ThunderClan: Life Before 2020's Fire

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[ NOT A MEETING! ]

Duskstar sat beneath the Highpeak, gaze traveling over the Clan. She quietly mumbled to herself before deciding what to say, tail flicking as she raised her voice.

"All those who wish to partake in camp expansions, forest clean-up, and planting a garden, please come forward for a short talk! Those of any age may join at this time-- we need some help from kits and queens as well as warriors and apprentices."

[Madelaine]

[~] @hxneysuckle; [~]

Linnetwing heard about the clean up and instantly wanted to help. The molly padded out of the warriors den and over to her sister. They hadn't spoken in a while and maybe it was for the best. "I would like to help. I haven't been as active as I usually am.", she meowed. It wasn't completely true she had been training her apprentice the past few days. Linnetwing looked away from her sibling and looked around the camp to see if any cats would come.

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Bouncesnarl also heard this and came over. He had been in the camp for a while. This would definitely be good for both him and the clan if he helped. "i would like to help too.", the gray and white tom meowed, standing beside Linnetwing.

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Originally Posted by .:Raven:.

Alderstripe finally stepped back into camp, it was not rare for him to go missing as he often went out to see if he couldn't find his mate somewhere as he always had that faint glimmer of hope that she wasn't dead, and even when he wasn't in the clan, he did his own stuff, he had two pieces of prey in his mouth, which he placed in the fresh-kill pile. The one-eyed tom then looked over at Duskstar and made his way over to her, his sharp blue gaze never leaving her as he approached, he showed no hint of fear for being gone, no remorse, nothing.

The senior warrior took a seat next to her. "I hope me being gone didn't worry you too much, Duskstar, seems that a lot happened since then. Again, I left for the same reason as every other time, trying to find Violeteye, no success though." He said calmly, though, the tom's usually cheeky grin was nowhere to be found as his gaze scanned the clearing, finding a few cats he had seen, some he actually hadn't seen since they were apprentices, he then looked back at the leader. "I caught a few WindClanners' scents on my way, but it seems that some of our clanmates were already on that... So I thought that coming here and warning you that I've returned was more important than that for the time being."

@hxneysuckle

Duskstar raised her head, eyes narrowed toward Alderstripe as he approached her. She held a frown on her face though she listened as he spoke, tail twitching in thought. "It is dangerous for you to continue leaving, especially in a time where the Clan is weak. We are low on warriors, Alderstripe. Now is not the time to go searching for lost love." She looked forward, contemplating the news about WindClan scent. There were cats on the duty already, and so she was not worried about it. Duskstar turned back to the tom. "I will accept you back this time, but do not expect me to continuously allow you to leave and return. You are dismissed." She waved him off with her tail before continuing to watch over the camp as she had before.

[Socks]

Originally Posted by Lonestar23

the nursery wasn't as boring as the clearing, starlingkit supposed. at the very least, there were a lot more cats around; and the more, the merrier, right? at least, that's how it seemed to go most of the time. as far as she was concerned, it was a good way of looking at things. a good way to make friends, at least. at the moment, starlingkit had chosen to settle down in a comfortable area of the nursery, her small tail curled around her paws.

although she certainly didn't cut a formidable figure, you would've been a fool to mess with her; starlingkit was good at showing that she was not to be messed with. in the meantime, however, she was more than happy to wait for someone friendly to show up and hopefully give her a good time.

of course, that would depend on who was available, she supposed. @Socks

Ravenkit padded into the Nursery with heavy feet, his trail dragging along the ground. His entire posture was perpetually tired, even if he slept most of the day and sunbathed the remaining part of the day. He could barely be called a kit anymore, as the days until his apprenticeship became smaller, he grew to look more and more like a grown cat. The fluffy kit was only a little smaller than the typical apprentice. He didn't play often like the other kits, so he looked plumper than those his age, closer to a pampered house cat than a fearsome warrior kitten.
With the goal of settling down in his favourite napping spot of the Nursery, he traversed through the groupings of kits and their mothers, only to discover his oh-so-beloved spot was already occupied. He huffed with annoyance, prodding the spot-stealing kit's flank. "'That's my spot."

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[ @Slushie @Beau ]

Duskstar looked from Buckbranch to Condorkit-- wasn't there already another Condorkit in the Clan?-- with narrowed eyes. "And does Condorkit wish for this as well?" she questioned, looking at the young cat. If they both agreed to it, then she supposed she would do as they wished... as much as she disliked Buckbranch. The leader waited for a response from the kit, hazel eyes flicking back and forth between the two.

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[ @Xeno @wren ]

She squinted at the tom, listening to his little speak before she began to think of the options. Her pupils were mere slits as she stared at him, tail flicking slowly and cautiously. This tom-- Percy-- didn't seem to have much to give to the Clan. He was at least half-fat, and most likely didn't know how to hunt and fight for himself. But maybe with some lost weight and training, he could be a good warrior. Besides, the Clan needed to stock up on herbs and he sounded as though he had quite a few in this garden of his.
Thus, Duskstar straightened herself, looking down her nose at the tom with a frown. "Alright. You may join ThunderClan, but under two conditions. You will be renamed to hold a traditional Clan name, no longer being known as Percy. You will be trained as an apprentice until you earn your warrior name, being taught the ways of a ThunderClan cat under a mentor. Secondly, you will help us to retrieve herbs from your garden, keeping your Twoleg from attacking our warriors." With that, she nodded, casting a dismissive flick of her tail towards the two.
"You are dismissed. A meeting will be conducted to announce your arrival to the Clan shortly. I suggest you show up if you wish to officially join."

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[ @Moon Lily ]

She narrowed her eyes.
"Everything I have done has been for the good of my Clan. Kindness means nothing when you are trying to save your Clan from falling apart. I did what I had to do, and I will continue doing so." Duskstar flattened her ears, examining Irispaw's form before perking them once more at the mention of WindClan. Her tail flicked against the cool stone floor of her den, mind working to understand what she was told. WindClan was in danger? She frowned deeply and nodded.
"Tell me everything you know."

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Songthorn was just about to enter the den when Duskstar walked out, stopping in his tracks as to not bump into her. She looked at him with confusion, then narrowed her eyes. "Where have you been?" she questioned after a moment, her tail lashing.
"I wanted to explore... so I did. I didn't expect to be gone for so long, though. But I am back now and I wish to stay," the tabby tom responded, tilting his head up to look at the taller she-cat. She frowned at him for multiple heartbeats before nodding.
"Very well then. I hope to see that such a thing does not happen again. These are harsh times for our Clan, we cannot afford our warriors going missing. You are dismissed."
Songthorn nodded and rushed off to the warrior's den, wanting to get some rest from his journey before getting to work. Duskstar, however, sat just outside her den, squinting at the camp and allowing her thoughts to wander. It was nice to be out of the den for a while-- she had needed some fresh air despite only being in the den for a short period of time. It was horrid being stuck in there for so long!

[RAT KING]

The sandy-brown tom hauled himself to his paws when he was called to participate in a hunting patrol. He sighed, disliking being pulled from his regular routine in lounging around the camp and occasionally finding a warm place in the territory to sun himself. He didn't know the cats he would be patrolling with very well, but they surely would know about his reputation to be less than energetic when made to do things and his tendency to shirk responsibility.

His paws feeling heavy, he approached the cat he recognized as Rainywhisker. He coughed awkwardly. "...So, who um, are we supposed to go with? I don't think i was listening until I heard my name."

@implimm @RedHead

[Sweetie]

Originally Posted by DarkNight

Speckledrose smiled at Faithkit as she prepared a story. Then she thought the of the perfect one. “I am gong to tell you about the playful StarClan cat!” Speckledrose hoped Faithkit would like the story.
“Once there was a cat named Redlight who had just arrived at StarClan. But he did not want to sit in the stars and watch! He was too playful! So he traveled down from StarClan and and bounced around the living cats, bothering and spooking them. Soon StarClan found out and was very angry. It is their job to watch over us, not scare us.
‘Redlight’ they said. ‘You have disobeyed StarClan rules. Now you will be banished to live as a Redlight forever. Trapped in a two-legs machine!’
So Redlight was cast into the two-leg trash, forced to do their will. Now two-legs control him and trick kittypets with his beautiful light. Kittypets try to catch him, but will never prevail because of his playfulness. The End.”
Speckledrose smiled as she finished the story.

Wow, this was a story she hasn't heard before. Lime green eyes wide the cream-tabby indulged herself into the story. Trying to imagine herself in
Redlight's paws and how he felt. By the end of it, the kit loved the tale. Smiling Faithkit looked up at the warrior, "Thank you Speckledrose! I loved it!" Beaming with her happiness radiating, "Do you have any more stories?" Ears perked as she looked at the molly with eagerness.

[Sweetie]

To be frank...he was rather ashamed of his outburst with Plumpaw, no apprentice deserved that. But yet he did let his temper get the best of him and that did not help their relationship. What was her problem anyway? Why did this all stem from him trying to make a lesson out of a clan argument? He was fine with her speaking her mind but would like her to know all of the facts before so.
"Plumpaw, battle training in five. I'll be waiting by the exit."Ravenspirit called out to the molly near the apprentice den. With that, the dark tabby turned around and padded off.

@implimm

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Owlwatcher padded out of the warrior's den with a good night's rest with Flintspirits orders fresh in his mind. "Petalpaw, Sleepypaw! Time to hunt!" The brown-hued warrior called out to his two apprentices. Hopefully, Sleepypaw will show, sadly he hasn't been very active and Petalpaw has been pretty good.

@vermin @Blissiebliss

[Dark Flame]

Originally Posted by FuzzyRatto

"Let's try it out! Three, two, one, go!" She ran off and started searching for something.

Hawkmist searched around the clearing, before finding a small shiny rock. He ran around it five times, picked it up, and placed it in a small stone pile he had put together. He felt like a kit again, and a smile was on his face. He looked around the clearing a little more.

@FuzzyRatto

[teddy.]

Blossombreeze wiggled her old bones, raising her sleep-heavy head from the nest that was lined in an array of colourful feathers from all different forest birds. Her ears perked forwards as she listened to the Leaders request. Blossombreeze nodded slowly in agreement. "I might be a little bit older than ya average warrior but I could still kick the flank of a shadowclan cat!" She meowed energetically, standing to her paws, "Of course, Duskstar. It'll be an honour to resume my duties!"
@Fang @hxneysuckle