ThunderClan: Life Before 2023's Sinkhole

[Whitewillow]

Bumblebee - Mottlepaw @fernmass
The orange cream tabby was shocked to hear Sparrowstar assign her an apprentice. Bumblebee got on her paws and padded over to Mottlepaw dipping her head in greeting and bopping her nose to his. "Hello, Mottlepaw I'm Bumblebee." The she-cat said with a smile.

[SpiritedWarrior]

Rainpaw padded into camp, still a little upset with what had happened between him and his parents. Never before had he been so furious with another, but that had to have happened eventually, he supposed. Keeping his head low and his eyes on his paws as he walked, he bumped into a familiar feathery-furred pelt. Oh, great... the tom was drained of his energy and just wanted to sleep, but he chose to stay near his father and waited to see if Thrushfur had anything to say to him.

"S-sorry I ran out... I... I know I shouldn't have..." he spoke quietly and gestured to Batblood with a quick glance. "Batblood found me and brought me back..."

@Spotty
@Eaglet

[Eaglet]

Originally Posted by SpiritedWarrior

Rainpaw padded into camp, still a little upset with what had happened between him and his parents. Never before had he been so furious with another, but that had to have happened eventually, he supposed. Keeping his head low and his eyes on his paws as he walked, he bumped into a familiar feathery-furred pelt. Oh, great... the tom was drained of his energy and just wanted to sleep, but he chose to stay near his father and waited to see if Thrushfur had anything to say to him.

"S-sorry I ran out... I... I know I shouldn't have..." he spoke quietly and gestured to Batblood with a quick glance. "Batblood found me and brought me back..."

@Spotty
@Eaglet

Thrushfur

He narrowed his eyes. Only to stare down at Rainpaw who had run off during the meeting. Being brought back by Batblood, thankfully. His face was unchanging and serious. His fur was brushed against by the wind, unmoving. He sighed as he said these words to his son. It didn't matter what he did, this would be his only time to redeem himself. "You can hate us for moons because of what we did. But we will still both be your parents. Even if you try to change your bloodline given for Starclan knows what." His voice was assertive. Giving Rainpaw some time to think, he could spot the fatigue worn on his face. His face relaxed with momentary silence.

"You can go take a rest. I guess that you went out for quite a long run Rainpaw." His voice was loose as he didn't even begin to dwell into more of the situation that was happening. That was to be left in the past without the tom worrying about his sisters. If they did come back to camp in splendid condition that would be amazing! His train of thought was already lost, a tranquil thinking aura already taking over him. "Erm- nevermind nevermind." He shook his head. It would be best not to hold this out.

He gave a small smile, expecting anything else than receiving back a sweet smile.

[SpiritedWarrior]

Originally Posted by ~SilverShine~

thunderblaze watched as sarrowstar made the announcements as some apprentice were reassigned to mentors thunderblaze did not hear something that mapleleaf wanted to hear

@SpiritedWarrior

stormpaw smiled* finally another mentor to continue my training* he thought hoping the mentor is active like him

@Ghostly Stars

Mapleleaf quietly sighed in disappointment when Thunderblaze failed to hear what she had wanted him to hear. Bumping him slightly with her shoulder, she whispered in his ears, her voice soft with happiness.

"Thunderblaze, you're going to be a father," she said before laying her eyes on him. "I'm a queen now."

Although it didn't quite work the way Sparrowstar and the calico tabby had planned, the information was revealed to the whole of ThunderClan, so Thunderblaze would have found out either way. He would've known something was up if I started sleeping in the nursery. she shrugged and then waited a moment for her mate to react before making the move to put her nest into the nursery.

After her dark-furred mate reacted, she looked at Sparrowstar and happily cheered the names of Mottlepaw and Blazingpaw. Blazingpaw, she could recall being a bit of a bully, but hopefully, Copperfire would train and advise his apprentice properly and shape it into something that would be useful to ThunderClan.

"Mottlepaw! Blazingpaw!"

Next up to be addressed was Rainpaw's outburst. Both Batblood and Thrushfur went to get the young tom, so she shook the thought of an apprentice rushing out of camp out of her thoughts and focused on the rest of the meeting. Sparrowstar was warning the Clan about incomplete patrols or cats who didn't report to said patrols. At least it's being addressed... she huffed and glanced at her belly. There was no way she'd be happy if she lacked more food than necessary because of some incomplete patrol. Then the announcement of rogues was made. Luckily there haven't been any more run-ins. Once the meeting was dismissed, Mapleleaf sighed and cast a soft smile in Thunderblaze's direction.

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Flamepaw cheered for Blazingpaw and Mottlepaw along with the rest of the Clan and listened to the rest of what Sparrowstar had to say. Rainpaw had run out, so that was being handled, good. Then the warning of patrols being incomplete or not reported... not so good. I won't ignore a patrol call anymore! she had already decided this, but she still felt the need to repeat it for herself. Then the rogue issue- well, its not much of an issue now- was addressed. The large orange and white classic tabby Maine Coon nodded, promising ThunderClan she'd keep an eye out for rogues.

Once the meeting was dismissed, she got up and left the meeting.

[Robin feather]

Juniperpaw

”Cool, cool!” Juniperpaw glanced at Mistpaw again. They had been super quiet the whole time…

{ @SplashyLumi @Caspian }

[Softspoken]

Originally Posted by Jayvines

A rumbling hum echoed out from her chest as the small bundle of fluff squeaked out a few oddly pronounced words. How did they know about Thunderclan specifically? Were their tales still told as warnings to young kits by the outsiders around them?

"And where are your parents young Creek?" she questioned, eyes peering around the forest. "You shouldn't be wandering the forest alone. It's dangerous for kits out here."

Well... this cat certainly looked like a stiff wind could blow them over, never mind a couple of hungry rogues. Wait... they said rogues? Eyes narrowed slightly as the term she used settled into her mind.

"What is your name stranger?" she asked, voice hardening as she evaluated the molly as she fell back onto the ground. "You certainly don't smell like any of the clans, but you speak like a clan-cat nonetheless."

There were quite a few things not adding up here. Since when did outsiders start calling each other rogues, where did their injury come from, and how come this molly lacked basic hunting skills?

(Apologies for the spice here XD)

The incoming disagreement and ensuing blunt speech was... unexpected. Ears flicked back just slightly as he spoke, and her tail began to twitch behind her.

"Your mental health is certainly important," she stated, voice quickly cooling as her gaze sharpened onto the returning warrior. "However, leaving our borders without notifying anyone of your reasonings is an irresponsible choice no matter which way you look at it. How am I supposed to trust a non-committal answer when more and more of my warriors keep wandering off into the woods for their own 'me time' and disappearing for moons?"

Another harsh lash of her tail as she took a few settling breaths and stood from her sitting position.

"Oh, you'll certainly have a chance to prove your loyalty in the coming moons," she finally stated, giving him a final dismissive glance as she began to turn away. "Starting with an impromptu hunting patrol. Now. I don't want to see you back in camp unless you have at least 2 catches with you."

Padding off without so much as a glance behind her, Sparrowstar headed off towards her den.

[ Done! Pidgeonhop will be moved off the missing list. Make sure to make at least 2 posts in the territory for his impromptu hunting patrol! ]

"Blushface!"

Sparrowstar's call was abrupt and left no room for ignoring her as she padded over to the missing molly. While she did need warriors for the approaching cold season, she certainly wasn't desperate enough to let just anyone back into the clan they'd chosen to leave for whatever reason.

"Where on earth have you been?"

``I'm very sorry, I got into a scuffle with a rouge and he chased me to the forest of twoleg dens. I got lost. It won't happen again.``

The she-cat bowed her head with shame, a leaf fluttering down from her tail.

[stardust.]

Wolfspirit
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Wolfspirit casually nodded to the words Sparrowstar said.. Wait.. he had an apprentice already?? Just a half-moon after he came back? Well, he was a senior warrior. So it made sense that he was given an apprentice this quick. He usually did a good job with apprentices, getting the job done quick. "We will start training tomorrow, I would like to see you on your best behavior Stormpaw. Because if you don't you know what's going to happen" He spoke calmly but surely. No one wanted to see an angry Wolfspirit.

// @~SilverShine~

[Caspian]

Originally Posted by Robin feather

Juniperpaw

”Cool, cool!” Juniperpaw glanced at Mistpaw again. They had been super quiet the whole time…

{ @SplashyLumi @Caspian }

Mistpaw smiled, ”It is fascinating to be hear our history” they said

[azu-azulu]

Shadefur slowly walked into the den, the newly made elder glancing around

[nykyrian]

✧|Pigeonhop|✧
He/Him| Open |WC:180

Carrying both pieces of prey back was a hassle. Juggling both a magpie and a robin took a special kind of talent. But he certainly wasn't going to make two trips, he would make it work with one. Happy now Sparrowstar? He thought smugly as he added the birds to the prey pile.

As he turned around it struck him, he was actually back in Thunderclan. He did it, albeit not as smoothly as he would've preferred. He was home. With that came the worst parts of course. His deep-seated hatred for the clearing was a reasonably one in his opinion.

The clearing was always packed full of his clanmates. Their eyes could always be felt burning into his fur. The muttered conversations he couldn't understand, but still felt like a direct attack. It was unreasonable, he knew that. But it didn't stop the way he felt, his brain would always tell him what they were saying, thinking. Which is why he froze as he turned around, struggling deeply to regain his composure and leave before anyone noticed his presence.

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