Stay Sharp - All of TALONCLAN

[Midnight]

It had been a week.

She had not come home, not once.

On the first day, Briarclaw did not notice. She had been busy with patrols and setting everything up for Pebblestar's return to the nursery.

On the second day, Briarclaw had gone to give Pebblestar a small bird for lunch, but could not find her. She figured that she had poor timing and that the leader had gone out for a walk.

On the third day, Briarclaw took no notes.

It was not until the sixth day that some cat approached the deputy and asked her where Pebblestar was. When Briarclaw explained that she had not seen her that day, the cat said that Pebblestar was nowhere to be found, and that cats were starting to worry.

And that's what Briarclaw freaked out. She slipped into her nest and was not to be disturbed for the rest of the day, as she slept and decided on what she needed to do.

And on this day, the seventh day, Briarclaw padded wearily out of the warriors' den. She stood where Pebblestar usually made announcements and called out to her Clan.

"TalonClan, we have a bit of an issue. Our leader, as you probably already know, has not been seen in several days. I, personally, have not seen her for seven sunrises, but I do not know exactly when she... left nor where she went. All I know is that we must carry on as normally as possible. I will address the other leaders with this issue and ask them if they know the location of Pebblestar at the next gathering, but until then, the best we can do is wait and hope that our leader returns. If you have any problems or needs, please direct them to me. I will be increasing our border patrols, and I urge everyone to keep a lookout for Pebblestar. Are there any questions or comments that I need to deal with right now?"

She had to have left by choice, right? Maybe she was just taking a break to be at the Skyfield... right? Or Pebblestar could have been hiding out in secret to quietly care for herself while she was expecting kits, yes? Yes. Right. Pebblestar was a-okay. Briarclaw forced herself to calm down and prepared for questions and comments from her Clanmates.

[Dyzzie]

At the announcement of Briarclaw calling out to the clan, Mudpaw emerged from the apprentice den - partially hoping for it to be the warrior ceremony he was hoping for each day he woke up. It was not good news though. The tom stood open mouthed at the announcement, eyes wide. Pebblestr . . . was gone. Increased border patrols. A figure of a cat lit in his mind. Chance, could any of this be because of Chance. Slowly the tom shook his head, concern for their leader replacing the thoughts of Chance, but either way, he needed to speak to Briarclaw about this. The tom moved forward, confidence in the stride of the large male as he held his head high, his sincere, clear blue eyes shining gently, "Briarclaw. I need to speak with you in private. About my most recent encounter with Pebblestar." The tom said softly to the female, his voice soft, and gentle to keep Briarclaw from possibly panicking at his words, "Once any and all questions are answered, may we speak?" The tom asked.

[Midnight]

Briarclaw anxiously glanced around, wondering if anyone else had anything to say. From the looks of things, it was hard to tell. Some cats appeared to be scared, others were thinking, and many were impossible for Briarclaw to read. There was definitely a heavy feeling in the air - of course there would be, their leader was missing - and it was a feeling that Briarclaw was not a fan of.

When Mudpaw approached Briarclaw, she perked her ears curiously. His words threw a chill down the deputy's spine and she gulped nervously, "Yes, of course. You can meet me in the elders' den after we're through here. Thank you for coming to me about this, Mudpaw."

[ℓυиαя]

The tom sat completely in shadow, the black blanket coating his face and making him impossible to place. He however, could see and hear everything going on around him. Clearly he had missed this memo, or rather he had noted Pebblestar's absence but merely thought her tucked away in her den. She was expecting kits after all. Those yellow eyes narrowed in the shade and he cursed to himself inwardly. How had he been so ignorant not to notice, or when he had, follow up? Lean body stock still, Ashnight looked out from his spot underneath a overhang and watched his clan mates undergo a series of emotion right before his eyes. Confusion, disbelief, anger, sadness.

Where could she possibly have gone and why?

Unless..

Unless she hadn't wanted to go.

It may have seemed silly, as as far as the grey warrior knew Pebblestar wasn't at the brunt of anyones anger and as much as Talonclan was often an annoyance for many cats, surely that wasn't enough to cause the disappearance of their leader. One swift shake of that head of his. It was natural in this time to jump to conclusions and so he would mull on this for awhile, take some patrols and then figure this out logically, with evidence. 

One moment he was sitting stone still and the next he was moving, stalking around the outside of Talonclan's cave and heading towards Briarclaw and Mudpaw. As much as he hoped not to scare them he knew it was usually inevitable when he popped out of nowhere. His greeting, a flick of those ears was all he said at first as he joined the deputy and apprentice. Clearly, the younger cat knew something. His voice was gruff and unexpected, his words clipped and deep. "I'll patrol.. when you need."

[Deleted]

Littlerye sat at the edge of the Clan, and he looked away as Briarclaw announced Pebblestar's disappearance. I knew it, he thought gleefully, ol' Pebblestar wasn't fit to rule anyway. but, in this interesting turn of events, I'd like to see where this goes. "I'll go," he volunteered, approaching Briarclaw carefully. "I'll help in any-way to get our leader back."

[Isilme]

Morningsky eyes went wide with the notice, she had been so busy trainning her apprentice that not seeing the leader was normal, but now the white cat was worried her ears moved around nervous blue eyes searching and counting all her kits between the other cats, if something had happened to Pebblestar so near the camp, how could she trust them to be safe?...

Quailtail narrowed her eyes from her spot at the nursery entrance, so Pebblestar had gone missing hum? Well she had nothing to do with that, a leader should be more than capable of taking care of herself and truth be told, everyone suspected something bad had happened because, Pebblestar was not lost in the territory that´s for sure.

Bluelightning felt his blood run cold, no way Pebblestar was missing, the white tom approached the deputy and waited patiently for her to finish talking with the other cats before saying anything himself. "Briarclaw, maybe we could send of search patrols to look for any clue? Pebblestar can´t have vanished in thin air." He meowed whiskers moving ancious and his tail lashing behind him.

Goldenpaw blinked surprised with the deputy words. "Hey Larkpaw what you think happened?" She asked to the apprentice by her side that simple raised an eyebrow at her. "I don´t care and you should not either, it´s none of our business what the leader decide to do, she is an adult and can decide for herself." The male apprentice meowed and closed his eyes again to sleep, the female tittled her head but didn´t move from her place at the apprentice den.

Saying that WolfFang was shocked would not describe it completly, his tail moved behind him unquiet and he nearly jumped when someone talked by his side. "Strange isn´t it?" Falconfall meowed his eyes still focused on the deputy but his voice directed to the older tom. "Indeed" The old warrior said quietly more to himself than to the other cat, he had to talk with Bearclaw if possible but so many cats were around her already... He got up and walked to outside the camp, he needed to clear his head.

[Dyzzie]

The older apprentice nodded once, still frowning, "Yes, of course, I'll meet you there." He agreed quietly, before pulling back, still concerned. What on earth was the cause of the disappearance - could it have to do with Chance?

Brightblossom was shell shocked by the news, shaking her head faintly before slowly moving forward, in the direction of Ashnight, looking up at him with troubled eyes, "Have you seen anything? Noticed anything odd?" She asked him quietly, figuring if anyone saw anything, it'd be the silent tom. First no Med cat, now no leader? She turned her attention to Briarclaw, looking worried, "What's going to happen, Briarclaw. We're with out a medicine cat, and now with Pebblestar gone . . ." She shook her head, not wanting to finish the sentence about just how badly off Talonclan was becoming, "I hope she's located soon." the queen said quietly.

[Skiv]

Ivyheart padded into camp her fur dirty and spiked out everywhere. Her green gaze flicked across camp, she noticed that Briarclaw was heading toward the place that Pebblestar made her announcements. Her green eyes narrowed slightly, that was odd. Well maybe not, Pebblestar had been acting strange for the past couple moons so it didn't surprise the tabby warrior much that Briarclaw was speaking for the leader. Plus Ivyheart knew that Pebblestar was expecting kits again, which Ivyheart was happy about. Mainly because it was one of her close friends kits. She glanced around the warriors that were slowly grouping together for her large tabby friend. She spotted him and was about to head over to him when Briarclaw started talking. She stopped and listened. Oh no thats not good. Tigerfang is going to be horrible to deal with. She then watched as Ashnight appeared out of no where, offering to go on a patrol she thought it was creepy that he appeared out of no where all the time. She just tried to get to Tigerfang but that was hopeless she would probably talk to him later. She just turned to Ashnight and said, "I and Goldenpaw will join you." Then she padded over to grey warrior.

Isilme

[Midnight]

She hadn't been planning on assigning patrols right at that moment, but the TalonClan warriors seemed rearing to go out and find their leader. Briarclaw was actually quite pleased with their bravery and the hope they held that Pebblestar would be found, and the positive energy was certainly helping her out.

"Right, then Ashnight, please lead a border patrol with Littlerye, Ivyheart, and Goldenpaw," Briarclaw ordered. She looked at Bluelightning as he approached her and suggested that she send a patrol to go out and find Pebblestar. Thinking for a moment, the deputy finally answered, "At the moment, I think we should stick to our borders. There is no need to send our warriors outside of TalonClan's territory when Pebblestar could easily have just gone out on her own for a while. I do not wish to alert the other Clans of this unless we make it to the next gathering without our leader. If they learn that Pebblestar is gone now, TalonClan will appear weak, and we'd be open for attack, which is the last thing we need at this time. You may lead a patrol with..." Briarclaw trailed off for a few moments, scanning the cave for cats that could join Bluelightning, "Well, it actually looks like most of the warriors who are here are a bit booked at the moment. Why don't you collect some other warriors and apprentices and lead the dawn patrol tomorrow?" She was beginning to get anxious, not wanting to keep Mudpaw waiting if he knew something.

[Isilme]

Goldenpaw noticed when her mentor approched Briarclaw, the apprentice couldn´t resist the urge nor the curiosity to know what they were talking about and as she quickly neared the two she couldn´t help but stare shocked as Ivyheart said her name all happy withou even asking her first! Well, she wanted but that did not change her feelings about her mentor using her like that, the deputy new words reached her and her eyes sparked ancious right before she got to her mentor side. "Hey Ivyheart! When will we go?"

[Isilme]

Bluelightning nodded. "I will do just that, thank you Briarclaw" He meowed and walked away from the deputy his eyes searching for his old friends and perhaps some other warriors, his eyes scanned the crowd. "Brackenlight (Deku)!" He called nearing the she cat with quick steps. "Would you like to go with me on patrol tomorrow morning?" He asked be his eyes were already searching for Mudpaw and Birdpaw so they could all go together like old times, he missed the time when things were so simple and all they had to worry about were next ceremony and their mentors being lazy...

[ℓυиαя]

A swift nod at the deputy and then the grey warrior moved away from the group slightly, letting Littlerye, Ivyheart and Goldenpaw meet him away from the crowding of cats. Everyone was feeling a turmoil of emotions right now and Ashnight would prefer to stay out of it, remain calm, remain neutral. This patrol would not go at all well if the cats were frightened and nervous. He remained standing as he waited for the others to join him, this wasn't the time to sit around and dally, there was things to do and borders to patrol.

Lionhearted, Isilme

OOC: Anything you want us to find or any clues? etc Midnight

[Deku]

Brackenlight watched as Briarclaw told the clan about Pebblestar. It must have been hard for her to tell the whole clan that their leader had been missing. Whereas, if Pebblestar really didn't come back, that meant that Briarclaw would be leader. That must stress her to some degree right?

As her clanmates began asking questions, she began to slink away from the crowd. She didn't like the idea of their leader missing, and now she needed time to think. Alone hopefully. Then she heard a cat call her. She turned to see a white tom nearing her quickly. She immediately recognized him to be her old friend Bluelightning. She had to admit, he had surprised her a moment ago, however she quickly replaced her surprised face with a bright smile.

"Sure Bluelightning! Anyone else coming?"

(Yay! Get the gang back together Isilme)

[Isilme]

(Always xD)

The white tom sent his old friend a smile. "Well I was thinking about Mudpaw and Birdpaw, you can invite him if you want." Bluelightning purred knowing relaxing a little from all the situation, it was stresseful enough as it was. "I wil try to find Birdpaw and see if she will come, these new really disturb me... And Mudpaw will probably feel the same since he spent quite sone time with Pebblestar." The tom shaked his head slowly. "I will see you tomorrow morning." He said and left to find the familiar tabby... She wasn't that hard to see. "Birdpaw (Stormsy)" Bluelightning called hoping she would see him.