Post by Icestorm on Sept 11, 2008 15:39:51 GMT -5
At this rate i'll have to move this into epics! Okay, here's chapter 15!
CHAPTER 15
Rocktail dipped his head in greeting to Jazz, who was gazing around the clearing. Suddenly, the cat's pelt prickled. "I smell fox. What happened?" Rocktail felt that strange horror prick at his pelt again. How had he killed the fox singled-pawed? Was this why StarClan chose him? He was brought back by Jazz's gentle mew. "I understand." he murmered softly. Moving closer to him, he whispered, "I know you are the cat chosen by the starry cats. I am here to help you though the clan cats' old home and be your medicine cat."
Rocktail stared at him. "What happened to their old home?"
Jazz's eyes were darkened with sadness. "You will soon see," he whispered.
'Rocktail," Leafstar's voice behind him startled Rocktail. He saw she was bristling with uneasiness. "Who is this?" she mewed warily. Jazz dipped his head to Leafstar. "Greetings. My name is Jazz. I have been sent by starry cats to be your next medicine cat."
Rocktail was surprised by his seriousness. This cat was younger than him, yet he had the wisdom of a seasoned warrior. His truthful tone convinced Leafstar. "Starclan sent you?" she mewed. Then she dipped her head. "Then you are welcome here." Turning to Rocktail, she added, "Did you know about this?"
Rocktail nodded. "I'll explain later," he promiced. "First, we should introduce Jazz too the clan."
Leafstar nodded, and called the cats of SkyClan, and they gathered around her, staring curiously at Jazz. "That's a rouge. What's he doing here?" a voice sounded from the far end the clearing. Most cats were murmering and asking eachother the same question.
"Cats of SkyClan," Leafstar started. "This cat you see before you has been sent by StarClan to be your next medicine cat."
The cats bristling pelts smoothed out. "Your welcome here," mewed Flamestorm, who came up and touched his nose to Jazz's shoulder. The surrounding cats murmered agreement.
Jazz dipped his head to the SkyClan cats. "Thank you," he meowed gratefully.
"First, I will hold a naming ceremony for Jazz," Leafstar mewed. "I, Leafstar, leader of SkyClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down at this young cat. He wishes to learn the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Jazz, do you promice to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this clan, even at the cost of your life?" Jazz looked up at the stars. "I do," he meowed. "Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Jazz, from this moment you will be known as Songbreeze. StarClan trusts you will give all your wisdom and strenth, and we welcome you as a full memeber of SkyClan."
Leafstar rested her muzzle on the top of hi head, and he gave his shoulder a respectful lick.
"Songbreeze, Songbreeze!" Rocktail and Cherrytail yowled. Soon the rest of the clan joined in, and then they tured their attention back to Leafstar. "We can stay here no longer. We leave tommorow," she concluded, and padded to Echosong. She nodded, and walked over to Songbreeze.
He turned to Cherrytail, aware that her eyes were on him. "Did you know he was coming?" she asked. Rocktail wondered how she knew, then remembered he had told her. "Yes," he mewed. "Skywatcher told me."
She nodded, and together, pelts brushing, padded out of the clearing in scearch for prey for the clan.
CHAPTER 15
Rocktail dipped his head in greeting to Jazz, who was gazing around the clearing. Suddenly, the cat's pelt prickled. "I smell fox. What happened?" Rocktail felt that strange horror prick at his pelt again. How had he killed the fox singled-pawed? Was this why StarClan chose him? He was brought back by Jazz's gentle mew. "I understand." he murmered softly. Moving closer to him, he whispered, "I know you are the cat chosen by the starry cats. I am here to help you though the clan cats' old home and be your medicine cat."
Rocktail stared at him. "What happened to their old home?"
Jazz's eyes were darkened with sadness. "You will soon see," he whispered.
'Rocktail," Leafstar's voice behind him startled Rocktail. He saw she was bristling with uneasiness. "Who is this?" she mewed warily. Jazz dipped his head to Leafstar. "Greetings. My name is Jazz. I have been sent by starry cats to be your next medicine cat."
Rocktail was surprised by his seriousness. This cat was younger than him, yet he had the wisdom of a seasoned warrior. His truthful tone convinced Leafstar. "Starclan sent you?" she mewed. Then she dipped her head. "Then you are welcome here." Turning to Rocktail, she added, "Did you know about this?"
Rocktail nodded. "I'll explain later," he promiced. "First, we should introduce Jazz too the clan."
Leafstar nodded, and called the cats of SkyClan, and they gathered around her, staring curiously at Jazz. "That's a rouge. What's he doing here?" a voice sounded from the far end the clearing. Most cats were murmering and asking eachother the same question.
"Cats of SkyClan," Leafstar started. "This cat you see before you has been sent by StarClan to be your next medicine cat."
The cats bristling pelts smoothed out. "Your welcome here," mewed Flamestorm, who came up and touched his nose to Jazz's shoulder. The surrounding cats murmered agreement.
Jazz dipped his head to the SkyClan cats. "Thank you," he meowed gratefully.
"First, I will hold a naming ceremony for Jazz," Leafstar mewed. "I, Leafstar, leader of SkyClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down at this young cat. He wishes to learn the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Jazz, do you promice to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this clan, even at the cost of your life?" Jazz looked up at the stars. "I do," he meowed. "Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Jazz, from this moment you will be known as Songbreeze. StarClan trusts you will give all your wisdom and strenth, and we welcome you as a full memeber of SkyClan."
Leafstar rested her muzzle on the top of hi head, and he gave his shoulder a respectful lick.
"Songbreeze, Songbreeze!" Rocktail and Cherrytail yowled. Soon the rest of the clan joined in, and then they tured their attention back to Leafstar. "We can stay here no longer. We leave tommorow," she concluded, and padded to Echosong. She nodded, and walked over to Songbreeze.
He turned to Cherrytail, aware that her eyes were on him. "Did you know he was coming?" she asked. Rocktail wondered how she knew, then remembered he had told her. "Yes," he mewed. "Skywatcher told me."
She nodded, and together, pelts brushing, padded out of the clearing in scearch for prey for the clan.