Bloomflood

*"I think socializing is good for every cat, y'know? She seems like she'd make a good friend. So many cats misjudge them."*
— **Bloomflood** to Nightgaze about Corallight in *Arc Three*

## Arc Appearances

### Deceased

*Arc Three*

**Bloomflood** is a very tall, long-legged, light brown she-cat with cream-and-brown markings, a long tail and ears, and golden-amber eyes.

**Bloomflood** was a BoulderClan warrior who had served under Amberstar's leadership. She was originally born as a loner outside the Clans, however when she and her brother were involved in a serious attack that got both of them nearly killed, her brother had taken them both to BoulderClan to seek refuge and medical help. There, she had earned the name **Bloomkit** alongside her brother who was named Bunnypaw. As a young apprentice, **Bloompaw** was shy and timid. She spoke to DeerClan's temporary medicine cat, Subzero, at a Gathering, and when Subzero asks what her name is, Bloompaw is quick to respond, although hesitant and obviously a little afraid as it's her first Gathering. As she grows older, she begins to grow bolder, however, and later receives the *'find the key'* prophecy from Gulfpaw and Cottonpaw. As she tries to clear the memory of the prophecy, Bombhunter, one of her friends from kithood, begins to give birth, and Bloompaw is the only one in the den, so she helps the she-cat give birth to two of her kits, Horsetailkit and Spiritkit. Bloompaw keeps getting whispers in her head and she realizes that something is wrong with Spiritkit, but she decides to keep it to herself as to not worry her friend, instead feeling relieved that she helped with a kitting on her own. She continues to watch over the kits with Bombhunter, stepping in as an older sister-like figure to them and welcoming visitors such as Coltpaw and Violetpaw when they come by to check in on the kits. When her friend Frizzpaw, a younger apprentice, comes in with a sparrow to show her, Bloompaw congratulates her on her first catch and Frizzpaw thanks the older apprentice for teaching her the strategy.

She again meets a spirit, this time familiar, on the Rocky Cliff: Skunkstar, the leader of BoulderClan before Amberstar. He informs her ominously that she must go to Starry Central, where she must help the monarch, forest, and finch find the Key. Puzzled but feeling brave, Bloompaw is the first to arrive, later meeting the three the former leader was talking about: Finchpaw of NeedleClan, Forestpaw of DeerClan, and Monarchpaw of SwiftClan. Bloompaw is notably the eldest apprentice out of the four of them, making her feel like she should be in charge, and she tells the three to do what she does as she presses her nose to the water in the pool before falling asleep. Monarchpaw and Finchpaw are both hesitant, which amuses Forestpaw as she is a medicine cat apprentice. They wake up and are greeted by Antpaw, which Bloompaw comments how he hardly looks no more than a kit before being silenced by Finchpaw who asks what they need to be doing. The apprentice instructs them to head towards Highstones and then to the large Twolegplace, and the Key will be found there. She instructs the apprentices to get as much prey and herbs as possible so they can make the journey, and Finchpaw is irritated by this, causing a small rivalry between the two. They all agree to meet in the tunnels, and Bloompaw catches on that Finchpaw seems to be growing close to Monarchpaw but doesn't make any comments about it. After days of travelling, they eventually make it to the Twolegplace that Antpaw was talking about, and Bloompaw is rather fascinated by all the sights while her peers are worried and fearful. Bloompaw playfully calls them all cowards but does agree that they should find another route. Forestpaw goes on by saying that there probably wouldn't be another route and that the Thunderpath is the safest way to go, and Bloompaw hesitantly agrees, crossing first before waiting for the others. They continue to wander through Twolegplace and Bloompaw reminds them again to be sure to not attract any Twolegs. Monarchpaw asks why, as they might have food, and Bloompaw replies that they could poison them, saying that they can't catch anything either as all the prey is probably poisoned. They then bump into a kittypet named Boom, who offers to help them search for Highstones. As they finally settle upon the location, Bloompaw and the others stop to hunt, and she mostly catches prey for the others while Finchpaw catches himself prey, and Forestpaw checks up on all the others for any injuries. She also bothers to interrupt Monarchpaw and Finchpaw as the two start getting even closer, and she goes on to tease them, especially Finchpaw, about how the two might even have a small crush on each other. However, this ends badly, as Finchpaw grows agitated, and Monarchpaw even snaps that it isn't like that and turns away, refusing to talk to Finchpaw, causing Bloompaw to feel bad especially as Finchpaw goes out to walk alone. Boom reassures everyone in the group that he's sure Finchpaw is only grumpy and encourages Monarchpaw to go talk to him. As the situation is resolved, Bloompaw still feels guilty but hides it, and the five young cats enter Mothermouth where they meet a stranger who greets them in front of the Moonstone. Bloompaw and the others are distrustful, except Boom, who immediately greets the five of them to the stranger. They introduce themself as Turtle and reveal that they must inform the Clans of an upcoming storm, and help protect them as long as they can, as they were, after all, raised in the Clans. This information shocks the apprentices, and Finchpaw snaps that they had travelled all for nothing just to meet some rogue. Bloompaw agrees with him and prepares to leave when Turtle threatens that a bomb could destroy them all, convincing her to turn around and beginning to make her grow fearful. Once the apprentices leave Mothermouth, they stop to hunt again before heading home with Turtle and Boom alongside them. It begins snowing on the way back, fascinating Bloompaw and having her remember Frizzpaw and Bunnyhop again, missing her friend and brother deeply and hoping to return home soon.

They make it to the forest and part ways, where Bloompaw runs back to BoulderClan territory and is greeted by Coltpaw. She is escorted to camp during Sappaw's warrior ceremony, potentially interrupting it, albeit accidentally. She is immediately greeted by Frizzpaw, Bunnyhop, and Spiritkit, who are the most joyful of all to see the older apprentice still alive and safe. Amberstar and Turtleshell come over to ask where she has been and Bloompaw asks to privately speak with the two, heading to Amberstar's den and informing them on the situation with Turtle and the prophecy. Amberstar thanks her for informing her and from there she returns to her old life in BoulderClan, even going on a small journey to find a 'Codeless Clan' with Frizzpaw, Spiritkit, Butterslip, and Sorbetpaw. Unknowingly, this prevents Spiritkit's death, as she and the others encounter a false entity who grants them all, excluding Butterslip, their warrior and apprentice names: Frizztuft, Spiritpaw, Sorbetheart, and **Bloomflood**. Frizztuft, Bloomflood, and Spiritpaw return to the camp to it being ravaged by foxes, to everyone's horror including Spiritpaw's, as he realizes he was meant to die during said attack.

As the Clan recovers from the fox attack, Bloomflood finds Mumblepaw on the border and asks what he's doing, which the apprentice is startled at first only to confidently tell her later on that he wants to try to be the best. Bloomflood asks how he's getting along with his denmates, specifically curious about Spiritpaw and Horsetailpaw, and Mumblepaw admits that he doesn't talk to them much, and Bloomflood tells him that he should if he wants to make a lot of friends in the Clan as that'll truly make him the best. Mumblepaw mentions Violetcry, and Bloomflood asks how she's doing as her eyesight had been taken away permanently from the fox attack, and Mumblepaw says she's doing better, telling her that Gingerheart and Berryleaf are taking good care of her. Not long after this encounter she meets a young warrior around her age named Codstone. He seems a little panicked at first and apologizes for getting close to her border, but Bloomflood is fine with it, amazed by his looks and finding his shy personality rather cute. As Codstone leaves, Bloomflood begins to pick flowers before the warrior comes back, this time with a SwiftClan warrior named Emeraldclick, who calls Bloomflood pretty rather flirtatiously. Bloomflood seems confused and asks for his name, and Emeraldclick reveals it to her. Bloomflood asks awkwardly if the two are mates and Emeraldclick goes on by saying they could be, flustering Codstone even more. Bloomflood finds herself giggling at Emeraldclick's personality and Codstone's embarrassment, finding them both adorable. She asks to meet with the three of them again sometime before the two leave and she returns to her camp. She meets them again on the beach, and she charges at Emeraldclick before the two tumble into Codstone, ending it in the three of them joyously laughing in flustered giggly fits. As Butterslip joins BoulderClan, Frizztuft reveals she's expecting her kits, and Bloomflood welcomes her friend with open arms.

Bloomflood meets Codstone alone on the sandy border along with his apprentice, Firepaw. Codstone reveals that he can't devote his loyalty to Bloomflood as much as he used to, as he was chosen to be the next leader by Snowstar. Although Bloomflood is bummed out about this at first, she encourages her mate to go get them, knowing he will be a good leader no matter what. After experiencing a stomachache, she visits Turtleshell, and she continues by rambling how Frizztuft was experiencing similar symptoms while expecting kits and becomes horrified as she realizes she may also be expecting a litter herself. Turtleshell calms the young she-cat down and tells her that things will be okay, no matter what. Later, she and Butterslip are talking when the two notice Frizztuft leave camp alone. Both become worried and Bloomflood follows her friend with Butterslip trailing after her, finding her kitting outside of the camp. They do their best to help, however after she gives birth to a single kit, Butterslip realizes she isn't breathing, and lets out a grief-stricken wail as Bloomflood only tries to make sure the kitten is alive. The kitten manages to squeal out and Butterslip names her Fuzzykit after her mother, while Bloomflood only finds herself guilty of being unable to save her friend from her demise. Spiritpaw arrives and is horrified by the sight, asking what had happened. Bloomflood tells the apprentice that she had died during her kitting, saying nothing more from her grief. As the three return to camp with Fuzzykit and Frizztuft's dead body, Sagethorn attacks Butterslip out of rage, telling him that he had killed the she-cat, but Bloomflood forces the warrior off of him, snarling at him to get away and calling him a sick freak. She offers to take care of Fuzzykit as she is going to have her own kits soon, and soon gives birth to a single kit herself, Dahliakit.

As Fuzzypaw is made an apprentice, Bloomflood begins to worry about where Butterslip's loyalties truly lie, realizing that he's growing distant even from his own kit, and he obviously wants to go back to DeerClan, however she notes that every time she tries to convince him to go back with Fuzzypaw, he insists, telling her about how Fuzzypaw has made so many friends. She is visited by Nightgaze, who asks her if Dahliakit is asleep, which Bloomflood replies that she is, staying quiet for her to sleep. Nightgaze tells her about how she wants to badly meet a warrior named Corallight, and Bloomflood says that she felt the same way about Dahliakit's fathers, keeping their identities anonymous. When Nightgaze asks who the father is, at first Bloomflood lies by saying Pumpkinfoot is the father, but then realizes he was dead for far too long and tries to find a different cat to put up as the father, eventually giving up and just saying they were a SwiftClan and NeedleClan cat, refusing to share who they really are. Nightgaze says that she was born an outsider to former SwiftClan and BoulderClan cats and ran away from them after she grew to dislike them, and Bloomflood tells her that she was born an outsider, too. She then asks what Nightgaze finds so interesting about Corallight, which the warrior responds that she seems sweet and caring, and she needs to socialize more. Bloomflood responds by saying that socializing is good for every cat, and some cats can just be too judgmental. Nightgaze mentions her eye, which confuses the queen, and she lifts the tuft of fur over her eyes to reveal that it had a strange discoloration and blindness when she was born that caused her to be unable to see out of it. Bloomflood says that her eye actually looks cool, and Nightgaze thanks her before going out to hunt.

During the Great Flood, Bloomflood watches as Sagethorn tries to corner Butterslip and Fuzzypaw at the Rocky Cliff, with Spiritbomb, Snake, Horsetailleaf, Bouldersong, Cloudeyes, Foxflake, Turtleshell, and Spruceroots all watching. Being convinced by the False Entity, she raced out of the bushes and leaps at Sagethorn, shoving him, as well as herself, off of the Rocky Cliff. Butterslip tries to reach for her but is pulled back by Fuzzypaw as the Rocky Cliff begins to collapse. Bloomflood accepts her death as she begins drowning, finally realizing her suffix was foretelling her own death, glad that she was able to save her friend and foster kit. She ascends to StarClan, where she helps Moraykit reach safety with the rest of NeedleClan.

## Detailed description

Bloomflood is a very tall light brown she-cat with brown markings on her ears, the bridge of her nose, tail, and a brown heart-shaped marking on her chest. She has cream ear tips, a cream tail tip, paws, jaw, neck, chest, and belly, and wide, pale, golden-amber eyes. She has very long limbs, being long-legged and having a long tail and abnormally long ears. The tip of her tail and ears are tufted and lion-like.

## Personality and Relationships

*Main article: Bloomflood/PR*

Bloomflood was headstrong and loyal, yet also worrisome and careful. Her best friends were Frizztuft and Butterslip, and she had grown close to multiple other cats such as Bombhunter, Spiritpaw, and her two former mates prior her death, Codstar and Emeraldclick. For more of Bloomflood's personality and relationships, click here!

## Family

*Main article: Bloomflood/Family*

Bloomflood's brother was Bunnyhop. Her former mates were Codstar and Emeraldclick, and she had one kit with Codstar; Dahliastone. For more of Bloomflood's family, click here!

## Appearances

* *Arc Two: Trouble Amid*
* *Arc Three: The Codeless Clan* †

## Trivia

### Interesting facts

* As of October 18th, 2022, Dahliastone is notably the tallest of Ellie's OCs, excluding entities *(who of which can change size as they please),* and one of, if not the tallest, *Warriors: Ultimate Stars* character.
* Bloomflood's name was going to be Petalpaw, but it was changed ever so slightly. Ellie simply thought Bloomflood sounded better than Petalflood.
* Similar to Frizztuft, Bloomflood was originally going to live long enough to join EagleClan. However, knowing this interfered with the plot, Ellie changed this.
* Bloomflood's warrior ceremony, as well as the warrior ceremonies for *Frizztuft* and *Sorbetheart,* and the apprentice ceremony for *Spiritbomb*, were all unofficial, granted by the False Entity.
	+ Her death was also caused by the False Entity, being convinced to sacrifice herself to save Butterslip.
		- Ellie thinks, however, that she probably would've done so otherwise, just with finding a way to save herself and only get Sagethorn killed. He thinks that if she had lived, she may have convinced Spiritbomb to be at least a little more merciful.
* Ellie would have loved to make Bloomflood transgender tom-to-she-cat. However, he wanted her to be the parent of Dahliastone, and have Codstar be the father. As Codstar wasn't transgender, this couldn't happen.
	+ In return, he made Nibblegnaw transgender. He doesn't regret it either.