Rainwish

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Rainwish was a SkyClan elder who served under an unknown leader's, Pouncestar's, and Sharpstar's leaderships, living before and during the Reverse Generations. As an apprentice, she was sent on a mission from StarClan to find a herb to cure Blackcough. During this mission, she briefly lived as a kittypet. She mentored Sharpstar. She was mates with Berryleaf and had Plumkit and Coilkit with him. She was killed by Thistlesong and Thrushleaf as an elder.

# History

Rainwish is one of those elders that you never know if their grand stories of adventure and romance and drama are true. Well, it can’t be said that Rainwish never exaggerated, but she sure went on plenty of adventures. Falling in love with a kittypet on a mission to find an old “Moon Worshipper” who would deliver the clans a special herb to cure their Blackcough? Check. Having to fight against a RiverClan cat after forming a deep bond of friendship with them, and ultimately killing them in battle? Sadly, check. Saving their apprentice from drowning in an ice-covered lake? Definitely check. Climbing the gathering tree to warn the clans of the mean rogues raiding RiverClan, after being told so by helpful loner Pool? Check!

Her life was a party everyday, yet the part most interesting was her end. As an elder with her lover at her side, watching her former apprentice become leader, and her son become deputy while her daughter became a loving mother herself, she was living a good life with plenty of stories to tell to curious kits. But she was observant, with an ear for hearing what she’s not supposed to. She was keen to watch Thistlesong, daughter of Sharpstar, Rainwish’s apprentice, and Pouncestar. It was no surprise that she caught on to Thistlesong’s plots. After all, kits didn’t just go missing and die so quickly. And her newest litter being half-clan was no surprise to her.

But unfortunately, she was an elder, and elders’ caught sickness. As much as Rainwish would love to reveal Thistlesong’s sins, she had no real proof. Every cat knew Thistlesong’s kits were half-clan, but believed no more than that. Thrushleaf ordered Rainwish to be silent, withholding herbs from the sick elder on Thistlesong’s orders. But Rainwish was resilient and strong. She had lived a long life, and she wasn’t going to go out without a bang. She knew Thistlesong didn’t like getting her own paws dirty, having Thrushleaf, Goosestar and her own kits among others do her dirty work. You see, Rainwish was no stranger to the Dark Forest. She was surprised Thistlesong didn’t walk in it more than she did, but Goosestar did. So, one day, she snuck out of camp and, despite her aching bones, reached the Moonpool. She walked through StarClan’s hunting grounds until she reached the Place of No Stars. There, she waited until Goosestar appeared to train and cohort with his Dark Forest friends.

A surprise to all, she pounced on him, knocking him backwards. She got a few good blows on him, but his shock was overcome and he flung her off. Quick to think with her head, she dashed to the blood red river nearby. As Goosestar approached, she slyly let herself get knocked into the river. Where Goosestar thought he had the upper paw, being a RiverClan cat and all, Rainwish had tricks up her sleeve. She had been friends with a RiverClan cat, after all. So she drowned him. On his last life.

And when his Dark Forest friends rushed to kill her, she was awoken by her beloved mate, Berryleaf, as they had planned. The wounds she gained were treated by Thrushleaf, before Thistlesong came rushing in, having been told by her dead mate who had killed him. She dragged Rainwish out of camp alongside Berryleaf. Her two she-kits, newly made apprentices, Shadepaw and Silverpaw, along with Thrushleaf, followed them. Rainwish could feel the end coming, and made one last effort to save her mate. She overpowered and pinned down Thistlesong, ordering Berryleaf to bolt. Shadepaw and Silverpaw were sent to chase after him, but only Shadepaw did. Silverpaw watched in silent horror as Thistlesong and Thrushleaf pinned down Rainwish, both clawing her throat and stomach.

Her famous last words, “Well look at you. So big and grown up. I see I was the one who finally got you to bloody your own claws after you bloodied the claws of so many others.” And then Thistlesong gave her one last slash to the throat and left her to bleed out painfully, but quickly.

In StarClan, she watched proudly as Shadepaw had been unable to chase down Berryleaf, and the tom continued running. It would be awhile before he joined her, but she would wait. She was always a proactive cat rather than a patient one, but she had nothing left to do, after killing a murderous leader and then being slain by his evil mate.

# Fun Facts

* She was not originally planned to be the one who killed Goosestar.