[CloudedDiamond]

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Tell me about a time they told a secret they weren't supposed to!

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Name: Scorching Sands
Gender: Non-binary
Rank: Sailor
Clan: The Howling of the Seas
Description: Black tortoiseshell point with low white and blue eyes
Age: 27 Moons
Edits: [c] min fur edit
Owner: kennymcnenny

[0Zero0]

Username: 0Zero0
Cat Name: Specklefoot
Gender: Female
Rank: Dragon Tail
Clan: Tailless Comet
Age: 1+
Prompt:

The clan was a bright warm summer day, and all the kits were out playing in front of the nursery. It was a sort of safe day, and everyone knew no harm could possibly happen. It was, as they say, a perfect day to swing a few rumors. I had decided to start with the foxes of the clan, those that take care of the kits, and they were eager to hear my story.

"So the Shudder jumped out of the den, and scared old grey up into the tree!" I laughed loud to emphasise the humor. "Poor old man stayed there for three days and three nights!" It was a clever lie. Shudders are predators by the way, in case your not apart of my clan when reading this.

"I heard that Grey beat up the Shudder." One of the queens retorted.

"He couldn't have," I spat. "He has a broken leg from tripping over a willow tree root." oops. I wasn't supposed to say that. THAT wasn't a lie. GreyFox was surely going to kill me for that one.

[Blacat]

Username:Blacat
Cat Name:Nook
Gender: Male
Rank: TBD
Clan: TBD
Age: 3
Prompt:
Nook rounded the corner, listening for even the quietest of sounds. Pit Pat, Pit Pat. The sound was light, like a cat trying not to be found. Nook looked around for a place to hid in, spotting a dump, he jumped in and peeked out. Star, a high ranking official of Rogue, stood looking around. Waiting. Nook shook himself lightly before sliding out of his hiding place. He gracefully jumped down before padding over.
"5 days from now, near the rat den. Sunrise." Nook whispered under his breath as he slunk past her. Star's ear twitched slightly in understanding as she watched Nook pass. Nook let out the smallest of breaths. He had done it. He had told Star the battle plans. Now Rogue just had to uphold their side of the bargain...


"No!" Nook screamed, standing over the body of his sister. "You lied!" He snarled, twisting around to stare at Star. She licked her claws of the blood before looking down at him smugly.
"You really thought we would would let her live? She is one of our enemies, we would never be so stupid as to let one live. Speaking of which," She pulled her ears back against her head, her mouth opening wide barring her sharp teeth. Her tail swished lightly against the ground as she got ready to pounce. Nook spun around as fast as he could. He knew he wouldn't be able to defeat her, at least not yet. He needed to run, to leave this behind, to grow strong enough to get his revenge. With each road Nook past, he could feel the memories of his sister. With each step he could feel his heart growing colder, as cold and hard as the path beneath him. Nook ran and ran. He ran until he had past all of the places that held memories of his sister. He ran until his paws hurt. He ran until he was too exhausted to even think.

I think I did it right! His secret was the attack plans, he shouldn't have told because his sister ended up dying anyways :'(
I also don't have a founder....do I need one? I did post to try and get one! So it is underway! I may also add ono to the story.

[coffee.berry]

Username: coffee.berry
Cat Name: Squirrel In Oak Tree (Squirrel)
Gender: Female
Rank: Prey-hunter
Clan: The Tribe Of Golden Sunsets
Age: 20 moons
Prompt: [371 words]

"Squirrel!" Lio called out to his friend, Squirrel. "I have something to tell you. Come!" Squirrel heard Lio and ran as fast as she could, over to her denmate. "What's going on?" she asked.

"I have a secret. You know, I don't even have an idea how it happened, but guess what? I love you." he blushed, looking down at his paws. "You do?!" Squirrel asked, her head spinning. How did she not know about this? How did she even get loved by such a good cat as Lio?

"Of course I do! I always stare at you when we hunt prey together, and listen to you whenever you're sad." Lio laughed. "Well.. I love you too, Lio." Squirrel smiled. She gave his nose a lick and ran off into the forest. There, she met another cat. Wasn't this Lio's loner friend?

"Hi, I'm Squirrel! Are you Lio's friend?" she asked. The loner nodded happily, her eyes twinkling. "Did he tell you about me? By the way, I'm Moss."

Squirrel laughed. "Of course! Guess what. He loves me!!" she gave a giant grin. Moss' smile lowered a bit. "Oh.. well, that's.. great." the loner gave a small smile, wagged her tail and ran. Squirrel wondered what she'd said wrong. Then, it came up to her: that loner she-cat loved Lio!

Squirrel sighed unhappily. Why did she even say that? She could've let Lio tell Moss himself.

The next day, Squirrel saw Lio come out from the bushes, his tail hanging down on the ground. "What's wrong?" Squirrel asked. "Don't you know!" Lio snapped. "I don't! Please, tell me." Squirrel felt her anger puff up inside her.

"You told Moss that I love you. Now, she called me a nincompoop, and gave me a scar on my paw!" he lifted his leg to show the wound. "I-I'm sorry, Lio.. is there a-any way I can fix things..?" Squirrel asked, instead of screaming fiercely, tears started covering her face.

"Yeah. Stay away from me a while, won't you?!" Lio said angrily and left.

Of course, Lio and Squirrel's friendship became better again, but he never loved her again. Only as a friend. Instead, he invited Moss into the clan, and they became mates.

[néktar]

Username: nektar
Cat Name: autumn leaves beneath tree, autumn
Gender: female
Rank: guardian
Clan: the groves
Age: 58 moons
Prompt:

[kennymcnenny]

Username: kennymcnenny
Cat Name: Scorching Sands
Gender: non-binary
Rank: Sailor
Clan: The Howling of the Seas
Age: 27 moons
Prompt:
"Are you kidding me?!" A voice hissed through the darkness, echoing around the belly of the ship. Scorching Sands froze from where they were grabbing some fish for the retired cats on board, the fur along their spine raising as they saw the faint light of a lantern further in the ship's storage.

The cat stalked forward, making sure to avoid the boards they knew creaked when stepped on, trying to get closer to the lantern to see who was talking. Scorching Sands found themselves stuck after a moment though, if they wanted to see who it was, they would have to step into the light. It was safer to duck behind a nearby barrel and just listen.

"That's your plan?! That's never going to work! The captain is way too smart to not see that coming from miles away! You coralbrain!" The raspy voice hissed again, and Scorching Sands jumped as they heard the tom cuff the other cat around the ears.

"Shut up! No duh the captain would realize it! That's what I'm trying to say. We come up with an obvious plan so they get distracted with that, and then while they're busy, we can sneak up and get rid of them. And bam, the ship is ours!" The other cat, a she-cat, meowed loudly.

"Shhhh! Great Beasts you're loud for someone talking about mutiny." MUTINY?! "it's a good plan, and if we pull it off right, we could do it. Even get rid of the captain, permanently."

Scorching Sands gasped on instinct, mentally cursing themselves as he heard both cats startle.

"What was that? We- we're not alone, find them. And get rid of them." The tom snarled, and Scorching Sands nearly yelped.

"You got it, boss." The she-cat meowed, she sounded excited for the hunt. Suddenly that area of the ship was plunged into darkness as one of the other cats extinguished the lantern.

Scorching Sands didn't stick around to see who was coming after them, scrabbling to get their paws under them again as they tried to sprint back towards the stairs that led up to the ship's main deck, nearly slipping in some of the sea water that pooled in spots around the storage area. Scorching Sands was only pushed to go faster as they heard pawsteps thudding behind them, and getting closer. The sailor threw everything into their running, bursting through the doors to the belly of the ship and immediately sprinting for the retired cats, shushing one as she went to ask them a question and making themselves look busy with looking at her paw for injuries.

The she-cat burst out of the doors a moment later, making all the retired cats and Scorching Sands jump, feigning surprise and confusion as the she-cat looked over at him. A smaller Tom followed her out, gaze sweeping across the deck and focusing on Scorching Sands, eyes narrowing with a hiss. Until their captain stepped out on deck and yowled for Scorching Sands. The cat hurried up to the helm, feeling the two traitors' eyes burning into their back, glancing back at the two of them only once and shivering at the hatred in their eyes.

Scorching Sands had to let the captain know what was going on, that they were going to try and get rid of him.

[I Like Bees]

Username: I Like Bees
Cat Name: Muffin
Gender: Nonbinary (they/them)
Rank: Recurring NPC
Clan: The Travelers
Age: 49 moons
Prompt:

Muffin was guiding a small team from the Travelers towards a supply shop when they slipped -- physically, and mentally. As their paws slid out from underneath them and they landed roughly on their side, it was as if a lock clicked open in Muffin's mind, flooding them with memories and information they had long since forgotten -- or which had been erased.

After a moment of lying there in a daze, Muffin scrambled suddenly to their feet, fur standing on edge and eyes darting around wildly as they stood in a defensive posture. They opened their mouth as if to speak, but stopped, their mind still whirling with all this newfound information.

"Muffin, are you alright?" one of the cats from the group asked -- Frog, he had said his name was.

Muffin's head snapped towards the speaker, and Frog jumped back in fright.

"They're watching," the wild-eyed cat blurted out, finally decided that was the first thing they needed to say. But before they could add anything more, they froze, their tail going still, eyes open and unblinking, and even their breathing screeching to a halt.

The group watched in confusion as the cat's breathing and movement slowly, calmly resumed. "Sorry about that," Muffin said, a cheerful smile plastered across their face as if nothing had happened at all. "Everything's fine. Go along now; you'll find what you're looking for right inside here." The tortie point waved their tail at the cat-sized door of the building.

Hesitantly, the group offered their farewells and vanished through the doorway, with Muffin watching them leave.

From atop a nearby building, a silhouette, barely visible beneath the glare of the sun, watched. If they had had facial features, they would have frowned, but instead they simply emitted an air of disappointment. They would have to wait until reset to figure out what went wrong, but at least they had stopped Muffin before they said anything more.

[Griff]

Username: Griff
Cat Name: Duskeye
Gender: Female
Rank: tbd
Clan: https://toyhou.se/griffhighwind/charact ... er:2507939
Age: 13 moons
Prompt: She had not meant to see what she did, but how could see forget it? She stared at their newest recruit in disbelief, as Tuxedopaw changed shape from a cat... to a Two-Leg. Horrified and fascinated, she watched as the now young boy dug out some clothing from a nearby hollow tree, and looked just like any of them.

She might have been able to escape, has she not stepped on a twig just then. Tuxedopaw started, his eyes going wide as he turned to see Duskeye. "Please, please don't tell anyone!" He begged. "They... I have a family here! I really like these guys! I just use this form to get supplies and... please, PLEASE don't tell..."

"Alright, sure kid. Just... be careful. I ain't from your clan, but... since you asked nicely Ill give it a shot to care. Just... get outta here got it?"

A few months later, the patrol from Clan Ember encountered Duskeye who had wandered too far into their territory. She needed a distraction. And lo and behold, the kid was there. "That one! Did you know you have a Two-Legger amongst you? Ask him? All eyes turned towards Tuxedopaw, giving Duskeye a chance to scramble free and escape. The tom started to shake, unsure what to say, what to do. "..I'd ask if that was true but I can smell your fear..." Emberstar spoke, his tone stern.

"I was born a cat... but I just have abilities," he whispered, meek.

"This explains how you got all the stuff," Cloudrunner remarked, although her own expression was hard to read.

"...Please don't kick me out. I... don't want to be alone again..." From a safe distance Duskeye watched the fallout, feeling a bit guilty despite herself. But what was done was done, and she had a feeling more tears were to come out of all this.

[lovage]

Username: lovage
Cat Name: aspenbreeze
Gender: she-cat
Rank: hunter
Clan: fogclan
Age: two years
Prompt:
aspenbreeze sat in the sunlit clearing. the warmth radiating to her pelt and warming her right up on a nice leafbare day, and it was a nicer one at that as prey was running better than past years so most had small something to eat. she walked through the clan’s camp entrance and went out to enjoy the day to the fullest. her day was going absolutely perfectly and it was until this fateful event.

the birds were oddly silently even for leafbare and the atmosphere felt off. and then, a sudden yowl alerted her attention toward the southern stream and off she ran. her eyes darted around to see what was happening. she ran like the wind carried her, and with one sudden stop, she saw what was happening. jayflight was seen battling it out with a loner who seemed to had trespassed into the territory. the loner was beat up as whitethroat was honestly going way to far with this simple innocence trespassing. this was not something fogclan warriors were supposed to do. fogclan welcomed most loners with openness during the other seasons and often housed them if needed. but, what jayflight was doing was absolutely wrong.

aspenbreeze jumped out from hiding and yelled at jayflight. “what are you doing?!? we aren’t like this in fogclan. please stop.”

“maybe, you aren’t but this rogue was trespassing too far,” jayflight growled as she pinned the loner down. “and, stealing our prey regardless of what i said.”

“but, it’s wrong,” aspenbreeze said. she readied a pounce but when jayflight saw that she would fight over this, jayflight backed off the loner with a growl. “now, leave them be please.”

jayflight pivoted quickly toward the loner who fell back in terror and then laugh, “if you want it that much.”

aspenbreeze opened her mouth to reply but was cut off by jayflight’s laughter.

“oh! and, if you tell anyone what happened, we’ll see where that lands you in this clan,” jayflight hissed and lazily swung claws at aspenbreeze who caught what jayflight may have meant, and she then turned to the loner with a warning. “you better never come back here again or you will regret it big time. get out now!”

aspenbreeze just gulped as the injured loner ran off in fear. she couldn’t do much against a highly trained scout.

“you keep this secret and heed my warning or else, i’ll see you at camp, aspenbreeze,” jayflight said as she flicked her tail at aspenbreeze.

the next few days were a blur from the event. she couldn’t stop thinking about that event happened, and it was like a storm cloud was following her. she couldn’t stop feeling guilty at all and it tore her apart. she had to tell someone this secret or else she feared her thoughts would tear her apart. approaching the council den, she only saw whitethroat there. “i need to talk to you,” she said.

“what do you need help with, aspenbreeze?”

“jayflight did something and let me explain what she did,” aspenbreeze gulp as she spilled out the secret that jayflight had tried to force her to keep.

[CloudedDiamond]

Username: kennymcnenny
Cat Name: Scorching Sands
Gender: non-binary
Rank: Sailor
Clan: The Howling of the Seas
Age: 27 moons
Prompt:
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Winner! I really loved this entry, the writing was so good!
HM's to 0Zero0 and lovage! I loved both of your entries as well <3