Moments before the fall.

[gingersnapsdacat]

    The thin she-cat padded towards the carriages, the moon shining on her pelt. This was only HeronStar's second gathering as a leader, so she still felt the pressure to prove that she was not just a terrified warrior in over her head. However, HeronStar was still suprised to see that she was the first leader to arrive at the gathering. It was not a bad thing by any means, being early. It just meant that she...was early. And it gave her time to think of everything she would need to tell the other clans.
    Lets see...AdderSnap is a warrior...we have lots of new apprentices...the prey has been running well. We are doing...fine.
She leapt up onto the carriages, quickly finding a good place to watch her clanmates.
“As always, we have nothing to hide.”

    Sparrowpaw followed closely behind her mother, eagre to see her first ever gathering. She could learn so much from the other clans! Maybe they had different birds, or different rocks that they could tell her about. But first, she would have to find someone to talk to….




** Takes place Prior to the MothClan fire and RootClan Plague**

[Miss Tactical]

Eveningstar gave a snort as he lead mothClan into the clearing. He made his presence known at the last gathering, and where he stood in terms of outsiders. There hadn’t been much excitement this past moon sure, there were new warriors, and apprentices this moon, but nothing to report otherwise. He narrowed his eyes slightly looking back at the cats following behind him…perhaps he should reemphasize how strong they were. Immediately some of the older cats went to the very back, apprentices went to gossip among themselves. ”Remember gather information do not give it away…I’m sure there are cracks all over if you look hard enough.” With a coy smirk the black tom walked towards the monster taking a leap and landing next to Heronstar.

”Good evening, hope prey is running well in IvyClan.” His tone certainly wasn’t the MOST friendly, but it wasn’t cold like it normally was, a simple greeting to show peace was all he needed to do. He watched his clan begin to mingle and nodded slowly, MothClan was continuing to grow and it made him rather happy to see his clan thriving.

[Ava]

Screechstar led his clan gradually, taking their sweet time arriving at the gathering. Ahead, he noticed that Heronstar had already leaped up, while Eveningstar was just arriving. He found himself still trying to wrap his head around how Eveningstar, Heronstar, and Sablestar were all appointed leader suddenly and at the same time, a true coincidence. By now, he was sure that StarClan wasn't out to get the forest and try to set it ablaze or release packs of rabid rats to injure and kill everyone, so his worried mind of the previous gathering had calmed significantly. After all, he found that with his mind at ease and more calm, everything went smoothly and no questionable leadership calls were made. 

Turning briefly to his clan, he dipped his head and spoke quickly, "Mingle as you wish." RootClan had been plentiful with success in the previous moon, naming two new warriors and prey being excessive, even for the warmer moons. It also appeared that Ravenbranch and Swanstream, two of the older warriors and experienced parents, were planning on having another litter, though he was unsure on that. 

"'Evening, Heronstar, Eveningstar," he dipped his head, "Everything running well in your respective clans?" Even though he asked, he knew that neither of them would reveal anything interesting, as to not appear weak. It would go how things always went at gatherings- they would talk about boring things like the weather and how great their clan is doing, then they'd say how "This person was named an apprentice this moon" and "These two people had kits this moon" and on and on and on. Occasionally something interesting would happen, but nothing too interesting seemed to be happening right now.

[Broadwaykat]

It was a warm night, that was for sure; Dustytuft felt like panting in a rather dog-like fashion in order to relieve some of the heat built up beneath her pelt. But she still enjoyed the warmth compared to the other seasons; where the chill would get right to her claws and end up eating at her skin, and her belly was always hungry. The good thing, if anything, about the heat is that the prey around the area seemed to be pretty sluggish too. 

She gave her apprentice a little nod and sent them off into the crowd of gathered cats as she lept up onto the Deputies spot, settling in a tight little comfortable knot of her body. Compared to the massive toms of the other four clans, she may as well look like a squirrel among rabbits; but she could at least keep her good humor about it.

"Hot enough for you?" She joked as she settled down. "Swear it's Greenleaves like this that I wonder if it'd been worth it being born a fish - all that cool water, right?"

[mewmehh]

Running a tad bit late, Sablestar's striped pelt streaked ahead of his clan as they finally arrived at the Moon's Maw for the moon's gathering. Panting, he lashed his creamy white tail wildly to dismiss his cats. "En-enjoy your evening, Mistclan. Heh...heeh...relax," he puffed quickly before clearing the distance to reach the other leaders. As he did so, Mistclan moved to join the rest of the cats.

Hauling himself up the trainside, Sablestar could finally breath as he slumped down in an available spot near the edge. His amber eyes twinkled weakly as he gave a little cough, grinning awkwardly. G-good evening! I hope prey's r-" He coughed again before clearing his throat. "-Running well. Heeh..." Sweeping his tail around his paws, the Mistclan leader kept to himself until his turn, his nose running a little.

(sorry sorry sorry! please forgive my lateness)

[gingersnapsdacat]

    HeronStar quickly sat up straight, drawing herself up in the presence of her fellow leaders. As the youngest, and smallest, of the leaders, she felt an extra bit of pressure to look like she belonged up there. Ironically, the only leader that was closer to her in age was also the one who had held his position for the longest; ScreechStar. 
    But as each of the other leaders joined her upon the carriage, HeronStar noticed that they were one leader short. 
    "Have either of you seen SableStar?" She mewed, trying to peer out and catch a glimpse of any Mistclan cats. "He is usually here by now..."
       But not long after she had asked, the cool and earthy scent of MistClan wafted towards her, and she was able to spot SableStar running towards the clearing. For a moment, HeronStar wondered if something was amiss. Her worries were needless though, as SableStar was soon standing atop the carriage, panting heavily. Although seeming a little under the weather, SableStar seemed to be doing fine. 
    "Well, now that we are all here, I suppose I will begin," HeronStar mewed. Not wanting to delay any longer, she stepped forwards, ready to start her speech. 
"Everyone!" she yowled, trying to capture the attention of the gathered cats. As seemed to be typical of the IvyCLan leader, she had no idea what words she was actually supposed to use. "The gathering shall now begin!"
"IvyClan has been blessed to have many kits become apprentices; Phesantpaw, Sparrowpaw, Violetpaw, Vervainpaw, Volepaw, Pansypaw, Pondpaw, and Pollenpaw." HeronStar had to pause for breath. "We also welcome Addersnap as our newest warrior!" 
Having no more to say, the IvyClan leader took a paw step backwards, allowing one of the others to take her place.