Gathering #1 - Novemeber 09.

[Crystalstar]

IvyClan Cats Attending Gathering #1:
Crystalstar
Wildfang
Whitesong
Blazestorm
Rockwhisker
Mistytail
Hawkfire
Mintdust
Nightpaw
Riverpaw



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The full rounded moon shone as brightly as silverpelt tonight. The she-cats bright crystal-like eyes were upraised to the nighttime sky, waiting. Slowly bringing her gaze down to her deputy, she wondered what it would be like if she weren't Crystalstar, leader of IvyClan. She wondered what it would be like if she were just a normal warrior, but she was destined for this life, she must lead her warriors through this upcoming Leafbare, she must stay strong, for their sakes.

"Wildfang? Are my warrior's ready?" The she-cat asked, turning her gaze to the tomcat who stood at her side. She went over the list of warrior's she had invited to come tonight, Wildfang of course, the two new siblings Mistytail and Mintdust, her own kin Blazestorm, Rockwhisker and Hawkfire she had invited both apprentices to come along and had told Echosong to stay behind, she didn't need her sister going all the way to The Cliff when she was so close to birthing. Whitesong was coming of course, and that was about it.

[iSLY<-----]

StreamClan cats going to gathering #1:
Torchstar
Nightwhisper
Navytail
Redclaw
Icestorm
Fogwhisker
Shadowflight
Snowpaw
Goldenpaw

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A lean and tall brown spotted feline came out of the shadows behind the rest of the IvyClan cats. His mint green eyes glowing softly in the light of the silver moon.
The young warrior by the name of Mintdust paused to scent the air faintly.
looks like we got here first. The bengal thought as he peered over the heads of the silohetted cats around him to see over the cliff at the clearing below.
Ears twitching, Mintdust rolled his shoulders back and waited for the signal to go down.
Upon waiting, the tom heard paw-steps behind him, he glanced back to see a dark brown leopard spotted she-cat coming next to him, his sister Mistytail to be exact.

Mistytail padded up by her brother, her eyes shining brightly as she stared around. She always loved going to gatherings, and unlike her brother, she was a night owl, while Mintdust was an early bird.
She sniffted the air, and like Mintdust thought gleefully that IvyClan was here first.
ha! I get a good seat up front. The she-cat thought contently, tail flicking back and fourth, the white fur turning silver as the moon glowed down. Her delicate claws slid out as she stretched, paws infront of her as she waited for everyone to start to move down.
"I hate waiting, why can't we just go now." She grumbled softly to herself, but loud enough for the tom beside her to hear.

"Gee, I don't know Mistytail, why does Crystalstar make us wait?" The smooth sarcastic reply came from her brother as he gave Mistytail a look of remorse. "Just be paitent." He stated shortly, turning his gaze back to the cats infront.

A cream tabby tall tom with dark blue eyes stalked to the front of the crowded IvyClan cats, his tail fluffted out in anticipation. Nightpaw stared across the gathering place, and stared over at the clff where the leaders sat.
I wonder what the view's like up there... He thought, eyes glowing as he stared in admiration at the high stone. His eyes snapped toward where Crystalstar and Wildfang, his mentor and the deputy, sat and listened in to what was said.
"Of course we're ready." He spoke up, teeth showing as he grinned over at Crystalstar, he didn't have to look up at her like the other apprentices did, he was just as tall as her, maybe just under an inch or so.
The tom stared with ready eyes at Crystalstar, staring past Wildfang to show to his leader he was just as ready as any warrior. Heck, he could be a warrior now if Wildfang let him!

OOC: I shall bring in Torchstar in a couple more posts! =D that's when the StreamClan cats can enter.[/blockquote]

[Rainclaw]

Wildfang nodded at Crystalstar. "We're ready." He fluffed up his fur to try and contain some of the warmth he could. The air was crisp tonight, and it made his lungs burn with every breath. "What shall we talk about tonight?"He asked his leader, before turning to lock an unapproving gaze on Nightpaw. "Its not up to you to say when anyone is ready."He mewed, turning back to Crystalstar. He looked up at the sky and sighed. "When do you think the first snows will come this year?"He asked her.

[Rockhead]

Rockwhisker stood silently beside his clanmates. "I am going to go with the first day of Leafbare. Like ever other time. Did you think it would happen in Greenleaf? Sometimes Wildfang you can be a mousebrain. And at other times you are just clumsy." He said with a rude tone. HE was not scared of this deputy in fact he thought the deputy didn't deserve his position.

[Firepoppy]

SCORCHCLAN CATS ATTENDING:
Deathstar
Frostfire
Foxslash
Fallenangel
Stormblaze
Frostbite
Shatteredfang
Fangpaw

Redclaw pounded his way up behind Torchstar. His tabby fur blew in the cool night air, and the moon shone on his markings, turning him golden. He was sure that beginning Gatherings again would increase moral around the clans, and then maybe...they could deafeat ScorchClan and return to peace, instead of the Shattered life they lived now.

Maybe.

But for now, he would just have to protect his clanmates and try to survive the coming leaf-bare. He nodded at a pretty she-cat and sat down in the moonlight. It was a fine night for a Gathering. No clouds were visible in the twinkling sky, and everything seemed at peace.

OOC: DEATHSTAR AND SCORCHCLAN WILL ARRIVE LATER SO THEY CAN ATTACK

[Rainclaw]

OOC: Crystal, on your list of cats attending, you forgot Riverpaw

Wildfang turned as Rockwhisker spoke up behind him. He caught his clanmates gaze and locked eyes. "You know snow could fall early as well as I do."He flicked the tip of his tail impatiently and turned back to Crystalstar. "Shall we go?"
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Fogwhisker turned to look at Torchstar. He wished that the cliff were closer to camp, he was freezing! He huffed in the cold air. He looked down at his paw as he stepped in a small puddle of water that splashed freezing water on his leg. He sighed. He'd have to clean that later......

[Crystalstar]

"Course." Nodding Crystalstar flicked her tail, and the ranks of IvyClan poured into the large dusty clearing. Crystalstar stopped as they reached the bottom, her paws gentle sinking into the cold sand, it soothed them after the long trip here with her Clan. Marching, head and tail held high, to the center of the clearing, where the four pillars stood, two of them almost always empty. She pushed off the earth and quickly climbed to the top, sitting with her chin held high, looking down on her Clanmates as the talked with each other until StreamClan made their appearance.

[iSLY<-----]

Nightpaw's fur bristled at Wildfang's words.
it's not now... He thought, ears twitching as he frowned and looked to the front, not daring to say anything. His tail flicked as he stared across the gathering spot, scenting the air breifly. He caught the whiff of StreamClan.
great, their here. Nightpaw thought, eyes narrowing as his dark gaze turned upward, he could make out the silohettes of many cats, along with many pairs of glowing eyes.

Nightpaw watched as Crystalstar gave the signal, and bolted down the slope, paws itching to meet the other clan cats.

A flamecolored pelt with matching orange eyes stared down from the side of the gathering place, standing on the side of the cliff with his clan. His ears were prickled as he listened the the paw-steps of his clan behind him. It was his first gathering as a leader, and he was pretty excited. His eyes shown brightly as he caught the sight of other cats gathered below. His eyes narrowed slightly as he saw who they were, but then the wind changed, bringing their scent toward him.
ah, IvyClan. Torchstar thought, his head glancing back to where his clan stood. He counted each one to make sure everyone was accounted for.
let's see...Got Nightwhisper, Navytail, Redclaw,Icestorm,Fogwhisker, Shadowflight, Snowpaw, and Goldenpaw The young leader thought as his eyes went over each face in the crowd. He glanced over at Nightwhisper breifly, and with a flick of his tail, a signal he knew well, StreamClan was off down the hill swiftly.

Torchstar bounded down the last couple of steps and his orange eyes glanced up at the two pillars, his fur prickling with a secret admiration and anticipation. He was leader now, he would be addressing the clans, for as long as he stayed leader of StreamClan. The handsome tom circled around, and hopped up to stand ontop of the pillar that once was Stormstar's place.

Torchstar noticed that IvyClan were making their way down, and his whiskers twitched as he watched the ever so lovely Crystalstar approach. He let a smile of greeting show on his broad face as he watched her hop up. His tail twitched as he glanced around momently, watching both IvyClan and StreamClan begin to speak to one another.

Eyes turning back to the leader beside him, he dipped his head respectfully, "Hello Crystalstar." The new leader spoke kindly, as he looked at her once more, blue eyes meeting orange. "It's nice to see you." He meowed with a flick of his tail, as his eyes stared steadily into hers.

[Willowtail]

Whitesong followed Crystalstar down the slope, and settled down beside the rest of the medicine cats. She nodded a kind greeting to them. "Hello, there."

Nightwhisper sat down close to Torchstar, like the other deputies and their leaders. She smiled happily. This was her first gathering as a deputy! She wondered silently what the other clans would think, and hoped they would accept her...

[Rainclaw]

Wildfang padded after his leader and settled down at the base of the pillar. He watched as StreamClan made its way down the hill. He curled his tail around his paws and waited for the gathering to start.
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Fogwhisker made his way down the slope after Torchstar. He let his shoulders loosen a little bit when his feet touched the sand. He liked sand, it was so, smooth, and soothing. He settled down near the front and waited.

[Arkheart]

Navytail nodded to the other Medicine cat, "Hello," His eyes were green slits, darting around suspiciously as the always did. He was on edge, as he always was, but even more so, now that there was another clan, just a tail-length or so, in every direction. "Do you think Scorchclan will show up?" He asked Whitesong. Just thinking about them made his tail lash, and his tiny claws kneaded the sand in front of him.

[Crystalstar]

Crystalstar turned her sharp eyes to the charming new StreamClan leader, Torchstar. "Torchstar, nice to see you again, and as leader this time, I have heard.. much about you." Crystalstar nodded, flicking her whiskers in amusement, recalling his warrior name, Torchtrouble.

She swept her gaze over her Clan and Torchstar's. Navytail and Whitesong were mingling near the edge of the dusty clearing, she cast a glance down and saw Wildfang where he should be, at her paws, showing he was the deputy of IvyClan. She shoot a curious gaze over to Torchstar's pillar, a black she-cat known as Nightwhisper sat, so she's the new deputy...

She saw a pair of StreamClan apprentices carefully talking near the middle of the crowds, then she decided it was time to start the gathering. Standing up and giving a huge yowl she flicked her ears back as the clearing fell silent. She quickly choose to make her announcement first and welcome Torchstar.

"To begin I just wanted to say welcome to StreamClan's new leader, Torchstar!" Crystalstar smiling as the agreements rose from the cats below. "IvyClan is doing well finding prey even though Leafbare has began, ScorchClan continues to push us farther into our territory, but we can deal with them." She neglected to add that they weren't doing well with prey and couldn't keep them off much longer... But she didn't want IvyClan to appear weak to other StreamClan, they might try attacking, she wasn't stupid. "I would also like to welcome Whitesong! Our new medicine cat! She will be taking Dawnleaf's place. And Wildfang our new deputy! We are expecting Echosong's kits any day now. I also wish to welcome Mistytail and Mintdust to our Clan!

[Firepoppy]

Crystalstar's last words rang out along the cliffside. They echoed back towards the gathered clans into silence that had fallen as they ran out of leaders to share news with.

"Well that was incredibly boring," Deathstar drawled from the deep shadows. "Let's get to the fun, shall we?" he let loose a sharp grin, and scraped his unsheathed claws over the soft light cliff. With a flick of his tail, he stepped into the moonlight, his cold blue eyes shining in the moonlight. "I do believe we were unawares of this lovely spot until we were led right to it by you, dear Crystalstar. How nice of you to share your vacationing cliff."

As he continued to step lightly towards the mortified clans of Ivy and Stream, ScorchClan warriors followed suit. The remainder of the cliff that was not taken up by the two weakling clans was now full to burst with blood-thirsty ScorchClan, teeth glittering and tails flicking back and forth.

"I do hope you've had a nice trip up here," Deathstar meowed, drawing a heavy paw over a black ear casually, "For it will be your last."

[Rockhead]

Fangpaw walked into the clearing looking for a victim. His gaze swept over the crowd of weak cats. He spotted Goldenpaw and Torchstar. He looked from one to the other trying to figure out which on to kill. He darted towards his sister, claws unsheathed and the intent to kill in his eyes. He pounced on her and pinned her quickly. "Ready to die little sister?"

[Windfeather]

Shadowflight fluffed up and spat, "you have no right to be here! You lost that right when you stopped being a real clan and became this thing that you are today! And one day that will be you're downfall and you will have to become a real clan again or die."

[iSLY<-----]

As Mintdust sat and listened to Crystalstar speak, his fur prickled in shyness as others turned to stare at him and his sister. He was glad that Crystalstar mentioned them, how kind of her.

The next cat that spoke, didn't sound like Torchstar. His head whipped around to see a pitch black tom with ice blue eyes standing by the cliff. His fur brisled with fear as he realized who this cat was, and who he brough..
oh no! ScorchClan?! The bengal thought, his tail lashing as he moved instinctivly closer to his younger sister. Sure he had a grudge against her, but she was his kin, and he wasn't going to let anyone hurt her. His mint gaze rested on the forms of the ScorchClan cats bitterly, and he tenced, knowing their was going to be a battle.

Mistytail growled out as she saw ScorchClan appear. She took a step forward, "Get out of here ScorchClan! You all arn't a clan! Just a bunch of blood-thirsty rogues!" she spat, back arching as her eyes were the only things that showed the slight trace of fear. She watched with unsheltered claws as the silohettes came closer.

Nightpaw's eyes flashed toward a big dark tom with ice blue eyes. His fur brislted.
ScorchClan! His heart began to race with adrinaline. There was going to be a battle! And HE was going to be in it!!
The young apprentice stood up taller and padded closer, tail lashing from side to side. He kept quiet, as he let others go ahead and take on one of the cats. He was smart enough to examine how his enemy moved, so he could be ready to attack against them!

Torchstar's eyes flashed as he recognized the evil forms of the ScorchClan cats.
damn, just as I feared... Torchstar thought, his fur bristling as he glared over at the cats. A low growl rumbled in his throat as he listened to Deathstar speak. He turned so he was facing the clan of killers.

The words from SHADOWFLIGHT made him smirk.
His eyes turned to slits. "You shall not harm my clan." He hissed, leaping down easily from the pillar, his claws shining silver in the moon-light. He locked gazes with Deathstar daringly, teeth baring. He caught a flash of fur from the side, and saw the dark fur of Fangpaw. He let out a growl as the tom pounced on Goldenpaw.

His eyes glanced up at the moon, he saw clouds begin to ease their way toward the shining white ball, and he knew StarClan weren't pleased...
I can't just let ScorchClan kill any cat they want! I have to do something.. Torchstar thought quickly, stepping closer.
"StreamClan, ATTACK!" He howled, ears flattening as he spotted on a near white she-cat, one he recognized from a couple nights before. It was that she-cat who had attacked him at the border! He prowled closer toward her, eyes showing aggrasion. He wasn't going to let these rogues hurt his clan! It might have been a foolish move on his part for signaling an attack..but what did StarClan want him to do? Let his clan mates suffer?

ooc: RAWR, is it okay if he attacks her crys?

[Windfeather]

Shadowflight lunged at Fangpaw's neck, aiming to knock him off of Goldenpaw.

OOC: um, Nightwhisper did not say anything, it was Shadowflight.

[Rockhead]

Fangpaw knocked Shadowflight away from him. "Again any last words sister? If you have any say them now. And say hi to mom and dad for me!" HE spate before baring his fangs. He raised his claws in the air and got ready to make the final blow.

[Arkheart]

Navytail sighed, he jinxed it. He sprang up and unsheathed his tiny claws, and hissed. His huge fangs glittered in the disappearing moonlight, and he glanced anxiously around the battle, to the moon and back. Starclan, don't do this! He exclaimed in his head. He ran into combat, hissing and spitting who got to close. Sure he was a medicine cat, but he wasn't useless! He would fight and die for his clan. His head, back and tail were above the fight, being so big, of course, And his blue-grey fur was silver in the light of the moon. "Scorchclan scum!" He yowled

[Rainclaw]

Wildfang spat at the ScorchClan leader. "You have no right to be here, scum."He pushed forward until he was at the front of the group facing Deathstar. "Your clan gave up your rights to be here long ago."He squared up his shoulders and stared at the dark leader. He would protect his clan with his life. He wouldn't be fazed by the black tom. His eyes narrowed to slits, glowing white in the moonlight. His claws slid out and moved the sand from around his feet. He bared his teeth and glared at Deathstar. Then Torchstar gave the signal to attack....
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Fogwhisker heard his leaders command and lunged forwards, ramming into a ScorchClan cat. He backed away quickly, looking for someone to fight.
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Blazestorm stood among his clanmates at the front of the line of ScorchClan cats. He growled when a large brown tom stepped towards Deathstar, and hissed as one of the other clans leaders gave the signal to attack. He crouched down, waiting for his victim....