ThunderClan: Life Before 2023's Sinkhole

[Clovershade]

Mapleskip

Mapleskip could only watch all the protests and yelling with wide eyes-what in the world was happening? It was getting hard to process it all...

She cast a worried glance to Stormfang, hoping he would get some sense and shut his mouth before someone decided to shut it for him. He was saying some things that definitely wouldn't be taken lightly, considering all the yowling about the gathered cats.

"Stormfang," She said quietly, doubting she could even hear him, despite not sitting too far away. "Please think about what you're saying, that's...not a good idea, we can't just attack their camp..."
@MooingPanda

[BEAR.]

Sweetsong held little interest in the differing opinions of the crowd and Icicleripple: if they fought, they fought. If they waited.. they waited. A part of Sweetsong was itching for the chaos of battle.. to feel flesh rip under his claws.

No, that wasn't who he was. He didn't want that. (he wanted it so badly)

What he wanted was to help the Clan. To make things better before they inevitably got worse again. Stormfang could push for an attack all he wanted, the reality of the situation was ThunderClan was too low on numbers and unprepared for it .. Perhaps if the last two moons had been spent readying themselves for a war things would be different.

A small voice in the crowd. Almost lost to the chaos, but there. Sweetsong twitched his ears as his attention focused on little Rosekit. "They're scared and angry. Most cats are not in the right of mind to be of use at this moment." He offered her a smile, a twist of the muzzle that almost seemed force. [ @poppy.]

It gave him an idea, and he addressed Icicleripple. "Your herb lesson sounds like a fair idea, I know this entire ordeal has been.. something, it might be nice to have more cats available to respond to wounded if you're unavailable." One medicine cat could only do so much. One medicine cat playing leader as well had even less time. If a battle were to break out, she'd be hard pressed on treating the wounded and trying to reorganize the Clan. "Rosekit, if you're fine with it we can get started on fortifying the camp walls. It might not seem like much, but it can help impede any attackers and buy us time to act." It'd get them away from the bickering, too. The longer he attended the less he liked it.

(it reminds him of something, he can't place his paw on it) It doesn't matter. He waited for the kit's response.

[ @Panda1440 ]

[WarriorzFan]

Originally Posted by Songwing

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“If You’re with me and he doesn’t eat me, I’ll be fine. Lead the way!” He said skittishly.

[Songwing]

Originally Posted by WarriorzFan

“If You’re with me and he doesn’t eat me, I’ll be fine. Lead the way!” He said skittishly.

(Okay now use the link to go to Carnages place. It should be called Meeting the Cat eater.)

[dino.]

// @littlelove

>Bumblekit<

The grin widened and he tipped his head to the side triumphantly. "Perfect. Can't wait to send you to Firefly Cove by yourself." He peered over her shoulder at the patrols as they began to leave, then shoved past her and started to follow them. "Hurry up, then, slowpoke!"

[Twilight Wing]

Originally Posted by MooingPanda

Stormfang

Stormfang bared his teeth at the onslaught of protests that flew his way. He could say what he liked. Anyone who thought otherwise was a weakling who didn't deserve to be called ThunderClan. "I can say whatever I want," he spat at Aspenstrike. "You obviously hadn't thought about what might happen if we simply sit back in our camp, like sitting ducks." He turned to face the rest of the group. "If we get driven out of RiverClan territory, we have something to fall back too. If we get driven out of camp, we have nothing. RiverClan will have our camp. We can't just hang out in our territory and live in trees and bushes."

And who was Whitewolf to try and order him around? He was just a plain warrior. To Twilightwing, Stormfang snapped, "And what about the amount of cats we'll lose if RiverClan attacks first? There's going to end up being a fight either way. Look, my suggestion is that we send some cats out to scout around their territory at night, to get a sense of what the best areas to hide and possible ambush are." He had been thinking through a plan for a good amount of time now, so this rolled smoothly off his tongue. "We send a couple patrols out in the early morning, before dawn. The rest of the cats can be reserves that can wait at the border when back-up is needed. We can always have a couple messengers that relay information on how the battle is going to the reserves. That way, we can quickly get more cats into the fight. The small groups set up around RiverClan territory pick off any unsuspecting patrols that wander nearby."

What they were going to do with those patrol he didn't know yet, but they could always figure that out later. Drive them off, take them prisoner, it didn't really matter. "Once we've thinned them out, we can launch a full-on assault on their camp," he finished, staring at Icicleripple. That was pretty much the gist of the plan. Some minor adjustments could always be made later, but that was the backbone.
@Panda1440
@Twilight Wing
@OhZeeWolf
@poppy.

Twilightwing bristled but once more forced her fur flat,"if riverclan were to attack first we would be ready,Icicleripple has a plan,she knows what to do,we all have a plan,and if we work together things will turn out fine"she said with a hint of growl,her answer sounded forced,because deep down she had a bad feeling about all this.She listened to his idea,but rolled her eyes,"there are other factors to this,wouldn't they have guard's at night? don't you think that they would be expecting an attack?,and we would also want to disguise our scent,with some wild garlic perhaps so they dont know we are there,we dont know how they fight,or how many cats were up against,or their territory."she probably sounded alittle harsh but now was not the time to launch an idea like that.She could see some of the clanmates were gasping at the thought.Besides she did not want a fight and still believed that they could sort this out peacefully.

[MooingPanda]

Oh, joy. It seemed like his proposal had really stirred things up. The whole Clan was thrown into turmoil. He hadn't really heard anyone that agreed with him yet, but Icicleripple, as bad as it was, was in charge and had the final decision. Who was he kidding, though? She was a medicine cat. She would rather dig a hole to hide herself like a mole before starting violence. Sometimes, a little violence was necessary. That was how ShadowClan had become the powerhouse that it was right now. Dawnstar knew how to spread fear and take over.

What a bunch of cowards. Stormfang cast a glare over at the kit. What a wretch. He wasn't even going to bother himself with responding to such a shallow-minded cat. He then met Whitewolf's glare evenly. When the tom didn't speak, he turned away. If the tom didn't have the guts to speak after what Stormfang had said, then he obviously didn't have much of a mouth to form his own opinions. He just agreed with what the majority of other cats said.

He paused, listening to Twilightwing. Totally disregarding the first-half of her statement, Stormfang nodded. "Yes, disguising our scent is a great idea. Nice thought. Hopefully, we can strike quick enough that the guards won't have a chance to react."

Whipping around to confront Larkstorm, he retorted, "RiverClan will know that something is wrong when we don't show up to the Gathering. If you hadn't noticed, there's been a bit of tension between us lately. You know, the whole thing with Lionstorm." Even after multiple cats explained it, Stormfang wasn't totally sure he understood what exactly went down that day, but this wasn't the time to ponder it. Casting a challenging gaze over to Clovershade, he replied "Then give me a better idea, Clovershade. I'm pretty sure Kestrelstar won't have a problem with attacking our camp."

He sighed. He didn't have the communication skills or the patience to say what he wanted without offending cats. Turning to Icicleripple, he meowed, "With all due respect, I feel that you are a bit overwhelmed with leading the Clan. You are trained to heal cats, not order them around and strategize with their fate resting on your decisions. That is fine. I am simply suggesting a different plan in which we might have a chance at survival. Who do you think is going to win, an organized Clan with all their high-ranks in place and a good plan of attack, who actually uses their warriors for what they're supposed to be used for, or a Clan led by a medicine cat who just got her full name and is a little bit unsure of how to prepare. Again, no offense, but I think you should listen to a couple of advisors. We need a plan from cats who know what they are doing."

 

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[Kunaisoul]

“I can take over for some of eveningstar’s duities.” Softshadow offered with a fake apoligetic smile.

[Zee]

[ @MooingPanda ]
[ @Prevail ]

Again Stormfang had a big mouth but Whitewolf knew he wasn't going to get up and do anything about his words. That was what fearful and dishonorable cats did and that was the way Whitewolf had begun to see him; if he wanted to prove her wrong then he'd certainly have a long way to go. If it were like Icicleripple to chew out the cats who questioned her publicly then Whitewolf would advise her to demote him to Stormpaw. Whitewolf herself could re-mentor him until he was broken enough to keep his sorry mouth shut.

"This is the last time I say this, you sniveling coward, since you seem too deaf to heed my words: if you want to give Icicleripple your 'advice,' which seems to me much more a series of demands, then talk to her after she dismisses the damn meeting." Whitewolf had half a mind to push this moron from a tree. If cats actually agreed with him, he'd be making Icicleripple look bad, but it seemed most of ThunderClan had taken Whitewolf's side.

Good. They could wait to argue until Icicleripple was finished with her announcements.

Just when Whitewolf hoped the meeting would end--being so exhausted from shutting up her clanmates and knowing she'd still have to punish Fernpaw after this--Tallkit sprung up into her matted fur. That was a high jump; the one from the ground up to her shoulder. But Tallkit was overdue to become an Apprentice and she made it without an issue.

"Tallkit," she said somewhat firmly, brows knitting together in something like concern. The adults were arguing, after all, and arguing adults scared the young ones away for very good reasons. "It is difficult to relax when discussing Clan politics. What are you doing out of the nursery?" Her gaze softened when the little fluff called her 'mom,' but likely not enough for them to notice. "You should be resting."

[MooingPanda]

The fur on Stormfang's spine lifted dangerously as he stalked over to Whitewolf. How dare she call him a coward when she willing to hide in their camp, waiting for the inevitable attack from RiverClan. The arrogant she-cat needed to be knocked down a peg until she stopped acting like Clan leader. "We can find out right now who's the coward," he snarled, letting the tips of his claws slide out. "See how a real warrior fights." This would clearly invoke some pretty negative responses from the rest of the Clan, but Whitewolf was seriously getting on his nerves.
@OhZeeWolf