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Crookedmask
Rank: Warrior, StormClan
Parents: (deceased)Snapspring, Marshscore
Siblings: (deceased)Scorchpaw, (deceased)Rumbletalon
Mate: None
Kits: None
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First gathering?
The chill of night startled Bluebellkit, her fur ruffled as she clung to Crookedmask as he followed the flatlands towards the island. She turned her eyes widened at the sight of the ever growing mountains.
"Watch your step!" The voice of the orange white tom snapped her from her thoughts as Duskeye caught up his paws slipping along the muddied ground muttering a grunt as he followed. She meet the nervous and shifting golden gaze of Cherrypaw who followed close behind his head swiveling between her and his mentor. The shift of wind made her flinch as she noticed the abrupt stop and lowering of the Clan their gazes locked on Jaggedstar his orange pelt shown like fire through the dark night.
A yelp pressed from her lips as Crookedmask lept through the air landing gracefully on stoned bouncing his way to the island after his Clanmates,"Hold onto me tight!" He breathed as he ran water sloshing theateningly at his paws as he wove between the bursts of chill. He paused at the other side his eyes meeting hers searching,"Are you okay?" She nodded leaning into his fur warmth spreading from nose to tail tip.
With StormClan being the first to arrive to the gathering the clan weaved quietly,"I'll see you after, I need to show Cherrypaw our place, remember why we are here Emberpaw." Duskeye's grumble sounded from beside her as he plodded past nodding to Crookedmask. Once he left Crookedmask turned his green eyes gentle and warm,
"You remember right?" He guided her to a higher part of the island his pelt brushing and warming hers,"You just have to tell me if you recognize anyone.."
"Who are they?"
"Oh it looks like MossClan and RangeClan have arrived!" He swiveled around his eyes wide. The nerves and fear overwhelmed Bluebellkit as a golden tabby approached her scent wafting into her nose along with the smell of herbs. She backed up her breath quickening in panic as her breath caught in her throat pushing herself against her friend as she stared ag the smaller golden shecat. Her legs collapsed beneath her as the shecat stood over her bowing and purring a greeting to Crookedmask going unnoticed.
Crookedmask settled down, his tail wraping around the terrified kit,"Goldensong! It's so nice to see you again!"
A purr rumbled from the shecat as she lay down,"I know it has been a moon!" Bluebellkit could understand her name from her sweet and soft voice, though it was forgotten as her eyes flicked to her,"Crookedmask... she is quite small for a apprentice..." she looked nervously down.
"Oh yeah! This is Bluebellkit, she is here to check for her parents. Bluebellkit this is Goldensong of MossClan." He leaned down and nuzzled Bluebellkit's cheek a small grin on his face as he tried to smooth her ruffled pelt.
He looked up his eyes meeting Goldensong her eyes sympathetic and sad before looking back down,"It is alright love... you are quite special to be at a gathering so young." A small smile grazed her muzzle.
"I am?"
"Yes," The shecat purred,"Kits normally dont get to come to gatherings, you must be quite the special cat!" She smiled sweetly. Her demeanor calmed Bluebellkit and she pushed herself against Crookedmask her eyes heavy with exaustion as the two warriors talked feeling warmth glow from them both, it felt almost as if she was a StormClan cat and Bluebellkit wondered if she would be able to see her again as she drifted into soft sleep the warmth of the two warriors and the scent of her friend allowed her to drift away.
Her heart pounded in fear the yowls and shreeks echoing through her ears as the queen ran towards MossClan territory. After Cliffstar's trivial and breathtaking announcement Goldensong feared for both her unborn kits and herself. She shuffled away from the gathering the scent of blood and anger wafting into her nose as she shrank from the fighting and into the shadows. She watched her smaller Clan as they fought feircely against the large numbers of the mountain cats, the suddon realization that Cliffstar had anticipated the fight and had brought most of her Clan with her strongest warriors fighting beside her.
Turning to run after the order of her leaders she struggled towards the water her breath heaving. A scream escaped her as a brutish pair of paws slammed on her shoulder blades showing her downward. Pain raked her side as the shadowy cat yowled battering and throwing her upward to face him. Goldensong recognized Leapordpaw of RangeClan momentarily as he slashed at her chest earning a gasp.
"Stop! Please! My kits!" She cried tears running across her cheeks as he flung her downward pain seering her face as his thick claws drug across her eyes and muzzle. A gargle formed from her throat as fear welled inside of her thoughts ringing through her head, I'm going to die! I can't die! I gotta! Please-! Abruptly a yowl struck them both. The weight lifted off of her as she struggled upward blood smearing her gaze tinting her veiw red.
She gasped for breath and looked upward shock rippling through her as she noticed the white and orange shape of her friend throwing the apprentice upward blood spurting out as Crookedmask latched onto Leapordpaw. A screech of terror rising from the apprentice as he was joised into the hair large white paws gripping his sides. He landed with a thump the striped warrior ontop of him battering him with strong tough paws. Crookedmask flung the apprentice away crouching between the queen. Terror filled the blue eyes of the trainee as he tumnled away back into battle limping away blood trailing behind him.
He turned his sides heaving and ran forward his gaze worried,"RangeClan is full of rogues to attack a queen like that." He pushed against her side,"A-are you okay? Can you walk?" A wimped escaped her as she pushed against him attempting to stand, her weight pressing against him as she pressed aching paws into the red ground.
The cool ground felt warm as she walked against Crookedmask limping towards the StormClan cat allong side her leader and severely wounded Clanmates, Jaggedstar had allowed them to come back to camp due to the herb supply and Medicine Cats. The reek of mingled scents twinged her nose. The flash of the realization of the backlash her mate would give her caused a shiver to run down her spine. She hadn't noticed the fear that ran across her face until Crookedmask spoke up,"Hey, we will take care of you at camp. I'll make sure we take good care of you, and trust me Duskeye is great and will make sure you are healed in no time... and Drizzleheart will keep you company in the nursery and Bluebellkit will be so excited to see you. So don't worry about anything.." he smiled sympathetically blood trickling down the side of his face. Goldensong looked upward into his green gaze and smiled leaning against him with a sigh ignoring the pain that shot through her body and allowed herself to ease into her friends warmth.
I thought i was done with cats(was gonna take a break)but guess who cant get enough of my orange sons fam
L to R: Duskeye, Cherrypaw, Bluebellkit, Crookedmask, Goldensong
Riverpaw stepped along beside Hawkflame their pelts brushing,"Y'know this will probably be yer last gathering an 'paw?" She tilted her head to him catching his soft toothy grin. Riverpaw couldn't help feel the grin on her muzzleand pushed hard against him,"I dunno.. it's up to the mentor and leader." She spared a glance up at Jaggedstar just a few steps ahead of them and quieted her voice,"Does he even let apprentices before warriors?" She spoke in hushed tones a giggle rumbling from her chest only to be cuffed by the gentle deputy he himself rumbling.
The young white she-cat dipped under the brush into the chattering clearing, Hawkflame brushed past her brushing his tail along Riverpaw's shoulders as he headed towards Badgerheart at the base of the rock crouched under Timberstar. Applepaw tapped up beside Riverpaw nudging her away,"Lets go find a seat yeah!" She purred her chipper attitude never dulling even when in the presence of hostilify of other Clans,"RangeClan should be here in a bit and StarClan knows they will take all the seats!" Riverpaw allowed herself to be guided by her friend. Finding a spot wasn't difficult and the two she-cats plotted themselves down in the between of the rock and the medicine cat's shade.
"Riverpaw! Look RangeClan is here!" Applepaw's eyes glimmered with pure excitement as the large thick furred cats appeared at the edge of the island Cliffrunner led her Clan her head high and fur ruffled few tail lengths behind Aspenstar walked his chest heavy as he leaned against his son, Flowerfoot talked quietly to the old tom who quietly would chuckle as he walked. The clearing quieted as they walked."Aspenstar was effected by Greencough too wasn't he?" The quiet mew of Emberpaw sturred her focus and she turned to look at the white and orange tom just enough to see Flamejaw thump the back of his apprentices head.
Aspenstar wove quickly through the joined Clans and lept upward his body tensing as he heaved himself upward with slight difficulty, Flowerfoot stood at the base observing his father before sitting his large tail sweeping the ground as the leaders alligned in order to begin the gathering.
The loud yowl of Jaggedstar the youngest of fhe leaders,"The time of peace has arrived and we will gather beneath our ancestors in order to share as one for one night!" His pelt gleamed like fire in the bands of moonlight,"I shall begin," with the approval of the more elder leaders he began to speak,"StormClan has been graced by StarClan and have been given prey filled hunting grounds and warmth in our nests, We are joined by our new apprentice, Emberpaw who is mentored by Flamejaw, StormClan has none else to share." He sat as the handfull of Clan cats called the young apprentice's name. Riverpaw turned ans chuckled to see the pride radiating off of the white and orange tabby tom.
Riverpaw missed the typical anouncements of Timberstar but took notice of the sad ripple that ran off of Aspenstar as he began to speak, he cleared his throat and spoke his voice raspy and croaky though the gentle tom smiled,"RangeClan has been delt the difficult hand of the mountains chill and and delt with fair sickness, though with the help of Brackentail and Violetberry along with helpful herbs from MossClan which we thank fully, we have healed back to our strongest." He smiled darkness clouding his vision his eyes glassy and pained as he finished and sat. The quiet from the leaders allowed for the Clans to speak once more.
Riverpaw noticed Hawkflame as the brown sleek tom wove forward remeeting with the two she-cat apprentices,"Is Aspenstar alright?" She mumbled with Applepaw nodding alongside her Hawkflame sighed and shook his head,"I donno, Cliffrunner is as hostile as ever but I can tell for sure he has been effected with the typical illness ya get from the cold." He butted Riverpaw on the shoulder and tapped Applepaw with his paw. Before lifting his head up to watch the moon,"Ya both go mingle, Jaggedstar will call us up in a bit." Applepaw thumped abruptly against Riverpaw's side,"C'mon c'mon c'mon! I wanna go see-"
"StormClan! To camp!" A loud yowl interupted the brownish she-cat who frowned grumpily.
Applepaw huffed,"Fine! Lets go home!"
"Aww come on Applepaw I'll catch you a thrush if it will make you feel better~." The brown she-cat jolted to look at Riverpaw her green eyes sparkling wirh excitement. I guess that's a yes.
Riverpaw stepped along beside Hawkflame their pelts brushing,“Y'know this will probably be yer last gathering an ‘paw?” She tilted her head to him catching his soft toothy grin. Riverpaw couldn’t help feel the grin on her muzzleand pushed hard against him,“I dunno.. it’s up to the mentor and leader.” She spared a glance up at Jaggedstar just a few steps ahead of them and quieted her voice,“Does he even let apprentices before warriors?” She spoke in hushed tones a giggle rumbling from her chest only to be cuffed by the gentle deputy he himself rumbling.
The young white she-cat dipped under the brush into the chattering clearing, Hawkflame brushed past her brushing his tail along Riverpaw’s shoulders as he headed towards Badgerheart at the base of the rock crouched under Timberstar. Applepaw tapped up beside Riverpaw nudging her away,“Lets go find a seat yeah!” She purred her chipper attitude never dulling even when in the presence of hostilify of other Clans,“RangeClan should be here in a bit and StarClan knows they will take all the seats!” Riverpaw allowed herself to be guided by her friend. Finding a spot wasn’t difficult and the two she-cats plotted themselves down in the between of the rock and the medicine cat’s shade.
“Riverpaw! Look RangeClan is here!” Applepaw’s eyes glimmered with pure excitement as the large thick furred cats appeared at the edge of the island Cliffrunner led her Clan her head high and fur ruffled few tail lengths behind Aspenstar walked his chest heavy as he leaned against his son, Flowerfoot talked quietly to the old tom who quietly would chuckle as he walked. The clearing quieted as they walked.“Aspenstar was effected by Greencough too wasn’t he?” The quiet mew of Emberpaw sturred her focus and she turned to look at the white and orange tom just enough to see Flamejaw thump the back of his apprentices head.
Aspenstar wove quickly through the joined Clans and lept upward his body tensing as he heaved himself upward with slight difficulty, Flowerfoot stood at the base observing his father before sitting his large tail sweeping the ground as the leaders alligned in order to begin the gathering.
The loud yowl of Jaggedstar the youngest of fhe leaders,“The time of peace has arrived and we will gather beneath our ancestors in order to share as one for one night!” His pelt gleamed like fire in the bands of moonlight,“I shall begin,” with the approval of the more elder leaders he began to speak,“StormClan has been graced by StarClan and have been given prey filled hunting grounds and warmth in our nests, We are joined by our new apprentice, Emberpaw who is mentored by Flamejaw, StormClan has none else to share.” He sat as the handfull of Clan cats called the young apprentice’s name. Riverpaw turned ans chuckled to see the pride radiating off of the white and orange tabby tom.
Riverpaw missed the typical anouncements of Timberstar but took notice of the sad ripple that ran off of Aspenstar as he began to speak, he cleared his throat and spoke his voice raspy and croaky though the gentle tom smiled,“RangeClan has been delt the difficult hand of the mountains chill and and delt with fair sickness, though with the help of Brackentail and Violetberry along with helpful herbs from MossClan which we thank fully, we have healed back to our strongest.” He smiled darkness clouding his vision his eyes glassy and pained as he finished and sat. The quiet from the leaders allowed for the Clans to speak once more.
Riverpaw noticed Hawkflame as the brown sleek tom wove forward remeeting with the two she-cat apprentices,“Is Aspenstar alright?” She mumbled with Applepaw nodding alongside her Hawkflame sighed and shook his head,“I donno, Cliffrunner is as hostile as ever but I can tell for sure he has been effected with the typical illness ya get from the cold.” He butted Riverpaw on the shoulder and tapped Applepaw with his paw. Before lifting his head up to watch the moon,“Ya both go mingle, Jaggedstar will call us up in a bit.” Applepaw thumped abruptly against Riverpaw’s side,“C'mon c'mon c'mon! I wanna go see-”
“StormClan! To camp!” A loud yowl interupted the brownish she-cat who frowned grumpily.
Applepaw huffed,“Fine! Lets go home!”
“Aww come on Applepaw I’ll catch you a thrush if it will make you feel better~.” The brown she-cat jolted to look at Riverpaw her green eyes sparkling wirh excitement. I guess that’s a yes.