Bluestar keeps her kits

This is an AU where Bluestar decides to keep her kits instead of giving them to Oakheart. There are many ways this AU could go, this is just one idea

### **Bluestar's Prophecy**

Bluefur gives birth to her three kits, Stonekit, Mistykit, and Mosskit. During the harsh leaf-bare, Goosefeather tells Bluefur that he saw her with Oakheart, and she should give the kits to him. Tawnyspots is still sick and Bluefur has a vision of Thistleclaw covered in blood. Gossefeather tells her that he had the same vision. At he gathering, Bluefur shares her worries with Oakheart. Oakheart comforts her and encourages her to talk to Sunstar. Bluefur agrees. Back at camp, she talks with Thrushpelt, and her worries about Thistleclaw.

Thrushpelt proposes the idea that he could watch over while she's deputy. Bluefur is skeptical and worried to come off as rude. Thrushpelt tells her that the kits are almost ready to eat fresh-kill, and that he can tell Sunstar because it was his idea. Bluefur agrees but goes with him to talk with Sunstar. They talk with him, and he agrees that Thistleclaw is ambitious, but Tawnyspots isn't dead yet and their is still hope. It's obivous that he's grieving, and they let him be. One moon later, she goes hunting alone, catching a squirrel.

Goosefeather finds her, and tells her that she should have given up her kits. Bluefur disagrees, saying she trusts Sunstar to make a good choice. She goes to find Sunstar, who is looking for her. He walks with her, and shows her that life goes on. They stop, and Sunstar asks if she will take on the deputyship. Bluefur tells him she's ready. A little later, Sunstar performs two ceremonies; one retiring Tawnyspots to the elders' den, and the other making Bluefur the new deputy. Thistleclaw yowls loudly in support, but his eyes are gleaming with fury. Bluefur speaks to Sunstar in his den, saying she's ready to learn. While they are being honest with each other, he shares with her that StarClan gave him only eight lives, as Pinestar still had his ninth life. Bluefur tells him she will give every breath in her body to serve her Clan, though regret tugs at her belly. But she knows that she is fire, and that is the path she must follow. Later, Featherwhisker is seen taking Bluefur to the Moonstone for her new name and nine lives. Bluefur remembers how Sunstar had died, after being weakened by illness, he had been unable to outrun a dog that had roaming the forest. She also remembers the slow, agonizing death of Tawnyspots.

Bluefur falls asleep at the Moonstone, and wakes up, finding herself at Fourtrees. Cats of StarClan begin to appear before her, and she recognizes Pinestar and Snowfur among them, along with Moonflower and Thrushpelt. Pinestar steps forward, and gives her the gift of compassion. A jolt of pain goes through Bluefur, but fades away. Mumblefoot gives her the gift of endurance Larksong gives her the gift of humor. Sweetpaw gives her the gift of hope. Sunstar gives her the gift of courage, stating that she would know how to use it. Goosefeather approaches next, giving Bluefur the gift of patience. After him, Thrushpelt gives Bluefur the gift of love and trust for herself and her clanmates. Moonflower steps forward then, giving her daughter the gift of love to cherish her Clan like she did her kits. Bluefur's ninth life is from Snowfur, as her sister gives her the gift of pride. She thanks Bluestar for raising Whitestorm, and tells her that she was chosen a long time ago to lead her Clan.

Later, Bluestar sits on the Highrock with Redtail, her deputy. He points out Dustpaw, Sandpaw, and Graypaw, who were play fighting. Bluestar notices a fourth apprentice, Ravenpaw, busy stripping a leaf from its stem. She remembers how nervous Ravenpaw had been from the moment he had been born, and how she had given him Tigerclaw for a mentor in hopes that he would learn to be a fearless warrior. Redtail asks if she remembers her first moon of training. Bluestar nods, and remembers how many cats had gone since then. She also thinks of Thistleclaw, and how he had died as he lived, chasing RiverClan intruders over the border and being found in a pool of blood. She looks over at Mistyfoot, Stonefur, and Mossstream, and thinks of how proud she is of them. Bluestar points out how old she was getting, because her white hairs, some of which she blames on Thistleclaw. Because of him, Bluestar has lied to her Clan about her remaining lives.

Just then, she sees Spottedleaf emerge from her den, now the sole medicine cat since Featherwhisker's death from greencough. The medicine cat had taken care of White-eye, now One-eye, when she had lost her blind eye completely, and Sparrowpelt, now Halftail, who had lost the end of his tail to a badger. She then thinks of the countless battles over Sunningrocks, how they had both won and lost, and forced to run back to a camp that held too many elders and too few apprentices. The evening of a particularly bad battle against RiverClan over Sunningrocks, Bluestar sits alone in the clearing of camp. Spottedleaf joins her and tells her the Mousefur will recover. A shooting star passes overhead suddenly. Spottedleaf tells Bluestar that it was a sign from StarClan: *"Fire alone can save our Clan."* Uneasily, Bluestar admits that she was once the fire who would save the Clan.

A moon passes, and Bluestar travels through the forest with Whitestorm. He tells her that she has been a good leader, strong and fair. As they near Twolegplace, Bluestar sees a ginger kittypet tom crouched on a fence, staring out into the forest with interest in his green eyes. She and Whitestorm watch as he stalks a blackbird, but misses. Bluestar thinks that he may be the fire Spottedleaf had spoken of. Back at camp, she tells Spottedleaf of the kittypet. She tells the medicine cat that she will have Graypaw stalk him and see how the kittypet will react, and if he showed promise, she will invite him to the Clan. Spottedleaf tells her that he will pass every test set for him, that Bluestar would choose him, and never regret it. Bluestar feels Snowfur's scent around her, and silently tells Goosefeather that he was right - a fire would blaze through the forest after all.

### **Into the Wild**

When Rusty comes to the clan, Mossstream is welcoming, Mistyfoot is indifferent, and Stonefur is a bit skeptical, but warms up. He is given the name Firepaw after beating Longtail in a fight. Ravenpaw enters the camp and announces that Redtail, the ThunderClan deputy, is dead. Ravenpaw says that their patrol was attacked by RiverClan cats at Sunningrocks and collapses. Spottedleaf appears to tend to him. Tigerclaw enters the camp, carrying the body of Redtail. He says that he killed Oakheart, after Oakheart killed Redtail.

Bluestar is devestated that her best friend and mate are dead. Whitestorm, Lionheart, and her kits comfort her. Bluestar appoints Lionheart as the new deputy and makes Darkstripe Dustpaw's new mentor. 2 moons later, Firepaw finds Yellowfang. Yellowfang is brought to the ThunderClan camp, and Firepaw is punished for feeding an enemy warrior. Bluestar takes Firepaw as an apprentice. The next gathering follows as oringinal. Firepaw runs back to warn Yellowfang. Darkstripe attacks her but Mossstream stops him. Bluestar calms the cats when she gets back. Bluestar brings Tigerclaw, Graypaw, Firepaw, and Ravenpaw to the moonstone.

They return to find ThunderClan's camp attacked by ShadowClan. Blackfoot, ShadowClan's deputy, tries to steal kits from the nursery, but is stopped by Yellowfang and Rosetail and Lionheart are killed in the battle. Eventually, the ShadowClan cats retreat and flee. The cats sit vigil for Lionheart. Tigerclaw is appointed as ThunderClan's deputy. Tigerclaw subtly suggests that Ravenpaw is a traitor and turns Darkstripe and Longtail against Ravenpaw. Brindleface has her litter of kits.

Frostfur's kits go missing and discover Spottedleaf's body, killed by a warrior's blow. Yellowfang goes missing, and Bluestar sends Firepaw to go look for her. Graypaw and Ravenpaw go with him and help Ravenpaw leave to live with Barley. They find Yellowfang, but are found by anonther patrol with Stonefur. They chase out Brokenstar and return to camp. Firepaw says that ravenpaw died. Yellowfang becomes ThunderClans medicine cat. Fireheart and Graystripe earn their warrior names.

### **Bonus**

##### This section is just fun ideas about families and kits

Would Mistyfoot have kits? In cannon, Mistyfoot has kits with Blackclaw, but would she have kits with a ThunderClan tom? This is a little list of cats from Fire and Ice and their compatibility with her.

Tigerclaw - Mistyfoot and Tigerclaw probably woudn't agree on everything, especially on the whole firestar - kittypet thing. They probalby wouldn't be too close.

Whitestorm - Mistyfoot and Whitestorm could be one of those rare ships and could be compatible, but he's already with Willowpelt.

Darkstripe - Darkstripe and Mistyfoot would not get alone at all. Especially with Darkstripe being so close to Tigerstar.

Longtail - At the time of Fire and Ice, Longtail is is still a rash warrior and still close to Tigerclaw, Mistyfoot just doesn't hang out with the Tiger gang.

Fireheart - Fireheart and Mistyfoot probably have more of sibling relationship, but could be compatible without the age gap.

Graystripe - Ignoring the age gap, Graystripe would probably be too much a goofball for Mistyfoot. He also gets with Silvestream around this time.