ThunderClan: Life Before 2023's Sinkhole

[Shade.]

Oh.

Oh no.

Was this it? Was this her apprentice ceremony? Wh-?
Oh.
Oh no.
Where were her siblings. They weren't called forward?! It was just her.

Oh.

Oh no.

The tiny she-cat stepped forward, trembling very slightly, with the most miserable expression in existence. She was all alone. She was becoming an apprentice, being sent out there into the scary scary world. She looked around, hoping to see her siblings in the crowd.
It was going to be a disaster. She took a deep breath. She was not being sentenced to death (at least not immediately) so it was bearable, right.

Many feet above the ground, a small hawk was carrying the corpse of a snake. Unfortunately for said hawk, the "corpse" was not quite dead yet. The snake twisted and bit the bird's leg, forcing it to release it. It plummeted down, through the air and landed, finally dying, right in front of Rosekit.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

[elswhere]

Green eyes sparked with emotion as Acornpatch, Aspenstar, and Amberflight (stars she was missing and Acorn missed her greatly) shared the same, vivid and joyful memory. Their apprentice ceremony...


I've got to stop getting flashbacks like that.. He shook his head, the memory fading from his vision as he looked back up at the Thunderwillow, awaiting any further annoucments from Aspenstar.


Maybe he could talk to her after the meeting, and they could have a decent and civilized conversation, unlike those they had when they were younger.

[error]

-Bushkit-

The cindery soon-to-be apprentice darted forward, eyes continuing to sparkle. He was ecstatic, practically vibrating, he looked up in curiously, wondering what his mentor will be. Still, tail flicking, he grinned.

[starry]

Rainkit dashed forwards, excitement glittering in her eyes. She hopped once, glad this was finally her moment. How long had she waited? She looked over to Bushkit, beaming.

[iliri]

{Tawnypaw}

The small felines whiskers twitched with excitement. She bounded up and down as she gave out a haply purr for the kits being called up for their apprentice names. Wow, time sure flies by. She remembered getting her apprentice ceremony just like it was yesterday. She smiled softly to herself as she shut her gray-blue eyes, remembering when Buckstar called her name and giving her a mentor. Great stars, she wished she could of been with Flutterpaw right now! She would surely love to see these kits earning their apprenticeship.

[Tinytail]

~Tinytail~

As she woke up in the warriors' den, a quick sniff told her she was alone. Confused, she exited the den, to see everyone in the clan gathered for a meeting. Alarm shot through her and she quickly ran over to the group of cats looking up to Aspenstar. Not stopping fast enough she barreled into a group of cats. "Oops hehe sorry-" she said getting up. Then she realized everyone was watching her. Embarrassed, she shrank back and focused herself on the four kits, soon-to-be apprentices.

[Jayvines]

~Mistkit~

That small spark of nervousness only grew as Aspenstar began to speak. It grew and grew until Mistkit could practically feel her fur stand on end when her name was called to come forward. This was it! She was finally leaving the nursery...

Shaky paws brought her softly forward to stand next to two of her siblings and she gave them a nervous half-smile, before a worrisome thought struck her. She was going to have to move all of her collected things to the apprentice den! She furrowed her brows slightly in thought before giving her head a shake and glancing back up at her leader. That problem could be sorted after she made it through this ceremony.

At least Bushkit and Rainkit seemed excited for this... Another brief thought slammed into her mind and she quickly looked around for her parents. Were they here? Were they going to miss this?

( Small boop for @duskfire1 and @Peril )

[Pand1440]

Icicleripple was late to the meeting,.. she hadn't really been doing much besides sorting through herbs. It was more of a way to pass the time. She'd procrastinated on going to the nursery, worries pilling up from what the kits would say.

To put it simply, it was a constant reminder of her own kithood she wasted, and the other kit's she was failing. Push through.. But hearing Aspenstar's call for a meeting, it took her a moment to gather herself enough to get out of the den. Her clanmates' happy voices did have a nice effect on the medicine cat's mind soon she found. everything okay's.. . RiverClan isn't attacking.. there are no poison claws to come out of nowhere.,,

The she-cat walked in at what seemed to be kits being called up for ceremonies. She sat down on the very edge of the crowd, not wanting to make eye contact with any of her clanmates as of now.

[heh sorry for the late reply poppy, am technically on hiatus but wanted to get something done at least <3]

[Mango]

Eggpaw silently watched as his mentor made new apprentices, it was weird to him, being Aspenstar’s apprentice, he felt he had more pressure to do well than everyone else in the clan.

[Zesha]

Thistlerose smiled back. It was nice to speak with her other Clanmates, though she knew they didn’t have much time before the meeting started.

She reached out and gave Acornpatch a pawshake. “Yup, I’m Thistlerose. It’s good to hear you’re doing well, Acornpatch,” she said, only to turn her eyes seconds later up to the Thunderwillow. Thistlerose could feel a purr trying to rumble up in her throat. They were about to get new apprentices! “This is so exciting,” she murmured.

As Aspenstar spoke the names of the kits, Thistlerose craned her neck to see if she could spot them. She spotted Rosekit first, and—oh. Oh no. Something fell out of the sky and plummeted right in front of Rosekit. Her fur bristled momentarily, wondering if this was some sort of sign from StarClan, but she quickly shoved the thought down, glanced quickly at Acornpatch, then padded over to the kit.

“It’s alright, Rosekit,” she said, trying to soothe the kit. She pushed the snake out of the way and pressed against the kit to try to reassure her. “Come on, I’ll walk with you up to the Thunderwillow.”

@kalor @Shade.