SkyClan's Destiny/Cliffnotes

These notes are brief, noting major events and minor events that will be of consequence later. They are intended to be used as a reference for those looking for specific events for re-reading.


 * Spiderstar leads a patrol of ancient SkyClan cats back from a bloody battle with the rats.
 * Fallensnow and Sunpelt die in the battle; their bodies are left behind.
 * Spiderstar holds ceremonies for the dead warriors and declares SkyClan's defeat.
 * Honeyleaf and the elders are appalled at Spiderstar's decision.
 * Frostclaw and Rowanfur admit to lately accepting food from Twolegs and take some cats to show them where to get the food.
 * Honeyleaf and Swallowflight refuse to live as kittypets; so they decide to travel with cats who share the same views as them and explore farther down the gorge.
 * Spiderstar, Brackenheart, and elders Oakstep, Mousefang, and Nightfur stay where they are.
 * Brackenheart proclaims that a Clan will live again there one day, but SkyClan will need deeper roots in order to survive.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Leafstar wakes up after a horrifying dream in which her Clan is destroyed by a flood.
 * This dream becomes a reality in Beyond the Code.
 * Leafstar recalls her leadership ceremony and wonders if Firestar still thinks about SkyClan.
 * Shrewtooth feels very nervous about living in a Clan.
 * Leafstar is determined to make him realize that he is among friends.
 * Pride fills Leafstar as she notes the growth of the Clan.
 * With Sharpclaw's persuasion, Leafstar starts the Warrior Ceremony of Tinypaw, Bouncepaw, and Rockpaw without the presence of the daylight warriors.
 * The image of Skywatcher appears in the clouds and Leafstar senses her ancestor's pride.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Shrewtooth gives out an attack alarm to the Clan.
 * It is the daylight-warriors, Ebonyclaw, Billystorm, and Snookpaw
 * Frecklepaw and Harveymoon do not come when the other daylight-warriors call for them.
 * Fallowfern and Patchfoot tell Billystorm that Nettlekit fell in the river earlier in the day while practicing the battle moves he taught the kits yesterday.
 * Leafstar declares that it was not Billystorm's fault.
 * Sharpclaw organizes patrols.
 * Leafstar scolds him when he speaks to Ebonyclaw tartly.
 * Leafstar observes the battle training of all three apprentices.
 * It starts to snow, so the entire Clan begins to clean out the dens.
 * Billystorm returns to his housefolk, using the excuse that his Twolegs may worry.
 * Several cats believe that Billystorm should not be let back to the Clan tomorrow.
 * Some of the young warriors and apprentices wonder if they are descended from ancient SkyClan
 * Leafstar notes that every cat in the area could have SkyClan ancestry, so that she can include the daylight-warriors.
 * Leafstar silently wishes for a Clan where all cats are welcome, and wonders how she can stop her Clan from pulling in different directions.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Spottedleaf appears to Leafstar in a dream.
 * She shows her Spiderstar wondering about SkyClan's future and Brackenheart's prediction that worse things are to come for the new SkyClan and that it'll need deeper roots to survive.
 * Leafstar visits Echosong in her den.
 * Echosong had the same dream.
 * They discuss what the dream might mean.
 * Leafstar decides not to share the dream with anyone else.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Harveymoon and Macgyver are fooling around when they are supposed to clean out the new dens. Leafstar confronts them.
 * Harveymoon back answers Sharpclaw when he confronts them with Leafstar, claiming that because they don't sleep in the dens, they don't need to clean them.
 * The whole Clan, including Macgyver, seems incredibly surprised by the remark.
 * Leafstar finally banishes both Harveymoon and Macgyver from the Clan for one moon.
 * All the cats, notably Billystorm and Sharpclaw, support Leafstar for her desicion to banish the two wayward daylight warriors.
 * Leafstar wonders if her Clan will ever work together and thinks all she's been doing lately is apologizing.
 * Leafstar goes to the elders for some advice and to clean out their ticks.
 * Tangle tells Leafstar that the path SkyClan walks is dark, and Leafstar is leading them. Therefore, her decision is best.
 * Leafstar hears a cry for help and runs out to see Sagepaw dangling off a cliff.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Sharpclaw runs and heads towards the cliff in hopes to save Sagepaw before he falls.
 * Despite his attempts though, Sagepaw finally falls and dislocates his leg.
 * Leafstar dashes over with Echosong and the rest of her Clan
 * She sees Petalnose is distraught becasue she was his mentor. She realizes that family should not become mentors.
 * Echosong is able to put his leg back into place.
 * Patchfoot admits that he teased Sagepaw about his ancestry, and Sagepaw got hurt attempting to prove his ancestry.
 * Leafstar does not believe that ancestry does not matter in this Clan, and addresses the Clan about it.
 * Sparrowpelt claims that Firestar chose he and his sister first because of their abilities.
 * Fallowfern argues back, saying that they were simply the closest cats.
 * Waspwhisker cries an intruder call.
 * Three rogues are escorted deeper into the camp.
 * The tallest of them is nods to Leafstar and notes out loud that Firestar succeeded.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * The cats introduce themselves as Stick, Shorty, Cora and Coal.
 * Stick explains that he met Firestar and Sandstorm when they first started re-building SkyClan.
 * His group is very intrigued by Firestar and Sandstorm and wish to learn more about Clan life.
 * Leafstar starts to admit that SkyClan is just learning itself.
 * Sharpclaw interrupts her, agreeing to allowing the cats to learn.
 * Coal decides to learn more about medicine cat duties, while the remaining three cats wish to partake in the training game the Clan is about to play.
 * Patchfoot, Cherrytail, Shrewtooth, and Rockshade are assigned to hunt by Leafstar.
 * When Rockshades objects, Billystorm tells him to listen to the Clan leader.
 * Rockshade can be heard doubting a kittypet's knowledge, referring to Billystorm.
 * The remaining cats are divided into two groups. Whichever cat touches the thorn tree trunk first wins for their patrol.
 * Snookpaw wins for his team, and receives many compliments from both patrols.
 * The next round is the same, except a cat must bring a feather up to the top of the tree. And, only a certain amount of feathers is given to each team.
 * Leafstar won for her team.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * The Clan is very excited after the game.
 * Sharpclaw is noted to be quite friendly towards Frecklepaw, even though she is a daylight-warrior.
 * The rogues offer other training activities involving the whole Clan.
 * Stick points out how odd it is that the Clans are diurnal while the visiting cats are nocturnal.
 * Tinycloud asks Leafstar if she can stop assisting Echosong, and Leafstar agrees.
 * Leafstar starts to think about a potential apprentice for Echosong.
 * When the daylight warriors leave, the visiting cats think the borders aren't as strong with them.
 * Leafstar starts to regret welcoming the rogues.
 * Cora tells Leafstar that they mean no harm.
 * Leafstar suspects there is more to the cats' visit.


 * Stick's perspective.
 * Stick is woken up roughly by Shorty who says that a cat, Dodge has come to meet them.
 * Cora and Snowy are sleeping beside him.
 * The two of them run over to find Dodge, Skipper, and Misha taunting their friends, Coal and Percy.
 * Dodge and Stick argue over hunting timings during sunrise and sunset.
 * Dodge does not bother too much with Stick and orders Misha to attack.
 * Misha lunges and takes out Percy's eye.
 * The group of cats begin to fight but it is soon stopped by Twolegs and dogs.
 * Percy, Coal, Stick and Shorty reach back to their dens where Cora helps clean Percy up.
 * Snowy is seen to have run up a tree.
 * Stick wonders where his daughter Red is. He worries for her but Cora consoles him.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Leafstar, Patchfoot, Billystorm, Ebonyclaw, Snookpaw, Frecklepaw, Cora, and Shorty leave on a patrol.
 * They find a large amount of rats in a pile of Twoleg rubbish near Twolegplace.
 * Shorty and Cora suggest that they use the rats for prey.
 * The group returns to camp and Leafstar calls a Clan meeting with all the cats who were in the rat attack.
 * Shorty offers to help SkyClan fight the rats with his and his friends rat-fighting techniques.
 * Sharpclaw agrees without waiting for Leafstar to approve
 * Sharpclaw comes up with an idea to block off most of the exits in the rat nest and chase the rats out the remaining holes.
 * Shorty suggests that they tear apart the rubbish heap to help scare away the rats.
 * Leafstar says that she thinks the Clan is being disrespectful to Firestar by thinking that Shorty has more knowledge than him.
 * Special rat-fighting training begins.
 * Shorty builds an enormous mound of twigs, bracken, brambles, and other debris for cats to practice tearing apart.
 * Leafstar wonders if this challenge will be what it takes to unite the Clan.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Leafstar leads the Clan to battle against the rats.


 * Sharpclaw reminds the Clan of their battle plan - to block the rat-holes and scare the rats into the open.


 * Leafstar wonders if there are enough of them to fight the rats.
 * She wonders whether she should have brought the daylight warriors.
 * Leafstar, Petalnose, Patchfoot, Tinycloud, Cora, Mintpaw, and Shrewtooth begin climbing the mound.
 * Mintpaw slips down the mound a little and scares Leafstar.


 * The rats appear and Leafstar gives the battle cry.


 * The cats fight the rats.
 * SkyClan are victorious.


 * Waspwhisker and Cora are injured badly, and most other cats are scratched with minor injuries.


 * The Clan return to camp.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * The Clan is healing.


 * The daylight-warriors are angry because SkyClan fought without them.
 * Billystorm is not as irritated as the other daylight-warriors.
 * He is worried about Leafstar's wounds.
 * Leafstar is confused as to why the visitors are so helpful.


 * Stick's perspective.


 * Stick is worried about Red.


 * Misha and Skipper hunt a Twoleg's rabbit.
 * When Stick tries to stop them, he is blamed for the rabbit's death.


 * Leafstar's perspective


 * Waspwhisker still can't go on patrol.


 * Frecklepaw continuously helps Echosong.
 * Echosong wants her as an apprentice.


 * Tinycloud tries to explain to the visitors what a Gathering is.
 * They don't understand.


 * Leafstar talks with Billystorm.
 * He has seen SkyClan cats in Twolegplace with Stick.
 * Leafstar is unsure and believes there is some explanation.


 * Harveymoon and Macgyver are back from their one-moon exile.


 * The Gathering takes place.
 * Clovertail suggests that one of the empty dens be used as a birthing den
 * Petalnose asks to have a "special rat patrol." The idea is turned down.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Leafstar feels proud of her Clan.
 * She goes to the Whispering Cave to find Snookpaw.
 * Snookpaw slips on the rocks and fall into the river. Leafstar goes after him.
 * Both cats are fine, but Snookpaw goes home.
 * Billystorm invites Leafstar into Twolegplace.
 * She doesn't want to go.
 * Leafstar and Billystorm play with Fallowfern's kits.
 * Plumkit almost gets stuck at the top of a tree.
 * Billystorm catches a bird.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Billystorm says that Snookpaw is stuck inside his home.
 * Cora and Leafstar hunt together.
 * Leafstar asks if Cora knows what her and her friends' plans are.
 * She doesn't know.
 * They catch a bird together.
 * Frecklepaw wants to be a medicine cat apprentice.
 * Stick, Sharpclaw, Shorty, and Sparrowpelt return from a hunting patrol with no prey.
 * Sharpclaw wants Shorty, Coal, Cora, and Stick to be full members of SkyClan.
 * Leafstar agrees to this.
 * She calls a Clan meeting.
 * The four newcomers are made warriors.
 * The ceremony was interrupted three times, which was a bit insulting.
 * Harveymoon is annoyed that the visitors are now warriors.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * An argument erupts.
 * Leafstar sees Spottedleaf, Skywatcher, and Rainfur in a dream.
 * She is introduced to Bluestar, Snowfur, and Whitestorm.
 * The whole of StarClan have gathered to celebrate SkyClan's survival.
 * Spottedleaf tells Leafstar to "seize the moment. Destiny will arrive."


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Leafstar agrees to go to Twolegplace with Billystorm and find Snookpaw.
 * They come across Hutch, who used to be a SkyClan warrior.


 * Billystorm and Leafstar get inside Snookpaw's home through a window.
 * His Twolegs come home, and the two visiting cats leave quickly.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * A patrol discovers a loner hunting in SkyClan territory.
 * Leafstar thinks he is a SkyClan descendant.
 * They offer him a place in the Clan, but he rejects it.


 * Stick's perspective.


 * Red is angry because Stick is too protective.
 * She runs away.
 * He follows her to find her living with Harley and his friends.


 * Twolegs take Percy away.


 * Sharpclaw wants to expand the SkyClan territory.


 * Ebonyclaw points out that Shrewtooth seems left out.


 * Leafstar goes to hunt with Shrewtooth.
 * They reach Twolegplace and he panics.
 * They go back to camp.


 * Shrewtooth says he had been captured by the same Twoleg that mistreated Petalnose.
 * Petalnose wants to go and scare him.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Sharpclaw wakes Leafstar up and tells her that they have to attack the Twoleg on that night.
 * Mintpaw, Sagepaw, Petalnose, Waspwhisker, Tinycloud, Shorty, Cherrytail, Cora, Bouncefire and Rockshade are on the attacking patrol with Leafstar and Sharpclaw.
 * Leafstar reminds them that they are only trying to scare the Twoleg and that no cat needs to be hurt.
 * They return to camp after successfully frightening the Twoleg.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Echosong asks if any cat is hurt, and Patchfoot asks what happened.
 * Sharpclaw tells them that every cat is fine and they succeeded in scaring the Twoleg.
 * Leafstar also says that she doubts that the dog will cause trouble again.
 * The Clan celebrate the victory.
 * Leafstar wonders why Cora, Shorty, Stick and Coal aren't joining in.
 * Leafstar and Sharpclaw disagree over the daylight-warriors.
 * When the daylight-warriors arrive the next day, Cherrytail tells them that they missed the attack.
 * The daylight-warriors feel chafed.
 * Snookpaw does not appear for training
 * The Clan taunt the daylight warriors further by bragging about the attack.
 * Leafstar talks to Echosong, wondering if she has done the right thing.
 * Echosong tells her to be careful of her feelings.


 * Stick's perspective.
 * Stick doesn't trust his daughter.


 * He attacks a rogue named Onion.
 * Onion is forced to tell where Dodge is.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Snookpaw is back at camp.


 * Fallowfern's kits play a game.
 * Nettlekit wants to be Billystorm, but his littermates reject this.


 * Leafstar joins a patrol with Cherrytail, Snookpaw, and Billystorm.
 * Billystorm admits his feelings for Leafstar. She does the same.


 * The loner is caught in SkyClan territory again.
 * His name is revealed to be Egg.
 * He joins SkyClan as Sharpclaw's apprentice.


 * Leafstar's perspective.
 * Egg is made an official SkyClan cat.
 * He keeps his name.
 * Leafstar and Echosong's argument continues.
 * Sharpclaw lied to Egg.
 * Leafstar admits to Echosong that she wants Billystorm as her mate.


 * Leafstar's view.
 * Billystorm and Leafstar argue.
 * Leafstar does her best to avoid Billystorm.
 * Leafstar's dreams are of the ancient SkyClan cats.
 * A Twoleg kit with a broken leg is discovered in SkyClan territory.


 * Leafstar's viewpoint.
 * With the help of Snookpaw, a patrol hunts down the Twoleg kit's parents.
 * The Twolegs don't understand what's going on; they throw a "red thing" at the cats.


 * Frecklepaw comes across the kit's backpack.
 * By using the objects in the backpack, the adult Twolegs are lured to their kit.
 * Leafstar is troubled by the thought of SkyClan helping the Twolegs; they lead two separate lives.


 * Snookpaw receives his warrior name, Snookthorn.
 * He confesses that he is not meant to be a warrior, and departs from SkyClan.
 * Fallowfern's kits have a pretend warrior ceremony.
 * Sharpclaw leads a large group of warriors outside the camp.
 * Leafstar is suspicious.


 * Leafstar follows Sharpclaw all the way to Twolegplace.
 * Leafstar confronts Sharpclaw
 * Stick admits that he and his friends came to SkyClan for help.


 * Stick's perspective.
 * Stick speaks with his former mate, Velvet.
 * Velvet tries to convince him that Red can make her own decisions.
 * Shorty and Stick spy on Red, Harley, and Dodge.


 * Leafstar's view.
 * Leafstar ponders whether or not she should help Stick, Cora, Shorty, and Coal.
 * Skywatcher comes to her in a dream.
 * Another cat, Swallowflight, appears and discourages Leafstar by saying bad things about the daylight-warriors.
 * Frecklepaw accidentally knocks over a bee hive, and the bees swarm the cats.
 * Echosong takes it as a sign.
 * Leafstar decides that SkyClan will help the four visitors. They head off in search of Dodge's camp.
 * Billystorm apologizes to Leafstar for being unfair.


 * Leafstar's perspective
 * On the way towards Twolegplace, they spot cows, but they aren't a danger towards the cats.
 * They see a dog while they travel, but run away safetly.
 * They reach the Twolegplace, and prepare for the battle
 * During the battle, Leafstar loses a life
 * Leafstar comes back and Dodge and his friends are defeated


 * Leafstar's perspective
 * When they are walking home, Sharpclaw is behind Leafstar
 * Leafstar tells him she will lead for the rest of her nine lives
 * Sharpclaw accepts it, and said he didn't accept more
 * Leafstar asks to talk with Billystorm


 * Leafstar organizes a patrol to take out the dog terrorizing Twolegplace
 * A kittypet asks why they are there, and tells them the direction to the dog
 * Leafstar and Rabbitpaw get trapped
 * The rest of the patrol gets help from Billystorm
 * The patrol comes and attacks the dogs
 * Rabbitpaw, Plumpaw, Nettlepaw, and Creekpaw are made warriors: Rabbitleap, Plumwillow, Nettlesplash, and Creekfeather
 * Leafstar tells Rabbitleap she is proud to be his leader