#amethystdapple

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Moon 169-Newleaf

Amethystdapple (96) and Fry’s (76) kits have been made warriors!  It’s crazy to think that the birth of these kits, particularly Primpaw (11), sparked a revolution, and now they’re warriors.  The Clan has grown and changed so much since then.    Mossypaw (11) has been given the name of Mossyfleck, honoring his warmth (hah).  Amethystdapple is proud of her only son.  Brightpaw (11) has been given the name of Brightfern, honoring her assurance.  And, the star (hah) of the ceremony, Primpaw, is given the warrior name of Primcrest, honoring her adaptability.  She may not have proven herself yet, but Creekstar has no doubt that she will.  Chervilcry (148) has been trying to spend more time with her grandkits, but said grandkit Cypressbadger (35) finds all the attention annoying.  She and the mediator end up getting in a fight.  At least Sleepyfoot (35) seems to like her grandma.  It’s still a little weird for Wildcave (52) to think he has younger siblings the same age as his kits.  Oh well.  At least he enjoys sharing the latest inter-Clan gossip with his daughter.  Conegoat (52) is less thrilled with having a niece.  She ignores Daisypaw (10) and gets her in trouble for not changing out the bedding in the nursery. And she’s not the only one upset with Daisypaw. Rabbitfur (25) is still annoyed with having Daisypaw as an apprentice.  She rolls her eyes when Daisypaw argues with her over a technique, but doesn’t provide any reason why her way of doing it is better.  Daisypaw can’t wait to be done with training and be a warrior like her aunts are. Meanwhile, Shard (66) has grown quite fond of Fennelkit (5).  She knows she won’t be able to mentor the young cat, as their powers don’t match, but she wishes she could.  

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Moon 160-Greenleaf

The Clan is adjusting to having a dark-cursed cat as its leader once more.  Creekstar (14) is young and has never had an apprentice, but she and Fry (67) work well together so far.  Chervilcry (139) and Peakspots (129) are the only cats in the Clan who remember a time before Yuccawillow was their leader.  Peakspots remembers how strong the Clan was with his mom at its head, and Chervilcry agonizes over how leadership changed her sibling.  Will it change Creekstar too?  Peakspots feels like he  never truly knew his mate.  How could they do that?  Kill their Clanmates? In light of the last moon’s revelations, he has decided that they are no longer his mate.  The kits, despite being young, have picked up on the mood in the Clan.  Riftkit (1) is trying to cheer up Peakspots by sharing his prey with him.  But Brightkit (2) cares less about cheering up the elder.  She steals a feather from him and destroys it when he tries to get it back.  Daisykit (1)  really likes hanging out with Chervilcry and makes sure to ask how the old mediator is doing.  Primkit (2) knows that it was something she did that got Yuccawillow exiled.  She’s just not sure what.  She wants to sneak out of camp with Chiku (94) to go find the former leader, but Chiku stops her.  He explains that Yuccawillow probably would have hurt her because of her powers.  That’s why it’s good that Creekstar’s in charge now.  While Creekstar has risen to the place she belongs, Pigeonspot (29) is feeling a little out of place in the Clan.  She’s the only earth-blessed warrior and she can’t seem to find a place in the Clan like Rustsong (29) did.  She stares longingly at the cats sharing tongues in the cavern and wishes she had someone she felt comfortable doing that with.  The nursery has a bit of a scare when Goldenkit (2) rushes at Primkit on a wave of water.  Thankfully, Primkit lashes out with fire and not something darker. . .Amethystdapple (87) and Fry are a little intimidated, and Creekstar takes both kits aside and teaches them about the importance of control.  They’re both a little shaken, but otherwise unharmed.

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Moon 189-Leaf-bare

Poolbounce (25) has recovered from whitecough just in time for leaf-bare.  And, in time to give Frecklepaw (16) her well-deserved Healer name.  She is named Frecklestone in honor of her audacity.  She’s already served the Clan well, despite being so young.  And she’s glad that Poolbounce back in healing shape to help her through her first leaf-bare as a Healer.  Lightpaw (6) has also become an apprentice, with Primcrest (31) as her mentor.  Lightpaw is practically trembling with excitement to go out on patrol.  There is a little romance brewing among the older members of the Clan.  Fry (96) has just noticed how pretty Chiku’s (123) eyes are.  Maybe he’s ready to move on from Amethystdapple.  Meanwhile, Wildcave (72) is frustrated with his son.  He feels like Halfnoise (30) never does anything useful and just lazes around camp all day.  Glowquake (25) and Primcrest continue to get closer and often spar together.  It’s a great way for the two powerful cats to keep their skills sharp.  And for Primcrest to admire Glowquake’s beautiful eyes.  Creekstar (43) is proud of the way the Clan has been handling things.  It’s been a hard couple of moons, but her warriors are brave and resilient.  She’s beginning to think they’ll see the other side of this hardship.  While on a patrol, Fry and Brightfern (31) find a kittypet who wants to join the Clan.  She is an older earth-blessed cat named Safariaster (96).  And she’s the strongest earth-blessed cat the Clan has ever seen.  She can heal wounds with barely a thought and make herbs grow even in leaf-bare.  She fits in with the healer's den perfectly and gives the young Healers the benefit of going to a much more experienced cat for advice.

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Moon 179-Leaf-bare

The Clan is shaken by Amethystdapple’s loss.  Peakspots (149) mourns the loss of his friend.  This loss, so soon after Chervilcry’s, has taken such a toll on him that he can barely find his footing as he stumbles into his nest, wailing for Amethystdapple.  Fry (86) can hardly process the sight of Amethystdapple’s body before him.  Somehow, the world feels colder and crueler now.  He makes sure to grab a bit of his mate’s bedding.  Her scent comforts Fry as he drifts to sleep that night.  Sleepyfoot (45) wonders how the Clan will cope without Amethystdapple in their lives.  The world seems dim and lifeless, and Sleepyfoot keeps close to her Clan, seeking out their comfort and company.  Primcrest (21) gently licks Amethystdapple’s fur clean, as she did for her in the nursery.  It’s partly because of Amethystdapple’s love for her that she’s still alive today.  In the days to come, Primcrest barely stirs from her nest. Mossyfleck (21) and Brightfern (21) do their best to comfort her, but it’s not enough. In their grief, Peakspots and Primcrest are bonding.  Peakspots had thought that, because Dark-cursed cats are viewed more positively now, Primcrest’s life would be easier.  It turns out, she still feels constrained by all the rules placed on her.  She wishes she had more freedom to use her powers.  Life in the Clan continues.  Asterpaw (15) and Poolpaw (15) have both been made full Healers:  Astertwist in honor of his insight and Poolbounce in honor of his zeal.  They miss Featherspeck, but they see her watching their naming ceremony from the ranks of StarClan.  Marshdapple’s  kits have also been made apprentices.  Frecklepaw (6) has been apprenticed to Gladepatch (55). The healer's den is quite full now!  Tornpaw (6) has also been made an apprentice, giving Halfnoise (20) his first apprentice.  During an herb-gathering patrol that turns into a skirmish with ChaffinchClan, Frecklepaw saves Mossyfleck from an enemy warrior.  And all she got were bruises!  Impressive. Also, Elmpaw (9) has come out as a trans tom!  Go Elmpaw!   And Mossyfleck is feeling a bit frustrated at Creekstar (33) for giving Halfnoise, who’s younger than him, an apprentice but not him.  And Primcrest only got an apprentice because she’s dark-cursed.  How is that fair?

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Moon 167-Leaf-bare

Sadly, Toriel (104) couldn’t beat redcough and passed away.  Shard (64) is still hanging on though!  But her wound is infected.  The Healers are worried that she won’t make it, even with their hard work.  It is leaf-bare, after all.  In the mediator’s den, Chervilcry (146) has always assumed that, because Pigeonspot (36) is an earth-blessed warrior, her life must be easy.  She realizes she was wrong after she notices how out of place Pigeonspot seems to feel.  Meanwhile, Amethystdapple (94) had hoped that, after raising their kits together, she would get along better with her step daughter-in-law.  Not so.  She still finds Rustsong (36) annoying, and the feeling is mutual.  Rustsong herself is quite protective of her kits.  She wants to make sure that even the weaker powered/powerless ones have a good life in the Clan. It feels a little weird to Fry’s (74) kits to be apprenticed at the same time as their niece and nephews.  Finchpaw (8) really looks up to his aunts and uncle and lifts up his chin when passing by Primpaw (9). The four remaining kits are getting along well.  After a long day of playing mossball, Poolkit (3) finally settles down and takes a nap with Asterkit (3).  Aww!  Primpaw is a little frustrated by how close an eye the older cats keep on her.  She gets that she’s unproven, but she just wishes she could leave camp without supervision!  Meanwhile, Fennelkit (3) is fascinated by the stories of the dark forest.  And Yuccawillow, who now resides there.  Interesting.  While on a patrol with her brother, as a break from her kits, Featherspeck (23) is attacked by a wolverine and dies.  This leaves her young kits without their mother.

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Moon 165-Leaf-bare

Despite the healers' best efforts, Goldenpaw (7) caught greencough and died.  Amethystdapple (92) and Fry (72) are shocked to have lost a kit and wish there was something they could have done to protect her.  Chervilcry (144) is sad to have lost her first apprentice and the hope of the Clan having a mediator when she retires.  In brighter news, Rustsong (34) and Wildcave’s (48) kits have been made apprentices. Finchpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Pigeonspot (34).  The warrior is excited to have her first apprentice, even if Finchpaw is powerless.  Daisypaw (6) has been apprenticed to Rabbitfur (21), giving her her first apprentice.  She’s a little disappointed, as Daisypaw’s wind magic is so weak she may as well be powerless.  But oh well.  An apprentice is better than no apprentice.  And she finally beat her sister at something!  Halfpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Chiku (99) , in hopes that the warrior’s responsibility will balance out his adventurous tendencies.  Riftpaw (6) has been given to Fry, to help the young cat lighten up a bit.  The nursery feels a little empty without so many kits around.  But the apprentices' den is full!  And Palekit (5)doesn’t mind having some extra space, at least for a little while.  It turns out that part of the reason he is having trouble fitting in is because he can’t see out of one of his eyes and cats keep startling him.  Meawhile, Gladepatch (41) is proud of how much more open to dark-cursed cats the Clan has become.  Primpaw (7) doesn’t have to face anywhere near as much prejudice as Creekstar (19) did when she was an apprentice.  And she doesn’t seem to hate or fear her powers like Gladepatch’s father and son did.  The changes in the Clan are good.  An injured former loner named Shard (62) joins the Clan.  She has a water-blessing, and her name reminds Chervilcry of Shardfrost.  Could it be a coincidence?

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Moon 164-Leaf-fall

It is an eventful moon for the Clan.  First off, Amethystdapple (91) and Fry’s (71) kits have been made apprentices.  Primpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Creekstar (18), of course, giving the leader her first apprentice and Primpaw some specialized guidance in mastering her powers.  Brightpaw (6) has been given to Volcanoblossom (91), as the open warrior seems a good fit for the cold, closed off apprentice.   Mossypaw (6) has been apprenticed to Wildcave (47), to help the young cat harness his active imagination in support of the Clan.  And Goldenpaw (6), being water-blessed, has decided to become a mediator apprentice.  Chervilcry (143) is getting older and would like to retire at some point, but doesn’t feel like she can, in good faith, leave the Clan without a mediator so soon after a change in leadership.  It’s a good thing Goldenpaw wants to become a mediator.  In other news, Featherspeck’s (20) kits have been born!  It turns out their other parent is Sleepyfoot (30).  There is the ever so polite Asterkit (0), who has the most powerful earth-blessing the Clan has seen, and his brother Poolkit (0), who’s earth-blessing is almost as strong as Asterkit’s.  Then there’s the wind-blessed Glowkit (0) and the only girl, Fennelkit (0).  Her fire blessing almost matches that of Volcanoblossom’s (91) water-blessing in strength and she would have already burned down the nursery if not for the leaf-fall rains.  And Chervilcry and Goldenpaw’s quick actions.  Speaking of whom, Goldenpaw’s mediator training is going well, and she’s even picking up on some basic battle moves.  With a new dark-cursed leader, the other Clans will be testing ElementClan soon.  It won’t hurt to keep on top of their skills, even if mediators don’t typically fight.  Even though they’ve been made apprentices, Fry makes sure to spend time with his kits.  He brings Brightpaw her favorite piece of prey after a long day of training and congratulates Mossypaw when he shows that he has newly mastered a fire slash.  Glowkit is also paying attention to  the apprentices, specifically Goldenpaw.  He always asks how the apprentice is doing, which Goldenpaw appreciates.  Mossypaw also enjoys hanging out with the newest kits and feels safe with Poolkit around.  He could always heal him if anything happened!  The nursery is still crowded, even without the four oldest kits. And loud.  Peakspots (133) wishes that Daisykit (5) and Finchkit (5) would play more quietly.  Finchkit doesn’t understand why he would want that.  Why would anyone be quiet when the could be loud instead!  Palekit is also feeling overwhelmed by the noise and is still feeling a little out of place in the Clan, so he’s hiding from other cats.

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Moon 163-Leaf-fall

Palekit (3) is having a bit of trouble adjusting to Clan life.  Peakspots (132) overheard the kit complaining about him behind his back about how the Elder doesn’t contribute to the Clan. On top of that, he’s been trying to climb up out of camp.  Featherspeck (19) has to blow him back down with a gust of wind.  With her kits almost ready to be apprenticed, Amethystdapple (90) decides she could spare some time out of camp.  At night.  On a nice moonlit stroll with Fry (70). . .the pair have a great time laughing and purring.  Wildcave (46) is having a not so great time.  He’s a bit frustrated with his kits.  He gets in a fight with Halfkit (4).  However, he, feels like the slightly older Mossykit (5) (who also happens to be his half-brother) is an absolute pain.  Conegoat (46), on the other paw, loves her niece and nephews (aka, Wildcave’s kits).  She especially enjoys spending time with Finchkit (4).   Brightkit (5) is so excited to get out of the nursery.  She and Goldenkit (5) can’t wait to be all grown up.  Primkit (5) would also love to be an adult, or at least have other cats treat her like an adult.  She’s tired of being constantly watched because of her powers.  Pigeonspot (32) is a little jealous of what Amethystdapple and Fry have.  She wishes that she had someone who loves her like Fry loves Amethystdapple.  Wormdart (19) decides to try and make up with Frostheart (66), but it doesn't work.  They just end up resentful of each other.  

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Moon 162-Leaf-fall

Apparently spending so much time around the kits has grown on Featherspeck (18), because she has announced that she is expecting kits.  Huh.  Wonder who the other parent is.  Chervilcry (141) finds comfort in spending time with the kits.  They remind her of when she was in the nursery with Chasingskip, Sandypaw, and Newtkit.  How she misses them!  She play fights with Brightkit (4) and tries to boost Daisykit’s (3) confidence.  Frostheart (65) and Wormdart (18) continue to clash.  Wormdart scolds her for not using her powers to pin down a bird she missed the other day, and she snaps at him that not everyone is as powerful as he and his sisters.  Wildcave (45) has been feeling a little salty towards Gladepatch (38), since it is basically the Healer’s fault that Wildcave was demoted from deputy.  But after Gladepatch helps him heal, he realizes that he was too harsh in his judgment of him.  Creekstar (16) makes sure to spend a lot of time with Primkit (4).  She understands what it’s like to have such deadly power at her claws and wants to make sure that the young cat understands it but does not fear herself.  It’s not such a bad thing to be dark-cursed.  Rabbitfur (18) loves having a full nursery.  It means that she has a great audience to her preach about morals.  The kits are not as thrilled.  Rustsong (31) and Amethystdapple (89) love having her around-her lectures are a sure way to get the kits to fall asleep!  The Clan also welcomes several new cats: a powerless former kittypet with redcough named Toriel (99) and a powerless abandoned kit named Palekit (2).  Creekstar decides to keep both of them around.  She’s been judged for having powers, so she doesn’t want to judge others for their powers or lack of them.

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Moon 161-Greenleaf

Rumors reach the Clan that the exiled Yuccawillow (140) has died.  The Clan does not mourn her, and Creekstar (15) and Gladepatch (37) can’t help but feel a little relieved.  Gladepatch has also heard from StarClan that they were sent to the dark forest.  As she deserved.  The Clan will be telling tales of the corrupted star-blessed leader for generations.  Hopefully it will help with the prejudices against cats based on their powers.  The Clan is a bit more shaken when Chaskingskip (73) is killed in a landslide caused by early greenleaf rains.  Chervilcry (140) feels like the world has ended with the death of her last kit.  One day, the Clan will have kittens who never knew Chasingskip in life, but Chervilcry vows to ensure that Chasingskip’s memory will live on through her.  Sleepyfoot (27) and Cypressbadger  (27) comfort her, although they too are mourning the loss of their mother.  Sleepyfoot is hit especially hard, with her death coming so soon after Caterpillarmallow’s.  She sists vigil that night as grief fills her heart.  She keeps searching for tasks to do, cats to comfort, distractions against the hole in her heart, as she fights to keep the grief from consuming her.   Meanwhile, Frostheart (64) realizes that she is one of the most senior warriors in the Clan.  It feels weird, because she was always the youngest one of her siblings, who are now all gone.  She decides to spend some time with the youngest of the warriors.  She enjoys spending time with Rabbitfur (17), but Wormdart (17) has proven to be a little unreliable.  She asked him for help with a camp chore, and he abandoned her.  How rude!  Another senior warrior, Amethystdapple (88) is feeling a little cramped in a full nursery.  She loves her kits, but she watches Cypressbadger leave camp with longing.  How she wishes she could go out on patrol.  But she needs to stay in camp.  Her kits are all quite powerful and she doesn’t want to risk leaving and having them burn the camp down!  (or having Primkit-3- accidentally kill someone. . .)  Also in the nursery, Rustsong (30) is a little intimidated by raising kits that are more powerful than her.  Riftkit (2) especially is proving to be a handful.  Volcanoblossom (88) decides to take it upon herself to tell the other cat about how she cared for her own kits, but Rustsong is distracted.  No, Riftkit, don’t light your sister on fire!  Featherspeck (17) feels a little upset that she hasn’t been given more responsibility in the Clan yet.  She’s powerful. She should be doing more to help, but instead she’s stuck entertaining squirrely kits.  Joy.

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Moon 159-Greenleaf

There is a lull in the Clan drama when Wildcave (42) and Rustsong (28) have their kits!  Two of them are powerless like their mother: the daring Finchkit (0) and charming Halfkit (0).  The anxious Daisykit (0) has a wind-blessing that is so weak it’s hard to detect, but there. The fourth kit has a surprisingly strong fire-blessing and he is named Riftkit (0).  But the peace doesn’t last long. While the older warriors are sleeping, Primkit (1) decides to sneak out and chase the fireflies around camp.  She thinks it’s cool that they can glow, just like she can!  But she’s better at hiding in the darkness than they are.  She pounces after them until she’s right in front of Yuccastar’s (138) den.  She peaks in and is surprised to see Peakspots (128) in there as well.  She shrugs and goes back to chasing the bugs, but she trips over a stick, making a noise that wakes up Yuccastar.  Primkit doesn’t notice.  Until she hears a noise behind her and startles, sucking the life out of the firefly in front of her.  She has been found out.  Yuccastar is furious about being tricked once again. They lunge towards the small kit, but Creekstripe (13) jumps in front of her.  She was awakened by the noises and is glad that she was.  She stands in front of the kit, growling, darkness seeping from her pelt.  The rest of the Clan awakens and comes out of their dens.  Creekstripe, Gladepatch (35), Conegoat (42), Amethystdapple (86), and Fry (66) explain what’s going on.  And how Yuccastar has killed Rindlefish, Judaschaser, Fumblekit, Cressfreckle, and maybe even Caterpillarmallow and Faiththrift.  The Clan doesn’t believe them, at first, but then Yellowcreek and Cressfreckle come down from StarClan and explain that yes, it is true.  Their star-blessed leader is a murderer.  The Clan is in shock.  Peakspots wails out that he can’t believe it.  Chervilcry (138) stares at her sibling in horror.  The Clan decides to exile Yuccastar and strip her of their lives and name, leaving her as just the elderly Yuccawillow. The Clan convinces Wildcave to step down as deputy, which he reluctantly does, so that Creekstripe can become leader.  Just as Creekstripe had thought would happen.  She goes to the moonstone with Gladepatch to receive her nine lives. She receives the lives of curiosity from Songkit, strength from Cressfreckle, happiness from Yellowcreek, instincts from Airclaw, certainty from Caterpillarmallow, mercy from Skydawn, protection from Graysong, clear judgment from Judaschaser, and tireless energy from Shadestar.  Creekstar is granted guardianship of ElementClan and promises that she will use her power wisely.  She chooses Fry as her deputy.

Meta: What a moon. This is one of my favorite moons that I've written. What do you guys think? Do you think Creekstar will be a good leader, even though she's very young? There were a couple flavor texts that made me decide to (finally) get rid of Yuccastar this moon. I'm pretty sure they were about Primkit catching a firefly and Yuccastar and Creekstripe getting into a fight. The whole deposing thing was something I did manually and did not naturally happen in the game. Also, in game, Yuccastar has only murdered Rindlefish and Cressfreckle. In canon, she murdered Rindlefish, Judaschaser, Fumblekit, Cressfreckle, Caterpillarmallow and Faiththrift. Also, I changed around the givers of Creekstar's lives to cats who would be more meaningful to her. Here are the life-givers listed in game: Songkit (curiosity), Cressfreckle (strength), Strawberrytrail (mercy), Caterpillarmallow (certainty), Moorleg (instincts), Steppemimic (clear judgement), Whistlepaw (protection), Rockypaw (happiness), and Shadestar (tireless energy).

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Moon 158-Newleaf

Apparently Cressfreckle (74) wasn’t as subtle as he thought.  Less than a moon after Caterpillarmallow’s death, he was pushed off a cliff into some sharp rocks and died.  The culprit is unknown, but Gladepatch (34), Conegoat (41), Sleepyfoot (24), and Creekpaw (12) suspect Yuccastar.  Shortly after her grandpa dies, Creekpaw is given the warrior name of Creekstripe, honoring her vigilance.  She’s terrified of what might be coming for her, now that it seems Yuccastar is on a murder spree.  Gladepatch mourns the loss of his last parent.  He knows that this is not the life Cressfreckle wanted for his family, but is glad that at least he is reunited with Airclaw, Graysong, and Yellowcreek in StarClan.  Brioche (72) also couldn’t beat the redcough and died.  But all is not horrible in the Clan.  Amethystdapple has a litter of four kits.  There’s the daydreaming Mossykit (0), who has a medium strength fire-blessing; the surprisingly bossy Goldenkit (0), who surprises the Clan with her water-blessing when neither of her parents share that magic; the fittingly named Brightkit (0) with her bullying personality and fire-blessing; and Primkit (0).  An attention-seeking little girl who seems to be. . .emitting darkness.  Conegoat is the one who’s helping with the kitting and, thinking of how Yuccastar has treated dark-cursed kits in the past (e.g. by killing them) opts not to tell her.  She, Amethystdapple, Fry (65), Gladepatch, and Creekstripe are the only ones who know and they want to keep it that way.  Creekstripe knows that, if she decides to lead a coup against Yuccastar and expose her, she will become leader.  She’s not sure she’s ready for that yet.  But if Yuccastar discovers Primkit’s powers, she will expose their leader as a murderer.  She needs to protect this kit like she couldn’t protect her brother.

Meta: In the game, Yuccastar did in fact murder Cressfreckle. Both of them had mutual hatred for each other even without me mediating them to hate each other. I did not want Cressfreckle to die.

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Moon 157-Newleaf

Things were going so well in the Clan.  Key word: were.  Amethystdapple (84) had moved into the nursery and Rustsong (26)  had announced that she was expecting kits.  But then Caterpillarmallow (106) was found murdered.  The culprit is unknown, but Featherspeck (13) picks up faint traces of ElementClan scent by the scene.  Peakspots (126) wasn’t a big fan of Caterpillarmallow, but she was his clanmate, first and foremost.  He bows his head at the vigil respectfully.  Cressfreckle (73), Conegoat (40), and Gladepatch (33) have a suspect though:  Yuccastar (136).  Their mate didn’t like Caterpillarmallow, so maybe they murdered her for him.  Their suspicions remain unproven, though.  Chasingskip (69), despite her somewhat rough relationship with the mother of her kits, is sad to see Caterpillarmallow go.  She was such a special cat.  Cypressbadger (23) and Sleepyfoot (23) are devastated by the loss of their mother.  Cypressbadger keeps close to her friends and clanmates, seeking out their comfort and company.  Sleepyfoot listens to memories shared of Caterpillarmallow.  Some of them make her laugh, others make her cry.  Most of them do both.  She misses her mom, but is glad that she is with Burrowpaw in StarClan now.  With feeling like he’s failed by not exposing Yuccastar sooner, Cressfreckle is testy.  He’s complaining that Featherspeck and Pigeonspot never do anything helpful (even though they do).  Conegoat notices this, deduces the real reason behind his mood, and reassures him that Caterpillarmallow’s death wasn’t his fault. Cressfreckle still decides to do some more investigating of Yuccastar (subtly, of course), and the three of them decide to tell Sleepyfoot and Cypressbadger their suspicions.  Sleepyfoot believes them and gives Yuccastar bitter herbs on purpose.  Cypressbadger is less sure.  Creekpaw (11) has also been told about her family’s suspicions.  As such, she’s reluctant to spar with Yuccastar today.  But she does anyways because she understands that it’s necessary that she doesn’t suspect anything.

Meta: In the game, it is still (up to where I've played as of queuing this post) unknown who Caterpillarmallow's killer was. I just recently checked the code (as in, a week before this post went public) and it turns out that Peakspots was actually the one who killed her! But I didn't know that when I was writing these moons and it would have changed a lot later on. So, in canon, Yuccastar killed her. It just makes sense.

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Moon 156-Newleaf

Featherpaw (12), Rabbitpaw (12), and Wormpaw (12) have been made warriors!  Featherpaw is now Featherspeck, honoring her tranquility, Rabbitpaw is named Rabbitfur for her loyalty, and Wormpaw is named Wormdart for his observance.  Their mentors are proud of the cats they’ve become and the new warriors are glad they get to have their warrior ceremony together.  They remember how Volcanoblossom’s (83) kits didn’t make it this far, how Burrowpaw left her sisters to graduate without her, and how Creekpaw (10) is missing her brother next to her. At least their ceremony at the beginning of newleaf marks a good start to the season for ElementClan.  In addition to three new warriors, Amethystdapple (83) has announced that she’s expecting kits!  It’ll be nice to have more kits in the Clan.  Now that Featherspeck is a warrior, Chervilcry (135) checks on her to make sure she’s feeling confident, but not like there’s too much pressure on her.  She remembers how much pressure was on Shardfrost to perform when she was younger.  Featherspeck assures her that she’s alright, although internally she is feeling stressed.  She doesn’t want to let the Clan down.  Meanwhile, Fry (63) is feeling stressed about his mate having kits and goes to Conegoat (39) for advice on what to do.  She has no idea-does she look like she’s a mother?  But she tries to give him advice anyways.  Despite being busy, Wildcave (39) makes sure to make time for his mate.  He and Rustsong (25) went on a moonlit stroll last night.  It was quite nice.  She laughed at his jokes the whole time.  Volcanoblossom decides to check in on Creekpaw.  Being from outside the Clan, she doesn’t quite get the Clan’s belief that dark-cursed cats are dangerous and wants to make sure the young cat is doing alright.  Creekpaw says she’s doing fine, but that she wishes there were more cats her age around.  It reminds Volcanoblossom of her kits, and leaves her feeling a little bit down.  Despite still being sick with redcough, Brioche (70) is determined to fit into the Clan and offers to lead a patrol.  Sleepyfoot (22) convinces her to stay in camp, for now, and assures her that she’ll be leading patrols in no time.

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Moon 150-Leaf-fall

The three wind-blessed kits have been made apprentices!  Featherpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Cypressbadger (16).  Despite the young warrior’s relative inexperience, she is the most powerful wind-blessed cat in the Clan and thus the best suited to keeping Featherpaw’s wind magic under control.  They can’t have her blowing down trees while they’re out on patrol!  Rabbitpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Frostheart (53) and is already settling into the apprentice den and gossipping.  Wormpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Amethystdapple (77) and has been getting along with her swimmingly.  Speaking of swimming, Whistlekit (5) has been enjoying playing around with her water powers (under her mother’s careful supervision).  She’s been enjoying creating a bubble of water out of the leaf-fall rain.  She still splashes her siblings sometimes, but she’s getting better at control (and sometimes the splashing is on purpose).  Creekkit (4) and Songkit (4)  have remained undiscovered for another moon.  Gladepatch (26) is beginning to hope that they’ll stay that way until they’re apprentices.  Or even until they’ve proven themselves like Shadestar did. He just wants them to be safe. Creekkit has taken to slipping out of camp to practice with her powers.  Gladepatch and Cressfreckle (66) understand how important it is that she masters her abilities, so they encourage her to sneak out and sometimes supervise her.  She understands why she needs to train, but sometimes she just wants to be a kit and play around.   Rustsong (19) has been spending more time with Wildcave (33) lately.  Being powerless, she wants to make sure she knows how to spar with a powered cat.  And it helps that he seems to enjoy spending time with her.  He even gave her a pretty flower!  

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Moon 149-Greenleaf

At long last, Sleepypaw (15) has been made a full Healer.  She is named Sleepyfoot in honor of her serenity.  Steppemimic (32) thinks fondly back to when Sleepyfoot was a kit, running around in the healer's den and following after her mom.  She’s come so far.  Yuccastar (128) has been watching the new kits closely.  It makes Gladepatch (25) nervous.  He tries to distract her by asking her to speak up in a conversation they’re having but it doesn’t work.  She just keeps staring at Creekkit (3).  Does she suspect something?  Fry (56) is not a fan of how close Frostheart (52) is getting to his daughter, Steppemimic.  He got in a spat with her over a piece of fresh-kill, but it was really about him being an overprotective dad.  Peakspots (118) feels like Wildcave (32) is too headstrong of a deputy and brings it up with him, but the two get in a fight.  Wildcave is a different cat than Peakspots.  He’ll be deputy however he likes!  Pigeonspot (18) has noticed that Gladepatch seems to be hiding something.  She knows that plants tend to inch away from an earth-blessed cat when they lie, and they’ve been doing that whenever he’s been talking about his kits.  What is going on?  Amethystdapple (76), on the other paw, is watching the kits with fondness.  She laughs when Featherkit (5) blows a gust of wind at Wormkit (5) from behind, knocking him over.  She knows they’ll grow out of it when they’re apprentices, so she’ll enjoy it while it lasts.  She wonders if Fry  would ever like to have more kits.  Songkit (3)is a bit annoyed at Rabbitkit (5).  The older kit is always rubbing it in his face that he doesn’t have powers and she does.  He really wants to tell her that he actually does have powers.  And light her on fire.  Just a little bit.  But he can’t.  Because Gladepatch says so.  Sigh.  While on a patrol, Fry and Cypressbadger (15) come across a kittypet with her kits.  She introduces herself as Blossom (76) and explains that she fled her twolegs when one of them beat her kit, Rocky (4).  The Clan agrees to take her and her three kits in, and she changes her name to Volcanoblossom.  It turns out that she has an incredibly strong water-blessing, even rivaling that of the deceased Shardfrost.   Her youngest kit, Slipkit (4), is powerless, although with the amount of noise she makes it’s easy to forget.  The scarred Rockykit does have magic, although his water-blessing is very weak.  Her third kit, Whistlekit (4), is on the complete opposite side of the power spectrum.  She has a water-blessing that may be even more powerful than her mother’s.  She’s already flooded the camp, which Chervilcry (128) and Volcanoblossom have to clean up.  She’ll  be a formidable warrior when she’s grown.