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So guys, I said that I'll be doing this, and I'm doing it.

On this thread, post one of your kitties at any time, and every Friday morning I'll randomly pick two cats. The first one will be chosen as cover, and the second one will be interviewed by either Dreamwhisperer, Moonshimmer or Starblaze. Just complete the code below and leave us a comment down. If your cat is lucky enough to be ever picked, make sure that you don't forget to fill out the "possible questions" tab! :)

Code:

[i][u]Name:[/u][/i]
[u][i]Clan:[/i][/u]
[u][i]Picture:[/i][/u]
[u][i]Possible Interview:[/i][/u]

Cats: (a way to make this easier for me to just copy paste it into random.org)

Blacktwig
Smokepelt
Pansyface
Hazeflight

CHECK HERE FOR IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

16/02/2017: this week's news (hopefully released on Monday) will not feature a  OTW cat cover!

Name: Blacktwig
Clan: ThunderClan
Picture: The bab.
Possible Interview: Speak to him about Emberheart, Mottledwing, and all the things that'll make him sad. Also speak about his relationship with Emberfall, Mossfoot, and how it felt to have kits in several different clans. Also bring in a Pinewhisker too. You can tell him about the fanfic, and make him very much embarrassed. Talk to him about Sheepnose, and how he feels about everything that's happened thus far. Ask him about his opinions on other cats! If any of the news crew needs lines for the answers, PM me and I'll PM you back with the quotes. The reason I think he should be featured as this cat is because he wasn't in the character contest, I've never put him in polls, and overall, he has been through a lot for his age. So yeh. I just wanted to put him in there; don't judge. C': more stuff because I have nothing better to do: You can talk to him about his genetics, his opinions on other Clans (like the aforementioned cats), and the stuff that he secretly likes to do. If you do this you can find out a lot more about him, and so can other users. Also, his favourite prey if needed because... I really don't know. If you also somehow want to ask me about it; I'll just tell you here, his old speech color was a whole lot lighter. Here's a full, brief history of Blacktwig (in a different color so you can read): Born as a kit named Blackkit, he wandered into the Abandoned Barn because I was a newb and I thought ThunderClan still lived there during the DF takeover. In fact, he was born into the Dark Forest's era, his mother Mistywater of ThunderClan, father Swiftheart of WindClan; both of which are still alive, but the possible interview would take place after Swiftheart died. His littermates from the first litter include: Meadowlight of ThunderClan (missing), Featherpaw of ThunderClan (RPer Inactive), and Smokepaw of ThunderClan (RPer Inactive). He became Blackpaw, an apprentice, by Treestep, and was mentored by Sedgewhisker. Heartbroken after he died, and too young to be exposed to death, he was trained by his grandfather, Scorchfrost of ThunderClan, for the remaining time. He soon completed his training, helping save Darkstar, and the dark-furred she-cat gladly named him Blacktwig, ThunderClan restored with new faith in StarClan. Then, Blacktwig made the tragic mistake of falling in love with a WindClan warrior named Emberfall, who he had met across the Thunderpath when they were still apprentices, and she bore his kits. He named them Mottledkit (Mottledwing), Mothkit (Mothstrike), Auburnkit (Auburnpaw), and Flamekit (Flamepaw). Flamekit, his only son, and Auburnkit, went with Emberfall to WindClan on a dreary, snowy night, and Mottledkit and Mothkit went with Blacktwig to ThunderClan on said night. But, during the birth, they were found out by Blacktwig's aunt, Morningshine, found their secret out, and Blacktwig was ashamed. He took care of Mottledkit and Mothkit as best he could, alongside Pinewhisker, his faithful friend, and at this time Mistywater gave birth to another litter which consisted of Emberkit (Emberheart). Pinewhisker and Sheepnose became mates, and they had a litter of kits (Sedgekit, deceased, Galekit, deceased, Driftkit, alive, and Fernkit, who was adopted, deceased). Around this time Mottledkit became Mottledpaw, mentored by Morningshine, and Mothkit became Mothpaw. Now, Emberkit was close to becoming an apprentice, and when she was, she was mentored by her future mate, Pinewhisker. He also gained Maplepaw (Maplecloud) as an apprentice. Soon Mothpaw became Mothstrike, and had a litter of kits consisting of Umberkit (Umberspike) and Goldenpaw. She then died, leaving Blacktwig devastated. At this time he could scarcely cope. Mottledpaw became a warrior, and Emberheart and Pinewhisker had kits, Markedkit (Markedspirit), Amberkit, and last but not least, Cypresskit. Then, they became apprentices: Markedpaw, Amberpaw, and Cypresspaw. The truth is revealed that Markedpaw's father is Sleetfang. She doesn't trust Pinewhisker anymore. They then meet Sleetfang at Fourtrees, Markedpaw and Swiftheart are brutally slain by him, and Blacktwig can barely function. He is assigned to Emberheart as a mentor as her punishment, and is overburdened.

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Question example: How does it feel to have witnessed so many deaths?

"Well... it doesn't feel good. To see them there, one second, alive, and then... and then they're dead. No life. It's gone to StarClan. You see, during the time when the Dark Forest reigned powerful, the scent of death constantly lingered eerily in the air. I could taste it. So many died... including Fadedlight, Mothstrike, and Cloverpool."

"It frightens me. It does. I don't know why anything even happens; sometimes it is the momentum in which we pull it, and sometimes we have trodden in the pawsteps of StarClan themselves. But why must they be so cruel? Now I know. It is not their fault, and it is no cat's fault according to my good friend Pinewhisker. He doesn't believe in StarClan, but he knows that deaths and casualties are widespread and must be stopped. He has always been loyal; if there is one cat that I could trust my life with, it would be Pinewhisker."

"Seeing it is nothing. You must feel like you are experiencing it, and that is what I felt all too much. No claws pierced into my flank, but into my heart. So many you grieve for, knowing that you'll never see them on this soil again."

"No matter what clan you are in, death is not something I would wish upon any cat. From the most fox-hearted felines, to the kindest kit, the claws of termination must never grasp them. I have seen it. From the moment I was a newly appointed apprentice, I saw my mentor's life slip away from me. I blamed myself... but we can never stop death."

"None of us can."

Name: Smokepelt
Clan: WindClan
Picture: Click me
Possible Interview: How did it feel to have your jaw broken by Fishstar herself?

"Oh man, where do I start. Well, it hurt like crazy and, in all honesty, I kinda deserved it. I did break her son's jaw, and although I believe that she might have over reacted, I was the one who also maybe have overreacted and started it. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," right?

I guess you could say I got a little carried away, but come on, those Foxhearts needed to be shown that we're a force to be reckoned with, I couldn't just let them get away with mocking us. But besides all of that, I... I feel like WindClan gets a ton of crap, when me and my mother are just trying to keep the moorlands peaceful, ya know?

Anyway, yeah, that battle... it's not going to be forgotten for a while and at this point, I guess we just have to deal with it and keep our heads held high. Nothing can change the past, but our fates aren't set in stone, so anything is possible, and we just need to look for the silver linings in life."

Name: Pansyface
Clan: SkyClan
Picture: Her picture and bio are here
Possible Interview: Tell us about your relationship with Bouncepaw?
"Oh, you guys know about that? Who told you!? Ah well, it doesn't matter, it's out now. Just, keep it to yourself 'kay?

Well, I first officially met him a few moons ago, when I fell in the river. He helped me out, and I was just instantly drawn to him. I know that seems a bit shallow; I never really believed in 'love at first sight' either until then. Anyway, we agreed to meet at Fourtrees the next night and we've been happy ever since!

He's tons of fun to hang out with! The first night we met up I got him to climb one of the great oaks! He fell a few times, but in the end we both made it to the top! The night sky was beautiful up there.... Anyway, Bouncepaw is one of the sweetest cats I've ever met! He's always so kind and thoughtful....and if you ask me, I think his stutter is adorable!

But, now that I'm a warrior....it doesn't feel the same. Every time I'm with him I just feel guilty, like I'm betraying everything I've ever known....I don't know, forget I said that. Next question?"

gg Rainy!
ty for the mention with Bouncepaw btw~

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Yay! My bab's gonna be famous xD
np Dim! He is the most interesting thing in her life :D

Name: Hazeflight
Clan: ShadowClan
Picture: Can't post, as all of them amazing pictures of her live on my phone. There should be one in her bio, which I can't link.
Possible Interview:
As we all have heard, you had a realtionship with the SkyClan tom Eagleheart. What was it like,?

Oh... It was just like any relationship is really, just with a twist. The hardest part, I think, is that I had to hide how I felt when we were near other cats. I know, that we both did love each other, or at least deeply cared for one another. If I hadn't of had kits I'm fairly sure we would still be together, but as you can see having kits tore us apart.

Do you still, even remotely, have feelings for Eagleheart?

I... Don't know. At the moment I'm unsure of everything, but it is safe to say I don't think we are getting back together. As it stands, at this place in time, i severely hate Eagleheart though. I don't know if that will change, but honestly, I want it to. Even if we're from different clans and we have completely different beliefs, I still want to be good friends.

What is it like to have your children split between clans?

Heartbreaking. It is tearing me apart... I never get to see them grow up, I never get to see my grand kits. It is truly the most horrible things. It is even worse than how I have explained it, my daughter, hates me for it, but I had no choice. Wolfpaw doesn't get that and it has tore us apart, I hate it. Having your kits hate you is so much worse than having a stupid tom from another clan.

Moving on from them questions, what is it like to watch so many cats close to you die?

The title murderer has been placed on my head so many times... I'm not, honestly. For some reason I just happen to be there when it happens. I don't really want to say much more on this matter, seeing it all happen was horrible. I don't think I'm over any of their deaths...