ThunderClan: Life Before 2023's Sinkhole

[SpiritedWarrior]

@Jayvines

Rainpaw trudged across camp until he was at the base of the Thunderwillow, where Sparrowstar's den was. This would be the first time he ever saw the inside of her den, he hoped he wasn't intruding on whatever it was the tan she-cat was doing.

"Um, Sparrowstar?" he called, quite sheepishly. "Sparrowstar, I'm here to report about my job filling in the hole that the queens reported being in the nursery."

There, was that good? The brown tom hoped he didn't sound rude at all, but a small part of him thought that it wasn't rude at all.

[Akira]

Originally Posted by Eaglet

Thrushfur listened on with a few nods. His expression relaxed, Oh dear Bumbleflight.. everyone has those days.. He chuckled. Then something in this situation caught his interest. His expression slumped into something anxious and wary. Has Bumbleflight been slouching about and not worrying about his health these past few days? Has possibly.. depression gotten to him after Brightpaths death!? His ears quirked, slanting like a birds wings. "Have you been eating well? Are you doing alright? H-Has her uh.. p-passing been a little rough for you?!" His teeth chattered against each other. Worry was visible in his blue eyes looking towards the dark brown tabby. If the young warrior truly was having mental problems then he would have to be there in a jiffy to save his friend!

At the mention of a burr caught on his back, he caught sight of it. Jeez he’s been worrying too much now.. He felt foolish for absolutely going off towards Bumbleflight about if he was truly having those sort of problems. He drooped his head in shame. His eyes focused on the burr that was quite attached to the tom. He plucked it out with ease, throwing it towards Bumbleflights little pile. He relaxed a bit from that moment, asking in a friendly manner. "Anymore that I could help with?"

Bumbleflight blinked in surprise as Thrushfur suddenly went on a tangent, teeth clattering as he hit the younger tom with an avalanche of questions? Huh? Why was he so worried? Why so many questions? And... Why did he feel likc he was being scolded by his father?! They were friends, but at that moment, Bumbleflight felt like a kit again, being scolded by his father. Huh???

"Uh, yes, I've been eating!" he responded, leaning back as he raked his mind for answers. A flash of grief appeared momentarily in his eyes when Thrushfur mentioned Brightpath, but he was quick to blink it away. "Uh, their passing has been rough, I agree, but I also had to recover from some injuries on my paws, and I was also busy training Rainpaw and Flamepaw. I'll be fine, I promise!" It was almost scary how Bumbleflight seemed to lose main chunk of grieving. Perhaps because so much death had been happening in the Clan recently, and he was used to loved ones dying? Maybe, but still... It didn't feel good to be almost at the level to get over Brightpath's death so fast after they died...

Busy turning these thoughts in his head, Bumbleflight hadn't even noticed Thrushfur approach the thing on his back until he felt it get plucked out. He yelped, mostly out of surprise and not pain, and whirled around, only to see Thrushfur add something to the pile... A burr. A burr on his back caused him to make a fool of himself. Go figure. Bumbleflight ducked his head in shame and avoided eye contact with his friend, burying his face into his paws with a groan. Why was life so cruel...

[Streamtail]

Originally Posted by SpiritedWarrior

With his leaves, sticks, and a small pawful of mud in tow, Rainpaw began to survey the nursery. Many of his memories were made inside this den when he was Crowkit, and he sighed at the thought of probably never seeing Quietkit again. But at this moment in time, the tom took the opportunity to do as Sparrowstar requested and began searching for the whole in the nursery walls. It took him a bit, but he did end up finding it without having to ask for help from the queens and his mother.

Shortly after finding the hole, he set his repairing supplies down and laid down, beginning to use his sticks as a way to keep the other leaves out of his eyes. He then took his mud and plastered it against the wall only to have to make a trip back into the clearing to get more mud and come back in to resume working. After quite a few trips, the tom decided it was a good idea to move on to place the leaves in the mud to fortify the nursery. As support, he placed the sticks he used previously to hold the mud and leaves in place.

"There. Now I just have to guard this patch until it's all dry... I don't want kits to disappear. Did I use enough mud and sticks? What about leaves? Oh great, now I'm rambling..." the tom groaned with disappointment in himself for rambling, hoping the queens didn't think he was crazy. "I'll just sit and wait to see what happens..."

The tom sat for what seemed to be moons, and his paws were thoroughly caked with mud by the time the hole was officially patched. Now to go tell Sparrowstar the hole is fixed, but I have to remember to advise her that it shouldn't be messed with just in case it falls apart... who knows with the freezing cold settling in.

With that, the tom backed away and turned around to go speak with Sparrowstar in her den.

"Thank you for fixing that!" Streamtail called

[SpiritedWarrior]

Originally Posted by Streamtail

"Thank you for fixing that!" Streamtail called

"Oh, no problem!" he called back happily to the queen.

[Eaglet]

Originally Posted by Ritsuka

Bumbleflight blinked in surprise as Thrushfur suddenly went on a tangent, teeth clattering as he hit the younger tom with an avalanche of questions? Huh? Why was he so worried? Why so many questions? And... Why did he feel likc he was being scolded by his father?! They were friends, but at that moment, Bumbleflight felt like a kit again, being scolded by his father. Huh???

"Uh, yes, I've been eating!" he responded, leaning back as he raked his mind for answers. A flash of grief appeared momentarily in his eyes when Thrushfur mentioned Brightpath, but he was quick to blink it away. "Uh, their passing has been rough, I agree, but I also had to recover from some injuries on my paws, and I was also busy training Rainpaw and Flamepaw. I'll be fine, I promise!" It was almost scary how Bumbleflight seemed to lose main chunk of grieving. Perhaps because so much death had been happening in the Clan recently, and he was used to loved ones dying? Maybe, but still... It didn't feel good to be almost at the level to get over Brightpath's death so fast after they died...

Busy turning these thoughts in his head, Bumbleflight hadn't even noticed Thrushfur approach the thing on his back until he felt it get plucked out. He yelped, mostly out of surprise and not pain, and whirled around, only to see Thrushfur add something to the pile... A burr. A burr on his back caused him to make a fool of himself. Go figure. Bumbleflight ducked his head in shame and avoided eye contact with his friend, burying his face into his paws with a groan. Why was life so cruel...

He let out a sigh of relief, "You should be eating or else I would be really worried! A clan needs their warriors to be well-fed." He snorted, he gazed over at the prey-pile from afar. Maybe a hunting trip wouldn’t be so bad? He raised his brows in consideration towards that. It seemed like Bumbleflight had been busily training Rainpaw and Flamepaw, he couldn’t imagine having two apprentices to train at the same time. His eyes fell towards a dark tabby entering the nursery. It seemed like Rainpaw was doing chores as well.. He gave a fatherly smile feeling quite proud to see his son growing right before his eyes. He wondered where Lavenderpaw was, surely her mentor would find a way to train a blind cat. It has worked with other cats multiple times.

Once he plucked the burr out of Bumbleflights back, the tom buried himself into his paws. He shook his head, giving a mrrw of laughter. "Everyone has these days Bumbleflight, you should get into the habit of grooming your fur every morning. I love to keep myself especially clean."

[leader]

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Snowwing pads into the nursery, " Hi everyone!"

[Streamtail]

Originally Posted by leader

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Snowwing pads into the nursery, " Hi everyone!"

"Hello." Streamtail says.

[FiameHeart]

As FireFlower walked around starving. She had no idea where she was or how she got there. She winced at the wound on her shoulder and asked herself, "What happened to me?" She was exhausted and confused. As she moved she felt more tired until her eyes went heavy, she glimpsed a weird cat and dropped.

[WhitesilverQueen]

Silverdream padded around the clearing, looking for her sister. @--ThunderTEA--

[fernmass]

★・・Mottlekit・・★

Mottlekit played with a moss-ball, batting it away from himself. Tumbling forward as he did a bunny kick. This was just his way of letting out his anger, nothing more.

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