ThunderClan's Story

By me, Maple.

Deputy: Squirrelflight - dark ginger she-cat with one white forepaw

Medicine Cat: Lightheart - pale silver-gray she-cat

Warriors: Dovewing - pale gray she-cat

Ivypool - silver-and-white tabby she-cat

Poppyfrost - tortoiseshell she-cat

Briarlight - dark brown she-cat with paralyzed hindquarters

Blossomfall - tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat

Bumblestripe - very pale gray tom with black stripes

**Apprentice, Sparkpaw**

Lilyheart - tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat

**Apprentice, Alderpaw**

Ambermoon - pale ginger she-cat

Dewnose - gray-and-white tom

Snowbush - fluffy white tom

Stormcloud - gray tabby tom

**Apprentice, Lightningpaw**

Petalblossom - pinkish-ginger she-cat

Rainfall - dark gray-blue tom

Haremistle - white tom with large ears

Swiftpelt - pale gray tom

Shinesky - ginger tabby she-cat

Apprentices: Sparkpaw - orange tabby she-cat

Alderpaw - dark ginger tom

Lightningpaw - bright golden tom

Queens: Rosepetal - dark cream she-cat, mother to Evergreenkit (dark brown she-kit) and Pinekit (brown tabby tom)

Skyheart - brown tabby she-cat

Birchspeckle - white she-cat with black specks

Rowanheart - reddish-brown tabby she-cat, mother to Seedkit (small white she-kit with brown spots like apple seeds), Shorekit (pale ginger she-kit), Sunkit (golden tabby tom), and Thickkit (thick-furred dark brown tom)

Elders: Millie - silver tabby she-cat

Daisy - long-furred cream she-cat

Cinderheart - gray tabby she-cat

Lionblaze - golden tabby tom

### ShadowClan

Leader: Rowanstar - ginger tom

Deputy: Tigerheart - dark brown tabby tom

Medicine Cat: Frogleg - dark gray tom

Warriors: Pinenose - black she-cat

Stoatfur - tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat

**Apprentice, Juniperpaw**

Grassheart - pale brown tabby she-cat

**Apprentice, Sleekpaw**

Spikefur - dark brown tom

**Apprentice, Strikepaw**

Dawnpelt - cream-furred she-cat

**Apprentice, Lizardpaw**

Jayflight - gray tabby tom

Apprentices: Juniperpaw - black tom

Sleekpaw - golden she-cat

Strikepaw - ginger tabby tom

Lizardpaw - brown tom

Queens: Poisenight - black she-cat, mother to Flamekit (ginger tabby tom)

### WindClan

Leader: Harestar - brown-and-white tom

Deputy: Crowfeather - dark gray tom

Medicine Cat: Cloudwing - white tom with blue eyes

Warriors: Sedgewhisker - light brown tabby she-cat

Heathertail - light brown tabby she-cat

**Apprentice, Fernpaw**

Breezepelt - black tom

Furzepelt - gray-and-white she-cat

Crouchfoot - ginger tom

Larkwing - pale brown tabby she-cat

Slightstep - black tom with a white flash on his chest

Featherpelt - gray tabby she-cat

**Apprentice, Swiftpaw**

Hootwhisker - dark gray tom

Oatclaw - pale brown tabby tom

Stonelight - gray tom

Apprentices: Fernpaw - gray tabby she-cat

Swiftpaw - ginger tom

Elders: Weaselfur - ginger tom with white paws

### RiverClan

Leader: Mistystar - gray she-cat

Deputy: Reedwhisker - black tom

Medicine Cat: Willowshine - gray tabby she-cat

Warriors: Icewing - pure-white she-cat

Petalfur - gray-and-white she-cat

Shimmerpelt - silver she-cat

**Apprentice, Pricklepaw**

Lakeheart - gray tabby she-cat

Heronwing - dark gray-and-white tom

**Apprentice, Nightpaw**

Lizardtail - light brown tom

Havenpelt - black-and-white she-cat

Perchwing - gray-and-white she-cat

Brackenpelt - tortoiseshell she-cat

**Apprentice, Breezepaw**

Jaywing - gray tom

**Apprentice, Claypaw**

Owlnose - brown tabby tom

Waterrush - gray tabby tom

Streamlily - pinkish-ginger she-cat

Apprentices: Pricklepaw - gray tom with spiky fur

Nightpaw - black she-cat

Breezepaw - thin gray tom

Claypaw - brown tom

Queens: Stormcloud - dark gray-blue she-cat

Elders: Mintfur - light gray tabby tom

### The Tribe of Rushing Water

Healer: Teller of the Pointed Stones (Stoneteller) - stone-gray tom

Prey-Hunters: Flight of Startled Heron (Flight) - brown tabby she-cat

Screech of Angry Owl (Screech) - black tom

Brook Where Small Fish Swims (Brook) - brown tabby she-cat

Splash When Fish Leaps (Splash) - light brown tabby she-cat

Dark Shadow on Water (Dark) - black tom

Lark That Sings at Dawn (Lark) - pale tabby she-cat

Pine That Clings to Rock (Pine) - light brown tom

Cave-Guards: Sheer Path Beside Waterfall (Sheer) - dark brown tabby tom

Stormfur - dark gray tom

Moss That Grows by River (Moss) - light brown she-cat

Pebble That Rolls Down Mountain (Pebble) - gray she-cat

Night of No Stars (Night) - black she-cat

Snow Falling on Stones (Snow) - white she-cat

Rain That Passes Quickly (Rain) - gray speckled she-cat

To-bes: Water Thundering by Entrance of Cave (Water) - gray tabby she-cat (cave-guard)

Hare Swiftly Hopping By (Hare) - pale brown-and-white tom (prey-hunter)

Elders: Wing Shadow Over Water (Wing) - gray-and-white she-cat

Talon of Swooping Eagle (Talon) - dark brown tabby tom with a scar across the side of his face

### Cats Outside of the Clans

Sweetie - ginger tabby she-cat, also a kittypet

Mouse - gray tom

Squirrel - bushy-furred dark ginger tom

Chitter - reddish-brown tom

Squeak - small gray she-cat

Chelsea - cream-furred she-cat

Storm - dark blue-gray tom

Amaisy - white she-cat

Flesh-claws - scarred brown tom with a lame hindpaw

Sorrel - calico she-cat

Jessy - brown tabby-and-white she-cat

Loya - black she-cat

Sid - dark brown tom

Daisy-petal - Flesh-claws's sister, white she-cat

Misty - silver-grayish-blue she-cat

Lornyette - pale brown tabby, Misty's companion

## Prologue

A dark brown tabby tom whipped his head side to side, but all he could see were shadowy-furred cats and starry ones, battling claw strike for claw strike. He was still grief-stricken for Firestar and Spottedleaf, the latter of whom he had never met in real life but had sent him the occasional prophecy, and couldn't stand seeing his cats die. He saw his mate and deputy, a dark ginger she-cat with one white forepaw, and saw her being taken down by one of the shadowy warriors, her one white forepaw flying.

"Mrrow!" He let out a cry of rage, and pried the shadow off of she-cat. Alas, it was too late. The scars she had suffered were hurrying her death along.

"Bramblestar," she called, her voice barely above a whisper. "I am dying. Please, don't worry. I will rejoin you once I am in StarClan."

"No!" Bramblestar was on the verge of crying. His wails were loud and sorrowful. "Squirrelflight, no!"

But Squirrelflight's once-bright green eyes were glazed and dull in death, and her white paw had stopped flailing. Soon, the four other leaders, Rowanstar, Harestar, and Mistystar, were cornered. "ThunderClan, retreat!" Bramblestar called. From the places they were cornered the ShadowClan, WindClan, and RiverClan called out for their respective Clans to retreat.

Yellow and amber eyes glimmered from the shadows. "The Place of No Stars has won," hissed a faded tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat whom was primarily ginger. "The forest is ours now. Leave, and don't come back. But I allow you to bury your deceased."

The survivors of the bloody battle started digging a large pit. Once the pit was done, the deceased were carried into the pit and buried. Then the living, along with StarClan itself, left the forest.

"Wait!" Bramblestar called. "There's one more thing I want to do today. Before you bury Squirrelflight, I wish to perform a ceremony. I say these words before the body of Squirrelflight, so she may hear and approve of my choice. The new deputy of ThunderClan is Dovewing."

"Dovewing... Dovewing... Dovewing..." The feeble cheers barely matched the ones given to Squirrelflight, and the warriors left the forest with heads down low, and their paws felt heavy as they plodded along the path out of their former territories.

## Chapter One

It was nighttime, and the sky had darkened to a dark blueish-black color, and maybe some indigo mixed in between. Sparkpaw was sleeping in a mossy nest in a dip in the moor.

"Mother, I miss you." Her brother's voice could still be heard by Sparkpaw even though she was fast asleep.

*What's Alderpaw doing?* she asked herself. *If he doesn't sleep he'll never survive the Journey of the Finding of New Territories!*Aloud, she said, "Alderpaw, go to sleep."

"Sparkpaw!" Alderpaw nearly yowled, as he sort of sit-hopped. "You surprised me!"

"Shhhh!" Sparkpaw scolded. "Alderpaw, you nearly woke Bramblestar up and got us in trouble! You can go to sleep and see if Squirrelflight will come from StarClan and visit you in your dream! I was just dreaming about when we were kits. She said, 'Sparkkit, Alderkit, come play with this moss ball!'. Oh, and that was so long ago, the Dark Forest has taken over our territories."

"So?" asked Alderpaw.