[Hawky<3]

Username;; hawky<3
Cat Name;; battooth
Gender;; male
Age;; 62 moons
Clan;; marshclan
Rank;; warrior

Prompt;; "lakepaw!" battooth's call was prickled with annoyance. "lakepaw!" the dark tom was shrouded in the shadow of night as he weaved between the mangrove trees. his annoyance slowly grew into visceral fear as his apprentice's gray pelt was nowhere in his vision. "lakepaw! come here now! the training is over, it's late, it's time to go back to camp!" battooth's voice became frantic on the last word, increasing his pace with his mouth carefully parted to catch her scent. scary thoughts clouded the senior warrior's head, making him stumble over frantic paws. "lakepaw!" her name came without him meaning to yell at this point. after a few panicked heartbeats, battooth suddenly caught a quick whiff of lakepaw's scent. out of breath, he stumbled toward the source when suddenly a weight dropped on his sore back, making him crumple to the ground. adrenaline roared in his chest as he struggled against his attacker, when a quick rush of air proved that it wasn't an attacker at all. "lakepaw?" battooth gasped, trying to collect air back into his lungs. a satisfied giggle from the lump on his back proved his suspicions correct, and lakepaw broke into a cackling fit. battooth put on a grumpy facade, but in all honesty, he felt a massive wave of relief that his apprentice was here and crushing him rather than anywhere else.

[Mythz]

Username;; Mythz
Cat Name;; Shadowpaw
Gender;; Molly
Age;; 7 Moons
Clan;; Wishclan
Rank;; Trapper Trainee

Prompt;;
"Okay, where's my leaf!?" Shadowpaw cried out, rummaging through her bedding.
She looked up accusingly at Foxpaw who shrugged. "I dunno, I didn't see it while I was cleaning."
"Come on! Remember Foxpaw!"
"Why is it so important anyway?"
Shadowpaw gaped. "Um. Because it's my lucky leaf you ningbat!! Now help me find it!"
Foxpaw sighed, rolling her eyes. "Fine."

[I Like Bees]

Username;; I Like Bees
Cat Name;; Breezespirit
Gender;; Male
Age;; 23 Moons
Clan;; PetalClan
Rank;; Warrior (eventually medicine cat)

Prompt;;
Breezespirit woke to someone rapidly shaking his shoulder. "Come on, Breeze! You need to get up now!"

"W-what is it?" Breezespirit responsed, confused. It couldn't be more than an hour past moon-high. No cat in their right mind was up this early. He sat up, groggily rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Did an owl spook you?" he asked, sleepiness muddling his logic.

"What? No! There's a fire, and it's heading towards the camp!"

Slowly pushing away his fatigue, Breezespirit began to realize how panicked and desperate the voice sounded. This wasn't some silly apprentice pranking him; this was real. Sure enough, when he charged out of the warriors' den, he saw the bright glow of flames quickly approaching the camp.

Terror crushed Breezespirit's remaining exhaustion, and he rushed back into the den. He shook the nearest warrior, hoping that they would help him wake the rest of the camp. The warrior -- Juniperfall -- was a light sleeper, thankfully, and woke up immediately.

"Fire!" Breezespirit exclaimed. Juniperfall needed no further prompting. The black tabbied warrior raced to the nursery to start waking the queens and kits.

Before long, the entire Clan was awake. Available mouths grabbed kitten scruffs, and everyone raced away from the camp. The fire was just reaching the camp wall when the evacuation was complete.

"Who's responsible for the quick evacuation?" Brightstar asked when BloomClan had safely reached the refuge of the river.

Breezespirit waited, watching his Clanmates to see who would step forward. Someone had woken him up, but who had it been? After almost a full minute of silence, Breezespirit became concerned. Had a cat been left behind?

The black tom stepped forward. "I woke the Clan up," he began. The rest of his sentence was drowned out by the cheering of his Clanmates. When they quieted down, he continued, "but some cat else woke me up first. I'm not sure who."

Brightstar realized the same possibility as Breezespirit, and ordered a head count be taken. The deputy called out everyone's name, but no one seemed to be missing. It was strange, and it made Breezespirit worried. Had a rogue invaded their camp? A dog who could speak Cat? What if it had been a fox, or a badger, or some other animal?!

The possibilities were all terrifying, and all made Breezespirit want to curl up and hide from the world. Lionspark, noticing Breezespirit's discomfort, trotted over. "What's wrong, Breezespirit?" she asked.

"If everyone is here, and no one stepped forward to take credit for waking me up... Who woke me up?" he asked.

Lionspark looked at Breezespirit, rolling her eyes as if the answer were obvious. "You were the first one awake, Breezespirit. No one woke you up." A nearby kitten squeaked Lionspark's name, and the she-cat stood up. "You must have felt the fire's heat," she explained as she walked towards the kit. It was a terrible explanation; Breezespirit hadn't noticed anything amiss until he ran out of the warriors' den and saw the light.

It couldn't have been another animal, Breezespirit thought. The voice would have sounded less cat-like. Therefore, it had to have been a cat... If it was a rogue or loner, I would have noticed a strange scent, so that's ruled out as well. If it had been someone in BloomClan, they would have stepped forward and admitted it. Dishonestly has one of BloomClan's worst punishments. Which means...

Am I hearing voices in my head?!

"Surprise!" the same voice as before exclaimed suddenly. Breezespirit leapt into the air in surprise. When his paws returned to the ground, the pebbly bank of the river shifted, and his head slammed into a rock. The tom was knocked unconscious, with his last thought being, This can't be real.

Note: Breezespirit is eventually driven out of BloomClan for talking to himself and generally being weird, and he joins PetalClan.

[Goner.]

Username;; Goner.
Cat Name;; Floki
Gender;; Male
Age;; 14 Moons
Clan;; Autumnclan
Rank;; Apprentice

Prompt;;

“Bear!!! BEAR!!! Help!! There’s a bear!!!” A young black tom called out, his eyes filled with fear, his fur spiked up, and his bones shivering. He scrambled around the clans camp, kicking up crunchy leaves with every step. The shouts of the cat sent the clan spiraling into confusion.

A large tabby tom calmly approached the apprentice and, with a soothing voice, asked, “Floki? Is everything alright?”

“No! I saw a bear! It was huge and it was coming to camp!”

“Floki, the bears have been gone for moons. There’s nothing for you to worry about,” the Warrior spoke softly.

An Autumnclan queen came walking over as well. She looked at the small black cat and placed a paw on his shoulder. “It was just a nightmare, young one. You know how your dreams are. It’s difficult for you to differentiate between dreams and reality.”

With a puzzled, but still frazzled expression on his face, Floki paused his panic. “What?” He stuttered, unconvinced.

“It was a nightmare, I promise you. I saw you taking a nap in the apprentice den, not that long ago. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Your nightmares can’t hurt you, no matter how real they might feel to you.”

Floki shook his head and with a quick and quiet, “thank you,” he waddled back to the apprentice den, still extremely shaken up from the whole ordeal. When he entered, he saw Birchpaw who gave him a happy smile. “Birchpaw,” he started, “the clan doesn’t believe me.”

“What do you mean?” The young she-cat asked, her blue eyes sparkling.

“I saw a bear outside camp. It was coming close to us but everyone just said it was a nightmare. I know the bears moved out of the caves long ago, but I know what I saw.”

“Floki,” Birchpaw started, “I think you’re just over reacting.” She gave an upset smile to the tom, who returned an aggravated expression back to her. Once again, the tom waddled off, his fur still puffed up from fear, to try and find a cat who would believe his claims.

[StormSerpent]

Username;; StormSerpent
Cat Name;; Karma (used to be Lady mittens)
Gender;; maled (dfab)
Age;; 27 moons
Clan;; https://toyhou.se/stormserpent/characters/folder:616734
Rank;; warrior

Prompt;;

The thoughts flashed through his mind in a blur, the cats, what they did to him and then the blood. He didn’t know what had happened just that after what he’d done, something just dreadful would happen to him, he never believed in black cats having bad luck like the other’s said but karma, karma would always come back to bite him when he least expected it, and it would hit him hard, most likely life or death hard. He was panicking as he looked at the corpse below him, what had happened. From now on he knew he’d be in a state of panic, and that this along with the rest of his life was an emergency.

I had run away, i was in a new place now. "What's your name?" she asked i answered plain and simple leaving my old name behind "Karma"

[clemen]

Username;;Catsrule1908
Cat Name;;SwiftStar
Gender;;Female
Age;;36 moons
Clan;;CloudburstClan
Rank;; Leader/Founder

Prompt;; Why does this keep happening?!

Swiftstar felt a gust of wind fly past her like a hare on
a moor. She sighed. She didn't understand why she
couldn't do anything right. She tried to hunt but
she always tripped over her paws; She tried to
heal but always got the herbs wrong; And she tried
to be a good leader, but even that went wrong. The
only cat that had interest in her clan was a loner.
She remember when she left her previous clan to
start a new one. She disliked how the leader of
the clan was always unfair and rude. So she decided
to leave. Swiftstar hadn't eaten in days. Her paws ached
and her stomach growled. Her claws dug in the
ground with frustration. But she wondered.

Is this a sign from Starclan that i need to go back..?

That was the question that made her restless.
She didn't want to go back. She liked
her territory better than her old one; She
loved how there were no humans, or nothing
to bother her. Yet she was well-fed at her
previous clan. She had a clan-mate that she
thought she could start a family with.

But that was only one clan-mate...

Swiftstar fell to the ground. Her body couldn't
take it anymore. She needed sleep.

"I'll try again tomorrow"

She drifted into a tiring sleep.

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[liightning]

Username;; liightning
Cat Name;; Onyx
Gender;; female
Age;; 30 moons
Clan;; DeltaClan [will be moved to 2nd Clan once made]
Rank;; warrior

Prompt;;

They had found her.

And they were getting closer every heartbeat.

Paws pounded on the forest floor as she hurtled through the undergrowth, leaves whipping by, not knowing where she was or where she was going. She could swear she heard the pounding pawsteps growing louder behind her, felt their breath hot on her tail, felt the snap of their jaws as they barely missed her paws.

Run run run run run run rn runr runr uru rn un n...

The words scattered in her head, as jumbled as her thoughts. Her heart felt like it were beating faster than her legs were moving. How much longer could she run? How much longer would it be until they caught up with her?

How long would it be, then, until she died a painful death?

Even if she escaped now, she knew she could never stop running. They would hunt her like foxes after a rabbit, and never stop until they had her trapped in their grasp. Then she would die a painful death.

By running, was she only delaying the inevitable?

Without warning, the trees began thinning, and she burst out onto the riverbank. The blood roared in her ears as she slowed, glancing around in panic. They'll find me. They'll catch me. They'll kill me. Nowhere to hide, no where to run. This was her end.

She briefly considered diving into the river, but shoved the thought away; it was too shallow for her to hide in, and it would only slow her down. She scanned the rocky bank - there were no places she could possibly hide.

She paused, breathing heavily, watching the forest only a few tail-lengths away. In her trepidation she had failed to notice that it was quiet. No paws, no rustling, no furious yowls. Simply no signs of her pursuers.

Her eyes flicked across the line of trees. Something didn't feel quite right. Where had they gone? Had she lost them so easily during the chase?

Perhaps it's a blessing I should take advantage of.

Now that she was safe, perhaps she could warn them of danger. She hadn't fled to them earlier because she didn't want to lead her pursuers to them.

They were the reason she was in danger with every paw step.

They were worth it.

She quickly waded down the river, careful not to splash too loudly. She hoped the water would cover her scent so she couldn't be followed. Onyx half-slipped, half-stumbled down the slippery rocks, feeling dizzy with the adrenaline.

Further down the bank she bounded out and hurried up the bank, glancing around furtively before slipping into a crack between a rock and a tree. There, she emerged into a tightly closed clearing, guarded by stinging nettles and the thick trunks of redwoods.

A she-cat resting in the shelter of a huge redwood, its trunk hollowed out from age, glanced up sharply. "Onyx!" she breathed, rising to her paws, gently sweeping aside some leaves that concealed her hidden kit in the brush. "I was worried. What took you so long?"

Still shaky from the chase, Onyx shook her head, unable to meet her sister's gaze. "Ebony, you're- we're- in danger. They caught me, and chased me down to the river before giving up." Her voice shook.

Ebony hurried forward, nudging Onyx's cheek until she met her eyes. "Tell me: were you followed?"

"I-"

She was cut off as something heavy knocked her down, pinning her in a single movement. Ebony screeched and leapt at Onyx's assailant, loosening his grip enough for Onyx to scramble free of his grasp. The forest was alive around her, the thud of heavy paws and scrape of sharp claws on bark filled the air. They were surrounded.

"Onyx! Take them! Run!" Ebony screeched, glancing back a moment to lock eyes with Onyx. In her moment of distraction, the tom - Wolfsbane, head knight and brother to the king - gained the upper paw, slamming her down into the ground.

Jolted out of her terror, Onyx leapt into action, diving into the tree. Her jaws closed around the scruff of Ebony's single kit, and she dragged him out of the leaves, ignoring his squeals of protest. She leapt, claws digging into the soft bark of the hollow tree, sending splinters showering down. A growl rumbled below - Wolfsbane skidded into the tree, glaring at her.

Onyx's stomach clenched sickeningly. Wolfsbane's muzzle was scarlet with blood.

Ebony's blood.

Without hesitation she pulled herself out of a hole in the trunk and onto a branch. She spotted familiar cats below her, surrounding the clearing, ready to ambush - her former mentor, Tourmaline; her closest friend, Ruby; her own mother, Night.

She tore her gaze away and leapt, bounding from branch to branch, away from the chaos. Once she hit the ground, she ran, and didn't stop.

This time she ran even faster, and with greater purpose than before:

There was a kit in her jaws. Her sister's kit.

And his life was now in her paws.

[Ladyskittels]

Username;; Ladyskittels
Cat Name;; Nightshade
Gender;; female
Age;; 25 moons
Clan;; Glacial Blizzard clan
Rank;; scout

Prompt;; "I have an emergency!" The female cat called out to the clan members, a sense of panic in her voice.
"For the absolute last time. You are a black cat and it's normal to not see your reflection in the dark! Just because you scream about it and it gets you really worked up about it doesn't make it an emergency..." sighed an exasperated Cinderstar

[Cinxer]

Username;; babypizza
Cat Name;; blackpaw/ blackhare
Gender;; male
Age;; 12
Clan;; oakclan link in sig
Rank;; apprentice to warrior

Prompt;;
"please, please, please fadedstar. I'm ready I swear!" blackpaw pleaded with the smokey leader.
"blackpaw, it's highly unusual for an apprentice at your age to want to take his warrior assessment. What's this all about?"
Blackpaw shifted back and forth on his paws anxiously
"well you see I want to go live with beau and copper but I know if I left now my mother would be disappointed in me." blackpaw looked at fadedstar with pleading eyes. Beau and copper were loners who came to oakclan for help. They were leaving the clan soon and invited blackpaw to come along.
"but if I get my warrior name first maybe it would hurt her less." fadedstar turned away from the young cat thinking to herself. She sighed thinking about how she would feel in his paws.
"alright, fine. Otterstrike will assess you at sun high tomorrow." blackpaw leaped in the air with excitement.
"thank you fadedstar! I won't let you down!"

That sun high otterstrike did just that. Blackpaw was faced with several challenges to test his skills. He walked along in the brush trying to track down his mentor. Suddenly he felt something heavy land square on his shoulders, the pressure caused his paws to give out from under him. The small cat quickly regained his strength; though his fur was puffed to a considerable height. When he turned he was met with the familiar face of copper. The cat hissed at blackpaw, he felt a ripple of fear run through his bones and his blood went cold. Why was copper trying to attack him? They were supposed to be friends. Copper lunged at blackpaw who quickly jumped to the side. Copper swiped at blackpaw continuously. There was something odd though; copper wasn't using his claws. Shaking the thought from his mind blackpaw was able to land a few hits. Eventually the older loner grew tired and blackpaw gained the upper hand. Blackpaw felt his claws sinking into the cats fur.
"very good blackpaw! You can stop now." came the voice of otterstrike. Blackpaw looked up in confusion at his mentor who was hidden safely in a tree. After seeing otterstrike blackpaw was able to realize what this was about. Fadedstar and otterstrike must have told copper to attack him. Copper looked at the small black cat
"you fight well. I'd hate to see what you could do to an unknown cat" meowed copper happily though it was obvious he was hurt.

That moon high fadedstar called a clan meeting. Blackpaw nervously shuffled his paws in the dirt. Could this be it?
"blackpaw please come forward" fadedstar meowed loudly. Blackpaw did just that.
[i]"according to otterstrike you have sucessfully completed your training. We would like to welcome you as a full fledged warrior of oakclan. Blackpaw from this moment on you shall be know. As blackhare for you're enthusiasm and strength. The clan changed his new name; including copper and beau. Blackhare's chest fur puffed with pride.

Now he could start the next chapter of his life as blackhare.

In case it's confusing; getting his warrior name is the "emergency"

[Miavinn]

Username;; Goner.
Cat Name;; Floki
Gender;; Male
Age;; 14 Moons
Clan;; Autumnclan
Rank;; Apprentice

Prompt;;

“Bear!!! BEAR!!! Help!! There’s a bear!!!” A young black tom called out, his eyes filled with fear, his fur spiked up, and his bones shivering. He scrambled around the clans camp, kicking up crunchy leaves with every step. The shouts of the cat sent the clan spiraling into confusion.

A large tabby tom calmly approached the apprentice and, with a soothing voice, asked, “Floki? Is everything alright?”

“No! I saw a bear! It was huge and it was coming to camp!”

“Floki, the bears have been gone for moons. There’s nothing for you to worry about,” the Warrior spoke softly.

An Autumnclan queen came walking over as well. She looked at the small black cat and placed a paw on his shoulder. “It was just a nightmare, young one. You know how your dreams are. It’s difficult for you to differentiate between dreams and reality.”

With a puzzled, but still frazzled expression on his face, Floki paused his panic. “What?” He stuttered, unconvinced.

“It was a nightmare, I promise you. I saw you taking a nap in the apprentice den, not that long ago. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Your nightmares can’t hurt you, no matter how real they might feel to you.”

Floki shook his head and with a quick and quiet, “thank you,” he waddled back to the apprentice den, still extremely shaken up from the whole ordeal. When he entered, he saw Birchpaw who gave him a happy smile. “Birchpaw,” he started, “the clan doesn’t believe me.”

“What do you mean?” The young she-cat asked, her blue eyes sparkling.

“I saw a bear outside camp. It was coming close to us but everyone just said it was a nightmare. I know the bears moved out of the caves long ago, but I know what I saw.”

“Floki,” Birchpaw started, “I think you’re just over reacting.” She gave an upset smile to the tom, who returned an aggravated expression back to her. Once again, the tom waddled off, his fur still puffed up from fear, to try and find a cat who would believe his claims.



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