I told you guys I wasn't going to slack anymore! All submitted cats will be used, except for our contest clan. Please enjoy, and if someone could submit more cats? I'm trying to go for 28 cats per clan, and I forgot to make a loner and rouge thing, so I need some of those... I should probably do that next... Welp, no need to wait anymore, so let's dive in!
Oh actually... Let me do a response to Brambleflower real quick.
To Brambleflower: Thank you for your support! I love all the cats you have submitted so far, and I've already begun trying to think of ways to use them! Also, about your cat Pinetooth, we already have a Deputy for MoonClan, so if you could please submit a different rank for him, that would be spectacular.
Arctickit's POV
Arctickit woke up and looked around. He heard a noise coming from outside, and bolted out of the Nursery, into the underground camp. With a glance, he saw that Starfur was no longer there, and from the amount of light coming from above, that it was Sunhigh.
He smiled, knowing that today, his life would change and that he would become an apprentice. He quickly ran over to the leader den and barged in. "Is it time yet Snowstar?" Arctickit said happily.
The white tabby was laying down on the ground, staring at Arctickit. "Yes, I just need to gather the Clan." Snowstar got up and padded out the den entrance.
She jumped up on top of it, and yelled, "All cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather around my den." She sat down and nodded for Arctickit to go sit down on the ground.
He nodded. He eagerly jumped down and sat down facing Snowstar. He meowed softly and waited for the clan to gather. Blizzardblaze ran and jumped up on the den too.
"Arctickit step forward. Arctickit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Arcticpaw. Your mentor will be Blizzardblaze. I hope Blizzardblaze will pass down all he knows on to you." Upon hearing Blizzardblaze's name, he was happy, but also scared. Blizzardblaze isn't trustworthy...
"Blizzardblaze step forward. You are ready to take on another apprentice. You have received excellent training from our beloved deceased Frostfern, and you have shown yourself to be brave and loyal. You will be the mentor of Arcticpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to Arcticpaw." Blizzardblaze turned to look down at Arcticpaw, with a smirk. OH, MY STARCLAN DOES HE KNOW I SPIED ON HIM?! Arcticpaw thought quickly.
The cats of IceClan started to chant. "Arcticpaw! Arcticpaw! Arcticpaw!"
When the chant was over, Blizzardblaze jumped down and started toward Arcticpaw. "Congrats Arcticpaw. We begin today." He touched his nose to Arcticpaw, as is tradition.
Blizzardblaze made a motion with his head, for Arcticpaw to follow him. They went outside the camp, while a snowstorm was out, and Blizzardblaze sighed. "Isn't it beautiful?" Blizzardblaze said, looking around the vast tundra.
Before Arcticpaw could answer him, he started to talk again. "As your mentor, I will show you the borders of IceClan, and all of my skills. Who knows, maybe we will see if you have a power or not." Blizzardblaze barked a small laugh.
Blizzardblaze started forward, and Arcticpaw followed. He showed him the best places to hunt, told him what all the Elders favorite prey was, and showed him the borders. "We should also get in some battle training. We need to go to a special place where all of IceClan has trained for countless generations." Blizzardblaze started to run, and Arcticpaw tried to keep up.
Arcticpaw could see it from a distance, and it was a humongous tree. "We call it, the Forever Green. It's a tree that has never gone bare, and all of its leaves are never gone, even in Leaf-Bare or Leaf-Fall." Blizzardblaze suddenly unsheathed his claws, and struck the tree, ripping off a piece of bark.
"Now you try." Blizzardblaze gestured for him to come forward. He slowly walked up to the tree and admired it for a second. He unsheathed his claws and clawed at it. The tree only had a small mark.
"Was I...good?" Arcticpaw said, turning back to Blizzardblaze. He nodded and smiled. He's a really good actor... trying to hide what he has done...
"All cats have trouble on their first try, but you did well for a beginner. We should go back to camp now..." Blizzardblaze started to walk toward what he must have thought was the camp, and Arcticpaw followed.
Back at camp, Blizzardblaze congratulated Arcticpaw and shooed him away toward the Apprentice den. Arcticpaw happily went over, and when he entered, frowned. What is he up to...
He peeked around the corner, and Blizzardblaze was going into the part of the camp that was forbidden for apprentices, kits, and warriors. Only the Deputy, Leader and those they let in can go.
Arcticpaw found himself sneaking after Blizzardblaze, never going to stop until he has the full story.
Blizzardblaze stopped, about five foxlengths away. He started to speak. "Starfur, my patience is running out. Where did you send your daughter with the stone? All your doing is delaying the inevitable."
Starfur was standing in front of Blizzardblaze, something keeping her from moving. "What I'm doing, is delaying my daughter's death, and your reign of terror," Starfur said with a hiss.
Blizzardblaze sighed. "You won't talk, will you? That gives me two choices, to torture you until you speak, or to kill you. I'm thinking of number two." Blizzardblaze unsheathed his claws and hissed at Starfur.
"Then kill me. You will never get the information, ever. I have given one cat in your Clan that information, and I trust that he will keep it." Starfur said coldly. I wonder who that cat is...
Blizzardblaze smirked. "I'd be happy to." In a heartbeat, Blizzardblaze's claws sliced through Starfur's leg, making a huge, bleeding mark.
Starfur hissed in pain, but she couldn't move. "I didn't kill you on purpose, because I'd like to give you one more chance. WHERE IS THE STONE?!"
Starfur slowly sighed. "Why do you even need the stone? What does IceClan even want with it?!" Starfur said in rage.
Blizzardblaze meowed calmly and then laughed. "So we can make IceClan stronger. So everything can be ours! we will give all of IceClan powers, and make them super cats! The Council has abused their power for too long. We will find it eventually, and when we do, nothing will stand in our way."
Blizzardblaze slapped Starfur, and walked away, turning right to where Arcticpaw was standing. FOXDUNG! Arcticpaw stood still and held his breath, but Blizzardblaze walked right past him, without a glance.
In shock, he just sat there, as Blizzardblaze walked away. When he turned the corner, he finally breathed again. He ran up to Starfur and meowed. "Good, at least some of my power works..." Said Starfur.
"You did that?" Arcticpaw meowed. There are so many cool powers!
Starfur nodded. "Listen... I need your help. I won't ever tell him, so he will kill me. I have something to give you because I trust you. You just have to get this magic off of me."
"How do I do that?" Arcticpaw said. How can I remove magic? Why does she trust ME?!
"Blizzardblaze didn't expect anyone but the Leader to free me, so it can be removed by anyone who is directly, or indirectly associated with him, except the Leader. Unless you don't have a special connection, then it will work." Starfur meowed.
"I'm not anything special, so I don't think I could... But I think I could help you with the wound." Arcticpaw looked down at Starfur's leg but didn't see the wound anywhere. "What the..."
"Oh yea, I heal quickly. Doesn't mean decapitation can't kill me though or ripping off my leg," said Starfur, sighing. "Can you try to do it anyway? Just in case?"
Arcticpaw looked up to Starfur and nodded. "How do I do it?" Arcticpaw stared into Starfur's ruby eyes, and she smiled.
"All you have to do is touch my paw. It's simple, but he didn't expect anyone to try to free me." While saying this, she tried to tilt her head to her paw, but of course, that was impossible with the magic on her.
"Alright, here I go..." Arcticpaw slowly reached out and tapped Starfur's paw, and a blinding flash filled the room.
The last thing he heard before the darkness came was a voice whispering, "Thank you."