Fallen Snow

This is Season 1 Episode 3 "Fallen Snow" of Unstable Times, song featured is a cover, Heavenly Lies (Medley) by Amalee (seriously check it out) (and an actual time I use teh full song)

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Fallen Snow
I will rise in resitance, sing the oath of rebellion

End cease-fire, on this highwire

Head to toe in vanity

Snowfire's POV

Snowfire was not excited for the gathering. The images of the war were flicking through her head, this would be the time she would meet the cats who killed her father and mentor. Darkstar, the leader of Shadowclan. She resisted the urge to unsheath her claws, starting a fight would destroy Thunderclan in it's current state. Snowfire couldn't help but feel helpless, her father's death was unnecessary.

She had already gathered the cats who were going, which was the best warriors, Riverflight included, and some of the apprentices, who practically begged Snowfire to let them come, she had tried to warn them that it would be possibly dangerous, but the apprentices didn't seem to care. She sighed, and thought, Hopefully the tension underneath doesn't explode on us.

Vinespeck wasn't going, not a lot of cats were, Snowfire wasn't sure if this was true for all the clans, but Thunderclan didn't have a lot of cats anymore anyways. Snowfire sighed, and jumped down from the leader tree, "Let's go, let's get this over with, and for Starclan's sake," she looked back at her warriors, who were bristled, "We're not going to a battle, don't start one when you can't finish it." She growled.

The warriors bowed their heads, and Snowfire led them to the island, they passed the Windclan border, she saw a group of Windclan cats. Snowfire halted, and tried to relax. A sooty coloured tom walked up to them, and waved his tail. A pitch black tom was behind him, something about his expression reminded her of Hawkfeather.

"So, are you the new leader?" The tom asked curiously, Snowfire tried to search his voice for any malicious intent, but there was none. Snowfire sighed, "I'm Snowfire, yes, I'm the new leader of Thunderclan."

She expected the tom to ask her about her name, but he never did, instead, the black tom behind him joked, "I kind of want to see snow on fire."

The tom laughed, while Snowfire twitched her whiskers, the Windclan leader turned back, and bowed his head, "I'm Sootstar, the funny tom behind me is Ravenwing. I understand your clanmates hostility." He pointed out, and when Snowfire stared at him in confusion, he flicked his tail towards her clanmates, and they looked ready to fight.

Snowfire sighed, then looked at Sootstar, "I guess tensions are still high after the war, thanks for the understanding though." She said calmly.

Sootstar shrugged, and led his cats towards the gathering, Snowfire followed behind, and Riverflight walked up beside Snowfire and whispered, "Do you trust him?"

"Of course not, not so soon, but, he doesn't seem to have any malicous intent, so let's just stay calm for now, Windclan got lucky." Snowfire replied.

Riverflight didn't seem satisfied by this answer, but fell behind to the other warriors. Hawkflight mumbled, "They weren't lucky, they were smart."

Snowfire ignored this, but she couldn't help but agree. She resented Sootstar and his clan for it, they suffered minimal losses, and jumped in at the last minute only to attempt to midigate the damage. Even though Sootstar wasn't leading at the time, his clan was prospering under his rule. A lot of cats resented Windclan.

They reached the tree bridge, and Sootstar flicked his tail for Snowfire to go first, Snowfire was unsure, but went anyways, when she reached the end, Sootstar and his cats finally started to climb the bridge. Snowfire looked up at the big rock in the centre, and flicked her tail nervously. The black tom was sitting by the water side, as if he was thinking of something.

Snowfire couldn't help but look at the water as well, she didn't look any different, but she felt different. Even her eyes were narrowed in nervousy, she looked back and watched as Sootstar jumped onto the rock with ease, without hesitation.

''I can't help but resent this cat. ''Snowfire thought grimly, she tried shaking the feeling, there were worse cats to come, compared to them, Sootstar never wronged her. Riverflight seemed to sense this, because she closed her eyes and shook her head slowly. The Thunderclan cats kept to themselves in a small group, while the Windclan cats seemed concerned.

Snowfire sighed, and looked up at the slowly darkening sky.

When those eyes in the mirror, stare back at me

I'm reminded that the ghost of pride is clear to see

Ashpaw's POV

Rain melts from the stars, falling from azure skies

All at once, turning this world's every hue into blue

Ashpaw was excited, however, Fogheart seemed less so, Ashpaw determined that Fogheart was mentally preparing himself for something. His parents were staying behind, and Darkstar didn't seem too excited himself. Fogheart noticed this, and asked darkly, "Afraid to face them? You going to let them look down on you?"

Darkstar glared down at Fogheart, "No, but I don't see you as nervous, you've caused your fair share of pain. I've said before, I regret what I did." He pointed out dangerously, causing Ashpaw to blink.

"Thunderclan is a ruin, they shouldn't even faze you." Fogheart growled.

Darkstar narrowed his eyes, "You made the same mistake with Hawkfeather, you underestimated him. There was no way a bumbling Thunderclan cat could beat you and your best warriors. Do not underestimate Thunderclan, do so, and they'll find any way to destroy you." He grunted back.

Fogheart finally relented, and huffed. Ashpaw looked up at the dark blue sky, he flicked his tail in awe as stars sprinkled the sky, as if little birght raindrops were raining on Starclan. Ashpaw mewed, "It can't be that bad."

Fogheart ignored his apprentice, but Darkstar didn't, he looked up as well, and he laughed softly, "Even if we on this ground cause toil and bloodshed, the world will always stay pure and true, we tend to forget the beauty that surrounds us and is above us."

Ashpaw nodded, "Then, maybe the past should stay the past, if you regret what you did, my mom said it's better to own up to your mistakes then look away from them!" He pointed out to the older tom.

Darkstar twitched his whiskers and said nothing to the apprentice, he mewed, "Come on, it's time." Ashpaw followed closely as Darkstars and many warriors made their way to the beach side. Riverclan seemed to be waiting for them. A big burly tom broke away from the group, and grumbled, "Darkstar."

"Sparrowstar." Darkstar muttered.

Ashpaw looked at the Riverclan cats in curiousity, and made an oo sound. A sleek black she-cat looked down at Ashpaw, and twitched her whiskers. Sparrowstar didn't seem as impressed by the smaller apprentice, however, he ignored him, and turned to lead his clan to the meeting place. Darkstar stood there sadly, and continued on.

Fogheart grumbled to his apprentice, "Darkstar is showing weakness."

Ashpaw wasn't sure what to say to that, while Darkstar before the war was in his prime, the war took a toll on his disposition. Many Shadowclan cats believed him to be unable to lead Shadowclan properly now, even if he wasn't old enough to be an elder and step down. Ashpaw looked up at the sky again.

"Are you paying attention, Ashpaw?" Fogheart asked darkly.

Ashpaw blinked, and nodded silently, this seemed to satisfy Fogheart, and he sped up to talk to other warriors. Ashpaw stared at the water lapping at the shore curiously, and flicked his tail as they reached the bridge. Sparrowstar had already made his way to the other side. Darkstar followed.

Ashpaw finally touched the ground, and looked around excitedly at all the cats, unaware of the tense atmosphere. However, some different clan cats were already mingling, the sleek black she cat was chattin up a rather windswept tom by the water side, Ashpaw stared at a rather large and close knit group of cats, who looked like a moving spikey mass as soon as Shadowclan arrived.

A soot coloured tom was already on the rock, while another pure white cat with black tufted ears stared up at the rock with a weird expression. Ashpaw wasn't sure where to start first, with all the talk that Fogheart gave him about Shadowclan staying strong through the bad times and the other clans were inferior, Ashpaw couldn't tell the difference between him and them.

Ashpaw finally turned to the two chatting cats by the riverside, and made his way to them.

Granted a simple choice - Stay mute or raise your voice

I for one, want to find out just how far you can be heard

Ravenwing's POV

"A lot of interesting cats showed up today," Ravenwing pointed out to Silvershade as Shadowclan and the rest of Riverclan piled in, "I met the new leader of Thunderclan." He said.

Silvershade laughed, and asked, "How was that?"

"She was pretty tense, she's over there." Ravenwing flicked his tail towards a snow white she-cat sitting away from her rather small group, she seemed to be steeling herself for the meeting ahead, Ravenwing couldn't blame her. Silvershade followed his gaze.

Silvershade seemed to be considering the other she-cat, and asked, "What's her name? Did you find out?"

"Snowfire, she said so specifically, she didn't even put the star at the end." Ravenwing shrugged, and continued looking over the lake.