By: TheEggy
Snowthorn (Credit to Felidaze_ on Picrew!)
Hi! So... I got locked out of the account I am writing Frozen Echoes on, so in the meantime, I thought I would get an early start on this! (I'M BACK!!!!) Also... WARNING: SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER TEN OF FROZEN ECHOES! DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T READ PAST THAT POINT.
Blurb: The deaths of a leader and a queen, a terrible storm, and the birth of a kit... Snowkit has always been told it was bad omen, but she thinks it means she is destined for greatness. However, after tragedy after tradgedy, she must ask herself: how far will she really go to make her clan perfect? In Snowthorn's Call, find out how one cat singlehandedly changed the clans forever, and fufilled her call to save her clan.
Allegiances[]
FrostClan
Leader Ryestar- russet-colored she-cat with a black face
Deputy Morningtail- large cream she-cat with bright blue eyes
Medicine Cat Flowerstep- elegant ginger and brown tabby she-cat
Warriors (toms, and she-cats without kits)
Graysoul- big gray tabby tom
Apprentice, Falconpaw
Eelspring- black tom with faint russet streaks
Nutclaw- pale brown dappled tom
Hickoryfur- dark brown tom with smoky gray stripes
Smokefall- black she-cat with tan tips
Amberblaze- large flame-colored she-cat with a patchy pelt
Swirlstripe- brown tom with swirling stripes and dapples
Badgerface- white tom with a white stripe down his back
Owlcall- ginger she-cat with ginger patches and round eyes
Bouncefoot- fox-colored tabby she-cat with long legs
Moosestep- light brown tabby-and-black tom
Honeyblaze- yellow she-cat with a golden underbelly
Apprentices (over six moons old, in training to be warriors)
Rosepaw- white and pinkish ginger tabby she-cat
Falconpaw- TBD
Woodpaw- TBD
Queens (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Shineflower- silver and white she-cat with a sleek pelt, mother of Snowkit (white she-cat with blue-gray spots and stripes) and Cloudykit (fluffy black she-cat with pale gray spots)
Palesky- light yellow tabby she-cat, mother of Sunkit (dappled golden tom) and Briarkit (white and bracken-colored tom)
Skyshade- dark gray she-cat with large white patches, expecting Eelspring’s kits
Elders (retired warriors or queens)
Sharptounge- gray tom with a tan underbelly
BreezeClan
Leader Tanglestar- black tom with dark gray flecks and a long, ragged tail
Deputy Foxfoot- white and ginger she-cat
Apprentice, Thunderpaw (huge dark gray tom)
Medicine Cat Petalmist- pale ginger she-cat
MoonClan
Leader Adderstar- brown she-cat with white stripes and a black underbelly
Deputy Longscar- golden tabby tom with white dapples, and a scarred, patchy pelt
Medicine cat Shellsong- mottled pale brown she-cat
TO BE FINISHED
Prologue[]
Lightning crackled, and rain thundered down. The once quiet stream was now a surging river, overflowing with water from the storm. Debris were easily swept up in it, and carried by the strong currents… Debris including a shadowy silhouette of a large, long-haired cat struggling against the force of the river. Currents shoved them under, thrust them back above, and slammed them into sharp rocks and logs. Paws flailed as the cat desperately tried to survive.
Suddenly, they were pushed right onto a small log, and they clung to it with all their might. Seeing a chance to get back on land, they stirred up the last of their energy, and leaped onto the shore. Panting, they lay down on the ground, rain still battering their muzzle, and their sides heaving as they began to breathe. They knew their chance at survival was slim, but they would still try. I have to try. For FrostClan. I have to stay alive.
They stared up at the dark sky, watching as it occasionally lit up with light. Are you up there, Starblaze? Have you come to take me away? However, no spirits came, and a smile crept across the cat’s face. They could still defend their clan. It wasn’t their time yet.
“I’ll be back soon, Frozenpaw. Don’t worry. I’ll come back to you,” they whispered. They thought of all the cats they loved, relieved and glad to see her back in FrostClan camp. They imagined their warm nest, waiting for them back in their den. As their mind filled with hopeful thoughts and pictures, their breaths became stronger and steadier.
Suddenly, a large paw slammed down on their side, knocking the breath back out of them. Weak and still recovering from nearly drowning, they could only shiver as the cold wind blew, and waves of searing pain hit them. Their opponent sank their claws further into their fur, and as they planted another paw down on their neck.
“Stop! Show me who you are!” they yowled desperately.
“I’m afraid not,” was the only reply, before they bit down on their neck, and everything went black. No… How could I let this happen…
“We’re trapped!” yowled Shineflower. During the storm, the tunnel to the nursery had collapsed and trapped all the queens inside. Plus, if the tunnel wasn’t stable, Shineflower wasn’t sure the actual nursery was, either. It was only a matter of time before it collapsed on the queens. She tensed at the thought. She would do anything to protect her unborn kits, but… if the nursery caved in, she wouldn’t be able to save them, or herself.
“Do you think the warriors will dig us out?” Palesky asked worriedly. Shineflower glance at where the tunnel used to be, and hoped that on the other side, Badgerface, her mate, was coming to save them. The other queens and I are too tired to dig, ourselves, so-
A huge spasm of pain shook Shineflower, and she collapsed onto her side, teeth clenched from the pain. Another wave hit her, and she screeched in agony.
“Your kits are coming!” exclaimed Skyshade. “And we don’t have a medicine cat with us! Oh, Starblaze, what are we to do?” No one responded. Shineflower opened her mouth again to scream, but nothing came out. Just more unbearable pain. Finally Palesky meowed “Alright. When I was younger, I used to want to be a medicine cat. I- I think I know what to do,” Shineflower felt a bit relieved, but then a colossal wave of pain hit her, and she scrunched her eyes shut.
“Two wonderful she-kits!” Palesky announced. Shineflower gazed at her kits lovingly. The bigger one was white and blue-gray, and the smaller one was fluffy and black with pale gray spots.
“I’m naming the larger one Snowkit, and the other one Cloudykit,” Shineflower meowed, her voice full of pride. Badgerface will be so happy to see his wonderful kits! Then, debris rained onto Shineflower’s head, and when she looked up, she saw huge cracks forming in the nursery ceiling. She curled her tail around her kits defensively, but there was no point. If the nursery- No. She wasn’t thinking about that. She would only believe the best.