The Prophecies Begin

Warriors: The Prophecies Begin

==== The original Warriors series, later re-titled Warriors: The Prophecies Begin, was released from 2003 to 2004, consists of six books: Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, and The Darkest Hour. The series was subtitled "The Prophecies Begin" for its planned re-release in paperback with new covers. The series details the experiences of a pet cat or   kittypet"'' named Rusty who ventures into the forest and is invited to join ThunderClan, one of four groups of wild cats in the forest. He accepts the invitation and receives the apprentice name Firepaw while he trains to become a warrior. Later, Firepaw receives his warrior name, Fireheart and discovers that Tigerclaw, the deputy of ThunderClan, wishes to kill ThunderClan leader Bluestar in order to succeed her and become leader himself. Ravenpaw, his apprentice, is forced to flee due to his witnessing of Tigerclaw killing Redtail, the former ThunderClan deputy. Fireheart eventually becomes deputy of the Clan after Tigerclaw tries to kill Bluestar, fails, and is banished from ThunderClan. After his banishment, Tigerclaw takes over another Clan, ShadowClan, and lures a pack of dogs into ThunderClan camp in attempt at vengeance. Bluestar dies sacrificing her last life to protect the Clan from the dogs, and Fireheart succeeds her as leader, receiving nine lives and the name Firestar from the Clans' spiritual ancestors, StarClan. Tigerstar then attempts to take over all four Clans, telling them that the leaders will rule together. Leopardstar, leader of RiverClan, agrees, but Firestar and Tallstar, leader of WindClan, refuse. Tigerstar then enlists the aid of BloodClan, a vicious group of city cats, to take over the Clans, but BloodClan leader Scourge kills Tigerstar (taking all nine of Tigerstar's lives at once by slicing him from neck to tail) and decides to take over the forest for himself. The four Clans unite to fight BloodClan, and Firestar loses the first of his nine lives in battle against Scourge, but Firestar kills Scourge after he returns to life, defeating BloodClan and saving the forest. ====