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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 10, 2017 22:43:21 GMT -5
"Goldberry!" Swirlheart cried out shaking tears in her eyes as pain shot through her body letting out whimpers.
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 10, 2017 22:47:18 GMT -5
Goldberry had been ready to feel the jaws of death, only to stare out of blurry eyes at three cats. He could vaugely scent Spiderfang and Cliffheart and...Northstar? Confused and burning with pain, he could only then think of Swirlheart. Taking the distraction, he painfully dragged himself towards the stairs, desperate to reach her side again. He heard her and saw her pain and gave a terrified gasp.
"A-are...you hurt?" He begged her.
Spiderfang gave a furious screech when she saw the dog ripping at Goldberry, and threatening Swirlheart. She sank fangs into the dog's hind leg, aiming to scrape as much bone as she could.
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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 10, 2017 22:52:03 GMT -5
Swirlheart let out a cry of pain her fur bristling as she panted, "It...it hurts...," she looked at him more afraid for him then her own pain licking his cheek, "Please don't leave me," she mewed.
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 10, 2017 22:57:58 GMT -5
Swirlheart let out a cry of pain her fur bristling as she panted, "It...it hurts...," she looked at him more afraid for him then her own pain licking his cheek, "Please don't leave me," she mewed. "H-hurts? What hurts?" Goldberry wheezed in panic, suddenly feeling his mind whir and click. With wide eyes, he gasped. "No...no, you can't possibly...how could it be happening now?" He whispered. He promised. "I-I'm not leaving you. I'm right here."
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jul 10, 2017 23:08:12 GMT -5
Northstar slashed her claws at the dog's muzzle while Cliffheart tried to draw it's attention.
Tumble was watching with widened eyes.
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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 10, 2017 23:12:22 GMT -5
Swirlheart let out a cry panting her body curling up on the steps her fur ruffling she didn't want him to leave her, afraid he wouldn't make it. But the pain hurt so very much.
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 10, 2017 23:17:51 GMT -5
Spiderfang hissed when she was kicked away, but she got up quickly, yanking roughly at the dog's tail.
The dog was beginning to get weary, the weight of 3 cats a bit too much for it. It began backing away with a low growl.
Goldberry looked terrified, but he dragged close to his mate, begging silently to Starclan. "Breathe...I'm right here. Breathe."
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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 10, 2017 23:21:14 GMT -5
Swirlheart was shaking looking at him nodding her head trying to breath but the pain hurt. She let out a whimper her body wanting to push.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jul 10, 2017 23:22:18 GMT -5
Northstar let out another yowl as she slashed her claws at the dog, her olden age causing her grow wearier faster, but Cliffheart was covering her.
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 10, 2017 23:29:31 GMT -5
The dog finally relented, pulling back and scrambling to flee the nest. Blood and silence now stenched the once orderly den.
Goldberry panted in relief, bur felt himself whimper as he listened to Swirlheart begin to kit, Surely it was too early.
Spiderfang panted as the dog ran, eyes wide as she stared at the scene.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jul 10, 2017 23:35:23 GMT -5
Northstar and Cliffheart were panting as they waited to make sure the dog was gone, then they turned back to Goldberry and Swirlheart.
"Great StarClan, don't tell me she's kitting!" Cliffheart exclaimed when he spotted Swirlheart.
"Cliffheart, go find a stick," Northstar ordered. "Spiderfang, at Swirlheart's side." She may have never kitted herself, but she had seen plenty of kittings before. "Goldberry you need to clean your wounds."
Cliffheart ran outside to find a stick.
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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 10, 2017 23:40:16 GMT -5
Swirlheart looked at them her fur ruffled a bit looking at Northstar what was she doing here? What were they doing here? She let out a whimper panting pain rippled through her.
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 10, 2017 23:45:56 GMT -5
Goldberry trembled protectively at Swirlheart's side, not knowing why Northstar was here, and scared she had come for bad reasons. He would not leave his mate's side, but he relented and began gently grooming over his worst wounds.
Spiderfang nodded. She was the only one here that had kitted before. She moved to Swirlheart and ordered with gruff gentleness. "Breathe in rhythm. When you feel a contraction, you push hard, okay?" She instructed.
(I gotta go real soon.)
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jul 10, 2017 23:47:17 GMT -5
Cliffheart returned with a stick and gave it to Northstar.
The ShadowCLan leader stepped up to Swirlheart and placed the stick in front of her. "Bite down on this," She mewed calmly.
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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 11, 2017 0:01:06 GMT -5
Swirlheart nodded her head looking at Spiderfang biting down on the stick provided her entire body hurting as pain rippled down her body pushing when her body wanted to. She tried to cry out over the stick as a kit was born.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jul 11, 2017 0:02:00 GMT -5
Northstar quickly moved to the kit when it was born, nipping its sack and licking it swiftly to warm it up.
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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 11, 2017 0:08:50 GMT -5
Swirlheart was shaking panting looking over towards Northstar and her kit worried she would do something to the tiny kit. She gasped as pain overtook her as another kit was born. This one wasn't moving around.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jul 11, 2017 0:09:50 GMT -5
"Cliffheart," Northstar passed the first kit to the tom to warm up as she moved to the second.
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 11, 2017 0:10:42 GMT -5
The first kit was a honey-gold brown with white paws, curled ears, and only a tiny tuft for a tail. Small and weak, the tom kit breathed his first breath and gave a wail.
Goldberry felt a wave of relief as he heard the sound of a kit. He croaked to Swirlheart. "You're doing wonderful."
Spiderfang gave a nod. "First one's out. A tom. When you feel pain again, push."
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 11, 2017 0:12:30 GMT -5
Goldberry grew anxious. He heard Swirlheart birth another one, but he heard no wail of life or breath. He choked. "I-Is that one okay?!"
Spiderfang looked wide eyed, an image of her own kit lying still and dead in her mind, and she prayed this one was alive.
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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 11, 2017 0:18:12 GMT -5
Swirlheart let out another cry her body heaving trying to push out the last kit. She heard the first kit crying but the second she didn't hear anything. The third finally came and she panted.
The second kit was a pale light white kit but she didn't move she wasn't breathing.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jul 11, 2017 0:20:01 GMT -5
Northstar passed the second kit off to Goldberry. "Lick," She ordered before moving to warm up the third kit.
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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 11, 2017 0:22:26 GMT -5
Swirlheart was panting letting go of the stick looking at the kits worried not hearing anything from the second kit her heart dropping. They were so tiny.
The white kit wasn't moving.
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 11, 2017 0:26:05 GMT -5
Goldberry ignored his wounds in favor of frantically licking his daughter's fur the wrong way, parting her jaws and pawing out anything that was blocking her airways with frantic breaths, before pawing gently at her chest. "Breathe...please, please, breathe..." He begged.
The last kit was a dusky black tom kit with pale swirled mottled patterns of slightly lighter greys in his fur. He had curled ears and a small tufted tail like his brother. He was a loud one, probably the strongest of the three, giving a loud wail and squirming a lot.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jul 11, 2017 0:27:11 GMT -5
Cliffheart nudged the two squirming kits toward Swirlheart's belly.
Northstar continued to warm the kits she had.
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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 11, 2017 0:33:14 GMT -5
Swirlheart looked at the two licking there fur purring softly trying to keep them warm bonding with her kits. She though was worried about the second kit, "Why isn't it...why isn't it breathing? Moving?," she was beginning to panic.
The pale white kit with curled ears began to gasp for air letting out little squeaks though her little body trying to work and struggle to breath.
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 11, 2017 0:38:59 GMT -5
"She's breathing!" Goldberry assured, thanking Starclan multiple times. He pawed at their daughter's chest more to help her clear her airways, as he panted, the pain of his wounds beginning to return.
Spiderfang took this time to quickly exit the nest, scuttling up some Oak Leaves. It was the only thing she knew much abour medicine cat work, that Cobwebs and Oak Leaves stopped bleeding. She carried them back quickly to the twolegnest.
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Post by Jewelspirit on Jul 11, 2017 0:41:41 GMT -5
Swirlheart let out a sigh of relief listening to her daughter start crying. She watched him flicking her ears purring happily that all her kits were alive.
The white kit was crying and breathing on her own now starting to squirm a bit.
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 11, 2017 0:42:19 GMT -5
(Gaghh im sorry. i gtg for the night.)
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jul 11, 2017 0:44:50 GMT -5
(Me too, night y'all!)
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