Fallenleaves - also known as Darkleaf - is one of the two main protagonists of Traveler Feather, a Warrior Cats AU multi animator project hosted by Cheeteh Z. He is a combination of the canon characters Fallen Leaves and Flametail. Unlike either of them however, he's a ThunderClan warrior who grew up with the Clan's medicine cat, Jayfeather. After drowning in a frozen lake however, Fallenleaves believes that Jayfeather left him to die and seeks revenge, winding up with the two getting stuck in a time loop.
Appearance[]
Fallenleaves is a cream-colored tom with lime green eyes and dark green pupils. His nose and inner ears are both bright red. The bottom of his paws, lower half of his chest, base of his tail, right side of his face, and his back are all light orange. The upper half of his chest, middle of his tail, and left side of his face are orange. His ears, tail tip, and the top of his snout are dark orange.
As a ghost, he's somewhat transparent, and he has a blue outline. His pupils are white, and he has a bit of ice on his nose. After becoming Darkleaf, his outline turns red, and a shadow covers the top half of his face, obscuring his eyes.
Biography[]
Fallenkit grows up alongside Jaykit in ThunderClan, as the two become a warrior and medicine cat respectively, earning the names of Fallenleaves and Jayfeather. One day, while hanging out with Jayfeather as he gathers herbs, the orange tom falls into the lake when the ice he was standing on breaks. Jayfeather rushes after him, but his future self - named Rock - stops him just before he can reach Fallenleaves, who drowns.
Fallenleaves then wakes up as a ghost, thinking Jayfeather had left him to die. His own future self - named Darkleaf - approaches him and shows him a portal into an underground tunnel system in the living world. He enters to see that Jayfeather is trapped inside, fleeing from a fire burning through the tunnels. When trying to jump from one side of a crevice to another, he's unable to get across all the way, leaving him clinging to the edge of a cliff. He's relived when Fallenleaves appears, not aware that his friend is a spirit. Fallenleaves is about to save him, but remembering how Jayfeather supposedly abandoned him, he gives his former friend an angry glare and turns away. Jayfeather reaches out to him, causing him to loose his grip and fall into the burning cavers below, killing him.
Much later, after Jayfeather becomes Rock and finally escapes the tunnels, he finds himself in the past and stops his old self from saving Fallenleaves. He then notices Fallenleaves' ghost watching him and gives chase. He chases him through a dark and swampy area, but gets stuck and starts to sink when trying to swim through a pit of dark, sludge-like water. He reaches out for Fallenleaves to save him, after which two possible things could occur:
If Fallenleaves refuses to help, Rock sinks into the water completely, and the orange tom walks away. He then smiles to himself, becoming Darkleaf. He seeks out his past self to show the portal into the tunnels, beginning the cycle anew.
Alternatively, Fallenleaves feels remorse and saves Rock, dragging him to safety. Though Rock is hesitant at first, the two then reconcile, and witness an aroura borealis outside the swamp. They then notice themselves fading away, the time loop broken, and embrace each other tearfully.
In the present, with no one to interfere, Jayfeather successfully rescues Fallenleaves.
Trivia[]
- Traveler Feather is not canon to the overarching story in Cheeteh Z's other multi-animator projects, hence why Fallenleaves does not appear in any other videos. However, the two still appear on Cheeteh Z's channel banner.
- It's heavily implied that Fallenleaves and Jayfeather had crushes on each other before the time loop.