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STARCLAN

Sparrowflight cracked an eye open before instantly jumping onto her paws. Her ears and head began to swivel back and forth as she took in the scene around her. The hairs that stood straight on her back slowly smoothed down as she took in the serene landscape. It wasn’t the den by any means, but there was something so comforting in it. Her heart slowed its racing, but she didn’t let her guard down yet. Not until Shatteredstar stepped forward.

She sat back and took it all in, the thrill of hearing Starclan was before her shaking her to her core. What honor had just been presented to her? War? Yes, yes of course she’d fight! There were no questions to ask, no hesitation in the small female. She leapt back up, “Starclan has my claws! Let’s go!”

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Soot couldn’t recall when he had fallen asleep or woken up. All he knew was pure fear. His claws tore into the ground below him as he ran around each and every cat in the area. “Fawnbriar?” he called, feeling sick to his stomach. Where was she? Where were the kits? He went from one end of the gathering to the next, never seeing or scenting them nor receiving a return mew. He got to the end of his second lap and threw himself on the ground in defeat. What was going on?

He sat up as Shatteredstar spoke. He took it in, some of his fear being washed over with admiration. Even so, he had to turn his face away in shame. He wasn’t worthy. He knew the code. Slowly he shrunk to the back of the gathering hoping to forgo the gaze of Starclan. He wanted to speak up, wanted to know his little family was ok, but he wasn’t sure if he’d even get an answer to his betrayal.

War? The word made his ears twitch. Who were they fighting? He couldn’t even begin to think of fighting with his family missing. Would they even want him in their ranks? His head perked in hopefulness, what if this was redemption for what he had done? He peeked over the heads of others to listen to their questions, maybe he’d get his own questions answered this way.

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Cindergaze felt like her heart was on fire. The beauty that surrounded her was beyond words and she couldn’t seem to take it all in at once. A soft purring began to emanate from the large she cat, her tail tip flicking in a relaxed manner. She supposed she should be worried, but the warmth that filled her from the scene didn’t feel like danger. She was glad she was proven wrong when Shatteredstar stepped forward. She sat up a little bit straighter at hearing that she’d been chosen. Yes, yes she’d fight. She was fiercely loyal to Starclan and her own, you wouldn’t hear a complaining mew from her lips about it.

She bowed her head reverently as she spoke, “I am ready.” She paused a second before adding in, “What is it we fight?” What sort of ‘darkness’ were they raising their claws to? Though it wouldn’t change her mind, not when Starclan called you, but she definitely didn’t want to get caught unaware.

Starclan
Brightstar opened her eyes to the fields of gold. Where was she? She was just in her nest... She looked around to see part of her clan. Where was the rest? But back to Where was she?! "Fowlfoot?!" Brightstar blinked and shook her head and stared again. She had only seen that tom once in her life... and that was at her leader ceremony. "Is this Starclan!?" The tom blinked affectionately at her and pressed his muzzle to her shoulder. She could feel him, as if he was truly there! She glanced at her own pelt, not shimmering like the starclan cats. She frowned, had she died? She thought she had 4 lives left.... She looked to Shatteredstar and waited listening. So starclan, the mighty starclan was in need of help? She asked the obvious Question. "Who is the enemy?" She noticed thistlethrush and gave a nod of her head, at least her deputy was with her. And thornslash, she looked around and saw him just as he ran into her, she offered a soft purr. "Fine..." She looked worried beyond belief but she was indeed fine. "For the reason we would need war at home, because of what we believe in."


SHATTEREDSTAR POST!

Shatteredstar smiled at the tom cat and she called him by name. "Flinttuft, " her voice was soft and kind, the kind of voice an old friend had. "The kits will stay here, safe away from fighting, but with the mass call the barrier between the stars and the world has been dropped. You are here because you are dreaming and heard my call." She purred, happy to have a strong elder still loyal to the code. Her attention was taken by the lightningclan leader a moment and she looked her over. "Forestclan... If you have noticed... some of your clan are not here, they didnt listen when i called and sadly, they may have been called by Direstar."She frowned. "There is a movement of forestclan, to try and take over the sky, the dont follow our ways, and want us to change as well." She looked out over the field where the line of shadow had come to the golden fields they were in now. Worry marred her face. She flicked her ear and looked to Jaggedstar with a dire nod. "Yes, Direstar seeks to change the code we live by and we have been fighting them back, for what we believe, but they are gaining more and more members. Thats why we need you." She turned to look at Silverstreak but didnt try to calm her, war was scary and hopefully what she had said earlier about them following a different code, would sink in. Her eyes went to the she cat calling for her kit and a moment of happiness showed over her knowing the kit would be here for her to see. Shatteredstar heard thornslash's quiet almost plea. "We tried to keep you out of this, havent you wondered why starclan has been so quiet? So cloudy? We have been fighting, the starclan cats nodded. Border disputes like no other, Our cats against theirs, in the end, we will lose if it keeps on like this." She looked back to Flamedapple at the question, "No, you have not been called to live in starclan, you are only visiting now, however, there is fear of death here as well, so never let your guard down. But when you will be home once you awake in the morning." She purred at Ravensnatch. "Such a kind heart, no i do not expect you to take up your claws, im asking you to fight for what you believe." She gave a soft look to the kits. "Even the powers of starclan have their limits, and one is with this drop of the barrier, we couldnt only pick a few to come, it was all or none. So we will leave the kits here to be safe." At the questions from Needlewhisker she repeated what she had told the other about forestclan.

FORESTCLAN

Rabbitkit might have slept through the whole ordeal had her brother’s mews not penetrated her dreams. She stirred and growled lightly under her breath before bringing a sleep head up. She smacked her lips a few times before giving off a tiny kitten yawn. She blinked bleary eyed a few times trying to focus on the den around her, except it wasn’t the den. She blinked a bit faster and wrinkled up her nose. Where had she been taken this time?

“Bearkit?” her mew was tinged with fear. This didn’t smell familiar. Where was she? “Owlkit?” she called a bit louder as she got to her paws. She felt relief when Bearkit waddled through some grass and came into view. She wiggled her little butt and pounced on him, “There you are!”

She tried to gnaw on his ear playfully, but for once she’d finally took a good look around her. Why was everyone looking so nervous? What was going on? She let go of his ear and swallowed hard, “Whats going on, Bearkit?”

Shatteredstar post

Shatteredstar purred at Sparrowflight and cindergaze's enthusiasm. IT was encouraging to see cats so loyal to her beliefs she didnt question. She watched Sootpelt a moment and then twitched her ear, she wouldnt have been able to tell him at the moment, aside from that if they believed in their code and followed direstar, then at least at the moment, they were probably still alive. She spoke again to Cindergaze, "Forestclan."

Sunshadow choked back a sob as she heard Rosekit calling, "ROSEKIT.. BABY I'M HERE" she spotted the small, bright form running towards her and, perhaps harshly, left Sweetkit's side to run to Rosekit, she knew one kit wasn't here, but this one she'd never dared hope she'd see her again until she joined Starclan "oh....oh my baby.... look at you all shining" she said, tears running down her face as best a cat can, as she crumpled to the floor to hold her kit.

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Sweetkit smiled, less desperate than her mother to see her sister, it wasn't until her mother left her to run to Rosekit that Sweetkit realised something... she hadn't been hearing her momma with her head... she'd heard it a different way.... "M....mmmmm....momma" she squeaked, as she ran after Sunshadow, "momma, momma momma" she got more confident each time she said the word, she'd only managed 'mmmm' before now. "Rosekit, i did it...i'm doing it... i can hear" she said joyfully, bounding about as Sunshadow tried to cling to Rosekit and groom her. "And i'm talking words like everyone else!"

[starclan]

Changing the code? Needlewhisker's muzzle drew up in a half-snarl. The Starclan's code had sustained them for...generations. Time beyond counting! Why seek to change it now? "Why? What would this Direstar - and any cats who support him - gain from changing the code we live by?" Her tail lashed as she gave voice to her thoughts. The very idea was baffling - too enormous in what it meant for all cats for Needle to properly imagine. So she wouldn't, not right now - lay it before Shatteredstar and all the others assembled, and let them puzzle with it, too.

Though it warmed her heart some to hear that they were not entirely dependent on the other clans. Pulling them here had been a last resort, it seemed - even though it was a whole new concern that their enemy was so strong that the boundless cats of Starclan could not defeat them on their own. Did that mean that the enemy had drawn just as many cats to their call? Some of her own clanmates, included? Needle's ears pressed tight to her skull.

And just as suddenly, another reason for the former queen to worry: in all this talk of kits and fighting, she realized that she had yet to see her own. Would that this whole thing had happened just a bit sooner. Would that she could have convinced the then-apprentice Pinepaw to stay back, and stay quiet. Needle sighed a bit, looking around for her warrior. It was just as well that it happen now. She would have had a better chance stopping a rainstorm, and at least this way, Pineripple had the training she would need to fight...

Rosekit smiled up at her mother as she raced towards her. "Mama! Mama you're here!" She exclaimed loudly, her ears perked as high as they'd go as she bounced up and down. She nodded frantically as her mother spoke. "Yeah! I shine like a star! It's really cool! Shatteredstar's been so nice! And I met a nice cat by some trees too! He talked to me!" She told her. She was too young and naive to understand that the 'nice tom' she'd met was the cat these cats were waring with. She purred as she pressed against her mother, relaxing into her fur. Suddenly up came bounding Sweetkit, and she was speaking! She nodded more frantically. "Good job! Now I don't need to teach you anymore, silly!" She laughed softly.

Petalpaw's body pressed back slightly and he felt an overwhelming dread. He didn't want to fight. He wanted to go off and make flower hats! Why couldn't he do that?! "But... some of my friends aren't here! What are they doing?!" He meowed. He had heard her answering the other cat on the matter of why some of them weren't there, but he hadn't really paid attention. Would they be okay..? Would he have to fight them? "Why can't you just go on peacefully? It seems there are already cats here! Who cares what code they believe in and what code you do, who cares if we disagree? Making us fight against Starclan for you won't change their beliefs! It'll only further their belief on who you are!" He insisted. If they thought they were evil, why would fighting help?