CW: this MAP contains graphic imagery of animal death and tornadoes
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This MAP is about Hawkstorm’s inability to cope with the guilt and blame of Tadpole’s death. Hawkstorm was born in thunderclan as Tawnykit alongside his siblings Bramblekit and Tadpolekit (Tadpole for short!). But on one unfortunate day, Tawnykit and his siblings stray from home and play inside an old, abandoned barn in the midst of a Tornado. Fireheart manages to catch up to the kits but he’s too late. The barn collapses on Tadpole and Fireheart has to stop Tawnykit’s attempts to rescue Tadpole to avoid losing him to the rubble too. On their way back to Thunderclan, Tawnykit can’t let go of the feeling that if Fireheart hadn’t stopped him, he could’ve saved Tadpole. Unable to cope with the weight of guilt and blame, Tawnykit runs off never to return back home but he’ll never be able to run away from the haunting figure that manifests these feelings.
Tawnykit renames himself Hawkstorm and takes on the “storm“ suffix as a way to symbolize how he will never be able to forget the storm he lost Tadpole to.
Years later, Hawkstorm tries to rekindle his relationship with his estranged brother Brambleclaw, but their relationship is strained because of Brambleclaw’s loyalty to Firestar. When another tornado strikes Thunderclan, Firestar gets caught in a fox trap. Hawkstorm is led to Firestar by the haunting figure and he’s given a chance to rescue Firestar just like Fireheart rescued Tawnykit all those years ago.
SONG: God’s Whisper by Raury
END CREDITS SONG: Levithan by Raury
MAP part playlist:
ORGINAL SCRIPT:
STORYBOARD:
Thumbnail entries:
--PARTICIPANTS--
Intro: Sundyr LUNARTEMPEST
1: Cold Rising
2: Osinka
3: Loporidae
4: Sqwid CheetehZ
5: Fude
6: Shenkkazoo
7: OFUKITTY SmellyTrashRat DaveThyQueen Ashuribbon Sparroet
8: Pandaa CheetehZ
9: Dirtynoodles
10: ScooterScones
11: DragonwolfRooke Rookruff mobiusghost fungus
12: Aspen Shadow
13: Riin Rookruff Cameron Collar
14: TheWisetDino Mudshadow
15: chadisms
16: bread cat
17: Sunbird phoenix-feathered aethalcyon raven’s corvax
18: QuirKrash
19: Amelia B
20: Jaytail DuskF
21: Koheina Olfmyst OFUKITTY
22: peacat mossysprout Bregottski draivysand
23: Bregottski Galaxymew
24: darkpurplx
25: melowon_z LadyCallow
26: DaveThyQueen Riin
27: Eqqnoq Owlipoppen SolarSparky
28: POKITUU
29: druid’s hollow
30: Sparroet
31: Bolitamurcielago Sparroet
32: Treeetooop
33: Cheezballs mobiusghost
34: HJ7 dreamtdog
35: rexasawrus
36: Sagutoyas
37: GiingerSnaps
38: Cante Skuya
39: Nettlefang
40: Nettlefang
41: SirKupo Jay Grimalkind
42: voideitii
43: Luyeshin Ray Née
44: Cameron Collar
45: Kelpie Calamity Sparroet
46: Chikki HJ7 icteridcorvid
Finale: Coffeely
c0: Mishi
c1: dreamtdog
c2: Mishi Erm
c3: Cameron C
c4: Turnip
c5: Grimalkind
c6: Ashuribbon
c7: Galaxymew sparroet
c8: Mayartimations
c9: Shummy
c10: Batkittii
c11: steadie
c12: laerin cinnabarlab LenisLynx
c13: kirikerise Pigeocore
c14: Teekonu
c15: senswii
Thumbnail winner: Milkfake
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