The Stolen Hope - Episode 12 

This series has recently been rebooted. I wrote this whole thing originally when I was 12 years old, and the flaws in the art, writing, and animation are glaring. The series is far from perfect, and now that I’m 19, I can’t even bring myself to watch it anymore due to its cringier moments. This series does not reflect who I am as a creator today. While I understand that many find nostalgia, comfort, joy, and amusement from this show, I have a strong dislike. However, I know that I was a child when I created this, and I don’t want this to discourage young children also interested in creating their own content. The reason I don’t like it is because I am my biggest critic, and I have grown immensely over the years in my animation and storytelling skills, so when people attach this series to my name, as if I have control over it today, it bums me out. Don’t get me wrong, this series was amazing, fun, and exciting to write and produce! And I’m glad so many people love it! I just wanted to make a comment, almost 7 years later, addressing the fact that this show no longer represents who I am as a person. Once you finish this series, I recommend checking out the rebooted version of the show, which is currently in progress! They are two separate entities, but I feel as if the reboot is much stronger in a variety of ways. Thank you all for your wonderful support with this show! You guys are the best

OKAY THIS EPISODE HAD ME REAL SHOOK! Call me gullible, but I honestly thought Vivian had turned a new leaf ever since she almost killed Jackson. WELL LOOK WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FAITH IN VIVIAN! Iris's scene was incredible. I've have so much respect for her and Lucas forever, and this just amped up my Iris-love by a lot. AND WHEN SHE CALLED OUT VIXY FOR BEING A HOE I SQUEALED A LITTLE and then when she called out Ares for being a fuckboy I just started nodding along because Vixy deserves better and she lowkey knows it. On a more mellow note it was super sweet to see Lunis and Apollo interacting in the first scene! I feel like we haven't been able to see their relationship very much, which is a shame because they have a great dynamic. AND THAT BIT WHERE CAROLINE AND DUSK WERE MOMS WAS 13/10 tldr; a very good episode i heckin loved it

“It’s not like we’re leaving forever,” Crap Caroline that sounded like foreshadowing

8:20 Vivian turned into a bay blade while Jackson just sits an smirks

Ares and Iris scene was amazing!!! Iris is amazing! Iris's last words are wonderful someone who has lost everything. I can tell she has a wider personality. Her last lines made he start to actually cry. She has lost everything, her mate, her kits, her adoptive kits, and even more. Iris is a strong she-cat but, she's a strong she-cat that is broken inside. This episode is the best one so far. I can see have the characters have grown. How Ares grows to act just like Maxwell, how Lunis is more mature, and more and more. ................................................. VIXY IS A SLUT BTW!!!!!

LOOKS LIKE VIXY GOT ROASTED BY IRIS!! Seriously though, great job! I'm glad I can still work on my animatic without half of the stuff being wrong ^^

"This is only the beginning!" No, I'm pretty sure it's the middle.

"it's not like we're leaving forever" JINX JINX JINX JINX JINX JINX

i think iris should have said the " you know that I've come to realize something that i should have realized when i was a kid. That i should have chosen lucas as my mate, at least then i could have kept Jackson and Vivan and raised Apollo and Lunis along side them. so they wouldn't have to grow up with the shame of having a father like you. And you know what else Ares? a little birdie told me that you killed Lucas! and attacked the kingdom and killed Jackson! How does it feel to have our son's blood on your paws? Did it make you feel powerful, like when maxwell killed Kaylee and your mother? hmm?"

Noice, this episode beats the Jackson-almost-death episode when it comes to being my favourite of TSH! I love it! Great job on the expressions and the mommy-death scene!

3:01 BISH DID YOU JUST THROW MA BROTHA ON THA GROUND?!

NUUUUUUUUUUUUUU a cliffhangerrrrrrrrr!!!!!! Anyways, great job on the episode, the improvement is amazing! The cats are so beautiful, they all have their own style, and the movements are so fluid! Great job, again! :DDDD

19:25 me after the fitness tests in gym class

14:40 i literally gasped

OMG "mum and I" 9:39

17:44 Minecraft. But anyways, that scene with iris and ares was AMAZING!!! It was so well done, I could almost taste the emotion and effort coming out of that one part. Iris’ voice acting was amazing, as well as ares’! That may be my favorite part in the whole series 👌🏻

4:32. Am I the only one who laughed and thought Ares looked cute when he said fight me?😂

“Har har har” -princess Lunis Your art improves every episode and you seem to improve every time too!💙❤️

Ares has a thing for dark spotted she-cats :D

" never knew you were into sluts " i started laughing for a good hour after that

"It's not like we're leaving him forever!" If that's not foreshadowing I don't know what is

#stopvixyshaming2017

Oh dear, am I the only one who pities Vixy? That aside, this looks amazing. I can hardly wait for the next episode :D

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SOME OF MY OLD(ish) FANART WAS FEATURED AND I TOOK FIVE MONTHS TO NOTICE I'M SO SORRY Thank you so much, this was amazing, as was Episode 13 and all of the previous episodes. I love this series, and I was so excited when Episode 13 came out. I only realized there was a part for fan art when I got up to do something at the end and then came back to see fan art come up- this then caused me to go through the most recent two episodes. I'm so glad you liked my art! The Stolen Hope just throws more and more exciting surprises at me, and I'm so into it, thank you so much for making it, and I can't wait to draw more fanart when I get the time. I've improved since back then, and I'm only getting more ideas. Please keep up the good work, for many people enjoy it, and I hope Episode 14 has even more surprises for me and the other viewers!

When he said this was just the beginning, it was actually beginning the intro

Her stubbornness will get her brother killed I honestly have given up on her at this point. ;-; I Feel really bad for Vivian too :(

1, Vixy climbs higher * I think Apollo is stupid* 2, Lunis is gone *i face palm* 3, Ares comes up and throws Apollo down *i feel like slamming my head on my IPad*

This episode was so fantastic I give it 5 stares

Your art style changed a lot. I love it.

My god what a great episode! You've really outdone yourself! The expressions, emotions, the backgrounds, the effects! It's all so amazing! And the animation is so smooth, a nice mix between tweening and frame by frame. The story in this was amazing and although SPOILERS Iris died, man I'd sacrifice her character any day for that interaction. Fantastic. And then the gay baes with their smol bean!! Fantastic job, were getting close to the end and I can't wait! How many episodes have we got left exactly?

IRIS!!! NO SHE WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES!! I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH HER LAST WORDS 100%!! ALTHOUGH I LOVE ARES AND VIXIE I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH HER!!! Btw just because I say I love Ares and Vixie doesn't mean I love everything to do and say. I love them because they are misunderstood, well Ares is we don't know much about Vixies past. Other than she fell in love with Ares and stands by whatever he says like it's the law. Personally I think Vixie was a sweet cat, met Ares, fell in love with him. Then he used his powers by..putting darkness or like controlling her I'm not sure because we don't know much about his powers. Then made her the way she is, I can't say that Ares is the best mate he probably has beaten her up. Which is probably how she got her scar. Back to Iris, Iris is/was one of my favorite character. I understand what she went through, she gave her kittens away to protect them from Ares. She had to go steal Apollo and Lunis probably because Ares would've killed her. She felt sorry for the kittens so she ran off the protect them from Ares. She couldn't take them back because 1. They probably would've killed her or inprision her. 2. She probably fell in love with the kittens because they were so young. 3. She gave her kittens away and they were the only way of making her feel better and her kittens being wherever they were with there adopted parents. I've rambled on for this long..wow....okay anyway I love this series lots of plot twist, ideas, and it never gets boring stuff always happens. (Doesn't care that it's this long gonna post anyway) :D

Wait wait wait wait If Ares met Vixy as an adolescent, then when did he and Iris have kits?? Since it was implied that Iris knew Ares before Vixy?

This was such a great episode lem! Your art style, animation, lipsync and writing have improved so much! I'm excited for the next episode!

NEVER CLICKED ON SOMETHING SOOOO FAST GALEM!!!!

I LOVE THIS EPISODE I WANT IRIS BACK I CRIED AT HER DEATH!!! ;(

ares's hands are everywhere in this episode lmao i love it

12:35 Anyone else realize that Dusk's ear matches the cave?

Fun fact: the name “ares” is a name of a Greek god he’s related to the zodiac sign Aries that’s why Aries is perceived as hostile or have anger issues not all Aries are hostile tho

oh gosh this is such a thrill!! the intense moments were very well voiced and animated!! i am so happy to be part of this project!!!

21:06, this cat has an elmo laugh.

*runs in 3 years late* I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD Also, 3:02 her FACE

Her face at 3:03 •

Dusk and Coraline being moms are the best!!

Yee, so I’ve pretty much forced myself to sit down and watch all of these since I had the time! I admit that I stopped watching for a while, since I had lost interest. I definitely have interest again, and I look forward to seeing future episodes! It’s really cool to see how far this has come, with all the improvement. The backgrounds have a lot more detail, the voice acting is more realistic (particularly Iris's scene here), and the animation is smoother. I also like the inclusion of sound effects (and not just the basic “necessary” ones) since a lot of series lack those. I really like that you have experimented with different shot setups, as a lot of series lack those, even professional series. It’s good to see a variety of angles that help tell the story. The story seems interesting, and I know I had once commented on the second episode that it didn’t seem all that original. I see now how original it is, and I apologize for commenting that before. The characters are definitely cool, and have pretty intriguing back stories and motivations. However, their relationships seem quite forced. Things happen way too quickly and some motivations seem a bit lacking. I understand that you want to move things along, but I feel that some relationships (and therefore some plot aspects) are a bit rushed. The music also doesn’t seem to fit the scenes most of the time and actually makes some parts a bit dull; I really liked the music for Jackson’s death, though, as it fit perfectly and the timing was done well. Another thing I noticed was that the timing continues to be a bit off, but that’s minor. I hope you didn’t mind that small critique; I just think there needs to be a bit better editing, for both story and video. Otherwise, this is a good series and it’s cool to see it come so far. I’m sorry that I stopped watching a while back, but now that I’m caught up, I plan on watching the rest of the episodes you release. I’m definitely interested in the world and characters again! Good job on these episodes, and good luck for the future episodes! :D

"It's not like we're leaving forever!" _I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND I DON'T LIKE IT_

HHHHHH, LEM THIS IS AMAZING!! I loved this so much!! I get more pumped with each episode that comes out! You've improved so much!! :'D

I would somewhat argue that Apollo should’ve been the chosen one but cant change that :3 its very good series and i look forward to seeing how this turns out

Looks like Ares can't handle the truth and realtity. Amazing episode btw!

3:03 When your squad eats McNuggets without u

Apollo’s face gets me every time. Oh, now it’s her too.

IRIS nooooooooo

hehe *rubs paws together* I can't wait!

I cant wait to see Lunis meet Jackson, in his new "state"

I remember watching this series when It first came out, and It was amazing seeing your progress. I just recently remembered who and what this series was. you have become such a talented artist!

1:04 AH THAT AUDIO QUALITY SCARED ME

That was amazing! The pacing, the emotion - everything was perfect! Thank you so much for this series, Lem!

torture! ur making me torture with cliff hangers😂😭

The art design has changed a lot since the beginning!

This was fantastic! Great job everyone!

Iris got Tigerstar'd

16:55 oh damn, shit just got real!

Now this is getting very interesting to see that and I am now so excited to see episode 13 right now and I always think that you are so amazing animator in the whole world as always 🌟.

3:02 that face

NOOO! I NEED EPISODE 13!!!!😢

I'm guessing that smell is the smell of death

0:58 even scared me and I knew he was coming

3:00 “THREE” he then yeets him to the floor :)

Ares is just like my oc,scar. His father was a cruel killer that killed all scar's friends and also killed scar's sisters. Later on,scar lost his mother because his father chose to protect his friend instead of his mate. He soon killed his father and became the new leader. He is a bloodthirsty killer that has a secret daughter,named Ruby. His mate is named echo. Everyone has powers and their eyes change colors and they become more powerful as well. I'm actually making a show about it but I'm using a phone and I'm trying to figure out the auditions and the audio.

When he scared her I got scared too LMAO 😂 😂

9:50 no I can already tell you jinxed it

1:45 Thats the face of rational thinking, ladies and gentlemen

4:22 *Only One Eye Glows* Me: is that where Sans' other glowing eye went :0 tHe MoRe YoU kNoW

I would like to see that Iris will see her mate and her real kits again 🌟.

wow I never inspected that Aries can look Sweet

MY art is at 22:28 and 22:34 Tysm glem!!

Aww this is the last one but you (I think) will make more. 😥 oh well, keep up the good work! So interesting and entertaining the story to me fixes any flaws. Hope you make more amazing content!

When episode 13 coming out this is about the most intresting animation and I freaking love it it's my most favorite out of anything I've watched

well i've been living under a rock. how have i not found out about this??

I saw this 12hours after this was uploaded △△△△△△△△△ Edit- Also I'm pretty sure Caroline and Dusk is my new OTP

Apollo:1..2.. *Opens Eyes* Huh?,Phew |) Aries:THREE >8) Apollo:8C

5:15 her paw got SO BIG and apollo is such a drama queen,and very very very very very VERY weird

IRIS IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVE OH MY GOD I LOVE HER????

Ares: This is Vixy Vixy, Iris No can we get back to the point Me: uhhhh that was not an actual interdiction. You Derpo

1:01 I had the same reaction as lunis 😂

love the song u chose for the intro if the charicters

1:05 "Har har. Very funny." -Lunis 2017

why is vixie making that face on the thumbnail?

That scar is deep .E is so maaaad. Her tinge is very sharp

4:06 *Sans vibes intensify*

IM IN THE CAR AT THE MALL IM HYPED

3:02 HER FACE OMG HAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA

General dusk is such a Hippocratic. "That filthy spy"

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang, when their mother died that was harsh. And those words!!

you took cat fight to a whole new level-

Iris got gutted like Tigerstar.

This is a great episode, but those pauses where everything goes black for no reason really hurt the episode.

I would not be surprised if lumis's brother turned against her since he has no purpose exept to defend her and when he asked the king and queen what he should do they said protect her so he would be likly to turn on her since everything is about Lumis.But thats just a theory so ya.

Ahhhhhhhhh I can't even speak!!!! Tdxhcsuhihsjusbue so amazing !!! Awesome job!!!!

WhOa ViV wHaT hApPeNeD tO yOuR eYeS

“It’s not like we’ll be gone forever.” wELL THATS WHERE YOU’RE WRONG KIDDO.