Slate

## Character Info

**Appearance:** Slate is a short furred, dark grey-black battle-scarred tom. With yellow-green eyes and torn ears.

**Rank:** Guard (FeralClan), Rogue, Leader (Forest's Clan)

**Clan:** Forest's Clan (Now called Slate's Clan)

**Mother:** Flare

**Father:** Thistle

**Mates:** Jade and Mist, Morning (formerly)

**Sons:** Thrash and Dusk

**Daughters:** Gale and Dew

**Uncle:** Boulder

**Aunt:** Fern

**Cousins:** Morning, Mist and Talon

**Grandnephew:** Wild

**Grandneice:** Spirit

**Status:** Alive

### Appearances:

**Prologue:** Although not appearing, he is mentioned by Blaze saying that he might find something useful with Spider.

**Episode 1:** Slate was born in FeralClan. His mother was Flare, and father Thistle. Three moons after, Flare exclaims that Slate should be the next leader of FeralClan due to that position being originally supposed to be given to Talon. Boulder seemed uneasy but rolled with it.

After Fern falls ill, Morning and Mist were sent away to play and encountered Slate, who had just finished guard training with his mentor, Adder, claiming he'll become head guard someday. Mist asks if he'll teach her battle moves and he asks Morning if she'd like to as well, but she denies, walking off.

Twelve moons later, Boulder approaches Slate and Wolf, who are both battle scarred, and Slate claims they had encountered a dog on their patrol. Mist asks if he's hurt, getting a no. She isn't happy with his reply, exclaiming he should see the healer, Gold. He doesn't want to, but agrees and stumbles into Morning, then bragging about the patrol. Rose and Sand watch, charmed, before Morning exclaims that he's bleeding, before he shrugs it off as "just a scratch" and explaining he was about to go to the healer's den, asking if she would come along. She agrees sadly.

Slate and Morning arrive at the healer's den, approaching Daisy, the healer Gold's apprentice, who asks what happened. He explains, and Gold is impressed. Slate asks if Morning is too, but she simply says that she supposes. Daisy covers his scars with cobweb, before he offers Morning a trip to get prey with him. She doesn't want to, and he accepts it, kissing her and walking off, before Daisy and Morning talk about the latter not being attracted to him, but Fang.

Six moons later, Slate is approached by Morning, and he claims that he was looking for her, giving her a rose that he thought reminded him of her. She isn't very interested but thanks him, before looking behind Slate, seeing Fang gloomily walk off. He asks if she's okay, and she says yes, asking him if he'd like to go hunting with her. He agrees, and takes her to an area with a pond beside it. She says that it is beautiful, before remembering that it is the same one she and Fang had gone to when they were kits. He exclaims that he loves her more than anything, while she zones out, thinking about the pond. He asks if she'll be his mate suddenly, but not getting an answer. She asks him to repeat the question, and he does. Morning, who is now panicking, doesn't have a clue on what to say, until a dog barking in the distance interrupts their hunting patrol. Slate tells her to stay there while he gets the other guards, walking off, while she goes off anyways to help.

Slate arrives with the cats, while Morning was collapsed on the ground with the dog approaching, while Slate tells her that he ordered her to stay put. She gets up and apologizes, explaining that the dog had severely injured Fang, who was lying still in the distance. Slate then gets an urgent cry for help from Flint's brother, who was getting attacked by the dog after trying to defend him. Slate runs over and kills the dog, being glad it was over.

The next morning, Boulder calls a meeting explaining what had happened with the dog. He asks Slate to come forward, promoting him to head guard as the clan cheered his name. He thanks Boulder, promising he'll do his best to protect FeralClan. After the meeting ends, he goes over to Morning, and asks about her being his mate. She doesn't know what to answer with, claiming she has a lot on her mind, as she walks away. He doesn't take this lightly, and Mist approaches, saying that she feels bad for him, asking him to go hunting with her. He agrees, following her.

Two moons after, Slate comes up to Morning, who says she's not in the mood to talk. He asks, again, if she'll be his mate, and says no frustratingly. He gets angry and goes up to Boulder, explaining that she denied his request to be her mate, asking him what's going on. Boulder doesn't know, and says that she may be going through a phase, telling him to be patient and she'll agree in no time. Slate decides to go along with it.

After Morning walks out of the healer's den, Slate explains that he got in a badger attack, getting scarred. She panics after realizing that Fang had told her his den was in an abandoned badger's earlier, leaving him alone as he approaches Daisy. He asks her what's up with Morning, telling her that it doesn't seem like she cares about him anymore. Daisy is nervous and lies, saying that she doesn't know anything. He sees through it and asks if she's keeping something from her, saying he'd like to know what it is. She lies again saying that it's nothing and Morning is just busy, while he asks doing what. She says that she promised she wouldn't tell him, but he retorts saying that Morning is practically his mate and he has the right to know. Daisy spills that she doesn't like him, but Fang, and instantly regrets it. He pounces on her and she says that she was just kidding, but Slate threatens her and says that she'll tell him everything, so she does, and tells him that Morning is expecting Fang's kits. He's surprised, and walks away, stumbling into Mist and asking her where Morning is. She doesn't know, and he explains, Mist replying with her sister not having a good taste in toms. She tries to distract him with talking about their own relationship, and reveals that she's expecting his kits. Slate tries to deny, as he's not in love with her, but she claims that they are, in fact, his. He is angry about this, retorting that Morning should be *his* mate and should have *his* kits, while Mist says that she'll always love him, no matter what. Slate leaves her to find Morning.

After Fang and Morning call a clan meeting announcing that they're expecting kits, Slate approaches and asks if it's true, Fang saying it is. He bitterly says he was expecting Morning to answer, not him, before she retorts that Fang is her mate now, and that he shouldn't treat his future leader like that. Him and Fang fight over it before Boulder comes out of his den and asks what's going on. Slate explains that Morning cheated on him with Fang, and is expecting his kits, as Boulder asks her if it's true. She says she loves him more than anything and desperately wants him to understand, as she never loved Slate. He does, and accepts Fang as the new leader of FeralClan. Slate is angry and claims that they should kill Fang, before Boulder explains that he was never fond of the idea of forcing Morning to be his mate as Slate's mother, Flare was, and that she should marry out of love. Slate is infuriated by now and says that if he can't have Morning, then no cat will, trying to pounce on Morning before Fang saves her and is fighting with Slate instead. Wolf and an unknown cat break up the fight, pulling Slate off of Fang as Boulder exiles Slate from the clan, the latter promising that he'll return to claim the leader position and threatening Fang, before leaving, with Wolf and the unknown cat making sure he's out of their territory.

*More coming soon*