Sparkpelt

> "*I know you wanted SkyClan to stay. But that doesn't mean I had to agree. I can have my own opinion. And of course, I care that you're worried. But you're right. I guess I've been too caught up with Larksong to take the time to talk to you about stuff that's important. And I'm sorry I saved you from that fat kittypet... I'm not sorry exactly. I wasn't going to let you get your fur ripped off. But I trained as a warrior and you trained as a medicine cat. But if I was bleeding to death right now, you'd save me, wouldn't you? Because that's what you do. You save cats. I hunt and fight.*"
> ― Sparkpelt to Alderheart[source]
>
>

**Sparkpelt** is a flame-coloured tabby she-cat with green eyes.

## Kin

### Brothers:

Alderheart, Juniperkit, Ravenwing, Birchclaw, Flamecreek

## Education

### Cats she trained:

Twigbranch, Harepelt

**Sparkpelt** is a ThunderClan warrior under Bramblestar’s and Thornstar's leaderships. She was born as **Sparkkit** to Bramblestar and Squirrelflight, along with her siblings Alderkit, Dandelionkit, and Juniperkit, though Dandelionkit and Juniperkit died soon after birth. She received her apprentice name of **Sparkpaw** and Cherryfall as a mentor. Along with Alderpaw, she went on a quest to find SkyClan, but the mission was ultimately unsuccessful.

Moons after, Sparkpaw earned her warrior name, **Sparkpelt**. As a warrior, she developed strong feelings against SkyClan returning to the lake, despite Alderheart's opposite opinions. She mentored Twigpaw, who returned to ThunderClan from SkyClan, and rigorously trained her apprentice. She went on a journey to find the clan a new home, when she developed feelings for Juniperclaw. They became mates as StarClan wanted. When Juniperclaw died, she grieved from him, she give birth to his kits, Firekit, Hailkit, Adderkit, Snowkit, Flowerkit, and Shadekit. She eventually became a queen and took Larksong as her mate. She gave birth to Finchkit, Flamekit, and Flickerkit, but Flickerkit was stillborn and Larksong succumbed to illness just as Sparkpelt finished giving birth. The death of her mate and son, combined with her parents' fighting, sent Sparkpelt into a depression, but she soon got out of it and was able to be a mother to her kits. She later returned to her warrior duties when they became apprentices. She took a new mate in the clan's new home, Harepelt.

## History

### Super Editions

#### In ***Sparkpelt's journey***, Sparkpelt is one of the choosen cats to go find a new home for the clans, along with her clanmate, Lionblaze. She meets with other cats from the other clans, who have also been choosen. Juniperclaw and Flowerstem from ShadowClan, Smokehaze and Nightcloud from WindClan, Dewspring and Reedclaw from SkyClan, and Willowshine and Curlfeather from RiverClan. On the journey, Sparkpelt develops feelings for Juniperclaw, Willowshine gets a prophecy that they are suppose to become mates and have kits that will save the clans. At first both for them are in denial as taking a mate from a different clan is against the warrior code but soon StarClan comes to them personally, telling them that the fate of the clans are in their paws. They agree to become mates. Sparkpelt and the others find a perfect place for the clans to live, territories are big enough and there are no twoleg anywhere, with the exepction of a farm. They soon make their way back to the clans, Juniperclaw and Sparkpelt agree that is better to return to their clans. Juniperclaw becomes the deputy for ShadowClan and Sparkpelt is really happy for him, she tells Juniperclaw that she is expecting his kits. The black ShadowClan tom in overjoyed and tries to convince her to join ShadowClan but Sparkpelt doesn't want to leave Bramblestar, Squirrelflight and Alderheart, she also doesn't want to be disloyal like Dovewing. Juniperclaw tells her he understands. Later, Juniperclaw is accused of posioning a SkyClan tom. He is striped from his deputyship and ShadowClan disowns him. Sparkpelt feels that if the leaders of the clans had listen, none of this would happen. Juniperclaw downs saving Shadowkit and Violetshine. Sparkpelt is heart broken by the death of her mate. She soon gives birth to his kits, Flowerkit, Shadekit, Snowkit, Hailkit, Adderkit, and Firekit. Shadekit is mentioned to looks like Juniperclaw .

==== In ***Squirrelflight's Hope***, Sparkpelt nervously reveals to her bickering parents that she is
expecting kits, and often experiences cramps. Larksong accompanies her
on patrols and vows to be the best father he can be. After Larksong
collapses due to an illness, Sparkpelt stays at his side in the medicine
 cats' den and she catches the sickness as well. She gives birth to
three kits, but one of them is stillborn, and Larksong nuzzles his kit
before he dies. Sparkpelt falls into a depression and ignores her
surviving kits until Squirrelflight, having returned from StarClan, reveals she saw Larksong and their kit, Flickerkit, happy together.

# ==

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### In the *A Vision of Shadows* Arc

#### *The Apprentice's Quest*

Sparkkit is seen in front of the nursery before she becomes an apprentice. She nudges Alderkit from behind and asks if he's excited. The she-kit talks to her brother Alderkit about who she wants her mentor to be. The orange tabby says she doesn't want Berrynose or Whitewing because they are strict and no fun. Squirrelflight
 then comes in and meows that she isn't supposed to have fun with her
mentor; she is supposed to learn from them. Her mother states that they
are both fine warriors, and she’d be happy to have either of them as her
 mentor. Sparkkit just flicks her tail and continues on cheerfully. The
ceremony begins, and when Sparkkit is called up first, she approaches
her father with confidence. Bramblestar
 touches his daughter on the shoulder with his tail tip and announces
her apprentice name will be Sparkpaw and that her mentor will be Cherryfall.
 Sparkpaw happily dashes across the clearing and touches noses with her
new mentor. The Clan cheers her name, and she hops with pleasure.
Alderkit is then given his apprentice name and his mentor, Molewhisker,
 and as the Clan breaks away, Squirrelflight and Bramblestar approach
their kits. The ThunderClan leader congratulates them, and Sparkpaw
waves her tail and announces that she found the ceremony to be great and
 that she can't wait to go hunting.
Squirrelflight licks Sparkpaw and Alderpaw around the ears, and she and
Bramblestar both make positive comments about their kits before leaving
them alone with their mentors. Cherryfall talks to Sparkpaw about what
they're going to do, and the new apprentice asks if they can go hunting.
 Molewhisker and Cherryfall reveal that not only do apprentices learn to
 be wariors, they also have special duties to perform, and will be
ridding the elders of their ticks today. The mentors tell their apprentices to go over to the medicine cat's den to fetch mouse bile, and Sparkpaw wrinkles her nose in disgust. When they go to the elders' den, she is seen taking care of Purdy's
 ticks. The next day, Alderpaw wakes his sister up to go on a tour of
the territory with their mentors. They both eat some fresh-kill before
they go, then obediently follow their instructors out of camp. Sparkpaw
and Alderpaw travel around each border, with the she-cat
asking excited questions all along the way. At the end of the tour, they
 are ordered to practice hunting. Sparkpaw is able to catch a shrew and a mouse,
 and Cherryfall meows that it's impressive to catch two pieces of prey
on her first hunting trip. The mentors and their apprentices run into a
patrol consisting of Ivypool, Birchfall, and Sorrelstripe.
 All three cats praise Sparkpaw, and then the cats head back to camp.
When Sparkpaw has been an apprentice for a moon, she goes to her first Gathering along with her brother. On their way to the island, she
 exclaims that she can't wait to be introduced to the other Clans. Once
they arrive, Sparkpaw dashes into the clearing, her brother beside her. Needlepaw
 invites the ThunderClan cats to come and sit with her. The silver
she-cat asks if she and her brother are bossy, stating that most
ThunderClan cats are. Sparkpaw exclaims indignantly that they aren't,
and questions why she'd insult them like that. Needlepaw shrugs and
meows that all the Clans have different reputations. While they are
talking, the Gathering begins. Near the end of the Gathering, Rowanstar

talks about the vision shared by all the Clans. Sparkpaw meows to her
brother that maybe they'll find the thing in the shadows to save
ThunderClan. A day after the Gathering, Sparkpaw and Alderpaw practice
fighting moves. The she-cat masters every move her mentors teach her,
and she lands many blows on her bewildered brother. Molewhisker finally
announces that they've practiced enough today, and suggests that
Cherryfall and Sparkpaw gather their prey to take it back to camp. The
two agree, and carry Sparkpaw's fat thrush and squirrel
 through the forest and deliver it to the elders in their den. Later
that day, she finds out that Alderpaw is becoming a Medicine cat apprentice
 and tries to comfort him, meowing that it is what he is meant
 to do. Her brother shrugs but is happy when he later finds out that
due to lack of space in the medicine den, he can still sleep in the
apprentice's den with his sister. The next day, Sparkpaw tells
Jayfeather that Cherryfall sent her to get herbs for Purdy's bellyache.
The blind
medicine cat asks Alderpaw what a good herb for bellyache is, and with Briarlight's help, he answers watermint. Sparkpaw looks impressed with her brother and later follows Leafpool
 out of the den to go check on Purdy. A little while later, Sparkpaw
bursts into the medicine cat den with a panicked expression on her face.
 She explains that she was out in the forest with Cherryfall and
Sorrelstripe, but her mentor has cut her leg and needs immediate help.
Alderpaw sends his sister to get Jayfeather from Bramblestar's den, and
when they return, the medicine cat tells her to lead him to where she
left Cherryfall. The apprentice leads the way out of camp and heads
toward the ShadowClan border.
 As they arrive, Jayfeather asks how Cherryfall cut her leg. Sparkpaw
meows that her mentor thought that maybe ‘what you find in the shadows’
could be the kittypets that stayed with ThunderClan in the Great Storm.
 She then says that their patrol was going to go find the ones that left
 and see if they wanted to come back. The medicine cat refutes the idea,
 but Sparkpaw defends her mentor and mews that it was worth a try. The
apprentice then tells Jayfeather that they didn’t cross ShadowClan
territory because Cherryfall cut herself on some Twoleg rubbish along
the way. Sparkpaw leads them to her mentor lying at the foot of a beech
tree, with Sorrelstripe pacing anxiously beside her. As Jayfeather
treats Cherryfall, she exclaims that Twolegs should take their rubbish
and not leave it out for cats to get hurt on. The apprentice fetches
some cobwebs when the medicine cat asks for them, and then they head
back to camp. Once Sparkpaw settles her mentor in the medicine cat’s
den, she invites Alderpaw to come share a vole
 she's caught. Alderpaw blurts out that he doesn't think he's fit to be a
 medicine cat, but his sister says that's rubbish. She meows that she’s
impressed with how he stopped the bleeding on Cherryfall's leg and
comments to her brother that he just needs to trust himself. Alderpaw
sorts herbs in his den and Cherryfall urgently pokes her head in the den
 entrance and tells him that Sparkpaw's hurt. Terror
strikes through him, and he tells the she-cat to show him where.
Cherryfall leads him towards the ShadowClan border, and as they get
closer, Alderpaw can recognize his sister's agonized yowling. The
medicine cat apprentice finds Sparkpaw lying in a heap at the foot of a
tree, with Ivypool and Hollytuft trying to get her to drink some water.
Both warriors stand up and take a pace back as Alderpaw bounds up to his
 littermate, asking what had happened. Cherryfall explains that she was
climbing a tree on a thin branch, trying to catch a bird,
 when it
snapped and she fell out. Sparkpaw mewls in agony and Alderpaw starts
to shake at the sight of his sister in such pain and distress. The
medicine cat apprentice tells Sparkpaw that he needs to examine her leg,
 and notes that it might hurt. She nods and states that she wants to get
 it over with, so he runs his paw along the length of
her foreleg. He finds that it's dislocated, and tells Ivypool,
Hollytuft, and Cherryfall to hold his sister down so she doesn't jerk.
Alderpaw reassures Sparkpaw that it’ll be over in the time it takes to
catch a mouse, and gives a forceful, sure motion that forces his
sister's leg back into its socket. The she-cat shrieks in pain, but
under her cry, the tom hears a pop which he thinks might have done the
trick. He tells the warriors to can let go, and they look at him
uncertainly, thinking that he's only made it worse. Alderpaw asks his
sister to try and stand up, and she staggers to her paws, beginning to
pad back and forth. The medicine cat apprentice watches her, and thinks
that although shaky, she can put weight on the leg. Sparkpaw exclaims
that it's much better and tells her brother that he's turning into a
great medicine cat. Alderpaw ducks shyly at her praise, and tells his
sister to have Leafpool or Jayfeather check her when she gets back to
camp. Alderpaw learns that he's going on a quest, and looks around for
Sparkpaw. He sees her emerging from the thorn tunnel with Cherryfall and
 Molewhisker, just barely limping. Bramblestar calls a meeting,
 and once he asks for volunteers to go on a journey, Sparkpaw call out
that she wants to go. She presses against her brother and meows that she
 can come and help him, but Cherryfall notes that the leader is unlikely
 to choose an apprentice for a quest like this. Alderpaw begs his father
 to let Sparkpaw come with him, and after some deliberation, Bramblestar
 agrees. The ThunderClan leader
 says that Molewhisker and Cherryfall
will join the patrol along with Sandstorm. The following morning,
Sparkpaw wakes up Alderpaw, meowing that it's his quest and he's a
mousebrain for sleeping when they're about to leave. He follows his
sister out of the apprentices' den, and they push
their way through a crowd to stand beside Jayfeather and Leafpool. The
medicine cats give the apprentices traveling herbs, and Sparkpaw
comments that they taste weird. As they leave, the Clan cheers for them
and wishes them good luck on their journey. Alderpaw freezes, and
Sparkpaw nudges him to keep going as the rest of the patrol pulled
ahead. Squirrelflight bounds up to say good-bye to her kits, and they
promise to stay safe. Sparkpaw meows that she’ll take care of Alderpaw,
with an impudent glance at her littermate. Their mother touches noses
with them once more, then turns and takes a pace back. As they begin to
travel through the forest, Sparkpaw bounces next to Alderpaw and asks
how long their journey will take. She voices her thoughts, mewing that
she wants to know where the place is that he saw and wonders about his
vision. Alderpaw
hesitates, and Sparkpaw gives him a sharp prod to the side, commenting
that she only wants to help. She states that she wants to find what lies
 in the shadows for ThunderClan,
 and questions how her brother knows his
 vision was even about that. Sandstorm comes up and tartly tells
Sparkpaw to stop bothering her brother, but the ginger she-cat simply
shrugs and meows that she'll find out eventually. She bounds ahead to
her mentor, and begins to ask her what the vision might mean. Cherryfall
 patiently replies that she might answer that better if she knew what
Alderpaw had dreamed of, and Sparkpaw announces that she thinks they’ll
find new hunting grounds. The she-cat breaks off her statement as she
spots a squirrel, and she darts away to catch it, tail flowing out
behind her. The squirrel is too fast, and Sparkpaw stares at the tree
where her prey had
 been with a frustrated expression. Cherryfall mews that they all know
she's a quick learner, but questions if she really needs a new hunting
ground when she still seems to be learning on, the one she has. Sparkpaw
doesn't respond, but only gives her chest fur a couple of licks to cover
 up her embarrassment. She then meows that perhaps they should stop to
hunt since they don't know how much prey will be where they’re going.
Alderpaw objects, saying that they have a long way to go still.
Sandstorm
 adds that they have Thunderpaths
 to cross as well, but Sparkpaw scoffs that Purdy told her all about the
 big paths. The apprentice states that they're no big deal, but the
elder questions how they aren’t a big deal when cats have died on them.
She retorts again that she still thinks they should hunt now, but
Sandstorm mews that although both she and Alderpaw are both young cats
in training, this is her brother's quest. The elder says that she needs
to listen to him, because he's right, and it would be foolish to hunt
before they even leave their territory. Sparkpaw ducks her head and
mutters that she's sorry. On their way around the lake, she points out
horses to Alderpaw. Sparkpaw exclaims that she didn't think the world
could be so big when they climb up a ridge with a view.
Her eyes are bright with excitement as she asks her brother if he can
see the place in his vision from here. Sandstorm replies that it's much
further away and Sparkpaw squeaks that she can't believe there's more
to be seen. The elder says that there's much more, and the sooner they
get moving the sooner they’ll arrive. When they approach a Thunderpath,
Sandstorm tells the patrol not to cross until she says so, with a hard
look at Sparkpaw. The apprentice nods, cheerful, and meows that she
won't. The elder suddenly stops and hisses that there are Twolegs
nearby. Sparkpaw gets excited and questions if they can go see them, and
 Sandstorm agrees that they need to know what they’re like. Skirting a
bramble thicket, the sandy she-cat says that the apprentices can come
and look, and they creep forward to get a view. Sparkpaw complains that
she’s hungry, but her noise alerts a young Twoleg who starts trotting
toward them on unsteady legs. Sandstorm orders everyone to hide, and so
Alderpaw and his sister dive into a bramble thicket. As soon as the
Twoleg had seemed to lost interest, Alderpaw notices that his sister had
 returned to the edge of the clearing to observe. He hisses that he
thinks she's crazy, but she replies that it's
 okay because they're leaving. The apprentices watch as the Twolegs
throw leaf-wraps into a rock with a tiny cave at the top. Sparkpaw
wonders why they're putting food in there, and Sandstorm comes up and
explains that that's where they leave their food when they don't want it
 anymore. She asks why they wouldn't want it, commenting that it smells
amazing. They watch as the Twolegs hop into a monster, and Sparkpaw’s
eyes widen with horror as she questions if the monster just ate them.
Sandstorm replies that they didn't, and is puzzled as she says the
monsters let the Twolegs ride in them. Molewhisker suggests that they
eat some Twoleg food, since it's too good to be wasted. Sandstorm
hesitantly agrees, and Sparkpaw eagerly led the way over to the rock
which held the food. She exclaims that she has an idea, and trots back
several fox-lengths before running and taking a flying leap. Sparkpaw
lands precariously on the rock's edge, and Cherryfall orders her to get
down because they may not be able to get her out if she falls in. She
squeals that she's fine, and the rock tilted under her weight as she
leaped to safety. It fell, and masses of Twoleg stuff pours out of it.
Sparkpaw pants that it was easy, and Molewhisker sticks his head in the
cave, grabbing a leaf-wrap. The tom states that it might be some kind of
 bird, so each cat goes in and collects some prey for themselves.
Alderpaw thanks his sister as they all settle down to eat their meal.
The cats begin to plod through the forest and by about sunset the next
day, Sparkpaw asks if they can hunt. Sandstorm hesitates at first, but
agrees just as the apprentice darts into the undergrowth,
coming back moments later with a vole in her jaws. The elder compliments
 her catch, and Molewhisker mutters that he doesn't know how she can
hunt like that. When they all get back from hunting, Sparkpaw exclaims
that Alderpaw caught a mouse. He sheepishly says that Molewhisker was
the one who caught it. They finish, and go to the Thunderpath to cross
it before it gets too dark. Sparkpaw sees a monster and is scared, but
Sandstorm tells her to be brave. They cross the Thunderpath, but objects
 fly from the monsters and the cats race away from them to avoid getting
 hit. Sandstorm's voice shakes as she meows that they won't be crossing
the paths with Twoleg things being thrown at them, so she announces that
 they'll camp here for the night. Alderpaw crawls into a patch of ferns
with his sister and falls asleep. Alderpaw wakes up, and asks Sandstorm
where everyone else is. The elder replies that they went hunting, and as
 she speaks, Cherryfall,
 Molewhisker, and Sparkpaw enter the clearing. Sandstorm praises their
catch and tells them all to eat quickly so they can be on their way.
They cross a Thunderpath afterwards, and Sparkpaw keeps pace with her
brother. All Alderpaw's instincts tell him to freeze, but his sister
barrels into him, forcing the apprentice to keep running. Once on the
other side, Sparkpaw exclaims that the crossing was really scary.
Alderpaw starts to thank his sister for saving him, but she tells him to
 shut up. The patrol travels through more forest, and when night comes,
Alderpaw and Sandstorm collect bedding while the others hunt. The
hunters come back, and Sparkpaw hopefully comments that they might find
the shadowy thing tomorrow. Sandstorm tells the apprentice that there’s a
 long way to go yet, and then the ThunderClan cats soon fall asleep. The
 cats wake up to the sound of crackling leaves, and Sandstorm goes over
to check it out. Sparkpaw wails that she thinks it's a fox, and
Alderpaw presses close to her. Two foxes attack the patrol, and
Sparkpaw helps fight them off. A strange cat tells Alderpaw and his
sister some fighting tips from her perch on a fox's back. Sparkpaw gasps
 to her to not let go, and the cat replies that she wasn't planning to,
as Alderpaw throws the fox off balance. Once the foxes are chased off,
the medicine cat apprentice noses his sister all over to make sure she's
 not hurt. Needlepaw strolls into the clearing, and announces that since
 she saved the lot of them, she'll be traveling with them from now on.
The ThunderClan cats protest, and go off to talk in private about the
matter. Alderpaw asks Sparkpaw to fetch some cobwebs for Sandstorm, and
she gathers some for him. The patrol begins to discuss whether Needlepaw
 should be allowed to travel with them, and Sparkpaw says she shouldn't,
 because they could've fought off the foxes eventually. Sandstorm
eventually makes the decision that the ShadowClan apprentice will come
with them. Molewhisker and Sparkpaw share a disappointed glance, and the
 ginger apprentice comments that there's still no way they’ll tell
Needlepaw what the quest is really about. Sandstorm agrees, and catches
Alderpaw's eye with a knowing look. The next morning, Alderpaw checks
Sandstorm’s shoulder wound. Sparkpaw asks how she can help, and he
replies that he needs comfrey
root. They fetch the herb just before sunhigh, and the medicine cat
apprentice insists that he treat everyone’s injuries. Sparkpaw insists
that she’s fine, but Alderpaw retorts that she’s fine when he says she
is. His sister twitches her whiskers but stands still as he treats a
small scratch on her flank. Sparkpaw mews a thank-you, then points out
to her brother that he has a bleeding ear. Alderpaw is surprised, and
she tells him to hold still as she gives it a lick. Then, Sparkpaw pats
some of the poultice onto his wound, and he meows thanks to her. Once
Alderpaw finishes treating the patrol, Cherryfall sends everyone out to
hunt. When the hunting patrol returns, the medicine cat apprentice sees
that Molewhisker and Sparkpaw have mice, Cherryfall has a
 vole, and Needlepaw drags a huge pidgeon and a squirrel. Alderpaw
notices that his sister looks annoyed with the ShadowClan apprentice for
 outdoing her, and she meows to Sandstorm that Needlepaw had caught even
 more. The elder questions where it is, and Sparkpaw, outraged, says
that she already ate it and that’s against the warrior code. Sandstorm
mews wearily to the apprentice that they should all just relax and eat,
but the orange tabby ruffles her fur and glares at Needlepaw. The
ShadowClan apprentice invites Alderpaw to share her squirrel, and he
accepts. When he finishes eating, he questions where Sparkpaw is, only
to find her sleeping under a bush. The cats decide to make camp there
for the day, and let the apprentice keep sleeping. The next morning,
Sparkpaw grumbles, complaining that they didn’t need to have left so
early. Alderpaw explains that he really just wanted to get going, but
his sister just snorts in response. A little
while later, Sparkpaw exclaims that they should explore around a Twoleg
den. The patrol rejects idea, and then goes on their way, climbing under
 a fence that blocks their path. Sparkpaw runs into some birds pecking
at the ground near a barn, and tries to catch one. The bird pecks at
her, and the she-cat hisses defiantly. Sandstorm tells her to wait to
hunt until they leave the area, and the apprentice agrees. As the patrol
 travels further, Sparkpaw gets annoyed with Needlepaw’s flippant
attitude and tells her she’ll claw her if she keeps acting like a kit.
The ShadowClan apprentice loftily meows that she can try, and the cats
continue to travel. They run into a monster, and the travelers flee,
only to find their way blocked by another fence. Sparkpaw takes the lead
 and climbs the fence first, and once over, gathers cobwebs for
Sandstorm’s wound.
She later comes back with marigold
 stalks in her mouth, and tells Alderpaw that they’ll all do what they
can. He asks if she’ll take the old dressing off the elder’s wound, and
she obliges. Sandstorm says in a fevered state that they need to get
going because the ‘others’ need them, and Sparkpaw questions who.
Alderpaw shakes his head and prays to StarClan that the elder will get
better. The next day, Sandstorm dies and the orange tabby asks what they
 should do now. Alderpaw replies that they should bury her and hold a
vigil before they plan their next move. As they prepare for night to
come, Sparkpaw mews sorrowfully that it isn’t fair that Sandstorm died.
The patrol buries the elder beside a bush where she can see the stars.
Alderpaw tells the traveling cats about SkyClan,
 stating that they needed to know so they’d continue on. Many days
later, they arrive at where SkyClan’s camp is supposed to be. Sparkpaw
comments that they don’t look in need of help, and hisses if they’d been
 brought here for nothing. Needlepaw decides to go get a closer look,
and when Alderpaw follows, the orange tabby thinks that her brother is
crazy for following a ShadowClan cat. The cats meet Rain,
 and follow him to SkyClan’s camp. Sparkpaw meows that this might be a
bad idea, and her brother reassures her that StarClan had sent them. She
 still seems skeptical of the Clan’s customs, but Alderpaw reasons that
they’ve been away from the other Clans for a long time, so it was bound
to happen. Sparkpaw stifles a growl as she watches cats wrestle for
prey, and meows that this isn’t fair because many SkyClan cats must go
hungry often. The she-cat stalks up to Darktail,
 questioning why he eats lavishly while other cats go hungry. She
accuses him of not following the warrior code, but the leader simply
meows that they’ve developed their own code. He says that sick cats and
elders learn to care for themselves, and Molewhisker drags Sparkpaw back
 to her den before she can say more. Sparkpaw comments miserably that
they should go home, because these cats don’t seem to need their help.
Cherryfall backs her apprentice up, but Alderpaw insists that this is
where they’re supposed
to be. A few days later, the ThunderClan cats decide to hunt, and
Sparkpaw pairs off with her mentor.
 After Alderpaw meets Mistfeather
 out in the forest, Darktail tells the travelers that they are plotting
against his group, and that they need to be kept here. The Clan cats are
 shoved into a small den, and there, the medicine cat apprentice
recounts what had happened. Sparkpaw exclaims that she knew it, and the
others nod in agreements. The following morning, the she-cat wakes up
her brother and they leave SkyClan before dawn. Sparkpaw wonders a few
times if they should really leave when StarClan had sent them, but
Alderpaw meows that they can’t risk it. The traveling cats come to a
river, and the orange tabby suggests that they try to cross further
along. Sparkpaw comments that they should stop to hunt, but is
interrupted by Cherryfall finding a
thin branch crossing the river. Her apprentice offers to go first, and
announces that it’s safe when she makes it to the other side. The others
 begin to follow, but the branch gives way before Alderpaw and Needlepaw
 can make it to the bank. Their patrol searches for the apprentices, to
no avail. Many days later, Needlepaw and Alderpaw arrive back on Clan
territory with Violetkit and Twigkit. The medicine cat apprentice asks some ThunderClan warriors if his sister is okay, and Molewhisker assures
 him that she’s fine. Once they reach camp, Sparkpaw will barely leave
her brother’s side in fear of losing him again. The two apprentices go
to a Gathering soon after, and Sparkpaw carries Twigkit across the
tree-bridge. The she-cat comments that these kits are totally what was
found in the shadows, and cats would be mouse-brained not to believe it.
 Alderpaw slowly sets Violetkit under the shelter of a bush, and
Sparkpaw sets Twigkit down beside her. As the Gathering progresses, it
becomes clear that the two kits must be separated -- with one in
ThunderClan and one in ShadowClan. Sparkpaw doesn’t think this is fair,
and pities the kits having to get separated. Once Violetkit is taken,
Twigkit collapses in a heap underneath the bush. Sparkpaw nudges her
brother, meowing that the remaining kit still needs his care. The
medicine cat apprentice comforts Twigkit, and his sister adds that a
nice ShadowClan cat will take care of her. They leave the island, with
Alderpaw carrying the gray she-kit.

#### *Thunder and Shadow*

As Alderpaw and Jayfeather are treating the warriors who were injured
 fighting a rogue patrol with WindClan, Sparkpaw rushes in and asks if
anyone is hungry. When Jayfeather says it can wait, Sparkpaw
goes on to say how terrible the rogues sound. Jayfeather asks if she
will help, and she interjects that she is not a medicine cat. Sparkpaw
is nevertheless made to help with herbs, but that doesn't stop the
apprentice from muttering crossly. Later, when Twigkit
 falls into the lake trying to gather watermint, Sparkpaw hauls her out.
 She teases the cat and helps her onto Cherryfall's back, they return to
 the camp. Back at camp, Sparkpaw's
mentor speaks to Bramblestar, and Sparkpaw prances into the medicine den
 to tell her brother that she will be a warrior once she passes her
hunting assessment. ThunderClan cheers her warrior name as she stands in
 the center of the clearing beside Bramblestar, and Graystripe comments
that he thought for sure her name would be Sparkfire after her pelt and
grandfather. She had passed her assessments with a pigeon and
two mice, and outsmarting Cherryfall in a mock fight with her own move.
Sparkpelt calls to her brother and trots over to him. He congratulates
her but Jayfeather
 calls him away. She comments on how patient Alderpaw
is to deal with Jayfeather, saying she'd have thrown all his herbs in
the lake by now. Sparkpelt nudges him away, meowing he'd better go. He
tells her to keep warm as he pads away, and she jokes that her new name
will warm her up. Sparkpelt chatters to Alderpaw about Clan tensions and
 the rogues as they cross the Gathering Island tree bridge, and her
brother wonders if Yarrowleaf is just spreading rumors. The pair jump
down on
the Gathering island shore, Alderpaw speculating over Onestar refusing
to share herbs with ShadowClan. Sparkpelt news that he should turn over
the lungwort, saying that the WindClan leader's been mad as a cuckoo
lately. She then pushes ahead into the long grass, eager to see what the
 Gathering will hold. Sparkpelt tells Alderpaw to hurry up and moves
toward a group of RiverClan cats. Sparkpelt is not mentioned in
Bramblestar's report, for the Clans are arguing about the prophecy, nor
are the new apprentices from RiverClan and WindClan.
 Squirrelflight is organizing patrols and addresses Sparkpelt but
Ivypool and Alderpaw interrupt, wondering if they had seen Twigpaw. The
she-cat wishes Alderpaw luck as he is going to the Moonpool to recieve
his full name. She then joins a hunting patrol with Blossomfall, Berrynose, and Tawnypelt as her brother exits camp.

#### *Shattered Sky*

Sparkpelt is seen by Alderheart as she goes to join the cats journeying
to the Gathering. He notices a clump of fur is missing on her shoulder.
During the Gathering, she asks Cherryfall about Rowanstar quietly.

#### *Darkest Night*

Sitting with Fernsong,
 Cherryfall, and Lionblaze, Sparkpelt tells Lionblaze that the rogues
are gone and the other Clan cats are in their camp, but gets corrected
by Ivypool with Fernsong mentioning that ShadowClan had left days ago.
She responds that the camp still has half of RiverClan and a whole new
clan that has caused the dens become crowded. Sparkpelt complains about
having to give up her nest to a recovering Reedwhisker,
 and Ivypool reassures her that RiverClan will be leaving soon with
their camp close to being fully rebuilt. When SkyClan gets brought up,
Sparkpelt questions where they are going to go.

#### *River of Fire*

As Twigpaw and Finpaw head back to ThunderClan, Twigpaw catches
the scent of a familar cat, and is able to recognize it as Sparkpelt.
She calls the ginger she-cat's name, causing the ferns ahead to tremble
as the warrior walks forward, pelt bristling. Sparkpelt asks what the
two are doing, her claws unsheathed, and Twigpaw wonders why she looks
as though she's facing an enemy warrior.

Sparkpelt challenges what they're both doing on ThunderClan
territory, and upon hearing Twigpaw wishes to return to ThunderClan, the
 orange warrior looks at Finpaw, saying he's SkyClan. The brown tom
comes forward, unfazed by her hostility, and tells her he wants to
become ThunderClan with his friend; Sparkpelt snaps that they'll need to
 speak with Bramblestar.

When Sparkpelt leads Twigpaw and Finpaw around ThunderClan camp,
 she retorts to Twigpaw to keep her fur on and that she is taking proper
 precautions. When Sparkpelt gets Twigpaw as her apprentice, she is
shocked but had enough sense not to protest about it.

When the ThunderClan patrol is going to RiverClan, Sparkpelt
exclaims about how she will never get her pelt cleaned again and it will
 take from now to new-leaf. She tells Twigpaw to be careful when she is
getting watermint.

As the RiverClan warriors confront the patrol, Sparkpelt retorts
 about if they saw them on RiverClan territory and if they were to ask
permission, it would be from WindClan. She adds that it is medicine cat
business and that they have the right to take watermint for their sick
clanmates.

Later, Sparkpelt growls how they don't need permission to be
there and protests when Alderheart goes in RiverClan camp alone, saying
that StarClan knows what they would do.

### In the *Vision of Storms* arc

#### *A New Beginning*

Sparkpelt is seen standing over her mate's pelt that had washed up on shore have the flood retreated. Later she is laying in her nest in the ThunderClan nursery, grive sicken. Daisy bring her a mouse to keep her streaght up for when she gives birth. Her mother Squirrelflight, walked into the nursery and tells Sparkpelt that Bramblestar and the other leaders have agreed to leave the lake, this make Sparkpelt furious with her father and the leader. Squirrelflight comforts her daughter. Later there is a rockfall and she runs out of the camp with Daisy. Squirrelflight take the queens, apprentices, elders and medicine cats to WindClan while Bramblestar and the warriors go looking for Millie, Leafpool and Larksong. ThunderClan cats take shelter in WindClan camp as there is no use of rebuilding if they are going to move on. Bramblestar and the ThunderClan warriors find Leafpool, Millie, and Larksong dead. Their families mourn their deaths, Crowfeather joins in the vigil for Leafpool and Sparkpelt remembers that Crowfeather and Leafpool were once mates. A moon later, Bramblestar and Harestar lead WindClan and ThunderClan to meet RiverClan, SkyClan and ShadowClan to leave the lake. She sees Juniperclaw and tells him how much she miss him, Juniperclaw tells Sparkpelt that it is time to let go, she will have kits to raise and the he will always love her before he fated away. She travels with one of Featherpelt's kits, Whistlekit. When they are crossing a thunderpath, she crosses with Featherpelt, Songkit, Whistlekit, Bramblestar and a bunch of other cats from each clan. They arrive at the Tribe of Rushing Water. She sit with Smokehaze and she shares a mouse with her friend. Featherpelt, Whistlekit, Flutterkit, and Songkit join Smokehaze and Sparkpelt before going to sleep. They spend a few days there when Sparkpelt gives birth to her sixs kits, Firekit, Hailkit, Adderkit, Flowerkit, Shadekit and Snowkit. She notices how Shadekit looks like her father. Warriors help her carry her newborn kits out of the mountains. It take another moon to get to the New Forest and Smokehaze has joined ThunderClan. Graystripe points out the highstones, that led into the Old Forest where the clans lived before the lake. They find Barley, an old friend and Princess, Firestar's sister and Cloudtail's mother. Cloudtail is overjoyed to see his mother and introduces Whitewing, Ambermoon, and Dewnose to their grandmother and he tells her about Snowbush's death and introduces Snowbush's kits and mate. Cloudtail later tell Princess that Firestar is dead. Princess wants to join ThunderClan and won't take no for answer, she tells the clans that her housefolk have died and the new twolegs abnounded her and she had be living with Barley before she went to go find the clans. Bramblestar lets into ThunderClan and Squirrelflight meets her aunt, Barley goes back to his barn. The leaders start to leave before Barley turns back to the clan and asks to join ThunderClan, he tells Bramblestar he missed the clans and Ravenpaw. The leader lets him in too. They finally get to the New Forest and set up camp. The medicine cats find the Mooncave, a pool of water in the mountains and the moon shines down on it letting them talk to StarClan. The leaders find the Gathering island near RiverClan's territory and it is connected to the land by stepping. Sparkpelt finds out the Blossomfall and Squrrielflight are going to join her in the nursery with Daisy and Princess. She gives Firekit to SkyClan, Adderkit to WindClan, Shadekit to her father's clan, ShadowClan, and Snowkit to RiverClan. She raises her remaining kits, Flowerkit and Hailkit in ThunderClan to become apprentices. Flowerkit become Flowerpaw and is apprenticed to Lionblaze, who is now the new deputy. Hailkit become Hailpaw and is apprenticed to Lilyheart. The clans go to their first gathering in their new home. Rosepetal joins Blossomfall and Squirrelflight in the nursery with Bumblestripe's kits. Bramblestar reports Blossomfall and Squirrelflight's kits, Rosepetal joining Blossomfall and Squirrelflight in the nursery and the father of her kits, and Lionblaze becoming deputy. Bramblestar anouncces the apprenticeships for Flowerpaw and Hailpaw. Sparkpelt finds out that Adderpaw is being apprenticed by Brindlewing, Firepaw is being apprenticed to Tree, Shadepaw is being apprenticed by Dovewing, and Snowpaw is being apprenticed to Willowshine. A few moons later Flowerpaw, Hailclaw, Adderpaw and Shadepaw became warriors named, Adderclaw, Hailstorm, Flowerfern, and Shadefur. Snowpaw became RiverClan's medicine cat, Snowfall and Firepaw became the second Medictor in the clans and named Firehaze. She became mates with Larksong but he died protecting her from a fox. Sparkpelt begins to wonder if all her mates were going to die. She later finds out that she expecting Larksong's kit. She has Flamekit and Finchkit. She goes on a hunting patrol and met a loner named, Hare. Hare joined the clan and she became his mentor. Harepaw got his warrior name, Harepelt. Harepelt and Sparkpelt become close and soon became mates.

## Trivia

### Interesting Facts

* She bears a striking resemblance to Firestar.
* She has kittypet blood through Firestar, and SkyClan blood through Tigerstar.

* Graystripe thought that Sparkfire would've been a nice warrior name to remember Firestar by.

* Sparkpelt feels comfortable in her own skin, and she has no need to feel pressured to live up to Firestar's legacy

## Kin

She is the daughter of Bramblestar and Squirrelflight. The sister of
Alderheart, Juniperkit, Dandelionkit, Birchclaw, Sandnose,
Ravenwing, Flamecreek, and Mouselight. She is the mate of Juniperclaw, Larksong and Harepelt. She had Adderclaw,
 Firehaze, Hailstorm, Snowfall, Flowerfern, Shadefur with Juniperclaw before he died. She also had Flamepaw and Finchpaw with Larksong but he died shortly after she gave birth. She is now expecting Harepelt's kits.

### Members

**Mates:** Junpierclaw: Deceased

Larksong: Deceased

Harepelt

**Sons:** Adderclaw

Firehaze

Hailstorm

Flamepaw

**Daughters:** Snowfall

Shadefur

Flowerfern

Finchpaw

**Mother:** Squirrelflight

**Father:** Bramblestar

**Brothers:** Alderheart

Juniperkit: Deceased

Birchclaw

Ravenwing

Flamecreek: Deceased

**Sister:** Dandelionkit: Deceased

Mouselight

Sandnose

**Grandfathers:** Tigerstar: Deceased

Firestar: Deceased

**Grandmothers:** Goldenflower: Deceased

Sandstorm: Deceased

**Great grandfathers:** Pinestar: Deceased

Jake: Deceased, residence unknown

Redtail: Deceased

Smallear: Deceased

**Great-grandmothers:** Leopardfoot: Deceased

Nutmeg: Deceased

Speckletail: Deceased

Brindleface: Deceased

**Great-great grandfathers:** Oakstar: Deceased

Adderfang: Deceased

Fuzzypelt: Deceased

Stagleap: Deceased

Mumblefoot: Deceased

**Great-great-grandmothers:** Sweetbriar: Deceased

Crystal: Status unknown

Swiftbreeze: Deceased

Robinwing: Deceased

Harepounce: Deceased

Hollypelt: Deceased

**Great-great-great-grandmothers:** Flashnose: Deceased

Moonpelt: Deceased

Squirrelwhisker: Deceased

Fernsplash: Deceased

Bouldersplash: Deceased

Dovewish: Deceased

**Great-great-great-grandfathers:** Leafnose: Deceased

Nightfang: Deceased

Sunstar: Deceased

Brambletail: Deceased

Sprucefur: Deceased

Hawkfire: Deceased

**Great-great-great-great-grandmothers:** Fernsplash: Deceased

Larksong: Deceased

**Great-great-great-great-grandfathers:** Foxbelly: Deceased

Flamenose: Deceased

**Aunts:** Leafpool

Tawnypelt

**Great uncle:** Lionheart: Deceased

Snowkit: Deceased

Leafstorm: Deceased

Adderkit: Deceased

Filou: Unknown

Tommy: Unknown

**Great aunts:** Nightkit: Deceased

Mistkit: Deceased

Mistlekit: Deceased

Princess

Amberpaw: Deceased

Honeypaw: Deceased

Luna: Unknown

**Great-great uncles:** Patchpelt: Deceased

Dustpelt: Deceased

Ravenpaw: Deceased

Ferris: Deceased

Whiskers: Deceased

**Great-great aunts:** Willowpelt: Deceased

Spottedleaf: Deceased, no residence

Frostfur: Deceased

One-eye: Deceased

**Great-great-great-aunts:** Fallowsong: Deceased

Leafkit: Deceased

Rainfur: Deceased

**Great-great-great-Uncles:** Stormtail: Deceased

Pigeonkit: Deceased

Littlestep: Deceased

**Great-great-great-great-aunt:** Daisytoe: Deceased

**Half-uncles:** Hawkfrost: Deceased, no residence

Tadpole: Deceased, residence unknown

Swiftpaw: Deceased

Lynxkit: Deceased

Larchkit: Deceased

**Half-aunt:** Mothwing

Oatkit: Deceased

Tallpoppy: Deceased

**Great half-uncles:** Scourge: Deceased, no residence

Socks: unknown

Ashfur: Deceased

Elderkit: Deceased

**Great half-aunts:** Ruby: unknown

Ferncloud: Deceased

Tulipkit: Deceased

**Great-great half-uncle:** Longtail: Deceased

Windflight: Deceased

**Cousins:** Lionblaze

Jayfeather

Hollyleaf: Deceased

Tigerstar

Flametail: Deceased

Dawnpelt: Deceased

Cloudtail

Nami

Livy

Zack

Taylor

Graystripe

Spiderleg: Deceased

Shrewpaw: Deceased

Birchfall

Foxleap: Deceased

Hollykit: Deceased

Larchkit: Deceased

Icecloud: Deceased

Sootfur: Deceased

Rainwhisker: Deceased

Darkstripe: Deceased

Sorreltail: Deceased

Brightheart

Cinderpelt: Deceased

Brackenfur

Thornclaw

Hollytuft

Stonesong

Nightshade

Sorrelstripe

Fernsong

Spotfur

Flywhisker

Snaptooth

Sleekwhisker

Strikestone

Whitewing

Ambermoon

Snowbush: Deceased

Dewnose

Feathertail: Deceased

Stormfur

Bumblestripe

Petalpatch

Hazelshine

Blacktail

Briarlight: Deceased

Blossomfall

Toadstep: Deceased

Rosepetal

Ivypool

Dovewing

Icedapple

Shrewtalon

Smallfoot

Molepaw: Deceased

Cinderheart

Honeyfern: Deceased

Poppyfrost

Seedpaw: Deceased

Lilyheart

Leafshade

Honeyfur

Larksong

Feathercloud

Willowleaf

Breezetail

Pine That Clings to Rock

Lark That Sings at Dawn

Feather of Flying Eagle

Breeze that Rustle Leaves

Stemleaf

Shellfur

Eaglewing

Plumstone

Elmpaw

Falconpaw

Goldenpaw

Seedpaw

Molewhisker

Cherryfall

Runningwind: Deceased

Mousefur: Deceased

Heronwing: Deceased

Rabbitleap: Deceased

Poppydawn: Deceased

Rosetail: Deceased

Sweetpaw: Deceased

Thistleclaw: Deceased

Whitestorm: Deceased

Moonflower: Deceased

Goosefeather: Deceased

Snowfur: Deceased

Bluestar: Deceased

Stonefur: Deceased

Mosskit: Deceased

Mistystar

Reedwhisker

Pikepaw: Deceased

Perchkit: Deceased

Primrosepaw: Deceased

Bristlefrost

Flipclaw

Thriftear

Myrtlepaw

Baypaw

Sagekit

Fawnkit

Brairkit

Hawkkit