Post by nem on Jun 17, 2017 15:40:06 GMT -5
Since everyone else is doing one, why can't I?
Applescar's Army
(There're no allegiances)
Prologue:
The wind flurried throughout the cave, snowflakes filling the cave. And Darknose took a breath in, and out. "Are you ready Darknose?" Asked Flurrytail. (I must've had an obsession with that word)
"Yes, but are you sure its safe down there?" Darknose anxiously mewed. (I like the name Darknose, but I don't think it fits his personality)
"Well, I've been down there many times, I'm sure Darknose!" Flurrytail mewed with enthusiasm. Darknose rushed into the dark cave. "Darknose! Wait for me!" Flurrytail dove nose-first into the darkness of the cave. (Why don't I use pronouns???)
"We take the path to the right, right?" Questioned Darknose.
"We take that one." Mewed Flurrytail, pointing her white tail to the path of the left, with beams of light glowing from the cave.
Darknose rushed ahead going into the branch of the cave. Darknose... murmured Flurrytail. The walls were closing in on Darknose and Flurrytail. "Were almost there!"
There was a large glassy stone, with beams of light shining on the walls. A large hole had moonlight shining in, as a little bit of dirt surrounding the hole crumbled into the room.
Darknose padded into the hole, looking around in amazement. "This is amazing!" He marvled.
Flurrytail quickly caught up, quietly purring. "Don't make too much noise," she mewed quietly. "Do you remember how to use the lightstone?" ('Lightstone' is an awful name)
Darknose purred, "of course I do!" He padded over to the large stone, he laid down, and placed his nose on the stone, Flurrytail copied the steps.
"Then, on the behalf of Starclan, you may sleep." Flurrytail mewed.
Darknose closed his eyes and drifted to sleep. He opened his eyes, noticing he was inside the same position. Darknose scrabbled to his paws. He focused on the lang around him, a clearing in the undergrowth below a large needle-tree, almost a copy of Needleclan's camp. (NeedleClan is an odd name. Plus, I thought it was ThornClan, MudClan, PondClan, BreezeClan, PineClan, and StormClan? But I guess those came later)
Darknose focused on the rustling in the blackberry bushes. It startled him when it started, but now, he was curious. A small she-cat with tan fur and glowing green eyes stepped out of the bushes. Stars lined her pelt and Darknose stared. She slowly padded to him. And touched His nose to hers, struggling a bit. "I am Shadekit!" Shadekit excitedly mewed, "and I... give you your first life, of courage, so you shall never back out of a fight!
Shadekit! Of course! Darknose thought, as a purr rose in his throat. He watched as the image of his sister rushes back into the bushes.
A pure-black cat, similar to Darknose's fur color, steps out of the rustling bush. Then swiftly pads up to Darknose, and touches him on the nose. "My name is Misteye," Misteye softly mewed. Darknose stared into one of her haunting cloudy eyes. "I give you your second life of vigilance, so you shall always be aware to be able to see dangers that others cannot see." Misteye whipped around and padded back into the bushes. (I actually like this name too)
A shy starry white she-cat peeked out of the bushes. Giving a glance around, she scurried over to Darknose and purred. "You certainly remember me, don't you?"
"Yes, I do Featherflood." Darknose mewed. (Bad name)
With ease, Featherflood touched her nose onto Darknoses. "I give you your third life, of loyalty, so you shall never betray your clan again(I don't understand???)." Right before retreating into the bushes, she gave a small lick to Darknose's face.
An excited gray tabby apprentice bounded out the bushes, then circled around Darknose. As he watched Featherflood fade into the bushes. As his purrs grew louder, an odd thought ran through his head. Its my fault! There all dead... especially Shadekit! With an attempt to push the thought away, he bubbled, "Flarepaw! You got to Starclan!"
Flarepaw froze in front of him, looking into his eyes. He struggled to reach Darknose's nose, but in great success, he did. A neetle-nut(pine cone. I don't know what was up with this. call them damn pinecones and pinetrees.) fell off in the distance. Hearing it in the distance shocked Darknose. Soon after calming down. Flarepaw purred, "I give you your fourth life, of grace! So that you shall never make dangerous mistakes in battle or hunting." Bounding back into the bushes, a beautiful black and white she-cat stepped out of the bushes.
"Daisypetal!" Exclaimed Darknose, frozen as a large tree trunk.
Daisypetal padded up to him quickly and touched him on his nose. Daisypetal mewed. "I give you your fifth life, of caring for your clanmates, as well as a mother cares for her kits." She stared disappointingly at Darknose. and without the slightest purr, Daisypetal ran back into the bushes.
Confusion overwhelmed Darknose, doesn't his own mother care about him? He slashed his long tail on the dead needles, and looked up to the rustling continuing in the bush. A ginger tabby tom with green eyes stepped out of the bushes. Darknose did not know this cat, so he stayed frozen. The tom carefully padded up to him, "I am Pinestar." Pinestar's mew boomed, then Pinestar touched Darknose's nose. "I give you your sixth life, with the gift of endurance, so you shall never become tired." With a strong purr, Pinestar carefully padded back into the bushes. (Pinetrees and pinecones exist here??? What the heck)
A cat, similar to Daisypetal, took a step out of the bushes. Her black and white pelt shimmered in the starlight. And happiness had shown in her eyes. She padded forward and her purr got louder and louder. Darknose replied with a loud purr, he knew it was Thunderclan's former leader, Whisperstar. Her soft nose touched his dry, hard nose. "I give you your seventh life, of sense! So you will make more sense in your reasoning, and not being reckless as a leader!" Whisperstar scolded. She whipped around, her tail raised high, and padded back into the bushes. (No, it's not the canon ThunderClan)
Darknose shuddered, thinking, Why did she act like that? Darknose anticipated for the next cat to peek out of the bushes. A young-looking gray tabby cat took a step out of the bushes, his green eyes looked dull, and old though.
"Boulderfur!" Darknose exclaimed. Boulderfur thumped towards Darknose, then touched him on the nose.
"I give you your eighth life, of wisdom," Boulderfur mewed. He thumped back into the bushes.
"Darknose!" A deep loud mew behind Darknose startled him. As a cat swiftly padded in Darknose's line of sight. "I cannot see how you could forget me." The skinny tan tabby tom mewed.
Runningtail... Darknose meowed under his breath. How did you get to StarClan? Fear circled around him, he is going to do something bad to me, isn't he? (I've had Runningtail as an OC for a very long time.)
"I have news, even the harmless can cause scars." Runningtail meowed, he took a step forward, the stars glimmering in his pelt even more. He lightly touched his nose to Darknoses, "I give you your last life, of strength, so you shall remain strong until your last moments."
The prophecy buzzed around in Darknose's head, he even ignored the cats chanting, "Darkstar! Darkstar!" Suddenly Darkstar woke up his nose touching the stone.
Flurrytail was staring at Darkstar in anticipation. "How do you feel?" She asked.
"Better that before." Darkstar grunted.
Chapter one:
The grass swayed at Thymekit's paws, and horsetail stood three tail-lengths away from her. Two squirming kits attacking each other laid behind the tall grass in front of Thymekit. "I'll never let you win Applekit!" Rosekit mewed, her long ginger fur shining in the sunlight.
"You will let me win." Applekit beamed, putting a paw on Rosekit's face. The long grass was brushing against their long pelts.
"Never!" Rosekit screeched to the sky. The ground begun to eerily shake, very little. But nevertheless Applekit and Rosekit felt it, and anxiety came in a wave.
"Is... it..." Thymekit mewed.
"Its a Underground-Thunderstorm!" A mysterious ThunderClan mew arose from BreezeClan camp. (Earthquake. Oh, ThunderClan is a tunneling group of cats. They used to be the same Clan as BreezeClan, but they split when the BreezeClan leader wanted to stop tunneling)
Applekit stared at a nearby birch tree. It was beginning to sway. Suddenly the ground shook harder. "Rosekit! Thymekit!" Applekit says with stupendous alarm. "We need to find shelter!"
"No we don't mouse-brain!" Thymekit hissed, "the elders say that we need to stay in open land!"
Applekit looked around, he didn't think they needed to move. As he ignored the doubts he had, and the dew on his pelt. He mewed, "I think we're okay!"
"What if a coyote gets us?" Rosekit mewed, her orange eyes shining.
"They won't." Applekit said bravely, he thought he could probably fend one off. Rosekit, Thymekit, and Applekit scuttled to get up and next to each other. Fear echoed through Applekit's body. For a Underground-Thunderstorm had not happened for many seasons, and no cat alive has been through one, not even the eldest elders.
Applekit felt the ground beginning to sink. He was going with it. Applekit gently looked down at his shaking paws. Then back up, he was sure that the ground was slowly sinking, for he could see it. Panic flowed through him. Then he focused on a apple on the apple tree a distance infront of him. And his fear dripped away.
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The ground began to fall, and alarm screeched through Applekit. He rushed out from between Rosekit and Thymekit, the ground underneath Applekit felt soft and crumbly. His back paws slipped into the abyss. Thymekit and Rosekit stared at Applekit. While Thymekit stood in fear, Rosekit's eyes dilated and she gracefully padded infront of Applekit. (The end. It was awfully short)
