ThunderClan Territory

[Fawnsong]

Originally Posted by Fireleaf

Badgerpaw had saw the bird and wanted to catch it. The bird came out and knocked him off the tree.

Cloverfeather yelped, springing up from where she sat and hurriedly pressed her nose all over his tiny body. "Does it hurt anywhere?" She meowed cautiously, poking at him with her paws.

[k!ngk3s]

Originally Posted by Fawnsong

Cloverfeather yelped, springing up from where she sat and hurriedly pressed her nose all over his tiny body. "Does it hurt anywhere?" She meowed cautiously, poking at him with her paws.

"Oww" He said

[Brilliance]

Originally Posted by Lonestar23

A sudden noise drew Whisper’s attention away from her kill and towards the forest. Surely no one was coming out here now… right? There was plenty of prey away from the borders. She was much more educated on the Clans now, and she understood more, and no one had a reason to come out here. There was an overwhelming scent of a ThunderClan cat, and Whisper’s eyes narrowed angrily. Of course something would go wrong. Hadn’t she learned her lesson by now? Something seemed familiar about this scent… it was one from a while ago, but she wouldn’t forget it. Her eyes narrowed and she prepared to fight, as hard as she could, as well as she could. Some amount of anger burned in her chest, pride being the only thing that kept her from running away now. She would not run from him.

Whisper’s pride might be her downfall, but she was no coward. ”I know you’re there. Come out and face me, you mouse-brained, fox-hearted piece of-” Her words were cut off with a sharp yowl as something struck her side. The feline dropped to the ground, rolling over and away from her attacker. Once again, Riskwatcher had gotten the best of her. ”Attacking she cats again, hm? And here I thought a big, strong tom like you might have some honor in his pea-sized brain.” She hissed viciously, her tail whipping back and forth like a flag. Whisper knew her “sweetheart” approach was not going to work on this tom. She had to best him, and then she could escape. She’d bested him before - she could do it again, but it was going to be hard work. It’d been hard before, after all. There was no reason why it shouldn’t be hard again.

To catch him off guard, or at least surprise him a little, the she cat sat down and curled her tail around her paws, sheathing her claws. She was still on guard herself… but this sudden display should at least strike some amount of shock into the ThunderClanner’s little battle-driven mind. ”But enough of that. Please, how have you been?” It couldn’t hurt to try a polite routine. He might not have enough instinct in him to be driven by a pretty she cat, but surely there was some courtesy there. Whisper wasn’t good at this polite act, and she was going to have to strive not to move before it was time. Everything in her wanted to jump at him now, to kick him off the territory instead, or send him running back to camp with his little tail tucked in between his legs… but this would be more satisfying. Imagine, catching the brave ThunderClan warrior off guard with a simple routine! Oh, this is going to be nice.
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Riskwatcher May had lost one of his valuable senses, but his others worked fairly well. He was still an exceptional warrior, he’d tear the hide off whoever dare enter Thunderclan, but as he opened his eyes, looking down at the alien that squirmed below his claws, he ended jumping back quickly, a look of aghast on his expression when he noticed who it was. Admittedly, Riskwatcher didn’t remember her at first - especially when she addressed him like they were some old friends. Riskwatcher didn’t have friends, merely associates. He certainly wasn’t happy to see her in turn. His top lip had snarled back, displaying sharp teeth as the she cat addressed him. Riskwatcher watched her with an unimpressed gaze, keeping two orbs firmly on her because a she cat like her was tricky...he thought he got rid of her for once, and for good. He didn’t say anything, scoffing at her words, his tail lashing behind him. He was giving her time to leave because he wanted her gone as quickly as she came. He narrowed his gaze, “I’m afraid you’re on the wrong side of the forest. I thought your kind resided in the alleyways of twolegplace.”

Obviously, he wasn’t bought with her change in demeanor...honestly, he never cared to remember her name. He hardly remembered who she was, but if he could only had gotten a scent...then, maybe it would had been different. Riskwatcher twitched his nose, lifting his nose in the air, voice as raspy as ever, “I smell,” He feigned, drawing the words out to make sure she understood him clearly. “...mousedung coming from you.” Did she really care how he’s been? Or, was she simply trying to catch him off guard by making idle conversation so she could beer away from him? Riskwatcher shook his pelt, a lasting grimace on his expression as he eyed her with a sharp glare. “I don’t make small talk with strangers. I think you need to turn and leave. What does Thunderclan got that you need, anyway?” He kept his claws unsheathed, in case a fight would ensure. A part of him believed she wasn’t too mousebrained to fight an actual trained warrior. He felt he could kill her in a blink of an eye, dig the body up - who would miss her? She appeared to be alone, as far as he could tell.

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[Mango]

Originally Posted by Doodle

"Wow!" Grovepaw exclaimed, eyes widening in wonder and admiration as she stared at the tom. "Did you beat them during the fights? Oh, oh! Did you get any scars? Can I see them?" The energy she had been trying so hard to withhold during their training had been unleashed, the eager molly hopping around Monarchstep in a small circle while she tried to pick out any scars with her own two eyes. "I bet you fought marvelously!" That was a big word for a young cat, though Grove had the tendency to pick up words from others' conversations. In this case, she'd overheard two queens talking in the nursery, back when she was still a kit. One of them had exclaimed that an older kit of theirs- a warrior now- had 'fought marvelously!'. The saying had stuck with her, and she liked to declare a lot of things are marvelous, or to say things were done marvelously.

He bit his lip amused that Grovepaw described his fighting as marvelous. He purred,” I do have a scar, but that was from when I was only six moons old and the Dusk Syndicate was hunting in our territory and taking our prey, so our leader at the time, Gyestar had prohibitted apprentices from leaving camp for there safety, so battle trainning was in the clearing as Gyestar declared the clearing a trainning location. The kits weren’t to leave the nursery in case the Dusk Syndicate attacked camp at random. A patrol had just reported a huge patrol of Dusk Syndicate cats hunting in Thunderclan territory. So about 5 patrols worth of cats left camp to get the Dusk Syndicate’s patrol out of camp, they left 10 warriors guarding camp, they had the elder’s practicing a few battle moves in case the Dusk Syndicate was using that patrol to lure the warriors out of camp before attacking camp, us apprentices were instructed to teach the kits how to do a small blow in case they attacked the nursery and they had more cats that we had queens, elders, and apprentices. I wanted to get the action of fight the patrol, also I was angry that I hadn’t seen the territory yet, so when no none was looking I darted out of the nursery and out of camp a warrior on guard stopped me,” You aren’t suppose to leave camp, Gyestar will be furious, Monarchpaw.” I had a good excuse,” There is an emergency and Gyestar would prefer that you don’t leave your guard post rather sent an apprentice.” The warrior gave me a small nod, “Go.” I sprinted off following the scent of the patrol trying to find them, but my curiousity of the territory over-took me and I made a turn sniffing awaiting the stench of a border, I believed I’d be able to tell the borders apart. I reached the Windclan border, I knew it was Windclan because of the open fields and no cats by a small river. I was cooled out and trotted over to the next border, plenty cats were fishing and it reaked of fish, so it was Riverclan. One cat noticed that I was alone also that they hadn’t seen a Thunderclan apprentice last gathering or on any patrols so this warrior asked me,” Are you suppose to be here?” I replied,” I’m not trespassing.” the warrior dipped her head,” I know. But I haven’t seen a Thunderclan apprentice in moons!” I needed a lie before she’d insist apon escorting me back to camp,” We haven’t had any, the past moon, Gyestar made our only five apprentices warriors. Warriors did apprentice duties until 15 days ago when my sister and I were appointed as apprentices and two apprentices aren’t much for covering the borders.” The warrior dipped her head,” I hope you’re queens have plenty of kits to eventually replace the lack of apprentices.” I nodded,” As do I.” I lied before sprinting onward and reached the Shadowclan border it was a swamp so it was Shadowclan, I smelled the territory then was walking back to camp, when a Dusk Syndicate tom hooked my tail and yanked me back I started fighting, but my tail was bleeding excessively and I was growing light-headed and dizzing from the loss of blood so I let out a loud shriek of pain, it was enough to startle my sister, who was Swallowpaw, she yowled something I heard,” APPRENTICE’S LETS GO SAVE MONARCHPAW!” I was curled up in a ball, whimpering at that point when Swallowpaw launched herself at the tom claws unsheathed and then my five friends who at the time were named Wasppaw, Ratpaw, Flypaw, Leopardpaw, and Skunkpaw, jumped out at the tom, he still was in the lead, when two more Dusk Syndicate cats came out to finish me off, that’s when Swallowpaw’s three friends Butterflypaw, Flowerpaw, and Deerpaw launched themself at one of them, as Swallowpaw and my neutrals came out to fight the last Dusk Syndicate cat, it was seven of them, who at the time were named Mousepaw, Antpaw, Beepaw, Cherrypaw, Eaglepaw, Grasspaw, and Honeypaw. They were fighting the last of them. I was slowly crawling away in miserey, before I was too weak to move and just watched the battle. Then my enemies came, I guess the apprentices were all egar for battle as twelve enemies of mine lauched themselves into battle they were named at the time, Icepaw, Jaypaw, Kestrelpaw, Newtpaw, Oceanpaw, Poppypaw, Quailpaw, Tawnypaw, Volepaw, Whitepaw, Yarrowpaw, and Urchinpaw. I was shocked and finally the guards heard the noise and ran over shocked to find seventeen apprentice’s fight three Dusk Syndicate Cats. One guard saw me and hauled me off to Zerosight and Northpath’s den, our medicine cats at the time. But I saw the nine warriors launch themselves into battle, three against each Dusk Syndicate cat. I was left there while that warrior ran to the main battle to find a Medicine Cat, he returned with Northpath, then I heard the warrior shout,” Elder’s you’re on guard duty, don’t join the battle!” I sunk into sleep and woke up with the tip of my tail missing.” He flicked his tail to demonstrate the missing tip of his tail before continuing the story,” I still haven’t grown it back. But in border fights no one really wins, it just is when someone quits trying to trespass.” He finished

(So Sorry it’s so long)

[Doodle]

Originally Posted by Okapi

He bit his lip amused that Grovepaw described his fighting as marvelous. He purred,” I do have a scar, but that was from when I was only six moons old and the Dusk Syndicate was hunting in our territory and taking our prey, so our leader at the time, Gyestar had prohibitted apprentices from leaving camp for there safety, so battle trainning was in the clearing as Gyestar declared the clearing a trainning location. The kits weren’t to leave the nursery in case the Dusk Syndicate attacked camp at random. A patrol had just reported a huge patrol of Dusk Syndicate cats hunting in Thunderclan territory. So about 5 patrols worth of cats left camp to get the Dusk Syndicate’s patrol out of camp, they left 10 warriors guarding camp, they had the elder’s practicing a few battle moves in case the Dusk Syndicate was using that patrol to lure the warriors out of camp before attacking camp, us apprentices were instructed to teach the kits how to do a small blow in case they attacked the nursery and they had more cats that we had queens, elders, and apprentices. I wanted to get the action of fight the patrol, also I was angry that I hadn’t seen the territory yet, so when no none was looking I darted out of the nursery and out of camp a warrior on guard stopped me,” You aren’t suppose to leave camp, Gyestar will be furious, Monarchpaw.” I had a good excuse,” There is an emergency and Gyestar would prefer that you don’t leave your guard post rather sent an apprentice.” The warrior gave me a small nod, “Go.” I sprinted off following the scent of the patrol trying to find them, but my curiousity of the territory over-took me and I made a turn sniffing awaiting the stench of a border, I believed I’d be able to tell the borders apart. I reached the Windclan border, I knew it was Windclan because of the open fields and no cats by a small river. I was cooled out and trotted over to the next border, plenty cats were fishing and it reaked of fish, so it was Riverclan. One cat noticed that I was alone also that they hadn’t seen a Thunderclan apprentice last gathering or on any patrols so this warrior asked me,” Are you suppose to be here?” I replied,” I’m not trespassing.” the warrior dipped her head,” I know. But I haven’t seen a Thunderclan apprentice in moons!” I needed a lie before she’d insist apon escorting me back to camp,” We haven’t had any, the past moon, Gyestar made our only five apprentices warriors. Warriors did apprentice duties until 15 days ago when my sister and I were appointed as apprentices and two apprentices aren’t much for covering the borders.” The warrior dipped her head,” I hope you’re queens have plenty of kits to eventually replace the lack of apprentices.” I nodded,” As do I.” I lied before sprinting onward and reached the Shadowclan border it was a swamp so it was Shadowclan, I smelled the territory then was walking back to camp, when a Dusk Syndicate tom hooked my tail and yanked me back I started fighting, but my tail was bleeding excessively and I was growing light-headed and dizzing from the loss of blood so I let out a loud shriek of pain, it was enough to startle my sister, who was Swallowpaw, she yowled something I heard,” APPRENTICE’S LETS GO SAVE MONARCHPAW!” I was curled up in a ball, whimpering at that point when Swallowpaw launched herself at the tom claws unsheathed and then my five friends who at the time were named Wasppaw, Ratpaw, Flypaw, Leopardpaw, and Skunkpaw, jumped out at the tom, he still was in the lead, when two more Dusk Syndicate cats came out to finish me off, that’s when Swallowpaw’s three friends Butterflypaw, Flowerpaw, and Deerpaw launched themself at one of them, as Swallowpaw and my neutrals came out to fight the last Dusk Syndicate cat, it was seven of them, who at the time were named Mousepaw, Antpaw, Beepaw, Cherrypaw, Eaglepaw, Grasspaw, and Honeypaw. They were fighting the last of them. I was slowly crawling away in miserey, before I was too weak to move and just watched the battle. Then my enemies came, I guess the apprentices were all egar for battle as twelve enemies of mine lauched themselves into battle they were named at the time, Icepaw, Jaypaw, Kestrelpaw, Newtpaw, Oceanpaw, Poppypaw, Quailpaw, Tawnypaw, Volepaw, Whitepaw, Yarrowpaw, and Urchinpaw. I was shocked and finally the guards heard the noise and ran over shocked to find seventeen apprentice’s fight three Dusk Syndicate Cats. One guard saw me and hauled me off to Zerosight and Northpath’s den, our medicine cats at the time. But I saw the nine warriors launch themselves into battle, three against each Dusk Syndicate cat. I was left there while that warrior ran to the main battle to find a Medicine Cat, he returned with Northpath, then I heard the warrior shout,” Elder’s you’re on guard duty, don’t join the battle!” I sunk into sleep and woke up with the tip of my tail missing.” He flicked his tail to demonstrate the missing tip of his tail before continuing the story,” I still haven’t grown it back. But in border fights no one really wins, it just is when someone quits trying to trespass.” He finished

(So Sorry it’s so long)

(No worries!)

Grovepaw had sat down, staring at the warrior in awe as she hung onto every word sprung from his mouth. At the end of his story, she let out a hushed, "Wow." Moments later, she had sprung back to her paws in order to get a better look at Monarchstep's tail. "I hadn't realized you lost part of your tail, too! We have that in common, then!" She gave a small skip, grin spread across her face as she tapped the tip of his tail. "I don't think parts of tails grow back, though, so yours will probably be a bit shorter forever. At least, that's what I was told about my tail- that it'll be this stump for the rest of my life." Others may have spoke about this in a disappointed way, but Grove's tone was only matter-of-fact. She'd spent her time grieving her tail, but she wasn't one to stay upset for long and had quickly bounced back from it. Now, she looked at her tail as a part of who she was, something that separated her out from the rest of the cats here- as if she needed something else to differentiate her. The young molly already stood out with her eager and energetic behavior, which was on display now. "Monarchstep! You're, like, a legend! You and all the apprentices that fought off the Dusk Syndicate!" Grovepaw didn't know much about the Dusk Syndicate, only enough to know they had been the enemy of the clan's. Still, fighting off an enemy- even one she wasn't too familiar with- made her look at the warrior in awe.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Doodle

(No worries!)

Grovepaw had sat down, staring at the warrior in awe as she hung onto every word sprung from his mouth. At the end of his story, she let out a hushed, "Wow." Moments later, she had sprung back to her paws in order to get a better look at Monarchstep's tail. "I hadn't realized you lost part of your tail, too! We have that in common, then!" She gave a small skip, grin spread across her face as she tapped the tip of his tail. "I don't think parts of tails grow back, though, so yours will probably be a bit shorter forever. At least, that's what I was told about my tail- that it'll be this stump for the rest of my life." Others may have spoke about this in a disappointed way, but Grove's tone was only matter-of-fact. She'd spent her time grieving her tail, but she wasn't one to stay upset for long and had quickly bounced back from it. Now, she looked at her tail as a part of who she was, something that separated her out from the rest of the cats here- as if she needed something else to differentiate her. The young molly already stood out with her eager and energetic behavior, which was on display now. "Monarchstep! You're, like, a legend! You and all the apprentices that fought off the Dusk Syndicate!" Grovepaw didn't know much about the Dusk Syndicate, only enough to know they had been the enemy of the clan's. Still, fighting off an enemy- even one she wasn't too familiar with- made her look at the warrior in awe.

He shrugged,” Yeah we do have that in common. Well I’m sure if I stayed in camp, they would have come into camp. So we prevented the kits from being scared. I did get scolded by Gyrestar for leaving camp without consent. But us seventeen didn’t eliminate them, that was the great battle. Shadowclan was the one who truely destroyed them by killing their leader Halite. They mostly disbanned when they realized their leader was dead.”

[Doodle]

Originally Posted by Okapi

He shrugged,” Yeah we do have that in common. Well I’m sure if I stayed in camp, they would have come into camp. So we prevented the kits from being scared. I did get scolded by Gyrestar for leaving camp without consent. But us seventeen didn’t eliminate them, that was the great battle. Shadowclan was the one who truely destroyed them by killing their leader Halite. They mostly disbanned when they realized their leader was dead.”

"You saved the camp, then! No matter what Gyrestar said!" She used a paw to bat at Monarchstep's shoulder before backing away. Grovepaw took in this new information with ever-present curiosity in her gaze. "Well, Shadowclan can be useful, then!" She spoke jokingly, standing and stretching before looking around the clearing and tilting her head. "Obviously, I haven't had any other battle trainings, so what now? What do we do?"

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Doodle

"You saved the camp, then! No matter what Gyrestar said!" She used a paw to bat at Monarchstep's shoulder before backing away. Grovepaw took in this new information with ever-present curiosity in her gaze. "Well, Shadowclan can be useful, then!" She spoke jokingly, standing and stretching before looking around the clearing and tilting her head. "Obviously, I haven't had any other battle trainings, so what now? What do we do?"

He nodded,” I suppose, but I’m certain that if we did as told, the elder’s and guard’s would have dealt with them.” He meowed,” I suppose I could teach you the play dead move, it’s useful when this cat clearly won’t stop fighting you until you are unconcious.” He meowed, he saw Peachrain still sitting there,” Mind Attacking me?” He asked, to Grovepaw he added,” Pretend I’ve been beaten up and am too weak to be quick with my reflexes.”

Peachrain nodded slightly before doing a forearm strike to him.

Monarchstep moved his paw slightly before colapsing in the ground and holding perfectly still until Peachrain stepped away at last which was when he stood up and shook the dust out of his fur,” See how I played dead?”

[Doodle]

Originally Posted by Okapi

He nodded,” I suppose, but I’m certain that if we did as told, the elder’s and guard’s would have dealt with them.” He meowed,” I suppose I could teach you the play dead move, it’s useful when this cat clearly won’t stop fighting you until you are unconcious.” He meowed, he saw Peachrain still sitting there,” Mind Attacking me?” He asked, to Grovepaw he added,” Pretend I’ve been beaten up and am too weak to be quick with my reflexes.”

Peachrain nodded slightly before doing a forearm strike to him.

Monarchstep moved his paw slightly before colapsing in the ground and holding perfectly still until Peachrain stepped away at last which was when he stood up and shook the dust out of his fur,” See how I played dead?”

Grovepaw watched the two, eyes flitting between both warriors as she worked to memorize the scene down in her mind. When Monarchstep spoke, she focused her gaze on the tom and gave a firm nod. "So, just lay there all limp until they back off?" It seemed simple enough- much more simple than the badger move she'd done before. Less steps to memorize, while she was still here trying to make sure she wouldn't forget all the parts to the previous move. This didn't seem like there was all that much to it.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Doodle

Grovepaw watched the two, eyes flitting between both warriors as she worked to memorize the scene down in her mind. When Monarchstep spoke, she focused her gaze on the tom and gave a firm nod. "So, just lay there all limp until they back off?" It seemed simple enough- much more simple than the badger move she'd done before. Less steps to memorize, while she was still here trying to make sure she wouldn't forget all the parts to the previous move. This didn't seem like there was all that much to it.

He nodded yeah,” That part is pretty easy, but letting them knock you to the ground is the hard part.” He added