Squirrelflight (KP)

**Squirrelflight** is a massive, muscular, bright ginger she-cat with bright green eyes, white paws, and a long, bushy, squirrel-like tail. She has very thick, fluffy fur, and a torn left ear. She wears a green collar with a gold nametag on it.

## Relationships

### Other relative(s)

Dave (housemate)Holly (housemate)

Blackheart (housemate/adoptive daughter)

## **History**

### **Backstory**

She was born as *Squirrel* to two unnamed parents who were slain by a large dog soon afterward. The dog's owner found Squirrel, took her in, and raised her. When she reached sexual maturity, Squirrel, despising the dog who killed her parents, ran away and lived as a loner in the wild, close to Clan land. She eventually met the ThunderClan warrior Flaxpelt who fell in love with her, and agreed to trying out Clan life for a while. While there, she took on the name *Squirrelflight* and learned to hunt and defend herself properly. She became pregnant with Flaxpelt's kits and was traumatized when her mate later fell in a battle against WindClan. Squirrelflight realized that she couldn't adapt to Clan life, as she hated death. She soon gave birth to three kits: Squirrelkit and Maplekit, her daughters, and her son Jumpkit, who was stillborn. Squirrelflight left ThunderClan after her daughters became apprentices. She later became a kittypet, living in the care of another male human and his family and their elderly cat Waffles, who later died from heart failure. When her owners moved away and abandoned her, Squirrelflight took over the house. Holly and Dave joined her soon after, and the three later forcibly took in Blackheart to keep her from causing trouble for the Clans.

## ***Blackheart's Tale***

### **Chapter 10**

After a successful hunt near ShadowClan's border with the suburbs, Blackheart, a newly named novice warrior, buries the rabbit she caught and is about to look for more prey when she notices Squirrelpaw and Maplepaw heading towards the fence not too far from her, escorted by a ginger warrior she doesn't know. She hides in a nearby juniper bush and watches as the three cats stop at the fence. A while passes before Blackheart sees Squirrelflight appear on top of the fence and then jump off it. She walks to the two sisters and the ginger warrior.

Blackheart listens in on their conversation; Squirrelpaw asks the ginger kittypet if it really is her, to which Squirrelflight says yes. At this, Squirrelpaw joyfully rushes over to her real mother and rubs up against her, while Maplepaw hangs back. Blackheart notices the tortoiseshell apprentice glaring at Squirrelflight with flattened ears. When Squirrelflight asks her daughter what's wrong, Maplepaw tells her that she's angry for abandoning her and demands why she did it. Squirrelflight reveals that losing Flaxpelt traumatized her and explains she wasn't able to carry on with Clan life, adding she wouldn't be a good mother to her kits if she'd stayed in ThunderClan. She insists that she loves Maplepaw and Squirrelpaw dearly and asks Maplepaw what she'd do if she were in her situation. Blackheart sees Maplepaw staring at her paws as she thinks about what her mother said before admitting she doesn't know. Squirrelflight lays her tail across her daughter's shoulders and asks if she believes her. Maplepaw nods and rubs up against her mother's chest fur alongside her sister. The three of them spend some time rubbing against each other affectionately before they and the ginger warrior head towards where Blackheart is hiding. Frightened she'll be discovered, Blackheart digs up the rabbit she buried earlier and runs back to camp.

Later while on patrol with Toadpaw, Eaglepaw, Duskwing, Wolfsong, and Brokenclaw, Blackheart picks up a strong whiff of Squirrelflight's scent nearby and remarks that a kittypet has been trespassing. Hearing rustling nearby, Wolfsong sniffs the air and says he's picked up the scent too, deciding to check it out. Toadpaw checks the air and reports that he also smells ThunderClan scent, leading Blackheart to deduce that the three ThunderClan cats are with Squirrelflight. Blackheart tells the patrol she saw Squirrelflight eariler, though not mentioning her by name, while hunting. Duskwing tells her to lead the way. Blackheart tracks the kittypet's scent trail and finds her, and the ThunderClan cats, drinking from a puddle in a small clearing. Duskwing asks what they're doing there, to which Blackheart says she doesn't know. The older warrior tells Blackheart to take the lead in the situation while she and the other ShadowClan cats fan out and surround the trespassers.

Blackheart heads into the clearing and hisses at the trespassers to hold it, baring her teeth. The four cats whip around to face her, with Squirrelflight looking a little shocked. Squirrelpaw stands protectively in front of her mother and glares at the warrior. Blackheart asks Squirrelflight what she's doing here, adding this is ShadowClan territory. Squirrelflight calmly tells her that she didn't know she was on Clan land. Maplepaw tells her mother that they're not and tells Blackheart this is neutral land. The rest of Blackheart's patrol emerges from the bushes, surrounding the four cats, and Wolfsong snarls that it's ShadowClan's territory now. Brokenclaw adds that trespassers aren't welcome, especially outsiders, glaring at Squirrelflight. The ginger kittypet asks Squirrelpaw if this is the Clan who, according to ThunderClan, keeps taking more land for themselves, and the apprentice says yes. Squirrelflight then apologizes for trespassing and asks for the ShadowClan warriors to let them leave peacefully, promising not to come back. Blackheart asks the senior warriors what they think would be the best course of action, and Wolfsong says that they should take them to Dragonstar. The other ShadowClan cats agree and inform the trespassers to follow them as they escort them to camp.

When they reach ShadowClan's camp, Duskwing sends Toadpaw to fetch his father. The apprentice returns a while later and says they can come in. Blackheart leads Squirrelflight and the ThunderClan cats into the camp towards Dragonstar, who tells them to sit. The visitors comply, and Dragonstar asks why they're in their territory. Squirrelflight tells him she didn't know she and the others were on their land, and the other three cats tell him the same. Dragonstar glares at them and asks if Cloverstar told them of the new border change. The ginger warrior, whose name is revealed to be Firelight, says no, and that Cloverstar only told a few cats, saying not to inform the rest of the Clan yet. She adds that Squirrelflight is a kittypet living in the suburbs, so she wouldn't know. Dragonstar understands and says he'll let them go peacefully, beckoning Blackheart, Pineshade, and Lizardclaw to escort them to the border. After they reach the border, Squirrelflight apologizes for the misunderstanding and looks at Blackheart, who wrenches her gaze away. Squirrelflight then leaves to head back to her owner's house while Firelight, Squirrelpaw, and Maplepaw retreat to ThunderClan territory.

### **Chapter 16**

Months later, Blackheart, now living in exile as a rogue, travels along the border between the suburbs and ShadowClan territory looking for shelter; she notices Squirrelflight sitting on top of the fence a little way away from her with a cream-colored tom. Taking a deep breath, Blackheart walks past them, ignoring Squirrelflight when she calls out to her.

### **Chapter 18**

Several days later, in the outsiders' battle against the Clan cats, Blackheart sees several kittypets, including Squirrelflight, Holly, and Dave, watching the fight with horrified expressions. At the battle's conclusion, Blackheart, fatally wounded by Squirrelpaw, notices all the kittypets (except Holly) run off before dying shortly after from blood loss. In the Dark Forest, the former warrior recalls Squirrelflight's horror and wonders why she cared so much about life.

### **Chapter 20**

After her resurrection, Blackheart wakes up in ThunderClan's camp, again recalling the look on Squirrelflight's face. As Squirrelpaw and several warriors escort her to the suburban border, Blackheart looks at the apprentice and notes she's her kittypet mother's spitting image. The former warrior remains fixated on Squirrelflight as her ThunderClan daughter and her Clanmates leave her alone on the border. Blackheart jumps over the fence into one of the yards and finds Squirrelflight herself relaxing on the small stone staircase.

Upon seeing her, the kittypet gets up and walks over to her, asking how she's still alive and if she's alright. Perplexed, Blackheart doesn't answer, as she expected hostility from the she-cat. Squirrelflight then becomes suspicious and asks if she was one of the vicious rogues who fought her daughter days earlier. When Blackheart confirms it, the kittypet becomes angry and unsheathes her claws. Arrogantly thinking she can beat her, Blackheart challenges Squirrelflight to a fight, which the latter accepts and eventually wins, all without hurting the former. Blackheart asks what she'll do to her since she attacked her daughter, but Squirrelflight doesn't answer. Instead, she grabs Blackheart and drags her through the cat door into her owner's house. The man sees Blackheart, immediately rushes over to her, and picks her up before putting her in a cage. From the cage, Blackheart sees Squirrelflight glaring at her.

### **Chapter 22**

After Blackheart returns from the vet, Squirrelflight comes over to her cage to watch her. She asks Blackheart how the trip went, and the latter responds by telling her to shove off. Offended, Squirrelflight huffs that she's rude, adding she'll teach her some manners once her human lets her out. Blackheart scoffs at this, turning her back on the ginger she-cat.

### **Chapter 24**

Squirrelflight and Blackheart notice that the humans are packing up the last of their things and moving them into a large truck. The former begins to panic, realizing that the humans plan to move away. She weaves around their legs, trying to get them to stop and stay, but they shoo her away. Saddened, she watches them finish loading the truck and becomes horrified when they leave the house without her. She and Blackheart run up to a window and watch as the humans drive away in a car. Blackheart asks if the humans just left them. In response, Squirrelflight begins to wail in anguish. Blackheart decides to leave her alone to grieve, and sneaks out the cat door to escape.

### **Chapter 26**

Blackheart is ambushed by Brutus and his sister Menace; after a tough fight, the former warrior wounds Brutus and accidentally kills Menace. Squirrelflight, hearing the commotion, arrives on the scene. She stands between Brutus and Blackheart, demanding to know what happened. Brutus snarls that Blackheart murdered his sister, gesturing to Menace's corpse. Squirrelflight looks on in shock as Blackheart defends herself, insisting it was an accident. Blackheart then flees after kicking Menace's body, and Squirrelflight chases her back to their house.