Thistleleap

Description:

Brown tabby tom with a scruff of darker fur around his neck. Also has a tan underbelly and chest.

Thistleleap's parents are Leafsplash and Nightfoot. He was given his father as his mentor and he trained with Smokepaw, Echopaw, Swiftpaw, Tawnypaw, and Bristlepaw. One day Smokepaw asks Thsitlepaw if he likes any she-cats. He replies with Bristlepaw. Smokepaw with Echopaw, and he asks to keep this quiet. Soon, Bristlepaw is injured by Echopaw is confined to the medicine den, and this makes Thistepaw distressed for her. His mother talks to him about how she and his father became mates and this makes him feel better. Through a battle training assessment, they both pass their warrior assessments and proceed to become warriors, Smokpaw as Smokestrike and Thistlepaw as Thistleleap. During the ceremony the thought that if Echopaw hadn't attacked Bristlepaw se would be a warrior with them makes him sad. Later they go on a border patrol to the StormClan broder with the deputy, Dapplefur and Violettail. They are attacked by StormClan and Dapplefur is gravely injures while fighting with Dewstorm. Dewstorm goes for Thistleleap, but out of nowhere Bristlepaw comes and saves him and chases away the patrol. Thistleleap embraces her happily, but she runs off and he has to go find her.

While at camp the patrol reports they were attacked and Echopaw replies, insulter Bristlepaw. This makes Fernstar mad, but she proceeds. Later Echopaw is sorry for what she did to Bristlepaw and apologizes. This moves Fernstar so she makes Echopaw a warrior. Echosight leaves to find where the two have gone.

Bristlepaw and Thistleleap sit by the lake while Bristlepaw looks at her refelction for the first time. She is horrified. He tells her she is beautiful no matter what and they become mates.

A fox soon attacks them, but Echosight fights the fox in exchange for her life. They bring her tuft of fur to camp and Bristlepaw says that she was not always the nicest cat, but came through this time. Fernstar decides it is time to make Bristlepaw into a warrior, but a storm starts. She says she will make her a warrior rain or shine, but before she can finish that thought the camp engulfs in flames. Everyone gets out safely, but Bristlepaw, Thistleleap, Riverstrike, and her two kits, Sparkkit and Blazekit. They save Riverstrike and the kits, but get caught in a wall of flame at the entrance. Echosight's spirit comes and opens an entrance for them and they get to the rest of the clan safely and Bristlepaw is made Bristleblaze in honor of her courage during the fire. Echosight approves and ascends to StarClan. Later Bristleblaze and Thistleleap have Ivypaw and Echopaw.