ThunderClan: Life Before 2020's Fire

[Drago Victinius Bloodward]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Greyshade proudly presented his kills to the pile, Lightningstrike cheerfully setting hers down on it too.

Dawnfrost purred as she watched them set their prey on the pile and took a bite of the squirrel. "They've always been hard workers."

"Yes yes they have been very hard workers the clan is very lucky to have them" redclaw purred looking each one of them over with a gaze of fondness

Iceclaw purred and kept eating her mouse though her twitching tail gave her away

Cherryblossom puffed out her chest a bit purring a bit and then went back to eating the mouse

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Drago Victinius Bloodward

"Yes yes they have been very hard workers the clan is very lucky to have them" redclaw purred looking each one of them over with a gaze of fondness

Iceclaw purred and kept eating her mouse though her twitching tail gave her away

Cherryblossom puffed out her chest a bit purring a bit and then went back to eating the mouse

Dawnfrost purred fondly. "I'm so proud of them all."

Greyshade grabbed some food for himself, tail and head high.

Lightningstrike purred and happily ate some prey herself.

[Dust]

Originally Posted by PhantomSpecter

Huh. The moss. Heavystep cocked his head, tail flicking in a thoughtful manner as he observed the apprentice deal with the old bedding in what was probably an appropriate manner, honestly he’d been planning to just leave it there, some other cat would probably come along and deal with it eventually. Although, technically his apprentice was the ‘other cat’. Now that was an interesting thought. Sure, he’d always left jobs maybe a little half done for the ‘other cat’ but now he was a mentor, and he very well couldn’t be leaving things half-done for his apprentice. It was one thing to be a bad example, it was quite another to be an active block in training. And- oh. He blinked, the apprentice seeming to have rematerialized in front him. A pause of brief awkward silence as he watched the cat in front of him deflate, and he mentally cringed. He’d been supposed to say something hadn’t he, compliment probably? “You’re very fast!” Was what he ended up saying instead of ‘good job’ or ‘nicely done’, but that worked too, he hoped anyway. He peered down at the apprentice trying to get a read on the smaller cat’s reactions. “Yup! No tour. Mostly just casual walking and marking. And talking. And maybe a little bit of showing?” He gave a good natured purr, this cat seemed to be more of a delicate thing, and positive reinforcement was definitely a must! “Well it’s sort of a tour, but more of a tour of, well, you.” He got up to his paws and stretched out some, “If you’re ready we can definitely head out now!”

Spider offered a half-hearted smile at the mentor's praise for being... fast? It wasn't something the apprentice heard often, but he'd take it! "Of me?" He murmured almost to himself, head cocked to the side in confusion. There was no bother... but... why would his mentor care about anything other than his training? Wait, had he done something wrong? Spiderpaw took a step towards Heavystep, giving a small nod of his head that was indicative of him being ready to head out - though anxiety was worming it's way around his belly as he paced up alongside the warrior. Heavystep was so much bigger than him! It would be intimidating if not for his gentle tone and soft expressions. "L-let's go!" Spiderpaw meowed shakily, though in reality the apprentice was just excited to finally be leaving camp! As much as he loved doing chores, going on a patrol was much better and a lot more eventful... whether or not that was a bad thing though....

[Dust]

Originally Posted by Pluto

Umberpaw twitched her ears letting him know that she heard him but didn't bother facing him, not to be rude just....it was too much work. Sp...Spiderpaw? Why would someone want to be named after those horrifying creatures?....I'm glad my parents named me umbra instead ...but the clan has to give me this ....stupid version of my name...oh well.atleast it wasn't brownpaw.....oh I'm never gonna get used to this! she hummed in response "mines umberpaw.....it used to be Umbra. But they changed it. And yeah I'm still technically new....I used to be a kittypet " she answered as she slowly started to remember what her old life was like. The Molly yawned only for her to look outside the den exit and entrance , she secretly longed to be back in her fuzzy bed...or on the twolegs bed.....resting near their necks....the praise she got.....the love....the never ending food...the familiar voices....the happy faces of the twolegs kits....being able to play with them....her ...family... There she didn't feel such an outsider..... And that was something that confused her. Why do clan cats or atleast some...hate kittypets? She had to know. "why do some clan cats hate kittypets anyways?" she asked .

"Umberpaw," He mouthed quietly to himself, whispering the name to keep it in his mind. He saw her around camp a lot and didn't want to deal with the trouble of embarrassing himself if they happened to speak again. As the other apprentice continued speaking, Spiderpaw perked up in curiosity at the mention of her being a kittypet. He hadn't even known! Unease crept over his pelt but the ebony tom pushed it away, mentally scolding himself for being so insensitive. Not all outsiders are here to kill you, especially not an untrained apprentice - don't think such rude things! Spiderpaw groaned slightly as he shifted in his nest and that was when Umberpaw dropped the bomb of a question!

"why do some clan cats hate kittypets anyways?"

Spiderpaw sat in comtemplative silence, his gaze narrowed hard at the ground. Why did some clan cats hate kittypets? Was it even his place to speak about it? He wasn't necessarily an advocate for kittypets, but if they joined the clan weren't they just as much a clan cat as ones born here? Not to mention, it took a lot of risk for them to approach the wild cats. Spiderpaw simply shrugged, though he doubted Umberpaw had been able to see it. He sat in silence for a moment longer, refocusing his yellow orbs on Umberpaw before speaking. "I think cats don't like what they can't understand. I don't know honestly, everyone must feel that way for their own reasons... but that's all I can think of." The apprentice quickly added on, "I-I don't hate kittypets!" Spiderpaw could never see himself being so rude or mean to one! Though... there was something he was curious about. "So, why would you bother leaving the kittypet life anyway? Clan life isn't so glamorous..."

[Leucos]

Originally Posted by Dust

"Umberpaw," He mouthed quietly to himself, whispering the name to keep it in his mind. He saw her around camp a lot and didn't want to deal with the trouble of embarrassing himself if they happened to speak again. As the other apprentice continued speaking, Spiderpaw perked up in curiosity at the mention of her being a kittypet. He hadn't even known! Unease crept over his pelt but the ebony tom pushed it away, mentally scolding himself for being so insensitive. Not all outsiders are here to kill you, especially not an untrained apprentice - don't think such rude things! Spiderpaw groaned slightly as he shifted in his nest and that was when Umberpaw dropped the bomb of a question!

"why do some clan cats hate kittypets anyways?"

Spiderpaw sat in comtemplative silence, his gaze narrowed hard at the ground. Why did some clan cats hate kittypets? Was it even his place to speak about it? He wasn't necessarily an advocate for kittypets, but if they joined the clan weren't they just as much a clan cat as ones born here? Not to mention, it took a lot of risk for them to approach the wild cats. Spiderpaw simply shrugged, though he doubted Umberpaw had been able to see it. He sat in silence for a moment longer, refocusing his yellow orbs on Umberpaw before speaking. "I think cats don't like what they can't understand. I don't know honestly, everyone must feel that way for their own reasons... but that's all I can think of." The apprentice quickly added on, "I-I don't hate kittypets!" Spiderpaw could never see himself being so rude or mean to one! Though... there was something he was curious about. "So, why would you bother leaving the kittypet life anyway? Clan life isn't so glamorous..."

Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion and her ears folded back, then her fur bristled "....stupid and ignorant is what they are...." she meowed her tone filled with slight anger and irritation although she called down and just smiled "id be disappointed if you did.....your nice to talk to " her tone softer then last time. However her ears twitched at the next question, her pupils shrunk and her eyes widened a bit due to flashes of the dens destruction , the flashes of her and her parents racing through the forest....in search of the supposedly wild cats....Her father's heard of them before ....he and even though her mother didn't like the idea....decided it was the only safe place for her to go. Way too young ....and another twoleg nest as carrying as the first would be hard to find. They made it about the quarter of the way there when....the Fox showed up. Flashes of blood and the Fox barring its teeth , slashing at her parents and the terrified faces of them filled her mind. Even the smell. The last memory flash was of her looking into those Amber pools and seeing the Fox lunge at her only for her to aim a claw with a shriek. After a moment of silence she snapped out of it only for her to look down to see her paw shaking again and again she placed her paw on it to make it stop . he answered her question ...so she should answer his."....my twolegs nest was demolished by a yellow monster ....they were no where to be seen at the time....I was too young at the time to be alone ....so my father having hearing about the seemingly wild cats....thought it'll be the safest place for me. My mother didn't like the idea of course ,but she went with it. " she answered leaving some of it out . But her voice was caught in her throat a few times and you could tell she was saddened ....something wasn't right.

[gemini]

she was sooo bored. There was n o t h I. N g to do in camp. She slumped over on her side her back to the camp’s wall she closed her amber eyes for a moment basking in the warm rays that shot down onto the earth ever so kindly. She gave a stretch, ‘wait no you just woke up wake up Fuzzrush.’ She began to sit up with a yawn why wasn’t anybody rushing to talk to her. Why didn’t they want to talk to the most stunning cat in thunderclan she needed attention. Fuzzrush didn’t really care about the fact that she had fought the medicine cat in the recent battle none of it mattered, right? She stood up and moved to a more open portion of the camp as the birds sang. A puddle sat in the middle of the clearing, ‘snowmelt’ she thought to herself before walking over and peering into it “hello gorgeous.” She said looking at her reflection. Her tabby pelt fanned around her face as she twitched her ears, she licked a paw and started to groom herself a bit. There was no real point but she couldn’t help but want to see somebody so pretty every other cat paled in comparison to her. She was the best. @RedHead

[Leucos]

Originally Posted by PhantomSpecter

Poppybriar let out a long dramatic sigh from her nest in the elder's den, muttering to herself something about lazy apprentices who neglected their duties. She had started to develop an itch in her pelt, an annoying nagging that no matter how she scratched at it, never seemed to go away. It was probably more fleas, her once-pretty thick red pelt was practically a magnet for them nowadays. Frustrated, she got up, pacing around the den and flicking her tail with irritation. Some moons ago, she might've just gone out into the clearing to loudly voice her complaints in whatever direction she saw fit, but with everything that was going on, she didn't really need to be an additional burden. With a slight sniff, she settled down into a crouch again near the opening of the den. Maybe later she might try to find some kits to tell stories to. That was always a pleasure.

Umberpaw , originally known as umbra , was walking into the den with a mouth full of fresh clean moss, she checked it more than four times to make sure that there wasn't anything spikey or something that could hurt the elders and made sure it was dry enough. The reddish brown molly sighed,she's definitely gonna have to get used to this.....but her father Majesty was right....it was the safest place for her,being too young and all to be out on her own then . Her scar across her right shoulder stuck out like a sore thumb as the light hit her pelt , a ...prize she supposed that she got from that horrible fox...murderer ... she thought bitterly . Her yellow orbs spotted an elder who's mossbed looked like it needed replacing so she casually padded over to her and gave her kind glance and smiled the best she could through the moss which she sat down once she made it to poppybriar "hello, I was wondering if I could change your mossbed? Or if not.....is there anything else I could do? " she asked with a tilt of her head, her Australian accent clear and smooth. If she couldnt do normal apprentice duties atleast she could do this. This way she was sort of being useful .

[PhantomSpecter]

Originally Posted by Pluto

Umberpaw , originally known as umbra , was walking into the den with a mouth full of fresh clean moss, she checked it more than four times to make sure that there wasn't anything spikey or something that could hurt the elders and made sure it was dry enough. The reddish brown molly sighed,she's definitely gonna have to get used to this.....but her father Majesty was right....it was the safest place for her,being too young and all to be out on her own then . Her scar across her right shoulder stuck out like a sore thumb as the light hit her pelt , a ...prize she supposed that she got from that horrible fox...murderer ... she thought bitterly . Her yellow orbs spotted an elder who's mossbed looked like it needed replacing so she casually padded over to her and gave her kind glance and smiled the best she could through the moss which she sat down once she made it to poppybriar "hello, I was wondering if I could change your mossbed? Or if not.....is there anything else I could do? " she asked with a tilt of her head, her Australian accent clear and smooth. If she couldnt do normal apprentice duties atleast she could do this. This way she was sort of being useful .

The mangy older she-cat had eyes on the young apprentice from the moment she entered the elder's den. She knew exactly who she was, just as well as she had documented all the other half-clan cats, ex-loners, rogues and kittypets. It had become a bit of an obsession in recent times, really the clan was flooded with all sorts of outsiders it was rare to find a cat of pure ThunderClan blood these days, but old grudges died hard. "Of course they would send a kitty apprentice to tend to the old." Poppybriar sniffed dismissively, turning her murky yellow eyes away from the young cat and inspecting her paw in an incredibly pompous manner. "Though I suppose they must've thought you were too soft for work for real apprentices." She flicked her tail to her nest on the other side of the den, "The moss needs refreshing, but don't take the moss from the stump outside the camp, only the moss from the stream bed will do." This was only the start, the elder had every intention of making Umberpaw as miserable as possible today.

[Leucos]

Originally Posted by PhantomSpecter

The mangy older she-cat had eyes on the young apprentice from the moment she entered the elder's den. She knew exactly who she was, just as well as she had documented all the other half-clan cats, ex-loners, rogues and kittypets. It had become a bit of an obsession in recent times, really the clan was flooded with all sorts of outsiders it was rare to find a cat of pure ThunderClan blood these days, but old grudges died hard. "Of course they would send a kitty apprentice to tend to the old." Poppybriar sniffed dismissively, turning her murky yellow eyes away from the young cat and inspecting her paw in an incredibly pompous manner. "Though I suppose they must've thought you were too soft for work for real apprentices." She flicked her tail to her nest on the other side of the den, "The moss needs refreshing, but don't take the moss from the stump outside the camp, only the moss from the stream bed will do." This was only the start, the elder had every intention of making Umberpaw as miserable as possible today.

Umberpaw flicked her ears as she spoke ,her fur rippled with slightest of irritations which was followed by a quick tail flick . You could see anger boiling in her yellow pools. But she remained calm. She remembered what Spiderpaw said some cats are afraid of what they don't understand or something along those lines. She sniffed and bravely held the elders gaze "no it isnt. I just don't have a mentor yet is all. Atleast I'm doing something useful and not lazing around all day like.....well.....I used to. " she meowed . She was gonna hold her ground with this, she wasn't gonna crumble, she was gonna prove them wrong . All of them. Then her head tilted even more and she huffed a bit once she heard the elder , the stream bed!?! I don't know where that is! I've not been here for long and isn't an apprentice without a mentor not supposed to be outside of camp until they get one? And isn't moss just...moss?surely this will do just fine.... her whiskers twitched as her eyes wavered in uncertainty "I don't know where that is.........and isn't moss ....just moss? " she meowed you could tell she was confused.

[Drago Victinius Bloodward]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Dawnfrost purred fondly. "I'm so proud of them all."

Greyshade grabbed some food for himself, tail and head high.

Lightningstrike purred and happily ate some prey herself.

"So am i and i know their father is watching proudly from starclan right now" redclaw said purring
Iceclaw purred harder and looked at the sky where the first stars were coming out wondering which was her fathers