Brightstar's Story: Prologue

Brightkit was born to Flowerpetal (daughter of Lionstar) and Bumblesting. He had a sister, Sunkit who died when she was 1 moon old. Brightkit became a apprentice when he was six moons old, his mentor was Doveheart. He grew up as a cat of Thunderclan, there was the good times, bad times, the sad time and the happy. Brightpaw's best friend was a cat named Duskpaw, Duskpaw was the son of Brightkit's mentor, Doveheart and Briarpatch. Duskpaw also had a brother named Brownpaw. So they all got there warrior names together (Brightfire, Duskmoon, and Browntail) and became warriors of Thunderclan, but that was when everything changed.

During the reigns of Firestar, Bramblestar, and Lionstar Thunderclan was a clan to be proud of, the most powerful clan in the forest.
Lionstar lost his ninth life three days before Brightkit was born. The leader to succeed him was Tanglethorn/star. Lionstar knew that she would not be a good leader, the reason Lionstar appointed her in the first place was because she was the most experienced cat availible. Lionstar did not expect to die while Tanglethorn was deputy because when he appointed Tanglethorn deputy he still had 3 lives left. He unexpectedly lost two more lives the very next day when he was ambushed by a fox and ripped to shreds. So Lionstar then realized that maybe Tanglethorn would end up being leader after all, and he was scared that Thunderclan might become weaker. Lucky for Lionstar it was a time of peice in the forest. Lionstar figuered that he would be able to not lose his ninth life before Tanglethorn joined the elders. But this was Lionstar's great fault because he didn't think to himself what other dangers there could be besides battle and sickness. Lionstar was out hunting one day and he spotted a mouse struggling to get out of a wire. He pounced and killed the mouse and brought it back to camp. He then ate the mouse and felt fine afterwords. When dawn came Lionstar was dead, Jayfeather, the medicine cat confirmed that his brother had died of poison and concluded that it must have been something he ate. They mourned Lionstar's death on that night an owl floated over the moon and blocked it out, this was a sign that the great reign of Thunderclan was at a end. The clan welcomed Tanglethorn as their leader, not knowing what horror lay ahead.

To Be Continued...