The Short Stories of Willowclan

### **Prologue**

The wind rustled in the willows. A calico with crystal blue eyes woke up and looked around.

So much has changed, she thought, so much has changed.

ThunderClan was a big part of all the Clans’ histories,

but one terrible day ShadowClan got into a huge fight with ThunderClan, starting a battle against each other.

In the battle the leader, Firestar, and the deputy, Sandstorm, were killed by Scorchfur and Crowfrost,

and the Clan split, as they had no one to lead them.

Some cats became rogues or even joined other Clans, but a few cats started a new Clan...WillowClan. At first WillowClan didn’t have a leader. Some cats became loners, or rogues. For several moons, some cats thought the Clan would fall.

But they were stronger then that, and their new Clan wouldn’t fail, it couldn’t.

And one of their medicine cats did the right thing, for the Clan.

Jayfeather announced that he would be leader of WillowClan from then on.

“I passed on all I knew to Darkclaw, and helped my Clan as a medicine cat for many moons, but I know for WillowClan's survival I must move on to become leader.”

A few days later Jayfeather went with Darkclaw to the Moonpool, and Jayfeather was accepted as WillowClans new leader, Jaystar.

### **Chapter 1 ~The yowling started from the crowd below. "Nutpaw, Nutpaw, Nutpaw!"~**

Jaystar calls a Clan meeting and the Clan gathers around, Nutkit is apprenticed to Petalmist. Petalmist quickly leaves afterward as she had to help fix the Warrior's Den.

### **Chapter 2 ~"No, you're still the leader." Ermineheart mewed.~**

Goldenleaf and Ermineheart quietly discuss a new prophecy, and Jaystar overhears. Ermineheart tells Jaystar that Goldenleaf was sent a prophecy from StarClan that she must fulfill, but it is eventually revealed that the prophecy was only about Goldenleaf solving a Clan dispute, Jaystar is outraged by the useless prophecy and leaves.

### **Chapter 3 ~"Dog!" Goldenleaf screeched.~**

Hail pelts the camp and Jaystar and Goldenleaf decide to escape the Clan territory, as the storm had destroyed the camp severely, the WillowClan cats trek through forests and twolegplace to find new land. Goldenleaf leads most the way, being the cat that knows the twolegplace best. The WillowClan cats meet 3 kittypets who help them complete their journey, and they choose an empty field to settle in and make a new camp.

### **Chapter 4 ~"I can help you get around." Lifepaw offered.~**

Jaystar makes new apprentices and assigns the mentors and Lifepaw afterward finds out about Jaystar's blindness.

Wolves are near the camp and the warriors brace themselves for possible attack. Wolves eventually appear and the cats spring into battle, Petalmist and Vinestorm managed to chase off two wolves. As the other was leaving, Jaystar flung himself on to it, but was attacked and thrown off, and Jaystar eventually lost a life.

A few sunrises after the attack, Petalmist leaves WillowClan and becomes a loner.

### **Chapter 5 ~"I said I'm fine!" Jaystar growled.~**

Jaystar thinks about how happy he is that his brother, Lionblaze, had joined WillowClan. Nutbreeze was sitting nearby and he questioned Jaystar when he started coughing. Jaystar denied help, and Nutbreeze became very unsure and worried.

### **Characters**

**Major characters:**

* Petalmist
* Darkclaw
* Ermineheart
* Jaystar
* Goldenleaf
* Nutbreeze
* Lifestorm
* Vinestorm
* Blossom

**Supporting characters:**

* Cloudwing
* Hollyleaf
* Flametail
* Icefur
* Oceanpaw
* Flowertail
* Tansyshade
* Tinklenose
* Lilykit
* Rayfeather
* Pandapelt
* Flowerpelt
* Lightningpaw
* Snowpaw
* Nightwing
* Echomist
* Lionblaze
* Mintfur
* Silentkit
* Night
* Snowflake