&&s w e e t EMOTION !!! [ceremonies]

[[xoxo] shard. :)]

Stormstar

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Wondering where this life ^{will lead}
Answering many desperate _{a plea}
In any weather or terrain
I'll strive and fight to ease all pain[/center]

He'd procrastinated too long for this. Leaping upon the Bird's Wing, Stormstar's voice bellowed out over the clearing. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own gather beneath the Bird's Wing for a Clan meeting!" Those words were recited, imprinted into his brain like a lifelong scar.

The leader watched as his Clanmates gathered beneath him. He had many an apprentice to name today, and he also had to inform the Clan of Avala. He still was unsure about letting her into CloudClan, and he knew that there were probably some cats who were still upset about him letting Midnightlove, formerly known as Midnight, join the Clan. Though she did seem to be a worthy warrior, and she'd given birth to a fine litter of kits. And it was their time to become apprentices. It was too bad that some had disappeared.

When nearly all of CloudClan sat below him, Stormstar began. "We have many apprentices to name today. Skunkkit, Emeraldkit, Shadowkit, and Snowkit, please come forward.

"Skunkkit, from this day forward, until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Skunkpaw. Indigohawk, you are a bit young, but I trust that you will pass on everything you know to this apprentice.

"Emeraldkit, from this day forward, until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Emeraldpaw. Stripedfeather, you are an able warrioress, and I trust that you will be a great mentor to Emeraldpaw.

"Shadowkit, from this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you shall be known as Shadowpaw. Hailthunder, you are a fine, loyal warrior. I trust that you will pass down all of your skills to this apprentice.

"Snowkit, from this day forward, until you receive your warrior name, you shall be called Snowpaw. Morningbreeze, you are a loyal warrioress, and I trust that you shall be a good mentor to this Snowpaw." The CloudClan leader cleared his throat before continuing.

"Halfpaw, please come forth. With the loss of Nightmoon, you are in need of a new mentor. Mountainwind, you are a fine warrior, and I trust that you will pass down everything you know to this apprentice."

Stormstar watched his Clan as they chanted and the newly named pairs touched noses, waiting to mention Avala's presence.

[ooc]:// Yeah, we'll just say that Featherkit, Whisperkit, and Cyankit disappeared and never returned. If there's anything else I must do, let me know. I would rather wait for a little bit to do more apprentices though, because we don't have too many warriors. ^^; But anything else, let me know. Also inform me if you have any problems with the mentor/apprentice match-ups.[/size][/blockquote]

[SHADE. :D]

// Wolf acts Hailthunder and Halfpaw. ^^

indigohawk

Indigohawk's large frame pushed it's way out of the warriors' den. He had now reached approximately the size of his father, and was Skytomb's spitting image, apart from his mother's sapphire eyes. The muscular warrior padded through the crowd until he found Stripedfeather and Hailthunder, and sat down between his brother and sister. The tom raised his head, his eyes flickering as he watched the kits becoming apprentices. He knew how excited they would be. He remembered how excited he had been, as a young kit, desperate to be apprenticed. The tom blinked, surprised, as his name was called out, but rose obediently to his paws. He felt pride fill his heart. He was a mentor! Stormstar was trusting him to train a young cat! Indigohawk smiled slightly as he spotted Skunkpaw. He knew that the tom was a bit of a troublemaker. He might be a pawful, but Indigohawk was pretty sure he could handle it.

"Hi, Skunkpaw," he mewed mildly, touching noses with the young tom. "I'll do my best to train you, so you become a great warrior. Okay?"

[all out JINX ♥]

Emeraldkit

A small brown fae padded out of the nursery her tabby fur groomed to perfection, her wise emerald green orbs glowed with celebration as Stormstar called everyone for the long waited ceremony. Her small paws carried herself to the front where her leader awaited both her brothers, and Snowkit, the brown tabby stared up at the Bird's Wing. Excitement flowed out of the wise kit's senses while Skunkkit was made an apprentice and given a mentor, her patience stayed the same as it was her turn for her new name and mentor. It was like StarClan shining a light into her green irises, for she was no longer found a kit but an apprentice. Emeraldpaw! Emeraldpaw stepped back a little so Shadowkit and Snowkit could be named as well. When that was finished with she backed up more so she could find Stripedfeather, the small tabby apprentice padded joyfully to her new mentor and reached up to touch noses with her. 'I promise to do my best as an apprentice' A wide smile spread across the brown tabbies face as her wise voice sounded from her maw.

Emeraldpaw

[FIREH!!]

Stripedfeather

<sub>I'm already there.
Don't make a sound,
I'm the beat in your heart,
I'm the moonlight shinin' down.
I'm the whisper in the wind,
And I'll be there till the end.

Stripedfeather's young figure quickly found her apprentice, Emeraldpaw, and smiled at her. "I'm sure you will be. And I'll be the best mentor." Her eyes glimmered as she looked at the young apprentice, and pride fluttered inside of her. As her brothers' names were called, she couldn't help but give a bounce. They were all mentors! She turned to see Mountainwind recieving an apprentice. She was so happy that her siblings and best friend were recieving apprentices. She could train with a different friend every day!

She touched noses with Emeraldpaw, and turned to see her mother smiling at her. She could tell that Icelily was proud of her. As she guided her new apprentice over to the other cats, she couldn't wipe the goofy grin off her face. She was so excited to train.</sub>

[[xoxo] shard. :)]

Skunkpaw

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Come on over, _down to the corner
My sisters and my brothers of every different ^color
Can't you feel that sunshine?
^Telling you to hold tight, things will be alright[/u][/b][/center]

Skunkkit bounded from the nursery, obviously excited. Today he would become an apprentice! His paws itched to feel that lush grass once more, except this time without fear of being scolded by Midnightlove. He would be free to run and play and climb and do whatever he wanted! Well, almost whatever.

He padded to the front of the crowd, brimming with pride. But the grin on his face disappeared for a moment as he realized that not all of his siblings were called. He saddened even more as he remembered that not all of his siblings were here. Cyankit, Featherkit, and Whisperkit...they had disappeared not long ago. Skunkkit sent a silent prayer to StarClan in hopes that they should be safe.

His misery was erased as he was called first. He took a slow step forward, shaking with glee. His olive optics looked into Stormstar's yellow ones, glittering with happiness. Skunkkit jumped a few inches into the air when being renamed Skunkpaw, then touched noses with Indigohawk. "Yup yup! And I'll be the best apprentice ever!"[/size][/blockquote]

[Dansen[Mouse]]

~Mountainwind~

I will train you to be a warrior.
No one will ever look down on you.
I will train you best I can.

The squirrel tailed warrior slowly padded up to his new apprentice, Halfpaw. He was grieved for the lost of Nightmoon, but happy to take on a new apprentice. He touched noses with the apprentice. "I'll train you to be a well respected Warrior, Halfpaw." He motioned to the apprentice to follow him as he walked over to Stripedfeather and her newly named apprentice, Emeraldpaw. "You got a really good mentor, Emeraldpaw." He told her, smiling at Stripedfeather.

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[(aurora) of the problematique]

×× Astralhaze ××
--::[On your shoulder, out the storm I rode]::--

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<sub>A scream ripped through the hubbub of camp as Astralhaze limped into camp, bleeding from her flank. "Dragonflydance!" the beautiful she-cat called. She collapsed onto the ground. "Rogues!" A pained gasp for air ripped through her as she struggled to her feet, trying to breathe through the mass of kitten in her maw. She trudged to the medicine cat den and then tumbled to the ground again, Loonkit toppling onto the ground with a faint mew.

Her once-pretty eyes now became hazy and distant as she looked up into the eyes of Dragonflydance. "Her name...is Loonkit." She fell into a deep, deep sleep. Astralhaze, the beautiful star, was now comatose.</sub>

[SHADE. :D]

dragonflydance

The white she-cat was watching with pride as her youngest siblings became mentors. She remembered what it felt like, though of course it had been different for her. She and Cometpaw shared a different bond. She briefly wondered where her dippy apprentice was, but then pushed the thoughts away. She was probably just out looking for herbs. Dragonflydance smiled as the young cats padded forward on chubby, fluffy paws, unsure of themselves and excited as their lives opened on a new chapter. The she-cat's light blue eyes darkened as she scented blood. She narrowed her eyes as Astralhaze staggered into the camp, carrying a kit. She ran to the she-cat, taking the kit from the ground. The medicine cat took the kit back to her den, faintly confused. She had heard the warrioress's words, but where had the kit come from? She shrugged. There was probably a perfectly innocent explanation. The white she-cat calmly took the kit to the nursery, and peered inside.

The scents of Otterspirit, Dewstep, and the other nursing queens were strong inside. She carried the kit in, looking around. Otterspirit already had five kits. Another would be too many. She instead turned and padded to Dewstep. The queen had only four kits. She hoped she would deem to manahe another. "Dewstep?" she mewed softly.

tansypaw

A half-grown cat sat on the edge of the crowd. It was Tansypaw. She was no longer the limp kit that she had been when she had left the nursery. Her limbs had grown longer, and her ears larger. Her coat was thicker, and a pure snowy white, light ginger splashes like autumn sunlight over her pelt. Tansypaw still kept her eyes down. She lifted them when she scented blood and fear, a moment before any other cat in the clearing. Through the tangled mass she caught pain, and the smell of Astralhaze. She stiffened. What was happening? As the warrioress flew into the camp, Tansypaw hearing her thundering footsteps, she caught the mewling of a kit. She swallowed. Was it really rogues who had done this? Why did Astralhaze have a kit? Whatever it was, there was something very odd about the situation.

[&&R.A.V.E.N :3]

running from the past
heading towards the future

[/color] She started, glancing out of the den at the Medicine cat's white pelt as she disappeared into the nursery. "I'd like to help you, but if you'd rather wait for Dragonfly..." She mewed, using the nickname she had given the white she-cat a few days after she came to the Clan. "Could I just move you to a more comfortable location?" Her voice was quiet, and soft, almost like a mother with newborn kits. Her eyes flicked around before she got to three paws and limped towards Palegust, gathering moss and making a nest there before returning to Astralhaze.
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avala

[[xoxo] shard. :)]

Stormstar

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Wondering where this life ^{will lead}
Answering many desperate _{a plea}
In any weather or terrain
I'll strive and fight to ease all pain[/center]

The somewhat elderly tom cleared his throat, wheezing a bit. as the weather slowly grew colder, he could feel himself coming down with something. His voice had been a bit more hoarse than usual, and he'd been coughing quite much lately. "Now," Stormstar began, "I would like to appoint a new deputy, as Scissorteeth has gone missing.

"I say this before StarClan, as well as Scissorteeth's spirit, wherever he may be, so that they may hear and approve my choice. Fadedmemory, you are the new deputy of CloudClan."

The gray tom let the cheering and chanting commence and cease. He wheezed lightly once more, then continued. "I would also like to mention that a loner is in the camp. Her name is Avala, and she will be staying with us until her wounds heal. That is all." Stormstar descended from the Bird's Wing, his landing far from graceful. He stumbled a bit, and, picking himself up again, took sight of the scene before him.

Astralhaze was dead. The leader frowned, his eyes clouding with sorrow for his lost Clanmate. He padded forward to her side. "May StarClan welcome you wit open paws," the tom mewed solemnly. Stormstar then gently touched his nose to her limp body, and exchanged a glance with Dragonflydance as she carried the youngster to its den.[/size][/blockquote]

[&&R.A.V.E.N :3]

fadedmemory*

[/color] The new deputy meowed, questioning her own thoughts in her head, glancing away and looking around for Midnightsky. She needed to talk to her mate, needed to talk to him. Her eyes drifted away from the warrior's den, towards the nursery, where Dragonflydance had taken the kit. The long-haired she-cat started over, sticking her head into the den. "Is she alright, Dragonflydance?" Fadedmemory questioned, her maternal instincts coming out, though she had never nursed kit in her life time.
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avala*

[/color] Avala mewed, whimpering slightly as she backed away, ears pinned to her small head, tail tucked between her scrawny legs. She lowered herself to a crouch, looking up at the elderly tom. "Why must I bring death wherever I go?" The little, black she-cat murmured to herself.[/ul][/size]

[SHADE. :D]

dragonflydance

The slim white she-cat turned to look as a voice hit her ears. She smiled weakly at Fadedmemory. "She'll be fine," she mewed heavily. "For now, please don't disturb them, dear. And congratulations." She touched her nose to the new deputy's shoulder, and then padded to Avala. She stared sadly at Astralhaze's body. There was nothing she could do for the she-cat. Her spirit had departed. Maybe she would be happier in StarClan. Life hadn't seemed to do much for her. The white she-cat touched her nose gently to Avala's brow, lifting the small she-cat's head up with a paw. "It is not your fault. StarClan chose to call Astralhaze to them, Avala. It was nothing to you with you, dear."

[(aurora) of the problematique]

_{ooc// She's comatose, not dead. Oh well, just keep RPing. I didn't even feel like correcting Stormstar earlier.}

[Spice..xx]

<sub>[ooc]Note: This is BEFORE Ollie dies, so Dewstep aint all uber depressed etc.

[bic]Dewstep</sub>[/size][/font]

The brown and white queen looked up from her nest as she heard a cat say her name. Focusing, she saw it was Dragonflydance, with a kitten in her mouth. With a muffled gasp she sat up, detatching the kits from her body. "Dragonflydance? What is this?" she asked quietly, her eyes searching.

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[FIREH!!]

MIDNIGHTSKY

_{As if leaping out a shadow, the silvery tom appeared at Fadedmemory's side. He butted her shoulder and purred loudly. "Congratulations!" Midnightsky meowed, grinning happily. "How do you feel, now? Do you feel like you have special powers?" He joked. It was as if nothing else around him mattered right now. It was only him and his mate, the new deputy. "This is so awesome." He purred again. "Do you want to go tell mom and dad?" He frequently called his parents mom and dad around Fadedmemory, because they had treated her like their own child.}[/color]