MidnightClan Ceremonies 10/17/15 [Deputy Announced]

[Legit]

If your cat(s) was not included in these ceremonies, you have until 10/24 to post them on the ceremony request thread and meet all the requirements listed!

I apologize for the lack of an actual post. I just wanted to finally get these out and am rather museless for them right now.

ALSO these ceremonies can/would have happened a few days before the Gathering, so if you haven't brought your cat to that yet, then you can play them with their updated status! Alsox2, for those of you receiving warrior names, please remember to post them on the new All Cat List. Finally, if you see anything wrong with the cats chosen, please PM me right away!

Ceremonies:

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Kits to Apprentices

Stonekit ([Acro.]) --> Mothcloud (@goldenbird)
Jaykit (Isilme) --> Ivybreeze (Ambrose)
Ravenkit (Asher) --> Nutflower (@snowykcnomre)
Eaglekit (Asher) --> Owlshine (Wolf)
Cedarkit (Isilme) --> Newtleap (Babylonranger)
Leafkit (Ambrose) --> Hawkspring (Deku)
Longkit (Babylonranger) --> Jayflower (Clemintine)
Mothkit (Icestorm) --> Silvershine (Lightningtrail)
Frecklekit (Wolf) --> Duskmist (Isilme)

Apprentices to Warriors

Bristlepaw
Jaypaw
Wrenpaw (Anya)
Deerpaw (Isilme)
Slightpaw (Lionhearted)
Yellowpaw
Russetpaw (Puddlesdog)
Owlpaw (ShiverCry)
Kestrelpaw (Lightningtrail)
Blackpaw (Twineheart)
Tinypaw (Wolf)

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"All cats loyal to MidnightClan gather beneath the Skystone for a Clan meeting.

"Let's begin with the kits. Stonekit, please step forward. You have reached the age of six moons and are now ready to begin training to become a loyal MidnightClan warrior under the new name Stonepaw. The path will be difficult, but you are not to walk alone. Mothcloud shall help you along your journey as your mentor.

"Jaykit, please step forward. You have reached the age of six moons and are now ready to begin training to become a loyal MidnightClan warrior under the new name Jaypaw. The path will be difficult, but you are not to walk alone. Ivybreeze shall help you along your journey as your mentor.

"Ravenkit, please step forward. You have reached the age of six moons and are now ready to begin training to become a loyal MidnightClan warrior under the new name Ravenpaw. The path will be difficult, but you are not to walk alone. Nutflower shall help you along your journey as your mentor.

"Eaglekit, please step forward. You have reached the age of six moons and are now ready to begin training to become a loyal MidnightClan warrior under the new name Eaglepaw. The path will be difficult, but you are not to walk alone. Owlshine shall help you along your journey as your mentor.

"Cedarkit, please step forward. You have reached the age of six moons and are now ready to begin training to become a loyal MidnightClan warrior under the new name Cedarpaw. The path will be difficult, but you are not to walk alone. Newtleap shall help you along your journey as your mentor.

"Leafkit, please step forward. You have reached the age of six moons and are now ready to begin training to become a loyal MidnightClan warrior under the new name Leafpaw. The path will be difficult, but you are not to walk alone. Hawkspring shall help you along your journey as your mentor.

"Longkit, please step forward. You have reached the age of six moons and are now ready to begin training to become a loyal MidnightClan warrior under the new name Longpaw. The path will be difficult, but you are not to walk alone. Jayflower shall help you along your journey as your mentor.

"Mothkit, please step forward. You have reached the age of six moons and are now ready to begin training to become a loyal MidnightClan warrior under the new name Mothpaw. The path will be difficult, but you are not to walk alone. Silvershine shall help you along your journey as your mentor.

"And finally, Frecklekit, please step forward. You have reached the age of six moons and are now ready to begin training to become a loyal MidnightClan warrior under the new name Frecklepaw. The path will be difficult, but you are not to walk alone. Duskmist shall help you along your journey as your mentor.[/font]

"Next are the soon-to-be-warriors. Bristlepaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Bristleblaze. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"Jaypaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Jayfur. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"Wrenpaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Wrenfrost. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"Deerpaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Deersplash. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"Slightpaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Slightshadow. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"Yellowpaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Yellowfinch. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"Russetpaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Russetflame. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"Owlpaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Owlwhisker. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"Kestrelpaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Kestrelbreeze. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"Blackpaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Blackpelt. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"Tinypaw, please step forward. You have trained hard to learn the ways of a warrior, so in return, your warrior name shall be Tinybird. May you continue to honor MidnightClan, and may StarClan light your path for many moons to come.

"To conclude the night, StarClan has agreed with me on who they believe is the best choice to become deputy, and I do believe it is a fairly obvious and unsurprising decision. Mothcloud has faithfully served MidnightClan ever since the first time she was named deputy, even after she returned from her disappearance and resumed life as a normal warrior. There is none I would trust more to continue guiding us other than her. I sincerely hope you all can feel the same. Congratulations, Mothcloud, and congratulations to everyone else who also received ceremonies tonight. You have earned them."

[[Acro.]]

ooc:// Legit... you... you renamed Stonekit to Dovepaw D:
WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?

Also, yaaaaay @goldenbird  =D

Dovepaw was very confused.

Just kidding.

Young Stonepaw's golden eyes lit up to match the sun and stars as her name was called. The long-furred, dappled grey and brown feline stood stalk still in the middle of the crowd, her legs acting as little more than braces to keep her steady. 'Stone... paw?' Was it finally happening? Was she finally an appprentice?

She was!

And her mentor was the new old Deputy, to boot!

Hardly able to contain herself as the Ceremonies drew to a close, Stonepaw began to bound around the clearing as soon as Bramblestar dismissed them. She hollered out any and all names she could remember from the speech, including her own (the loudest) and then finally had a calm enough moment in which she realized she ought to find her new mentor.

Mentor!

Fur puffed out every which way, the strong, young she-cat reared back to stand on her hind legs, trying to find Mothcloud's familiar pelt among the masses. "Mothcloud!" she hollered, voice well-carried for her age. "Mothcloud, I'm here! I'm over here!" Stonepaw could not actually spot the Deputy, but she hoped she would at least be heard above the chatter, and she continued to bob up and down on her hind legs.

[ShiverCry]

Owlpaw padded out of the apprentice den, his legs aching. He had trained hard the day before, putting all his effort and focus into his assessment. He thought he did well, and the pride in his mentor's gaze made him feel good, but he couldn't help but feel afraid that maybe... Just maybe... He failed. And so, as the little brown tom padded over to join the assembled cats, his heart felt like it was going to leap out of his chest.

The tom sat down, looking up at his leader. He purred at the kits becoming apprentices; he remembered when he was that age. Except, instead of being excited like most kits, he was terrified. Just like I am now. He thought with a slight purr. When his name was called, Owlpaw sat up straighter. His heart was beating fast. Does this mean I made it?

Owlwhisker! Owlp-whisker's heart swelled with joy. His name was amazing! A loud purr escaped his throat. He passed. He was a warrior now!

(Twineheart just so you know~)

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And once again, here she was. Mothcloud straightened up as her name was announced and raised her head slightly. After all these moons, she was back into her position as deputy. No longer did she feel like she didn't have control over the clan; no longer would she have to bite her lip and watch as another cat organized the patrols and did them all wrong. Her rightful place had been restored, and along with that came the power to improve Midnightclan once more. She had only just been reinstated in front of the clan, and already her mind was racing through a frenzied list of goals, plans, of things to have cleaned... The dark tortoiseshell hardly realized her tail bristling in eager anticipation or the face that she was stepping from paw to paw as if she could not sit still another moment and not act. Yes, it felt good to be put back in her own pawsteps and know that she had only Bramblestar to look up to. Bramblestar had finished speaking and the naming ceremony was suddenly over. Perhaps most deputies would have remained silent and left the clearing to his words, but this was Mothcloud we were dealing with. Unable to hold it in any longer, she began to address what clan was around;

"Midnightclan, I am overjoyed to have been named- well, reinstated- as your deputy! I know some of you may have had suspicions about me after my... disappearance..., but rest assured that you are in the best, most organized paws! Know that unlike before, things will actually be done around here and we will have an efficient schedule and new routines. I plan to spend every inch of the sun's rising until moon-high ensuring that Midnightclan is well kept. We will have so much to do, so much to work for, so many preparations," Her orange eyes gleamed as she glanced from one cat to the next, expecting them to share her over-enthusiasm. Who didn't like to do chores, after all? Soon the clan would be so well-run, that she would make Ashstep a distant memory. How grateful would the clan be to her once they see the results of their labor and her planning! Why, even the other clans would be addressing Midnightclan as the most organized clan in the forest!

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"Oh dear Starclan..." Firefox muttered under her breath from where she stood. Mothcloud as deputy again? The fiery ginger she-cat had thought the deputy had been annoying and obsessive before, but it looked like with her reinstatement, she was already working to be twice the annoying cat she had been previously. She cringed at each word the new deputy spoke of. Tasks, preparations, efficient schedule... This tortoiseshell was clearly planning to run them on their paws, and for what, she wasn't sure of. Could the greencough epidemic come back again? She was actually hoping to suddenly catch a case of it...

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Mothcloud was cut off in her excited chattering by the call of her new apprentice. "Oh, Stonepaw! Congratulations on your ceremony. You'll love being an apprentice I'm sure! We will start training tomorrow. I have plans for that as well," The she-cat purred as she padded forward to touch noses with her new apprentice. She would have to fit in her training time with all of the scheduled camp tasks she had planned, but she was sure she could make it work. Besides, Stonepaw would get to see firstpaw just how wonderful it can be to help the clan. In Mothcloud's mind, there was this shining image of every cat joining together, happily clearing the camp of debris and building it into a well-fortified den that was prepared for any sort of situation a cat could ever think of. Yes, she would see how wonderful it was indeed!