Lynxstone

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> "No. It is us who decides our own destiny. It's not written in the stars; we tear our lives through the sky like claws through a mouse's neck. And if you are too fox-hearted to realise this, then you are a coward. Shy away from your destiny you made for yourself, or run with your tail dragging in the dirt. It doesn't matter to me which one you choose. My sister was a fool to like you, but I don't want to see her heart broken just because you tell yourself that you can't help change your own destiny. You're a coward, Blazepaw. You run away when things get hard for you here, and come back when things get hard for you as a rogue.*"*
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> ~Lynxstone to Blazepaw
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## Appearance

He has a stocky build with thick-furred dark grey pelt. He is built and d battles. He has white muzzle and paws, along with black stripes along his body. Lynxstone's forehead is covered in a sassy whits stripe, and his eyes black rings around them. His tail is a darker shade of grey, and has white stripes on it. He has bright green eyes and a scar below his lower lip.

He looks like a raccoon.

## Personality

He is brave, loyal, strong, angered easily and touchy. He is sensitive to certain things, such as the mention of his mother, Messenger. He has that fun-to-be-around personality, and is quite opening to his best friends.

## Skills and Weaknesses

he cannot bare to see any non-RiverClan cat on RiverClan land, so don't be surprised if he chases a cat off with some scratches to remember. He attacks any kind of cat: RiverClan, ThunderClan, ShadowClan, Rogue and WindClan if that cat tries to hurt his clan-mates or himself. He is angered very easily to strangers, but to cats he trusts and loves, he is very sweet, even if they insult him. It dos not take much to seal a bond with Lynxstone- but if a cat insults him, he gets very angry. And don't think that after a long time he will forget; he waits.

## Kithood

Raccoon was born to a loner named Messenger, the second-born of three siblings, the other two being named Shimmer and Petal. Raccoon met a young RiverClan kit named Juniperkit, and fell in love. He would sneak out to see her.

At around four moons old, he met a young tom named Tigerclaw, who became one of his greatest friends and taught him about the clans. Tigerclaw told him he was moving to RiverClan, and Raccoon felt a surge of jelously. If that was him, he could be with Juniperkit!

One day, Raccoon started to pester his sister, Shimmer with questions and demanded to know who her friend, Blazekit, was. When Shimmer refused, Raccoon started to taunt her that her 'secret' friend was her crush and that she loved him. Shimmer told him that she wasn't in love, and repeatedly told him to stop and to go away, but, her brother didn't. Finally both of them couldn't take anymore, and they started to fight each other, inflicting wounds and harsh words to each other. Their mother found them, and stopped the fight, having her own kit's blood on her paws, even though she had stopped the fight. The pair became cold with each other and distant, not even referring each other as siblings anymore. After that fight Shimmer didn't want to live her brother, so she moved out of her birth-home, and moved to No Clans' Land. Petal also died (from inactivity fox)

Later on, when Raccoon was seven moons, Messenger decided to join RiverClan. Shimmer had come home, and decided to join, too. As they got closer to the Riverclan camp, the deputy, Hickoryfrost, spotted them and ran over toward them, asking what they were doing here. The deputy agreed to let them into the Clan, and lead them to the camp.

## Apprenticeship

Then, a of couple days later, Raccoon, Shimmer and their mother, Messenger received their clan names. Shimmer took on the name of Sparkpaw, apprenticed to Oakstrike. Raccoon took on the name **Lynxpaw**, apprenticed to Rockflame and, their mother took on the name of Charglow. Lynxpaw became very close with his mentor, Rockflame.

Not long after earning their apprentice names, Charglow leaves Lynxpaw and Sparkpaw in RiverClan, and disapears. Lynxpaw is furious, and he vows to find her and make her pay.

Juniperpaw and Lynxpaw grew closer, and she was trilled that her friend had joined the clans. Lynxpaw met up with Tigerclaw again, and the three of them become very close.

Rockflame concentrates on fighting, as Lynxpaw was very good at it. He became a father figure to the young apprentice. Even though Rockflame was harsh and had a sharp tongue, Lynxpaw is one of the only cats that sees more to the grumpy tom that meets the eye.

During his apprenticeship, he meets Brokenpaw. She and him form a special bond, and they became the best of friends. She shows him how to swim properly, and they had fun playing together.

One day he sees Messenger on clan territory and chases her out. He attacks her, raking her muzzle and shoulders. He bits down on her tail and rips out some fur. Messenger doesn't fight back, but cries and flees into No Clan's Land.

Lynxpaw sees Ravenflame on the territory. He attacks her and she fights back, but she falls into the lake. He regretfully saves her from drowning, where he takes her to camp. She sees Badgerstar, then seizes her chance to escape and became a rogue.

One day, a young warrior named Nettlethorn starts bullying Lynxpaw, calling him a midget. Lynxpaw reflects the insults with his own retorts, angering Nettlethorn. The warrior attacks, and slowly begins to overpower him. Juniperpaw and Tigerclaw save him just in time.

Right before his warrior ceremony, Brokenpaw pulls him aside and admits that she loves him. Lynxpaw is astonished, and gently breaks the news that he likes Juniperpaw, and that he thinks of Brokenpaw in a sisterly way. Brokenpaw accepts his decision.

## Warriorship

Lynxpaw is given the strapping name Lynxstone, and right after the ceremony pulls the newly named Junipershine away to the side. He tells her that he had loved her since he was a kit, and that he would like her to be his mate. Junipershine purrs, and tells him yes. Lynxstone is the happiest he had been in his life.

Lynxstone gets told by Brokenpaw that she is meeting up with a WindClan tom, Brackenpaw. Lynxstone accepts this, as he feels guilty at rejecting her. He keeps their secret, and meets Brackenpaw in person.

A few days later, he is hunting at the river for fish, and spots his mother watching him. Lynxstone chases Messenger and catches her. He starts to taunt her, claiming that he would never abandon his future kits with Junipershine. He also claims that she thinks she did nothing wrong, and that Messenger is not *wanted*in RiverClan. Messenger says that she left because she loved him, and Lynxstone retorts that if Messenger truly loved him, she wouldn't have abandoned him. Lynxstone tells her to never to come back, and that he that she better watch out because he had gotten his and his sister's, Sparksong's, warrior names. Messenger sighs, and says that the tiny Raccoon she once knew had gone, and that he was now a true clan cat. Lynxstone hisses that it was all her fault, then runs back to RiverClan.

Lynxstone then meets with Brackenpaw again, who had now become Brackenfur. They talk about their lives in each clan, and how the WindClan warrior had rejected a cat that had a crush on him. Something Lynxstone could relate to.

Lynxstone runs into Blazepaw in camp and asks him if he is ok, as the ginger tom is shaking. Blazepaw tells him that he is going to run away again, and Lynxstone says that he can't leave his sister, Sparksong. Blazepaw says that he is harming every cat by 'dragging this out'. Lynxstone snarls that he is being a coward, stating that he doesn't know why sister chose the ginger tom to be her mate, claiming that every cat's destiny is not written in the stars, and that their lives are torn into the sky like claws through a mouse's throat. He hisses that Blazepaw is shying away from this destiny because he is a weak coward, and that he will come running back to RiverClan when times get though as a rogue. He threatens to kill Blazepaw if he ever stepped paw onto RiverClan again.

Lynxstone then starts to play with Bluepetal, one of his best friends (who he sort of sees as a foster mother). They go hunting together, wary of Bluepetal's injured shoulder. She slips in the river and it cuts open again the wound from the fox battle she got injured in. He begs her to stay there while he runs and gets help, but she refuses. She gazes up at the sunset where stars were appearing, and whispers that she will be with her family again. Lynxstone begs her not to talk like that, but deep down he knows it is no use. His friend was dying before his very eyes. He runs forward and supports her falling head, where he holds her in his paws. She murmurs that he reminds her of her brother. He cries and says goodbye as his friend runs out of breath, when she agrees to visit him in dreams all the time.

Lynxstone attends Chestnutkit's apprentice ceremony, and is extremely shocked when he is announced as the young she-cat's mentor. He leads his apprentice out of the camp and takes her to the ShadowClan border. He tells her all about ShadowClan and the other clans, then hides in the bushes and pretends to be a squirrel while she snuck up on him. Afterwards, he battle trains with Dewpaw.

Lynxstone then talks and makes friends with Skysong. Afterwards, he sees Heatpaw at the border. He recognised the ShadowClan apprentice, and they talk for a while. A little while later, he meets an apprentice named Dawnpaw, a WindClan she-cat. She chases a rabbit onto RiverClan territory accidentally, and he catches it and throws it in the river. He then taunts her, telling her to go get it. Dawnpaw snarls, and runs back to WindClan territory. Lynxstone then swims into the water and retrieves the rabbit, much to Dawnpaw's anger.

Lynxstone always goes and meets with Brackenfur, and is a little disappointed when he finds out his best friend attacked Valleystream, but forgives him, and never brings it up. Brokenpaw ends up earning her warrior name, Brokenbeam, and she tells Lynxstone that Brackenfur and her are mates, and Lynxstone promises to defend their secret with his life.

Lynxstone is patrolling the territory by the river, when he

comes face-to-face with Blazepaw. Lynxstone is furious, and yowls at Blazepaw that since he left RiverClan, he better run. Blazepaw refuses, and Lynxstone doesn't hesitate to attack. He rakes his muzzle and shoulders, leaving bleeding wounds, but Blazepaw is a match for him. He comes out with a strong defence of his own, and manages to keep Lynxstone at bay; only for a little while. Lynxstone shrieks in rage and sinks his teeth into Blazepaw's front leg, snapping the bone. Blazepaw is screeching in pain at his broken leg, and Lynxstone feels satisfied; that is, until Blazepaw slips on the sharp rocks and falls into the river. The ginger tom starts to drown, and Lynxstone, covered in blood

and wounded, is horrified at what he had done, since Blazepaw couldn't swim with a broken leg. Blazepaw sinks under the river and drowns. Lynxstone gazes at his reflection in the water, and is horrified at what he had become. He raked his claws down his reflection in the water, and runs away back to camp, not mentioning Blazepaw, or how he had left the ginger tom's body in the river to be swept away by the stream. Shame filled his pelt. He had killed his sister's mate.

Lynxstone is on patrol, when he runs into Brackenfur. Since the death of Blazepaw, he had become severely depressed and sad. Brackenfur had also become depressed; he had been the reason Lynxstone's clanmate, Valleystream, had drowned too. They are somber and quiet with one another.

Lynxstone then finds his sister, Sparksong, looking around the river at clues about what had happened to Blazepaw. Since no one knew Lynxstone had killed him, Lynxstone kept trying to get Sparksong to go the opposite way of the river, noticing she was quite close to the shore were Blazepaw had died. Sparksong refused, and Lynxstone and Sparksong got into a heated argument. Lynxstone runs, growling that no one should ever mistake his silence for hesitation, and that that was Blazepaw's grave mistake. Sparksong eventually finds Blazepaw's body, and she silently grieves. Now knowing that her brother had killed her mate, she ran away to No Clan's Land, to be a rogue.

Afterwards, Lynxstone tells Junipershine about what he did to Blazepaw. His mate is not mad, but she tells him it was a mistake. Lynxstone is greatly relieved that Junipershine forgives him. His spirit's lift a little. Lynxstone and Junipershine go into No Clans Land to find Sparksong, and Lynxstone, who was convinced to do it by Junipershine, gets angry when he sees his mother stalking around the meadow. He unsheathes his claws, but Junipershine pulls him away, telling him to forgive Messenger. Lynxstone shakes his head, saying that she deserved what she got.

Though a few days later, he gets some bad news. Spottedthorn, his great friend, slipped in the river and drowned. Lynxstone is heartbroken, especially when Lightflare tells him that in her last words, Spottedthorn said that he was like family to her.

Galewhisper, Blazepaw's father, goes up to Lynxstone, who was resting on a reed patch, and asked if he had seen Blazepaw, his son. Lynxstone quickly says no, and Galewhisper become suspicious, but doesn't push on the topic, until Lynxstone says that he might have luck with finding him at the ShadowClan border- a pure lie- because it was opposite where Blazepaw had really been killed. Galewhisper tries to force the secret out of the now angry Lynxstone, and he refuses to give it up. Lynxstone feels like RiverClan will never trust him again when he is having a conversation with Larkrose, and the she-cat backs up several terrified steps when Lynxstone snarls when Blazepaw's name comes up in the conversation. Lynxstone almost cries, especially when Larkrose braces herself for an attack from the massive tom, but he spits at himself that only cowards cry; and that he was not a coward, unlike Blazepaw. It's not a happy thought, he knows, but something about it gives him an odd sort-of comfort while the RiverClan warriors are parading around him with hostility and suspicion. He thinks about running away -for half a second- from his problems, then coming to the fact that he would be a hypocrite, and that he never wanted to be weak like Blazepaw. He comes to the conclusion that the world can hurt him; cutting him deep and leaving a scar that would never heal. He was a true warrior.

Galewhisper figures out that Lynxstone played a part in Blazepaw's death, so he asked Lynxstone what happened. Lynxstone denies, then realises that he was shying away from his destiny, like Blazepaw did. He then says that 'yes, I killed him.' Then he threatens to make Galewhisper pay, if he ever told RiverClan his secret. Galewhisper quickly says that he will never tell, out of fear. Lynxstone regrets it.

Sparksong then comes back to RiverClan with Blazepaw's four kits with Silver- Honeykit, Goldkit, Flarekit and Songkit. Silver died giving birth, and Sparksong adopted them. Lynxstone came to the river, and he saw them. He went up to them, saying that Sparksong should leave. Honeykit snarls and attacks him. She calls him 'Meanie Raccoon Cat'. Lynxstone flung her off him, and trapped her beneath his claws. Sparksong was about to attack, but she knew he would hurt Honeykit. Instead, she snarled that he had changed for the worst. Lynxstone realised she was right, so he let Honeykit go. He started to cry when she left to RiverClan camp.

Lynxstone went to WindClan border, and he told Brokenbeam, who got the new name Wrenripple, about Blazepaw. She said he needed to fix the demons inside of him. Lynxstone agreed. Then Wrenripple snarled that he was a coward and was running away. Lynxstone gets furious and starts to shriek that he would never run away.

Lynxstone is in camp, thinking that he would rather be lynx than a raccoon, when he sees Lightflare. Lightflare purrs at him, calling him 'Raccoon Meanie Cat'. Lynxstone pretends that he doesn't know where she got it from, but it was obvious Honeykit had been bad-mouthing him to his clanmates. He gets furious when Chestnutpaw, now Chestnutheart goes up to him and says that Sparksong told her that Lynxstone, her mentor, killed Blazepaw, and went around bad-mouthing to everyone how they shouldn't be friends with him. Lynxstone is very angry, so he goes and confronts her. She says that if he takes one step out of line she will tell the clan.

Lynxstone then runs into Doveheart, who tells him to conquer his inner demons and fight or what is right, because the truth always wins out. Lynxstone agrees with her, and she tells him how to defend his actions without violence. He then runs into Nighthawk, who he tracks out of camp. Lynxstone follows Nighthawk by stalking him in the trees. He knew the tom was up to something. Then, Lynxstone sees Night the rogue go up to Nighthawk and greets him as an old friend. Lynxstone is furious, so he jumps out at them. Night and Nighthawk are surprised, and Lynxstone argues with Nighthawk for a few minutes before he is about to jump out when Nighthawk says that he would never attack a fellow clanmate. Lynxstone is ashamed, so he hesitates before going back to camp. Nighthawk forgave him for his almost-attack.

Lynxstone then sees Honeykit, and she says she is telling the clan about his secret. Lynxstone spits insults and threats at her, which keeps her from telling the clan for about half a second. After this, he becomes depressed, just waiting for Blazingwing or Badgerstar to leap onto River Ledge and announce his demise. Now he develops an annoying habit of sitting directly on top of the fresh-kill pile, covering it in hair and sleeping on it all night so no cat can take a piece. Sparksong, who had come up with a pact with Junipershine that says that if he behaves himself for three moons, then he will be forgiven. She came up to Lynxstone and asked him what he was doing on the fresh-kill pile. Lynxstone rolls his eyes and doesn't care. They get into an argument, as usual, and breaks the pact of forgiving him by saying they are to tell Blazingwing. Lynxstone knows that when they see the deputy, she is Honeykit will tell the leaders. While Lynxstone waits for Blazingwing, and a few hours later he is sitting on top of the fresh-kill pile and Leafflower comes up to him. She snarls that he is an evil murderer, then immediately takes it back when she can see Lynxstone's feelings are hurt.

Lynxstone then goes to WindClan border, where he runs into Brackenfur. Brackenfur tells him that Wrenripple broke up with him, and Lynxstone was very shocked. They have have a little spat about how they shouldn't just give up on life.

Lynxstone then gets called up to Badgerstar's den, which he knows in his heart that he is being called up because Sparksong tattled on him, but he prays it was just the leader congratulating him on his big snapper catch he made yesterday. Badgerstar is furious when they get into the den, and he starts yelling at Lynxstone. Lynxstone surprises himself when he doesn't fight back. He just starts to manipulate Badgerstar. Over and over, every sentence he was able to re-directed back to Badgerstar's weak point- Hickoryfrost. Badgerstar forgets all about Lynxstone's crime, and gets depressed when Lynxstone continues playing on his emotions. But Lynxstone wasn't finished yet. He was able to focus every little thing about his crime to lead back to Hickoryfrost. Badgerstar ended up giving him three moons confined to camp. And as Lynxstone walked out, he knew that if he hadn't brought up Hickoryfrost, he would have been exiled.

Lynxstone then goes up to Lightflare, who says she is expecting kits. Lynxstone gasps, knowing his best friend has no mate in RiverClan. Then he remembers something Lightflare told him a long time ago; that her mate was Ravenflame the exile. He asks if they were Ravenflame's. She says yes. Lynxstone takes a deep breath, remembering what he had promised a long time ago to her; "If you ever need someone to help you cover for you, then I would do anything." So he offers that she could tell everyone that he is the father of her kits. Lightflare hesitated before accepting his offer. One moon later, Lightflare gives birth to Morningkit, Ebonykit, Hopekit and Sparrowkit. Lynxstone meets Morningkit, and plays with her a little.

Lynxstone is extremely surprised when Blazingwing gives him Sunpaw as an apprentice. Then Lynxstone gets pleased when Coalpaw is sad that he didn't get him as a mentor.

Just a moon after that, Lynxstone's mate, Junipershine, gives birth to his kits. Oakkit, named after Junipershine's father, Oakstrike, is a ginger tom with white tabby stripes. Cloverkit, his daughter, is a white she-cat with grey and ginger freckles. And finally, another daughter, Charkit, named after Lynxstone's mother, Messenger, who formerly took the RiverClan name Charglow. She is a black and white she-kit.

Two moons after his kits were born, Lynxstone finds out Sparksong was taken by twolegs because she was struck by a monster on the Thunderpath. In camp, he has a raging battle in his mind about why he cared. He finally realised that Sparksong was the only connection he had left to his kithood- his happy times. He told himself it was over. That his kithood was gone, and that he needed to focus on raising Oakkit, Charkit and Cloverkit. He told himself he loved Sparksong, and that he was sorry for everything he had ever done. And he told himself that deep down, Sparksong would one day realise just how much he loved her.

After his kits, Charkit, Cloverkit and Oakkit, became apprentices, and took on the names Charpaw, Oakpaw and Cloverpaw, he started worrying that they would find out about his past. Thankfully, Honeydawn never spilled the beans- or so he thought. It turns out, the medicine cat had told Cloverpaw all about Blazepaw and Sparksong. Cloverpaw, however, took this as a way for Honeydawn to get back at Lynxstone, so she ignored the medicine cat, claiming that she believed Honeydawn was telling the truth, but she loved her father all the same.

Two moons before they earnt their warriors names, Honeydawn and Charpaw were sorting out herbs inside the medicine cat den, and Charpaw noticed some herbs tucked away at the back. She asked Honeydawn why they were there. Honeydawn hesitated before telling Charpaw that she and her brother, Golddrop, had hidden herbs in the back of the den and all around camp 'just in case' Lynxstone attacked. Charpaw asked her why Lynxstone would attack anyone, having not known about his past, because Cloverpaw never told anyone. Honeydawn explained everything about Blazepaw, Sparksong and "Raccoon Meanie Cat". Charpaw was taken away and refused to accept what she said, but Honeydawn said that if she needed proof, talk to Cloverpaw.

Charpaw went to Cloverpaw, angry that if Honeydawn was right, then Cloverpaw had kept a massive secret from her. Cloverpaw admitted that it was true, and that Lynxstone had in fact killed Blazepaw. They got into an argument, and their relationship was broken, because it was already on thin ice because of a tom named Ratpaw. Both she-cats had a crush on Ratpaw, but Ratpaw only had eyes for Cloverpaw. Charpaw was already furious of Cloverpaw.

Charpaw confronted Lynxstone about Blazepaw and Honeydawn, and Lynxstone confessed, knowing the jig was up. It was time they knew. Lynxstone tried to explain his side of the story to Charpaw, but she didn't take it well. She accused him of being a murderer, and that he had killed Blazepaw on purpose.

The next day, Lynxstone went to see Cloverpaw. He asked her to talk, but she had already known that this was coming, and she said that no matter what, she believed he was a good cat and that he did the right thing. Lynxstone was relieved; happy that at least one of his kits knew he never intended to kill Blazepaw. But he was still hurt- he didn't know what Oakpaw thought of him, and he had no idea what Charpaw was planning to do.

## Relationships

Biological starting family (Parents):

Messenger, she-cat, mother, loner (deceased ;w;)

Hokori, tom, father, loner (deceased)

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Biological starting family (Siblings):

Sparksong, she-cat, sister/enemy, kittypet (former RiverClan)

Petal, she-cat, sister, loner (deceased)

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Biological starting family (Kits + Mate):

Junipershine, she-cat, mate, RiverClan warrior

Charfrost, she-cat, daughter, RiverClan warrior

Clovershine, she-cat, daughter, RiverClan warrior

Oakstorm, tom, son, RiverClan warrior

Burningpaw, she-cat, daughter, RiverClan apprentice (deceased?)

Brackenpaw, tom, son, RiverClan apprentice

Birchpaw, tom, son, RiverClan apprentice

Sparkpaw, she-cat, daughter, RiverClan apprentice

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Biological starting family (To be born):

Robinkit, tom-kit, son, RiverClan kit

Beechkit, she-kit, daughter, RiverClan kit

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Main family:

Junipershine, she-cat, mate, RiverClan warrior

Charfrost, she-cat, daughter, RiverClan warrior

Clovershine, she-cat, daughter, RiverClan warrior

Oakstorm, tom, son, RiverClan warrior

Burningpaw, she-cat, daughter, RiverClan apprentice (deceased?)

Brackenpaw, tom, son, RiverClan apprentice

Birchpaw, tom, son, RiverClan apprentice

Sparkbite, she-cat, daughter, RiverClan apprentice

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Friendships (she-cats):

Wrenripple (formerly Brokenbeam), she-cat, best friend, WindClan (former RiverClan) warrior (deceased ;w;)

Spottedthorn, she-cat, friend, StarClan warrior (deceased ;w;)

Bluepetal, she-cat, foster mother and friend, StarClan warrior (deceased ;w;)

Lionstep, she-cat, friend, RiverClan warrior

Dewberry, she-cat, friend, RiverClan medicine cat (deceased ;w;)

Dandelionshine, she-cat, friend, RiverClan warrior (deceased ;w;)

Lightflare, she-cat, best friend & fellow codebreaker, RiverClan warrior

Chestnutheart, she-cat, former apprentice, RiverClan warrior

Skysong, she-cat, friend, RiverClan warrior (deceased ;w;)

Doveheart, she-cat, friend, RiverClan warrior (deceased ;w;)

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Friendships (toms):

Tigerfire (formerly Tigerclaw), tom, friend, RiverClan warrior

Rockflame, tom, foster father & former mentor, StarClan warrior (deceased RIP ;w;)

Nighthawk, tom, friend, RiverClan warrior

Brackenfur, tom, best friend, RiverClan warrior

Galewhisper, tom, friend? (sorta >:3), RiverClan warrior

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Enemies:

Ravenflame, she-cat, enemy, loner (exile of RiverClan; deceased)

Blazepaw, tom, enemy, StarClan warrior (deceased)

Sparksong, she-cat, sister/enemy, kittypet (former RiverClan)

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Other family:

Flarekit, tom, adopted nephew, RiverClan kit (deceased)

Golddrop, tom, adopted nephew, RiverClan warrior (deceased?)

Songkit, she-cat, adopted niece, RiverClan kit (deceased)

Honeydawn, she-cat, adopted niece, RiverClan medicine cat

Morningpaw, she-cat, surrogate, RiverClan apprentice (deceased?)

Sparrowkit, tom, surrogate, RiverClan kit (deceased?)

Ebonykit, tom, surrogate, RiverClan kit (deceased?)

Hopepaw, she-cat, surrogate, RiverClan apprentice (deceased?)

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## Theme Songs

"Whatever it takes" ~ Imagine Dragons

"I'll be good" ~ James Young

"Safe and sound" ~ Taylor Swift

"Fire on fire" ~ Sam Smith

"Yellow Flicker Beat" ~ The Hunger Games

"The Hanging Tree" ~ The Hunger Games

"Little talks" ~ Monsters and Men

"Legends Never Die" ~ League of Legends

"Never Really Over" ~ Katy Perry

"King and Lionheart" ~ Monsters and Men

## Quotes

"And who's fault is that? You took me to the clans in the first place! I am no longer Raccoon! You made sure of that!." - Lynxstone to Messenger

"Don't touch me!" He snarled, backing away as she approached, his green eyes flashing. "And just because I'm surrounded by RiverClan cats, doesn't mean I can't be alone! Junipershine, Bluepetal, Rockflame and Brokenpaw are the only ones who care for me enough to class me as family! Rockflame was more of a father to me than you and Hokori combined!" - Lynxstone to Messenger

"My mother doesn't deserve your thanks! She deserves to die!" - Lynxstone to Spottedthorn about Messenger

Lynxstone shot forward, supporting her falling head in his paws. "Bluepetal... I'm so sorry..." he whispered, tears streaming down his muzzle. "I wish I could help... I know I can... please..." but even as he cried the words he had been dreading to say, he knew deep down he would be the last cat Bluepetal ever saw when she was alive. "G-goodbye... Bluepetal." He whispered, his mew chocked with grief. - Lynxstone to Bluepetal

"No. It is us who decides our own destiny. It's not written in the stars; we tear our lives through the sky like claws through a mouse's neck. And if you are too fox-hearted to realise this, then you are a coward. Shy away from your destiny you made for yourself, or run with your tail dragging in the dirt. It doesn't matter to me which one you choose. My sister was a fool to like you, but I don't want to see her heart broken just because you tell yourself that you can't help change your own destiny. You're a coward, Blazepaw. You run away when things get hard for you here, and come back when things get hard for you as a rogue.*"* ~Lynxstone to Blazepaw

Lynxstone growled. "I don't need your pity. I don't /want/ your pity! I'm fine on my own, thanks. And don't think I need you to decide whether I can do something or not." His muscles rippled under his coat, and his mouth stretched into a large, vicious, toothy smile. "And have you heard what I did to Twig? And Dawnpaw? And Swiftgaze and Frecklepaw and Lynxleap?" He licked his jaws, snarling. "They paid for coming onto our territory! I attacked Twig and chased her off, Dawnpaw stalked a rabbit onto our territory, so I threw the rabbit into the river and fought the little furball apprentice out! Swiftgaze, Frecklepaw and Lynxleap came onto our territory, and I took their mouse, because they were too stupid to think they wouldn't get caught! And if you even become a rogue for a minute, then I will chase you out of here the second you annouce your not in RiverClan! I have no room here for flabby, weak apprentices that think they can have a paw between worlds. I give you no room for mistakes, Blaze/paw/. Because once you make your slow decent into the loner world, don't think I won't hesitate to rake your muzzle or leave you with torn ear-tips and bleeding wounds. Because I am not a coward. I stand up to my rivals, not sink lower than a squirrel running from a fallen nut, unlike you." His gleaming fur glowered and he stood proud and tall. He was a massive tom with huge muscles and shining long-haired black and grey coat. ~Lynxstone to Blazepaw

"I-it was an accident, but when I realised what I had done I turned and fled. It was my fault. And I know I'm a fox-heart... but I'm just so angry all the time... and Bluepetal's death... that tore my heart out. I could have done something! We were hunting together! And she slipped and cut open that fox wound to her shoulder and died! And I didn't even go for help! I was terrified and stupid!" ~Lynxstone to Blazepaw

"I never wanted Messenger dead. It's just that... she hurt me so much. And I try, I really do try to forget. Thank you for agreeing with me that both our lives are harsh. Your the only one that has agreed with me." ~Lynxstone to Blazepaw

Lynxstone took a step back, eyes flashing with outrage. "I never felt the need to kill my own family, you rotten Fox-breath!" He hissed. /But did I?/ he wondered in his head, a pang of claws tearing out his heart. /No. I don't want Messenger dead./ He decided. /But what about what I said to Spottedthorn?/ He recalled the words. 'Messenger doesn't deserve your thanks, she deserves to die!' Did he just say that on the spot? In rage? In sadness and depression? Or does a small part of him want to be like Blazepaw- run away and forget? Murder his mother? /Only a foxheart would think that!/ His eyes closing. /How could I say those words to my friends about my mother? Is Blazepaw right? Am I really getting and urge to kill my own family? NO!/ The voice in his head roared. /Sure, I may be a fox-heart, but at least I'm no coward!/ Even as he rounded to turn away from Blazepaw, he wondered. /I have been a fox-heart... I have hurt Messenger over and over. I attacked her./ By accident, he remembered, but was it the same? He did almost kill his mother. But he never wanted her dead. He wanted to make her feel as much pain as when Messenger abandoned /him/. ~Lynxstone's thoughts on Messenger to Blazepaw

Lynxstone let out a threatening growl, his pelt spiked facing Blazepaw; the cowardly tom that acted like he was the /only/ one in life who ever got the short end of the stick. "Have you ever attacked your mother? Have you ever nearly killed your kin intentionally?" he hissed. "I know what you tell yourself in your head!" He lifted his tail and crossed his eyes, pretending to be a weird-looking Blazepaw. "It isn't fair!" Lynxstone cooed in an impression of Blazepaw's voice. "Well, guess what," Lynxstone snarled in his usual mew. "/Life/ isn't fair! Get used to it!" ~Lynxstone to Blazepaw

"You know, Blazepaw, you had a tough life, but if you just forget what has happened to you, forget the painful memories, then maybe you can be free. You just need to /try/, not run away! It's the reason I joined RiverClan. If I hadn't tried to change my destiny before, I would a rogue named Raccoon with no where to go. No mother, no father, or no two sisters. I never knew my father. I thought I knew my mother. But I didn't. I never had a mother. I felt the same way as you when I lost her.... After all, you can't loose something you never had." ~Lynxstone to Blazepaw about Messenger

"Never mistake my silence for hesitation." ~Lynxstone to Sparksong about Blazepaw's death

"You know, you should run away with... you call these ugly twisted-faced cats your kits?" he paused, revealing long sharp teeth. "Just go! Your not /wanted/ here!" ~Lynxstone to Sparksong

"You know what, Sparksong, I don't care whether you hate me or not. It's clear you are clearly holding onto things of the past, and you dare look in the river and see your reflection, you can see you have changed. So have I." ~Lynxstone to Sparksong

"You know what, Ugly, your right. That about sums me up." ~Lynxstone to Honeykit when she said he was a big meanie

"Grace is just weakness. Or so I've been told." ~Lynxstone to Honeykit

"Yes. It was me." ~Lynxstone to Galewhisper about Blazepaw's death

"I don't forgive that easily. I don't forget; I wait. And when you least expect it... I make you pay." ~Lynxstone to Galewhisper if he ever told anyone about Blazepaw

"Your mother is a liar. She told you that you were her kits! That turned out to be a lie, right? Sweetheart, I thought we agreed not to lie to each other." ~Lynxstone to Honeykit

"Ten times, ha? I could kill her ten times over and not even bat an eye." ~Lynxstone to Honeykit about Sparksong

"I don't want to die because I know that I have so much more to offer to every cat. Just because I have made mistakes in the past doesn't mean I will in the future. Everything I did was to prove the naysayers wrong." ~Lynxstone to Doveheart

"But I /killed/ a cat, Bluepetal! In cold blood! Who's to say none of them will do the same thing to me? Nothing! See, Bluepetal, I think you need to look at every cat around me and ask yourself how they react when I sit next to them. Or even look at them for that matter. They are scared I will attack, or even fatally harm them. Even kits in my clan are being taught to fear me! You know what they call me? Raccoon Meanie Cat! Like they know exactly what it means! I know whatever I do will not make up for the fact that I tore a hole in my sister's heart! And guess what? The truth is that I don't even care! I won't care less if she went missing and never returned! She is stupid and a fool; I wish she were dead! You know what, Bluepetal, only Goldkit is the one kit in the whole clan who trusts me! He is a kind-hearted kit, and even stood up for me when his sister tried to get me to stop seeing him! How can I live in a clan that is afraid? You know what really happens when a void is torn in the middle of a clearing? The cats in the outer section rise, while the ones in the middle fall! And in case it has escaped your notice, I'm right in the middle! I have no choice but to fall!" ~ Lynxstone to Bluepetal about his punishment

~ "You know, sometimes I think life would be easier if we cats never talked to each other. But we have to talk. Whether we want to or not, our lives revolve around each other's, and we have to learn to live with the fact we cannot help that. Know that deep down there is nothing I can do to help you." ~ Lynxstone to Leafflower

"Just go away, alright? That's what cats do. They leave and never come back." ~ Lynxstone to Leafflower

Lynxstone gazed out at the camp, eyes fluttering from the rainfall that dripped into his eyes. He told himself the rain was the cause, but deep down he was just trying to hide the fact that he was crying. Tears swelling in his eyes, he let out a choked whimper, which he immediately took back. He would force himself to stop. Think. /Why do I care this much?/ He asked himself. /I don't care!/ He told himself back, but he knew that wasn't true. /She was my sister!/ He reminded himself. /She threw you to the wolves!/ He continued to fight himself in his mind. /Only because I threw her mate in the river!/ Lynxstone began to pant. /He deserved it!/ His claws sunk into the ground. /Maybe he did, but it was murder./ His eyes narrowed. /No. It was justice. He was going to kill himself anyways. I just gave him an easy out./ Thoughts and memories swirled in his mind. /Why did it hurt this much to loose the only family I ever had left, even if one day we might have killed each other?/ Lynxstone, as sudden as though someone had slapped the answer in his face, realised something. /She was the only connection I had to my kithood. My past. My happy self. Now I need to forget. Focus on raising my beautiful kits. I won't give up. I won't back down. I will face my destiny with courage. Oh, Sparksong, if you were here now, I just want to let you know I am sorry. Sorry for everything I have ever done. Sorry my arrogance killed what spark you had in your life. Sorry that once our mother abandoned us, I became the very thing I vowed I would destroy in our lives. I am sorry. I am so sorry. I love you so much. I am sorry I never told you that. I am sorry I destroyed your life./ He gazed out at the burning sunset, the raindrops dripping over his paws, along with salty tears that he just let pour. As he watched the sun disappear, letting his emotions run loose, he knew someday Sparksong would know just how much he loved her. ~ Lynxstone when he realised he loves Sparksong.