Broken Tradition. {WindClan}

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Foxstar nodded towards SmallHeart, with a caring smile. She then leapt back upon the highrock, and looked back down to the fellow cats.

She looked over at BadgerPaw, and smiled.
"BadgerPaw, Please step forward!"

She grinned, and then blinked. She would have to name Myxa soon..

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SootClaw blinked, and smiled at CedarClaw. He then rose his voice, and exclaimed.

"SmallHeart, SmallHeart, Smallheart!"

He flicked the she-cats ear, telling her that she should do the same, and then looked back with wide and caring eyes.

"I love you, which makes me alright, hun."

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Speak Out

Badgerpaw felt his nerves calm when Foxstar called out his name. So he hadn't been forgotten after all. All the same, the tom knew he would feel much better once he had been properly made a warrior. Raising his chin to look directly at the leader, the overgrown apprentice padded over to where Smallheart remained, giving her a quick smile in congratulations. They'd been in the same boat for some time now, but they were now finally stepping out and onto land.

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Eh, Eh, Eh

Cedarclaw joined in the yowls of welcome for the new warrior, not having known that it was customary. She then back at Sootclaw with love. "I'm glad," she purred, resting against his black flank. "I love you so much."

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She smiled warmly, and rose her head towards the sky.

"I, FoxStar, Leader of WindClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. He has trained hard to learn your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn."

She paused, and looked back at him.

"BadgerPaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your clan, even at the cost of your life?"

She knew the answer, but she kept quiet.

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SootClaw purred, and licked her ear. He wanted her memories back, but then again, he didn't. Was that a bad thing? Most likely.

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Time Is Now

Badgerpaw looked up with confidence pulsing from his body. All could think was Finally! "It is," he mewed, loud and undoubting. He had been ready for this moment for far too long.

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"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. BadgerPaw, from moment on, you will be known as Badgerstep. Starclan honors your bravery and your confidence and we welcome you as a full warrior of WindClan!"

Just like what she did with SmallHeart, she jumped down, and placed her head upon the young warrior's head with a purr. While doing so, she whispered.

"After this meeting, see me in my den, please."

She mew'd.

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Something New

Badgerpaw- no, Badgerstep, felt as if he was going to burst with pride. He was a full warrior, and no cat was going to take that from him. When Foxstar approached him and set her chin upon his head, the black and white warrior licked her shoulder respectfully, but hesitated a bit when she spoke. What could she want from him now? But because she whispered it, he guessed it wasn't meant to be known, and just gave the slightest nod of his head. "Thank you, Foxstar." He dipped his head to her and stepped back, waiting for her to dismiss the Clan and wondering what this could be about.

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FoxStar leapt back upon her rock while all the cats was calling out his name as well. She blinked slowly.

"One more cat to annouce, Myxa, Step forth."

She heard a few gasps and hisses, but the tom padded forth. He didn't know what to do during ceremonies, and he looked rather confused.

"Myxa, you have fought for our clan with pure bravery, although you did not know what you were in for, nor know what to do. With that, I grant you to be an apprentice in turn. From this moment on, you will now be known as GoosePaw."

She was scanning the camp, trying to pick which warrior would be best for this young tom. She then spotted one cat, and she thought it would be wise.

"SwiftFire, you are a good warrior to this clan. I give you GoosePaw as your apprentice, please teach this tom the warrior code well, and the fighting techniques that he needs to learn."

She smiled softly, and spoke once more.

"I declare this meeting over, I want a few cats in my den. SwiftFire, BadgerStep, and MoonSpirit."

She hopped down, FoxStar going back to her den, With GoosePaw blinking slowly.

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The Older I Get

After watching Foxstar name the new apprentice, Badgerstep looked at him doubtfully. Sure, he could fight well enough, but would he make a good Clan cat? He flicked his tail as if to shrug. Just like everyone else, he'd have to wait and see. Then the warrior stood from his sitting place and headed toward Foxstar's den. The black and white tom had a couple ideas about what she wanted to see them about, but he couldn't be certain about either, so he went quietly.

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Moonspirit flicked her ear, wondering why Foxstar wanted her now. She never seemed to want to before... She trotted over to Foxstar's den and hauled herself inside. She was excited for Badgerstep and wanted to congratulate him in his own way.

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Swiftfire joined in at the calls to the new clan mates. When a cat was named an apprentice though, Goosepaw, she was utterly surprised at her being chosen to be his mentor. Her paws trembled. Her first apprentice was Goosepaw. She was happy, but was there something behind this motive that Foxstar knew and she didn't? Goosepaw was a bit weird. She had also noticed that he didn't like to fight...

Getting onto her paws, she listened to the rest of what Foxstar had to say. She wanted her, Badgerstep, and Moonspirit to join her in the leader's den.

Her ears twitched and she looked at Nightclaw. "If I don't come back, assume the worst," she joked. Swiftfire then walked to Goosepaw and nodded to him.

"I'm glad to mentor you in the proud ways of the clans. I'll see you soon." Her tail flicked onto his shoulder as she went by.

She then walked to Foxstar's den and went inside. Swiftfire sat down slowly as her eyes adjusted. "I'm here, Foxstar. You wanted to see me?"

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Ashstorm wriggled in delight when she heard that Foxstar accepted Myxa into the clan. She giggled whenever she heard what his name was to be. Goosepaw, after the tom had been convinced he had been a bird in the first place. She dashed over to him once to clan meeting was over, tackling him and nuzzling his neck with a fierce purr.

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[[Hehe.. I picked GoosePaw because Goose is also silly. xD I just noticed that it was also a bird, kinda ironic, no?]]

GoosePaw blinked at SwiftFire with a friendly manner. He grinned wildly, and nodded a bit.

"Of course! I'm sure you can help me learn to fly!"

He couldn't help but say that, for it was true. Almost immediately when SwiftFire turned to leave, he got tackled, by his beloved rare bird.

He fell with a giggle, and a large purr, nuzzling her fiercely.

"Hello my rare bird!"

He purred.

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FoxStar was at the back of her den, sitting right into her comfy nest. It looked rather matted, for she didn't care how it felt for a while. She would deal with it later. She was waiting for the others to arrive, but before the two other cats did, she spoke to BadgerStep.

"Congradulations. I was going to give you the name anyways.. It was the matter of time, and I wanted you to fight. Sorry."

She said that kinda motherly, but before she could say anymore, or BadgerStep could say more, MoonSpirit and SwiftFire padded in.

Her ears flicked, and rose her head up with determination.

"Yes, I wanted to see all three of you. I am traveling to HighStones tomorrow night, and I wanted you three to come with me. I needed to give you three heads up first."

She narrowed her eyes at SwiftFire, trying to read her expression, but shook her head.

"That is all, really."

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Something Great

Once Badgerstep had settled down inside Foxstar's den and heard her speak, surprise and a little anger flared up inside him. He had never wanted to fight RiverClan, seeing that their reasoning was completely off, and had done it solely so he could obtain his warrior name. But the fact that now she said that he would have gotten it anyway... It made the whole thing seem even more pointless. He parted his jaws to say something, but when the others padded in her decided to keep his mouth closed.

The news of the journey temporarily distracted the young tom from Foxstar's sneaky plot, and excitement replaced the anger. He hadn't been to the Moonstone in... StarClan knew how long! It would be good to see it, or at least go on the trip to Mothermouth. He dipped his head to the ginger leader. "Thank you, Foxstar," he mewed.

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The she-cat's blue-green gaze flittered through all the cats, eyeing them suspciously. She never really trusted them anymore, no one, but out of all the others, she trusted these cats more than the others. Not only that, since of everything, how everyone treated her, could you blame her?

She didn't even trust her old deputy, the one who recently died. She trusted her little, at least she trusted her at all. And now, with her gone, everything was turning into ruin, even MoonSight started to hate her, she could sense it.

She let out a sigh, and the white tip of her orange tail flicked, signalling the cats to leave.

"MoonSpirit, SwiftFire, wait outside the den. I must speak with BadgerStep alone for now, thank you. I will talk to each of you in a few minutes, let us speak."

She looked at the two cats sternly, her ears flickering around with suspect, and rather, unease. She was unsure on how BadgerStep would speak to her when they padded away, and all she could do was wait, and have his anger slip out of his lips, his words insult her ragged pelt.

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Secrets

Badgerstep's ears pricked in surprise. Why talk to them individually like this? Wouldn't it have just been easier to talk to them all at once? Or was it something secret for each cat? He sat there uncomfortably as he waited for Moonspirit and Swiftfire to leave then den, then blinked at Foxstar. "What's this all about?" he asked warily. The black and white warrior had chosen not to express his feelings of anger for now, but to wait, see if things got better or worse with whatever the WindClan leader had to say.