ThunderClan: Life Before 2020's Fire

[Dust]

Originally Posted by Blissie Bliss

Bouncesnarl had his eyes closed, but he scented the kit before he even got over. The tom's eyes flashed open, but he didn't do anything quite yet. He allowed the kit to attack his tail. He pulled it up and slammed it down. He did that couple of times. "I understand that tails look like snakes, but I do assure you it won't bite.", he meowed. Bouncesnarl stopped moving his tail and made it go in a motion to make it look like a slithering snake. The tom let out a chuckle. Kits made him laugh.

Success! The prey had been brought down... No! Wait, "Argh!" Condorkit yowled, scrambling away as Bouncesnarl pounded his tail against the ground. Rolling over his paws, Condorkit emerged as a fluffball, his back curled up as high as possible, scuttling on his tippy toes with a grumble in his throat. Backing up slowly from the warrior, Condorkit bounced away - off to puff up at some other poor soul.

[teddy.]

Sunchaser stalked into the clearing, his large red paws were covered in soot from padding about the old ashes of the forest, a little curious to see what was sneaking about in the dark charcoals that once marked where their territory was. Life always rises from the ashes, after all. Sunchaser had a small small squirrel in his large golden jaws. Its tail was sizzled away, the skin deformed but healed, almost melted like but prey was prey, even if it was practically cooked.

The old tom cat laid its lifeless body in the prey pile. He aught to groom his fur from the gray-black hues of the soot. Sunchaser would do it eagerly if it wasn't for the foul taste the burnt dust left in his mouth. Nevertheless, the golden tom laid out under the careful watch of the glowing sun and began to clean his fur.

{Open}

[Pluto]

Originally Posted by Dust

"Get 'em, Get 'em!" Hollering away by the entrance of the nursery was Condorkit, his eyes intently locked into a glorious battle of ants! "COME ON! Get 'eeemm!" The kitten nearly screamed, stomping the ground with his paws, sending bits of dust and moss flying every which way. Every slam of his paws either squashed an ant or sent them scattering like.. well, ants! Nothing but pure, wholesome entertainment!

“ Condorkit! Condorkit!”

Oh? Sweetkit? Ditching his new form of daily fun, Condorkit poked his head up to try and catch sight of his littermate,

"Sweetkit, c'mere! You'll love this!" Just wait until he showed her the ant battles!

@Ombre Party

Sweetkit heard her brother and her ears perked. About time! She thought. I was getting bored. She trotted over to the sound of her brother's voice, dodging cats and kittens alike as she practically pranced over to him. Sweetkit saw the ants and blinked, trying to comprehend it, before her eyes grew wide."Woah." She breathed, eyes wide with awe. "There's so many of them!"

[Wolfsli123]

Originally Posted by S-oft

Sunchaser stalked into the clearing, his large red paws were covered in soot from padding about the old ashes of the forest, a little curious to see what was sneaking about in the dark charcoals that once marked where their territory was. Life always rises from the ashes, after all. Sunchaser had a small small squirrel in his large golden jaws. Its tail was sizzled away, the skin deformed but healed, almost melted like but prey was prey, even if it was practically cooked.

The old tom cat laid its lifeless body in the prey pile. He aught to groom his fur from the gray-black hues of the soot. Sunchaser would do it eagerly if it wasn't for the foul taste the burnt dust left in his mouth. Nevertheless, the golden tom laid out under the careful watch of the glowing sun and began to clean his fur.

{Open}

Greyheart padded up to Sunchaser, the burned squirrel catching his eye. "Where did you find that? I would've thought all the prey caught in the fire would have been eaten or found already."

[lio]

[ @wren @Xeno ]
Duskstar gave a welcoming smile toward Lambsprint, though her eyes narrowed as she turned towards the newcomer. He was rather... pudgy, she observed, clearly not finding his home to be in the forest. The tom smelled strange, though the scent of flowers clung to his pelt. She examined him from where she sat, eyes watching him closely. As he spoke, she flicked her tail impatiently, not wishing to sit around and wait for him to spit it out.

"Speak your name and your proposition," she ordered, hazel eyes brimming with distrust.

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[ @Slushie @Beau ]

Squinting at the entrance of her den, Duskstar turned her attention to the voice that had come from outside- it seemed to be Buckbranch by the sound of it. She perked her ears and made her way to the center of her den, sitting down and preparing for whatever the warrior had to speak about. After getting settled, she raised her voice, calling out: "You may enter."

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[ @Moon Lily @RedHead ]

Duskstar had just managed to fall into a light slumber as Foxbound approached her den. She blinked her eyes open, tail flicking in concern. At the explanation, she straightened up, gaze coming to rest on Irispaw with a nod. "Very well, Foxbound," she mewed, giving a nod of gratefulness toward the warrior. Duskstar looked after Foxbound with a nod of farewell, then allowed her gaze to flicker towards Irispaw.
She was taken aback by the unnecessary rudeness in the she-cat's words, eyes narrowing. Nonetheless, the leader stood from her nest, making her way to the center of her den and sitting down. Duskstar straightened her posture, using the dim moonlight peering from the entrance to get a good look at Irispaw.

"That is not a kind way to greet someone," she said after a moment, ear twitching, "What have you come here to tell me, Irispaw?"

[teddy.]

Originally Posted by \\/\/

Greyheart padded up to Sunchaser, the burned squirrel catching his eye. "Where did you find that? I would've thought all the prey caught in the fire would have been eaten or found already."

Sunchaser let his bright white chest puff forwards with a deep, rumbling like purr of pride."Of course you would, nobody bothers to check once everyone is done! I went and see what I found? zone more squirrel, and one more meal for a warrior. Whatever you think there is left, is probably wrong." Sunchaser rolled his brilliant blue eyes with a low scoff. "You learn to never take what's given to you and leave in life, you take more until there isn't anything left!"

[dino.]

[ @hxneysuckle @Beau ]

Buckbranch's ears shot forward when he heard Duskstar's voice, and he glanced down at Condorkit. "Come on," he invited. "She said we could go in." He hurried forward a few pawsteps until he was standing just inside the den. The dimness made it a little difficult to see, but he could just barely make out Duskstar's form in the center of the den. "I'd like to take on an apprentice," he said, deciding not to waste time with small talk and instead getting straight to the point. "I met Condorkit here, and we got to talking. When his ceremony comes up, I'd like it if he were to be apprenticed to me."

[Wolfsli123]

Originally Posted by S-oft

Sunchaser let his bright white chest puff forwards with a deep, rumbling like purr of pride."Of course you would, nobody bothers to check once everyone is done! I went and see what I found? zone more squirrel, and one more meal for a warrior. Whatever you think there is left, is probably wrong." Sunchaser rolled his brilliant blue eyes with a low scoff. "You learn to never take what's given to you and leave in life, you take more until there isn't anything left!"

"I- I suppose you're right about checking a second time," Greyheart started, caught off-guard by the somewhat accusatory tone, "But in my opinion, I'm alright with working with what I'm given and leaving the rest for someone else."

[teddy.]

Originally Posted by \\/\/

"I- I suppose you're right about checking a second time," Greyheart started, caught off-guard by the somewhat accusatory tone, "But in my opinion, I'm alright with working with what I'm given and leaving the rest for someone else."

A mocking snarl left the Tom, his rounded ears gave a twitch of annoyance, as if that was the wrong answer to give. "No." He said simply, folding his paws over. "Someone else takes it, they get bigger and better than you, then guess what? SPLAT! they've taken all your crap and left you in the mud! No, we take what we need and more. Nobody can get the upper hand on Thunderclan and it ought to stay that way!" He huffed and grumbled under his breath like an elder would. "You gotta be greedy in a world with little to offer."

[Wolfsli123]

Originally Posted by S-oft

A mocking snarl left the Tom, his rounded ears gave a twitch of annoyance, as if that was the wrong answer to give. "No." He said simply, folding his paws over. "Someone else takes it, they get bigger and better than you, then guess what? SPLAT! they've taken all your crap and left you in the mud! No, we take what we need and more. Nobody can get the upper hand on Thunderclan and it ought to stay that way!" He huffed and grumbled under his breath like an elder would. "You gotta be greedy in a world with little to offer."

Greyheart adopted an accusatory tone, "Well I suppose you'll go and steal fresh kill from the elders now won't you? It's not like they need it more than you. That's food that's readily available for Thunderclan's warriors going to waste right?"