Fernstar's Calling



Note: this takes place, many moons in the past back in the old forest, even before the generations of Crookedstar

the clans
RiverClan

Leader: Blizzardstar: dark gray Tom with light green eyes and silver ears

Deputy: Wetpelt: light gray tabby Tom with blue-gray eyes and white splotches

Medicine cat: Frostbreeze: white she-cat with a silver tail tip and gray eyes

Warriors

Falconflight: dark brown tabby Tom with icy blue eyes and white paws (Fernkit's father)

Starshade: dark gray-and-gold she-cat with blazing amber eyes

Pebblefrost: huge dark gray tabby Tom with dark blue eyes

Troutwhisker: big gray tabby Tom with yellow eyes and black legs

Burnfoot: black Tom with ginger feet and amber eyes

Steppingstone: very pale gray, almost white, she-cat with light blue eyes and small tabby stripes

Frozenstream: pale gray-white she-cat with light blue eyes

Ashbird: pale gray to with black legs and ears and pale blue eyes

Stickfur: mottled brown Tom with ginger ears and dark green eyes

Apprentices

Smallpaw: small white she-cat with green eyes

Whitepaw: big white Tom with amber eyes

Blackpaw: black Tom with amber eyes

Shorepaw: dark gray-and-brown tabby Tom with blue eyes

Queens

Leafbreeze: light brown tabby she-cat with dark yellow eyes and white paws (mother to Falconflight's kit: Fernkit: dark gray she-cat with light green eyes and silver paws ears tail tip and patch on back, and Palekit: gray Tom with light green eyes and a dark at stripe going down his back)

Splashfur: tortoiseshell she-cat (mother to Burnfoot's kits: Shadowkit: silver-and-black tabby she-cat with yellow eyes, Emberkit: black Tom with ginger paws and tail tip with amber eyes, Minnowkit: dappled dark gray she-cat with dark blue eyes, and Sunkit: golden she-cat with one white paw and blue-green eyes)

Elders

Dewpatch: old pale gray she-cat with pale blue-green eyes and white paws

Bitescar: old dark gray tabby Tom with a bite mark over his right eye, amber eyes

Mistfur: old gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes

Scratchtalon: old light brown tabby Tom with green eyes

ThunderClan

Leader: Owlstar: dark gray Tom with big, round amber eyes

Deputy: Snakeshade: dark brown tabby Tom with amber eyes and black legs

Medicine cat: Herbpelt: pale gray-and-white Tom with green eyes

Warriors

Lightningblaze: black-and-white Tom with blazing amber eyes

Stingfur: black Tom with white paws and amber eyes

Yellowshine: yellow colored she-cat with gray eyes and white paws

Fogtail: young pale gray she-cat with pale blue eyes and a long tail

Sparrowflight: dark brown tabby Tom with amber eyes

Willowshade: pale gray tabby she-cat with green-blue eyes and white paws

Drizzlefur: speckled gray she-cat with pale blue eyes

Nettleclaw: golden brown-and-ginger tabby Tom with golden amber eyes

Brackenfang: golden brown Tom with green eyes

Rosefall: creamy ginger she-cat with green eyes

Apprentices

Flutterpaw: ginger-and-white she-cat with gray eyes

Nightpaw: black Tom with blue eyes

Shudderpaw: nervous ginger-and-black Tom with green eyes

Queens

Flywing: fluffy pale brown she-cat with gray eyes (mother of: Brookkit: pale brown she-cat with blue eyes, and Whisperkit: silver tabby she-cat)

Elders

Poolflight: pale brown-and-gray Tom

ShadowClan

Leader: Strongstar: big and muscular dark brown tabby Tom with thick amber eyes

Deputy: Thistlefang: spiky furred dark gray Tom with white patches and amber eyes

Medicine cat: Lilynose: pale gray she-cat

Warriors

Duskpool: dark gray she-cat

Slashclaw: tabby Tom

Apprentices

Redpaw: ginger she-cat

Queens

Whiterose: white she-cat with green eyes (mother to: Snowkit, Frostkit, and Stormkit)

Elders

Rattail: old ragged pelted gray Tom

WindClan

Leader: Breezestar: black-and-pale gray she-cat with dark blue eyes

Deputy: Barkfoot: pale brown mottled Tom

Medicine cat: Patchyfoot: patchy gray-and-brown she-cat

Warriors

Quiverpelt: black Tom

Icyfall: mottled white she-cat

Apprentices

Heatherpaw: light gray tabby she-cat with heather colored eyes

Queens

Cinderfoot: dark gray she-cat with dark blue eyes (mother to: Goldenkit, and Dewkit)

Elders

Beewing: old black she-cat with yellow eyes

Cats outside of the clans

Blue Moon: white she-cat with a tinge of blue in her fur with brilliant narrowed dark blue eyes

prologue
"I love them both so much" meowed the dark gray Tom looking down at his newly born kits "I can't believe how gorgeous they both are."

The two kits mother: a white she-cat was looking down at her suckling kits with eyes full of love. Both had their fathers strong frame, the she-cat looked a lot like her father, while the other kit was a little more paler.

"What do you want to name them?" Asked the Tom licking the top of his mates head.

The white she-cat studied her tiny scraps of fur for a brief moment. Her gray eyes were concentrating only on her offspring. Her mind whirled with possible choices, but finally she had her mind set on two perfect names.

"The Tom-cat shall be Palekit." Meowed the white she-cat, her tail tip twitching "and the she-cat, I want to name her Fernkit."

At the suggestion of her name, Fernkit looked up, eyes closed, and swatted at the air. Her small mews were echoing through the small valley snow-filled valley in which she had been born in.

"She's already a little fighter." Murmured the dark gray Tom "that's a great sign."

The white she-cat nodded and started to wash her two kits. The frail scraps of fur kept on suckling at their mothers side, but started to mew in protest as she got up. The white she-cat picked up Palekit, while the dark gray Tom picked up Fernkit.

"I'll tell Leafbreeze that we found these kits at the border." Meowed the white she-cat through a mouth-full of kit-fur "she'll take them in, she always loves nursing kits."

The dark gray Tom let out a strong grunt. His muscles rippled as he leaped into camp. The night was still placed upon the cold earth. The middle of LeafBare brought a lot of snow and cold weather. However, RiverClan thrived on the fish in the river, well fed.

Pushing in through the nursery the white she-cat and dark gray Tom saw Leafbreeze. The light tabby she-cat opened her eyes at the two cats. Her eyes lit with puzzlement, her mind ponderously wondering why the medicine cat and leader of the clan were holding tiny kits.

"Whose kits are these?" Asked Leafbreeze "Blizzardstar? Frostbreeze? Where did you find these kits?"

The white she-cat glanced at the dark gray Tom then set down Palekit "we found them at the border, they were freezing at we'd thought we'd bring them back to camp before they froze to death."

The dark gray Tom only nodded, as he dropped Fernkit next to her brother.

"Will you take care of them, please?"

Leafbreeze glared at the two cats and narrowed her eyes. These two kits weren't strays. They smelled of RiverClan. Blizzardstar looked down at them with affection in his eyes. The answer was obvious, but Leafbreeze decided not to speak of it. A cats misdoing's were bad enough, but the whole clan would punish them for what they did. And the clan needed these two cats, they were some of the most important cats the clan had. So Leafbreeze only nodded and asked:

"What are their names?" She meowed drawing the kits in with her tail towards her belly.

"The Tom is Palekit." Breathed Blizzardstar "and the she-cat is Fernkit."

Leafbreeze nodded and meowed softly "me and Falconflight could parent them, their very cute and strong for kits."

After thanking the queen, the two cats pushed out of the nursery, mission accomplished.

chapter 1
"No far Palekit!" Fernkit called from the nursery entrance "give it back!"

Palekit, Fernkit's brother, and the biggest nuisance in the nursery stuck out his tongue at his sister. In his claw he had hooked the moss ball Fernkit was toying with.

Fernkit took swift paces towards her brother, and leaped at him.

"Give it back! Give it back! Give it back!" She mewed angrily trying to grab hold of her shifty brother's tail.

But alas, the gray Tom was way ahead of his sister, taunting her from time to time by sticking out the moss ball. Fernkit was starting to get real angry. She kept thrusting herself towards her mischievous brother, but kept missing. Finally she gave up and started calling her mothers name.

"Leafbreeze! Leafbreeze!"

The light brown tabby she-cats slender frame draped from the nursery, her drowsy eyes looked at Fernkit with a quick flash of sternness in them.

"What is it Fernkit?" She meowed "I was trying to sleep..."

"Palekit took my moss ball and he won't give it back!" Wailed the dark gray kit, her small tail stuck up in the air like a twig.

Leafbreeze sighed and glared at Palekit.

"Palekit give your sister her moss ball back! I'm disappointed in you, I was trying to sleep after that big act you pulled yesterday. I don't want to hear another tho from you Palekit!"

"Ha!" Fernkit taunted Palekit as he threw the moss ball back to his sister.

"You too Fernkit, now leave me in peace for awhile, go ask the elders for a tale or something."

Then without another word, Leafbreeze turned and stalked back into the nursery. As soon as her tail tip disappeared, Palekit ran up to Fernkit.

"Now you go her angry at the both of us!" Meowed Palekit "I was goi to give you your moss-ball back anyway!"

Letting out an annoyed snort, Fernkit growled at her brother:

"You know you wouldn't have given that back!" She spat

"Whatever!" Palekit rolled his eyes then looked towards the camp entrance.

Suddenly his ears perked up, and his light green eyes lit with enthusiasm. He turned to his sister and gave her a quick whisper in her ears:

"Sis!" He whispered quietly in his sisters ears, his eyes lit with sneakiness "lets go outside of camp and explore!"

Fernkit gasped and meowed "but where only four moons old, and where not aloud out of camp until where six moons old!"

"We'll if you don't want to go, then I'll go by myself!" Spat Palekit arrogantly, quietly he stalked towards the camp entrance.

Fernkit looked towards the nursery for a moment. Then hesitantly she blinked to was her brother, rolling her eyes she called after her brother:

"Palekit!" Palekit I'm coming with you!"

Then she quietly stalked towards her brother, and both kits slipped out of camp unnoticed. This was going to be an adventure!

chapter 2
Both kits made their way from the camp entrance. Their little tails waved high in the air. Palekit's eyes darted to the side as her sniffed the air.

"This way Fernkit!"

The gray Tom swiftly padded to the right, Fernkit looked back and quickly followed her brother. Both kits wandered about for a while, taking in the looks of the territory.

"I smell something fresh!" Meowed Fernkit "stop, I see water over there!"

Fernkit sprinted past Palekit and up to the water. She placed her nose into the water and jumped back.

"Burr!" She meowed "it's cold! What is this thing?"

She looked out across the water. It was rushing swiftly in one direction. The water swirled as seen in Fernkit's little eyes. Fish dappled the inside of the water, swimming around in the currents pulling at them. And finally, the crystal clear water reflected Fernkit's glance right back at her. She jumped back surprised.

"This is so cool!"

Palekit who had trotted up to Fernkit's side looked down at the water.

"I think this is the river!" He gushed out "this is amazing, I can't wait until we're apprentices and we get to see this everyday!"

"And until then, you should be staying at camp!"

The voice made both kits jump. Then both pairs of light green eyes turned up to see a muscular Tom. His dark blue eyes stared down at the two kits, his huge frame made the kits shake a little bit. His dark gray tabby fur stuck out, and his whiskers twitched.

"No need to be afraid kits I'm apart of your clan, my names Pebblefrost, one of the senior warriors."

Both kits let out a sigh, at least the Tom was from their clan. Imagine if he wasn't, he might have kidnapped them!

"W-where sorry we wandered out of camp Pebblefr-" started Fernkit looking up a the warrior with sincere eyes, but she was cut off by her brother.

"What's so wrong with exploring the territory a little early?" He challenged arrogantly "there's nothing dangerous out here! It's just the river and some woodland!"

Pebblefrost glared angrily down at Palekit.

"Are you aware that if you went into the river you could have gotten swept away and drowned?" Started Pebblefrost with a huff of annoyance "or that we've been searching for a fox that has been scented on our territory for the past couple of sunrises? Have you been aware of that?"

Palekit's eyes widened, he knew nothing of the things Pebblefrost had just named. So, the kit looked at his shifting paws, and slowly shook his head.

"Okay, we'll good, your coming back to camp with me." Meowed Pebblefrost "now, I might add!"

Fernkit just nodded lightly, she was going to be in big trouble with Leafbreeze, her father Flaconflight, and the clan leader: Blizzardstar. So falling in behind Pebblefrost, the dark gray she-cat glared at her brother:

"We'll we walked ourselves into trouble didn't we!" She meowed, trying to spark a conversation away from her trembling paws.

"Yeah, I guess so." Meowed Palekit with a snort "how could I be so stupid?"

"It's okay." Meowed Fernkit "everyone makes mistakes, it's nature."

Palekit didn't respond as Pebblefrost led the pair into camp, and right to the entrance of Blizzardstar's den.

"Wait here." He meowed.

Calling out his leaders name, he gained acceptance into the den.the two nervous kits sat outside looking into the den, trying to make out the words that were exchanged between leader and warrior.

Finally, after many moments of nervous waiting Pebblefrost stepped out of the den.

"You two go in, I'm going to go tell your parents your alright and safe."

Pebblefrost padded away, the two kits watched him. Then suddenly, when both kits names were called, the two littermates exchanged glances then walked hesitantly into the leaders den.

chapter 3
Blizzardstar waited inside the den for the two littermates. The dark gray Tom sat in a nest of soft moss and feathers. The strong Tom's ears flicked as the two kits padded in. Fernkit glared at the leader through nervous eyes. Her whole body shivering with nervousness, the two kits sat down before the start of Blizzardstar's nest.

The leader of the clan stood up and looked down at the two kits. His light green eyes hardened to the two kits faces.

"What were you doing outside of camp?" The deep tone of the clan leader scared Fernkit as if a cat was ripping out her eyes.

"We where exploring." Palekit meowed taking the words out of Fernkit's mouth.

"Exploring eh?" Blizzardstar meowed his green eyes cold "you could have gotten yourself's killed! And at times like these we need all the kits we can get to raise as warriors!"

Fernkit stepped forward and meowed, her tail swishing from side to side nervously:

"Yes we know, and I promise not to set paw out of this camp again until I'm an apprentice." She meowed defiantly "and I'm sure Palekit agrees with me."

Fernkit turned and looked at her brother who only nodded hastily. Then looking back at the leader she meowed another apology:

"Sorry." She meowed "it won't happen again."

Blizzardstar blinked at the defiance set of from the tiny kit, he let out a little smirk:

"It's okay Fernkit, Palekit." He meowed "I know all kits are eager to set paws outside of the camp, I dared to do it once, and I never did it again. Just make sure not to do it again. You may go now, back to the nursery."

Blizzardstar waved his tail symbolizing that the kits leave. Fernkit looked back at Blizzardstar one last time. The clan leader was staring at her and her brother with an odd glance, his eyes seemed to spark looking at the kits. Blinking oddly, Fernkit turned and leaped out of the den. Her parents were waiting outside.

They threw themselves at their kits, asking angry questions why they went outside of camp. But all Fernkit could focus on was that Blizzardstar had given them an odd glance. Did he not like the kits? Or was it something else? Or did Blizzardstar have something to do with the kits?

chapter 4
The next two moons seemed to fly by. Fernkit and Palekit seemed to grow stronger by the day, their kit fur starting to toughen up. Fernkit padded out of the nursery, the breeze ruffled her dark fur as she sat down. Starting to wash her fur, Fernkit looked up and saw Falconflight stalking towards her. His dark tabby coat rippled with pure strength. Fernkit dreamt that one day she would be as powerful as her father. Flicking her small tail Fernkit sat up straighter as Falconflight stopped beside her.

"Hi Fernkit." Meowed the dark tabby "I was talking to Blizzardstar today."

Fernkit blinked, why was her father chatting with the clan leader? Where they discussing the time Fernkit and Palekit snuck out of camp and explored the territory? Hopefully not, Fernkit seemed to sink under her fur as she glanced up at her father. Light eyes blinking, she saw her father smirk.

"He's decided that today when the sun is highest he will make you apprentices." Meowed Falconflight "and that you'll be attending the gathering tomorrow night."

Fernkit's stomach seemed to fly up her throat. Her paws quivering in pure excitement, Fernkit gave a leap of joy. Dark pelt bristling she glanced up at her father excitedly and mewed:

"Can I tell Palekit?" She asked.

Falconflight blinked, then nodded slowly. Fernkit nodded a good bye to her father then skipped towards the nursery, her small bushy tail swinging from side to side in the war breeze. Greenleaf was the best time to become apprenticed, everything fell into place. Bursting into the nursery Fernkit skipped up to Palekit. The gray Tom was play fighting with a younger kit named Emberkit. As he spotted his sister, Palekit sat back and looked at his fizzled sister through narrowed confused eyes. His pelt seemed to waver as Fernkit skipped up.

"What's got you in a tizzy today sis?" Asked Palekit his tail flicking ponderously.

"Falconflight told me-" started Fernkit excitedly "that Blizzardstar's making us apprentices when the day is fullest and that where going to the gathering tomorrow night!"

Palekit's eyes quickly adjusted, they shone with thick joy. He gave a little leap, his ears flicking through the channeled energy inside him. Yelping out happily he said:

"That's wonderful! We won't be cramped up in this smelly old nursery no more!"

Fernkit nodded, she saw Emberkit flick his tail in disappointment. So to cheer him up Fernkit meowed over to him:

"It'll be your turn next Emberkit, you only have to wait a quarter moon."

The black kit nodded, still in a haze. Then turned and padded away to where his sisters and brother where placed beside their mothers side.

Palekit and Fernkit raced outside the nursery and into the light of the perfect dayThe sun was plastered perfectly in the sky, clouds draped the sides brimming the sunshine perfectly down upon the Earth. A warm breeze shook the fur of both kits as they ran around the clearing chasing each others tails.

Eventually, after playing for awhile, Blizzardstar called the clan together. Both kits exchanged the most joyful of glances both contained then both herded through the crowd to the front of the big rock. Fur shining, eyes glossy, they stared up at their leader.

"Today, Palekit and Fernkit will be taken in for apprenticeship." Started Blizzardstar looking down upon the kits a purr rumbling in his throat "both of you, come forward."

Palekit took a step forward, Fernkit after him.

"From this day on, until he earns his warrior name, this apprentice will be known as Palepaw. Stickfur, I trust you will teach Palepaw the ways of being a swift and loyal warrior."

Palepaw padded up to his new mentor and hesitantly touched noses. The excited you g Tom stood by his mentor and store after his sister. His pale eyes round with joy.

"Fernkit, until you earn your warrior name, you'll be known as Fernpaw. Pebblefrost, I expect that you'll teach your new apprentice how to bear the ways of a warrior!"

Fernpaw bounded up to her new mentor and touched noses with him. The dark gray Tom sat back and laughed:

"Remember, Fernpaw, make sure you'll be careful what your doing outside of camp!"

Fernpaw giggled, Pebblefrost was an honorable warrior. He was also very kind, and knew the ways of being a strong and hardy warrior.

"Palepaw! Fernpaw! Palepaw! Fernpaw!"

The clan cheered the names then dispersed. Fernpaw padded over to the apprentices den, her pelt bristling with excitement, she was ready to meet the other apprentices. Bursting through the entrance she saw three cats perched inside the den. Two toms and a she-cat. All three turned their heads towards the newcomer. The she-cat got up and padded over to Fernpaw.

"Hi! You must be Fernpaw!" She meowed "my names Smallpaw, and over there is my brother Whitepaw, and our friend Shorepaw!"

I nodded towards the toms in acknowledgement, then glanced at Smallpaw as she kept on speaking.

"We also have another apprentice named Blackpaw but he's out hunting right now." Meowed Smallpaw "I'm just glad I have another she-cat to hang around with, talking to toms all day can really blow your mind."

"Yeah, I'm sure Palepaw though won't be that big of a nusiance!" Meowed Fernpaw cheerfully "unless he has a fur ball or something!"

Suddenly Palepaw stuck his head through the entrance of the den. Locking eyes with his sister he called out:

"Come on sis!" Started the gray Tom flicking his ears "your going to miss the tour of the territory!"

Giving a swift goodbye to Smallpaw, Fernpaw turned and padded out of the den. Following her brother she met up with the two mentors and all four cats herded o of camp, the territory awaited their arrivals. The life of the two apprentices had fully began, life itself was about to begin.

chapter 5
Tbc...