The ShadowClan Tunnels (open to all)

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Swiftpaw wandered through the woods, following the scent of squirrels. He stopped to catch the scent in a bush, and stalked over crunchy leaves, not making a sound, just like he was trained. This was the hunting assessment that would help determine if he would become a warrior before the next Gathering. Swiftpaw wasn’t wasting it in any way. As he leaped to pounce on a squirrel, he extended his claws to sink into the furry pelt. As he landed, he cleanly caught the squirrel, pinning it down and delivering a quick killing bite to the neck. As he took a step into a bush to see if it was a good place to bury his prey, his paws were met with open air, and he fell into a shallow open space underneath the bush, leading down into the ground. A secret tunnel.

Ignoring the far-away calls of his mentor searching for him, he took a few cautious steps into the tunnel, and then padded into the darkness. Maybe if he found a secret tunnel into ThunderClan territory, Icestar would have no choice but to make him a warrior for his unfailing bravery to go into the unknown and bring back a new strategy for ShadowClan. Forget hunting; Swiftpaw wanted himself to be known not for just catching 6 pieces of prey in one ceremony, but for discovering a new travel system.

When Sunflare followed his apprentice’s scent to a hole in the ground that led to tunnels, he immediately headed back to camp to gather a patrol, knowing the musty scents would cover his apprentice’s trail through the winding underground tunnels he had discovered. Tunnels in the territory, imagine! One cat could disappear like a whisper if he took off through the tunnels himself. And if Swiftpaw exited the tunnels in another Clan’s territory, surely no warrior would spare a ShadowClan apprentice. As Sunflare bounded into camp to report his apprentice’s disappearance, thunder sounded overhead. If it rained, the tunnels would flood, and Swiftpaw, no matter how fast he could run, would be history. They would have to find Swiftpaw quickly, or else.

Plot:
Basically Swiftpaw is lost in some newly discovered tunnels, so cats are trying to find him. Other Clans can independently find the tunnels, or join the ShadowClan search party; it’s your decision. However, the tunnels are filled with surprises, such as floods, avalanches, old bones, strange creatures, and the list goes on. The roleplay will end when all the cats are out of the tunnels safely or when the flood hits. Second characters are recommended to be killed off by the end of the roleplay, but honestly whatever you want to do with them is fine with me.

This roleplay is open to cats of all Clans, loners, and rouges, since the tunnels stretch all the way underneath the Clan territories. They pop up all over, too- be creative. Unless if you want to make a second character, we will roleplay with our username characters, like we would in an ORPG. You don’t need to post a joining post; just jump right in. If you have any out-of-character questions, PM them to me instead of posting them here; it will make the roleplay easier to follow.


Events that have happened so far in the RPG:
-Swiftpaw gets lost
-Raz(Nocte) enters the tunnels, realizes Swiftpaw is in there
-Streamstar falls into tunnels
-ShadowClan sends patrol to tunnels

" gladly" she viciously attacked the rats around them. " they may taste good but they are evil in a way."