Warriors: Owlstar's Clan

## Blurb

Owlstar, a dark brown she-cat born to Cherrystorm and Poppysplash, has had a rough life. From her almost passing away as a kit, to her leading her clan. Watch as she manages to overcome these obstacles and live in peace.

## Allegiance

### MarshClan

Leader: Marshstar - Dappled white she-cat with a large scar across the right eye.

Deputy: Fawnspots - Handsome brown-and-white tom.

Medicine Cat: Stonebright - Ginger tom with cream markings.

Apprentice, Sunnypaw

Warriors:

Troutfern - Black-and-pale gray tom with fresh scars on his chest.

Flamefern - Striped black tom with a white tail tip and paws.

Apprentice, Whiskerpaw

Copperclaw - Striped dark brown she-cat.

Whiteflake - White she-cat with dark gray stripes.

Apprentice, Greenpaw

Oakwatcher - Ginger-and-cream tom.

Littleshine - Cream she-cat with striped brown markings.

Apprentice, Sootpaw

Poppysplash - Silver tom with one brown leg.

Apprentices:

Sunnypaw - Black she-cat with striped legs and tail.

Whiskerpaw - Blue-gray she-cat with black-and-ginger dapples.

Greenpaw - Pale brown tom with darker ears and legs.

Sootpaw - Dark gray tom.

Queens:

Cherrystorm - White she-cat with gray spots. (Mother of Poppysplash's kits; Owlkit, Tallkit, and Firekit)

Larchspot - Dark ginger she-cat. (Mother of Flamefern's kits; Sedgekit and Sunkit)

Kits:

Owlkit - Dark brown she-kit with a gray underbelly and tail.

Tallkit - Blue-gray she-kit with white paws and muzzle.

Firekit - Dark brown tom with dark ginger stripes.

Sedgekit - Dark gray, almost black, tom with lighter speckles.

Sunkit - Pitch black tom.

Elders:

Whitespots - Dark gray she-cat with a white chest.

### BrackenClan

Leader: Brackenstar - Dark gray tom with lighter speckles.

Deputy: Badgerleap - Brown she-cat with black stripes.

Medicine Cat: Breezesnow - Blue-gray tom.

Warriors:

Sharplake - Ginger-and-reddish she-cat.

Archspots - Brown-gray tom.

Shellfern - Cream tom.

Queens:

Primrosestep - Golden-and-brown she-cat. (Expecting Archspot's kits)

Elders:

Lakelight -Black she-cat with light gray speckles.

Silverflake - Black she-cat with dark gray dapples.

### IvyClan

Leader: Ivystar - Cream tom with dark ginger stripes.

Deputy: Hollybriar - White tom with pale ginger stripes.

Medicine Cat: Moss-shade - Cream she-cat with darker ripples.

Warriors:

Archtalon - Dark brown she-cat with one lighter ear.

Motheyes - Black-and-white she-cat with a scar across the mouth.

Briarwing - Cheerful red-brown tom.

Mossydapple - Cream-and-gray tom.

### LionClan

Leader: Lionstar - Pale brown she-cat.

Deputy: Redfern - Ginger she-cat with a lighter underbelly, tail tip and paws.

Medicine Cat: Bumblecloud - Black tom with one dark gray paw.

Warriors:

Foxscar - Brown she-cat with darker speckles.

## Kit-hood

### **Chapter One**

"Stonebright." Troutfern entered the Medicine Cat's Den urgently, catching the attention of Stonebright and his apprentice, Sunnypaw. "What is it, Troutfern? Is Cherrystorm kitting?" The ginger tom arched his back, the warrior nodding. "I figured... Sunnypaw, fetch some chervil, sticks and parsley. Then, meet me in the nursery." The medicine cat ordered, a black she-cat nodding and heading over to some herbs. While she fetched the herbs, Troutfern lead Stonebright to the nursery, where Cherrystorm was yowling out in pain.

"Cherrystorm, it'll be alright. Stonebright is here." MarshClan's deputy, Fawnspots, meowed. Marshstar, founder and current leader of MarshClan, whipped her head towards the medicine cat, "Where are the herbs?" The she-cat leader's ears flattens as her voice becomes hostile and stern. "Sunnypaw is fetching them for me." He calmly responded, "We don't have time to argue, Marshstar. We must help this queen with kitting." Stonebright trotted over to Cherrystorm, resting a paw onto her stomach.

"Take a deep breath." The ginger tom ordered, Cherrystorm obliging. Her lungs filled with oxygen as the pain grew worse and worse. Just then, Sunnypaw ran in while holding the herbs her mentor wanted her to grab. "Wonderful timing. Give me the chervil." He ordered, the apprentice pushing the plant towards him. As the medicine cats were using the herbs, Cherrystorm's mate sat in front of her. "It'll be okay," Poppysplash reassured, "You'll survive and see the beautiful kits you birthed." He smiled, Cherrystorm giving a weak smile back.

"I see one!" Littleshine meowed, "I see a blue-gray kit!" Cherrystorm yowled, Sunnypaw shoving a thick stick into her mouth as the kit squirmed out. "Some cat, share tongues with it so it keeps warmth." Whiteflake nodded and dragged the kit from the queen, beginning to lick it. Cherrystorm managed to glance over at the newborn kit. It was beautiful. The queen then felt another kit slipping out of her, this time, it was a dark brown one with a gray underbelly and tail. "You're doing great." Poppysplash meowed, leaving a lick onto the she-cat's forehead.

The dark brown one was taken by Marshstar, the leader staring down at the newborn. It was like she saw something special in it. "Share tongues with it, Marshstar!" Sunnypaw ordered, the she-cat gently licking it as the last kit was born. Stonebright trotted over and removed the stick, Cherrystorm panting. "You did wonderful, Cherrystorm." The medicine cat mewed as Oakwatcher began sharing tongues with the newest born. "Allow me to take them into my den and see if they're healthy." The tom paused, "And to find out their genders." The exhausted queen nodded, allowing Stonebright to take her kits into his den.

After a few hours, the ginger medicine cat returned with her kits. "Two she-kits and a tom." He announced, "The tom and the blue-gray she-kit are healthy, but something's off with the last one." Cherrystorm flattened her ears, flicking her tail. "What's wrong?" She whispered, glancing over at her daughter, "Does she have greencough?" Stonebright shook his head, "Neither me or Sunnypaw could figure out what is wrong with her. It's as if a Dark Forest cat cursed her with an unknown disease."

Larchspot flattened her ears, worried for the kit. "It's most likely that she'll walk with StarClan." Stonebright continued, "Since we don't know what herbs to use." Cherrystorm gulped, her eyes falling to the sandy ground. Both Larchspot and Stonebright could tell that she didn't want to kill her kit, but didn't want her to live in pain also. After a while, Cherrystorm meowed something that stunned both of them, "Put her out of her misery. I'd rather be mourning for her than for her to be suffering." Larchspot intervened, "Cherrystorm, you can't be serious about this..."

The queen glanced over at her close friend, "I'd rather be in pain than my kit, Larchspot." The other queen faced Stonebright. "Let's give it a while to see if she survives." She mewed, Stonebright nodding. "Yes, I agree with Larchspot. Give it time, Cherrystorm." The kit's mother glancing over to the left, "Larchspot, can you take care of her at least?" "Of course." The dark ginger queen smiled sweetly.

### **Chapter Two**

"What'll you name them?" Stonebright rested the kits against Cherrystorm's stomach, the queen wrapping her tail around them. "I'll name the tom Firekit. The blue-gray she-cat Tallkit and..." The she-cat paused, "The last one will be Owlkit." She meowed sadly, Larchspot taking the kit known as Owlkit away. The she-cat began sharing tongues with the newborn, while her siblings feasted from Cherrystorm.

"When will you tell her?" Stonebright mewed unexpectedly, catching the white she-cat's attention. The ginger she-cat glanced over at Cherrystorm as she responded, "What do you mean, Stonebright?" The ginger tom explaining what he meant, "When will you tell her that Larchspot isn't her true mother?" Larchspot glanced down at her friend's kit, who was snuggled close to her.

It seemed as if she were sleeping, but they couldn't be anymore wrong. The she-kit was meeting with StarClan. "Hello- you aren't Whitespots..." A ghostly blue-gray tom with a white mark on his forehead mumbled, "This is why I don't trust that leaf-brain with the responsibility of walking cats to StarClan..." He said to himself, Owlkit arching her back.

"What's wrong?" She asks, lifting her right paw as her tail fell to the ground. The deceased cat shifted his gaze towards the she-kit, "There's a cat named Seedfoot. I trusted her to walk Whitespots to StarClan, but she somehow messed it up." He sighed, Owlkit becoming drowsy. She lifted her tail, opening her mouth to ask questions. "I'm sorry about this misunderstanding, young kit. You shall now awake in reality." He meowed before Owlkit could question anything.

The she-kit awoke to other kits pawing at her limp body. "Sedgekit, Sunkit, no need to continue, she's awake." A sweet voice purred, the kits who were pawing at her stopping. "Can we play with her, Larchspot?" A pitch black tom asks, Owlkit blinking slowly. She was confused, to say the least. *Who were these kits?* Owlkit thinks, the older cat known as Larchspot responding with a single, "Yes, you can." The she-kit glanced up at the cat, her looking down at Owlkit in return. "Yay!" A dark gray, almost black, tom cheers as the pitch black one from before nudges her with his nose. "C'mon, Owlkit! Let's go play out in the clearing!" He meows, trotting out of the den while the other follows him.

"Go on," The larger cat smiled, "Go play with Sedgekit and Sunkit." Owlkit nodded, even though she didn't know who those two were, and slowly stood up. Her tail lifting from the ground as she padded out of the area. There, she was a wonderful scenery. Marshy, calming floor and birds chirping filled her ears and cracks between paws as she searched for the cats known as Sunkit and Sedgekit.