Breaking the Code - 2014 Legacy Edition Chapter 14: Epilogue, a warriors fanfic

"Breaking the Code" by 1230james

[Epilogue]

"You're it!"

"Am not!"

"Yes you are!"

Branchpelt sighed. He gazed gleefully at the four kits playing in the camp. Leafkit and Frostkit belonged to him and Bitterfrost. Stonekit and Cloudkit were Jayfeather's and Halfmoon's. The clan was relatively astonished that the two medicine cats had kits that soon, but it proved to be no huge issue.

Stonekit was small and gray, with darker gray patterns on his body and eyes with a dull-ish green color. (No other way to describe it) His sister, Cloudkit, was white with a gray stripe running down either flank, with green eyes.

Frostkit took on the appearance of her mother, with a blue-gray pelt, but with brown paws. Her brother, Leafkit, was all sorts of colors, ranging from white to light & dark brown, and had blue eyes.

These kits remind me of myself... and Halfmoon, and Bitterfrost... and... her. Branchpelt shuddered at the thought of Mistfur. All she had was a crush... nothing more. Love is just more than a crush... shame that no one realizes that. The brown tom looked up. Anyway, where are the kits?

Where had they gone? They just... vanished!

He picked up their scent trial and followed it outside the camp.

He frantically searched for the kits until he saw them with Bitterfrost and Halfmoon, looking for herbs.

Well, that explains a lot. Good thing they're safe.

"Hey!" Branchpelt shouted, and the two queens, or queen and a medicine cat queen, rather, turned around.

Bitterfrost brushed her flank against her mate's. "I see you've been lost in thought again, since these kits managed to escape your sharp eyes..."

"Mehh..."

"Well, uh, we were just looking for herbs, so we kind of borrowed the kits for a while to help us look..." Halfmoon explained.

"I-It's alright, no harm done..." Branchpelt said.

Bitterfrost blinked at the two cats. "Is there some kind of romantic connection between you two?"

"What? No!" they both replied simultaneously.

"Alright, if you say so..." the blue-gray queen said.

"Uh... well, I'll just go look for herbs over there..." Halfmoon said as she walked towards some bushes.

Once Halfmoon was out of sight, Bitterfrost nudged Branchpelt. "Admit it! You have a thing for Halfmoon too."

Branchpelt glared at his mate, "No, I don't!"

"Oh reeeeeeaaaaaaally?"

"Yes really!"

"Come oooon, don't be shyyyyyy!"

"I don't! She's my sister, for StarClan's sake!"

Suddenly, a shriek filled the air. Branchpelt bolted to the other side of the bush.

Halfmoon was lying on the Thunderpath, and there was a monster heading straight for them.

Branchpelt leapt on top of the white medicine cat, grabbed her scruff, and tried to yank her up, but it was too late.

The monster was heading straight for them, and in another heartbeat, they would be killed.

But suddenly, the monster came to a very quick stop. Then, two Twolegs stepped out. One had a brown and black pelt, and had a strange, tall round thing on his head. The other one had a blue pelt, and had something black on his face, and something weird on his head.

The blue one waved his paw at Branchpelt and Halfmoon.

At first Branchpelt blinked at them, thinking the Twoleg was trying to attack from a distance, but he then saw it as an act of communication. It seemed as if he wanted Branchpelt and Halfmoon to move. So, the two got up, and walked to the edge.

Once they reached the grass, Bitterfrost and Jayfeather came through the bush.

"Oh! Y-you're alright!" Bitterfrost exclaimed, "I thought you got hit by the monster, so I went to go get Jayfeather..."

"Nope, we're just fine!" Halfmoon said. She pressed her muzzle against her brother's cheek, "You risked your life for me. Thank you!"

"D-don't mention it..." he replied.

The four kits bounced around Branchpelt's and Halfmoon's paws.

"Are you hurt?"

"How big was the monster?"

"Did you kill it?"

"How did you get it to stop?

"Come on tell us! Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaaaase!"

"Woah, woah, calm down!" Branchpelt said.

"Come little ones, we'll tell you all about it back at the camp," Halfmoon told the kits.

They began to trek back towards camp.

Bitterfrost nudged Branchpelt, "You're in love with Halfmoon too, I just know you are!"

Her mate pondered for a moment and said, "Well, then I can say that you're in love with Jayfeather!"

"W-what?! Ew, no!" Bitterfrost replied, and shoved Branchpelt to the ground.

He got up and chuckled, "That ought to teach you not to think I'm crazy enough to be in love with my own sister."

The blue-gray queen stuck her tongue out at her mate. "Race you!" She darted ahead.

"H-hey! That's not fair, you got a head start! Wait!"

"Eyup... that's about it..."

"Wow, really? That's cool!" Cloudfur said.

An elderly Branchpelt slowly rose from his nest. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'll get myself a mouse-"

Bitterfrost poked her head inside the elders' den, "Too late. I got it for you."

Many moons have passed since that day. Many, many moons.

By then, many old friends have passed away. Jayfeather included when he died from old age in his sleep several moons ago.

By now, Branchpelt wasn't strong enough to support himself through his warrior duties, so he settled as an elder. Bitterfrost followed suit afterwards.

The past few days, Cloudfur, formally known as Cloudkit, had been spending time with Branchpelt to learn more about when she was a kit.

Branchpelt settled down in his nest and chewed his mouse. Bitterfrost did the same with a shrew.

Cloudfur lay on the floor in front of Branchpelt, "Can you tell me more? What about when I was an apprentice?"

"So you want to know more, eh?" He stopped to chew his mouse, "Well..."

"I guess I could tell you some more..."

[Author's Notes]

Welp, we're finally here!

The amazing conclusion of the even more amazing, Breaking the Code!

Nice meetin' you all. Hope to see you again when I make a sequel!
Oh wait, I'm already writing about it! Read it here: s/10427718/1/Protecting-the-Code

Also, if you happen to be a fan of Ace Attorney, try reading my other fanfic, J. P. Lewis: Ace Attorney today!

Alright, that is all.

Have a wonderful morning/afternoon/evening!

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