Runningfoot's Backstory

Chapter 3

      Loonsong and Bluekit poked their heads in. "He's been worried sick about her," she said. "Don't worry Bluekit, she's going to be okay," said Violetdream to Bluekit. His expression didn't seem to change. "Is it alright if I see her myself?" She nodded her head. He padded to where Dreamkit lay. He touched his muzzle to her head. She stirred. Her eyes fluttered open, "Wha-what's going on?" Bluekit seemed to relax, it's good to see she's okay, he thought. "Ow! My leg hurts!" He turned his head worriedly as she tried to stand up, but fell down. Springflower told her to lay down.

Moondust padded in with a couple of mice. Spiritleap and Sunglow followed, Spiritleap's face was still bleeding and he was limping. Sunglow helped him into the medicine cat den."Does it make you feel better to see her?" asked Loonsong to Bluekit. He nodded, "Is it alright if I stay a while?" Loonsong looked unsure, but Pebblepaw nodded her head. Loonsong left after Moondust.

Pebblepaw signaled for Spiritleap to sit down for Violetdream to inspect him. The tortoiseshell she-cat looked at the two kits playing quietly with each other with interest. She chuckled when Dreamkit batted at Bluekit's head. She exchanged a glance with Springflower. A yowl of pain sounded from Spiritleap as Violetdream touched his leg with her paw. Dreamkit looked worried. Pebblepaw quickly had an idea for the two kits. "Hey do you two want to see the elders? They have great stories about battles and the clans."

They exchanged excited looks. "Can we go please?" they cried to Springflower. "Only if it's okay with Loonsong." She picked Dreamkit up and Bluekit followed her outside.

"Hey mommy!" He said when they met Loonsong and Moondust. "Can we go to the elders den? Pebblepaw says they have awesome stories!" "Okay, just be careful what you say, and mind your manners. Bring a sparrow for them too, it's polite." Loonsong reminded them. "Dreamkit, are you okay to help Aspenpaw and Elkpaw with the moss and feathers for the elders' bedding?" asked Springflower. "Yah! Okay!" Dreamkit wriggled out of Springflower's grip on her scruff and hobbled to Aspenpaw and Elkpaw. "I'm going to help you! Me and Bluekit are going to the elders den," she exclaimed excitedly. They looked at her and Elkpaw said, "Of course. How are you doing?" "Ok I guess, Violetdream says I broke a leg. It hurts a lot." Elkpaw dropped a small moss ball and a few feathers for Dreamkit. She picked them up and limped to Bluekit who had picked out a nice sized thrush. They walked with Springflower and the apprentices to the elders den. "Now be extra polite to Rosedew, she's still grieving over her mate Lightningblaze. And she's your father's mother." "Oh."

When they arrived in the elders den, Dreamkit, Elkpaw, and Aspenpaw set the bedding aside and Bluekit set the thrush down. "Hello, little ones," said Tinyears. "Hello," Bluekit replied. Owlkit, Gingerkit, and Briarkit were already in the elders den. "So, you want to hear some stories I understand," asked Cinderclaw. "Yah!" they squealed. Rosedew chuckled at her granddaughter's enthusiasm, "How about I tell you about the Clans." "Okay!"

"Well, there are ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, and ShadowClan. They were the original clans. There was also a SkyClan. You all know of StarClan of course. Our neighboring clans are MountainClan, GorgeClan and RockClan. I'll start with StarClan...

"StarClan are our ancestors that are no longer alive. Not just ForestClan, but all of the Clans. There up in the sky is Silverpelt, that is where our ancestors are.

"Now on to ThunderClan, they are a noble Clan that only battle if they think it's worth fighting. They are ruled by Firestar. Firestar was a mere kittypet when he first ventured out into the forest, where he met Bluestar. StarClan had told a prophecy to Bluestar saying fire will save the clan. She brought him to their camp. He was not welcomed by everyone. But eventually almost everyone did. She named him Firepaw, after his flaming pelt. Tigerclaw, a massive warrior with huge claws came back from a battle with RiverClan over Sunningrocks.

"He was full ambition and wanted to be leader. In the battle he killed Redtail the ThunderClan deputy, hoping to become deputy, and blamed it on Oakheart the RiverClan deputy, who died in battle. Instead of Tigerclaw as deputy Bluestar chose Lionheart. Firepaw and Graypaw became warriors after a battle with Brokenstar and his rogues, they became Fireheart and Graystripe. Fireheart found out the truth of Tigerclaw. Tigerclaw hated him.

"When Lionheart died, Tigerclaw became deputy. You thought he would stop once he was deputy? Well being deputy wasn't enough for him, he set up a trap on the Thunderpath for Bluestar. It caught a poor apprentice named Cinderpaw who was never able to be a warrior and took on medicine cat apprentice. Fireheart and Graystripe went to find WindClan who had been driven out of their territory by Brokenstar. They found them and brought them home. Fireheart told Bluestar of Tigerclaw's treachery. She banished Tigerclaw. She made Fireheart her deputy."

"Ok, that's enough for today." "Awww! We want more!", whined Gingerkit. "Yah, please tell us more," mewed Dreamkit sleepily. Bluekit curled up in the fresh moss, burying his face in the feathers. "No, no. It's getting dark out and look at you!", fussed Feathersky, Clearstar's mate.

"Yes, you're all getting tired. Come on.", agreed Springflower, "Say thank you to them for telling you a story." "Thank you," they meowed in unison. "You're welcome," replied Rosedew.

"Wow, I can't wait to hear what happened to Fireheart tomorrow!", said Briarkit. "Yeah," agreed Owlkit. "Me too. I'm tired though," Dreamkit said sleepily. When they arrived in the nursery Bluekit immediately snuggled up against Loonsong and fell fast asleep. Dreamkit fell asleep halfway in the nursery. Springflower chuckled and picked up her kit. She moved her closer to her with her tail. She whispered, "Goodnight Dreamkit." "Goodnight mommy."