"A terrible danger is approaching, infecting those among your clan"
The original clans have succumbed to a mysterious disease. The ones who survived it had come together to rebuild the clans. And there weren't many. Only a few cats of every original clan remains in the clans, others have succumbed, died from a different sickness (lack of medicine cats) or ran away to live as rogues, loners, or - some, kittypets, for there wasn't a cure. Thunderclan, Shadowclan, Windclan, Riverclan and Skyclan are no more. StarClan is fresh and new. A new set of clans is appearing. BrookClan, PineClan, FernClan, LotusClan and RainClan now rule the lake territories.The descendants of the original clans are still alive, it has been five years since the clans have broken up. It seems everything is going perfectly.
That is, until a mysterious prophecy throws a shadow upon BrookClan. A villain, from not so long ago, comes back - to take his own kits with him to the darkness. Sunrisekit, Lightkit, Rainkit and Crowkit have to make an important decision - before the decision makes itself.
What kind of decision will they make? And, most importantly - will the Clans survive, or will they once again perish?
I do not own the Warriors series, the original cats of the lake, the clan system, the lake system, the cat naming system, or the unedited photo in the cover art. Warriors is not my original idea, it belongs to Erin Hunter. The only thing that belongs to me is the storyline and the new characters + an edit of the cover art.
In this AU, the sickness appears after A Vision of Shadows. Which means, only cats present in The Raging Storm have a chance to still be alive. Add 5 years to that, however.