This is a story idea I came up with awhile ago. However, I had no idea how to piece it all together until just now, seeing a preview of the movie Furry Vengeance. Ugh....ten minutes later, and I'm seriously not in the mood. But I'm in a bad mood now, so I'll shut up about myself.
So....I came up with two new characters. Mischiefpaw and Mayhempaw. They are based on real cats I know. And if you're wondering, I'm Spottedfur, Tanglepath is the younger of my two brothers, and Spottednose is the older of the two. However, for this purpose Tanglepath and Spottednose are the same age [they're both older than me.]
By the way, flames will have marshmallows thrown at them. By yours truly. Constructive Criticism-doesn't count in this. But seriously, if you're telling me that my story is crap and I have no chance at being any good (cough Cocoa Sunflowers cough) then seriously, I'm going to throw marshmallows at you, and they aren't the mini kind.
"Let all cats able to catch their own prey gather around for a Clan meeting!"
"Come on!" Mayhemkit whispered. "We're going to be apprentices.
Mischiefkit blinked. "Fine."
"Can't you at least pretend to be excited?" Mayhemkit demanded.
Mischiefkit sighed. "I don't want to meet everyone."
"You'll do fine," Mayhemkit told her.
Their unnamed mother sighed. "Stop bickering you too. Anyone would think you're only four moons old.
"Sorry," Mayhemkit apologized.
The unnamed mother, who shall never have a name because we words are busy pretending she is Ferncloud, grinned. "Alright, you two. I think it's time for you to become apprentices."
Mayhemkit grinned, but managed to stay calm as the two sisters followed their mother out to the Camp clearing.
"It is time for Mischiefkit and Mayhemkit to become apprentices," Firestar began. He looked down at the two kits. "Come forward."
Mayhemkit and Mischiefkit stepped forward, Mayhemkit looking way more excited than her sister.
"Mischiefkit, from this day until you earn your warrior name, you will be called Mischiefpaw," Firestar meowed. "I ask StarClan to look down on this apprentice, guiding her on her path to becoming a warrior."
The StarClan bit seemed a bit out of place, but Mayhemkit didn't think about it.
"Spottedfur, you will be Mischiefpaw's mentor." Firestar beckoned Spottedfur with his tail. "You have great enthusiasm, yet have the sense of a senior warrior. I trust that you will train Mischiefpaw well."
Spottefur came forward to touch noses with Mischiefpaw, but Mayhempaw noticed something Firestar seemed to left out. Firestar didn't mention her being good at any of the skills of a warrior, did he?
"Mayhemkit, from this day forward, until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Mayhempaw."
Mayhempaw's eyes glittered as she stopped focusing for a second, while Firestar said something about StarClan that he added on when they came to the new forest, but Mayhempaw doesn't know that.
"Spottednose," Firestar continued when Mayhempaw started paying attention again. "You will mentor Mayhempaw. You are loyal, yet I'm sure you will be able to keep Mayhempaw in her place-as well as her sister's mentor."
Mayhempaw's eyes glittered in amusement. Obviously, a calm cat was needed to teach Spottedfur her place. After she touched noses with her new mentor, she looked over her shoulder to see Spottedfur grinning at Spottednose with enthusiasm. Why was she excited about working with Spottednose, at least part of the way?
After this, the Clan meeting ended. Spottedfur practically ran over to see Spottednose.
"Hi!" Spottedfur grinned.
Spottednose stared at her. "Hi."
"We should show them the territory," Spottedfur told him.
Spottednose nodded. "I think we should show them the Sky Oak, the Old Twoleg Nest, and other landmarks in our territory."
Spottedfur narrowed her eyes. "I think we should show them the boundaries first."
Spottednose snorted. "Don't you think they should know their territory first?"
"Don't YOU think they should know the EDGES of their territory first?" Spottedfur retorted, rolling her eyes.
"Inside," Spottednose growled.
"Outside!" Spottedfur flashed back.
"Inside!"
"Outside!"
"Calm down," Jayfeather snapped, breaking up the fight. "I have the correct solution."
"Then let's here it," Spottedfur told him.
I'm not honestly sure. Which is more important, what is inside a territory or what the borders of a territory are? I'm going to need some help on this one.
Also, while Jayfeather has the correct solution, he didn't say if either of them were right. So yeah, it might be something different.
Any suggestions?
Oh, and I probably should have mentioned this earlier in the story. Mayhempaw and Mischiefpaw are sisters of the same litter, with no other littermates. Tanglepath and Spottednose are littermates, Spottedfur was the only one in the next litter. And Mayhempaw doesn't know that Spottednose and Spottedfur are brother and sister. Neither does Mischiefpaw.
Happy Friday. While you spend it in class all day [at least, some of you], I get to treat it like a really long field trip with electronics involved.
Happy Friday.
