As the title would imply im currently working on a au in which Rusty would join windclan instead of thunderclan. That im hopefully going to turn into a long running fanfic.
As for now the basics are that, Rusty lives in a twoleg nest near Barley's farm (Barley would kinda fill smudge's role). Tallstar receives the same fire alone prophesy as bluestar does in cannon plus the whole jake ordeal makes Tallstar take rusty into the clan.
Ive decided that Cloudrunner should be firepaws first mentor. As it is stated that he dies when shadowclan drives windclan out of the forest in cannon. My main reason for specifically choosing Cloudrunner is that he's stated to be morningflowers mate and thus opening up for a adoptive family type deal with Morningflower and Gorsepaw.
Going to characterize Firepaw slightly differently in this au. Due to windclan being driven from the forest so soon after his arrival to the clan some clan members are going to blame him for it making, this combined with the harsh general treatment from the clan he's going to be snappier and slightly more hostile.
Planning on including povs of other characters in specifically Thunderclan
Firepaw dodged an incoming attack from Lionheart, rolling in the dirt and sand. He was out of breath and his legs were trembling from exhaustion but his green eyes were gleaming with determination and pride. It had been two moons since he joined ThunderClan and already he embraced the ways of his new clan, his once pudgy form was now lean and strong, his senses sharper than ever. Tigerclaw, Ravenpaw, and Graypaw were observing by the other side of sandy hallow, just as tired as Firepaw but excited at the prospect of battle training. They spent the better part of the day learning new moves and now that the sun was setting, it was time to put them to practical use. Life in ThunderClan was difficult but the feeling of freedom was incomparable to anything he had ever felt up to that point, so even though his muscles ached after long hours of training and his stomach was empty more than it was full, he was satisfied with the path he had chosen.
Graypaw already had his session with Lionheart and Ravenpaw had also finished his training with Tigerclaw, if the older tom throwing him around and belittling his attempts can be called training. So all five toms would probably head back to camp once Firepaw finished his mock fight with the deputy.
Firepaw charged at Lionheart right after getting up on his paws again, hoping to catch the golden tom by surprise, however, the experienced warrior was ready and instead raised his huge paw to bat the apprentice away. Firepaw was too close to stop his attack so he braced for the impact he knew was coming. Except it never did.
Confused and disoriented he heard surprised yowling and hissing, he was being pushed to the side and out of the way of Lionheart's attack. It took him a second to realize that an intruder had interrupted their training session. The intruder was holding Lionheart by the scruff of his neck, their teeth dangerously close to the warrior's throat. At first, the golden tom trashed under their grip but the other cat was bigger and heavier than him so his efforts only made the cat dig their teeth and claws deeper into his skin. The rest of the apprentices and Tigerclaw were on their paws immediately, spitting and hissing but not approaching, worried that the intruder might snap their deputy's neck or tear out his throat. Firepaw was so surprised that he didn't recognize the other cat until they spoke.
"Get behind me, Rusty!"
The distinctly female voice shouted at him, muffled by fur but recognizable. The she-cat, Maple, towered over Lionheart and Tigerclaw, her white tail lashing furiously from side to side as she protectively stood between Firepaw and other cats. When he didn't listen to her instructions and instead took a battle stance, hissing at her, she stopped glaring at Tigerclaw to give him a look of confusion and betrayal.
"What are you doing? I said get behind me, there could be more of them!"
In her confusion, her grip on Lionheart must have loosened, as he tore out from beneath her and tackled her while she was unprepared.
Tigerclaw and Lionheart pinned her down while the apprentices took a defensive position around the ginger she-cat who was desperately trying to scratch and bite her way free of the tom's hold.
"Maple stop!" Firepaw snapped at her.
After a moment the she-cat stopped trashing and looked at him, unsure of what was happening. Firepaw was torn, it was his duty to protect ThunderClan territory but he knew Maple wasn't the type to pick fights for no reason, so her attack was probably just a misunderstanding. Luckily before he had to decide what to do, Lionheart took the lead. He was out of breath and blood was dripping down his neck but his voice was strong.
"Do you know this cat Firepaw?"
Immediately, before he could reply, Maple spat at the golden tom "What do you care you big brute? Attacking kits that aren't half your size, you're lucky I didn't snap your neck!"
Tigerclaw immediately growled, speaking for the first time since the attack "Quiet rouge! He wasn't talking to you!" Firepaw flinched at the anger in his tone but Lionheart's insistent look gave him the courage to speak up after a moment of hesitation.
"Lionheart please let her go, this is a huge misunderstanding, I'm sure Maple will behave if we all calm down."
The deputy looked at him with obvious doubt but when Firepaw sent a pleading look towards the ginger she-cat and after a moment of hesitation she stopped resisting except for a few frustrated twitches of her tail, Lionheart sighed.
"Tigerclaw let her go" He ordered, knowing the tabby tom would protest.
"But-"
"I said let her go, there's six of us and she won't get the jump on me twice" With that last part he sent a warning look towards the cat, who wisely chose not to say anything in return.
Tigerclaw grumbled, his tail lashing, but he listened to Lionheart and together they removed their weight off of her.
Maple immediately rose to her paws and shook her pelt of dirt and sand. She hastily made her way towards Firepaw and the other apprentices who quickly scurried out of her way, her every move being followed by the two warriors. She quickly checked him for injuries and finding none besides a few shallow scratches, Maple began washing his ears in relief and satisfaction, her loud purrs heard by all cats present.
Embarrassed, Firepaw shook his head and tried pushing her away, unsuccessfully.
"I'm okay Maple! They wouldn't harm me!" He loudly protested.
Clearing his throat, Lionheart had their attention again, he then repeated his earlier question.
"Firepaw, what's your relation to this cat?"
"Maple is my father's sister. She visited my siblings and mother a lot while we were still living together..." He explained shortly, looking slightly nervous.
Honestly, Maple was more like a second mother to him. Whenever she could she would visit their garden and play with them. She would also tell them stories and occasionally bring sparrows she caught. Those visits helped fuel the already present sense of longing for the forest inside the ginger tom. Firepaw hasn't seen Maple for a couple of moons now, not since he got taken in by his old two legs.
Lionheart seemed to think over this new information, looking between the two ginger cats as if he were looking for obvious signs they were kin. Tigerclaw on the other hand only grew more tense, his scarred face twisting into a deeper growl as he studied the tall intruder.
"Great, exactly what we need. More kittypets intruding on our territory." Firepaw bristled at the brown tabby's words but knew better than to oppose the experienced warrior. Maple didn't have such reservations, glaring right back at him. She didn't know what a kittypet was but she could tell by his tone of voice that it wasn't a compliment.
"Then maybe you should guard it better."
"Oh we will-"
"Maple please, you're only making things worse-"
"Enough!" Lionheart's voice echoed through the training hollow, effectively silencing the fight as well as startling the apprentices. They weren't used to seeing him get so angry or loud.
After a moment of silence, he gave Tigerclaw a look that had the other warrior shutting his mouth and looking away in frustration. Finally, he looked at Maple again, studying her expression and demeanor. She felt oddly stripped under his gaze, as if he was looking right through her yet she still raised her head defiantly. Looking at him right back in the eyes with challenge in her gaze.
"Your intentions might have been good but that doesn't give you the right to intrude on our territory. You need to leave now or we will be forced to chase you out." His tone was confident and strong, looking at the bigger feline with calmness but also authority. Had this been a patrol he would have chased an intruder like her away, however, there were apprentices present that he had to protect so a more diplomatic approach was necessary. This seemed to irk Tigerclaw more.
"Yes, I can see that Rusty- erm... Firepaw hasn't been harmed." Maple replied, eyeing the small apprentice out of the corner of her eye. Noting that he has gotten skinnier but also stronger since she had last seen him. "But I'm afraid I can't leave yet."
"And why is that?" Lionheart asked, narrowing his yellow eyes at the loner. It was clear that the deputy wasn't taking this lightly despite the fact that Maple wasn't being hostile.
"Firepaw's mother got word that he left his two legs to search for wild cats. She begged me to find him and make sure he is okay, I won't be satisfied until I see this clan of yours."
Firepaw grew more embarrassed and tense, but also... Regretful. Not of the fact that he left but more so about not saying goodbye, or at least making sure his mother and siblings knew he was okay. He should have known that his old life wouldn't be so easy to leave behind.
"Do you think you can just waltz into our home and make demands?" Tigerclaw seemed more ready to tear Maple's fur off with every passing moment, but a strict look from Lionheart was enough to silence the angry warrior.
"This isn't a permission I can grant you. Only Bluestar may say whether you'll be allowed to enter our camp or not." Lionheart meowed after a long moment, still keeping a watchful eye on Maple. "But you cannot stay here, or hunt on these grounds." If the situation got out of control this was a fight they could win, but the loner had already made it clear that she was a formidable opponent. Lionheart didn't want things to turn violent, especially not with the apprentices present.
"I will speak of this to Bluestar but if she rejects your request you will have to take your nephew's word that he is well looked after." Lionheart looked at Firepaw then, who seemed to shrink under his stare despite the deputy's demeanor being calm. He did not blame the apprentice for the intruder's presence.
Maple seemed to think this over, glancing at the ginger tom with a questioning look in her eyes. He seemed conflicted, his loyalty to the clan had never been tested like this, especially not against a family member but he did his best to remain strong and stand tall despite his obvious unease. After a moment she nodded.
"Alright. I'll wait for your decision at Ru- Firepaw's old home, but I'll be back if I don't receive a response soon." This seemed to irritate both warriors but Lionheart still nodded in understanding. Tigerclaw looked like he wanted to protest but kept quiet, glaring at the retreating intruder.
Before leaving Maple stopped by Firepaw, murmuring her goodbyes and touching his forehead to hers which he had to restrain a purr at. He knew that his responsibility was towards his clan but he missed his aunt, mother, and siblings. Tigerclaw was instructed to follow the loner and make sure she left the territory while Lionheart escorted the three apprentices back to camp. They spoke in hushed voices about the encounter until they were just in front of the thick thick gorse surrounding the Thunderclan camp, Lionheart sent Graypaw and Ravenpaw ahead but requested Firepaw stay behind for a moment.
Firepaw internally cringed, he knew that more questions were coming and a part of him was afraid that the clan would kick him out now that he was proving to be more trouble than it was worth. After all, he's the reason Maple intruded on their territory and made demands. Lionheart paused for a moment, just observing the younger tom until he spoke in an even voice.
"Maple... Is she not a kittypet like you used to be?"
Firepaw was surprised by the question, he expected Lionheart to question whether she was a threat to Thunderclan or not. Then again the deputy might have already made that judgement himself.
"I- not really? I think she was born one, but she definitely doesn't live with her twolegs anymore. I'm pretty sure she hasn't for a while..." Firepaw wasn't sure where this line of questioning was going but he trusted Lionheart.
"Look, I... I'm sorry to have caused trouble. I didn't know she'd go looking for me, we haven't seen each other since my old twolegs-" Lionheart cut him off, shaking his head.
"It isn't your fault Firepaw. It's natural for your kin to feel concerned, I just worry this might cause Thunderclan problems..." The deputy had a thoughtful look on his face, he seemed troubled but maintained a sense of calm and control.
"We can't have loners intruding on our territory. She might be your kin but your loyalties are with Thunderclan, you need to remember that." With that the golden tom sat up and entered the gorse tunnel, entering the camp and leaving Firepaw alone to ponder. The younger tom stayed there for a couple more moments, looking back into the forest as if Maple would appear again but there was nobody else here but him. With a sign he turned around and followed his deputy, hoping that this wouldn't further alienate him from the clan mates who were starting to accept him.
AN// Hiiiii, I haven't posted in a while (about Three years) but lately I was inspired to do a bit of writing
A lot has changed, I'm in college now but I still love warriors and occasionally draw my ocs. I really felt like writing something for my old Into the wild AU so I figured why not. This Au mainly focuses on Fireheart and his aunt (my oc) Maple who I inserted into the story because why not. It's not super developed so I might not post something like this for a while but It's kind of fun to make a chapter like this now and again. I guess this would be the prologue?
Anyway excuse the shitty writing, im an artist not an author so its not really something I usually do
If you want to see more or know more about my AU feel free to leave me an ask ^^ I love answering them
He's not your brother, Tigerstar, Fireheart just looks like that!
I mentioned before a sibling TigerFire AU before, but I think it'd be really funny if Rusty/Firepaw just happened to share physical traits with Pinestar by complete coincidence (like same pelt markings, colours, shape).
He's not related to Pine or Tiger but Tigerclaw can't help but see the similarities and wonder if this cat who came from the Twolegplace, the same place his father left to become a kittypet, is his brother.
Bonus if Tiger becomes CONVINCED that Firepaw is his younger brother and makes snide remarks about it. Meanwhile Fire has no fucking idea what he's talking about.
Firestar AU idea where he's a Medecine cat and Starclan just goes "Wouldn't it be funny if we gave this kid the power to see other cats terrible futures?" So now firepaw can see how everyone around him will die or get injured. After a while of helplessly watching cats around him die (Spottedleaf, Lionheart, Rosetail) he gets so desperate that he ends up pushing Cinderpaw out of the way and get hits by the car. Fireheart gets his tail injured but figures out that he can change others future if he steps in. So after that he just tries everything to prevent those futures from happening, but the more he fails (Yellowfang & Silverstream) the more desperate he gets. It gets so bad that he eventually ends up killing Darkstripe and Tigerstar in a desperate attempt to stop other futures from happening. I'll keep expanding on this AU as time goes on and I get more ideas👍
Warrior cat AU where nothing changes except: Fireheart/star is a Munchkin cat. Letterally everything is the same, just Fireheart is a tiny little man. Just a tiny little dude. Everyone Fireheart/star fights and wins against never wants to talk about it.
Whitetail: "Wow you're really beat up, who did you fight against? Lionblaze? Dustpelt?"
"AUGH! The pain of a thousand scorpions is upon me! I shan't believe I'll make it. Leave it in, it's far too late for me. For I already see the light of Starclan in the distance. Dearest mother, is that you? Here to take me to the feathery embrace of the sky? Oh cruel and uncaring world! To take one who has not even known the joy of adulthood! To save my life in the coldest snows of the past only to snuff it out here in my happiest of days! What have I done to deserve this? Is it a crime to search among the leaves of the forest for marigold? Is the spear of a thorn the retribution I am to face? I feel faint. Featherwhisker, my dearest friend, how much longer shall I bear this agony?"
"Firepaw, I haven't even touched you."
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As I said, M!Fire is a wee bit dramatic sometimes.
Featherwhisker gets the worst of it during his apprentice hood.
ok, warrior cats Au where Cloudstar appears to Rusty (because of the old Skyclan territory) and teach him some clan things so he can be accepted by the warriors and hereafter save skyclan
I mean, I really doubt that rusty would win graypaw (a >warrior apprentice<) without any training
