Fall of ShadowClan

Premise
The Fall of ShadowClan was a major point in Clan history. After failing to reclaim leadership, Rowanstar steps down and disbands ShadowClan, merging the remaining cats with SkyClan and ShadowClan is officially declared gone. Despite multiple cats encouraging Rowanstar, now Rowanclaw, to take up leadership again, he refuses.

Overview
Rowanstar, feeling he can no longer lead, steps down and reverts to his warrior status, merging ShadowClan with SkyClan. ShadowClan is declared nonexistent.

Tigerheart returns and is resurrected to become Tigerstar, taking up his father’s position as leader and revives the fallen Clan.

Disbanding the Clan

 * Despite Rowanstar trying to reinstate ShadowClan, he is unable to keep the respect of his Clanmates save for Tawnypelt and Tigerheart. The situation worsens when two cats, Snowbird and Scorchfur, agree to only take orders from Tigerheart, which causes upset in the deputy.

Tigerheart’s departure

 * Tigerheart leaves ShadowClan to be with his mate Dovewing, who is also expecting his kits. His departure causes Rowanstar to choose Tawnypelt to succeed him, and causes distress among the two mates as the sudden disappearance of their son and deputy makes them believe ShadowClan is doomed.

Rowanstar’s choice

 * At a gathering, Rowanstar reveals he is going to disband ShadowClan, much to the shock of the other Clans. He steps down from leadership, and reverts back to his warrior name: Rowanclaw. He asks Leafstar to take in the remaining ShadowClan cats, and she agrees, making them all part of SkyClan.

A chance for revival

 * Violetshine and Twigpaw attempt to convince Rowanclaw to reinstate himself as ShadowClan’s leader, but he refuses. They attempt to try it with Tawnypelt, but she also denies.

Fall of the fallen leader

 * Sleekwhisker kidnaps Yarrowleaf’s kits, Flaxkit and Hopkit, and manages to force Tawnypelt to be jumped by Jaques and Susan. Violetshine discovers Sleekwhisker’s betrayal, and gathers Rowanclaw, Macgyver, and Yarrowleaf to hunt her down. They discover that Sleekwhisker has teamed up with Nettle, Yarrowleaf’s mate and the father of Flaxkit and Hopkit, and Raven. After a fight, Rowanclaw manages to kill Nettle, the aforementioned tom and Sleekwhisker manage to mortally wound Rowanclaw and run away, while Tawnypelt and Yarrowleaf are able to steal back the kits. As he dies, Rowanclaw tells Tawnypelt that he has seen Tigerheart in his dreams, and he will return.

Return of Tigerheart

 * Grassheart and Strikestone reveal that Tigerheart has returned with Berryheart, Cloverfoot, Sparrowtail, and Slatefur, but the tom is dead. Hawkwing, Alderheart, and Violetshine race to the Moonpool, and learn that Tigerheart had brought back new cats for ShadowClan, consisting of Ant, Cinnamon, and Blaze, as well as Berryheart and Sparrowtail’s new litter. However, Puddleshine is unable to revive Tigerheart, and instead the tom is resurrected to become ShadowClan’s new leader: Tigerstar.

Revival of the Clan

 * The newly named Tigerstar takes the leadership position like his father before him, and orders all the ShadowClan cats to follow him home, reviving the fallen Clan.