A Dark Prophecy (Part 2)

(In order, Teal, Flame, and Crystal)

Flickerpaw awoke from her sleep to the sound of wailing. She pricked up her ears and padded out of her den, silent as a shadow. The wailing seemed to come from one side of the beach. She padded towards the right side and gasped. Three cats were spread out and soaking on the beach. A snow white she-cat, a sturdy orange tom, and a brown tabby tom were flopped down, half in and half out of the water. "Onyxstar! Onyxstar!", Flickerpaw yelled, hurtling up the path...

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"Will they survive?"

"Yes. They are strong, though I was not sure for a while there." Petalsoul and Onyxstar were sitting outside the medicine cat's den, watching the three cats inside the den. "Where did they come from?" Onyxstar asked. "Did StarClan give you a sign?"

"No," said Petalsoul, looking worried. "I would think they would have..." Inside, she was doubting herself. Has Starclan cut off all connection with me because of my love for Onyxstar? she wondered, but didn't say anything. The two cats were interrupted in their musings by a weak moan from inside the cave. Petalsoul rushed into the den, followed closely by Onyxstar.

The white she-cat had opened her eyes. They were a startlingly beautiful light blue, rimmed with a darker shade of blue. "Where am I?", she asked groggily.

"You are in CliffClan," Onyxstar said kindly. "We found you three on the beach."

"Three?", the she-cat said, then sighed with relief. "I am Crystal. These are my brothers, Flame and Teal."

"What?" said the ginger tom, who had just opened his eyes. "Who are these cats, Crystal?"

"I am Onyxstar, leader of CliffClan. This is Petalsoul, our medicine cat."

Flame coughed, spat water, and said, "I'm Flame and this is-"

"It's okay I told them that already!" Crystal said. The brown tabby tom, Teal, had opened his teal-colored eyes and was watching the whole scene.

"Would you mind telling us where you came from?" Petalsoul asked.

"Oh, well, I guess we'll begin at the beginning...", Crystal said.

We were born to rouge parents. We never met our father, but our mother raised and trained us well. One day we encountered two cats, the like of which we had never seen before. One of them, the tom, had huge yellow-silver eyes the exact color of the moon. The she-cat had a beautiful silver pelt with dark stripes. We talked to them for a while. The whole time they kept looking us up and down like they were sizing up a bird.

We learned that their names were Moon, the tom, and Shimmer, the she-cat. At one point, I saw Shimmer lean over and whisper something to Moon. Having good ears, I picked up her words. She said, 'They could be the ones, if they were trained.'

Shortly after, Moon and Shimmer left.

They came back though. Right to where we were camped. We had no idea where they had gotten our location from but they said they had their resources.

They had an arguement with our mother. They said that they wanted to recruit us for a great purpose. Our mother didn't want to give us up. Moon said she would regret her desicion. Two days later, we found her dead at the bottom of a river. It looked like she had fallen and broken her neck.

Shimmer and Moon came back. They said they were sorry, and did we want somewhere to stay now that our mom was dead? We accepted. It was the worst decision of our lives. They took us to a clan that they called VainClan.

Crystal stopped, her eyes filled with tears. "I-can we...can we talk about this tomorrow? I'm really tired."

"Very well," said Onyxstar. He and Petalsoul slipped quietly out of the den.

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Camp

Okay, I'm going to be at camp from Sunday through Friday so I can't post anything. Thought you might want to know!

~Akire/Skyheart

A Dark Prophecy (Part 1)

Onyxstar twitched in his sleep. He knew he was dreaming, but he also knew that he didn't want to wake up when he saw his dead mother, father, and brother standing before him. "What do you have to tell me?", he asked.

His brother, Burnpaw, came forward and said, "The code of the spark shows a dangerous path."

His father, Mudstripe, took a step, "The tabby, the sky, the rock, and the flicker of flame will lead."

His mother, Goldstar, gave another line, "Though the rock and the crystal will show their wrath."

And all the cats answered as one, "Against the forces of mirrors, only they can succeed."

Onyxstar shook his head, bewildered. "What?!", he asked. His family stepped closer to him, surrounding him with starry shapes. "Do not despair," Goldstar said kindly, a twinkle in her eyes.

"But know this," said Mudstripe, his voice controlled and serious. Burnpaw put his mouth to Onyxstar's ear and whispered into it, "You and Stripeheart are not the only of our kin left alive."

Onyxstar's eyes popped open. "B-but that means-" Before he could choke out another sound, the starry forest began to fade, and he woke in his den in a cold sweat.

The code of the spark shows a dangerous path. The snow, the sky, and the flicker of flame will lead, though the rock and the crystal will show their wrath. Against the forces of mirrors, only they can succeed...

End of the Swarm

(Okay, so this didn't go as I planned. There weren't that many comments, so next time, please take time to post something!!!)

Onyxstar called down to the clan from the top of the cliff. "The lemming swarm is over! We will have a feast tonight!" There were cheers from the clan. "But first," Onyxstar said over the yowls, "We have new additions to the clan. Please welcome our new warriors: Sunbeam, Oakleaf, Cloudgaze, Silvermoon, and Snapfang. We also have two new apprentices: Rockpaw and Snowpaw. Rockpaw, you will be mentored by Silvermoon. Snowpaw's mentor will be Snapfang. Clan dismissed!"

~Onyxstar

Lemming Swarm

"Okay,", Onyxstar said from the High Shelf. "The lemmings are almost here. I want all mentors and their apprentices to go out and catch as many as you can. Stripeheart and Silverdusk, take your apprentices out far into the territory. Swiftclaw and Foxthroat, keep your apprentices near the cliff. Crystalshine, stay in the medicine cat's den with Herbpaw and Petalsoul. Fireblaze and I will help the mentors and apprentices. Stargaze, keep your kits inside. Good luck!"

(Post under here for the lemming swarm, I'll start)

Temporary Mentor

"I have some bad news for the Clan," Onyxstar announced. "It's not life-changing," he added hastily, as anxious mutters went around the Clan.

"Crystalshine has injured her paw and is unable to train her apprentice, Skypaw. While Crystalshine is recovering, Skypaw's temporary mentor will be Silverdusk. When Crystalshine is ready, she will train Skypaw again."

Onyxstar leaped down from the High Shelf.

Good Luck For Hunting

Onyxstar jumped onto the High Shelf and caterwauled, "All cats gather beneath the Nursery Ledge for a Clan meeting!" When everyone had gathered, Onyxstar continued.

"Many of you know this already, and many others have not seen it yet, but at a certain time in spring, there comes a swarm of rodents called lemmings coming from the north. Many of them head straight towards our territory and do not stop until they fall off of our cliff--and even then a few resourceful ones make it along the shore. We do not know the cause of this, only that it has happened for generations before us.

MoorClan have sent us a message that they have seen lemmings coming towards their boundaries. They will be upon us in two days time. In the meantime, prepare yourselves. They are not dangerous, but as with any great number of things, they can overpower us though they do not intend to. My own grandfather, in his old age, was pushed off a shelf by a swarm of lemmings trying to get to the sea, and fell to his death."

Onyxstar paused for a moment, bowing his head, then continued, "So be careful. I remind you again that they are not malevolent, but their threat is in the massive numbers that they are. Mentors, train your apprentices well. Make sure they know good techniques for hunting.

Queens, keep your kits inside during the swarm. Kits are most likely to be crushed by the lemmings.

Petalsoul and Herbpaw, be ready for injuries.

Fernflame, work out a system of border patrols and hunting patrols so we can keep an eye out for the swarm. (Post it under here or in my den).

That is all. Thank you!"

Onyxstar leaped from the High Shelf and padded back into his den.

Moorland

This is where CliffClan forest territory turns into moorland, which is MoorClan's territory. Be very careful around here. This place is forbidden to kits and apprentices, unless they are with a warrior.

Mates Page

Come here to find a mate. Please, No innapropriate language.

Available:

Onyxstar

Stripeheart

Fernflame

Crystalshine

Swiftclaw

Silverdusk

Foxthroat

Oakleaf

Cloudgaze

Not available:

Fireblaze

Stargaze

Sun Rocks

This is SunRocks, a large ledge of rocks connected to the Nursery Ledge by a path. This is where most of camp life goes on. Come here to socialize, pick up on camp gossip, or just hang out.

Training Clearing

Come here to train your apprentice.

Border Patrol

Post here if you are on a border patrol.

Hunting Patrol

Post here if you are on a hunting patrol. Make sure to browse both the beach and the forest above the cliff.

So...

How do you like our new template? Eternal gratitude goes to Warriors101 for giving me the link to how to create this!!!

On another note, we have a new neighbor, MoorClan (click here to go).

Also, I am trying to draw a map of CliffClan, but look right below the header to find a detailed description in the meantime.

I am also asking you all to advertise CliffClan on your blogs as much as possible. We are getting a button soon, and I would like new members.

Thank you for giving this blog an awesome start!

New Members

Onyxstar jumped onto the High Shelf, a slab of rock that stuck out from the cliff a short ways above the nursery and medicine cat's den. "Let all cats gather around the High Ledge!", he called. Cats scrambled up from the warrior's and apprentice's den, and Petalsoul and Herbpaw emerged from the medicine cat's den.

"Cats of CliffClan! I am proud to announce that we are growing larger. We have eleven new members." There was a hearty cheer from the crowd. "Our warriors are Crystalshine, Swiftclaw, Silverdusk, Fernflame, who will be our deputy, and Foxthroat. We are also blessed with a talented medicine cat, Petalsoul."

Down below the High Ledge, Petalsoul licked her paws awkwardly, trying to act as if praise from Onyxstar was no more than praise from her leader. Onyxstar continued, "And we also have an apprentice willing to train with her--Herbpaw! Our other warrior apprentices are Flickerpaw, Skypaw, Beautifulpaw, and Tabbypaw. These apprentices are in need of mentors, and they will be as follows:

Flickerpaw--> Swiftclaw

Skypaw--> Crystalshine

Beautifulpaw--> Foxthroat

Tabbypaw--> Stripeheart

We also have Stargaze, a queen, and her kits, Wildkit, Sunkit, and Lilykit. Her mate is Fireblaze."

Onyxstar picked his way down from the High Ledge. "That is all! You are dismissed!"

[I am trying to make a map of the dens & territory, which I will try to get up here ASAP, so this just an overview for now:

The cliff slopes down at about a 35° angle, like so: ➘. The warrior's and apprentice's dens are just on the beach. The beach stretches out about a sixth of a mile at low tide, a sixteenth of a mile at high tide. There is a skinny, winding path from a couple of feet away from the apprentice's den up to a large ledge on which the nursery and elders den are located.

This ledge is surrounded by large stones which prevent kits from falling off. To the left of this ledge there is a broad path leading to the medicine cat's den. To the right there is a path leading almost vertically up to the High Ledge, and then, more safely, up to the leader's den. There is a relatively safe, broad path from the Nursery Ledge to the top of the cliff, which is used by cats going to the Cliff Forest.

Hope that wasn't too long! :P]

Herb Waterfall

This is the herb waterfall, on top of the cliff. Medicine cats come here to collect herbs.

Starcave

The Starcave is where medicine cats communicate with StarClan. This place is off limits to everyone except medicine cats and their apprentices.

Elder's Den

The elder's den above the warriors and apprentices dens. It is the softest of the dens, lined with moss and fine silt.

Apprentice's Den

The apprentice's den is next to the warrior's den. Come here to get your apprentice to train, or to sleep if you are an apprentice.

Beach

This is the beach at the bottom of the cliff where the clan lives. You can go fishing here. This is also an excellent place to hang out or bring kits on a 'field trip', because of the soft sand and small rocks.

Medicine Cat's Den

This is the medicine cat's den. It is next to the nursery, accessible by a broad path, making it easier for injured cats to navigate.

Nursery

The nursery is on a shelf surrounded by rocks except for a small space near the cliff wall so that cats can walk up and down.

Warrior's Den

The warrior's den is right on the beach. The tide does not come very high often, but if there are storms, the warriors need to evacuate to higher ground if the waves become too large. The cave on the far left is the apprentice's den.

Leader's Den

The leader's den is near the top of the cliffs, with a good view of everything happening below. The leader (and their mate if they have one) sleep here.

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