10-08-2020, 12:04 AM
Uprising
Warnings: Apprentice death is mentioned, and character death.
Warnings: Apprentice death is mentioned, and character death.
Spoiler:
Allegiances:
Leader: Hazelstar - Massive brown molly with green eyes, left twisted back front paw. (4 lives)
Deputy: Aspenjaw - White tomcat with gray flecks and blue eyes.
Apprentice: Birdpaw - Brown and black molly with green eyes.
Medicine Cat: Starlingflight - Brown and white color point tomcat with yellow eyes.
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Stonepaw - Black molly with gray flecks and green eyes.
Warriors: Wrenheart - Light brown color point molly with blue eyes.
Apprentice: Ashpaw - Blue tomcat with amber eyes, hard of hearing.
Blackfang - Black tabby tomcat with amber eyes, blind in one eye.
Apprentice: Ryepaw - Brown tabby molly with amber eyes, missing an ear.
Cloudspeck - Old white molly with gray flecks and blue eyes.
__________
I saw the cat next to me, he was glaring at our current leader, Hazelstar. I noticed that a lot of cats don't seem to like the brown molly.
I heard mutters and news of how she shouldn't be leader, she let the other clans step on us and gave away territory.
She let them die.
__________
I never really paid much attention to the mutiny talk. I didn't want to be involved.
Until I was.
I was on dawn patrol with Aspenjaw, the deputy (my son, oh my wonderful son, what happened?), Ryepaw, and Blackfang. I was pinned down next to the border, and if I didn't choose a side, I would regret it.
I didn't doubt for a second they meant they'd kill me.
I swore to the revolution.
________
The revolution was roughly 80% of the warriors, and half the apprentices, with support from the deputy.
The elders were just tired, and the medicine cats holed up away from the drama.
They had secret meetings. They had claws out battle training. They talked about how they wanted to gut and string Hazelstar and bring justice to the Clan.
I just didn't want to die.
I just nodded and trained.
"Starclan, please, don't let it end like this." I prayed.
_______
I was littered with scars, and I never trusted my clanmates.
Anything that was considered against the revolution resulted in a disappearance, missing limbs, blinded, or any permanent injury.
They colluded with other clans. Only one agreed to help.
"Starclan, please, don't let it end like this." I prayed.
______
Birdpaw was found dead.
Birdpaw was found dead in the river. Face twisted in fear and agony, eyes milky and wide open, fur was torn off of her in chucks.
Birdpaw fell into the river, it was ruled an accident. No apprentice was to leave camp without supervision for a moon.
Birdpaw was murdered, and I know Blackfang did it. Blackfang always talked about how much he loved the river.
Blackfang drowned Birdpaw. She was found trying to tell Hazelstar info about the uprising.
I need to do something.
“Starclan, please, don’t let it end like this.” I prayed a lot lately.
______
I was getting old, my son was Aspenjaw. I never considered him my son anymore since he threatened me. I saw the look of absolute depravity on him. I raised him better, I guess he didn’t care anymore after his mate died.
I see him sneer in my direction, I see him dig his claws into the ground when he sees Hazelstar. I see him look darker and darker. I no longer see my son. I see his father in him.
I need to do something.
I can’t help my clanmates anymore. I’m too old to be part of the revolution.
I can’t fight against them.
I need to take Ashpaw with me and escape.
(But, where would I go?)
________
Ashpaw poked me awake, I was asleep by the nursery during a nap. His face was desperate and scared, “Cloudspeck, we need to go.” he whispered, “I see them talking about how you’ve stopped participating.”
I sat up alarmed, “I need to talk to Wrenheart.” I got up and stretched. I strutted over to the molly.
“I’m sorry,” I whispered. She didn’t say anything. Her son was Starlingflight, he was found dead with red foam on his lips, terror on his face, “you can still come with us if you want.” (Was Stonepaw ever name?)
She didn’t respond. She just stared ahead. I turned and collected Ashpaw, and hardened my resolve. I puffed out my chest and stomped up to Aspenjaw, “I need to teach Ashpaw a lesson, may I take him out of camp?”
Aspenjaw sneered at the apprentice but gave permission.
I stomped out of camp, Ashpaw’s eyes were terrified as he scampered after me. I weaved from tree to tree until I got to the biggest tree. I unsheathed my claws, and Ashpaw nodded. I scratched him up a bit and left blood of both of us on the ground. We rolled in some fox dung to hide our scents, and we bolted across the territory.
We ran and ran and ran.
“Starclan, please, help us.” I never stopped praying.
______
I was crying as we were stopped by a patrol by the neighboring clan, they were very against the mutiny happening next door. They took us to the border.
“Starclan light your path.”
I took Ashpaw with me to Twolegplace. We passed by many houses and learned it was called a town. We just kept running. We never looked back.
“Cloudspeck?”
“Yes, sweetheart?”
“When will we stop running?”
“Soon, sweetness, soon.”
I didn’t pray that night.
______
We passed through 2 towns, and a city (it was like a town, but with bigger buildings?). We stopped looking over our shoulders, we stopped running. We met some housefolk, and found our own. Ashpaw was renamed Denim, and I was named Speckles.
Denim still had nightmares about Birdpaw. I still looked up at the stars wondering about what was happening in our home. Where it all went wrong, and why I never seen it until it was too late. Did I abandon them? Was I a coward for running away and taking Ashpaw with me?
Did I make the right choice?
I prayed that night.
______
“Cloudspeck.”
“Wrenheart? Are you…”
“I’m sorry, I was killed during the battle against Hazelstar.”
“I’m so sorry I abandoned you.”
“I’m so sorry I took Ashpaw away.”
“It was the right choice. We were doomed from the start. The clan has fallen apart, and was absorbed by the ones who supported Aspenjaw.”
“I’m sorry.”
“I forgive you.”
I cried and prayed all night.
I never forgave myself.
Leader: Hazelstar - Massive brown molly with green eyes, left twisted back front paw. (4 lives)
Deputy: Aspenjaw - White tomcat with gray flecks and blue eyes.
Apprentice: Birdpaw - Brown and black molly with green eyes.
Medicine Cat: Starlingflight - Brown and white color point tomcat with yellow eyes.
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Stonepaw - Black molly with gray flecks and green eyes.
Warriors: Wrenheart - Light brown color point molly with blue eyes.
Apprentice: Ashpaw - Blue tomcat with amber eyes, hard of hearing.
Blackfang - Black tabby tomcat with amber eyes, blind in one eye.
Apprentice: Ryepaw - Brown tabby molly with amber eyes, missing an ear.
Cloudspeck - Old white molly with gray flecks and blue eyes.
__________
I saw the cat next to me, he was glaring at our current leader, Hazelstar. I noticed that a lot of cats don't seem to like the brown molly.
I heard mutters and news of how she shouldn't be leader, she let the other clans step on us and gave away territory.
She let them die.
__________
I never really paid much attention to the mutiny talk. I didn't want to be involved.
Until I was.
I was on dawn patrol with Aspenjaw, the deputy (my son, oh my wonderful son, what happened?), Ryepaw, and Blackfang. I was pinned down next to the border, and if I didn't choose a side, I would regret it.
I didn't doubt for a second they meant they'd kill me.
I swore to the revolution.
________
The revolution was roughly 80% of the warriors, and half the apprentices, with support from the deputy.
The elders were just tired, and the medicine cats holed up away from the drama.
They had secret meetings. They had claws out battle training. They talked about how they wanted to gut and string Hazelstar and bring justice to the Clan.
I just didn't want to die.
I just nodded and trained.
"Starclan, please, don't let it end like this." I prayed.
_______
I was littered with scars, and I never trusted my clanmates.
Anything that was considered against the revolution resulted in a disappearance, missing limbs, blinded, or any permanent injury.
They colluded with other clans. Only one agreed to help.
"Starclan, please, don't let it end like this." I prayed.
______
Birdpaw was found dead.
Birdpaw was found dead in the river. Face twisted in fear and agony, eyes milky and wide open, fur was torn off of her in chucks.
Birdpaw fell into the river, it was ruled an accident. No apprentice was to leave camp without supervision for a moon.
Birdpaw was murdered, and I know Blackfang did it. Blackfang always talked about how much he loved the river.
Blackfang drowned Birdpaw. She was found trying to tell Hazelstar info about the uprising.
I need to do something.
“Starclan, please, don’t let it end like this.” I prayed a lot lately.
______
I was getting old, my son was Aspenjaw. I never considered him my son anymore since he threatened me. I saw the look of absolute depravity on him. I raised him better, I guess he didn’t care anymore after his mate died.
I see him sneer in my direction, I see him dig his claws into the ground when he sees Hazelstar. I see him look darker and darker. I no longer see my son. I see his father in him.
I need to do something.
I can’t help my clanmates anymore. I’m too old to be part of the revolution.
I can’t fight against them.
I need to take Ashpaw with me and escape.
(But, where would I go?)
________
Ashpaw poked me awake, I was asleep by the nursery during a nap. His face was desperate and scared, “Cloudspeck, we need to go.” he whispered, “I see them talking about how you’ve stopped participating.”
I sat up alarmed, “I need to talk to Wrenheart.” I got up and stretched. I strutted over to the molly.
“I’m sorry,” I whispered. She didn’t say anything. Her son was Starlingflight, he was found dead with red foam on his lips, terror on his face, “you can still come with us if you want.” (Was Stonepaw ever name?)
She didn’t respond. She just stared ahead. I turned and collected Ashpaw, and hardened my resolve. I puffed out my chest and stomped up to Aspenjaw, “I need to teach Ashpaw a lesson, may I take him out of camp?”
Aspenjaw sneered at the apprentice but gave permission.
I stomped out of camp, Ashpaw’s eyes were terrified as he scampered after me. I weaved from tree to tree until I got to the biggest tree. I unsheathed my claws, and Ashpaw nodded. I scratched him up a bit and left blood of both of us on the ground. We rolled in some fox dung to hide our scents, and we bolted across the territory.
We ran and ran and ran.
“Starclan, please, help us.” I never stopped praying.
______
I was crying as we were stopped by a patrol by the neighboring clan, they were very against the mutiny happening next door. They took us to the border.
“Starclan light your path.”
I took Ashpaw with me to Twolegplace. We passed by many houses and learned it was called a town. We just kept running. We never looked back.
“Cloudspeck?”
“Yes, sweetheart?”
“When will we stop running?”
“Soon, sweetness, soon.”
I didn’t pray that night.
______
We passed through 2 towns, and a city (it was like a town, but with bigger buildings?). We stopped looking over our shoulders, we stopped running. We met some housefolk, and found our own. Ashpaw was renamed Denim, and I was named Speckles.
Denim still had nightmares about Birdpaw. I still looked up at the stars wondering about what was happening in our home. Where it all went wrong, and why I never seen it until it was too late. Did I abandon them? Was I a coward for running away and taking Ashpaw with me?
Did I make the right choice?
I prayed that night.
______
“Cloudspeck.”
“Wrenheart? Are you…”
“I’m sorry, I was killed during the battle against Hazelstar.”
“I’m so sorry I abandoned you.”
“I’m so sorry I took Ashpaw away.”
“It was the right choice. We were doomed from the start. The clan has fallen apart, and was absorbed by the ones who supported Aspenjaw.”
“I’m sorry.”
“I forgive you.”
I cried and prayed all night.
I never forgave myself.