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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 12:15:01 GMT -5
Leaftail mewled frantically, pawing at Fernstar's side along with Stormfeather and Stormfrost.
" Mom..." Ivorysoul cried through her tears. " Please don't... please... please don't leave me... we need you..."
Fernstar mearly looked up at Ivorysoul and then Stormfeather. " May StarClan guide you," She murmered.
" She's... gone..." Leaftail and Thornpaw gasped.
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Post by Wavestorm on Jan 20, 2007 12:20:00 GMT -5
Cheethcalw hung his head. He had always dreaded the day when Fernstar died.
"what should we do now?" Sunpaw rasped. Tears stung his eyes as he looked at his leader's dead body.
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 12:26:09 GMT -5
Stormfrost stood up, crying. For secretly, he was Fernstar's brother, and two cats knew: Stormfrost and Fernstar. Through tears Stormfrost moved Fernstar's body to the center of the camp, shamefully crying. Actually, pretty much the whole Clan was crying, but no one as hard as Stormfeather.
Hawkstorm sighed, she had no emotions left in her, not even the heart to cry. She was entirely hollow. Just a lifeless soul, thanks to Darkshadow, Wolfstar and Skullpaw.
Rockclaw quivered. " Stormfrost- Stormstar, your going to have to go to eightstones tonight."
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Post by Wavestorm on Jan 20, 2007 12:33:13 GMT -5
"I'm going to sit vigal for her." Sunpaw mewed and sat down next to Fernstar's body.
Gingerclaw let a tear roll down her muzzle. This was the sadest day for Stormclan.
Cheetahclaw nodded."You also have to appoint a new deputy before moonhigh." he pointed out.
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 12:39:09 GMT -5
Leaftail, Thornpaw, Stormfeather and Ivorysoul took their spots next to Fernstar. " I'm sorry..." A voice mewed from the entrance of the camp. Fire in her eyes, Stormfeather whirled around at the voice of Tigerheart. Stormstar rose to his oddly webbed paws and padded towards him in a crouch, ready to pounce, his lips curled into a snarrl.
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Post by Wavestorm on Jan 20, 2007 12:42:18 GMT -5
"Stop at least let him speak." Skypool hissed and jumped in front of Stormstar. She had made the same mistake before and wasn't going to make it again.She turned to Tigerheart." What are you doing here?" she mewed calmly.
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 12:46:53 GMT -5
" I-" Tigerheart started, before Leopardpaw came charging.
" DAD!" He cried happily, tacking his father.
" Let him breath!" Stormfeather mewed, watching Leopardpaw lick his father all over. Leopardpaw backed up a bit.
" Ah, Leopardkit-"
" Leopardpaw, dad." Leopardpaw corrected.
" Congrats," Tigerheart mewed. " Now, scrat," Tigerheart spat, shoving Stormstar aside and looking at Fernstar's body.
Ivorysoul's fur bristled uncomfortably. So did Stormfeather's. The way Tigerheart had shoved Stormstar aside made her uncomfortable, but it was Hawkstorm, quiet, hollow Hawkstorm who spoke.
" Get," Hawkstorm mewed, standing up. " You were banished for a reason, you aren't welcome here, especially for knocking the leader aside."
Leopardpaw let his fur bristle.
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Post by Wavestorm on Jan 20, 2007 12:50:24 GMT -5
"Calm down." Wavepaw mewed as he padded up to his brother. He could tell that some cats still didn't like his father."Dad why are you here?"
Skypool narrowed her eyes."Don't push Stormstar like that!" she hissed.
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 12:54:36 GMT -5
Leopardpaw lashed his tail, glaring at Hawkstorm. " So the quiet one finally speaks," He sneered, before Rockclaw butted in. " Both of you, knock it off. Now."
Tigerheart shrugged. " Let's see, I have a mate and five kits in this clan, not to mention my sister, who is dead," He mewed. Stormfeather backed away from him, taking a nervous glance at Leaftail, who too backed up. Most of the cats didn't hate him, they were just rightdown terrified of him.
Stormstar snorted at Tigerheart, who took no notice and continued to look at Fernstar.
" Are you waiting for her to turn into a mushroom?" Hawkstorm mewed impatiently.
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Post by Wavestorm on Jan 20, 2007 13:04:01 GMT -5
"Shuttup Hawkstorm." Wavepaw growled. "The one time you start talking no one wants to hear you." he glared at the she cat.
Skypool sighed. When Tigerheart came trouble stirred.
"Don't worry Leaftail he won't hurt you." Cheetahclaw mewed and stood in front of her.
Sunpaw sat down next to Thronpaw."what do you think Stormstar's going to do to Tigerheart?" he mewed.
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Post by Kuromai on Jan 20, 2007 14:23:48 GMT -5
"He shouldn't do anything," Ryuu whispered to Tsuki from the nursery. "The banished has done nothing wrong."
"I'm surprised to see you look the other way, brother," Tsuki replied, keeping her eyes on Tigerheart. "But he was a great warrior, as father said."
"As father had said. Tigerheart would make a fine leader if he knew where his loyalties chose to be."
Silentpaw hushed the sibilings with a wave of her tail and continued to watch the scene. She had never the warrior herself, only that her other banished son, Shortstride, hadn't been seen in moons.
||Should I bring him in as well?||
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Post by Pepsi on Jan 20, 2007 14:23:55 GMT -5
Bonestripe looked at the dead leader. Fernstar would now join StarClan. What could he say. Oh yeah nothing. He didn't want ot ruin this nice moment.
Owlplet ran up to Fernstar's body."I wish you didn't die. You were the greatest leader ever. No one will be a good leader as you." He bowed his head. He padded back and sat next to Robinheart.
Robinheart nuzzled Owlpelt."She was a great leader." Robinheart looked at her friend. She nuzzled him again and then padded away to the warriors den.
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Post by Bramble on Jan 20, 2007 14:48:58 GMT -5
Bramblepaw's tears dreid up when she saw Tigerheart. "You! Where is Skullpaw?! And if you where so keem to leave, then why did you return?!" She demanded. Bramblepaw had suffered a lot lately, but she knew she would get a mouthful from Tigerheart's kits now.
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Post by Dappledcheetah on Jan 20, 2007 15:36:12 GMT -5
Blackstripe walked out of the warrior den, as he had been sleeping, he spotted Fernstars body and ran over "Fernstar" he meowed then spotted she was liveless "FERNSTAR..YOU CANT BE GONE" he screamed a tear running down his face, he rembered thier agurment the other day, and fell to the ground, and rested his head on hers "Fernstar" he cried burying his head in her pelt.
Darkshadow ran up to Fernstar "Im sorry" he meowed looking at Ivorysoul, his eyes were filled with love, but he had Whitesage he felt s o confussed.
Sapphirepaw walked uop to her leader and started at her her tears dripping down her face, she turned to look for Skullpaw
Meaodwgaze looked sadly at her Mother and then her Dad "Dad come on, thiers nothing we can do" she meowed tears in her eyes. Blackstripe lay where he was as ar as he kbnew he wanted to stay here forever.
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 15:48:41 GMT -5
Ivorysoul and Stormfeather sat next to their father, concerned.
" Where Skullpaw is is absolutely none of your buisness." Tigerheart spat through narrowed eyes. A mew of approval came from Hawkstorm, who was keen on letting Bramblepaw get her heart broken. " Als-"
" Dad, calm down." Leopardpaw mewed warrily, noting his father's violent tone. He pressed his side next to Tigerheart's.
Stormstar looked at Hawkstorm. " You must've known a great deal to become a deputy and a warrior in one day, though I cannot understand why one would give up the deputy position." Stormstar mewed.
" I'm not enough to lead the Clan," Hawkstorm interjected.
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Post by Kuromai on Jan 20, 2007 15:59:47 GMT -5
Shortstride peered his head around the corner, wondering why it was taking so long for Tigerheart to mourn his sister. After all, he didn't care that much. And Fernstar was his mother. His dark paws drew him into the camp and placed himself on the other side of the tom. "Should we go?" he muttered; his eyes were glancing hard around the camp, still annoyed how Blacksteel had betrayed them to rejoin the rut known as the clans.
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 16:04:24 GMT -5
" Obviously, since I'm so unwelcomed." Tigerheart nodded and lashed his tail. Leopardpaw's ears drooped. " The kits were the real reason I came," He muttered so only Shortstride could hear.
" G' bye, dad..." He mewed sadly as he watched his father pad out of camp with Shortstride.
Stormfeather let out a sigh of relief and looked at Stormstar. He would have to choose a new deputy, but who!?
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Post by Kuromai on Jan 20, 2007 16:22:38 GMT -5
Shortstride grunted and, with a vauge nod to his mother's corpse and to the new leader, trailed Tigerheart out of the camp. He was still shocked at how he had cared for the kits, but that was in his own mind. "How'd she die? And why'd she pick that moron to lead the even denser clan?" he mewed. It was obvious that Stormstar wouldn't be able to handle power as well as his uncle could.
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 16:45:47 GMT -5
" Fernstar caught Blackcough up in the moutains." Tigerheart mewed as he darted through the forest next to his nephew. " She wasn't sane at all, I suppose that fool will go to Eightstones tonight... he's in for a surprise." He walked a bit longer before remembering something. " Did you see Leopardpaw? That's the reason I go and see my kits. Most of them take after me, and know they deserve power."
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Post by Kuromai on Jan 20, 2007 16:52:32 GMT -5
Shortstride smirked. "I guess it runs in the family," he mewed with a glance over his shoulder. "That's what Blacksteel said he planned to do, but he told me that none of his kits took after him. But it would make sense; after all, he was only a follower. He has not divine right for power." He barely scaled a bush as his short legs barely kept him at Tigerheart's pace. "So what are we going to do about it?"
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 16:59:16 GMT -5
" Well, I say that we gather the rogues at the abandoned twoleg place in NightClan territory. Then we steal kits from each Clan secretly, and hold them hostage. But First we gotta get rid of Stormstar." Tigerheart thought. " I know exactly what I'll do at Eightstones tonight."
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Post by Kuromai on Jan 20, 2007 17:06:34 GMT -5
The tom nodded and skidded into a clearing, taking a moment to compse himself before sprinting to keep up with Tigerheart. "That would work, even though some of the clans probabky won't have kits. Would apprentinces work if they were found unnarmed?" Thoughts of Nightclan and Cloudclan crossed his mind before continuing, "And will we need renforcements for tonight?" The tom didn't care how many questions were asked. His uncle would probably have to get used to them if he wanted to lead many of the rouges.
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 17:10:52 GMT -5
" No, just as Stormstar falls asleep we strike. He won't know what hit him." He nodded. " Also, young apprentices work. There's a queen in NightClan,Dappledtail, and one in CloudClan, Riverblossom, in TornadoClan we have Blacksteel's kits, and we have a kit in StormClan named sokoto.
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Post by Kuromai on Jan 20, 2007 17:15:09 GMT -5
Shortstride nodded and paused, trying to catch his breath again. "I wouldn't worry about Stormclan," he panted as he turned to look back at the forest. "There's plenty to take from there. For now, my only question is this: do we know where Eightstones is?"
||Bah. *sigh*||
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 17:18:40 GMT -5
" Of course, I sent Spots and Fallencinder out to scount out the territory the day we got here. Though Fallencinder died, Spots came back and told me where it is. It's on the border of NightClan and TornadoClan, while the gathering place... some sort of tree, is in the center of all the territories."
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Post by Kuromai on Jan 20, 2007 17:24:55 GMT -5
"How original," he mewed and began padding off to Nightclan territory. "Should we head off now? It's long past sunhigh, and have a territory or two to cross before Stormstar does anything more than he'll regret." Shortstride hated thhe soon-to-die leader asmuch as he hated the rest of his family, minus Tigerheart. He could stand his uncle. Barely. But it worth the price of being trusted enough to fight beside him.
||Bah again.||
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 17:28:53 GMT -5
" Yes, I expect the rogues will be at the abandoned twoleg nest." Tigerheart mewed. " Spots is in charge, stupid, twitty nerve wracking idiot he is. Too skiddish around me, but if he's scared o' me or you, he don't show it." Tigerheart looked back at the camp.
" DAD!" Leopardpaw squeaked as he slided into a hault in front of Tigerheart and Shortstride. Lionpaw was with Leopardpaw. " Can we come? Huh? Huh? Can we daddy?! Please?!" Leopardpaw let the spark of evil flicker in his eyes. Tigerheart looked at Shortstride.
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Post by Kuromai on Jan 20, 2007 17:39:11 GMT -5
Shortstride shrugges as Ryuu and Tsuki padded from the brush as well. "You four aren't exactly hard to follow, especially with these two crashing into every bush," the tom-kit mewed as the banished warrior gave him a look of annoyance.
"I don't care, just make sure they don't get in the way," Shortstride mewed to Tigerheart with his eyes still hard on Ryuu. There was something good about this kid, but something else. Deep in his heart, away from his senses, something urged to kill the kit. But the calm bloodlust he gave off overpowered the notice.
"Fine with me," Ryuu mewed as he padded out to meet the cats, Tsuki following only because she felt she must.
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Post by Thunderstar♥ on Jan 20, 2007 17:42:29 GMT -5
Tigerheart shrugged. Leopardpaw and Lionpaw padded behind Shortstride and Tigerheart towards the two-leg den.
|| Bah.||
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Post by Kuromai on Jan 20, 2007 17:45:21 GMT -5
||To the new board?||
Shortstride sighed and held his place by Tigerheart as Ryuu and Tsuki took the back. "I don't liek this..." the she-kit whispered, servaying the cats.
"Then go home," her brother answered as his gaze swept the uncharted land.
"No."
"Then be quiet and don't ruin this, got it?"
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