However, Mapleshade ended up breaking the Warrior Code by falling in love with Appledusk, a cat from RiverClan. When this is revealed, she is exiled and attempts to go to Riverclan. Do you make that promise? He just wanted to kill them because of their association with Squirrelflight. Darkstar This cats got many problems-_- So, how can Ashfur be "not evil" in his heart, but Mapleshade is? Mapleshade watched as the three kits ran up to sniff it. There has been much confusion over Mapleshade's description. I should have had all that!.Mapleshade attempting to murder Sandstorm. I nodded and countinued to stare at the rain. Thank you! It will be my first time!! I have walked beside you from the day you were born, guiding your paw steps, laying out your destiny before you. Appledusk blamed Mapleshade for getting their kits drowned and turned Mapleshade away. Appledusk gazed at Mapleshade, nothing hiding the love in his eyes. Mapleshade was both heartbroken and enraged, and vowed revenge. Spottedpaw is bewildered, and when Mapleshade orders Thistleclaw to get rid of her, he leads her away from the scene. They have no right to be treated like this!! I thought I would examine some examples of cats who we know what their lives were like, and why they went to the Dark Forest or not after they died, and show how there seems to be no consistent rule about who goes there. She suddenly heard someone approaching. Sol | One Eye | Slash's Group (Slash, Bee, Snake) | Stripes's Group (Stripes) | Jacques and Susan | Darktail | Rain | Dodge's Group (Dodge) | Jaggedtooth | Willie's Group (Willie), Non-Cats Crimsonwish lay in another wide hole in the den, sleeping away peacefully. They enjoy it, but a RiverClan patrol spots them and warns them away. Onestar | Mudclaw | Antpelt | Breezepelt | Houndleap, BloodClan That place is full of weak-willed cowards who clung to the warrior code like ants to a leaf in a puddle. For all eternity, Appledusk's kin would mourn the day he had destroyed the life of a ThunderClan warrior. After many moons of secret meetings, Mapleshade became pregnant with Appledusks kits, giving birth to them in ThunderClan. She was a brave and skillful warrior, willing to fightany enemy she encountered. I actually plan to make an addendum to this one (Im gonna be calling it The Point of No Return: An Addendum to my Mapleshade Article). My next post will be about 5 cats that people think deserve the Dark Forest but dont (and one that absolutely does). You have betrayed me and my kits. She takes her kits across the river, but they drown. Once he was gone, I turned to my littermates. And, thats not all! Mapleshade when she joins the Dark Forest. Maybe it's just a matter of how many times you broke the warrior code and how serious these breaks are?Like with Mapleshade, she broke the code like 5 times in the novella I believe and 3 of those times were murder one of which is a medicine cat at the High Stones a place where cats really shouldn't be fighting and especially not killing. He rejected her in front of RiverClan, who then refused to let her stay. But instead she chose to be lazy and take the fastest and most dangerous way, even if there was no flood. Mapleshade teaches Goosefeather how to fight. Mapleshade decides her third cat to kill will be Appledusk. Then, she kills Appledusk, but is killed by Perchpaw. Wasppaw was being greedy and teasing Patchpaw, answered Petalpaw, who narrowed her eyes at Wasppaw. Like how you never thought of Mapleshade as evil. Your disloyalty makes me sick. Thistleclaw was arrogant, aggressive, and had a thirst for leadership. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. The black tom approached her with calm manner. But don't worry, I made them pay. According to the official family tree on the books' website, one of Appledusk and Reedshine's kits is named Applefrost, presumably for the kits' father. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. He was purring as leaped on to the river, which made Mapleshade burst with happiness. Appledusk tries to save them, but cannot. Mapleshade, however, bested him in single combat and made an impression upon him by revealing her tragic past. Scourge | Bone | Jaggedtooth | Fury | Brick | Hoot and Jumper, The Dark Forest Mapleshade quickly leaned over to him and whispered, They are ours. Appledusk beamed at her. Patchyface, thats my prey, because I caught it. But they face distrust due to their half-Clan heritage. The Wishful Nights - Book 1: Assassin's Oath. Waves of rain spiraled down from the sky, crashing down on the clearing and the roof of our den. Great article, you really are HollyleafTheGreat! Mapleshade was a ThunderClan warrior that served under Oakstar's leadership in the forest territories and a Dark Forest member.
He told her he loved her more than anything. Water reeds dont grown in Thunderclan.. Hollyleaf's Expecting Kits? I promise you they will grow up just like Birchface, youll see.Ravenwing nodded, understanding. I added Birchface and Flowerpaw for fun :) Materials I used : Strathmore Drawing, Recycled drawing paper. Mapleshade, He stated, I have seen an omen. And, about 4) when I read that passage, I interpreted it as a nightmare/hallucination brought on by the guilt he felt about being a bad father, and not that he was actually sent to the Dark Forest. Larchkit, Pachkit, and Petalkit were adorable and didnt deserve to drown and die instantly. She stumbles to the barn where she'd slept before, and falls unconscious for the last time. He rejected her in front of RiverClan, who then refused to let her stay. If Ashfur and Hollyleaf has a lot of loved ones in StarClan who wanted them there, maybe they were called there, in a manner of speaking. The fading part I got, thought was cool, until StarClan warriors in living memory were "faded" after death. Crookedstar's Promise. Hello Mapleshade, Appledusk dipped his head to her formally, but Mapleshade could tell the dark cream tom was overjoyed. Make more articles! Appledusk and Mapleshade sat together, watching from afar while their kits ate the fish. They had returned from the visit with Appledusk, and Frecklewish was watching the kits while Mapleshade went for some air. I wonder if there could be some sort of magical influence on who goes where. [image description: a brown and white tabby cat sits beside ribbon, some is on its head] HIP HIP HOORAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! I went through the agony of bearing your kits! The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Ive seen the incidents that happened the past few weeks, and Petalkit certainly resembles..hmm..Appledusk. I think that she was haunted by her grief, and the death of her kits, and when she thought that she had to avenge them, the idea manifested inside her grieving brain. Can you imagine what that feels like? In this story, Mapleshade drowns instead, forcing her kits; Patchkit, Larchkit, and Petalkit, to go to Riverclan with their real father, Appledusk. Nettlebreeze says that Mapleshade deserves to go to the Dark Forest. Later on, Mapleshade delivers two toms and a she-cat and names them Larchkit, Patchkit, and Petalkit, respectively. Ravenwing was grateful, Mapleshade could tell. I always thought of it as the cat you are in your heart. I have walked beside you from the day you were born, guiding your paw steps, laying out your destiny before you. There, she tricks Frecklewish into leaping at an adder and getting bitten in the face. The Clan kits that Oakstar gifted her may have been intentionally chosen not to be present, so she may have been banished. Mapleshadeshe's a really old Dark Forest cat, and all of the others seem afraid of her, even Tigerstarwell, Mapleshade is taking a special interest in me. ", Mapleshade demanding Crookedkit's fateful promise, Mapleshade is a ragged[11] tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat[12] with amber eyes.[13]. Yes, it WAS Mapleshade's Fault that her Kits Drowned by HollyleafTheGreat Fan Articles November 2, 2020 59 comments 4 min read HollyleafTheGreat takes a look at Mapleshade's involvement in the death of her kits. Appledusk Not mourning for his kits and acting innocent when confessing to Darkstar that he was the father of the kits, getting another mate, and treating her worse than prey. Hawkfrost almost destroyed an enetire clan and was on the same path as tigerstar, he was ready to kill without mercy.I feel like thats enough to go to hell, 2)Hollyleaf didnt go to the dark forest because she was able to make up for what she did, and she faught to the death for her clan instead of the dark forest, 3)Ashfur didnt pretend to feel bad but starclan gives us the reason he went there.he did what he did out of love.I dont think that justifys anything but thats the reason, 4)Crowfeathers sidequest kind of shows us that you dont choose, he was almost killed and woke up in the dark forest, but he didnt choose to go there and was afraid until ashfur came and asked what the heck was going on with him, All in all i think the concept of starclan and the darkforest are pretty akin to our own, if your evil you go to hell, if your good you go to heaven, About your 1) point, my intention was never to argue that any cat in the Dark Forest was a good cat, who didn't deserve to be in the Dark Forest, just to point out there is no defined metric as to why cats go to the Dark Forest, beyond a nebulous sense of "oh, well they're bad.". Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. So, just murdering someone cant be the reason cats go to the Dark Forest. While Wasppaw was still pinned down by Larchpaw, Petalpaw came out with my mother, Mapleshade. The Blog Monthly is back written by Lil, fresh off the printing press Hello, everyone! Or evil? Patchkit had to be carried for too .
Mapleshade's Kits - Chapter 1 by Moonstone210 on DeviantArt Crookedstar spent much of his life being swayed by Mapleshade's vengeful spirit, but once he realized the darkness behind her words, he turned away from her and focused on leading his Clan. Petalpaw raced to the warriors den, possibly to get my mother; who, coincidentally, was Wasppaws mentor. BlackmailTreasonAttempted mass murder (inc. child murder)Attempted genocideAiding and abettingConspiracyAbuse (physical and psychological)Child endangermentGroomingAssault. My opinion on the warrior code part 2 by Ivywish, Top 5 Cats with HUGE insecurities by Riverspirit, Mojoflight AKA Mojo (She/Her and/or Hu/Hum), Frostpaw/moon is running for Senior Warrior , Was Goosefeather really delusional? I am an admin of this site. She fought in the Great Battle and attempted to kill Sandstorm, but instead killed Spottedleaf for protecting Sandstorm, where she was chased back to the Dark Forest. A more likely explanation I think is that she and Ashfur pretended to feel bad about their actions to get into StarClan.