#itw rewrite

[embersoftheforest]

[id: four cat silhouettes sit facing the dusky forest. The cats are of varying sizes, and the sun is sinking towards the trees.]

INTO THE WILDERNESS

A rewrite of Warrior Cats following the lives of four young cats as they venture into the wilderness. The Clans have never lived in harmony for long, but with the rise of ShadowClan's new leader, Brokenstar, the forest is about to change like never before.

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[embersoftheforest]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

WindClan is visited by some friends and Webkit is eager for the chance to visit the Outlook Rock and have his first look at the whole territory.

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"That call means we have visitors. Friendly visitors." Her tail wrapped around him. "Why?" "WindClan has many friends. It's good to treat friends as you want to be treated," she explained. "Who are they?" "I don't know. Wait and see."

[embersoftheforest]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Summary: ShadowClan welcomes two new apprentices, but Littlepaw isn't sure they're meant to be in ShadowClan, and tensions with WindClan mean he needs to train harder than ever. ---

"Today the Clan is getting two new apprentices," announced Brokenstar. Their Clanmates shifted, confusion glinting in their eyes. "We don't even have two kits," Tallpoppy pointed out. "Unless unborn kits are ready to become apprentices now," Yellowfang muttered under her breath. The tom-kit had followed the she-kit out of the nursery holding her tail. As he released her tail, the tom-kit sat abruptly and flicked his own tail up between his legs, tickling his muzzle. "Hail, Thistle," summoned Brokenstar. "Where did those kits come from?" Littlepaw heard Brookstep ask.

Notes: content warnings: ableism, child abduction, food struggles, gaslighting, othering. xenophobia

[embersoftheforest]

Writing sunningrocks be like...

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