((Oops, I didn't mean it XD))

Darkleaf gritted his teeth in frustration. He was never going to hear the end of bringing a dangerous cat into the camp, especially after deliberately disobeying rules to take more than one escort. He flexed his claws slightly and his pelt shivered. "Thunderpaw, go ahead and inform the clan of our arrival," Darkleaf ordered, mentally apologizing for sounding so snappy at the warrior. He led the way to camp carefully, taking the most difficult route that he could imagine. He snorted in fake frustration when they met a steep crag of a deap end. "Oops, sorry Crimsonstar," he said, trying to sound sincere, "I must have taken a diverting path by accident, I don't normally go out much." 

((*blinkblink*))

"Is he completely insane?!" Gladestar barked in alarm. "What else did he tell them?" Her tail lashed in worry. What kind of idiot would reveal the camp's permission to the leader of a clan of rogues? She hissed in fury. "Nevermind, we're going to meet them half way instead." she said. "Winterfrost!" Gladestar yelled, coming out of her den. Once the cat had approached, she launched into orders, "Gather Flareblink, Pippen, and Blackpaw, this is urgent."

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Darkleaf bit his tongue in worry before leading Crimsonstar and Blackclaw towards camp. No more messing around now, Thunderbird had to have gotten to camp by now. He took the most direct route, the one that medicine cats used most commonly because of the abundance of herbs that grew among the crags. The only downside was the footing; there was an abundance of sharp rocks prepared to stab any cat who wasn't used to the mountains. "Have you had any trouble with foxes?" Darkleaf ventured, trying to slow progress with conversation.

"It actually did enter our territory," Darkleaf said, a sharp pang in his heart. "the fox severely injured our warrior Sageburn, she will likely have to retire now without a proper tail."

Flareblink hurried over inquistively, this seemed pretty urgent. He sat in a neat heap with the other cats and waited for explanation quietly, trying to remain calm.

"Don't sit down!" Gladestar snapped. Flareblink stood hastily, any shred of confidence or serenity was gone now; "What is it Gladestar?" he asked.

"Darkleaf, just like the mouse-brained fool he is, is leading a patrol of enemy cats straight to our camp. We are all going to hopefully catch him halfway. I as.sume that he'd be taking the medicine cat trail that leads into the clearing from behind the medicine den, so we'll go through there and hope for the best."

"What if Darkleaf comes though the main entrance?" Flareblink asked.

Gladestar paused, contemplating. If Darkleaf took the main pathway into camp, they would already be halfway down the medicine trail. "Winterfrost will remain here then, and if the enemy cats arrive, the clan is to call you Winterstar, and I Gladewhisker for the time being. We wouldn't want to seem like an unstable clan, with its leader randomly missing from camp." Gladestar paused, letting her cats grasp the situation. "Pippen, a word before we leave, quickly." she said hurriedly. She wanted to speak to Pippen privately at least for a moment. "Winterfrost, could you call a clan meeting and briefly inform the rest of the clan?"

((I was fiddling on Deviantart and I came out with a rough map of the area in this:

 http://whatever6551.deviantart.com/art/Clan-Territory-Map-202273826  )) 

Ashflight's fur stood on end, making her very amusing to look at. "Winterstar? But you are the deputy! Starclan would never approve!" she yowled, a little louder than necessary. She quieted quickly, realizing that her reaction was mostly about the panic.

"Pippen, I'm cutting your time short, out of urgency. I will not have a rogue potentially enemies of this other clan in my camp. you may choose the first half of your warrior name, and I the second half should you choose to stay. If not, you are to leave immediately so that the rest of us may continue," Gladestar said, her tone was harsh and snappier than normal, but she didn't figure that Pippen would take offense. 

Gladestar paused thoughtfully and then nodded in approval. "We'll do a quick ceremony and be off, there isn't time to spare." Gladestar trotted forward out of her den and put a tail on her deputy's shoulder, signaling that he may leave. "We also gather here today to introduce a new warrior into our strong, but small clan," she began in a loud tone, causing the cats in the clearing to fall silent with interest.

No doubt it's Blackpaw! Sageburn purred to herself,sitting carefully at the opening of the medicine cat's den swelling with pride, her half tail flicking painfully.

"Pippen," Gladestar meowed, not giving any other cat time to react, she continued, "You have not trained precisely long in our clan, but you have learned skills as a rogue that make you almost equal to a fully trained warrior. You have chosen the first half of your name to be Cricket because of you fascination with the insect. Do you accept to live by and uphold the warrior code and protect your clan, even at the cost of your life?" 

((Sowwy...))

"Then by the power of Starclan, you will be called Cricketcomet, for your wits and your perfect timing. MountainClan needed a wake up call." It was quiet for a moment before Fatepaw let out the first cry of approval. "Cricketcomet!" he yowled, and the rest of the clan joined heartily.

Gladestar smiled at her clan and then touched her nose to Cricketcomet's forehead. "There is no time to loose, my dear," she said softly, then she cleared her throat. "Remember Winterfrost's orders," she said, addressing the clan. "Flareblink, Blackpaw, Cricketcomet, follow me." she ordered, not wasting any time in leading the patrol out through the medicine den.

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*repost from Darkleaf to Crimsonstar*

"It actually did enter our territory," Darkleaf said, a sharp pang in his heart. "the fox severely injured our warrior Sageburn, she will likely have to retire now without a proper tail."

Darkleaf stopped in his tracks and gritted his teeth harder. This was more than he could bear. "You dare insult me by asking such a question?" he yowled, his temper besting him. He did well to keep his claws sheathed, to show that he was more offended than aggressive. "Might I remind you that you are in my territory and not your own, so have some manners."

"Calm yourself Darkleaf," Gladestar snapped, her and her patrol emerging from the brush. Her eyes were furious as she glared at the medicine cat. "Return to camp immediately," she said harshly, watching the medicine cat grumble as he went. "I apologise on his behalf," Gladestar said, meeting the powerful cat's slit-eyed glare. "I am Gladestar, and these are my warriors, Blackpaw, Cricketcomet, and Flareblink. I am afraid you are intruding." Her claws unsheathed. She noticed that the other cat was proportionally larger than her, and had a fierce-looking warrior. Gladestar was confident she had more.

((I think it's fine, it's your character. :3))

Gladestar stared after Crimsonstar, and slowly unsheathed her claws. "This is not good,"she said vaguely, staring at the pool of blood. "Why would Starclan bless a cat like that?" she flicked her ears and finally akwoledged the other cats. "Cricketcomet, what you did was wrong; a warrior does not have to kill to win her battles..." Gladestar paused, "But I can't imagine I would have done anything less."