That will be all

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Welcome!
This is a story that is told after Shattersteps death. If you are not in Mistclan (Fancytophats123), you probably won't know who these cats are
C H A R A C T E R S 
Sprucestar: (Leader) A tall, white Manx breed with black stripes, a lazy eye, and a bobtail.
Mate(s): Shatterstep (Medicine Cat), Dead
Son(s): Northwind (Deputy), Alive
Northwind: (Deputy) A masculine figure with a dark grey overcoat and a light tan undercoat. He has dark black stripes, and Blue eyes. He has a bobtail and a crooked jaw.
Mate(s): Echopool (Warrior, Dead), Skyfeather (Elite Warrior, Alive, Divorced), Spiderheart (Warrior, Alive, Together)
Son(s): Spruceshadow, Pinekit, Webkit
Daughter(s): Maplebreeze, Mosskit
Iceflower: (Medicine Cat) A small, grey she-cat with dark blue splotches and shinning, blue eyes.
Mate(s): Sootshade (Deputy, Exiled)
Son(s): Northwind (Adopted, Deputy, Alive) Ivyheart (Warrior, Dead)
Daughter(s): Shellfur (Warrior, Dead), Featherpaw (Medicine Cat Apprentice, Dead)
Shatterstep: (Medicine Cat) A small, black and white she-cat with emerald green eyes.
Mate(s): Sprucestar (Alive, Leader)
Son(s): Northwind (Alive, Deputy)
Daughter(s): None
Others will be introduced later into the story.
==Chapter 1 | Devastating Departure==
The sun shone brightly on the grass as wind swirled over it. Shatterstep was getting out of her nest just as a bird flew by.
"Morning, Shatter!" Iceflower chirped, her tail swaying. "Morning, Ice." She smiled, padding outside to take a drink. Everything was starting to rebuild itself. The camp walls were up again, the prey restocked. She was parched, so she decided to take a drink from the river. Her stomach was large with kits, so it took some time to get there. By the time she was there, all the living things in the forest had already awoken and started their daily doings.
She heard paws crinkle leaves nearby, and passed it off as one of her clan mates. felt horrible pain in her stomach as she ☀gingerly dipped her mandibles into the water, and was shoved into the violent stream by the "Clan mate". As she struggled to stay up, she caught sight of the small creature. A red furred fox, with white specks over it's back and dark paws.
It trotted away as she starting to sink, her emerald eyes fading of hope. When able to, she swam up, letting out a high pitched screech for help. Two figures gathered above the water, and pulled her up.
"Shatter! Shatter, are you okay?" Spruce exclaimed, shaking her.
"I think she is hurt, what happened?" Echo asked, holding her maws up in the air for scents. The only scent was the Mistclan border, Shatter, Spruce, and- fox! "There was a fox! A fox!" She yowled, looking for paw prints. "But why?" She stopped, circling it. "Shatter was having kits.. It must have smelled them and went hostile." Spruce sighed. "Well, if she has kits, shouldn't they be coming? Where are they?" Echo questioned, nudging Shatter.
"Echo, she died. It's not like we can push the kits out." He hotly replied, pacing back and forth. "What if we took them from her stomach?" Echo suddenly shot out, her ears perked.
(Gore warning! Go to the next chapter if you want to avoid gore!)
"It will be bloody, but it might work." He sighed, then continued; "Go find something sharp. Anything will do," he commanded.
5 minutes later, Echo came back with a shard of broken glass, holding it carefully between her jaws and gave it to Spruce. He carefully cut open Shatter's stomach, and soon after, all 4 kits were out. Only 1 had survived. The wind blew coldly North, bowling against the water as it calmed down. "What should I name him?" Spruce asked, his tail twitching as he groomed his new son. "What about,, Northkit!" She chuckled. "Northkit.. I guess so. Hello, Northkit." Spruce muttered.
==Chapter 2| Playing around==
TBA
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