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Post by Kaeldra on Nov 9, 2022 7:43:37 GMT
Lily || she/her || 15 moons All was still in the RiverClan camp, with everyone sleeping soundly in their nests. Everyone, that was, except Lilypaw. She had woken some time ago, and, unable to fall back asleep, had been twisting and turning in her bed of moss for what felt like ages.
The she-cat wiggled once again, sighing with frustration and trying to get comfortable. Normally she wouldn’t be so bothered, but she had promised to wake up early and help with cleaning up the camp tomorrow. If she slept in that’d be just one more thing for the older cats to hold against her.
Closing her eyes forcefully, Lilypaw tried–not for the first time that night–to count mice.
One mouse... two mice...
She pictured the little creatures skittering across her field of view, right into her outstretched paws. She could practically hear them rustling through the reeds.
Wait.
Eyes snapping open, Lilypaw realized that there was something rustling in the reeds. And it sounded a lot bigger than a couple of mice.
She crept carefully out of her nest, stepping over her sisters and the other apprentices. The sound seemed to be coming from the far edge of camp, near the river where they crossed to get onto the secluded island.
“Hello?” Lilypaw called out quietly, so as not to wake anyone. She just knew she’d get chewed out for being up when she shouldn’t if it turned out to be a bird or something. “Is anyone there?”
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Post by phantomstars on Nov 9, 2022 9:03:12 GMT
Date Prey 12, 2021 | name @kaeldra Wander slowly crept through the reeds on the small island. He had heard talk about something called a "River clan" in the area. It sounded Alot like Dynasty cats! Perhaps they had renamed there group recently. He knew they existed! So? What was the best way to see?
Creepily walk around their home and spy in the middle of the night of course! I mean, he won't get in trouble if none sees him, right? And besides, he'll introduce himself tomorrow if it looks promising.
This is what sane cats do, yep, totally, he's not nuts just dedicated! There's a different. Totally.
“Hello?” A voice called out and he froze on the spot, he peaked his head through the reeds.
"is anyone there?" A small cat..hm, wait! Maybe he can ask her about "River clan" if she in there home she must know something! And she seems nice, he should introduce himself.
"HELLO!" He screamed- No. No, no. He screeched. He screeched so loud the cats in twoleg-place probably heard him. He screeched so loud roots probably heard him. He screeched so loud, if the dead could be woken he probably awoken them. Actually he knew ghosts were a thing, so he probably did wake them.
He blinked innocently, smiling his signature smile. He always meant it as comforting, though it never came off that way. His lips pulled back so much that you could see every tooth in his head, and his gum's. It was everything but comforting.
He hopped out of the reeds, absolutely soaking wet, mud, grass, reeds, and anything else on the ground clung to his fur. It looked like he went face first into the river, and into the ground to try and get as much as he possibly could into his fur.
He towered over the small cat, his large yellow eyes seemingly glowing in the dim light.
"Who're you?"
Wander forgot to introduce himself.
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Post by Kaeldra on Nov 10, 2022 3:24:41 GMT
Lilypaw || she/her || 15 moons There was a heartbeat of tense silence, every hair on Lilypaw’s pelt alert for danger.
“HELLO!”
The stranger’s wail felt extra loud in the quiet of the night, but even during the day Lilypaw would have pinned her ears back and winced just the same.
A dark, sopping shape began moving out of the reeds toward her, their eyes the only thing she could see clearly. They seemed to glow with malice, the cat’s teeth curled into a sadistic smile below.
Lilypaw stood rooted to the spot, her tail fluffed out in terror. She stared up as the strange cat leered over her, regretting every moment that had led her to this very spot.
”Who’re you?”
He was so close Lilypaw could feel his breath on her whiskers. In a sudden surge of adrenaline, Lilypaw shrieked and flung herself at the stranger, swiping furiously with her front claws. She’d do her best to incapacitate him, and hopefully her dad or some other cat would hear her fighting for her life and come to help.
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Post by phantomstars on Nov 10, 2022 9:36:42 GMT
Date Prey 12, 2021 | name @kaeldraWander stared at her as she shrieked, he was used to it. Though he wasn't used to the tackle, as the small cat slammed Into his chest, it sent them sprawling. Wander, a full grown Tom whom traveled the world, had nothing on this semi-trained kit.
The she-cat desperately tried to pin him down, like her life depended on it. On the other hand, wander shrieked like a pig getting gutted. A few 'Roots' and "Susie" mixed into the frantic screams.
Wander wildly swung his legs, despite all his travels he had no idea to fight. So, to him, his best bet was to wildly flail his arms with claws out. He even got a few Knicks in too, but nothing substantial. He was more likely to burst her ear drums before getting any substantial blow on her. it wouldn't help much, though be a achievement of itself.
"Ya-ya you r-remind m-me of a friend!M-m-maybe we could- AK!"
Wander's back and head slammed into a rock, not enough to cause any serious damage, but enough to knock the wind out of his lungs. The she-cat currently putting on all her body weight onto his neck definitely didn't help either.
He just wanted to say hi, now he might die.
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Post by Kaeldra on Nov 13, 2022 23:33:53 GMT
Lilypaw || she/her || 15 moons The two of them tumbled, the smaller she-cat caught off guard by how little resistance the stranger put up. She was able to pin him without too much struggle, though he did his best to render her deaf the whole time.
Lilypaw trembled as she held her paws to his throat, not intending to kill, but hoping with everything she had that it would keep him on the ground until help could arrive. Maybe he would just disappear into the night? If only.
She didn’t have to hope for long, as she heard several sets of pawsteps rapidly approach behind her just a moment later.
“What in the name of StarClan is going on?”
“Lilypaw, are you alright?”
Shellspots and Noctus spoke at the same time, the first with a fiercely authoritative voice and glare directed at the two of them, and the latter laced with concern for his daughter. For the first time since she had joined the Clan, she nearly collapsed with relief at seeing the two of them bearing down on her.
“I- I heard something in the reeds,” she stuttered, eyes so wide the whites showed. “I thought it would be a... a bird, or a vole, or something. But then this cat came out of nowhere and looked like he was going to eat me!”
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Post by phantomstars on Nov 14, 2022 0:17:02 GMT
Date Prey 12, 2021 | name @kaeldra“What in the name of StarClan is going on?”
“Lilypaw, are you alright?”
Shellspots and Noctus spoke at the same time, the first with a fiercely authoritative voice and glare directed at the two of them, and the latter laced with concern for his daughter. For the first time since she had joined the Clan, she nearly collapsed with relief at seeing the two of them bearing down on her.
“I- I heard something in the reeds,” she stuttered, eyes so wide the whites showed. “I thought it would be a... a bird, or a vole, or something. But then this cat came out of nowhere and looked like he was going to eat me!”
“What in the name of StarClan is going on?”
“Lilypaw, are you alright?”
Two voices called out to the young she-cat. Relief washed over her. She- wait-a-minute, she's trying to murder him not the other way around, why does she look like that? Wander shook his head.
"SHE'S TRYING TO MURDER ME!" Wander shrilled, all the air that had been knocked out of his lungs returned to him.
"I- I heard something in the reeds, I thought it would be a... a bird, or a vole, or something. But then this cat came out of nowhere and looked like he was going to eat me!” 'Lilypaw' said with a shaky voice.
"I DIDN'T WANT TO EAT ANYONE! I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI!" Wander shrilled once again, life returning to his legs as he tried to shove her off.
"I've never eaten a cat! At least I don't think-" He cut himself off as he heard a loud smack- possibly even a crack-as his paw collided with her face. Lilypaw was flung off of him, rolling with a thud a few whiskers away.
Wander froze, immediately covering his stomach with all four legs. He had no idea he had such strength. But he also knew he screwed up. Wander quickly hopped up, scrambling over and behind the rock that had probably given him a concussion. It was barely as big as him, but it was something.
He hunkered up, tail wrapped around him, paws over his head, and ears flat. Wander remember the last time he had defended himself like this, he could barely walk for a week after.
"I'm sorry! i..i didn't mean to I promise!"
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Post by Kaeldra on Nov 19, 2022 17:42:22 GMT
Shellspots || she/her || 43 moons Shellspots wasn’t quite sure what to make of the situation. One moment she had been sleeping soundly in her nest (for once) and the next she had heard awful shrieking, leading her out to the clearing where she saw Lilypaw raining blows upon a stranger.
They didn’t seem to be putting up much of a fight, but Lilypaw was clearly shaken. No sooner had she given her account of events than the tom suddenly started struggling wildly, paws flying as he protested. One of his front paws made contact with her face at the same time his hind paw found purchase on her belly, and Lilypaw was violently flung off of him. She let out a squeak of shock before landing maybe a tail length away in a heap of fur.
The tom went utterly motionless then, fear-scent rolling off him in waves. The two of them locked eyes for a heartbeat before he scrambled over the stone he had been lying against, cowering behind it pitifully. The reeds rustled around him, and then all was silent.
Shellspots narrowed her gaze, stalking up to the tom with her tail lashing. She could hear Noctus fretting over his daughter behind her, making sure she hadn’t sustained any permanent damage. She was sure the rest of the Clan would be awake and nosing their way in before long.
“Who are you,” she commanded, her voice more an order than a question. “And what are you doing sneaking into my camp, attacking my apprentices?”
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Post by phantomstars on Nov 20, 2022 6:57:30 GMT
Date Prey 12, 2021 | name @kaeldraFrustration. That's what Wander felt. Sure, there was Alot of fear. But mostly frustration. He rarely felt frustrated, but he did right now.
"Wond- Wander." He nearly said wonder again. He always wondered who wonder was. Maybe a brother? He always wanted to say it but he really didn't know why.
"And I did-didnt attack her! She attack me, all I did was say 'hello'!" Wander said, looking up at the towering she-cat.
"I mean, yeah, I may have just broken something important. But she started it!" He argued like a kit. He shakily stood up.
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Post by Kaeldra on Nov 22, 2022 2:45:46 GMT
Shellspots || she/her || 43 moons Well, he seemed to be telling the truth, anyway. He was a stranger, of course, and she had to give her own Clan members the benefit of the doubt, but it was Lilypaw…
Shellspots frowned, turning to eye the young she-cat. She had been a troublemaker from the beginning, along with her sisters. Zinniapaw was more mild-mannered at least, but the silver queen still wondered sometimes if she had made the right choice allowing them to join the Clan.
“Lilypaw? Is that true?”
The apprentice had pulled herself back to her paws, and it seemed like all that had gotten injured was her pride. She shuffled where she stood, not meeting her leader’s gaze. When Lilypaw didn’t respond, Shellspots’ eyes narrowed.
“Lilypaw. Did you attack this cat?”
Lilypaw finally looked up, hesitant.
“... I did.” She paused. “But you don’t understand, he looked so scary, I thought he was going to–”
“Enough.” Shellspots cut the apprentice off. “I’ll deal with you later,” she said, shooting a glance at Noctus to gauge his reaction. He didn’t seem pleased either, but whether he was upset at his daughter or at Shellspots herself was another question. “For now…”
She quickly assessed the tom. He had a longer, lankier build, maybe 18 moons old from the looks of him. Old enough to know better, but young enough that she couldn’t fault him too much for curiosity.
“Wander, was it? If it’s alright with you, I’d like to have a word. Would you care to join me in my den?”
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Post by phantomstars on Dec 2, 2022 2:03:22 GMT
Date Pray 12, 2021 | name @kaeldraWander felt like he should care about the fact he got this cat told off, though he would be lieing if he said he did. Susie always called him a hypocrite when it came to theses things, he wasn't really sure what that was, but it couldn't be all bad, right? He was so cought up in his thoughts he almost missed her question.
"-Would you care to join me in my den?”
Wander looked at her blankly, registering her words. She seemed like the leader of the group, Of the possible Dynasty cats. Though it could be- rationale quickly got thrown out the window, he got to talk to Dynasty hierarchy!
"Sure!" Wander said, abit to loudly, giving her his signature face splitting smile. He hopped- quite literally-off, towards what he thought was her den. It was like he had forgotten everything that led up to this moment.
"Y'know I've always wanted to talk to a Dynasty cat! This is so exciting, and I get to talk to Dynasty hierarchy! That makes me even more excited! Ooo! I have so many questions!" Wander talked a mile-a-minute, tone high pitched and excited, blabbering endless. Wander had no real idea if she was actually following him, he may just be taking to himself for all he knows.
"-Do you know about-" he stopped dead in his tracks. "Oh my goodness, a glowy bug" all his plans had to be put on hold for a second. There was a lighting bug. He swatted at it, as it buzzed around him. He quickly got tangled in his own legs, going splat to the ground.
"I'm okay!" He called out, know that he has had it break, back to the important stuff. hoping back up and continuing to the den.
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Post by Kaeldra on Dec 15, 2022 6:35:15 GMT
Shellspots || she/her || 43 moons At the invitation to speak in her den, any hint of fear or apprehension seemed to disappear from the strange tom’s face. Instead, he brightened up, grinning toothily, and began bounding off further into the camp. It was all Shellspots could do to stare, dumbstruck, after him for a few moments as he rattled on about the questions he had. I had expected to be the one asking the questions, she thought wryly, but she was curious to what he had to say, in any case. She watched him trip over his own paws in an attempt to swat at a firefly, before quickly hopping up again and continuing on his merry way. Quite the character, indeed. Shellspots cleared her throat before Wander could drift too far. He was headed for the warriors’ den, and he’d be in for another nasty surprise if he managed to step on any tails in there. “My den is over this way,” she told him, gesturing with a flick of her tail to the hollow nestled in the roots of the great willow tree. Ducking inside, she sat on the side of the den where her nest was situated, wrapping her tail neatly over her paws. Perhaps it wasn’t the smartest, inviting a stranger that had trespassed on RiverClan territory into her den alone, but he didn’t exactly seem like the most dangerous fellow, if his spat with Lilypaw was anything to go by.
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Post by phantomstars on Jan 6, 2023 3:27:47 GMT
Date: Pray 12, 2021 |@kaeldra “My den is over this way.”
Wander looked over his shoulder at the she cat, then back at the den. But that one is bigger- whatever. He shaked his head and followed. He happily walked beside her trying to contain his excitement, He would've been asking a million questions if he wasn't so distracted. Despite the camp not being the grandest thing he still gawked like a kit leaving the nursery for the first time. He couldn't believe he was here! It was so exciting!
Before he knew it they were in her den, A little under wilming to be honest. He had expected something more grand, something fitting a leader more. But he supposed that didn't really matter.
"HeHe! I have so many questions, where do I even start?" Wander began, tail twitching.
"What's your name? Are you really the leader? Are you guys really Dynasty cats? Is "River clan" the preferred way? Do you know about ghosts? Do you REALLY have nine Life's?-" and on and on his blabbering went, as he pranced around her.
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Post by Kaeldra on Jan 8, 2023 4:55:43 GMT
Shellspots || she/her || 43 moons Shellspots watched as the tom gawked at the camp, taking everything in with a sense of kit-like wonder. Perhaps he was younger than she had thought, and was just large for his age? But he had the proportions of an adult, so she was left to assume Wander simply hadn’t been exposed to anything like this before. Clover had been similar, she reminded herself, though the tabby she-cat hadn’t been quite so... bouncy. The two had barely settled in her den before he was firing questions at her, one after the other faster than she could process, let alone answer. She held up a paw, doing her best to keep a placid expression on her face. “Slow down,” she said, cutting into his interrogation. “One at a time. And I have some questions for you, as well.” She said this pointedly, hoping to remind him that he had been the one to enter her camp in the middle of the night without permission, not the other way around. “My name is Shellspots, and yes, I am the leader of this Clan.” She refrained from mentioning that there had been no sign from StarClan yet to confirm this; she didn’t want to undermine herself in his eyes. “As leader, I’d like to know why you decided to trespass in the RiverClan camp and frighten one of my apprentices in the middle of the night.” She was also curious about all his chatter regarding “dynasty cats”, whatever those were, and his peculiar talk of ghosts, but it wouldn’t do her well to seem too interested in those and disregard the fact that he had made her Clan feel unsafe.
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Post by phantomstars on Jan 9, 2023 23:38:24 GMT
Date: Pray 12, 2021 |@kaeldra Wander stared blankly at her, mouth still open from where he had been cut off mid sentence. Frozen in place as the gears turned in his head. Why was he here again? Oh right! He came here to see what a river clan was, how could he forget? "I came to check out river clan!" He said "it seems Alot like dynasty cats."
His nose wrinkled "and I didn't! I thought I told you? I just said hello and she attacked me." He huffed quietly. He continued his slight bounce, looking around. So she really was the leader, how exciting! Wander wondered how many cats got this privilege. He searched the ceiling of the den for anything interesting, maybe magical? But found nothing of note.
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Post by Kaeldra on Jan 16, 2023 5:14:13 GMT
Shellspots || she/her || 43 moons Shellspots frowned. There was that talk of “dynasty cats” again. Maybe she would have to ask him about that sooner rather than later, in order to get the full picture. She let out a heavy sigh. “As wonderful as it is to hear of your interest in my Clan, it would behoove you to consider the circumstances in which you make your presence known. Skulking around in the reeds in the middle of the night generally makes cats suspicious. In the future, should you wish to return, I’ll ask that you please limit your visits to daylight hours.” While she wasn’t extremely pleased with the series of events that had taken place tonight, it seemed to truly be a misstep on Wander’s part. Lilypaw she would have to deal with later. With that matter settled, she allowed her curiosity to shine through just a bit. “I can’t say I’ve heard of these ‘dynasty cats’ you speak of. Could you tell me more about them?” Perhaps it was simply another name for the Clans, but she was always interested in hearing more tales from different perspectives.
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