#Leafstar is relatively safe because of her nine lives

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So I’m guessing this au is the one where Rusty joins and creates skyclan… does that mean Rusty becomes firestar of skyclan?

Rusty is barely of apprentice age when he runs off to rebuild SkyClan.

While he did have a paw in their resurrection, it was Skywatcher who did the job of teaching the ways of the Clan to those that wanted to join.

Rusty is more of a "new member for a dying Clan" than a founder, since SkyClan hasn't completely disappeared from memory.

Leafstar is good at mediating and keeping cats together, so she's the one to become SkyClan's first leader after their resurrection.

It's possible for him to become leader at the end of the AU, though, if Leafstar dies/retires.