Mapleshade vows vengeance on Ravenwing and Frecklewish, blaming them for her kits' deaths. What you want for yourself is nothing compared to the needs of your Clan. Well, everyone knows that. Mapleshade felt a little nervous, but she assured herself nothing was wrong.Ravenwing leaned closer. Mapleshade was once a good-hearted cat,bent on serving her Clan to her last breath. In the second paragraph (I think) Mapleshade was murdering, but im not sure if that counts as for fun. I hope you never see Ravenwing in StarClan. But instead she chose to be lazy and take the fastest and most dangerous way, even if there was no flood. And, by murder, of course I mean not killing in self-defense or in battle, but rather killing someone due to a personal grudge, or (although we havent seen this happen in this series) just for the thrill of killing another person. Is Birchface really their father? To be rejected twice? Petalkit wrapped her paws around Patchkit's body,while Larchkit leaned his head as to follow his mother. Its Icetufts Birthday! During the Great Battle, Spottedleaf was killed by Mapleshade while protecting Sandstorm, fading away forever, which devastated Firestar. 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). Yall May ask why send the others to the Place of No Stars? Well my friends, heres the key: Oakstar Banished a newly queen and her three kits, resulting in them dying. However, she ended up falling in love with a RiverClan tom namedAppledusk, which was forbidden by the Warrior Code. Narrator about Mapleshade's failed accomplishment. Mapleshade watched as the three kits ran up to sniff it. Spottedpaw dreams herself into the Place of No Stars, and goes to find Thistleclaw. It was raining. Pigma Micron Archival Ink pens. Onestar | Mudclaw | Antpelt | Breezepelt | Houndleap, BloodClan Not wanting to lie to her Clanmates, but also not wanting to put her kits in danger, Mapleshade neither confirmed or denied this assumption, instead letting Frecklewish spread the false rumor. What if her kits didnt live up to Birchface? This is a Fanfiction written by Starlingclaw the NightWing. Darkstar denied Mapleshade a place in RiverClan, which fueled her anger even more. Mapleshade watched them, amused and satisfied. Mapleshade layed her head on his shoulder. He was only foiled first when Brambleclaw killed Hawkfrost to save Firestar, and second when Squirrelflight revealed that the kits werent hers biologically and tricked Ashfur into thinking their deaths wouldnt hurt her. -her only meeting up with Appledusk at night. Be patient, and you will find out everything.Mapleshade revealing herself to Tigerclaw. What do Chinese red noodle beans taste like? There's a massive difference what Mapleshade did to any of Greystripe's killings. Stormkit was about their age when he broke his jaw trying to cross the stones. The Official Warrior Cats Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. I am an admin of this site. They arrived at the sunningrocks. He really had no real reason behind killing kits the way he did by attacking them ("training them."). Wait here, He announced, disappearing into the bushes. CROOKEDSTAR LITERALLY WELCOMED GRAYSTRIPE (Silverstreams mate of thunderclan) WITH OPEN ARMS IN ORDER FOR HIM TO TAKE CARE OF HIS DARLING KITS! It means that really StarClan has little or no power to stop cats from joining them. Tigerstar | Blackfoot | Darkstripe | Jaggedtooth, Rogues Plus, to add to the confusion, Hollyleaf is in StarClan, but she did actually murder someone: Ashfur. Birchface will greatly be missed. The kits looked satisfied. Spottedpaw is bewildered, and when Mapleshade orders Thistleclaw to get rid of her, he leads her away from the scene. Welcome to r/WarriorCats! Mapleshade grins. Warrior of the Week Gallery #30 - Mapleshade, The Journey So Far: The Place of No Stars. Mapleshade encourages him to rise as the rightful leader of ShadowClan, but warns him to be patient. Come. The following night, she waits at Highstones and kills Ravenwing at the Moonstone. As aresult, shewas held in high esteem by her Clanmates, who believed she would one day become deputy and then leader. 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. I have walked beside you from the day you were born, guiding your paw steps, laying out your destiny before you. 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! Mapleshade's kits survive the journey to RiverClan and grow up in the new Clan. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Hes been like that the entire day. 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). Mapleshades thoughts were interrupted by a groan. 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. Thats my prey!. Mapleshade tries to stop them talking, but Ravenwing reveals he had a omen, and thinks it's about the kits, that the kits do not belong in ThunderClan. Great article, you really are HollyleafTheGreat! Momma, She whispered, do you think I will be as tall as the trees one day?, Mapleshade purred. Anyway, that's just me spitballing. Y-You're supposed to be dead!" You will regret this, Appledusk. Thistleclaw was absolutely insane and he let his insanity take him over the edge. Mapleshade is oneof the two overarching antagonists (alongside Thistleclaw) of Erin Hunter'sWarriorsbook series. You, out of all warriors, should know that. When Appledusk is killed, Reedshine is already carrying his kits. Ravenwing looked extremely shocked. Ready to build her army. To be honest, I was a little stung by that comment. Next, she helped another Dark Forest cat, Silverhawk, train the ambitious warrior Thistleclaw, while she did the same with Crookedjaw. My brother jumped off of Wasppaw as she approached. Hollyleaf's Expecting Kits? Frequently, the blame falls on everyone but Mapleshade. Like what level of a bad thing does a cat have to do or think or whatever to go to the Dark Forest? Of c-course! What you want for yourself is nothing compared to the needs of your Clan. Larchkit mews a RiverClan warrior had to save Patchkit. 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. Honestly, Mapleshade's actions make more sense than Ashfur's in that context because she actually killed the cats that had a direct hand in causing her exile/the kits' death, while Ashfur intended to murder Firestar, Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze, all cats who never did anything to cause direct harm to him. The wind whispered through the trees as Mapleshade bounded through the Thunderclan territory. What adventures, and secrets, await the three kits? But my siblings saved me. In the recent months, and years, really, I've noticed that there have been a lot of people who, without much reason, just seem to defend Mapleshade and say she should go to Starclan, blah blah blah. She whispers doubts into his head about his leadership skills and urges him to make it clear he's in charge. Oh my dear kits, you will be the best kits Thunderclan has ever seen. However, after allying himself with BloodClan, a large group of violent stray cats from the twoleg city,Tigerstar was betrayed and slain by their leader, Scourge. 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. -mother to three kits Dog Pack | Rats (Rat Leader) | Sharptooth. The Blog Monthly is back written by Lil, fresh off the printing press Hello, everyone! I went to the back of the den, placing the Horsetail in one of the clefts in the rock. : Mapleshade internally calls a WindClan patrol "fools" after she gets away with taking the rabbit they were chasing. Petalpaw raced to the warriors den, possibly to get my mother; who, coincidentally, was Wasppaws mentor. Mapleshade names her kits Petalkit, Patchkit and Larchkit. Me too! Larchkit exclaimed. [] You have betrayed me and my kits. Firestar is horrified, crying that Spottedleaf had promised to be there when he went to StarClan. She was apprenticed to Bloomheart and later became a warrior known as Mapleshade. -mother to three kits Thats why I think you are right on. 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. For now, you don't need to know anything else. I blinked. Only if you want to, though., Mapleshade was bewildered, but honored. Mapleshades heart beat quickly. So.you know Birchface? Larchkit asks. She screeched. You told me you loved me! What you have done here is more terrible than anything a Clan cat has done before. honestly, I'll never understand why Ashfur wasn't in the Dark Forest. 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. Mapleshade watched as the three kits ran up to sniff it. Greystripe was killings in battle, 2 . Imagine getting to taste real fresh-kill again! . I compare Mapleshade to La Llorana the weeping woman form Mexican legends. It was a plump, juicy one, and I had to resist eating it greatly. 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). You have betrayed me and my kits. Mapleshade tries to take the kits across the river, but it's flooded, and the kits drown; Mapleshade herself only survives because a RiverClan patrol pulls her out in time. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Much, much more lies ahead of us, Tigerclaw. I killed him for you! Mapleshade, who is not known to have died, attempted . Press J to jump to the feed. I dont get how shes so popular when she started her own problems! But, this cant be the only criteria for entrance into the Dark Forest because other cats like Darkstripe, Thistleclaw and Hawkfrost are also in the Dark Forest, but none of them actually succeeded in murdering anyone. When her secret was unveiled prematurely by Ravenwing, however, she and her kits wereexiled from ThunderClanas traitors. I-Im sorry, She said gently. Are Mapleshade kits in Starclan? They go to a place beyond StarClan, where they still get to live eternally, but cannot speak with living cats anymore. Winners of the July 2022 fan challenge + new challenge announcement. Tigerstar | Brokenstar | Hawkfrost | Thistleclaw | Mapleshade | Darkstripe | Shredtail | Snowtuft | Antpelt | Breezepelt | Clawface | Redwillow | Silverhawk | Juniperclaw | Darktail | Houndleap | Sparrowfeather | Rushtooth | Maggottail, The Kin I always thought of it as the cat you are in your heart. she went insane, and, yes, unlike Ashfur she did murder kitties, but she also "loved too much". Mapleshade was both heartbroken and enraged, and vowed revenge. 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. Shes not like Rainflower (Crookedstars mother) or Onestar, who abandoned her kits because of choice! Ashfur still attempted to murder kitties. Can you imagine what that feels like? The group arrived at the river. He was purring as leaped on to the river, which made Mapleshade burst with happiness. Mapleshade then became a rogue and quicklyfell into insanity, her mind crawling withhallucinations of her drowned kits. His spirit will not die. Meanwhile, Mapleshade was also targeting cats in ThunderClan. 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? Mapleshade laughed softly. Mapleshade opened her mouth to speak, but Larchkit took over for her. Mapleshade when she joins the Dark Forest. Dunno, She murmured. But, I cant think of a better explanation as to why some cats go to the Dark Forest, and others dont. Mapleshade didnt really care; she just regretted what she said about Birchface being the father. Its about Patchkit.. Oakstar banished Mapleshade, and her troubles became worse when her kits drowned in the river following her attempt to escape to RiverClan. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! She descended to the Dark Forest, and from there, Mapleshade continued to affect the lives of the living, such as attempting to ruin Crookedstar's life by making him give her a fateful promise, helping Tigerstar rise as ShadowClan's leader, and training Goosefeather. Mapleshade has mistakenly been mentioned with green eyes. "A fresh fish, straight from the river!". Although I love Mapleshade, she deserves to go to the DF, and Appledusk to StarClan. Larchkit nodded. ! He announced boldly. Petalkit sniffed the newcomer. And we know that, after their death, Mapleshade was haunted by their cries and kills three people to free them. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. The Clan kits that Oakstar gifted her may have been intentionally chosen not to be present, so she may have been banished. A more likely explanation I think is that she and Ashfur pretended to feel bad about their actions to get into StarClan. That is my last promise to you.Mapleshade swears revenge against her former mate, Appledusk, for turning his back on her. I totally agree about Ashfur haha. 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.