Poll Results

The results of the poll is in...........

Jayfeather~20 votes *winner*
Hollyleaf~5 votes
Lionblaze~5 votes

There you have it! Jayfeather is the most lovable cat out of the cats destined to have the stars in their paws. With his always annoyed attitude, we always find him lovable and cuddley even if he's as prickely as a thorn bush sometimes. I personally voted for Jayfeather and so did Tornadostar. A new poll will be up shortly.

Good News And Bad News

"Tornadostar, what should we do? asked Stargaze, looking intently at her leader. "These kits were just abandoned. A rouge probably abandoned them to the foxes. It's obvious that the mother doesn't care" The leader of LightningClan looked at her paws, thinking as lightning swirled in her silver eyes.
"I know, and they will be raised as LightningClan kits. Woodfur shall replace their mother. She has plenty of milk after Mousekit and Cloudkit died," meowed Tornadostar. Leopardshadow stepped forward, tipping her head to one side.
"What if the fox comes back? The kits left a trail of milk leading to the camp. What if it follows the scent?" the head warrior asked, giving her chest fur a few conscious licks.
"Not likely," growled Stargaze, narrowing her blue eyes at the mottled she-cat. "And if it does, we'll show that Clan kits aren't such easy prey." She dug her unsheathed claws into the ground.
"Well, we have decided who is to suckle the kits, but what will their names be?" demanded Tornadostar. Stargaze and Leopardshadow starred at her as if she had grown an extra head.
"N-names," stammered Stargaze. "Shouldn't Woodfur decide that?" Leopardshadow nodded in agreement,
"No, we will decide right now. Any suggestions?" the black she-cat growled. She looked expectantly at her deputy and head warrior. "Well?"
"The little tortoiseshell-black-and-white one should be Wildkit. The golden tabby----" began Stargaze, but Leopardshadow interrupted her.
"---the golden tabby Sunkit. Lastly, the brown tabby with lighter markings, Lilykit," finished Leopardshadow, glaring defiantly at Stargaze with blazing amber eyes.
"Fine names, you two. I address LightningClan from Overhang Rock and inform them," meowed Tornadostar, dismissing the two she-cats with an elegant sweep of her tail.

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"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath Overhang Rock for a Clan meeting!" came Tornadostar's familiar yowl. Cats began poking their heads out of the dens and grumbling. Soon a crowd of cats had forged beneath Overhang Rock.

"As you all heard, our patrol found three abandoned kits in a fox den near Moss Rock. We followed a scent of milk picked up by Dazzlepaw's sharp nose." The apprentice ducked her head in embarrassment. "I have decided Woodfur shall suckle the kits since she has plenty of milk to spare. This meeting is over." She disappeared into her den and the group of cats began talking quietly amongst themselves. Stargaze and Leopardshadow watched from the shade of a birch on the edge of the clearing. The three kits were scuffling about in the dirt, not knowing they had just been mentioned. The two she-cats exchanged a knowing look. They both knew that fox wouldn't give up so easily..........

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Leopardshadow was awoken by a challenging yowl from the entrance of camp. Mintydawn's head poked up. "Whaaa's going on?"
"I don't know." She bounded out of the den, Mintydawn on her tail. Caterwauls of pain and battle were coming from just outside the camp. Leopardshadow pushed through the thorn tunnel and saw Oceansplash wrestling with a russet cat. Or was it a fox? A heavy paw sent Oceansplash flying into a deathberry bush, where he lay still. The russet colored animal answered her question by turning its wedge-shaped face in her direction. Mintydawn looked on in horror as Leopardshadow launched herself at the fox.
"Leopardshadow?!? What are you doing?" she hissed, watching as the she-cat dodged a heavy blow.
"Protecting the camp! Go warn the queens and protect the kits! Now!" she added menacingly when the snowy white she-cat hesitated, then raced back through the thorn tunnel. Leopardshadow scored her sharp claws against the fox's flank, feeling satisfaction when blood welled through the wounds. She pulled her lips back into a snarl and launched herself at the fox again. Landing perfectly, she dug her claws hard into the fox's back fur, holding on as the fox tried to shake her off. It succeeded and ran off into the forest, leaving Leopardshadow dazed and bleeding. Sunsetblaze, Mintydawn, Brightsong, and Fireblaze appeared a heartbeat after the russet black-tipped tail disappeared into the night.
"Are you okay?" meowed Fireblaze, sniffing her. "Someone get Shinestream and Wavepaw! Now!" Brightsong scurried back into camp to find the silver medicine cat and her pretty apprentice.
"Oceansplash.....over.....there," meowed Leopardshadow feebly, pointing her muzzle to the deathberry bush where the limp bundle of gray fur lay. Mintydawn raced over to him and looked him over.
"He's alive," the snowy she-cat reported. Just then, Brightsong, Shinestream, and Wavepaw appeared, bundles of marigold and cobwebs in their mouths. They looked over Oceansplash first because Leopardshadow insisted weakly. they helped him to a soft mossy nest in the medicine cat den and then they looked over her. Mintydawn and Sunsetblaze went to report to Tornadostar, who hadn't waken up from the commotion like most of the Clan. They were pacing around the clearing restlessly. The gentle medice cat helped her to the medicine cat den as well and as soon as Leopardshadow curled up into the mossy nest she fell asleep, smiling to herself that she had protected the---no her-Clan with her life and saved three kits in the process.