Honeystar

Generic Good Leader

Honeysplash was a SkyClan warrior who served under Pouncestar's and Sharpstar's leaderships during the Reverse Generations through Fourth Generations. She was born to Bristlelight alongside her sister, Thrushkit. She was mentored by Pouncestar, then Fevernose, trained in the Dark Forest by Snowstar, and mentored Seedfall and Silverthistle. She was made deputy under Sharpstar's leadership after the previous deputy's death, and ascended into leadership, where she appointed Coilspring and then Silverthistle as her successors. She was killed by BoneClan rogues.

# Appearance

Slender golden and white she-cat with long limbs.

# History

She and her sister, Thrushkit, started out as thick as thieves, but as Thrushkit grew closer to Thistlekit, daughter of Pouncestar and Sharpsong, and the two became practically inseparable, heeding no mind to the young she-kit they left behind. Honeykit would often try to tell Thistlekit off for ordering her sister around like a slave, but Thistlekit and Thrushkit would ignore her or yell at her for it, both claiming they were happy the way they were. As they all became apprentices, Honeypaw felt more and more separated and ignored, feeling as though even her clanmates didn’t notice her. Pouncestar may have appointed her as his apprentice, but she felt as though no one except him cared. Her mother was loving, but died young into their apprenticeship.

This led her to the Dark Forest, where she was offered training to be the best warrior that not one could ignore. Eager to be important to her clan, she accepted. She trained every night, the training getting harsher, and her days getting more exhausting. She was dead on her feet but refused to stop. Pouncestar noticed her exhaustion, and he and Sharpsong both started to get her to rest and to tell them what’s wrong, caring for her. It was one night when Pouncestar entered the apprentice’s den to find both Thistlepaw and Thrushpaw gone and Honeypaw shivering and shaking and growling as scars formed on her that he understood. He woke Honeypaw up, dragged her to the medicine cat den where Appletail, current medicine cat and Thrushpaw’s mentor, healed her wounds. While Honeypaw at first denied all involvement with the Dark Forest, Pouncestar quickly explained that he too once trained with them, shocking Honeypaw. She believed her mentor and leader was too bouncy, cheerful and energetic to be in a place like Dark Forest, and then he turned her words on her, telling her he believed she was too gentle and kind-hearted… or used to be, before Dark Forest training made her eager for a fight to prove herself, even if it was with her own clanmates.

After that, Honeypaw still kept going to the Dark Forest, but she tried to reign in her temper, and get more sleep. Pouncestar and Sharpsong both didn’t want her going there anymore, but she still wanted the extra training despite their protests, which they reluctantly respected for now... Until Honeypaw got into a fight with her sister, and attacked Thrushpaw. Pouncestar pulled her aside and told her she would not be going to the Dark Forest anymore, or she would be kicked out of the clan. Honeypaw fearfully agreed, but how would she stop going to the Place of No Stars? It wasn't her chose... So when she visited there the next night, she told her Dark Forest mentor, Snowstar, that she couldn't visit anymore, and he asked her why. When she explained, he and his friend Snakeclaw pulled Pouncestar from his slumber, and attacked the leader. Honeypaw joined the fight to defend her mentor, but Snowstar killed Pouncestar. In retaliation, Honeypaw killed Snakeclaw, and Snowstar said he was proud of her, and that he'd be there for her leader ceremony. After that, he left her, and she woke up.

She ran to the leader's den, and yelled for Pouncestar to wake up. Sharpsong, who was sleeping beside him, startled awake, and realized what had happened. Filled with sorrow, Sharpsong told Honeypaw Pouncestar had been on his last life, despite still being a fairly young leader. He was a reckless cat, who always through himself head first into danger... In the morning, the clan mourned Pouncestar, and welcomed Sharpstar as their new leader, and Auburnheart as their deputy. Honeypaw got a new mentor, Fevernose. She was quiet after that, but respectful and dedicated to her apprentice duties, if a bit distant from her clanmates now. She was still friendly and kind-hearted, but her clanmates noticed her distance. Instead of bringing her closer, they let her keep that distance. The only cats left that talked to her daily was her mentor and Sharpstar.

Her warrior assessment felt bland, and her warrior ceremony even more. She no longer fought for her sister to be her sister again, instead watching as Thrushleaf and Thistlesong ran off every day, close as can be. Her spirit started to come back when she was appointed as Seedpaw's mentor. She got along well with the energetic, goofy tom, and enjoyed watching him look like a mouse-brain in front of his crush on his denmate, Daisypaw. But she was even more pleasantly surprised when Auburnheart was killed by badgers and then Honeysplash was made the new deputy. Her clanmates were just as surprised, wondering if such a detached cat could one day be their leader. Many believed she was only made deputy because Sharpstar viewed her as more of a daughter than her own daughter, Thistlesong, who Sharpstar was suspicious of. Honeysplash, personally, didn't hold as much suspicion towards the silver she-cat, because she believed her anger had blinded her and that any of her suspicions were just lingering feelings of hatred and jealousy.

When Sharpstar lost her final life defending her clan in a battle against ThunderClan, Honeystar felt unprepared to be leader, and afraid. She had only just finished training her first apprentice. And at her leader ceremony, who was there but Snowstar to greet her. Pouncestar, Sharpstar, and Bristlelight quickly rescued Honeystar and took her to the proper place to get her nine lives. Afterwards, she appointed Coilspring as deputy, and then made Thistlesong's kits apprentices as her first act as leader. She made Silverpaw her own apprentice, to prepare herself more. Honeystar bonded well with the young she-cat, who was quiet and hesitant, reminding Honeystar a lot of herself. In fact, Silverpaw admired her sister, Shadepaw, and wanted to do everything she did. It remained Honeystar painfully so of her own kithood with her sister, Thrushpaw. She taught Silverpaw kindness and independence as best she could. To Honeystar's surprise, she started noticing Thistlesong and Thrushleaf's angry glares towards her, and how they always took Silverpaw and Shadepaw out on their own. Honeystar dismissed it, wondering if they were feeling envious like Honeystar once had been.

Early on into Silverpaw and Shadepaw's apprenticeships, ShadowClan warrior Morningcloud came barreling into camp, yowling about how he was their father and that he wanted to be with them- in SkyClan. Honeystar was torn, perplexed, and confused, but Thistlesong and Thrushleaf wanted nothing to do with him, and the rest of the clan wasn't too happy to have the tom interrupt their peace. So Honeystar turned him away apologetically, and she would have to do so many more times. She felt bad for Silverpaw though, who seemed genuinely disheartened that her father couldn't stay with them. Honeystar also noticed Silverpaw and Shadepaw drifting apart, as well as drifting away from her parents too, especially after Morningcloud was found dead in the lake. Honeystar stayed as supportive as she could, remembering how Pouncestar and Sharpstar were for her.

To Honeystar's shock, Thistlesong was found murdered in the same place Morningcloud had died. No one knew who did it, but Thrushleaf was heartbroken, Shadepaw enraged, and Silverpaw... cold. Honeystar could never shake the strange feeling that Silverpaw knew something about her mother's death, but never questioned or pressed her on it. She mourned Thistlesong as she would any other clanmate, and moved on. When the apprentices' warrior ceremony came, Thrushleaf requested she name Silverpaw Silverthistle, in honor of her mother, and Honeystar agreed, naming them Shadefur and Silverthistle.

Two moons later, Thrushleaf delivered a prophecy to Honeystar, saying that a cat, hidden in shadows, born of thistles, would be the next deputy. Not soon after, Coilspring was found dead near a den of snakes. So Honeystar appointed Silverthistle as deputy, despite her never having an apprentice. Enraged, and fully believing she deserved to be deputy, Shadefur attacked her sister, but Honeystar ripped her off and exiled her. Shadefur begrudgingly left the clan, declaring she would be leader one day, "with or without this clan!"

Shadefur kept her promise. She created a clan of rogues, BoneClan, and waged war against SkyClan. They attacked the other clans too, but their anger rested solely with SkyClan. Honeystar felt their wrath when she was killed by BoneClan rogues during a battle to protect her clan's territory.