Hawkstorm

* Complete MAP
* MAP Call

## Resources

**Hawkstorm** is the fifth CCU MAProject and sixth in the official timeline (Same time as Bramblefur). It follows **Hawkstorm** as he struggles to cope with the death of his brother, Tadpolekit, and takes his rage out on the one cat he believes is responsible for his brother's murder.

## Blurb

*This MAProject is about Hawkstorm's inability to cope with the guilt and blame of Tadpole's death. Hawkstorm was born in thunderclan as Tawnykit alongside his siblings Bramblekit and Tadpolekit (Tadpolekit for short!). But on one unfortunate day, Tawnykit and his siblings stray from home and play inside an old, abandoned barn in the midst of a Tornado. Fireheart manages to catch up to the kits but he's too late. The barn collapses on Tadpole and Fireheart has to stop Tawnykit's attempts to rescue Tadpole to avoid losing him to the rubble too. On their way back to Thunderclan, Tawnykit can't let go of the feeling that if Fireheart hadn't stopped him, he could've saved Tadpole. Unable to cope with the weight of guilt and blame, Tawnykit runs off never to return back home but he'll never be able to run away from the haunting figure that manifests these feelings.*

*Tawnykit renames himself Hawkstorm and takes on the "storm" suffix as a way to symbolize how he will never be able to forget the storm he lost Tadpole to.*

*Years later, Hawkstorm tries to rekindle his relationship with his estranged brother Brambleclaw, but their relationship is strained because of Brambleclaw's loyalty to Firestar. When another tornado strikes Thunderclan, Firestar gets caught in a fox trap. Hawkstorm is led to Firestar by the haunting figure and he's given a chance to rescue Firestar just like Fireheart rescued Tawnykit all those years ago.*

## Detailed Plot

It opens with the three kittens, Hollykit, Jaykit, and Lionkit, running and playing in the forest. Hawkstorm, in the midst of a hunt, finds the three being pursued by a fox and manages to save them just before the fox attacks. He returns all three of them to the camp, where he reunites with his brother, Brambleclaw, who had assumed he was dead all along. Hawkstorm notices the Firestar on the highledge and glares up at him as he recalls what happened that night.

Hawkstorm, now a weeping and terrified Tawnykit, is carried away by Fireheart as they walk away from the barn during the tornado. Tawnykit frees himself from his clutches and flees into the tallgrass, ignoring Fireheart calling out for him. Tawnykit travels along the edge of a road before noticing the ghostly figure of his brother, Tadpolekit, who invites him to follow him. Tawnykit ignores his pleads and flees to the opposite side of the road before the scene switches to the present.

Hawkstorm, now on the other side, gazes at a flower that reminds him of his youth before discovering Brambleclaw stalking him. Hawkstorm attacks him and pins him to a tree by the throat, only to relax when he realizes who he is. Firestar interrupts their playfighting to get Brambleclaw back onto the patrol with the rest of them. Hawkstorm claws dig into the earth, peering at the blossom before returning their gaze to the departing cats. Hollyleaf returns to meet his gaze, but instead of looking normal, she has the same ghostly expression as Tadpolekit. Hawkstorm watches in fear as additional memories begin to surface.

Tadpolekit pounces on Tawnykit, while Bramblekit looks on in joy as the three of them play and laugh in the abandoned barn. Tadpolekit notices the tornado going right for them and warns his brothers, who all evacuate the barn just before the ceiling collapses onto Tadpole's body. Tawnykit notices and turns around to grab him, but is stopped by Fireheart. He stares in horror as his sibling extends his paw at him, blood dripping from his mouth as the remaining planks collapse onto him.

Hawkstorm walks up the trail to the burned-out barn, leaving a flower at the door as a monument to what had transpired. He notices Tadpolekit in front of him and urges him to follow him again before fleeing. When Hawkstorm notices a tornado raging across the forest, his demeanor changes from fear to determination, and he sprints off to follow Tadpolekit to where he was leading him.

Tadpolekit takes him to Firestar's suffering body, whose neck is wrapped in a foxtrap and trying to breathe. He and Tadpolekit gaze up at Hawkstorm, hoping that he will liberate Firestar, but Hawkstorm refuses, yelling at him and preparing to strike Firestar in the neck before being stopped by Brambleclaw. The two begin to battle, with Brambleclaw not wanting to injure him but having no choice except to stab Hawkstorm in the neck with the foxtrap stake, killing him.

As Hawkstorm battles to stay alive, he witnesses Brambleclaw crying out in betrayal to his body before fleeing for safety with Firestar. Tadpolekit stands in front of him as his eyesight fades to black, looking down at him with guilt as he changes back into his regular shape.

### After Credits

Hawkstorm sits solemnly in the darkforest as Tadpolekit approaches. Hawkstorm glances down at him, teary-eyed, before Tadpolekit guides him to a shiny bright emptiness, full of blue stars and one figure in the center, Brambleclaw. He goes up to him excitedly, only to see Brambleclaw turn around with a broad, inhuman toothy grin and sparkling blue eyes. Hawkstorm becomes terrified by what he sees before leaping on the stranger, but the room and the mystery cat vanish before he can get his claws on them, leaving him in a weird empty cave.

Hawkstorm senses a weird radiance and looks up to see a ghostly Brambleclaw giving him a hand for assistance. Both of them smile as he accepts the offer, and he even offers a wing to keep the cave water from getting on Brambleclaw. For a brief while, his eyes strain as a bright green glows from offscreen, he looks off in shock as it fades to black.

## Trivia

* This MAProject is concentrated on the Midwest of the United States, notably Oklahoma, where Cheeteh Z spent the majority of his childhood.
* This was the first MAProject in the series to give more than one credit sequence segment.
* When one of the participants uploaded their part before the rest, the MAPs theme and teaser were mistakenly leaked to the public.
	+ This was one of the MAP's that had people confused the most about the character. With many thinking that it was Onewhisker or Barley.
* Because Hawkfrost and Hawkstorm still existed with two different designs between Bramblefur and Hawkstorm, this MAProject generated significant plot holes in the timeline. To minimize additional misunderstanding, Cheeteh has stated that they are still the same cat, it's only that Ashfur regards Hawkstorm as an exact clone of Brambleclaw.

## Production Timeline

* Teaser Trailer - February 19, 2022
* MAProject Call - February 22, 2022
* Complete MAProject - April 3, 2022

It took a month and 12 days for the MAProject to be completed.

## Gallery

### Thumbnails

Thumbnail for the Complete MAP by MilkfakeThumbnail for the MAP Call by SmellyTrashRat and HJ7
### Concept Art

ShadowClan by Aerial-VewRoadside by KelpieCalamityThunderClan by kiwianacatRoadside by KelpieCalamityBarn Aftermath by NettlefangTornado by MANCHKIN!Barn during the Tornado by Kalublah