04. THE WARRIOR GAMES

[JOLIE]

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[atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][style=width: 370px; height: 270px; background-color: #fafafa; padding: 10px][style=width: 370px; height: 270px; padding-right: 5px; font-family: calibri; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; color: #222; line-height: 100%; overflow: auto;] [style=font-size:30px; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing:-1px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;]THE WARRIOR GAMES[/style] * CHALLENGES BASED OFF OF THE WONDERFUL ROBIN'S IDEAS! how the games began seasons have passed since the clans found this lakeside territory. all was well until a leader of riverclan, quillstar, announced the idea of the games. quillstar was a competitive cat who yearned for the attention of others. he challenged the other clans that riverclan’s apprentices were better than the rest. though all leaders were apprehensive about sending apprentices to fight one another, they each consented to try it out after moons of thought. the leaders met together and formulated the games based off of the skills they had learned as apprentices. thunderclan had pushed for the hunting challenge to display patience and skill. shadowclan and riverclan had wanted the battles to be included to show off that strength and power was really needed in a warrior. and windclan had declared that endurance and speed were necessary traits. every year during the end of leafbare (january and february) the leaders, deputies, and senior warriors of each clan will assemble the apprentices in search of two who will represent them. some administer a series of tests, others will choose by the progress they’ve seen in the cat’s apprenticeship. when spring begins (march and april) the games will take place! the very first warrior games the first winners of the clans were windclan’s apprentice: ferretpaw. ferretpaw won the hunting challenge and was able to keep his clan well-fed through leafbare by robbing riverclan of its forest prey. riverclan lost many that season to malnourishment; as windclan was taking from them so regularly. after the second litter was lost from a riverclan queen, the leaders met up and decided that no clan will take more than a patrol’s worth of prey from a single clan twice in one moon. instead of taking from only riverclan from then until next games, windclan took riverclan and thunderclan prey. ratpaw of shadowclan won the fighting challenge. his scraggly teeth and wicked bite was enough to outlast his opponents. he was given the name ratbite and was honored as a skilled warrior among all clans. the winner of the great race displayed endurance, speed, patience, skill and strength by surviving among the tunnels. she was an underestimated female by the name of minnowpaw. she soon became minnowclaw and was the first games winner to ever have to take the place of a fallen deputy. at just 15 moons old, minnowclaw was appointed deputy and later became minnowstar. she ruled the clans with a lighthearted attitude and friendly demeanor. PART I: THE HUNTER two apprentices from each clan are sent into the forest and must catch three pieces of prey. the first one back is the winner and their clan will be guaranteed to have full bellies until the next games. to ensure this, all leaders must allow the clan of the winning apprentice and clan free reign of their hunting grounds until the next games in spring. if two apprentices return at the same time, the winner will be determined by size of collected prey. PART II: THE FIGHT there are a series of fights in which the eight apprentices are pitted against each other. whichever one wins will move on to the next round. if they win that round then they will continue on to the next one and so on. whoever wins the last round wins and the winner will automatically receive his or her warrior name on the spot. PART III: THE GREAT RACE the three apprentices and newly appointed warrior from each clan race around the territories to see who is the fastest. this usually takes a very long time to complete. however, there are obstacles on the designated track; some could be so deadly as to take a life. the track leads to the tunnels. all of the apprentices participating in the games are sent into the ancient maze of tunnels. there are only two openings to the tunnels and one is used as the entrance while the other is the exit. there is only one way to get to the exit, whoever gets out first is the winner. the winner of the race is given his or her warrior name and must undergo training to become the next clan leader. it is tradition that the winner of that year’s games is subject to taking over the deputy’s position if he or she were to perish before the next games. * TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAMES, EACH APPRENTICE MUST FIRST COMPLETE THEIR HALFWAY ASSESSMENT!! * LEADERS AND DEPUTIES ARE NOT ALLOWED APPRENTICES. THEY MUST MENTOR THE WINNER OF THE GAMES IF HE/SHE IS FROM THEIR CLAN.[/style][/style][/style]

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