Warrior Cats AU Oneshots

What if Firestar became a medicine cat instead?

Requested by Bluemycool20

So I've been thinking about this one a lot, and though it might seem like it wouldnt change much, it actually would. So let's take this book by book, shall we?

Into The Wild

Let's start with the obvious one. Instead of being apprenticed to Bluestar, Lionheart and Tigerclaw, Firepaw would be Spottedleaf's apprentice. They'd get to spend more time with each other and form a better bond with each other, though I don't think they'd become mates.

Retail would still die, of course.

Greypaw may still have become friends with Firepaw. He would've still found him near Twolegplace, and they would still hung out a lot, though I don't think they would've become best friends, as Greypaw would be out training a lot, while Firepaw would be in the medicine den. They'd hardly get to see each other.

There is a chance Firepaw would never find Yellowfang wandering around ThunderClan's territory, as he wouldn't be hunting or whatever he was doing. If he did find her, it would be when he was searching for herbs or something, and Spottedleaf would most likely be with him at the time, supervising him. So he wouldn't  attack Yellowfang if he found her. As well as that, Spottedleaf would most likely recognize her, as all the medicine cats know each other. She'd probably simply send her back to ShadowClan to suffer Brokenstar's wrath. If she didn't send her back and let her come into the ThunderClan camp as Firepaw let her do, she would either simply become a medicine cat in the Clan as she does in the original timeline, or retire to the elder's den. Either way I don't think she would form the bond she did with Firepaw like she did originally. If anything, she'd form that bond with Spottedleaf.

Firepaw wouldn't go to the Moonstone like he did with Greypaw and Ravenpaw. He'd go some other time with Spottedleaf. Bluestar would still lose a life to the rats in that field, though.

Lionheart and Rosetail would die as usual. Firepaw had nothing to do with them dying. Brokenstar would've attacked either way.

Speaking of Spottedleaf, she died because there was no cat there to protect her. But if Firepaw was there, he might've been able to hold back Clawface until some other cats came.

Ravenpaw would die. I mean, there is a chance Greypaw helped him escape Tigerclaw, but it's a small chance. If he did escape, he'd go to Barley's farm, but I really doubt he would. Firepaw wouldn't overhear him telling those cats at the Gathering about how Redtail died so Tigerclaw wouldn't be discovered until a bit later.

Yellowfamg would find the kits that Brokenstar stole on her own. Or maybe Whitestorm and the rest of that patrol. Either way, they'd be found.

Greypaw wouldn't become a warrior until Sandpaw and Dustpaw did too. Firepaw was the one that did everything to make the two of them warriors.

Fire and Ice

Firepaw would probably become a full medicine cat about halfway through this book. I don't know why, I just feel like that's long enough for him to learn everything.

Greypaw (still Greypaw at this point, remember?) wouldn't go on that journey to bring back WindClan with Firepaw. I think some senior warriors would go. Whitestorm, maybe. And... Darkstripe? Idk. Maybe even Tigerclaw. Anyway, they'll come back as usual, the only difference being that Onewhisker wouldn't become friends with Firepaw having never met him.

That RiverClan fight would never happen. Whiteclaw wouldn't die.

Cinderpaw wouldn't be apprenticed to Firepaw. She could be given to anyone. I think Longtail if I had to guess who. Brackenfur, again, wouldn't be given to Greypaw. Mousefur is my guess for him.

Those two RiverClan kits that Greystripe and Fireheart saved would drown. There would be no one to save them :((

Likewise, they also wouldn't be there to give RiverClan some of their prey. Well, Greypaw might do it but idk

Greypaw might never meet Silverstrean as they wouldn't be out training apprentices. She wouldn't die, and Feathertail and Stormfur would never be born, neither would Stormfur's kits.

Cinderpaw might never get injured. It was Fireheart who told her to go to the Thunderpath. So Bluestar would go and possibly lose a life or something. And find out that Tigerclaw is evil early. She'd exile him and make Whitestorm deputy. It's pretty obvious she'd pick him.

Since Fireheart (yep he'll be a full medicine cat by now) probably wouldn't get a chance to meet with Princess, Cloudtail would never join the Clans, mate with Brightheart, and never have any of their kits. White wing wouldn't be born, which leads to Dovewing and Ivypool also never being born, at least not to Whitewing and Birchfall, anyway.

That battle with WindClan and ShadowClan would happen, but I don't think ThunderClan would be involved. WindClan would most likely lose, and cats would die.

Sandstorm, Dustpelt, and Greystripe would all become warriors at this time, for no reason other than that they've been apprentices for too long.

Forest of Secrets

It could still happen, but there is a smaller chance that anyone would find out that Mistyfoot and Stonefur would be discovered to be Bluestar's kits. So Stonefur wouldn't die for being half-Clan. He'd end up becoming leader of RiverClan.

Sandstorm wouldn't mate with Firestar. She'd go with Dustpelt. None of Ferncloud and Dustpelt's kits would be born, or Squirrelflight and Leafpool. None of their kits would be born either.

Tigerclaw would already be exiled at this time.

Brokenstar would still die, but I don't think Yellowfang would tell anyone that he was her son.

Rising Storm

Cloudtail wouldn't be there to do anything he does in this book.

Cinderpelt would be a warrior, and wouldn't be there to help Whitethroat and Littlecloud, who would both die of the sickness they had. So Littlecloud wouldn't become a medicine cat.

Runningwind wouldn't die. He only died because he was in a patrol with Fireheart investigating the Thunderpath when Whitethroat died, who is dead already in this timeline. Also Tigerclaw wouldn't go near the Thunderpath either.

Yellowfang would still die in the fire. Maybe along with Spottedleaf, too. Bramblekit would probably die as well because Fireheart wouldn't stop to save him.

Tigerstar would still become leader of ShadowClan.

A Dangerous Path

Nothing major would change here. The only thing that would change is that Whitestorm would become leader after Bluestar died, and Fireheart wouldn't be at the fight with the dogs. Bluestar would still die, though.

She might tell Mistufoot and Stonefur that they are her kits when they tried to save her, so they'll still forgive her. Or maybe they won't be able to save her and she'll simply drown.

The Darkest Hour

Whitestorm is now leader. If I had to guess, he'd maybe make Greystripe or Brackendur his deputy. He wouldn't die in the BloodClan battle, he'd only lose a life. And he'll probably kill Scourge.

Fireheart would be the one to go with him to the Moonstone to receive his nine lives.

Togerstar would still try and merge all the Clans together. TigerClan would still be a thing, but like I said earlier, Stonefur wouldn't die because of it. Featherpaw and Stormpaw won't be there for him to protect, anyway.

Fireheart would still bring the Clans together to fight BloodClan, but as a medicine cat rather than a leader. Whitestorm (now Whitestar) would be the one to lead them all into battle.

And that's all the first arc!!! So since this is super long already, I'll make a part 2 covering the next few arcs, and some super editions/novellas/manga!!!

Let me know if I forgot anything in this in the comments :)