Eek! I am so excited for this story. The moment I read the summary, I knew exactly what to do for it. Yes, this story idea is totally (c) Grasswing of Wingclan. I only take credit for the writing. I hope you like it, Grasswing :'D
This takes place a while after TLH, but you may recognize some of the characters!
-Mossy
Allegiances
ShadowClan
Leader Tawnystar- pale tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Deputy Hummingbird- dark ginger she-cat with a white chest and bright green eyes
Medicine Cat Mistcloud- elderly spiky-furred pale gray she-cat with blue eyes (Apprentice: Volepaw)
Warriors Flamedapple- mostly ginger tortoiseshell tom with green eyes
Russetshine- dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
Spikeclaw- black tom with amber eyes
Twigpelt- brown tom with amber eyes
Comfreyleaf- light gray she-cat with green eyes
Stiltfeather- gray tom with long legs and green eyes (Apprentice: Sparrowpaw)
Tortoisestep- thick dark brown tom with deep green eyes
Speckfall- light brown she-cat with darker brown flecks and amber eyes (Apprentice: Indigopaw)
Fleetwhisker- swift light brown tom with amber eyes (Apprentice: Blizzardpaw)
Flickclaw- pale ginger tom with green eyes
Lintpelt- fuzzy gray tom with gray eyes
Evesky- black she-cat with dark blue eyes
Chillgaze- white tom with amber eyes
Hivefur- golden-brown tabby tom with knotted fur and honey-amber eyes
Archstripe- dark gray tom with lighter-colored stripe down back, amber eyes
Smolderfire- dark gray, cinder-colored she-cat with with black ears, paws, tail-tip, and bright orange eyes
Lightningstrike- dull gray, almost black, she-cat with startling yellow eyes
Crowflight- young, scruffy black she-cat with pale green eyes
Apprentices Volepaw- brown tom with amber eyes
Sparrowpaw- dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Indigopaw- black tom with indigo-blue eyes and long whiskers
Blizzardpaw- white she-cat with yellow eyes
Queens Appletail- brown-gray she-cat with pale amber eyes (Mother to Flickclaw's kits: Graykit, a gray she-kit; and Amberkit, a dark gray she-cat with a ginger head)
Ebonypelt- black she-cat with green eyes (Mother to Fleetwhisker's kits: Scarkit, a mottled black tom; Ivykit, a tortoiseshell she-kit with white underbelly, chest, and paws; and Owlkit, a dark brown tom with a spotted chest. Adoptive mother to Pinekit, a black tom with pale yellow eyes; and Needlekit, a black tom with pale yellow eyes)
Auburnnose- white she-cat with a dark russet muzzle (Expecting Hivefur's kits)
Elders Redpatch- huge black and reddish-brown tom with milky blue eyes
Ferretclaw- cream-and-gray tom with green eyes
ThunderClan
Leader Squirrelstar- dark ginger she-cat with one white paw and green eyes
Deputy Beestripe- pale gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Medicine Cat Briarlight- dark brown she-cat with limp back legs and amber eyes (Apprentice: Ratpaw)Warriors Lionblaze- golden tabby tom with a graying muzzle and amber eyes
Molefoot- brown-and-cream tom with amber eyes
Lilyfern- dark tabby she-cat with white patches and amber eyes
Seedspeck- very pale ginger she-cat with green eyes
Dewclaw- gray tom with amber eyes
Snowtail- white tom with amber eyes
Smokyfur- gray tom with blue eyes
Larchfeather- ginger-and-white tom with green eyes (Appprentice: Shortpaw)
Honeypelt- creamy golden she-cat with amber eyes
Stoneheart- gray tabby tom with blue eyes
Fogcloud- silver tabby tom with blue eyes
Buzzardflight- pale ginger tom with green eyes
Shrewfur- gray she-cat with white paws and blue eyes
Blackstorm- black tom with yellow eyes (Apprentice: Tallpaw)
Mossyfire- tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Goldenblossom- golden she-cat with blue eyes (Apprentice: Longpaw)
Apprentices Ratpaw- dark russet-orange tom with amber eyes
Shortpaw- short-legged tabby tom with hazy gray eyes
Tallpaw- tall ginger she-cat with amber eyes
Longpaw- gray she-cat with green eyes
Queens Cinderheart- gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes (Mother to Lionblaze's kits: Spottedkit, a spotted golden tom; and Willowkit, a soft-furred gray she-kit with big blue eyes)
Amberear- pale gray she-cat with white paws, muzzle, right ear, and amber eyes (Mother to Smokyfur's kits: Rockkit, a dark gray tom; Icekit, a white she-kit with gray paws; and Clearkit, a small tortoiseshell she-kit)
Morningmist- silver she-cat with yellow eyes (Mother to Blackstorm's kits: Flashkit, a black tom with a white muzzle; and Whitekit, a very pale gray she-kit)
Elders Blossomfall- tortoiseshell and white she-cat with blue eyes
Bumblestripe- very pale gray tom with black stripes and blue eyes
Ivypool- silver-and-white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes
WindClan
Leader Whiskerstar- light brown tom with amber eyes
Deputy Secretwhisper- silver tabby she-cat with blue eyes (Apprentice: Thrushpaw)
Medicine Cat Moorfur- wiry pale brown tom with amber eyes
Warriors Ticklefeather- white she-cat with yellow eyes
Quickdash- dark ginger tom with green eyes
Antleg- brown tom with amber eyes
Thistlethorn- dark brown tom with amber eyes
Willowbranch- gray she-cat with blue eyes
Moonblaze- tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with blue eyes (Apprentice: Mistypaw)
Barkstem- brown tom with green eyes
Magpiewing- gray tom with amber eyes
Tuftpelt- mottled dark tabby tom with yellow eyes (Apprentice: Streampaw)
Darkblossom- black she-cat with green eyes
Pebblefall- gray tom with darker flecks
Applesmoke- light gray-and-brown she-cat
Apprentices Thrushpaw- gray-brown tom with green eyes
Mistypaw- black tom with gray eyes
Streampaw- gray she-cat with long, flowing whiskers
Queens Fernpelt- dark brown tabby she-kit with green eyes (Mother to Barkstem's kits: Rabbitkit, a ginger tom; and Earthkit, a brown tom)
Berrytail- tan she-cat with a black tail and blue eyes (Mother to Magpiewing's kits: Shallowkit, a dark tabby she-kit with white paws; Sweetkit, a tortoiseshell she-kit; and Hiddenkit, a gray tom with white chest and paws)
Elders Furzepelt- gray and white she-cat with blue eyes
Boulderfur- large, pale gray tom with blue eyes
Twitchfoot- gray-brown tom with green eyes, retired early due to lame foot
RiverClan
Leader Graystar- pale gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes (Apprentice: Honeypaw)Deputy Dustclaw- light brown tom with amber eyes
Medicine Cat Pouncefoot- tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Warriors Streamheart- brown and white she-cat with blue eyes
Creektail- brown tom with amber eyes
Waterdrop- blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes
Beetleflight- light gray tabby tom with blue eyes
Jumpleg- gray tabby tom with blue eyes (Apprentice: Mountainpaw)
Leapfur- brown tom with green eyes
Slugpelt- brown tom with green eyes
Horseblaze- golden-brown tom with amber eyes (Apprentice: Wingpaw)
Toadstoolleap- brown tom with a white-spotted underbelly and amber eyes
Brookflow- silver-gray she-cat with blue eyes
Rustpelt- reddish tom with amber eyes
Calmbrook- light gray tabby she-cat with pale blue eyes
Apprentices Honeypaw- friendly golden tabby tom with amber eyes
Mountainpaw- dark tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Wingpaw- long-haired black-and-white she-cat
Queens Hazeleaf- white she-cat with gray-tipped ears and blue eyes (Mother to Rustpelt's kits: Freekit, a light brown tabby she-kit; and Cloudkit, a soft white she-kit)
Elders Floodwater- bluish-gray tom with blue eyes
Prologue
Winds whistled through the pines, creating a wonderful whooshing sound that was music to Hummingbird's ears. The ShadowClan deputy's white teeth glinted in the darkness of the night-fallen forest as she spotted her prey.
Hunting out alone to get away from the constant thrum of the Clan, the ginger female was finding herself much more relaxed now. By the time she had two lizards hanging by their tails from her mouth, as well as a sizable mouse, Hummingbird was just about ready to head back, now missing the voices that were always around her.
She turned tail, paws soundless on the dead orange fallen pine needles. But then a different sound caught her attention; a faint mewl. Hummingbird froze, gently setting down her prey and spinning around, making her way back over the soft ground. Her brighter-than-lightning emerald eyes widened as she glimpsed a dark figure carrying two small kits through the undergrowth. Usually Clan instinct would call for Hummingbird to confront the trespasser, but the queen, who had a sickly tinge to her scent that now painted the area Hummingbird was in, didn't seem likely to steal any food.
Hummingbird's round gaze followed the dark cat as she struggled to carry her two small kits, she was so weak. The queen kept glancing upward every so often, as if she was looking for a tree to shelter under. Finally, after Hummingbird had followed her some distance, the unfamiliar female stopped her stumbling walk under a pair of pine trees.
The orange deputy blinked rapidly, all worries forgotten when she realized where the queen was. The twin pine trees! One of ShadowClan's fairly important landmarks, the Twin Pines were famous for being exactly like twins: growing exactly the same way, even the branches sprouting from their trunks were in the same place. What was the loner going to do there?
The queen dropped one kit beneath one pine tree. It mewled loudly and tried to crawl after her, but she ignored it, placing its sibling beneath the other pine. Then, before she thought anyone could see her, she darted off, to non-Clan territory Hummingbird was sure.
Hummingbird remained still, waiting a few moments until she was sure the queen was gone. Then she padded out to the poor abandoned kits, her ears flattened. ShadowClan had always made fun of ThunderClan for taking in loners. Yet, now, if ShadowClan took in these kits- which how could they not?- it would seem hypocritical.
But Hummingbird didn't care. Prey forgotten, she picked up both kits- two toms- and bounded back to camp, bursting in and going right up to the Clan leader, Tawnystar.
"Hummingbird? What is-" Tawnystar stopped herself, gasping when she saw the two tiny males dangling and struggling in Hummingbird's jaws. "What- where did you-"
"I found them," Hummingbird meowed, setting them down and catching her breath, "under the Twin Pines."
Phew! -wipes sweat from brow- That took forever! I typed the allegiances from scratch XD
Hope you liked it! R&R!
-Mossy