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Post by Solaris on Oct 2, 2022 18:07:40 GMT
Worm 4, 2021 | phantomstars Fieldflight had barely gotten a word in before a whole rush of questions fluttered out of Wander’s lips like a gaggle of geese. They blinked at the cat, mouth hung wide. They shrunk back to the wall, their translucent form easily passing through so that half off their body was in the dirt, and the front half in the open.
“Er, yes. I am a ghost. My name is Fieldflight. I do not eat cats. What in StarClan is a Dynasty cat??? I used to be from WindClan and now—”
For what was about the third time of being tackled to the ground, Roots decided to let themself go flat rather than try to push Wander off. Then he nuzzled against their chin, rubbing flakes of dried up blood on their fur. They grimaced and turned their head away from Wander. Now something was definitely broken. Roots was sure of it. But when Roots managed to get back on its feet again, (and not without a loud groan), it somehow sustained nothing more than a bruise on its hind legs. The bruises still hurt.
“O-okay, Wander, I think you need to work on not tackling cats. Sooner or later, you’re going to break my bones, I swear,” it said.
Fieldflight emerged from the side, darting over to Roots.
“Goodness, are you alright?” they asked, leaning in to examine their legs. Roots nodded quickly.
Fieldflight moved to Wander, sniffing around his fur. “Are— are you alright? Usually when someone sees a ghost, their first thought is terror and not… excitement. Not that I take any offense! But in the past, when we encounter any living beings—”
“WHO DARES DISTURB MY SLUMBER!”
A howling gust of winds shook Roots like a swaying tree. Its eyes closed shut and its ears pinned back, a gut reaction more than anything else. When it opened its eyes, Sunchaser appeared in front of Wander, circling the newcomer with eyes narrowed to amber glints. She swatted a paw through Wander’s cheeks, which of course, phased through his fur. But now she was visible in front Wander.
And she wasn’t too pleased.
Lips drawn back, she hissed at Wander. “Who are you, and what are you doing here?” |
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Post by phantomstars on Oct 7, 2022 23:23:14 GMT
PhantomStarss Date Worm 4, 2021| name @solaris“WHO DARES DISTURB MY SLUMBER!”
A voice boomed, and a large gust of wind blew through the tunnel.
Roots shivered and closed his eyes tightly, wander lit up in glee as another ghost appeared in front of him.
"Fieldflight, fieldflight! You didn't tell me you had a friend!" Wander said, bouncing in place.
The ghost circled him like a shark, amber eyes slits. She finally came up to him, trying and failing to swat at his cheeks.
“Who are you, and what are you doing here?” She hissed, her tone dark and irritated.
"Wonder!" Wander said.
He then blinked "No, wait...Wander! Yeah I'm wander!" He gave one of his signature smiles to the ghost.
"I think that was my brother's name..did I have a brother?" He trailed off.
Wander shaked his head.
"Anywho, I'm here to find ghost's! And your a ghost, at least I think. Are you a ghost?"
Wander asked as he lifted a paw, it was hard seeing that the ghost was taller than him. He tried to bat at the ghosts face, but his paw went straight through.
"Yeah your definitely a ghost. Ooo, I'm so excited!"
Wander was pretty much vibrating at this point, his left ear twitching.
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Post by Solaris on Nov 9, 2022 4:29:34 GMT
Worm 4, 2021 | phantomstars Sniffing at Wander, Sunchaser flattened her spiked up fur and maintained her distance, though she stilled eyed the cat with suspicion. Roots felt a quiet exhale, relieved that Sunchaser decided against mauling the poor cat. Though, if she was alive and not a ghost, it was sure she would have done so… Roots had no doubt in its mind.
“Wander,” she spoke, after a lengthy moment of silence, as if she were deliberating every word like a cautious paw to cold water. “An interesting name, I’ll give you that. A friend of Roots, I hope? Otherwise, we don’t take kindly to intruders.”
Fieldflight shuffled over to Sunchaser’s shoulder, and nervously smiled at Wander. “Ah! This is Sunchaser. She’s a friend and a former mentor of mine. It’s lovely to find cats who are so… interested in old folks like us. Are we elders? We’e much older than these catsl”
“I refuse to be called an elder,” Sunchaser scrunched her nose. ”Why are you so excited to see a ghost? You should be afraid of us. What if we come to haunt your dreams and give you nightmares instead? Huh? Huh?”
Roots felt like digging themself into a grave. This interaction was going more out of paw than they were expecting, which, to be fair, wasn’t anything at all. But seeing the sparkle in Wander’s eyes, glimmering brighter than the moon, Roots couldn’t find it in themself to say no. They’d never met cats who were so eager to see ghosts like they did! And Fieldflight and Sunchaser were always cooped up in the tunnels, unable to leave the place of their demise. Rarely did they ever see a glint of sunlight, or even the fur of another cat.
At least, they had someone else to talk to now.
”Sunchaser,” pleaded Roots. ”Wander is here as a guest. Please don’t scare him off.”
Sunchaser rolled her eyes. ”But did we ask for guests?”
Roots fumbled around its words, shuffling feet around awkwardly. ”W-well, no, but… Well, you seemed lonely, and I thought—”
She burst into a rambunctious laughter, so sudden, it was like she pounced out of the bushes. Fieldflight brushed their tail against Sunchaser’s shoulder, and then gave Wander a sympathetic look. ”What sorts of questions did you have about ghosts?” |
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Post by phantomstars on Nov 9, 2022 5:16:01 GMT
Day Four moon of Worm moon 2021 Date | name
”Why are you so excited to see a ghost? You should be afraid of us. What if we come to haunt your dreams and give you nightmares instead? Huh? Huh?”
Sunchaser asked, never letting that intimidation. Though he lived with Susie, he was rather used to this. Thus, not having the desired affect. Despite how tall and lanky he his, the ghost seemed taller than him. Though maybe it was just the ghostly powers of ghost. That's what it was.
Wander blinked.
"You can help me find what I'm looking for! And why would you haunt my dreams?"
Wander derply smiled at the ghost.
The two started fighting, well a light argue more, but still. He decided to stay out of it, unless it was about something he cared about he normally just made it worse. And-
”What sorts of questions did you have about ghosts?”
That question brought him back to paying attention,
Wander tensed up, going completely Ridgid. All life Wander once had seemed to completely leave him. You could practically see the gears turning as he thought.
He had to make this count, he just had to.
Think Wander, focus Wander, Think, don't ask a million questions. Ask what's important.
Wander's brow knitted together, rarely did he focus, even more rare did he resist the urge to do something.
What was the important question? Weren't they all important? No,no,no. Just one. Not why they lived here, not what they could do, just..just.
"Can you help me find the Dynasty cats?
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Post by Solaris on Nov 23, 2022 2:29:04 GMT
Worm 4, 2021 | phantomstars “What in StarClan is a Dynasty cat?” grumbled Sunchaser, shaking her head as she opened her mouth in a big yawn, flashing her long fangs. “Fox-dung, I never get enough sleep to deal with this.”
Fieldflight’s tail lightly tapped against Sunchaser’s muzzle. Sunchaser hissed at the tail, almost as if to bite it cleanly off, but Fieldflight was quick to lower their tail. “I think what Sunchaser means to say is that we’ve never heard of any ‘Dynasty’ cat, so I don’t think we’ll be much help there.”
Roots glanced at Wander for his reaction, feeling a twinge of sympathy for all the effort in seeking out ghosts, only to find information he wasn’t looking for. Dipping its head, it said, “I’m sorry that they don’t know about these Dynasty cats. Maybe there’s another question you can ask them?”
“Don’t ask me any questions. I’m not in the mood to answer any,” Sunchaser huffed as she nudged against Fieldflight. “I’m going to go sleep. Make sure that these two are out of the tunnels by the time I wake up. And keep your voices down!”
Before Fieldflight could react, Sunchaser phased through the tunnel wall and disappeared. Staring off at where she departed from, Fieldflight turned over to Roots and Wanders, letting out a small sigh. “She gets cranky like that when she’s woken up from sleep. Don’t mind her. |
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Post by phantomstars on Dec 2, 2022 1:26:43 GMT
Date Worm 4, 2021 | name @solarisWander kicked the ground somewhat dejectedly as SunChaser disappeared. So much for that plan. What else could he ask them? About the Galaxy Crystal? Normally when cats don't know anything Dynasty cats they don't know anything about the Galaxy Crystal. Wouldn't hurt to try, right?
"Do you anything about the Galaxy Crystal?" Wander asked, looking up to fleidflight.
"I don't think a magical, mystical, rock get up and walk!" He said with a smile, then a realization came over him. "Wait. I'm pretty sure the rock is filled with dead cats, so it might actually be able to walk.."
Wander thought for a second before continuing "Welp. If it can walk, have you seen a glowy, walking rock?" |
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Post by Solaris on Dec 29, 2022 14:36:40 GMT
Worm 4, 2021 | phantomstars Fieldflight squinted at Wander, their facial features all scrunched up, as they tried parsing out what was being said. To Roots, of course, all of this was gibberish, but the conversation fascinated them nonetheless. Wander had such a strange vocabulary, and Roots couldn’t help but wonder where the cat had come from.
Crackle would not believe what Roots was going on about. It could almost picture the reaction on its friend’s face, a look of confusion and, “Are you making something up again?”
Roots almost felt laughter erupting from the back of its throat, but remembering where it was, it kept it down.
“The Galaxy Crystal…” Fieldflight’s brows smoothed out, and realization dawned upon them like a kit figuring out how trees grow for the first time. “Oh! Do you mean the Moonstone? I’m not if that’s quite the same thing, but there is a Moonstone! If I recall! If it… still exists.”
Roots tilted a head. “You sound uncertain.”
“You see, it’s been many seasons,” explained Fieldflight. “Who knows what happened to the Moonstone? So much has changed in the time since I’ve been around or alive.”
“Well, it’s the first I’ve heard of any moonstone or Galaxy Stone,” said Roots, glancing between the two cats as if they were two intellectuals speaking on another level far beyond their understanding.
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Post by phantomstars on Jan 3, 2023 10:59:19 GMT
Date: Worm 4, 2021 |@solaris Wander blinked, a blank smile on his face "Sounds close enough, I've heard it called lots of things!"
It was true, he had heard it called more things than he could count! Clan rock, that glowy Rick, ghost stone, that alien rock, just a crystal, space stone, star bolder, and many more. He always wandered why it had so many names. But that's a question for another time.
The lanky tom bounced up the ghost, smile growing bigger with each step. Getting face to face-as much as he could- to Fieldflight.
"Will you show me where it is? Pleeaasse?" Wander would've waited, he truly would, but he just can't wait! He's too excited. spun on his heels(?), Just expecting Fieldflight to follow.
"THANKS FOR THE HELP, ROOTS!" Wander yelled, as he sprinted down one of the tunnel's.
He weaved with the best of his ability through the roots and low hanging rocks, only face planting into them a few times. His heart thumped in his chest, he wasn't sure if he had ever been this excited! Wander wasn't sure if he was actually going the right way, it all looked the same, but normally when he followed his gut feeling it took him where he wanted.
He saw the light as he got closer and closer, with no hesitation he sprung out of the tunnel's. He slowed down, panting. Looking behind him to see if Fieldflight had followed |
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Post by Solaris on Jan 5, 2023 4:28:27 GMT
Worm 4, 2021 | phantomstars And before Roots or Fieldflight could respond, Wander took off on his own, heading down one of the tunnels and narrowly missing the corridor with a dead end. Roots dashed to follow after Wander’s heels, but then paused and glanced back at Fieldflight, remembering that they couldn’t leave the tunnel. The cats shared a knowing look.
“Tell him, I can’t leave this tunnel, and that it’s my burial ground. And tell him that it’s been so long that I’m not sure I remember the route to the Moonstone,” said Fieldflight. They stared off into the darkness of the tunnel, blinking slowly and keeping a somber silence. It was the first Roots ever heard of the ‘Moonstone’ and, based on how Fieldflight was reacting. Sunchaser and Fieldflight held all these secrets to themselves, secrets that they didn’t like sharing with Roots or anyone else, despite its constant stream of questions.
“Are you okay?” asked Roots.
“I’m only reminiscing about the past,” said Fieldflight. “Go find your friend, and keep him from digging himself into a hole. The moonstone is long gone now, I’m sure. It would be a fruitless effort.”
With a final, lingering glance at Fieldflight, Roots turned and slunk out of the tunnel. Wander was waiting at the entrance.
“Fieldflight can’t leave. They’re bounded to stay in the tunnel because it’s where they died,” explained Roots, lowering their head in apology. “Additionally, Fieldflight doesn’t remember where the Moonstone is. They said it’s been a long time since they’ve seen it. I’m sorry to dash your hopes, but maybe they can answer your other questions?”
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Post by phantomstars on Jan 6, 2023 1:00:03 GMT
Date: Worm 4, 2021 |@solaris Wander watched roots pop out of the tunnel entrance, a little somber looking.
“Fieldflight can’t leave. They’re bounded to stay in the tunnel because it’s where they died,” Roots started, lowering it's head.
He supposed that made sense, lots of times ghosts are bound to their place of death, at least from what he's heard. A little disappointing though.
“Additionally, Fieldflight doesn’t remember where the Moonstone is. They said it’s been a long time since they’ve seen it. I’m sorry to dash your hopes, but maybe they can answer your other questions?” Roots finished
Wander took a minute to process Roots words, then scoffed. "I can just stop my search because one ghost saids they haven't seen it in a while! Pfft, that's just silly."
He walked over, rubbing up against roots "If I let one cat tell me something doesn't exist I would never be here!and I would have never seen ghosts!" Wander pated Roots head, and ran off.
"BYE, BYE ROOTS! IT WAS FUN, I HOPE I SEE YOU AGAIN! I HAVE A MOONSTONE TO FIND!"
Wander yelled as he sprinted into a random direction through the moors.
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