Finding New Cats, and A New Beginning

Fadedstorm awoke quietly, looking sleepily at his dark paws. He enjoyed how they seemed to fit in with the moss, small twigs, and feathers from an earlier bird, and traced the moss vining around the base of his forepaws and toes with his eyes. The black tom's ear flicked, lightly touching a twig.

He looked somberly at Tanglefire, Darklight and Flowerpaw, all who were deep in sleep. We're going to need more fresh kill. Ignoring that fact is like ignoring that we're the only survivors. Fadedstorm shook off the feeling of grief and annoyance at the minor affect of his words before rousing up, his claws digging smoothly into the soft dirt for support.

The black tom looked around the outskirts of the bracken bush, as if awaiting for a TalonClan warrior to leap out at him and kill him, just like they did to his family, friends, and clanmates. Fadedstorm sighed, before padding into the clearing outside of the bush.

Fadedstorm's back arched as he crawled through the forest clearing, his eyes searching through the ferns that dappled the forest floor. TalonClan warriors could be anywhere, sent by Ravenstar and his equally evil deputy Blazefang. Come out and get me if you want to kill me, Fadedstorm hissed inwardly. I'm right here....


Though the forest seemed like a cascade of silence, something caught his ear....something sharp, high-pitched, that made it twinge in the slightest.

A twig.

The classic notice that someone was there....

Watching you.

Fadedstorm let out a hiss, his neck fur prickling up at the back of his head. The black tom let out a growl, his lips curling back to reveal his sharp fangs. "Who's out there? Ravenstar? Blazefang? If you dare come and face a RainClan warrior in a fair, expected fight, than come and get it!" he snarled, his claws sliding out and faintly inching into the dirt.

The bushes ruffled, the leaves pulling back as a black-and-white cat shot out, it's lithe, small frame shooting out towards Fadedstorm.

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Gorsestrike crawled into the outskirts of TalonClan territory, his tail flicking for the others to follow. Hawkfang, a bulky light brown tabby, bounded silently to where Gorsestrike crouched, followed closely by the pretty white she-cat, Snowfeather.

".....and now we leave to RainClan! Those fox-hearted cowards refuse to give us the territory we deserve! Who can forget the time TalonClan saved RainClan and CedarClan from those badgers? Though I was a young warrior, Ravenheart, than, I remember clearly as all of the cats present in that time leaped into battle, fighting alongside those traitors! CedarClan and MapleClan gave up part of their territory for us! RainClan did not! Ebonystar may have been Ebonywing, the deputy, during time of that attack against those badgers, but she too was a coward! Who are we?"

"TalonClan!"

"Who are we?"

"TalonClan!"

"I will lead most of the clan out into battle! Fernstripe, Dustclaw, Brookfoot, Jayflight, Streakfang, Sandpool, Sleetfur, Poppywing, Redpaw, Badgertooth, Flintpaw, Silverpaw, and Dawngaze! Follow me into battle! Blazefang, I will need a second wave! RainClan may be cowards during a asking for territory, but I know they'll fight to the death! Blazefang, I know that your heart beats for blood. I need my most gruesome warriors to preform this task." a black-and-white tom hissed from atop a large boulder, the sunlight glowing faintly on his fur.

A golden brown tom lined and zigzagged with scars grinned in pleasure. "Name them, Ravenstar." the deputy cooed with delight.

"Fangscar, Shadowtail, Scareye, Russetleap, Finchflight, and Honeystrike. You seven will kill the queens and kits. It is a job I know that some soft bellies in this clan cannot hold. Kill them with pleasure, and without mercy. If a kit looks strong and healthy, take them. Maybe some fat kits can fill our....cravings..." Ravenstar grinned, his eyes darting to the group of warriors he had just called.

One in particular, the brown-and-ginger tom, Finchflight, licked his lips tastefully. "Oh, we'll check out the meat on those fat lumps," he laughed menacingly.

Gorsestrike tensed from his position. Some TalonClan cats are... cannibals? he thought, looking at Hawkfang to see if the older tom knew that they did this. He looked just as shocked, his amber eyes wide with horror and anger. Snowfeather's blue eyes narrowed in anger, as if imagining one of the RainClan kits being eaten by another cat.

Ravenstar grinned, before continuing. "All of you that I named will be in battle! Blazefang, you and your patrol will go into RainClan territory when Brackentail comes and tells you. Wave into the camp. Some fight, and some check the nursery. No cat will be spared unless they request to join us." Ravenstar finished.

And that was when Gorsestrike sneezed.

And when the world for him, Hawkfang and Snowfeather went black.

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"Make another clan?" Flowerpaw stared in shock as the young loner, Swift, brought out the proposal.

Fadedstorm had come back to the bracken bush with two kits, a kittypet, Sora, and a loner, Swift. Both wanted to help the four cats after seeing the slaughter at RainClan camp.

Tanglefire stubbornly shook his head from beside Flowerpaw. "No. It's too hard," he growled, lashing his tail bitterly.

Darklight stood beside Fadedstorm. "Now, wait. Speak for yourself, Tanglefire. We must move. If TalonClan or any other clan comes and finds us, we'll be crowfood. Or worse," he mewed, his ear flicking.

Tanglefire looked like he was going to snarl a retort at Darklight, but Fadedstorm cut in, flicking his tail at the stubborn Tanglefire's muzzle. "Maybe leaving to make another clan isn't in order yet. The one thing that everyone has brought up more than once is that we must leave. Heading through MapleClan and TalonClan territory will be hard, yes, but I believe that if we first make it to the twolegplace, we can maybe...have a new beginning. For everyone," he finished, casting a small glance at Swift and Sora.

As the five cats other than Fadedstorm padded off, he stared out into the dark of the forest, just wondering. Is Gorsestrike....OK? 


Okay! Done with this post too! Now, it may seem like I'm making it too early, but sometimes you just can't wait, you know? Well, I hope you enjoy this post!