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jayfrost-designs · 3 months
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Here we have Frecklewish of SkyClan! Been meaning to redo her ref sheet for a while now.
For her physical description, Frecklewish is described as leggy. As before, I made her a purebred ocicat. No scars, since she didn't fight in any battles before becoming a medicine cat.
For her pattern, Frecklewish is described as a mottled light brown tabby with spotted legs and pale green eyes. Pattern and colors are basically the same as before with some tweaks, and with the addition of her newly-confirmed pale green eyes.
Overall, I'm really happy with how she turned out. :D
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marmotclaw · 7 months
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Freckleface
Name meaning: spotted, attractive
Leggy, mottled, light brown tabby molly with spotted legs, and pale green eyes.
Education
Mentor: Ebonyclaw, Echosong
Apprentice: Fidgetflake
Temporary Apprentices: Tree, Rootspring
Nature
ESFJ
Rebel Moral
Social
Platonic Love: Ebonyclaw, Echosong, Leafstar
Friend(s): Mothwing, Snookthorn, Rootspring, Tree
Mixed feelings: Fidgetflake
Enemies: Ashfur, Darktail
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yotenotes · 11 months
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kitties
first one is gullswoop, shes a senior medcat with great hunting skills. second is kiwi, also called kiwipaw. hes a daylight warrior (well, apprentice as of now)
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Imagine This #9 - Elf
After the day you took an arrow for the Fae Commander, he kept you by his side, barely letting you out of his sight. He was angry when you finally woke up from the poison fever.
"I promised to deliver you safely back into your father's hands," he had said, pacing like a wild cat in the healer's tent. "How could you be so foolish?"
After the verbal lashing, he strode away in a flurry of robes and golden hair, barking orders to his men. Now that you were well, by first daylight the camp would be disbanded and the journey continued. The healer who was packing her things away winked at you.
"He doesn't want to show his relief, but he watched over you all night."
You wouldn't have believed her if you hadn't been aware of him at intervals amid your feverish dreams. He had brought you medicinal teas- administered patiently by the spoonful- and stroked your hair and sang to you in Elvish.
"I'm sorry to bring you on this wretched journey," he'd murmured as the cold poison rattled in your bones and he gently held you down, keeping you warm with his body heat.
He had been there for you. He had cared. Now feeling much better, you huddle in your coat and tiptoe over to his tent. Despite the late hour he's still awake, leaning over a map. You reach out and touch his shoulder.
"What is it?" He looks up.
"Thank you."
"Do not mention it," he replies, looking away.
You begin to comb your fingers through his hair, marveling at how silky it is. You'd heard that touching an elf's hair is considered intimate. The sharp breath he takes confirms this but he doesn't ask you to stop.
"Why don't you braid your hair?" You ask. "It gets in the way sometimes."
"I was promised to the battlefield from a young age. A warrior does not need to learn how to braid hair," he replies tersely.
"Isn't this a part of courtship? Correct me if I'm wrong." You say as you skillfully braid his hair.
"Yes. But a warrior-"
"Is promised to the battlefield, yes, you keep reminding me. Don't worry, I'm not trying to court you."
"Ah." His shoulders don't relax so much as they droop.
You tuck the smaller braids behind his pointy ears. "There you go."
He's doing that thing where he stares at you with furrowed eyebrows like you're the last puzzle piece that doesn't fit.
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it. Goodnight." You leave him to his planning and head to your own tent.
The next morning he has picked the braids apart, probably because it'll be too obvious who did them. His hair is slightly wavy now, and you can't help but laugh quietly when you see that.
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ivyclans-hope · 5 months
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Ooooo this is cool! Will we get an allegiance of the cats so far?
sure!! most of the ranks have special names, but in the comic they're simplified to avoid any confusion. [i'll eventually make proper drawn references for all of them] leader / pathfinder: ryestar deputy / overseer: brackensky medicine cat / starseeker: shyleaf mediator / peacemaker: crestfade warrior / protector: paleiris daylight warrior / daylight gatherer: hope kit: frostkit [heres my table of them cause its probably easier to read!]
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Here's the BatFam Warriorsonas!
TW: BLOOD, SLIGHT GORE
Dividers by cafekitsune
Darkflight/Bruce Wayne (Picrew by Froggers)
Darkflight is a dark gray tabby tom with gray eyes
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Darkflight was a kittypet who lost his parents who were euthanized in the pet shelter. He was adopted by another family and raised by their family cat. As a kitten, his parents had stories of living in the forest, inspiring him to run away. He is one of the cats who traveled to the Clan territories. On his way there, he found a box with two kittens inside and adopted them, Nightkit and Robinkit.
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Alfred (Picrew by Maple•ToAst)
Alfred is a is a gray and white tom with yellow eyes
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Alfred is the kittypet who raised Darkflight and went with him to the territories. He's taken the role of medicine cat.
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Dick Grayson/Nightwing (Picrew by Harvestbrook)
Nightwing is a dark gray tom with dark blue eyes
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Nightwing was the oldest of the adopted litter and was Darkflight's first apprentice. Sometimes he visits the Twolegplace.
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Jason Todd/Robinwatcher (Picrew by Harvestbrook)
Robinwatcher is a heavily scarred, black tom with  blue eyes
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Robinwatcher is the second oldest, but was separated from the Clan after one of the tunnels under the Thunderpath leading to a sewer system nearly killed him. He was still Robinpaw when this happened. He's returned to the Clan, but is a bit bitter.
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Tim Drake/Specklebird (Picrew by danidoninha)
Specklebird is a gray tom with blue eyes and dark gray and white spots.
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Specklebird was born to two loners who were hit on the Thunderpath near the territories. He is Darkflight's third apprentice
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Damian Wayne/Batpounce (Picrew by danidoninha)
Batpounce is a small black tom with green eyes
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Batpounce was born into a group of rogues chased out by the Clan, in the commotion, a small kitten was left behind. He is the younger of his litter. He's recently been made a warrior.
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Barbara Gordon/Peaches (Picrew by danidoninha)
Peaches is a Ginger tabby she-cat with white spots and green eyes
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Peaches is a daylight warrior from a shelter in the Twolegplace, she's helped plenty of the Clan cats numerous times, such as sneaking them in and out of the shelter. She has not given up her kittypet name
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minhosimthings · 7 months
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Skz as Mythical creatures
Bang Chan - Werewolf. There's nothing to question here about this. Man literally gives so much wolf vibes that writers on Tumblr use wolf memes for his smaus. But also werewolves have been used throughout history to provide a sense of wisdom combined with misinterpretation. Wisdom, in the form of living and going through so much in their moon drunk lives. And like is that not Chan?
Lee Minho: A warlock. Warlocks are basically wizards who get their magic from evil sources. They conjure magic called 'blue magic' aka evil magic from shady sources and repay that debt with their own blood. They have been known to help people from time to time but only the people who need it the most, like a raped woman who no one believes. Oh also they are known to have cats as their companions! And they live very secluded lives usually in forests and grow mushrooms. My brain is dying thinking about evil warlock Minho cause my standards are so fucked up
Seo Changbin: A dragon. Listen LISTEN TO ME. I chose a dragon for Changbin, because they have many myths of false appearance. When I first got into skz, I really though our Binnie was the most serious person in this group. But then I saw how those hips moved, and I was like 'oh so he's Barbie and Shakira combined and put into one man'. Dragons are known as fierce creatures who protect the gold that they hoard and destroy villages, but how much of that is true? Mostly they do it to protect themselves and the gold which they have rightfully earned. Also they are extremely loyal and friendly once you understand them and don't harm their loved ones (yes even dragons have loved ones)
Hwang Hyunjin: Selkie. Selkies are basically mermaids, who originate from Scotish folk tales (trust me they are VERY popular here). They turn into seals in water and turn back into human if daylight or moonlight touches them, Aka if they come on land. They are very dual creatures, being pretty and kind to most humans, especially women, but they can also be the most savage beasts when it comes to men who have corrupted for their own pleasure. Their siren songs are very captivating and they are known to make art out of conch shells.
Han Jisung: A shapeshifter. Han Jisung is truly a puzzle. Like man could be intense babygirling one moment and then two seconds later literally kill all of us with wavy hair, sweaty face and those fingers playing the guitar finger kink go brr. Jisung is more fitting to the shapeshifter brand when you realise that the humans who used to be good at doing everything and not crack under intense pressure were awarded this shapeshifting power by the Gods. So yeah our fourth gen ace would definetly be a shapeshifter.
Lee Felix: A fairy. Need I explain anything? Need I even write an entire essay about this? (Already wrote it but fine). He would definitely be a healing fairy. Like he would whip up medicines and hide them in his delicious brownies to trick unwilling children into taking them (MY HEART IS TOO WEAK FOR FELIX HANDING OUT BROWNIES). He would def live in the woods in like a tiny cottage, which is decorated with creepers and vines and soft moss, where he rests his pretty wings, excuse me I need to write something on this.
Kim Seungmin: A nymph. Nymphs are actually more powerful than they are portrayed nowadays. Many of them were sons and daughters of river or tree Gods and they used to possess the quality of being able to fic someone in a trance with their voices. LIKE HELLO? MR KIM SEUNGMIN WITH THAT GOLDEN VOICE? Also they were known to be mischievous, always teasing pixies and fairies and taunting beings older than them. (I am not making this up yet legit used to taunt old trees for being so old and wise because nymphs never used to age or they would age VERY slowly)
Yang Jeongin: A vampire. Alexa play Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo please. I mean dude's literally immortal I'm telling you. He looks LIKE THE SAME PERSON EVEN WHEN HE WAS A CHILD LIKE HOW? If y'all look at me, I look like a completely different person from when I was a kid. And also there's something about our baby bread that just screams vampire vibes. Like he would totally live in a castle all alone, drinking blood and having foxes as pets.
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notwarriorswiki · 1 year
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Hi! I'd like to ask if MouseMinnow is canon in Po12. Feel free to ignore this, tho. Do they have kits? If so, what are their looks and story? How did the love develop? I love ur AUs and drawing style too!
Yes they are canon! Mousewhisker joins RiverClan after The Great Battle and he and Minnowtail have a single kit - Havenkit. She's a good mix of both her parents, and is rather spunky and sarcastic personality wise. She's playful and loves to swim, with a cunning nature. She wants what's best for her clan and isn't afraid to make her opinion known.
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Mousepaw first met Minnowpaw when he slipped while crossing the bridge that led to the Gathering, Minnowpaw being the one who jumps in and saves him. Grateful for her saving him, and impressed with her nonetheless, Mousepaw develops a small crush on her and attempts to be her friend, but his social awkwardness makes her more uncomfortable than anything. While starting out on the wrong foot, Mousepaw manages to start a friendship after their match up in the Daylight Gathering where he shows off how much he had improved his swimming. While Minnowpaw still beats him easily and wins the whole thing, she gets a good laugh out of seeing how hard he had worked just to hold his own against her.
Minnowpaw starts having vivid dreams, a ginger tortie greeting her with a soft and motherly tone. With Pebblepaw having left to find SkyClan, Minnowpaw tries to confide in Willowpaw and ask for advice. The medicine cat apprentice theorizes maybe the motherly feeling of the cat has something to do with Minnowpaw's ongoing issues with her mother Dawnflower. This intrigues Minnowpaw and she opens up to the mysterious tortie, who introduces herself as Mapleshade. Minnowpaw feels strangely comforted by Mapleshade, who fills that void as a mother that Dawnflower had not. That is when Minnowpaw begins training with Mapleshade.
One night though, Minnowpaw learns Mousepaw also walks in these strange dreams. She doesn't realize how real the Dark Forest is just yet, and think she's just thinking about the ThunderClan tom more. She gets a bit flustered, defensive even, perhaps in her own head - trying to find some meaning to Mousepaw in her dreams now. She finds herself looking forward to seeing him and training alongside him, even after she learns of the reality of her dreams.
Mapleshade allows Minnowpaw to train with Mousepaw, seeing him as a motivator for her, but begins to have her opinion soured as she sees the genuine romance blossoming between the two. A RiverClan and ThunderClan relationship? She felt a bitter sensation well up inside her, but held her tongue, for she knew how important it was to keep Minnowpaw walking in The Dark Forest. Still, it was clear to everyone that the two were becoming more than friends within the realm of dreams.
Time passes and the two receive their warrior names. By this point SkyClan has rejoined the forest, The Kin have been dealt with, and Minnowtail understands her role within the 12 and that the Dark Forest is bad news. Still, she has continued her role as a spy. She doesn't share her relationship with Mousewhisker with anyone, not even her brother Pebblefoot. However, Willowshine had begin to catch onto the two at Gatherings and had asked some questions, but Minnowtail brushed her off. Mousewhisker is feeling a bit lost within ThunderClan, but feels at home when he sees Minnowtail.
When the truth of Minnowtail's deceit is revealed due to Flametail's betrayal, she's forced to watch as Mousewhisker is dragged forward and is struck a lethal blow by Mapleshade to make an example of what will come should they attempt to fight back again. As Mousewhisker bleeds out, it is only thanks to Minnowtail’s love for him that her desperate pleas reach Jayfeather in his his sleep, the two bonded through the Dream Domain. Jayfeather is awoken and smells blood, managing to get to Mousewhisker and save his life.
Mousewhisker largely takes a back seat after that, daring not walk in the Dark Forest, but suffering night terrors and panic attacks as he grapples with his near death experience as well as the absence of Minnowtail. Much of the clan is logically asking how something like that could've happened to him, but Jayfeather knows they can't speak up, not yet. Also side note the other Dark Forest trainees in ThunderClan like Birchfall for instance aren't there to witness Mousewhisker's attack, only Lionblaze.
That time apart really does a number on them, Minnowtail and Mousewhisker longing to see each other but knowing it wasn't safe. Going into The Great Battle, Mousewhisker had already decided he wanted to be with Minnowtail, even if it meant leaving his family in ThunderClan. Seeing this act of selflessness, Mapleshade is enraged. It's a bitter reminder of how her own story went, and how blessed Minnowtail's love with Mousewhisker was - he truly would do anything for her. The pair fight off Minnowtail's former mentor, their familiarity with her moves allowing them to gain the upper hand and send her crashing into the water where she's washed away.
Mistystar is in no position to turn Mousewhisker away after all Minnowtail had done for the clans, so he's accepted in, though reluctantly by some. Willowshine and Pebblefoot see how happy he makes their sister, so that's all that matters to them.
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twilights-800-cats · 25 days
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Chapter 19 
Shadepool ran as fast as she could, splashing through the marshy shoreline of RiverClan and ShadowClan territory, leaping the stream that split ShadowClan from ThunderClan, and careening along the treeline of her own land, the wind howling in her ears. She might've taken the route through the moorland, which would've been faster, but the fight at the Gathering was already so much - WindClan didn't need any more provocation. She had enough sense to keep her scent off their land. 
By the time she hit the Divide, her paws were on fire, and the sky was bright with the sunrise. There was absolutely no way she could stop, though - if she even so much as tried to catch her breath, she knew she would collapse. It felt like her paws had wings, and she flew upstream, fueled by desperation and determination. 
Barkface was dead, and she had to find him. 
As she left ThunderClan territory and entered the uplands, her strength began to flag, and she felt faint. Would StarClan even speak to her in daylight? It didn't matter - she would lay by the Moonpool until she reached someone, anyone, even if it took a moon's worth of nights. 
Shadepool tore through the hawthorn and stumbled ungracefully down the ridge, her sweaty paws slipping against the ancient pawprints embedded in the stone. She finally stopped at the shore of the Moonpool - in the daylight, she finally noticed that the sand here was black, the complete opposite of the pale cream color by the lakeshore. 
Her limbs trembled, unable to support her. Her head throbbed, and her mind blanked, bees buzzing high-pitched deep in her ear fur. Dizzy from the exertion, she found it impossible to catch her breath, and she fell onto her side, the black sands below her softening the blow. Her nose splashed into the Moonpool, and all went dark. 
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She was in a world devoid of scent and sound and sight, sinking as if she had fallen into the lake. She could breathe, but moving her limbs felt like too much work - even blinking hurt, though staring into the black void made her eyes ache and feel heavy. 
Shadepool wondered where she was. She was aware enough to know that she was dreaming but not yet able to awaken. Was this what happened when one visited StarClan in the daylight? Or had they finally decided not to see her because she had broken a fundamental rule of the medicine cats? 
Was she dead? 
No, Shadepool thought. Not dead. Just tired. So very tired... 
She closed her eyes. 
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When Shadepool opened her eyes, she guessed she was in StarClan. 
It was not any place she had ever seen before - she was at the bottom of a massive hollow, as if some great creature had scooped out the earth with its paw long ago and never bothered to put it back. It reminded her of the ThunderClan camp, but the walls here were more naturally sloped and covered in greenery, rather than the tall, straight-cut stone she had come to call home. 
Water lapped at her pelt. Shadepool craned her neck around and saw that she was lying at the shore of a massive pool of water which lay settled at the bottom of the scoop. Its surface reflected the cosmic swirl above, stars so close that Shadepool could taste them if she stuck out her tongue. 
Her pelt prickled. I made it! 
Shadepool got to her paws. She opened her jaws to taste the air but got little more than the usual soft, greenleaf scents of StarClan - there was no one in sight, either. 
Tail twisting, Shadepool wondered where Barkface might be. StarClan's hunting grounds might as well be infinite, for all she knew, and there were no borders here - he could be anywhere, and she didn't have an eternity to try and find him. 
What do I do? she wondered. Normally, by now, some StarClan spirit would have sought her out. It felt eerie to be here all alone. 
Just as she was about to give up hope, the dense foliage at the top of the hollow rustled. Out from a massive clump of ferns stepped a delicate tortoiseshell she-cat, her amber eyes sharp and bright. Shadepool recognized her instantly - Spottedleaf! 
Shadepool's heart leaped. Spottedleaf was here! That eased some of her nerves - she hadn't wanted to wander the stars, interrogating cats she had never met nor heard of before. She wouldn't have to fumble to find Barkface's whereabouts, not with Spottedleaf here. 
Spottedleaf padded her way down the slope, her gaze focused and intent like a hunter fixed on prey. Shadepool was sure the ThunderClan medicine cat would've noticed her by now, but strangely, Spottedleaf was moving as if no one else was there at all. Shadepool's hope turned to worry. 
Spottedleaf paused at the pool's edge, a few tail-lengths away from Shadepool. Still, nothing. Not even a twitch of an ear to acknowledge that Shadepool was there. 
“Spottedleaf?” Shadepool decided to try speaking. Perhaps she was just too focused? 
Spottedleaf did not answer. The tortoiseshell took a deep breath, then looked up at the stars, her eyes wide and unblinking. 
Shadepool's pelt rippled uncomfortably. Spottedleaf had never ignored her like this. She looked down at her own paws and tested them against the ground, pressing hard. She felt solid and real, and she could feel the world around her - so why was Spottedleaf acting like she wasn't there? 
“Spottedleaf, it's me, Shadepool,” she tried again, firming her voice, speaking a little louder. She drew a step closer. “Are you okay?” 
Spottedleaf said nothing. She stared up at the sky, eyes open like an owl's. 
Shadepool drew closer. Was she having a vision? Was Shadepool intruding on a StarClan cat receiving a prophecy? 
Now she was a whiskerlength away, able to count the hairs on Spottedleaf's pelt, smell her cloyingly sweet scent, and see the stars spangling her body. The way she sat, so still, unmoving, made her seem like a cat made of stone. Her body wasn't even twitching to breathe. 
Shadepool was thoroughly creeped out. “S-Stop it, Spottedleaf,” she mumbled. “Please...” 
She reached out and touched Spottedleaf's shoulder with her paw. 
Spottedleaf jerked, screeching as if she had been struck by a devastating blow. She twisted away, claws unsheathed, sides heaving with adrenaline. Her eyes were lit with aggression and fury as they bored into Shadepool as if she were a badger swallowing a litter of kits in her sight. 
Shadepool stared at her, shocked, numbed by the spirit's sudden intensity. 
“What are you doing here?” Spottedleaf snarled. 
Shadepool flattened her ears. “I-I...” She swallowed. “I just wanted to know where Barkface is!” 
“Barkface?” Spottedleaf sounded as if she had never heard the name before. Her tail whisked through the air.  
Shadepool narrowed her eyes. “Barkface, yes,” she repeated. Shadepool steadied her breath. “He died two nights ago - three, now, I think. I need to know if his spirit made it to StarClan or if it didn't, like Onewhisker's. If he's here, I need to speak with him!” 
“Oh,” Spottedleaf grunted. Her spine unbent and her posture relaxed, her fur lying flat. “That.” 
Shadepool's ears rang at how dismissive her tone was. “Yes, that,” Shadepool insisted. She stared at Spottedleaf, confused. She repeated: “Do you know where he is?” 
“I haven't looked,” Spottedleaf answered simply. 
Shadepool's stomach twisted. “How have you not looked?” Her voice was a strained hiss. She didn't want to be outwardly frustrated with a cat from StarClan, but this was just baffling! 
“It's pointless,” Spottedleaf replied, her tone glib. “The whole thing. A waste of time. There are far more important things to do.” 
Shadepool bristled incredulously. She looked around herself again - the vibrant colors, the smell of starlight - this was StarClan, alright, so why did it seem like Spottedleaf wasn't Spottedleaf? 
“Where is Yellowfang?” Shadepool demanded. If Spottedleaf was going to act like this, then Yellowfang was her best bet for answers. 
Spottedleaf was sitting down on her haunches again. “Why bother with Yellowfang?” she wondered. Her tail twitched. “Why bother with a lost spirit? There are far more important things...” 
“What could be more important than this?!” Shadepool snapped. Annoyance flashed in her pelt. “Spirits who should be here are going missing!” 
Spottedleaf stared Shadepool in the eye. The face that had once given Shadepool comfort in her days as a young apprentice now looked strange, alien. It was Spottedleaf, but not, and it seemed as though Spottedleaf was staring right through her. 
“The Omen,” Spottedleaf meowed gravely. “Have you not heard it?” 
Shadepool blinked. “An omen?” she repeated. Was this what was making Spottedleaf act so consumed? “I've not heard of this. If there was an omen, why haven't we medicine cats been told?” 
Spottedleaf's muzzle twitched. “Yellowfang,” she growled. The fur along her spine lifted again. She spoke quick and snappy: “She thinks I'm being obsessive. But she doesn't see what I see. She doesn't know what I know!” 
Shadepool took a step back, nervous. The look in Spottedleaf's eye was wild and dangerous. 
“Yellowfang wants to wait, wants to learn more,” Spottedleaf meowed on, her tail lashing, “but I know that we can't afford to wait. We must act. I'm the only one who truly understands the Omen - the only one who wants to do something about it!” 
The StarClan she-cat's claws were digging into the soft earth surrounding the pool, and Shadepool felt her legs tremble. Was Spottedleaf going to attack her? 
“The Eclipse is coming,” Spottedleaf raved. Her eyes were wide to their whites now. “The Four will come. Before there is peace, blood will spill blood, and the lake will run red! Before there is peace, the Omen must be fulfilled!” 
“Spottedleaf, y-you're not making any sense,” Shadepool mumbled. She took another pace back, her tail bushed with fear. She had never seen any cat behave this way, let alone one from StarClan. 
Spottedleaf did not stop: “There will be Four, blood of hatred and blood of hope, who hold the power of the stars in their paws! There will be Four, and they will sunder the heavens!” 
Shadepool's ears rang as if she had taken a blow to the head. The words were dizzying, coming in a flurry as Spottedleaf ranted on and on, making very little sense. 
“I see it in your eyes!” Spottedleaf said, leaning close to Shadepool. “Hope! Hope!” Spottedleaf's muzzle thrust close to Shadepool's. “The hope is in your eyes!” 
Shadepool lurched back, stumbling over her own paws in an effort to put distance between herself and this deranged she-cat. “What is wrong with you?!” she screeched. 
Spottedleaf did not look affected - in fact, she was still staring at where Shadepool had been and not where she was now. Spottedleaf just kept repeating the words over and over, her pupils thin as a claw. 
Eyes stinging and belly knotted, Shadepool turned and fled. She ran up the slope until she couldn't hear Spottedleaf's voice any longer, crashing into a thicket of boxwood and cowering beneath its cover. She crouched there, trembling, claws stuck in the loamy earth. 
Her heart felt like it had been pierced with thorns, gripped tight by despair. Spottedleaf had been her guide since she had been able to dream, so soft and gentle and sweet - the cat that had spoken to her now seemed almost possessed, a caricature of that beloved she-cat who had once guided and taught her. Shadepool wanted to sob. 
“Shadepool?” a thick, raspy voice called. “Shadepool, is that you?” 
Shadepool whimpered, “I'm here.” 
It was Yellowfang - Shadepool exhaled. Thank StarClan, it was Yellowfang. 
The old she-cat crouched down to peer into the boxwood, her dark orange eyes glittering with sympathy. 
“So,” she wheezed, “you met Spottedleaf, hm?” 
Shadepool could only nod. 
Yellowfang sighed. “I'm so sorry, little one,” she murmured. “Ever since she heard that Omen, she's become impossible to talk to. No one's sure of what's happened to her.” 
Shadepool trembled. How could the sweet Spottedleaf she had known since the beginning of her training become so twisted by some omen? 
“H-Has this ever happened before?” she asked. 
Yellowfang grimaced. “Kind of.” She wiggled into the boxwood and wrapped her tail around Shadepool's trembling body, drawing her close like a kit. “Once, when I was young, there was a medicine cat that saw too many prophecies and omens at once. He went a bit mad from it, true, but he seemed to have a better handle on it than Spottedleaf does.” 
Shadepool wasn't sure that made her feel better. She pressed herself into the tangle of Yellowfang's fur. “I just came here to find Barkface. I didn't think...” 
“Barkface?” Yellowfang repeated. Her body shivered. “Oh, little one, I'm so sorry...” 
“He's not here, is he?” Shadepool guessed. 
Yellowfang shook her head. 
“Do you know what happened?” Shadepool asked. After her encounter with Spottedleaf, Shadepool was too rattled to even be surprised. “Was it like what happened to Onewhisker?” 
“Tallstar tried again, with others this time,” Yellowfang rasped. “But Barkface's spirit was gone.” 
“How can that be?” Shadepool whispered. Horror finally managed to turn her body cold through the shock. “How can that happen twice?” 
“The only thing we can think of is that something else laid claim to their spirits before we could,” Yellowfang grunted. Her tail wound closer, perhaps in hopes of warming Shadepool. 
She shivered, regardless. “Is that possible?” 
Yellowfang's eyes darkened. “When a Clan cat is born, so long as they believe in StarClan, we can guide them here - but remember that faith is complicated, little one, and not all spirits are so kind as we are.” 
“The shadow-cats,” Shadepool guessed. She dug her claws into the dirt. “It has to be them.” 
Yellowfang frowned. “We're beginning to think the same.” 
“Can't you stop them?” Shadepool wondered. “You're StarClan!” 
Yellowfang snorted. “'We're StarClan!'” she chortled, choking out a sound barely emulating laughter. “We're not all-powerful, Shadepool!” 
Shadepool stared at Yellowfang, wide-eyed. “What are you saying?” she whispered. 
“I'm saying that what's happening is something we don't know how to handle,” Yellowfang grumbled, her muzzle rankling. “We'll have to figure this one out together. It goes both ways and all that.” 
“You can't help us.”Shadepool trembled to her toes. “I came here for nothing,” she whispered. 
“Not nothing,” Yellowfang insisted. She put a broad paw over Shadepool's. “You came for answers, and you got them - you just don't like them and don't know what to do with them. Neither do we. This is something we might not understand for a long time.” 
That didn't make Shadepool feel any better. “I'm so tired of doing all this for nothing,” she said bitterly. 
Yellowfang made a gentle noise in her throat and licked Shadepool between her ears. “I am here, little one,” she mumbled. “I will always be here, no matter what.” 
The dream was slipping, and Shadepool could feel it. She wanted to stay with Yellowfang for a while longer, but she knew she couldn't. So she closed her eyes and let herself drift away, the feel of Yellowfang's tongue against her pelt soothing her to the waking world. 
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For the anon who requested Leafpool x Stormfur for the hypokits, tumblr fumbled your ask so sorry about that!
When I rolled my d4 to determine how many kits to put into this litter, I rolled a 3. So this turned into more of a hypoparents AU than some hypokits. I did make some art though!
Leafpaw takes Squirrelpaw’s place on the journey to the sun-drown-place. She and Stormfur fall for each other as they travel. Feathertail doesn’t die in the mountains, but falls in love with Brook and elects to stay in the mountains when the Clans pass through during the Great Journey. Squirrelflight and Crowfeather spend time with each other on the Great Journey and have a fun fling, but after the WindClan coup, neither is willing to compromise for the relationship, and they messily break up. Leafpool learns she is pregnant, and tells Stormfur; he decides to leave RiverClan and move to ThunderClan. Squirrelflight is also revealed to be pregnant around the same time, and the three decide that Stormfur will move to ThunderClan ‘for Squirrelflight’ and he and Squirrelflight will raise both litters together.
Later, on a cold winter night, Squirrelflight gives birth to Featherkit and Shrewkit, and Leafpool gives birth to Streamkit, Stonekit, and Cinderkit.
Streamfur (Hollyleaf) is a black molly with green eyes. She is one of the Four prophesied cats, with her powers being very spiritual. She is able to see ghosts/spirits, and can visit StarClan at will. She is mentored by Brackenfur.
Stonespark (Lionblaze) is a thick-furred gray tabby with amber eyes. He is one of the Four prophesied cats, with his powers being centered on the physical. He is strong and durable, practically unable to be injured. He is mentored by Ashfur, and later mentors Bumblepaw. He still ends up with Cinderheart.
Cinderwing (Jayfeather) is a pale gray tom with blue eyes. He is one of the Four prophesied cats, with his powers connecting him to the minds of others. He has the ability to enter the emotions, thoughts, and dreams of other cats. He is mentored by Brightheart (with help from Longtail), although gets frustrated with how the Clan at large treats him due to his blindness. He later mentors Blossompaw in both the waking world and the Dark Forest. He and Poppyfrost become mates.
Featherfoot (Dovewing) is a pale ginger molly with green eyes and dark paws. She is one of the Four prophesied cats, with extended senses. She is able to see, hear, and smell things very far away. She is mentored by Sorreltail, and later mentors Briarpaw. She moves to ShadowClan post-OotS to be with Tigerheart.
Shrewfrost (Ivypool) is a gray tabby molly with blue eyes. She is not one of the Four prophesied cats, but she has a connection to the Dark Forest. For a long time she believed them to be StarClan spirits, and became a medicine cat to foster that connection.
A summary of major changed events in Po3 and OotS are below the read more!
Power of Three Four
Streampaw starts as Leafpool’s apprentice (she’s ambitious, and likes the idea of the power and responsibility being a medicine cat will give her, but doesn’t enjoy healing); Shrewpaw starts as Brackenfur’s apprentice (she enjoys warrior training, but is curious about healing, and is being singled out by ‘StarClan Warriors’.)
After Streampaw has a conversation with Brook, who has been staying in ThunderClan with her mate Feathertail, she decides she wants to be a warrior. Shrewpaw has a similar conversation with her mentor Brackenfur about his littermate Cinderpelt, and decides she wants to be a medicine cat. The two soon switch mentors.
Stonepaw and Breezepaw are competing in the Daylight Gathering; Featherpaw hears the collapse, and gets Shrewpaw before leading her - along with Squirrelflight, Leafpool, Crowfeather, and Nightcloud - to where the boys are. Shrewpaw is able to heal them, solidifying herself as a Medicine Cat, but realizes that Featherpaw should not have been able to know about the collapse, and is a bit suspicious of her littermate.
Shrewpaw is told about the prophecy (there will be four, kin of your kin) by a Dark Forest cat; they twist it to demonize the Four
Cinderpaw learns about the prophecy in Firestar’s dreams, and realizes that he is one of the Four.
Stonepaw begins meeting Heatherpaw in the tunnels connecting WindClan and ThunderClan.
Stonepaw and Cinderpaw begin training in the Dark Forest. Stonepaw is convinced to train by the Dark Forest warriors taking advantage of his anger and ambition. Cinderpaw is convinced to train in the Dark Forest due to feeling as though ThunderClan doesn’t take him seriously as a warrior.
After learning that three WindClan kits have gone missing, Stonepaw, Streampaw, and Featherpaw enter the tunnels. Between Featherpaw’s hearing and Stonepaw’s knowledge of the tunnels, they are able to find the kits. Unfortunately, they find the kits at the same time as Breezepaw and Heatherpaw do. The five apprentices must then figure out how to escape the tunnels as the water is rapidly rising. After they escape, Heatherpaw and Stonepaw agree to stop meeting.
Three Tribe cats arrive in ThunderClan to ask Feathertail and Brook to return to the Tribe. Stormfur and Brambleclaw want to journey to aid the Tribe. Leafpool asks that Squirrelflight be sent in her place, since as the only fully trained medicine cat she cannot leave the Clan. Brambleclaw says that Stormfur and Squirrelflgiht’s kits should be able to journey as well; Leafpool agrees. All five apprentices (along with Breezepaw) are sent on the journey. Brambleclaw does some math in his brain while seeing Crowfeather and Stormfur interact with the five apprentices, and figures out what’s happening here, although he does not mention it to anyone.
After the fight with Flick’s Group, Cinderpaw reveals the prophecy to his siblings. Shrewpaw seems shocked, but keeps her concerns about the Four to herself.
When Sol takes over ShadowClan, Shrewpaw encourages a mentality within ThunderClan that ShadowClan doesn’t need aid or rescuing, as they were not strong enough to remain as a Clan. She is neutral on Sol himself, while the other four think he may be the key to understanding the prophecy.
Streampaw, Stonepaw, Cinderpaw, and Featherpaw fake a sign from StarClan with the help of Tigerpaw, Flamepaw, and Dawnpaw. Featherpaw and Tigerpaw notably get along well. They do not include Shrewpaw in their plan due to her being outspoken against aiding ShadowClan.
Cinderwing does some time travel as Cinder’s Glow. Cinder’s Glow has a sibling, Stream’s Flow, that reminds him of Streamfur. Their mother, Feather Fall, looks just like Featherfoot does; their uncle Stone Spark couldn’t be more like Stonespark. He is delighted to learn that reincarnation is real.
Ashfur corners Streamfur, Stonespark, and Cinderwing as they attempt to escape a fire in the ThunderClan camp. Squirrelflight claims she is not their mother in order to allow the three to escape. Cinderwing determines that she’s telling the truth with his powers.
They tell their littermates this immediately.
Streamfur kills Ashfur; Leafpool knows it’s her after finding some of her fur in Ashfur’s claws.
Ashfur haunts Streamfur, taunting her about being a murderer and a mistake.
Stonespark stops training in the Dark Forest, realizing how they are using him and trying to make him worse. He asks Cinderwing to stop training there as well, but Cinderwing believes he can learn the valuable information the Dark Forest warriors have without being corrupted, similar to how smart people get sucked into marketing schemes. Stonespark is frustrated by this, but the two agree not to speak of it.
Shrewfrost, believing they are one litter, determines their mother is Leafpool after investigating some stories about mixed up herbs.
Streamfur confronts Leafpool, thinking she will know who their mother is, and Leafpool confronts Streamfur about killing Ashfur. Leafpool then confesses she is the mother of Streamfur, Stonespark, and Cinderwing, and then reveals that Shrewfrost and Featherfoot are a different litter, and Squirrelflight is their mother.
Featherfoot, horrified, overhears Streamfur and Leafpool’s conversation.
Stonespark and Cinderwing confront Stormfur, thinking they will be revealing information to him, but he confirms that he already knows, and that he is their father.
Before the siblings have a chance to pool their knowledge together, Streamfur reveals that Squirrelflight isn’t their mother at a Gathering, naming Leafpool as their mother. Leafpool steps down from her position, and claims all five kits as her own, attempting to save Squirrelflight from the fallout of having a half-Clan relationship.
Stormfur stands to declare his love for Leafpool and claim all five kits as his as well, standing with his mate.
This throws the Gathering into such chaos that Streamfur can’t reveal Squirrelflight’s part in the deceit, and Streamfur runs away, followed by her littermates and parents.
Ashfur’s ghost disappears now that the secret has been revealed.
Streamfur, chased by Cinderwing, Squirrelflight, Stormfur, and Stonespark, runs into the tunnels. As Stormfur enters the tunnel, the entrance collapses, partially burying Stormfur and leaving Stonespark behind. Streamfur stops running in order to help Squirrelflight and Cinderwing dig him out, and then the four begin to attempt escape. They discuss the truth while they are underground, with Cinderwing and Streamfur learning about Stormfur and Leafpool’s relationship, as well as Squirrelflight and Crowfeather’s relationship. They are led above ground by Fallen Leaves, whom only Streamfur can see. Stormfur learns of Ashfur’s threats to his family.
Above ground, Shrewfrost confronts Leafpool, and tries to force her to eat deathberries; Leafpool refuses, and tries to comfort her apprentice. They are interrupted by Featherfoot, who bursts in with Stonespark to tell them about the tunnel collapse. The four, led by Featherfoot, begin to try and find the other members of their family. As they search, Leafpool tells them about her relationship with Stormfur, as well as Squirrelflight and Crowfeather’s relationship.
Everyone is overjoyed when the tunnel group escapes. The kids reveal their powers and the prophecy to their parents. The siblings are not friendly with their parents, but are trying to be understanding of the difficult decisions their parents had to make.
Omen of the Stars
Featherfoot realizes that the beavers are causing the lake to run dry. In order to convince Firestar that they need to address the problem, she convinces her siblings to come clean to him about being the Prophesied Four.
Feather and Stream go with cats from the other Clans to destroy the dam. Streamfur displays a lot of self-destructive tendencies on the journey, eager to die in service to her Clan. However, Rippletail’s sacrifice hits her hard, and she realizes that she must live with her actions, and work towards being better.
Featherfoot and Tigerheart spend plenty of time reconnecting on the journey, and begin meeting in secret once they return to the Clans.
Poppyfrost, very pregnant with Cinderwing’s kits, decides to sneak out of camp and travel to the Moonpool, as she misses her siblings and wants to see them again.
Streamfur follows her, arriving in time to save her from an attack by Breezepelt. Streamfur then realizes she is also fighting a ghostly Brokenstar, but thankfully a ghostly Honeyfern helps even the odds. Cinderwing is so stressed when they return to camp.
Tigerheart is revealed to also be training in the Dark Forest. Cinderwing’s apprentice Blossompaw is brought into the night training as well, and Cinderwing does what he can to aid her.
StarClan calls for the medicine cats to be separated; the Dark Forest encourages this for Shrewfrost, saying that they will guide her. She realizes that she is not meeting with StarClan, but believes the spirits to be helpful and have the Clans’ best interests at heart.
Featherfoot hears a tree begin falling into the camp. She is able to warn the Clan in time for the camp to be evacuated, but her apprentice, Briarpaw, re-enters camp with Longtail. She is horrified when Longtail dies and Briarpaw is injured by the tree finally falling into camp, feeling as though she should have been able to prevent it. She is a strong supporter of her former apprentice.
Shrewfrost is told by the Dark Forest that ShadowClan is looking to gain ThunderClan’s land; she lies to Firestar about having a dream indicating they must attack. Firestar reluctantly agrees.
During the ensuing battle, Stonespark accidentally kills the elderly Russetfur while protecting Firestar. Stonespark is shocked and horrified, and Shrewfrost, looking upon the carnage on the battlefield, realizes that she is communicating with the Dark Forest, and they are angling for the destruction of the Clans.
While playing games on the frozen lake, Flametail falls through the ice. Streamfur does everything she can to save him, but is unsuccessful. Flametail then begins haunting her, with both of them being unsure as to why he cannot enter StarClan.
Cinderwing and Stonespark journey to the Tribe in order for Cinderwing to investigate strange dreams he’s been having of Cinder’s Glow. While in the past, Cinder’s Glow is introduced to his new cousin, Shrew Foot, who reminds him of Shrewfrost. Stonespark is able to find a bit of peace with Russetfur’s death during his time in the mountains. Leafpool and Stormfur join them, and must endure Feathertail teasing them the entire duration of their stay.
Cinderwing learns that there will be a Fifth cat. When he returns and tells his siblings, they all believe this cat to be Shrewfrost, despite her insistence that she isn’t.
Streamfur realizes that the reason Flametail cannot get into StarClan is that because it's so divided it is beginning to decay. She enters StarClan and manages to drag Flametail in behind her, and the two set about uniting StarClan.
Cinderwing realizes that the Dark Forest is amassing an army of living cats; he realizes that he was tricked into this, and begins spying on the Dark Forest.
Featherfoot realizes that the strange whispers she has been hearing are WindClan cats in the tunnels, working with Sol to attack ThunderClan. ThunderClan begins preparing to fight back, with Cinderwing helping to train the other warriors to fight in the darkness of the tunnels.
As a test of his loyalty to the Dark Forest, Cinderwing is told to kill the WindClan cat Antpelt. In order to be able to continue spying - and to avoid being killed himself - he complies.
Shrewfrost comes clean to her siblings about being misled by the Dark Forest. Stonespark comforts her, and tells her that as an apprentice he was also misled by the Dark Forest. He glares at Cinderwing until he also reveals that he also was being misled by the Dark Forest. The two are loved and supported by their siblings.
Streamfur isn’t killed during the Final Battle.
Featherfoot moves to ShadowClan to be with Tigerheart with her parents’ blessing.
Leafpool returns to her position, and begins a campaign to remove the rule that medicine cats can’t have mates, with Shrewfrost’s support.
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healerelowen · 2 months
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Uh uh,mmmm i kinda lost track of what steelclan was about,,, whats the lore whats the story
Hehehehehehee >:3c/lh
SteelClan is Sparky and I's own little self-indulgent Inscryption warrior cats au. There's not really a story, not a consistent one anyway. Mostly it's just a silly little au where we get to do silly warrior cat things with our favorite characters.
But there is a very wiggly outline of something that could be a story. It's very messy, but I can maybe try and go off something.
SteelClan is one of four clans that live in a mountain range. These other three clans being ForestClan, RuinClan and MeadowClan. The cats of SteelClan are rescourceful and are as intelligent as they are defensive. They have a strong community, as they value bonds with each other more than anything else. Though because of how defensive they are, they don't tend to get along well with the other clans. Especially ForestClan, whom of which are known to be common rivals with SteelClan.
Spark(Sparkmoon) and I(Aspenspirit) are the medicine cats of SteelClan, which is lead by Stoatstar with Dusksplash as his deputy. When we were kits, we were dropped off by our kittypet mother in SteelClan territory. A patrol found us and brought us in then we both were mentored as medicine cat apprentices once we reached six moons of age. We do have our own respective partners as well in SteelClan because the 'medicine cat romance is forbidden' rule is stupid and Stoatstar wouldn't care anyways. These two being Archwatcher and Hollybright.
So far, many one off events have happened. Stoatstar losing a life to a flood, a sweep of white cough going around camp (feat. Aspenspirit being a sick whiny bitch), and Stoatstar meeting a kittypet named Luke who eventually joins SteelClan and functions like a daylight warrior. Oh, and Archwatcher and Aspenspirit randomly showing up with 16 kits, that was a fun one.
Though one fateful evening, tragedy struck. The other three clans devised a mass attack on SteelClan within their own camp. Many lives were taken, almost half of the clan was gone at the claws of the other clans. Those cats being Dusksplash, Embermask, Wrensight, Sparkmoon and half of Archwatcher's kits. SteelClan was absolutely destroyed, yet furious at the other clans for calling such a horrific act. They tried to rebuild slowly, with a few moons passing by so quickly.
Aspenspirit, wracked with grief, had stormed off during a medicine cat meeting one night, and decided that the leaders who led the attack needed to pay. They went from clan to clan, killing off each leader until they were finally back in SteelClan territory, where they finally let themselves rest.
About a week later, the other clans came back to consult SteelClan about the deaths of their leaders. They thought that SteelClan had done it, but they pressed that they didn't. Aspen'Spirit had tried reasoning with them to get them to leave, but they only pressed further until Aspenspirit leaped at them and tumbled into an adder's nest in the process. Which, as you'd expect, led to their very painful death as they were sent to the Dark Forest. That is, until Sparkmoon yoinked them into StarClan.
The end :)
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ageswap terumob first KISS >:)
Word count: 1k
Pairing: terumob
Tags: ageswap, sick fic, first kiss
Kageyama is, in fact, the cleanest person Teru has ever met.
The initial thought he had the first time he walked into Kageyama's apartment was empty. There wasn't a whole lot to occupy the small space. A cot in the corner, a small TV stand with an even smaller TV atop it, a kitchenette with a single dish towel looped through one of the cabinet handles.
And that was it. No pictures, no posters, not even really any knick knacks except a single white ceramic cat in front of the TV.
So when Teru uses the spare key to Kageyama's apartment and pushes open the door to a mess, he's shocked, to say the least.
“Kageyama-kun?” Teru calls out softly, stepping over a discarded sweater and setting his keys down on the kitchen counter beside a half empty pot of soup that looks like it’s long since gone cold. It’s still daylight outside, but the apartment is coated in a thick layer of darkness from the blinds being closed. Teru walks over to them and cracks them open the slightest bit, and he’s met from a low groan coming from the cot. 
The blankets shift, and a face pops out from underneath them. “Hanazawa-kun,” Kageyama says, voice raspy and an octave lower than it usually is. He covers his mouth with his arm and coughs a few times. His whole body shakes with the effort, and the coughing fit leaves him weaker than before. “You didn’t need to come.” 
Kageyama is surrounded by dirty dishes and used tissues. Teru can’t help but smile fondly. The flu really took a toll on his friend, huh? Even though Reigen had tried to keep it contained with a mask and limited visits to Spirits and Such, he’d still managed to pass it on to his mentor. So much for that. Kageyama’s immune system isn’t exactly anything to brag about.
“From what I’m seeing, I definitely needed to come.” Teru adjusts his own face mask so it’s pinched tight around his nose. He’s come prepared with all the essentials: flu medicine, a laundry tote to take Kageyama’s dirty clothes to the laundromat, and a warm meal packed in a Hello Kitty container with a matching spoon. 
“I went ahead and took a few consultations today,” he continues, gathering a heap of worn pajamas from the ground and tossing them into the laundry basket. Kageyama’s cat curls around his leg, and Teru pauses picking up a pair of socks to scratch behind her ear. “Nothing too serious: someone had a minor curse placed on them by an ex, another thought she was haunted by a spirit, but I think it was just some stomach upset from bad sushi.” Teru scoots the basket off to the side. He’ll take it down once Kageyama has medicine and some food in him. “I left their payment in the lockbox.”
“You should’ve just-” Kageyama coughs once, wet and painful sounding, “-taken the commision for yourself, Hanazawa-kun.” 
Teru snorts. Kageyama is funny if he thinks Teru would even consider doing such a thing. 
“Reigen-kun missed you too.” Teru kneels in front of Kageyama and untucks him a little further. Kageyama curls into himself, and Teru murmurs a soft apology as he presses the back of his hand to his forehead. Yeah, definitely still has a fever. “I have to say, he’s quite the little terror. He tried to micromanage everything I did.” 
Kageyama manages a tiny smile, and Teru’s heart flutters in his chest. It’s a victory in his book if he can get the sick man to feel just a little less terrible.
It’s true, maybe he didn’t need to come. Maybe he didn’t need to fill in for Kageyama with no pay. And maybe he didn’t need to go out of his way to clear his schedule to take care of his apartment and cook a meal that took reading three different recipes and having to go back to the grocery store after burning it the first time around. But Teru would do anything for his friend. He’d drop what he’s doing in an instant to come running to his side to help him, no exceptions.
…Because that’s what friends do, right? 
Teru frowns.
“You made him do his homework?” 
“Mhm. Only took a little bit of threatening.” Teru settles on his knees and takes the lid off of the Hello Kitty container. “Can you sit up?” He holds out his hands, and Kageyama uses them as leverage to clumsily get up and sit with his legs to one side. 
Kageyama looks like he’s still half-asleep, eyes only barely cracked open and his body swaying with the effort of staying upright. Teru’s heart aches so terribly, like it’s threatening to crack open his ribs and break out of his chest. Even in the simple moments like this, he cares so much about him it hurts. He’d do anything to take the pain away, for Kageyama to get better so he can keep on helping people.
Teru swallows the heavy lump in his throat and gathers a spoonful of bone broth. “Open wide,” he instructs gently. Kageyama obeys. Eyes closed, mouth open. Teru sets the spoon on his tongue, and Kageyama swallows the broth. 
It takes a few minutes with Kageyama having to breathe through his mouth between gulps of soup and short coughing fits. By the end of it, Kageyama is so exhausted he has to lay down again. Teru manages to get some flu medicine into him before Kageyama starts to nod off once more. 
Teru is gathering the empty container and getting up to put it in the sink with the rest of the dirty dishes to scrub clean when he feels a tug on his pant leg. He glances down, and Kageyama is looking up at him with sleepy brown eyes peeking out through the bangs plastered to his forehead.
“Stay?” Kageyama murmurs. 
Oh, he’d stay forever if Kageyama asked. 
“Of course.” The dishes could wait. 
Teru settles back on the ground beside Kageyama and takes his hand in his own. Kageyama’s eyes close once more. He looks so young like this: vulnerable, the lines in his face softening as he drifts off to sleep. Teru lets his other hand card through Kageyama’s hair as his breathing deepens and his eyebrows stop furrowing. Eventually, Teru’s hand slides from Kageyama’s hair to cup his cheek, and his friend doesn’t respond. 
Asleep. Ah, Teru wishes he could doze off that easily. Insomnia is a curse.
He slips his hand away from Kageyama’s and immediately mourns the warm palm in his own, regardless of how clammy it had been. But he has laundry to do, trash to take out, dishes to clean, a cat to feed before his friend wakes up. He doesn’t want Kageyama to wake up to an empty apartment.
Teru looks at Kageyama one last time. Resting, his body recovering and repairing itself. He smiles fondly. 
“Sleep tight, Kageyama-kun.” Teru brushes back Kageyama's bangs and pulls down his mask to press a kiss to his forehead. It’s a terrible, selfish thing. He knows he should respect Kageyama’s boundaries, but…
It’s okay. It’s just one kiss.
Right?
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How are you going to handle SkyClan joining the forest Clans in AVOS? In canon there is no reason why SkyClan can't return to the gorge now that Darktail's gone and not have to deal with constant conflict with the other Clans, and they are just forced to stay in the gorge because StarClan said so, are you going to add in a better reason or make it so the gorge is still uninhabitable (maybe they had to leave the gorge for a reason unrelated to Darktail? It might make the kin's appeal seem more legitimate if it wasn't already known by Alderheart etc. that they drove out SkyClan and they could tell everyone else about it but conveniently didn't, while I like Needletail knowing the kin is violent but finding that appealing rather than being an innocent victim that could certainly be accomplished in other ways). I have also seen criticism of the lake territories in general for there being no reason, unlike in the forest, why the Clans can't just expand their territory to the nearby area, making all conflict over territory seem contrived. How do you plan to handle that?
Bonefall AVoS is still fuzzy. I know what I want to do with it, but specifics are still immaterial. I have some scenes planned though (Breezepelt's plan, SkyClan is present at the final confrontation vs The Kin). Here's my fragments for SkyClan's trip to the Lake,
Being Driven From the Gorge
-So I've spoken before about how I'm going to be limiting The Kin's outsiders severely. I'm committed to that; by the time they've driven SkyClan from the gorge, there are no more than 6 non-Clanborn Kin cats.
-I may be combining Stick's rogue group of SkyClan's Destiny into The Kin.
-It's also important to show Darktail's Modus Operandi here; he infiltrates a group, finds interpersonal quarrels, and then divides-and-conquers.
-So to that end, I'm planning to reignite the Daylight Warrior issue. Darktail exploits Sharpclaw's resentments and the cats who are like him.
-I find this important because I am very uncomfortable about the implication in Hawkwing's Journey that being accepting of outsiders is what caused SkyClan to be literally overrun by Barbaric Hordes.
-The "we need to find firestar's kin" plot of Hawkwing's Journey is cut. Reason: dumb.
In the end: The attack on the SkyClan camp happens in a way that is similar to canon, but this time, there is SkyClan insurgent help, much like the WindClan rebellion.
I like how chaotic, quick, and brutal this battle was so I plan to keep that
In addition; the oak tree planted at the end of Firestar's Quietus (firestar's quest revamped) houses the guardian spirit of Brokenstar. It has to do something here... so I'm imagining that the tree's roots come loose, and it crashes down into the Gorge, killing DOZENS of the Kin's allies and providing a moment where the SkyClan warriors can escape.
(get tree'd idiot)
SO after this, no matter what The Kin's numbers were before this invasion, that number is back at Square 1. Darktail has to start over again with less than 10 cats; only 6 of which are his originals.
Quick aside: The Kin 6
6 is a good goal to shoot for; but I'm still willing to shuffle them around based on suggestions. So here's the 6 I'm planning; Bold means they're locked in stone.
Dragonfly Unfortunate that her bonus chapter went nowhere, so she's getting beefed up. She's sticking around after the Kin defeat, too. I am planning for her to end up in a polycule with Violetshine and Tree.
Flame Kinda nice, competent background cat. Negotiable.
Nettle Father of Flaxfoot and Hopwhisker; has a medicine thing going on
Raven Becomes full mates with Sleekwhisker; useful and loyal Kin cat
Roach Name's cool, generally reliable villain. Negotiable.
Rain Eventually opposing Darktail and trying to kill him in his sleep is interesting, plus how his death traumatizes Violetshine.
So in addition to making any cases for the cats in Sticks's rogues, feel free to shout out any SkyClan cats who could make good Kin villains.
Setting up at the Lake
It's post Bones' lake map o'clock
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[ID: A reworking of the warrior cats lake territory map. It is color-coded per clan, with yellow being ThunderClan, purple being ShadowClan, blue being RiverClan, and green being WindClan. Contested borders are marked in red.]
(Note: I am planning to do some reworks to this map at some point as well... not fond of ThunderClan's camp being in a cave anymore tbh)
The main reason why ThunderClan can't expand backwards is because of the rockface at the eastern side of their territory. That red patch to the north used to cause a lot of trouble between ShadowClan and ThunderClan, but now they ALSO have to fit SkyClan there.
Like in canon, SkyClan can expand backwards but still needs to touch the lake. During the shuffle, they're going to agree that walking next to the Long River means truce... but only at its southernmost bend.
There will be conflict over this because, as you can see, ShadowClan's territory is quite small if you only abide by the "obvious" borders. When they need space, they throw their weight around. SkyClan as well finds that northern red patch of mixed forest useful, making it a piece of land that THREE Clans squabble over.
Anyway, map technicalities aside;
-They don't go back to the Gorge because a tree kinda pulled the entire cliff down. Thanks Brokenstar.
-On that note though, Violetshine plants her acorn necklace in the new SkyClan camp. That necklace used to give her and Twig visions of SkyClan; and even protected them at times.
-Even if SkyClan does try to return to the Gorge though, it's not that it's unsafe anymore... it's just not home. They belong with the other Clans.
-In addition, they helped to defeat the Kin now. They have a claim to the Lake, and to solidify it, the Law of the Lake is added by the events of AVoS
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Clan Roles Overview
This post will be an overview of clan roles, and have links to more explanation into each role, what they do, and any code laws about them.
Feel free to ask about any of them!
The Positions of Power
(Leader) (Deputy & Senior Rule) (Mentorship Rule) (Life Transferal)
The Medicine Den
(Medicine Cat) (Field Medic)
Post arc 1 - (Healer) (Mystic) (Mate & Kits Rule)
The Main Roles
(Warrior) (Apprentice) (Dying Apprentice Ceremony) (Big Thing Graduation)
Clan specific:
River - (Webbers) (Divers) (Hunters) (Fishers)
Wind - (Tunnelers) (Moor Runners)
Shadow - (Daylight Warriors) (No Mother Nursery)
The Nursery Roles
(Kit) (Queen) (Queen's Right) (Queen's Exception) (Dying Kit Ceremony) (Den Dads) (Permenant Queens) (Group Raising)
The Elders
(Elder) (Funerals)
The Post Arc 1 Roles
All the roles created after the first arc, in roughly chronological order
(Storyteller) (Nursery Hand)
(Messenger) (Counsellor)
(Mediator) (Seer)
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Alley Cat and Street Rat - Prologue
Kokichi/Kaede, Kokichi & Dice, Kokichi & Angie, Kaede & Shuichi [Established relationship, Aged Up Characters, Miraculous AU, Thieves, Superhero AU]
Kokichi's life has been on a steady track for years, he goes stealing with Dice, he's dating Kaede, and he's been pretty good at keeping those two lives separate. When he ends up stealing some magical jewelry that grants him special powers, his life becomes a lot more interesting and his two worlds become a little harder to keep apart.
Shuichi's calm life seems to avalanche over night. It starts with a case coming across his desk about a group of thieves, escalates when he receives a strange present from his parents that give him strange abilities, and culminates when a supervillain calling himself Yokai starts terrorizing the city. As these separate problems combine into one when he takes up the mantle of a hero and learns the thieves he's chasing have the same abilities as the villain he's fighting.
OoOoOo
The carpet looked puke green in the darkness. That was Kokichi's first thought as he shimmied through the window and landed softly on the floor. His second thought was that it was also ugly. The walls looked like they were a rotten yellow and even in the daylight he couldn't imagine it being anything but ugly. "Money is wasted on the rich," he muttered to himself. 
"How does it look in there?" one of his minions questioned, the voice coming quietly from his earpiece.
"Hideous," Kokichi replied as he stood up and looked around. "And are you whispering, Mist?"
"I've never been on comms before, I didn't want to get you caught," Mist replied in a rushed whispered. Kokichi couldn't help snickering at his panic. "Chill out. You can talk normally, just try not to yell."
"O-okay," he replied. Kokichi could practically see his nervous minion fidgeting in his chair. The mental image actually put him at ease. Someone needed to lead around here and it might as well be him. 
"You worry too much, Mist. How are the others doing?"
"Team 1 is at the back door, Team 2 is on the west side and..." There was a pause before Mist sighed. "Team 3 is going through the front door."
Kokichi rolled his eyes at the reckless behavior, but he was completely unsurprised. "Just make sure those idiots don't get caught and give us the warning if it looks like anyone is coming."
"You got it, boss."
The line went quiet. Kokichi looked up and down the hall, trying to orient himself to the map in his head before picking a direction to walk in. He tilted the paintings on the wall as he passed him and lifted a bust off its pedestal at the end of the hall before putting it on the floor. He made his way through the rooms he thought would be empty first. A guest room with nothing interesting, a bathroom where he nicked a few bottles of cold medicine and hid the remaining pill bottles under the sink, another guest room. Pretty boring so far, he hoped the others found more interesting things.
Then he got to the study, which was interesting. There were a few jewelry pieces on the table that Kokchi swept onto the table, along with an open book that had matching pictures of the jewels. Might as well keep them together, never knew what you might find. He opened the drawers where he found a few more things to stuff into his bag, costume jewelry and gaudy things all mixed together for some reason. Kokichi didn't question it, just gathered up what he could for later. Once that was done, he made his way to the main bedroom.
It was thankfully empty and Kokichi let out a breath of relief as he began to ransake the room. He pulled cash out of a wallet and out of draws, stuffed a jewelry box into his bag, a handful of expensive watches, and took all the paintings off the wall looking for anything that might be hidden. There were no safes in the wall and digging through the closet only netted him a box of old pictures. Useless. He moved the box under the bed and put all the pictures back on the wall upside down. He took everything else out of the wallet and stuffed it under the mattress. His bag was pretty heavy at this point, so he figured it was time to go.
"I'm about done here," he said into his earpiece. "Is everyone ready to go?"
"I'll tell them to hurry it up, boss," Mist answered.
"Good." Kokichi made his way back to the window before hearing footsteps coming down the hall and changing his route to slip into the bathroom. He locked the door quickly behind him. "Uh oh, looks like whoever was here is up and about. They'll probably sound the alarm soon, so tell everyone to get out, now!"
"Got it!" Mist exclaimed nervously.
The window was smaller here than the one in the hall, but there was less chance of getting caught here than there was out there, so he simply sighed and pulled a hamper over to the window. He had already climbed onto it and shoved his bag out of the window by the time he heard the alarm going off. He hurried to pull himself through the small opening and rolled as he hit the ground. "Ow. Not the most graceful exit I've ever had."
"Are you okay?" Mist asked. He was whispering again, the nervousness back in his voice. 
"Yeah, I'm good," Kokichi said as he swung his bag onto his back and broke into a sprint. "You don't have to whisper, Mist."
"I know." He sounded like he would cry.
"Keep it together, Mist, we're at the home stretch."
"I am!" He definitely wasn't, but that was okay. There was a reason Mist was on comms instead of inside like the rest of them. 
An alarm started blaring from the house. They'd probably noticed all the redecorating he'd done. He snickered at the thought, hauling himself over the fence that surrounded the property. The van was parked half a block away from the house and he could see Bishop hauling Brush, as well as Fury and Joy running toward the bus as well. Joy waved at him and he waved back. He could see the bright smile on her face beneath her mask which only covered the top half of her face. Fury's mask covered her whole face, but the angry expression on it probably conveyed her feelings well enough.
The door to the passenger seat popped open and Kokichi swung his bag off his back before throwing himself into it. He pulled the door closed and looked at Lantern in the driver's seat. "Gun it!"
"Can Joy and Fury get all the way in first?" Lantern asked with a put upon sigh.
"Gun it!" He repeated insistently. 
Lantern sighed, eyes flicking up to the mirror so he could check on their members in the back before finally following Kokichi's orders and pulling off.
"Whoa!" Joy cried as she fell to the floor, Bishop reaching over her to pull the doors closed. "Trying to lose me, boss?"
"I keep trying, but it just doesn't stick," he said with a sigh, sinking into his seat.
Joy pushed herself up and crawled over the others, raising a chorus of objections, until she could hang off the back of his seat. "No way! You love me. Say that you love me!"
Kokichi pointed to his mouth and made a gagging noise. "Gross. No love for minions. You work for peanuts and you're happy about it."
"I hate peanuts," she said with a pout.
He shrugged. "It's none of my business what you do with them."
Brush grabbed her hand and pulled her into Bishop's lap. He couldn't tell whether that was an accidental landing or a planned one, but either way Joy pouted and leaned back against him. Bishop was large and very comfortable to lay on, so Kokichi didn't blame her. "Now, now, settle down," Brush said. "You can jump our boss later."
"Hey!" he cried, turning around fully in his seat so that he could point at her. "That's mutiny."
"Nya ha ha!"
"I ought to have you thrown in the brig!"
"Oh ho! Boss wants to have me all to himself? How divine!"
Kokichi sighed. Arguing with Brush was like yelling at a brick wall sometimes. It was fun when he did it, but when she did it, it was definitely unfair. The two of them never knew when to back down and after they had played chicken with each other until they'd ended up kissing, Kokichi had decided it was better not to push against her too far. At least, now that he had a girlfriend. You can only explain that you made out with your second in command because of an argument so many times before people started to question it and Kokichi was trying not to get to whatever threshold that was.
"So where to, Boss?" Lantern asked. "Base or Home?"
Kokichi hummed loudly as he thought, leaning back in his chair. He very much wanted to go over the spoils tonight, but whenever he was with Dice after a mission they went from inventory to party before he knew it and then he ended up staying out until morning. Kaede would definitely have something to say to him if he stayed out until morning. Worse, she might mention it to her lame friends and that could end up causing problems in the future. 
With a dramatic sight, Kokichi commanded, "Home. No one touches anything until Trigger does inventory."
There were immediate objections and cries of disappointment. Mostly from Fury and Joy, but he thought he might have heard Mist make some disappointed grumbles as well. 
"Silence minions!" They quieted down quickly and he smiled at the obedience. "Trigger does inventory and the rest of you sleep. That's an order. I'll be back in the morning."
"Yes, sir," they all agreed in unison. It was a bit tired or reluctant from some, but it was a uniform agreement. "Good. Lantern, you're in charge."
Latern's hands tightened on the steering wheel. "Boss, I don't know that Brush will agree to that."
Kokichi took off his mask to smile deviously at him. "you're the one that keeps saying that you should be second in command. Now's your chance to prove it!"
Kokichi could practically see him sweating. Lantern wanted to be in control, but when it came to Brush, he had a hard time running over her like he did with some of the others. Kokichi thought it was funny and a good exercise in reminding him why he didn't have nearly the amount of power he kept trying to reach for without Kokichi needing to spell it out for him. "I, um, I'll do my best, Boss."
"See that you do," Kokichi told him.
The rest of the ride was quieter, but not quiet. It was rarely quiet for long in his little group, even now when only half their members were present. 
OoOoOo
Dice headquarters was a building on the outskirts of the city. It was an abandoned building when they had found it and from the outside it still looked the part, the inside however, had been cleaned and furnished over the years until it made a suitable evil lair. It was inconspicuous and easily ignored, which had served them well over the years.
"I'm home!" Kokichi called as he kicked the door open first thing in the morning. 
Trigger was laid out on the table in the middle of the room, pink hair spilling out over the papers on the desk, legs kicked in the air, with an array of pens and markers spread out around her. She waved lazily at him without lifting her head from where it was resting on her arms. "Hey, Kiki."
He frowned as he looked at her, but this wasn't an unusual sight. Trigger liked to lounge, liked to draw, was lazy, didn't mind a mess, and was the person most likely to serve as secretary when needed. Seeing books or papers piled around her was a pretty normal occurrence and Kokichi was pretty sure she would bury herself in a mountain of paper if she wasn't stopped. "Did you sleep here?"
"Did you want inventory done?" she countered.
Kokichi looked over the table again, trying to read what was on the loose papers and open notebooks that were covered by her hair or body. He pulled the corner of one from under her arm until he could pick it up. "Was this mine?"
"No." She flipped her hair to the other side, the strands wavy and naturally framing her face. "Well, kinda. It was in your bag, but I copied it. You found something cool."
"So cool that you decided to copy the entire book?" he asked with a raised eyebrow, looking up from the pages at her.
Trigger shrugged. "It's pretty cool and everyone's going to want to see it and get their gross hands all over it and probably tear it." She rolled her eyes. As messy as she was, she hated the idea of things being torn or smudged, and no matter what else Kokichi might say about her, none of the papers that ended up beneath her sprawl were ever so much as wrinkled. She seemed careless most of the time, but she was actually quite meticulous when she wanted to be. "Well, if you want to show them, that is."
"What do you mean?" he asked, looking back down at the book. There were a lot of drawings, some of people in costumes, some that he recognized as the jewelry he stole last night, and others that didn't look familiar at all. There was text at the bottoms of the pages or point to things in particular in a different language, but Trigger had helpfully provided translations. She had done a lot of traveling with her family and had a knack for languages, which had come in handy many times. Though no matter how many of them he learned or what he got her to teach them, she still managed to find one secret enough to write in when she didn't want them to know something. "Why do these look like heroes?"
"Because as far as I can tell, they are," she told him. "Seems like you lucked out and managed to steal magic items."
"Bullshit," he said immediately.
She smiled, reaching into his bag under the table and pulling out a ring, which she tossed to him. "They're called Miraculous, apparently. Put it on."
"What does it do?" he asked, holding up the black ring with a green paw print on the front, studying it from every side. It looked completely ordinary to him.
Trigger shrugged. "Break stuff, mostly."
Kokichi grinned at her as he slipped the ring onto his finger. "I'm in."
The ring flashed, changing into a plain silver band on his finger. Then a light flashed from it and a weird black thing emerged. It was vaguely cat shaped, but in a stuffed charm sort of way, with a large head and big eyes. "Aww, man, I've been asleep for way too long. Got any cheese?"
"See," Trigger said. "Magic."
"Huh," Kokichi hummed in agreement. "And you said they're called Miraculous?"
"Don't ignore me," the thing said. "I'm starving over here! I could keel over at any moment."
"Dramatic," Kokichi said with a smile. "I like it. Minion, fetch the cheese!"
"What if we don't have any cheese?" she asked.
"The store does."
"I am not going to the store to buy cheese for a magic cat," she replied.
"Well someone has to and who's the boss around here?" Kokichi questioned.
Trigger huffed before pushing herself off the table, grumbling as she went toward the kitchen. 
"So what are you?" Kokichi asked, reaching out to grab the cat, but it flew around his hand. 
"Hey, don't be grabby," it said. "The name's Plagg and I'm a kwami. A sort of guardian spirit for the ring, you could say." The cat flew up to his face, inspecting him and avoiding Kokichi's attempts to grab him. "And what are you? Some kind of hotshot?"
"You could say that," Kokichi answered.
"Do you call all of your friends minions or just really useful ones?" Plagg asked.
"Yes," he answered.
Plagg studied him more before shrugging. "Whatever, just get me my cheese and we can get this show on the road."
"What show?" Kokichi asked.
"She said it already, didn't she?" Plagg asked with a bored drawl. "I'm magic! So are we gonna tear up the town or aren't we?"
"Absolutely," he answered. "So what do you do and how do you do it?"
"Cheese first," Plagg demanded. "Questions can come after. I'm skin and bones over here."
"You look fine to me."
"And you look like a heartless bastard to deprive me of my one and only food source," Plagg said, flopping on his back on the table like he was dying.
"Is that true?"
"Won't know until you feed me."
On cue, a pack of Kraft singles hit the side of Kokichi's head. "Ow! Hey!" he cried out.
"We have cheese!" Trigger yelled from the kitchen doorway.
"Gee, thanks." Kokichi rubbed his head as he placed the cheese on the table.
"Ugh, really? This awful processed mess is all you have to offer me?" Plagg complained. "You just can't get good service nowadays."
"Beggars can't be choosers," Kokichi told him
"You'll find that I can be very choosy," Plagg replied. "Buuut, I guess this will do for now. But only because I'm starving. Next time you'd better get the good stuff." Plagg stuffed three slices into his mouth and given that his whole body was small enough to fit into the palm of Kokichi's hand, it looked like quite a lot of cheese. "If you don't keep me well fed, I won't be able to transform you, you know."
"I didn't."
"Well now you do! Keep up, kid."
Kokichi rolled his eyes. "Come on, get to the good stuff already. What can you do?"
Plagg shoved another sheet of cheese into his mouth. For all his complaints, he was certainly devouring the stuff fast enough. He made a note to put cheese on the shopping list, since they were apparently going to need a lot of it. "What can I do, aside from give you enhanced strength, speed, durability, and make you better than any human could ever hope to be on their own?"
"Yeah, aside from that," Kokichi said with a grin.
Plagg rolled his eyes. "Kids these days are so ungrateful." 
Kokichi looked at his nails. "It takes a lot to impress me, what can I say?"
"You could start with thank you, Plagg. I'm really happy to have you, Plagg. Here's some more cheese, Plagg. You know, the normal things you say when you're offered supernatural powers."
"Yeah, yeah. Get on with it, cat."
Plagg huffed and stuffed more cheese into his mouth before sighing in contentment and flopping on the table. Kokichi hoped that he didn't eat that much cheese every time. "I am the kwami of destruction. With one word, you can destroy anything you touch. Bam, instantly to dust. So you'd better be careful with it."
"What's the word?"
"Cataclysm," Plagg told him. "Obviously it only works when you're transformed. And also you won't have me around to guide you when you do transform, so you'd best listen up now or else be up a creek later."
"Wait, why won't I?" Kokichi questioned.
"If I'm transforming you, I can't also be out here talking now can I?" Plagg asked.
"Yeah, that makes sense, I guess."
"Now, to transform all you need to say is 'Claws Out' and to turn back 'Claws in' It's all pretty simple."
"Then let's test it!"
Plagg floated up off the table. "Ready when you are, kid."
"Claws out!" Plagg was sucked into the ring and a flash of green light rushed over him before he found himself completely transformed. He ran over to the nearest mirror to look at himself. He had black leather jacket over a purple shirt, two tails, a black cat with cat ears on it, as well as googles, black pain formed a mask over his eyes which had been large and catlike, and black pants. He looked like a perfect cross between a hero and a thief. "Perfect," he said to himself. "Things are about to get a lot more interesting."
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Clan Politics
Bonefall comes up with such good names for things, you guys should also follow them if you aren't already. Seriously! Their Better Bones redo is so good! BB!Heartstar and BB!Brokenstar are my blorbos (actually I'm pretty sure they all are). This was a tad intimidating because a lot of my ideas either overlap or were inspired by Better Bones. Also, I haven't attended a political class in like 9 years.
What @bonefall calls Thistle Law would meet its WCR Equivalent, Tiger Law/Tiger's Law (because Tigerstar is an uncreative dickhead) OR more Eloquently Put by Leopardstar, The Law of Tigers. Started by Clear Sky, revived by Thistleclaw and expanded by Tigerclaw, this is the ideology that gets cats hurt. The unsustainable, ego driven law that drips with blood. This is fascism.
Not as far as Tiger Law, but not very free itself, is Codeism, or, Law of The Wild. The Warrior Code should be thought about in every situation no matter what, and cats outside the Clans* do not fall under that protection. This can be used for good and bad. Not every Codeist is a xenophobic bigot, as Rowanstar was one, and tried his best to both follow the Code, and be as helpful to others as possible. Ashfur used it to hurt others, and prined Hollyleaf to be almost the same way until she realized where that path could lead. It's complicated and messy, but hey, that's politics for you.
* aside from kits. Kittens are the future, not just for the Clans, but for Cats themselves. Many cats in Clan history have been found in the woods or given up by parents to the Clans. Some lost kits have been returned to parents as well.
The Third is Fire Law, the ideology that Firestar created, he wanted to call it The Law of Cleansing Fire but Sandstorm told him it was a mouthful, maybe keep that to an unofficial title. It is about freedom of choice, extending kindness towards others, challenging the Warrior Code if it does not help in a situation, and doing what is good for as many cats as possible. Forward thinking and long term thinking, doing things, not for yourself, but for those who will only know you from memories long after you are gone.
The other 2 are Skyclan exclusive, though as of River, some notions of Sky Law are starting to leak.
The Fourth is, of course, Sky Law! Made for Skyclan and expanded by Leafstar. It is welcoming of outsiders, allowing for Daylight Warriors, Medicine Cats to have mates, development of new roles and systems with an emphasis on creativity, justice, and coexistence. This does not mean rolling over and allowing others to take advantage of you, of course, but the goal is finding peace through making treaties and alliances.
The Fifth is... Sharp Law. Created by Sharpclaw in retaliation against Leafstar. Exclusionary, though NOT meant to be deadly. While this Law also allows for more "radical" things, like allowing Medicine Cats to have mates (because Firestar never bothered telling Skyclan that it was banned at all) it DOES NOT allow for Daylight Warriors. It demands full loyalty to Skyclan full time. It also pushes all cats (within reason) to have battle training, to expand through pure strength and muscle. It isn't full blown fascism, but... S'not great, captain.
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