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Post by Northstar on Sept 22, 2014 18:09:19 GMT -5
SkyClan's Rebirth
Willowstar slid through the undergrowth, aware of only one cat behind him. His mate, Moonflight, was the only cat to have survived the battle and the sickness. SkyClan was very weak and vulnerable, and Willowstar knew it. He hated it, feeling the emptiness where a Clan had once rested. He remembered that one other cat may have survived- their medicine cat, who had been with StarClan during the battle. He had cursed StarClan for taking their medicine cat when they needed her for many restless nights, and nothing had changed. Half of a moon without a medicine cat had killed off most of SkyClan. A lot of the other Clans were still rebuilding as well, the sickness having taken the Clans. Kits and warriors alike had perished. Willowstar shook himself out of the haze of sorrow. He looked back at Moonflight. She looked battered. He sighed, promising himself that SkyClan would be reborn- not just for the sake of power. For Moonflight, for a future. Maybe even kits. The cats of the Clans would all take time to rebuild, so an unspoken truce had been formed. Willowstar sighed as he sighted the camp on the horizon. Finally home. He twined his tail around Moonflight's and slid into his den. Hopefully tomorrow would bring a better day. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2014 12:44:06 GMT -5
Moonflight Blundered through the undergrowth trying her best to keep up with her mate, Willowstar, but it was very hard. She was so tired she just wanted to lay down where she was. But she knew that she could not do that as it would not be safe. Moonflight wondered whether Whisperflight had woken up yet from Starclan. She knew her mate didn't like that Starclan had taken Whisperflight when he thought they needed her most, but Moonflight thought differently. She was partly grateful that they had because she thought, what if they had made her stay? Perhaps she couldn't have done anything and had died. Then Skyclan would have no medicine cat either.
Her whirling thoughts ceased as Willowstar twined his tail around hers and slid into his den. She hesitated at the entrance for a moment not sure if her presence was wanted. Then decided that she wanted to be with him and so pushed into the den after him. Her last thought before falling asleep was wondering if some day they might have kits.
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Post by Northstar on Sept 23, 2014 18:44:46 GMT -5
Willowstar purred as Moonflight entered the den. He was glad to get some sleep, and company would be welcomed. He lay down on the slightly ripped nest, falling asleep quickly next to his mate.
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Whisperflight's paws pounded on frozen earth as she ran home. She hoped that StarClan had kept her Clan safe. Little did she know the wasteland she'd arrive to. She stared at the destroyed camp, crying out to her ancestors. "How could you do this...?" She mewed to herself, but mostly to StarClan- if they still cared. She was about to run to the other camps to check if any cat was still alive when her ears picked up a breathing sound. She padded over to Willowstar's den, hearing the soft breaths of sleeping cats. She peered inside, and saw both Willowstar and Moonflight. It seemed that none of the other SkyClan cats had survived. Willowstar was fast asleep. Whisperflight smiled slightly, knowing that a few of her Clanmates were safe. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 15:12:34 GMT -5
Moonflight stirred as she heard someone enter the den and quickly got up about to wake Willowstar ready to fight then she realized that it could be Whisperflight so before waking him up she glanced at the doorway and saw Whisperflight. Moonflight breathed a sigh of relief, Whisperflight was back at last. Instead of waking up her mate she got up and went to the entrance where Whisperflight was and said in a whisper so as not to wake Willowstar "How did your meeting with Starclan go?" But she didn't say it unkindly or at all negatively she said it as though nothing had ever happened since she had left as if she hadn't a care in the world.
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Post by Northstar on Sept 24, 2014 16:08:06 GMT -5
"How did your meeting with StarClan go?"
Whisperflight watched Moonflight pad over to her, barely registering the words until warm fur brushed hers. She was still a bit in shock. It would definitely take time to recover, Whisperflight knew. These were the wounds inflicted by reality slapping you in the face, not battle. "Pretty well, actually. I can't believe that I wasn't here... What happened?" She shivered as the realization that almost everyone she knew was dead.
Willowstar opened his eyes, seeing his mate and his medicine cat conversing quietly. He heard Whisperflight's shocked question, and padded over to answer. "You were gone for three months, Whisperflight. The Clans had... well, a war, you might say. A Plague also swept through the camps. Most of the Clans are weak, like us." He finished and let the medicine cat take it all in. She looked stunned. "But..." Willowstar heard her quietly protest, "I was only gone a day!" Willowstar shook his head softly. She thought a day... only a day to destroy the world they knew.
Willowstar licked his mate gently. "We should get some sleep. Whisperflight, you're welcome to stay." He showed her a soft nest in the corner, next to theirs. She plopped down, her eyes glazed with exhaustion. He could see pain there, too, glass shards of her protected world sticking in her paws. The worst she had ever know was battle.. but this was a massacre. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 16:06:56 GMT -5
Moonflight was about to answer her when Willowstar did,
"You were gone for three months, Whisperflight. The Clans had... well, a war, you might say. A Plague also swept through the camps. Most of the Clans are weak, like us."
Moonflight nodded in agreement and remembered. She didn't hear Whisperflight's protest because she was treating a kit that would never heal and grieving for her lost sister when she died. Moonflight woke from her memories when Willowstar licked her shoulder and invited Whisperflight to stay the night with them. She took that as a symbol to go back to sleep so she plopped back down in her nest but she couldn't go to sleep the memory had started to haunt her again. She tossed and turned in her nest for a while until she fell into a deep sleep.
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Post by Northstar on Sept 29, 2014 18:23:41 GMT -5
(Ach, sorry for not posting.)
Willowstar tossed and turned all night, and woke with the sun's first rays. He padded out into the SkyClan camp, watching the sun rise slowly. Whisperflight slid beside him and licked his ear gently. "I missed you, brother. I know I should have been home to help you..." She trailed off, looking into the sky instead of meeting Willowstar's gaze. "It's fine. Besides, you were where StarClan needed you to be." She shuffled her paws and sighed gently. "I know... but I could have helped. I feel like all those deaths... I could have stopped." She fell silent and Willowstar twined his tail around hers. "Don't worry. What's done is done, and nothing could have stopped it. Not even StarClan." Willowstar frowned. "I'm going hunting. Want to come?" |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 9:34:40 GMT -5
(Question: isn't Willowstar 32 moons and Whisperflight 13?)
Though she tossed and turned all night Moonflight still slept in and she woke to the sound of the word hunting. Moonflight got up quickly and half ran out of the den. When she finally slid to a stop it was beside Whisperflight. "I'll come hunting with you, Whisperflight!" for in her tiredness of waking up she had thought that Whisperflight had given the invitation.
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Post by Northstar on Oct 2, 2014 20:43:06 GMT -5
(Yes, that's true.  Oops. BUT WAIT! What is Whisperflight is Moonflight and Willowstar's daughter?)
Whisperflight whirled around, slightly startled by the she-cat's appearance. "Uh, I wasn't planning..." Willowstar nudged her and answered Moonflight. "Sure, come along. We'll all go."
Willowstar stepped lightly through the undergrowth and smelled the air. He leapt up into the air suddenly, grasping a bird in his jaws. He pulled it down, killing it cleanly. He growled through the mouthful of feathers- the scent of fox. He yowled a warning as the red-furred animal crept into the clearing across from him. It stared at him, challenging him- and not for the bird. He hissed and arced his spine, puffing up in an intimidation attempt. It didn't work, only serving to agitate the fox. It rushed at him with surprising agility, catching him off guard and plowing into him. He twisted to avoid snapping jaws and deadly white teeth, clawing at the fox's thick pelt.
Whisperflight dashed through the tree line, pouncing on the red animal's back and biting its neck. The fox screeched and crumpled to the ground, indicating surrender- except that the fox had lay down on Willowstar, almost crushing him. He pushed the fox off of him, and it stumbled to the side, dislodging Whisperflight in its frenzy to escape Willowstar's slashing claws. The fox ran squealing into the forest, leaving both cats with wounds. Willowstar was slightly crushed and had a few bites, though nothing was serious. Whisperflight seemed a bit distant. Whisperflight was in a bit of a daze. She'd never hurt a creature except for prey- it was part of her medicine cat nature. The she-cat almost wanted to chase after the fox and heal its wounds, but she didn't. The fox would likely just attack again. Following Willowstar numbly to the edge of the clearing, she watched him pick up prey. "Thanks. For saving me, I mean." He corrected himself when Whisperflight looked a bit confused. The haze lifted- Whisperflight reassured herself that saving the leader's life was more important. She trotted next to him as they went to find Moonflight. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2014 12:05:51 GMT -5
(That's a great idea! Moonflight would have to have been 16 moons old though because she's 29 now so maybe Whisperflight was born with a couple others but she was the only one to have survived because her mother was so young when they were born?)
Moonflight was excited when they agreed. She had been waiting to get away from the camp for a while now. She took up the rear of the party. As soon as they left the camp Moonflight slipped away from her family and headed east.
As soon as Moonflight was out of earshot of Willowstar and Whisperflight she started running. Headed towards the center of the territory. Suddenly a fox ran right in front of her. Moonflight skidded to a stop unable to believe what had just happened.
(P.S. could Moonflight be expecting but not know it?)
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Post by Northstar on Oct 3, 2014 17:46:44 GMT -5
(Yeah, great idea! But, wait, is the fox the same one as they fought?)
Whisperflight ran next to Willowstar as they followed Moonflight's scent trail. They found her in the center of the territory, facing the fox that they had just fought. Willowstar hissed and swiped his claws down the fox's chest. The animal screeched and ran into the trees, crossing over into WindClan's land and disappeared from sight. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2014 11:23:58 GMT -5
(yep and thank you I really wanted her to have kits but I had no idea what you would say)
Moonflight looked after the fox, confusion evident on her face. Then seemed to realize that the fox was gone as she turned to Willowstar touched noses with him murmuring, "Thank you that fox would've clawed me if it weren't for you." But instead of looking grateful Moonflight instead looked sad as she stared after the fox.
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Post by Northstar on Oct 7, 2014 17:57:16 GMT -5
"Anytime, Moonflight. Anyway, we should get back to camp. You look... exhausted." Willowstar purred and licked his mate's fur. As they padded back to the camp, Whisperflight ran through her memories of sickness. Exhaustion, extra weight- Snapping to a realization, Whisperflight almost stopped dead in her tracks. Moonflight was pregnant! New kits were great, but now...? She hoped the kits wouldn't be born to a world of utter hopelessness. Studying the she-cat's face, Whisperflight was confused. Willowstar had sent the fox packing, but Moonflight looked almost... sad. Slipping in next to her, Whisperflight nudged her mom's shoulder gently. "Are you alright?" |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2014 12:32:44 GMT -5
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine" Moonflight answered. Then she sighed and told Whisperflight, "You had two siblings. Both of them were killed by foxes. I still feel bad about that." Then they reached the entrance of camp and Moonflight slipped into the camp quickly so that she didn't have to see Whisperflight's face.
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Post by Northstar on Oct 8, 2014 17:01:35 GMT -5
"You had two siblings. Both of them were killed by foxes. I still feel bad about that."
Whisperflight stopped dead. She remembered her littermates; her brother Nightpaw and her sister Frostpaw. Nightpaw was pure black and Frostpaw was silver with white paws. The medicine cat sprinted back into the forest, running for what seemed like forever. She finally skidded to a stop at the ThunderClan border. She saw a ginger and white she-cat staring at her from across the border. Normally, she would challenge the stranger, ask what they were doing. But no, she told herself, not today. She simply lay down on the knobby roots of an oak. |
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Oops. BUT WAIT! What is Whisperflight is Moonflight and Willowstar's daughter?)