Stoneclan: Too Many Cats!

## **Appearances**

* Bloomstar
* Antpaw
* Silverpaw
* Nutpetal
* Robinwater
* John Cat
* Starlingstep
* Dewfur
* Ratleap
* Jenny
* Tinytail
* Barkclaw
* Twistleap
* Mistpelt
* Sandstream
* Amberblaze
* Nighthail
* Pondsnow
* Wasptail
* Tanglepaw
* Rookdash
* Firepaw
* Hollywish
* Squirrelmask
* Daisypatch
* Hollowshade
* Antlerthorn
* Doekit
* Mountainkit
* Mantispath
* Echokit
* Oldman
* Galefur
* Mothpaw
* Robinkit
* Icebrook
* Nimblekit
* Heatherkit
* Hazelbranch
* Minktuft
* Morninghaze
* Newtstripe
* Jaypaw
* Ravendrop

## **Story**

In Stickclan camp, Silverpaw and Antpaw rush to Bloomstar with urgent news- Stoneclan cats have appeared at the border with unknown intentions. Concerned, she immediately sends out a patrol lead by Robinwater to confront them, and the trio soon find themselves face-to-face with the incursive cats: Dewfur, Ratleap & Starlingstep. Bitter at Starlingstep for abandoning the clan, Robinwater immediately sets to insulting the she-cat, but is routinely dismissed and told Stoneclan doesn't want conflict- they merely wish to know what attacked and injured Starlingstep & Frogpaw before it reaches their territory. The mention of Robinwater's child sends her into a furor, as Stickclan had even held a funeral for the lost apprentice, but Dewfur insists they share information on the potential invaders first; Robinwater concedes, stating Bloomstar wants an emergency gathering, but glares back at Starlingstep when the she-cat tries to tell her Frogpaw is doing okay.

As the Stickclan patrol heads back to camp, Ratleap asks why Starlingstep chose to try and leave Stickclan in the first place- to which the she-cat obliges. She had befriended a loner and former-kittypet named Jenny within the clan's territory, but Stickclan would not allow their land to be shared by outsiders. A Stickclan warrior named Tinytail proceeded to track down Jenny and several other loners, but what he did to them was too painful for Starlingstep to say. Seeing her pain, Ratleap insists that's far more than enough to justify her actions, and the trio decide to head home to Stoneclan.

Later, at Stoneclan camp, Barkclaw shares that half the clan will be heading to the emergency gathering, while the other half must remain in the territory to keep things in order. The she-cat addresses the camp's new arrival, an oddly soft purple thing, but demands no cat go near it until the entire clan can decide what to do with it the next day.

Twistleap, Mistpelt & Sandstream discuss how many bugs they can each handle eating at once, but Sandstream quickly loses interest and instead decides to inject some crime into the peaceful Stoneclan life. Amberblaze readily agrees, planning to cause many inconveniences around camp, even as Sandstream tries to backpedal the entire idea. Nighthail calls out the group's antics, insisting they quiet down and let them attend actual warrior tasks- like rapidly attacking (pawing at) the deadly invader (purple soft thing), and is quickly joined by Pondsnow in the heroic assault.

At the top of the dam, Wasptail and Rookdash are inspecting the river alongside Firepaw and Tanglepaw. Though Firepaw shares a story about suddenly shoving a cat into the river just the other day, Tanglepaw insists that Foxpaw's talk about shiny stones lying at the bottom of the river is true, but says they're still too small to swim. Seeing their hesitation, Wasptail tells them they have his full permission to swim in the river, though he seems hopeful the apprentices get swept away by the current- though the soon-to-be-senior-warrior Rookdash decides to leap right in without hesitation instead, inviting the apprentices to join despite the danger.

Hollywish comes upon the battle of the purple-thing, with Nighthail and Pondsnow already fallen to the soft bliss and into heavy naps; The she-cat tries to inform them she'll be leaving the clan to follow her dream, but upon contact with the pure comfort of the purple-thing she instead sets to pawing around at it. Nearby, Squirrelmask & Daisypatch discuss how inconsistent the phrases of clan life (namely Dawn not being Sunrise, while Noon is called Sunhigh), but Squirrelmask insists it is listed in the rules of clan life, and Daisypatch snidely replies with an apology and that they will prepare for the *dusk* patrol.

Antlerthorn proudly displays his new catch to Hollowshade: One whole chicken, although the dark-pelted warrior seems a bit unsure. Doekit and Mountainkit appear, excited at the massive meal before them and cracking jokes, but Antlerthorn demands the pair stop- as this is a serious discussion of serious topics and serious matters, and as such no kits are allowed and they should leave. Hollowshade decides to playfully smack Mountainkit as a follow-up, but the kit simply laughs off their attempt.

Back at the purple-thing, Hollywish and now Oldman have both joined the other cats in resting upon its softness. Mantispath tries to check if Oldman is still awake, and Echokit states that he's probably napping... although the warrior questions if Oldman is even aware of them at all. All the while, Galefur paws at the purple-thing, singing happily about eating baby birds.

Mothpaw, meanwhile, helps Icebrook with keeping an eye on the other kits- trying to teach them to be proud of their clan. Suddenly the kits spring a surprise attack on Icebrook, with Doekit, Robinkit, Nimblekit & Heatherkit all piling in on the assault- with Hazelbranch reacting in terror nearby. Mothpaw, however, seems unamused at the antics, even as Hazelbranch asks who trained these babies to be such fighters- though Robinkit seems to not even be sure themselves.

More cats have fallen to napping at the purple-thing, even as Minktuft tries and fails to keep them away, with Morninghaze snidely quipping at them. Newtstripe ignores the tom's warnings entirely, and choosing to happily nap away on the soft purpleness- much to Minktuft's chagrin. Jaypaw seems utterly confused at Minktuft's funny appearance, with Ravendrop cracking up a bit as Jaypaw seems bewildered where such a cat came from.

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## Trivia

* Amberblaze is normally voiced by Dustin but in this episode, he was voiced by ResonantVerberations (who voices Hawkfoot). This is due to a mistake made by Moon who accidentially used the wrong voice line.

## Video Lists

1. Stoneclan: Unsolicited Voice Acting
2. Stoneclan: Casual Problems
3. Stoneclan: Rocks
4. Stoneclan: Nothing Important
5. Stoneclan: i forgor
6. Stoneclan: Rats
7. Stoneclan: Number 7
8. Stoneclan: Stonecough
9. Stoneclan: Starclan
10. Stoneclan: Return
11. Stoneclan: The Video is Late
12. Stoneclan: Leaf-fall
13. **Stoneclan: Too Many Cats!**