User blog:SailAndSun/New Story Ideas

Boredom can do many weird things to a person. It just came to me. A story about a lonely ShadowClan female, finding a mate. Keep in mind I was a big ShadowClan (and RiverClan) fan at this time, and isn't sure if the official series was ever going to use this (obviously this is after the P3 series). I really liked the way it turned out, so I did a follow up "episode". It was when I was finished here that I was ravenous for more, or rather to make more. Already having the location set, I decided to go back and make proper introductory episodes to this series, and Warriors Tales was born.

Following in the footsteps of what I titled "The Lonely Lynx", the concept of the Warriors Tales became clear: Stories about multiple cats, and the lives they have that humans don't know about. It was important to me that every clan got equal coverage, which I regrettably wish the official series handled better (lousy...). Because of this concept, it really led to slightly non linear series. One episode could be based on the Tribe in the mountains, and the next was on a lost kit in the sea.

That kind of freedom, however, led me to taking a different route, as well. I decide to just let things go as it would. If a bear see it fit to mangle and devour a cat, for example, then fine. Based on the vast characterizations of the cast, some being more wild and others domesticated, I mess around with a lot of themes. Some of these including (but not limited to) separation, poverty, abandonment, betrayal, death, growth, friendship, love, lust, power, depression and suicide, relationships, etc. Considering my brain didn't explode I'd say I am able to handle it. =P

In between stories of nomads, medicine cats, and an ever powerful StarClan, there actually was a semblence of a consistant storyline. The main storyline starts on Moonbeam Island (west of the lake), and follows an evil seductress vixen, Scarlet and her want to become the queen of all warriors. Kinda like Rouge the Bat of the Sonic world, she's actually a lot smarter than she would appear, having her own camp where she conducts tests and experiments on prey and cats (trying to create her own twisted version of the ultimate cat, in fact). She learns of a meteor (think Kryptonite) that is said to hold a great amount of energy. However, this meteor was disposed of very long ago because of the energy imbalance and the effect it had on the cats. She then learns that a shard of this meteor was actually kept by one of the cats back then, and was passed down over generations as a pendent. From there, the search begins to find the meteor shard, destroying anyone and everyone who would oppose. A small WindClan family get word of this, and know that her arrival is imminent. Before she could ever search them, the parents give the pendent send their 4 year old** son (who's name is just Wind), and send him off on a drifting log heading to the lake (it's not all bad, he gets to travel in style =P). Eventually he ends up in the ThunderClan Forest, where he makes his stay with a motherly doe who adopts him (assuming the worst may have happened).

So generally, the main storyline is about Scarlet's lust for power, and the constant hounding on Wind's behalf when she finds out he has it. However, she's not the only one who wants power. Tigerstar, still disillusioned, wants power as well. And once he gets word of the meteor shard, looks like little Wind's in for more than he bargined for.

A second storyline is based on a group of orphans, known as Team Travel Trails. Bounded together by the common fact of seperation and abandonment, they strive to do their best and travel the world, someday to reach the status of the ones who have saved the lake once before. A lot of the stories followed these guys. They also create a temporary residence in the ThunderClan Forest.

Quick info on Team Travel Trails: Quickspark's the leader, and founder of Team Travel Trails. He strives to be like the great ThunderClan leader, Firestar, and believes in training rigorously daily. Stonepelt is stubborn, but tough, brave and reliable. He serves as the team's "muscle". Drizzlesong doesn't add much to the team, outside of carrying excess supplies, but she's usually jolly. She'll fight the good fight when needed. Flaredawn the youngest group member, has a vivid imagination and is quite naive, but is easily spooked. She likes to eat, and is strangely able to make accurate preminitions whenever things are eskew (such as telling who's untrustworthy). Larkwhisker serves as the brains, and usually carries the weight of thinking around. He's also the cook. He really only appears sweet, but he's quite snappy and will bring the others down to earth when they start acting up. Beechtail is the treasurer, and manages the supplies within the group. He's also a big flirt, in that every girl he sees he makes a mad dash for, only to have Beechtail knock sense into him later.

Other quirky stories include more adventures with Firestar's descendants, Lady Star taking a sick day, a human scientist finding the lake (and being tormented for it), the worlds strongest field mouse, alien invasions, the extremely dangerous Missing fugitive from RiverClan, the legendary StarClan cats being shown in a less than glourious way, the antics of Rosie La'Vee (a spoiled valley girl-like kittypet) and her younger siblings, and Warriors myths and misconceptions like the curse of the Harvest Moon.

This series may end with no real word on 2nd generation series or even another whole series (aside from what was available), there aren't any initial plans for another series when this one concludes.

So, do you guys like it?