WillowClan/14

Stormsong's expression and lack of company said it all: Stonetooth was nowhere to be found. With that, the leader was left with no choice but to pick a new deputy. He had two deputy candidates of his own in mind: Morningglade and Fangflame, but his clan...well, they seemed to have their own choice. Quillstar announced his choice of Morningglade, but yowls of protest immediately split into the air. Wolfshade's supporters were adamant about having their opinions heard, and so Quillstar was left with no choice: they needed to have a clan vote.

But in the end, the horrible decision was made: the clan chose Wolfshade. **-- Quillstar & Wolfshade**

Stormsong was frozen in shock. *Wolfshade?* She looked around at her Clanmates, horrified that they would choose...such a cat. Grief was raw in her heart for Stonetooth, but she couldn't imagine how her Clan could vote for an evil tom like Wolfshade - Stormsong

Mosskit shrank back as Wolfshade was chosen. “But I don’t want him to be deputy.” Whimpered Mosskit to Icegaze. - Mosskit

*Two weeks later...*

Wolfshade had been basking in his position as deputy at first, and then proceeded to badger Quillstar about stepping down when his ambition was no longer satisfied. He was getting on the leader's last nerve, resulting in the tall black tom to snap at him several times. But Wolfshade was sick of waiting. It was time that he took leadership by force. The deputy had lied and claimed that he was going hunting by himself, but had been gone for an awfully long time. -- Wolfshade

Birdsong thoughtfully tended to her daughter, Cherrykit. The little furball had since opened her eyes and was getting used to her paws, but not to much success. -- Birdsong & Cherrykit

Jaystripe laid down beside Mothfeather in the middle of camp, sharing tongues with her. - Jaystripe

Mosskit watched Cherrykit try to walk around. - Mosskit

Mothfeather frowned. Looking to her paws and laying her head on them. “The Kit is coming soon, I can feel it, too Soon.” She frowned.-Moth

Jaystripe pressed his nose to her belly. “I can feel it moving.” He said. “When do you think it’ll come?” - Jaystripe

Mothfeather sighed. “Maybe tomorrow,” she grunted as she did feel it move, this was so weird.-Moth

“Tomorrow?! That’s way too soon!” Exclaimed Jaystripe. - Jaystripe

Mothfeather sighed. “I know it has to either be later today, Ripplepool said late tomorrow would be earliest. But judging by how kicky it is...”-Moth

“It’s just active, I’m sure.” He said. “But I guess you know best.” He twined his tail with hers. - Jaystripe

Sunnyshine had been drowsing, but then got up and padded past Stormsong. She curled her lip. *Useless.* The golden tabby ran out of camp toward the ThornClan border. To hunt illegally or something. - Sunnyshine

Mothfeather sighed as she watched the other kits. “I hope everyone will like it.” She meowed. “I feel a little awkward being the youngest queen here...”-Moth

“It’s alright. Stormsong had kits younger than you!” He said, beginning to groom her. - Jaystripe

Mothfeather sighed. “But she wasn’t in the clans at the point. And, well, that was when lots no’s where happening.” She meowed.-Moth

“You’ll be okay.” He promised. “I’ll make sure of it.” He stretched, repositioning himself, and let out a small cough, facing his head toward the ground. - Jaystripe

Mothfeather meowed. “You okay?”-Moth

“I’m okay.” He said, looking towards the ground, coughing harshly a few more times. “I’m okay. Promise.” - Jaystripe

Mothfeather frowned. “Go see Ripplepool.”-Moth

“I’m fine.” He rasped. “I don’t need to bother Ripplepool right now.” - Jaystripe

Mothfeather sat up. “You’re coughing a lot though.” She frowned.-Moth

Jaystripe shook his head. “Not really.” He said, swallowing another cough, before getting to his paws, and padding over to the fresh-kill pile. - Jaystripe

Mothfeather frowned. Looking to her empty paws before Icegaze’s tail rested on them, making her look up. Icegaz epurred. “I’m sure you’ll be fine.” She meowed. Not looking from the prey pile the white queen added. “Jaystripe looks to have a cough...” she muttered before curling her tail around her again. Mothfeather gasped, “WHAT?! He can’t, it’s over!” She bristled.-Moth

Feeling another series of coughs coming on, he padded to the edge of camp, and his body was racked with coughs, before padding back into camp. - Jaystripe

Ripplepool growled as he pricked his ears, getting the watermint he’d just gathered and some poppy seeds, he stormed to Jaystripe. “Take these.” He meowed. Then adding. “You’re getting sick.”-Ripple

Icegaze hushed her, “calm down, he’s lucky it’s Newleaf.” She purred.-Ice

Jaystripe glared at him, but hesitantly took the leaves. - Jaystripe

Ripplepool flattened his ears. though let Jaystripe finish the herbs. “I’d suggest lost of rest and staying in camp.” He meowed. “And away from the nursery to keep the kits safe, you know kittencough doesn’t do well for anyone.” He meowed.-Ripple

Jaystripe nodded. “Okay.” He said, blinking, fiercely, before padding away. - Jaystripe

Ripplepool looked after the tom to make she he wasn’t going to the nursery. Though looked like he was out of luck. He sighed as he padded after Jaystripe.-Ripple

Jaystripe padded out of camp, and went under a bush, coughing. He then buried what he had coughed up. - Jaystripe

Ripplepool sighed as he stopped in his tracks. Then scenting exactly what he thought. He exited camp and padded to a small pool of water as he’d FINALLY found the perfect thing. He snagged the wet Lily’s as he then padded back to camp to strip the petals and use them for ointments and whatnot.-Ripple

Jaystripe then went back into camp, before Ripplepool saw him. He laid down in the middle of camp, with a yawn. - Jaystripe

Mothfeather sighed.-Moth

Flowerpaw padded up to Wolfpaw. “Are you okay?”-Flower

Wolfpaw looked at Flowerpaw. “Why are you asking?” Asked Wolfpaw, darkly. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw took a step back. “You seem a little.... down.... lately.” She meowed. A little fear struck her. “and, um, you and Stormsong seem to be a little.... distant.” She meowed.-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw flicked an ear. “Yeah.” He murmured. “I’m closer to her than anyone else in my family.” He mumbled. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw sighed. “It’s Stonetooth isn’t it.” She meowed. She had seen conflict between cats in the clan, she focused especially on Stormsong, as she was a little weird.... In Flowerpaw’s point of view anyways.—Flower

Wolfpaw looked away from Flowerpaw, not responding. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw looked to her paws and clawed at the dirt below her. Thinking of what to say. “Um, I’m sorry if it hurts to think about it...” she meowed. “I-I wouldn’t know what to think.” She meowed.-Flowerpaw

“No.” Said Wolfpaw. “Don’t be sorry. Sometimes I think I need to talk about it.” He said. *No matter how much it does hurt.* - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw sighed, “if it makes you feel better, I think—maybe your mother is happy, with him— Erm! Like, well, if she was happy, m-maybe you can be happy for her for-I mean, yeah, you know, she looks pretty happy with him, but I can see where your coming from—!” She paused. “Feeling like she might’ve forgotten about Nightfire—I bet she hasn’t....” she really needed to shut up.-Flowerpaw

He smiled and nudged her. “It’s okay.” He said. “I know she probably hasn’t forgot about my father. I probably should just be happy for her. Now Stonetooth’s gone. I was being so selfish, and . . . .” He trailed off, and closed his eyes, with a small shake of his head. “She’s been through so much.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw smiled. “I think everyone from the DarkMasters have, well, everyone has.” She looked to the dirt again. “I guess we just have to move on. Not forget of course, but, find ways to be happy.” She meowed. Looking up. “You know?”-a Flower

“Yeah.” Said Wolfpaw, smiling sadly. “I guess we do.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw sighed. “I think it’ll be fine, maybe when, or, if Stonetooth is out there you should get to know him, you know, it make your own opinion on him, and if he’d good for Stormsong.” She meowed. Resisting the urge to give him a big hug and smother him in all her heart.-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw smiled. “I will.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw then looked around. “So, besides that, how are you feeling?” She meowed.—Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw shrugged. “Good. Better than before.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw smiled. “Good to hear.” She meowed. Then widened her eyes as she had seen the same things in her sleep, she flintched as she fell to her back.-Flower

Wolfpaw looked down at her. “Woah! Are you okay?!” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw shook her head as she stood up, “no...” she meowed. Looking away. “I’ve had the same dream, just, something.... it’s nothing.” She meowed.-Flower

Wolfpaw cocked his head. “What is it?” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw shrank. “In almost all of my dreams, I see myself as someone else, and I’m drowining.” She meowed, looking up.-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw frowned. “That’s weird.” He said. “Maybe you should tell Ripplepool or someone about it.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw shivered. “I don’t know.... I want to figure it out first.” She meowed. “Promise not to tell anyone yet?”-Flowerpaw

“I promise.” He said. “Just tell me if anything else weird happens.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw nodded. “Okay.” She meowed before sighing. “Im gonna go find Thunderflame so I can battle train, wanna come?” She asked suddenly.-Flowerpaw

“Sure, let me ask Flameheart!” Said Wolfpaw, going over to his mentor. “Can we train with Thunderflame and Flowerpaw?” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flameheart was jerked out of her thoughts. "Wolfpaw! I mean... yes, sure. Go ahead- I will catch up to you." -- Flameheart

Flowerpaw rah up to her mentor. “Thunderflame! I’m gonna battle train with Wolfpaw!” And then turned without another word. “He says yes, totally.” She meowed.-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw nodded and ran over to Flowerpaw. “I can too!” He said. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Birdsong had taken Cherrykit out into the sunlight of camp to groom her daughter and help her adjust to the various faces of her several clanmates. The petal-patched calico purred like a little boat as her mother rasped her tongue over her pale forehead. *I hope you can be happy forever, little one.* -- Birdsong & Cherrykit

Juniperberry took it upon herself to admit what was going on to Quillstar. There was no more hiding her pregnancy- it was time that she stepped down so that she could raise her family, even if she couldn't always do it with Ripplepool because he was busy. "Quillstar?" The peach tabby asked as she entered the tom's private quarters, receiving a small nod from him in response. "...I...don't quite know where to begin. I'm stepping down- I've broken my code as a medicine cat as I'm expecting kits. I know I must be punished, and I accept removing myself from my rank as a result. Ripplepool...he's the father- but please don't be angry with him." Juniperberry could see the leader's eyes light up with shock, for he had been good friends with Ripplepool for moons. But before he could say much else, it sounded like the forest was...moving, rumbling with faint thunder. -- Quillstar & Juniperberry

Wolfshade had returned, and with him the forces of ScarClan and the Pack. "Show them no mercy." The tabby deputy growled to Moor and Sigma before he returned his focus to the Pack's leader solely. "Dustypaw is what they renamed him. They have filled his head with lies of StarClan, they have made him forget the real god." With that, the cats broke into camp by force without an ounce of mercy. Windbird had been on guard and was taken immediately, pinned by a pair of ScarClanners that cruelly forced her to the ground before dying her silver coat pink with her own blood, until she breathed no more. "WillowClan will be ours!!"**-- Wolfshade, Sigma, Moor, Windbird**

Wolfpaw let out a yowl as a bunch of cats broke into camp. “INTRUDERS!” - Wolfpaw (WC)

"Stay in here, stay safe." Quillstar ordered Juniperberry in a sharp tone before he broke out of his den and charged into camp to see nothing but chaos. He could see Thunderflame struggling against Moonshadow, and he could tell that he tabby WillowClanner was struggling with each passing second. Quillstar leaped into battle without a second thought, forcing Moonshadow off of Thunderflame, but it was too late. Thunderflame's life had already been taken. -- Quillstar, Moonshadow, Thunderflame

Aspensoul lunged at a cat, tussling with it, as it slit his throat. He let out a gasp of pain, before collapsing on the ground, the life going out of him. - Aspensoul

Jaystripe leapt in front of the nursery, and defended it, swiping and hissing at other cats. - Jaystripe

"*No!*" There was a horrified cry from the medicine cat den, and Sproutstripe was nearest. He forced Wolfshade off his back before racing to the medicine cat den, only to find Dustypaw nowhere in sight. The senior warrior turned and desperately searched for the little flame point, who had certainly been the one to cry, only to find him being dragged off by Moor. Dustypaw flailed in her grasp, begging that she let him be. "Momma, please! I don't want to go back- this is my home, WillowClan is my family! I love Ripplepool, I love my friends, I-" He was cut off by the bitter nonesense of his mother. "Enough, Dusty! They have filled your head with lies, rumors of the false StarClan. *You* are a god, Dustypaw. They have weakened you and taken your powers. Leading the Pack and eradicating the weakness from this land is your divine destiny, son." **-- Moor, Dustypaw, Sproutstripe**

Stormsong dove in and through the fray, her claws slashing into fur and her teeth bared. - Stormsong

Wolfpaw went beside Stormsong, and fought beside his mother, snarling, and slashing, mercilessly. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Sunnyshine raked her claws viciously across a tom's muzzle. - Sunnyshine

Spiderfang reared toward a thickset tabby tom. - Spiderfang

Sproutstripe took it upon himself to leap onto Moor to break her away from the wailing Dustypaw. "Leave him alone! If he wants to stay here with his new family, then he deserves that. *You* are a false god, Moor." The senior warrior snapped, raking his claws down the tortoiseshell point's spine. Dustypaw skittered a distance away before Moor shook off Sproutstripe and turned to face the senior warrior. "Fool. You are the type of weak filth that this land needs to be purged of." Moor unsheathed her claws, preparing to strike down the old tabby tom. "No, momma, please! Please don't hurt my friends!" **-- Dustypaw, Sproutstripe, & Moor**

“Aspensoul!” Gasped Jaystripe running over to the dying cat. He looked up at Jaystripe. “Tell Mothfeather . . . Tell her . . . I’m sorry.” He gasped, before going still. - Jaystripe and Aspensoul

"You will learn the hard way, son." Moor spoke in an emotionless voice in regards to her begging, petrified son. She didn't even glance at Dustypaw before she lunged at Sproutstripe, rolling with him briefly before taking his life. -- Moor & Sproutstripe

Mosskit let out a yowl, and ran into the nursery, trembling with fear. His eyes were wide. - Mosskit

Birdsong covered Cherrykit with her own body, desperate to keep her exposed daughter safe. She snarled viciously at a Pack member as he neared, only for Eaglestrike to rush in to his mate's defense. "Birdsong! Get our daughter to the nursery!" Eaglestrike called as he wrestled the rogue to the ground. -- Eaglestrike, Cherrykit, Birdsong

Cinderkit cowered behind Ashbreeze with Leopardkit wrapped around his sister. "Momma?" Cinderkit whispered to her mother in a shaky voice. "...Is that the Dark Forest? Have they come to take us?" **-- Cinderkit, Leopardkit (WC), Ashbreeze**

Sunnyshine narrowed her eyes, spotting Stormsong in the crowd. She darted forward and knocked the she-cat forward. Stormsong fell, luckily landing on her paws, before a red tom leaped and sank his teeth into her shoulder. Sunnyshine, grinning, darted away to meet Lionfrost. - Sunnyshine

Wolfpaw lunged at another cat coming up from behind. He tackled the cat, slashing at it. “Don’t you dare hurt my mother!” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Ashbreeze was shaking as the memories from moons past came flooding into her mind. She could tell by the scent on the wind that they had come: ScarClan, her home, her worst nightmare. If they found her and her kittens, if they knew that they were taking refuge in WillowClan... *I don't know what they'll do.* The queen continued to quake in her nest, pulling Leopardkit and Cinderkit closer as she did her best to be brave, for them. "No, sweetie, it'll be alright...the Dark Forest won't harm us." Ashbreeze did her best, but her voice shook with fear. **-- Ashbreeze, Cinderkit, Leopardkit (WC)**

Stormsong hissed. *Who pushed me?* There was no time to think. She flipped around, claws raking across the red tom and darting away. She thought about Stonetooth, about Blossom, about Nighfire and everyone she had lost and poured that energy into battle. She sank her jaws into a gray tabby tom's neck and he yowled, tumbling away. - Stormsong

Twilightbreeze and Streakedfur weaved in and out of battle working as a team to pick of enemy cats one by one. --Twilightbreeze and Streakedfur

Birdsong raced into the nursery with Cherrykit before hiding her underneath the moss bedding. She darted back to the nursery entrance to help guard it, with a bloodied Eaglestrike by her side. They fought with honor, with determination, and they did it for her daughter but ultimately they were no match for the forces pouring into camp. It as Ashbreeze who jumped to her paws and finished the ScarClan cat off, but when she turned back around... --**Birdsong, Eaglestrike, Ashbreeze**

As Jaystripe was grappling with another tom, he began coughing. He coughed and coughed, as he coughed up some blood. - Jaystripe

There hadn't been just one ScarClan cat that had charged the nursery: there had been two, although the secon'd scent had been hard to detect. Ashbreeze had managed to drive off the one, but where the second went, she did not know. They had come and gone like a ghost. **-- Ashbreeze**

Fangflame lunged at the tom who was about to deliver the blowing strike to Jaystripe. She tackled him over, tearing at his throat, and biting his neck, throwing him off to the side. - Fangflame

Courage thundered through the mob, his teeth flashing. He spotted a black tom and quickly killed him with a bite to the neck. Then he spun to face a brown tabby tom. - Courage & brown tabby tom

Spiderfang clawed at a gray-and-white tom. He had no idea where Sunnyshine was. - Spiderfang & gray-and-white tom

Flowerpaw yowled as she)d been pushed to the ground by a red she-cat, her claw’s raised at Flowerpas neck before she could do anything, she kicked the she-cat off before gasping for air, what was happening! She darted to find someone to help, at least, that’s what she thought before she was clawed back to the red she-cat, she hissed, not before Map,blaze pounced on her to Flowerpaw’s aid.-Flowerpaw

Frozenkit gasped as he saw a cat peak into the nursery, “go away!” He hissed as he leaped on it’s face and clawed at its eyes before it dropped Flakekit and Reedkit and darted away, he landed face first, opening his scar though he ran up to Flakekit and reedkit, “you’re okay! C’mon! Wake up!”—Frozenkit

Mothfeather flattened her ears as a familiar pain struck her belly, *not now!* She looked around, “I need someone to get ripplepool! Or Juniperberry!” She yowled in horror.-Mothfeather

Ripplepool yowled as he saw Dustypaw, “Dustypaw!” He tore through the crowd of cats and flattened his ears, “What are you doing!?”—Ripple

Sunflower hissed as she’d Took out a few cats fighting the nursery, with Dapplefrost of course, though a huge tom had leaped upon them and grinned as Sunflower fell to her paws and yowled as he’d bitten her throat, she struggled for air but he held tighter, though Dapplefrost had Chased after a tom fleeing from the nursery.-Sunflower

WAIT IS THE PACK ATTACKING RIGHT NOW!?)) --Skylia

Jaystripe lunged at cat, who was about to invade the nursery. He glanced at Mothfeather, as he tussled with the other cat. The intruder clawed at his eye, making him yowl in pain. He bit at it’s neck, and tore at it, his eye burning with pain. It then clawed at his other eye, making him curse and stumble back, before lunging again. - Jaystripe

(Yes)-Willow

Mothfeather yowled. “Jaystripe! The kit!” She meowed, trying to keep herself calm, but failing.-Moth

Flowerpaw stared in horror at her mom, “m-mom!?” She shivered, as she watched her mother, she knew she could do this! Though as Sunflower went limp she felt a growl ripple in her thought and unsheathed her claws as her eyes turned to slips, she dashed at the tom and leaped onto his back, looking him in the eye before she clawed at it and slashed at the tom’s neck, she growled as he stumbled and dashed away, though she lowered to her mother, “mom!”-Flowerpaw

Thx)) --Skylia

Dawnrise woke to the screaming of cat outside but then felt instant pain as her water broke. --Dawnrise

(Oof, like 2 cats are having kits, and the rest are dying and battling) - Wolfy

Jaystripe pricked his ears. “Have Icegaze help you!” He called out, as the cat lunged on him again. - Jaystripe

Ye... Dawn's were suppost to happen right before the pack attack but i got on late and am like instant labor.)) --Skylia

Shadowhollow thrashed around trying to claw cats. There were so many! At this point he didn't know if he was attacking cats in his clan or the cats that had attacked in the first place. --Shadowhollow

Icegaze hissed. “What can I do I’m no medicine cat!” She growled as geez this was a horror show! “RIPPLEPOOL! JUNIOERBERRY!” She yowled.-Icegaze

Shadowhollow heard Dawnrises screaming from inside the nursery he pushed away all of the cats rushing to the nursery to help his mate. --Shadowhollow

Ripplepool, luckily, heard the calls and was already grabbing the correct herbs, the hard part would be if any cat saw him as the healer and would attack him, though he dashed quickly to the nursery, “everyone out! Keep the nursery protected!” He growled as he got to his work, but who was first? Dawnrise’s kits where overdue, or Mothfeather’s early.... he dashed to dawnrise and pressed to her belly, giving her some herbs,-Ripple

Dawnrise quickly ate them and was starting to get red in the face. --Dawnrise

Ripplepool thought he’d been burning under his fur as the last kit finally came out, well, second to last, he wiped his head with a forepaw and pushed again as the last one came out, handing one to Icegaze the white queen quickly licked, a she gave Dawnrise the female. He muttered. “Two tom kits and a she-kit.” And rapidly licked the tortoiseshell. As he finished and placed the kit at the mother’s belly, he raced to Mothfeather.-Ripple

Jaystripe finally tore away from the cat who had clawed his eyes. He shook his head, and open both his eyes. He couldn’t see. - Jaystripe

Ripplepool sighed as he gave motherfeather her kit, it was tough, he took many breaths, before telling Her. “A she-kit.” And giving her more herbs. Then turning before she muttered. “Get Aspensoul.” She meowed. He nodded and looked for the tom. “Aspensoul! Your kit!”-Ripple

Flowerpaw shivered as she looked around from her mother’s body. What now, she had no one else to lose.... though she quickly looked around to help Wolfpaw,-Flowerpaw

“Aspensoul’s gone.” Croaked Jaystripe, as he found his way into the nursery. “He died.” - Jaystripe

Mothfeather gasped. “But— he never got to see her!” She cried, digging her head into her paws as she’d wrapped her tail around the suckling kit.-Moth

Ripplepool sighed and looked to the sky, not before he’d been ambushed by a bloody tom, he kicked the cat off and dashed to the Medicine cats den.-Ripple

Cobaltsky hissed. “You killed my sister!” Cardinal growled. “She was gonna kill me!” She sighed. “Cobaltsky!’ And he remembered, “cardinal!?” And she pounded on him. “the one and only.” She frowned. “We need to meet at Skytree after the battle.”—Cobalt.

Dawnrise smiled then remembered they were still being attacked. she gentally set the kit down. "Icegaze keep watch of my kits! I need to help my clan!" Dawnrise said running out of the nursery as Shadowhollow ran after her. --Dawnrise

Icegaze gasped. “What! Oh no you don’t!” She grabbed Dawnrise’s scruff. “Theyll die without you! They need milk! As much as you’d love to help you’re bones will ache and you need to feed your kits! What kind of cat are you for not knowing!”-Ice

“Th-Thunderflame!?” Flowerpaw staggered back as she saw her mentor’s body, what... she hissed as she’d been pinned by a tom bigger than her but looked so young she hissed trying to throw him off. “Wow, they’re right, you stupid Clan cats are weak.” He grinned as he raised a claw and lay it over her nose, he shrugged, “too bad this life has gotten you a bit short. I was wondering the day when I could finally kill a clan cat,” he meowed, digging his claw into her nose and pulling it down slowly. “Heh, I’m sure Moor will be pleased.” As he then lay a paw and started to choke Flowerpaw. She flailed her paws at his face but couldn’t reach him, she hissed.-Flowerpaw & Jasper

Spiderfang leaped through the throng, spotting Flowerpaw at the paws of Jasper. He sank his teeth into Jasper's trying to haul the tom off the apprentice. - Spiderfang

Jasoer leaped back, aching in his shoulder made him hiss. “You’re all idiots for trying to do that.” He grinned as he leaped onto Spiderfang, knocking the tom over, and tearing his teeth into the tom’s scruff.-Jasper

Dawnrise snapped back "I have tryed my hardest to prove myself to everyone so at least someone would respect me! And i can't sit here with my kits while cats die!" --Dawnrise

Icegaze hissed. “Your Kits will die Dawnrise.” She growled. “If you’d like that then so be it.” She hissed. Looking around to see Flakekit and Reedkit covered in blood next to Frozenkit. “StarClan no!”-Icegaze

Dawnrise gasped at the blood covered kits. --Dawnrise

Mosskit trembled, whimpering next to Icegaze. - Mosskit

Wolfpaw ran to Flowerpaw. “Flowerpaw!” He cried out. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Jasper lunged at Spiderfang before leaping back onto Flowerpaw, “this’ll be quick!” He promised raising a paw to slash at her throat.-Jasper

Wolfpaw lunged at Jasper, tackling him, and slashing at his throat. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Jasper staggered back, hissing, “you fool!” He Hissed. Though he knew his throat was bleeding badly, he growled before taking a step back and dashing to the place Sandpelt was hiding, though reminding himself only weaklings take herbs and healing, he’d just have to deal with it. He growled as he looked for someone else to kill, and leaped in Rabbitpaw.—Jasper

Flowerpaw rose to her paws and wiped her nose, “ow...” she meowed,-Flowerpaw

Icegaze felt tears flow down her face as she pulled all of her kits close, bristling as she muttered. “Flakekit and, Reedkit, are....” she added. “D-dead, Mosskit, Frozenkit...”-Ice

Wolfpaw looked at her. “Are you okay?” He asked. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Mosskit began to tremble. “W-w-what?” - Mosskit

Jaystripe pressed against Mothfeather, comfortingly. “What does she look like?” He asked, quietly. - Jaystripe

Mothfeather uncovered the kit, “she, she looks like me and him...” she meowed,-Moth

Flowerpaw nodded. Not before realizing, “my dad! I need to find him! Mother is dead, and, and Thunderflame!” She looked to where he disappeared, “he chased cats from the nursery!” She then dashed after his path, tripping over her paws.-Flowerpaw

Jaystripe sighed. “He’s with StarClan now.” - Jaystripe

Mothfeather sighed. “I know.” She frowned.-Moth

Flowerpaw dashed quicker as she scented a stale trail, she kept tripping and tripping as she came downhill and felt all her breath leave her as she saw him. Laying on the bank. Dead. Staring directly at her, blood died fur. She stared and wailed. “Father! Dad!” She dashed over to his body and cried.-Flowerpaw

Jaystripe gave her a lick, before launching himself back into battle. - Jaystripe

Flowerpaw then looked at the water. She saw it move so fast, she just sat there. Closing her eyes over her father. Hearing the waves of it, seeing the vision. She didn’t flinch. She couldn’t sit while others died but, part of her wanted to wake up and see everyone okay. She shook her head, “StarClan.” She muttered as she dragged Dapplefrost by the scruff back to camp outskirts.-Flowerpaw

Soon the fighting was more intense, and Twilightbreeze and Streakedfur were separated in the confusion. Twilightbreeze was delivered a nasty gash to the shoulder. Soon with her wounds she was overtaken, and a cat bit at her throat, not deep enough to kill, but she hit the ground and everything went black. Streakedfur finally ran over to her. "Twilightbreeze! Twilgihtbreeze!" He was overjoyed to see that she had not died just blacked-out. He dragged her by the scruff to a bush that was safe, but then leaped into battle. He found the cat who had bit her neck and quickly killed him. --Twilightbreeze and Streakedfur

Ravenclaw bared his teeth and leaped at a big she-cat, sinking his teeth into her spine. “Go back where you came from!”—Ravenclaw

Fangflame lunged on a young tom, tussling with him, before slashing his throat, and helping Jaystripe fight off a black she-cat. - Fangflame

Flameheart's head was spinning, but focused on one command: *protect my Clanmates.* Her eagle-sharp eyes caught a young tom as her Clanmate, Fangflame, sprang away from him. Unbeknownst to the she-cat, the rogue was picking himself back up. Using the element of surprise to bowl him over, Flameheart leaped at him, pinning him down. But he writhed and thrased, grey pelt shining with the glare of the sun, and nearly threw the ruddy ticked warrior off. Suddenly, he made a move- going limp, then pushing up explosively. Flameheart's mind was on other matters around WillowClan and was quickly pinned in her turn by the gray Pack cat. This one was strong, overwhelmingly so. All her moons of training and battle experience vanishing like mist before the sun, Flameheart stared up in terror at the tom. -- Flameheart

((@Silvery- please have Scorchclaw save him?)) -- Hawk

"Leopardkit is gone!" Ashbreeze's eyes widened with horror as she glanced around the disrupted nursery in hopes of finding her son, only to see Cinderkit curled up in a petrified ball all by her lonesome. The second cat...it had to have been the second cat that stole her son. The rosetted queen's throat ached from sudden grief. *They must have known- someone had to have known...* **-- Ashbreeze**

Quillstar glanced around to seek out Dustypaw, since the Pack members made a massive fuss over getting their claws on the little flamepoint apprentice. The leader, blood dripping from his lengthy shoulderblade, forced his way through snarling cats to make his way out of camp, only to look up in horror. In a tree sat Dustypaw- as clawless as he was, the medicine cat apprentice somehow made his way into the tree, but clearly had no way of getting down. Not with Moor in his way. "Being the next shaman is your destiny, Dusty!" The tortoiseshell point shouted through a pair of slitted icy visionaries. "Come with me. Let me show you divine power." **-- Quillstar, Moor, Dustypaw**

Scorchclaw let out a vicious snarl, spotting Flameheart in the throng struggling against a gray cat. He shouldered through the battle, dashing to the ginger warrior's aid. With one quick swoop, he slashed his claws across the gray cat's shoulders. The scent of blood thickened the air. - Scorchclaw

Spiderfang returned to the thick of the fight, clawing pelt after pelt. *Where's Sunnyshine!?* - Spiderfang

Sunnyshine burst into camp, her fur bushed. *I have to tell Wolfshade that his rival, his enemy, Stonetooth is still breathing!* She whirled around, searching for a dark tabby pelt in the crowd. She thought she spotted something, so she headed that way. *While I'm alive, Wolfshade will reign forever!* Just as she thought she saw the huge warrior, something crashed into her side. A massive gray-and-white tom reared up, his shape blocking out the sun. Sunnyshine let out a screech, turning to flee, but the tom slashed his claws, quickly taking the golden warrior's life. - Sunnyshine

Scorchclaw's aid gave Flameheart the respite she needed. Leaping to her feet, the ruddy ticked she-cat briefly nuzzled her friend in thanks before giving the gray rogue a scratch to remember her by. -- Flameheart

Shadowhollow noticed many inqured cats, he remebered some of the medicale skills that Dawnrise knew like what was it leaves as bandages and willow bark water for pain? (true face if you boil willow leaves or willow bark it works for pain, inflamation, ect.) --Shadowhollow

Twilightbreeze woke up under a bush confussed. *Uh my head!*  Her head throbbed from blood loss. She tried to get up but stumbled because of her injury. She finally got up and streached her sore muscless before leaping into battle once again. --Twilightbreeze

Streakedfur saw Twilightbreeze leap into battle once more. He defeated the cat he was battling and bounded over to her and fought with her. --Streakedfur

Ripplepool heard the voice of Moor and looked that way, “Dustypaw!” He dashed towards the cat, staring in disbelief at his apprentice, though taking steps away from Moor. He flattened his ears in fear.-Ripple

Shadowhollow heard a cat fall in the distance he scented Twilightbreeze running over to Twilightbreeze. --Shadowhollow

Flowerpaw felt tears flow down her cheeks as she dropped her father’s body, first, Thunderflame, Then, Sunflower, and—Dapplefrost. She shook her head. “Who’s next...” seemed as she had nothing to lose anymore. She wailed as she dug her muzzle into her father’s fur. “I’m so sorry!” She cried.-a Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw ran up beside Ripplepool to see Dustypaw. “What’s going on?” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Ripplepool shook his head. “I don’t know.” he frowned, though added. “What I do know is Dustypaw might be related to her.” He looked to Moor. “Dustypaw! Hold on!”-Ripple

Wolfpaw’s eyes widened. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Jasoer dropped Rabbitpaw, dead, though turned to see his familiar enemy. “You...” he muttered, lowering to pounce on Flowerpaw.—Jasper

Flowerpaw yowled as she was pounced on, she growled as she kicked him off and the fight continued out of camp, Jasper hissed as he fell to his paws and she scuffed his head, he sliced at her eyes as she heard up coming rushes of the river ahead she felt the familiar visions return as she shoved Jasoer away.—Flowerpaw

Moor tried to get closer, so as a last ditch out of desperation to get to the cats that he loved and called 'family', Dustypaw tried to scramble down the tree towards Quillstar and WillowClan. However, without claws, it was foolish to attempt to scale down the wickedly tall tree. Moor lashed out with a claw in an effort to catch her son, but it only made things worse. Down Dustypaw plummeted, until he landed with a sickening crack on the hardened earth, and he did not move again. **-- Dustypaw**

“Dustypaw!” Gasped Wolfpaw. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Quillstar looked down at Dustypaw's limp form before returning his gaze to Moor, abhorred. "Is this what you wanted?" The leader's voice quaked not with fear, but uncontrollable rage. "You killed your own son out of sheer blindness! Can't you see that he was happy here? Isn't that good enough?" **-- Quillstar**

((Hey- who's gonna kill Moor? Does she die?)) -- Hawk

Swiftshadow's head was spinning as she fought beside Cedar ((why do I ship them...)). The tawny-colored tom, although old, seemed to have boundless energy, snarling and lashing out with his forepaws and back legs. Suddenly, a sickening crack split the air and Swiftshadow turned to see a flame point tom- *Dustypaw!*- plummeting to the ground. "Guard the nursery!" the dappled black-and-white feline yowled to her fighting companion, and desperately pelted towards Dustypaw, a desolate hope of catching the little medicine cat apprentice in her head. But... no. Dustypaw hit the ground and lay ominously still. A yowl of rage caught in the elder's throat and she hurled herself at Moor, but pulled up short at the thought of her imminent death if she attacked the rogue leader. -- Swiftshadow

((Whiskers- can you have Moor kill Swiftshadow somehow? Probably not heroically, though)) -- hawk

Ripplepool wailed as he dashed up to Dustypaw’s body, “Dustypaw! No, he can’t be dead!” He nudged the tom over and over, “I need to try!” He looked around, breathing hard, Ripplepool shivered as he backed away from Moor and dragged Dustypaw’s body with him, “no, Dustypaw...”—Ripple

The two rolled down the hill as Flowerpaw gasped at the edge of a bank, though Jasoer hissed as he’d landed in the water, Flowerpaw stared as he tried to swim, she closed her eyes as she sighed and opened them, leaping into the water to save the tom. Even if they had been enemies.-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw looked at Dustypaw in horror. Baring his teeth, he lunged at a Pack cat, and lunged at it, wrestling with it. - Wolfpaw (WC)

In the end Flowerpaw threw Jasper up by the scruff as she deliberately threw herself onto a ledge. She shook her pelt as she was soaked, and she lay on the shores as Jasper grasped for air. “W-why?” He barked. She looked his way, surprised he’d not attacked her. “No one deserves to die.”—Flowerpaw

Mothfeather licked over her Kit, she’d decided not to name it, but think of names. “Leapkit? Lightkit? Birchkit?” So many names, though she’d been disturbed by the battle. “Oh StarClan make it stop...”

Icegaze pulled her kits close, but as she saw Cherrykit alone, she wanted to reach out to the kit as she’d pulled the kit under her head along with Frozenkit and Mosskit. “It’s gonna be okay kits... I’ve got you.”—Icegaze & Moth

Mosskit pressed up against Icegaze, trembling. - Mosskit

Icegaze licked over Cherrykit, her niece, she thought about Birdsong and Eaglestrike, “oh Birdsong...”-Ice

Mosskit looked at Cherrykit, and pressed against her. - Mosskit

Icegaze added, “be careful, she could still be a little squishy, like developing kits can be,” she sighed. “Can you believe she’s your Cousin?” She meowed.... “Rainsplash, Twilightbreeze, Birsong, those where your aunts, so you have Ripplepool and Dewshine, and Cherrykit...” she sighed.—Icegaze

“Really?” Asked Mosskit. “Cool.” - Mosskit

Flowerpaw sighed. “I think I’m going to, uh, go back...” she meowed, turning around and dashing up the hill, back into WillowClan’s camp. Leaving Jasper to his thoughts of her saving his life other than killing him and letting him drown.—Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw tore at the tom mercilessly, and clawed at his face, then tore out his throat, mercilessly, killing him. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw flattened her ears and stared in horror as Wolf killed a cat bigger than he was, she trembled a little before shifting her gaze on the nursery. Why did he have to kill cats, at all? Killing never solved anything....—Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw looked at Flowerpaw, licking the blood from his jaws. “Are you okay?” He asked her. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw shook her head and turned, “I Uh, just have a lot on my mind.” She twitched, uncomfortable with his blood stained fur.-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw flicked an ear. “Don’t we all.” He said. “I’ll make these cats pay. For killing all these cats. For killing Dustypaw and everyone else.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw turned back to him. “What has killing done.” She burst. “Killing has done nothing but cause problems. Can’t you see? It’s going to cause fear. Fear will cause hate.”-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw narrowed his eyes. “Only weak cats don’t kill. Sometimes you need to kill to defend your Clan. Sometimes to save the ones you love. If you’re not willing to do that for your Clan then you will never be a true warrior.” He snarled. “Revenge is everything. Hate makes you stronger. Sometimes it may feel bad but it makes you strong. Strong enough to kill. I would do anything for WillowClan. Including killing.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw hissed, “you think killing shows strength? Then your wrong. Spilling blood makes fear. And we don’t kill, what did you feel when your father died? Huh? What if these cats are family and care as much as you did?” She growled. “I’m not going to kill.” She growled.“Not anymore.”—Flowerpaw

“Kill in battle.” He spat. “Not for no reason. Only for protection or revenge.” He spat. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw looked away. “I saw my parents, my mentor. And my brother die in front of me.” She growled. “No one, deserves to feel what I felt. What millions of others have felt, can you see! These cats are scared of failing.” She meowed. “They want to be noticed, they want to serve and live like everyone does.” She meowed. “If you think killing is a good thing, I don’t know what to think.”-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw bared his teeth. “I saw my father and sister die in front of me! I watched my mother and siblings leave me, like I was a worthless scum!” He spat. His eyes then softened. “You’re right. No one deserves to have felt what you felt. You didn’t deserve this. You’re a beautiful cat, and you don’t deserve this. But I will kill. For the cats I love. I would pick their lives over some rogue scum’s.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw sighed and softened her tone. “I know.... It’s, I just, that other tom attacked me, but, I saved him from drowning, and. He looked surprised. I don’t think these cats deserve this unless they’re like *her*.” She sighed, narrowing her eyes to Moor.-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw pinned his ears against his head. “That makes sense. But aren’t they all like her? If they follow her?” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw shook her head. “I don’t think they deserve to die here, it’s like saying if we had followed Wolfshade, he was messing with everyone’s head, he’s just as bad as moor, and the cats who followed Wolfshade..... They didn’t deserve to suffer. Like, Thunderflame, and....”-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw sighed. “I guess you’re right.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw sighed. “I’m sorry if I did anything, wrong, to you, I just, I can’t stand to see anymore suffering—and....” she flicked her tail with unease.-Flowerpaw

“You haven’t.” Said Wolfpaw. “You can do you. And I guess I can do me.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw sighed and nodded, “alright.” She meowed.—Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw nodded. - Wolfpaw (WC)

She then looked for something to do as nothing really was happening. (Can some Pack cat attack her? XD)-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw nodded to her, and then lunged back into battle, fighting beside Stormsong again. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw drew in a breath only to see a dead Dustypaw. She muttered curses before looking away and dashing into the nursery to see the kits and have a position over there.—Flowerpaw

((Sure, Moor can kill the fossil)) Moor curled her lip as the elderly feline hurled her own form in the shaman's direction. She ignored Quillstar's sappy comments and focused on the cat before her. She accepted the tortoiseshell senior warrior with open claws, wrestling Swiftshadow to the ground in a bloody and dusty fury. When the flying debris cleared, it was Moor who stood over the elderly she-cat. "You're so desperate that you use your elders to fight?" Moor scoffed as she turned her glare over to Quillstar. "WillowClan is pitiful." **-- Moor**

Swiftshadow gasped for breath, but blood choked her. *This is the end.* She turned her head to see Flame and Scorch fighting a few mouselengths away. “Goodbye my little ones. I will always be with you.” She smiled as she saw a faint shimmer of Brambleheart. “Goodbye WillowClan.”—Swiftshadow

Flowerpaw twitched as she saw Swiftshadow fall, she shrieked, she needed to do something! She then leaped at Moor. (Pls give her a random fatal wound that’ll give her a scar)—Flowerpaw

Ripplepool sobbed into Dustypaw’s fur.-Ripple

Moor turned to dodge, raking her own claws down Flowerpaw's sides as the apprentice flew by. Quillstar pinned his ears at the calico point's comment, and released a small snarl. "WillowClan is strong." The massive tom darted at Moor, leading her to turn on her heels and dart towards WillowClan's camp. However, Quillstar was hot on the shaman's heels, leaping on her as soon as her pace slowed the slightest. Both cats had tired from the long battle, but quickly the tortoiseshell she-cat was gaining the upperhand due to her smaller, slender form. The leader held her back for some time, but Moor managed to twist out of Quillstar's grasp before driving her teeth into his throat and shaking her head violently. Yet, the hybrid tom clung to life for some time, his own claws fastened into the side of Moor's neck, until finallly Quillstar went still. **-- Moor & Quillstar**

Flowerpaw landed with a thud, blood bubbled from her side as she wailed in pain. Then seeing Quillstar dead, she pinned her ears back.-Flowerpaw

Ripplepool tugged Dustypaw’s body closer to him.-Ripple

Moor had thought that Quillstar was permanently dead, consideirng that she had no faith in the starry ancestors. She turned towards the battling cats and yowled in triumph, but the only answer she got was a furious hiss from Danita. "Step away from him!" The silver spotted tabby spat as her tail began to bottlebrush. Moor glanced down at the silver warrior, almost in a pitiful fashion. "What does it mean to you, fool?" The Pack's leader spoke in a low, remorseless tone as she regarded the feline before her. Danita curled her lip at Moor. "Because he's the father to my kits, you ungrateful, slimey furball." **-- Moor & Danita**

Ripplepool bristled as he came to his paws. “You stupid piece of merciless Foxdung! Get a heart!” He yowled to Moor.-Ripple

Dazed, Quillstar slowly raised his head to cast Danita a shocked glance, eyes as round as the moon. "...I'm...I'm going to be a father?" Before he could process it all, Moor had launched herself at Danita, and immediately the two she-cats began to brawl. A surge of protectiveness overcame the leader, and he lunged at Moor and tore the Pack's leader off of his mate. "Lay a claw on Danny again, and I'll make you *wish* you were immortal and couldn't feel pain." Quillstar gritted his teeth and rolled with Moor across camp, but the tom was weak once more. He had only just recovered from losing a life, and could feel the corners of his vision darkening as Moor forced her paws against his throat, trying to cut off his oxygen. But from behind Moor came a cat, *several* cats. It was...*Stonetooth*? Before he could make much of it, he found the pressure released from his neck as Stonetooth wrestled Moor to the ground.**-- Stonetooth, Quillstar, Moor**

Redstar yowled. “ThornClan! Defend!” And he leaped into battle, ripping cats from WillowClan, as he looked to Moonpaw, “Get the herbs, help everyone!” And she dashed to Flowerpaw first. “Sunpaw! C’mon!” Redstar then dashed to Quillstar. “ThornClan’s here to help.” -Redstar

Quillstar glanced up at the red-furred leader. "Thank you," he said earnestly before returning his focus to the matter at hand: Moor. Stonetooth was kicking the pointed she-cat ferociously in the belly, while she tried to snap her jaws at his throat. Quillstar turned and rushed to his previous deputy's side, fighting off Moor with Stonetooth until finally the she-cat could take no more. "This is impossible...I'm a god!" The she-cat spat as she glared up at both Quillstar and Stonetooth. "You're nothing more than a big load of foxdung, that's what you are." Stonetooth huffed flatly before he and Quillstar ended Moor's life. **-- Stonetooth, Quillstar, Moor**

Ripplepool yowled. “Quillstar! Dustypaw’s..... I should've...” he sobbed. Just as Redstar flicked his tail. “Alright, lets clear this camp out.” He yowled. “Chase them off!”-Redstar

Moonoaw finally finished applying the herbs to Flowerpaw. “Go gather the wounded, I’ll knock some sense into Ripplepool.”-Moonpaw

“Alright Ripplepool. Snap out of this mourning! You have cats to help! Of course we’re all sad about Dustypaw, BUT, that doesn’t mean your clan is doing any better with you over here blaming yourself!” Ripplepool heard Moonpaw growl. He then flinched as he ran around camp, “where’s Juniperberry!?”-Ripple

Stonetooth raised his head and drew in a deep breath. A deep wound ran down his chest, blending with the slowly-scarring injuries he received from Wolfshade but two weeks ago. Quillstar parted his jaws to ask for an explanation, but Stonetooth was already prepared. "It's...a long story. Wolfshade attacked me and thought I died, so he left me in the lake...I washed up onto ThornClan land." -- Stonetooth & Quillstar

"I'm fine, Ripplepool." Juniperberry called softly from inside the medicine cat den, where she had temporarily taken cover. -- Juniperberry

Ripplepool dashed up to her. “Thank StarClan!” He meowed.-Ripple

Redstar ruffled his pelt. “Moonpaw. If you aren’t busy, maybe Stonetooth would want a check-up.” He meowed.-Redstar

Stormsong stared. *Stonetooth is alive?* Joy filled her from ear tip to tail tip. - Stormsong

Moonpaw nodded. “Of course.” And padded up to Stonetooth. “Need any medical help?”-Moon

((Me: comes to roleplay but realizes all my RP cats (aka one) just died)) -- Hawk

((Me: imPrOvISeS)) -- Hawk

Forestfire limped up to Ripplepool. "Can... can I help?" -- Forestfire

"Later. The battle is not over." Stonetooth spotted Wolfshade with a motionless apprentice in his jaws, causing the gray tom to snarl. It was time that he set things straight, and get his revenge. Stonetooth charged the prickly Wolfshade, leaping onto his back before the two toms tore across camp, exchanging serious blows. Eventually, Stonetooth was pinned on his back with Wolfshade glowering down at him, lips drew back to reveal cruel fangs. "This time, no mercy!" The tabby spat, preparing to snap at the tiny tom. But Stonetooth was a step ahead. "Agreed." Stonetooth suddenly freed a claw and sunk it into Wolfshade's eye, leading the traitor to shriek in agony before blindly stumbling out of camp to flee from Willowclan. -- Stonetooth & Wolfshade

Wolfpaw looked at Stormsong and then at Stonetooth and gave a little smile and nod at his mother. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Stormsong stepped quietly up to Stonetooth. "You're alive," she whispered. "I thought you were dead." - Stormsong

((BATTLE IS OVER! Thanks for killing off characters!!)) Stonetooth struggled to his paws to watch in satisfaction as Wolfshade cowered away and fled from WillowClan. Along with him followed the remains of ScarClan and the Pack, which would be promptly disbanded following the loss of their godly lineage. "Victory is ours!" Stonetooth called out in a raspy tone before tenderly licking the laceration on his shoulder. He looked up at Stormsong calmly, a small frown on his features. He felt bad for worrying his clanmates. "I thought I was going to die...Wolfshade tried to assassinate me. I floated out to the lake, and found myself in ThornClan." As cats settled down to check in on their loved ones or get their wounds tended to, Quillstar slowly approached his former deputy. "Stonetooth...you were WillowClan's rightful deputy before Wolfshade attempted to murder you. Are you up for continuing this task?" **-- Stonetooth & Quillstar**

Stormsong watched for Stonetooth's reaction. *Would he want to continue being deputy?* - Stormsong

The charcoal tom looked to his paws. He enjoyed the responsbility of deputy while it lasted, but were his own ambitions to be prioritized over what was best for his clan? His leg ached, nagged it him more than ever since his run-in with Wolfshade a few weeks back. And his heart...he felt that it rested elsewhere, on patrol with his clanmates as an equal rather than above them. "...It was an honor to serve you, Quillstar, but...I think standing as a loyal warrior is much more suitable for me. There are plenty cats that would make a better deputy." -- Stonetooth

Quillstar nodded slowly. "Thank you for serving while you did, even if briefly." The leader decided that he'd pick deputy later in the evening, to give his clan a chance to recover and relax from the attack. He purred softly when he recalled Danita's announcement of expecting his kittens- he couldn't wait to be a father. He hoped he'd be good at it. He raised his head in surprise and perked his scarred ears when Ashbreeze came bolting forward, a bewildered and frightened glow to her pale eyes. "Quillstar!" The rosetted she-cat gasped for air. "...Leopardkit, he's missing! Someone took him during the attack!" **-- Quillstar & Ashbreeze**

Twilightbreeze sat down." What? It was over so fast!" Streakedfur smiled and licked his friends ear." I glad it is. I thought you died!" Twilightbreeze said teasingly, " Me? Die? Are you crazy?" Streakedfur just smiled, but he said,"Twilightbreeze you should get to Rainpool. I can almost see that gash throbbing!" Twilightbreeze grunted and padded over to Rainpool. "Hey Rainpool i am sorry about Dustypaw, but can you get my shoulder? I got a nasty gash." --Twilightbreeze and Streakedfur

Icegaze oppened her paws to free her kits from her grasp as she’d lapped Cherrykit’s head. She sighed. “It’s gonna be okay, it’s over.” She sniffled. Then she joined Ashbreeze’s side. “Flakekit and Reedkit are dead.”-Icegaze

Mothfeather snuggles with her kit.-Moth

Flowerpaw limped into the medicine cats den, the scars, her side hurt like starclan.-Flower

Dewshine covered her belly.-Dew

Ripplepool dipped his head. “No Forestfire, you’re injured too, Wait In my den.” He meowed. Then Turned to Twilightbreeze with the familiar sting in his heart. He nodded. “Of course, Wait in my den please, glancing to Ashbreeze. “We should send a patrol after them.” He meowed.-Ripple

Quillstar glanced back at Stonetooth, who was tensely licking his wound once more in hopes of making himself somewhat presentable. "Go get your wounds treated." The leader murmured to the gray tom softly before returning to Ashbreeze and Icegaze with a heavy heart. "Only monsters target kits...if Leopardkit wasn't killed, we must look for him. Immediately." He held Ashbreeze's gaze out of understanding, aware of the strange circumstances surrounding the Dark Forest-blooded she-cat and her family. If ScarClan had their paws on Leopardkit...it could only spell trouble for them all. **-- Quillstar, Ashbreeze, Stonetooth**

Moonpaw groaned as she padded over to Twilightbreeze, “ooooh nasty gash! Soooooo fun.” She grumbled grabbing the correct herbs.-Moonpaw

Redstar drew in a breath as the last of the cats vanished, he looked around willowclan’s camp. Some warriors looked hostile, others didn’t, he sent a glare to Timberfrost. She grumbled before helping some warriors up. Though the sound of a Queens yowl was so.... “alright, how to handle this...” he shifted his body.-Redstar

Cinderkit clung to her mother's side, overwhelmed by the battle and sudden loss of her dear brother. What would ScarClan do to him? "If we don't get him out of ScarClan's paws, Quillstar..." Ashbreeze began with her expression contorting to agony and grief. "...StarClan knows what might happen...all of the clans would be in danger." -- Ashbreeze & Cinderkit

Although Stonetooth had been ordered to seek out medical attention, he couldn't resist trying to spot his sister among the bloody coats. He missed Riverstone dearly, and had been fearful about having the she-cat all by her lonesome, especially since Foxstar...he felt a small growl rise in his throat. *That filthy fish-face better keep his paws off of my sister.* -- Stonetooth

Scorch laid his tail on this crush’s shoulder and led her out of camp, carrying his dead mentor’s body. They buried her and carved a shadowy flying bird in a tree next to Skyshadow. “Goodbye Swiftshadow. You were a great mentor. May you hunt in StarClan forever.” He tried to hold back his tears as he watched the soil tumble over Swiftshadow. He bowed his head before slowly waking back with Flame.—Scorchclaw

Twilightbreeze ignored Moonpaw.--Twilight

Ripplepool looked away from the Queen, ‘StarClan give me a sign!” He yowled. “Anything to save Leopardkit, and....” he muttered. “What if Muddyfang returned to ScarClan?” He blurted. That could mean either a good reunion, or a bad one.—Ripple

Redstar yowled. “Perhaps we could send a raid into ScarClan’s camp once we’ve al recovered of our Strongest warriors, take the kit back, and make sure ScarClan knows where their place is.”-Redstar

"...Muddyfang fled from ScarClan all those moons ago." Ashbreeze had since recovered most of her memories. "If he showed up there...they'd kill him." -- Ashbreeze

Redstar looked to the sky. “Unless he has a sharp tongue.” He meowed. “If he’s so manipulative, that is.” He meowed. “Hmmmm.... Moonpaw. Do you have any Signs?” He saw Moonpaw glare up at him. “Uhhhhh of course not! You can’t just ask us if we have received a sign right after that event happens, StarClan has been silent.” Ripplepool nodded, though he trotted over to Juniperberry, “Dustypaw’s dead, I, I don’t know what to do....”-Redstar

"I don't have a doubt in my mind that he found his way to StarClan, Ripplepool. It doesn't matter where he was born, it's what was in his heart that counted." Juniperberry gently rested her tail on the medicine cat's shoulders. "I bet he's watching over us now." -- Juniperberry

Riverstone was overjoyed to see her brother again, but he could see that guilty gleam in her eyes. He rejoiced for several moments, until he narrowed his eyes seriously. "...Riverstone," Stonetooth began in a stern tone, "...did you go see him again while I was gone?" -- Stonetooth

Jaystripe nudged Mothfeather’s new kit. “Have you names her yet?” - Jaystripe

Riverstone glimpsed down at her white paws, her heart heavy with guilt. She had already lost her other younger brother, Aspensoul, something that Stonetooth hadn't realized quite yet. And now... "...I'm sorry, Stonetooth. I-I think I'm going to leave WillowClan, because I just can't...I *can't* stay away from Foxstar, Stonetooth. I love him." The male warrior's eyes widened in shock before he angled his ears backwards, distressed with the situation he had suddenly been tossed into. "I- but Riverstone...y-you're all I have left of my family! Our father died before I was born, mom's long gone, and Aspensoul...." Stonetooth trailed off, overwhelmed with grief. "...You're the last piece of my family." The tom was left with no choice but to speak in a whisper, as sorrow had caused his throat to tighten. "I'm sorry, brother. Be strong, look around you: you have many more loved ones than you realize." With that, Riverstone stepped back, nuzzled her brother for the final time before she left WillowClan to head towards SeaClan. -- Riverstone & Stonetooth

Cobaltsky yowled. “I can’t find Morningglade!” He wailed.-Cobalt.

Ripplepool sighed, “I can’t, do this, alone though, I just have me again as the medicine cat, and....” he sighed. “I’m gonna miss you.”-Ripple

Redstar muttered. “Quillstar, I believe tonight, was.... a little difference.” He muttered. “It’s really hard being a new leader,”-Red

Wolfpaw looked at Stonetooth. Maybe he wasn’t as bad as he had thought. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw plopped down in a moss nest, her side wound causing her to shriek in pain, she rolled to the other side revealing the deep large scratches on her right side of her body, stinging like all moons.-Flowerpaw

Forestfire's leg ached- possibly broken, she thought: the brown tabby she-cat couldn't move it. Limping once again over to Ripplepool, she flopped down in a nest. "Hey..." -- Forestfire

Ripplepool turned to her. “erm, yes?” He sighed.—Ripple

Jaystripe touched his nose to the new kit. “Have you named it?” - Jaystripe

Mithfeather shook her head. “No, I want to wait until we bury Aspensoul, so he can watch from StarClan.”-Moth

Jaystripe lapped her ears. “Okay.” He said, before adding, “Aspensoul told me to tell you that he was sorry.” He told her. “I’m sure he’s watching us from StarClan.” - Jaystripe

Mothfeather sighed as she revealed the kit’s full body. “I wish I could tell him I’m sorry too...”-Moth

Jaystripe’s blind gaze settled on her. “I’m sure he knows.” He said, softly. - Jaystripe

Mothfeather sighed.-Moth

Flowerpaw shrieked every time Moonpaw placed any ointment on her side. “Great StarClan’s Claws!” She yowled.-Flower

Stormsong approached Stonetooth. "Are you okay?" she mewed. "I know... you're sister just left... I'm so sorry..." - Stormsong

Wasp looked around her bloodied Clanmates. She spotted Lilacpaw in the crowd, heading toward Ripplepool's den. The tuxedo feline swallowed hard. *I have to tell her...* The she-cat padded up to the apprentice. Lilacpaw turned, her eyes widening. "Look," Wasp started. "I'm sorry. For how I treated you. How I left you there, alone, when I fled to the DarkMasters." Lilacpaw averted her eyes. Wasp started to back away from her sister. "I'm leaving now. I'm not staying in WillowClan, I just wanted to tell you." As Wasp limped away, Lilacpaw whispered, "I forgive you." - Wasp & Lilacpaw

Ravenclaw frowned. A cut stung above his eye. - Ravenclaw

Stonetooth stared down at his paws with a vacant expression. "...I don't know if I'm ok, Stormsong. Riverstone and Aspensoul were the only direct family members I had left, and now...they're both gone within the same day." Sure, there was a chance that his mother was still alive, but...considering that she left without even a semblance of "goodbye", he doubted that she even loved him anymore. -- Stonetooth

Cinderkit sat next to Ashbreeze as the queen slowly slouched to the ground out of sharp grief. The kitten leaned into her mother's soft fur, eyes slowly drooping shut. -- Cinderkit & Ashbreeze

"My introduction to 'leadership' was a dark warning at my nine lives ceremony." Quillstar laughed half-heartedly before groaning to himself. "I imagine that this was what Willowstar was trying to warn me about." -- Quillstar

Stormsong felt a pang of sympathy for Stonetooth. "I'm here," she mewed. "And so is your Clan." She looked the gray-and-white tom in the eye. - Stormsong

Wolfpaw padded up beside Stormsong, and looked up at Stonetooth. “So am I.” He said. “We’re your family. Your whole Clan is. I’m sure Aspensoul is watching from StarClan and Riverstone is thinking about you wherever she is.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Fangflame sighed. She didn’t have any serious injuries. Just some scratches and bites that had been treated. She needed to be alone for awhile. The yellow and black warrior padded out of camp, sighing. - Fangflame

Redstar giggled. “Hmmm, I guess were all different, I had my brother talk to me and oh geez, he didn’t look happy at all.” He sighed. Looking to the Clans.—Redstar

Flowerpaw stared from the medicine arts den, proud Wolfpaw moved on, though knowing, she’d be alone. She shoved Moonpaw away. “I’m done.” She growled as she then looked over her mother, father, and Brother and mentor’s body, dragging them together she lowered her head and looked away. “I should’ve helped you, this shouldn’t have happened, I’m, so sorry....” she sniffled aNd dug her muzzle into her mother’s flank.-Flowerpaw

((For Fangflame)) Fadingfrost's shoulder ached from Loststar's attack. It had taken every ounce of the stoic tom's strength to not slap the tyrant across the face when he turned to face him. Yet, the warrior had forced himself to remain dignified in the presence of the temperamental feline, and he felt smug in doing so. Nonetheless, he had to push his personal quarrels aside, and focus on what was important: getting help for TundraClan. -- Fadingfrost

Stonetooth gave away a small smile. "Thank you," the gray tom replied quietly with his head bowed somewhat bashfully. "...That means more to me than you know." -- Stonetooth

Ashbreeze slowly rose to her paws, her head held to a low level out of the sudden sensation of depression that hit her after the loss of Leopardkit. She delicately picked up the sleeping Cinderkit in her jaws before retreating to the nursery. -- Ashbreeze & Cinderkit

Redstar sighed. “I believe we must repair for the gathering. Soon,” he sighed. “Once everything seems okay I think we should return to camp.”-Redstar

"We should be fine now, thank you." Quillstar responded to Redstar in a hushed tone, glancing around in hopes of finding his mate. He wanted to make sure that Danita sought out medical attention. -- Quillstar

Redstar added. “I heard you’re gonna be a dad soon? That makes both of us.” He chuckled. “Alright.” He turned to the cats. “ThornClan! We’re finished here.” He meowed.—Redstar

Stonetooth watched curiously as the ThornClan cats began to depart. Perhaps they were a little more on the smelly side, and occasionally bitter, but outside of that...he didn't mind the former rival clan. They didn't seem half bad. -- Stonetooth

Redstar muttered as he watched the rest of his clan exit by him. “Moonpaw, what are you doing?” She rolled her eyes. “Sunpaw tripped.” She growled. “And doesn’t want to get up.” She added. Redstar sighed. “We’ll see you back at camp—!” Though as he said so, Volepaw ran up to him, huffing air. “Mintgaze! Kits!” He yowled, disturbing the leader. “Holy StarClan! C’mon! My kits are here!” And he dashed back to camp.-Redstar

Wolfpaw nodded to Stonetooth. “I know what it feels like to lose family.” He said, shyly. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Fangflame pricked her ears, and opened her mouth. She smelled . . . TundraClan? Hesitantly, she padded forward and caught sight of Fadingfrost. She emerged from the bushes, deciding not to attack right away, because she was still wounded from the Pack attack. “Who are you, and what are you doing on WillowClan territory?” She hissed. - Fangflame

Stormsong nodded, remembering Nightfire. - Stormsong

The dark gray feline shook his head slowly. The conversation was morbid- they had each other, and that was what mattered. Here, and now. "C'mon, we need to get our wounds checked." -- Stonetooth

The tom pinned his ears back defensively rather than in an offensive, hostile manner and took a cautious step backwards while still maintaining a confident stance. "I'm Fadingfrost, I was TundraClan's temporary deputy. I was at the last Gatheirng to represent my clan." The marbled warrior spoke calmly, although he eyed the she-cat's body language in case she decided to attack. "My clan needs help." -- Fadingfrost

Fangflame relaxed a bit, but still eyed him, warily. “What’s wrong with TundraClan?” She asked the handsome tom. “Is it under attack?” She wasn’t sure Quillstar would help with that, as their battle had just finished with the Pack. - Fangflame

Wolfpaw nodded, dipping his head in respect. “Okay.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Dawnrise looked at her three kits Blossomkit, Forestkit, and Shykit. The Pack attack seemed so quick but also felt long somehow... --Dawnrise

Shadowhollow looked at the camp full of inqured cats many of which had no medicane experiance what so ever. Maybe i can help Ripplepool out. Shadowhollow quickly then ran to the medicane cat den to find him. --Shadowhollow

Flameheart's tail drooped and she lowered her head. *Swiftshadow... this was a mistake. All a mistake.* A worm of regret for all those she had killed and all the brutal mistakes she had made was eating away at her subconcious, as for the fourth time in her life, she felt the sadness that came with a loved one dying. The ruddy ticked she-cat crouched by her surrogate aunt's side. -- Flameheart

Flowerpaw stood still over her parents. As Frozenkit waddled over, she looked away, “You’re lucky little tom.”-Flower

"My clan is hopelessly small. No, it's not under attack- it was already taken over, which resulted in my exile. I stood against the tyrant alone, while my clanmates were silent." Fadingfrost answered Fangflame in somewhat of a resentful tone, still astonished that his clanmates were so hesitant to jump to his defense. -- Fadingfrost

Ashbreeze gently lay Cinderkit down in their nest before she settled down beside her daughter, instinctively pulling her closer with her mottled tail in fear of losing her last kit. "We'll find your brother...I promise." The queen spoke softly, knowing that her sleeping kit couldn't understand her. Nonetheless, Ashbreeze rested her head next to Cinderkit's sleeping form before falling asleep herself. -- Ashbreeze & Cinderkit

Stormsong nodded and headed over to the medicine cat den. - Stormsong

Stonetooth glanced off after Stormsong. "I can help you if they're all too busy," he quickly added in a quiet voice, glancing down at his paws almost bashfully. "I spent several moons in the medicine cat den when I broke my leg, I picked up on a thing or two." -- Stonetooth

"Oh, thank you. I'd like that," Stormsong mewed, appreciating his offer. - Stormsong

The charcoal warrior stole a few cobwebs and marigold from the medicine cat den so he could work on Stormsong's wounds. "Birdsong taught me as much as she could to keep my mind off of my temporary lapse in warrior training. I was afraid I'd never get to be a warrior after my accident." He meowed as he placed the chewed herbs on the she-cat's wounds. -- Stonetooth

Stormsong curled her tail around her paws. She frowned. "But you're alright now? After healing from your accident?" - Stormsong

He laughed half-heartedly. "Well, I'm not retired early into the elder's den? So I guess I'm alright." He proceeded to lace cobwebs over the herbs he had placed in order to hold them down. "It'll always hurt, there's no changing that. It looks a lil funny too, but...I guess it's just part of me now. It makes me 'me'." -- Stonetooth

Fangflame frowned. “Why have you come here, then? To WillowClan? If you’ve come for help to take your Clan back, I’m afraid WillowClan is . . . not in the best shape to do that.” - Fangflame

Stormsong nodded slowly. "That's a good part of you. To be proud of who you are." - Stormsong

Flameheart, eyes downcast, moved towards Stormsong. "Stormsong... Swiftshadow's dead." Flameheart knew that not only was the dappled white-and-black she-cat one of Stormsong's friends, she was her kin. -- Flameheart

Stormsong felt a pang of sadness. "Oh, no." - Stormsong

Admitting that WillowClan was weak? That was a bit of...private information that probably shouldn't have been spilled. Then again, Fadingfrost admitted TundraClan's fall- but how could he not? His clan was completely shattered. "...That's very...*unfortunate*." The warrior didn't know what else to say, other than the truth. "I thought that WillowClan might be my only hope to save them." -- Fadingfrost

Stonetooth stepped back when he finished his work on Stormsong's wounds. It would only be appropriate to give the gray she-cat time to mourn, considering that she was close to Flameheart, and Flameheart was close to Swiftshadow. "There...you're all set." -- Stonetooth

Meanwhile in the nursery, Cherrykit stirred in her nest. The kitten maintained her unique pattern of coat: white with cream tortoiseshell markings patched in an almost cherry-petal like pattern. Finally, she had managed to open her eyes, and took in the world around her: troubled. Cats looked sad, and her parents...she could not smell them anymore. Where had they gone? -- Cherrykit

Fangflame hesitated, thinking. “I could being you to camp, and you could talk to Quillstar.” She suggested. “There isn’t much else I can do. I’m just another WillowClan warrior.” She said. - Fangflame

Cobaltsky hesitated as he stared after Cardinals path, unable to identify what he’d been feeling, she had told him things he regretted. He knew that his kits where coming, it was his fault to drag her into this. He lowered his head as he wondered if Morningglade was okay, he knew it had to be his fa too that she’d run away. all for what? Muddyfang? And about his kits? He shook his head. “Why does everything I try to do right always seem wrong Mother?” He asked the starlit sky. “Mapleblaze is dead, Morningglade left, and now.... my kits are coming.” He chuckled an innocent laugh of sadness. “Please hear me.”**—Cobaltsky**

Icegaze lapped at Frozenkit’s scar again though the tom was looking worriedly at Cinderkit and Cherrykit. “They’re okay honey.” She mouthed. He shook his head. “No they aren’t. Eaglestrike and Birdsong are dead! And now Leopardkit’s gone! Both will be not happy and I can’t do anything about it!” He whined. She sighed. “Sooner you’ll be apprentices and sort yourselves out.” She sighed though she kept Reedkit and Flakekit’s bodies close to her, even if they’d been dead.**—Icegaze & Frozenkit**

Flowerpaw dragged each of the cats she loved out of camp by herself, starting to dig the holes alone, taking awhile, she’d finished the four holes, pushing Thunderflame, Howlpaw, Sunflower, and Dapplefrost into each. She sat, curling her tail around herself and stared. She watched the breeze ruffle through the fur of their limp bodies, she watched as the scent of death faded away. She watched as the stars peeked through the clouds and treetops. She sat. And waited.**—Flowerpaw**

Mothfeather had watched Dandelionkit intently, it was wierd, and new to her, how come every time Dandelionkit moved, she had shot her kit a gaze of worry? How come every blink made her happy? Why was she being so gentle to it? Was this what the feeling of being a mother was? As the kit squealed and giggled she give her a warm smile. “Oh you’re so cute.” She purred. She’d named the kit after the flowers she brought to Aspensoul’s grave, to forever remember him. She curled with her kit and as easy as it was fell asleep. Both of them.**—Mothfeather & Dandelionkit**

Mosskit let out a whimper, and nudged Flakekit and Reedkit. - Mosskit

Icegaze lowered her gaze. “I’m going to groom you before we take them out to burry.” She meowed. Pulling Mosskit to her lapping tongue.-Icegaze

Flowerpaw entered camp, her stomach twisted upside down. She glanced around and managed to catch a seen with Stonetooth, Stormsong, and Wolf in it. They’d all seemed to happy. She smiled warmly to herself. *He must be so happy.* She thought as she then looked around camp before plopping into her nest and not falling to sleep.—Flowerpaw

“Will they be happy in StarClan? With father?” Asked Mosskit. - Mosskit

Wolfpaw padded up to Flowerpaw. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw shivered as she saw Wolfpaw approach her, causing her to sit up in case he wanted to talk.-Flowerpaw

Icegaze nodded. “Yes.” As she licked at his scruff.-Ice

Wolfpaw looked at her. “Are you okay?” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw looked to her paws. “I could be better.” She meowed. Looking to camps entrance. She wondered if Petalpaw was okay, they hadn’t been together in awhile, but not in this time, they needed to be together than apart. Though she turned back to Wolfpaw. “I know you might know how to feel, but I don’t. all of my family....” she felt fresh warm tears roll in the back of her eyes. “They died in front of me.... I know I should’ve done something, I’m so stupid, they should’ve lived....” she lowered her head.-Flowerpaw

“You never get used to it.” Said Wolfpaw, sadly. “Never. You’ll wake up, excited to tell them about how your mentor told you you did good at training the other day. But they won’t be there. Every day you’ll think about what you could of done in those moments to help save them. I don’t even know how to feel sometimes.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw let out a breath of sadness. “Do you ever miss Crow?” She asked. “I, i never really gotten to know my Sister, or Brother.” She meowed. She had wondered about the hot headed apprentice for awhile now. “Do you ever wonder if she thinks about you?”-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw sighed, and closed his eyes. “I try not to think about it.” He growled. “She hurt me more than you could possibly imagine. But sometimes I wish I could have gone with her. But WillowClan is my true home. She betrayed me and sided with Rivergaze, trying to kill our mother.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw wondered. “I.....” she paused. “Well, sometimes at night, I, heard her muttering.” She meowed looking back at him. “Something about you, I sometimes liked what she was saying in good dreams, but when I see her having bad dreams, the days of that she had slept next to you.” She meowed shifting her shoulders. “I’m sure Stormsong caused her pain.” She meowed. “Even as kits, if you remember, when Stormsong returned, she hadn’t talked to her since....” Flowerpaw sighed.-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw bared his teeth. “That’s her own fault!” He snapped. “She hurt me, and her! But I got over it!” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw looked away, a little embarrassed she brought up the notion. she sighed. “I don’t have anything left.” She stood as she started to stretch.... “Um, maybe we can continue the battle training we promised once we clean up camp more.” She offered.-Flowerpaw

Wolfpaw bristled. “I think I’ve had enough battle training today.” His tone softened as he said, “But maybe we could go hunting instead?” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw barked. “Oh! Right, the whole battle—.” Which reminded her of her stinging wounds she’d been covering, “oh...” she looked to her right side to reveal the three slashes, no fur covering them, she barked her teeth. “Right.... that happened.” And she tried to see her nose wound though she shook her head. “I’m glad Moor’s dead.”-Flowerpaw

“Me too.” Said Wolfpaw. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw sighed and yawned as she then reverted back to what he said about hunting. “I think they might’ve stolen prey too, soooo, of course! Let’s go hunt for the clan!” Then being reminded of her mentor. she felt her belly twist again.-Flowerpaw

“Alright.” He said, padding out of camp with her. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Jaystripe padded out of the medicine cat den, with a sigh of relief. His blindness was only temporary. But his illness on the other paw. . . . - Jaystripe

as Flowerpaw arrived to a fallen tree she grinned as she heard little pawsteps on the other side. *Remember what Thunderflame said*. She reminded herself. Then lowering and stalking Around the tree, her ears had been pinned to her head as she took the last step and observed the squirrel eating a nut. “Having fun eating away? Not for long you won’t.” She growled low as she then pounced and Leander her front paws on it’s neck, killing it.-Flowerpaw

“Jaystripe! I’ve named her!” Mothfeather called.-Moth

Petalpaw looked around for her mentor for permission to go hunting. - Petalpaw

Flowerpaw proudly picked the squirrel up and hurried it in tree roots to continue hunting.—Flower

Jay-stripe padded into the nursery. “What have you named her?” -Jaystripe

Mothfeather gently pushed the kit into the light. “Dandelionkit.” She meowed.-Moth

Jaystripe smiled softly at the little kit. - Jaystripe

*StarClan, the difference in temperature here...it's ridiculous.* Fadingfrost shifted and nodded slowly at Fangflame's recommendation. "...Well, I really have no other place to go to. I suppose I can stay in WillowClan for a while, see what we can work out in order to get help for my clan." -- Fadingfrost

“Okay, come with me.” She said, padding back to camp with Fadingfrost. She saw Quillstar outside of his den. “Quillstar! Fadingfrost is here! A TundraClan Warrior. I suggest you here him out.” She told him. -Fangflame

Flowerpaw shifted her gaze from the squirrel as she scented something odd. “Do you smell Clan scent?” She asked Wolfpaw.-Flower

Fadingfrost walked in silence alongside Fangflame as the tortoiseshell escorted him back to camp. The unique marbled tabby glanced about WillowClan camp briefly before resting his gaze confidently on the massive leader before him. "Fadingfrost," Quillstar greeted, recalling the tom's chocolaty pelt. "You were deputy at some point, weren't you?" -- Quillstar & Fadingfrost

Rosekit padded to Icegaze. --Rosekit

Concert shifted to pull herself closer to her mother, enjoying the comforting warmth of Ashbreeze's soft belly. Her sleep lapsed temporarily as she had nightmares of her brother, before she passed out once more. -- Cinderkit

Frozenkit bristled at the intruder. “Intruder! C’mon Mosskit! Let’s get him!” He tumbled in front of Fadingfrost before seeing Quillstar. “Uh—!” He stared up. “Hi!”-Frozen

"I was temporary deputy." Fadingfrost confirmed his former position with a small flick of his mottled tail. "Tundraclan has fallen, and we need WillowClan's help..." But as Fadingfrost glanced around to see wounded warriors, it became apparent that the great clan could not help, even if the cats that had taken over his clan were tiny in numbers. Willowclan had its own priorities. -- Fadingfrost

Danita rested in the nursery as her mate handled clan business. It wouldn't be long before they had kittens of their own running around, perhaps a moon or so. She was already eagerly thinking up of names for their lovely kittens. -- Danita

Icegaze sighed as she sent a glance to her kits.-Ice

Cobaltsky silently slipped out of camp, hoping no one followed him, he slid through a brush of lavender and padded to the Skytree. seeing her red pelt, he dashed up to it, “Cardinal, I’m so sorry—.” Before he saw the kits. “This shouldn’t have happened....” he meowed. She flicked her tail. “It’s fine.” Though anger in her head made her fume. “But you’re taking them to the clans. I’m leaving the forest. I have no place here anymore.” She growled. Then getting onto her paws. “You can name them.” And she leaped off, leaving the kits, Cobaltsky frowned, “not even a goodbye huh....?” though turned to the kits. “Alright lets take you back—!”—Cobalt

Fangflame looked up at Quillstar. “Maybe we could at least let him stay in WillowClan for awhile.” She told the leader. - Fangflame

A loud screech was held in the air as Cobaltsky rushed over to see it, Cardinal— she was dead. “Oh no.” He grabbed the kits and dashed quickly towards camp.-Cobalt

Icegaze padded out of camp after Frozenkit. “Frozenkit, c’mon, we need to get back to camp!” She hissed. He kept padding on. “i heard something!” He meowed as they’d come closer to thunderpath, he started to run.-Ice

Stormsong turned to Stonetooth and thanked him for his help. Then she turned to Flameheart. Scorchclaw was running over. - Stormsong & Scorchclaw

He knew he had no time, he knew he’d have to fight the assassin himself. He hid the kits under a thorn bush before turning and leaping at the one eyed tall tom.-Cobalt

Icegaze yowled. “Frozenkit!” As she saw a monster tumbling by, she leaped over and pushed him across the Thunderpath, feeling a sharp pain in her side as the monster had thrown her across thunderpath where she woke up from a dream. Or so she thought......—Icegaze

Frozenkit kept running, he ignored the monsters and then finally found what he’d scented. “Momma! Look! See I told you these cats smelled like the pack!” He didn’t need her to answer, gently grabbing the scruffs of the small kittens and dashing back to the end he of thunderpath to see Icegaze’s body he gently dropped the kits and stared with horror. “M-Momma!” He dashed to her body, “M-Mom! W-wake up!”-Frozen

Mosskit followed his mother and brother out of camp, to see Icegaze get run over. “Mom!” He wailed. - Mosskit

Flowerpaw sighed. “Wolfpaw.” She meowed padding up to him. “Do you ever think StarClan’ll give us a break? You know, with all the chaos they’ve given us.” She meowed. A little uncertainty in her tone. “I know it’s bad to doubt them, but just, so many things have happened, you know?”-Flowerpaw

Frozenkit stared in horror, “she was fine! I swear I don’t know what happened!” He then looked back at the thunderpath where he carelessly carried the other kits over. He glanced to the kits. “I found these kits! She was following me over it—!” He sobbed. “We need to get the clan...”-Frozen

“I’ve been doubting them almost since the day I was born.” Said Wolfpaw. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Mosskit pressed against Frozenkit. “It’s alright.” He sobbed. “It’s not your fault.” - Mosskit

Flowerpaw let out a little gasp before returning with, “why?”-Flowerpaw

Quillstar helped himself onto the meeting mound and summoned his clan. After speaking with Fadingfrost, he remembered that it was time to appoint a new deputy of his clan, as a deputy was dire to his clan. That being said, the death of several members left a few apprentices without mentors as well. "Due to most unfortunate recent events, we have lost several valuable and beloved members of our clan. With that in mind, life must carry on, cats must grow, and apprentices must train. Flowerpaw, your new mentor will be Scorchclaw. Lilacpaw...your training will be continued under the tutorship of Fangflame, who recently lost Rapidpaw." **-- Quillstar**

Flowerpaw pricked her ears as she overheard the leader’s point and to be honest, she didn’t like to imagine Scorchclaw to be her new mentor....but, it was Quillstars choice and she had to respect it.-Flowerpaw

Frozenkit dashed into camp. “HELP! Quillstar! Momma isn’t moving! She’s next to the big black thing!”-Frozen

Mosskit ran in next to him. “She got hit by a monster!” - Mosskit

Fangflame nodded. - Fangflame

Wolfpaw rolled his eyes. “Why not?” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw meowed. “They’re our ancestors, they guide us, keep us pure and strong, give us hope, why wouldn’t you want to believe that they guide us?”-Flowerpaw

“I believe we guide ourselves. StarClan is no help. It’s merely a place dead cats go when they die. If they were a help to us, they would actually help us!” He hissed. - Wolfpaw (WC)

Quillstar angled his ears down at the pair of kittens before turning to his medicine cat. "Ripplepool! Take Shadowhollow and Jaystripe to investigate the thunderpath." The leader had a grim feeling in his gut, but he had to continue with the meeting. The world seemed capable of changing within a matter of seconds, and if he was to die without a deputy... "I say these words before StarClan, so that the spirits of our warrior ancestors may hear and approve of my choice. The new deputy of WillowClan is Fangflame." **-- Quillstar**

Cherrykit, awkward on her paws, mindlessly made her way across camp in hot pursuit of a butterfly. -- Cherrykit

Fangflame’s ears pricked. *Her?* She nodded, and dipped her head. “Thank you, Quillstar.” She said. - Fangflame

Jaystripe nodded. - Jaystripe

Ripplepool jerked awak from his nap. “HUH!?” He shrieked before nodding through a pair of tired eyes. “yes Quillstar! C’mon!” He yowled to the toms before dashing to the Thunderpath trying to wake himself up on the way, as they arrived at the scene it’s self he growled as he’d seen the white queen’s blood soaked body with a pair of odd looking kits, though on the other side of the hill he spotted A tortoiseshell pelt.-Ripple

Flowerpaw snapped. “How could you say that! StarClan is wise! They can’t change the world, they tell us what we need to do!” She hissed. “Give Leaders nine lives. Give prophecies, you know!”-Flowerpaw

“Ripplepool, help her!” Yowled Mosskit. - Mosskit

Wolfpaw glared at her. “Well they warn us in “prophecies”. Who cares about those? It’s just about as accurate as not warning us at all! But with prophecies they make everyone paranoid! Maybe that’s why they happen in the first place!” - Wolfpaw (WC)

Flowerpaw returned his glare. “If there was never a connection To StarClan the clans wouldn’t be a thing, we’d kill each other for StarClan’s sake.”-Flower

Ripplepool shook his head. “She isn’t here.” He meowed. “She’s in StarClan-.”-Ripple

Mosskit’s ears pinned against his head. “What?! Why?!” He sobbed. - Mosskit

Ripplepool screwed his eyes shut. “She’s dead, the Monster killed her.” He muttered.-Ripple

Once the clan meeting was finished, Quillstar leaped off the mound to greet his mate in the nursery. He affectionately butted his head against Danny's, offering her a warm smile before noting the mildest stress surrounding the queen. "What's wrong, Danny?" The leader asked her softly, sitting down and scooting himself closer to Danita so that their pelts could touch. The spotted tabby tried to force a smile, but knew there was no fooling her mate. Slowly, a frown shadowed her grin. "...I don't know, Quillstar," the queen murmured before craning her neck to glance at her swollen belly. "...Something just doesn't feel...*right*." -- Danita & Quillstar

Mosskit nudged Icegaze’s body, and flopped his ears, sadly. - Mosskit

Wolfpaw rolled his eyes. “Whatever.” - Wolfpaw (WC)

In an instant, the tom's anxious behavior snapped back into reality, causing him to hover over Danita with round eyes. They'd lost too many queens and kits just to delivery as of recent. "R-Really? What's wrong, what doesn't feel right?" *Better yet, can I even make it better?* Quillstar looked Danita up and down for the slightest clue, but the queen merely shrugged her delicate pair of tiny shoulders. "I'm not sure, I just know that it isn't right. Don't worry, I'm sure I'll be fine." -- Danita & Quillstar

Cinderkit stirred by Ashbreeze's belly when she heard Quillstar's blubbering. She raised her head and discovered with a heavy heart that her brother was still missing. *I miss Leopardkit...I hope he's safe.* She felt a strong pain of sadness and pulled herself even closer to her mother. -- Cinderkit

Mosskit curled up against Icegaze’s body, letting out a small sigh of sadness. - Mosskit

Jaystripe watched the young kit. He then caught sight of some other cats on the other side of the Thunderpath. - Jaystripe

Fangflame looked at Fadingfrost, and padded up to him as the Clan dispersed. “Will Quillstar let you stay?” - Fangflame

Quillstar looked over at Juniperberry almost desperately. The former medicine cat couldn't ignore his pleading gaze, and so she curled her tail in response. "Danita's been expecting for a while- I doubt any harm has come to the kittens, it's probably just stress. But, if she doesn't ease up on herself soon..." -- Juniperberry