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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Apr 16, 2008 3:55:02 GMT -5
Not far from the Willow Tree the small patrol Owlfoot was leading waited inside the border of AquaClan. Orchidtail lifted her head as Faunus, Smoketalon and Scatter came into view. The grey tom seemed dejected and his head hung low. His ears pricked up though and she saw a gleam in his yellow eyes as he caught the scent of AquaClan. "Home!" he meowed happily. He was a little cautious of Orchidtail and Owlfoot though. "RainClan?" he asked Faunus.
The brown loner nodded. "Orchidtail and the deputy Owlfoot. They will be accompanying us into AquaClan. Although, they do seem to be already in AquaClan..."
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Post by Redcloud on Apr 16, 2008 18:19:24 GMT -5
Owlfoot dipped his head to the three cats, his ears twitching slightly. He stood, his shoulders still a bit slumped from his little pass-by of his brother's killzone. It was depressing and getting on with the patrol would help clear his mind.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Apr 18, 2008 3:52:48 GMT -5
Faunus padded forward and greeted Orchidtail and Owlfoot. He pushed Smoketalon forward. He recognised the two of him. "Orchidpaw? Owlpaw?" he meowed.
Orchidtail chuckled. "I'm Orchidtail now and this is Owlfoot our deputy."
"It is good to see you again," he meowed," Although, I do wish the first warrior I saw was of AquaClan."
Faunus frowned. "Please Smoketalon. If we go into AquaClan by ourselves we would get ripped apart!"
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Post by Tiger on Apr 18, 2008 14:35:10 GMT -5
A leafless bush quivered slightly as the others talked. Merely seconds later, a large tortoiseshell she-cat slipped out. Her yellow eyes were narrowed in anger and her ears were back. It was Rockfang.
"What are you doing on AquaClan territory?" she spat. "Being deputy doesn't give me a right to trespass and it applies to you too, Owlfoot. The same goes for the rest of you--cats." Rockfang instantly unsheathed her claws and widened her stance. It didn't occur to her that this would be a five-on-one fight.
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Post by Redcloud on Apr 18, 2008 16:12:29 GMT -5
Owlfoott looked at Rockfang, his eyes stern. "We aren't here to fight Rockfang," he meowed, keeping the urge to unsheath his own claws dow. He held his tail up, eyeing her sternly. "But if you wish to fight, then we will defend ourselves."
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Apr 18, 2008 20:07:28 GMT -5
Smoketalon's eyes widened. "Rockpaw!" he meowed cheerfully. He bounded over to her and licked her muzzle. "You're deputy now? That's amazing!"
Orchidtail's pelt bristled along her back. Her upper lip curled back but she forced herself to relax. "Rockfang, we bring you Smoketalon. He seems to recognise you."
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Post by rocky on Apr 18, 2008 21:18:44 GMT -5
Scatter watched the exchange warily. There were too many clan cats here for her to be comfortable. She stood close to Faunus, and whispered,
"We should leave before things get messy."
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Post by Redcloud on Apr 18, 2008 21:26:59 GMT -5
Owlfoot dropped his tail, hoping this show of affection would calm the distressed deputy. He sighed, not really liking his new positionright now. It was a great honor, but he highly doubted he was qualified for the tasks it put on him.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Apr 19, 2008 0:00:39 GMT -5
"And leave Orchidtail and Owlfoot alone? I don't think so," Faunus whispered back to Scatter. He rubbed his shoulder against hers in an attempt to reassure her. "Just stay calm Scatter. We can handle this," he meowed gently,"If anything happens I've got your back."
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Post by Tiger on Apr 20, 2008 13:41:34 GMT -5
Rockfang's eyes widened. It took her a minute to calm done. "Thanks, Smokepaw. I assume you have a different name now...as do I. I'm Rockfang. And if the rest of you"--the deputy regained her normally hostile tone--"aren't here to fight, then what do you want?" The tortoiseshell-and-white cat unsheathed her claws and slightly relaxed her muscles.
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Post by Redcloud on Apr 20, 2008 15:02:50 GMT -5
"We were just escorting them through our territory is all," Owlfoot said, raising his tail indignantly. "We will leave if that's what you want."
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Post by rocky on Apr 20, 2008 15:04:58 GMT -5
Scatter looked at Faunus.
"Thanks."
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Post by Tiger on Apr 20, 2008 15:15:17 GMT -5
"Okay, but stay out of ours, please. Unless you have business here." She flicked her tail and nodded her head once to the others before turning around and beginning to head back to camp through the same bush she had arrived from.
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Post by Redcloud on Apr 20, 2008 18:13:38 GMT -5
Owlfoot slumped his tail again, giving off a released sigh. Truthfully, he was freightened of Rockfang. She scared him enough to wish he was back in the nursry. But it seems she could be persuaded like any other cat. It helped relieve his fear slightly. He turned, eyeing the two loners behind him. "Can you take it from here, or should Orchdtail and I go with you?" he mewed, a smile on his face.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Apr 20, 2008 18:50:59 GMT -5
Smoketalon licked Rockfang's cheek. "These are my friends Scatter and Faunus," he meowed," They brought me own. For that I am grateful." He purred happily. Before following after Rockgang he ran back to the two loners. He bowed his head in the deepest respect. "Thank-you," he meowed," I cannot say how much this means to me. You have brought me own. I am forever in your dept." Faunus looked at Scatter and smiled. He rested his muzzle of Smoketalon's head, a purr rumbling in his chest. "I haven't been the best guardian," he meowed pulling back," Scatter did most of the work."
Smoketalon chuckled. "It was alot of fun."
Orchidtail meowed goodbye to Smoketalon and ran back to the RainClan border. "Come on Owlfoot. Rockfang will rip us to shreds if we stay any longer! I think Faunus and Scatter can look after themselves."
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Post by Redcloud on Apr 20, 2008 19:22:40 GMT -5
Owlfoot nodded and ran after Orchidtail, a small sense of accomplishement resting in his chest. Smoketalon was home. If he was accepted or not, he believed they would soon find out.
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Post by rocky on Apr 21, 2008 3:07:19 GMT -5
Scatter purred, surprisingly happy at seeing the cat happy, and home.
"Bye Smokey, its been fun. See you round."
She turned to Faunus.
"Shall we go then?"
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Post by Tiger on Apr 21, 2008 15:01:49 GMT -5
"Maybe I will," she meowed calmly. It was nice meeting an old friend again. Rockfang turned to look at Smoketalon as they padded on back. "So, Smoketalon, what have you been up to all this time? I don't know how many seasons it's been..." The deputy's voice trailed off as she waited for Smoketalon's reply.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Apr 21, 2008 18:09:43 GMT -5
"8 seasons I think," Smoketalon meowed dully," When the two-legs took me they gave me some of their friends not so far away. I stayed there for awhile but I missed AquaClan. So I left. I tried to find AquaClan but my two-leg kept finding me. Moons I tried to escape! Collar after collar. And when I did escape I went in the wrong direction. Argh. It was infuritating." His fur fluffed up angrily.
"Yes we shall," Faunus meowed brightly. He stood up and began padding away. "I owe you story do I not?" he meowed turning back to look at her.
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Post by Tiger on Apr 21, 2008 19:46:04 GMT -5
"Oh, wow," she meowed. "My mother was a kittypet, but her Twolegs didn't pay all that much attention to her. All I know is that they didn't take her to the Cutter," Rockfang finished with a smirk. "You remember Burnts--uh, fur, right? The old deputy?" She flicked her tail, now turning the conversation from the past to current events.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Apr 21, 2008 22:06:47 GMT -5
"Mine didn't take me to the cutter either. They're actually called vets," he meowed," I remember when Fogstar let you join the clan." He looked away as Rockfang brought up the sensitive subject of his brother. "I'm aware of my brother's current situation. I have also been informed my mother, Hayfur, has died? Is that correct? If it is I would like to sit vigil for her."
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Post by Tiger on Apr 21, 2008 22:29:57 GMT -5
"Oh yes...I forgot that you were brothers. It's difficult to keep the whole Clan straight." Rockfang paused and flicked her tail, then continued on. "Hayfur died a season or two ago, but I remember where the elders buried her. I think. If not you can ask Faintspot. It would be nice to sit vigil at her grave." She looked skyward, thinking of her own deceased mother.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Apr 21, 2008 22:44:14 GMT -5
Smoketalon sighed. "Everything has changed so much. I sacrifice myself for my brother only for him to become a traitor. Hayfur is dead..." He trailed off and looked at the ground. "I wonder if if I hadn't gone back for Burntstar if he would of turned out like this," he murmured.
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Post by Tiger on Apr 21, 2008 22:49:06 GMT -5
"You can't change the will of StarClan," she mewed, quoting ancient cat wisdom. "Though I wonder what it is sometimes. Actually, a lot. But everything happened for a reason." She gave her paw a quick lick and looked at the sky again.
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