[DTAE] Fluffy-flight

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[WARNING]: Death in the backstory Here’s my entry! Took me maybe an hour to do. This was really relaxing and fun to draw, I’m glad I saw this contest ^^ Name: Fluffy Flight (I’m just gunna call him Flight) Gender: Male he/him (straight) The backstory o_0 Flight is one of many Aces, an almost unknown clan of cats. Growing up, he’s desperately tried to work up to be a great warrior, stopping at nothing to be at the top. His father is the clan leader, Yewstar. He’s always tried to show Flight that becoming a warrior isn’t about beating everyone, it’s about having the courage to step up when your time comes. However, Flight always took his father’s teachings for granted. He knew he wouldn’t become leader for a long time. That is, until one fateful night. It was a dark night. Owls hooted from the trees. The moon hid from view, hoping to take cover in the soft clouds. Flight was sitting in his favorite spot: a rock that overlooked the low hills where the Aces camped. His head was still buzzing from the previous day’s news: his father had appointed him deputy. Deputy! He couldn’t believe it. He’d become a warrior three moons ago, and here he was, the deputy. Flight was content to just sit and feel the breeze playfully whip around his fur. “Flight!” Flight turned to see who was coming. It was his sister, Leafheart. “Flight!” she panted, pausing a few tail-lengths away to catch her breath. “What?” he demanded, flicking his tail from side to side in an annoyed manner. “I’m /trying/ to have some peace.” She shook her head, still panting. It took him a moment to realize there were tears running down the sides of her face. Her white coat was dirty with leaves and mud, and her left ear, which usually had an earring, was bare. He rushed over to her. “What happened?!?” “F-Father . . . He-he’s gone!” She shook her head and refused to look at him, tears rolling onto the ground. Flight felt a wave of anxiety crash over him. Father? Gone? How, why? All these things buzzed in his head. “What do you mean, ‘gone’?” he asked. Leafheart just shook her head and took off towards the hills, leaving Flight no choice but to follow her. As he raced past bushes, up and down slick, dusty hills, and weaved between trees, he thought of all the possibilities that could have happened. He can’t be gone, he decided. He’d never just leave. They reached a clearing where the entire clan was present, looking at something that was on the ground. Everyone was straining to see what it was, but they parted for Flight and his sister. As he passed by, a few cats murmured “Flightstar”. Flight made his way to the center, with Leafheart trembling beside him. When he got to the thing on the ground, he gasped. It wasn’t a thing; it was his father, k!lled by another cat. Yeah, it’s kind of sad, but I had to have it where Flight becomes leader. If I do win, I might continue this with the character, and the story will be about him avenging his father’s death. Anyhoo, hope you enjoyed! Also, if there is a cat in Warriors that's named Leafheart, that is not who that character is, it's just a coincidence.