Warriors RPG

[Hopeflower]

Robinflight turned his head, pricking his ears, and moved to his favorite perch. Swift looked up from where he was licking his wounds, but otherwise didn't move. Lighstorm muttered to Nightclaw, "What'd I tell you?" as Hawkclaw padded to her brother's side. Demontalon, Flamesight, Fireflower, Blazeheart and Auburnpelt all settled where they stood, attention fixed firmly on their leader.

[TyrannoTitan]

Thunderheart sat down by his mate, Silverstripe sitting down a few feet away, a dazed look on his face, having been sleeping....again.

[C S]

Fogcloud sat down, trying his best to fit in with the group. He put his front paws infront of him and lowered his head onto them as he waited for the announcement. Coldeyes trotted up to Silverstripe's side and sat down, tail wrapping around him. In the short silence before Shadowsoul started speaking, he growled ominously to the tom "Sleeping while all warriors are supposed to be on guard?" His eyes were fixed on the black bengal leader, but a smirk crept onto his face. He wasnt going to punish the cat- nothing unreasonable, that is...but he wanted to have his own ammusement... it would keep the stress off of him...even if it meant putting stress on others. The rest of the clan's members fixed their eyes on their leader, all anxious to know the state of the clan and why the alert was raised

[TyrannoTitan]

"Uh...no...of course not Coldeyes." Silverstripe meowed quietly back, forcing himself to look more coherent...

[C S]

"I would hate to think so..." Coldeyes mewed, tone neutral. "Because I'd be forced to wake you up...by dunking your head in the stream. And we both know that wouldnt be fun...for you, that is" He added, his voice never betraying that he was only joking with the warrior

[TyrannoTitan]

"Uh...ya...that would be...quite unpleasant." Silverstripe responded, shrinking back away from the deputy slightly...

[C S]

"But given our...past record...Ill let it slide with only words of warning...but know that in times like now, such actions have...dire consequences" Coldeyes mewed, glancing to the cat. His smirk turned into a grin as he saw the tom's reaction, before looking back to Shadowsoul...

[The Kingpin]

Once Wraith was sure everyone was gathered, and listening, he began. "I'm sure by now everyone is wondering why we sounded the alarm. I believe it's best you're told before any unfounded rumours spread" he started as he stood, pacing right and left slowly. "Earthclan has proven to be extremely sensitive, and unwilling to cooperate with us. They consider us enemies, but whether they intend on actually going to war with us, or keeping to themselves, is something i don't have the ability to say. However. that isn't the problem. What IS, is that we have found the fourth clan inhabiting the forest....and they are dangerous" he explained as he stopped, facing the cats of the Clan systematically, his piercing amber gaze falling on each and every cat there. "They were brought to our attention by our allies; Novaclan. We discovered trails of bodies, cats. roamers, rogues, loners. cats with no clan. slaughtered in the free ground between the current Clans. These cats....are followers of the Dark Forest. worshippers of it". Nightclaw's eyes widened at the words, startled by the facts, glancing to Lightstorm as if needing confirmation to believe it...

[Hopeflower]

Lightstorm nodded gravely, seeing Nightclaw's glance, his claws extending to sink into the earth in front of him. Around them, shocked murmurs had sprung up and were beginning to escalate into variations of "How", "Why", and "Are they a real threat". Out of the corner of his eye, Lightstorm saw Demontalon sink into a crouch, her fur bristling with shock and anger as her lips pulled back from her teeth.

[C S]

Fogcloud broke away from the cats around him, trying to stay out of sight. With Demontalon's apparent anger, he thought it'd be best to leave her to her own devices, but he still felt awkward around the clan cats. He slipped out of view near the back of the gathering and went off to think on his own near the camp boarder. His ears swiveled backwards, so he could hear Wraith from the other side of the clan.

[The Kingpin]

Wraith's eyes narrowed as he noticed Fogcloud walk away a distance. "So far, we've only seen three of them. of the three, i can identify one of them as a former Thunderclan winged cat by the name of Ashspots....though he doesn't go by the name anymore" he growled. "They make a habit of covering their fur in blood and dirt...likely to conceal their real scents and instead intimidate targets with the smell of blood" he added. turning after a while of standing in one spot, he continued to pace slowly. "These cats are insane. dangerous, and hostile...I've been given reason to believe they enjoy torturing their targets. Until we've found out more about them, and found a solution to eliminate them, I want the clan to be alert. the patrols, will be doubled, both in size and frequency. the night guard will be made up of twice as many cats, and no one, and i mean NO ONE...leaves the camp without a full party of clan mates. we can't afford to assume they won't stroll into our territory...as such, if it's not a hunt or a patrol...you stay in the camp." he snarled. he then stopped, walking forward to the highest point in front of the Leader's den, to make sure what he would say next would not only be heard, but resonate in the Clan's minds. "Remember who you are, Stormclan. Remember what we've gone through. Remember what we have accomplished. We are what none of the old clans could've ever hoped to achieve. We survived the collapse, and rose from the ashes of the forest stronger. We crushed four clans, in one night. We achieved what once was believed to be not only impossible, but the inverse of reality itself. United as one, the two clans that were known in the past to hate eachother most. the two clans with the greatest rifts between them, united, and now we stand here as one, as a symbol of our forgiveness to one another...and of our determination to rise against the odds. We faced every challenge that came up against us head on, and succeeded. we became stronger from our experience. Like we faced those, we can face this. Remember your identity Stormclan...The days of peace are coming to a close...we must be ready" growled the Leader. In the crowd, Nightclaw watched on in awe...so this was how a Leader rallied his warriors...the feeling of pride in the tom was almost overwhelming...

[Hopeflower]

Swift was the first to raise his voice in a deep, rumbling yowl of agreement. Lightstorm quickly added his voice to his Clanmate's, calling out with pride and defiance in spite of the fear that coursed through them. Demontalon, too, threw back her head and let out a screech, in spite of her bristling pelt.

Robinflight turned his head to look out at the Clan. Wraith sure knows how to rally his warriors, he thought, fierce pride making him sit tall and flex his shoulders as if preparing to charge into battle. Vixentail and Poppytail let out wild battle cries, their claws tearing at the earth as if they were imagining they held their enemies beneath their paws.

[TyrannoTitan]

Thunderheart, like the other Stormclan cats, added his yowl of agreement into the mix. Silverstripe, however, remained silent. He wasn't much of a fighter...despite what Wraith said, he couldn't help but fear what was to come...

[C S]

Coldeyes let out a wide yawn despite the noise around him. He growled to no one in particular "How inspirational...able to raise the clan's fighting spirit on an enemy we know almost nothing about." He then growled loudly to Shadowsoul "I take it you have some sort of...plan? Yes? No?"

[The Kingpin]

"For now, we up security. Once we know more about our enemies and how to deal with them, i'll inform you and Robinflight, and then action will be taken. We can't afford to rush into the situation until we have more information about what we're dealing with" snarled Wraith. he glanced towards Demontalon. "Demontalon, I'd like to speak with you in private. the rest of you may carry on. Coldeyes, Robinflight, prepare a patrol to ensure nothing's got past the borders since we returned" growled the Leader, before turning away and into the Leader's den...

[Hopeflower]

Robinflight dipped his head and started making his way towards Coldeyes, wanting to know which cats the older deputy would suggest.

Demontalon, confused, got to her paws and followed her former mentor. Slipping into the den behind him, she stood blinking as she waited for her eyes to adjust to the gloom. "What did you want me for?" she asked, puzzled, tipping her head to one side.

[The Kingpin]

Wraith walked towards his spot in the den, and sat down. "Have you heard anything of your grandfather in the last few moons?" he inquired as he proceeded to clean the wounds he had mostly ignored till now...

[Hopeflower]

"My...my grandfather?" Demontalon stammered, taken by surprise. "No...no, he's left me alone. Unusual for him to be quiet for so long, now I think about it," she added. Her eyes narrowed slightly. "You think Tigerclaw might have something to do with this new group of cats?"

[The Kingpin]

"Can't really say. i was't around him long enough to know how he worked...but i wouldn't put it past him" growled Wraith. "Before speaking to the Clan, Snowstar and I contacted Starclan...we've been trying to find a way to find out....We're planning to try and go into the Dark Forest" he explained as he stopped licking a shallow cut on one of his flank, glancing towards Demontalon...

[Hopeflower]

"You want to confront the Dark Forest cats on their own turf?" the black she-cat meowed, surprised. "But...what does that have to do with..." Understanding dawned suddenly. "You want me to lead you there?" Her voice squeaked like a kit's in her disbelief.