Collapse - a warrior cats AU

#1 Always a kittypet

Bluestar opened her eyes, as the bright sunlight kindled on her fur, 'my oh my, its already day?' she thought to herself as she is quickly stumbled to her feet. She remembered back when she was a warrior, she was always wakened late. Not very good etiquette for a warrior, but I guess it stuck.

Peering out of the den she saw many cats flourishing, she could see Longtail, Tigerclaw, and Mousefur bringing back prey as Icefoot, Darkstripe and Lionheart set out for patrols. She gazed at Icefoot. The small sleek tomcat wasn't always a warrior, he was once a kittypet named Tiny. But Sunstar adopted him into the clan. 'He's a very courageous warrior' she thought to herself with a grin. 

A shadow sprouted above her as the stench of cool wet rocks flourished in her muzzle. "Hello, Stonefur" she purred. It was a miracle she even was a leader because she had even become a leader because of having kits with a RiverClan cat, Oakheart, Those kits were were Stonefur, her deputy, and his sisters, Mistyfoot and Mosswind. 'How could I have even thought of giving them away to RiverClan?!' she winced at the thought of it. 

"I am very sorry I have woken up late." she mewed in apology to her kit. "Oh don't worry," Stonefur said with empathy in his voice "I just have something to report." Her ears poked up, faster than a rabbit scurrying "hm?" Stonefur looked at his mother and gazed into the exit of camp. "We have spotted a kittypet on our territory" he mewed.

 Bluestars eyes slit in a deja vu trance. 'a kittypet?' something was telling her to learn more about this so come kittypet. "What did they look like?" Stonefur thought a bit, then opened his mouth; "he was a tomcat, about 6 moons old, he had a bright red coat and eyes greener then entire ThunderClan territory!" 'I have a good feeling about this kittypet' Bluestar thought 'could this be the fire that saves our clan?' "I have a good feeling about him" the leader spoke out loud "tell Graypaw to try and find this kittypet and befriend him, offer him to join the clan." 

Stonefurs eyes slit in shock. "A kittypet? In ThunderClan?" He cried "that's nonsense! He would make ThunderClan look weak!" Bluestar shook her head in disagreement, "Icefoot was a kittypet once too, and he is one of our best warriors!" Stonefur sighed "I guess you're right he is a very strong warrior....." Stonefur growled. "Fine Bluestar, you are leader, so you can do what you wish, if you'd like to invite the kittypet to join our clan, then do so." 

Bluestar smiled. "Thank you Stonefur" she purred "please tell Graypaw the whole plan." Stonefur nodded, hope in his eyes. "Of course, Bluestar!" He said as the shaggy bundle of fur padded away. 

One day later....

It was another day in sunny warm Greenleaf. Sunlight yet again hit her pelt as a shadow cast upon Bluestar's gorgeous blue-gray fur.  "Bluestar!" Lionheart called, she could feel his powerful green gaze when she wasn't even looking at him. "argh" she moaned as she plopped herself up from the den floor. "Sorry Lionheart, what did you need?" 

Lionheart looked at Graypaw from outside of the cave. He was enjoying some early breakfast with a mouse in his mouth. Then he looked back at the tall leader. "Bluestar, Graypaw told me earlier today that he found a kittypet in our territory, and that he wanted to us to talk to him about joining the clan." Lionheart scoffed "I know crazy, right?" Bluestar smirked 'he's completely clueless, it's hysterical.' "Don't say that he's only so young" Bluestar whined, "let's go out there and see." Lionheart growled, "whatever you say, my leader."

The two strong ThunderClan cats padded outside of camp, into the shady territory of ThunderClan. After a couple of minutes, a flamy figure started to emerge. After a bit, they saw it was a cat. The kittypet was exactly how Stonefur described him, a small tomcat, about 6 moons, With a coat made out of fire and ash, as well as green eyes. His collar was about the same color as Bluestars pelt, with a golden circular plate dangling from it, with strange twoleg scripture carved into it. 

"Hello?" The cat called "are you the Bluestar and Lionheart Graypaw spoke of?" Bluestar nodded, "yes, and we need to ask you something." "Yes! Of course!" He purred "oh and by the way, my name's Rusty." Bluestar smiled "Well, Lionheart and I were wondering if you wanted to live with us." Rusty's ears popped down as he glanced behind him, at his twoleg den. You could see a blur of a fat black and white kittypet. "It's very nice to offer that, Bluestar" he mewed "but I think I am happy with where I live right now."

Lionheart scoffed. "But it would be so great here! Look at this place! We got food, dens, everything!" Rusty nodded "I know, but I just don't think it's something for me, with all the hunting and fighting, ya know." Bluestar looked at Lionheart with a disappointed look in her eyes and sighed. "I'm sorry we bothered you, Rusty, I'm going to go back to camp now, I wish you the best in life." Rusty nodded "okay bye! Nice meeting ya!" He cried as the three cats separated ways.