any Clanborn cat, it must be hard for her to grow up away from her kin. Ivypool states that Lilyheart is proud of her, and assures her that her real mother would be as well. She finishes that it is a shame that Twigpaw's mother was never found by Squirrelflight's patrol. Twigpaw, who hadn't heard about the search for her mother, is confused, and asks if any trace was found of her. Ivypool replies that she isn't sure, because no one really talked about it after it happened. 
:A half moon later, on the way back from a Gathering, Ivypool asks her apprentice why she has been having such a hard time focusing on her training lately. The gray she-cat explains how she had been wondering about her mother after the discussion about the patrol, a concern which Ivypool understands. Ivypool goes to Bramblestar and persuades him to let her take Twigpaw to search for her mother.
:Early the next morning, Ivypool and Twigpaw, accompanied by Fernsong and Alderpaw, prepare to set off on their journey. The other warriors are skeptical of the quest, but Ivypool defends it and argues that it is still worth a try, however small the chance of success may be. As the patrol prepares to leave, Ivypool seems pleased that Fernsong is coming along and the two warriors tease each other in a friendly way. They lead the way out of the camp together, their pelts brushing. The next day, the patrol of four cats reaches the Thunderpath where Alderpaw first found Twigpaw and Violetpaw. Ivypool is nervous about going down into the valley with the Thunderpath. The she-cat frets that the monsters might leave the path, but Fernsong assures her that they won't. The ThunderClan cats enter the ditch where the two kits' nest was but fail to find any traces of Twigpaw's mother. Ivypool, although sympathetic, reminds Twigpaw that she probably won't find any, and the four ThunderClan cats end up heading home unsuccessful.
:When they arrive back at home in ThunderClan, Twigpaw goes that night to see her sister Violetpaw and inform her that she believes that their mother is dead. The next morning, Ivypool goes to Twigpaw's nest to fetch her for the dawn patrol, but she can't find the young cat anywhere. The silver-and-white cat frets that Twigpaw might be attacked by a fox while out in the forest. She adds that she should have kept a closer eye on her apprentice since she was upset after the journey. Ivypool and Alderpaw go to report Twigpaw missing to Bramblestar and Squirrelflight. After establishing that Twigpaw has left of her own free will, Squirrelflight irritably says that she's probably walking through the woods feeling sorry for herself. Ivypool defends Twigpaw, asking if the deputy had not done the same when she was young. Squirrelflight then takes a more sympathetic attitude towards Twigpaw, and sends out search patrols to look for her. She sends Ivypool, along with Stormcloud and Hollytuft, to search the ShadowClan border.
:After Darktail and his rogues take over ShadowClan, Twigpaw worries for Violetpaw's safety. Ivypool and Twigpaw head to ShadowClan to check on her. As they walk to the border, Ivypool says that she hopes the ShadowClan cats who have taken refuge at ThunderClan's camp soon leave. She reveals the secret that her sister Dovewing had a relationship in the past with Tigerheart even though they were in different Clans, and that she is worried that something might start up again now that they are living near each other. At the border, Ivypool and Twigpaw meet Needletail and Rain. Ivypool explains that Twigpaw has been worried about Violetpaw and needs to see her. Rain, scowling, says that she should have told Twigpaw not to come. Ivypool replies that it would be like telling the wind not to blow, and that there are some things that just cannot be argued with.
:Rain stays to guard Ivypool and Twigpaw while Needletail runs to fetch Violetpaw. Rain, trying to annoy the ThunderClan cats, asks if ShadowClan was missed at the Gathering. Ivypool asks why they should miss rogues. Rain claims that they are not rogues anymore, but Clan cats. Ivypool asserts that they are still rogues regardless of whether they have control over ShadowClan's camp. Needletail returns with Violetpaw. After Twigpaw has a brief conversation with her sister, she turns back to Ivypool, who asks her if she's okay. Twigpaw begins to reply, but Needletail interrupts her by slicing at her ears, ordering her to leave. Ivypool is furious at seeing her apprentice attacked, and hurls herself at Needletail, dragging her to the ground. Needletail wriggles free and glowers at the ThunderClan warrior, Rain beside her. Not wanting the encounter to end in a fight, Ivypool and Twigpaw flee back towards ThunderClan.
====Shattered Sky====
:Ivypool and her apprentice Twigpaw participate in the Clans' first battle against the Kin. Ivypool reassures the gray she-cat that she'll be all right during the battle. Twigpaw also expresses worry for her sister, Violetpaw. Tigerheart comes over and assures Twigpaw that Violetpaw will be okay. Ivypool twitches her tail in annoyance when she sees the ShadowClan deputy, and Twigpaw realizes that her mentor doesn't seem to like Tigerheart.
:The Clan cats advance into ShadowClan territory. Ivypool stays with her assigned group of cats, which includes Twigpaw, Tigerheart, Dovewing, and Lionblaze, and they race into the camp to confront the Kin cats. When Twigpaw struggles to face her first opponent, Juniperclaw, Ivypool knocks the former ShadowClan warrior off of her apprentice and gives him a few blows to the shoulder, scaring him away. Ivypool then launches herself into battle with Dovewing and Lionblaze, who are facing three rogues. Later in the battle, when Yarrowleaf attacks Twigpaw, Ivypool comes to her apprentice's aid again, knocking the ginger she-cat to the ground. She prepares to pounce upon the rogue, but Tigerheart intervenes and lets Yarrowleaf scamper away. Ivypool is furious at Tigerheart for letting Yarrowleaf get away, as she is not his Clanmate anymore. However, when the rogues begin to viciously attack Mistystar and the RiverClan warriors, the two exchange glances and leap into the fray again, their argument forgotten.
:After the battle, back at the ThunderClan camp, Ivypool watches Dovewing and Tigerheart sit together, and she looks irritated and anxious. Ivypool later goes over the join the two, and gets into an argument with Tigerheart over whether or not the Clans should attack the Kin again.
:When Alderheart has a vision of SkyClan, which possibly includes Twigpaw's kin, at a barn, he calls a Clan meeting. Dovewing and Tigerheart volunteer to go together on the quest to find them. Ivypool soon speaks out against organizing this quest, saying that although she would like to find Twigpaw's kin, they should focus on fighting the Kin since the rogues could soon come to take over ThunderClan territory as well. She argues that all the cats that drove out SkyClan originally are dead, so the current Clan cats have no responsibility for the lost Clan. A number of warriors agree with Ivypool's remarks, and Bramblestar decides not to send the patrol. Twigpaw feels betrayed by the fact that her mentor spoke out against a journey that was very important to her. Ivypool approaches Twigpaw after the meeting, looking apologetic, but her apprentice walks away from her.
:The next day, Purdy dies, and Ivypool grieves for him along with the rest of the Clan. When Alderheart announces a few moments later that Twigpaw has disappeared, Ivypool is distressed by the news. She blames herself for her apprentice's disappearance, saying she shouldn't have argued against the quest and should have known that Twigpaw would react this way if a patrol wasn't sent.
:When Dovewing, Molewhisker, and Tigerheart return to camp from their journey to find Twigpaw, they inform ThunderClan that they found her blood and fur on a Thunderpath and that they think that she was killed by a monster. Ivypool feels very guilty and blames herself. She confesses that as Twigpaw's mentor, she knew that her apprentice wanted to go to find SkyClan, but she tried to talk Twigpaw out of it for what she admits was a stupid reason. While saying this, Ivypool looks at Dovewing, and Dovewing is surprised by the remark. Tigerheart puts his tail on Dovewing's shoulder for comfort, and something flashes in Ivypool's eyes as she sees this. Ivypool continues to grieve for her supposedly lost apprentice, and at the vigil for Twigpaw she comments that the gray she-cat was so excited and eager to learn, and that she would have been a fine warrior.
:During the first mission to rescue ShadowClan cats from the Kin's camp, Ivypool comes along with Alderheart, Sparkpelt, and Lionblaze. They are met by Violetpaw, who has the two ShadowClan elders Oakfur and Ratscar with her. Ivypool, who has caught mice for them, gives each of them one to eat, and then the four ThunderClan cats escort them back to camp. However, the patrol is found on ShadowClan territory by two rogues, Roach and Loki, and Ivypool, Sparkpelt, and Lionblaze fend them off while Alderheart leads the elders away.
:In the bonus scene, Ivypool is seen waking up in the warriors' den the morning after she argues against sending the quest to find SkyClan at the Clan meeting. Dovewing confronts her about how she disagreed with sending a patrol, and Ivypool points out that they don't need to be sending any cats away from the lake when they are dealing with Darktail and his Kin. She also says the quest would be a distraction for Twigpaw and would just get her hopes up if they didn't find her kin. Dovewing argues that she has just made the Twigpaw upset, but Ivypool snaps in response that it's none of Dovewing's business and that she should worry about things that matter to ThunderClan and not one of their guests. She finishes that Dovewing should be able to find everything she wants in ThunderClan, implying that she wants the pale gray she-cat to become mates with Bumblestripe, not Tigerheart. Dovewing also guesses Ivypool refused to support the quest because she didn't want her and Tigerheart to go off together.
====Darkest Night====
:Ivypool goes on a hunting patrol with her apprentice Twigpaw and several other warriors. As the patrol gathers to return to camp, Sparkpelt grumbles about how cats of other Clans are still being sheltered in the ThunderClan camp, so Ivypool and Fernsong point out that ShadowClan had already gone home several days ago. Fernsong worries that they will not have enough food for every cat, but Ivypool reasons that they will because Bramblestar sent out five hunting patrols, and the RiverClan warriors will bring fresh-kill as well.
:Back at camp, when some of the other ThunderClan warriors show resentment towards the SkyClan cats staying in camp and not hunting for themselves, Ivypool defends them. She points out that Jayfeather had said they were supposed to be resting from their journey. When others suggest that SkyClan might be a group of rogues, Ivypool argues that StarClan led them there and asks if her Clanmates are questioning their ancestors. Twigpaw is upset by the warriors' criticisms of SkyClan, but Ivypool tries to comfort her apprentice, saying that she did a brave thing in bringing SkyClan back and that she is very proud of her. Ivypool adds that although it will not be easy to find room for SkyClan, all the Clans will be stronger once they do. She also apologizes for not supporting Twigpaw initially when she wanted to find her kin, confessing that the only reason why she had objected to the quest was to prevent Tigerheart and Dovewing from traveling together on it. She finishes by saying that she is sorry her actions put Twigpaw in danger, but that she understands why Twigpaw went off by herself and that she would have done the same.
:Later that night, Ivypool comes to tell Twigpaw that she has spoken to Bramblestar and believes that it is time for her warrior assessment soon. Three days later, Ivypool shares a mouse with Birchfall and Fernsong in camp and heads to the Gathering that night. Ivypool holds Twigpaw's assessment the morning after the Gathering, and when the two she-cats return to camp, Ivypool informs Violetpaw and Alderheart that Twigpaw passed the assessment. Ivypool says that her apprentice had done brilliantly, adding that she believes Twigpaw deserves her warrior name. However, instead of becoming a ThunderClan warrior, Twigpaw joins SkyClan.
:A half moon after Twigpaw's departure, Ivypool sits in ThunderClan's camp with Fernsong. Fernsong suggests that they have kits together, but Ivypool tells him that she is not ready yet. She points out that having kits means staying in the nursery for moons and that she does not want to give up her warrior duties. Fernsong argues that she would not have to be in the nursery after the kits were old enough that they did not need to be nursed anymore. Ivypool seems shocked, saying she would not leave her kits to raise themselves until they were six moons old, but Fernsong suggests that he would stay with them in the nursery instead. Ivypool is equally surprised at the idea, since toms usually do not live in the nursery, but Fernsong replies that he could do a good job taking care of the kits too. Ivypool nuzzles his ear affectionately, saying that she will consider the idea after leaf-bare.
:Ivypool is hunting on ThunderClan territory when she ends up colliding with Twigpaw, who has crossed the border in an attempt to catch a squirrel. Twigpaw apologizes for crossing the border and greets Ivypool, but the silver-and-white she-cat eyes her former apprentice warily. When Twigpaw asks if everything is all right, Ivypool scowls and voices her displeasure at how the apprentice she trained for moons left to join another Clan. Ivypool says that she misses Twigpaw and seems annoyed that SkyClan has not given Twigpaw her warrior name yet. Twigpaw then brings up Dovewing and explains that she saw Dovewing meeting with Tigerheart on the ShadowClan border and that they were discussing how bad conditions had become in ShadowClan. Ivypool is furious, growling that Dovewing should not be so upset about what is happening in ShadowClan, as her loyalty should only be to ThunderClan. Twigpaw asks if she is worried that Dovewing will go join ShadowClan, but Ivypool insists that her sister will never leave after how much she has risked for her Clan. When Thornclaw calls for her, Ivypool says she has to go and she and Twigpaw bid farewell to each other.
:After Dovewing disappears, Ivypool heads with Lionblaze, Fernsong, and Thornclaw to SkyClan's camp to ask whether they know anything of Dovewing's whereabouts. Leafstar asks her Clan if there has been any sign of her on their territory, and Sandynose replies that no one had reported strange scents. Ivypool seems doubtful of SkyClan's answer and glares pointedly at Twigpaw. Twigpaw is forced to admit that she had seen Tigerheart and Dovewing speaking together on SkyClan land a quarter moon prior. Twigpaw gets into trouble with Sandynose for not reporting the two cats' intrusion and Twigpaw later wonders if Ivypool was intentionally trying to make this happen.
:Leafstar asks Ivypool if she asked Tigerheart about the missing she-cat. Ivypool responds that she has, but that he had said he did not know anything about it. Leafstar tells the ThunderClan cats they can search SkyClan territory for Dovewing, provided that they leave by sunset. Ivypool thanks her, and the ThunderClan cats leave to continue their search. In spite of their efforts, Ivypool and her patrol return back to their camp unsuccessful. Lionblaze and Thornclaw tell the Clan about Dovewing's suspicious meetings with Tigerheart, and when Ivypool says that they must find her sister, neither of them respond. Ivypool anxiously asks Fernsong if they believe that Dovewing is a traitor, but he insists that they don't, as everyone knows she helped ThunderClan fight against the Dark Forest. Ivypool replies that she just hopes Dovewing is safe.
:With the rain pounding down and the land above the hollow creaking, Ivypool suggests that they evacuate the camp, remembering how, in similar weather, a beech tree fell into the camp. Moments after, a large piece of rock breaks off of the cliff face, forcing her and Fernsong to leap out of the way. Ivypool then calls for everyone to clear the camp, and she and Fernsong help carry Stemkit and Shellkit to safety. Afterwards, Ivypool heads to SkyClan with Bumblestripe and Cinderheart to inform them of what had happened. She explains that there was a rockslide in the camp and that, although no one had died yet, everyone was battered and bruised. Ivypool adds that ThunderClan was hoping SkyClan would lend them some herbs since the rockfall had destroyed a large portion of theirs. Leafstar decides to have SkyClan help ThunderClan gather new herbs, and Ivypool thanks her courteously for the help. However, she also expresses surprise that Sandynose had remarked on how Twigpaw still needed to train, commenting that she is surprised there is anything left for the gray she-cat to learn.
:At the next Gathering, ShadowClan announces that Tigerheart has vanished from his Clan as well. Upon hearing the news, Ivypool seems to shrink beneath her pelt, and Alderheart speculates that this is because she realizes that the fact Dovewing and Tigerheart disappeared around the same time is too much of a coincidence and believes that they must have gone off together.
====River of Fire====
:Ivypool has now moved into the nursery, expecting Fernsong's kits.
:Twigpaw decides to return to ThunderClan, and after being accepted, she tells Bramblestar that she'll be happy to work with Ivypool again. Bramblestar informs her that the she-cat had moved into the nursery, and can't mentor her again. Bramblestar decides to appoint Sparkpelt as Twigpaw's mentor, much to Twigpaw's dismay, showing that Ivypool and Twigpaw shared a mutual friendship.
:Twigpaw asks the dark tabby if she'll have another apprenticeship ceremony, muttering that she's had two. Bramblestar confirms that while she had one with Ivypool, she needs to have one with Sparkpelt.
:After he, Lionblaze, and Bumblestripe move Briarlight into the nursery, Alderheart sees Ivypool talking with Blossomfall and Cinderheart, her belly bulging as she is close to giving birth.
:During a rainstorm, Alderheart sees Ivypool, Daisy and Twigpaw salvaging what bedding they can.
:While speaking to Velvet, Alderheart mentions that no cat expected Ivypool to give birth on the night of the Gathering. The dark ginger tom recalls that Jayfeather was not pleased with it, and had grumbled that it had to happen on the night of the Gathering, of all nights, adding that he wasn't over the sickness. Alderheart hopes that Jayfeather hasn't indirectly spread it to Ivypool or any of the kits.
:While talking to Velvet, Jayfeather, annoyed with Alderheart, tells him to go check up on Ivypool, explaining to the young tom that it has been three days since she gave birth. Alderheart does as Jayfeather asks, and visits Ivypool, who he sees snuggling with her new litter, while Fernsong watches them. Upon seeing him, Ivypool tells Alderheart that she and Fernsong have named them, introducing them as Flipkit, Thriftkit, and Bristlekit. Alderheart remarks that they are beautiful, and asks if they are feeding regularly, to which Ivypool tells him that they hardly ever stop, her eyes glimmering with loving amusement. Fernsong agrees, and says that they couldn't be happier. Ivypool then tells Alderheart that she was so angry when Dovewing left, but now that she has her own kits, she knows what's really important. Alderheart assures her that Dovewing probably had a reason for leaving, and Ivypool sadly agrees, guessing that she just had to be with Tigerheart. She continues, saying that since she's been gone so long, she can accept it. Alderheart inquires if the silver she-cat still misses her. Ivypool confirms, but hopes she can see her again someday. Alderheart tells her that he hopes so too, and moves on to Cinderheart. As he checks on the gray she-cat's litter, she notices Cinderheart watching Ivypool's litter affectionately.
:Upon discovering that Briarlight is sick, Alderheart realizes the brown she-cat must have accidentally caught it from Jayfeather while he was delivering Ivypool's kits. Jayfeather praises Alderheart, saying that it is good that he noticed before Ivypool or her kits caught it.
:As he checks on Velvet, Alderheart sees Ivypool watching her litter tumble and play, and laughs at her kits' antics.
:After Twigpaw passes her warrior assessment, Ivypool and Lilyheart come up and greet her. Lilyheart remarks that she must have had a good hunt, and Ivypool agrees, telling Twigpaw that both she and Lilyheart knew she could do it. The silver tabby then offers to take Twigpaw's fresh-kill for her. She is later seen cheering for her former apprentice as she receives the name of Twigbranch.
:Upon learning from Grassheart and Strikestone that Tigerheart has returned with the missing ShadowClan cats, Ivypool pushes herself forward, demanding that the two of them tell her if Dovewing is with him. Strikestone ignores her question, and reveals to ThunderClan that Tigerheart is dead.
:After Tigerheart is resurrected as Tigerstar, Dovewing begins to leave with him until Alderheart tells her that Ivypool now has kits, and ThunderClan will be happy to see her. Dovewing obliges, and goes with her kits to ThunderClan.
:During her vigil, Twigbranch gasps Dovewing's name, which causes all the ThunderClan cats to rush out, Ivypool, Birchfall, and Whitewing most of all. Birchfall demands to know where his daughter had been, while Whitewing exclaims that it is wonderful to see her again. Dovewing, however, is overwhelmed by the amount of cats asking her questions. Ivypool's kits wriggle through the crowd to find their mother, and Dovewing is astonished, asking Ivypool if they are hers. Ivypool happily confirms that they are hers and Fernsong's, introducing her sister to her nieces and nephew. Ivypool then meets her own nephew and nieces, Shadowkit, Lightkit, and Pouncekit. Lightkit remarks that their cousins are small, and Ivypool explains that they are only a few days old, and had only opened their eyes that morning. Dovewing then explains to her kits that Ivypool is her sister, thus making her their aunt. The two litters examine each other with wide eyes, and Pouncekit tells them that it is good to have kin.
:Dovewing reveals that she intends to move to ShadowClan to be with Tigerstar. Whitewing and Birchfall are immediately disappointed, while Ivypool, now furious, turns her back on her sister, taking her kits with her. Before she leaves, Dovewing looks at Ivypool one last time, but her sister doesn't meet her gaze, instead focusing on her kits.
:After Fernsong returns from escorting Dovewing and doing the dawn patrol, she is seen questioning him about anything and everything Dovewing had said, while Fernsong shifts his paws uncomfortably, clearly finding it difficult to answer her questions.
====The Raging Storm====
:Ivypool remains in the nursery taking care of Bristlekit, Thriftkit, and Flipkit. When Dovewing visits ThunderClan's camp and asks to see her sister, Ivypool hangs back at the entrance of the nursery, looking uncertainly at Dovewing, with her three kits right beside her. Bristlekit pads forward and begins speaking to Dovewing, but despite Bristlekit's friendliness, Ivypool still does not greet her sister. Dovewing keeps looking hopefully at Ivypool, but Ivypool only stares back at her. Eventually, Dovewing asks Ivypool if she will come and greet her, saying that she hoped her sister would understand that she had made the best choice she could. Ivypool finally moves toward Dovewing and presses her muzzle against the gray she-cat's cheek. Ivypool says that she does understand Dovewing's decision, but that it is strange that their kits are growing up in different Clans and will not really know each other. She then asks Dovewing about how her kits are doing.
:After Dovewing has left, Flipkit asks his mother if they can go and live in ShadowClan too. Ivypool tells him to hush. Her pelt bristles and she glances around nervously to see if anyone is listening. Ivypool orders him not to say anything like that again and explains that a warrior is supposed to be loyal to the Clan he was born into. 
:When another ShadowClan patrol visits, Ivypool sits outside the nursery and watches what is going on while her kits clamber over her. 
:Later, Ivypool is washing Bristlekit between the ears and talking to Daisy. Daisy wonders if Tigerstar might kill Alderheart if he fails to cure Puddleshine. Bristlekit wriggles away from Ivypool and interrupts the conversation, suggesting that Tigerstar might be a murderer like the first Tigerstar, whom she has heard about from Graystripe's stories. Ivypool pulls Bristlekit back towards her and keeps washing her, telling her not to be silly and that the current Tigerstar is nothing like the previous one. Bristlekit asks her mother how she knows, believing incorrectly that Ivypool has never met the first Tigerstar. Ivypool responds dismissively that Graystripe likes to make an adventure out of every story, but all the while looks uneasily at Daisy. 
:When Twigbranch comes over to ask the two queens what is going on, Ivypool finishes up washing Bristlekit and tells her to go play with her littermates. Ivypool and Daisy then explain to Twigbranch how Alderheart had gone to ShadowClan. Though Daisy is worried for Alderheart, Ivypool believes that Bramblestar wouldn't have let him go unless he thought it was safe. Ivypool explains that although Tigerstar had accused Alderheart of trying to poison Puddleshine, she doesn't think Tigerstar actually believes the accusation. She speculates that Tigerstar had just wanted Alderheart to come with him because ShadowClan needs a medicine cat. Ivypool adds that ShadowClan likes to feel like they are in charge and that is why Tigerstar did not just politely ask Bramblestar to let Alderheart come.
:When Ivypool hears her kits arguing, she starts to get up to see what's going on. However, Twigbranch tells Ivypool she'll take care of it and keep the kits busy so that Ivypool can relax for a little while. The queen is grateful for her offer, but tells Twigbranch not to let the kits wear her out.
:When Alderheart returns from ShadowClan, Bristlekit, Thriftkit, and Flipkit rush out to meet him, but Ivypool yells at them to come back to the nursery, worried that they might get greencough from being out in the rain and the cold. Later on, when Ivypool's kits are again out playing in the rain, Ivypool tells them to come inside. When the kits ignore her, Ivypool picks Bristlekit up by the scruff and carries her into the nursery, bringing Flipkit and Thriftkit inside as well.
===In The Broken Code arc===
====Lost Stars====
:Ivypool greets her daughter, Bristlepaw, at the beginning of her assessment, and lets her know it is time to start. She and Fernsong also wish her luck with her second assessment and are the first to congratulate her when she passes. Tigerstar briefly mentions Ivypool when talking to Shadowpaw about how his and Dovewing's love was forbidden.
:After Bristlefrost's successful hunt, Ivypool shares a mouse with her daughter. After Squirrelflight snaps at the medicine cats, Ivypool reassures Bristlefrost, then goes to sit at Squirrelflight's side. As Tigerstar and Shadowpaw are led into camp, Ivypool is trying to coax Squirrelflight into eating.
:Ivypool accuses Tigerstar of telling Shadowpaw what to say to try and kill Bramblestar, horrifying Bristlefrost. Jayfeather disagrees, but he admits he does not fully trust Shadowpaw's visions. After Squirrelflight refuses to let them take heed of Shadowpaw's prophecy, Ivypool tries to ask her to eat but gets ignored. Ivypool and Fernsong watch mournfully as Bramblestar's body is returned to camp after the night in the snow den. As Bramblestar awakens, Ivypool loudly exclaims that he is alive and StarClan never left them.
====The Silent Thaw====
:Ivypool and Fernsong strip withered strands of bracken from the warriors' den and offer to hunt when Squirrelflight requests two more hunting patrols.
====Veil of Shadows====
:Ivypool calls out in disbelief when her son, Flipclaw, is named as the new medicine cat apprentice following Jayfeather's exile. Later on, when Bramblestar also exiles Alderheart, she voices the opinion of the Clan, telling the leader that if he exiles the ginger tom, ThunderClan will have no medicine cat at all. The leader points out that they have Flipclaw and he ends up having three more ThunderClan cats leave. 
:Bristlefrost exchanges a worried glance with her mother and wonders if she should tell her the truth and about the rebels. Ivypool and Fernsong exchange a worried glance and words when Sparkpelt is also exiled. Bristlefrost sees this and realizes that her parents won't leave ThunderClan without their kits.
====Darkness Within====
:Ivypool is present in ThunderClan's camp when Thornclaw challenges the Clan's leadership. She watches with dismay as an argument between Thornclaw and Lionblaze unfolds. When Thornclaw denies that the reason why he is stirring up trouble is that he himself wanted to be named acting deputy, Ivypool and Bumblestripe exchange glances. 
:After Flipclaw announces that he wants to leave ThunderClan temporarily to go for a wander, Ivypool confronts her son, telling him that he cannot abandon the Clan. She desperately tries to get him to reassure her that he will return to ThunderClan, but much to her distress, he says he is not sure if he will. Bristlefrost rushes up to her mother and presses her pelt against Ivypool's to comfort her. She notices that her mother is trembling.
====The Place of No Stars====
:When Flipclaw returns to ThunderClan camp after having spent the previous moon wandering, Ivypool, alongside Fernsong, Bristlefrost, and Thriftear, rushes to greet her son and brushes her pelt against his. Ivypool, purring, tells the young tom that she is so glad he returned to ThunderClan, having been worried that he would never come home. Flipclaw starts excitedly telling his Clanmates about all his adventures, but when he talks about how he had been caught in a rockslide in the mountains, Ivypool interrupts, concerned about her son. When Flipclaw reveals that Flywhisker and Snaptooth had become kittypets and the ThunderClan cats react poorly to the news, Ivypool assures her son that no one is blaming him for their decision.
:Not long after, Lionblaze returns to camp, bringing the news that Ashfur had escaped and furiously accusing Squirrelflight of having assisted him. Ivypool defends her former leader by stating that Squirrelflight probably helped Ashfur only to keep Bramblestar's body alive. Later, when Lionblaze goes on a tirade against Shadowsight, Ivypool interrupts him, questioning whether he is about to say that he should have killed Shadowsight. When the ThunderClan cats begin to question Lionblaze's leadership abilities, someone proposes that Ivypool should be leader instead.
:When Bristlefrost is at the Moonpool trying to get to the Dark Forest to rescue Rootspring and Squirrelflight, Graystripe and Ivypool come to visit her. Graystripe explains that he came to see what is going on and that Ivypool thought he needed an escort. Ivypool teasingly reminds Graystripe that Clan leaders don't just go wandering around by themselves, but then turns more serious as she says that she and Fernsong are worried about Bristlefrost.
:Bristlefrost takes Ivypool aside and tells her that she had briefly visited the Dark Forest. Ivypool is surprised and concerned, asking Bristlefrost how she got there. Bristlefrost explains that she managed to dream her way to the Dark Forest, but only could stay there for a few heartbeats, asking her mother for advice on how to stay there. Ivypool's eyes darken and she hesitates for a moment, then tells her daughter that she knows the Dark Forest better than Bristlefrost and that she should be the one to go. Bristlefrost starts to protest, but Ivypool tells her that the Dark Forest is too dangerous for a young warrior. 
:Bristlefrost insists that this is her problem to solve, and Ivypool gives her a long, sad look, realizing that she can't persuade Bristlefrost not to go. Bristlefrost explains that she has to find Rootspring. Ivypool is frustrated at hearing how much Rootspring means to her daughter, saying that she already had to deal with her sister wanting to mate with a cat from another Clan. Bristlefrost assures her that she knows she cannot be with Rootspring, but she refuses to leave him in the Dark Forest. Ivypool, relieved, tells her that she is very brave.
:Ivypool then explains to Bristlefrost how she dreamed herself into the Dark Forest, saying that she did so by thinking dark thoughts as she went to sleep. She says that at the beginning she was able to reach the Dark Forest because of her envy towards Dovewing, and that after a while it got easier, probably because of how afraid she was when she went to the Dark Forest and because she knew ThunderClan needed her to be there. Bristlefrost says that her mother was so brave, but Ivypool silences her as Graystripe approaches, warning her not to say anything to him in case he forbids her to go. Graystripe, however, gives Bristlefrost permission to do whatever she needs to. As Graystripe and Ivypool leave, Ivypool encourages her daughter, telling her that she is brave and capable, but she is also still very worried for Bristlefrost and warns her to take care.
====A Light in the Mist====
:When Shadowsight returns from the Dark Forest and wakes up at the Moonpool, he sees a large number of cats gathered there, including Ivypool. When the Clan leaders begin to argue about whether the newly returned Bramblestar was tainted by his stay in the Dark Forest, Ivypool interrupts and defends Bramblestar. She points out that she also spent time in the Dark Forest and that her experiences there did not taint her, but instead made her a better warrior. 
:Later in the conversation, Ivypool learns that Bristlefrost is still in the Dark Forest and is clearly fearful for her daughter's safety. When the cats discuss the fact that the Dark Forest is being engulfed by fog, Tigerstar questions whether it might not be better not to intervene and to let the Dark Forest disappear. Ivypool is enraged by the ShadowClan leader's suggestion. She points out that even though Tigerstar's kit Shadowsight escaped from the Dark Forest, her own kit, Bristlefrost, is still there. When Tree gives an impassioned speech pleading with the Clan leaders to send warriors back to the Dark Forest, Ivypool backs him up. Ivypool points out that Bristlefrost chose to enter the Dark Forest in order to try to rescue Rootspring. Ivypool declares that she would never abandon anyone there, much less her own daughter. She adds that she would gladly travel to the Dark Forest herself in order to save Bristlefrost. When the leaders agree to send one cat from each Clan, Ivypool is the first cat to volunteer to go, but Bramblestar refuses to let her.
:After the battle is over and the living cats return from the Dark Forest, Ivypool asks if Bristlefrost was lost during the battle. Trembling, she explains that Bristlefrost's body had been there, but that it just disappeared when she had looked away for a second. Mistystar confirms that Bristlefrost died, and Ivypool appears devastated. She sits there in stunned silence before finally breaking it to say that they don't even have Bristlefrost's body to bury. Rootspring goes over to comfort Bristlefrost's mother, explaining that Bristlefrost gave her own life to kill Ashfur and save all the Clans. Ivypool says that it can't be true that she is dead and stares at the Moonpool as if she expects her daughter to emerge from its waters at any moment.
:At the Gathering, when Bramblestar commemorates Bristlefrost, Ivypool stares at him in grief and Fernsong presses against his mate to comfort her. After the leaders finish speaking, Ivypool and Fernsong approach Rootspring and ask him to try to summon Bristlefrost's spirit. Ivypool says that she knows what happens when a cat dies in the Dark Forest, but also tries to assure herself that Bristlefrost's spirit must be somewhere. Although Rootspring knows that he cannot reach Bristlefrost's spirit, he cannot refuse the request from her mourning parents. Rootspring is unsuccessful, and Fernsong accepts that Bristlefrost is gone. Ivypool says that their daughter will always be in their hearts, though her tone makes it sound more like a question than a statement. Fernsong reassures her that Bristlefrost's spirit will live on inside them forever. Ivypool appears comforted by her mate and thanks Rootspring for his effort before letting Fernsong lead her away.
===In the A Starless Clan arc===
====River====
:When a discussion pops up between a few senior warriors questioning if they should be able to get rid of a leader, Ivypool chimes in that ThunderClan would have been glad to get rid of Ashfur. When Birchfall counters that StarClan didn't give Ashfur nine lives, the silver she-cat retorts that StarClan has been fooled before as they gave Brokenstar and the first Tigerstar nine lives. At the Gathering, Ivypool invites Rootspring to sit next to her, having bonded over the loss of Bristlefrost.
====Sky====
:Squirrelflight sends Ivypool, Fernsong, and Birchfall on a patrol to mark the SkyClan border.
====Shadow====
:When Dovewing brings Nightheart back to ThunderClan to say farewell to his kin, she also goes off to visit with her own sister, Ivypool.
====Thunder====
:When Squirrelflight prepares to assume ThunderClan's leadership after Bramblestar steps down, she decides that Ivypool will serve as her deputy if she becomes leader. Squirrelflight announces her choice to the Clan, and in response, the ThunderClan cats chant Ivypool's name enthusiastically. Squirrelflight declares that one of Ivypool's first duties will be to come up with the three trials that Sunbeam must complete to join ThunderClan.
:Squirrelflight and Bramblestar then head to the Moonpool so that Squirrelflight can get her nine lives, leaving Ivypool in charge of the Clan while they are away. Ivypool anxiously keeps watch over the camp from the Highledge as the night wears on. At some point, Berryheart arrives in ThunderClan's camp to confront her daughter, Sunbeam, for leaving ShadowClan. When Finchlight intervenes in Sunbeam and Berryheart's argument, Berryheart begins to threaten her, to which Ivypool pointedly reminds the ShadowClan warrior that she is a guest and should watch what she says. Ivypool tells Berryheart that it is time for her to leave and orders Flipclaw and Sorrelstripe to escort her off of ThunderClan territory. Ivypool then sends Sunbeam out to gather herbs with Myrtlebloom in order to keep her distracted.
:The next morning, Ivypool tells Sunbeam that it is time for her first trial. As she leads the young warrior out of camp, Sunbeam asks her if the rest of the Clan is coming to watch, to which Ivypool responds that she doesn't see why they would, since the point of the trials isn't to entertain the Clan. Ivypool's first task for Sunbeam is to teach Bristlekit, Stemkit, and Graykit how to hunt. She explains that the task is supposed to be an exercise in teamwork and to allow them to assess what sort of mentor Sunbeam would be. After Sunbeam is able to get Spotfur's kits to work together to catch several pieces of prey, Ivypool declares that Sunbeam passed the first trial and praises her work.
:Once Squirrelstar returns from the Moonpool with her nine lives, she announces that Ivypool is officially the deputy and promises to hold the ceremony later. Later, when the Clans decide to use Tree as a mediator to resolve their conflict over ShadowClan's involvement in RiverClan, Squirrelstar, Brambleclaw, and Ivypool represent ThunderClan. After the meeting, Ivypool and Sunbeam meet with Dovewing and Sparrowtail in order to further discuss the situation. Ivypool explains to Dovewing that she wants her to talk to Tigerstar about RiverClan and asks if she knows why Tigerstar is so determined to control them. Dovewing angrily defends her mate, claiming that he only wanted to help the troubled Clan. She refuses to talk to Tigerstar about the issue and says that she won't let her sister manipulate her into manipulating her mate. Ivypool insists that she is not trying to manipulate Dovewing, but her further efforts to persuade Dovewing to speak with Tigerstar also fail.
:Ivypool soon organizes Sunbeam's second task, which is to move a large stone with the help of Cherryfall, Bayshine, and Alderheart. Although Sunbeam succeeds at the task, she gets into an argument with Cherryfall, whose idea for solving the task she does not like. Ivypool nevertheless praises Sunbeam, saying that the important thing is that she got the job done and that it's not possible to please every cat. Ivypool's third trial for Sunbeam is to follow a set of clues to find different locations within ThunderClan territory. When Sunbeam passes this final task, Ivypool congratulates her.
====Wind====
:Ivypool is at the Gathering when Splashtail claims Podlight received a vision from StarClan indicating that he should be RiverClan's leader. The ThunderClan deputy stands up and challenges Splashtail's claims, wondering why a full-grown warrior like Podlight would suddenly be chosen as a medicine cat. After Mothwing defends Podlight, however, Ivypool nods in acceptance and sits back down. 
:The next morning, Ivypool finds Nightheart in camp and leads him to Squirrelstar's den so that she and Squirrelstar can hear about his journey with Frostpaw. When Nightheart tells his leader and deputy about the Cats of the Park, Ivypool is intrigued by their knowledge of Riverstar but then scornfully dismisses them as kittypets when she hears that they eat Twoleg food. She also seems skeptical of Waffle and Wasp, questioning whether Nightheart has brought back two kittypets to the Clan. When the conversation turns to Frostpaw's claims about Splashtail, both Squirrelstar and Ivypool appear concerned, with Ivypool pointing out that evil in RiverClan will soon affect the other Clans as well. Squirrelstar hopes Splashtail might be revealed as a fraud if StarClan refuses to give him nine lives, to which Ivypool points out that StarClan had given nine lives to other murderous cats, such as Brokenstar and the first Tigerstar. She is also concerned that Splashtail could falsely claim he was granted nine lives and urges Squirrelstar not to ignore the situation. Squirrelstar acknowledges her deputy's concerns but remains reluctant to intervene in RiverClan's affairs.
:When the elders tell Waffle and Wasp stories about ThunderClan's history, Brackenfur recounts how Ivypool spied on the Dark Forest cats, and Cloudtail praises her bravery. Later, when a major storm approaches, Ivypool orders ThunderClan's warriors to shore up the dens in preparation and also tells Sunbeam to make sure that the elders stay in their den during the storm. When Frostpaw soon arrives in camp, Squirrelstar and Ivypool question her. When Sneezecloud and Gorseclaw brings Wasp back to ThunderClan camp after he unsuccessfully attempts to join RiverClan, Ivypool emerges from the warriors' den to see what is going on. Ivypool, Stormcloud, and Shellfur escort the two RiverClan cats off of ThunderClan territory.
====Star====
:When Squirrelstar asks to speak to Nightheart and Bayshine, Nightheart tells Sunbeam that he believes she wants to assign the next day's patrols, to which Sunbeam comments she thinks Cinderheart is in charge of them while Ivypool is away.
===In the Changing Skies arc===
====The Elders' Quest====
:When Lionblaze and Cherryfall return from patrol after being attacked by a fox, Ivypool questions them about what happened. Later, when Myrtlebloom's kits disappear from the nursery, Ivypool searches the camp for them. Poppyfrost, who is on guard, says the kits did not get past her, to which Ivypool points out that they could have left via the dirtplace tunnel. After Moonpaw finds Sunkit, the deputy tells her that she should get some rest, saying she earned it. Later, Ivypool chats with Twigbranch, Thriftear, and Bayshine by the fresh-kill pile.
===In the Super Editions===
====Onestar's Confession====
:During the battle against the Kin in ShadowClan's camp, Ivypool fights against two rogues. Harespring later tells Onestar about how Ivypool had tried to fight against Yarrowleaf, but Tigerheart had protected his former Clanmate from her.
====Crowfeather's Trial====
:During a dream, Crowfeather hears Ivypool pleading with Breezepelt to not destroy the Clans. Ivypool is later seen on a patrol with Bumblestripe, Poppyfrost, Lilypaw and Seedpaw while Crowfeather's patrol to search for Nightcloud hides from them. However, Ivypool stalks straight toward them, asking their reasons for being on ThunderClan territory. When Bumblestripe and Breezepelt nearly get into a fight, Ivypool snaps at Bumblestripe to stop and separates them. After Crowfeather explains the situation, Ivypool wishes them luck and she, along with Bumblestripe, escort the patrol to the pool where Nightcloud's scent was last found.
:They find a fox trail and Ivypool takes the lead. Upon reaching the border, Ivypool asks if they're going farther, and Breezepelt says they're not giving up. Ivypool dips her head, and Crowfeather thinks he can see approval in her eyes. She gives them permission to cross back through ThunderClan territory and tells them that she and Bumblestripe will need to report to Bramblestar. Crowfeather says she should tell him about the foxes too, and she retorts that they are already keeping an eye on them. Before she and Bumblestripe leave, she meows may StarClan light their path and that she hopes they find Nightcloud. Ivypool is on another patrol with Berrynose and Sandstorm when they find Crowfeather at the border, who is on medicine cat business for Kestrelflight.
====Bramblestar's Storm====
:Ivypool is now a mentor to Snowpaw. She calls to her apprentice, telling him that it's time for some battle training. She is one of the cats chosen to go to the Gathering, and is seen by Squirrelflight chatting to Tigerheart and Ratscar, along with Cherryfall. Once Ratscar and Cherryfall have moved on, Bramblestar notices that Tigerheart is still talking to Ivypool, and cautiously moves within earshot. Tigerheart asks her where Dovewing is, and with a guarded look in her eyes she replies that her sister is in the camp. The ShadowClan warrior asks if she was with Bumblestripe, and Ivypool retorts that it is none of his business. After the Gathering, Ivypool is taking Snowpaw out with Whitewing, Spiderleg and their apprentices, and is seen walking along the lakeshore. When Amberpaw and Dewpaw frighten Daisy, Ivypool prods them both and asks them to apologize. She is seen later asking Snowpaw if he remembers the names of The Fallen. When Molewhisker, Sandstorm, and Bramblestar return to camp with the big white bird they had taken from WindClan, Ivypool says that she has never seen a bird like that, and it is big enough to feed the entire Clan.
:Ivypool offers to lead a patrol, and Bramblestar tells her to take hers to the WindClan border. During that patrol, she sticks her head into the old Twoleg den and asks what's going on. Bumblestripe explains that Cherryfall fell off a tree and Bramblestar broke her fall. Ivypool stretches her eyes wide and asks Bramblestar if he is hurt and that he should let Jayfeather check him. Bramblestar insists he is okay but Ivypool retorts that hedgehogs fly. She tells him he can barely move and orders Cherryfall to not try to hide her paw as she can see the blood. Cherryfall mutters it's just a ripped claw but Ivypool snaps it needs treatment. Bramblestar tells Ivypool to keep her fur on, agreeing to her insistence. Her patrol flanks the injured cats as they head back to camp with Bramblestar asking if they scented any sign of WindClan. Ivypool reports not a whiff, only what's in the breeze. There was no sign of the strange white birds either. Later, the warriors' den is flooded out so the warriors bed down in different dens with Ivypool in the apprentices' den. Amberpaw exclaims that this is exciting but Ivypool snaps it isn't, trying to dry her wet fur. She points out they are cold and wet and says only StarClan knows what the state of the camp will be in the morning.
:The whole camp floods, so ThunderClan is forced to abandon it. Ivypool suggests using the tunnels as a temporary camp. Bramblestar commends her idea and the Clan heads for the tunnels. At the entrance, Ivypool tells the apprentices they are blocking it and cats are waiting in the rain. Seedpaw apologizes and adds to Ivypool that the rest of the apprentices are still kits. The young cats explore inside with Ivypool warning them to not go far. Ivypool is part of a patrol that explores the tunnels some more, wearily picking her way through the Clan. The passages are eerily quiet, and Ivypool is wary as if expecting something to happen. Later when Bramblestar worries about the other Clans, Dovewing says that Ivypool was at the Gathering and explained to her that RiverClan already moved their dens away from the lake. Later, Ivypool shows a battle move to the three youngest apprentices. Snowpaw and Dewpaw start wrestling each other and Ivypool and Whitewing scramble through the bracken that's behind them. Snowpaw starts to slip and Ivypool yowls an alarm for a mudslide. She is buried under, but pops out her head, floundering through the loose earth and spitting out soil. She manages to drag herself free.
:Ivypool growls she'll never be clean again, shaking away loose soil. Her fur is still full of mud and her claws are clogged with it. Dewpaw throws some mud at Snowpaw, and Ivypool tells him that's enough. Dewpaw cheekily points out they cannot be any more dirty. Ivypool says the word apprentices with a sigh. Dovewing tells Bramblestar, her sister, and the others to get to the stream and clean off. As Bramblestar reports of WindClan trespassing, Ivypool joins her Clanmates and hisses they have to chase them off. Bramblestar wants to investigate how they are crossing the stream and takes Ivypool. The she-cat gets Snowpaw, racing into the tunnels and calling for her apprentice. She returns with Bramblestar telling Snowpaw to stay close to her. During the patrol, Ivypool bounds ahead but suddenly turns back to gesture with her tail, telling them to come and see something. Bramblestar bounds to the warriors side to see a fallen tree on the stream which WindClan has been using to cross. Ivypool calls WindClan impudent rabbit-chasers and asks what they are going to do.
:As they discuss, Ivypool recalls how Dovewing dislodged the dam when the beavers built one. She thinks dislodging this one will be similar to that dam, which they waded into the water and dislodged from the bottom. They cannot do that here as the current's too fast and too deep. A WindClan patrol is coming, so Snowpaw and Ivypool dive under rocks to hide. Afterwards, Ivypool and Jessy put their heads together to figure out a way to move the tree. Ivypool notes they cannot break it or chew through it. Jessy suggests moving the rubbish to unclog and let the current move the tree away. Ivypool seems doubtful as she says that could work but asks where they will stand. She points out that'll make one cat stuck on WindClan land. Bramblestar decides they have to dislodge one end and the rest will wash away. As they try it, Ivypool thrusts herself besides Bramblestar and pushes hard against the outer branches. They use a hawthorn bush to perch light-weight cats to lunge their weight on the tree from on top. Ivypool scrambles on top and her hind legs slip and slap the water. Bumblestripe steadies her as she gives an annoyed hiss, complaining she cannot shake the water out of her fur.
:They successfully dislodge the tree, and Ivypool yowls their victory. She says that WindClan cannot cross it now. Bramblestar tells Ivypool and Poppyfrost to put scent markers across the stream as a message for WindClan that they will not tolerate trespassers. They leave enough to overpower the traces of WindClan scent. Bramblestar later asks Dovewing if she wants to hunt, but she protests that Ivypool is better than her. As Bramblestar gathers warriors who will fight the kittypets troubling ShadowClan, Ivypool comes forward and volunteers. Snowpaw does too but Bramblestar refuses. Ivypool asks why, pointing out he will fight sooner or later and this battle won't be dangerous like a battle against other Clans. Bramblestar sees her point and lets Snowpaw come. On their way, Ivypool calls for Bramblestar to come and see something. She and Snowpaw have been searching one side and are now standing in front of a drift of white. It's pigeon feathers scattered everywhere with ShadowClan scent. Ivypool mentions that ShadowClan must have made the kill here. Ivypool goes in one direction to check signs of kittypets or ShadowClan. She returns with no report of either.
:They end up fighting the kittypets and Ivypool darts to slash Scarlet's side, Snowpaw doing the same on the other side. Bramblestar thinks Ivypool taught her apprentice very well. After the battle, ShadowClan is furious and sends the patrol away. Ivypool thinks they should have waited to be asked for help instead of just helping. Back at camp, she and Cinderheart appear from the tunnels with wounds fully treated with marigold and cobweb. They help explain to Leafpool about the battle and what happened. Later, Ivypool and other mentors teach their apprentices a battle move where they roll on their backs and batter their opponents' hind legs. She is part of a patrol following Millie with fur bristled in frustration, reporting of badger scents. When thinking of the cats he and Squirrelflight raised, Bramblestar remembers how Hollyleaf saved Ivypool by sacrificing herself. When the Clan practises fighting badgers, Ivypool is part of Brackenfur's training group. Ivypool steps forward and tells the apprentices to listen. She explains that the badgers will tear them to pieces if they do not listen. She advises to dig their claws in hard and bite their necks as well as rip their eyelids with their claws.
:Bramblestar is surprised by her low, powerful tone and savage advice. He then remembers that Ivypool formerly trained with the Dark Forest, and knows more savage things than any cat can imagine. He thinks of the other former Dark Forest trainees that know this too, and thinks their experience is useful here. Her advice works, and the apprentices end up being more effective and skilled. She nods in approval, remarking that it is much better. During the battle against the badgers, she perches on the back of a badger with Snowpaw, clawing at it vigorously. Ivypool balances on its neck and rakes her claws down on its eyes. Bramblestar shivers as it's a move she learned from the Dark Forest. Afterwards, Ivypool is balancing on three legs as she raises her bleeding paw, but it looks like it will heal in time. After the Clan cleans away the mud from the camp, Ivypool mentions that she thought her apprentice was a brown cat. She says that Snowpaw seemed like he was trying to clear out all the mud with his fur. Ivypool is later part of the patrol that will show Stormpaw how they do things. Ivypool beckons the apprentice with her ears, saying that he can put the first scent marker.
====Tigerheart's Shadow====
:Ivypool's relationship with Dovewing has deteriorated, and the two sisters hardly speak to each other anymore. Dovewing tells Tigerheart that she hasn't told Ivypool that she is expecting kits, and adds that she thinks the silver tabby is avoiding her because Ivypool suspects that her sister is seeing the ShadowClan deputy.
:When Tigerheart hopes to convince Dovewing not to leave ThunderClan, he attempts to speak to Ivypool, thinking he might get the silver tabby to persuade Dovewing to stay. He ventures into ThunderClan territory, and upon scenting Ivypool, calls out her name. The ThunderClan warrior emerges from the undergrowth and demands to know what Tigerheart is doing on her Clan's territory. The dark tabby declares that he wants to speak with her, but Ivypool, sneering, asks him if he is mistaking her for Dovewing. She adds that Twigpaw had spotted them meeting on the border, and points out that Tigerheart could get Dovewing into big trouble with their illicit romance. Tigerheart tries to protest that he loves her, to which Ivypool contemptuously asks if he had come to tell her that everything is going to be fine because they are in love.
:Tigerheart responds by trying to urge Ivypool to stop shutting Dovewing out, because the gray she-cat needs someone to confide in. The silver-and-white she-cat shoots back that Tigerheart just wants her to give her approval of Dovewing's actions so that she doesn't feel guilty about meeting with the ShadowClan tom. Tigerheart asks if Ivypool cares for Dovewing at all, and the ThunderClan warrior, offended, snarls back that Tigerheart is the one who doesn't care about the gray she-cat, or else he would stop seeing her. The dark brown tabby begs Ivypool to speak to her sister, but the ThunderClan cat snaps that she won't do so until Dovewing ends the relationship, and then storms away into the undergrowth.
:After Dovewing does decide to leave, Ivypool, not knowing what happened to her sister, travels to the ShadowClan camp to see if the gray she-cat has come there, but is turned away unsuccessful and decides to go look for her in SkyClan next. Tigerheart, who knows that Ivypool will spread suspicion that he is responsible for Dovewing's disappearance, goes to speak to her again. As he heads into ThunderClan territory, Ivypool rushes up to meet him, growling that she knows that he has come to lie to her again and claim that he doesn't know why Dovewing has vanished. Tigerheart admits that he knew that Dovewing would leave, but protests that he tried to stop her. He adds that he tracked her as far away as the Thunderpath, but doesn't explain where she was headed afterwards. Ivypool, meanwhile, is furious with Tigerheart, saying that she doesn't want her sister to be out there alone and that if the dark tabby really cared about Dovewing, he would follow her. When Tigerheart starts to object, Ivypool lashes her claws across his muzzle, calling him a coward and a fox-heart. She growls that Dovewing deserves a better mate than Tigerheart before she turns and stalks away.
:When Tigerheart has a dream about ShadowClan being attacked, he imagines Ivypool fighting alongside SkyClan against his Clan. Much later, when Dovewing and Tigerheart are trying to get their kits to try real fresh-kill, Dovewing mentions how all kits are fussy about food and recounts how Ivypool had refused to eat rabbit until she was four moons old. Shadowkit also later has a dream in which he sees a silver-and-white tabby that has kits. Dovewing believes that the queen that her son saw in his vision is Ivypool, and wants to return to the forest to be able to meet her sister's kits.
====Squirrelflight's Hope====
:Ivypool goes on a hunting patrol with Squirrelflight, Twigbranch and Finleap. They agree to hunt on ThunderClan's portion of the moorland. They run into Breezepelt trespassing and report the incident to Bramblestar. She frets over Thriftpaw when she starts showing symptoms of the sickness, and attempts to join her daughter in the medicine cats' den, but Jayfeather forbids it. To help, Squirrelflight asks Ivypool to join her on a patrol to see if the Sisters know about the sickness. They learn of a cure and Ivypool is relieved to learn her daughter will be alright. She attends Larksong and Flickerkit's vigil with the rest of her family.
====Ivypool's Heart====
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===In the Novellas===
====Hollyleaf's Story====
:When Hollyleaf decides to watch her old Clan for a while, she notices Brambleclaw, who sends Lionblaze, Cinderheart, and their apprentices, Dovepaw and Ivypaw, on a border patrol around the top of the hollow. Hollyleaf reflects upon when she left ThunderClan, saying that the apprentice and her sister were only young kits when she left, and she is amazed at how they've grown. While on patrol, Ivypaw is sniffing everything possible, to check for foxes.
:Later, after Ivypool gains her warrior name, she and Blossomfall, one of Graystripe's kits, make their way down into the tunnels. After getting help from Fallen Leaves, whose name Ivypool forgets to ask, and regrets it, Hollyleaf continues to lead the two ThunderClan cats out of the tunnels, only talking briefly. After they make it to the entrance, Ivypool thanks Hollyleaf for leading them out of the tunnels.
:Ivypool returns yet again to the tunnels, this time with her sister, Dovewing. The two siblings are spying on WindClan cats that made their way into the tunnels, led by Sol. The WindClan cats plan on launching an attack on ThunderClan, although this plot is not known to all of their Clanmates. As Hollyleaf attempts to help them escape the tunnels so they are not caught, Ivypool and Dovewing show distrust for the cat who is trying to help them, and Ivypool even asks if she is on WindClan's side. Hollyleaf, annoyed by this, reveals who she is to the young ThunderClan warriors, and leads them out of the tunnels.
====Dovewing's Silence====
:The Great Battle is over, but there are many deceased. Ivypool picks leaf scraps from Hollyleaf's fur. She reminds Dovewing that Hollyleaf died saving her, and gave her life for Ivypool's. Dovewing hears the tremor in Ivypool's meow and reassures her that Hollyleaf will never regret what she did. She asks her sister if she is alright, and Dovewing says she is fine. Ivypool stays with Hollyleaf's body throughout the vigil, cleaning the soft fur on the shoulder. When Birchfall is turned away from helping to bury his mother, Ivypool tells her sister to not intervene and help her with Hollyleaf first.
:They carry her body with Poppyfrost and Cloudtail. Dovewing asks Ivypool if they should get their father, but Ivypool says he knows he isn't welcome. He almost fought for the Dark Forest, as well as Thornclaw, Mousewhisker and Blossomfall. They are traitors and so is she, to some of her Clanmates. Dovewing protests that they switched allegiance thanks to Ivypool. Ivypool bends her head and says they are not easily forgiven especially when they lost so many cats. Ivypool shudders as she says Hollyleaf died saving her from Hawkfrost, and maybe it should be her lying there. Dovewing wraps her tail around Ivypool's flank and tells her to never say that, and that Hollyleaf died a true warrior.
:They choose a spot to bury Hollyleaf, and scoop up the earth. Ivypool keeps flicking bits of dirt to Dovewing from her paws, but they finish and bury Hollyleaf. Two sunrises later, Ivypool joins the former Dark Forest trainees behind the elders' den, and Dovewing wonders why she is being treated differently by cats that saw her challenge Hawkfrost. When Blackstar and Bramblestar orangize a meeting with the other leaders on what to do with the former Dark Forest trainees, Dovewing says Ivypool could be in trouble just for believing lies that she was told by the Dark Forest. Dovewing looks at Ivypool, who is searching for clean moss from the nursery. Dovewing decides not to tell her about the problem with her powers. On the way to the meeting, Dovewing stays close to Ivypool, silently trying to comfort her. Ivypool is walking with head high and tail kinked over her back, but is scared at what will happen. During the meeting, Dovewing urges Ivypool to tell the leaders why she was recruited. Bramblestar overhears and calls Ivypool forward. Daunted, Ivypool explains that it wasn't because they disliked their Clanmates, or rejected the warrior code. They thought they would learn more that would help their Clan. The Dark Forest walked in their dreams and used personal reasons to offer training. Ivypool looks at Dovewing, hinting that Dovewing was her personal reason.
:Ivypool continues, explaining how Hawkfrost approached her and made her believe the best thing for her Clan was to train in the Dark Forest. She would be braver, more skilled fighter and even more loyal. Hawkfrost made her feel important, but Ivypool overheard plans to attack the Clans, so she became a spy. She reported everything about the Dark Forest and knew others were being trained, but could not reveal that she was spying yet. When the battle came, she told the truth and lead the former trainees to fight against the dark mentors. Blackstar states that she has spoken well, but asks how being loyal to the Clan is attacking their own Clanmates. Ivypool insists they were promised a better way to serve.
:Mistystar says she believes Ivypool, and thanks her for speaking. The leaders agree that the former Dark Forest trainees will swear an oath of loyalty in front of their Clan, and Dovewing is happy that Ivypool will be accepted back into the Clan. They head back to camp to do this and Ivypool, along with the other former trainees, is nervous, their tails all down with tension. Bramblestar recites the oath, and Dovewing is angry that her sister has to even though she has shown her loyalty over and over again. The trainees recite a little clumsily and uncomfortably, but finish. Some of their Clanmates still distrust them though.
:Ivypool notices Dovewing going on patrol with Lionblaze and Cinderheart so asks to join as the wind is bitter and she would like to warm up. Dovewing agrees that she can. Ivypool catches a squirrel, and asks how Dovewing could not see it as it was coming down the tree. Dovewing says she was following a mouse trail. Ivypool scrapes mulch over her catch and tells her to go and get it then, but with a note of tension. Dovewing wonders if she's figured out that she has lost her powers.
:Days later, Dovewing comments that it's nice that Berrynose and Poppyfrost are keeping Purdy company in the elders' den. Ivypool narrows her eyes and points out that their nests are close to the former Dark Forest trainees, and they might be trying to get away from them. Dovewing is surprised, saying that they should have been forgiven by now. Ivypool growls that some cats have not, and states that Dustpelt would rather wait until the fresh-kill pile has lost the best prey than go at the same time as one of the former Dark Forest trainees. Ivypool pads away with her tail leaving a trail in the grass. After it's decided that Briarlight is moving to the warriors' den, Ivypool goes on the patrol that will bring the softest moss and feathers for her nest.
:Dovewing invites Ivypool, Thornclaw, Birchfall, Mousewhisker and Blossomfall on a patrol, thinking she will not let her Clanmates shun them for their mistakes. Ivypool joins the others with gratitude in her eyes. Ivypool catches a thrush almost immediately and covers it in leaf mulch. Suddenly, Molepaw and Cherrypaw burst out of the undergrowth and explain that there is fox scent. They go to warn Bramblestar while Ivypool's patrol goes to find the fox. While they run to find it, Ivypool asks her sister if she is alright. Dovewing wants to stop and listen for the fox. Ivypool asks if she is sure, and Dovewing insists. They listen and hear the fox's cries.
:They race to find the fox's tail caught in a fox trap. Despite the crazed fox, Ivypool creeps around the clearing towards it. Dovewing yells for her sister to stop, but Ivypool ignores her. The fox lunges at Ivypool and the patrol attacks. Ivypool darts under the fox's belly and grabs Thornclaw's scruff after he is knocked to the ground, dragging him to safety. Thornclaw quickly recovers, and both cats jump back into battle, all teeth and claws and battle yowls. She attacks the fox beside Blossomfall, matching blow to blow due to their ruthless training together. The patrol defeats and kills the fox.
:Bramblestar's patrol arrives and they all realize the apprentices' deliberately sent them into danger. Bramblestar takes them all back and calls the former Dark Forest trainees forward. They all limp forward with Ivypool having a scab forming above her eye. Bramblestar convinces the Clan that these cats are heroes, and Molepaw and Cherrypaw apologize to them.
====Tawnypelt's Clan====
:When Fernsong and Rosepetal find Tawnypelt, Dovewing, and Shadowkit near ThunderClan territory, Dovewing asks how Ivypool and her kits are doing to ease the tension. Fernsong warmly replies they are all doing well.
====Spotfur's Rebellion====
:During a rainstorm, Ivypool and Fernsong shelter under the branches of the nursery, deep in conversation with each other. When Bramblestar decides to evacuate the camp due to the risk of flooding, Ivypool, Fernsong, and Daisy coax Bristlekit, Thriftkit, and Flipkit out of the nursery. However, in the confusion of evacuating the camp, Flipkit becomes separated from his parents. Ivypool searches for him frantically, racing through the forest and calling out his name. When she finds Flipkit safe with Spotpaw, Ivypool is very relieved, nuzzling Flipkit and gratefully thanking Spotpaw. Ivypool shows Spotpaw where ThunderClan is making their temporary camp and brings Flipkit back to Fernsong.
====Daisy's Kin====
:Daisy spots Ivypool and her patrol entering camp after finishing their patrol.
===In the Field Guides===
====Battles of the Clans====
:After Bumblepaw learns the Lightning Strike technique, he is eager to show Ivypaw and her sister, Dovepaw. He has them pretend to be invaders as he shows them how to stalk low, then quickly pounce. Dovepaw seems startled by the attack, but Ivypaw isn't impressed, and asks why it is such a great tactic when Bumblepaw doesn't even touch her. He tells her he was holding back because it was just a demonstration and he didn't want to actually hurt her, but that he could easily beat her in a fight if he wanted to.
:She is still skeptical of how it is such a special tactic until Bumblepaw explains how in a real battle, he would have retreated, then after a few moments, struck again, just as the enemy would have thought that he'd given up. Bumblepaw then claims excitedly that ThunderClan would soon be known as LightningClan.
====The Ultimate Guide====
:It is mentioned on Brightheart and Cloudtail's page that their kit Whitewing gave birth to Dovewing and Ivypool, who both played a critical part in saving the Clans from the Dark Forest.
:Ivypool has her own page. Ivypool is Dovewing's only littermate and the sisters were closer than hairs on a vole's pelt. Their path began to diverge when Dovepaw left to bring back the lake. When she returned, Dovepaw had the connection with cats that stretched the limits of the warrior code. Feeling unwanted and left out, Ivypaw trained hard, even though Dovepaw always seemed to hear and see things faster than anyone, On the occasion when Ivypaw makes the first catch, she knew Dovepaw let her. When Hawkfrost visited Ivypaw in a dream and offered to train her to be a better warrior, Ivypaw immediately accepted. Hawkfrost led her on nightly visits into the Dark Forest, where cats from other clans trained harder than the clans ever did. Ivypaw shone and she began training apprentices of her own. When Tigerstar showed the true purpose of training cats, Ivypool swore to never return. Unknown to Ivypool, Jayfeather followed her in a dream and discovered her involvement. He asked Ivypool to spy on the Dark Forest and Ivypool agreed. Despite suspicion from older cats, Ivypool maintained the illusion of loyalty right up to the final battle, where she fought cats she knew would kill her with no hesitation. She was cornered by Hawkfrost, hissing vengeance, but Hollyleaf leapt forward, taking Hawkfrost's killing blow and saving Ivypool's life.
:It is mentioned on Sol's page that Dovewing and Ivypool overheard Sol's plot to put ThunderClan and WindClan against each other.
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