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Post by Foxstar26 on Apr 5, 2023 12:02:13 GMT -5
Quickwing scrabbled up onto the bank with thanks to Skyflight. She dropped Spiritstar, flopping on the ground next to her. She coughed, coughing up some water that had got in her lungs. She gasped, sides rising and falling quickly. “Is she ok?” She coughed again.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Apr 5, 2023 12:04:51 GMT -5
Slateheart looked in shock, hearing that his mate had fallen front the cliff. He moved to find Warblerpaw, wanting to comfort his son.
Sunfury exchanged a look with Rookflight. The leader had been looong a lot of lives lately. That wasn’t a good sign. Hopefully they would be able to retrieve her body safely.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 5, 2023 12:24:19 GMT -5
Slateheart looked in shock, hearing that his mate had fallen front the cliff. He moved to find Warblerpaw, wanting to comfort his son. Sunfury exchanged a look with Rookflight. The leader had been looong a lot of lives lately. That wasn’t a good sign. Hopefully they would be able to retrieve her body safely. Buzzardfall skidded up to Sunfury’s side, her eyes wide with shock at what she had heard. She looked at her brother and asked. “She’s got to be alright, right? I mean, not alright because- you know, but! She’s got lots of lives left, right?” She asked. |
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Post by Willow on Apr 5, 2023 15:25:28 GMT -5
Skyflight raced to Spiritstar's side, panicking when she noticed the leader still wasn't breathing, "She hasn't woken up yet Quickwing." Skyflight nudged the leader onto her side, pressing her paws down on Spiritstar's chest to help get the water out of her lungs. "Come on Spiritstar." she murmured.
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Post by thistle on Apr 5, 2023 21:52:17 GMT -5
Warblerpaw's ears flattened even more and his tail curled between his legs for a brief moment when he made eye contact with Slateheart across the clearing. The young tom moved to his father, pressing himself into his dark fur.
"Dad," he croaked out, having a hard time keeping his emotions in check again.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Apr 6, 2023 9:22:21 GMT -5
Slatehead rested his head on the top of Warblerpaw’s. “Shh.” He whispered. “It’s ok. She’ll come back to us.” He murmured softly. He prayed the fall wasn’t enough to take all her lives.
Quickwing shakily got to her paws. She coughed up a little more water before moving to Spiritstar’s side. “Come on.” She coughed, moving to help Skyflight.
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Post by thistle on Apr 6, 2023 16:52:03 GMT -5
"She'll come back to us," Warblerpaw echoed, pulling away from his father for a brief moment. "I'm...glad StarClan gave her multiple lives."
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Post by Frozen on Apr 6, 2023 21:46:11 GMT -5
Firefang joined Quickwing and Skyflight next to their leader. He paced back and forth, keeping his eyes on Spiritstar to see if she would stir. Please wake up, he thought desperately, wondering gravely if her injury was so critical that she wasn't going to recover.
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Post by bluewonder on Apr 7, 2023 9:36:51 GMT -5
Bumblepaw -- Middle of Skyclan Camp -- with Wingpaw, Moonblazer , and Flyingpaw, 🌙Moonpower🌙
Bumblepaw's eyes widened in shock. Spiritstar lost a life? She whipped her head around to stare at her denmates, checking to see if they had heard the news as well. Though losing a life was not a new concept to the apprentice, the shock was still raw. It reminded her of the fleeting mortality of each of her clanmates. "Spiritstar lost a life..." She echoed in a murmur to Wingpaw and Flyingpaw. She looked out, her gaze flicking between Warblerpaw and Emberpaw, and took a step forward. "Should we... should we go check on them?" She asked, uncharacteristically worried. Her stomach felt like it was in knots. For all her grandstanding, she did truly care about her clanmates. Yet the thought of trying to comfort them was so foreign to her that she unconsciously had to ask permission.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 7, 2023 9:57:35 GMT -5
Bumblepaw -- Middle of Skyclan Camp -- with Wingpaw, Moonblazer , and Flyingpaw, 🌙Moonpower🌙
Bumblepaw's eyes widened in shock. Spiritstar lost a life? She whipped her head around to stare at her denmates, checking to see if they had heard the news as well. Though losing a life was not a new concept to the apprentice, the shock was still raw. It reminded her of the fleeting mortality of each of her clanmates. "Spiritstar lost a life..." She echoed in a murmur to Wingpaw and Flyingpaw. She looked out, her gaze flicking between Warblerpaw and Emberpaw, and took a step forward. "Should we... should we go check on them?" She asked, uncharacteristically worried. Her stomach felt like it was in knots. For all her grandstanding, she did truly care about her clanmates. Yet the thought of trying to comfort them was so foreign to her that she unconsciously had to ask permission. Wingpaw's ears fell against his head as he watched the terse interaction between Warblerpaw and Emberpaw, and then the two apprentices going in different directions. He swallowed. "Warblerpaw's bound to be a wreck right now. But Emberpaw's got to be no better, knowing that Spiritstar must have lost a life trying to get her down from Jagged Drop. I don't know if either of them are gonna want anybody going near them." He fretted, similar to Bumblepaw that beneath all his energy and mischief, he did care about all of his friends, Warblerpaw and Emberpaw being two of them. He looked at Bumblepaw, not sure what to do. |
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Post by bluewonder on Apr 7, 2023 23:32:25 GMT -5
Bumblepaw twitched her whiskers in indecision. Finally, as though her paws were acting before her mind could catch up, she began to walk towards the medicine den, not waiting to see if Wingpaw would follow her. Warblerpaw was with his father, a duo Bumblepaw did not feel like breaking up at this moment, so her paws guided her towards Emberpaw. Before she got to Spiderbite's den, she stopped short. She flicked her tail with indecision once more, then sighed and turned, grabbing a small mouse from the freshkill pile before continuing into the medicine den. Her eyes took a moment to adjust to the darkness of the den, but she quickly spotted the white and gray she-cat. She hoped to avoid the gaze of either medicine cat, not wanting her rare kind act to be viewed by anyone else. She threw the mouse brusquely to the fellow apprentice's paws. "Here." She said gruffly, shuffling her paws a bit. "I know you're probably hungry... after such a long and stupid adventure." She wished she could catch the words as they stumbled out of her mouth- Emberpaw surely had enough on her without Bumblepaw having to berate her more- but Bumblepaw almost couldn't help but tack on the rude words as a defense mechanism. Showing a moment of softness was so unlike her that she felt like she had to overcompensate. Her fur ruffled out a little more. If she gets upset by that, she thought in embarrassed anger, then that's her own problem.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 8, 2023 6:33:22 GMT -5
Bumblepaw twitched her whiskers in indecision. Finally, as though her paws were acting before her mind could catch up, she began to walk towards the medicine den, not waiting to see if Wingpaw would follow her. Warblerpaw was with his father, a duo Bumblepaw did not feel like breaking up at this moment, so her paws guided her towards Emberpaw. Before she got to Spiderbite's den, she stopped short. She flicked her tail with indecision once more, then sighed and turned, grabbing a small mouse from the freshkill pile before continuing into the medicine den. Her eyes took a moment to adjust to the darkness of the den, but she quickly spotted the white and gray she-cat. She hoped to avoid the gaze of either medicine cat, not wanting her rare kind act to be viewed by anyone else. She threw the mouse brusquely to the fellow apprentice's paws. "Here." She said gruffly, shuffling her paws a bit. "I know you're probably hungry... after such a long and stupid adventure." She wished she could catch the words as they stumbled out of her mouth- Emberpaw surely had enough on her without Bumblepaw having to berate her more- but Bumblepaw almost couldn't help but tack on the rude words as a defense mechanism. Showing a moment of softness was so unlike her that she felt like she had to overcompensate. Her fur ruffled out a little more. If she gets upset by that, she thought in embarrassed anger, then that's her own problem. Emberpaw had fallen into a heavy muted silence as she laid in the medicine den. She stiffened as Bumblepaw approached, eyes flickering towards the mouse before the she-cat’s words pierced her. She knew good and well that this was Bumblepaw trying in her own blunt and odd way to be kind, but it wasn’t the other apprentice she felt herself tense over. She eyed the prey, and a swarm of guilt overcame her again. Spiritstar was dead and mangled at the bottom of Jagged Drop, and yet here she was, unharmed in camp, being offered prey she had done nothing to deserve. Looking at the mouse made an ill feeling rise in her. She could only look away from it and swallow down the bile as she spoke back with a graveled voice. “Bumblepaw… I really appreciate it, but… but I-“ She paused to gain her breath. “I don’t think I can eat anything right now…” Wingpaw had trailed after Bumblepaw, knowing that Spiderbite would split his whiskers if he crowded into the den. Instead, he watched from the entrance, a bit surprised by Bumblepaw’s attempt at kindness, and by Emberpaw’s utterly rattled look. |
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Post by bluewonder on Apr 8, 2023 11:26:01 GMT -5
Bumblepaw flicked her ears back. "Whatever. Eat it, don't eat it, see if I care." She huffed, giving her chest fur a few embarrassed licks. She turned away slightly, feeling so uncomfortable that she was preparing to leave the den. "I'm just..." She lowed her voice to almost a whisper, "just glad you're safe, or whatever." Her eyes flicked over to the entrance of the den where she saw Wingpaw watching her, and she felt like she would melt to the floor. Why did I even bother coming over here? She thought. I look so stupid right now.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 8, 2023 11:56:47 GMT -5
Bumblepaw flicked her ears back. "Whatever. Eat it, don't eat it, see if I care." She huffed, giving her chest fur a few embarrassed licks. She turned away slightly, feeling so uncomfortable that she was preparing to leave the den. "I'm just..." She lowed her voice to almost a whisper, "just glad you're safe, or whatever." Her eyes flicked over to the entrance of the den where she saw Wingpaw watching her, and she felt like she would melt to the floor. Why did I even bother coming over here? She thought. I look so stupid right now. “I-…” Emberpaw hesitated, wanting to desperately and miserably ask Bumblepaw why she was checking on her, why she was glad she was okay when she had caused their leader to lose a life. Emberpaw felt a wave of self-hatred then, but she also knew that this kind of thing must be new waters for Bumblepaw. It wouldn’t be right to brush her act of care away. Instead, Emberpaw offered a weak smile and nodded. “Thanks, Bumblepaw. And… I won’t tell the other apprentices about it, if you don’t want me to.” “I already know!” Wingpaw piped in, though a small grin crossed his face. “I won’t tell either, though. We just wanted to make sure you and Warblerpaw are okay… which, er. Okay well, you’re both probably not but, yeah…” He attempted. Emberpaw sulked at that, her voice light and guilty as she admitted. “Warblerpaw probably hates me. He has every right to…” She mumbled, though it saddened her. She had always liked Warblerpaw’s personality and saw him as a friend. Well, she supposed that was no longer the case now… |
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Post by bluewonder on Apr 8, 2023 18:48:02 GMT -5
Bumblepaw shot a glare at Wingpaw. "You better not say anything, or I'll shred you!" She threatened with a hiss, trying to regain her status as a tough warrior in training. Her ears flicked back to Emberpaw when she heard her worry over Warblerpaw. She was at the end of her niceties, and dismissed the speckled she-cat's words with a noncommittal shrug. "Don't know about any of that. Warblerpaw has bees for brains anyway, I bet he'll forget by tomorrow." She knew neither statement was true- Warblerpaw was quite a bright tom, and she had caught the darkness in his expression when he looked towards Emberpaw when the two apprentices walked into camp together, but she didn't know anything more comforting to say and couldn't bring herself to bother trying.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Apr 11, 2023 9:45:13 GMT -5
(I'm sorry I poofed. It's been a busy week.)
Spiritstar suddenly convulsed. Harsh coughs ached her lungs as she spit up river water. She rolled to a crouch and her stomach lurched as she threw up more water. Heavy breaths left her winded and she laid dead weight upon the ground. When the breeze stirred, she shivered, her silver fur now dark with water and sticking in every direction.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 11, 2023 9:54:54 GMT -5
Bumblepaw shot a glare at Wingpaw. "You better not say anything, or I'll shred you!" She threatened with a hiss, trying to regain her status as a tough warrior in training. Her ears flicked back to Emberpaw when she heard her worry over Warblerpaw. She was at the end of her niceties, and dismissed the speckled she-cat's words with a noncommittal shrug. "Don't know about any of that. Warblerpaw has bees for brains anyway, I bet he'll forget by tomorrow." She knew neither statement was true- Warblerpaw was quite a bright tom, and she had caught the darkness in his expression when he looked towards Emberpaw when the two apprentices walked into camp together, but she didn't know anything more comforting to say and couldn't bring herself to bother trying. "Hah! You'd have to catch me first, if you ever want to shred me!" Wingpaw smirked to Bumblepaw, eyes sparkling with a playful challenge, before he grew a bit serious once again as soon as he heard what Emberpaw said to Bumblepaw. "I can't talk for Warblerpaw, but Bumblepaw's got a point. He's always been pretty light-hearted. He might be upset now, but it's not like you did anything on purpose." "It still happened!" Emberpaw exclaimed, before she grew quiet again and slowly shook her head, looking miserable. She didn't want to get Spiderbite upset either with all the commotion in his den now. "It happened, and I... I shouldn't have done it, even if it was all an accident. I... look, I appreciate the words, but I think I just want to be alone right now, okay?" She pleaded to the younger apprentices. |
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Post by bluewonder on Apr 11, 2023 11:39:07 GMT -5
(No prob from me! I'm about to have a busier week I think, so I may be poofing soon too lol)
Bumblepaw shrugged again, trying to not let the raw emotion of the she-cat tug at her heartstrings. "'Kay." She said noncommittally. "I didn't want to stick around here anyway. This place stinks." She curled up her nose at the smell of herbs and the stale scent of age-old previous sicknesses. She turned to Wingpaw and gave him a challenging shove with her paw. "And I could catch you, easy! You'd probably trip over your paws within the first heartbeats!" She boasted, stretching out her front paws before her as though showing off her running muscles. Truthfully, she was better at fighting than racing, but she would never admit that, either.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 11, 2023 11:45:16 GMT -5
(No prob from me! I'm about to have a busier week I think, so I may be poofing soon too lol) Bumblepaw shrugged again, trying to not let the raw emotion of the she-cat tug at her heartstrings. "'Kay." She said noncommittally. "I didn't want to stick around here anyway. This place stinks." She curled up her nose at the smell of herbs and the stale scent of age-old previous sicknesses. She turned to Wingpaw and gave him a challenging shove with her paw. "And I could catch you, easy! You'd probably trip over your paws within the first heartbeats!" She boasted, stretching out her front paws before her as though showing off her running muscles. Truthfully, she was better at fighting than racing, but she would never admit that, either. Wingpaw decided not to push Emberpaw, knowing that his desire for answers about everything and his nosiness was probably not appreciated right now. Instead, he focused on Bumblepaw with a smirk, returning the shove of her paw with a light shove of his own as they slipped from the medicine den. "Oh yeah? You think you could catch me so easily? You're lucky that the Warriors are going to go nuts about keeping an eye on us apprentices after all this, or I'd run right out of camp and show you who's really faster." He challenged. |
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Post by bluewonder on Apr 12, 2023 19:32:21 GMT -5
Bumblepaw crouched down, her blue-gray tail flicking in challenge. "We won't be able to tell who is faster, but I can tell you who's stronger, right here and right now!" She jumped up landed square on the other apprentice, trying to bowl him over in a tussle.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 14, 2023 11:39:09 GMT -5
Bumblepaw crouched down, her blue-gray tail flicking in challenge. "We won't be able to tell who is faster, but I can tell you who's stronger, right here and right now!" She jumped up landed square on the other apprentice, trying to bowl him over in a tussle. Wingpaw gave a grin as he saw Bumblepaw leap at him. He let himself fall under her weight, but quickly kicked out at her with his hind legs, snickering. "Oh really? You're on! Ashfeather's taught me all kinds of battle moves!" He bragged, tussling with his friend. |
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Post by Shadowfire on Apr 14, 2023 17:38:30 GMT -5
Lolo yawned as she waited for Spiritstar and asked to everyone: "Is there a second leader or something? I want to talk with the leader, but she doesn't come!" The kittypet stayed with fear and shyness as she noticed what she has done. The she-cat murmured: "Oh no, what I have done? Idiot, Idiot, Idiot!"
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Post by Willow on Apr 15, 2023 16:21:56 GMT -5
(I'm sorry I poofed. It's been a busy week.) Spiritstar suddenly convulsed. Harsh coughs ached her lungs as she spit up river water. She rolled to a crouch and her stomach lurched as she threw up more water. Heavy breaths left her winded and she laid dead weight upon the ground. When the breeze stirred, she shivered, her silver fur now dark with water and sticking in every direction. Skyflight stepped back, staring at Spiritstar in alarm as the leader's body shook. Her fur stood on end until she noticed the leader had started to breath again. "Spiritstar! Wake up!" she yowled, moving forward to place a paw on the leader's shoulder again. |
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Post by t1nkdraws on Apr 17, 2023 0:33:47 GMT -5
Mothbreeze was laying down on a warm boulder not to far from the camp entrance, ears pricked and alert of any sign of the patrol returning with Spiritstar, paws itching to get up and do something, yet there were no signs of her clan-mates. She let out a frustrated sigh, eyes still trained to where they should be emerging from, though she was grateful the apprentices have returned, the announcement Jadefeather had made, made her anxious.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 21, 2023 16:41:22 GMT -5
Lolo yawned as she waited for Spiritstar and asked to everyone: "Is there a second leader or something? I want to talk with the leader, but she doesn't come!" The kittypet stayed with fear and shyness as she noticed what she has done. The she-cat murmured: "Oh no, what I have done? Idiot, Idiot, Idiot!" "There's no second leader. We have a deputy, but Spiritstar's word is law." Nettlesting quickly consoled Lolo, looking around a bit awkwardly and nervously at the loner's outburst. Instead, he offered. "Spiritstar is... she's doing something really important. My clanmate was in danger, and Spiritstar rescued her. She'll be back, but... it's best we let her rest when we get back. I can show you a good spot to rest, if you like." He offered. |
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Post by Shadowfire on Apr 21, 2023 17:26:18 GMT -5
"Ok, I would be glad to rest a bit." Lolo meowed to Nettlesting and then giggled: "I will just take care to not sleep to much" The kittypet smiled and raised her ears to know where was the place.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 21, 2023 17:45:13 GMT -5
"Ok, I would be glad to rest a bit." Lolo meowed to Nettlesting and then giggled: "I will just take care to not sleep to much" The kittypet smiled and raised her ears to know where was the place. "I doubt anyone will be getting any sleep today." Nettlesting admitted lightly, worry in his voice for Spiritstar, before he tapped Lolo's shoulder with his tail and nodded. "Follow me." He guided her towards one of the large stones at the base of the cliffs, warmed by the sun. |
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Post by Shadowfire on Apr 21, 2023 18:56:12 GMT -5
Lolo followed Nettlesting as the cat guided her. The confused molly asked: "I've heard the others saying Spiritstar lost a lost a life! Do forest cats have nine lifes? In my kithood some alley cats told me about the old tale of having more lifes, but, is that true? Do I have extra lives?" Lolo realized that was a dumb question in clan-terms, so she hoped for have a patient answer.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 21, 2023 19:03:35 GMT -5
Lolo followed Nettlesting as the cat guided her. The confused molly asked: "I've heard the others saying Spiritstar lost a lost a life! Do forest cats have nine lifes? In my kithood some alley cats told me about the old tale of having more lifes, but, is that true? Do I have extra lives?" Lolo realized that was a dumb question in clan-terms, so she hoped for have a patient answer. Nettlesting settled down beside the she-cat, his eyes gleaming with both humor and curiosity as he answered her questions. “Only leaders can be given nine lives by Starclan. The rest of us only have one. So, you would only have the life you have right now.” He chuckled, before he tilted his head. “What are alley cats like?” |
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Post by Shadowfire on Apr 22, 2023 6:46:02 GMT -5
Lolo sat down as she heard Nettlesting's answer. The she-cat sighed after the question, with a bunch of memories crossing her mind, the kittypet said: "They are aggresive, gross and look for food in the most nastier places... But, I had to be one of them, and I know, we do this to survive."
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