The New Code
The full moon bathed the Fallen Star in gorgeous light. Uprooted trees and bushes surrounded the dazzling rock,along with more smaller rocks and earth. The freezing air was still and there wasn't a single cloud in the night sky. Cat's eyes gleamed in the shadows, their fur fluffed against the cold.
With the flick of a single cat's tail they all padded into the open. Some found places to sit on the many boulders or on a stray tree branch. Moments later, another cat appeared with many cats behind her, two other cats with their families followed. Everyone settled down on the debris pile as three other cats joined the first cat on top of the pile.
"Greetings,"Meowed the first golden tabby tom,"What took you all so long? I have important things to announce!"
"That's none of your business, Hookedstar!"Snapped a ginger and white she-cat.
"Clam down Clearstar--"purred a young silver tabby she-cat before she was interrupted by another leader.
"We are at a gathering! If we fight here our ancestors are sure to kill us with a Falling Star!"Squeaked an even younger mottled brown tabby tom. He looked up at the sky as if expecting to see the wrath of StarClan falling toward them.
"Stop being such a kit, Deerstar!And as for you Finchstar, if you ever talk to me like that again... I'll teach you a lesson you'll never forget!" Clearstar hissed.
Finchstar growled but said nothing as the fierce leader stepped forward to face the clans.
"Unlike all the other Clans, SharpClan is coping well with the cold,and we have three new warriors:Treesnap, Tailflight, and Harpyfeather!"
"Treesnap, Tailflight, Harpyfeather! Treesnap, Tailflight, Harpyfeather!"
Two brown tabby toms and a creamy brown she-cat stood proud and tall as they were called by their warrior names.
"We also have four new apprentices named Reedpaw, Loyalpaw, Fleepaw, and Briskpaw, and we have two new litters of kits."The boastful she-cat continued.
She stepped backwards and Deerstar took her place.
"Ummm...I uh-We also have new warriors! Wingwish and Flowerseed were made warriors one moon ago."
"Wingwish,Flowerseed,!Wingwish,Flowerseed!"
"But sadly,"The young tom murmured after the cheering stopped."A pack of dogs attacked the GustClan camp.We lost all our elders,including my mother Softgrass...we lost a kit named Flarekit,Ryepaw,his mentor Speckleddawn,and Wingwish. Let us all have a moment of silence."He sniffed, his eyes starting to water.
Every leader respectfully bowed their heads and kept quiet.All except for Hookedstar who fidgeted and sighed impatiently.
"That is all."Deerstar finished.
"Hookedstar, I could hear you shaking like a twoleg in a blizzard.If whatever you have to say is so important just say it now."Finchstar hissed.
"No, go ahead. I realize now that my announcement should be saved for last."He purred smoothly.
The silver tabby grumbled, and skipped forward.
"BogClan is doing well this dead-leaf, despite the fact that most of the water is frozen over,and that almost all the fish are gone.We have started hunting down land prey to fill up the fresh-kill pile. We have three new
apprentices:Lakepaw, Meltedpaw, and Frozenpaw. We also have one new litter of kits."
"Now that you are finished, it's my turn."The golden tabby tom's amber eyes glinted as he briskly stepped forward.
"Before I tell you about my new warriors, let me tell you about the new rule I want to be added to the Warrior Code!"
The crowd gasped and gaped in surprise and began to mew.
"I wonder what it is?"
"Well if it's stupid I know Clearstar won't agree to it."
"Nether will Deerstar!"
"Oh please!That suckling softy agrees with everything!"
"A new rule!"
"Oh, this is so exciting!"
Hookedstar silenced the crowd with the wave of his tail.
"I propose that kittypets,rouges,and loners are to be excepted into the clan, not chased away!"He yowled.
An eruption of outrage and shock exploded from every cat.
"Hookedstar!Are you CRAZY!"Clearstar screeched,backing away from the golden tom as if he were a stranger.
"Warriors have chased out rouges and kittypets for countless seasons!"Finchstar gasped,and shifted toward Clearstar.
"Hookedstar is a sensible cat.I'm sure he has a reason for wanting this rule in the Warrior Code."Deerstar meowed quietly.
"Thank you Deerstar,"He nodded gratefully at the small tom."The reason I want this rule is because every clan could always need new members."
The yelping died down as everyone thought about what he had just meowed.
"I mean, think about it.Rough times like this are hard to cope with.Finding a rouge or two to help feed and protect the clan wouldn't hurt. Besides, I have already accepted four non-clanborn cats."He turned toward his Elmclan cats.
"When I call your name stand up! Sally!"He meowed.
A white and brown she-cat stood up.
"Crackle!"
A silver tabby tom with black stripes hopped up.
"Olivia!'
A gray calico she-cat simply flicked her ears.
"And last but definitely not least, Sequoia! Come up here my love."
At first the other leaders couldn't spot the dark tortoiseshell she-cat, but when she emerged from the cluster of cats she was clearly visible. She slowly made her way up the pile to stand by Hookedstar.
"This is my mate, Sequoia."He beamed happily.
"I can't believe this is happening."Clearstar blinked her eyes repeatedly as if she was trying to wake up from a horrid dream.
"Actually,I think Hookedstar's rule would be very helpful to the clans."Finchstar mumbled,scraping her paw against bark.
"Me too."Deerstar added.
"What? I can't believe I just heard a clan leader say that!"Clearstar snarled,and turned away from the traitors.
"Clearstar,think about it...this could make your clan even larger."Deerstar insisted.
Clearstar turned around to face him.
"They don't even have clan names!"She shot.
"I decided that they should keep their old names, so they would never forget who they used to be."
Clearstar just stood there flabbergasted,these maniacs wanted to destroy everything she believed in.
"Fine! You three can become a bunch of rabbit pellet eating bottom feeders if you want too! Sharpclan will never succumb to such horrible things! SharpClan will become the largest clan below the mountains in history without help from outsiders!"
She leapt down from the cluster of earth and gathered her clan with a flick of her tail.
"SharpClan is leaving...this gathering is over."
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This is super old so please excuse any mistakes
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