MoonClan!

[Panda--Chan]

(lol sorry eagleheart but i'm stealin your kitty sis!)

"I'm going to the Moon Tree to become full leader," Patchpaw explained to Mewkit, purring. She turned to her escorts. "Cindermoon, Moonflower, let's go." They nodded and they began their way to the Moon Tree.

Once they reached the tree, Patchpaw nodded to her warriors, who waited at the roots while she climbed into the old abandoned owl hole. She sat on one of the crystals and closed her eyes, and let sleep wash over her.


Patchpaw looked around wildly. Where was anyone? StarClan didnt seem to be here...and then she looked up. The stars were moving. Round and round they spiraled, coming closer and closer to the ground until every last StarClan warrior stepped out of Silverpelt.

Nine of the cats stepped forward.

"Rainpool!" gasped Patchpaw, happy to see her mother. She turned to one of the other cats whom she had never seen before in this life, but knew who it was. "Caramelfur!" Patchstar's original mother.

"Welcome, young Patchpaw," mewed Caramelfur. "Are you ready to receive your nine lives?"

"Yes," she replied, "I'm ready."

A small she-cat with a pale coat, half white half orange, padded up. Patchpaw recognized Softkit, one of Cindermoon's kits who had been killed by wolves.

"With this life I give you courage," she small kit mewed, "use it well to protect yourself and your clan."

A pang of anguish seared through Patchpaw. It was so intense she thought she was going to die. It ended in pure terror piercing through her, and Patchpaw knew she was feeling what Softkit had felt during the last few moments of her short life.

Then it was gone, leaving Patchpaw gasping for air, her paws trembling. Great StarClan, she thought, how am I going to get through this?  

[MADLYALICE]

Mewkit blinked, then ran after Patchpaw.
she sat on the ground, hiding and watching her soon to be leader.
I want to be leader. I know it's my path  

[Panda--Chan]

The second cat padded forward.

"Tawnyclaw!" her old life's mentor's tortoiseshell pelt was a relief to see. Her mentor pressed her nose to Patchpaw's.

"With this life, I give you intellegence." mewed the wise old she-cat. "Use it well in training the young cats of your clan."

With Tawnyclaw's life flowing into her, she felt a sense of peace, security. Then it all washed away into confusion that Patchpaw remembered Tawnyclaw went through after her mate died. She felt a sense of nothingness; like nothing was important anymore. It hurt Patchpaw so much that she just wanted to lay down and die.

When it was done, Tawnyclaw pulled away. "I'm sorry," Patchpaw mewed. "I wish I could have helped."

Tawnyclaw smiled and disappeared into the starry mass of cats.  

[MADLYALICE]

Suddenly Mewkit could see starry cats. they couldn't see her, and neither could Patchpaw. but she was in the dream
Wow! amazing  

[Panda--Chan]

It was the third cat's turn. The brown tabby tom padded up and twitched his whiskers in amusement. "Long time no see," his accent made Patchpaw smile.

"Rockstar!" She purred as she recognized her friend. He smiled warmly.

"With this life," he began in his infamous accent, "I give you enlightenment. Use it to aid your clan through it's hardest times." He pressed his muzzle to Patchpaw's forehead.

As this new life entered her she smiled warmly. Rockstar had a great life, Patchpaw realized. He laughed always and everywhere he went cats laughed too. Even as he lay dying beside his mate from a battle wound, he still found the strength to smile.

When it ended, Patchpaw felt cold again, and watched as Rockstar's tabby pelt disappeared into the ranks of StarClan again.  

[Panda--Chan]

Patchpaw felt like someone was watching her.

Duh, all of StarClan is watching you! she snapped at herself, and let out a nervous laugh. The fourth cat approached, it was a long-haired red tom who smelled of FireClan.

Rustwhisker!! she recognized her first mate. Oh, Rustwhisker...
He pressed his muzzle to her's. "With this life," he said, "I give you devotion. Use it to help your clan and your friends."

As his life flowed into Patchpaw, she felt a burning desire to protect her clan, her friends, her kits. She felt Rustwhisker's love for her and his undying devotion to take care of everything he loved, and it ended in a pang of sorrow and failure. Patchpaw knew she was experiencing when Rustwhisker died in a border attack, and then she felt peace as Rustwhisker had when he joined StarClan. Her forelegs began shaking with how badly Rustwhisker wished to protect everything he loved, but she managed to look up when her first mate pulled away.

"Rustwhisker..." she murmured as the red FireClan tom turned and vanished into the midst.  

[Panda--Chan]

The next pelt was easily recognizable as he stepped forward out of the crowd.

"Swiftfeather!" Patchpaw's second mate who had died pressed his nose to Patchpaw's.

"With this life I give you strength," he meowed. "Use it to guide your clan well."

His life wasn't anything like Patchpaw expected. It was hard, filled with determination and longing, and a lot of pain seared through Patchpaw's body. She was left panting by the time Swiftfeather turned away.  

[Panda--Chan]

The sixth cat was a russet-colored tom.

"Russetkit?" Patchpaw whispered, and took a step back. The red tomcat's amber eyes bore into Patchpaw, making her feel uneasy. This was one of her and Rustwhisker's kits whom she had killed.

"Russetkit, i'm so sorry..." she began to explain. Russetkit just stared at her.

"Dont be. I'm Russetheart now." he pressed his nose to Patchpaw's. "With this life I give you justice." He lifted his eyes to look into Patchpaw's. "Use it to determine what is right and wrong and lead your clan accordingly."

The life that flowed into her seemed horrible. The pain of the coldness from the world followed shortly by the pain of death. There was no happiness in this life. Even though Russetheart and his sibling's lives were cut short, this life seemed the longest to bear.

Great StarClan! Patchpaw could barely think. When will it end?

Finally, the pain decreased as Russetheart had entered StarClan; the peace, the freedom, the warmth. Her son pulled his nose away and looked up at Patchpaw again, his eyes staring into hers once more. Without another word, he turned and walked away.

"Russetheart, I'm so sorry..."  

[Panda--Chan]

The seventh pelt was also a shocker. This cat had dark black fur and striking green eyes that Patchpaw had seen in a nightmare.

"Darkkit." she stated, standing her ground this time. Darkkit stared into Patchpaw's eyes the same way that Russetheart had. Darkkit was Russetheart's brother, and was killed the same way.

"Darkpelt," he corrected Patchpaw, and pressed his nose to her's. "With this life I give you understanding. Use it to comprehend your clan's troubles and help fix them."

This life was much the same as Russetheart's. It started off with coldness, but turned into warmth and love. Patchpaw was so involved in this new warm feeling that when the hardness of death and betrayal struck her, she was totally unprepared.

When the life turned back to calmness, Patchpaw nearly collapsed. Darkpelt drew away and left Patchpaw gasping for breath.

I cant take much more of this...

As Darkpelt turned away, Patchpaw noticed the two remaining cats were Caramelfur and Rainpool.

"Darkpelt, where's Spottedkit?" her third kit, her tiny she-cat? Where was she?

"Spottedkit isn't in StarClan," he answered bluntly.

Spottedkit isnt in StarClan? Patchpaw echoed in her thoughts. Where could her she-kit be?  

[Panda--Chan]

Rainpool padded up and pressed her muzzle to Patchpaw's forehead.

"With this life I give you nobility. Use it well to lead your clan."

The life that coarsed into Patchpaw was sweeter than the last two; Patchpaw could rest through this life. She found herself wanting it to never end, but when it did, she had to let her mother go.

"Thank you, Rainpool." mewed Patchpaw, "For everything."

Rainpool gave Patchpaw a lick and turned away to once more be with StarClan.  

[Panda--Chan]

The final cat to pad forward was Patchpaw's original mother, Caramelfur.

"With this life," mewed the cream-colored she-cat after she rested her muzzle on Patchpaw's head, "I give you love and compassion. Use it towards your clanmates and friends, and all those weaker than yourself."

This life started out smoothly. Warmth and love surged through her, and was quickly replaced by betrayal and untrust. Hunger burned stronger than Patchpaw had ever felt before, and she knew she was experiencing when her mother...and herself...had gone through when they became rogues. How the burning desire to protect her kits flowed from Caramel into Patchpaw, and the acceptance of SkyClan allowed her to rest again.

Patchpaw soon felt fear. Fear and uncertainty, and then calm, and she realized this was probably when SkyClan broke apart. She felt pride as Caramelfur did when her kits were made warriors, and then it was all swallowed into serenity when Caramelfur died and became a warrior of StarClan.

"I'm so proud of you," whispered Caramelfur, "my little leader." She stepped back and all the cats of StarClan stood up. With a flick of the tail, Caramelfur told Patchpaw to stand too. She shakily rose to her feet, scared that her pelt wouldnt be able to hold all the new lives that were in her now.

"Patchpaw, we as StarClan hail you by your new name, Patchstar. Your old life is no more; you have received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of MoonClan. Defend it well; care for the young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code, live each life with pride and dignity."

"Patchstar! Patchstar!" a million voices chanted. Patchstar dipped her head.

"Thank you, I promise to do all I can for my clan." She watched as the StarClan warriors rose back up into Silverpelt, and then it was black. Patchstar blinked her eyes open again.  

[I Deutschland I]

Scarclaw got up from where she was, seeing Blackstorm appear from the trees with a huge rabbit. Scarclaw looked at him with gratitude. "Wow! That's huge!" she mewed happily. Blackstorm nodded in thanks, then put it down on the fresh-kill pile. He then looked at Scarclaw, who was yawning. "You want to go to bed?" he asked. Scarclaw nodded, and they both walked into the warrior's den.  

[MADLYALICE]

Mewkit yowled,
"I'm going to be MoonClan's leader!"
Yes you are little one
Mewkit spun around and stared at a tom that looked like a leopard
And Lightkit will be a medicine cat, and Rainkit your deputy. and Longkit a fabulous warrior.
Mewkit bristled with shock  

[Panda--Chan]

Looking around, Patchstar saw a tiny kit on one of the other crystals.

"Mewkit!" she gasped, and the small kit jolted awake. "What are you doing here!?"  

[Hedgehog908]

Cindermoon waited in front of the cave.