Murderers in Thunderclan V.6

[chlorophyll]

[𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑]
male; warrior; vote: n/a; tags: n/a

Speckledstar stopped and quietly observed the clan before walking out into the clearing. Seeing the daily life of the clan, while some thought to be mundane, was what he thought to be the most interesting part of life in the clans. He saw the cats greet each other, the apprentices set out to work, kin and their affection for each other... Kin. Speaking of which, Pineflower and Stormheart were up, and now would be a good time to say hello, before the work of the day started.
" 'Morning, everyone!" he chimed, giving a warm smile to the mollies.

[FayrinPhoenix]

XXXXXXXX Stormheart - 24 moons - warrior - ♀ - homosexual
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXtagged: turtlefrost, lavenderscent, pineflower, speckledstar
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXlocation: warriors den
XXXX

Stormheart purred quietly at Lavenderscent's comment, of course she knew she was only teasing. With Turtlefrost's comment following shortly after, the molly felt a bit warm in the chest, feeling rather embarrassed to say the least. Stormheart flicked her tail in response to her clan mates around her. "Goodmorning mother, father." She mewed in greeting. Although the shecat was mostly quiet, she felt very comfortable around the majority of her clan mates. "Spiritspark..? I can't say I have, actually. We did all just wake up, after all." Stormheart said in her melancholy sound. The silver tabby had always been proud of her father; he was a leader after all, although she had always feared that she was expected to live up to such an honorable status, even if nobody told her she had to.

[pipitpaw]

[montmorency]

pipitpaw - III
thornpaw - II

votes are closed, pipitpaw for exile! please continue roleplaying.

[montmorency]

xxcloudpaw looked up at the cat who had approached as she f
rantically applied cobwebs to swiftspark's gash. truth be told,
she didn't really need to look up. with a terrible joke like that,
she knew it was heronpaw.
xxstill, she was too stunned to say anything in reply. she drew
back when it really hit her. swiftspark was dead, and there was
nothing she could do now. she shut her eyes.
xx"oh, starclan," heronpaw whispered. the truth was dawning
on him, too. he wished there was something lighthearted to sa
y. he almost wished he hadn't left camp. he didn't want to look
at the corpse anymore.
xxafter a while of silence, cloudpaw leaned forward slightly an
d sniffed swiftspark's body. that gash was no accident—cloudp
aw noticed the minute scratches on swiftspark's body, especial
ly around his paws. cloudpaw's eyes widened when the smell
registered. there was the unfamiliar scent of what she assume
d was kittypet, but the thunderclan scent overpowered it. did a
thunderclan cat do this to swiftspark?
xx"heronpaw," cloudpaw meowed. "smell him. i-i think one of
our clanmates killed swiftspark."
xxheronpaw forced himself to look back at the body and sniff.
the smell of death overwhelmed him, but he could still detect
the kittypet and thunderclan scents.
xx"well, that's a plot twist."
xxcloudpaw looked at the tabby apprentice with somewhat of
a glare. she wasn't interested in his jokes at a moment like th
is.
xx"hey, what's that?" heronpaw had moved to the right and wa
s looking at a strange orange object with what looked to be fa
ke green leaves at the top. curious, he sniffed it, glad to smell
something other than death. still, the outcome wasn't great. th
e thing reeked of dog.
xxcloudpaw looked at it with narrowed eyes, but didn't move
to follow heronpaw. "we need to get swiftspark back to camp."
xxheronpaw looked back at his clanmate, but her tone got the
better of him. "alright." he sent one glance back at the orange
thing before returning to where he had been to help cloudpaw.
together, the apprentices hoisted swiftspark onto their should
ers, slowly carrying him back to camp.
xx"help!" cloudpaw cried when they were only a few fox-lengt
hs away from the bramble entrance.
xxthe group of cats gathered in the clearing started. turtlefro
st ran towards the call first, followed by pineflower and the res
t of the cats.
xx"great starclan!" pineflower yowled. "what happened?" she
rushed to help the apprentices carry swiftspark.
xxthe apprentices waited until they laid the body down near th
e camp's center to break the news. "someone in this camp mur
dered him. you can smell it," cloudpaw said.
xxthe gathered cats' eyes widened. speckledstar leaned forwa
rd to verify cloudpaw's statement. could one of his clanmates
really have killed their own friend? his stomach sank when his
question was answered. yes, one of them. but who?
xx"let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here
beneath the highledge for a clan meeting!" the leader shouted
as he rapidly ascended the path to the highledge. cats were n
ow gathering in the clearing, filing out of their respective dens.
xx"as you may tell, one of our own is dead. killed by one of his
own! smell him, if you don't believe me. there is a killer among
us, thunderclan!"
xxa gasp sounded within the clearing. speckledstar was dram
atic, yes, but his message was conveyed. a few cats approach
ed the body to confirm what he had said. suspicious glances
were passed around.
xxlavenderscent's heart skipped a beat. she had just seen her
brother the night before, and she had wanted to say hello to
him. but now his ears were deaf.
xx"who killed him?" ocelotstep shouted, looking up at speckle
dstar.
xx"why don't we have a vote?" dandeliontail said before his lea
der could respond. he knew about cutstripe's attacks on thund
erclan moons ago. the murders had been solved by a series of
eliminations, and though rather inefficient, it had worked. per
haps, starclan willing, it could again. this time, though, they'd
do better. dandeliontail didn't want to exile innocent cats; this
time, they needed reasons. evidence. it was only right.
xxspeckledstar swallowed and nodded. "yes," he said. "we will
conduct a vote."
xx"who?" someone cried.
xx"thornpaw!" someone else yelled.
xx"please, be civil! take some time to think before accusing yo
ur clanmates like this! i'm not accepting votes until sundown,"
speckledstar said. he climbed down from the highledge to disc
uss; he needed to know more.
xxtensions were high the whole day. only one hunting patrol
was sent out, but few felt like they could eat. cloudpaw helped
cedarspark prepare swiftspark's body, filling his mouth with
pleasant-smelling herbs and cleaning his wound to the best of
their ability. it lay in the center of camp, awaiting burial.
xxfinally, dusk was approaching. the fruits of thunderclan's sp
eculation were about to be revealed.
xxspeckledstar returned to his post on the highledge. he did
n't even have to call for a meeting. everyone was already listen
ing attentively to his next words.
xx"i will call upon each cat. they will say their vote and no mor
e. just a name. ocelotstep, cast your vote."
xxspeckledstar kept track of the votes in his head as he went
through the names of his clanmates. at first, he knew thornpa
w was going to go. but soon, votes for pipitpaw evened out w
ith those for thornpaw's, then "won" out. now, it was speckled
star's turn. just like a few other cats, he said, "i will abstain."
but unlike them, he had to add the wretched result. one of the
ir own was to be exiled. and they had to hope they were the
right cat.
xxspeckledstar shifted his weight on his paws. no use keeping
everyone on the edge of their nests. "pipitpaw, you are hereby
exiled from thunderclan. i'm sorry."
xx"i didn't do it! what makes you all think i did it?" pipitpaw cr
ied, frantically looking about his clanmates. no, this couldn't
be happening to him. "i knew i should have never trusted you!"
without much of a goodbye, he ran out of the camp. he sent
one glance back, making eye contact with his siblings. his goo
dbye.
xxwhen he was far enough from camp, pipitpaw stopped runn
ing. he caught his breath, fighting back tears. it all happened
so fast. i can't stay in clan territory. they'll all think i'm a murd
derer. no one will trust me here, the tabby tom thought when
he regained his senses. he let the tears run down his face. wh
ere could he go? he was lost, alone! pipitpaw buried his face in
his paws, frozen in place. there he stayed until dawn broke, sh
edding daylight on his surroundings. but little on him. he felt
cold inside. betrayed. scared. so scared. he stayed where he w
as until his stomach growled. he got to his paws, sniffing the
air for any prey scents. something smelled off. when he turned
his green gaze to where he thought the source was, he was me
t with a small white molly. two unfamiliar cats were behind her.
pipitpaw stumbled back as it hit him. he recognized their scent
from swiftspark's body. the molly unsheathed her claws.
xx"now, where do you think you're going?"
is this the only spark destined to burn out?
you've exiled an innocent, thunderclan! for shame!

Leader --
↳ speckledstar // male // leafy.

Deputy --
↳ ocelotstep // female // jay.

Medicine Cat --
↳ cedarspark // male // cheetah!

Medicine Cat Apprentice --
↳ cloudpaw // female // ghostlyhamlet

Warriors --
↳ turtlefrost // female // minty_fresh
↳ stormheart // female // fayrinphoenix
↳ terrorspirit // female // edgy cat of doom
↳ beetlenose // female // theodosia
↳ pineflower // female // fluffy kitty cat
↳ swiftspark // male // hxneystorm
↳ lavenderscent // female // doggoesmeow

Apprentices --
↳ thornpaw // male // cactus™
↳ pipitpaw // male // bluejayfarfalle,
↳ heronpaw // male // everestemberz

Queens --
↳ ravenwillow // female // cherry.
↳ rosepelt // female // revvelcheer

Kits --
↳ darkkit // male // brightdays

Elders --
↳ dandeliontail // male // snow-fall
↳ harewish // male // rantipole

Families + Mentors --
terrorspirit mentors thornpaw. turtlefrost
mentors pipitpaw. cedarspark mentors cl
oudpaw. stormheart mentors heronpaw.
rosepelt + owlfoot = darkkit
speckledstar + pineflower = stormheart
??? + ??? = turtlefrost, swiftspark,
lavenderscent
??? + ??? = thornpaw, pipitpaw, cloudpaw
harewish + ??? = beetlenose, ravenwillow
turtlefrost + stormheart

xxxx10 mollies, 7 toms, 17 cats total
xxxx©

[montmorency]

xxthe killer felt the nighttime chill deep in their bones. killing
a clanmate was one thing. they might be able to deal with it;
already they were feeling better. but watching as an innocent
one was exiled forever from their clan? they weren't sure if th
ey could make peace with it. but they probably could.
xxthe killer got to their paws, avoiding a sleeping cat on their
way out of their den. they fluffed up their fur when they got
into the camp clearing, feeling the effects of the cool leaf-fall
breeze. they glanced around. the guard at the entrance was
hunched over, watching the area outside of camp. perfect. th
e killer scurried across the clearing, making it to the dirtplace
without being seen. quickly, they snuck out through the hole
in its wall they had covered up last escape.
xxthey felt a surge of energy as they fully left the camp. may
be this whole murdering thing wasn't so bad. maybe they cou
ld get something out of cutstripe and his "family" other than
their life. with newfound interest, they pressed on.
xxfinally, a twoleg fence in the distance. there was a white mo
lly sitting atop it like a sentinel. "you're on time," she purred,
patting the area of the fence to her left with her tail.
xxthe thunderclanner bunched up their haunches and was only
barely able to scramble to the top of the fence. they swayed a
little before settled on their belly to keep their balance the bes
t. "yep."
xx"alright," the molly said. she spoke with an odd accent. "i do
n't believe we were ever introduced. i helped you kill that tom
cat—swiftspark, was it? anyways, the name's alaska. i'm kind
of boss'—cutstripe's—right hand cat. you'll probably see me m
ore than him, the lazy ol' fool."
xx"i've got a question."
xx"already? good! ask away, my friend."
xx"do i get anything out of this... contract killing?"
xxalaska tipped her head and gave the killer a weird sort of
smile. "not yet. perhaps."
xxthe cat looked disappointed, but their demeanor was still ra
ther enthusiastic for a murderer.
xx"alright. wanna wait here while i get some family members
to help you?" alaska meowed, getting to her paws.
xx"no, i've got it," they said with a confident air.
xxthe white molly raised her brows. "okay. be here at the sam
e time in two days. keep goin'."
xxthe killer nodded and carefully jumped off the fence, glad to
be on solid ground. without looking back, they made their retu
rn to camp, sneaking in through the same hole they left out of.
they glanced around from the shadows, unsure of who to kill.
that was one of the hardest parts of it all, honestly. then they
were struck with an idea.
xxthey snuck into the medicine den, making sure not to awake
anyone. even if a cat didn't know much about medicine, any
good clan cat knew a deathberry when they saw one. they fish
ed through the herb stores, soon coming up with a red berry.
the killer appreciated it for a moment before slinking out of th
e medicine den. they made their way to the fresh-kill pile, snif
fing out the freshest small animal. something that no sensible
cat would toss out. they ended up with a mostly black wagtail.
glancing around again to make sure no one saw, they bit into
the area under the bird's wing at an angle, creating tiny marks
and one larger hole. they stuffed the deathberry into the hole
before picking up a dropped feather between their teeth and
covering it up for the most part. finally, they placed the bird
at the top of the fresh-kill pile. one berry would do the job.
xxthey returned to their den, settling down in their nest. now
it was time for the waiting game.
they knew what they'd done.
xxthe sun peeked out from between the trees. thunderclan wa
s waking up. terrorspirit awoke from a fitful sleep, stretching
her limbs. the nightmares felt like a part of her routine. the w
arrior climbed out of her mossy nest, feeling a rumble in her
stomach. she headed to the clearing to find some prey.
xx"hey terrorspirit," thornpaw mumbled as she passed. "can w
e go hunting today?"
xx"yeah, sure! we can go with stormheart and heronpaw."
xxthornpaw looked a little happier before trotting off to talk to
one of his friends.
xxterrorspirit reached the fresh-kill pile, picking out a black bi
rd. she sat down next to beetlenose, who was trying to sun her
self, to pluck some of the bird's feathers.
xx"want a bite?" terrorspirit asked.
xx"no thanks. it's too early to eat for me," beetlenose respond
ed without opening her yellow-green eyes.
xxterrorspirit took a bite of the soft flesh under the bird's win
g. she didn't realize how odd it tasted until she swallowed. sh
e looked down at the bird with wide eyes. going off of things
she had smelled before, she discerned what it was all too late.
she only got out a strangled squeak before a spasm overtook
her and foam began to collect at the edges of her mouth. she
managed another sound, this time louder. beetlenose opened
her eyes and gasped.
xx"cloudpaw! cedarspark!" she screamed. a crowd gathered,
but neither cat was present. they were out gathering herbs.
xxwhen they arrived a few minutes later, it was too late.

another one bites the... deathberries. keep your guard up,
thunderclan!

Leader --
↳ speckledstar // male // leafy.

Deputy --
↳ ocelotstep // female // jay.

Medicine Cat --
↳ cedarspark // male // cheetah!

Medicine Cat Apprentice --
↳ cloudpaw // female // ghostlyhamlet

Warriors --
↳ turtlefrost // female // minty_fresh
↳ stormheart // female // fayrinphoenix
↳ terrorspirit // female // edgy cat of doom
↳ beetlenose // female // theodosia
↳ pineflower // female // fluffy kitty cat
↳ swiftspark // male // hxneystorm
↳ lavenderscent // female // doggoesmeow

Apprentices --
↳ thornpaw // male // cactus™
↳ pipitpaw // male // bluejayfarfalle,
↳ heronpaw // male // everestemberz

Queens --
↳ ravenwillow // female // cherry.
↳ rosepelt // female // revvelcheer

Kits --
↳ darkkit // male // brightdays

Elders --
↳ dandeliontail // male // snow-fall
↳ harewish // male // rantipole

Families + Mentors --
terrorspirit mentors thornpaw. turtlefrost
mentors pipitpaw. cedarspark mentors cl
oudpaw. stormheart mentors heronpaw.
rosepelt + owlfoot = darkkit
speckledstar + pineflower = stormheart
??? + ??? = turtlefrost, swiftspark,
lavenderscent
??? + ??? = thornpaw, pipitpaw, cloudpaw
harewish + ??? = beetlenose, ravenwillow
turtlefrost + stormheart

xxxx9 mollies, 7 toms, 16 cats total
xxxx©

[DaisieGames]

Darkkit startled awake, hearing yelling. "I'm going out to see what is going on," he meowed, heading out of the nursery and seeing the crowd around the medicine cat den. "Whats going on?" He asked a warrior.

[doggoesmeow]

lavenderscent was one of the unlucky cats who was in camp when terrorspirit had eaten the fatal bite out of the prey before he took his final breath and witnessed the death of a clanmate. lavenderscent thought it would be over after pipitpaw was exiled for the death of swiftspark, but clearly that was not the case as terrorspirit lay dead in front of her paws. the white warrior was about to try to find her sister to vent to, but a tiny black kit stopped her asking what was going on. "oh, darkkit! where is rosepelt? does she know where you are?" lavenderscent said trying to get the kit to rush back to the safety of the nursery.

[montmorency]

you may vote now. please continue to roleplay if you can.

[ghostlyhamlet]

Cloudpaw || molly || medicine cat apprentice || vote; heronpaw || location; camp || tagged; open/terrorspirit's body

The medicine cat apprentice froze in her step as her fur started to fluff out in discomfort and slight fear. She didn't know what was happening but she could feel and sense the tension and fear scent in the clearing. Willing herself forwards, she quickly moved to where the crowd was and opened her mouth to let out a silence squeak of fear. Closing her eyes for a brief second she turned around to the gathering cats.

"Please step back, please..." she said in a small, yet partly commanding voice as she turned back to the warrior's body. Doing a small sniffle she looked closer and noticed the foaming of the mouth and then at the prey. "I...I knew it wasn't my brother!" the molly said as a few fire rose up in her before quickly extinguishing as she realized that her brother was out there all alone, thinking that they all thought he was a murder.

"E-excuse me," the apprentice said in a small voice as she moved through the small crowd, her white tail dragging on the ground as she looked for her other brother for comfort, or anyone really.

[DaisieGames]

Darkkit sighed. "She knows I went to see what was going on," he meowed, tail flicking. I can't wait until I'm an apprentice, he thought. Hearing Cloudpaw, he took a few paw steps back and watched as the medicine cat apprentice leave.


(Vote: Heronpaw)