Murderers in Thunderclan V.6

[SnowFallenWebber]

(Busy .Voting: Ivyshade)

[Firefoxx01]

(Ivyshade)

[montmorency]

ivyshade - ||||

[frankie (dup)]

Cypresskit

Three moons
Male (he/him)
Ginger tabby

Cypresskit padded out of the elder's den and into camp. Caimantooth wasn't there, so he went out to look for her.
Is that Caimantooth?
The ginger tabby raced over to the spotted elder, and he cried out.
"Is Caimantooth gonna leave too?"
He didn't want Caimantooth to leave! He didn't want any of them to leave!

(Bandwagon - voting Ivyshade)

[Firefoxx01]

Lemonleaf

Her eyes widened as she saw Cypresskit come out and see the dead elder. She couldn’t say something to him, to tell him that Caimantooth was...well...going away for a while...

But I can distract him away.

So she went up to the ginger kit and swept him away with her tail, leading him back into camp and up to Palestar’s den.

She prodded the tom awake and looked down towards the kit and flick her tail outdoors, hoping he would get some sort of message to keep him away from the outdoors. That sounds weird...

[liightning]

Applesnow >> female >> medicine cat >> tags: Lemonleaf, open

Applesnow shook her head. What else could she do? She couldn't bear to hide the truth from him any longer.
"I'm sorry, Cypresskit. She's-"
She broke off as Lemonleaf swept the kit away. Applesnow gratefully locked eyes with Lemonleaf and murmured, "thank you."

Carefully, she lifted the elder onto her back, doing her best to carry her into camp. Her legs trembled with the effort and it seemed like an eternity before she finally laid the elder on the ground.

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Abstaining

[montmorency]

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the cold winds that foretold leaf-bare snaked through the
thunderclan territory. it creeped up the spines of the cats it
contained, making their hackles and fur raise. leaf-fall was
ending soon, paving the way for food shortages and sickn-
ess and gelid temperatures.
but the murderer, bearing flames and padding into the fa-
mily's cave, feared not. now, they were within the thunder-
clan camp, maybe looking for their next victim.
a patrol returned, carrying a rabbit and two mice. ivyshade
lead it, telling an apprentice to drop his mice in the fresh
kill pile before he ate one.
cutstripe hurried up to the grey-and-white molly. "palestar
needs you, ivyshade."
she sent a sidelong gaze towards the leader's den, obscur-
ed with bramble tendrils, looking vaguely worried. "okay."
she walked into the den, ducking under some brambles.
one snagged on her white fur for a moment.
palestar looked up from his nest. "hello, ivyshade," he said,
a little hoarsely.
she dipped her head. the deputy, crowflight, sat next to
him, black-and-white tail covering his paws. "while you
were out hunting, we reached a decision." he glanced at
palestar. "we asked a few cats to vote. we really don't want
to make a show of things anymore. exiling one cat is alre-
ady so much."
realization dawned on ivyshade. it was quite like what she
had expected, but her stomach still churned and she was
still shocked. she swallowed, tail and ears drooping.
"we're exiling you from thunderclan. we can't stand to have
murderers in our midst."
no confession came from ivyshade. "it wasn't me! i would
never kill any of my clanmates! you're the real traitors
here. i won't forget this." she turned around and almost
hit the toms with her tail, storming out of the leader's den.
"i'm being exiled!" she yowled once she reached the camp
clearing. "you've exiled an innocent cat, thunderclan!" she
looked at the body of caimantooth for a heartbeat before
sending herself out of the camp, crying before she was
through the entrance.
"ivyshade?" one of the kits mewed in a quiet voice.
ivyshade slowed as she got farther and farther from her
now-former home. she looked back, but her gaze was torn
from that as she heard pawsteps. "hello?"
"hello," the cat replied, walking into a brighter part of the
forest and closer to her.
she visibly relaxed. "oh, it's just you. will you help me? i
don't know what to do."
"oh, sure." the thunderclan cat revealed teeth in a small
grin. the molly didn't catch the malicious intent in them.
"follow me."
ivyshade trotted after her erstwhile clanmate. they led her
to a shadier spot in the general direction of mother's cave.
"here we are," they said, pivoting towards ivyshade. sudde-
nly, they lashed out with outstretched claws, digging them
into the fur of her throat. she had no time to react, instead
making a choking sound as the killer repeated their attack.
she sank to the ground.
the killer swiftly strided towards the cave.

another innocent cat lost, thunderclan! stay vigilant...

Leader --
↳ honeystar//female//Cosmic_Chicken
↳ palestar//male//honey--bee

Deputy --
↳ crowflight//male//recklessgod

Medicine Cat --
↳ applesnow//female//salty.sweet

Medicine Cat Apprentice --
↳ thymetail//male//Yukon_

Warriors --
↳ waspfeather//female//Bumbletear
↳ silverflare//female//potioncat
↳ cutstripe//male//NerdyDisco
↳ lemonleaf//female//Firefoxx01
↳ paleflash//male//honeystorm.wishes
↳ gingerflare//female//Ice580
↳ ivyshade//female//Silverflare12345
↳ cobramask//male//scarlet_wolf

Apprentices --
↳ nectarpaw//male//ForgottenShadow
↳ begoniapaw//male//Chamrosh

Queens --
↳ roseflame//female//edgy cat of DOOM

Kits --
↳ slatekit//female//Webber07
↳ cypresskit//male//:.Duplex.:

Elders --
↳ caimantooth//female//.galaxy.


xxxxx5 mollies, 7 toms, 12 cats total

[montmorency]

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the killer sat in the family's cave, fire reflecting in their
eyes. the dip in the center was filled with dried branches
and whatever would burn. smoke curled up from it, dissi-
pating in the air and climbing through the hole in the ce-
iling like a meandering flow of water. a line of cats circl-
ed the hearth, dancing. they reared up and hopped about
on two legs. to an outsider it may have looked disorderly,
but when one looked closer they would see how deliberate
their actions were. they seemed to fear little.
"thunderclanner," a voice rumbled to the killer's left. they
didn't need to look to recognize mother. "my, how we've
been quite successful, don't you agree?"
the cat nodded.
"too bad your thunderclan... friends are too loyal to join
me and my higher cause." mother tipped her scarred head
up proudly.
acrid smoke stung the cat's nose. they were starting to get
used to it, but they still had time yet. "who should i kill
next, mother?"
"anyone you feel can go. i have some faith in you."
the cats watched the dancers - flame and feline - for a
while before the thunderclan one meowed, "i need some
fire."
"of course." mother got to her pale paws, that were less
darkened than those of the fire keeper's. she padded for-
ward, flicking a tail that's tip was too burnt to grow fur.
they approached the massive flames. before they got
there, mother took a thick stick in her jaws from a pile.
she thrust it into the fire indomitably. the thunderclan cat
could almost visualize the heat from their post. mother
pulled her head out of the intensity boasting a flame-tip-
ped branch. what looked like a smile formed around it as
she approached the cat. they took the branch, puffing out
their chest fur and bowing their head to their true leader.
they headed out, careful to avoid stray branches and leav-
es with the torch. the nighttime trek felt like it took ages,
but they finally neared thunderclan's camp. after a moment
of pondering, they plunged the torch into the dirt. it was
a while before they felt the branch was secure.
the cat padded towards camp, sending wary glances in
each direction. waspfeather was stationed at the entrance,
sitting casually, eyes ever-so-slightly heavy.
the traitor put on a burst of speed, pretending to pant as
they neared. "waspfeather!" they whispered loudly, skid-
ding to a halt. they hung their head. i went out of camp
to hunt, but i found some weird twoleg thing on our terri-
tory! i need you to see it with me."
waspfeather glanced back at the inside of camp. "um, i'll
see," she said.
"great!" the cat's expression looked relieved. she hadn't
even questioned anything! they led her to the right, to her
doom, about a tree-length.
"what's that?"
"that's the thing," the cat replied. they reached the torch,
waspfeather staying rooted to her spot. the killer looked
between her and the flames with faux confusion.
"it's fire!" she cried, black fur fluffing up in fear. she loo-
ked like she was about to take off, but the killer wrenched
the torch from the ground. waspfeather's eyes widened as
she backed up. it took a few heartbeats before she reali-
zed what was going on. "you!"
thunderclan's scourge nodded, walking with deliberate
steps towards her. she turned tail, but her three legs and
the killer's advantage of already being in motion hindered
her. the killer panted, excitement flooding their senses.
they ran after her, moving their head to ram the torch into
her haunch. she fell over, kicking out with her paws to get
up. but the murderer was already upon her, sticking the
flambeau into her opening mouth.

beware, thunderclan! the killer has claimed another
victim with their flames!

Leader --
↳ honeystar//female//Cosmic_Chicken
↳ palestar//male//honey--bee

Deputy --
↳ crowflight//male//recklessgod

Medicine Cat --
↳ applesnow//female//salty.sweet

Medicine Cat Apprentice --
↳ thymetail//male//Yukon_

Warriors --
↳ waspfeather//female//Bumbletear
↳ silverflare//female//potioncat
↳ cutstripe//male//NerdyDisco
↳ lemonleaf//female//Firefoxx01
↳ paleflash//male//honeystorm.wishes
↳ gingerflare//female//Ice580
↳ ivyshade//female//Silverflare12345
↳ cobramask//male//scarlet_wolf

Apprentices --
↳ nectarpaw//male//ForgottenShadow
↳ begoniapaw//male//Chamrosh

Queens --
↳ roseflame//female//edgy cat of DOOM

Kits --
↳ slatekit//female//Webber07
↳ cypresskit//male//:.Duplex.:

Elders --
↳ caimantooth//female//.galaxy.


xxxxx4 mollies, 7 toms, 11 cats total

[triplethesix]

nectarpaw
tom - apprentice - homosexual
crush: open
tagged: open

nectarpaw awoke early that morning, deciding to leave camp to do some hunting for his clan. he wanted to help out in a time like this, even if he probably shouldn’t have left camp. besides, some cats refused to eat due to stress. nectarpaw sighed as he jogged through the forest, alert for any prey. suddenly, a faint yet odd scent that wasn’t pleasant. nectarpaw crouched down, creeping towards the scent. soon, he saw burn marks in the ground. a feeling in nectarpaw told him to turn away, but he ignored it. suddenly, with a strange stick-like thing in their mouth, he saw a limp, ash covered body. his eyes widened in terror as he recognized the body.
waspfeather.
nectarpaw stepped back, shaking his head before throwing his head back and starting to yowl.
“somebody, help!”

[liightning]

Applesnow >> female >> medicine cat >> tags: Nectarpaw, open

Applesnow couldn't sleep.
Every night she'd awoken, fur bristling, heart pounding, eyes wide, to dreams of fire and death. Innocent exiles. Clanmates turning on one another, fear fueling their hate, hysteria making them fill in the blanks of knowledge that they didn't know with nonsense.

Maybe it'd be best that she did something useful for the Clan, even if it was... dangerous?

She padded through the forest at a swift pace, ears pricked for any sign of danger. With a ruthless murderer on the loose, she'd have to be wary of every paw step, every twig snap, even every face she saw. The killer could literally be anyone in the Clan.

A yowl rang through the trees, sending the nearby birds spiraling into the wide blue expanse of sky. Applesnow's fur stood on end. This was a mournful sound, full of sorrow and grief. It could be a trick - but how could any cat fake such a mournful cry on purpose?

Her paws followed her heart, and she broke through the trees to find Nectarpaw over a charred body.
Waspfeather.

"Nectarpaw! What- when- how-" she stammered, grief and horror constricting her throat. "Who did this?"