Friday, October 9, 2009

The Beginning

Rainstar jumped to the Great Tree, her fur ruffled.

"Let all cats gather beneath the Great Tree."

All of the Clan cats assembled, casting glances at the bodies of Prowlfang and Lionclaw.

"Today we have lost two of our Warriors, Prowlfang and Lionclaw, to an unknown creature. They were found dead on our border with the Dark Forest." Rainstar said sadly. "They will be greatly missed, and some will sit vigil for..."
She was cut off by cats running through the tunnel entrance. They were torn, bloody, and young by the looks of it.

"Sorry to interrupt, but may my friends join your Clan?"asked a handsome black tom. "I'm Titan."
The cats went down the row, stating their names when it was their turn.
"Spark." meowed a ginger tom.
"Leaf." meowed a tabby she-cat. "Spark and I are brother and sister."
"Snake." spoke the black and white tom.
"Dove." purred a white and brown she-cat.
"You know my name." Titan meowed.
Last, and maybe least, the little brown tom spoke quietly. "I-I don't have a name."

Rainstar was bewildered by the cats. After staring long and hard at Titan, she made her decision.
"You and your cats may join FallenClan. That is what this Clan for, protecting the lost."

The new cats cheered merrily, while the Clan cats joined in.

"And now they must recieve their proper names." Rainstar yowled, leaping down from the perch. "Let the younger ones step forward first."
Dove and the brown tom came toward Rainstar, unafraid of the gentle Leader.

"Dove, from this day until you recieve your Warrior name you shall be know as Dovepaw. Sparrowflight!! You will mentor Dovepaw."
Dovepaw gently touched noses with Sparrowflight, trembling with excitement. They both stepped aside.

"You, my little one, shall be known as Stonepaw until you recieve your Warrior name. Hawkeye, you will mentor little Stonepaw."
They carefully touched noses with each other, then stepped away.

"Let the other cats who accompanied them step up."

Spark, Snake, and Leaf step proudly forward.

"Spark, you shall be known as Sparktail. Snake, you shall be known as Snakeclaw. Leaf, you shall be known as Leafbreeze. Titan, you shall be known as..."

"Actually Rainstar, I just wanted to bring my friends here. I'm not staying." Titan meowed, then turned to his astonished friends. "I'm sorry guys. But I'll come and visit. I'm going to live in the mountains." Then he padded out, leaving them there.

Rainstar blinked.
"Umm... StarClan welcomes you as full Warriors of FallenClan."

Everyone in the clearing cheered their excitement, congratulating and welcoming the new arrivals.

"That is all. Please sit vigil for Prowlfang and Lionclaw." Rainstar crouched beside Prowlfang's dead body, pushing her nose into his cold fur.

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  1. Hawkeye touches noses cheerily with Stonepaw
    "Hurray! You know, you have the best mentor ever!"

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  2. Then all her happiness and excitement washed away as she remembered Prowlfang and Lionclaw. She turned, feeling miserable for them, and buried her nose in Lionclaw's cold pelt.

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  3. She wailed and flung herself at the dead cats. She had made great friends with the clan, and she couldn't bear to see any more cats die.

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  4. *pads over to the clearing and sits vigil*

    ~Petalbreeze

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  5. Snowcloud sniffled, blinking back tears as she buried her nose in Lionclaw's scruff. He had been her brother, and they hadn't been very close.
    "And now he's dead." she thought bitterly. "Slaughtered mercilessly by something."

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  6. Ghostshadow twitched, feeling for his niece. He licked Snowcloud ever-so-gently on her ear, but heard Leafbreeze crying.
    "Already part of the Clan." he thought.
    He padded silently over to Leafbreeze, licking the she-cat on her forehead.

    Leafbreeze looked up at Ghostshadow, faintly smiling. She sighed, then crouched beside Snowcloud.

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  7. Lightningstrike padded over, licking Snowcloud gently between the ears, whispering. " I love you. Don't worry, I won't let it hurt you."

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  8. Snowcloud felt herself warm up at Lightningstrike's gentle touch, and she purred.
    "I love you too, and Lionclaw lived a good life. He will be honored in StarClan."

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  9. (Pouncey could we work on the prophecy in your den?)

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  10. (And seriously? You sent that comment at 2 AM?)

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  11. (At 2:00 AM, no one in my house is awake so I can do virtually anything)

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