I promised you all that I would update again soon! It would be sooner but not having internet and packing up the house can affect when this stuff gets put up here. At least you all had a longer time to get you entries in, right?
Anywho, I bet you all just want me to quit jabbering and get on to the contest. So I will.
THE WINNERS
In third place, we have MrSpockify with -
Latedusk was patrolling late one night, when he heard a snap of a branch. Alarmed and trying to protect his clan from danger, he charged at the noise. He chased whatever it was to the edge of a rocky overhang, and the noise stopped. Curious, he went forward to peer over the edge, not aware that the rocks were precarious. He yowled out as he plunged over with the boulders, but was stricken silent as his front paws were wedged underneath a large rock. He called out helplessly, but was found near morning. He was released from underneath the boulder, but, unfortunately, both of his front paws were rendered useless, and he was retired to the elders den.
Have a Darkstripe plushie!
In second place, we have Wilder123 with - Latedusk was an honored, respected warrior in his Clan but had never had an apprentice. When his leader gave him an apprentice, a shaggy gray tom named Wolfpaw, Latedusk considered it an honor and a privilege... that is, until he got to know Wolfpaw. The mentally starving young apprentice immediately took a violent dislike to his mentor who had done nothing wrong to the apprentice, and proceeded to devote his life to quietly making Latedusk's life miserable. First was the killing of Latedusk's mate, Blazefern, and newborn kits. Then came the "hauntings" as Wolfpaw pretty much stalked his mentor, making the warriors paranoid and untrusting. He rebelled against his mentor in every way possible, arguing ad counter-arguing with everything Latedusk said, but acting innocent in front of others. The medicine cat was sure Latedusk was just grieving over Blazefern and was taking it out on his apprentice, and only Latedusk knew the truth behind his odd habits. Slowly but surely, Wolfpaw's persistent techniques drew Latedusk insane. When Wolfpaw was made a warrior and named Wolfblaze, Latedusk went over the edge. He tried to kill his former apprentice as his mind clouded over and only the intervention of the leader stopped the senior warrior from completely killing the young tom. Everything the medicine cat tried could not break Latedusk out of his insanity, and he was forced into the elder's den at a too-early age. Wolfblaze was never punished and Latedusk to this day cowers in the corner of the elder's den, trembling wildly and muttering incoherently.
Have a Lionblaze plushie!
And in first place, we have Shadowed Flight with -It all started when Latedusk was in early kithood. His brother, Talonkit, slowly starved to death in the middle of a deadly Leaf-Bare. For quite a long time after that, he was quite depressed and his brother and himself had been like inseperable twins. He was made an apprentice with little to nothing happening, and he was appointed apprentice to the newly made deputy, Flametooth. Flametooth taught him well, and when he was three moons into his apprenticeship, a brutal fight occured between a huge group of rogues and the Clan. Flametooth was viciously slaughtered in front of him, and his mother only seconds later. Latedusk fought on, even after seeing his father terribly wounded, and soon went to help the Clan leader who was fighting off four cats at once. Before he could help, just as he jumped on the first of the cats, his leader Fernstar was killed with no mercy. After the battle, Latedusk was completely numb. The Clan had no leader, no deputy, his mother was dead, as was his brother, and his father was inches from StarClan. The Medicine Cat Frostpelt could not save his father and he died later that night. Latedusk couldn't move, couldn't think enough to make himself get up and do something. When a sign from StarClan was sent and a new leader, Wolfshadow the strong gray she-cat, was chosen she made him a warrior in two seconds after seeing what he had gone through. Through all the haze in his mind, the newly named Latedusk wanted vicious revenge. After seeing the death of so many, his mind was slowly falling into the brink of insanity. He left the Clan and tracked down the group of rogues, where over half the group still remained in the middle of a great city. Latedusk surprised the rogues in the middle of the night while they were in a deep slumber and quickly slit the throat of the leader, who was named Shard. Soon after, taken by surprise, only two rogues were left when they fled. Latedusk was covered in blood and couldn't see through the crimson dripping into his eyes. He stumbled back through the city, half-blind with insanity and longing for his lost family. He was almost back to his home when the two remaining rogues, Shard's mate Ice, and her brother Eagle, attacked him to the ground and left him for dead. His clanmates, with the new Wolfstar, found him and thought he was dead. They managed to get him to Frostpelt, who treated him but soon discovered that both his eyes had been ripped out and his vocal chords slashed so deeply that he could no longer speak. With his unstable mind, no voice, and unable to see, Latedusk, just made a warrior, had to retire. He now sits in the corner of the Elders den shaking, sometimes found in the middle of the night clawing at the place where his eyes once were in the middle of a vicious nightmare. He makes gurgling noises deep in his throat, mournful sounds that others hate. He tries to wail for the death of his family, for the rogues that he killed, for all of the things he could have prevented. Latedusk is utterly alone, blind and insane, unable to speak to anyone, and that is just the way he likes it. He feels that he deserves it after all he has and has not done.
Have a Bluefur plushie!
THE CONTEST -
So I was re-reading some of my Warrior books in the car yesterday. As I read through them, I realized something. Some of the names the Erins chose really just stink. I mean, they're good names, but they lack in character. So I want you all to fix that.
I'm giving you a list of five cat names from the actual series. For three of those names, you will just be changing the ending (leave the 'fire' but change the 'heart'). For the other two, you will be doing the oppisite (leave the 'stripe' but change the 'grey'). Make sense?
THE NAME LIST -
Whitestorm
Brackenfur
Stormfur
Littlecloud
and
Bluefur
RULES -
1. Make a name that fits the cat.
2. Keep the first part of the name for only three cats.
3. Keep the second part of the name for only two cats.
4. Enter a new name for all five cats.
5. Try not to repeat names.
6. Don't use names that are featured in the books!
EXAMPLES -
Whitestorm becomes Furystorm.
Bluefur becomes Bluemind.
Obviously, those examples are sucky. Ignore them. I'm actually much more creative with names when I want to be.
ANNOUNCEMENT -
I'm very, very sorry for the time in between updates. Again. It's just that between moving and having to go to the E.R. to make sure my horse didn't bite my shoulder hard enough to fracture it, I've had a pretty hectic week. They should come quicker now that I have the internet up and running again.