Okay, my sweet Pine is now an apprentice! And, he has no idea who he is.
He always asks himself, who am I? Who are my parents? Do I have any siblings?
He wants to find his family, just so he can be rid of this nagging place in his heart that just hurts. He wants to look, but knows he can’t leave [Ferretsprint] behind without an apprentice! He’s her first one, and he wants to do her proud. So he waits, his paws itching for adventure.
One day, Pinepaw happens to stumble upon [Loner 1 and Loner 2]. They’re similar in looks to him, so energetically and full of hope, he asks them if they are his parents, or perhaps his older siblings.
[Loner 1] tells him that they aren’t mates, or siblings. Just friends. Yet, they have seen cats who look like him. [Loner 2] tells him that they live in a small rock pile near a brook.
They left kits in a tree, [Loner 1 and Loner 2] tell him.
The same tree that Pinepaw had been found in.
Moons pass, and Pinepaw trains with Ferretsprint and is granted his warrior name, Pinetuft.
[She-cat] is smitten with Pinetuft, seeing him as a brave and strong warrior. Pinetuft doesn’t share her affections. ‘I can’t settle down, not yet. You are an amazing she-cat. Any tom could consider themselves lucky to be with you. But I couldn’t be a good mate to you- I want to wander. I’m suited to travel.’ he tells her. And Pinetuft is. He has a wanderer’s heart. His paws itch for new spaces, and he feels trapped and suffocated in the clans. Besides, he too big and bulky to be any good to Windclan.
[She-cat] refuses to take no for an answer. Pinetuft politely as he can, asks to be stipped of his warrior name, becoming Pine. Leaving Windclan, he sets out for the Outskirts. [She-cat] follows him, catching up to him in Twolegplace. Determined to take her home, Pine then becomes terribly lost. [Old Kittypet] finds them, giving them food and shelter- and rather bad directions to get back to the Clan Territories.
[She-cat] refuses to leave, saying that if Pine doesn’t come back to Windclan, then she won’t go back. Why should she go, if he wouldn’t? Exhausted by her, Pine stops trying to force her. Along the way to Outskirts, he can finally get to know the real [She-cat]. She had been timid and shy in Windclan, yet that had hidden stubbornness and an strong will. She was a survivor. And curious, wanting to know more and more with each pawstep outside of the territory they knew so well. Then, [Father] jumps them. Claiming them to be invaders of his territory, he brings them back with him. [She-cat] can’t help but notice how similar Pine is to the tom, the same broad shoulders and wide paws, the same defensive nature. Then, [Mother] tells [Father] to let them go. ‘Those young cats aren’t bothering us, why bother them?’ she said.
That’s when [She-cat] makes the connection. While Pine acts like [Father], he looks just like [Mother]. Same dark tabby fur, same bright green eyes- same smile.
‘Pine, ask them!’ she whispers to the tom. And Pine does.
[Father]’s eyes go down, and [Mother] shuffles her paws. Then, looking up, [She-cat] realizes that [Mother] is crying.
“We were wondering if our kits would ever want to find us, after the horrible mistake we made. We should have never given you up.” [Mother] whispers. She tells Pine the story, of her realizing that he would never be safe in their kind of life, of [Father] finding the pine tree to hide him in. Sniffing, [Mother] smiles. She comments that Pine still had the pine sap scent clinging to his fur.
[Father] smiles. He adds to the story, saying he planned to come back for Pine after [Mother] fell asleep, and he had hid Pine in the pine tree knowing that the kits pine scent would hide him. But the clan cats had found him before he could get back.
Pine smiles, he wants to stay with his parents forever! [Father] sighs. He explains to Pine that loner kits are sent out on their own. They can’t stay with their parents. They wouldn’t survive. Pine, dismayed, but happy that he found his birth parents, says goodbye.
Now it’s time to take [She-cat] home. They get back to Windclan territory relatively quickly, but standing at the border, staring at [She-cat], he realizes that he doesn’t want her to go back. He wants her to stay, with him. Yet, he knows it’s selfish. [She-cat] has so much to offer the clan, she could do great things! And he wishes her good luck.
[She-cat] doesn’t want to go back. She’s always been in love with Pine, and the journey to find his parents only strengthened that feeling. She saw the real Pine. The goofy, smart, kind Pine. The cat who had disappeared when he was an apprentice, but resurfaced as a loner. He had a lot to offer the clan, but he was suited to be a loner.
So [She-cat] stays with him. They settle away from the clans, content to travel and see the world. Anything after this will be decided through the roleplay!
Roles, Requirements, and order that everything will be Roleplayed
Loner 1 and Loner 2: not really any requirements to be honest. Just look similar to each other and look similar to Pinepaw.
She-Cat: a headstrong, stubborn cat who refuses to take no for an answer. Is already smitten with Pine, but realizes that he wants to leave Windclan. Determined, she follows him. He sees her as silly and bothersome, but he grows to appreciate and love her as the plot progresses. Only real requirements are to be similar in age to Pine, be in Windclan, and must be okay with becoming a loner.
Old Kittypet: an ancient kittypet who helps Pine and [She-cat] after Pine gets lost in Twolegplace. Only requirements are that they are old, and somewhat kooky.
Father: Pine’s father, only real requirements are that he is more like Pine personality wise, and kinda has to be with Pine’s Mother for plot reasons.
Mother: Pine’s mother. Only real requirements are that she looks like Pine, and is with Father for plot reasons.
Order of Roleplay
First: Loner 1 and Loner 2; Location- Windclan territory
Second: She-cat; Location- Windclan Clearing
Third: Old Kittypet, She-cat, and Pine; Location- Twolegplace
Fourth: Mother, Father, She-cat, and Pine; Location- Outskirts
Fifth: She-cat and Pine; location- one of WIndclan’s borders
I’ll make a place in the Outskirts for after the plot is over!
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Old and Newly created characters are allowed! This is my first truly serious plot that I have, so I want it to be good! Let’s have fun!
Pine's Many Travels
