#n endz up staying at the barn since hez lived there for a long time well thingz were to chaotic to go find him

[scourge-sympathiser]

idk how to ask questions pls just info dump me if ur willing

I GET THT

ok uhhh letz talk about.... wht MIGHT be wht happenz in the blurry area??? itz not 4 sure like ive got a few ideaz so this might end up fully thrown out but bssically:

with brokenstar dead, tigerclaw doesnt hav the opertunity or evn idea to use the roguez to kill bluestar [pluz with the thorn in his side tht is beetlebite he haz an evn stronger hatred of non clan catz] hez able to kill her another way [current main idea: crushed by a rock at sunningrockz much like her ex] and ascendz to leadership.... only whn he goez 2 get his 9 livez... starclan Refusez him.. hez not the true deputy

he is LIVID but with no other optionz he Liez

back in the clan he deeply loathez yellowfang but is unable to get rid of her due to the fact shez the only medicine cat [cinderpaw continuez 2 train as a warrior, pushed by beetlebite who at this point haz learned a great deal about deadfoot thru mudclawz conplaining]

as for fireheart he knoz the cat had proved himself too much to simply push him out with no reason... but with all the rumorz tht beetlebite running away [thy nevr find his body. tigerclaw pushez it out of his mind. pretendz he isnt deeply desterbed by it] bcuz non-clan catz Just Arnt Suited To Clan Life.... well itz easy for tigerclaw to capitalize on this, feed more into it.... turn the catz against fireheart, and ravensong in addition for Betraying the clan- after all! isnt it agasint the code to date non-thunderclan catz? itz no wonder thy were friendz with greystripe, an infamous traitor

he pushez, hard, for any of the apprenticez to become a med cat apprentice so he can dispose of the shadowclan trash as soon as he can

meanwhile itz near impossible for tigerclaw or any thunderclan cat aside from yellowfang to get to moonstone bcuz simply put. Mudclaw Is Fucking Pissed- hearing the rumorz whn he KNOZ how much beetlebite lovz his clan & how much hez done for the ungrateful rabbit brainz........ and, well, it feelz better to be angry thn it doez to be horribly worried.....

fireheart of couse, is kinda having a bit of a breakdown, his older brother figure dissapeared without a word, on top of tht his nephew haz been taken by twolegz to god knoz where, his mentor & mother figure is DEAD, and the guy hez been warning her about for AGEZ is the LEADER......... so. it doesnt feel Great...

eventually it getz to the point where, tho he knoz he haz som support in the clan, he feelz in danger- and more importantly to him he feelz ravensong is...... so. thy leave, thy dont rly kno where else to go besidez the house of princess & violet- who cant let thm into the house but CAN lead thm to violetz brother who thy can stay with

barley, who mainly huntz in the gardenz of princess, violet, & their friendz, is happy to have company! he livez in a forclosed building with a few other catz, inculding hoot & jumper who come & go pretty frequently... fireheart & ravensong stay in contact with whtz going on in thunderclan

thingz in thunderclan stay weirdly consistent for a while- tigerstar blamez the fact tht becoming leader didnt fill the hole in his heart like it waz supposed 2 on him not being able to gain the 9 livez- but hez left without somthing to plan on, on the occasionz hez able to actually speak with thm starclan refuse to tell him why he cannot receive thm........ tigerstar still keepz movong with his planz, in talkz with bith the hunger weakened riverclan & sickness weakened shadowclan.......

hoot and jumper, on an occasion whn thy r home, r overheard talking about the weird cat met by bone [who thy hang around bcuz hez cool n big n tough] whn he waz captured by a spay and release program..... a little black cat with a white paw calling himself a weird name, like, who the hell namez their kid beeltebite? itz almost as weird as the namez fireheart and ravensong lol.... said catz being so !!! thy dont evn register the insult n r EMMDIATELY like WHERE WAZ THIS

cue a prison break

beetlebite challengez tigerstar to face off with him in a one on one fight to be leader, tigerclaw scoffz n is like well ive already got my 9 livez so- n beetlebite interruptz him bcuz he knoz this is a lie thnkz 2 yellowfang, prompting tigerclaw to attack out of anger n once again. just decimated by the cat otherwise known as scourge