Warriors of the Plants

In The Dark Forest 

Sporeshine stood still on a clearing, she cleared out a lot of the surrounding foliage and planted a few bright toxic plants and flowers in replacement, it was pretty, pretty and deadly. Ever since Sporeshine got word on what Addersting's lil fluffy servant did, she wanted one of her own, but one that followed her ideals and ways.

Focusing her energy, she called for a suitable subject, she was surprised at how quickly they came as a small grey and white cat materialize in front of her, the small cat was still sleeping. Sporeshine took this time to analyze her new subject and think of what to say.

"So you did it too?" Reapwatcher meowed from behind Sporeshine having snuck up surprisingly quietly for just how massive of a cat he was. "It seems like all the cats here are calling in someone," He meowed yawning before looking at the small sleeping gray cat "This one's punier than the one Addersting called!" He laughed his laugh booming

Sporeshine rolled her eyes in annoyance, of course Reapwatcher was here, why wouldn't he be? He's always in everyone's business, "Yes now if you'll excuse me, I'd like to have some alone time with them." She mewed with a slight growl.

"Sure," Reapwatcher meowed proceeding to take a step back and then not moving and just watching her

Sporeshine glared at him, she thought about shoving a foxglove bloom down his throat but ultimately decided against it, she'll have to somehow climb her way to his face and risk having a bad first impression on her subject, it wasn't worth it. Sporeshine prodded the small cat, cooing softly but with hidden sharpness underneath, "Wake up sleepyhead~"

Yewshine blinked the sleepiness out of his eyes, thinking it was one of his moms, "Huh? It's still dark outside mom-" His eyes widen in shock before jumping up to his paws, looking around frantically, "Wh-who are you? Where am I?" He asked fearfully, his tail tucked between his hind legs.

Reapwatcher flicked his tail keeping quiet as promised to let Sporeshine do the talking. Judging by Yewshine's reaction Reapwatcher assumed he wasn't a warrior or an warrior apprentice at that

Sporeshine smiled brightly, but it looked off-putting than friendly, "Don't worry dear, I'm- we're not going to hurt you." She gave a warning glance to the giant cat, knowing what he does for fun.

"But how did I get here? You're not rouges are you?" Yewshine asked nervously, getting flashbacks, but it doesn't make sense, he was in camp, there's no way no one would let rouges in and take him.

Sporeshine frowned, "I thought I called for medicine cat..." Did she do something wrong? 

The grey and white cat stared at her in confusion, "I-I am? I'm so confused...this must be a dream, really impressive one though! It feels so real!" Fear was replaced with curiosity as Yewshine started examining the plants around him.

Reapwatcher watched the two, "You called for a medicine cat why would you do that?" He scoffed inching slightly closer to get a better look at Yewshine

"Because I'm one? I'm not like you, blood is too messy and sticky, it gets everywhere and it's a pain to clean up." Sporeshine scoffed.

Yewshine snapped his back to stare at the two cats, "Wait, you're a medicine cat..?" He looked around again, thinking. "I'm dreaming...I'm dreaming! Finally I talk to Starclan! Starclan looks a lot different then I thought,"

Sporeshine facepalmed, "I'm starting to think this was a mistake"

"Hey my kills had no blood or mess!" He growled his fur bristling glaring at Sporeshine before turning to look back at Yewshine. He let out another hearty laugh, "Please. Do we look like Starclan cats?" He meowed raising a brow

Yewshine pouted, "What else are you supposed to be? You're dead, I'm walking in my dreams, that's what medicine cats do! Talk to Starclan!" He explained matter of factly

"You're in the place of no stars. The Dark Forest? I have no idea what name we go by now a days," Reapwatcher meowed with another yawn. "Although I'm surprised by you. You're so tiny yet you don't seem very scared by my size," He meowed

Yewshine stared at Reapwatcher, "The Dark Forest? That can't be right...I'm a medicine cat! I'm supposed to be blessed by the stars..." Right?

Sporeshine saw an opening, a chance, and she wasn't about to waste it, "Starclan has abandoned you, but it's okay I'll be your new spiritual guide from now on."

Reapwatcher looked at Sporeshine about to counter what she said but quickly realized what she was doing. Sure he could easily win any fight with her but he didn't want to deal with her poisons...quite a nuisance so he stifled what he was going to say

Yewshine backed up just a bit, taking in what she just said, the stars disappearing, Starclan never letting him into their hunting grounds, and now he's literally in the place with no stars.

Sporeshine could see the cogs turning in his head, she knew she got a hold on him, "It's alright dear, I won't abandon you like them, in fact I'll help you more than they ever could."

Reapwatcher scoffed, "You always seem to abandon me," He muttered

Sporeshine shot another glare at him, "As what I was saying..." She reached out her paw, putting on a sweet yet chilling smile, "I'm Sporeshine, do you except me as your new mentor?"

Yewshine blinked, it was happening all too fast for the young cat, "Um...can I think about it..?"

Reapwatcher thoroughly bored decided that Yewshine's word meant that he didn't need to keep his promise to Sporeshine anymore. His muscles rippled underneath his pelt as he lifted his massive paw and it swung at full speed towards Sporeshine. Once collided it would throw the smaller cat across the clearing. "You still haven't asnwered my question." He meowed towering over Yewshine "How come you aren't scared of me?" He meowed his paws tensing as if he were trying to unsheath his claws but now claws came unsheathed. 

Yewshine gasped as Sporeshine's body flew away like a piece of driftwood, he gave him a nervous chuckle, "Um...I am now..?"

Reapwatcher crotched down his black scleras making his purple iris even more striking as he squinted them at Yewshine. "You didn't even bat an eye to my size when full grown warriors have quivered before me. Why?" He meowed. Thankfully he didn't sound like he was going to attack

The small cat brighten when he saw no more aggression, he was a bit unnerved but Sporeshine did say that they won't hurt him, "Oh my mother is pretty big too! She's a bit shorter than you though." Yewshine tilted his head, picturing Harveststar next to Reapwatcher, "Mmm I think a head shorter?"

Reapwatcher raised a brow "Really? I've only met one other cat at that height...and she's dead." He muttered thinking of Lilac. "What's her name? What clan are you from? Actually let me guess, FlowerClan." He meowed pointing out the flowers stuck in Yewshine's pelt

Yewshine nodded, "Yup! My mom is the leader actually, her name is Harveststar." He purred softly, thinking about how happy she's been ever since her union ceremony with Springfern.

Reapwatcher hummed thoughtfully before standing at his full height again, "Nope the name doesn't seem familiar...maybe if you describe her?" He meowed although assumed this, Harveststar, was a young cat being alive after he died

"Well she's really fluffy! Especially her tail! It's so heavy with fluff that she can't even lift it." Yewshine giggled, "And she's grey with beige patches and stripes, her backside and tail is white though." He caught looked into Reapwatcher's purple eyes and got reminded her Harveststar's own, "Oh she has purple eyes like you! And the most iconic thing of all, she got a crescent moon marking on her face."

As Reapwatcher listened his eyes slowly lit up with recognition...it couldn't be possible could it? The last time he saw his own kit was when she was still so young. Not even of an apprentice's age. It couldn't possibly be her...she was with her mother in the city not somehow a FlowerClan leader. He cleared his throat unable to get his hopes down now. "Has she ever said who her parents were?" He asked unable to hide the slight hope in his voice.

Harveststar had never once mentioned her parental figures to either of her sons. She never really spoke of her past...and after the encounter with the rogues it was more than obvious now why she had never spoken of her past. Even after explaining her once partnership with cruel cats and her own struggles with bloodlust she still never spoke much of her past and that included whoever her parents were

Yewshine shook his head, "No...but I heard some stories about how she was a dying rouge that came to Flowerclan seeking help."

She was a rogue...she was a rogue, she wasn't born in FlowerClan. Reapwatcher blinked staring down at Yewshine. "Can you do this...one favor for me?" He meowed putting a smile on flashing his large white teeth. "Can you go and ask her if her name as a rogue was 'Lavender'?" He meowed, "I won't ask for anything else...although I can't promise Sporeshine won't ask for other favors," He meowed

Yewshine blinked, it was an odd request but it can't hurt to ask, "Um...okay! How do I get out of here?"

Sporeshine crawled back into the clearing just in time, her fur messy and matted with stray leaves and twigs stuck in it, her eyes were blazing in fury, "I'll take care of that."

Yewshine yelped as the ground underneath him started to fall and break, he scrambled to get a hold of the edge but it was too late as he was engulfed by the earth.

Sporeshine tsked, plucking a beautiful purply pink flower, "I hope you don't mind a bit of toxicity." She growled.

Reapwatcher watched Yewshine 'leave' before looking back at Sporeshine, "No I do mind actually," He meowed

In Flowerclan camp 

Yewshine jumped awake, glad to see that he was safety in his nest and not the dark forest, he figured that he should get the favor the giant brown tabby wanted over with and headed to the leader's den, clearing his throat as he entered, "Hey mom? I have a odd question to ask."

Harveststar would be awake enjoying a piece of prey. She would look up as Yewshine padded into her den "Hello Yewshine, what is it you need to ask?"

Yewshine settled down in front of the leader, "Well I have a weird dream," He started, unsure how to ease the conversation to the question, maybe he should just get it over with, like peeling cobwebs off a wound, "Long story short, what was your original name? Like rouge name?"

Harveststar swallowed the piece of prey in her mouth. "Well...I had many different names cats called me by," She meowed "The most common was probably half moon or the harvest," She simply explained taking another bite of her food

Yewshine tilted his head, "What about...lavender?" He was nervous on asking, he knew his mother didn't like talking her past.

Harveststar's eyes widened before she started choking on her prey. She coughed and choked her fur bristling. She took a breath looking at Yewshine, "Where did you learn that name?" She meowed

Yewshine chuckled anxiously, "Like I said, I had a dream...um I talked to this cat, a really big cat, bigger than you actually." He explained slowly, careful not to reveal that he was actually in the Dark Forest and not Starclan, "And somewhere along the line he mentioned a 'Lavender' when I was talking about you."

Harveststar stared at Yewshine with wide eyes. "I don't think that was some ordinary dream," She meowed looking away that look of shock still on her face

Yewshine laughed, "Well yea it wasn't, I know that y'know I'm a medicine cat and all."

"Yewshine that sounds like my father," Harveststar meowed looking back at her son

Yewshine's eyes sparkled, "Oh really? That's so cool-" Then he realized what that meant, that means Harveststar's father, his grandpa, has been in the dark forest this whole time. He put on a smile, "U-um he was really nice!"

Harveststar laughed, "Good...I barely remember him myself," She meowed with a shrug, "I honestly forgot he was a clan cat since my mother lived in the city and I lived in the city most of my life, you already knew that though," She chuckled before looking down at her paws. She wasn't sure how else to react to knowing that her father contacting Yewshine

Yewshine nodded, trying to keep the smile on his bright as million possibilities on why his grandpa was in the place of no stars ran through his head, but if what Sporeshine said was true then perhaps he didn't do anything wrong per say? "Yea he was surprised that I wasn't scared of his size."

Harveststar laughed and nodded "Oh yes I'm sure...you said he's even taller than me," She meowed letting out a breath. She didn't want to say it out-loud but she did wish she could see him. She was barely with her biological parents so she barely had any memories of either of them and what memories she did have were very fuzzy from age

Yewshine nodded, "Yea um I should get going, he just wanted me to ask you if went by Lavender before, I'll let him know the next time I dream." He started to back out of the den, "Buh bye!"

"Now hold on," Harveststar meowed getting to her paws, "Did he really contact you just to see you?" She meowed since it didn't really make sense for Starclan to do that. "Did he say anything about the missing stars?"

Yewshine pause in his step, foxdung, "Well he wasn't the one contacting me...he just happened to be there," He turned around to face the leader again, "I was talking to another medicine cat first..."

"Yes and what did they say?" Harveststar pressed, squinting her eyes at her son and it looked a lot like how Reapwatcher squinted his eyes

"They said something about..." Yewshine gulped nervously, how was he supposed to get out of this? Just make something up! "Something about the stars...leaving or abandoning, I don't know I'm sorry, your father kinda interrupted." He gave a awkward chuckle.

Harveststar made a worried look "The stars leaving?" She meowed "That's not good...we should talk to the other medicine cats about this," She meowed thoughtfully

Yewshine nodded in agreement, perhaps the other medicine cats also had dreams from the dark forest, "We should go to Castleclan first, Cactusclan is in a...predicament." And I want to see Mouseheart again.

Harveststar nodded, "We can arrange a time to go later," She meowed walking towards the entrance and squeezing past Yewshine out. "For now let's try not to panic,"

"Yup you got it!" Yewshine watched Harveststar leave, quickly rushing back to the medicine den and breathing a sigh of relief. That was close.