ThunderClan: Life Before 2023's Sinkhole

[Hopeless]

Originally Posted by Naiad

Sundust

Sundust's ear flicked as someone called his name and he turned as Beastflame walked into the medicine den. "Aren't injuries supposed to keep me busy?" He snorted as he padded over to inspect the wounds. It was always so funny how cats worried about wasting his time; what did they think he did in this den all day?

There was no scent of infection yet, which was good, he just needed to keep it from getting infected in the future. He trotted back over to the herb storage, and began searching through for what he needed. "Start licking that scratch, it needs to be clean when I put the poultice on it," Sundust instructed over his shoulder.

He returned with a cobweb and a marigold leaf, the latter of which he began chewing into a poultice. Once thoroughly mixed, with the tangy flavor sitting unpleasantly in his mouth, Sundust smeared the past over the scratch. He did wish marigold tasted as good as it smelled, but he supposed he couldn't be that fortunate. "Keep these cobwebs clean. They should only need to stay on for a couple of days while the wound heals." The large medicine cat began plastering the wound with cobwebs while he spoke, "It shouldn't give you any trouble, but if you feel like it's getting infected come see me again, ok?"

~ Beastflame ~

Sundust probably hadn't meant to joke around with what he said about injuries keeping him busy and all, but it made Beastflame's previously gloomy face crack up with a wide grin. "Eh I guess." He chuckled. "I mainly meant if you weren't too busy with other patients." But he took what the medicine cat had said as an invitation and plopped himself down in what he saw as a good spot, not in the way, but not tucked away in some corner.

While his tongue began to clean the shoulder wounds, he could feel the metallic taste of blood made his tail twitch in mind disgust as he began to think of Shadowclan's bloodlust again. His blue and green gaze followed Sundust and the other tom went to fetch whatever plants that were needed for this. Cobwebs and... some plant Beastflame he no idea about. He sat still as the medicine cat chewed the plant into a gue to smear over the wounds, before sealing the whole thing with cobwebs.

And based on Sundust's words afterward, suggested that that was it. "All done? Well that went quick." He stood up, a little afraid still to move his leg, both for the pain and fear that the wounds would open more. He looked at the scratches before looking back at the medicine cat and smiling. "Thx then, Ill keep an eye out for that infection stuff. See ya later!"

[IcarusUntamed]

Originally Posted by Clock Dragonshifter

~Wish'kit~
Tilting her head to the side the small she-kit seemed to think moment, "Ran away together leaving their kits behind..." she mewed quietly her ears laying flat on her head as be began remembering how her own mother had done that leaving her to never meet her biological parents. "I mean they wouldn't just leave their kits, they'd take them somewhere better-" she corrected like it'd erase her early input as her ears perked up again and she smiled pressing further into Mallowkit embarrassed at her earlier remark.


@GoldenDays
@WinterBug

Crap, so sorry I keep forgetting about this, I’d forget my own head if it weren’t attached to my neck)

~Lost’flower~

Lost’Flower nodded. Taking note of Wish’kits initial answer before she changed it. “You’re right. The colonies lost two of their best hunters that day, the colones decided that they couldn’t risk another incident like that and started a new law, cats may only mate if they were of the same clan ” She finished her story. She knew it wasn’t the most compelling idea behind that aspect of the warrior code but to be fair, Lost’Flower wasn’t somebody who found that to be the most important part of the code. “But I’ll assure you, Sparrow and Leaf were very happy together and went on to live a happy life with their kits. Truly letting their hearts decide what they needed.” she new she probably shouldn’t be encouraging kits to take mates from other clans, but what was the harm in it? If they were happy that was all that mattered.

[Clock Dragonshifter]

Originally Posted by GoldenDays

Crap, so sorry I keep forgetting about this, I’d forget my own head if it weren’t attached to my neck)

~Lost’flower~

Lost’Flower nodded. Taking note of Wish’kits initial answer before she changed it. “You’re right. The colonies lost two of their best hunters that day, the colones decided that they couldn’t risk another incident like that and started a new law, cats may only mate if they were of the same clan ” She finished her story. She knew it wasn’t the most compelling idea behind that aspect of the warrior code but to be fair, Lost’Flower wasn’t somebody who found that to be the most important part of the code. “But I’ll assure you, Sparrow and Leaf were very happy together and went on to live a happy life with their kits. Truly letting their hearts decide what they needed.” she new she probably shouldn’t be encouraging kits to take mates from other clans, but what was the harm in it? If they were happy that was all that mattered.

~Wish'kit~
Tilting her head tot the side the kit smiled as brightly as she could, "So they were a happy family? Why didn't their clans go after them?" she questioned with her ears pointed.

(You're good! NOW WISH CAN BECOME AN APPRENTICE YAY!)

[taillow]

Originally Posted by QueenCocaHead

Stagpaw got a dark look on his face when Cindersky mentioned him taking so long. Memories flashed over his vision, and he was thrown into a flashback, of the horrible time he had away from the clan. He described it aloud to Cindersky.

"Hey! Wake up you! your lives on the line!" Some cat hissed in his ear. She had poked him sharply in the shoulder. He got up drowsily and his eyes widened when he wasn't in his box anymore, the box he had been sleeping in for the night. He had whipped his head around to find himself in a wire box, in some shady twoleg den. The cat next to him, some calico She-cat covered in scars, was looking at him with a worried glance. "Where am I Who are you?!" He hissed attempting to get in a defensive stance in his small space. The she-cat didn't seem fazed "Listen here buddy you don't have to yell. Im just trying to help you. They're going to have you battle later, and I just wanted to prepare ya. You've probably never been in a fight before huh? You look rather young; well-" Stag had cut her off "I've fought before, but what do you mean by battle? I don't want to battle! And who are they?" He was confused, he had no idea what type of situation he had gotten in. She explained "The two-legs really like putting us up against other cats to see who wins. It's mostly timed, but if you lose so many, they put you in with the toughest cat, till one dead. You're fighting a strong cat today but listen closely and I'll tell you their weaknesses...."

It went on for weeks, months even. Stag, using Kathrine's advice, won nearly every fight and adapted his fighting skills till he was pretty good at fighting to his disadvantage. They crowned him the toughest cat, after Kathrine of course. They eventually escaped together, only for Kat to be slaughtered by a dumb rouge. Then that strange Gater cat saved him, saying it was only because he knew Kat. Then he came here.

"Basically I was taken by two-legs and they made me fight other cats"

The sound of his voice cracked toward the end of his long story, having to reopen the wound that had barely healed.[/CENTER]

Cindersky
As the dark look crossed his face, Cindersky could not place a paw on exactly what could have caused it. All she had to go off of was what he told her - that twolegs had taken him and made him fight other cats, nothing else. The sudden shift in the carefree attitude to this was starting to the warrior, and she blinked in confusion. His story seemed far fetched, but who was Cindersky to know what truly happened outside of the borders. It just seemed... stretched.

"So... let me see if I understand this correctly. A mean cat named Frogfang chased you out of ThunderClan territory, then there was a storm and somehow you got swept away into the river but finally managed to get back - but before all of this you were also... taken by twolegs and forced to fight other cats?" Even she could hear the disbelief in her own voice. It just seemed like too much.

Letting out a soft sign, she gave a gentle shake of her head. "ThunderClan needs stable cats right now, cats who do not go missing for almost four seasons and return with some grandiose story. I am just unsure how those events kept you away that long... but I suppose I have seen twolegs do stranger things in my day." Cindersky still was not sure how much she believed of the story Stagpaw told her. For all she knew, none of it was true - the way he bounced around from reason to reason, keeping it vague without going into much detail... it sounded fishy.

"How will you prove to ThunderClan that you will not leave again?" An important question, and one that would help Cindersky decide if the cat before her should be allowed to rejoin. Hopefully by the end of this she would have a concise image of the needed answer.

Originally Posted by Rippleshade

@tulle “training. I have caused a lot of trouble in ThunderClan In the past, and I wouldn’t be a productive clan member had I not trained myself to be aware of my surroundings socially.”

Cindersky
While she was unaware of whatever trouble Tornclaw spoke of, it did make the silver she-cat narrow her eyes. Trouble was the last thing that ThunderClan needed right now, and if this cat before her was known for causing it then she would see to it that the bud was plucked before it had a clance to grow into a weed. "That is rather honorable, however I am unable to see the reason as to why you felt you had to leave ThunderClan to do so?" Confusion swept her gaze as it remained steady onto her former Clanmate. "Were the warriors here not deemed worthy enough by you to train alongside?"

[Madelaine]

-->Possumpaw<--

Coming into camp right after going to Muskrat mire, the tom had the mouse he caught in his jaws. His fur was still spiked after the run in with that creepy sound of a branch crackling. "Buckbranch! My mentor didn't show up, so I went to muskrat mire myself. I made sure to watch out for rats. I didn't catch much due to getting frightened. I caught the clan a mouse!", he meowed, dropping it down in front of the old leader. In his blind eyes you could see that he was proud of the catch. His fur was now lying flat.

// @Slushie; \\

[Glitch_Candle]

@tulle "you don't get it. I snuck into RiverClan territory in a daze. I got attacked by a RiverClan patrol 4v1 with the deputy at the time. I needed to change before I could responsibly take my position as a warrior of this clan. I now have that ability. I now know how to not cause as much trouble as I was doing. It's embarrassing, really."

[bubble[error].]

Originally Posted by Naiad

Sundust



Sundust examined the splint he had put the tail into, making sure it was set right. "Only stay in camp doing light work, like changing nests, for about a week. Then you can come back and I'll see if it's mended enough to remove the splint. Let me know if there's any sharp or unbearable pains, but otherwise you're free to go." With a flick of his tail, Sundust gathered the remnants of the herbs he used and swept them into a pile to sort through later, just in case any of it could be salvaged for another patient.

++ Sharppaw = 8 Moon Apprentice = He/Him/His ++

Sharppaw nodded, standing up on weak legs. "Thank you, Sundust." He mewed, walking out of the medicine den and heading straight for the elder's den.

[IcarusUntamed]

Originally Posted by Clock Dragonshifter

~Wish'kit~
Tilting her head tot the side the kit smiled as brightly as she could, "So they were a happy family? Why didn't their clans go after them?" she questioned with her ears pointed.

(You're good! NOW WISH CAN BECOME AN APPRENTICE YAY!)

Yoooo! )

~Lost’flower~

Lost’Flower shrugged. “They figured that it wasn’t worth it to go after cats who were disloyal. Why waste the energy on cats that weren’t going to do as told” she replied. “Of course, Sparrow and Leaf wouldn’t be the last to be in a forbidden relationship. Cats will always be compelled to follow their hearts.” she stated. She wished she had gotten that chance, but there was always time, maybe she would find her own Sparrow or Leaf one day, But that wasn’t today.

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Nixey

Last time she had been here Aspenstar was ruling over Thunderclan with Dogbark at her side, now not only was Aspenstar dead but Dogbark was gone. Shadowclan had taken over at the invite of a Thunderclanner? Great Starclan, it sounded like the clan was falling apart.

Swallowing back a response when the question of why the two had come back to Thunderclan. Raising her gaze towards Newtheart, she considered allowing him to explain as her throat felt tight, but after a moment she turned back to Shiningskies. "We wanted to rejoin," pausing, she considered stopping there. It was a simple response that was needed, but she also guessed the warrior would question why the two had left in the first place. "I know it's been awhile since we disappeared, but it was my doing that made Newtheart disappeared, so he at least deserves to return to Thunderclan." Taking in a deep breath, Brightpaw steadied herself as she awaited the response.

@Naiad | @NinjaBloss

Originally Posted by Naiad

Newtheart's eyes grew wide as Shiningskies explained everything. "Shadowclan? They're in our camp? Helping?" His fur bristled at the thought. He'd had his fair share of run-ins with Shadowclan, none of them all that pleasant. Well, that explained the stench in the air. His ear twitched as Brightpaw began speaking, and he nodded in agreement with her. "Brightpaw is young, and she left for some time to think," at least, that was his understanding of things, "I left shortly after to find her. I apologize sincerely for how long it took to return to Thunderclan, but I hope you see it fit for us to begin serving the clan again." He nodded to himself as he concluded the statement, satisfied with his explanation. He just hoped it would be enough for Shiningskies to allow them back.

Shiningskies's tail twitched back and forth in agitation as she listened to their explanation, praying that a ShadowClan cat would not pad out of the camp and discover them. It wasn't that she was afraid of them or a fight, it was that it would be more trouble than it was worth at this moment.

"Leaving to think... and what's to say she won't do that again? What's to say that you both won't up and leave when things get even harder with ShadowClan breathing down our necks?" Normally the ginger molly wouldn't question them so hard, but things were different now. With Dawnstar and her minions in their camp the threat of death loomed over every single cat. ThunderClan could not afford to have cats who would eat their prey and then run the second Dawnstar looked at them.

[Nixey]

”I won’t do that again because that’s not why I left,” as Brightpaw spoke, she steadied on Shiningskies. She noticed the twitching tail, but didn’t comment on it. Brightpaw was certainly forcing herself not to look towards the entrance of Thunderclan. If Shadowclan were in their camp, who’s to say what could happen? But Brightpaw missed her home, missed her sister. She could only hope Tulippaw was doing alright, considering Dawnstar seemed to be the one running things nowadays amongst Thunderclan.

”I left to find my mom, Mistyshade. She had been one of the only cats I trusted amongst Thunderclan, but I didn’t find her.” Brightpaw certainly wouldn’t give up, she wasn’t the type to give up. But for now she wanted, no, needed to come back. She could keep a look out while living amongst the cats she had known for most of her life. “But I realized I couldn’t keep searching for her, and that I would have to learn to get comfortable around others. I wasn’t immediately ready to come back to Thunderclan, but I miss my home, and I’m willing to stand by these cat’s…with some proper training, of course.” Having added that last part on as a second thought, Brightpaw hoped it had been enough to convince the warrior of allowing her and Newtheart to return.

@Naiad | @NinjaBloss