#pumpkinstar

Let’s take a look into the past.

CONTEXT:

A few moons before Moon 0 of BranchClan, Owlshade got into a relationship with a SpottedClan tom named Waspfoot. One thing led to another, with both of them being young and stupid, and Owlshade ended up pregnant. He gave birth to four kits: Violetkit, Bluebellkit, Rosekit, and Lilackit. Owlshade adored his kits. He planned to raise them alone during the first few moons of their lives, and then when they were old enough he would let them visit their father.

That is, until cats began to gossip when the kits were a week old, and just a day later, SpottedClan’s leader Pumpkinstar showed up in camp, demanding to speak with BranchClan’s former leader Ashstar. BranchClan used to have a very strict leader system. Only the kits of former leaders could become the next leader. Ashstar was the only son of the departed Jaystar, and he became leader at only 13 moons old.

Because of this, Pumpkinstar felt uncomfortable with half-SpottedClan kits being raised in an immature clan. He debated with Ashstar for hours. Finally, Ashstar, who wanted to avoid an unnecessary war, came up with a compromise. Three of the kits would go to SpottedClan, and whichever kit Owlshade chose would remain in BranchClan. Pumpkinstar agreed, and Owlshade was forced to make a choice.

Owlshade chose Violetkit, the smallest kit and the one who looked most like Waspfoot, and brought Bluebellkit, Lilackit, and Rosekit to SpottedClan’s border. Waspfoot met him there, and took the three away.

When Owlshade returned the camp was destroyed. As it turned out, dogs had raided camp when he was gone. They killed and/or chased off everyone. Owlshade was able to escape this gruesome fate by being away, and since Violetkit was so small and tucked away in the nursery, the dogs avoided her.

And that was where BranchClan began.