Cinderpetal

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**Cinderpetal** is a 171-moon-old, light brown tom, with patches of dark brown around his eyes and head/ears, and on his rump/tail. He has a couple of neck scars and a small scar on his left eye, and he has the Ambitious personality and is a renowned hunter

## History

Cinderpetal is one of the founders of GalaxyClan, and the littermate of Ravenspot. He was 4 moons old when the clan was founded. He was mentored by Whiskerheart.

During Year 1, after he graduated and became a warrior, he didn't really want to talk to Whiskerheart, his former mentor, after rumors started to question whether the calico she-cat was the right choice to become deputy. He was a bit embarrassed by the fact that he was trained by her. He was a smaller cat and was a bit self-conscious about his size, and due to this, he was very eager to prove how strong he was. He was constantly chasing off rogues, and fought against foxes, he never ran from a challenge and was always ready to fight. He also had a bit of a friendly rivalry with Stoneleaf, the two of them were calling each other names playfully and were very competitive when it came to accomplishments, like hunting and winning battles. He was also very jealous of his littermate, Ravenspot, who was mentored by the leader, Sandstar, and Cinderpetal is jealous of his size as well, finding it unfair, since Cinderpetal was actually bigger than him when they were kits, but it changed when they became warriors.

During Year 2, he gained a huge neck scar fighting against a fox. He was very proud of his new scar, and thought it made him look cool, he often walked around with his head held high, trying to show it off. He and Stoneleaf still had the rivalry going on, and Cinderpetal liked to joke about him getting an apprentice sooner, despite being a little younger. He still constantly ran into danger, managing to defeat anything he took on. He was also on the look to chase off the dog that killed Yellowbush and Kendra, but was a bit nervous about that particular challenge.

During Year 3, he was a bit worried about Stoneleaf, thinking that the tom was just upset about not getting an apprentice. He got an apprentice this year, and while he teased Stoneleaf in the past about getting an apprentice before him, when he actually got one, he realized how hard it was. His apprentice was Shrewpatch, one of Burdockfoot's kittens, and on their first patrol, they ran into some twoleg trash, which caused Shrewpatch to have a stomachache. After that, Stoneleaf tagged along with them on their patrols, which Cinderpetal appreciated. This year, he started to develop a crush on Stoneleaf.

Year 4 was a roller coaster of emotions for Cinderpetal. He was excited to win the battle against CreekClan, and he and Stoneleaf were praised for their bravery. He gained the courage to ask Stoneleaf to be his mate, which the tom agreed to. Cinderpetal did his best to see how he could help Stoneleaf, as he saw something was bugging his mate, but Stoneleaf was mostly just snappy. Cinderpetal thought it was just because of the apprentices, but when Stoneleaf was exposed and Cinderpetal found out that his mate killed Duskcloud, he was heartbroken. He broke up with Stoneleaf and wanted to be alone. He was jealous of Ravenspot because of the fact that his littermate was able to find love and have a family. Ravenspot helped him get all his anger out and was there to support him in his hard time.

At the beginning of Year 5, he saw Squirrelpaw in his dream, who told him not to waste his life thinking about the past or comparing himself to Ravenspot. He managed to smooth over his prickly relationship with Burdockfoot after the Stoneleaf incident and managed to get along well with her again. He was there to support Ravenspot after his littermate lost both of his adopted sons, and matured enough to be proud of him, instead of jealous. He also got a new apprentice, Palepaw, who was the granddaughter of Burdockfoot, daughter of Hopwhisker and Twigclaw. They got into a lot together and bonded well during the patrols.

During Year 6, he was trying to participate in his brother's life a bit better and regretted not spending enough time with his first litter. He was often thinking about the family he never got to have with Stoneleaf. On a solo patrol, he ran into four bloodthirsty rogues and managed to fight them off on his own.

At the beginning of Year 7, he got a small scar on his left eye when hunting a rat. He hung around Frecklespot's kits a lot and shared stories about Stoneleaf. He was reinforcing the camp, and preparing for any potential battles.

During Year 8, he was shocked to hear that Stoneleaf was accepted into StarClan, not being sure about his feelings towards this information. He was snappy when Bat was telling stories about Stoneleaf, and felt like he was dragged back into his past emotions he tried to get rid of. He was sad about Shrewpatch's death, who was his first apprentice, and took the apprentice that she had, who was Cloudpaw.

During Year 9, he was really worried about Ravenspot, who lost Aspenlily that year and Cinderpetal was trying to comfort him. He saw Stoneleaf in his dreams, and on that exact moon, Cinderpetal found and adopted Wispkit, a 5-moon-old kit, who had been hurt by porcupine quills, and she was spoiled by her adoptive father. He wondered if Stoneleaf had led him to the kit, for him to raise one, like they had never gotten the chance to.

During the battle against SharpClan in year 10, Cinderpetal saved Ravenspot, who was attacked by Stanspot. Cinderpetal killed Stanspot, and helped his brother out of the battle. He retired when he was 118 moons old, being the only elder that year, and the only founder who was still alive. He was telling stories to the kits, trying to keep up the legacy of everyone who died.

During Year 11, He was saved from the fire by both Garlic, and his daughter Wispbreeze, who had hurried to the elders den to get him. Wispbreeze then guides him to safety while Garlic goes back, looking for his missing children.

During Year 12, he was watching over the new Stonekit, whose mother, Emeraldjumble, and brother, Troutkit, both died from sickness. He didn't adopt her, but had gotten attached, as she looked like she had both his, and his brother's coat combined, as well as her name reminding him of Stoneleaf. He doesn't mind company in the elders den, and invited any queens to stay in there, if the nursery gets too stuffy. Wispbreeze and her kits had actually stayed in there a couple moons, Cinderpetal comforting her, as her mate Lavenderheather died this year. He also had been complaining about joint pain more this year, as well, but seems happy despite the effects of age catching up to him. On a more minor note, Cinderpetal changed personalities this year, going from Fierce, to Ambitious.

In Year 13, Cinderpetal was taken by twolegs in the initial kidnapping that had happened in the beginning of the year, which included the cats: Flamebear, Wispbreeze, Brindlehail, Cloudjay, Flaxroar, and Rainpaw. He is not very happy, as he can't tell stories anymore, and is needing more help to get around. Cinderpetal even questioned if would be able to travel to StarClan, if he dies in twoleg-place. He also wished he could check on the clan's kits, possibly worrying about the newly-named Stonefawn, who was around him a lot in Year 12 while she was still a kit.

In Year 14, Cinderpetal surprisingly returned to the clan, on the last moon of the year. He immediately found out that they were moving territories, and is a bit taken aback, and extremely upset by the decision. He had fought his way back, and this had been his home for most of his life, as long as he could remember. He snapped; "that if the clan's really leaving, he'll go." Despite the fact he doesn't want to, he also doesn't want to be separated from his clan and his family again.

## Trivia

* As of Year 14, Cinderpetal is the oldest cat in GalaxyClan, the only founder of GalaxyClan alive, and the cat who's lived in GalaxyClan the longest.
* In Year 13, Cinderpetal gained a lighter muzzle color, showing his age.

## Gallery

Cinderpetal's reference sheetCinderpetal amongst the founding kits (Year 1)Cinderpaw's apprenticeship (Year 1)Cinderpetal's warrior ceremony, with Ravenspot (Year 1)Cinderpetal Year 1Cinderpetal Year 2Cinderpetal's first patrol with Shrewpaw (Year 3)Cinderpetal Year 3Cinderpetal and Stoneleaf attack and pin the Creekclan leader, Kestralstar, in the Creek/Galaxy battle, and cause the retreat of Creekclan, winning the battle. (Year 4)Cinderpetal celebrating winning the Creek/Galaxy battle with Stoneleaf (Year 4)Cinderpetal Year 4Squirrelpaw confronting Cinderpetal, telling him not to waste his life, dwelling on the past. (Year 5)Cinderpetal's first patrol with Palepaw (Year 5)Cinderpetal Year 5Cinderpetal wins against 4 Rogues (Year 6)Cinderpetal Year 6Cinderpetal Year 7Cinderpetal comforts his new apprentice Cloudpaw (Year 8)Cinderpetal Year 8Cinderpetal adopts an injured Wispkit (Year 9)Cinderpetal Year 9Cinderpetal saves Ravenspot by attacking Stanspot (Year 10)Cinderpetal Year 10Cinderpetal in Year 11Cinderpetal and Stonekit in Year 12Cinderpetal in Year 13Cinderpetal in Year 14