However, on the way there, the river suddenly flooded and her kits were swept away. Fresh scents of herbs wafted through the air as I, Patchpaw, entered the medicine cat den. She is pregnant with his kits, and when she gives birth, Frecklewish assumes theyre her brother, Birchfaces, because no living cat claims them and Birchface has died at the paws of Appledusk. Not like, on a personal basis but more like how a bad storm can affect where an airplane can fly. The kits soon were playfighting with a leaf that spiraled down from the sky. Ready to build her army. When he started to become close to Bluepaw, she scolded him. 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. One thing which in my mind seems like a pretty obvious bad thing that could get someone sent to the Dark Forest is murder. Ravenwing, are we going to miss Half-Moon Meeting? I asked, praying to StarClan that we wouldnt miss it. Good theory! honestly, I'll never understand why Ashfur wasn't in the Dark Forest. ShadowClan Alternately, maybe it has to do with your connections in StarClan. I will never forget this. During the Great Battle, Spottedleaf was killed by Mapleshade while protecting Sandstorm, fading away forever, which devastated Firestar. Mapleshade then became a rogue and quicklyfell into insanity, her mind crawling withhallucinations of her drowned kits. Meanwhile, Mapleshade was also targeting cats in ThunderClan. Tabbies changing their stripes: Should the chance for redemption end at death? Well, he's the only cat to die and make it back to the Clans in a living body. Can you imagine what that feels like? But on the contrary, Mapleshade just said, Go ahead., A stream somehow flowed into my den and brought along three water reeds with it. Ravenwing stated. If only you were here. Oakstar banished Mapleshade, and her troubles became worse when her kits drowned in the river following her attempt to escape to RiverClan. Since the day he was born, sheacted as a second ghostly voice in Tigerkit's head, not revealing herself until late into his adulthood in a dream. 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. A more likely explanation I think is that she and Ashfur pretended to feel bad about their actions to get into StarClan. COULDNT HAVE DARKSTAR AND THE OTHERS BEEN AS GENEROUS TO HER?! Appledusk gazed at Mapleshade, nothing hiding the love in his eyes. I wonder if there could be some sort of magical influence on who goes where. Mapleshade was once a good-hearted cat,bent on serving her Clan to her last breath. In the same moment, Mapleshade was attacked from behind and mortally wounded by Perchpaw. You will find much better company in the cats here, Tigerclaw. Darkstar This cats got many problems-_- 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. The river borrowed through the territories like a weaving snake, letting nothing get in its way. [image description: a brown and white tabby cat sits beside ribbon, some is on its head] HIP HIP HOORAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! This is due to the fact that,unlike most of the other major villains, whose evil actions are driven by a lust for something they've never had, Mapleshade's evil actions are driven by grief and anger over something she has lost. Once arriving at the fresh-kill pile, I sniffed through it but found only one mouse. (when he was an apprentice)All of the promises, lectures, yelling, scolding, and fighting was so that he wouldnt end up like her. I have walked beside you from the day you were born, guiding your paw steps, laying out your destiny before you. Were you watching, my precious kits? My name is Mapleshade. Ravenwing looked extremely shocked. Sure, she's an excellent villain that breaks a lot of stereotypes, but that doesn't justify the murder of 3 cats. They are perfect, Appledusk murmured. If only they knew. Appledusk returned with a fish in his hands. The two other kits nodded, and Appledusk chuckled. After RiverClan cast her out of the scene, Mapleshade went into grief and hallucinated of her dead kits crying out to be avenged. Mapleshade's kits survive the journey to RiverClan and grow up in the new Clan. Are they ready to face danger..and the truth?. About your prophecy, it could mean anything!!! How to Market Your Business with Webinars. Come. For now, you don't need to know anything else. Great article, you really are HollyleafTheGreat! This is Thesecret1070. Bc murder and territory wasn't a BIG problem in the mountains. The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's, This section summarizes Mapleshade's significant. He will be part of RiverClan forever! Your disloyalty makes me sick. -river clan mate Mapleshade watched them elatedly, her heart about to bust with love. -mother to three kits Mapleshade suppressed a purr; Larchkit always made her laugh. by 1.9K 94 23 "Hollyleaf?! Crookedstar's Promise. Your Clanmates are lying injured in camp yet you sneak off and risk your life to save a warrior who can't even outrun a Twoleg! She stumbles to the barn where she'd slept before, and falls unconscious for the last time. If it is for Crimsonwish, Im gonna take it. Later on, Mapleshade delivers two toms and a she-cat and names them Larchkit, Patchkit, and Petalkit, respectively. She became mates with Appledusk, a warrior of RiverClan, and was expecting his kits. The medicine cat apologized one more timeabout him judging the kitsbefore he left. -kept it a secret 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. I went through the agony of bearing your kits! Frequently, the blame falls on everyone but Mapleshade. And this is Patchkit and Petalkit.. 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. Im tired! Larchkit complained. So, I think theres enough evidence to say that Thistleclaws motives were bad. She awoke in the Dark Forest and she felt pleased. Her sanity dropped low and StarClan didnt know (Yes, I believe in the StarClan is Idiots Theory) because they dont know everything. 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 To be rejected twice? When this is revealed, she is exiled and attempts to go to Riverclan. It will be my first time!! He asks her why, and she tells him that every cat in ThunderClan must die, and that he is already doomed. When Stormkit's jaw was permanently disfigured, resulting in him being rejected and renamed "Crookedkit" by his mother, and leaving him restless with unfocused ambition, Mapleshade seized the opportunity to turn him down a dark path. She brings him to the Dark Forest and reveals she's been watching him throughout his life. Much, much more lies ahead of us, Tigerclaw. Im sorry. Wait here, He announced, disappearing into the bushes. Few who knew the noble RiverClan leader in life could have ever guessed the dark shadow that haunted his every step. But then the Clans cast her out as a traitorand she vowed to seek her revenge. To be a loner when all you tried to do was love? Powered by WordPress. And now you treat me worse than prey. The wind whispered through the trees as Mapleshade bounded through the Thunderclan territory. Mapleshade vows vengeance on Ravenwing and Frecklewish, blaming them for her kits' deaths. The fading part I got, thought was cool, until StarClan warriors in living memory were "faded" after death. The next day she heads into ThunderClan's territory, where she learns from an apprentice that Frecklewish had watched her cross the river. Couldnt Mapleshade wander into non-territory and cross a safer way? Im gonna go find out. She set off towards Larchpaw. They are so young and full of potential. His gaze turned to Mapleshade. I already asked Oakstar, and he said it was okay. For all eternity, Appledusk's kin would mourn the day he had destroyed the life of a ThunderClan warrior. What you have done here is more terrible than anything a Clan cat has done before. His apprentice, Flowerpaw, leaped in to save him, but died along with him. This is just what I wanted. There, her lust for vengeance unsatisfied, she plotted against ThunderClan and RiverClan, the clans who cast her out. And, thats not all! Would the clan find out? And we know that, after their death, Mapleshade was haunted by their cries and kills three people to free them. In this separate timeline, Mapleshades kits lived and Mapleshade proves Ravenwing wrong about the prophecy of the 3 reeds. The final reason that I can think of is that maybe cats can do bad things like murder or have motivation to murder, but that if they repent/feel guilty for their actions, then they can be accepted into StarClan and dont have to go to the Dark Forest. Afterwards, she gets pregnant with his kits. Though Mapleshade had a sad backstory, I dont think you should still kill your kits, just because your mate betrayed you. I looked for revenge whenever I could! Yeah, agreed Mapleshade, pretending to be wistful. Created by Meks. There has been much confusion over Mapleshade's description. I compare Mapleshade to La Llorana the weeping woman form Mexican legends. 3. While Wasppaw was still pinned down by Larchpaw, Petalpaw came out with my mother, Mapleshade. She shook her head, trying to rid off the intruding thought, but it was no use. She has a breakdown before she ran into the tunnels, but I think that was less about guilt about murdering Ashfur, and more about just general guilt surrounding breaking the warrior code and having everything she thought to be true collapsing around her. She was delighted to see another cat go through the same pain that she had. If only they knew. Approximate individual price is $12.99 USD, and the three-pack bundle is $38.97 USD. She became cold, vicious, ruthless, manipulative,and obsessively vengeful, her psychedistorting to the point of insanity. Mapleshade is a large, thick-furred,tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes, anda long, thick, fluffy, white tail. Who are you?. A nearby RiverClan patrol saved her, but to her horror, all three of her kits drowned, with Appledusk blaming her for their deaths. Petalkit didnt really listen to the conversation, Mapleshade observed, because she was staring wide-eyed at all te scenery. You will see that soon enough!!!!!. Cats who betray their Clan should be banished. Imagine the power we could have the revenge we could take. Mother was shocked and angry. Im Larchkit! Copyright 2023. This is a story about Mapleshade. If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. There is no reason hed know and she wouldnt, but she didnt care. Then cats like Darkstripe and Hawkfrost would have gone to the Dark Forest to be with Tigerstar (although they may have also viewed StarClan as weak. I dont want you to be tired when we leave.. I mean, it makes sense conceptually at least; if StarClan is cat-paradise, then it makes logical sense to have an opposite of paradise: a cat-hell where bad cats go when they die. Thank you, He said dipping his head to her. . The ThunderClan medicine cat Ravenwing also sees them, and tells her that he's figured out that the father of the kits is Appledusk, not Birchface. And Mapleshade was having nightmares of her kits unable to reach starclan without killing appledusk, ravenwing, And frecklewish. We needed her! Long before she troubled the dreams of Crookedstar or Tigerclaw, Mapleshade was a warrior of ThunderClan. No! Then, she kills Appledusk, but is killed by Perchpaw. Read 44. Nothing, remember? Why does every single second everyone spends is inspecting my kits?!?! However, Mapleshade was forced to surrender after Ashfur was defeated by the Lights in the Mist and fled. This led him to revealing the truth to the whole of ThunderClan. Mapleshade has kits with a Riverclan tom, Appledusk, and lies about it to the clan. But, there is still one glaring example that trashes this whole theory anyway: Ashfur. I-Im sorry, She said gently. But don't worry, I made them pay. This is a Fanfiction written by Starlingclaw the NightWing. Firestar is horrified, crying that Spottedleaf had promised to be there when he went to StarClan. We don't know how magic and stuff works in this world. When her secret was unveiled prematurely by Ravenwing, however, she and her kits wereexiled from ThunderClanas traitors. And, while its a little bit fuzzier with Thistleclaw, he did tell Tigerpaw to attack Tiny, and may have had him killed if Bluefur hadnt stepped in, and also the whole Spottedleafs Heart thing, which is controversial and problematic and I dont want to get too into it here, but overall we can agree was gross and bad. First, Goosefeather,a medicine cat who had the ability to always see the spirits of both StarClan and the Dark Forest. She tries to carry the kits across the river but they drown, and when she gets . Along with her she brought her dear, beloved kits: Patchkit, Larchkit, and Petalkit. Hey guys, today I figured that Id share something that has been bothering me about the series the apparent inconsistency between what cats are and are not sent to the Dark Forest. Or, I think the case could also be made that she killed Ashfur out of self-defense/ to protect the clan because he was clearly unhinged and a threat. His apprentice, Perchpaw, attacked Mapleshade and gave her wounds that would later on end her life. Ravenwing was grateful, Mapleshade could tell. "Huh," Larchkit says. They can kill a cat in seconds. Another reason why she shouldve not gone to the dark forest was when she was training Crookedstar. Upon taking her and the kit's bodies to RiverClan camp, Appledusk blamed Mapleshade for crossing the river which resulted in the kit's deaths, and rejected her in front of his Clan. Oh, that would be wonderful., Theyll be the best ThunderClan warriors ever, He whispered. 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). It was too far, and they were tired. She whispers doubts into his head about his leadership skills and urges him to make it clear he's in charge. Mapleshade almost spoke, but it was someone else who defended her. I shouldnt have been so quick to judge. The Blog Monthly is back written by Lil, fresh off the printing press Hello, everyone! She became mates with Appledusk, a warrior of RiverClan, and was expecting his kits. However, Ravenwing, the ThunderClan medicine cat, later deduced that Appledusk was the real father of Mapleshade's kits after receiving an omen of three reeds from Starclan, and later seeingher meeting Appledusk at the border, and told the Clan. Momma, where are we going? Petalkit squeaked. 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. She spends the night in a barn, and believes she can hear her three kits crying out for her. He just wanted to kill them because of their association with Squirrelflight. So, how can Ashfur be "not evil" in his heart, but Mapleshade is? There's a massive difference what Mapleshade did to any of Greystripe's killings. They arrived at the sunningrocks. Mapleshade is listed under RiverClan's character list in the table of contents, just after Crookedstar. Mapleshadebravely triedto save her kits, and almost drowned herself in doing so, but ultimately failed. Then, maybe it isnt a question about action, but rather about motive. That place is full of weak-willed cowards who clung to the warrior code like ants to a leaf in a puddle. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Well, Mapleshade died after she killed Appledusk, whom she had blamed for the death of her kits as well as blaming Ravenwing and Frecklewish. Do you make that promise? These traumatic events left a huge mark on Mapleshade. Why do you think I'm here? "He loved too much". 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. by that logic, why wasn't Mapleshade accepted into StarClan? A moon later, she has kits. Much, much more lies ahead of us, Tigerclaw. Although now that I'm thinking about it more, Brokenstar could be in the "murdering for fun" group. I find the fact that it seems like the Dark Forest is a choice strange, but interesting. Mapleshade To be rejected twice?

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