Gathering April 20-After battle

[Tiger]

"Thanks, Wolfheart," Quietshadow meowed. He coughed once and ran back to the injured Stormpaw. "Oh my. You seem to keep breaking stuff." He grabbed a few more poppy seeds and placed them in front of Stormpaw before running to retrieve more herbs for the poultice.

[heartnet]

Hawkstar got to his paws as well and he struck first, biting Badger's neck and throwing him to the ground. He let go, raking his paws down the rogues side.

[Redcloud]

Badger hissed, his eyes widening in pain. He finally yowled, lunging forward from his laying position and digging his fangs into the base of Hawkstar's neck, Badger's back wrenched into a very uncomfortable position.

[Lexie]

Deadsoul was out of energy. "Okay, I guess we found someone." he spat, rolling over a hill and tossing Wolfheart off of him. Then he raced over to attack, he pounced, missed, but got a chunk of his pelt.

[heartnet]

Hawkstar's eyes widened and he yowled, the sound coming from him agonizingly painful, echoing throughout the clearing. Blood dripped to the ground as his legs collapsed, his dark blue eyes glazing over as he dropped to the ground with a thud, a sigh coming from him. He lost his first life.

Wolfheart yowled, growling and grabbing Deadsoul's neck, swinging him to the ground and raking his claws over his belly.

[Redcloud]

Badger bit down harder, only releasing when he was sure his prey was no longer breathing. He released the limp leader, looking around for any other unoccupied prey. He saw none, and growled.

[heartnet]

Hawkstar opened his eyes, seeing the bright, starry shapes of Starclan. He looked, seeing Morningstar and Stormheart and all the other Starclan cats. He looked down, his shoulders falling. "I failed... I lost my first life without helping the clans..."

[boneclaw]

ooc;//
Sorry I haven't been able to get on the computer much lately. Bad timing ftw. ;0
And btw, Bones and Rocky call StarClan the Star Cats. Just cuz they're rouges, yeah.

bic;//
Bones slunk (slunked..slinked?xD) across the tree branch. Shifting her weight, she managed to keep her lean figure out of sight. She sighed. Her normally cheery appearance was dark and glum. A frown held straight across her light-colored snout. Shaking silvery hair out of her eyes, she glanced down at the brawling cats. Her nostrils filled with the rancid stench of blood and mangled fur. Why were they doing this? Was it true, that the Star Cats had called upon this? A certian cat that caught her eye. She recalled it looked similar to.. what was it? Jaystar. The poor leader was having a rough time. She shook her head in disdain.

Why are you doing this? She gazed at the stars overhead. Glancing back at the battling cats, a shiver sent down her spine. She did not want to fight; She hated it, and was not a good fighter. And yet, she felt a certian loyalty to Burntstar. She barely knew him, but she felt she owed him. But for what she did not know.

Looking back into the trees she made sure the deep brown figure was still standing, watching her. She weighed her options. Fight for Burntstar... or watch? Cats would die either way.

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Rocky stared at the black cat in the tree, making sure to keep her in sight. He was unsure of the plans for the fight, but her knew he was with Burntstar. And he knew it couldn't be good. He looked over to the blood-stained battlefield, and breathed deeply. He looked back to Bones to see her decision. He would hate it, but he would fight to keep her safe.

ooc;//
Agh. I have to go to bed but basiclly Rocky and Bones are holding back untill they absolutley need to fight. They hate fights. Sorry for the late post ;/

[á£Îmaý---♫♥]

Owlspot watched in pain as Redwind ran off without another word. He dropped his gaze. What have I done?Suntail glimpsed her son's face and meowed a quick apology. "You should leave...We'll help Burntstar," Owlspot meowed quitely.
Flaxeyes, who had meowed goodbye to Blackpaw, turned back to see Owlspot helping Suntail.
"Owlspot!" she exclaimed," What are you doing?" She had tried to ignore to him when he was fighting with Rockfang and when he pulled Redwind away but this had gone on for too long.
"Whose side are you on?"
"Father's," he mumbled.
"But your clan?!" Flaxeyes meowed in disbelief.
"Can't you see I hate it there!? Nobody likes me!" he yowled back. Redwind did but not anymore he added silently.
Honeyfrost spat at Rainfeather. "DustClan! Just go Rainfeather. This is my job."
Smoketalon shook his head. What side was he on? He looked around to see Jaystar being led away and his brother still fighting with Icestar. "Burntstar," he meowed solemnly.
Flaxeyes swallowed. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asked her brother. Her eyes were filled with concern.
"I couldn't...," Owlspot murmured.
Honeyfrost turned to the BurntClan cats. "Go!" she yowled at them. She padded over to Hawkstar's limp body and nosed it gently. "Hawkstar," she meowed. Her voice was distressed.
Spider nodded and took his sister's weight some more. "Come on Nightshade. Thanks for helping," he meowed.
Dream nodded. "it's just a dislocation I think..."
Rainlight yowled out to Whitefire and Rainfeather. She didn't know that Honeyfrost and her were actually fighting. "I need you two to take Stormpaw, Maplepaw and Skypaw to the BeachClan camp. They're just over there," she meowed flicking her tail towards a tree with large roots. A brown loner was camouflaged against the trunk in the darkness. "There's a loner there who will help."
Rainlight nosed Rockfang. "Let's go," she meowed gently. She turned to Flaxeyes and opened her mouth to say something. She paused. "Do want you think is right," she finally meowed.
The large she-cat nodded.
Coppertail spotted Deadsoul fleeing and smiled gladly. He was unaware that the tom was actually running to his camp. He turned to his father and leader. This had to end.

{{Permission for Burntstar to take Icestar's life?}}

[Tiger]

"You're welcome," she mewed. "Where should we bring her? I don't know any medicine stuff and I can't really fight, but I could fetch herbs if I knew what to use." Nightshade looked down at Dream's injured leg.
"Okay, Rainlight." Whitefire strode over to the tree and stood at the roots, waiting for Rainfeather to follow. He glanced at Faunus. "I'll take Skypaw; you can bring one of the others. Whoever is stronger should take Stormpaw. It doesn't look like it'll be too long 'till he's a warrior."
Rockfang flexed her legs and went, trying to not move her head too much. She attempted to look skyward without worsening the bite in her neck. Two of the stars seemed to shine just a touch brighter than the others. She sighed. Stone was with Daisy again. Without a word, she padded after Rainlight.

[Lexie]

"You have very well helped the clans," Morningstar purred. "Even though you are gaining back your energy, I shall take away your first life," she meowed. Then she touched noses with Hawkstar and then a shadow of his body drifted up, and disapeared. "Now go back and save the clans!" she yolwed.
Deadsoul spotted Coppertail. "You! Finally, I can have some fun!" he spat. He pounced onto Coppertail's light pelt and gripped hold of his bkac and neck, he dug his nails into his shoulders and then sunk his teeth into his neck.

{{Permission!!!-gives it to ali in a pretty box-}}

[heartnet]

Hawkstar closed his eyes at Morningstar's words, his last look of the Starclan cats being of his mentor, nodding in agreement. He smiled even as he lost his life, knowing he still made his mentor proud. Then everything went dark.~~~~~~Hawkstar's eyes flew open and he gasped for breath, rising to his paws shakily. The first face he saw was Honeyfrost's, but his vision was still blurry and for a moment, he mistook her for Orchidtail. "Orchidtail...?" He wondered why she was at the battlefield. Then his eyes focused and he saw Honeyfrost. "Go back and help. I am alright, I have just lost my first life." he said, nudging the cats shoulder with a reassuring smile. Then he turned back to Badger, unsheathing his claws and glaring. "Unfortunately for you, you only have one life." he growled as he lept at him, pinning him to the ground.

Rainfeather turned from Honeyfrost with disdain, but when she saw the crumpled figure of Stormpaw, her expression softened. "I'll get him." she murmured to Faunus, her eyes on the grey apprentice who had been so full of life, lying still. "You'll be okay. By Starclan, you will be a great warrior." she said softly as she grabbed the scruff of his neck, pulling him away from the fighting cats.

Wolfheart growled as Deadsoul turned on Coppertail. "I'm not finished with you yet." he said as he lept at Deadsoul, knocking him off Coppertail and sending all three cats to the ground. He got to his feet quickly, eyes trained on Deadsoul.

[Lexie]

Deadsoul showed his teeth, Coppertail's flesh in his mouth. "Neither nor I," he snarled, kicking the grey warrior to a tree. He pounced at him gripping onto his neck with his claws. He took his back paws and raked his flank. /Surprising that I still have my life, and my eye/

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"Err...," mumbled Spider. He didn't know anything about herbs. "Um. Dream?"
Dream groaned. "Poppy seeds, ragwort and juniper berries. I can easily put my leg back in..."
Spider shuddered.
Rainlight followed Rockfang's gaze up to Silverpelt. "He'll be fine now. Wherever he is."
She looked over to Quietshadow. "Quietshadow, how is Stormpaw? We need to help Hawkstar."
Honeyfrost looked over to the medicine cats. She stood over her leader protectively. "I think he's waking!" she meowed.

Faunus nodded. "I'll carry Stormpaw. Who should carry Maplepaw?"
"It's okay...I could walk," Maplepaw meowed from under the tree roots. Faunus shook his head.
"No," he meowed sternly," You can't walk on that leg."

Burntstar snarled. He lunged forward, pushing Icestar away from him. He bit into her neck, gripping the flesh tightly. He pulled away, ripping her throat open. He could taste her blood in his mouth and he stepped back.
Coppertail, who was wrestling with Deadsoul, let out a mornful wail. Icestar was dead. Lying on the ground, her blood reflecting the moon light. He shook Deadsoul off and ran forward to Icestar.
Rainlight turned to look at the scene unfolding. She recognised it from the visions StarClan had sent her. Now she knew who Burntstar stood over. Icestar. Coppertail's wail echoed around the clearing. She felt Flaxeyes push past her and saw Owlspot's gleaming pelt move slowly towards his father. Suntail stood still, her mouth open in shock. Cactus smiled from the great rock.
Honeyfrost looked from Hawktalon's body to Icestar's. Her siblings were cautiousily making their way over, led by Coppertail. The red and white tom stood over his leader. He touch her blood stained pelt gently with his nose. "You killed her," he meowed. His voice was choked with grief.
Burntstar smiled, and licked his chest fur. "She deserved it. Finally we will have some respect."
"No!" Coppertail yowled and leaped at his father. Taken by surprise, Burntstar was pushed into the ground. Suntail shrieked and went to go to her mate's aid. She was stopped by Owlspot. The spotted tom watched his brother's actions with curiousity. "Don't," he meowed to his mother.
"You killed her!" Coppertail spat at Burntstar," For respect?! How does that get you respect?"
"Those clan cats will know better than to mess with BurntClan."
"Did you stop to think that we actually like it here?!" he meowed in disbelief.
"Owlspot doesn't. He was a good son and helped me. Jaystar has lost many of his lives with his help."
"What?! He did what?!" Coppertail yowled turning to face his brother.
Owlspot took a step back under the glare of his brother. "It wasn't worth it," he mumbled.
"I can't believe you! First Honeyfrost and now you!"
Honeyfrost winced. "We all make mistakes..."
"Your mistakes have cost lives!" he yowled.
He looked down at his father. "Can't you see what you're doing! You're making it harder than it should! Why can't you just stop!"
"What are you going to do?" Burntstar sneered.
Coppertail raised a paw, the white fur was stained with Icestar's blood. His claws gleamed in the light.
Suntail shrieked as she relised what her son was going to do. Owlspot and Flaxeyes fought to restrain her. Smoketalon stood in shock, ready to move if he had too. Honeyfrost glanced at him and he froze.
"You wouldn't," Burntstar growled," You're too soft. Owlspot!"
Flaxeyes looked at Owlspot. Would he respond to their father's call for help? The cream tom sighed.
"I'm sorry Dad, it's not worth it anymore," he meowed sadly. He looked away.
"Give me a reason not to kill you," Coppertail meowed coldly.
"I'm you father!" Burntstar cried. His voice was starting to crack at the idea of loosing his life.
Coppertail looked away and for a moment Burntstar thought he had won. Coppertail plunged his claws into the ginger and black tom's throat. Burntstar gave a gurgled cry of pain. Blood welled around Coppertail's paw and the ginger tom stepped back numbly. Suntail shrieked and ran forward to comfort her mate. She didn't look at her son. Smoketalon stepped forward. Coppertail stared at his father's limp body and began to walk away. Flaxeyes and Honeyfrost padded over to their brother. Owlspot however didn't move. He watched as his mother fussed over Burntstar's dying body. He blinked and spun around. He ran from the spot, his siblings cries echoing in his ears.

[Lexie]

Icestar woke up with her mother at her side. "You have lost your first life," Morningstar meowed softly. Icestar turned to her, "I have failed. I give up," she meowed. "No! You shall never give up, now save the clans!" she wailed. Her spirit started to fade away. "Mother! Mother! Come back," Icestar's voice was cracked and defeated. "no, I shall never give up!" she wailed. Her eyes flung open. She lauched herself over at Suntail. "Your a horrible cat, you could of found a place to live among me and my clan, but you follow him!" she snarled, pointing at Burnstar. She lauched her sharp claws at her throat, Icestar throat seemed to appear clean, no blood. He mother's sent was in the air, "Thanks mother!" she whispered.

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Suntail stumbled back. She gave a frightened yowl. Coppertail looked around. "Icestar!" he meowed. His voice was weak. "It's over. Let them go."
Suntail crouched beside her mate's body. Her fur was matted with blood, bristling along the spine. She didn't try to defend herself.

Burntstar gazed around the foggy meadow of StarClan. He was loosing a life. He swallowed and waited for the StarClan cats. He scented his mother and the broad queen padded towards him. She clucked her tongue. "Will you ever learn," she meowed, shaking her head.
He dropped his gaze and didn't say anything. A long grey tom joined them. He was shaking his head aswell. "Fogstar...," Burntstar meowed.
"Look at your body. Look what you have done." The old tom's voice was cold and powerful. Burntstar looked down to where his ginger and black body laid. Suntail was crouched beside it. She shrunk away from Icestar.
"Suntail...," he whimpered. He looked at Fogstar. "I don't deserve her," he meowed sadly.
Fogstar didn't say anything. "You have disappointed us Burntstar."
Hayfur sighed sadly. "You have made it hard on your whole family."

[Tiger]

"Okay." Nightshade ran off to the medicine cats' pile of herbs and took the poppy, ragwort, and juniper from the pile. She reappeared at Dream's side with the herbs in her mouth. The rogue spit them out and turned to her. "Now what?"
She sighed. "I guess so, Rainlight." As she noticed Burntstar fighting his son, Rockfang smirked. "GO COPPERTAIL!" she yowled as loudly as she could.
Quietshadow licked his paw and looked back at Rainlight. "Well, he's broken a rib and probably his leg. He's in no condition to walk back to AquaClan, that's for sure. He's with Maplepaw and Skypaw right now."
Whitefire looked around. "I think someone told Rainfeather to help. She'll be here soon. I hope."

[Lexie]

Icestar let out a wail. "We won!" she cried. She was happy. She wasn't dead. "I'm alive!" she meowed. "Wait, Starclan showing me dead was me losing a life! Why do they have to scare me like that." she meowed stobbornly. "I'm sorry," she meowed to Suntail. "You can come to Beachclan if you want," she whispered.

{{Is burnstar dead or just losing a life!?}} {{if so, how many libes does he have left?}}

[á£Îmaý---♫♥]

Dream dropped her head and ate the herbs. She shuddered at the awful taste.
Spider licked his sister's head. "Well, Let's take Dream to one of the clans. Their medicine cats might help. Wait! Nightshade! Quietshadow can help! He's a medicine cat!" He stared at the she-cat, his yellow eyes wide. Dream rolled her eyes. "We just tried to kill them. I don't think they'll help..."
"It's over," Rainlight whispered. Faunus padded over to the medicine cats, Maplepaw hanging by the scruff of her neck. Rainlight looked at him. "We're going to BeachClan. I'll stay at AquaClan to care for Jaystar and Rockfang and their other warriors. Blackpaw will have to care for FrostClan. Sleetpelt can look after Mapleplaw."
Tussockpaw crouched under a bramble bush. Blood trickled from a scratch on his shoulder but apart from that the apprentice was fine.

[á£Îmaý---♫♥]

{{Burntstar was on his 6th life. He's now on his 5th. 5 to go.}}

Suntail shook her pretty head. "I must decline..."
Smoketalon padded over to her and licked her wounds. He looked up at Icestar. "Our place is with Burntstar."
Suntail looked up at the massive tom. "Who are you?"
"Burntstar's brother," he meowed smiling.

[Lexie]

Icestar looked at Suntail once more. "Would you like to come home with me in Beachclan?" she asked softly. "Think about it, follow us, if you would like," she meowed. She sat up. "Beachclan, let's go," she meowed. "Quietshadow, Blackpaw is already at camp, follow Frostclan home and help them," she ordered. "Rainlight, if you need any help come to Beachclan camp." she meowed.

[Tiger]

"He will," mewed Nightshade, overconfident. "QUIIIIETSHADOWWW!" she yowled. "HELP!"
Quietshadow sighed and excused himself from the company of Rainlight and the others. He trotted over to his half-sister. "What?" he meowed, exasperated.
"My friend, Spider--you know, the one who tried to kill you--his sister needs help. She hurt her knee, I think...right?"
He rolled his eyes but complied. "Okay, it looks like you dislocated it. We'd have to put it back in place, which will hurt. After that you should be fine; you look like you know how to take care of yourself."
"Finally," mewed Rockfang. She glanced around. "I don't see Jaystar anywhere. Is he dead? Or did he leave?" Uncertainty was prevalent in the deputy's voice.

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Suntail shook her head again.
Dream winced. "Just do it," she meowed.
"I wasn't really trying to kill him," Spider meowed, defending his actions. "I was trying to disable him."
"Help your clan. I don't want to get you in trouble," Dream told Quietshadow," I'll follow. If that's okay?"
"He left with Redwind and Blackpaw to BeachClan. It was the closest camp," Rainlight told Rockfang. Rainlight looked over to Icestar. "FrostClan and AquaClan should go to BeachClan camp. Hawkstar? Will you be find with Sleetpelt?"
"Where do you think Owlspot went?" Flaxeyes asked her siblings.
"Not far I hope," Honeyfrost meowed. Her voice was filled with concern. "He was looking pretty bad."
Coppertail didn't say anything and walked away to join the small group of BeachClan cats. Flaxeyes shrugged and followed him. She took one last glance at her father and mother before turning away. Honeyfrost went over to join Hawkstar and Wolfheart.

Burntstar stirred and rose shakily to his paws. He glanced fearfully at the leaders. Suntail and Smoketalon pressed their noses into his bloody pelt. Burntstar glanced around and met his sons amber gaze. They didn't say anything, just stared. Burntstar broke away and with his mate and brother's help, padded away. Cactus sat perched on the Great Rock. He lept down to meet them.

[Tiger]

Quietshadow shrugged. "I'll go right back to BeachClan once I'm done here." He sat up, and, using his front paws, pushed Dream's shoulder back in place. "Hurts, doesn't it?"
Rockfang nodded. "Okay." She turned around in the direction of camp. "AquaClan!" she yowled. "Follow me!" She began to pad toward the edge of Fourtrees closest to her Clan's territory.

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Dream yowled briefly and leaned against Spider. "Thanks," Spider meowed.
Spider looked at Nightshade and smiled thankfully. "let's get Dream back to her twoleg nest. Then we can find somewhere to hide and lick our wounds." He laughed. "I don't think we'll be welcome back up the Rogue Nest," he meowed frowning.

"We'll need to send some cats to collect Deadwhisker's, Silentmask's and Stone's bodies," Rainlight meowed quietily.
Faunus padded over to Hawkstar, Tussockpaw following. "Goodbye Whitefire," Fanus meowed through Maplepaw's fur," Thanks for your help."
Flaxeyes looked at the Skypaw's limp form. "How is she?" she asked.

[Tiger]

Nightshade blinked. "Why not?" she asked. "I'm not going to stay with Twolegs. Maybe sleep in a barn." She licked her white chest fur. "Shouldn't be too hard. She can sort of walk."
Rockfang nodded. "Stone was born in AquaClan," she meowed quietly. "I'd like him to be buried there too." Her voice was quiet and thoughtful.
"Okay, I guess," replied Whitefire. "She's not dead, at least. We'll have to ask Rainlight or Blackpaw what's wrong with her. I'm not a medicine cat." He picked up the apprentice by the scruff of her neck and gently pulled her out from under the roots. "Let's get going, Flaxeyes. And goodbye, Faunus. I think you need to be thanked more...you knew what to do the whole time. FrostClan sends you our best."

[Redcloud]

Badger eyes Hawkstar, an unnatural look of absolute elation flickering his maddened eyes. "Wonderful...prey that doesn't die..." he mumbled, his voice shaking as his mind fell further into madness. He flexed his bloodied claws, his body trembling with excitement.

Owlfoot eyes Hawkstar fearfully, his view of the scene slightly blocked. Hakwstar had lost his first life...and only a few days after he had been made leader.

[á£Îmaý---♫♥]

"Cactus saw us letting Quietshadow go. He also saw Quietshadow helping Dream. He'll know something is up. Plus, the Rogue Nest is all apart fighting. I've seen you fight Nightshade and for a clan cat you're not that good," Spider meowed. He smiled at her hoping that she wouldn't be hurt by his comment. "We don't have to stay with twolegs. A nice den somewhere."
Dream groaned and rolled her eyes. "Enough of your life plans. Let's go before Cactus does decide to do us in." She limped forward.
Rainlight smiled. "That sounds nice," she meowed. She turned away and began padding towards BeachClan. Coppertail walked numbly beside his sister. Flaxeyes glanced worriedily at Whitefire and her apprentice. "Rainlight?" Flaxeyes meowed.
"She's just unconcious," the grey she-cat meowed gently," She'll wake soon."
Faunus blinked gratefully. "I was glad to help," he meowed. He waited anxiousily as Badger glared at Hawkstar. StarClan. Send him away Faunus begged silentily.
Honeyfrost rolled her eyes. "Enough of this. I want to taste blood," she meowed, a smile tugging at her lips. She raced forward with deadly speed towards the rogue. Faunus winced, he had fought the RainClan warrior once and he felt a pang of empathy for Badger. Honeyfrost's teeth clamped around Badger's neck and the flesh tore as she she pulled away. Her eyes sparkled as she tasted the blood. She spat fur and flesh from her mouth.

[heartnet]

Hawkstar had turned away, seeing Icestar and Burntstar lose one of their nine lives. 'How many need to die before this is over?' he wondered, looking up at Starclan and sighing. He nodded to Icestar. "Yes, Sleetpelt should be fine. But maybe we should all regroup at Beachclan, there is so much wounded, the medicine cats could work together..." he coughed hoarsely, looking down at the blood filled fourtrees. 'This was meant for peaceful gatherings...if this is not safe, what is to become of us?' he thought, then turned back to Badger as he heard him speak. He flexed his muscles, about to lunge at the tom when Honeyfrost appeared. He relaxed, letting her handle him. He glanced at Faunus, giving a tired smile. "It is over, my friend."

Rainfeather looked up from Stormpaw, glancing over at Quietshadow. "What do you need me to do?" she asked.

Wolfheart hissed as Deadsoul, turning over and raking his back claws down his belly while his front paw raked down his face and eye. ((Permission to kill Deadsoul?))

[Redcloud]

Badger ran with some excitement at his new prey, a bit dissapointed that the leader in front of him decided to give up the battle. He grinned, the madness in his eyes boiling into a demented insanity.