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i am begging you to tell me about your mapleshade au
Basically, in this AU, Mapleshade is not evil. She doesn’t murder anyone in life. At least, not on purpose. She is just incredibly unlucky.
Short-ish explanation under the cut. Be aware, it contains dark themes. If you’d like a more in-depth rundown, let me know!
(Disclaimer, to reduce confusion, I headcanon that where a cat goes in the afterlife is dependent on the majority opinion of living clan cats. As an example, Ashfur went to Starclan, but he tried to harm many cats. However, very few actually know that, so he went to Starclan by default.)
Mapleshade in life
Mapleshade hooks up with Appledusk, but after meeting Reedshine at a gathering, soon finds out he doesn’t care about anyone but himself. She decides he is not worth the trouble, and cuts him off. She does, however, realize she is pregnant soon after.
She has her kits, and Frecklewish jumps to conclusions, giving Mapleshade no room to argue. In this au, it is intended to be more apparent that Frecklewish is her best friend, but grief-stricken nonetheless. Hence the hasty conclusion.
Queue the scenes where Mapleshade has her kits, is banished, and loses said kits in a raging river in her rush to escape her ex clan.
She tries to find shelter in Riverclan, pleading for one night of protection. Reedshine tries to argue for Mapleshade, but it is ignored. Appledusk berates Mapleshade, and Nightstar has her chased out.
Mapleshade goes to the Moonstone to seek guidance. Ravenwing finds her and accuses her of wanting revenge on him. He attacks her. Mapleshade climbs the Moonstone to evade him, but he slips and meets his end. Mapleshade is deemed his murderer by his fellow medicine cats.
Next, Mapleshade goes to Frecklewish to try and set things straight with her friend. They are speaking in the Snake Rocks area. Frecklewish refuses to listen to a single word. Mapleshade tries to save her from an adder, but she is too late. Frecklewish is bitten and dies shortly after. A patrol finds Frecklewish and deems Mapleshade her murderer.
Finally, Mapleshade confronts Appledusk. She tells him how he loves nothing, even his own kits. How he plays with other’s lives and thinks nothing of it. She says good bye, and an enraged Appledusk jumps onto her from behind. In an instinctual effort to protect herself, Mapleshade bites Appledusk too hard. He bleeds out before he can kill Mapleshade. Perchpaw replaces his mentor and inflicts a fatal blow. Reedshine sends him back to camp for backup. She leads a quickly fading Mapleshade to a barn outside of Windclan territory, where she eventually passes.
Mapleshade in death
Mapleshade awakens in the Dark Forest despite never having done anything with the intention of evil. She searches for ways out, for ways to reach her kits, but realizes she is stuck there forever. She may not have been evil, but the majority of living clan cats believed her evil. So that is why she was placed where she was.
She finds ways to interact with the living, and utilizes the skill often to help young cats and mothers in various ways. As well as punish those who harm said cats.
Mapleshade saves Stormkit when he falls into the river and breaks his jaw. She coaxes the waters to deposit him on the shore. She is immediately fond of him, as she was able to save him from the very river her kits drowned in. She decides she will help him be the best he can be.
When his mother rejects him, Mapleshade is there to comfort and distract him in his dreams. She helps him train and gives him encouragement. She tells him of his potential future, and the possible dangers he will face. She warns him of the steep consequences that will come if he does not put his clan first. She wants him to succeed in the ways her kits would never.
Appledusk gets wind of Mapleshade’s activities, and intervenes.
As Crookedjaw loses family members, Appledusk whispers doubts of Mapleshade into his mind. Tells him lies and truth as if they are the same. Crookedjaw becomes suspicious of Mapleshade, and chooses the words of his ancestor over her. Crookedstar forces Mapleshade out and does not reconcile with her before he passes. Mapleshade is hurt, but does not abandon her work in the dreams of the living.
When Thistleclaw sought out Spottedpaw, Mapleshade sent cars to chase and crush him.
When Tigerpaw harmed Tiny, Mapleshade gave him visions of dog teeth, blood, and his own stomach ripped open.
When Darkstripe poisoned Sorrelkit, Mapleshade made him choke on his own blood and bile.
When Brokenstar forced kits into the dangerous lives of warriors, Mapleshade conjured tigers to shred his pelt from his small body.
And when they joined the Dark Forest? She made sure each of these nightmares were real.
Get your soggy depressed ass outta that lake. We're gonna go home, and you're gonna drink some hot chocolate while wrapped in extra fluffy blankets. Maybe then you'll calm down.
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