Mother was shocked and angry. Along the way they learn important lessons about life, war, love, and death. Why a cat would hate StarClan so much that they would rather spend their time wandering alone, hungry and unhappy in the dark seems a bit illogical to me though. He took a vole from the fresh-kill pile and left. Im not sure about being as tall as the trees, but I know your heart is bigger than any tree I have ever seen., Petalkit bounced happily. Well, I think youre right! Thats my prey!. So, I think theres enough evidence to say that Thistleclaws motives were bad. She kept their relationship a secret, sneaking out at night to meet him in private. . Few who knew the noble RiverClan leader in life could have ever guessed the dark shadow that haunted his every step. "A fresh fish, straight from the river!". His apprentice, Perchpaw, attacked Mapleshade and gave her wounds that would later on end her life. I promise you they will grow up just like Birchface, youll see.Ravenwing nodded, understanding. Long before she troubled the dreams of Crookedstar or Tigerclaw, Mapleshade was a warrior of ThunderClan. The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's, This section summarizes Mapleshade's significant. Yet he goes to StarClan and Mapleshade doesn't even though they both have similar motives (wanting to punish the cats that hurt them.) 2. Scourge | Bone | Jaggedtooth | Fury | Brick | Hoot and Jumper, The Dark Forest Thank you! This list shows the victims Mapleshade has killed: Warriors Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. The two other kits nodded, and Appledusk chuckled. Spottedpaw dreams herself into the Place of No Stars, and goes to find Thistleclaw. Mapleshade buried her muzzle into his fur. During the Great Battle, Spottedleaf was killed by Mapleshade while protecting Sandstorm, fading away forever, which devastated Firestar. Is that how you treat fellow apprentices?! Mapleshade was convinced StarClan was giving her an opportunity and said yes, they were Birchface's kits. My next post will be about 5 cats that people think deserve the Dark Forest but dont (and one that absolutely does). I feel frozen with excitement! Personality and Relationships. A more likely explanation I think is that she and Ashfur pretended to feel bad about their actions to get into StarClan. They bounded beside Mapleshade, and the tortoiseshell queen could tell her kits were excited. 5 Cats That Everyone Thinks Deserved to go to the Dark Forest but dont (and one Cat who Absolutely does) by HollyleafTheGreat, Skye [Skypaw//Skymist//Misty Moon On A Fareway Sky//Has two fanfics going on! Its been a little while but Im glad to be back I am Lilybreeze, and I have a ton of news to catch *drumrolls* at last, the moment all you wonderful folks have been waiting for! Spottedpaw is bewildered, and when Mapleshade orders Thistleclaw to get rid of her, he leads her away from the scene. She planned to raise them until they were fully accepted, then reveal their half-Clan origins at the "right" time, hoping both ThunderClan and RiverClan would accept them for who they were - and by extention, accept her and Appledusk's relationship. Why would they immediately start judging her kits?! Her third kit vanishes, and she thinks they're free, but also can't find them. He will be part of RiverClan forever! The group arrived at the river. It will be my first time!! ! He announced boldly. : Mapleshade internally calls a WindClan patrol "fools" after she gets away with taking the rabbit they were chasing. 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. No matter what she did, she just couldnt make Sandstorm suffer, so she made Firestar suffer;by killing Spottedleaf. The following night, she waits at Highstones and kills Ravenwing at the Moonstone. And this is Patchkit and Petalkit.. He soon realizes that she's evil. Larchkit, Pachkit, and Petalkit were adorable and didnt deserve to drown and die instantly. Mapleshade was then attackedby and chased away by Sandstorm, and retreated withthe remaining Dark Forest residents, her quest for revenge still unfulfilled. She "loved [her kits] too much" which is what drove her to insanity, and to get revenge on the cats that caused their deaths. Thistleclaw was arrogant, aggressive, and had a thirst for leadership. Pigma Micron Archival Ink pens. But instead she chose to be lazy and take the fastest and most dangerous way, even if there was no flood. She feels like she's found a place where she belongs, and is ready to wreak vengeance for all eternity. She had three kits, Patchkit, Petalkit, and Larchkit, and everyone was asking, "Why didn't you name one after Birchface? This is merely a Fanfiction. When this is revealed, she is exiled and attempts to go to Riverclan. Spottedpaw tries to step in and stop him when he deals a killing bite, but he snarls at her. Dunno, She murmured. You told me you loved me! Mapleshade quickly leaned over to him and whispered, They are ours. Appledusk beamed at her. She became mates with Appledusk, a warrior of RiverClan, and was expecting his kits. It is known that Mapleshade and a few others had survived the Great Battle, as she's later seen with Silverhawk in The Broken Code. But its for the best. He asks her why, and she tells him that every cat in ThunderClan must die, and that he is already doomed. There has been much confusion over Mapleshade's description. I went through the agony of bearing your kits! You, out of all warriors, should know that. However, she ended up falling in love with a RiverClan tom namedAppledusk, which was forbidden by the Warrior Code. She could have acted sorry. 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. Consider creating an account! You will live to regret this day forever, ThunderClan, and that is a promise. Hes been spending alot of time in the medicine cat den, and I really need an apprentice. Im truly sorry, Birchface. 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.". You have everything that I wanted, Sandstorm! She became cold, vicious, ruthless, manipulative,and obsessively vengeful, her psychedistorting to the point of insanity. 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. But don't worry, I made them pay. She is too late, and the she-cat fades from beneath her. They enjoy it, but a RiverClan patrol spots them and warns them away. She is said to have broken the jaw of a pike in order to make Crookedjaw deputy in The Ultimate Guide, when she actually broke the jaw of a squirrel in Crookedstar's Promise. Mapleshade suppressed a purr; Larchkit always made her laugh. I am an admin of this site. Her sanity dropped low and StarClan didnt know (Yes, I believe in the StarClan is Idiots Theory) because they dont know everything. 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. What if her kits didnt live up to Birchface? Wouldnt they be happier in StarClan than the lonely, miserable Dark Forest? The medicine cat apologized one more timeabout him judging the kitsbefore he left. Mapleshade has mistakenly been mentioned with green eyes. Mapleshade, He stated, I have seen an omen. For all eternity, Appledusk's kin would mourn the day he had destroyed the life of a ThunderClan warrior. Warriors: Mapleshade's Vengeance also includes a teaser to Warriors Super Edition: Crookedstar's Promise. Created by Meks. She was apprenticed to Bloomheart and later became a warrior known as Mapleshade. Your disloyalty makes me sick. You told me you loved me! However, Mapleshade also had a hidden arrogant, naive and selfish side to her, as seen when she acted possessive over Appledusk and disregarded his concerns regarding their relationship, and at one point resisted the urge to attack Frecklewish when the other she-cat attempted to bond with who she thinks are her brother's kits. Mapleshade was a ThunderClan warrior that served under Oakstar's leadership in the forest territories and a Dark Forest member. She is banished form RiverClan territory. Mapleshade goes for her instead, but Appledusk jumps in the way, and he takes the fatal hit. She tried her best to rescue them, alongside a patrol of RiverClan cats, but unfortunatly failed as all three kits drowned. You two mustve been a great couple.. Fresh scents of herbs wafted through the air as I, Patchpaw, entered the medicine cat den. Imagine the power we could have the revenge we could take. Also, WHY COULD DARKSTAR NOT HAVE BEEN AS GENEROUS AS CROOKEDSTAR?! Momma, whos that? Patchkit asked quietly. Books Mapleshae Test Warrior Cats Mapleshade. Mapleshade doesnt say anything, and everyone assumes she doesnt like talking about her dead mate, and that they are Birchfaces. Mapleshade goes by some RiverClan cats who snarl at her and remember the day one of their warriors, Appledusk, struck a ThunderClan cat, Birchface, so hard that he fell into the river and drowned. He insists that the Clan needs to know the truth, and tells them. After his death, Tigerstar joined Mapleshade in the Dark Forest. 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. Yes,her mate deserved to die, but I didnt think her kits did. These traumatic events left a huge mark on Mapleshade. 674 takers Report. All credit belongs to Erin Hunter. She suddenly heard someone approaching. I went to the back of the den, placing the Horsetail in one of the clefts in the rock. The wind whispered through the trees as Mapleshade bounded through the Thunderclan territory. Crimsonwish lay in another wide hole in the den, sleeping away peacefully. Tigerstar | Thistleclaw | Mapleshade | Goosefeather | Ashfur | Darkstripe | Hollyleaf, RiverClan When they die, theyre reborn into a Clan of their choice without their old memories. -kept it a secret HollyleafTheGreat takes a look at Mapleshades involvement in the death of her kits. Plus, well be there soon.. Yes. Appledusk nodded quickly. Well, I caught it just for you!! You must promise me that you will be loyal to your Clan above all other things. Kill Frecklewish.Kill Appledusk (all succeeded).Kill Reedshine and her unborn kittens (failed).Make murder victims' descendants suffer (succeeded).To exact total vengeance on ThunderClan and RiverClan (failed)Make Crookedstar evil (failed)Make Tigerstar evil (succeeded)Come back to the living world via possesion (Failed). First, Goosefeather,a medicine cat who had the ability to always see the spirits of both StarClan and the Dark Forest. Stormkit was about their age when he broke his jaw trying to cross the stones. She was a brave and skillful warrior, willing to fightany enemy she encountered. Hi. Appledusk then chose Reedshine as his mate, a fellow RiverClan cat who speaks up in Appledusk's defense to RiverClan. He rejected her in front of RiverClan, who then refused to let her stay. 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. All-in-all, Mapleshade is one of the most ruthless and dangerous of the Warriors villains, but at the same time, she is also one of the most sympathetic. Mapleshade smiled sadly at her kits. Frequently, the blame falls on everyone but Mapleshade. To be rejected twice? She has a fever., He grunted something like Know it all and took the prey. Im Larchkit! Narrator about Mapleshade's failed accomplishment. We don't know how magic and stuff works in this world. Water reeds dont grown in Thunderclan.. A mate that loved me, kits that I could watch grow up and have kits of their own, the respect of my Clanmates! However, when her kits were picked up from the river by a RiverClan patrol, Ravenwing realized who their real father was after receiving an omen with three reeds floating in a small stream that appeared in his den. by Riverspirit, Why Hollyleaf CAN NOT be part of the three by Honeypaw. I will never forget this. She finds herself in a dark place and wonders aloud if it's StarClan; a voice tells her that it's the Dark Forest, and she feels glad, not upset, that she ended up there. Patchkit had to be carried for too . They are perfect, Appledusk murmured. During her exile, Mapleshade had visions of her drowned kits, initially wailing for help and then urging her to commit murder. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. In the process, her kits drown in the river, and Mapleshade proceeds to go on a murdering spree to, in her eyes, avenge their deaths. I-Im sorry, She said gently. She tries to carry the kits across the river but they drown, and when she gets . We have all night, after all. As if that wouldn't be enough, M. thunderclan patchkit mapleshade +12 more # 6 -Scarlet stream- (Hollyleaf vampir. Also included in a three-pack bundle with the rest of. to be fair more than half of arc 4 suffers from continuity errors and really badly inserted plot devices (looking at you, fourth cat and hollyleaf). Mapleshade is a sturdy, large, matted, sleek, tortoiseshell she-cat with a scar on the bridge of her nose, a fluffy white tail, and amber eyes. Along with her she brought her dear, beloved kits: Patchkit, Larchkit, and Petalkit. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. She made him watch his mother drown, his brother fallin love with a ThunderClan she-cat, and his mate and all but one of hisdaughtersdie of sickness. There's a massive difference what Mapleshade did to any of Greystripe's killings. that he did actually feel bad after his death. It is unclear why Oakstar wanted to know the father of the kits, but he was likely looking for punishment for her. Of c-course! Because honestly, Crowfeather has never done anything so bad by any metric to get him sent to the Dark Forest, so that would really make 0 sense. Check out Shinign Shadows and my newest: Shadowed Path!]. Momma knows whats best, mewed the one and only Patchkit, who Mapleshade adored how he would always stand up for her. Petalpaw raced to the warriors den, possibly to get my mother; who, coincidentally, was Wasppaws mentor. Mapleshade watched as the three kits ran up to sniff it. Anyway, that's just me spitballing. What adventures, and secrets, await the three kits? No kit of Birchface could jump that short," and stuff like that. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This has too many spoilers, Why cant I stop reading Blogclan?! But with Firestar it's more indirect so I doubt it would count against him that much considering that's the worse he actually did. The reasons why she didnt go to the bridge was Mapleshade taunts Tigerclaw in his mind for losing against a kittypet after failing to kill Bluestar. So, how do you like Appledusk?. Why do you think I'm here? I compare Mapleshade to La Llorana the weeping woman form Mexican legends. She is often described as ginger-and-white, and once to have white patches, as well as often described as tortoiseshell. Thistleclaw was absolutely insane and he let his insanity take him over the edge. Second, the stepping stones are not the safest way to cross, and the map shows two perfectly good bridges that she could have used to cross. COULDNT HAVE DARKSTAR AND THE OTHERS BEEN AS GENEROUS TO HER?! Be patient, and you will find out everything.Mapleshade revealing herself to Tigerclaw. Are Mapleshade kits in Starclan? You will find much better company in the cats here, Tigerclaw.Mapleshade's changed opinion on StarClan. Or perhaps join ShadowClan or WindClan? She spends the night in a barn, and believes she can hear her three kits crying out for her. Heres a small Riverspirit lists characters that had insecurities that affected their lives. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! To be rejected twice? She is the main antagonist ofthe super edition Crookedstar's Promise and the novella Goosefeather's Curse, the main protagonist of the novella Mapleshade's Vengeance, the overarching antagonist of the novella Tigerclaw's Fury, the secondary antagonist of the novella Spottedleaf's Heart, one of thethree secondary antagonists (alongside Brokenstar and Thistleclaw) of the story arc Omen of the Stars and a major antagonist in The Broken Code arc. Crookedstar's Promise, The Ultimate Guide, and Mapleshade's Vengeance state that she was rejected, the second book of which also states that she wasn't even allowed to stay the night in RiverClan's camp. At a Gathering, there are tensions between ThunderClan and RiverClan due to a recent battle where two ThunderClan cats died (including the leader's son Birchface), but this doesn't stop Mapleshade of ThunderClan from talking to her secret mate Appledusk of RiverClan. I love them, and I love you too. Thank you StarClan, Mapleshade thought. Seasons later, Mapleshade started working for Ashfur in the hopes of being able to live again. Wait here, He announced, disappearing into the bushes. Under Mapleshade's influence, Tigerstar killed many Clan cats in his quest to rule the entire forest, eventually uniting ShadowClan and RiverClan as TigerClan briefly. To be honest, I was a little stung by that comment. Nothing, remember? I hope you never see Ravenwing in StarClan. She stumbles to the barn where she'd slept before, and falls unconscious for the last time. True. Is Birchface really their father? Appledusk's apprentice jumps on Mapleshade and bites her neck, badly wounding her; she vows to take revenge on Reedshine and Appledusk's bloodline before crawling away. Next, she helped another Dark Forest cat, Silverhawk, train the ambitious warrior Thistleclaw, while she did the same with Crookedjaw. Brokenstar | Tigerstar | Blackstar | Jaggedtooth | Darkstripe | Darktail | Sleekwhisker | Clawface | Redwillow | Juniperclaw, ThunderClan And every blessing they stole from me! Once she left, I grabbed the mouse and took it back to Crimsonwish. Y-You're supposed to be dead!" So what? And, the most unfair thing of all was that Featherwhisker kept Bluestars secret a secret, when the other medicine cat couldnt keep their snout in the right place, resulting in Mapleshades kits death, heartbreak, and grief. Mapleshade when she joins the Dark Forest. If only they knew. Mapleshade was both heartbroken and enraged, and vowed revenge. It was too far, and they were tired. Plus, to add to the confusion, Hollyleaf is in StarClan, but she did actually murder someone: Ashfur. Ashfur certainly didnt seem to feel bad about his actions during his life, but I suppose its possible (although not super likely imo, because why would dying make him change his mind?) Mapleshade briefly trained him in his dreams, buteventually didn't bother with him anymore, as she knew he was "already doomedby StarClan". Mapleshade still felt a sickening in her stomach as she went back to camp. Through the reeds, their wide eyes saw the thick-furred she-cat slowly and carefully step into the water.