Murderers in Thunderclan V.6

[liightning]

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

Applesnow crouched to make eye contact with Cypresskit. Her heart squeezed painfully for the kits; how could they understand? To lose both parents at once?
"Everything's going to be fine," Applesnow reassured him, giving him a gentle lick on the head. She couldn't tell him that there was nothing to worry about when there was plenty to. She couldn't lie to the kits.
"Paleflash and Roseflame... they've gone somewhere else. They love you very, very much," she added, choosing her words carefully. "They're very busy as warriors and- and-" she trailed off, feeling her throat tighten. How could she bear to explain?

[Firefoxx01]

Guys! Lemonleaf is mute! She wouldn’t be able to talk to ANY of the victims!!

Lemonleaf

She was screaming in her head. What else could she do? She couldn’t let her feelings out to anyone else. She ran out of the camp. She was scared. She found a twoleg trap; forced open and covered in blood.

This must of been where they found Thymetail... she thought, feeling her heart pounding in her chest.

She turned to a nearby tree and ran her claws through the bark to get rid of her stress. She needed to chill. A clear mind would help her figure the situation out.

[montmorency]

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it wasn't silverflare!
honeystar stared at the medicine cat apprentice's body. his
head drooped onto the ground first as palethroat gently set
his body down in the camp's center.
applesnow's cry broke honeystar's trance. she turned her
gaze to applesnow, who was making a good effort to hold
back tears. honeystar draped her short tail over her back,
worry and shock filling her gaze.
"so who is it? who killed thymetail?" nectarpaw keened. he
was normally confident, but, naturally, anxiety was starting
to shine through.
"i... i don't know," honeystar said. she looked desperately
at the gathering cats. no one really piqued her thoughts of
being a killer.
cypresskit suddenly plodded to applesnow, asking a ques-
tion that twisted the hearts of all the cats. especially apple-
snow's as she explained, eyes meeting with honeystar's.
pain and despair reared its head within the ginger leader.
she leapt up the highledge. "let all cats old enough to
catch their own prey gather beneath highledge for a clan
meeting!"
most cats were already gathered. some stayed by the third
body.
"we need to find this killer. cast your votes again, please,"
she said simply.
the cats voted. she couldn't distinguish whether they said
her name more than lemonleaf's, but she was hurt noneth-
eless. "all those who vote lemonleaf, say aye."
"aye!" said the cats.
"all those who vote me, say aye."
"aye!" the majority.
honeystar felt a loss for words. "i would've never done
this. i thought you knew that, but i suppose you don't. i
will leave of my own accord." she looked at palethroat.
"palethroat is your leader now."
"palestar!" someone shouted. a few cats joined in chorus.
"palestar! palestar!"
with her last shred of dignity, honeystar climbed down the
highrock and left camp. she hung her head, not bothering
to run. how could they exile me, their own leader? she
looked back one last time.
the woods felt suffocating. the birds chirped, but they lent
no solace to the exiled leader.
a rustle startled her. abruptly, a tom hurdled out of the
bushes, pinning honeystar. she paused for a moment before
biting his foreleg. he lifted it, allowing her to push him off
and stand up. there was no thunderclan scent on him, just
ashes that stung her nose.
the tabby tom darted forward, striking honeystar's neck.
she stumbled backwards, blood claiming her white chest fur.
the tom tried to attack again, but honeystar managed to
slice his dark pink nose. he leaned forward and snapped at
her neck. she reacted too late. he shook her like a ragdoll
until she stopped scratching and kicking him. raja dropped
the limp form, starting to nurse his many wounds with his
tongue.
what raja didn't know was that starclan had granted honey-
star nine lives, and she still had six left. after some long
moments, she sucked in a breath hungrily, the blood ceas-
ing to drip from her injuries.
raja didn't seem to notice. honeystar got to her paws and
leapt at him, throwing him to the ground. he kicked about
futilely. she bit at the nape of his neck and held until he
went still.
honeystar stepped away, panting ever-so-slightly. she sta-
red at the tabby's body for a moment. little to her knowl-
edge, she had killed the cat who had brought the thunde-
rclan cat to start their murder spree.
with that, honeystar ran off, eventually being accepted
into windclan.

good job thunderclan, you exiled your innocent leader!

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.


xxxxx7 mollies, 7 toms, 14 cats total

[Ch!cken]

nooo not my bab, Murderer pm me? ;-;

[montmorency]

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the murderer brandished a torch in their maw as they bou-
nded through the forest. small embers dripped from the end
of the stick, landing lightly on the dark ground. the fire
illuminated the cat's surroundings with a warm, threatening
glow. it creeped up the stick ever-so-slightly.
moments earlier, mother had given the killer the stick with
a dramatic sendoff. "go, child, and earn your name!" she had
yowled.
the killer glanced around. the ashes stung their nose and
the fire was beginning to blur their vision. who would be out
this late? sighing, they started to creep closer to the thund-
erclan camp entrance. before they got close enough to see
who was guarding it, someone pushed through it with broad
shoulders. the killer sunk back, tightening their grip on the
torch.
caimantooth padded through the trees, dark-tipped ears
perked for the sounds of prey. she was an elder, but she
wasn't about to stop hunting. some cats disapproved of the
beloved caimantooth hunting, so she often went at night to
relive her warrior duties. she approached the sounds of a
hedgehog, something she had only ever spotted once in her
many moons.
crackling of flames made her tear her focus away. her char-
treuse eyes widened, her paws readying to run from fire
and alert her clanmates as a natural instinct. her eyes adjus-
ted as the figure paused in its approach.
the elder shouted the cat's name, hackles beginning to rise.
her suspicions did, too. "what are you doing out of camp?
with fire?"
the killer struggled to speak around the flambeau. "i don't
know, what do you think?" they finally uttered.
"you murderer!" caimantooth screamed. "you'll pay for
this!" she spun around and ran in the direction of camp,
forming words in her head to tell them. she hadn't seen the
cat as often lately, but she had hoped they weren't a murd-
erer! oh, starclan, what could she do?
the killer pounded after her, mouth lifting in a snarl around
the stick. they were beginning to feel the heat against the
side of their face, suddenly self-conscious of their whiskers.
they urged themselves forward, the thrill of the hunt dawni-
ng on them. their heart beat frantically. their paws hit the
ground just as desperately. the old molly was fit, but the
cat was younger than her. they launched themselves forwa-
rd, landing on her. she tumbled to the forest floor and
promptly began to fight back, scars oddly emphasized to
the killer in the firelight. they were strong and confident in
their ability to kill her, but caimantooth put up a good fight.
the cat sucked in a breath before thrusting the torch into
her throat, shutting their eyes. she screamed violently,
energy renewed as she pummeled the killer. "get off of me,
you-" her hoarse voice was cut off when she could speak no
more. her mouth moved weakly and the desperate blitzes
started to slow. the killer almost felt bad, but they relaxed
their grip and stepped off of her. she spasmed for a mome-
nt, little flames edging the wound on her neck. the killer's
gaze was transfixed on caimantooth for a moment, unable
to tear it away. they dropped the torch onto her, licking bark
off their teeth.

you lost your first witness, thunderclan! watch out!

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.


xxxxx6 mollies, 7 toms, 13 cats total

[liightning]

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

Fire was looming over her, devouring the forest, reducing everything she had ever known into ashes and flames. Cats tore out of the inferno, screaming as they were burned alive. She pressed against the hollow wall, helpless. Will this be the end of ThunderClan? Oh, StarClan save us!

A sudden yowl tore her out of her nightmare.

Applesnow jolted awake, eyes wide, heart pounding. Her neck fur was bristling with fear, and her claws dug nervously into the ground. Fire. Quickly, she rose from her nest and padded outside, relieved to find the air still cool and the camp still intact. It was just a dream.

Another cry from just outside the camp reminded her of what had woken her.
Blood roaring through her veins, she immediately sprinted toward the fern tunnel, mind running through a list of all the horribly possible things she could find. Was it the killer? Had they struck again?

A faint glow illuminated the dark undergrowth, warming the air as she approached. Fire. With a gasp, she saw the flame burning at the end of a wooden stick, recently dropped. The flames began to lick the leaves around it, threatening to begin a forest fire.
I have no other choice. With a gasp, she stamped on the fire, the heat sending jolts of pain through her paws. It wasn't enough. Dropping to her side, she smothered the flames with her flank. Staggering to her paws, she realized she'd put it out. The killer wasn't going to burn down the forest this time.
Paws pounded nearby, running deep into the forest. The killer. "Come back, you coward!" she cried after the retreating pawsteps, but there was no answer.
In the light of the dying embers, she suddenly noticed another cat. The tabby figure was splayed on the ground, claws out as if they died defending themselves. No, she couldn't be dead, they couldn't lose another cat -
She stumbled forward, pressing her paws to Caimantooth's throat. Cinders scorched her paws and she hissed in pain, but the burns were the least of her concern. She prayed for a pulse.
Nothing.

She threw back her head and let out a loud, mourning cry, sure to wake some of the Clan - "Caimantooth!"

[Firefoxx01]

Lemonleaf

She had awoken to three things.

The smell of fire. A scream. And a mournful yowl.

She was too scared to look but did it anyways. Lemonleaf padded out of the den and camp to find Applesnow crying out beside Caimantooth.

A tear slid out from her left eye. Just because she was mute didn’t mean she couldn’t show her emotions. The elder was like a mother to them all... and probably the hardest to let go.

But she was safe in Starclan...with Paleflash, Roseflame and Thymetail...she was watching over Thunderclan with them and help guid their paws.

Right?

[montmorency]

you may vote. please feel free to keep roleplaying

[triplethesix]

(ivyshade)

[NerdyDisco]

((Writer's block, voting Ivyshade))