April Gathering

[vellichor]

(If you wish to interact quote me please)

A curious loner sat in the bushes, intently watching the gathered cats.

[Serendipity]

Originally Posted by LostintheEchoes

Sharks?! Thought Duskpaw with newfound concern. Despite his worries, he was determined to succeed. For himself, and for Dewpaw. Steeling his nerves, he nodded to Snarlingpaw and stepped closer to the islet, staring out the water. For a second, his paws felt rooted to the ground as if someone was watching him. His mentor, no, it couldn't be, Swiftecho was on the other side of the clearing. His eyes quickly darted around until he spotted who was watching him:
His secret ShadowClan mentor, Darkzephyr.
Now, Duskpaw couldn't fail. If Duskpaw was seen failing by Darkzephyr, he might not come back alive the next stay. Swallowing his concern, he returned his gaze to the islet. Suddenly, throwing all his thoughts to the back of his mind, he flicked his stubbed tail once and bounded forward, throwing himself into the water. He held his breath - he had never swam before. He thrashed wildly, determined to find out how to swim in the next few seconds. His paws slammed the water with so much force that droplets splashed around him with every kick and he pushed forward, scowling. He wanted the feeling of a cool night breeze on his fur, not sopping, dripping, clear blue water tinted by the night sky. He growled, pushing through the islet.
Only a fox-length in, his mind began to race. There was still, about ten badger lengths of water ahead of him, that he had to swim without stopping - if he stopped, he risked drowning. Gritting his teeth, he pushed on, without looking back at any of the apprentices. He remembered what Snarlingpaw had said about sharks and he was suddenly taken over by fear. He could die.
But he was determined to press on. As he swam another fox-length in, a strange, fishy scent filled his nose. He almost retched. How could RiverClan eat fish on a daily basis? The smell was salty, tanged with water, and another, abnormal, metallic taste he couldn't identify. Ignoring it, he thrashed his way through the water as Dewpaw watched after him, mortified, her ears flattened against her head.

Creampaw and the tom watched approvingly. "He's good" The tom mentioned to Dewpaw,
a small smile taking up his face. (I ship him and Dewy) "Are you sure you don't want to go with him? Sharks never attack cats in two pairs... And you'd feel proud when you come back!" If you come back.. the tom added silently.

[Darky]

Originally Posted by strog13

"Thunderclan, You?"

"Same"Dustpaw said starting at the warrior.

[strog13]

Originally Posted by Dark

"Same"Dustpaw said starting at the warrior.

"Good... Who is your mentor?"

[Aquarius]

Originally Posted by Sweet Skittles

Creampaw and the tom watched approvingly. "He's good" The tom mentioned to Dewpaw,
a small smile taking up his face. (I ship him and Dewy) "Are you sure you don't want to go with him? Sharks never attack cats in two pairs... And you'd feel proud when you come back!" If you come back.. the tom added silently.

(SHIP SHIP SHIP SHIP FORBIDDEN LOVE SHIP SHIP SHIP SHIP)

Dewpaw shook her head. There was no way she was going into that islet, even if her brother was thick-headed enough to do it. She always knew Duskpaw one to make rash decisions... but to put his life in danger like this? This was a whole new level of stupidity.

Duskpaw fought his way through the islet, noticing the waves were beginning to rise. Due to the moon, the tides began rising, higher and higher, until they lapped faintly at the young tom's back. Only a few badger-lengths more... The whole time he was swimming, the weird fishy scent was growing stronger. Holding his breath as so not to inhale it, he kept steadily kicking out with his paws. He knew for a fact he was strong enough to make it, now that he had made it this far. I'm going to come back with a whole branch of strawberries! He thought to himself determinedly.
Just as he was about to thrash out, he felt sharp fangs close around his leg. For a second he thought that Snarlingpaw or Stammerpaw had turned on him and was attacking him, but he realized the amount of fangs he was feeling was much too many for it to be from a cats jaw. Just as he let out a panicked yowl, the teeth crunched into his hind leg, yanking him under the waves. His estranged yowl was cut off as salty water plunged down his throat, and he thrashed wildly, the water around him turning a horrible crimson shade as his blood sank into the water.

"No!" Screeched Dewpaw, throwing herself forward and shoving past Stammerpaw and Snarlingpaw. Without a moment's hesitation she flung herself into the islet, which was slowly turning a translucent russet. She screeched her brother's name as she fought her way forward. "Duskpaw! Duskpaw!"

[Darky]

Originally Posted by strog13

"Good... Who is your mentor?"

"Graytail but she died fighting a rouge"Dustpaw said sadly
(Sorry if I replied late)

[strog13]

Originally Posted by Dark

"Graytail but she died fighting a rouge"Dustpaw said sadly
(Sorry if I replied late)

Wishtail looked at the ground, "Oh... I'm sorry..."

[Darky]

Originally Posted by strog13

Wishtail looked at the ground, "Oh... I'm sorry..."

"It's ok it wasn't your fault"Dustpaw said.

[strog13]

Originally Posted by Dark

"It's ok it wasn't your fault"Dustpaw said.

"Well, maybe not but it's tragic... Rogues don't know who they're messing with." Wishtail sunk her claws into the ground.

[vellichor]

The loner decided to show up. She slid out of the bushes (she is nine moons old so she's not that old) and sat down next to Dustpaw and Wishtail. "Um, hi..." she meowed hoping they wouldn't attack.

(@strog13 @Dark)