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. Crimsonwish lay in another wide hole in the den, sleeping away peacefully. -her only meeting up with Oakheart at night, Mapleshade: Appledusk and Mapleshade sat together, watching from afar while their kits ate the fish. I promise you they will grow up just like Birchface, youll see.Ravenwing nodded, understanding. 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. You will see that soon enough!!!!!. Mapleshade faced betrayal and heartbreak in her life, and the burning need to make everyone else feel her pain followed her even beyond death. Someone I wished would be with you this very moment. Mapleshade pondered over the kind, handsome tom with those brilliant green eyes. Heartbroken and enraged, Mapleshade left, swearing vengeance. Mapleshade briefly trained him in his dreams, buteventually didn't bother with him anymore, as she knew he was "already doomedby StarClan". Rogue (formerly)ThunderClan warrior (formerly), CharismaCunningCreativityHuntingFighting skills. 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). She decides that Frecklewish will be her next victim, and uses a mouse to lure her to Snakerocks. Tabbies changing their stripes: Should the chance for redemption end at death? Does Frecklewish really belong in 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. And now you treat me worse than prey. 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. 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. When Appledusk is killed, Reedshine is already carrying his kits. But don't worry, I made them pay. But my siblings saved me. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Hes been like that the entire day. She should be ashamed that she caused so much trouble. Mapleshade when she joins 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. Nothing, remember? We needed her! A mate that loved me, kits that I could watch grow up and have kits of their own, the respect of my Clanmates! This led him to revealing the truth to the whole of ThunderClan. Mapleshade taunts Tigerclaw in his mind for losing against a kittypet after failing to kill Bluestar. He never really wanted to be a warrior anyway.. They are perfect, Appledusk murmured. His nameis Appledusk.. The irony in this is that Birchface was killed (albeit accidentally) by Appledusk, the real father of Mapleshade's kits, during a battle between ThunderClan and RiverClan at the Sunningrocks. I really like your analysis! Then, maybe it isnt a question about action, but rather about motive. Petalkit didnt really listen to the conversation, Mapleshade observed, because she was staring wide-eyed at all te scenery. Mapleshade vows vengeance on Ravenwing and Frecklewish, blaming them for her kits' deaths. A more likely explanation I think is that she and Ashfur pretended to feel bad about their actions to get into StarClan. 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. That is my last promise to you.Mapleshade swears revenge against her former mate, Appledusk, for turning his back on her. I'm not trying to say here that I think Mapleshade should be in StarClan, or that her actions are better than Ashfur's (they're not because she actually did kill cats while Ashfur didn't.) Oh yeah, and he tried to kill a kit sooooo. My mentor was busy treating Crimsonwish, who had whitecough. I am an admin of this site. Hm I just think "evil" is so subjective though haha. Wouldnt they be happier in StarClan than the lonely, miserable Dark Forest? His apprentice, Flowerpaw, leaped in to save him, but died along with him. Read 44. Hesuma friend of your fathers, Mapleshade added quickly. Mapleshade killed to avenge her Oakstar should have gone to DF like exiling a queen and kits really dude. That place is full of weak-willed cowards who clung to the warrior code like ants to a leaf in a puddle. So, how can Ashfur be "not evil" in his heart, but Mapleshade is? What if Mapleshade's Kits Lived | Warriors Fanfiction | Fandom And Mapleshade was having nightmares of her kits unable to reach starclan without killing appledusk, ravenwing, And frecklewish. Appledusk confesses to the Clan about what happened, and he vows that his loyalty is only to his Clan; he blames Mapleshade for the kits' death, and RiverClan has no interest in letting her stay. Powered by WordPress. The reasons why she didnt go to the bridge was Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! I was right. Who killed mapleshade's kits? Explained by Sharing Culture Great article, you really are HollyleafTheGreat! For now, you don't need to know anything else. They have no right to be treated like this!! She goes to the Place Of No Stars and promises revenge on the Clans. Thistleclaw was arrogant, aggressive, and had a thirst for leadership. Appledusk leaped on to the stepping stones and on to the river. Of course. I dashed outside, nodding to Crimsonwish. In this separate timeline, Mapleshades kits lived and Mapleshade proves Ravenwing wrong about the prophecy of the 3 reeds. When he started to become close to Bluepaw, she scolded him. When Mapleshade said she would raise them alone, Oakstar's daughter, Frecklewish, assumed that her deceased brother, Birchface, had fathered Mapleshade's kits. Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!! Add to library 5. Mapleshade suppressed a purr; Larchkit always made her laugh. After this she only hears two of her kits crying for her, and she thinks she needs to kill three cats total to properly avenge them. Much, much more lies ahead of us, Tigerclaw. There is no reason hed know and she wouldnt, but she didnt care. After RiverClan cast her out of the scene, Mapleshade went into grief and hallucinated of her dead kits crying out to be avenged. "A fresh fish, straight from the river!". A nearby RiverClan patrol saved her, but to her horror, all three of her kits drowned, with Appledusk blaming her for their deaths. She screeched. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. They should live as rogues and loners because that's what they are! Its about Patchkit.. Mapleshade smiled sadly at her kits. 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. Mapleshade This is where my issue with the Dark Forest is since who is sent to the Dark Forest or not seems rather arbitrary. If the argument there is that Ashfur suffered a mental breakdown from breaking up with Squirrelflight, which prompted his murderous actions, and so, therefore, he cannot be accountable for what he did, since he simply "loved too much," then, that completely fits the bill with Mapleshade as well. He looked at me, reassurance in his eyes. Darkstripe was loyal to a murderous cat, he tried to kill a child. Appledusk refused, but then his new mate, Reedshine, already pregnant, arrived on the scene. 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. Just as she had promised to Reedshine, Mapleshade's desire for vengeance would never sleep. For now, you don't need to know anything else. Though Mapleshade had a sad backstory, I dont think you should still kill your kits, just because your mate betrayed you. I could take over the body of a nice, young she-cat-that would do me just fine. While he fell in love with Snowfur, Thistleclaw despised her sister, Bluestar. 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. Using his apprentice, Perchpaw, as bait, she lured him to RiverClan's border and challenged him to a fight. Mapleshade decides her third cat to kill will be Appledusk. In Mapleshade's Vengeance, she falls in love with Appledusk. Check out Shinign Shadows and my newest: Shadowed Path!]. Petalkit sniffed the newcomer. 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. Yes, it WAS Mapleshade's Fault that her Kits Drowned by No! StarClan really chose the wrong cat to try and mess up, because she just tried her best to protect her kits. 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. If only I could truly raise them with you., Mapleshade closed her eyes and smiled sadly. I already asked Oakstar, and he said it was okay. Afterwards, she gets pregnant with his kits. But instead she chose to be lazy and take the fastest and most dangerous way, even if there was no flood. Nettlebreeze says that Mapleshade deserves to go to the Dark Forest. Mapleshade, who is not known to have died, attempted . Larchkit mews a RiverClan warrior had to save Patchkit. I started to take it over to the medicine cat den, but someone interrupted me. My next post will be about 5 cats that people think deserve the Dark Forest but dont (and one that absolutely does). ", Mapleshade demanding Crookedkit's fateful promise, Mapleshade is a ragged[11] tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat[12] with amber eyes.[13]. Yes,her mate deserved to die, but I didnt think her kits did. 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. The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition, Mapleshade & Crookedstar - Mini Collector Figures, Mapleshade and Appledusk's confrontation, Mapleshade's confrontation with Spottedleaf. Mapleshade after she is exiled from ThunderClan. Vicky has claimed she is tortoiseshell-and-white, She is also depicted as a tortoiseshell on the. Imagine raking your claws across some cat's pelt, and drawing real blood! You will find much better company in the cats here, Tigerclaw. I wondered if you know what it means., Mapleshade frowned, confused. I just was so overwhelmed with all the judging everyone has done of my 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. Next, having learned from Nettlepaw that Frecklewish had watched Mapleshade and her kits crossing the river and blaming her for not saving them, Mapleshade lured the other she-cat to Snakerocks and got her eye bitten by an adder, blindingand eventually killing her. She was able to keeptheir relationship a secret, until she gave birth to their kits. 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. You will regret this, Appledusk. Much, much more lies ahead of us, Tigerclaw. She became mates with Appledusk, a warrior of RiverClan, and was expecting his kits. Not wishing she were in StarClan. Mapleshade is evil. Like, if it is true that all of Ashfur's actions came from "loving too much," then couldn't you argue the same thing for Mapleshade? Mapleshade opened her mouth to speak, but Larchkit took over for her. Along with her she brought her dear, beloved kits: Patchkit, Larchkit, and Petalkit. No kit of Birchface could jump that short," and stuff like that. "He loved too much". I believe we will make it to the Half-Moon Meeting. You told me you loved me! The three kits nodded hastily, and started gobbling up the fish. Mapleshade then became a rogue and quicklyfell into insanity, her mind crawling withhallucinations of her drowned kits. Is that how you treat fellow apprentices?! by 1.9K 94 23 "Hollyleaf?! The river borrowed through the territories like a weaving snake, letting nothing get in its way. But its for the best. Plus, well be there soon.. He told you to wait. You have everything that I wanted, Sandstorm! Mapleshade | The Official Warrior Cats Wiki | Fandom However, she ended up falling in love with a RiverClan tom namedAppledusk, which was forbidden by the Warrior Code. She also killed Frecklewish, who watched her kits drown, and Ravenwing, who revealed her secret as a result of an omen from StarClan, killing three cats in total. It was raining. Do you make that promise?.Mapleshade demanding Crookedkit's fateful promise. She became mates with Appledusk, a warrior of RiverClan, and was expecting his kits. Being ordered to leave RiverClan's territory without even getting to attend her kits' burial, Mapleshade was heartbroken and enraged all over again, and vowed revenge upon her former mate. Shes not like Rainflower (Crookedstars mother) or Onestar, who abandoned her kits because of choice! When her secret was unveiled prematurely by Ravenwing, however, she and her kits wereexiled from ThunderClanas traitors. 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 They go to a place beyond StarClan, where they still get to live eternally, but cannot speak with living cats anymore. So tell me, is Birchface really the father of this litter?, Mapleshade suddenly felt anger surge through her. Which, spoilers for Lost Stars would make sense considering Shadowpaw is hearing what may be a bad/evil StarClan warrior in his mind. I should have had all that!.Mapleshade attempting to murder Sandstorm. Why would you want to go to StarClan? Oh Starclan, why did you take our mother from us? -one of the kits dying Thank you! Mapleshadebravely triedto save her kits, and almost drowned herself in doing so, but ultimately failed. Books Mapleshae Test Warrior Cats Mapleshade. 2. I will never forget this. Mapleshade herself was not at fault for their deaths, and plenty of cats who loved a cat from another Clan have gone to StarClan. from the story Warriors: The Return Of The Greatest Heroes by CrazyFlamefur (Flamefur) with 2,660 reads. Why?! The Official Warrior Cats Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. It is unclear why Oakstar wanted to know the father of the kits, but he was likely looking for punishment for her. Petalpaw raced to the warriors den, possibly to get my mother; who, coincidentally, was Wasppaws mentor. He will be part of RiverClan forever! I should have had all that! She then kills Frecklewish using adders. Ive seen the incidents that happened the past few weeks, and Petalkit certainly resembles..hmm..Appledusk. 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. But then the Clans cast her out as a traitorand she vowed to seek her revenge. The other bridge was way too far away. This list shows the victims Mapleshade has killed: Warriors Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. To be a loner when all you tried to do was love? Scourge | Bone | Jaggedtooth | Fury | Brick | Hoot and Jumper, The Dark Forest 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. Mapleshade watched as the three kits ran up to sniff it. Warriors Fanfiction is a FANDOM Books Community. Mapleshade wasambitious and enjoyed their admiration, and was also compassionate and affable, as she was usually polite to other cats and felt sympathy for Ravenwing for being ThunderClan's only medicine cat. So.you know Birchface? Larchkit asks. Lets start off by setting the scence (MAJOR spoilers for Mapleshades Vengeance): Mapleshade, a ThunderClan cat, is secretly mates with Appledusk, a RiverClan cat. Petalkit and Larchkit nodded. "You must promise me that you will be loyal to your Clan above all other things. Mother was shocked and angry. 674 takers Report. No matter what she did, she just couldnt make Sandstorm suffer, so she made Firestar suffer;by killing Spottedleaf. Me too! Larchkit exclaimed. Wait here, He announced, disappearing into the bushes. (Although thats a bit of a stretch imo.) 1. I dont want you to be tired when we leave.. Its Icetufts Birthday! Although I love Mapleshade, she deserves to go to the DF, and Appledusk to StarClan. Tigerstar | Thistleclaw | Mapleshade | Goosefeather | Ashfur | Darkstripe | Hollyleaf, RiverClan Today was also the day of Half-Moon, where us medicine cats go to the Highstones. 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. Appledusk had promised to meet her at the ThunderClan-Riveclan border at sunhigh. The black tom approached her with calm manner. Meanwhile, Mapleshade was also targeting cats in ThunderClan. She brings him to the Dark Forest and reveals she's been watching him throughout his life. If a motivation to murder was what mattered, then Ashfur (and maybe Hollyleaf) would also be in the Dark Forest. Bewildered, I set the mouse down and padded up to him. I went through the agony of bearing your kits! 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. I have walked beside you from the day you were born, guiding your paw steps, laying out your destiny before you. Ravenwing, are we going to miss Half-Moon Meeting? I asked, praying to StarClan that we wouldnt miss it. Then, she kills Appledusk, but is killed by Perchpaw. Waves of rain spiraled down from the sky, crashing down on the clearing and the roof of our den. Mapleshade | Warriors Wiki | Fandom Ravenwing was grateful, Mapleshade could tell. While Wasppaw was still pinned down by Larchpaw, Petalpaw came out with my mother, Mapleshade.