A/N:
Hello one and all. I recently started reading a children's fictional book series about wild cats in the wild. You may be familiar with it… ;) Yes, I've officially become a "Warrior Cats" fan!
While reading the first series ("Generation One" as many fans call them,), an idea for a fanfic started to form in my brain, which included an OC Twoleg teenage boy (Based on my own personality and self,), living amongst the Clans.
What you are about to read is the result of what my brain comes up with when its running on a small amount of energy, much enthusiasm and a lot of imagination…and a love for cats!
NOTE: This fanfic takes place sometime after "Warriors: The New Prophecy: Sunset".
Read and enjoy! :)
Sorry in advance for bad grammar and spelling.
Disclaimer: Otherwise stated, the characters in this fanfiction belong to the author of "The Warrior Cats" book series Erin Hunter. The Character of John Grey, and any other OCs of my creation, belongs to me, mpkio2.
Warrior Cats:
The Twoleg Prisoner
Prologue
The Vision Of A Future To Come
A golden furred she-cat sat on top of hill that slopped down to a large lake, her eyes concentrated on the surface that reflected the stars of Silverpelt and the warriors of StarClan that danced in the night sky. A cold breeze brushed against her fur as she closed her eyes and felt herself falling into unknown darkness. She didn't yelp nor mew out in fear, for she knew what was occurring to her.
When she felt her paws touch firm grass, she opened her eyes and realized she sat in the exact same spot. It was as though she hadn't moved at all, but Leafpool knew that wasn't the truth. For although she sat upright, her body, in the real world would most defiantly be curled up on the grass. As she collected her thoughts, her nostrils filled with the sweet scent of a cat she had become so familiar with.
"Spottedleaf!" she mewed out in joy as the tortishell cat appeared slowly walking towards her. "You look well," She bowed her head in great respect.
A purr of amusement left Spottedleaf's mouth. "And you look grown up," she purred. The tip of her tail touched Leafpool's shoulder and her muzzle brushed Leafpool's cheek. "I'm proud of what you've become, dear one. You've helped your Clan in desperate times of need and StarClan cannot thank you, or your friends, enough," The StarClan warrior bowed her head.
"It was a pleasure," Leafpool purred out in joy, feeling her fur heat up in embarrassment from being complimented from a cat she held such high respect for. "I love my Clan and I would do anything for them,"
"Which is why I come to you again," The old ThunderClan medicine cat spoke, her voice turning, suddenly, serious. "You and your friends have served your Clan well and have proven to all of the great feats you are capable of and I know you will do everything in your power to help your Clan as a true medicine cat,"
"I…thank you, Spottedleaf," Leafpool murmured in reply, not knowing how to reply to such a words. "But, why have you come to me in my dream?"
Closing her eyes, nodding once and opening them, Spottedleaf rose to her paws. "Follow me," she instructed as her tail swished in the direction of the forest in front of her. Leafpool followed her friend towards the trees, not uttering a word, and despite hearing the rustling in the undergrowth and smelling the scent of mouse, and perfectly knowing she was dreaming, her stomach ached with hunger. She ignored her impulse and followed onwards, feeling her paws lift of the ground and float in the air. She and Leafpool were floating down the old Thunderpath and before she knew, they were both on the ground.
They both stood outside the old abandoned Twoleg place which stood looking as foreboding and alien as ever, the nest overgrowing with forest life and leaves. Leafpool knew that the ThunderClan supply of catmint was dying around her due to the growing of vegetation. Did Spottedleaf want to warn her about that? That the catmint was dying away on ThunderClan territory? But, she already knew that….
"Look at the abandoned Twoleg place, Leafpool," Spottedleaf instructed. "And tell me what you see…"
Leafpool did as she instructed but saw nothing out of the ordinary. The house stood as glooming and empty as ever, the scent of Twoleg, what once would be strong on her nose, diminished. Leafpool was about to ask Spottedleaf something but as she did, the scent of smoke filled her nose.
"Smoke!" Leafpool mewed out in alarm. "I smell smoke, spreading inside the Twoleg place! How-?"
An ear-splitting loud "Smash1" noise rippled in Leafpool's ears, the sound so loud and fierce that she had to crouch down and tighten her grip to the grass below her, claws digging into the ground. It was as though a warrior from LionClan had roared in her face.
Confused and frightened, Leafpool looked back at the Twoleg place and as she did, she felt her eyes widen with what she assumed to be shock and alarm. Flames roared all over the Twoleg place, hissing and sparkling like snakes, like claws spreading out and engulfing it all. What she saw reminded her of the great fire which spread across the old ThunderClan camp back in the old forest, though of course, she wasn't alive to see the event. Rising to her paws, Leafpool felt a sharp edge hit her pad. She looked down and saw a sharp, clear object sticking into her paw.
"What's-?"
"Here," Spottedleaf meowed, grabbing the object gently in her teeth and tugging it out, giving a lick to Leafpool's injured paw. The blood which began to trickle out suddenly stopped and in a flash, her injury had disappeared completely.
"Thank you," Leafpool said. "But why is the-?"
And then she heard it. Amongst the sizzling of the flames that roared in front of her, that spread the entire Twoleg nest, Leafpool heard the loud wailing and mewling of a kit.
"There's a kit in there!" Leafpool said in alarm and despair. "I must warn the warriors-"
But before she could take any action, a strong scent of Twoleg reached her nose…and it came from inside the nest! Surely Twolegs weren't living in their now?! I mean, she knew they were a mouse-brained creature, but not this mouse-brained! Had they caused this fire that roared over their nest?
From the front tunnel of the nest, Leafpool could see movement, a shape, a figure emerging from the flames, slowly walking towards her. It was a Twoleg! An almost adult Twoleg! It stood there on its hind paws in its dark pelt, its black eyes staring at her. The flames sparkled yet again, Spottedleaf saw more figures, smaller than the Twoleg, cat-sized, started to emerge from the flames. One after the other, cats emerged out of the flames that engulfed the old Twoleg place. Leafpool was sure that all four clans had emerged and were all know facing each other, all formed into a wide circle, with the Twoleg in centre. She heard the yowl of a cat screech out to attack and before she knew it, all four clans were attacking each other, claws unsheathed, blood spilling the ground, the flames rising higher into the night sky of Silverpelt, smoke turning everything to darkness.
It was horrible. The sign, this vision was horrible and Leafpool hoper to StarClan that it would never come to fruition. As she prayed to StarClan, she realized that the cats around her were all dying, the Twoleg doing nothing put stare at her with its piercing black eyes. She spotted her father, Firestar, clan leader of ThunderClan attacking OneStar, leader of WindClan, Brambleclaw attacking Russetfur, blood spilling all over.
"Stop this," she muttered under her breathe, knowing full well that the vision in front of her was not real, but still… "Stop this!" She yowled, but the vision did not stop; the attacks continued to attack in a fierce frenzy of rage and anger. She spotted her sister Squirrelflight who attacked the black warrior, and a cat she loved with all her heart, Crowfeather. "No!" But neither Squirrelflight nor Crowfeather had heard her desperate cries of pain and anguish. In one quick bite of her neck, Crowfeather had killed her sister, and in one swipe of his claws to his belly, Brambleclaw had killed Crowfeather. "No!"
Leafpool ran out into the scramble of cats, but before she reached her destination, she felt her body being pulled back to where Spottedleaf sat with an expression of pure despair and sadness, sharing Leafpool's pain all too well.
"Why is this happening, Spottedleaf?" Leafpool asked, her voice breaking with emotion. "Why are they killing each other?"
Spottedleaf sat with anguish and pain, flames reflected in her sparkling eyes. "That I cannot tell you," She turned her head and looked solemnly at Leafpool. "All I can tell you is to look," She gestured to the Twoleg place with her head.
Leafpool looked in the direction her friend gestured to and was taken aback when she saw that the clans had completely disappeared. Even the scent of cat was gone, as if no attack had ever occurred. The old abandoned Twoleg place was still flames, however and the Twoleg still stood staring at her.
Suddenly, it opened its mouth and a sound she had not ben expecting, was made. It mewled and wailed like the kitten she had heard only a minute ago. But the only mewling she could hear now was the Twoleg who looked up and wailed loudly…like a kit-
No! She thought in shock. That can't be! No ,it made no sense!
The sound of the kitten she had heard…it hadn't come from a cat at all!
She looked to Spottedleaf for confirmation. The StarClan warrior looked at her with a settled and calm face, nodding once as to answer her tumbling thoughts of confusion.
She looked back at the Twoleg, but was she found wasn't a Twoleg, but a white-golden she-cat sat in its place, a haunted and distraught expression covered her features. She slowly walked towards Leafpool and stared at her with such hope and desperation Leafpool had ever seen in a cat's eyes.
"Please," she mewed. "Help him," The she-cat looked down to the ground where Leafpool found a brown-furred tom kit sitting by her paws. She looked into the kits eyes and was startled to see two pools of black stare at her….just as the Twoleg had done….
A/N:
And that's the Prologue.
Well, I didn't expect the "vision" to be so emotional for Leafpool, or as dark as I was intending it to be, but this will be a "Dark" fic so, I guess I have to show some hints at how dark it might be lol.
So this prologue has a heck of a lota hints for what will be happening in the main story, so if you can spot them, good for you.
Anyway, I didn't know how I would be at writing a Warriors fanfic, what with all the names and geography of the world, but I think I did a good job.
Next Chapter, I will introduce to you a new character. :)
Please leave a review and tell me what you think so far. All reviews are entirely appreciated and will keep me motivated to continue writing. Don't forget to fav/alert as well, if you want to, that is. :)
NOTE: This fanfic takes place sometime after "Warriors: The New Prophecy: Sunset". So please don't leave any SPOILERS in reviews. Thank You.
Anywho, I'll see you in the next update!