WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[fresh]

Originally Posted by Charmer

Thistlepaw wanted to take comfort in Ambercloud's assurances, but he was still feeling about as useful as dirt after the missed catch. His ear twitched as his mentor instructed him to try hunting on his own while she watched. Isn't the entire point for her to teach me? he thought scornfully. "Sure, I'll holler when a hawk mistakes me for a shrew," and Thistlepaw spun and raced down the moor before his mentor could respond. He crouched behind a tuft of heather, and opened his jaws, tasting the greenleaf air. His ears perked up when her heard a rustling at the edge of a clump of tall grass, about three four fox lengths away. Thistlepaw crept toward the sound, keeping low. He was almost certain that he had caught a whiff of mouse, but he couldn't see it yet as he carefully crept over a patch of stony earth, careful not to disturb the ground and send a stone clattering to frighten it off. Just then, the mouse scurried into the open, busily nibbling on grass seeds, not having noticed the young tome. Thistlepaw squared his shoulders and prepared to pounce, when a sudden movement in the grass sent the mouse sprawling, lying on it's side with a paw twitching helplessly in the air. Thistlepaw watched with fascination and fear as a huge adder came slithering out of the grass, and began stretching open its wide mouth and clamped it's jaws on the still-twitching mouse.

The pretty dappled tortoiseshell made no reaction to his smart remark. She followed the tom through the moor easily, darting from clumos of heather. She came into place where she could watch without being smelled, seen, or heard. Ambercloud grinned at his near-perfect form and steady, sure-footed movements. Just then, as Thistlepaw prepared to pounce, a sleek shape slid through the grass and bit the mouse itself. Adder! As the snake swallowed the mouse she leaped onto her apprentice, knocking him out of the way before it could turn and bite him as well. The movement distracted the adder and it made a lightning-fast bite for Thistlepaw, in which Ambercloud jumped in the way. Its teeth met in her shoulder and she gasped, collapsing onto the ground and writhing around in agony. "My eyes! I can't see!" She wailed, her eyesight faltering and her body heaving with large spasms. "Where's Surgestorm?!" She screeched, her voice cracking. Froth formed alongside the edges of her mouth and she retched repeatedly.

[Charmer]

Originally Posted by Stormfeather {Foxxi}

The pretty dappled tortoiseshell made no reaction to his smart remark. She followed the tom through the moor easily, darting from clumos of heather. She came into place where she could watch without being smelled, seen, or heard. Ambercloud grinned at his near-perfect form and steady, sure-footed movements. Just then, as Thistlepaw prepared to pounce, a sleek shape slid through the grass and bit the mouse itself. Adder! As the snake swallowed the mouse she leaped onto her apprentice, knocking him out of the way before it could turn and bite him as well. The movement distracted the adder and it made a lightning-fast bite for Thistlepaw, in which Ambercloud jumped in the way. Its teeth met in her shoulder and she gasped, collapsing onto the ground and writhing around in agony. "My eyes! I can't see!" She wailed, her eyesight faltering and her body heaving with large spasms. "Where's Surgestorm?!" She screeched, her voice cracking. Froth formed alongside the edges of her mouth and she retched repeatedly.

Thistlepaw felt something solid knock him off his feet and looked up to see Ambercloud standing between himself and the adder. "No!" He didn't see the strike, but he saw his mentor sink to the earth and begin to twist on the ground. He heard the proud warrior screech and wail and call out for the medicine cat as she began to heave and foam started to form on her muzzle. "Ambercloud, no!" Thistlepaw could hear his own heartbeat in his ears as he frantically looked around, but there was no other cat in sight. "Help! Someone please help!" He yowled, but no cat appeared and the apprentice didn't need to be a medicine cat to know his mentor was short on time. He knew he'd never be able to carry her back to camp in her current state, but claws of fear raked his heart at the thought of leaving her alone like this. "I'll get Surgestorm!" he meowed at his mentor before spinning and surging forward toward camp like he could feel dog breath on his tail. It's all my fault! Starclan help me, it's all my fault! Please don't let her die because of me!

[fresh]

Originally Posted by Charmer

Thistlepaw felt something solid knock him off his feet and looked up to see Ambercloud standing between himself and the adder. "No!" He didn't see the strike, but he saw his mentor sink to the earth and begin to twist on the ground. He heard the proud warrior screech and wail and call out for the medicine cat as she began to heave and foam started to form on her muzzle. "Ambercloud, no!" Thistlepaw could hear his own heartbeat in his ears as he frantically looked around, but there was no other cat in sight. "Help! Someone please help!" He yowled, but no cat appeared and the apprentice didn't need to be a medicine cat to know his mentor was short on time. He knew he'd never be able to carry her back to camp in her current state, but claws of fear raked his heart at the thought of leaving her alone like this. "I'll get Surgestorm!" he meowed at his mentor before spinning and surging forward toward camp like he could feel dog breath on his tail. It's all my fault! Starclan help me, it's all my fault! Please don't let her die because of me!

Want to schedule something with Zero to Hero? Thistle could bring him out to help her.

She looked up at her apprentice with glazed eyes, barely able to make out the shape of the tom. StarClan, don't take me now! Unlike other deaths, no peace washed over the she-cat. All she could feel was pain. Hard, unbearable agony that clutched her strongly, seemingly unescapeable. There was no room for normal breaths inside of the pain and she had to shove in a few quick, short ones to supplement. Ambercloud's breathing was shallow, and she knew she had not much time left. Please, Surgestorm...

[ladybugg03]

Originally Posted by Charmer

@ladybugg03

As Thistlepaw finished gulping done the last few bites of his crow, he spotted Junepaw on the other and of the clearing. He caught her eye and nodded to the little shecat, waving to her with his tail.

Junepaw looked up from her prey and nodded back to him. She picked up her half eaten rabbit and walked over. "Hey," she said through a mouthful of fresh kill.

[lost]

Originally Posted by woly

"Its no problem dear, honestly." Sunsong was eagar to help any shecat in need. Her mind didnt think about her mate and kits for a moment, they were alright with their father out in the clearing. For right now shed focus Driftstream. "Im here if you ever want to talk about anything, Im here for you as a friend." she hadnt seen many cats come into the nursery to visist driftstream, and perhaspe she needed a bit more friends to keep her company. Sunsong was more then willing to be her friend, and seeing as she has been in the nursery a bit longer she could help with the little ones if it ever got to much for Driftstream. "If you ever need anything Im only a nest away."

"To be honest, I could use some fresh air at some point. I haven't really left the nursery, other than when necessary..." She was scared to, that if she left her kits for more than a very short while something would happen. But not taking a break was eating away at her, and she had no idea what to do. Perhaps if Sunsong watched them, or had another queen, she could go running across the moors again. She missed the hillside. Maybe she could go to where Liontuft and her always met, and tell him everything about their kits. About how one looks exactly like him, named Lionkit. She could tell him how scared she was to raise them, because if StarClan took him, what is to stop them from taking the kits? There was so much that Liontuft has missed, and she wanted to tell him all about it.

[Charmer]

Originally Posted by ladybugg03

Junepaw looked up from her prey and nodded back to him. She picked up her half eaten rabbit and walked over. "Hey," she said through a mouthful of fresh kill.

"Hey there," meowed Thistlepaw, "How's training going, Junepaw?"

[Charmer]

@Zero to Hero
@Stormfeather {Foxxi}

Thistlepaw raced into camp, through the clearing, and into Surgestorm's den, still praying to Starclan that he was not too late already. "Surgestorm!" he meowed as he spotted the medicine cat, he allowed himself two, short gasps for air as he tried to catch his breath, but no more. "Surgestorm, Ambercloud was bitten by an adder! You have to come quickly, please!" There was a squeak of pitiful desperation in the little tom's voice, but for once the proud little apprentice didn't care.

[Zero]

Originally Posted by Charmer

@Zero to Hero
@Stormfeather {Foxxi}

Thistlepaw raced into camp, through the clearing, and into Surgestorm's den, still praying to Starclan that he was not too late already. "Surgestorm!" he meowed as he spotted the medicine cat, he allowed himself two, short gasps for air as he tried to catch his breath, but no more. "Surgestorm, Ambercloud was bitten by an adder! You have to come quickly, please!" There was a squeak of pitiful desperation in the little tom's voice, but for once the proud little apprentice didn't care.

Surgestorm startled out of his doze, having been curled up in his nest even though it was mid-day. He blinked groggily for a few seconds, confused as to what was going on until he heard the desperation in the apprentice's voice. Quickly, the medicine cat rolled to his paws, his yellow eyes wide. "She's in the territory?" He asked, his voice calm despite his startled expression. The tom went to his herb storage, quickly bundling the herbs he was going to need to treat his mentor. "Lead the way," He meowed, lifting the bundle of green into his jaws.

[Charmer]

Originally Posted by Zero to Hero

Surgestorm startled out of his doze, having been curled up in his nest even though it was mid-day. He blinked groggily for a few seconds, confused as to what was going on until he heard the desperation in the apprentice's voice. Quickly, the medicine cat rolled to his paws, his yellow eyes wide. "She's in the territory?" He asked, his voice calm despite his startled expression. The tom went to his herb storage, quickly bundling the herbs he was going to need to treat his mentor. "Lead the way," He meowed, lifting the bundle of green into his jaws.

The instant Thistlepaw saw Surgestorm gather up the herbs and ask him to lead the way, the apprentice darted out of the den. Checking behind him to make sure the sure the medicine cat was keeping up. "This way!" he meowed as he raced out of the clearing and onto the moor.

We can move this to WC territory now unless you have a bit you want to add to this.

[Lawlipop]

@woly
(MINTKIT MAKES AN ENTRANCE)

The daily life of a kit is a schedule warriors and apprentice dreamed they still had. A kit was only expected to do two things, eat and sleep. The grey tabby, whose presence seems just as refreshing and chill as the taste of mint woken up from her slumber. She stretched herself and released a tiny squeak that was intended to be a yawn. She looked up to her mother. She was going to get her mother's attention to let her know that she was awake, but saw that she was talking to another cat, so instead kept quiet. She glanced over to the entrance of the nursery and an impish purr rolled in her throat as the idea of romping outside to go explore the camp. Stealthily as a kit can be, she clumsily stepped over other kits and queens and made her escape outside.