StormClan Ceremonies 8/20/14

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Cats that are receiving apprentices: Mapleblaze (@thymepaw), Spiderstep (Quinzel), Thornstrike (Willowheart), Ryetalon (Fulfilled), Bluestream (@brookpaw), Smokeshade (Stormsy)

Cats that are receiving ceremonies: Smallkit and Dewkit (Mysterymagic234), Nettlekit (Rock), Brokenkit, Cherrykit (Silvergrass), Mosskit (Stormsy), Dawnpaw (Mintpaw)

ooc: sorry if these are a little messed up.. there's a first time for everything, I guess!

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Nerves. That was the first thing to hit Frogleap as he gathered StormClan in the middle of camp. The young deputy swallowed hard and prayed for the best. He'd never done anything like this before. but now, with Goldenstar in the nursery.. This was his life. He'd have to get used to this. Frogleap was nervous. He knew that for sure. but on the bright side, it was a good day in StormClan. There were many new apprentices to be added, new mentors to give teachings and many new friendships to be formed. The young toms mint eyes traced the camp, looking for each and every cat that was going to start a new beginning today. "Cats of StormClan, gather around. We have some new additions to the Storm" did he do that right? Was that all he was supposed to say? The tom shrugged uneasily as the cats gathered around him. It was time to begin.

"Dawnpaw, you have trained hard over the past moon and are ready to become a warrior. By the thunder and lightning above, I bring upon the strength of our ancestors. Dawnpaw, for your talent at swimming, I name you Dawnsplash, warrior of StormClan. Welcome to the Storm."

"Smallkit, you are ready to begin your journey into the storm. On this journey, Smokeshade will bring you forward as your mentor. I now name you Smallpaw, apprentice of StormClan."

"Cherrykit, you are ready to begin your journey into the storm. On this journey, Spiderstep will bring you forward as your mentor. I now name you Cherrypaw, apprentice of StormClan."

"Mosskit, you are ready to begin your journey into the storm. On this journey, Mapleblaze will bring you forward as your mentor. I now name you Mosspaw, apprentice of StormClan."

"Dewkit, you are ready to begin your journey into the storm. On this journey, Bluestream will bring you forward as your mentor. I now name you Dewpaw, apprentice of StormClan."

"Nettlekit, you are ready to begin your journey into the storm. On this journey, Ryetalon will bring you forward as your mentor. I now name you Nettlepaw, apprentice of StormClan."

"Brokenkit, you are ready to begin your journey into the storm. On this journey, Thornstrike will bring you forward as your mentor. I now name you Brokenpaw, apprentice of StormClan. Thornstrike, you have been chosen for this job because you trained Sagepaw so well, despite her disabilities. Please teach Brokenpaw as well as you've taught her."

“Pinekit, you have succeeded in living this far, though your disabilities prevent you from training to be a warrior. You will become an elder of StormClan. Even so, I would like to give you an apprentice name until you are of an age to receive a warrior name. Pinekit, I now name you Pinepaw, apprentice of StormClan.”

Satisfied, Frogleap swallowed hard and stepped back from his position. The mint gaze of the deputy took to the new apprentices, who were likely quite excited on their big day.

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(OOC; omigoshomigosh ;A; Yayy Spiderstep gets an apprentice thankies~)

Spiderstep skittered towards the gathering crowd at Frogleap's call, but seated himself outside the throng of cats. He always chose to hug the perimeter, abreast the aggregation of nervous, sweaty, galvanized felines. To be in the middle of all that excitement, to increase the chances of actual holding a pleasant conversation, well, that was unappealing indeed.

However, Spiderstep took pride in his lineage, and as he sat rigid, he remained attentive. (The StormClan ancestry lives on. I am.proud of whoever gets to continue the mightiest Clan's legacy.)

His name was called. Less than surprised, Spiderstep dipped his stocky head. (I knew it would happen sooner or later. I am a promising specimen after all.) While he had observed others shuffling their paws, anxious to meet their apprentices, Spiderstep remained unmoving until the ceremony had ended.

He searched the crowd unenthusiastically, praying that his apprentice would be a punctual, respectable one. If not, they were certainly in for a grim treat.

[Lightningtrail]

Brokenkit followed the rest of the crowd as he left to watch the gathering. Maybe Dewkit and Nettlekit would become apprentices. He wanted to see that, they were his siblings after all. No, he did not want to watch them become apprentices. Not while he was still so...

Broken.

His lame paw was half lifted, half dragged as he stumbled and tottered on his other three legs. His paw hurt. Why did it hurt so much. It should be better. No it shouldn't, but Brokenkit wanted to be fixed. Now. So he could become a proper apprentice, one that could make his mentor proud.

He sat in the back, his dead paw hanging awkwardly. At least he could keep Pinekit company. How could a family have so much bad luck? Why did his family have to have so much bad luck? He knew that kits sneaked out all the time, and most of them came back fine. Why did he have to get hurt.

Why couldn't it have been Dewkit or Nettlekit. Was it wrong of him to wish that upon his siblings? Of course. but if they had been injured, then he would be able to be a proper warrior.

His eyes closed in thought until he heard his name called. Not the name he had grown to love, but his new name. Brokenkit's ears perked, but was still relatively uninterested. They were probably just going to stick him in the elder's den with the other useless cats. Well, it was either that or be a kit forever.

His eyes sprung open in shock. He was going to be an apprentice?! A real[/b] apprentice?! He leaped to his paws, but immediately fell onto his stomach as pain shot through his paw. Silently cursing, he stood carefully, keeping all weight off his bad paw. He teetered off to find his new mentor, Thornstrike. Hopefully he would be good.

[Stormsy]

Smokeshade watched, not surprised when the Clan's deputy stepped up to call the meeting. He figured it would happen, with Goldenstar so busy, so he shrugged it off for the most part. The gray tom sat near the front, but to the side, so he could still hear well without being completely surrounded by cats. He listened to Dawnpaw get her warrior name, proud that StormClan would gain another warrior. Then when the first apprentice, Smallkit, was to be named, he heard with great surprise that his name was called to be the mentor! The usually calm tom felt his heart leap. I get an apprentice! he thought with pride, scanning the crowd to memorize what the new apprentice looked like so Smokeshade could find him after the ceremony had come to a close. He listened to the rest of the meeting, a bit fidgety with excitement.

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Mosskit heard the call to signal the beginning of the meeting, and she bounced up towards the front. The small brown and white she-cat figured she wouldn't be named an apprentice, but she wanted to be close enough to see the right thing to do once her time came. She listened to an apprentice get her warrior name, then two kits get their 'paw names, then she heard the deputy call out, "Mosskit," and she sat up. Me? No, he must mean some other Mosskit. There's got to be another, right? Unless I really am an apprentice! Oh my StarClan! she thought, realizing it was her when she noticed that Frogleap was looking at her. She heard that her mentor was called Mapleblaze, and the young cat scanned the area in search for him. Mosskit -- no, Mosspaw, caught eyes with a reddish-brown tom and her whole face seemed to light up. Is that him? I hope so! she thought, then went back to listening to the ceremony as best as she could through her excitement.

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Dewkit walked out of the nursery at the deputy's call. She sat with the other kits miserably, her brother had gotten hurt a few days ago and she felt like it was her fault. Her ears perked as her name was called. I am going to be an apprentice! She looked around for her mentor as soon as she was re-named.

Smallkit bounced from the elders den with a smile plastered on her face, she was just listening to the leders tell stories and just loved it. The tiny kit sat down at the meeting and was the second to be called for apprenticship. 'Me an apprentice?but I'm tiny! ' she thought but brushed it off. She looked around for yoi mentor desperatly climbing through the many legs odher clan mates. Atlast smallki-paw found the warrior. "Hi!" she squeaked and looked up at her mentor.

[Finch]

Pinekit 'sat' a little ways away from Brokenkit, her guilt and sympathy still lingering for her broken paw brother. It was her fault for coming along with him out of camp and attracting the fox, Because of her useless legs that did nothing but drag behind her, she would have been surly killed. She wasn't even sure why bould- Brokenkit had risked his life for hers. She was of no use to the clan, so her family reminded her. Brokenkit... what a horrible name. Pinekit had lost two paws and yet she didn't have such a crude name.

"Brokenkit, you are ready to begin your journey into the storm..." She had been so lost in thought she hadn't even acknowledged her other siblings ceremony, instead of feeling more guilt she held a stunned expression. "...On this journey, Thornstrike will bring you forward as your mentor. I now name you Brokenpaw, apprentice of StormClan. Thornstrike, you have been chosen for this job because you trained Sagepaw so well, despite her disabilities. Please teach Brokenpaw as well as you've taught her." Brokenki... Brokenpaw is a apprentice? Does... That mean I could be an apprentice to? She quickly snapped back to reality just in time to cheer his new name. Bubbly excitement filled her forpaws as her name was called. “Pinekit, you have succeeded in living this far, though your disabilities prevent you from training to be a warrior. You will become an elder of StormClan. Even so, I would like to give you an apprentice name until you are of an age to receive a warrior name. Pinekit, I now name you Pinepaw, apprentice of StormClan.”

It felt as if a boulder had fallen on her.

"Wh- What!" She hissed at the deputy without thinking "Wh- Why is Bould- Brokenpaw allowed to train to be a warrior, but not me!" Although her fur burned with anger she couldn't help but answer her question, 'You would just be a burden and a danger to the clan, you cant even defend yourself!'

Tags: @spiderpelt

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tagging: @grandjury @mysterymagic234 Lightningtrail Finch

Nettlekit raced over to the forming crowd of cats, excitment racing through her veins. Not much had been going on in clan life--well exept of course for her brothers injury-- but she doubted Frogleap would be calling the whole clan for something that happened a while ago. And so the kit has predicted that the only other thing left would be apprentice ceremonies, and Nettlekit was just the right age. Sic moons and a half to be exact, she had been obsessively keeping track of her age after her and her litter mates got back from their eventful adventure, worried that she would be stuck as a kit longer then she had to due to her brother's injury. but today had to be the day she would become an apprentice, there was really no other option in her stubborn little mind. 

Nettlekit pushed her way to the front, staring intently at the deputy as he began naming the new warrior, then finally the new apprentices. the red tabby was a tad worried at first when none of her siblings were called out, but soon enough Dewkit was called up and the she-kit stopped panicing. She chanted Dewpaw's name happily but hastily, impatient for her to receive her apprentice name as well. Then finally, the moment came, "Nettlekit, you are ready to begin your journey into the storm. On this journey, Ryetalon will bring you forward as your mentor. I now name you Nettlepaw, apprentice of StormClan." Yes yes yes! Nettlepaw had been waited seemingly forever for this moment. Ryetalon, the she-cat's ears perked at her uncle's name. She knew her father was skilled in water, and wondered if Ryetalon had the same talent as he. Happy to be with a cat that she at least knew a little made it hard for Nettlepaw to hide her emotions, and slipped a genuine grin to her new mentor. 

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Rocktail padded to the edge of cats, keeping her head held high, though she knew that many would sneak dirty looks at her for changing her sons name. They would never understand, but that didnt matter. It seemed that today would be the day her little ones would began their journey on becoming warriors, all three of them. Dewpaw, Nettlepaw... and Pinepaw. Sure, Frogleap sent her to the elders den, but in her eyes she would always be her little warrior, and anyways, if she were really an elder, wouldnt he had given her a warrior name? 

Rocktail couldn't bring herself to look at Brokenpaw, and his crippled foot. How dare he hurt himself liek that, how dare he let her down. And yet he wasnt made an elder?!?! She was starting to doubt the deputy's abilities. "Conragulations! I'm so proud of you all!" She made sure to keep he gaze from Brokenpaw, to make it clear this was not for him.

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Dewpaw glared at her mother as she congratulated her and her siblings. The newly named apprentice stalking over to her mother with sharp eyes glaring into her's. "I need to talk to you in private later!" she hissed and simply padded away to join her brother. "Congrats bou..er Brokenpaw... I really hate your new name." she said and smiled a little. "Atleast maybe Goldenstar will make up for it with a good warrior name ey?" she said and flicked her gaze to Nettlepaw, mama's girl! she thought and stayed with her brother.

Lightningtrail @rocktail21

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Ryetalon strode over with his older brother close behind. He was proud of him for his new family, and even prouder of himself that he got to mentor of them-- Nettlepaw! He smiled at her as she raised her head proudly towards him, beaming. "Hello, and welcome to your first real steps towards being a warrior," he purred.

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Tigersplash walked proudly towards his family, head held as high as Rocktail. He curled his tail around her, waiting for his turn as he watched her congratulate all their kits-- except, he saw, Brokenpaw (and Pinepaw?). At this, he took his tail away from Rocktail and padded towards his only son, thumping him lightly in a friendly way on the head. "Hey Champ, you did great," he purred. I'm glad you're still strong after the ordeal." Smiling, he wrapped his tail around his shoulders and lead Brokenpaw towards the rest of his family, giving Rocktail a small warning look.


Tagged: @rocktail21 Lightningtrail @mysterymagic234 Finch

[Avery]

Green eyes opened slightly at the sound of the Deputy's voice. Grumbling slightly the young feline uncurled herself and moved out of her nest. The pretty tortoiseshell moved towards the entrance and incredibly slow pace, wondering if she really wanted to participate in today's ceremony's. Her clanmates began to move towards the center of camp, and her eyes began to search for a familiar shape. Her heart skipped a moment and then paused. He wasn't going to be there. Larchtalon was gone, and had been for awhile. Sighing she padded out to join the rest of her Clan. Her black and orange fur blended into the dark tabby's and silver grey's as she chose her spot nearer to the back. Hardly listening to what he was she moved her eyes across the tom's frame. When had this cat become deputy?

The tall brown Bengal feline showed a confident personality and she tilted her head. What was his name again? What does it start with again? Brown? Black? Nope, it's a type of animal... Tiger? Then it dawned on her, it was Frogleap. She had met him awhile ago, but the two had never spoken for more then two sentences. Larkdapple drew her tail across her paws, as he finished the rest of the ceremony. Cats began to move around and she tried to search for her sister, Pinepaw (the two hadn't spoken in awhile) but couldn't find her. Not remembering the deputy's name unlocked a thought inside the she-cat; since her friend's Larchtalons disappearance she had become so detached from the Clan that she didn't really know anyone. Looking around Larkdapple searched for someone to talk to.

[Lightningtrail]

Brokenpaw glanced back at Pinekit, his eyes narrowing at her fury. She did not deserve to be an apprentice, so what was she complaining about?! If he had not risked himself to save her mousebrained, crippled self. It was partially her fault. but it was mostly his own. He turned to watch Dewpaw's and Nettlepaw's excitement, his gaze softening slightly. He did love them, all of them, but he could not help but to feel jealous of their names. He did not even turn to look at the she-cat he had once loved as his mother. Her praise was obviously not for her flawed and weak son, so why even bother with her? He closed his eyes, not willing to look at anything, at anyone. They were all standing there, assuming, no, hoping that he would fail and become an elder at 7 moons.

He heard a hiss he recognized as his sister's, and assumed that she was hissing at him. but her voice shifted into something he had not expected. "Uh-um thank you, Dewpaw. Congratulations." The tom stumbled in the unexpected response. A small smirk appeared on his face. "And I hate it too." His lethal gaze shifted to the she-cat he had grown to hate over the time he had been injured. but he only hated her as much as he thought she hated him, her broken kit. Rocktail's mate joined them, the father that Brokenkit wished had been a touch more prominent in the kit's life. Maybe he would have not been stuck with such a horrid name. The dark tabby purr was brief but existent at his father's praise. He felt a strong tail around him as he got to his shaky feet and limped horribly to the rest of his family, following almost shyly behind Tigersplash.

[Finch]

Pinepaw swung herself around and dragging herself away, She glanced jealously at Brokenpaw only to see his narrowed eyes. Guilt naw'd at her belly, 'Brokenpaw is lucky that he got to be a apprentice after what happened, face it, your legs aren't the only thing your dragging down with you!' She couldn't help but wince from her own subconscious thought. She left out a depressed sigh. She would have to apologize later when he got back from Tigersplashes training.

[Silvergrass]

(Tags: @quinzel, I am soooo sorry, for some reason the tag didn't show up!)

Cherrykit ran to the middle of the camp, her tiny claws skittering on the dusty surface of the earth. She finally landed with a pleasant bump and looked up at... Frogleap? Wasn't he the deputy of Stormclan? If so then why was he up there and not Goldenstar. Disappointment filled Cherrykit. Maybe he wasn't going to give her her ceremony after all...

but then she heard her name being called, and then a new one being given. Cherrypaw... A single yowl of joy and a dance-like shuffle told all that surrounded her that Cherrypaw was ecstatic! Now all she had to do was find her new mentor in the flurry of the crowd.