The Gathering. 20th December 2013.

Dawn stayed silent and continued to watch them. Rill is coming Dawnpaw, be ready... The voice whispered to the six-moon old she-cat.

HowlingStar slightly narrowed his eyes to CopperStar, he glanced away after a few moments then stared out to the crowd of cats below.

KK, TIME FOR RC LEADER TIME THEN... HIS PEEPS CAN STEP FORWARD ONCE HE'S DONE HIS SPEECHERS. O_O

Silverlight stayed silent for a moment to listen to Copperstar and then replied to Leafheart. "Yes, it's strange. A voice? How is that possible?"

"Hmm..." Leafheart began thinking about hwo it could be possible.

The shy tom watched and listened, head ducked as he began casting nervous, furtive glances around.

Forsaken, antsy after sitting so long, began approaching cats from other clans.

How does Silverlight know there's a voice? She shouldn't know as she wasn't part of the RC drama. :3

RoaringFire had a hard time concentrating on the leaders words. A buzzing filled his ears and the voice grew louder. His head burned like fire.

Look RoaringFire... He is here... Look around you .. He shall lead you.... Trust him... You shall have choices RoaringFire ... Choose wisely....

RoaringFire frowned through the pain at the new words. "Choices..." He muttered. "What does...." He stopped and cringed the pain once more, crying out, hoping it wasn't too loud.

Rill is rising, your leader is here. Choices Dawnpaw, choices... The voice whispered to Dawn, and her head was burning. Rill was smashing against her brain, giving her a huge headache.

([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] WHYYY DOES PIGEON HAVE TO BE A QUEEEN. O.O)

Dynamic rises to his paws and makes his way unwillingly towards the large tree. Once on one of the branches he yowls, "Cats of all clans, I have received weird dreams with the main theme being; Rill." He shuffles before continuing, "When the forest divides, a rill shall rise." He begins to conclude, "I've discovered a new territory, perfect for a clan and believe it is my destiny to rise RILLCLAN!"

ChipmunkFire glanced at the tom,in shock. She leaned over to HowlingStar. "Do you believe,him?" She said, in a murmuring voice.

His hardened gaze moves to rest on ValiantClan's deputy. "It was your warrior ancestors who told me this, surely you are not doubting their choice?!"

THAT WAS HIS SPEECHERS RIGHT? OTHERS CAN COME UP NOW? O_O

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Now, DarkFlicker... rise up.
The words surprisingly became more gentle. Dark watched the newcomer speak proudly on the tree with the others, eyes widened.
Ancestors..? Is this what I was meant to do?! I really am DarkFlicker?
She asks herself, but she already new the answer. The calico she makes her way out of the bushes, speaking loudly. "This tom is telling the truth! I too have gotten messages from your ancestors, and while they are not as clear as his- I know that this is where I am meant to be!" She announces sitting herself in front of the large tree where she can be seen. "I was a loner, but they have given me a new name.... I shall be known as DarkFlicker! I'm going to help rise RILLCLAN!" She smiles boldly, feeling confidence flow through her like wildfire.

The tom tom grunted as he silently padded in, darting to a corner soundlessly, before seeming to send glare every-which-way, though he was actually looking for Grouse.

The vibrant she-cat spots CunningBreath and trots to his side, her pelt accidentally brushing his. The feline retracts slight, embarrassed, before asking, "Do you think they are speaking the truth? Of this new.. 'RillClan'b" She asks in a hushed voice.

RoaringFire's eyes flashed open. They blazed with a crackling fire as he heard the words uttered. He eyed dynamic, untrusting.

Trust him RoaringFire...  The voices said. He shall guide you... Courage RoaringFire, speak the truth...

RoaringFire gulped and stepped up to raise his voice. "I too have been plagued by such omens. They were brutal, relentless, messages that made my fur seem to crawl off and my head to spin..."
"They would not let off and I was about to assume I was going crazy. But now I know that it is something much more. And I....." The tom trailed off in the middle of his sentence, in front of all of the cats at the clearing, as he turned to look at DoveHeart.

Mumble watched, his dull gaze sharpening as he heard their statements. A glimmer of distrust shone in green gaze.

Forsaken excitedly sprang to his paws, eager to here more. They must be crazy...

"Roaringfire..." Doveheart whispered to the tom. Her eyes fell downward. "If Starclan told you to join Rillclan, then you must..." She murmured. "But then we cannot be together... I'm still a Valiantclan cat." The white she-cat added silently. 

Dawn saw the two cats, and was reluctant to show herself to them. She waited to leave her hiding place.

SorrowSong slowly rose on her paws. "I have been also recieving these messages from Rill," she admits. "I will help to rise RillClan." She lifted her head.

Dynamic smiles brightly to the cats that had stood up to help him. "If any other cats have received...Rill, please step forth now so we can all settle this."

The pale brown deputy rose on her paws. "I never said I doubt my warrior ancestors. But, any cat would feel it is strange when an unknown cat comes foward, announcing such unexpected news." Her pale blue eyes hardened as she sat.

SorrowSong frowned at the tom‘s reaction to the depty, but decided to ay nothing.

Dawn leaped from her hiding spot, "I've got it too!!!b My name is Dawn, but i guess I'm supposed to be Dawnpaw." She spoke up. The six moon old she-cat was kind of nervous with all the cats here.

She smiles brightly upon seeing Dawn, knowing her from before she feels a little bit relieved. Instead of being surround by strangers. "I'm sorry if this is so sudden or disrespectful to any of you...but this feels right." She mews looking to ChipmunkFire and then to the other leaders, trying to be more formal.

Dawn looked around at all the cats and realized she was the youngest and smallest of most.

RoaringFire looked at Doveheart with amber eyes, his whirling emotions blocking out any other sights and sounds. "But..." He meowed, then shook his head, denying his thoughts. I have to... It is what StarClan wants.. I cannot deny them...He padded over to DoveHeart. "I know... I have to go...." He meowed in agreement and put his nose to her cheek. "And I also know that after this moment I  will no longer be able to say this." He meowed, his heart feeling as if it was being ripped in half. He felt sick as he took a shaky breath. "We could have been so happy together, DoveHeart... And I wish we were able to be... But StarClan has called..." He whimpered. "So what I want you to remember, is that you need to keep me in your heart... There, I will never let go. I love you DoveHeart." He meowed and licked her forehead, then turned away as tears welled in his amber orbs. He padded solemnly over to his new "clan-mates", leaving all he has ever known, as the tears rolled off of his fiery cheeks and splashed into the dirt beneath his paws. RoaringFire didn't look back.

"Roaringfire... I love you too...." Doveheart mewled, her blue eyes clouding. "I love you..." She repeated as a tear trickled down her cheek. "Starclan told you to join Rill, and we can't argue with that..." The she-cat sighed.

Dewpaw looked around in confusion. She padded over to Leafheart. "Do you know what they're talking about?"

"Starclan put a prophecy out for them..." Leafheart murmured, flicking her tail to the cats.

"Roaringfire, you'll never leave my heart..." Doveheart murmured, tears falling from her eyes. "I just wish you could stay in Valiantclan..." She mewled too quietly to hear.

Dawnpaw padded over to her new "Clanmates" she was much younger then all of them. She was only six moons old.

SorrowSong slpwly padded to them.

The tom blushed a little, before he frowned, half in distaste and confusion as he watched the display. "I am... unsure whether to believe any of this." He leant his head towards her ear, to make sure only she heard.

The sights and sounds were blocked by a churning of emotions, Doveheart was heartbroken. Tears weld up in her eyes, pouring down like a waterfall. The she-cat stared at the group of Rill cats, just wishing Roaringfire was not one of them. Dawn stood in the group of cats, wishing she could vanish into the snow like she usually did. The young cat felt a bit out of place in 'Rill.'

DynamicShadow stood, smiling, waiting to hear what the leaders had to say.

GrouseWarmth sighs as she watches the leaders, yet was exited to hear what they would say.

"Hold up- RillClan?" Awrycloud exclaimed, skepticism lacing her tone, "There's only /three/ clans in this forest! Besides, why should we believe that loners are telling the truth?"

"Hn. I agree." Cunning nodded to Awry.

Dawn spoke up, "If we were lying, how could they know about Rill?" She motioned towards the Clan cats in the group.

"They might be making it up, and when they get the chance, they could decide to attack the clans," Awrycloud decided, her eyes narrowing slightly. She was a little surprised not many of the others doubted these strangers. And some even planned to /join/ them?

The tom narrows his eyes to AwryCloud, his tail swishing impatiently, "It is what you ancestors choice! I'm sure they would be mad if you disagree with them."

"This is not disagreement, loner. We are simpy doubting." Her le blue eyes hardened, "I am sure StarClan not be happy with yoi either if they had really made this choice, showing such disrespect to our warriors. Clan cats respect each other in Gathering." She eyed the loner, coolly. She flicked her ears.

An abyssinian looking cat stepped up quietly, out of her hiding place. "RillClan? I have heard the same name in my dreams. I didn't know what it meant but I was drawn to this place... my name is Sun." 

Goldenfire... She heard a whisper. Her ear flicked like she had heard something. "I felt the same feelings as Darkflicker. I will help rise RillClan, no matter what happens, I will protect it and it's members with my life. And I will help Dynamic, Darkflicker, and anyone who will become a RillClan warrior!" She meowed, walking up to where she was in sight of everyone. "And I will not be named Sun anymore. I have heard whispers... and my new name shall be GoldenFire." The she-cat yowled.

Okay, ^ I wasn't sure if you were still part of the drama as you never told me. I assumed that you had just pulled out since you were inactive. But, your timing has been good, so, I'll leave it as it is. And no, loners can't just rename themselves to clan-cat names. It just doesn't seem right to me as they don't hold the leadership rank.

HowlingStar sat, silently. He observed the outbursts and claims. He thought, long and hard, knowing someone would expect him to speak. The silver-tabby tilt his head to his daughter and slightly smirked at her doubt. The tabby gave a slight shrug of his shoulders. "If StarClan has said, then it must be so," he meowed. "I am not one to doubt my ancestors, nor challenge the words of what they say." The tabby shot a cool smile towards AwryCloud, "Attack the clans?" He said in amusement: the thought of a fight not seeming to waver him in the slightest, in fact, it amused him. "Do not meow words of war within the Gathering, AwryCloud."

AudacityFlame narrowed his pale green eyes, not seeming too convinced. He eyed the "RillClan" cats and slightly tilt his head to the side, examining them, curiously.

"I accept what StarClan says," she said, flicking an ear. There was still a tiniest trace of doubt, but other clan cats had also heard it, so it must be. She still disliked the disrespect tk other cats in a Gathering aboit the tom, though.

Awrycloud avoided her father's gaze, a frown making its way onto her maw. It was far too strange an idea for her to accept immediately, though she supposed she would have to if her leader believed it was the truth.

(  I missed two pages? I was just gone for Christmas! Also, I think Silverlight knew about the voice since someone said something about it.)

Silverlight sat quietly, this was all a lot to take in. She just nodded in agreement, if this was what Starclan wanted, who was she to stop them. It would be interesting to see how loners become clan cats.

Dark shifted awkwardly, her confidence wavering even in the group of 'Rillclan' cats. "Starclan has not frowned on our actions have they? That's what you call them right?" She mews a little quieter, not quite sure. "...at least let us prove ourselves."

O.O Do loners know about the StarClan disapproval thing? I mean.... O.O

(Oh my gosh, I'm sorry I'm so late!!! o-o)

HeatFlow glanced around and saw all the cats in pain. "What the..." he questioned his self in a whisper.

"I agree," RoaringFire spoke up somewhat bitterly, looking up from the ground with tear stained fur that refused to dry. "But current events are proof enough already. Shouldn't you believe that this was a message from StarClan if we all have received the same signs? Surely this is not a coincidence... Didn't you see the changes made to our lands? The rumble of the Earth?" His amber eyes were flickering with sour remorse. "Don't you have eyes? Are you blind?..." He hissed sharply and trailed off. "There has been too much change for this to be just a coincidence..." His ears were pinned back as he winced.

( Shocked I missed two pages? I was just gone for Christmas! Also, I think Silverlight knew about the voice since someone said something about it.)

Wut? No? xD She should know nothing about it. She wasn't involved in the drama therefore she should know nothing.

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O.O Do loners know about the StarClan disapproval thing? I mean.... O.O

Huh? xDD

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The leader narrowed his golden eyes, "Hold your tongue!" The silver-tabby boomed to RoaringFire, "A gathering is no time for insults and disrespect." His tone sharp, an angered grumble in his tone. The silver-tabby opened his eyes and slightly smirked, shrugging at the "RillClan" cats. "CopperStar, what do you think?" The SombreClan leader leaned in the direction of the TempestClan leader, somewhat interested in what he had to say. The tabby sighed, shaking his head, another clan.. Hmm. Perhaps it is a message from StarClan..Perhaps. It seems as though it is, but.. It seems so strange.

Dark said that "Isnt StarClan suppose to send a warning when they are disapproving something?" I thoght they were still loners atm and didnt too much about the StarClan thing xD

"There are no disrespect,in a Gathering, RoaringFire!" She said, her meow sharp.