Re: 5th Gathering - 5/13/11

[Runfast]

I can't let them know, Redstar thought. Darkclan is weak enough... What if Dewclan or Abyssclan - or all of them - see this as a chance to attack? We defeated rogues, but wounded Darkclanners versus healthy warriors? No.
Redstar looked over at Lokistar and Daystar, and shook his head.
"No. None of our cats have gone missing."

OOC: Everyone should address him as Redfall, until he says otherwise.

Longfur raised a cat eyebrow.
Huh. Guess he's not.


Deadwhisker watched his King be accused of something he did not do. It angered Deadwhisker. His Majesty was an honorable cat - he would tell his Warriors of such a brilliant plot!

[Loki]

Lokistar studied Redfall for a moment. She doubted him and sighed to herself. She shrugged. "Well Tawnyclans been fine apart from a few disappearances. That sums it up."

Daystar bristled, "So has Dewclan! We'v been prospering now the marsh's are no longer dry. Duck has never been tastier, that sums us up."

[Runfast]

Redstar suddenly realized why Thornstar hadn't liked attending Gatherings either. What was with Lokistar and Daystar?
"...Are you both done," he mewed a tad impatiently - he wanted to get his bit over with.

[Meany]

Shadowstar had given Daystar the same, eerie smile he'd been wearing the entire time, not responding. He had no reason to speak to the disgruntled tom, and he would only speak to the crowd.

Razorclaw, a green-eyed gray furred tom with natural razor-sharp claws, watched his King atop the Bloodstone. He couldn't keep the pride from his eyes as His Majesty said nothing to the Forest leaders.

Viletongue hissed under his breath,
"Mud-licking, fox kissing rats - they have no right to talk to our King that way!"

"Quiet," Snarlgag snapped at him. "I'm trying to listen."

[Loki]

Lokistar smiled in amusement and mewed haughty, "I'm done, I had little to say."

Daystar not so content drew his lips back at Redfall. He turned and sat on the other side of Shadowstar.

[Runfast]

Redstar ignored her tone and stepped to the front of the stone. He looked over the sea of cats and mewed,
"Many moons ago, Thornstar contracted madness from a rabid fox. That fox died shortly after infecting him, but Thornstar endured for two seasons in this state. A few sun rises past, Thornstar finally sucumbed to this madness in his sleep. I have been to the Moonfall and have received my nine lives."

Longfur yowled,
"Redstar, Redstar!"

[Meany]

Cloudfeet and Bronzepaw joined in, as did Lightningpelt (if not as enthusiastically). It was the time of change and renewed hope for Darkclan.

Shadowstar's eyes narrowed for a brief moment.
So, Thornstar has passed. And here is little Redstar, all alone with his Clan.

[Loki]

Lokistar glared at her clan and surely enough They all began to cheer, "Redstar, Redstar!!!"
Some of the older warriors who had known Redstar the best cheered the loudest.
After a moment they stopped and gossiped among them selves.

"Silence!" Lokistar warned and her clan hushed, eyes all watching Redstar.

[Runfast]

Redstar nodded to Tawnyclan and his own Clan, noting Abyssclan and Dewclan's lack of support.
"The prey is running well due to the warming weather - and we have new names to announce. Although they could not be here, Blackpaw has become Blackfire, a fine warrior. Sadly, Silverfur has joined Starclan," his entire Clan murmured in sadness, "Mistlight - you knew her as Mistpaw - has taken up the mantle as Hea- medicine cat."
His Clan called out the two names joyously. Redstar looked at the other leaders and took a step back. "That is all."

That's all, eh, Longfur thought good-humoredly. So much has happened, and 'that is all'.

[Loki]

"Congratulations on receiving your nine lives Redstar," Lokistar mewed watching her clan carefully.

[Meany]

Shadowstar felt as though there must be more, but he stored the thought away, as he did all of his thoughts, for later.
He slowly and silently padded to the front of the stone, his claws digging into the front.

Cloudfeet looked up at the black tom and felt afraid, and he didn't know why. There was something about the blue-eyed leader that was just... wrong. Cloudfeet shivered and took a step back, Lightiningpelt joining him in that movement.

Bronzepaw could only stand frozen, wondering how a cat smaller than him could be so... Intimidating?

[Guest]

Flowerpaw, having found no one else to talk to, sat down with her clan and started to lick her white paws. If there was one thing this cat was proud of in her life, it was her white paws. She liked to lift her front paw when she talked, the right paw, showing the beautiful shape of the otes, and the curvy white claws that in her opinion would look better if they were black. But hey? Maybe she could INVENT claw-polish someday? Probably a mix of coal and water.

Raggedwisp, having found no one to pester, sat down near the clan, thinking about the things he'd done in his life.

[Meany]

OOC: Flowerpaw isn't at the Gathering...

[Guest]

OOC: Well she's been here for quite some time....
IC: Raggedwips started to lick himself.

[Ezziestar]

A shiver rippled down Mistpaw's spine as she watched Lokistar and Daystar as they appeared to be accusing each other. Another tremble caught her, and the voice echoed again, "Beware the Storm..." Mistpaw was frustrated. Maybe if I tell Jayleaf... He could help.

But as she heard Redstar had recieved his nine lives Mistpaw began to wonder, It must be frightening to become a leader, They have to make sure they remember the ceremonies, and on their word they could start wars between the clans... I'd very much prefer to be medicine cat.

[Meany]

OOC: Not trying to be a bratty Meany, but you guys know that Shadowstar hasn't attended a Gathering in over... well, Lokistar's never met him before! Thornstar once met him at a Gathering - once.
Bottom line, this is a big deal!

IC: Shadowstar, at the edge of the Bloodstone, finally mewed in his high pitched, eerie voice (as calm as ever),
"My Clan thrives. New additions to the Clan are our strength, and our ancestors are ever vigilant. Our enemies never prevail, and all possible threats are quickly subdued. But be warned;" he looked at Tigerflame ever so discreetly, "None may cross our borders." He looked away from Tigerflame, meeting the gaze of each and every cat in the clearing, leaders included. Shadowstar was quiet, peaceful... odd, for the leader of a Clan with such a harsh reputation.
"As our time is short, why waste it by breaking rules?" The last line was spoken in an innocent way, but his eyes held something - a form of malice, if you will. His claws gleamed wickedly in the moonlight, the single white paw practically glowing.

"My Clan... Is."
The tom stepped back, keeping away from the other leaders.

Viletongue leaped upwards, yowling,
"LOF ANN DE KONING!!!" (OOC: Dutch: Praise to the King)

Snarlgag and and Razorclaw echoed him quickly, saying the strange words only once, loud and proud.

OOC: Weird? I agree. But, these cats take their stuff very seriously. Oh, and I like to think that Quince had some Dutch-breeder ancestry, and passed the language onto Scourge, and he passed it onto his Clan, hence the foreign language.

[Guest]

OOC: uh, nothing to say....
IC: Flowerpaw felt a chill travel up her spine as she locked eyes with the Abbysclan leader. She shook her head, realizing how silly it was to feel fear for a cat that was only around her size. And yet, she thought, why do I?
Raggedwisp yawned, it was habit to yawn when something was boring, but for him (weird) he yawned when something exciting happened. (Lols)

[Loki]

Lokistar watched Shadowstar, she studied him. There was something odd about him and she'd make sure her
clan would be wary of borders, although she'd always be loose hearted if they crossed a Dewclan border. She shrugged and fluffed her pelt up against the wind. Where was Searingeyes? was her only worry.

Tigerflame froze for a moment and then started to laugh, Wolffang and Skyblaze shared a gaze and began to laugh too. Solarstorm made a mild attempt to stop them: "Hush!" He had said But it didn't do much. Rainstorm hissed at them, he was worried that the black tom above would jump down and break all their necks in one... Well, that was the feeling he got from the tom.

Whitehare looked up in fear of the black warrior and in admiration too, he got theoir attention so easily! Was it strange that even seeing him ounce... made her attracted to him? ((OOC: MUHAHAHA)) she looked angrily at the laughing toms. To be able to laugh at a god! How cruel, I think he handled it nicely She thought, then her face twisted in amusement- or their just stupid...
However she still thought: it was bad to laugh in the face of danger. This cat... She thought... Is the leader of those who killed my mother. The pretty white she cat looked up at the dark night sky, a steady cloud appeared. Is it warning them to be quite? She Shook the feeling away- well my mother was weak! She hissed angrily- and him! She looked accusingly at Daystar, acting young again. She gave a low hiss of disapproval.
I'm going to join Abbysclan!

Lokistar looked down in amusement at her idiot, tom warriors. She shook her head and drew a violent hiss at them. In her old age... She wasn't surprised by many things. "Keep your idiocy inside your heads!" She hissed angrily.

Tigerflame ended with a smile and made an apologetic nod to Shadowstar.
Skyblaze and Wolffang dipped their heads in shame.
Shaking her head, Lokistar stud back and sighed, "Is that all?"

OOC: thats really strange I thought, Lokistar had met him ounce...
He needs to come out of his cave more...

[Meany]

Shadowstar nodded once.
He waited for one of the Foresters to five the final 'blessing', something he knew the Foresters did every Gathering.
Shadowstar looked beyond the other Clans to his own Warriors. They all stood proudly, reinforced claws and smirks their signature look.
Shadowstar needed to get back to Abyssclan. Things needed to be finished, and soon.

[Loki]

Lokistar stood and mewed, "This ends the gathering, Let those who watch over us; bless us all."
She padded forward and made a daring leap to the bottom: from the ledge straight to the ground.
Tigerflame expected all her old legs to brake but she landed with a wince.
"Lets go," She mewed a little too enthusiastically.

Tigerflame looked at her encouragingly but she padded past him with a cold shoulder; a lecture! He
felt sorry for himself and followed his leader, along with his clan out.
Wolffang and Skyblaze quickly followed. Then Tawnyclan disappeared.

Daystar looked angrily over at Lokistar, muttering words of curse and cleared from ledge to floor as well.
He flicked his tail, "Come Dewclan," He mewed containing himself, and they fled across the muddy bowl, down and out. Though he was a cat missing... Whitehare.

Whitehare stayed, she was busy gaping in fascination at Abbysclan's claws and wanted to be part of all
it is they have.

[Guest]

Raggedwisp stood up, his old bones creaking, and walked stiff-legged after his clan. He looked around him, hoping some considerate cat would come help him. Any moment now, he was going to...
"Oof!" he fell with a surprised gasp.

Flowerpaw saw the elder that had told her the disgusting story and winced as he fell over. She wanted so much help him, but she was from Darkclan and he is Dewclan. The gathering was over; shewas supposed to be hostile now.

[Meany]

One moment, Shadowstar was atop the Bloodstone, the next he was passing the white she-cat from Dewclan without a second glance.
He looked at his cats and walked on, all of them falling in around him - you would think it was protection for the leader of the Clan, but if you looked closely, you would see how all of the cats were keeping a foot away from the small tom.
Love, loyalty, devotion, and above all, fear.
The Abyssclan patrol left the clearing in silence, ready to be away from the nuisance they called neighbors.


Viletongue cast a withering glance Redstar's way as they left - that new leader seemed smug.


Bronzepaw tried to surpress a shiver as the scary cats went by, and finally noticed Flowerpaw.
"Hey," he mewed to her. "I didn't know Redstar said you could come, too!" He was pleased to see another Darkclan apprentice, even if he'd never officially met her before. "I'm Bronzepaw - I think you met my brother and sister, Goldpaw and Silverpaw!"

Cloudfeet sneered at the Abyssclan cats as they left - who did they think they were?
The young warrior had never seen Abyssclanners in a fight before, and he suspected it was since Abyssclanners were afraid of fights.
"Bet they're all talk," he mewed gruffly.

Lightningpelt glared at him, but said nothing.

[Loki]

Whitehare watched them pass and cautiously followed them.

[Longstorm]

Tigerfrost slyly looked behind him, saw the she-cat, and said nothing. He nudged Cunningheart ever so slightly and she nodded: She totally knew, and Shadowstar most likely did - hey, if they knew, he knew.

Let the she-cat follow, Cunningheart thought. If she fails, she will be my trophy... Or a new life for our King... Either is fine.

OOC: Fancy a murder? If not her, someone else.

[Loki]

OOC: AHH!!! Your not killing my beautiful Whitehare, I've given you Moanfang and I'll send an NPC if push comes to shove...

IC: Whitehare followed. She was never good at making friends or talking to strange cats.
She flattened her ears swallowing the temptation to turn and run. She looked on, This could be for the better.
Of course... Whitehare was cautious.

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