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Monday, October 20, 2014

The Wrath of Kan (wuuut star trek)

      It was a still cold night, only a day since the death of Dawnflight's death and the birth of her kits. The clan had grieved, cleaning her still pelt and burying her near camp, and since then had again focused on preparing for the rouge attack. The camp walls had been strengthened with thorns and brambles as well as dens. The four kits had been kept warm and cared for by Silverpaw and Scorchtooth constantly. Since there were no other queens in the clan they had been moved to the Medicine Cat Den. Cats spent their time trying to catch enough prey to fill hungry bellies and the rest of their time training and prepping for battle.
     Ghoststar crouched in her den. She had been in there since the death of Dawnflight, only coming out occasionally before disappearing again. Darkmoon had taken control for the most part, though sometimes she would mysteriously disappear off into the tangled forest. Snakefang would keep things in order when the black she-cat was gone. He constantly worried for the clan and felt angry at Ghoststar's behavior. She was the leader of the clan. It was her job to encourage everyone and keep the faith up, and yet all she did was hide in her den. The dark tabby tom often visited her and tried to coax her out, but it was hopeless. Ghoststar was somewhere far and distant in her mind. The stress seemed to much for her.
      "Where's Ghoststar, I need to talk to her about the kits." Scorchtooth shook his pelt out against the cold as he asked Snakefang. The warrior looked towards her den.
      "She won't want to be bothered." He said, his amber eyes dropping.
       Scorchtooth scoffed, his tail lashing once. "Won't want to be bothered, eh!" He stormed through the thin snow to the leader's den. Snakefang would watch him duck through the hanging lichen, hear them argue for a moment, and then watch as he came back out with a scowl on his face. The clan was losing faith and hope. The rouge attack was looming over their head, the death of their only Queen, and the dim future of the weak kits. What are we going to do? 

      Ghoststar layed in her nest, curled into a small ball. Her gray eyes stared ahead and her breath softly moved her white fur. She couldn't hear anything except the deafening silence of her den. How could she let Dawnflight die? The she-cat was so young. She should be here to raise her kits. If Ghoststar had tried harder, if she had been a better hunter and taught others to hunt better she could have given Dawnflight more prey. She could have kept the tabby cat's strength up. Then she would be here. She wouldn't be dead and cold somewhere deep in the ground. It's all my fault. I'm not a good leader. 
      And what of the rouges? They are going to come and just kill more cats. They destroyed a tribe that had been living in that territory for many many moons. Twilightclan had only been living in the dark, tangled woods for a few moons. Most of the cats hardly had any experience with fighting. They would be slaughtered like mice. Ghoststar started to shiver, not because of the cold. It's going to be all my fault. I'm not a good leader. 
     And what of the kits? They had no mother now. They would grow up orphans. Who would give them the love and affection they needed? No other she-cat in the clan was kitting and thus no other cat had milk to feed the young ones. They needed milk to suckle. They needed a mother's warm fur. Scorchtooth had been keeping them comfortable in his den with Silverpaw but they would soon starve. They needed a mother who was milking. Their future was dark and seemed hopeless. And it's all because I wasn't good enough. I'm not a good leader. 
     Snakefang would come in often, trying to get her to go out and talk to her clan. Scorchtooth would do the same, but more viciously with his words. And yet Ghoststar couldn't. She couldn't stand in front of those cats knowing she had failed them. The moment push came to shove she fell. Starclan was wrong to give her nine lives. Wrong to trust her with such a task as taking care of a clan. What good was she? The stress was closing in on her, making her vision blurry. Her ears began to ring. The silence was violent.
   
     "MRROW!" The silence was suddenly broken by a yowl in the clearing. The sound of snapping twigs and shuffling paws filled the air a few seconds before hissing and growling replaced it. Ghoststar was on her paws in a second, all her before thoughts swiped away for the moment as adrenaline pulsed through her. The she-cat bolted out of the den, the moonlight setting her fur in a white blaze. Cats were tumbling around, their eyes wide and teeth bared as claws ripped at fur. Eyes flashed in the moonlight at the camp walls. Ghoststar realized what was going on. The rouges had come. There were many of them, but most couldn't get through the camp walls without getting their pelts torn. Some found holes big enough to fit through and it would be long before they discovered the entrance and stormed in.
     Snakefang sent a rouge running, holding clumps of fur between his claws. The cat escaped through a hole in the wall, and another rouge leaped in to replace him. "Ghoststar!" Her friend bolted to her side. "They're here, we have to have a plan!" His amber eyes were wild and his hackles were raised. Ghoststar's milky gray eyes looked over camp another time. He was right.
     "We have to have cats defend the entrance to try and keep them out; two cats. And two more defend the medicine cat den. The kits are in there. They're our priority." More rouges were finding their way into the camp. Snakefang nodded.
     "Spade!! You and I will guard the entrance!" The dark tabby tom yowled to his former enemy, racing to the thorn barrier and posing himself to fight. Ghoststar looked around for more cats. "Brownfur! Owlflight!!" She brought the two she-cats together. "You need to guard the Medicine Cat den now!" They looked at each other, knowing the kits were in there and bolted to their positions. The rest of the cats would just have to try and fight off any cats from camp. We'll all have to try and stay alive.
      Ghoststar felt her insecurities threatening to consume her again. She squinted her eyes, crouching. The sound of fighting faded from her ears. She felt a cat brush her pelt. It was the Starclan cat that had visited her before, her deep red pelt gleaming in the moonlight. "Foxstar!" She mewed, her eyes widening.
     "Ghoststar, you don't have time for this. You need to pull yourself together. Twilightclan needs you to fight for them. Cats fight as hard as their leader. They need your confidence." Foxstar's eyes were stern. Ghoststar felt ashamed. She was right. "Don't doubt yourself. We chose you because you can handle it. You deserve the nine lives we gave you. Show them that." The cat faded as quickly as she appeared, but Ghoststar could still feel her presence beside her and all the other cats that had given her a life. She would do it. She would fight for her clan bravely, despite her fears. If she was to fail, if they were to die tonight, at least they should go out fighting. With a yowl, she threw herself into the fray.


(So! Here's the battle that we've been building up for! I know there aren't as many rouges really as I implied but that's because we needed more cats to fight. So although we have a set amount of developed characters for the rouges, you can also play just random cats to fight because they have greater numbers let's pretend. haha There's a post on the rouge blog too to sum up whats happening with them, so let the role playing begin!)

I colored this for the scene yo. It looks pretty rad. Not my art work though haha 

18 comments:

  1. Tawnynight yowled in pain as one of the rouge's sharp claws racked her back. Her eyes flashed with anger and fear.

    Silverpaw could hear cats yowling hissing in complete terror. "Things will be okay.."her tail and back fur was on end as she panicked quietly keepibg the kits close by.

    Whitewhisper was a fast and swift fighter, her pelt was stained red from her and other's blood. "Theres too many!"she hissed to anyone who was listening.

    Shadowpelt wasnt much of a fighter and isnt good at it. Her pelt was in clumps around her as she bled.

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  2. Snakefang slashed off any intruders that happened to find the entrance. He felt weird fighting alongside Spade, who he had despised since he met him. But in this battle they were apart of the same clan, and had to defend it together.

    Ghoststar attacked a rouge, slicing her claws through its mangy fur. The cat yowled in pain and turned on her, attacking her with a force she didn't expect. She knew she if she was pinned that would be the end of it. Using the force against the cat, she tumbled with the rouge until she managed to break free. Her teeth snapped on the tom's shoulder and she tugged viciously. The tom shrieked in pain and kicked her away before running out. Blood dripped from her white fur. She had won! At least, one battle. But the war was still raging. She heard Whitewhisper yowl. "Just keep fighting! We have no choice!"

    Ash looked for familiar faces in the crowd. He spotted a few of his tribe mates, and wondered why they would fight like this. They fought as hard as any of the rouges alongside them. Kan has turned them against the tribe ways. He felt anger stir inside him, and threw himself into battle. He was a good fighter, and managed to fight off a few rouges. But their ranks seemed endless and he couldn't take on more than two at a time.

    Honey ran inside one of the dens when the fighting started. She was a hunter, not a fighter! And she wouldn't fight on account of any of these cats. But she peaked outside the den, her blue eyes wide. Somewhere her sister, Ember, would be in the crowd. She's the only one I'll try to save!

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  3. Spade reared up and slammed his paws into the face of a rogue. The cat hissed and struggled to squirm from under the tabby tom. He let them go, and they fled through the hole from which it came. He paid no mind to Snakefang. While defending the camp, pretty squabbles would be meaningless. It was only claws and teeth now. Spade's claws were out and his muscles were tense. He forced himself to remember old instincts. He had to survive. His Clan had to survive.

    Brownfur sped to her position in front of the Medicine Cat's den. She heard the quiet mewling of the kits inside, and that spurred enough fire in her heart to fight. She tore mercilessly at the face of a rogue who dared to go near her. The cat let out a distressed yowl and immediately fled, and was intersected by another clan cat. The she-cat tensely guarded the den, teeth bared and fur bristling. No one was going to hurt the kits!

    Mason stuck to the edges of the group who rushed the camp. He watched as they dumbly fought through the bracken. He was still ignored and weak from the rough training with Kan. He carried a limp with him, that only got worse as the journey to TwilightClan territory progressed. He closed his eyes and breathed. He had to fight, even in this condition, or else Kan will do worse to him than the possibility of death in battle. He pushed his stocky body through a hole in the bracken, losing clumps of glossy black fur as he did so. He let out a yowl.

    Celeste slinked into the camp. She stayed out of sight, trying to determine where the hardest hit places of the camp would be. She spotted a den. Two cats were guarding it. That must be a special place of interest. She raced past the two toms guarding the main entrance and weaved around battling cats like a weasel. She hissed quietly as she braced her muscles, and leaped onto the brown, slender cat. Brownfur was caught on surprise, due to Celeste coming from the side. The two cats tussled in the dust, blood splattering on the ground near them as claws met skin.

    Hawk's bright eyes were dim. He didn't want to fight these cats, but he didn't want Cloud to die because of his pointless rebellion. He entered camp, to be met with a sharp paw in his face. He growled and slashed at the attacker, then bobbed away from him. He spotted two familiar faces. Ash and Honey! They were with the Clan the whole time! They must have warned them. Hawk felt pride. If they were going to fight the rogues in such a way, he had to be able to as well. He pondered for a moment, but didn't have much time, as a Clan cat rammed itself into his side.

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  4. Featherstorm hissed in fury as she swiped at the rouges. She had taken up a fighting position near the camp's entrance. Spade and Snakefang were guarding the entrance, so she might as well defend the clan by lashing at any rouge who tried to break in through the bracken. With her claws and teeth extended and battle ready, of course. She twirled around as she felt teeth sink into her hind leg. With a loud snarl and a hateful look in her eyes, she retaliated with her claws fully sheathed. Her jaws were wide and were ready to rip out rouge fur.

    Darkmoon looked around frantically, her eyes wide with shock. TwilightClan was clearly outnumbered. They needed help. While ducking under a rouge trying to jump at her, Darkmoon searched among the fray for Ghoststar. Her leader's white pelt stuck out among the camp's bracken. "Ghoststar," the dark she-cat hissed when she approached, "we need some assistance!" She paused to swipe at rouge running at her. "Or we'll be slaughtered!"

    Thistlefur zipped out of the warriors' den once he heard the screeches of battle. Starving or not, his clan needed him. His instincts told him to protect the medicine cat den, since the kits were stowed away in there. He was grateful to see Brownfur stationed in front of the den when he stopped in front of it. Hackles raised and muscles tensing up, Thistlefur took up a battle stance. He was ready to defend his Clan! Showing little mercy, he lashed out at the faces of any rouge who dared to try invading the medicine cat den.

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  5. Ghoststar's white pelt was stained scarlet as more rouges attacked. Fury burned in her gray eyes as her claws slashed and jaws clashed. She swung around as Darkmoon approached, having to realize that she was a clan mate for a moment. She looked around, seeing more rouges were making into camp. She felt her heart thud harder. We're losing.. "Who could help us?!" She yowled over the noise, ears flat.

    Ash fell as three rouges clawed at his dark pelt. He yowled in pain. His amber eyes searched the camp, hopeless. There's too many of them.

    Honey heard her friend in despair and ran out of the den. So much for staying out of things! She pounced on one of the rouges, tearing them by their hind quarters backward. "Stay off of him!"

    Snake fought fiercely, blocking rouge after rouge with Spade beside him. The sea of fur didn't seem to end and they and all found the entrance. "We're losing it!" He hissed through gritted teeth, slashing claws in the face of an on coming rouge.

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  6. Almonddash was the first cat Darkmoon could think of. She opened her mouth to say his name, but caught herself before she could. Darkmoon was certain RoseClan could help. "RoseClan could help us! If we lose, then they'll be left to fight these flea pelts!"

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  7. Ghoststar was skeptical about going to Roseclan for help. The border skirmish and her weary. She was tackled by a big ginger tom before she could give Darkmoon any direction. The cat snarled as he tore at the white she-cat's long fur, his blue eyes filled with fury. Ghoststar howled in pain, kicking her claws into his belly as he pinned her down. She felt him go for her throat, and narrowly dodged. "Twilightclan has no choice but to surrender!" He spat in her face. Ghoststar realized he was the leader of the band of rouges. She narrowed her gray eyes in determination. "Never!"

    Kodiak was ready for the fight when he finally burst his way through the dense bracken. The clan cats had prepared well, but not well enough. He pounded across the camp and threw himself at the first cat he saw, which was Featherbreeze. He sunk his teeth into her hind leg, the adrenaline fueling him on. This is what I trained so hard for.

    Snakefang wanted to help Featherbreeze as he saw her attacked, but was tackled by a big tom. He snarled, trying to fight him off but he had been pinned.

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  8. Darkmoon's green eyes flashed in fury as she sprang at the rouge leader. "Get out of our territory," she spat at him. She aimed her blows at the ginger tom's flank and shoulder, trying to batter him off of Ghoststar.

    Featherstorm was spitting in frustration when she felt teeth sink into her hind leg. With the grip on her leg, turning around the face the fox dung was difficult. With a growl she sprang away, freeing her leg. She then turned around and abandoned the rouge, running to assist Snakefang.

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  9. Scorchtooth was clumping more pieces of moss together in a vain effort to make the kit's nests more comfortable. It's the least I could do, I suppose. "Silverpaw, could you hand me the-" His sentence was cut off by a yowl, followed by more screeches. "Rogues!" Someone caterwauled. The medicine cat instinctively arched his back and spiked his pelt, as he sensed immediate danger. Not daring to leave the helpless kit's side, he crouched protectively over them, thankful for the shadows that hid his dark coat. "Stay back, Silverpaw!" He hissed under his breath. He was well trained in the art of fighting, but he didn't want to give any chances.

    Owlflight nodded to Ghoststar and obeyed her orders, kicking dust behind her and she bounded her way to the entrance of the Medicine Cat den, Brownfur steadily at her side. The hardest part about this battle would be the self-control. Whenever Owlfight scrape her enemy's face and watch them bolt off, she had to fight her urge to gather up her strength and speed to follow them. No! I can't. If I ran off, what would happen to the kits? She was glad when Thistlefur joined their ranks, but hearing her clanmate's screams of weakness made her body go numb and her fighting spirit dampen.

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  10. Ghoststar was shocked by the force of the rouge leader. The ginger tom twisted around to slash at Darkmoon. "Stay out of this!" He yowled. Ghoststar's head spun. She had to take the opportunity of his distraction to get the upper hand. Her gray eyes strayed dizzily across the battle field. Rouges were flooding the camp and pushing back the clan cats. Some of them were surrounding the Medicine Cat Den. It would be only moments before the battle was a defeat. Ghoststar threw herself at the rouge leader as he fought off Darkmoon. He tumbled over in surprise. Ghoststar ripped at his pelt and gripped him with sharp claws. "Go Darkmoon!" She yowled to the Deputy. "Find help!" Starclan save us!

    Snakefang was thankful when Featherstorm came to his aid. The dark tom struggled under his attackers, slashing and clawing. His pelt burned as sharp claws and teeth pricked him.

    Kodiak hissed in frustration, though he didn't pursue the gray she-cat. He turned his attention towards the Medicine Cat Den. The two cats guarding it seemed to be growing tired. He yowled, hurling toward the cats. Whatever they were guarding, he intended to get to it.

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  11. Red joined the rest of his fellow rouges as it was time to replace a fallen member of the group. his eyes scanned the battle field everyone was going to one den. something worth interest.. a deep purr came from his chest as he raced to the den.

    Ember fought her hardest as she thought of Cloud being killed by one of the rouges. "im sorry..so sorry..."she said as she slashed at Tawnynight's head.
    The dark brown she-cat hissed as the ginger cat, "Sorry?! I'll show you sorry!" Tawnynight tackled the other cat and kicked up snow as they rolled around.

    (i think i wanna kill off whitewhisper..cuz i dont do anything with her or shadowpelt..)

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  12. Redclaw jumped as he heard the yowl from the warriors den, his heart raced as he ran out to see rogues spill from the camp sides. As he tried to help his clan mates he was tackled by a broad tabby brown tom with many scars along his muzzle. Panic filled his chest as he clawed and bit at whatever he could get a hold of. the smell of his own blood frightened him, he was afraid to be weak, to die.

    Streampaw stood frozen is fear, her mind told her to run but her heart said fight! Mindlessly she flung herself into the battle. The gray she-cat was nose to nose with a pretty pale tabby,"You're nothing but cowards, crowfood!" Streampaw hissed as she swiped left with sharp claws.

    Dawn hissed back at the gray cat,"Ha! Us cowards? This can easily be avoided if you just give up!" her voice firm but calm. Her temper was her weakness, she had to stay calm.

    (sorry im so late!! ugh im sorry!)

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  13. (You can kill her if you want, its cool
    Don't be sorry!)

    Ghoststar hoped Darkmoon was following her orders and would succeed in getting help from someone. She fought with the ginger tabby, the two wrestling back and forth. White fur littered the ground along with clumps of bright ginger fur. Ghoststar was growing tired. The tom was a skilled fighter and weighed significantly more than her, yet she didn't give up. I have nine lives to lose for this clan, you only have one. And I will fight through all nine to defend my friends, my family! Her gray eyes burned with passion as she slashed his ear and blood dripped into his face.

    Kan hissed in pain, throwing her off him and standing for a second to regain his composure. She was a tough fighter, not that experienced, but determined. He glanced with his icy blue eyes around the battle front. The rouges were obviously winning. These cats had no chance. He purred in amusement, circling around her as they faced off. "You do realize you've already lost, right?"

    "The battle isn't over so long as we are fighting."

    "This fight is worthless! Your clan will die if you continue this. The best thing to do is surrender, and.I might let some of you live." Kan spoke almost sweetly to her, as though he pitied her. Ghoststar knew from the cruel light in his eyes that it was all an act. She could feel her heart thudding in her chest and her pelt burned from bite and claw marks. The white she-cat didn't want to fight anymore. She saw still bodies around the clearing vaguely between the fighting cats and knew in her heart already a few clan cats had died. I don't want us to be slaughtered..

    "So what do you say?" Kan grew impatient with waiting. His tone hardened. Ghoststar stared at him, glanced around, then stared again. Surrender was at the tip of her tongue, yet she couldn't say it. Surrender would save lives but we'd lose our territory. It's leaf bare! We can't handle that..

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  14. Owlflight was startled by the yowl that pierced her ears, whipping around only nearly as fast enough to see a bundle of cream fur charge at her, successfully slamming into her side. Surprised by the impact, Owlflight was carried off her feet, the breath knocked out of her. Scrambling to get control of her thoughts, she made the split decision to cling onto Kodiak's coat. If I let go, he could easily make his way to the Medicine Cat den! The thought terrified her. Her body ached after being slammed into the ground, but being in full-on combat restored her adrenaline.

    Scorchtooth became restless, it was, in fact, boring to be away from all of the action. He felt the kit's bodies squirm underneath his thick pelt, which reminded him why he was here. He heard the noise just outside the den intensify, to which he unsheathed his claws in response.

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  15. Silverpaw looked over to her mentor, her eyes filled with fear as she raced back to his side. her white body shook as she heard yowling, hissing and loud hits from both sides. oh Starclan help us..

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  16. Snakefang only just managed to break free with Featherstorm's help. His amber eyes wide, he slashed the face of one of the cats and lashed with his back claws at another. There was a brief moment for him to survey the camp. The thick stench of blood was in the air and clumps of fur drifted through camp as the battle raged. It seemed there were more rouges than trees in the forest. With each one they fought off, another two seemed to take its place. Starclan save us.. "Keep up the fight Featherstorm!" He growled quickly to his former Apprentice. The dark tabby tom took a good look at her, his eyes soft for a moment. Please let her make it through this. He knew there had to be casualties already. Snakefang shook away the thought and threw himself at more rogues trying to break through the entrance. He gave Spade a swift nod. The tom was holding up well. He always thought that when push came to shove the brown tabby would abandon the clan. I was wrong about you..

    Ghoststar felt her exhaustion hit her. She had only been thinking for a few heart beats before she let out a firm, "No." Her ears flat against her head, she bared her teeth at the ginger tom. "Twilightclan does not surrender to flea bags like you." The white she-cat threw herself at Kan, putting in all her strength to a blow against his muzzle.

    Kan reared back in pain, squinting his eyes as the white warrior came dangerously close to his eyes with the blow. Anger burned in his chest. "Fine. Your funeral!" It always surprised him how ridiculous clan cats behaved. They never gave up, even when it was obvious they were going to lose. They didn't seem to have any idea of survival, only honor and glory. Morality. Ha! The two fought in a tangled ball of yowling and clawing, which just disappeared in the noise of the raging battle.

    Ash saw Ember as Honey helped him up after chasing off a few rouges. "It's your sister!" The black tom meowed through the noise, pointing with his nose. Honey looked in the direction of the pretty ginger she-cat. Her blue eyes widened.

    "Ember!"

    Kodiak snarled in anger as Owlflight's sharp claws pierced him. There was definitely something worth his while inside that medicine cat den. "What are you hiding in there, huh?" He hissed at her as he tried to rip away from her, kicking at her belly and nipping at her shoulders. The stout tom felt the adrenaline course through his body.

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  17. "Nothing that you foxhearts need to know about!" Owlflight seethed, pain blooming like a flower where Kodiak was attacking her. She swiveled her head around, looking at her surroundings. She was hoping a more skillful warrior would come to her aid, as she and her opponent were getting dangerously close to the mouth of the Den. She began to tug harder on the tom's pelt, hoping that would incapacitate him for at least a moment, long enough for her to get back to her original post.

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  18. Kodiak hissed, writhing to get out of her grip. He cuffed her ears with his sharp claws, hate in his eyes.

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