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The Tiger and the Flame

Summary:

In this series, Tigerclaw mentors Firepaw, a starving young rogue the clan cats stumble upon in their territory. Firepaw was brave enough to take on a fox, but his diminutive size and quick temper leave a lot to be desired. Believing in a prophecy given to her by Spottedleaf, Bluestar gives Tigerclaw the young tom as an apprentice. But threats arise in the forest as Brokenstar consolidates his power, pushing kits to train and setting his sights on the other clans' territories. Firepaw must learn under his brutal mentor to defend the things he now holds dear, or lose it all, as he has before. [What if Tigerclaw was not evil? What if Rusty was not a kittypet, but a rogue? This is a total rewrite of the first Warriors arc with non-evil Tigerclaw, and a longer threat from Brokenstar and ShadowClan. Many events will obviously be changed, and some characters who survive in the original story will die, while others who died will live.]

Chapter 1: Allegiances - Part I

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

THUNDERCLAN

 

Leader: Bluestar – blue-gray she-cat, tinged with silver around her muzzle, blue eyes

Deputy: Redtail – small tortoiseshell tom with a distinctive bushy ginger tail and amber eyes

            Apprentice: Dustpaw

Medicine Cat: Spottedleaf – beautiful tortoiseshell she-cat with a distinctive dappled coat and warm amber eyes

 

Warriors

Lionheart – magnificent golden tabby tom with thick fur and green eyes

            Apprentice: Graypaw

Tigerclaw – big dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

            Apprentice: Firepaw

Whitestorm – big white tom with yellow eyes

            Apprentice: Sandpaw

Runningwind – swift tabby tom

Willowpelt – very pale gray she-cat with unusual blue eyes

Darkstripe – sleek black-and-gray tabby tom

            Apprentice: Ravenpaw

Mousefur – small dusky brown she-cat with blue eyes

Longtail – pale tabby tom with dark black stripes

 

Apprentices

Dustpaw – dark brown tabby tom

Ravenpaw – small, skinny black tom with a tiny white dash on his chest and a white-tipped tail, green eyes

Sandpaw – pale ginger she-cat

Graypaw – long-haired solid gray tom

Firepaw – handsome ginger tom with green eyes

 

Queens

Frostfur – beautiful white she-cat with blue eyes

Brindleface – tabby she-cat with darker flecks, green eyes

Goldenflower – pale ginger she-cat

Speckletail – pale tabby, the oldest nursery queen

 

Elders

Sparrowpelt – big dark brown tabby tom missing part of his tail

Smallear – gray tom with very small ears, oldest tom in ThunderClan

Patchpelt – small black-and-white tom

White-eye – pale gray she-cat, the oldest cat, virtually blind and deaf

Dappletail – tortoiseshell she-cat with a lovely dappled coat

Notes:

Since this story mainly features ThunderClan, we will not see ranks for the other clans until the next entry. See the next chapter for my actual series introduction author note at the end. I have reordered warriors for seniority and given the elders back their original names.