#Cicadapaw

[gippslandpaw]

Cicadapaw! Do you know where you are? Where your sister is? What’s your fondest memory of your family? Do you have fond memories?

"I miss her.."

[cynth1c]

If you do not follow my deviantart, you have not seen me writing and drawing my journey in clangen. It's been so long I've transferred the clan from two previous updates (I just think that's neat, lol). If you'd like to view the full descriptions/events for each moon, you can CLICK HERE. And, if you'd like to see these early, you can follow me there.

Anyways... I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I enjoy making them!

[pikaclan]

Moon 204

Mass Extinction is Toggled On

Hushember's grief is beginning to lessen

Graydrift got some sweet moves apparently

Warmghost gets rejected and reasons that he has a greater duty that does not involve romance

Stormbrook is punished to camp for a moon

Mates!

Onefin didn't make it through leafbare

Splintershell is immediately expecting kits!

Apprentices! Micapaw is apprenticed to Midnightdash Hootpaw immediately does not have a good day and there are rumors about what happened while out touring the territory

really surprised at the hootpaw/halfmark issue cause halfmark has like no feelings towards hootpaw and is loving hootpaw dislikes halfmark tho understandably

Dreamcatcher healed but died anyways

We steal Lupinepaw from LionClan

[undergroundclangen]

Moon 0 Part 1

it's going to be a bit longer than moon 0 exposition comics usually are, so I'd just like to get this out there, because I am so excited

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[highcicada]

Cicadakit - Cicadapaw - Cicadasong

[wills-woodland-warriors]

YEAR FIVE! THE PROPHECIES END!

LEADER: BlightStar - a medium furred dark ginger speckled she-cat 

     Apprentice: MilkcapPaw

DEPUTY: AntDapple - a short-furred white trans tom 

     Apprentice: BerryPaw

MEDICINE CAT: 

BubblingFern - a long furred silver rosetted she cat 

     Apprentice: ThornPaw 

WARRIORS: 

WillowNose - a medium furred dark ginger smoke and white tom 

     Apprentice: KinkPaw 

DeerPatch - a medium furred brown tabby she cat 

       Apprentice: EelPaw 

RobinFlight - a long furred light brown tom 

       Apprentice: ElmPaw 

ShadeJaw - a short furred black tabby she cat 

       Apprentice: SplashPaw 

WildBreeze- a short furred white and dark  brown Tom 

       Apprentice; StormPaw 

TimberStone - a short furred pale grey marbled tabby Tom 

       Apprentice: StormPaw 

GhostPipeGarden - a long furred white and brown ticked tabby she cat 

       Apprentice: KrillPaw 

MilkGoose - a medium furred white smoke and white tom 

       Apprentice: GuppyPaw 

TurtleKite - a medium furred pale grey bengal tom  

        Apprentice: CicadaPaw 

BurntFoot - a medium furred black tom 

        Apprentice: HollyPaw 

BlueTail - a short furred silver torbie she cat 

        Apprentice: BadgerPaw 

DroughtPond - a medium furred white and grey tom 

        Apprentice: ErminePaw, RatPaw 

Sunwatcher - a short furred silver torbie she cat 

APPRENTICES

StormPaw - a medium furred white marbled tabby and white she cat 

KinkPaw - a medium furred brown tabby Tom 

CicadaPaw - a short furred golden she cat 

ErminePaw - a long furred white and brown smoke nonbinary cat 

GuppyPaw - a medium furred brown marbled tabby Tom 

HollyPaw - a medium furred black tabico she cat 

ThornPaw - a short furred brown bengal tom

DaisyPaw - a short furred light brown ticked tabby nonbinary cat 

BadgerPaw - a short furred dark brown she cat 

SplashPaw - a long furred grey she cat  

BerryPaw - a medium furred light brown torbie she cat 

KrillPaw - a medium furred brown ticked tabby she cat 

ElmPaw - a medium furred brown bengal she cat 

EelPaw - a medium furred light brown bengal Tom 

ThrushPaw - a medium furred ginger she cat 

RatPaw - a long furred silver she cat 

QUEENS

ELDERS

HoundDrop - a medium furred ginger bengal she cat 

KITS 

FlameKit - a long furred dark ginger bengal Tom 

MouseKit - a medium furred white and pale ginger Tom 

LakeKit - a short furred dark ginger speckled Tom

CloverKit - a short furred dark ginger and white Tom 

OUTSIDE THE CLANS 

LarchSwipe - a long furred ginger tabby  she cat

Dan - a long furred black smoke cat 

Nova - a medium furred silver smoke tom 

GlowClover - a long furred white marbled tabby she cat 

Union - a medium furred ginger tabby she cat 

RockHeart - a short furred dark Grey bengal she cat 

Breeze - a short furred brown Tom 

49

AntDapple suffers from arthritis and is demoted for safety reasons, DroughtPond is the new deputy! 

KinkNight, StormSwipe, CicadaWings, ErminePrance, MilkcapDapple and GuppyDust earn their names! 

FlamePaw starts their apprenticeship 

ShadeJaw is killed by bloodthirsty rogues while on patrol! 

Overcome with grief, TimberStone convinces DroughtPond to send an extremely large patrol of cats to attack LarchSwipes group. The two clans fight viciously, and LarchSwipe is killed. 

With the flooded newleaf river banks, the battle turns to the water and the rogues are executed, drowned. 

ThrushPaw, SunWatcher, FlamePaw, ThornPaw, StormSwipe, AntDapple, TurtleKite, WildBreeze are killed, and BlightStar looses two lives, but the rogues are defeated.  The clan is devastated, but finally free to patrol without fear. 

50 

HollyPants, DaisyBright, BadgerFur, and SplashKite earn their warrior names 

51 

HoundDrop was bitten by a snake protecting a kit and died 

BerryBite, ElmDrop, and KrillSpeckle earn their warrior names.  

52 

EelMoth has earned their warrior name 

MilkCapDapple brings their mate named Vox who joins the clan 

MousePaw, LakePaw, and CloverPaw start their apprenticeships 

DaisyBright is murdered by TimberStone! 

MilkGoose finds an abandoned kit and names them LarchKit 

DroughtPond and TimberStone confess and shyly become mates 

53 

BlightStar lost a life falling out of a tree 

RatTail earns his warrior name 

The loner LizardNeedle joins the clan, bringing AloeKit, CedarKit, MorningKit, DripKit. 

54 

ErminePrance, LakePaw, RobinFlight, DroughtPond, and HollyPants die of a greencough outbreak! 

WillowNose becomes deputy 

CloverPaw switches to a medicine apprentice 

55 

MilkCapDapple went missing for a few days and brings home their kits with Vox, HalfKit and ShellKit 

CloverPaw let the kits sleep in her nest last night 

LarchKit and CloverKit become close friends 

56 

LarchPaw starts their apprenticeship as TimberStone’s apprentice 

The whole clan is at rest, prey is rich in leafbare and kits are healthy 

BurntFoot is developing a crush on WillowNose 

57 

LarchPaw is vengeful! She swears to get her revenge, but for what? 

58 

MouseDust and CloverRose earn their names 

59 

AloePaw, CedarPaw, and MorningPaw, DripPaw start their apprenticeships 

ElmDrop brings a kit home, ShadeKit 

60 

Vox and MilkcapDapple break up after Vox chested! 

Vox brings home one kit, FirKit 

poor TimberStone

[lotus-clan]

LotusClan Year 21

Newleaf

Dawnwatcher has been resistant to retiring, but the aches and pains of old age have worn her down. She approaches Stonestar, and is honored for her tireless service.

Mosspaw is nearly late for his ceremony, but Stonestar names him Mossheart for his graceful and open heart. Rowanpaw is named Rowanshine for her bright golden pelt. Sappaw is named Sapstorm for her shamelessly ambitious personality.

Flutterpaw has been taken to the Mooncliffs by Hornetsting to receive her medicine cat name. She is soon called Flutterfeather.

Pearlight travels to BurdockClan to resolve some recent personal disputes. However, no progress was made.

The Clan cheers for the newest warriors: Duskdash and Sleetstripe.

Cicadapaw is made into an apprentice, mentored by Saplingwhisper.

Greenleaf

Mistlebreeze and Pearlight travel to LarchClan and JayClan respectively to settle hunting disputes. Mistlebreeze manages to fix the issue, but Pearlight seems to have made the issues worse.

Pumpkintail announces she is expecting kits, and joins the nursery. She has no mate, and the Clan is suspicious.

Pumpkintail welcomes two new kits to the world: Shinekit and Oakkit, both toms. The kits look surprisingly like Mossheart, and the two announce their intentions to become mates.

Leaf-fall

Mothtail has died from infected wounds. The Clan mourns.

Rootburst got her stuck in a Twoleg trap, and was heavily injured.

Ravendapple has announced she is expecting kits. With whom, the Clan doesn’t know.

Whisperriver was taking a peaceful stroll outside of camp to gather some herbs alone, when he was attacked and killed by a dog. Although the Clan mourns, he reunites with his mate Tansyspark in StarClan.

The Clan welcomes Cicadawing as a new warrior.

Leafbare

Dawnwatcher was out taking a walk when she saw Strikewhisker being attacked by an enemy warrior. She helps Strikewhisker escape, but not before gaining many wounds. They return to camp and inform Stonestar about the decision, for it was a LarchClan warrior who attacked them.

Frogleap has been resistant to retiring, however, he decides it is time, for he is growing weaker. He approaches Stonestar, who honors his tireless service.

Ravendapple has given birth to a litter of 3 kits: Crowkit (female), Oatkit (male), and Sorrelkit (female). She confides in Stonestar that they are half-Clan, as their father was from LarchClan.

Dawnwatcher has announced she is expecting kits.

Mistlebreeze travels to LarchClan in hopes of finding out who the father of Ravendapple’s kits is. However, she has only made LarchClan upset.

Shinepaw and Oakpaw are apprenticed to Cicadawing and Fireclaw respectively.

Crowkit has died from kittencough. Ravendapple is inconsolable, almost to the point of her abandoning her other kits. In her depression, she steps down as deputy.

Stonestar chooses Fireclaw as the new deputy, but the Clan does not know if she is good for the role, due to her being so young.

[west-tokyo-incidents]

Newleaf. Spring, as he used to called it. Pinestep could spend hours contemplating the differences between then and now if he wanted to.

This time last year he was bringing Cicadapaw and his siblings out to meet Kia, because she'd insisted he do so. Now, a little bundle of black is playing alone in the little clearing that he often meets Kia in. Oakkit is getting her apprentice name tomorrow. Thunderjaw will be her mentor, he thinks. He smiles as she chases a little bug.

"Stay close, Oakkit."

She giggles and runs back to him.

"Da, what do you think my warrior name will be?"

Pinestep laughs softly, "It's a bit too soon to be thinking about that, don't you think?"

"Mmm... I wanna be Oakclaw!! Or Oakgrowl!!" She bares her sharp little teeth as she growls.

He laughs, "I named you after the Heart Oak, so what about Oakheart?"

She sticks her tongue out, "That's too eeeeeeasy!!"

"I see..."

The little kit continues, chattering her head off about scaring loners and rogues and kittypets and badgers and--

Pinestep flicks an ear as he hears something move nearby. He glances over and sees the familiar shape of his friend stalking in the bushes. His kit isn't paying attention. He gives the she-cat a little smirk. A go-ahead.

Oakkit bounces a little too close to the bush...

And a squeal rips out in the little clearing.

"What was that about scaring kittypets?"

The tiny kit looks as fluffed as a sootsprite, her blue-gold eyes wide as she stares what her little brain considers death in the face.

Pinestep laughs softly, "Gotta pay attention to your surroundings."

Kia lets the little one up, watching her bolt back to her dad's side. Pinestep wraps his tail around his paws and smiles at Kia, "I was almost worried you wouldn't show up."

Kia looks around the clearing and pauses, mouth open to talk. It takes her a second to consider before she remembers herself, "It was a rough winter. Or, uh... what ever you call it now."

"Bareleaf. You know I don't care what you call it."

"Well, I mean..." She motions a paw to the little kit who is still staring at her, absolutely gobsmacked.

"It's fine. She's young, not stupid."

"...only one kit want to come out? I expected you'd bring your whole litter, like last time."

"..." Pinestep sighs. He starts to say something, but he's interrupted.

"They're dead." Oakkit deadpans.

"O-oh... Oh, Paresse... I'm so sorry..." Kia doesn't catch herself. But Pinestep doesn't mind.

"...It was a rough winter. For everyone." He sighs, "But Oakkit is strong enough for a whole litter herself, hm?"

The shadowed stare of the little black kit breaks almost instantly as she enthusiastically agrees and starts bragging about the time she caught a mouse her mom had brought in for her to practice on. Kia settles in to listen and play along. The heavy talk can wait for another day.

[longnose-gar]

Bicolorclan(II) at 90 moons (ClanGen edit)(Og ClanGen)

A loner leaves their litter with the clan, Gulljaw adopts them as her own. Curlkit Starlingkit Fadingpath, Nectardapple, and Ivyhawk have earned their warrior names

Nectardapple is injured by Cliffstar for disobeying orders Flaxstalk has decided to move on from Smokeivy Dunepool is found dead near camp

Omeletpelt announced that she is expecting kits Smoresface has retired to the elders den Stormheart has earned his warrior name Cicadapaw has started her apprenticeship, she is being mentored by Elmspots Flaildusk gives Cicadapaw some cicada wings to adorn her pelt Curlpaw has started his apprenticeship, his is being mentored by Nacrepool Starlingpaw has started her apprenticeship, her mentor is Boughtail

Acornholly brings a litter of kits back to camp, the kits smell of Brindleclan Moonkit Aspenkit Firepaw has started her apprenticeship, her mentor is Cherrybreeze Slitpaw has started his apprenticeship, his mentor is Lowpounce Gulljaw was found dead after not coming back from a patrol

Omeletpelt has a litter of two kits with Martenheart Crestedkit Hopkit Nacrepool is cruelly injured by Cliffstar to make an example out of them Embercloud has retired to the elders den Falconpaw has started her apprenticeship, her mentor is Rattletail Crestedpaw has started her apprenticeship, her mentor is Cliffstar (oh no) Amberpaw has started his apprenticeship, his mentoer is Patchclaw Fidgetkit was found alone by the border, he is taken back to camp

Peatpaw has started her apprenticeship, her mentor is Mockears Fishdaisy, a former Glowclan cat, has joined the clan Elmspots is found dead near the Glowclan border Warmbite, a rouge healer, joins the clan

Bleakfang is injured by CLffstar for disobeying orders Crestedpaw is injured by her mentor while practicieng with their claws out Fishdaisy is injured during an unsupervised traning exercise

A kittypet named Purry joins the clan, they change their name to Shaderun Crestedpaw is hurt by enemy warriors after being ordered by Cliffstar to go over the border Moonpaw has started their apprenticeship, their being mentored by Cliffstar Aspenpaw has started their apprenticeship, they are being mentored by Acornholly Boughtail dies from eating poisoned prey Crestedpaw is found dead in the middle of the territory Falcon joins the clan

Cicadashine has earned their warrior name Curlclaw has earned their warrior name Starlingpelt has earned their healer name Aspenpaw is injured by Cliffstar to make an example out of them Anitabrook was killed while trying to save the Brookclan deputy

Firestep has earned their warrior name Silthaze has earned their warrior name Aspenpaw lost their tail to a badger while following Cliffstar's orders Lowpounce and Aspengaze die from eating tainted prey Firestep was buried in a landslide

[gippslandpaw]

Cicadapaw is officially open for asks.

[cynth1c]

If you'd like to view the full descriptions/events for each moon, you can CLICK HERE. And, if you'd like to see these early, you can follow me there.

Fun Fact: The moon 9 cat is named Pajamas!

[dappleclans]

Fern Clan-Master List

Leader: Pikestar

Deputy: Yellownight

Warriors: Qiuetgaze, Wetdusk, Pepperneedle, Oakthroat, Partridgeflood, John

Medicean cat: Riverwillow

Elders:

Apprentices: Flutterpaw, Cicadapaw

Kits:

Star clan cats: Lotuswind, Giantheart

Moons and Patrols

Moon 1 (and first patrol)

Moon 2

Moon 3

Moon 4

Moon 5

[pikaclan]

Moon 209

Midnightdash immediately gets another mate

Yew(crackle) joins the Clan. He is intact

Cicadapaw is named Cicadatalon

Micapaw is hostile towards a kittypet

Apprentices!

Rowanpaw almost has an accident but is saved by Skipraven

[warriors-heartofdarkness]

Heart of Darkness: Nightfall || Allegiances and Prologue

The dark shadow of war looms over the Clans… 

Wolfpaw of ShadowClan is separated from his sister Cicadapaw after tragedy strikes. 

Owlpaw of ThunderClan is having strange visions - but not from StarClan. 

Meadowpaw of SkyClan is a simple daylight warrior who knows more than she should.

THUNDERCLAN

LEADER

MOOSESTAR—a lanky brown tabby tom

DEPUTY

HOUNDFLARE—ginger and brown tabby she-cat

MEDICINE CAT

LYNXLIGHT—pale silver tabby nonbinary cat

MEDIATOR

HAWKFLIGHT—ginger tabby tom

WARRIORS

TALLTHORN—lanky golden tabby tom

HONEYGLOW—golden tabby she-cat

BLACKTHICKET—black tabby tom with amber eyes

SPECKLEHEART—mostly white she-cat with calico speckles

JUNIPERSONG—dark ginger tabby she-cat

OAKBREEZE—brown tabby tom with green eyes

BIRCHLEAF—pale brown tabby nonbinary cat

APPRENTICES

OWLPAW—brown and cream tabby she-cat

Mentor: Honeyglow

DUCKPAW—tuxedo tom with pale yellow eyes

Mentor: Hawkflight

GOOSEPAW—tuxedo tom with dark orange eyes

Mentor: Oakbreeze

QUEENS

YARROWBACK—dark brown tabby she-cat

Expecting Birchleaf’s kits

LEAFSHINE—pale brown tabby tom

KITS

None.

ELDERS

SABLEPELT—brown and ginger calico she-cat

SNAILTAIL—black long-furred tom

SPOTTEDNOSE—mostly white calico she-cat

SWANMASK—a white she-cat with black markings

.

SKYCLAN

LEADER

PUDDLESTAR—a blue-gray and white she-cat

DEPUTY

COYOTECRY—a pale brown tabby she-cat

MEDICINE CAT

DANDELIONPELT—a fluffy white tom

MEDIATOR

SUNHUNTER—a ginger tabby tom

APPRENTICE: Applepaw

WARRIORS

LIGHTNINGSTREAM—black and white tuxedo nonbinary cat

MOLEFEATHER—brown tabby tom

PATCHFLOWER—calico she-cat

PEPPERSTRIKE—mostly ginger tortoiseshell she-cat

SMOKESNOW—a white seal point tom with blue eyes

APPRENTICES

POPPYPAW—a red ticked tabby tom

APPLEPAW—a cream mackerel "pseudo-tabby" tom

STARLINGPAW—black and red caliby she-cat

QUEENS

FOXBRIAR—a red mackerel tabby she-cat Mother to Molefeather’s kit: Olivekit

RAVENHEART—a black she-cat with gold eyes.

Mother to Smokesnow’s kits: Snowkit and Blossomkit

ASTERSTONE—a blue she-cat with amber eyes.

KITS

OLIVEKIT—mackerel tabby tom

SNOWKIT—white she-kit

BLOSSOMKIT—black and white she-kit

ELDERS

None.

.

SHADOWCLAN

LEADER

FROSTSTAR—a large white and gray tabby tom

DEPUTY

RATSPIRIT—lanky blank she-cat

MEDICINE CAT

IVYBEE—gray tabby and white nonbinary cat

GRIZZLYSTEP—large dark brown tabby tom

MEDIATOR

TADPOLEFOOT—black and white tom

WARRIORS

FIGHTERS

JACKALHEART—golden classic tabby tom

MINKSLIP—brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes

PONDNOSE—gray tabby tom

HAILSTRIKE—white and gray she-cat

PREY-HUNTERS

MAPLESTEP—ginger and white she-cat

SEDGEFLUFF—spiky-furred gray tabby tom

HAZELBRANCH—brown tabby she-cat

APRICOTFUR—flame-point she-cat

MOSSYTAIL—dark brown tabby tom

APPRENTICES

WOLFPAW—dark brown and ginger tabby tom with blue eyes

Mentor: Hailstrike

CICADAPAW—dark brown and ginger caliby she-cat with amber eyes

Mentor: Minkslip

THISTLEPAW—spiky-furred gray and white she-cat

Mentor: Maplestep

PIGEONPAW—black tabby nonbinary cat

Mentor: Mossytail

QUEENS

None.

KITS

None.

ELDERS

LIONFUR—a red ticked tabby she-cat with long fur and amber eyes.

ADDERNOSE—a short-haired chocolate tom with gold eyes.

.

RIVERCLAN

LEADER

DAWNSTAR—a heavily scarred flame-point she-cat

DEPUTY

TROUTFIN—black spotted tabby tom

MEDICINE CAT

SNOWTAIL—white tom with hazel eyes

MEDIATOR

ROWANFACE—a long-haired dark ginger flame-point tom

WARRIORS

MUDTHROAT—dark brown tabby tom

SOOTFANG—black tom with gold eyes

PLUMSTREAM—black tabby she-cat

OTTERBLOOM—sleek brown tabby she-cat

MINNOWSHADE— gray tabby tom

DOVEMARCH—gray tabby nonbinary cat

APPRENTICES

HERONPAW—dark gray and white she-cat

ALDERPAW—dark brown tabby tom

QUEENS

CORMORANTPELT—black she-cat

Expecting Rowanface’s kits

STARLINGCALL—gray and white she-cat

Expecting Troutfin’s kits

KITS

None.

ELDERS

BLACKLEG—a black classic tabby she-cat with gold eyes.

SPIDERTAIL—a black she-cat with yellow eyes.

RAININGHEART—a blue mackerel tabby tom 

TANSYFACE—a cream-spotted tabby tom

.

WINDCLAN

LEADER

GOLDENSTAR—ginger calico she-cat with gold eyes

DEPUTY

BLACKSTORM—a black she-cat, with short fur, and amber eyes.

MEDICINE CAT

GINGERSTRIPE—a red classic tabby she-cat

MEDIATOR

BEEPELT—a blue and cream caliby she-cat 

WARRIORS

NIGHTTAIL—a long-haired black she-cat

RAVENNOSE—a long-haired black tom

SPIDERSTONE—a black mackerel tabby she-cat 

STARLINGFUR—a white tom with gold eyes

YELLOWBLAZE—a cream tabby tom with yellow eyes

APPRENTICES

MINTPAW—a blue she-cat with green eyes.

SANDPAW—a cream mackerel tabby she-cat

QUEENS

HOLLYBRIAR—a blue and cream caliby she-cat

Mother to Starlingfur’s kits: Asterkit and Oatkit

KITS

ASTERKIT—a blue tabby tom

OATKIT—a cream and white she-kit

ELDERS

SLUGPELT—a short haired, black mackerel tabby she-cat, with gold eyes.

SANDSTONE—a cream classic "pseudo-tabby" tom, with curly fur, and gold eyes.

.

CATS OUTSIDE THE CLANS

KITTYPETS

MEADOW—caliby she-cat with one blue eye

NOODLE—calico tom with paralyzed hind legs; uses a cat wheelchair

BELLA—brown tabby and white she-cat

MISTY—gray tabby tom

LONERS 

RAIN—dappled gray tom

POPPY—orange tabby nonbinary cat

NIGHTSHADE—black tabby she-cat

ROGUES

Unknown.

-- -- --

“Froststar still hasn’t returned?” asked Dawnstar, the leader of RiverClan. The heavily-scarred flame-point she-cat was sitting beside her deputy Troutfin. 

“That’s correct,” sighed Ratspirit, the current deputy and acting leader of ShadowClan. 

“He said that StarClan would be guiding his adventures,” explained Grizzlystep, one of ShadowClan’s medicine cats and Froststar’s cousin. He wasn’t there when this alleged message was given to Froststar, and having known the tom for his whole life, he found it a little bit difficult to believe that this was the entire story. Nevertheless, Grizzlystep would defend the leader of his Clan. “He’ll be back when he receives his message.”

“And of course, Minkslip is trying to police my every move,” Ratspirit continued. Despite being the deputy, she wasn’t very good at keeping the peace, and was prone to bitching about her Clanmates whenever the opportunity arose. Of course, that’s what a mediator is for.

“Minkslip thinks she’s helping,” Tadpolefoot, ShadowClan’s mediator, explained again to Ratspirit. His tone was patient, even though he had already had this conversation with her privately more than once. 

“Just because she’s his mate doesn’t mean she knows everything…” the scrawny black she-cat grumbled, but then fell silent. It wasn’t worth a fight; besides, she couldn’t show weakness in front of all the Clans!  

The nearly-full moon hung over the Gathering Island, where a small group of cats sat in the approximation of a circle. They slightly clumped together into their respective Clans; Dawnstar of RiverClan was flanked by her deputy, medicine cat, and mediator, and the other leaders had their high ranking cats sitting near them in a similar fashion. 

It wasn’t the entirety of the five Clans that had gathered tonight, just their high ranks - with the notable exception of Froststar. Instead, Ratspirit took the position of leader, with Ivybee, one of the medicine cats, by her side the way a deputy would be. 

“I’m sure you can save the mediating for later, Tadpolefoot,” mewed a large and lanky brown tabby tom. Moosestar, the leader of ThunderClan, didn’t want ShadowClan starting another fight tonight.  

Moosestar did not want to be here. Neither did Houndflare, his deputy. ThunderClan was still recovering from Leafbare. 

It had been one of the longest and hardest Leafbares that any cat could remember. It began snowing before Leaf-Fall was fully over, and continued snowing for two moons nonstop. The snow eventually mounted to a blizzard which claimed several lives across all the Clans, but had hit WindClan especially severely due to their lack of shelter. And of course, after the blizzard came a greencough epidemic. Many cats lost their lives, and all five Clans were still hurting severely. 

In fact, that was why Puddlestar of SkyClan had called the meeting. She was a new leader; SkyClan had lost both their former leader and deputy to greencough. Despite her inexperience, the Clans liked her - elders often remarked that Puddlestar had a good head on her shoulders, and cared about what was best for all the Clans. 

She decided it would be best to be blunt with her proposal. 

“SkyClan is going to be recruiting daylight warriors again,” the blue-gray she-cat mewed simply. Almost immediately, the group interrupted in chatter; she could hear curses and expressions of disbelief. She stood, and the group fell silent, wondering what she would say next. “SkyClan is hurting, badly; all of the Clans are. Daylight warriors are an important part of our heritage, and I believe that by returning to our roots, SkyClan will become stronger than before and prosper once again.” 

“Do you really believe that?” Moosestar asked sarcastically. 

“What’s a daylight warrior?” asked Goldenstar of WindClan at the same time. 

“A daylight warrior is a kittypet or loner who trains with SkyClan during the day, then returns to their home at night,” Puddlestar explained simply. 

“A kittypet?!?” exclaimed Ratspirit. “That’s ridiculous!” 

“We haven’t had a need for daylight warriors since leaving the gorge long ago.” The SkyClan leader sat back down, having had the expected response. 

“I think it’s an interesting idea,” Goldenstar remarked. “Puddlestar, will you tell me more?”

“Of course!” the small blue-gray cat replied happily. “Unless anyone has anything else constructive to say, this meeting is adjourned.” With that, Puddlestar stood again and flicked her tail, signaling for her high ranks to walk with her. Goldenstar and the WindClan representatives followed closely behind. Puddlestar and Goldenstar fell into step together, heads leaned towards each other as the two conversed about the merits and downfalls of accepting daylight warriors. 

Moosestar glared at Ratspirit and the ShadowClan high ranks as he stood. Houndflare did the same, mirroring her leader’s hostile attitude. 

“How are the herbs running, Ivybee?” asked the ThunderClan deputy, eyes glaring in anger. “Found any catmint recently?”

During the greencough pandemic, ThunderClan had asked their neighbors for any spare catmint to treat their ailing leader. SkyClan had barely enough to treat their own cats, and said they had received some from ShadowClan. By the time ThunderClan had begged ShadowClan for help, there just wasn’t enough to go around anymore, and eventually Moosestar had lost a life from greencough. 

ThunderClan had refused to believe that, instead claiming ShadowClan was refusing to offer them help. ShadowClan refuted the accusation, sticking by their claims that there just was not enough. Moosestar and Froststar had been at each others’ throats since then, with their deputies backing them up, all of them looking for excuses to fight. 

ThunderClan and ShadowClan were on the brink of battle. It would only take one wrong move to ignite an all-out war. 

As the moon soared above them, a massive white and gray tom made his way into ShadowClan territory, his pawpads aching. He had had a long journey, and he was ready to come home.

[artishardwhydoidoit]

Kiss me quick, I'm off, good-bye POP! Goes the weasel!

Monsters are now real in @swamp-cats

[gougarpaw]

“It’s ok!” She takes a couple steps closer to her, and the border, a purr rumbling in her throat. “I’m just glad to see you again!” Her gaze moves down to the toad at Cicadapaw’s feet, and she can’t help but smile widely. “This must be Littlehop!”

"It is! I put a rock in his pot, so maybe if someone checks on him, they'll mistake the rock for Littlehop! I really wanted you to meet him!" Cicadapaw beamed.

Cicadapaw and Littlehop belong to @rosey-rue

Spiderpaw belongs to @artichokiiie

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