Scorchstripe

Note: Scorchstripe is a deceased character, and as such has no significance in the main storyline of A Better Way. He is only important in the backstories of Appleshine, Foxpounce, Redfire, Stormclaw, Whitebird, and Sootsnow.

Name- Scorchstripe

Gender- Tom

Clan- MarshClan (formerly), OrchidClan (formerly), StarClan

Family- Duckfeather (mother), Flamefur (father), Twistwhisker (uncle), Stormclaw (foster brother), Sootsnow and Whitebird (foster sisters), Strawberry (ex-mate), Foxpounce (son), Appleshine and Redfire (daughters)

Friends- Sootsnow (formerly)

Enemies- Stormclaw and Fawnflower, kind of Whitebird (formerly)

## Appearance & Personality

#### Appearance

Scorchstripe was a ginger tabby with dark green eyes and a few white markings.

#### Personality

Scorchstripe was hot-tempered and difficult to get along with. As a kit, he was sort of loud and obnoxious, and never thought before speaking or acting, but he generally meant well. But after his father left, he became very angry and argumentative, and started fights often. With the few cats he was close with, he was actually pretty chill and funny, but it was extremely difficult to get past his tough exterior. After his mom died, though, he mellowed out considerably and was slightly more agreeable. He was also patient and sacrificing toward his family.

## Story

uhh... he was born in MarshClan. His parents didn’t get along too well, and his dad was always kind of distant. When his mother took in Stormkit, Sootkit, and Whitekit, he was very unhappy about it. He and Stormkit hated each other. He annoyed Whitekit, too. He eventually ended up becoming friends with Sootkit, but not until they were apprentices. Scorchkit was annoying.

Speaking of that! During his apprenticeship, his father, Flamefur, just up and left. He went back to being a rogue. Scorchpaw wasn't very happy about that, either. Things were fairly chill for a while, though. He became friends with Sootpaw and had a fun time tormenting Fawnkit. He got into a physical fight with Stormpaw once over something stupid and lost because Stormpaw was, like, two moons older than him. He was pretty glad when Stormpaw left to join FallClan. He eventually became a warrior with the name of Scorchstripe.

His mother, Duckfeather, died at some point. Scorchstripe was pretty bummed out after that. He’d always been close with his mom, so he decided he might as well follow in his father's pawsteps. He left MarshClan and wandered around for a long time, and he eventually came across a twolegplace. He lived as a stray there for a while, and during that time, he fell in love with a pretty young kittypet named Strawberry. They became mates. Oops.

He told her all sorts of tales about the Clans. Strawberry soon realized she was expecting his kits, and she confessed to him that she loved the stories he'd told, and she wanted their kits to have a chance to experience it for themselves. She told Scorchstripe that he was a Clan cat by blood, and he didn't belong with her or in twolegplace. He reluctantly listened, and once their kits were born and weaned off of milk, he took them and headed back for Clan territory.

He gave Foxkit, Applekit, and Redkit their names, because Strawberry hadn’t had the heart to name them before giving them up. Scorchstripe travelled rather slowly with the kits for about three moons. The journey was stressful and dangerous for the kits, as he had to leave them alone at times to hunt. There was one time when a young badger snatched up Foxkit while Scorchstripe was away and tried to run off with him, but Scorchstripe was able to track it down frighten it away, and Foxkit was fine. It freaked everyone out, though.

Anyways, Scorchstripe didn't think he could bear to go back to MarshClan for the shame of it, so he joined OrchidClan with his four moon-old kits instead. He stayed there with them, telling them about Strawberry and the adventures he'd had in MarshClan and in twolegplace. Only a few moons later, though, he had a random heart attack and died.

## Other

#### Trivia

* He called Strawberry "Berry" for short.
* Hit or miss, I guess he took the kids, huh?
* im so sorry

#### Quotes

*"Are... are you sure you want this?”*

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*”Goodbye, Berry."*