Due to the joining of @Swiftleaf and @Lightray and the fact that this role play became a year old four days ago, I decided to create a new part!
I co-lead this role play with Snowmist (@Stormshard).
Summary of Part 1
The flash flood hit RiverClan and crippled them very badly. Several cats died, including the medicine cat, Crowleaf, and the deputy, Clovertail. Several kits were washed away in the flood. One of them has been found by SkyClan cats. Before Crowleaf died, he gave Whirlstar an onimous prophecy from StarCLan. Whirlstar has not shared this information with anyone yet. The RiverClan cats, led by Whirlstar, have made a makeshift camp and are trying to get back up on their feet.
Whirlstar held a compeition to see who would be the next deputy. Riptide, one of the canidates, sought to win by manipulating the other canidates. She murdered one of them. Though cats are suspicious of Riptide, they do not know that she is behind the murder. Riptide is one of the queens of the camp but cares little for her kit, Dreamkit.
Young Racoonpaw has a crush on the medicine cat apprentice, Shadepaw. Shadepaw may have feelings for him, too. Violetpaw, Shadepaw's sister, warns her against falling for Racoonpaw for fear of breaking the Warrior Code.
In the background, several rogues are gathering with feelings of bloodlust against the clans.
Currently, the clans are at the Gathering. Whirlstar issued a plea to the other clans for help. To show that his clan was still strong, he made young Violetpaw a warrior and Moonstream the next deputy. Shadepaw will become the next medicine cat once she goes to the Moonpool. Violetpaw did not like the warrior name Whirlstar picked for her, Violethaze, so she requested to change it. The clans were horrified, but Whirlstar eventually agreed. Whirlstar now calls upon Shadepaw.
Last Comments (at the Gathering)
Whirlstar:
”Yes,“ he said softly. “Out of all the warriors who vied for the position of deputy, you were the one that spoke the most to me. You were compassionate, kind, and only wished to serve your clanmates.”
Moonstream:
She was very flattered. “Thank you, Whirlstar. It will be an honor to serve by your side.”
Whirlstar:
He nodded and continued to address the gathered clans. “Crowleaf, my medicine cat, sadly passed away in the flood. We will always remember Crowleaf’s name. Shadepaw will become RiverClan’s next medicine cat.”
Orhidpaw:
She padded over to Dandelionpaw and Dreamkit, who were now on the ThunderClan side of the border. She presented the herbs and flowers to Dreamkit. "Could you take these to RiverClan?"
Dreamkit:
She eyed the stash. "I would, but there's a lot. I don't think I can carry all of that."
Danelionpaw:
"Wait, aren't we in Riverclan territory?" she asked Ochidpaw.
(It's alright! Did you have a nice winter break?)
Dreamkit:
She quickly scrambled off Dandelionpaw's back as soon as they had made it to the bank. She took a deep breath and her fur finally went flat.
Her fur spiked up again when she realized something. "Now I'm in ThunderClan territory, aren't I? I'm tresspassing..."
Brookwhisper:
She kept her head upright and scanned the forest, searching for any sign of movement.
( Sorry i havent been on in a long time )
Danelionpaw:
" That explains why you're so heavy!" she purred padding up the the bank.
Sunnyjay:
" Ok, lets investigate." she said snifing the ground.
Snow:
She trotted out of camp running, but too far, into Thunderclan territory...
Dreamkit:
The water felt very cold against her fluffy fur. "I'll be an apprentice soon," she squeaked, very much afraid of what would happen if Dandelionpaw slipped.
Brookwhisper:
She immediately smelled the air. "It doesn't smell like ThunderClan. We could investigate, but we must be careful. There are only two of us, and there may be more of them."
Danelionpaw:
Her back shifted as Dreamkit hopped on. " Great starclan you're a big kit!" she said jumping on the bank and holding Dreamkit by the neck.
Sunnyjay:
" Thank you," she purred, then she caught a scent. " Do you smell that? It smells like rouge!" she hissed.
(Pop-on!)
Dreamkit:
She carefully climbed onto Dandelionpaw’s back. “Please be careful,” She squeaked. She shut her eyes tightly, as she had never gone across the river before.
(Alrighty! :)
Brookwhisper:
She paused and gently touched her tail tip to Sunnjay’s shoulder. “Don’t worry. I understand. Your feelings are completely valid.” She wished that there wouldn’t be such a stigma against trans-Clan relationships.
Danelionpaw:
" Yes so hop on! she hissed impaitently.
(Tigerspot is on hold b/c Lightray isn't on)
Sunnyjay:
" Well... I like a tom in Riverclan. His name is Runningriver. " she said her paws twitching.
Dreamkit:
Hesitation was in her nature. "The water is fiercer than normal because of the flood. Are you sure that you will be alright?"
(I saw Runningriver! :)
Brookwhisper:
"Of course," she answered right away as she walked along the path. "I know all there is to know about secret keeping." She realized too late that hee words implied she had big secrets of her own.
Danelionpaw:
"Yes, so hop on." She replied.
Sunnyjay:
"Yeah, I feel terrible for Riverclan. Hey, can you keep a secret?" she asked.
( Look at the charater page )
Dreamkit:
She hesitated. "But you're a ShadowClan cat. Are you really strong enough to also carry me through the water?"
Brookwhisper:
She wondered, sometimes, if she had any living relatives in RiverClan. Not that she would ever say that aloud, though. Only her family knew of her heritage.
"We're lucky that the flood didn't hurt ThunderClan." They we're close to the river, too.
Sunnyjay:
" Oh, yeah also Riverclan"
Danelionpaw:
" Hop on my back Dreamkit," she said swimming easily into the icy water.
(It's okay! I'm good at reading over spelling errors.)
Brookwhisper:
"Right!" She led the way out of the clearing and started heading in the direction of RiverClan territory.
"I hope that RiverClan is mostly okay," she voiced her thoughts aloud.
Dreamkit:
She covered her eyes with her paws, scared that she would see something horrible happen to Dandelionpaw. She then thought better if it and began watching again.
Orchidpaw:
"Dandelionpaw, come back here!" She raised her voice. "It's not safe! We can think of a better plan!"
Danelionpaw:
" No, I will get this kit across the river," she said, carfully waiding into the river. " The curent is not strong at all! " she glanced back at Orchidpaw and Mosspaw.
( sorry for the spelling errors, lol, i im a hurry ;)
Sunnyjay: " Ok, come one Brookwhisper lets go hunting!. she said, looking back at the gray slender she-cat.
Tigerspot:
" Emberkit, done. 4 more. " she murmered scanning the camp.
Poppydusk:
Now the question was what reward they could give the rogues. "It would be easy enough to promise a bunch of mangy rogues a piece of clan territory if they are successful. We don't even have to give it to them in the end."
Orchidpaw:
"Are there any other RiverClan cats that you could bring here to help, Dreamkit?"
Dreamkit:
She hesitated. "I guess I could." She didn't want her mother to hear about this, though.
Novamoon
She nodded. "That way it wouldn't be on our paws either. Offer the rogues a good enough reward, then if they die it isn't consequential."
Mosspaw
He frowned. "I agree. I'd prefer no one drown at all. Perhaps we could...hm..." he walked down the bank a ways and peered around. "The safest option would be to find an adult cat to help. Driftwood wouldn't be a horrid idea if we can toss it in at the right moment."
Sunflare:
"You too," she meowed to Tigerspot. She watched the she-cat as she left, wondering how she was adapting to clan life.
Orchidpaw:
"But, Dandelionpaw, you hardly made it across the water last time! That's too risky." She stuck her paw in the fast-moving water experimentally.
Hazelleaf:
She looked between the two she-cats, then nodded hee assent. "I trust the two of you. If you feel like you need more warriors on your patrol, feel free to ask around the camp to see if anyone is free."
Brookwhisper:
"Thank you." She was nervous but also excited to see how RiverClan had fared the flood.
Sunnyjay:
" Can me and Brookwhisper go huntimng together?" she asked Hazeleaf.