come together under me

[rippedstar]

ooc; just so everyone knows, this is an important meeting and all shadowclanners are to be present. first come first serve, and we will go off by the order of appearance.


rippedstar;


The sun was high above, burning down upon the earth with intense light. The air was thick and still; no breeze stirred in the ShadowClan camp. Rippedstar hid inside the mouth of her den just beneath the shadow-branch, crouched and thinking. It had been days since she had sent word to RiverClan and ThunderClan about her decision to stay neutral during the current cold war. It was past time that she told her clan. But was it wrong to say she was nervous for their reaction? She had made the decision without their consent, and on the spot. It seemed smart at the time when she had thought about it, but now Rippedstar wasn't so sure.

The leader took in a long breath. It's too late now, she though, the decision is made. She rose to her paws and slipped out of her den, clearing the distance between her and the shadow-branch in a few quick lopes. She tensed her muscles and coiled back, then launched herself upward into the small tree. Rippedstar landed easily on a sturdy branch, then turned about face to look out over the clearing. "All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the shadow-branch!" she called, while pacing along her branch.

Rippedstar couldn't keep her eyes from wondering to the empty spot beneath her- the spot her deputy should be occupying. Frowning, she turned away quickly and looked out over the camp as cats began to emerge around her. Her green eyes flickered over the faces, and she stood there upon her branch, waiting for all of ShadowClan to be present to make her announcement.

[&Nony]

[ since I don't want to clutter this place with images, my other SC cat is Badgerstripe. <3 His font is Maroon. ]

Carrying the two mice to the fresh-kill pile he dropped them, blue eyes scanning over what was in it. Nothing that really interested him, though he wasn't a picky eater. Grabbing a vole he trudged along, finding a spot to eat his meal he lay there, his mind on what was going on with ThunderClan and RiverClan. He had heard rumors, but didn't think much of them. They were rumors after all. The silver-gray tabby noticed movement as a russet-colored warrior with a thick black stripe down his back sat beside him. "Anything interesting going on out in the territory?" the cold voice asked, yellow-green eyes staring heatedly down at the tabby.

The silver warrior merely shook his head as he sat up, finished with his meal. "Same ol' same ol', you would've been out there with me if you hadn't of gotten yourself into trouble Badge'," he chuckled softly, taking a moment to lick his paws clean. The dark colored warrior merely snorted, a sneer curling on his white muzzle. "What did you do this time anyway?" he asked calmly, knowing the tom had a knack for getting every she-cat in the clan extremely angry.

"It doesn't really matter, its just that she-cats shouldn't be allowed to be lea- he was cut off. "All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the shadow-branch!" "Speak of the bloody devil..." Badgerstripe grumbled as he followed Snowpath to the tree. Snowpath arrived there first and quickly sat down, his blue gaze upon his leader. Badgerstripe sat down next to him, a frown on his muzzle, yellow-green eyes staring up as well.

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dawncloud;;

"All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the shadow-branch!" The leaders words rung through the tabbies head, causing them to point upward. A Clan meeting? Dawncloud thought, rising to her paws, stretching her limbs. It had been ages since ShadowClan had last had a Clan meeting, what could this be about? The she-cat blinked as she walked out of the warrior den, her sleepy eyes adjust to the light. Immediately the she-cat could feel the sun powerful ray beating against her pelt and her mouth felt dry. After Rippedstar said what she need to say, she would go off to the Lake to bring some water back to the camp, though it was an apprentices job, she was sure she wasn't the only one that could use a drink.

Dawncloud could sense the tension in the air as she slowly neared the leader, was she nervous? No, she couldn't be there wasn't anything to be nervous about, anyway. Or was there? Dawncloud never was one to really keep up with Clan news and rumors, maybe something had slipped past her; it certainly wasn't unlikely.

The brown tabby settled herself down in the cool shade of the Shadow Branch, away from the two toms, Badgerstripe, in particular. He was always stuck in camp no use at all as a warrior; a parasite, a leech. He disgusted her, but she-cat sat quietly and patiently waited for Rippedstar, the ShadowClan leader, who happened to be a she-cat to begin what she had called the meeting for.

[rippedstar]

rippedstar;

Rippedtsar watched as the final cats settled beneath her. She waited for the muttering to die down, and called out over the cats, "I am sure you have all heard of the tension between ThunderClan and RiverClan." Rippedstar lowered her head. "I have already spoken to both Clans of the current situation. I have made a decision." The feline paused, her bushy tail swirling behind her. "I have decided that ShadowClan will currently remain neutral. However, I have given up the territory as a battle ground." She suddenly curled her lip upward as muttering broke out beneath her.

"This does not mean that i have given permission for other Clans to hunt our prey. Any outsider caught hunting on ShadowClan turf shall be brought straight to me. I will personally deal with them," she growled, sinking her claws into the wood. "I understand that my decision may be strange to you, but to be honest, I am waiting. We shall see who the stronger side is- and once this is known, I will make my official decision as to which Clans we will side with." Rippedtsar looked sternly down upon her Clan. "If a battle is to take place upon our soil, we shall have no part of it. But I have let them know that our camp is off limits. If they get too close, we fight."

Rippedstar took a deep breath, studying the faces of her warriors and followers. She sighed, finishing off with a final word. "Are there any questions?"

[&Nony]

[ since I don't want to clutter this place with images, my other SC cat is Badgerstripe. <3 His font is Maroon. ]

His tufted ears twitched as he listened, he could feel anger radiating from the dark-colored tom next to him. Snowpath gave a warning glance at Badgerstripe. "I am sure you have all heard of the tension between ThunderClan and RiverClan." "I have already spoken to both Clans of the current situation. I have made a decision." "I have decided that ShadowClan will currently remain neutral. However, I have given up the territory as a battle ground." He nearly shuddered at the thought of the battle. There would be so much bloodshed and death, young warriors would surely die. Though the thought of having it on their territory made him feel uneasy. He glanced at Badgerstripe, the tom was tense, angry, as usual. Badgerstripe narrowed his eyes, gritting his teeth together.

"This does not mean that i have given permission for other Clans to hunt our prey. Any outsider caught hunting on ShadowClan turf shall be brought straight to me. I will personally deal with them," "I understand that my decision may be strange to you, but to be honest, I am waiting. We shall see who the stronger side is- and once this is known, I will make my official decision as to which Clans we will side with." "If a battle is to take place upon our soil, we shall have no part of it. But I have let them know that our camp is off limits. If they get too close, we fight." This was an outrage. Badgerstripe seethed, ears flickered back as his whiskers pressed against his face. The other clans would end up stealing their prey, he knew it. So they were to just sit back and wait for one clan to grow weak and lose just to aid the stronger clan? To wait until the prey is all gone since their territories are now open for the battle? Why did it have to be ShadowClan's territory they have to fight on. What of WindClan? Or somewhere outside of the territories?

"Are there any questions?" "Why are we letting them use our territories? You know how prey gets when the two-legs come around during green-leaf! Insolent she-cat you'll be the end of us, the clans will see the opportunity to steal, what if the battle is just a ploy to gain more territory?!" he yowled, jumping to his paws hissing and spitting. Snowpath merely shook his head, blue eyes watching as the scene started to unfold. Why couldn't Badgerstripe just accept that she-cats are just as good, if not better than toms? He huffed, rolling his eyes as he glanced over at his sister. What did she think of all of this?

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dawncloud;;

"I am sure you have all heard of the tension between ThunderClan and RiverClan."

[/b] [/i]Of course there was something going on that Dawncloud didn't about, her claws digging deeper into the ground, there always was. "This does not mean that i have given permission for other Clans to hunt our prey. Any outsider caught hunting on ShadowClan turf shall be brought straight to me. I will personally deal with them," Any cat who thought they could steal prey from ShadowClan territory and get away with was mad, especially when, or as it a appeared to be, such tension going on among the Clans. "I understand that my decision may be strange to you, but to be honest, I am waiting. We shall see who the stronger side is- and once this is known, I will make my official decision as to which Clans we will side with."[/i] the tabby nodded, agreeing her leader. It was wise that ShadowClan stayed out of ThunderClans and RiverClans battles, especially since both were pretty equally matched in strength. WindClan? And what about WindClan? Who would they be siding with? Were they even fighting? ThunderClan and WindClan usually had a pretty good relationship with each other, perhaps the moorland cats would continue to side with the forest warriors. But then again, Dawncloud was completely clueless as to what was going on with RiverClan and ThunderClan.

The she hear Badgerstripes open his mouth. "Why are we letting them use our territories? You know how prey gets when the two-legs come around during green-leaf! Insolent she-cat you'll be the end of us, the clans will see the opportunity to steal, what if the battle is just a ploy to gain more territory?!" "Fool!" Dawncloud spat, her head turning to the tom, her icy eyes glaring at him, her claws digging into the earth deep. Of course the tom would open his mouth and say something foolish. And it wasn't to just any cat; it was the Clan leader, and Dawncloud was sure that she would let him get away with it.[/blockquote][/blockquote]

[rippedstar]

rippedstar;

Rippedstar calmly turned toward Badgerstripe, her green eyes suddenly intense and unwavering as she held them to the male's angry gaze. "You underestimate me because of my gender. But I have thought all of this through." To Rippedstar's surprise, she suddenly felt an angry burning sensation in her gut, and she launched herself down from the shadow-branch, and walked straight up to Badgerstripe; she stood nose to nose with him, their whiskers' brushing.

"I do not plan on allowing any Clan in my territory if they steal from us," she hissed into the male's face. "If a Clan steals from us, we will steal from them, I do not care who they are." She backed up then, raising her head to stare at the rest of her warriors. She flicked her tail angrily, watching every motion of her warriors. "I will expect extra patrols. We will now have a patrol at dawn, mid-morning, mid-day, mid-afternoon, dusk, and midnight. I plan on attending each and every one." Her eyes hardened, and her good ear twitched, daring someone else to complain. "If anyone has a a problem with this, they will leave my territory. Now." Her eyes turned to Badgerstripe.

"Anymore wise questions?"

[&Nony]

[ since I don't want to clutter this place with images, my other SC cat is Badgerstripe. <3 His font is Maroon. ]

Snowpath just shook his head, clearly agitated by his friend's behavior. It was the only real thing he didn't like about the tom. "Fool!" hearing his sister he turned his gaze upon her, "You took the words right out of my mouth sis." Badgerstripe seemed to be ignoring everything else except for the leader herself, he glowered at her, claws unsheathing and digging at the earth in anger. "You underestimate me because of my gender. But I have thought all of this through." He scoffed, "What? Run away with our tails between our legs? I think not." He nearly fell back as he realized that he was now nose to nose with Rippedstar, his lip twitched as he glared back. Though something in his gut tightened, and something new to him clicked on in his pea sized brain. The anger had become something else.

"I do not plan on allowing any Clan in my territory if they steal from us," "If a Clan steals from us, we will steal from them, I do not care who they are." His muzzle hung slack, he closed his muzzle quickly and nodded, was this fear? Intimidation? It was like he had been whipped into place. Badgerstripe stepped back, taking his seat beside Snowpath. The silver-gray tom blinked, wondering what had happened. "I will expect extra patrols. We will now have a patrol at dawn, mid-morning, mid-day, mid-afternoon, dusk, and midnight. I plan on attending each and every one." "If anyone has a a problem with this, they will leave my territory. Now."

Snowpath was ready to burst into a fit of giggles. Badgerstripe had never shown any sort of fear or submission toward a she-cat, ever. "Anymore wise questions?" Niether tom had anything else to ask.

[rippedstar]

rippedstar;

The ShadowClan leader stared down at her warriors for another moment or so, then turned to one specific feline; Dawncloud. "As I said before, I will be present in every one of the extra patrols for the next few moons, until this tension passes over. In the times of my absences, I plan on leaving Dawncloud in charge of camp. If I am not here, you are to listen to her." Rippedstar's eyes flickered to Badgerstripe again.

Turning back to the rest of her Clan, she continued. "These patrols will begin at dawn tomorrow. It will be I, Badgerstripe, and Snowpath." She stared at the two males. "When we return, there will be a short time until the next patrol; As you know, we are short on warriors at this moment." Her eyes tightened. "It will be exhausting, but it will get done."

Lashing her tail for emphasis, she rose from her seat upon the ground- she had never returned to the shadow-branch. "The usual dusk patrol will leave when it is time. Now, you all are dismissed. Badgerstripe, Snowpath, get some rest." With those words, Rippedstar turned about and disappeared in the tangled branches of her den.

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dawncloud;;

the tabbys eyes stared fiercely at the russet-colored tom. if he said anything else, she was sure she would snap. "You underestimate me because of my gender. But I have thought all of this through." "What? Run away with our tails between our legs? I think not."

[/u] her claws dug deeper and deeper into earth, trying to conceal her rage. the tom thought toms were better than she-cats, but how so? sure, toms were generally stronger than she-cats, but she-cats were typically smarter and thought things through. anything a tom could do a she-cat could do. they were equals.

"I do not plan on allowing any Clan in my territory if they steal from us,"[/i] surely badgerstripe didn't think she was dumb enough to make a move like that. "If a Clan steals from us, we will steal from them, I do not care who they are." "I will expect extra patrols. We will now have a patrol at dawn, mid-morning, mid-day, mid-afternoon, dusk, and midnight. I plan on attending each and every one."[/b] dawncloud cold glare switched to her leader. attending every patrol with six patrols a day would be exhausting. "If anyone has a a problem with this, they will leave my territory. Now."[/i] the tabbys eyes drifted back to the arrogant tom, hoping he would say something.

"As I said before, I will be present in every one of the extra patrols for the next few moons, until this tension passes over. In the times of my absences, I plan on leaving Dawncloud in charge of camp. If I am not here, you are to listen to her." her eyes pointed when she heard her name. she would be in charge of camp when rippedstar was gone. her eyes were wide, but she nodded and muttered "yes, rippedstar."[/blockquote][/blockquote]