m[O]rning massacre--[The return of DarkIntentions, new position, ceremony]

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    Silentpaw listened, the MCA huddled a ways behind the crowd. T-Tatteredstar was dead? And Darkintentions and Flutcht! They were back! A small smile crept across her face, knowing they were good leaders. And everyone would be alright! But Silentpaw's face returned flat, at the mention of Tatteredstar r*aping Lilypaw and the topic of Foreignkit returning. The best thing to do for Silentpaw, keep quiet, and knead her paws around in the dirt.

    Indeed, Lilypaw had grown bitter since the death of her daughter. She turned her head to glare at Silentpaw.
    Why is she so quiet? Lilypaw thought angrily. The little weakling that is now Twighlightmoon's little favorite. That's why she's medicine cat apprentice-- because Twighlightmoon treats the brat like she's her own kit! When she's Blazingstar's daughter! Ever so slightly, Lilypaw bared her teeth at Silentpaw. It was just enough for Silentpaw to see, and no one else.
    The medicine cat apprentice rose. "I ... think I need a moment."
    And with that, she darted out of camp, into the woods.

    Blissfulkit lay in the forest, weeping. The lilac tabby mourned greatly for her dead sister. Tatteredstar deserved to be dead. The picture of Foriegnkit's slaughter hit her like a blade. Her sister wanted to get away and be safe, but Tatteredstar caught her and killed her. Blissfulkit saw her mother and ran up to her, tears streaming down her cheeks.


    Luminouspaw stared eyes wide at Tatteredstar's dead body. It lay there unmoving and cold. "No! You were going to be a father! I never got to tell you either..." The black apprentice whispered, tears pouring down her soft black cheeks. Then her mate's familiar scent filled her nose. "I will watch over you and our kits.." Tatteredstar's voice filled her mind.


    {{ Wanna make him appear like the DF cats did? }}

    [*leaps at rebelia and hugs her* You're back!]


    DarkIntentions was only slightly surprised, she knew Icepaw had been intent on killing the little b***ard, but she also knew that Lillypaw deserved the kill him. "Well then Blazingclan, I have something to say, to you warriors. You took an oath, you promised not just be, but Starclan, or whatever beings above that you believe in, that would would protect this clan with your life. You each said I do, when you were asked this question, 'Do you, as a warrior of Blazingclan promise to protect this clan and all within it from unjust harm with your life?' and you all unflinchingly agreed. And now I have returned, to find that no one raised a claw, and Insanitycall was forced, marred. As Foreignkit was murdered, I look upon you all today, and see only cowards." DarkIntentions was silent for a very long time then, so long that many in the crowd began to fear that she would not speak again. The grey tabby looked at Flucht, and with a small, silent sigh back at her clan. Her next phrase was not a question, but a statement.
    "But you all allready know that don't you."

    OOC: Im confused ... what happened to all the action that was ginna hapoen at the end of this plot ... (im not compleaining im just woundering whats going on cause I was all excited for it :( )

    [Well Reb went inactive, but she decided to come back on, and I guess because she didn't know much of what happened she just had Lil' kill of Tatteredpaw. Or something, sorry, I know you were really intent on Icepaw fighting him. 8\

    [align=center][font=georgia]Silentpaw let the barred-teeth thing slide by, not giving any sort of reaction, she couldn't care less about that problem right now. B*tch. There was a bigger issue now.


    Her brown eyes were focused in on Darkintentions, and the savvanah thought about the his words. Cowards, that was true, all of them were. Her, Twilightmoon, Lilypaw, Icepaw, Sunkit, Neverpaw. But Inasnitycall? She didn't think so. Insanitycall had been the one to step up orginally, and had taken the concequences if it meant doing what was right. But was there really a way to bring it to a stop?

    Twilightmoon had left others to answer the questions, but she would, later, talk to Darkintentions about it. She'd explain to the leader everything. Oh, and did they know Silentpaw was a medicine cat apprentice? No, she wasn't sure about that either, so she supposed she'd include that in her explanation.


    ~~


    Grassfur hung his head at Darkintention's reproval. As usual, he was near the nursery, previously playing with his kits. Astralkit, a perfect replica of himself, he hoped his little tom would grow up to be stronger, smarter, and braver than himself.

    [align=center][font=georgia]Out of the corner of her eye, Silentpaw spotted Grassfur's kits within the nurusry. One a mirror image of Grassfur himself. D'aww how cute. She smiled softly at all the kits. Wow, there were so many now, not that she minded. The MCA flicked her gaze back nervously to Darkintentions, awaiting more news.

    DarkIntentions withheld a sigh.
    "Yes, maybe you would have been harmed or killed if you stood up. Don't you think I understand that? Don't you think Insanitycall understood that? 'and you will protect your clan and all in it from unjust harm with your life.' she said, looking at them pointedly. I see very few with a scar to prove they cared. So how can I look upon you and call you my clan any longer?" She said, her blue eyes solem. She looked them all over. "Who said you deserve it? No one, and that's the thing. None of us deserve this, I don't deserve to be leader because I let my guard down and left that tom. Insanitycall doesn't deserve to be a mother because she risked leaving her kits motherless. Do any of us deserve anything? No, but it's not the point. It doesn't matter if we deserve it, all that matters is if we pull through it. We have to survive this, we have to keep on living for the ones that love us, for the kits rolling around obliviously in the nursery, for the apprentices working harder than anyone each day to become warriors. For the warriors, going about their daily routine and facing unspeakable problems every day, risking their lives by going on a border patrol. So maybe we do deserve it, maybe we all deserve it." DarkIntentions' eyes swept across the crowd, and she sat down now.


    "So yes, there is hope. And when you have lost everything, do not forget that there is allways hope. Hope that the kit's wont get into trouble, hope that the apprentices might become a warrior early if they work hard. Hope that the warriors will return home safely at the end of their shift. Hope that the Medicine Cats wont have to deal with the same green cough epidemic that killed Shimmerspark and Stormwill. And we cannot forget our past, we cannot simply try and forget Tatteredstar. Because he's affected our lives, and has made us who we are. We must remember him, and we must tell our kits the stories, because he is part of us now. Cat's of Blazingclan, the time of sadness is over. But I know you can't go on with life as easily, so we will have a day of mourning, for those who were lost. We will remember Foreignkit, and we will greive for a day. But we cannot be lost in this darkness forever. So after tomorrow, we will not greive any longer. We will remember them yes, but only the best parts. After tommorrow, I think it may be time for a ceremony. Flucht, do you have anything you'd like to say?" she asked, turning to look at the tom.

    [align=center][font=georgia][-tear- that was beautiful, heroine )'8]


    Silentpaw lifted her head a bit, just enough to see Darkintention's face with te edge of her eyes. That speech, it was... uplifting? She honestly didn't know what to do next or say.


    [low muse]

    Icepaw listened to everything DarkIntentions had to say. She knew she needed to speek, get something off her mind. "DarkIntentions ... may I please add something ... I know i have no right to but I feel its worth adding ..." She said boldly smileing at her mentor, probably the first time she actually let a genine smile out.

    Metoxio smiled as she padded forward to sit to the side-front. She knew she didn't really belong in a clan. Or any group of cats at all. BBut she felt compelled to share her sotry, and truely speak to these cats. She nodded to the she-cat as she spotted her looking at her. "May I speak?",She mewed softly.

    "Uhhh, sure," I meowed, clearing my throat. Getting to my paws, I padded up to the edge of the high rock and yowled the words I had back when we had won the rebellion,
    "Long live BlazingClan!"

    DarkIntentions looked over at Flucht, nodding to him, murmering an echo of his words. and then she looked down at the two, "Icepaw first, and then Metoxio." she said, nodding her permission.

    Luminouspaw grabbed her mate's scruff and dragged him to her favorite blossom tree. She had already dug a hole and dropped Tatteredstar into the hole, tears flying down her face. The black she-cat buried him up before padding back into camp. Luminouspaw padded up to Darkintentions, eyes dulled. "I wish for you to tell the Clan that I am carrying Tatteredstar's kits, and they were not forced." She whispered in her ear.

    OOC: Crap. I have marching band practice. Ill be back at 8:45. Maybe later. Dont forget that Icepaw is going to speak cause i had some epic stuff planned.

    DarkIntentions froze, how could any cat see anything good in Tatteredstar? How could anycat look him in the eye and find love within them? She said nothing, but nodded, taking it in her stride.

    Icepaw nodded to DarkIntentions and looked out over the clan. She didnt know if her words would even be listened to considering she wasent of at all a high rank but maybe some would hear. "When I first came to this clan, fear had forced me almost into hideing. But that brute took over and ir seemed like the fear had been taken from me and passed through out you all. Over my long sleepless journey, i realized somwthing. Something that takes most cats YEARS of training to realize. The best warriors are not the strongest, or the fastest, or the swiftest. The best warriors are those willing to accept the fear and not let it controle them." The silver, white speckeled apprentice paused for a moment to look out at the faces of her clan mates, Her family, before continueing on. "Takeing a stand for what is right nomatter what the cause. That is the heart of a TRUE warrior. It took alot for me to even take a stand against Tatteredstar but I knew the safty of my clan, my home ..." Then she turned and smiled at DarkIntsntions as she continued. "And my friend and mentors reputation was far more important then my own safty." She lifted her head a bit higher and looked out over all the cats before saying, "Always remember, Bravery isnt doing dangerous things just because you can. Real bravery is doing dangerous or life threatening things knowing that your terrified to protect the well being of others. Everyone has real bravery in their sould somewhere. You just need to dig deep enough to find it." And with that, she took a step back, her words over with. She hoped at least a couple cats had listened long enough to understand it.


    OOC: My first insperational speech xD