(I didn't like how 9 cats had to die, so I came up with something a little more realistic.)
A rival Clan's anger erupted and they attacked ForestClan! Feistyglow and Snakemist were heading out to hunt when they were ambushed. They received the blunt of intended attacks, each requiring five moons to heal. Snakemist is likely to pull out of it. Feistyglow took a heavy pounding when the rival Clan was about to breach through the nursery; he has a slim chance of recovering in time. Growing old and losing her touch, Nightstar made a fatal mistake and lost a life as she forgot a current opponent and focused on endangered kits. Kits Vinekit and Starkit were rough-housing in the camp's center when they were trampled by several paws and struck by several claws before they could react. Both kits will have their apprenticeships postponed until they heal. Vinekit will need six moons, and is likely to survive. Starkit is estimated to be dead by her sixth moon, but the medicine cats are doing all they can to save their Clan's future. Boundkit and Needlekit were slightly roughed up, but they will be fine by the next moon. Featherfall did her best to protect them, but she was badly injured and will need three moons to recover.
A couple days later, Nightstar lost another life due to a blood clot in her neck. StarClan fixed it, but Nightstar now only has one life left.
A week from that, Rapidbrook bolstered the Clan's size with three healthy kits! They are named Bluekit, Swiftkit, and Pinekit.
Gratefully, only good things have happened this moon.
Snakemist's condition is now stable, but he still needs further treatment. He will live past his wounds. Featherfall's condition is stabilizing. She still requires treatment, but she will not die from her wounds.
It is time for Boundkit to become Boundpaw. He is given Stormwhisker as a mentor. After a few training sessions, the following ensues:
Becoming increasingly worried about future inbreeding in the Clan, Nightstar and Fogfur send Stormwhisker, Bloodstrike, and Boundpaw out for a few days to recruit members. They come back with a total of four cats, Mabel, Casper, Orchid, and Orange. Mabel, the she-cat who helped raise Boundpaw, found the patrol, rather than the other way around. She said she felt a certain "attachment" to the young cat and was going to join anyways. She decides to keep her name the way it is.
Orchid and Casper, kittypets, have always wanted to feel what it was like to be free and in the wild. The mother and son were warned of the dangers and responsibilities of the Clan, but they decided to come anyway. Orchid keeps her name as Casper willingly becomes Ghostpaw.
Orange, a young ex-barncat, was found by the Clan trio when she was trying to catch a mouse. Seeing that the orange tabby had wilderness inside her, the patrol asked if she would like to become a part of it. She immediately accepted, asking many questions along the way. She changed her name to Brightlily.
