WillowClan/3

"Skystar? What happened...?" Stormstreak started to ask, then saw the deep gashes along the former leader's flanks. She called to Birdpaw, who came rushing in from the Apprentice's Den. Although the groud was crowded by the plague victims, Nightfoot, Cedar, Brackenleaf, Dawnpaw, Icegaze, Twilightpaw, and Snowstorm, there was a bit of room for another nest. *I think we'll have to move somwhere else! Please, Shadowchaser, find the cure! -Stormstreak*

Mistystar leaped to the top of the Clanmound. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Clanmound for a Clan meeting!" She yowled. Pelts began to streak from the bushes that marked the camp. Mistystar spotted the grizzly salt-and-pepper coat of Shadowchaser. *Shadowchaser.* At that moment, Mistystar knew exactly who to chose. As the Clan gathered, she began to speak. "After Skystar left WillowClan, she heard a kit in danger. She fought the badger attacking it off single-handedly, then limped back to camp. She is resting in the medicine den, and we all hope she gets better. But in the meantime, WillowClan needs a deputy. I say these words before StarClan, that they may hear and approve my choice." The cats in the clearing tensed. Mistystar could see hope in Rainsplash's eyes, and aniticipation in Crookedflower's. *Sorry, you are all loyal warriors, but I must choose this one.* "Shadowchaser, will you be my deputy? I would be honored to fight alongside you." Mistystar mewed. She saw fear in the grizzled black tom's sharp amber eyes. *Seek what you find in the shadows... he may not be a lion, but the only thing it takes to change fate is a mouse. You're the one, Shadowchaser. Choose wisely.* --Mistystar

He had been in camp briefly, returning after he managed to calm down. The tom stuck to the shadows to keep himself calm and prevent another anxiety flare-up, but also because he knew that crowding around the injured would only create frustration and prevent treatment from being completed. Shadowchaser, however, did notice that something was up with Ashpaw- she didn't have that typical jolly gleam in her eyes. "What's up, Ashpaw?" He asked quietly as she slowly walked to his apprentice's side, the concern visible in his hazel orbs. She hesitated before mumuring that they could discuss it later, before nodding in the direction of Mistystar on Clanmound.

Shadowchaser seated himself in the back of the gathering cats, attempting to keep his cool. He was thankful that Mistystar wasn't directing the conversation at him directly, otherwise he'd freeze up due to the unexplicable intimidation he felt when-

-...oh no. She *was*talking to him! But Shadowchaser, deputy? He could already feel the displeased and astonished glares of his new clanmates burning into his pelt. He was an outsider, a loner, an insecure furball, how could he create order and boss his clanmates around?

"I...I..." He stuttered and tried his hardest to find his confidence, to find his inner wolverine but ended up empty-handed. Could he *do* this? "...M-Mistystar, from my understanding, your deputy has until moonhigh to make their decision. Can I...can I give you my answer later, and think it over?" Wow- did he actually *speak*to her? **-- Shadowchaser**

Skystar had just woken up with the wounded ginger kit next to her flank. Skystar heard that Mistystar had asked Shadowchaser to become deputy and she knew later that she would have to leave. So quickly, Skystar stood up, picked up the kit, and limped away. Skystar heard Stormstreaks yowling for her to come back, but Skystar kept walking. When Skystar lmipped out into the clearing, she saw that not only the other cats were looking at her, but Mistystream as well. Skystar returned there gaze with a gaze of sadness but hatred. Skystar said to them, "Don't worry, I am leaving. You won't have to see me again."--Skystar

"No! You can't leave! I need you! I-I... I can't rule WillowClan without you!" Mistystar raced over to Skystar's side. "Please! You have to stay. WillowClan needs you! We *all* do. You've been our leader for so long. You can't just... *Go.*" Mistystar saw the other warriors nodding and murmuring stories of Skystar's just, kind rule. "We're lost without you. Please, stay!" -Mistystar

Muddypaw wrinkled his nose when Shadowchaser was picked deputy. He seemed nice and all, but tough? Far from it. Unless the dark tom was secretly a total angry badger in battle, Muddypaw bet that he wouldn't last a day! With no more interest in the commotion, he decided to sit himself by Ashpaw and push her buttons. -- Muddypaw

Crookedflower ran over to Shadowchaser, “congrats! I actually don’t think that the clan thought you’d be deputy! Not to be like, ‘nooooo!’ But that was so cool! I’ve never experience a deputy ceremony at all! I hope to attend more soon! How do you feel? Oh, you look sick, are you okay Shadowchaser?” She asked as she saw the toms face, “I could get Stormstreak, or...” —Crookedflower

Maplepaw was weirded out on how close she was to Muddypaw. She originally decided to sit next to Ashpaw, but then she got a weird feeling when she saw his brown fur, she rolled her eyes and then turned to him then whispered, “Erm, why him? I bet my mentor would do way better than him..... unless he fights like a lion when we least expect it behind our backs, but he’s more like a mouse of you ask me. I want to test him somehow, you know? Like see if he is worthy? He hasn’t been in the clan for a long time, but I guess he was strong looking? What do you guy’s think? Who’d be your choise for deputy?” The tensed as Muddypaw met her gaze, his green eyes were sharp and piercing. but she countered with her pale gaze. —Maplepaw

Rainsplash looked hurt, how could Shadowchaser take her idol spot? How could Mistystream, er, Mistystar, pick HIM, of all cats, he is a cowardly tom but she knew he could fight. But why hadn’t she been picked? She has had an apprentice, or so she thought. She hadn’t had a single apprentice, and this surprised her. Then she padded over to the medicine cats den to see the ginger kit that was beside Skystar and Stormstreak. “How is the kit?” She asked, but then looked over at Mistystar and they met gazes, and Rainsplash gave her a hurt look then looked away and then focused on Stormstreak and the kit Skystar had saved. —Rainsplash

It was finally time for Mintpaw to obtain her warrior name, finally time to be a warrior and do what she wanted to. Finally the time to show her mother what she had mistaken doing, FINALLY the time to strike back. This felt good, she felt powerful, and with her training with Cloudfall, her dark forest mentor, she was respected above else and never told to leave of to get lost, cats who’d do that got a nick to their ears, and she’d be the one to do it. “... from now on, you shall now be known as Mintgaze, StarClan honors your strength and honor.” Shadowstar announced. Then Mintgaze scowled at that name, *why did it have to be related to sight like my mothers once was? She isn’t my mother. Shadowstar is, I need to make her paw for her mistakes.* Then later she padded into Shadowstar’s den, “Shadowstar, I have a request for battle on WillowClan, we could lead a surprise camp ambush. They’d be scared out of their pelts and start to flee or fight like fools, I want to lead the patrol, Er, attack though. I have something I want to do.”—Mintgaze

Morningpaw had just come in from hunting when she heard the news about Shadowchaser being deputy and a prophizized (IDK how to spell) cat and all. She immediately dashed over to Shadowchaser her mind abuzz with questions. "Wow! WOW WOW WOW! You're like an OP cat now! How does it feel? Are you glad your a propizied cat? WOW I WISH I WERE ONE. Also, CONGRATS ON BEING DEPUTY! I AM WAY TO HYPE RIGHT NOW." She burst out leaping up and down with excitement. - Morningpaw

Skystar whipped around and looked at Mistystar, her body bleeding again. Skystar put the kit down and hid it from the other cat with the body. Skystar looked at Mistystar with a burn in her eyes and said, "If you all did care, why was I left in my oh sorry your den when I was mourning for Moondust? No one gave me food or checked on me! I might not be leader but that doesn't mean I can't talk to my former deputy alone. If you ALL really want me to stay, you all have to give a good explanation to Mistystar why I was left in Mistystar's den! And then Mistystar can come and find me and tell me the hopefully good reason. Skystar picked up the kit and walked out of the camp to find a place to stay, for a while. Skystar turned her head and said, "Oh and only Mistystar will see me. No other cat." Skystar speedily walk until she found a bush where she could shelter with the kit. Skystar got some bedding and laid the kit down next to her flank. For the first time, the kits eyes were open and it's pelt was not bloody. The kit was a fluffy dark ginger she-cat with burning greenish amber eyes and had teh smell of a rouge! Skystar felt something brush against her fur, but saw nothing. Skystar heard a voice, Willowstar's! Willowstar said, "This kit as a great future in front of it, it shall be called Flamekit. Skystar, you aren't alone." The voice faded away. Skystar looked down at the kit. "Flamekit, I promise I will protect you will all my strength.--Skystar

Muddypaw twitched his ear when Maplepaw helped herself over, clearly uninterested in conversing. For whatever reason, he was growing more reclusive and a little more defensive of himself, compared to the leaps and bounds of nobility he'd been making earlier. "It's just because of his momentary popularity." The spotted tom mumbled under his breath, rising to his paws and exiting camp to go hunting by himself. He was in no mood for company. -- Muddypaw

Shadowchaser angled his ears back uncertainly when he was suddenly surrounded by cats congratulating and wishing him good luck. "I-I said I'd think about it." He stammered before taking a nervous step backwards to find space so that he could breath."I'm not sick, I-I just need my space for a bit." However, when Maplepaw said something about a prophecy, his swiveled his head in her direction. "Wait- what do you mean 'prophecized'? I'm no cat of prophecy." Him? The loner who was afraid of his own superiors? StarClan would never pick him. **-- Shadowchaser**

"But didn't you hear? Stormstreak got a prophecy and it's about you! Maybe you'll be famous and go on some amazing adventure! Can I come if you do go on one?" Morningpaw continued chatting. Seeing Shadowchaser back away she gave him some space. "Wow! I am still way too hype!" - Morningpaw

Mistystar padded to Skystar's bush. "Skystar... May I come in?" She asked, pausing at the entrance. "Yes." said Skystar--Mistystar and Skystar

It felt like the ground disappeared beneath his paws. Why him, and why all at once- forgotten warrior to heroic deputy? Years ago, he was a kit that nobody knew about, just him and his mother in their own happy world. Suddenly, the world had increased in tenfold. "But...why me?" -- Shadowchaser

Maplepaw frowned as Muddypaw left camp, he was clearly up to something in her mind, *his popularity wont stay long once they see how he fights.* Then she climbed in the treetops and stalked the tom, she didn’t care if he found her, all she wanted to do was see what he was up to, and why he looked suspicious to her. as she carefully put one paw in front of the other after Muddypaw, she felt a familiar scent, but brushed it away. *Not now mother, I don’t want you to see what I do.* Then she had felt a piece of her break on the inside and frowned. This was her destiny, and she was living it the way she wanted to. —Maplepaw

All the way in the blazing sky lay a fuzzy black she-cat, her amber eyes were as warm as the sun and as shining as a star. Of course she was in StarClan and her fur glittered with small crystals of ice. “Willowstar, are you sure this is what you want? A mouse heart to save the clans? Even if some disappear in the process? It is close to the drought season and then some of the clans will perish. How would you know this one tom could do it?” She asked Willowstar with disgust. “Trust me. There will be risks taken and secrets told, also, he wasn’t the only cat I’ve picked for a destiny far greater than the clans.” Then the black she-cat cocked her head in confusion. “You don’t mean—?” She shuddered “Yes, he and her will have their secrets, but they will be emptied soon leaving scars on their hearts,” The black she-cat nodded as more cats appeared. “Oh Moonblaze, trust in my word, we could’ve sent messages and signs to direct them, but this time they must do well without us, even when one, the ‘her’ is being haunted by my...” —Moonblaze

Morningpaw calmed down a bit after she saw Shadowchaser's reaction. "Because Star clan said your special! You being a prophecized cat and all is an inspiration for none- clan-born cats like me and you! The prophecy said. '*Seek what you find in the shadows... he may not be a lion, but the only thing it takes to change fate is a mouse."* Morningpaw explained then smiled at Shadowchaser. "You just gotta find the mouse, be all heroic, hopefully go on an amazingly heroic journey with me in it, and then you save all the clans!" - Morningpaw

Skystar looked away from Flamekit to see that Mistystar was sitting next to her. Skystar's eyes grew cold when she said, "So you all want me to stay? Then tell me, what excuse did the clan give you when you asked them why I was left in my oh your den, starving? Why did you become leader without telling me, who if you forgot was your leader?! And I now that if I do come back, I know that nothing will be the same. No one will really welcome me.... or Flamekit, since she is a ummm a rouge." Skystar saw that Mistystar gave her a sad and surprised look. Before she could answer, Skystar said, "What am I to the clan anymore?"--Skystar

"You're everything, Skystar. I *tried* to help when you were grieving. But you wouldn't take food. You wouldn't sleep. I tried. I'm sorry I failed. But you can't sit in this bush for the rest of your life. You have to talk to the Clan. For me. For them. For you. For Flamekit. We *need* you. Please!" Mistystar's eyes hardened. "You're like a sister to me. I love you, but you can't sulk forever." -Mistystar

"Ripplepaw, are you sure? Being a medicine cat... isn't easy." Stormstreak said. The small apprentice Ripplepaw had just rushed into the den, eyes gleaming, insisting on being a medicine cat. Ripplepaw nodded. "I can see these sick cats. My Clan needs me to be a medicine cat." -Stormstreak

Shadowchaser adverted his eyes to the ground while he thought on the prophecy that had been received. "I don't think I'm supposed to *find* a mouse," he admitted after thinking on the words for several moment. "I think the 'mouse' refers to my...personality." Ouch- did StarClan literally call him a coward? Morningpaw seemed awfully enthusiastic- but StarClan didn't mention him bringing anyone else along. Was it all a one-man mission? Could he *do* it all on his own? He supposed that only fate and time would tell. -- Shadowchaser

Dustykit, after noticing that Ashpaw seemed a little down and out, was trying to impress the young apprentice with his "outstanding" killing abilities. By that, he meant that he was chasing down this *huge* leaf that was blowing across camp before he finally smushed it into the ground with his little clawless fire-colored paws. Once it was defeated, he presented it to Ashpaw as a prize, and it seemed to create a small smile on her pale features. -- Dustykit

Skystar looked into Mistystar to see that she really needed Skystar. Skystar eyes softened and Skystar said, “Ok Mistystar. Flamekit and I will go back to WillowClan. But if someone me or Flamekit, even though she was a rouge, we will leave. Skystar stood up and gave Mistystar a quick lick in her ear. Skystar mewed, “I hope you know that it was hard for me to think about leaving. Leaving you. I thought I had lost everything, but you are like family. You also have to introduce Flamekit, the new cat of Willow Clan. Flamekit is almost ready to be an apprentice and I would like to mentor her.“ Skystar bowed her head as she mewed, “ But whatever my leader want. Come on now, we ur you need to see if Shadowchaser is ready to be deputy.” As Skystar, Flamekit and Mistystar padded back to WillowClan, Skystar’s vision of the forest faded and she was in front of StarClan. ”Skystar, we are happy that you chose the right path to stay with WillowClan. They really need you. You may not be leader of WillowClan anymore but when you hunt with StarClan, you will be one of WillowClan’s leaders. We will always walk with you Skyshadow.” As the voices faded away, Skyshadow saw that Mistystar was looking at her, and Skyshadow knew that she understood what StarClan had said and that Mistystar was really leader. Skyshadow put her tail around Mistystar and mewed, “You are not alone Mistystar, I am here for you.”--Skyshadow

Suddenky Maplepaw stopped, something seemed odd, the scents, the shadows Muddypaw was padding through, she noticed his fur had stayed in one place as he did (sry Silver,) then she lowered her nose to smell around, but hid well. *I recognize this scent, Fox? Badger? Any big animals out there! I need to warn Muddypaw, I can’t be blamed for another cats death again. Especially from my supposed clan.* But, why should she help that dark heated warrior? She wanted nothing to do with him, but noticed he hasn’t fished in awhile, maybe he wanted to regain some of his SeaClan roots and fish for the clan. Did he ever miss SeaClan? Whenever someone mentioned it he snarled and wrinkled his nose to she sound of fish. Maybe that was why he left. Maybe he hated the clan for fish? That would be mousbrained! Maplepaw scolded herself. He was getting deep into the forests, all around the forest there was the scent of sickness, all over, she realized that there was tufts on WillowClan fur in brambles and on leaves. Had they really been that weak to have not been so graceful? and when a nearby bush rustled her breath stopped. She knew Muddypaw had stopped without looking, and then she stared at the bush, some red furs were sticking out, and more had come, well. One more had come, but it was way bigger and was oranger and brighter. Then Maplepaw realized that those had been foxes, both cornering Muddypaw as she thought, *oh no, OH NO, this is why they’re here! The sick scents, dying animals! Oh no, the clans will perish with scavengers like this!* Then she let out a warning yowl which sent birds fleeing away from the trees, even the trees seemed to look more pale and colorless than usual. Then she leaped out Of the treetops to meet Muddypaw’s gaze.—**Maplepaw**

Crookedflower was troubled. Of course she’d be, everyone she’s known has died and her closest friends had left her for Shadowchaser, at least she guessed. She wished she had someone to comfort her. Then she sighed to the scent of a familiar tom. “No, Hawkflame.” Then she knew it was hurt, he was hurt, but she kept padding on, into the Warriors den. “Not now. Not today. I feel like I might as well lay alone and lay low tonight.”--**Crookedflower**

“I swear by StarClan that I need to be the next medicine cat, please! I have felt a strange presance following me around the medicine cats den. And, and.... I think I’ve seen a spirit of some sort.... but I’m not sure I understand it completely.” Ripplepaw looked down. “Could we go to the Moon Willow? I want to um, see what StarClan thinks? Like.... Er.....yeah, I want to see what we should do about the plague, it needs to stop. Lately in forest strolls the trees seem colorless as the forest does smell of sickly cats too. This may attract bigger and stronger animals, If I remember my training well.... that is, which means of Shadowchaser is in a prophecy, then he needs to move fast, and break the mousy state he’s in and be as brave as a fox.” These words burst out of a Ripplepaw’s mouth in a heap, had he really said them? Or was it someone else he thought.—**Ripplepaw**

It was a lot to put on one young tom's plate, it had all come onto him at once and everyone wanted everything all at once, or so it felt for Shadowchaser. Couldn't StarClan just say "hey, go get this at this place!" and *not* speak in riddles? If they cared for the clans so much, surely they'd be direct and straight-forward with the situation. Regardless, before he went anywhere, he had a huge decision to make: deputy, or not. *Well, if I'm going to be brave, I suppose saying 'yes' would be a good place to start.* He decided at last with a heavy sigh, watching as Dustykit took off after another leaf. Now, he only needed to wait for Mistystar, so that he could provide her with his answer. *If I take this one big step, then that means I can take more steps, right? I can try to find my home, my father...***-- Shadowchaser & Dustykit**

Muddypaw faced his foes without an ounce of fear, his irritableness finally coming in handy. *Like it or not, this is what I'm born to do: to fight.* He looked the foxes straight in the eyes without blinking, standing tall and confidently before the intruding creatures. Foolish? Could he die? Perhaps- or he'd win and prove himself a glorious warrior of WillowClan. **-- Muddypaw**

Maplepaw then leaped out of the tree surprisingly landed on the lounging fox and started to shred fur, ”You should know not to fight alone!” She snarled loudly as the Fox tried to get her off, “Your welcome for following you!” She then was thrown to Muddypaw’s forepaws and then got up, “ready?” She asked with a grin. —Maplepaw

Morningpaw gave Shadowchaser an enthusiastic grin. "Well then, if you're the mouse then you can cross that off your list of things to do!" She exclaimed. She started pacing like she was explaining the warrior code to a young apprentice. "You should go to the Moon Willow an ask StarClan what to do. Then follow their instuctions and you're done! It's super simple." - Morningpaw

"Can you remember this one?" Stormstreak asked, prodding a small purple-green leaved plant. *Violetleaf,* she remembered. Ripplepaw had recently started his training, and was coming along well. The half-moon meeting was tonight. Stormstreak would announce his apprenticeship to her then. -Stormstreak ((Sorry so short, I am kinda busy with school))

"I don't appreciate you following me- I like my independence." Muddypaw responded with a slight growl in the edge of his voice, turning away and returning his attention to the foxes with a sharp glare. Without another moment of hesitation, he leaped into battle, eager to feel blood on his claws. -- Muddypaw

"I guess I could." Shadowchaser agreed with the bouncy apprentice, gaze flickering towards the camp's exit. Before he did anything, he needed to give Mistystar his answer- it would be rude of him to run off and leave her hanging for who-knew-how-long. -- Shadowchaser

"Good! You go do that! I'll ask Flareflight if I can come!" Morningpaw squealed. *I'm finally going on a real adventure! With the deputy of Willowclan!* She screamed internally as she headed off to Flareflight. - Morningpaw

“Um, YOUR WELCOME! By the way, I don’t think you’re from SeaClan, you don’t even like fish and I know that’s not why u left. But trust me, we have to focus on the clans. And not dying or catching the plague.” Then she slashed on a nearby fox that had leaped, slashing at its muzzle, this made Maplepaw feel alive, she never felt so good about killing animals bigger than her than foxes, but this fox had been smallish, then it grabbed her scruff drawing blood, which made her howl in pain but shake free and bit its tail, “this is way too fun!” She shouted to the trees and then smiled as she heard fox whimpers, “that’s right no good fleebag! Be afraid of us!” *Even though the forest is smelling sickly.* She sighed. But then was knocked away by a barge forepaw, and hit a stump, then she had gotten back up, “we can’t hold them forever, got any plans smarty mouse?” She hissed in Muddypaw’s direction. —Maplepaw

"Wait, I didn't say that you could come along with-" He sighed, with the apprentice already dashing off to speak with her mentor. StarClan had said nothing about anyone accompanying him on this journey. Why did their ancestors have to...lack detail so much? Was it difficult to say at least *something* that wasn't in a confusing riddle? Perhaps simple guidelines? Shadowchaser shook his head slowly to himself, turning his attention towards the fresh kill pile. It was due time that he prepared himself for whatever task rest ahead of him, especiallly if he was to speak to StarClan at dawn. -- Shadowchaser

"You don't think there's a *reason* behind my leaving of SeaClan? Maybe because I *didn't fit in*?" Muddypaw snapped at Maplepaw with a venomous tone of voice, aiming for the eye of the fox that he fought off. Why did she have to go poking her nose in his buisness all the time? His business was his own! "If I had been able to do this independently without you stalking in my shadows every second, we wouldn't be having this problem right now." He responded dryly when she asked for their 'plan'. More and more, he was feeling tense, with every coming day bringing a greater boiling sensastion in his veins. He wasn't bred to just lay around and hunt a mouse every once-in-a-blue-moon. He was born with a greater purpose: to hunt greater prey. With an irritable twitch of his tail, Muddypaw knew that it was time to flee. So with a swift movement, he flung himself onto the bark of a tree and began to climb, so high until he was out of reach of the foxes. Stupid dogs couldn't climb. -- Muddypaw

Smokestorm thought he heard the hungry screeches of foxes in the distance. Grunting out of displeasure, the blind tom raised his head to tune his ears in on what sounded like a distant scuffle. Ew- why did Muddypaw have to choose WillowClan? Their territory stunk, there was displaced rocks *everywhere*, and they had a pest problem. Slowly the charcoal tabby rose to his paws, inching closer to the edge of WillowClan's territory. Hmmm...smelled like it was Muddypaw in that fray. Perhaps Smokestorm wouldn't have to dirty his paws with his filthy blood after all? It appeared that a fox was going to do that for him. -- Smokestorm

When Skyshaodow and Mistystar padded into camp, Skyshadow saw that Mistystar nodded and let Skyshadow leap on the Highledge for the last time. "Let all the cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather beneath the HighLedge for a clan meeting." When all the cat were there, Skyshadow said, "Cats of WillowClan, Mistystar has sold me you want be to stay?" As Skyshadow saw that all the cats were nodding, Skyshadow continued, "Very well. As you know, I was the leader of WillowClan, but I will give all my leader ship away to Mistystar, the leader of WillowClan. I will be called Skyshadow and be a warrior of WillowClan. StarClan has showed me this is the right path and that I will be leader with them when I hunt with StarClan. I will not be deputy and I congratulate Shadowchaser." nodding her head to Shadowchaser btu with a sad and dark gaze. "We have a new cat of WillowClan, Flamekit." Skyshadow beconed Flamekit to come and sit beside her. "As you know that I found her wounded, with the smell of rouges, after a badger attacked her." As Skyshaow heard gasps from teh cats, since roues were feard by many clan cats. "Flamekit will be under my care. We will both stay, but if someone mistreats us, we will leave. Skyshadow leaped of the Highledge so the cats could welcome Flamekit (and Skyshadow) and Mistystar could appoint the new warriors and ask if Shadowchaser would be deputy.--Skyshadow

Flamekit hopped of the Highledge and went to sit away from the crowd. Before Flamekit could get away, many cats came near to welcome her. "I am not a little kit even though that might be part of my name! And Haven't you all heard of personal space!? Flamekit said, her wounds still hurting after the badger attack. Flamekit saw that many of the cats were looking at her in surprise, thinking that she would be a gentle little kit, then remembering that she was a rouge. "I am sorry, but I like my own space." ,Flamekit said gently. Skyshadow already explained what was StarClan and how she should act around the WillowClan warriors, but Flamekit only felt comfortable around Skyshadow and Mistystar. And Flamekit wsn't sure on how she would like this knew life, but she had already been left by rouges. Where else would she go? "Oh well Flamekit, you will just have to see what happens."--Flamekit

Dustykit didn't understand what the big cat was saying- he wasn't paying attention, not a clue, just like before when Mistystar made her announcement. He had been fascinated by a butterfly that had fluttered through camp, considering that he'd never seen one before. The saturated flame point darted after the fluttering creature and tried to bring it down from the air, so that he could examine it more closely. Dustykit didn't plan on squishing it, and he was *especially* not interested in eating it. It smelled too weird. He simply thought it was pretty. -- Dustykit

"Dewshine! Muddyfang! Mapleblaze! Cobaltsky! Morningglade! Rivergaze! Shadowfall!" WillowClan yowled the new warriors' names. *New warriors... We always need them.* Mistystar yowled the names along with the rest of her Clan. -Misty

Maplepaw was tossed around, and flew into tall grasses, of course she was tired and mad. She couldn’t choose which one to be. “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I litterally saved your ‘oh so wonderful‘ life! also, to prove my point, your fur didn’t smell like water and didn’t looked like it had ever gotten wet! So you could stop pretending to be from a clan your not from!“ she snapped back at the tom. Then she had climbed a nearby tree, across from Muddypaw’s. “And by the way, you should stop getting your stupid pelt in so many dangers! *This wouldn’t have happen*e*d* if you hadn’t have left camp! Also, why do you like give me this weird glare ALL THE TIME! It gets annoying! I bet you wouldn’t last a day in where I’ve been—“ and at that note, she shut her mouth. Had she given him a piece on her life? What would he think? Why had she said that? Of course hed survive the Dark Forest. *Well if he decided to take on TWO foxes he’d die as an apprentice! I helped his ungrateful pelt! I could turn around.... these foxes must pay for killing innocent cats! But didn’t she kill one?* **—MAPLEPAW**

Borage sighed, her heart slow to only two beats per pawsteps as she padded towards Mistystar and Skyshadow. She knew it was time. Time for her to leave her duties as a nursery warrior. Time to rest and be respected. “Mistystar, Skyshadow....” she greeted them. Skyshadow seemed to glare, but Mistystar greeted her. “I would like to become an elder, I have served in my time. But think it’s time I lay low and become an elder of the clan. I hope you approve my choice, I have decided it was time.”**—Borage**

"Look," Muddypaw said in a low, irritable tone as his tail lashed from side to side. "Butt out of mt life. I'm sick of you following me around- I'm not your little boyfriend, go chase your sister instead, and leave me out of it!" The rosetted tom hissed before continuing to climb higher in the tree with the intention of leaping to another. -- Muddypaw

Smokestorm twitched his ears in interest at the commotion. Scarclan trained them to strike at the weakest moment to destroy the enemy...and he had found that perfect oppoetunity. He would join Willowclan, toy with Muddypaw, perhaps bring worse than death. -- Smokestorm

*YUCK YUCK YUCK YUCK YUCK!* Why had he snapped about boyfriends? What did that have to do with dying and the plague? “You really think I like you!” She laughed so hard, even louder than the foxes. “Morningpaw litterally likes you! Haven’t you seen her gaze on you? Great StarClan!” She rolled her eyes. But then her branch had cracked. “Not again!” She hissed, “oh come on! Windstrike why!” She hissed towards the sky as she scented the tom nearby. Then she had a tight grip on the rough bark of the tree, but felt a pain at her tail, “Ack!” one of the foxes had gotten her, “Ugh!” She kicked it’s snout away. *fine. If he wants me away, then I’ll go as far as possible, away from this abomination of a ‘SeaClan’ cat.* “Come on, is there any other cat around when you need them?” She sighed with a gasp. —Maplepaw(Blaze)

*Foxes again? I thought there’d be a real challenge.* The tan she-cat rolled her eyes from the trees. *And a hissing couple? WOW. I thought this would be better.* She was in the trees, peering down at the arguing fox dinners. “It’s time to show them how it’s done.” She whispered with a grin, her very muscular build was on her hunches and she leaped, landing onto a foxes muzzle pulling them down with all of her weight, they werent very big, she was almost as tall as the, but she sliced through them like they were just a pillow. Then she bit into their ears as they tried tp flee. “Leave now!” She hissed, “and never return!” As the two foxes fled. “Now.” She looked at the two youngsters. “Why did you both pick a fight with these foxes?”—Anonymous cat

"Morningpaw just wanted to be my friend." He growled under his breath as he tried to flcus on his crime. However, when the stranger appeared, he took on his defensive stance and confronted her once the foxes fled. "Why are *you* trespassing on Willowclan territory?" The tom challenged darkly. -- Muddypaw

When the ceremony was complete, Shadowchaser attempted to man up. In order to be deputy, he had to work with Mistystar, but, well...he was scared of her. After giving himself a pep talk, he approached the new leader with a slight quiver of his legs. Was he intimidated? Of course. "M-Mistystar...I...I accept your challenge to be deputy. I-I also think I need to sspeak with Starclan." -- Shadowchaser

“well, actually. I was just leaving this sickly scenting place, until I found two little cats who think they’re able to fight off foxes not even as tall as they are. I mean no harm though. I only came to save your sorry pelts. That’s all.” She yawned and licked her paws clean “now answer *my* question. Why had you both decided to take on foxes? That seemed to go very well, if you know what I mean.” Lynx sounded defensively but she sounded as naggy as the brown tom, *if he wants to play dirty, I can play dirty. She thought. —**Lynx***

Maplepaw growled under her breath as she leaped to the ground. She then glared at the tall broad build of the new she-cat before them. After Muddypaw spoke, she growled, “yeah! We had this uder control!” *I think.* Mapleblaze wondered as the She-cat spoke her reply. —**Mapleblaze**

Morningglade bounded over to Shadowchaser grinning so mush it looked like it took up half her face. "I got my warrior name! And it's super cool to! Now I won't have to ask Flareflight for permission to go! I'm a warrior I can do whatever I want, an that means I'm coming with you!" Morningglade said. "Now, when do we leave?" - Morningglade

Skyshadow looked away from Borage and up to Shadowchaser. Skyshadow felt a pang of sadness and anger flow through her, but Skyshadow managed to stay still. "Shadowchaser, I hope that StarClan may walk with you, even though you are deputy. You are no longer just a warrior. You are a deputy, WillowClan's deputy.........my deputy." Before Shadowchaser could say anything, Skyshadow turned her head back to "Borage, I haven't know you enough to know how hard you have worked for the clan, but looking at you and your scars, I am fine if you become and elder. But that disunion is not in my paws anymore, because I am only Skyshadow. You must ask Mistystar. I am just a warrior." Skyshadow walked away with her head and tail down, feeling a pang of sadness and regret. "Was it really StarClans choice for her to come back?" Skyshadow shook the thought away. "I am here now. Let us see how much my used-to-be-clan needs me." Skyshadow saw Flamekit in a bush and thought she was playing with one of the kits, but she was sitting alone, looking at everyone with a cold and confused stare. Skyshadow padded up to Flamekit and asked. "Are you ok? Do you want us to leave?" Flamekit slowly shook her head. Skyshadow muzzled her muzzle and said, "Just try to be friends with somebody." Skyshaodow walked into the leader den to grab her moss and put it into the nursery. When Skyshadow was done, she saw that many of the warriors were looking at her in a look of disgust and weirdness. Skyshadow growled, "I thought you wanted me to stay. You all were the ones that made be come back and you all best show that!" Skyshaodw was tired, but she didn't feel like sleeping with other cats. Skyshadow's spirits raised when she saw that Swiftshadow had survived the greencough. "At least I have Swiftshadow, Mistystar and most important Flamekit".--Skyshadow

Flamekit watched Skyshadow walk away. "Do I really want to stay?" Flamekit knew that Skyshadow was also having trouble fitting back in when Flamekit just has trouble fitting in. Flamekit saw that many of the cats were still glaring at her, and Flamekit decided to move to a place where it was quiet and not so uncomfortable. Flamekit padded out of camp and found a nice bush were she could hide and sleep. Flamekit sat there for a moment, but then sprang to her paws and raved away from the camp. "I am just going to explore a little of um oh yeah WillowClan." Flamekit raced away, but she couldn't escape the smell of cats. flameout stopped and saw that many of the warriors were out here hunting, patrolling and fighting. One of the patrols stopped and glared at her and she could hear "Who is that?" and "Oh that is just the new kit, Flamekit. Looks like she is already trouble not to mention that she is a rouge." Flamekit turned at growled, "If you furballs are going to talk bad about someone, than maybe e learn to be quiet! I used to be a rouge ok?!" Again the cats looked at her in surprise and one of them mewed, "We are sorry little Flamekit." "DO NOT EVER CALL ME LITTLE!" Flamekit yowled. Flmaekit ran away from the cats and went to kill some prey. Flamekit padded into camp with three moles, but gave one to Skystar, Mistystar and Swiftshadow, who were al sitting together. Before any of them could ask, Flamekit padded away. "If I have to shrive on my own, I will!" Flamekit didn't't see where she was going and bumped into another cat, Dustykit. "Sorry um Dustykit." Flamekit didn't want to talk to anybody, so she just ran back to her spot outside. Flamekit settled down, still seeing cats on patrols and arguing. "I guess WillowClan has it all."--Flamekit

"I didn't 'decide' anything. Do you really think I just tromp through the forest to look for death? Foxes come and go as they please, and it just so happened that they decide to interrupt my walk and try to bite my head off. Savy?" Muddypaw snarled at the intruder with an irritable twitch of his mottled tail. Without waiting for the stranger's response, he had already turned and made his way back towards camp. Whatever, he didn't want to deal with it, he'd just report it and have the warriors chase the strangers off. -- Muddypaw

"I think I'm meant to go alone, Morning-glade." The deputy decided to break it to the enthusiastic new-warrior at last with his jaws tense. "You're needed here, with your family. You're a very sunny cat, and I think they need *you* to keep the darkness away, here, at home." -- Shadowchaser

After the butterfly had managed to escape his grasp, the pointed kitten sat with his tail lashing eagerly. He'd catch that fluttering thing, some day! He was certain that it would return eventually to bask in the sunlight of camp, and that would be when he'd sneak up on it and get it. Not to kill it, of course- just to observe its pretty colors and show it off to everyone. It brightened his day, so surely it would brighten everyone else's! Dustykit had been in the process of drifting off into some silly daydream when Flamekit bumped into him, causing him to stagger and then "reset" back into his typical merry attitude. "Oh, hi! You're that new Flamekit kit! I'm Dustykit- you have red fur like me! Do you like mice? I like them. I don't like the dark, and I also-" Oh! She was already going, so fast? "Oh, ok, see you later!" -- Dustykit

"Of course. You are a loyal warrior, and I hope you enjoy you moons of rest with the elders." Mistystar said. -Misty (sorry very short)

“hold your horses.” Lynx said calmly to the bristling tom. “Well, now that your safe and not at the edge of death, and I’ve had my fun. I shall leave this sickly forest.” As she turned to go she then realized. “Do any of you know why this forest has the stench of sickness?” Not looking back, she knew she’d needed to know why she was leaving the only home she’d ever known.—***Lynx***

Borage nodded, “thank you Mistystar.” Then she padded off towards the elders den. “What in the name of StarClan...” she muttered as she saw the horror show. Cobwebs powdered the leaf tips. Dust and mud was everywhere, and there was not a lot of a den in this bramble bush, *well I guess I’m gonna have to clean this up. Atleast that’ll give me something to do wile I’m still a beginning elder.***—Borage**

Ripplepaw answered, “Violetleaf.“ calmly, he has learned a lot and knew he has gotten a bit wiser, but he is well respected and loved. Then he looked outside to see Morningglade and Shadowchaser. “Are they going to the Moon Willow? Could I come too? I’d really like to see StarClan.” He turned back to Stormstreak. **Ripplepaw**

"But Shadowchaser! I have to come! Please! I'll head back to camp after he moon willow?! Pleaseeeeeee!!!"Morningglade begged. --Morningglade

"Alright... here it goes..." Hawkflame had convinced his recently deceased sister, Ambereye, to let him control Thunderflame once more. He awoke in control of his nephew. "I'm back. I have to act like Thunderflame though…" he walked over to the river and saw Crookedflower there. She looked down. "You alright?" Thunderflame asked. Crookedflower sighed. "No! Nothing is alright! There is sickness, cats are dying, and I lost my sister!" *Man... I wish I could help her. I mean, I am StarClan... what am I thinking! I'm not StarClan! I'm Thunderflame! I'm not dead!* Thunderflame sat beside Crookedflower. "I'm really sorry about Swallowspots." he sighed. "Me and my siblings are still grieving for Ambereye. Darkpaw hasn't spoke since her death. At least, I haven't heard him." Crookedflower glanced at him sadly. "You remind me so much of Hawkflame." she whispered. Thunderflame looked down. He was only a kit when Hawkflame died. He barley remembered him- yet he felt like he knew all about him, and understood him. "Sometimes, I wish I felt the same way about Hawkflame." she mewed. "He visits my dreams, and is still sad, even in StarClan. I never wanted him to be depressed, even after he died." There was an awkward silence. Thunderflame and Crookedflower just sat by the river. For some reason, the white she cat didn't look so sad anymore. -Thunderflame/Hawkflame

"Because everyone's sick and dying, duh. Now go away." Muddypaw growled from over his shoulder as he proceeded back in the direction of camp. Once he was in WillowClan's camp, he trudged over to the medicine cat den to have his ear treated. It had a pretty nice cut in it- but he was proud of it, it would most certainly leave a lovely scar. -- Muddypaw

"Morningglade," the deputy began with a stern tone, his hazel eyes beginning to narrow as he addressed the new apprentice. "If you go, then *everyone* is going to think that they can tag along. I can't make an exception for just one cat, you know that." -- Shadowchaser

Flamekit woke up from the bush and groomed her ruffled fur. "Uh I didn't sleep long enough. This day will neve end." Flamekit walked towards the camp until she smelled a bad scent. Flamekit followed the scent until she found a dead mole. "Um not weird at all.'' Flameit could smell taht it had been dead for a while but there was omseting else, a sickness. Flamekit decided to tell the Mistystar. While Flamekit was walking, she saw a branch that was over the camp so she could doze and hear wht the clan was saying. "A new place to rest without seeing weird things."When Flamekit padded into camp, she saw that Mistystar was chatting with Skyshadow. "How will I tell Mistystar without spoiling their fun?" Flamekit then saw Shadowchaser and went to tell the dark tabby. "Hi um Shadowchaser. I was waing outside of the camp when I smelled this dead mole with a werid sickness." Flamekit then remebered how the clan looked at her, as a flithy rouge, and murered to teh deputy, "Oh sorry Shadowchaser, forgot how this clan looks at me. No need to belive me." Before Shadwochaser could reply, Flamekit padded away only to be called by Skyshadow. "You were out of the camp!? Flamekit you will not leave the camp until you are an apprenitce, understood?" Flamekit nodded and walked to the branch that she saw before. Flamekit knew that Skyshadow was only trying to protect her, but why did protecting have to be so bad? Flamekit jumped up to her branch and looked dow at the clan. Flamekit could see Skyshadow having a worried face, Shadowchaser still in the same spot where she had left him staring at nothing and Dustykit, who was playing with something. Flameit stared at the kit for a while. "Dustykit might be the only cat that could be my friend."--Flamekit

After listening to a story from an elder and practically falling asleep, Dustykit was entertaining himself with a nearby shiny pebble by swatting it back and forth before chasing it across camp. It had seemed that, finally, Dustykit had worn himself out. He was about ready to snuggle up against a warm cat and fall asleep. But not an elder- they were stinky! -- Dustykit

Morningglade looked at the deptuy with pleading eyes. "Please Shadowchaser! This could be my only chance to be a cat that people know and are friends with! I always feel feel unwanted and unimportant! Everyone here has a reputation, Muddyfang's really popular, somehow Mapleblaze got a bad reputation, Ashpaw's good, and so on? I've always been the one that nobody really liked or disliked, I've been the one they ignored, the one nobody talked about! I thought I had a chance to be someone with Muddyfang but he's just started to ignore me and focus on Mapleblaze! If I go on this I could be the one they're always like 'Oh! Yeah! Morningglade is the prophetic one! The one who helped save us all! She's awesome!' Please Shadowhchaser I have to come!" Morningglade begged, hoping she would understand. She gazed up at the tom with leafy green eyes that were moist around the edge. "Please." She said quietly. - Morningglade!!

Skyshadow look at Flamekit with a worried look. "Flamekit was out of camp?! What would happen if she gte attack, or ate that mole?" Skyshadow shook the thought away. "Flamekit is sfae with me. I will protect her with my life." Skyshadow saw that Flamekit was sleeping on the branch and saw that is was getting dark. Skyshadow leaped up to teh branch, grabed Flamekit by the scruff adn went to sleep with her in the nursery.--Skyshadow

 Flamekit woke up from her sleep, feeling a full stomanch and a pelt touching hers. Flamekit turned to see it was Skyshadow. "Oh Skyshadow, you are like a mother to me. At least you treat me as family" Flamekit snuck out of the nursery and saw that that the first dawn of light was coming. Flamekit gave herself a wash adn heard a noise behind her. Flamekit looked over her shoulder to see Dustykit. Flamekit saw Dustykit stop and looked at her. Flamekit said, "Sorry I wasn't polite at the beginging. I am Flamekit. Got any friends or family here?" A dark shadow crossed Flamekit's face as she growled, "I do ot have any. That is why the clan is so afraid and weird around me."--Flamekit

"The answer is no, Morning-glade, and that's final. Do you really think that popularity is everything? Because it isn't- and you'll never be truly happy until you realize that." Shadowchaser drew in a breath to continue his ramble until he spotted Muddypaw and his bloody ear. "What in the name of Starclan did you do?" -- Shadowchaser & Muddypaw

Dustykit yawned out of exhaustion. He was going to find the biggest and fluffiest cat of Willowclan and use them as his pillow. He sleepily looked up to Flamekit as she approached, and grinned a ditsy grin. "I'm Dustykit! I don't know where my parents are...but i like Willowclan...everyone is my friend....I like friends..." He let out another massive yawn. -- Dustykit

"But, But..." Morningglade felt that way too familiar jolt in her stomach, it felt like rats were chewing out bits of it one by one, it was agonizing. "Shdowchaser this isn't about reputations it's about friends and having them... Shadowchaser pl-please.'' She choked a bit on the last part. Looking up, her eyes blurry with tears, she saw Muddyfang walking into camp with a torn ear. "Hi Muddyfang, are you okay It looks like you got into a a battle with a fox!..." She tried to put some humor into her now pointless life but failed miserably. "Why me.." She whispered to herself. "Loneliness is a better torturer then sickness any day..." - Morningglade

Muddyfang? The tom glanced behind himself, thinking that Morningglade was talking to someone else, until he realized...whoops! He missed his own warrior ceremony! Oh well, too late now. "That's because i did get attacked. By two. And some loner who wanted to chat my ear off." He spoke matter-of-factly at first before reminding himself that it was Morningglade, and she was his friend. Nonetheless he stretched his head proudly. "Foxes aren't gonna kill me." -- Muddyfang

Mapleblaze limped out of the warriors den, she yawned and then stretched. She wished she had made more time with her family, all she felt was hollow and sad. So she decided to lay in the shade and relax, until she heard Ripplepaw call her over. “Mapleblaze!” He shouted in her direction. Mapleblaze was confused. “Who? Is he talking to me?” —Mapleblaze

Prepared to set his plan into motion, Smokestorm snaked his way through WillowClan's dying territory, following the strong scent of Muddyfang towards the camp. The stench of fox and loner was fading, so he knew he was safe from danger. Besides, it wasn't like he was incapable of fighting simply because he was sightless, there was a reason why he had survived for as long as he did. Well, 12 moons wasn't a *long* time, but...surviving past 6 moons in ScarClan was an accomplishment. -- Smokestorm

Flamekit looked at Dustykit in confusion. "Everyone is your friend?" Flamekit walked away, confused. "Even I am his friend?'' Famekit shook the thought away and jumped on her branch. "I have nothing to do. I can't go out a run, cause I am stuck here. It is so boring." Flamekit jumped down from the branch and went to find Skyshadow. Flamekit bumped into a silver/brown cat, Rainsplash. "Oh sorry." Flamekit walked away before Rainsplash could say anything. "Mh she looks nice. Rainsplash looks like she is a young warrior." Flamekit smelled that the sickness was bigger and she went to find Shadowchaser. "Hi Shadowchaser. I am not sure you heard me before, but that smell from the mole, it smells bigger. Gonna do something or am I going to have to tell Mistystar?" Flamkit tried to be nice and said, "You are the deputy. You have to send a patrol or something. The clan is dempeding on you. Do not stand there and be a stupid furball." Flamekit padded away. "He is some cat."--Flamekit

Just as Mistystar padded towards the meager fresh-kill pile, a brown leopard-spotted cat burst through the camp entrance. Mistystar's first thought was Muddyfang but... *TundraClan! Are they invading? Great StarClan, no!* Mistystar rushed towards the brown she-cat. "Tundrastar! What are you doing here?" WillowClan and TundraClan were not allies. They were enemies. A couple warriors stalked up behind Mistystar. -**Mistystar**

"Wow really?" Morningglade said to Muddyfang, a hint of admiration in her voice. "Two foxes by yourself?" Then she heard a growling. Looking up so fast she almost got whiplash she saw strange cats walking into camp. Mistystars already there, facing the cats. Morningglade bounded up next to her and faced the cats. "What are they doing here? What's going on? Who are they?" She whispered to Mistystar. - Morningglade

Flamekit turned to see that the cats were all ready to fight um Tundrastar. "Yay some fun!"--Flamekit

Skyshadow padded up and stood beside Mistystar. Skyshadow saw taht Fmaekit was at the back of teh crowd. "She is safe for now." Skyshadow turned her attention to Tundrastar. What do you want Tundrastar? Why are you in WillowClan terrirotry? We hope you a good expliantion for this."-- Skyshadow

((Short)) Shadowchaser gently shouldered past cats to stand beside his leader, noting the thinness their visitors carried. They were no threat- this was no battle patrol. "Your clan has been hit hard, hasn't it?" -- Shadowchaser

Morningglade stayed quiet. This didn't seem like a fight though. The cats were thin and had bags under their eyes. She glanced over at Shdowchaser, what would he do about that? - Morninggalde

Maplepaw stood and padded next to her sister. “What? why are they here? Shouldn’t you be afraid? We litterally have more warriors. And a better defense. Why are all of TundraClan here?” She felt a small bud of warmth blossom inside of her, it has felt like forever since she had been this close to her sister. “I’ve already had to deal with a couple foxes! Now as I recover StarClan really seems to hate WillowClan.” She rolled her eyes. —Mapleblaze

Morningglade nudged her sister fondly. Glancing nervously back and forth from Mistystar to the other cats, she asked, "Was it you there with Muddyfang?" - Morningglade

”Hmm? Oh, in that awkward fox attack? Yeah. Did he not tell you? Like, that I existed?” Mapleblaze rolled her eyes. “So now we’re warriors right? We can do whatever now? Did I also mention that there was a loner that saved us? She was litterally the size of the foxes! And like, super tall. But then she left. Wonder where she came from.” *Great StarClan! Am I that talkative? I guess I missed Morningglade? Hmm.* Then she turned back to ‘Tundrastar’ and glared, *one, two, four, six, Wait. That one’s a kit?* four warriors, one apprentice, and a kit? What was going on? “What did you bring your whole clan here? Kit’s can’t fight!”—***Mapleblaze***

Muddyfang was prepared to fill Morning-glade in on all the action until the TundraClanners showed up. He bristled his fur out of hositlity, but he seemed rather uninterested in their sudden appearance. Meh, they were skin and bones- wouldn't be that fun of a fight. Turning away from the gathering crowd with an ignorant twitch of his tail, Muddyfang ventured into the medicine cat den to receive his treatment, so he wouldn't have to be bothered with it later. -- Muddyfang

Dustykit was in the process of falling asleep standing up until the stinky strangers showed up. He wrinkled his nose in disgust, for they smelled like sickness and...wet cat. They had some impressively long legs, however, as if they were meant to wade through the snow. *No, that's stupid, Dustykit! They have long legs so they can tell us how the weather is going to be!* Perfect sense. Problem solved. -- Dustykit

Lynx sighed. A sickness? Why hadn’t she thought of that? Maybe she could help. She cured many sicknesses in her past, how could this be any different? Maybe she could ask one of her good friends. A loner from the abandoned house folk place.- Lynx

"We..." *They have to help us! TundraClan will die!* "Yes. We've been hit hard by the plague," Tundrastar said, trying t seem dignified. "One of our cats, Frostfang, has been attacking our allies. No one will help us." Tundrastar heard a small gasp from the elder's den. *Borage. I hope she's happy here... She deserves more that Frostfang.* "Please... Will you take us in? Our elders and kits are starving and many have died." -Tundrastar

Skyshadow looked to see Mistystar was looking at her. Skyshadow whispered, "What are you going to do?"--Skyshadow

Flamekit couldn't belive her ears. TudraClan was asking them for help! Flamekit wanted to leap at the leader, but she stayed where she was and waited for Mistystar's reply.--Flamekit

Borage but her lip. And then padded to Tundrastar. And turned to Mistystar. “Mistystar, we may need to check this out before making any assumptions. I want to ask to come with you if we are to investigate, I am an elder, but I was a warrior about a few moments ago. I think I can do okay.” Then she saw crooked flower stare in disbelief. Then turn away. *Does she know? No, she cant know who he was. She may NEVER know. Ever as long as I live.—Borage*

Bluekit could barley stand anymore, Tundrastar and her mother Stormsnow have pushed her to travel ALL the WAY to WILLOWCLAN camp. And she had been almost trampled by the rest of the clan as they traveled. “Is Cloudleaf gonna be okay?” She coughed. Stormsnow looked at her. “She’s.... fine.... just has the Pl—er a sickness like we do....” “I hope she’ll thrive! she wishes she had an apprentice!” An older tom grunted. She sobbed. *Why is this happening? How come we have to join WillowClan? What is going on?—BLUEKIT*

Scorchkit padded out of a bush. Scorchkit came to WillowClan a while before Skyshadow left. He looked around in confusion and ask, "What is going on?" When Scorchkit saw the TundraClan cats, Scrochkit growled and mewed, "Why do we have to save many cats?" Scorchkit saw a beautiful dark ginger kit a few paw steps away. Scorchkit asked, "Who is that kit?" "Flamekit? Oh she was saved by Skyshadow and she is a rouge!" Scorchkit heard before about rouges and that they were feared, but Flamekit didn't look so bad. But when he saw how angry she was, he decided to talk to her afterwards, maybe. But for now, Scorchkit waited to see if Mistystar would let the TundraClan cats stay.--Scorchkit

Bluekit sighed, then padded to Tundrastar’s side to look around the camp. “Whoa! This place looks way better than ours! Momma look! Their isn’t any bodies anywhere....” she was silenced at the thought of TundraClan camp. Corpses of cats lay all over the cave. She shuddered at the thought and the smells. Then met the eyes of kits about her age.—Bluekit (changed Leafkit to bluekit)

"Very well. Crookedflower! Skyshadow! Snowstorm! Shadowchaser! Cobaltsky! Muddyfang! We're inspecting TundraClan's camp. Stormstreak! Can you prepare the camp?" -Misty

Tundrastar flinched. *I can't let them see my Clan...! Our all pride is gone... But they have to help us! -Tudrastar*

Of course she couldn't come. She had already been rejected enough today. She gave the kit from Tundraclan a smile, hoping to cheer her up then headed over to Stormstreak. "Hi, do you need any help in preparing the camp? I'm good at all kinds at things, finding herbs, making cats feel welcome, um... and.... stuff!" - Morningglade

Skyshadow nodded at Mistystar's approval. But there was something or someone that she didn't like Skyshadow just didn't know who.......yet. Skyshadow looked at all the TundraClan cats and saw how skinny they were. "I have to make sure the clan doesn't look like this... or Flamekit." Skyshadow looked at Flamekit to see that she didn't like the idea of sharing with a sick clan. Skyshadow padded over to her and mewed, "Flamekit, WillowClan will be ok. The TundraClan cats will leave soon. But I want you to keep an eye on them. Ok?" Skyshadow saw a small grin come out of her face. Skyshadow muzzled Flamekit and went to help the TundraClan cats.--Skyshadow

Scorchkit looked to see all the drama was going and saw that Flamekit was talking to a black and white cat. Scorchkit waited until their conversation was over and Flamekit padded away. Scorchkit walked behind Flamekit, not sure how to introduce himself to a rouge.--Scorchkit

Flamekit liked the idea of keeping an eye on the TundraClan cats. But right now, she didn't really feel like spying on them. Flamekit wanted to sleep in the warm sun. Flamekit padded away to her branch only to hear paw steps behind her. Flamekit whirled around to see a dark brown tabby kit with yellow eyes. Flamekit growled. 'Who are you? What do you want?"--Flamekit

Scorchkit saw that Flamekit heard him. "Um sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you Flamekit. "Well then what do you want?" I just wanted to talk with you for a bit." Flamekit unsheathed her claws and mewed, "Follow me.' Scorchkit followed her, only to see the black and white cat he saw earlier staring at him. Scorchkit ran after Flamekit to escape the black and white cat. Flamekit lead him to a bush inside the camp, but away from the other cats. Flamekit sat down and growled, "Well?" Scorchkit took a deep breath a said, "I didn't mean to bother you back there, I just never saw you before and wanted to say hi." "Well you said hi, bye." Flamekit stood up ready to leave but Scorchkti sprang in her way. "Wait, please just stay." Flamekit looked at him with a confused face but sat down. "I am Scorchkit. You are Flamekit, right?" 'How do you know my name?" "The other warriors were talking about you. "Did they tell you I was a rouge and am the worst person in history of the clans? "Um...noo, but they did say you were a rouge. Was the black and white cat your mother?' Flamekit looked sad and mewed, "No, she is not. Skyshadow, the former leader of WillowClan, found me half dead by a badger. Skyshadow almost sacrificed herself to save me. Skyshadow took me in as her own daughter and is like a mother to me. No one else would offer to care for me since I am a rouge. Skyshadow gave up her leadership to care for me but also because everyone, beside Mistystar and her sister Swiftshadow, wanted her to stay." "I am so sorry Flamekit. I never knew. I was found by Stormstreak, who also took care of me, with the smell of CaveClan. Stormstreak didn't want to return me, so she took care of me, but not asa a mother because well she is a medicine cat." Flamekit nodded, but was staring at something that Scorchkit couldn't see. Scorchkit didn't know what else to say, but before he could think Flamekit mewed softly, "Everyone treats me like I am a badger. No one else wants to talk to me..... like you are doing." Flamekit looked up at Scorchkit revealing her amberish green eyes. Flamekit mewed, "Are you going to treat badly too?" Scorchkit said, "Flamekit, I won't. I don't see anything bad about you. I just think those warriors are stupid fur balls." Flamekit grinned. Scorchkit slowly said to Flamekit, "Flamekit, are we friends?" Flamekit was silent for a moment. Flamekit stood up and mewed,"Scorchkit, we are friends. No one has ever treated me, beside Skyshadow, like you are doing." Before Scorchkti could do anything, Flamekit mewed, "I am going to take a nap. I will see you later." Flamekit bounded away. Scorchkit slowly walked out to see that Flamekit was on a high branch, dozing. Scorchkit felt his heart dance when he saw the beautiful dark ginger cat.---Scorchkit and Flamekit

Mistystar had directed him, and the deputy felt his stomach tightened itself into knots. *Don't freak out, don't freak out...* But running off to investigate TundraClan's camp while whatever remained of TundraClan was already in their camp? It didn't quite seem safe. They could easily overtake their camp without their leader or deputy around. In addition, Shadowchaser would only be wasting time- he had to find the cure. "I think one of us should stay, Mistystar. We need at least the leader or deputy at our own camp to ensure that it's secure." -- Shadowchaser

Dustykit wrinkled his nose in disgust when the strangers entered the camp. Ewww, they all smelled awful! They weren't going to sleep in his den, right? -- Dustykit

Ashpaw's gears began to grind as thoughts filled the back of her mind. If these cats were sick, was it safe to have them in WillowClan's camp and risk infecting whatever healthy population they had left? "What if they're contagious? We can't risk getting our healthy cats ill!" -- Ashpaw

Bluekit yawned. “What now?” She asked Stormsnow. “We take them back to our camp.” The tall she-cat meowed turning to leave. “You stay here. We don’t want you to get hurt.” Then the patrol ran through the trees. “Wait! Who’ll look after me! Don’t leave me with these strangers!” *Ugh!* She sang withnarrowed narrowed eyes and a frown, of course her mother wanted her to stay safe, but why with strangers? Then she sighed and looked into the camp. Kits, Warriors, medicine cat. *Hmmm I could make this work, maybe I should go and gather stuff?* She sighed and looked into the trees. *So much for being the only kit in TundraClan, the only one left of this horrid generation of death and blood.* Then she started to stretch and then padded over to a berry bush to start gathering.—Bluekit