"Sink Away" - Warrior Cats Scratch MAP Script -Looking for talented animators -Must have read the basic Warrior Cat books and the series- 'Broken Shadow' Character Focus: Bristlefrost & Rootspring (The Broken Code) Total Parts: 20 | Full Song (4:04) MAP HOST NOTES: * Palette Shift: Present is dark, lifeless gray/teal (Of the dark forest). Flashbacks are warm gold, pink, and bright green. * I probably got the lyrics wrong so like ignore it TN *Rootspring and a ghostly aura of Bristlefrost standing side by side *Cats fighting in the background *redish black sky of the dark forest PART 1 (0:00 - 0:15) | INTRO * Lyrics: Instrumental Intro / Soft piano * Visual: Close-up on Rootspring's amber eyes. Camera pans down to show him sitting miserably by a cold lake. Title text "Sink Away" fades in. PART 2 (0:15 - 0:27) * Lyrics: "The sea is dark and cold..." * Visual: Cut to pitch-black, churning waters of the Dark Forest pool. Shadowy tendrils creep up across the screen. PART 3 (0:27 - 0:39) * Lyrics: "...it vows to drag us down..." * Visual: Ashfur’s giant shadow rises from the water, looming over a terrified Shadowsight and Rootspring. PART 4 (0:39 - 0:51) * Lyrics: "...and every promise made is slipping through the ground." * Visual: Water pulls at their paws. Sharp cut to a warm, golden flashback of apprentice Bristlepaw and Rootpaw bopping noses at the border. PART 5 (0:51 - 1:03) * Lyrics: Instrumental verse building * Visual: The golden memory frays into black edges. Back in reality, Bristlefrost steps forward with sudden, fierce determination. PART 6 (1:03 - 1:15) * Lyrics: "But the more I swim, the more I see..." * Visual: Side-profile of Bristlefrost sprinting at full speed. Her paws smash into gray mud, spraying dark droplets. PART 7 (1:15 - 1:27) * Lyrics: "...I simply just can never be..." * Visual: Slow-motion leap. Bristlefrost tackles Ashfur's massive shadow right at the edge of the pool. PART 8 (1:27 - 1:39) | THE MEMORY FLOOD * Lyrics: "...living all the dreams I plan to make." * Visual: They crash backward into the pool. The screen flashes brilliant gold as happy historical memories spark to life. PART 9 (1:39 - 1:51) * Lyrics: "Still I'll fall unafraid..." * Visual: Underwater sinking. A reel of happy memories plays: Rootspring saving her from the lake, and them hunting side-by-side. PART 10 (1:51 - 2:03) * Lyrics: "...so you don't sink away." * Visual: Ashfur thrashes in black bubbles. Surrounded by golden memories of Rootspring’s smile, Bristlefrost looks completely at peace. PART 11 (2:03 - 2:15) * Lyrics: Instrumental break / Heavy percussion * Visual: Rootspring dives his head underwater, screaming her name. Flashback of his paw overlapping her sinking paw. PART 12 (2:15 - 2:27) * Lyrics: Instrumental building to climax * Visual: Chaotic cuts. Ashfur’s spirit shatters like black glass. The pool water turns a deep, empty violet. PART 13 (2:27 - 2:39) | THE FINAL FADE * Lyrics: "And the more I see, the less I grieve..." * Visual: Bristlefrost dissolves into starlit bubbles. Ghostly frames of their first love confession play across the screen. She smiles. PART 14 (2:39 - 2:51) * Lyrics: "...I fade away so you can be..." * Visual: Camera snaps back to the surface. Other Clan cats drag a gasping Rootspring away from the edge. PART 15 (2:51 - 3:03) * Lyrics: Chorus transition * Visual: Rootspring collapses on the muddy shore. The Dark Forest fog evaporates, revealing the colorful real world behind him. PART 16 (3:03 - 3:15) * Lyrics: "I know you'll be okay." * Visual: A warm, golden, transparent silhouette of Bristlefrost appears next to Rootspring and presses her muzzle to his cheek. PART 17 (3:15 - 3:27) * Lyrics: "For you, I'd sink." * Visual: Rootspring gasps and looks up. The golden ghost silhouette shatters completely into a cloud of green sparkles. PART 18 (3:27 - 3:39) * Lyrics: Fading instrumental / Soft piano * Visual: The green sparkles float into a sky with no stars. Wide shot of Rootspring sitting entirely alone as the world turns grayscale again. PART 19 (3:39 - 3:51) * Lyrics: Piano chords trailing off * Visual: Rootspring stares at his empty paws. A single, brightly colored green leaf floats down, landing in the gray mud. PART 20 (3:51 - 4:04) | OUTRO * Lyrics: Final echo / Silence * Visual: Camera pulls straight back into the clouds. Rootspring shrinks to a tiny dot on the shore. Fade to black. Credits roll. Codeword 1: Root
