Roaring Blizzards

== ~Prolouge~ ==
Tears streamed down a black tabby's face as she raced through the blinding snow, she had lost her last kit and she wasn't letting her freeze in the snow. She followed the quickly fading paw prints of the kit Why do kits sneak out of camp to explore? She was racing time to find her kit before it froze in the blizzard "Mommy." A small voice cried out, hardly audible in the roaring blizzard and the she-cat quickly ran towards the sound, her paws hit stone on her way and a light lit up the dark blizzard, a monster was roaring towards her but before she could react, the only thought that filled her head was how much it hurt. Her bones were broken and a two leg leapt out the monster and rushed towards her.
The two leg mumbled words to the black tabby as she slowly slipped into darkness. She couldn't save her kit now but she hoped to see her soon, in StarClan.
== ~Chapter One~ ==
A small figure crawled through the snow, her paws felt frozen and all she wanted to do was go to sleep but she knew, if she listened to herself she would die. Her tail and face were numb as she walked through the falling snow, she let out a squeak as her body started shutting down "Help." She cried out into the snow, she could only see darkness and white snow, branches creaked above her as she slowly laid down, she stared at her paw-pads that where slightly black as her eye-sight grew blurry.
The small kit started feeling warm and she slowly closed her eyes "St-StarC-Clan... StarClan" She croaked out, her voice sounded unused. The she-kit closed her eyes but fought the sleep threatening to kill her. The kit felt herself being lifted from the freezing snow and muffled voices could be heard, she opened her eyes only to see blurry figures walking around her "St... ake." A voice, the cat that was carrying her, meowed.
She was so close to death, these cats could've left her to freeze but they helped her, they're her savior and she'll have to repay them. She felt dizzy as she was carried "Wh... your n...me?" The cat meowed, trying to keep the kit awake, she opened her eyes again and everything wasn't as blurry but she regretted opening her eyes as it only made her dizziness worse, when she tried to reply to the voice, her voice sounded like a distance moan and rumble "We're almost there." Another voice meowed. The kit opened her eyes once more and was able to see a lot better but everything was a bit fuzzy, she watched as the cat carried her between two large, dead ferns.
"What kind of prey is that?" A young voice meowed "It's not prey... It's a kit with frostbite." The voice meowed as he made his way to a hole He's going to burry me! The kit's stomach twisted with worry and rage They should've just left me to freeze. She closed her eyes as the tom neared the hole, the she-kit opened her eyes as the tom started walking down-hill, into the hole "Mistybreeze... This kit has frostbite." The tom meowed as he neared the end of the dark tunnel and into a large, underground room.
"Frostbite? Which one of our kits would be mouse-brained enough to wonder off into the snow?" A she-cat hissed as she trotted out a tunnel on the other side of the room "Set her over there and you may leave." The she-cat meowed as her tail pointed to a large nest of moss and feathers, the tom did as the she-cat said and looked at the half-sleeping kit before leaving.
"You got yourself in quite the knot." The she-cat meowed as she trotted up to the kit "How long have you been traveling?" She meowed again, her only reply was a cough "Let me begin then." The she-cat whispered
== ~Chapter Two~ ==
"Your frostbite wasn't too bad... Luckily Robinwing found you." The she-cat meowed and the kit slowly looked at her "I'm Mistybreeze by the way." The she-cat meowed, the kit had learned that from when the tom had called to her "Are you hungry?" Mistybreeze meowed and the kit gave a small nod and the she-cat trotted up the tunnel. Mistybreeze trotted down the tunnel with a small, plump mouse and she dropped it in front of the kit "So what's your name?" Mistybreeze meowed as the kit bit into the mouse
"I-I don't kn-know." The kit lied in a whisper, her mother had named her Frostkit but she didn't want to be reminded of the frostbite that almost killed her every time someone called her name "Tell me when you remember and if you don't, we can think of a new one." Mistybreeze smiled "W-Would I need a C-Clan name if you w-were to n-n-name me?" The kit whispered after she finished the plump mouse "Well, yeah." The she-cat meowed and as she said that the kit shifted her paws "But I never said I-I wanted to join you... What if I wanna stay a rouge?" The kit huffed "Rouge? You were in a Clan before?" Mistybreeze questioned and the kit mentally cursed herself
"Yeah... I got lost when I was two moons." The kit meowed "How many moons are you now?" "I'm four moons." The kit replied, she caught the question in Mistybreeze's eyes "I left camp to explore and got lost, my mom came to find me... On the way she was h-hit by a m-monster... I-I ran and ran after f-finding out, no one tried to stop me... They probably thought I would come back... I kept traveling and nearly died in the b-blizzard." The kit whispered and she felt small, Mistybreeze's tail rested on the kits shoulders for a moment
"Later, you will go see Icestar." Mistybreeze meowed as she slowly removed her tail from the kit's shoulder "I think you should be named Blizzardkit, if you don't remember your name." She meowed and the kit snorted, her small figure slowly shifting into a sitting position "How do your paws feel?" Mistybreeze meowed as she went through her herbs "Better... They don't feel dead." The kit meowed I like the sound of Fade for my new name... WAIT! I also like the sound of Broken... It's so hard to name yourself. "Yo... Kit, you there? I asked if you wanted to see Icestar now." Mistybreeze meowed and the kit nodded
The kit struggled to climb up the highjacks to get to the leader's den but with the Medicine Cat's help, she managed. The kit crept into a room, it wasn't as large as the Med Cat's tunnels but it was pretty big, a large white she-cat sat at the center of the den "Icestar, I have brought the kit." Mistybreeze meowed and the kit dipped her head "What is your name?" Icestar questioned, her icy gaze locked on the kit "I-I... I wish to be known as Fade." The kit meowed "Fade... An interesting name." Icestar meowed to herself
"How did you end up on our territory, Fade?" A breeze found it's way into the den and Fade realized there was a large hole in the stone ceiling "I have been traveling for two moons, I ran away from my old Clan... I honestly don't know why though. I found myself, half dead on your territory and a tom caring me here." Fade meowed, her chest puffed out "Robinwing... He is my most loyal Warrior, I'm glad he brought you." Icestar meowed, her voice was hiding something but she seemed happy "I would like to offer our Clan as a home to you. You seem to be a promising kit." Icestar meowed again, her icy gaze locked on Fade which made her feel uncomfortable so she shifted her paws "I only just met you... I know nobody in this Clan and I would like to answer that question in a moon." Fade meowed "Ok." Icestar replied
== ~Chapter Three~ ==
Fade laid in the Medicine Den, grooming her grey pelt that faded into a black on her legs, tail and face "It's been three days... I think it's time for you to meet some cats." Mistybreeze meowed and Fade slowly got to her paws and started padding towards the tunnel, as she was half way out she could hear arguing "That sounds like Lionstep and Blackhaze." Mistybreeze sighed and Fade looked behind her, at the grey she-cat "Those two are half-brothers and they're always fighting." Mistybreeze explained as Fade started walking again
"Do they have the same mother?" Fade meowed as she poked her head out the tunnel "Same father." Mistybreeze meowed as she nudged Fade, encouraging her to continue walking and Fade leapt out the tunnel and saw the two toms, the ginger tom that Fade guessed was Lionstep had a bite mark on his shoulder and fresh scratches down his leg and the black tom had scratches on his face "Don't be surprised if their reason for fighting is mouse-brained." Mistybreeze meowed as she trotted up to the two toms "What are you two mouse-brains fighting over?" Mistybreeze meowed as she grabbed Lionstep's tail
"I grabbed a sparrow from the Fresh Kill pile and was taking it to Brackensoul but this fox-hearted excuse for a cat tackled me and took it, so I gave him a small scratch in the face then he bit me." Lionstep hissed, his orange eyes flames of rage and the same rage was in his voice "No, no no! This young kit is lying, I grabbed the sparrow. He tackled me and I scratched his leg then he scratched me." Blackhaze snarled, his eyes and voice filled with rage just like Lionstep's
"My son would never do that!" A brown tabby she-cat with a white underbelly and paws hissed at the black tom, Fade could see the sparrow laying in the snow and she rushed over to it, trying not to make to much crunching on the snow. The tom who grabbed the sparrow from the Fresh Kill pile would have the strongest scent, because he would've had it the longest.
As Fade neared the sparrow, two more cats rushed to the scene, one was a brownish grey and the other a silver she-cat and both completely ignored Fade. Fade sniffed the sparrow and it smelled of different prey, snow and both of the fighting toms but the strongest scent was the ginger tom, Lionstep.
"Lionstep had it first." Fade whispered to herself before running towards the closest cat, a black she-cat, she bared her teeth "I know who had it first... It was the ginger tom, Lionstep." Fade meowed and the she-cat's amber gaze quickly stared at her, more anger filled then before "Blackhaze would never steal prey when another cat had it! If you didn't see it, squirt then your wrong." She snarled and pushed Fade away with a paw She must be Blackhaze's mother. Fade rushed towards the next cat, a black tom and she explained who had it first but he didn't seem to care.
Fade walked to the next cat, Mistybreeze and started explaining who had the sparrow first and how she found out. Mistybreeze let Lionstep's tail go and grabbed Blackhaze's scruff "Why would you tackle him for a sparrow?" Mistybreeze hissed and Blackhaze's eyes flashed with shock for a heartbeat before going back to rage filled
"Where's Icestar or Barktail?" The brownish grey tom meowed as he looked around the snow covered camp "They're out hunting... It might be awhile." The blue-eyed, black tom meowed and Mistybreeze tried to stop the fighting tom, Fade didn't feel like she could help so she padded away.
Fade padded towards the camp exit but was stopped by a black tom with a russet chest, his bright green eyes looking down at the grey and black she-kit "Where are you going?" He meowed and Fade shrugged and she guessed him to be Robinwing. Fade shrugged as she turned around and she trotted across the cold snow, towards the Med Den and the tom followed.
As Fade neared the Med Den, the tom started walking next to the she-kit "Why are you following me?" Fade meowed, slowly stopping and looking at the tom "Making sure you don't try to leave camp." He replied with a small shrug "You know... You remind me of someone." The tom meowed as he sat next to Fade "Are you Robinwing?" She whispered as she remembered that being the name of her savior "Yes, yes I am." He replied as his head slightly tilted "Thank you." Fade whispered
== ~Chapter Four~ ==
Fade rushed out the Med Den, she wanted to see if she could say Hi to Robinwing before he went on Dawn Patrol "Fade? What are you doing awake so early?" Robinwing meowed when he noticed the grey and black she-kit "I wanted to say hi before you left... Hi." Fade meowed, she knew if any other cat had saved her like Robinwing and Mistybreeze had, she would act the same way towards them but no one seemed to care when the thought crossed their own minds.
"Hi... See ya when I get back." Robinwing nudged Fade away so Fade went back into the Med Den, Lionstep had insisted on staying there for the night. The ginger tabby was curled up in the nest next to hers and Fade smiled when she realized her nest was bigger and as if she screamed it as loud as she could the tom's head lifted up "What are you smiling about... Glad to be in the same den as a Warrior?" Lionstep yawned and Fade's smile feel as she rolled her eyes
"What's your deal?" Lionstep meowed as he slowly sat up, his scratched leg clearly sore "My deal?" Fade stared up at him, his orange eyes full of curiosity and kindness "This can't be the story of some kit that was found in the snow, half dead and no one but her knows her backstory." Lionstep meowed and his tail flicked as he waited for an answer "The story isn't exactly interesting." Fade whispered, she tried to look bigger by sitting taller and fluffing out her pelt "It doesn't have to be." Lionstep replied and he was slowly growing impatient
"I got lost when I was two moons." Fade started as she stopped trying to act bigger and she caught the question in Lionstep's eyes, just like Mistybreeze "I left camp to explore and got lost, my mom came to find me... On the way she was hit by a monster... I ran and ran after finding out, no one tried to stop me... They probably thought I would come back... I kept traveling and nearly died in the blizzard." Fade meowed quickly, exactly how she explained it to Mistybreeze
"Where's Mistybreeze?" Lionstep questioned as he tried to remove the sappiness of the moment and Fade shrugged to his dismay. Fade slowly crept out the den when the patrol came back and there was another cat with them
"Lionstep... The patrol brought back a cat." Fade meowed down the tunnel and she could hear the tom on his way up, the cat was very pale cream she-cat with a white underbelly a splotch on her back "Short." Lionstep whispered and Fade trotted up to the patrol "Who's that?" She whispered to Robinwing and he shrugged as he lead the she-cat into the Leader's den
"Why do so many cats come wondering." A she-cat's voice meowed behind Fade and she quickly turned around, a sleek dark grey she-cat with gleaming, yellow eyes with a white tail tip, underbelly, socks and eye-dots stared down at her and she felt small again "Am I one of those 'wondering cats'." Fade whispered and she huffed "What's your name?" Fade meowed, trying to forget her fears of the lager cats "Dewfall." She replied simply
Fade quickly turned when she heard the familiar sound of a meeting being called so Fade sat next to the gathered cats "This isn't some loner that was poking around... This is the Medicine Apprentice of The Fading Loners." Icestar meowed, her voice was full of glee as gasps came from the surrounding cats "What are we gonna do with her?" Blackhaze hissed and Fade guessed he wanted to harm the apprentice
"We'll keep her here... As a prisoner and when the time is right, we can trade her for something good." Icestar meowed to the listening cats and they seemed to like her idea "What's her name and where will we keep her?" Wolfhowl meowed as he looked around the camp, he obviously didn't want her staying in any of their dens "We will dig a new den and put something over it so she can't escape. One Warrior and one Apprentice will watch her." Icestar meowed and everyone nodded "I'll be the first Warrior." Lionstep called up to Icestar and she nodded "Risingpaw, you'll watch with him. Robinwing, Barktail and Yarrowpaw will make her new home." Icestar finished and dismissed the clans
== ~Chapter Five~ ==
Fade watched as Yarrowpaw added the finishing touches for the prisoners new home so Fade walked up to Barktail "Yes?" Barktail meowed, his yellow eyes locked on the Med Apprentice "What's her name?" Fade whispered as she slowly peeked behind the tom and at the pale she-cat "How would I know?" The tom huffed as he looked down "Didn't you ask her?" Fade's head tilted as she slowly tried to shuffle around the tom "Why would I ask her?" Barktail grumbled as he used his large paw to push Fade away
"Weaselpaw." The small apprentice whispered and Barktail quickly turned around, his eyes narrowed as he stared at the short apprentice "What did you say?" Barktail meowed, a hiss edged his voice "My n-name is Weaselpaw." She whispered, the tom's sudden anger must've surprised her "I'm Fade and this is Barktail, the deputy." A smile crept on Weaselpaw's face at the childish kit "It's done." Yarrowpaw meowed and she looked down at their work, they had dug a small tunnel and covered it with twigs so she could see the outside world and breathe the cold air "Wow... It's amazing." Weaselpaw meowed sarcastically under her breathe as Barktail shoved her towards it
After a small fight, they got the apprentice in the 'den'. Lionstep and Risingpaw sat in front of it, Risingpaw facing the apprentice and Lionstep looking at the camp "Why do you have to guard her?" Fade meowed, her blueish-green eyes lit up with curiosity as she watched the two toms towering over the trapped she-cat "She could easily break the sticks and escape." Risingpaw meowed, his green eyes never left Weaselpaw as he meowed.
"Fade... Wanna play Clans?" A black tom-kit with white paws, ears and tail meowed, his bright yellow eyes stared at the she-kit as he waited for a reply "How do you play?" Fade whispered, she didn't enjoy games much but she wanted to make friends "Five kittens pretend to be the leader of one of the five clans." The tom-kit explained and she knew what game he was talking about but she called it Ruler "What are the five clans?" Fade meowed as she walked away from Weaselpaw, Risingpaw and Lionstep
"The Fading Loners, IvyClan, SoaringClan, MountainClan and us, TundraClan." The tom-kit meowed and Fade questioned why this clan was named TundraClan and why MountainClan was named that, she didn't remember any mountains but there were hills and tundras are large, flat-ish areas and she doubted the other clans would allow TundraClan to have more territory "I'm Echostar of SoaringClan." The tom-kit smiled as he lead Fade to the rest of the kits
"How many queens does this clan have?" Fade meowed as she stared at the kits "Three... Morningsnow, she had Owlkit, Sparrowkit and me, Echokit." Echokit started "Onyxclaw, she had Emberkit, Amberkit, Snowkit and Frostkit." Echokit continued and hearing Frostkit's name made Fade's heart sink as she remembered her mother "And Crowfang had Blizzardkit, Scarkit and Sunkit." Echokit finished as he looked at Fade "Frostkit is leader of MountainClan, Emberkit is leader of The Fading Loners, Scarkit is leader of IvyClan and Snowkit is leader of TundraClan." Echokit smiled as he remembered each kit's place correctly
Fade frowned as she tried to remember each name, a brown she-kit with black stripes and a tan underbelly trotted over to Echokit "This is Sparrowkit." Echokit introduced his sister, her dark ivy green eyes glued on Fade with curiosity and slight dominance but Fade could care less "I'm Fade." Fade meowed as she stared at Sparrowkit's tail, it was shorter then a normal cats but not to noticeable
"I don't care... Let's play already." Sparrowkit hissed as she swatted Echokit "Everyone needs to pick their clans." Echokit responded as he trotted to the rest of the kits, three were sitting away from the crowd and each other and Fade guessed them to be 'the leaders'
"Bizzardkit, choose a clan." Echokit meowed as he walked towards a pile of moss, the white tom-kit almost invisible silver spots walked up to a a white she-kit with icy blue eyes and black paws "I choose MountainClan with Froststar... I am now Blizzardnose." Blizzardkit meowed as he sat next to the white she-kit which Fade guessed to be Frostkit.
Fade decided not to play, there were to many names to remember and it everyone was getting mad when she messed up "Your the new kit, right?" Fade quickly turned around, her grey and black fur on end but she quickly calmed herself down after seeing it was an Apprentice
The Apprentice was white, his muzzle, back legs and tail was dark grey "What's your name?" Fade meowed as she continued to take in his appearance, he had sea green eyes and his left ear was torn up "Arcticpaw." The tom replied as he took in Fade's appearance, her pelt was grey and it faded into a black on her legs, tail and face she also had bright, greenish blue eyes
The two cats stared at each other, taking in their appearances "You didn't answer my question." Acrticpaw broke the silence and Fade cleared her throat, slightly embarrassed "Um, yeah... My names Fade." She replied quickly and Arcticpaw nodded and the two fell into silence again "Welllllll... Nice meeting you..." Arcticpaw whispered as he walked away and Fade did the same.
"How was your conversation with Arcticpaw?" Mistybreeze meowed after Fade entered the den and she froze How did she know? "Uh... Good, a bit awkward but good... Why?" Fade meowed as she crept towards her nest "Daisyfur told me what happened... She's the mother of Arcticpaw and she tells me everything that happens with him." Mistybreeze explained and Fade calmed down knowing Mistybreeze wasn't spying on her but the thought of a total stranger watching sent chills down her spine
"I talked to Icestar... She talked with some Queens about adopting you." Mistybreeze started, her shoulders shifted under her blue and grey fur and rage ran through her small figure, she didn't want to replace her real mother "They denied taking another kit, they said they had to much trouble as it is." Mistybreeze meowed again, she wasn't facing Fade so she didn't know how she was feeling "So I asked if I could adopt you... She was obviously hesitant since the 'Medicine Cats can't have kits' rule... But she eventually agreed, again don't ask me why... So, would you wanna be my 'kit'?" Mistybreeze turned around to see the kit's face, hope filled Mistybreeze's eyes
Fade was mad at first but took it in thought, she could live the rest of her life parentless and lonely or have a mother-figure "S-Sure." Fade meowed as she continued thinking about it and Mistybreeze's eyes lit up "Thank you, I won't disappoint." Mistybreeze smiled and Fade nodded
== Chapter Six ==
"It snowed while you were asleep." Mistybreeze meowed when she noticed Fade had woken "Can I go play with the other kits then?" Fade yawned, her head tilted after hearing her legs crack "Sure... If you start getting to cold, come right back." Mistybreeze meowed and Fade was off, running out the tunnel and into the blinding white snow "Fade!" A familiar voice chirped, Arcticpaw "Hi." She replied, still trying to adjust her eyes to the white clearing
"Over here... Your staring at a log." Arcticpaw smiled as Fade slowly turned her head in the direction of the tom's voice, she easily spotted his sea green eyes and dark grey limbs against the snow "Are you ok... You look like your gonna kill someone." Arcticpaw meowed slowly, he could easily be heard taking steps backwards "I was just adjusting my eyes to the snow." Fade replied as she took a step towards the tom, the snow crunched under her paw "I've always loved the sound of crunching snow... I don't know why." Arcticpaw smiled nervously before jumping around the snow, his legs spread out when he fell and when his paws hit the ground he would roll over to the right, back on his paws and repeat. Jump, roll right, on paws, repeat.
"What are you doing?" Fade's head fell to the left in a tilt as she watched Arcticpaw "I don't know but try it." The tom got to his paws and shook some snow from his semi-fluffy pelt, Fade sighed before jumping into the air. Fade's paws slammed into the cold snow making a loud
Crunch
Fade dropped to her stomach and rolled over, she had a little trouble rolling when snow collected on her back but she jumped back to her paws and stared at Arcticpaw "Nice work... Now you look like you have a giant back... Fade-Giantback." Arcticpaw teased, before Fade could reply she was knocked back and flipped over, face first in the cold snow "Get off!" Fade's growls were muffled as she thrashed violently under the tom "Don't give up so easily... Fight." Arcticpaw pleaded as he sat on Fade's small spine, letting her to turn her face from the snow "Your crushing my spine." She coughed out dramatically, Fade was able to see Arcticpaw roll his sea green eyes from the corner of her eye "Just get off." Fade grumbled, her cheek felt frozen to the ground when the apprentice lifted off her back, she snapped her head up and leapt to her paws.
"Freedom!" Fade screeched, her blueish-green eyes closed and when she opened them she saw Arcticpaw laying on his side and covering his ears "Not so loud... You probably scared any prey left in the forest away." He complained, his tail swayed side-to-side "Where's Dewfall?" Fade meowed as she plopped down onto the freezing snow "I don't know... She doesn't usually talk her hang around others, she's usually by the Freshkill pile or near the Camp entrance." Arcticpaw explained and Fade's eyes quickly darted to the Freshkill pile then the Camp entrance "I don't wanna come off as creepy but... I really like your eye color." Arcticpaw meowed quickly and he looked at his paws "Thank you... I like your eye color too." Fade smiled as she crouched, her hindquarters wiggled before she leapt and tackled the tom
The two hang out the rest of the day, Arcticpaw had a day off from training since the snow and the two told each other stories, played games or just snoozed on a cold rock.
== Chapter Seven ==
"Fade... Fade... Wake up." Fade yawned as she opened her left eye and looked up at Mistybreeze, her dark blue eyes starring at the half sleeping Fade "You'll freeze out here." Mistybreeze nudged Fade to her paws and down the tunnel, to the Medicine Den "I was on a, slightly heated, rock." Fade mumbled when Mistybreeze dropped the grey and black she-kit in her nest "Next time tell him your going to snooze inside." Mistybreeze rolled her eyes as she walked away
=== WIP ===
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