WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[OceanBlueBoi]

Originally Posted by Cardboard box

Sunflight closed her eyes, her ears pricked as she supervised her kit- rabbitkit. She had been taking care of him for a few moons now and she found him very enjoyable.

She was just about to doze off until she opened her eyes.
Her heart stopped.
Rabbitkit and emberkit was not there.
She stood up, scanning around the camp frantically. Her breath shallowed. Where could Rabbitkit be?!

She suddenly found him near the camp entrance. She exhaled. He was safe.
Or was he?
She knew he shouldn’t be in the tunnel so she should act fast before he went out.

“Rabbitkit!” she yowled.”you come here right now!”

Rabbitkit

Rabbitkit inched closer to the entrance. Even with the flower in his mouth he could make out a cacophony of mixed cat scents wafting out of the tunnel. Most were very familiar to him, even if he couldn't put a name to the scent, but some were still foreign despite their WindClan overtones.

Rabbitkit's head whipped around at the sound of his mothers voice calling to him from across the clearing. At first he looked startled but with a happy mew it was quickly replaced with a look of excitement at seeing his mother. His words muffled he called back, "Okay!" and exchanged a pleased look with the she-kit.

"Maybe she can help us find more pretty things! We could always ask!" he meowed, excited at the idea that his mother may take he and his new friend out of the camp for a little while.

@Starlily

//no sweat on actually taking them out of the camp Slushh! If you want to that would be fun but otherwise I'm happy with sending the RP over to the nursery! ^w^

[Glitch_Candle]

@NinjaBloss
~Ripple(Shade? Paw? now im all confuzzled)~
Damn. her time doing the WindClan Race and having fun with Basilcliff, and she totally forgot. she headed out to the moor, devastated- wait? why should she let this take her down, she thought. Time to show what she could do. She dashed o'er the hills, a sudden burst of energy, and hunted rabbits faster than she had ever done before. Once she caught what she wanted to, she tried going back to camp with her six rabbits. in one trip. "Fallownose, I have something you might be interested in," She said, mouth full of fur. She looked quite ridiculous, actually. Three small rabbits in her mouth and three more on her back, and laid them down in the fresh kill pile. "Is that enough?"

[OceanBlueBoi]

Originally Posted by wispyy

Speckledpaw // he/him
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The midnight-tinged tom's tail started to flick impatiently, he was completely unsure how elders dealt with kits, or warriors, or apprentices, or heck, literally anyone with story-telling, he could vividly remember their faces lighting up, them getting comfortable, and getting far into the story for comfort, how could he ever be like that one day? He sub-consciously noted to himself that he would die a warrior, he'd never fall to the comfort of an elder, no matter the age or condition of his. This kit was exceptionally annoying.. however, brave, in his eyes, no doubt, the small kit even reminded him of a certain relation of his, and the thought of the young, energetic she-kit brought a pit to his stomach, and he struggled to look directly at Rabbitkit.

Nowadays, it wasn't like anyone would remember Speckledpaw's siblings, which was depressing to think of. With his whole family dead and his new 'family' not very educated on his past, his brother and sister were long forgotten kits, forever trapped in only his mind and heart. There was no way that this small kit had the slightest idea that he could even care about some cat, or even have a family, and that was true, but he liked to think that Leechpaw, Twilightstar, and all of them were truly part of him now, even if blood was not a part of their kinship. Perhaps Rabbitkit could be something to him, obviously only if the tom learned some manners, but only if that were the case, he didn't take cat...friendship often, this was a heavy thing to consider. While he had found this kit annoying, the sense of his beloved sister lingered in his mind, as if urging him on to find connections other than the ones he was forced to get into.

The first thing that the slender tom realized when he returned from his short daze was the tom's discomfort after he had chanted the new warrior name, as well as looking around uncertainly. For a short moment, he had mixed feelings about the kit running away from him at that moment, but in a way, he didn't mind. Yet, the tom-it stayed as he had before, which puzzled, maybe even surprised the apprentice before nodding to himself reassuringly that this kit did in fact exist, he totally wasn't crazy.

Trying desperately to make sure the kit didn't start wailing, he prepared himself to wrap his tail around the kitten or something of the sorts, give reassurance, but much to his great surprise, the kit persisted, much to his relief and his great distaste, and another feeling he couldn't place. This time, instead of trying to scare the kit or anything, he cracked a small, half smile and sat up straight, staring at the tom as he curled his tail around his paws and simply nodded, the fox was probably crow-food at this point, as it had been a while and obviously Monarch had done something to it, but if that would satisfy the younger cat so be it. This Rabbitkit was most definitely interesting, and he might have to consider bothering the kit himself from time to time.

@OceanBlueBoi

//Can you VM me if you want to continue from here or just call it quits?

Rabbitkit

Rabbitkit's nub of a tail wiggled at the prospect of keeping his clan member safe by driving a fox out of their territory. He waited excitedly for the black tom's response, but to his dismay one never came. He sat in silence for what felt like an eternity, staring up at his clanmate with wonder. As time went on and the wordless air between them grew stale Rabbitkit began to realize that this conversation may be over.

Rabbitkit blinked up at the tom and reached forward to give his clan-mates shoulder a quick lick as a silent thanks for their conversation.

"I'm happy you're okay," he meweled.

Rabbitkit turned away from the black tom and headed back towards the nursery. "See you later!"

//Okay!! I think this is perfect for now! I'll go ahead and VM you still just in case! Thank you for the RP I really enjoyed that!

[Poprock]

@duckie @Castle @Naiad
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Acornnose knew he should have felt embarrassed for being the last one to show up, but the tiny tom couldn't find it in himself to care. He hated patrols, especially ones led by oh so serious warriors like Sootflare. They weren't gonna have any fun were they...

Greeting the others with a tired nod, he prepared himself to head out. "Beepaw, wanna make things interesting?" He whispered low to his apprentice. His tail flicked with mischief.

[Cove]

Originally Posted by OceanBlueBoi

Rabbitkit

Rabbitkit inched closer to the entrance. Even with the flower in his mouth he could make out a cacophony of mixed cat scents wafting out of the tunnel. Most were very familiar to him, even if he couldn't put a name to the scent, but some were still foreign despite their WindClan overtones.

Rabbitkit's head whipped around at the sound of his mothers voice calling to him from across the clearing. At first he looked startled but with a happy mew it was quickly replaced with a look of excitement at seeing his mother. His words muffled he called back, "Okay!" and exchanged a pleased look with the she-kit.

"Maybe she can help us find more pretty things! We could always ask!" he meowed, excited at the idea that his mother may take he and his new friend out of the camp for a little while.

@Starlily

//no sweat on actually taking them out of the camp Slushh! If you want to that would be fun but otherwise I'm happy with sending the RP over to the nursery! ^w^

Sunflight sighed. “Rabbitkit! Get back here! It’s against the warrior code to go into the territory on this age!” she huffed. She padded over to Rabbitkit and grabbed him by the scruff and started grooming him in the nursery. “If you’re good, I’ll bring you a mossball.” she mewed.

[Willow_Tree]

Originally Posted by Raven~

For @Starlily
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Lynxkit wrinkled his nose. He couldn’t imagine the teeny kits being as energetic as he was. He was one of a kind. But if Maplecloud said it was true, then it must be. Maplecloud wouldn’t lie to him. But while they might stop being sleepy heads, he would anyways be the Energetic King.

Lynxkit got to his paws, tensing his body. Maplecloud flicked the ball into the air, and he ran for the ball, his ears pressed straight down his head. Lynxkit leapt for the ball, snagging it with one of his claws. Direct catch! Lynxkit dropped back to the ground, teetering for a second on three legs before straightening out.

Flicking his tail proudly, Lynxkit pranced back to Maplecloud. “Easy peasy!” He crowed dropping the ball at Maplecloud paws. “Come on Maplecloud, you’re the fiercest warrior in the Clan! You can throw better than that!” He prodded the ball, grinning at Maplecloud with his sharp kit teeth.

Maplecloud chuckled at Lynxkit's expression to her remark, and watched with interest as he ran after the moss ball. He is pretty fast for a kit. She thought to herself, thoughtfully. She watched as he caught the ball and landed on three paws. She got up to go steady him, but realized he was fine. "Nice job." She purred. "Next time, use you're tail to balance yourself out more, if you wobble too much you could fall and sprain your paw." She said amiably, padding up to Lynxkit. "Then what would I do? I'd just sit around camp all day bored, 'cause my kit is in the medicine cat den." She teased with a playful gleam in her eye. "All right, ready?" She let him have a minute to catch his breath before she whacked the ball hard, sending it flying cross the clearing.

@Raven~

[Poprock]

Peachfrost sighed.

[Raven~]

Originally Posted by Starlily

Maplecloud chuckled at Lynxkit's expression to her remark, and watched with interest as he ran after the moss ball. He is pretty fast for a kit. She thought to herself, thoughtfully. She watched as he caught the ball and landed on three paws. She got up to go steady him, but realized he was fine. "Nice job." She purred. "Next time, use you're tail to balance yourself out more, if you wobble too much you could fall and sprain your paw." She said amiably, padding up to Lynxkit. "Then what would I do? I'd just sit around camp all day bored, 'cause my kit is in the medicine cat den." She teased with a playful gleam in her eye. "All right, ready?" She let him have a minute to catch his breath before she whacked the ball hard, sending it flying cross the clearing.

@Raven~

Lynxkit purred, riviting from Maplecloud's praise and the fact that she called him her kit. It always made him warm and fuzzy inside when she said that. Remember, keep your tail straight so you can use it for balance. He forced it to stop waving around, which it had started to do the last time with the anticipation for the ball had been too much. He watched the ball soar into the air, and flew after it. Now that he had been able to get a sense of Maplecloud's throwing, he was able to guess where it would land more carefully, and was on it even faster than before. He could also feel that his stick-straight tail was also speeding him up, something he would have to remember. In addition to that, Lynxkit decided to grab the ball with his teeth instead of his claws. It would be harder, but easier to balance. Too bad that he didn't catch it then.

His jaws had been open wide, ready to catch it, but he had overshot the ball, and he ended up missing it. He landed on all four paws perfectly, but he barely noticed. He trotted over to the moss ball and glared at it. "Why didn't I catch it?" He mused to himself. "Maybe because I tried to catch it with my mouth instead of my claws? Ugh, that's annoying." He snatched up the ball and placed it at Maplecloud's feet. "Sorry Maplecloud,"" Lynxkit meowed, scuffing the ground with a paw.

[Orion]

|| Shattervenom | @Shade. ||

"Turtlepaw, that was... that was so fast!" Impressed astonishment brought a note of brightness to Shattervenom's usually level tone. She'd expected him to get somewhat distracted as he'd done when they began this quest, but the fluffy apprentice had focused on his target and brought it down with admirable efficiency. Turtlepaw obviously had the hunting instinct that all cats were born with--and Shatter looked forward to watching him grow as a fearsome warrior. "We've got a lot to brag about when we see Fallownose. Ready for some actual hunting?"

She couldn't help herself: the willowy warrior had to ruffle the poof of fuzz between Turtlepaw's ears as a reward when he showed her the winning green leaf. Pride shone in her pearly grey eyes. After allowing the lad a moment to bask in his success, she hopped to her paws and began trotting back into the waving grass. "Here's the plan, kiddo: I'm going to flush out some smaller prey and run it your way. I want you to practice your hunting crouch in order to obscure yourself from whatever's fleeing toward you... and then I want you to be the one to bring it down. Just like the leaf." A businesslike nod, ensuring that Turtlepaw grasped those directions. "There might be a few critters skittering at you. If you bring down at least two, we can report back. Ready?"

Shattervenom awaited his affirmative reply. Whether he was fully prepared or not, the black-and-white fighter was about to make him ready to hunt. She slipped into the underbrush like a shadow, senses trained on the world around her to pick out the most suitable targets for Turtlepaw to kill. It didn't take long for Shatter to uncover some smallish, choice morsels. With the speed of a swooping falcon she darted after a field mouse, chasing it only for a few heart-pounding seconds to steer it in Turtle's direction. Almost immediately afterward, the huntress arrowed at a young rabbit... a lone chipmunk scavenging the dirt... and one more fat field mouse. Mere minutes spanned between every mark. Each unfortunate mammal was herded by her fleet paws and snapping fangs; as long as Turtlepaw paid attention and refocused himself after dispatching his intended prey, they should hopefully meet Fallownose's requirement.

[RAT KING]

Originally Posted by Fenixwolf

"Sure" Owlflight replied,looking around ,she noticed a butterfly flying near them "there's a lot of butterflies"

She sniffed the air,looking for prey

[ @RAT KING ]

The scent of a rabbit tickled his tongue as Shivercrawl finally drew to his feet and began looking around again. Oh, of course there's big prey out just when it's dangerous to try and catch it, he thought, feeling bitter. "Shush about the butterflies," he whispered, angling his feathery tail towards where he could smell the rabbit-scent drifting from. "Let me handle this."

The white WindClan warrior began to creep forward, slithering across smooth slate-like rocks near the edge of the cliffs, his movements careful but slick like the slithering of an adder. Stalking a rabbit was a risky choice, he knew that- the blood roared in his ears as adrenaline built in his chest, growing quicker and quicker like a ravenous infection. It reached its peak when he crested the rock and leaped with a mighty vigor and snapped his teeth down on the large, sandy-brown rabbit doe's neck. It gave a shriek as it thrashed about in his grip, and he realized with a start that he might've underestimated the size of this beast. But he wouldn't give up, not that easy.

He kept his grip tight on the rabbit's neck even as it struggled, it's strong back claws making contact with his flesh. He flinched, though the wound was minor, blood began to bubble up in his fur, smearing across his hip in crimson streaks. Finally, after what felt like forever, the rabbit stilled- he'd suffocated it, he watched the light go out of its eyes. He released the prey finally, his jaw aching from the prolonged effort; nonetheless, he looked prideful.

"Now this is a catch," he told Owlflight with a grin.