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Post by pokes on Apr 11, 2007 20:08:18 GMT -5
Rainstar bounded into the camp, panting heavily after running the whole way from Four Rocks. She instantly made her way to the nursery. "Goldensun? Amberpelt?" She called, looking about wildly. Where were they?! And where were the kits?
((Umm, yeah. Short post- WHOO.))
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Post by » &Göldιê™; « on Apr 11, 2007 20:24:30 GMT -5
Amberpelt awoke to the calling of Rainstar. "Rainstar?" She groaned as she heaved herself up. She checked to make sure her kits were there... "NO!" She yowled terrifiedly. "MOONKIT!" Her desperate yowl would have awoken any other cats asleep in the camp. She scrabbled wildly, though careful not to awaken Swiftkit, but to no avail. Charging out of the den, she strode into the clearing. "Rainstar, Moonkit and Softkit are gone!" She knew she needn't bother explain how she knew Softkit was gone; it was not only the fact that she had not seen the kit, but she knew by mother's instincts.
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Post by pokes on Apr 11, 2007 21:43:07 GMT -5
Rainstar's eyes widened, and at the same time her blood ran cold and her heart skipped a beat. Mountainclan too?! But, how? All the crevices and the steepness of the mountain should've made it near impossible! Near, not impossible. A small voice in her head nagged. A fury untold rose in her, but she fought it back, and took a deep breath. Amberpelt would learn the truth soon enough.
"Amberpelt... We discovered at the Gathering that kits from each clan was taken, Mountainclan included. But do not worry- I swear, by the blood in my veins, that your kits will be returned to you!" Her voice was quite choked at the last words, but also strong. Her oath was as much to her as it was to the poor queen infront of her. They were so helpless... Rainstar felt as if she had betrayed them.
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Post by » &Göldιê™; « on Apr 11, 2007 22:06:42 GMT -5
Amberheart's head bowed in sorrow, and she felt too drowned to speak. But when she looked, up, her eyes were infernos of rage. "I want to be the first to sink my claws into the crowfood who did this!" She spat darkly. The fierce love she felt for her kits made her feel like a lion from the ancient LionClan. Her heart swelled with a little anguish and a lot of fierceness. "How soon can we set out?" She asked, sinking her claws into the ground. She barely noticed that newleaf was upon them.
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Post by » &Göldιê™; « on Apr 11, 2007 23:04:37 GMT -5
Goldpaw trotted into camp, carrying the mouse she had caught on the way. Tossing it onto the fresh-kill pile, she slowly paced over to Amberheart. "What... what's wrong?" She asked tentatively. "Kits have been stolen," Amberpelt replied fiercely.
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Post by Bluestar on Apr 12, 2007 4:00:32 GMT -5
Frosteye ran towards Rainstar,and said "I'll go and try to find their tracks."
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Post by karoia on Apr 12, 2007 6:34:30 GMT -5
Brighteyes finally returned to camp. She wasn't a fast runner due to her small frame. She rushed to where Rainstar was and saw Amberheart looking very distraught. It had been true what the loner said...
"StarClan help us... who is behind this?" Brighteyes asked aloud, and she swore she could hear a soft whisper at the back of her head... DarkClan... DarkClan... |
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Post by » &Göldιê™; « on Apr 12, 2007 14:27:54 GMT -5
Goldpaw was horrified as she thought about who it could've been. Beware the Clan that is not a Clan... Her mother's words echoed in her mind. The Dark ones. Realization and regret pulsed through her, and she felt dizzy. She swayed on her paws, echoing voices of StarClan whispering around her, and she caught a glimmer of blue-gray fur poised behind a stone. She's always with me...
Goldpaw felt something against her side, but when she dared to look once she was stable, nothing was there. She turned to face Rainstar and Brighteyes. "Rainstar... Brighteyes... There's something you need to hear. My mother came to me in a dream She said... she said to beware the Clan that is not a Clan, the Dark ones." She shuddered, but stared at her paws as guilt swept through her. She wasn't supposed to be recieving signs from StarClan, not to mention the fact that she hadn't told Rainstar and Brighteyes immediately. I couldn't... She thought helplessly.
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Post by » &Göldιê™; « on Apr 13, 2007 14:41:59 GMT -5
Amberheart's eyes still flickered with the fire of a mother who has lost her kit. She nodded briskly and lapped the herbs up with her tongue, chewing them and swallowing. They quelled her frenzying heart, but her motherly instincs still were ablaze.
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Post by pokes on Apr 13, 2007 16:50:32 GMT -5
Rainstar stood still as the queen wailed for her lost kits. She herself felt drained, hearing only her own heartbeat. But she still nodded absent mindedly as Frosteye offered to find their tracks. Suddenly she snapped out of it. No use moping! "Yes. Frosteye, you take a patrol down the south side of the mountain. Take Leopardheart and Wildheart with you. Scarface, you go down the north side with Greypatch and Lionclaw. If you find anything, send someone back immediately."
It felt good to be doing something to track down the lost kits, and she watched with satisfaction as they assembled. A little warmth had crept into her, when Goldpaw started swaying on her feet. "Are you okay?" Rainstar asked, frowning in concern. When Goldpaw started spouting prophecies, her frown deepened, and she glanced at Brighteyes. "You say Starclan told you this, yet you are little more than a kit... Are you sure it wasn't just an extravagant dream?" She spoke this solemnly, but with a hint of gentleness. "However... What do you think, Brighteyes? If anyone'd know Starclan, it'd be you." She looked over at the white and grey cat, her eyes filled with faith.
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Post by Kato.Dragon on Apr 13, 2007 18:06:16 GMT -5
Scarface obeyed Rainstar, and left to find Greypatch and Lionclaw. He then thought he could bring Glodpaw with them, since he hadn't had a chance to take her outside of camp yet. He walked up to her. "Goldpaw, I want you to come with me and the others to find any signs of these cats."
(( omg, brainfart? D: )) [/size] |
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Post by Bluestar on Apr 14, 2007 11:18:03 GMT -5
Frosteye nodded,and started walking briskly out of the camp.
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Post by » &Göldιê™; « on Apr 14, 2007 20:17:02 GMT -5
Goldpaw knew better than to say anything rude to Rainstar. "My mother was the one who told me," She said calmly, holding in her fiery temper, "And I know for a fact she's dead because I saw her die. I know it's not a dream, she had sparkles around her paws. But... I know that it had to be StarClan..." She trailed off at Scarface's summons. Glancing at Rainstar and Brighteyes briefly, she trotted off to follow her mentor.
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Post by karoia on Apr 14, 2007 22:25:01 GMT -5
Brighteyes nodded after hearing what Goldpaw had to say. "I understand now..." The medicine cat said to herself, closing her eyes.
The dream she had had about darkness and a golden cat... it had been in fact, Goldpaw in her dreams. But it was just a glimpse of the future given by StarClan that this cat would play a part in the shadows she dreamed of... and the growing darkness she saw in her sleeping visions were DarkClan.
"Oh, what are we to do?" [/size] |
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Post by karoia on Apr 15, 2007 20:32:04 GMT -5
Brighteyes turned to watch Rainpaw leave, a frown crossing her face. Why had her apprentice left? She pondered thoughtfully but wasn't entirely sure what caused the tom to walk off to the den... perhaps he felt neglected... but Brighteyes was confused and needed to remain in the heart of the situation in case she was needed. [/size] |
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