A Burning Past

BLAZE   -=+=-
(These are mini snippets of Blazes life, Just a few memories and stories, not a full backstory, These are all in order of Tim.)

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Blaze fell to the ground as the cold drowned her and took her in. It was if the cold was swallowing her whole. The other trainees howled in laughter as they trotted along the snow.

"Too cold for ya Blaze?" Light, Her own sister was taunting her, this is why she had a strong hate for her. Angel always said that "*Family sticks together."* But she knew that her and Light wouldn't be sticking together for too long. *As soon as I get out of this place, I'll get her and-* But Blaze couldn't think anymore, the voices in her head and all around were becoming fuzzy as her small bones went numb.

"Why is she doing that?" Lavender, a new trainee, small as a kitten confusedly whispered to her mentor.

"Shh Lavender!" Her trainee, Gonay scolded. "She's just a bit, well.. Different."

Blaze lay limb on the ground, Angel had just caught up with the group and was not impressed.

"She has passed out, Take her back to the camp Petal and Flower."

Flower, one of the two twins nodded, Already standing by Blazes side. With the help of Petal, Flower carelessly dragged Blazepaw by the hind leg to camp.

"Why does she do this? She has passed out this leafbare atleast five times this moon." Flower questioned. None of the cats truely understood what happened to Blaze, it was unusual, **strange.**

Petal sighed "It's just her... Condition"

Once they had reached camp, Kasai was already expecting them.

"Another fainting incident, Not surprised, Put her in the apprentice den and leave her there." Kasai ordered.

By the time they had dragged her in, The rest of the group has made it back to camp. The group of four trainees had made it into their dens, staring at Blazes motionless body.

"Wouldn't Shine be pleased that she raised such a dungbrain!" Light sneered. Light always used to pretend that she hadn't been raised by Shine, and would suffocate herself with lies about how she was raised by rouges, Angel would always shake her head at this.

"Yeah, It's getting really annoying" Dust complained.

It was moonhigh when Blaze woke up.

"Blaze.." Angel crept in, her voice soothing.

"Where am I?" Blaze frantically meowed

"In the apprentice's den. You passed out again, I have some news for you..."

"Oh, Okay, What is it?"

"You are nestbound until spring."

"What?" Blaze gasped, her eyes broadened.

"You cannot leave your nest, Until the snow disappears and there is no cold weather."

"But why? I can't play with anyone!"

"Blaze..." She soothed "We don't want you passing out no more, It mustn't be good."

"But I'm fine!" Blaze begged, Her voice fading into a desperate whine.

"I'm sorry Blaze, But that's how it will have to be."

*It's been a moon already! I'm not staying here any longer!* Blaze impatiently pondered. She was going to get out of here, But she needed to make a bolt for it. She looked at the door of the trainee's den. There was Pride, guarding the entrance to ensure she stay put in what seemed like a prison, Endless suffering. All she wished for was fresh air.

"Pride?" Blaze nudged him for his attention.

"Yes, Blaze?"

"I'm sooohungry!" She whined. "Please fetch me something to eat"

Pride nodded and scrambled off to the prey pile. Blaze grinned to herself. She double checked, Angel was talking to Gonay. The other apprentices were playing. Pride was busily selecting a mouse for her to eat. *Go!* She screamed at herself. She bolted out of the den, Faster than she had ever sprinted before. She was right at the entrance. *I'm going to make it!.* Suddenly she tripped over something and fell face first to the dirt.

"Got you Blaze!"

Blaze looked up, Kasai.

"No!" She whined, kicked, spat and clawed as she was dragged away by Pride and Vrachos. She scraped her claws along the ground. Aiming for a grip as they hauled her away, Angel following behind. She spotted a stone, half in the ground. *This is my chance!* She gripped the stone, But Stonepelt and Lionclaw were just too strong. She was thrown into the prison.

"I'm sorry Blaze, But if you won't stay in the den, You'll have to stay in here." Angel ambled away into the light as Blaze screamed and wailed. She clawed the walls, the chains, but it was no help. She screamed as she rattled the bars, her ragged cries echoing off the walls. She felt as if she were about to die, curling up in the corner of the cell. She sobbed until she fell, her eyes were dry, red and puffy but suddenly she went limp, then numb. She was freezing from the tears which matted her fur.

Passed out.

Blaze, It's your warrior ceremony! Aren't you excited!" Lavender jumped up and down, She was the chosen fighter who was meant to escort her to the base. She looked way older and taller from when she last saw her. She only recognized her when she reminded her of her name. When they out in the open, Blaze inhaled the new air into her lungs, She felt like she had new life into her, as if she was a new cat, as if she were young again, She looked much older than Lavender, yet she was still an trainee. She stared at her brother, then her sister.

"Don't you remember Light?"

Blaze nodded, How could she forget Light!

"She's now Hikari."

Blaze stared and the thought came across her. *If I were a leader, I would rename her Oroka (Idiot)!.*

She stared at Ash

"Oh!, And Ash, you remember him? And You see Dust? You still remember him too?."

Blaze gave an uneasy nod, trying to hold back the feeling to let loose and go out and kill everyone. Light? To Hikari! She must be crazy, Only the kindest of the warriors get new names!

As Blaze went in, Everyone became silent. A huge wolf stared down at her, She was dirt brown with soft welcoming eyes. she bagan to speak.

"We have Blaze, I welcome you, Blaze. She barked happily.

Blaze smiled slightly, she felt slightly less uncomfortable.

"Join me at the front, Blaze."

Blaze obediently ambled towards the front, leaping up.

"May you serve this clan with pride"

*That was it?! She didn't get a proper ceremony*

"And you will train Storm. Be dismissed"

> "Umm, Angel" Blaze mewed shyly "Is that it? Arent I supposed to do my speech or something?"
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"No. Leave Blaze."

Blaze silently trotted off, confused. slightly angry and sad.

"Hey!" An ecstatic voice behind her called

Blaze jumped, and whipped around, unsheathing her claws

"You scared the death out of-" She paused, gazing at the small and slender grey trainee, who looked around 7 to 8 moons.

"Hey! I'm Storm! I'm you're trai-"

"Not now!" Blazes snapped, ambling off, muttering under her breath. She paused. She had never snapped or yelled at an trainee or kitten before. She took a deep breath in. She wasnt the same cat as she was before.

"Run! Faster! Are you fat?" Blaze sneered, clawing at the ground.

Storm was sweating heavily, She almost felt as if she were about to cry, but she remembered Blazes words, *Only kittens cry.* She tiredly sprinted back to Blaze.

"No no no! That was not fast enough! Again!"

Storm meekly nodded and weakly got up and sprinted to the furthest big tree. She was choked for breath and collapsed on the spot.

"Weak! Get up! Camp! Now!"

Storm hung her head in shame as she padded slowly back through the entrance. As Blaze followed she was stopped by the brown big canine, Secret. Secret was the second in command and Angel new favourite. She was found as a pup in the forest, although she was younger than Blaze, She was definetly taller. Angel had taken her in as her own, Which meant Blaze and Secret were sisters, Blazeclaw enjoyed Secret company, As a friend and a sister.

"Blaze, You not working Storm too hard?"

"No Secret, Shes fine"

"Ah good, Some day, She be just like you."

"You really think so?"

Secret nodded, smiling slightly and ambled off to check on some sneaky appretinces.

"They're beautiful, What will you name them?" Dustclaw asked as other cats crowded around, They were all excited about the deputies litter

Blazeclaw glared at him before giving him the answer.

"Uglykit, Hideouskit, Disgustingkit and Horridkit!" Blazeclaw confidently snapped back at the crowd.

Everyone gasped. They weren't expecting her to say anything close to that.

"Shes just like her mother!" A random cat called out

Mummers of agreement rose up.

Secretstar ambled in, shaking her head disapprovingly as the crowd departed.

"Blazeclaw, You can not be sure?"

"I am sure!" She spat scornfully, threateningly stepping forward to face her. Secretstar took an offended step back before throwing her a disappointed look and exiting. Blazeclaw sighed. She knew the naming was tommorow, But would the clan accept the names? Surely not. *What about Sparkkit, Moonkit, Leafkit and Ashkit?* She nodded approvingly at her own choice.

**The Next day**

"Secretstar you must take care of my kits please! Before I go insane!" Blazeclaw begged but Secretstar wasn't buying it.

"No Blazeclaw, They your kits, You must look after."

"Then I will kill them!" She spat as she selected one of her kits, Sparkkit.

"Mommy? Please don't kill me!" Sparkkit whimpered helplessly as she was picked up. She already knew what was going to happen and she was trying to save her own life. You can guess what happened next. *Snap.*

"Hmm, Which one next.. This one!" She picked up Moonkit.

"Mommy!?" The small kit screamed

"Stop stop!" Secretstar pleaded

"So you will take them?"

"Yes yes! I will! Just make it stop!"

Blazeclaw pushed the rest of her litter towards Secretstar. Blazeclaw was glad that weight was off her shoulders. She hated kits, She hated hated and hated them. Secret looked at the poor lifeless kit on the ground, gave it a nudge with her paw.

"I now give you your warrior name, May I present, Stormpelt!" Secretstar barked joyfully

"Stormpelt! Stormpelt! Stormpelt! Stormpelt!" They chanted as Stormpelt stared up, pride surging through her veins.

Even Blazeclaw the deputy managed a small smile. Stormpelt got ready for her vigil as the other cats departed. She plopped down in the middle of the clearing preparing for the long night ahead.

**The Next Day**

"You can speak now" Lightheart giggle playfully as Stormpelt silently stared at her

"Oh Thank Starclan" She meowed gratefully "I'm so tired!"

"All cats and dog old enough to catch own prey gather beneath high rock!" Secretstar howled

Cats began to gather around the base of the highrock, eagerly mummering to eachother. Secretstar was the only dog in the clan. She spoke in broken cat and was brought in by Angelstar. Angelstar felt bad so she brought the poor soul in, although the clan dissagreed. Secretstar was quickly made deputy after she had proven her loyalitys and leadershop skills even though she was a dog. The clan adored her for her joyful personality and her kind will.

"I have news, Bad news"

Alarmed, The cats mewed meows of alarm and curiosity

"I be leaving this clan, For I do not fit in." Secretstar barked sadly

Meows of dismal echoed around the camp walls.

"I leave tommorow. Farewell, clan."

*That means I'm leader. I'm leader!* Blazeclaw was shocked. She was sad and happy at the same time, She went up to Secretstar and said her goodbyes before she left. A bit after she decided to go throught appropriate choices for deputy before she went to the moonstone. She had thought of everyone and realised there was one last option, Stormpelt.

**Secretstar and Lightheart had been talking.**

"Please Lightheart. Take these kits."

"Secretstar? Who do they belong to?!" Lightheart suspiciously answered.

"I looked after them for someone. Now take them, I can't take them with me"

Lightheart meekly nodded. She didn't really want the responsibility for three kits not of her own.

"Angel!? What's wrong? Why are you so sad?" Blaze asked, questioning the distraught look on her face.

"Secret is dead."

"Who- Who killed her?!" Blaze was shocked, sad, depressed. She desperately wanted to know who murdered her sister, but she believed she knew the answer.

It had been moons since she had seen her kits. She had forgotten what her kits looked like, but she could smell their scent clearly. It lingered in her dreams, in her den at night, It make her wonder where they were. Possibly Secretstar took them with her, Or maybe handed them to a rouge. Or maybe someone in her clan was hiding them. She decided to do a check around camp.

"Hello Stormpelt, Seen anything peculiar?"

"Peculiar?" The word made Stormpelt jump. "No." she replied.

"Good" Blazestar meowed. She wasn't too suspicious, Stormpelt was usually jumpy. She always wondered why.

Blazestar decided to take her normal walk in the forest when half way through she picked up a scent. Her kits! She stalked around, She waiting in the bushes, Watching closely. They were the size of apprentices, She guessed, Moonpaw, Ashpaw and Leafpaw. Leafpaw was playing with some herbs, not really intrested in what the elder warrior was saying. She then watched Moonpaw walk off to find a mouse. Leafpaw went to find herbs. That left one cat there, Ashpaw. She crept closer to get a better look at who was training them. When she looked, It was a look of fury and rage. She cursed under her breath, Flashbacks apon flashbacks dancing in her mind. The mentor was Lightheart. Soon enough, she had realized that Lightheart had picked up her scent. Blazestar skyrocketed from the bushes, gripping onto Lightheart as if she were about to die. She heard Lightheart screan out to Ashpaw to run. Blazestar could not let them both get away and swiftly clasped onto Lighthearts throat. Once that was finished, she licked the remaining blood from her lips and turned towards Ashpaw. She leapt onto her. It was easy as a mouse to pin her down. She spoke the only words she could quickly magic up in her brain.

"Training time dearest Ash."

She shoved her into the ground tearing her shoulder blades. She froze, realising what she was doing and loosened her grip so that Ashpaw could wriggle free. Blazestar watched as Startled Ashpaw scrambled down further into the forest. She stared down at her sister, laying motionlessly, lifelessly on the ground.

"So long, Oroka."

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