Clans of the East (FanFic)

Clans of the East
(Started on March 30th 2013 - April 4th 2013)
Prologue
The tides of the rapid rivers swayed closer and closer to the dens of GhostClan. A storm is coming Shrewstar.... a storm of no kind.... then the one of destiny shall be born! Starfall's whisper clouded his mind. "I miss Starfall...." Shrewstar sighed. Starfall was his mother. A nice she-cat that cared for him died five moons after he was made leader. "Shrewstar! The banks are flooded! A storm is coming!" Fireblaze, the deputy reported. A storm? thought Shrewstar. Lightning crashed from the sky and heavy rain dropped down from the dark clouds. "Shrewstar! Grayfeather's kits are coming!" Shrewstar heard Mooncloud, the medicine cat's desperate cry.
"Every cat go to high and dry ground!" He yowled on the Cave of Clan Meetings. Every cat helped each other to go to high and dry ground. Shrewstar searched for Grayfeather and her kits. "Are you okay?" he asked her. Grayfeather nodded. "Our kits will be the greatest!" Shrewstar meowed. "I will name this one Brackenkit." He pointed to the pale yellow tom. "Then this one will be Oakkit." Grayfeather meowed at the brown tom.Was this the destiny Starfall talked about?
Chapter 1
Oakkit mewled when Brackenkit threw some snow on him. "Don't tell me your afraid of snow!"     Brackenkit gave out a mrrrrowww of laughter. Oakkit shaked the snow of of his brown pelt. "What are you kits doing out here in leaf-bare?" Mooncloud growled. "We just wanted to find out what these fluffy, cold, white stuff are!" Oakkit mewed. "Well go back to the nursery. Grayfeather would be worried." Mooncloud looked away from the kits. "Besides your Shrewstar's kits! He would freak if you died from greencough." The medicine cat joked.
"What's greencough?" Brackenkit asked. Mooncloud replied. "Ask Grayfeather. I can't let you stand in the cold." She picked up the kit's scruff and padded to the nursery. "You found them?" asked a queen. Mooncloud nodded."She found them Grayfeather!" the queen yowled. "Thanks for telling me, Rowanpool." Grayfeather padded and grabbed her kits. "You can go now Poolcloud." Grayfeather licked Oakkit and Brackenkit. "What were you thinking?You are only 3 moons old!" Grayfeather let out a growl. "Your paws would get num!" Rowanpool added. "Don't even get started with greencough!" Grayfeather sighed. Oh ya! I should ask her what is it! Brackenkit thought. "What's greencough?" The pale yellow kit asked. Grayfeather sighed again. "It's a cough that comes in leaf-bare. It can spread and even kill cats. It's dangerous to kits and elders."
"That's scary!" Oakkit mewed with horror. "That's why we have herbs!" Poolcloud snapped from the den's entrance. Brackenkit shivered and slept in the cozy den.
Chapter 2
Moons passed and Greeenleaf finally came. Oakkit and Brackenkit were now 5 moons old. Oakkit bounced around Brackenkit, who was eating some fresh-kill. "Oakkit! Your going to have a belly ache!" Grayfeather growled. "Could've told me that earlier." Oakkit fell sick. Grayfeather rolled her eyes and placed him in Poolcloud's den. Rowanpool's kits were Tawnykit, Whiskerkit, and Featherkit. They were born 2 moons ago, making them 4 moons now. "Hey you want to play Warrior with us Brackenkit?" Tawnykit asked. Of course! Every cat has too! "Sure."Brackenkit meowed. "Featherkit and I will be the warriors. Brackenkit and Whiskerkit will be the mice." Tawnykit announced with joy. Whiskerkit spat. "I'm not going to be the mice again! No matter what!"
"Come on! just give it a try!" Featherkit meowed. "Fine." Whiskerkit admitted. "But you won't catch me!" Whiskerkit said at the last minute. Brackenkit ran as fast as he could. "Oww!" Brackenkit fell when Tawnykit pounced on him. "Got you!" Tawnykit meowed. I was just getting started! Brackenkit thought to himself.
Chapter 3
Brackenkit and Oakkit became apprentices a moon later. Brackenpaw's mentor was Larkwhisker and Oakpaw's mentor was Amberleaf. "Your lucky Brackenpaw, Larkwhisker is a good hunter!" Oakpaw meowed on their way to the training hollow. "Enough mewling about mentors!" Amberleaf growled.We're finally here! Brackenpaw mewed happily in his thoughts. The four cats trained and trained all day and night in the hollow. Days later, they finally had their first assesment!

Oakpaw bounced with joy for his first test. Meanwhile, Amberleaf glared at Oakpaw and rolled her eyes. "I can't believe it!" Brackenpaw meowed. "Too bad Tawnypaw, Whiskerpaw, and Featherpaw couldn't have one!" Oakpaw mewed. Whiskerpaw narrowed his eyes at Oakpaw. "How dare you mock me!" Whiskerpaw growled. The sound in his voice made Brackenpaw jump. Brackenpaw heard Featherpaw murmured to Tawnypaw. " What's with Whiskerpaw these days? He's like a monster!" Monster.... Featherpaw's murmur ring through Brackenpaw's ears. "I heard that!" Whiskerpaw spat at his sister. "That's enough Whiskerpaw!" Tawnypaw hissed. He is a monster! Brackenpaw's gazed was filled with horror.
Chapter 4
"By the powers of StarClan I named you Oakflight and Brackenstorm!" Shrewstar meowed. "Oakflight! Brackenstorm! Oakflightt! Brackstorm!" The clan cheered their names as they came down the Cave of the Clan Meetings. "GhostClan is lucky to have such elite warriors." Rowanpool commented. "I'm proud of my kits." Grayfeather smiled.Whiskerpaw glared at Oakflight and growled, " Don't mock me again." Past is the past. Brackenstorm rolled his eyes. "Now you should go sit for your vigil." Fireblaze meowed. "And don't talk!" Tawnypaw called after them.
  Brackenstorm twitched his ears when he heard Tawnypaw gossiping to Featherpaw about the last gathering. Brackenstorm didn't go to the last gathering because he had apprentice duties to cover up. "I can't believe it!" He heard Tawnypaw mew with astonistment. "Ya! Hollystar died! Crowtail must be sad!" Heatherpaw, the new apprentice meowed. I guess he would. Since they were very close friends. Brackenwhisker thought to himself. Fireblaze, Tawnypaw's mentor padded to the apprentices. "Why are you all talking about gatherings instead of sleeping?" Then the deputy faced his apprentice. "You and Featherpaw have your assesment at dawn remember?" Tawnypaw sighed. "Oh. Right."
Brackenstorm blinked and watched the camp's entrace carefully. It's finally dawn! My vigil should be over by now. Brackenstorm thought. Shrewstar finally padded up to his sons and mewed. "Your vigil is over. You two may speak." Then he padded away to his den. Oakflight meowed with joy. " Finally! I thought our vigil will never end!" Finally! We are warriors of GhostClan now! Nothing can stop us!
                                            Chapter 5
 Tawnypaw, Featherpaw, and Whiskerpaw padded out of the apprentice's den. Tawnypaw darted to Brackenstorm and asked. "Hey Brackenstorm! You and Oakflight want to watch us finish our final assesment?" The toms nodded with agreement. "There is no way I'm letting that mange-pelt watch me!" Whiskerpaw spat at Tawnypaw. "Well wuit getting temper in your tongue!" His sister spat back at him. "Quiet you two!" Fireblaze snapped. "Let's go!" Sunwing, Featherpaw's mentor lashed his tail. Brackenstorm and Oakflight followed the apprentices and mentors to a swampy marsh in their territory. "Why are we hunting in the swamp's banks?" Featherpaw asked Sunwing. Sunwing ignored his apprentice and explained the final assesment. He meowed that today the apprentices were going to catch prey. Let's hope they'll pass the test! Brackenstorm bit his lip. "Tawnypaw, you catch prey around the dead tree Featherpaw will  catch prey over here and Whiskerpaw will catch prey near the Cave." Fireblaze ordered. "Okay!" They all replied to him and dashed off.
                                                 Chapter 6
A half-moon later, Brackenstorm went off to the fresh-kill pile and dropped his squirrel he caught. "Nice catch." Tawnypelt meowed. Tawnypaw, Featherpaw, and Whiskerpaw received their warrior names a half-moon ago. Now that Whiskerpaw or Whiskertail was a warrior, he was more bossy than in his 'paw days. "Thanks." Brackenstorm smiled. "I heard Molepelt tell a story to Vinekit and Pebblekit today." Tawnypelt mewed. "It was about his "Old GlideClan Battles." Molepelt kept on meowing about a fight he did with Glidestar!" Brackenstorm mrrrowwed with laughter. "Did he win?" Tawnypelt flexed her claws. "Nope. He missed by a fox-legth and that's when Molepelt mewed about joining the elders for his "low" speed against Glidestar!" Brackenstorm sighed. " We won't be facing them again! Remember that the eight clans moved to a different territory and we are on the East side and GlideClan isn't." Tawnypelt muttered. "And that's why we and BrambleClan are called the Clans of the East!"So no GlideClan anymore. Just BrambleClan and some rogues to fight. Brackenstorm meowed to himself.
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The full moon rose in the dark night sky. Shrewstar lashed his tail as a signal to follow him for the gathering. When the clan finally made it to the Island of the Meeting Stars, the GhostClan cats settled into their place and waited. Brackenstorm looked at the leaders on the Great Stump. There was Whitestar of BrambleClan, Shrewstar of GhostClan, Glidestar of GlideClan, Dewstar of StormClan, Hawkstar of BatClan, Honeystar of BreezeClan, Silverstar of StreamClan, and Lionstar of BioClan. All of the eight clan leaders on the Great stump. "Now that we are all here, I will start." Shrewstar began. "GhostClan has three new warriors!" He looked at Tawnypelt and her siblings. "Tawnypelt, Featherwing, and Whiskertail!" The clan cheered their names. Whiskertail puffed his chest with pride. Wow! They're already warriors! Brackenstor-m thought to himself.
 Brackenstorm felt drownsy after the gathering. The other clans were doing fine. Brackenstorm padded into the warrior's den. He saw Oakflight fast asleep and snoring. Then he layed down on his moss bed and slept peacefully.
                                                Chapter 7
 About seven moons passed away quickly. Shrewstar died from greencough
and Fireblaze or Firestar took his place. Sunwing became the new deputy once Firestar became leader. Mooncloud passed away and was replaced by Nightberry. Soon Nightberry had a new apprentice, Starpaw. Grayfeather moved to the warrior's den after Brackstorm's new sister, Cinderpaw became an apprentice. Then time passed and she retired to the elder's den. Brackenstorm got an apprentice. Her name was Brightpaw. So much has changed! Brackenstorm thought. Then he remembered his father's rasp before he died."A storm is coming Brackenstorm.... A storm of no kind... then you, the destiny shall rise!"The words echo into his mind. Brackenstorm over heard Brightpaw meowing to Cinderpaw. "Tawnypelt and Brackenstorm are good friends! Maybe too good!" Cinderpaw took a mrrroowww of laughter. " Stop it Brightpaw!" What does Brightpaw mean? Brackenstorm questioned himself. Ohhh! Brackenstorm found out what she was thinking of. Pebblefur, Cinderpaw's mentor padded up to her told her," Hey Cinderpaw! time to go training!" Then he looked at Brackenstorm. " Come on! Brightpaw needs training too!" Brightpaw looked surprised. "Okay." Brackenstorm could guess that that she knew what she meowed about with Cinderpaw. Before they could go to the training hollow, Tawnypelt ran up to the four cats. "Can I tag along?" She asked. Brackenstorm smiled. "Sure." Brightpaw and Cinderpaw bounced. "We get one of the best hunters to watch us!" Tawnypelt laughed." Hey Brackenstorm! I have some stuff I need to tell you." Brackenstorm mewed. "Okay." The two cats padded away for some privacy. Then without thinking, Brightpaw followed them anyways. " Alone." Tawnypelt giggled. "Oh. Sorry." Brightpaw sighed sadly. Once they finally reached the empty warrior's den, Tawnypelt meowed, "I'm going to have our kits."
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 " That's great!" Brackstorm meowed in surprise.
"When?"
"In three moons!"
"They'll be the best warriors in the clan!" Brackenstorm mewed. "You should move to the nursery now." Tawnypelt rolled her eyes. "Hey! I'm going to watch Brightpaw right?" Brackenstorm let out a mrrrooowww of laughter. "Fine. Just move to the nursery after we're done." Tawnypelt smiled. As the two cats padded out the empty den, Brightpaw appeared at the camp entrance. "Where's Pebblefur?" Brackenstorm asked. "He was impatient. So he went on without you." Brightpaw replied. "So what were you two talking about?" Brightpaw's eyes were round with curiousity. Brackenstorm looked at Tawnypelt. Tawnypelt nodded to him. "Tawnypelt is going to have my kits." Brackstorm meowed."That's great!" Brightpaw bounced. "Of course!" Tawnypelt blinked. "Now let's go to training hollow." Brackenstorm purred.
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"Get a little lower Brightpaw!" Brackenstorm called to his apprentice. Brightpaw changed the shape to her crouch and asked him, " Is this good?" Brackenstorm nodded. "Well done." Tawnypelt complemented. "Thank you." Brightpaw meowed. "This is enough training. We'll start again at sunhigh." Brackenstorm meowed. "Let's go Tawnypelt. We got some stuff to tell Firestar and the clan don't we?"
                                           Chapter 9
Three moons passed like a wind blowing dust. Everything in the forest seemed peaceful until a yowl broke out of the GhostClan nursery. Tawnypelt was struggling along with Nightberry and Startail. Brackenstorm came into camp with Brightfire with a squirrel. Startail sprinted up to them. "Tawnypelt's kitting!" Brackenstorm gasped and ran to the nursery.
 When he came in, he saw Nightberry and Grayfeather with Tawnypelt. Then four tiny newborn kits appeared."Four new healthy she-kits!" Starberry meowed. "We still need to name them." Tawnypelt reminded Brackenstorm. "Right." Brackenstorm thought and thought for names. Then Grayfeather came up to him and meowed. "I'm so proud of you my son." Tawnpelt mewed. "This one will be Willowkit." She looked at the grayish-silver she-kit. "This one should be Snowkit." Brackenstorm meowed at the white she-kit.
 "Can I name this one Mousekit?" Brightpaw asked Brackenstorm and Tawnypelt while looking at the brown she-kit."Sure." Tawnypelt smiled. Mousekit... What a nice name. Brackenstorm thought. "The pale ginger one should be Berrykit." Grayfeather purred to Brackenstorm and Tawnypelt. "They are beatiful!" Grayfeather commented. The she-kits were beatiful. Mousekit, Willowkit, Snowkit, and Berrykit! They'll be the best warriors in the clan!
                                           Chapter 10
"Brackenstorm will be our new deputy!" Firestar yowled with pride. "Brackenstorm! Brackenstorm! Brackenstorm!" The clan cheered as Brackenstorm padded down the Cave of the Clan Meetings. "I hope you do well Brackenstorm." Oakflight meowed. "Good luck!" Tawnypelt mewed. "Whatever." Whiskertail glared at Brackenstorm. "I'm so pround of you Brackenstorm. I bet Shrewstar would be too." Grayfeather murmured."Brackenstorm will do well. I'm sure of it Whiskertail!" Oakflight exclaimed to Whiskertail. " I have claws you know!" Whiskertail snarled. "StarClan! I was just saying!" Oakflight raised his voice. Brackenstorm padded to Sunwing's cold body. "I bet StarClan honors you for defending your clan from that dog from BrambleClan territory. Strange how it got over the Rapid River." Brackenstorm murmured. Willowkit and Berrykit padded to him and asked. "What happened to Sunwing?" Brackenstorm answered, "He died for defending his clan from a dog. StarClan will honor him."
 Willowkit and Berrykit glanced at Sunwing."Oh." Willowkit sighed. Cedarkit, kit to Sunwing and Blackfur murmured sadly. "Good-bye father."Willowkit, Berrykit, and Cedarkit padded away to the nursery. "Sorry about your mentor, Featherwing." Oakwhisker mewed sadly to his mate.I hope you hunt well Sunwing.
                                                Chapter 11
"Hurry up! Brackenstorm!" Nightberry lashed his tail. Starberry rolled her eyes. Brackenstorm was going to get his nine lives. Firestar died by a rock fall when fighting a BrambleClan patrol at the Cave.
 When the three cats finally entered on the StarClan caves, Brackenstorm, Nightberry, and Starberry slept next to the Moonstone-pool. Come on StarClan! Brackenstorm urged his thoughts. Then there was a bright light and then it faded. Brackenstorm squinted his eyes and saw nine cats waiting for him.
 "Welcome Brackenstorm, to StarClan." Shrewstar mewed. "Shrewstar! Everyone's here! Even Grayfeather!" Brackenstorm exclaimed. "Well this is StarClan isn't it?" Grayfeather purred. "Let's start with your nine lives shall we?" Mooncloud meowed. "With this life I give you leadership. Use it to lead your clan in the times of need." Shrewstar meowed. Then Grayfeather padded to Brackenstorm."I give you compassion. Use it to care for your clan. Especaily for Tawnypelt." Mooncloud came up to Brackenstorm. "This life is love. Use this life to love your clan." An unknown pale ginger she-cat padded up to Brackenstorm. "I'm Starfall. Shrewstar's mother." Brackenstorm stared at her with disbeleif. "Your the cat who drove out the foxes single-pawed but you died in the process." Starfall sighed. "Yes I did. I give you this life of hope. It will help you to never give up on your clan at times in need." Then Starfall backed away. Rowanpool was next. "So your the one of destiny. I give you the life of loyalty. May you remain loyal to your clan." Then Rowanpool backed away and nodded to Firestar. "Hello Brackenstorm. This life I give you is trust." Firestar mewed. "Go Molepelt." Molepelt padded up from the crowd. "I give you pateince." An unfamilier cat padded to Brackenstorm. "I'm Cloudpaw." Brackenstorm blinked at the dead apprentice. "With this life I give you justice." The last cat was Sunwing. "Sunwing! You wouldn't believe how much Cedarkit misses you!" The starry warrior didn't reply. "With this life I give you courage. When life is difficult, you can accomplish peace with courage." Mooncloud blurted. "I now pronounce you as Brackenstar!" The nine cats yowled. "He is the one of destiny." Brackenstar glanced at every cat with confusion. "What are you all talking about?" Shrewstar sighed. "Do you remember Brackenstar? A storm is coming? You are the destiny!" Brackenstar blinked. "Destiny? Why me?" Grayfeather answered. "Because you were chosen to lead your clan through a dark time." Brackenstar exclaimed. "Dark times?"
"There isn't much we can tell you." Grayfeather replied. "Here is a propecy from StarClan Brackenstar. The one of destiny will lead GhostClan at dark times." Firestar mumured.Wake up! Wake up! Brackenstar could feel his body being shaken. "Good-bye Brackenstar." The StarClan cats murmured.
 "Brackenstorm! Did you dream?" Nightberry asked. "Yes. let's go home now." Brackenstar meowed. "Ya let's go home, Brackenstar."
                                                Chapter 12
                                            The Final Chapter
Everything is well here in GhostClan. Whiskertail was killed by a BrambleClan patrol and was left in a pool of blood.Oakflight was the deputy now and prey was running well in GhostClan. Willowpaw, Berrypaw, Mousepaw, Snowpaw, and Cedarpaw was just given apprenticeship and had good mentors. Tawnypelt was back on warrior duties again."The one of destiny will lead GhostClan at dark times." Brackenstar heard Firestar's murmur echo through his ears. Dark times? Everything is perfect here. Could they be wrong? Brackenstar questioned himself. Well StarClan is never wrong! He told himself. Dark times....The eerie words repeat in his mind.
 "Something wrong Brackenstar?" Oakflight interrupted his thoughts. "Oh Oakflight didn't see you there." Brackenstar jumped. "Nothing's wrong at all." Oakflight blinked. "You look a little distracted." Brackenstar sighed. "I'm fine, really." Oakflight rolled his eyes. "Okay whatever you say."
"Remember your leading dawn patrol with Brightfire."Brackenstar reminded his brother. "Right but I need to visit Featherwing and Stormkit."Oakflight meowed. Brackenstar mewed. "Fine with me."
When this "dark times" come, I WILL be ready for it! Brackenstar vowed to himself.
                                             THE END