#wc theory

[namenotfound0]

My take on the new Warriors arc (Changing Skies)

Skyclan:

- Skyclan will start starving and start fighting amongst themselves

- Leafstar will become fully blind

- Leafstar will die

- Hawkwing becomes Hawkstar

- A Cool new deputy will be appointed in Skyclan (Violetshine isn't the coolest but she could maybe get more development post-Rootspring)

- Skyclan will finally get good (hoping Frecklewish becomes interesting again)

Shadowclan:

- Tawnypelt will defy Tigerheartstar and probably say something about morals being more important than Clan loyalty (echoing when she left Thunderclan)

- Tigerheartstar will lose a life to the Big Bad (probably some twoleg problem or another - ex. fire, tree falls)

- Tawnypelt will sacrifice herself

Thunderclan:

- Moonpaw will be training as a warrior

- She'll start hearing things and confide in Jayfeather, Alderheart, or her mentor

- Moonpaw will visit Starclan

- Someone will tell her that she's ~destined~

Riverclan:

- Riverclan will be trying to repair itself and will stay out of the drama

Windclan:

- Crowstar will happen at some point in this arc

- Breezepelt or Appleshine are likely deputy picks

Main plot:

(Not entirely specific timeline order, but I'll try)

- The Prophecy about the Moonpool is delivered by Shadowsight, worrying Tawnypelt

- The twolegs start construction and drive Skyclan to a great hunger and threatens to block the entrance to the Moonpool

- The Skyclan cats are divided, with some not trusting Leafstar's leadership as her vision - and sickness - gets worse

- Tawnypelt feels undervalued in her clan

- Moonpaw starts hearing voices

- Skyclan cats start hunting on Shadowclan territory behind Leafstar's back

- A gathering takes place, where Tigerheartstar accuses Leafstar of being incompetent, and Moonpaw collapses from "visions"

- Shadowsight either decides to mentor Moonpaw or says her "visions" are dangerous and she is not to be trusted

- Tigerheartstar turns the other Clans away

- Tawnypelt tries to convince him to take action with the other Clans, but he refuses

- Tawnypelt ventures to rally support from the other clans

- Squirrelstar is too new to leadership to lend a paw, Riverclan is still trying to get itself together, and Skyclan is a mess

- Crowfeather steps up for Tawnypelt, admiring her courage and determination

- The medicine cats, especially Jayfeather, Whistlepaw, and Frostpaw, will be uneasy after a long time without any visions or anything

- Moonpaw's "visions" get darker, hinting at the destruction of all the Clans and the fading of all of Starclan

- Leafstar joins Crowfeather and Tawnypelt on their mission, while Moonpaw separately seeks Starclan's guidance at the Moonpool

- Moonpaw gets trapped inside the cave with the Moonpool after a rockslide caused by twoleg construction, and she falls into the Moonpool

- Crowfeather, Tawnypelt, and Leafstar watch the rockslide and are fearful about the loss of connection

- Tensions rise between the Clans, with Shadowclan having a border dispute with Skyclan, and with Skyclan being left without a leader or any prey

- Moonpaw drowns and arrives in Starclan, where she is greeted by the regular cast (Bluestar, Yellowfang, Firestar), and the original leaders (Thunderstar, Windstar, Shadowstar, Riverstar, and Skystar) as well as Gray Wing

- The Starclan cats inform Moonpaw that the Clans must band together to find a new land once again

- Moonpaw doubts how she could be helpful, and Firestar assures her that she is the one

- Crowfeather and Tawnypelt help Leafstar as her sickness becomes more and more apparent

- Tawnypelt goes to Thunderclan and Crowfeather accompanies Leafstar to Skyclan

- Moonpaw reawakens on the edge of the Moonpool, still trapped but with a message

- Tawnypelt reasons with Squirrelstar and they stop fighting with Shadowclan

- Leafstar finally succumbs to her sickness after uniting Skyclan with Crowfeather's help

- Tawnypelt returns to Shadowclan with Squirrelstar and together they convince Tigerheartstar to work with the other clans

- Moonpaw escapes and finds Thunderclan, Skyclan and Shadowclan sharing territory as the twolegs build

- Hawkwing is unable to receive his nine lives, but acts in place of leader for Skyclan

- Moonpaw convinces the clans to all meet, and shares what she learned in Starclan

- Squirrelstar believes her completely, but Riverclan is hesitant as they just had issues with Starclan

- Crowfeather asks where they should go, and Ivypool steps up and says they should head toward *place* (whatever happens in her Super Edition is almost certain to introduce their next location)

- All the Clans agree when the twolegs get more aggressive with their building, and they head off on the journey

- Moonpaw starts getting visions again, this time of their new home

- Tawnypelt and Harestar both die protecting the Clans

- Crowfeather assumes the position as leader of Windclan, though unable to receive his nine lives

- Rootspring and/or Tree see the ghosts of Tawnypelt and Harestar at night before they jump up and join Silverpelt

- They arrive at the new territories and Moonpaw becomes a ghost cat (like Rock, so not dead-dead) and turns into the new connection to Starclan (Like how Rock is the connection to the Ancients and Stoneteller is the connection to the Tribe of Endless Hunting)

Now I know the Erin's would never kill all three protagonists in an arc, but this is the only way I see the books getting fresh new plot points while also keeping with everything they've announced. Plus, Tawnypelt is super old, Crowstar has been a long time coming, and Leafstar is not only widely hated but literally stated to be facing some sort of challenge with her vision. I think it's only logical that these three would die to make room for a new roster of interesting protagonists. As for Moonpaw... I don't like that she can be named "Moon"paw and have visions and have there also be a conflict with the Moonpool. Like, they could have called her ANYTHING else.. but they went with "Moon". I think it would be super interesting if she became a sort of immortal figurehead for Starclan. In all honesty, I'm not sure how this would work, but I think it would be super cool. Maybe she gets a Starclan form and can travel between the worlds? But only sparsely and she can only be seen by Tree and Rootspring + giving medicine cats visions & omens.

This was just a fun thought experiment for me - don't take anything I said too seriously, I just love to theorize (if you also like My Little Pony and want to read my theory of how Gen 4 and Gen 5 connect, I have a post on that here)

[back-in-my-wc-hyper-fixation-ig]

I saw something once where people were talking about after it's revealed that Hollyleaf killed Ashfur, and how Dustpelt said Holly "did them a favor" and were wondered what happened during Ash's apprenticeship that put them at odds. But I raise you: Birchfall is Dustpelt's son and the only survivor of that litter, as well as Ash's first apprentice. We know that he was really aggressive with Lionblaze because he thought he was Squilf's son, but what if he did something to Birchpaw after Squilf dumped him Because he was angry?

[allyourlife]

short rant about starclan/df.

i think when you go to sc you keep your scars. they're a mark of the warrior you've become and the pain you've gone through. it's a mark of valor. there is no pain anymore, but the scars still appear. little stars twinkling around the edges. If you're blind, or deaf, you can see or hear for the first time ever.

however, if you go to the df, you keep your scars too. they're a mark of shame, of how you chose violence. and they hurt like hell. they still bleed, they still pain you. if they're bad enough, they weaken you. brokenstar still can't see, and his eyes hurt just like the day he was scarred. tigerstar is always bleeding from the gash in his stomach. hawkfrost hurts from the heart and from the soul because of what he did. mapleshade sits as she rots away from a thousand cuts and has to think about what she must have done wrong.

however, you're immortal. you can never die from these injuries. you'll be forever in pain from the hurt that you caused and recieved.

[dayundying]

THEORY. Thriftear and Bayshine AREN'T Moonpaw's biological parents but are foster caretakers of a sort because for whatever reason her family had to give her up, theres a lot better ideas u can go with this route

[howler-moon]

HIIII CHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! correct me if someone has done this before but here's my theory/ au idea because the Erin's would never do this

"Sol is Moonpaw's father" WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sol IS Moonpaw. Sol was reincarnated Cinderpelt-Cinderheart style so he could have another chance at becoming a true warrior. Why? Idfk why did Midnight tell him about the eclipse. The reflection Moonpaw sees in the Moonpool instead of her own is SOL!!! because the Moonpool is freaky like that (I imagine it would have also shown Cinderpelt to Cinderheart before they split). Sol uses his alleged master manipulator skills and tries to get Moonpaw to do SIN!!!!!!!! When its revealed that Moonpaw is Sol is creates interesting conflict for the other two protagonists, Leafstar and Tawnypelt as they were directly affected by Sol and his shenanigans in the past. Sol feeds dirty lies to Moonpaw about Leafstar specifically because he HATES her for banishing him

lord forgive me for i have sinned

[mourningsbane]

I couldn’t find any info on mourningsbane (is it a plant you created for the story?) buutttt I do know that lilies are poisonous to cats, which is just casually growing in the healer’s den… hmmm suspicious. As for why Tanglefern would (theoretically) do this? I have no clue! Bearface and Honeyspring were friends, but that’s about as much as I know! Maybe his biggest mistake was killing Honeyspring too early

Having a blast reading this and throughly enjoying the art with it, I can’t wait to see where this goes!!

Mourningsbane (and its partner, Clottingroot, was created for the story! Mourningsbane itself, though resembling lilies, is not a true lily. It's actually in the Veratrum genus and contains veratridine and 2-Deoxyjervine.

Clottingroot is a flowering plant that heavily mimics Mourningsbane to deter predation. It's called Clottingroot by the clans because its roots are gathered, crushed, and rubbed into moss to encourage blood clotting.

It's an easy mistake to make, isn't it?

[rookflower]

people on twitter always talk about curlfeather like she's one of the most sick and twisted, irredeemably fucked up villains ever created in the series but she's honestly one of the tamest in regards to her actual actions overall and also dies horribly in the first book of the arc so all of her actions are revealed posthumously LMFAO

[runeclangen]

Moon 2-1

Joy and Whimsy! Brought to you by: Foalkit! The first page in a while where Flintpaw isn't actively on the brink of breaking down.

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Every time I draw Flintpaw she gets a little more off-model lmao– I'm gonna,,, work on improving that. Ended up resketching this page entirely because the old layout I had bored me so much I almost considered taking another hiatus. I think it was worth it in the end to redo it!!

I also gotta,,, make a proper ref for Foalkit because her design has changed from the first post I made

[seroquelstar]

can i get a Rootspring

probably my most drawn wc character. never got a good design for him tho :(

[blimbo-buddy]

Massive reach here, but you want to know what panel the colors in this graphic novel SpottedLeaf artwork reminded me of

You just gotta squint your eyes a bit, or a lot, or just assume I'm totally reaching now

[namenotfound0]

They NEED to retcon Thriftear and Bayshine being Moonpaw's parents

Like, they're first cousins

They wanted Thriftear to be her mum because that makes her Leafpool's great-grandchild (and therefore a distant Firestar descendent because protagonists have to be) and they were like "Oh he's pretty much the same age" and just put them together but like?!??

Shellfur is also roughly the same age and is BARELY related to her (fourth cousins twice removed I believe (Fernsong's great-grandmother, Sorreltail, is half-brothers with Greystripe through Willowpelt)), and yes, he has a mate, but they can easily break them up or kill her off (she's a background character, it's fine)

AND Shellfur is a Graystripe descendent!! So Moonpaw would be related to both of the OG cats!!

The Erin's clearly didn't think this one through all too well...

[strawberryfrostedkitties]

[lightleapfan]

second body

[need1etail]

Water.

Every birth starts with water.

Most births start with blood as well. But not this one. Water and stars. A perfect mix of the two. To create the perfect being. She has been creating this being for so long. Carefully building her in their image. In the image of the ones who found Her and made Her who She is.

And now, finally, she is complete. The perfect little cat. With stars running through her veins. Not blood. Blood is imperfect. Blood is easy to spill. Stars are infinite.

She nudges her kitten toward Her bank with gentle waves. But the kitten only squeaks and rushed back into the safety of Her pool. “Come now,” She whispers in a voice only she can hear. “You're ready to join the world.”

Her kit buries herself into the shallows of Her water. “I don't want to leave you yet,” she murmurs. “What if I don't remember you?”

“Oh, my lovely kitten,” She purrs. “Every kit knows their mother. Remember, little one. I'll always be there with you. You have me in your veins. In your heart. In every part of you. You won't forget me.”

The kitten sniffles and presses her nose to her Mother. She ripples. “Go now. Do what I could never do. And meet your sister.”

The kitten nods slowly. She takes her first steps away from her Mother. She glances over her shoulder. But neither of them say anything. She's about to leave when she remembers. “Wait,” she meows. “What's my name?”

Her Mother is quiet and for a few, terrifying heartbeats, she worries she couldn't hear Her anymore. But eventually, She speaks, whispering in Her daughter's ear.

The kit purrs. “I love it,” she meows. She sends her Mother one last wave of her tail. She makes her way down Her stream, following it just like She told her to. The trees rustle around her. She couldn't see them when she lived in the hollow. Only a sky full of stars.

As she walks, a slight buzz begins in the back of her head. She looks behind her. She's forgetting something. Where did she come from? Who is she? She can hear the alluring sound of waves lapping against a shore a few treelengths ahead. For some reason, it's so comforting. So… beautiful. It sounds like love.

“Hey!” a voice calls. She whips around, spotting a cat. The cat's eyes widen at the sight of her. A sopping wet kitten. “Who are you?”

She opens her mouth to say her name. But she can't remember. A voice whispers in her head.

Tears burn in the back of her eyes but she isn't sure why. “Moonkit,” she repeats. “My name is Moonkit.”

[brackenfur]

tbh im soooo thankful the erins did not make lionblaze thunderclans leader orrrrr squirrelstar's actual deputy....ive said this since 2012 but lionblaze being leader is both incredibly predictable also i just never rly thought he'd actually be a good leader