Am I Not Alone?

[miss apple]

[OOC: RP'd in the hillside, but near the camp, because Stilled Water lives there.]

Stilled Water sat next to the stream, washing his paws off. It felt good to have the cool, refreshing water on his cracked pads. It's unfortunate I was never trained to be a healer, Stilled Water told himself, taking his paws out of the water and flinging them about.

Oh. I just remembered, Stilled Water thought abruptly, sitting up. Today's the day I'm finally going to tell the truth... With those thoughts, he dashed off towards the camp.

He went faster and faster as he zoomed down the hills, gravity giving him more acceleration. Wind ruffled through his fur as he strode through the hillside. The camp can't be that far away, can it? Stilled Water asked himself nervously, looking around to see if there were any cats on the horizon.

Then, he came to a halt when he arrived at the very edge of the camp.

No cats. Nothing.

[silverfang]

Mistydream had gotten her paw fixed up. She was supposed to stay in camp, but she couldn't resist the temptation of hunting. The very animals she had been chasing seemed to call to her.

Suddenly, like a flying rock. The scent hit her and sent her bolting towards a familiar scent. Was it her father she was smmelling? No, this scent had a slightly different tang to it.

" Stilled Water!! Uncle!" she called as she very nearly crashed into the grey cat. Bt the she stopped so quickly that she couldn't help but fall. She got back up again, this time with concern printed on her face
" Where's father? Is he here?" she asked.

[miss apple]

"I figured you'd find me here," Stilled Water whispered, nudging Misty Dream softly, his eyes deeper than they had been before. "Your father...my brother...is not here." He pointed to a hill a few yards away from them. "He was attacked there," Stilled Water whispered, turning to Misty Dream. "He tried to get to me, but the badgers around here got to him first...and I...was deeply changed." He heaved a deep sigh.

"Is that all you need to know?"

[silverfang]

Misty Dream went completely silent.
Clouded Breeze, Hawk's Rage.
Dead.
Silent.
Gone.
Forever.
Now, the only family she had was Stilled Water. If he died too. She was alone.
Completely alone.
Misty Dream was like a statue on that grassy hill. Facing the devastation hit her like a bullet. She held her breath for what seemed like an eternity. Stone still for a minute longer. And then. She ran.
She ran like she had never run before. As fast as her body would let her. On and on.
She saw the grass.
She didn't see the cliff.

(( I changed the scenario a bit. I found that I could never imagine Misty Dream willingly try suicide. I could imagine an accedint..

[miss apple]

[OOC: Modified post.]

"Wait!"

Stilled Water was about to bite onto Misty Dream's tail and pulled her back, but she fell. Down, down. Luckily, it was a short cliff, but it was obvious she had been injured.

"Misty Dream!" Stilled Water exclaimed, jumping off the cliff and landing safely on the ground. He licked her face urgently. "Misty Dream!"

Raven's Thorn looked around the area, smiling as she appreciated the fresh wilderness around her. Suddenly, she heard a cry of pain, anger, and confusion coming from the small cliff near her.

What was that? she asked, rushing towards the cliff, to find an answer.

[silverfang]

Misty Dream had blanked out immediatly after impact. Her lungs had felt like they were being torn out of her and thrown away into a pool of pain. She took a very long time before she finaly became consious again. She issued a wheezing cough and started going into a hacking fit. After the first twenty-or-so coughs, she was choking up blood. She fell unconsious again because of the lack of air. Her black tail-fur was ruffled all around like as if she had just come out of a wind storm. All along, her spine was in a position of pain, or like what a twoleg kit would do if he or she just got kicked in the stomache. Her ears were pressed against her head, and her eyes were watery with grit and other small particles. Her nose was bleeding, bright read blood, like deathberries, dripped in little drops from her nostrils and made a tiny pool on the ledge's hard, rocky surface.

She woke again and this time she did not cough. Her eyes were intensivly blurry, and she could only scent the drying blood in her own nose. She could hear. even though it was only a bit. She tried to speak. But all she could do was make a ghastly gurgling sound. Was she going to drown in her own blood? No. She wouldn't. She retched violently on the ground, the blood in her throat came up and out. She didn't make the same noise she made last time when she tried to speak. Instead, she mate a small whine. It was pitifull. But she could at least, make some kind of a useful sound. Her tail twitched weakly and she looked at the blurry figure of Stilled Water. She wanted something to drink. She was terribly thirsty now.

But would she ever be the same again? Would she be reduced to nothing more than a burden to the guild? Would she live? Or would she die here?

She went unconsious again. She never woke up again for a long time.

[á£Îmaý---♫♥]

Sharp grey ears pricked up at the sound of an animal in pain.
That is not a fox. That is not a bird.
Cat.
Cat!
River Stone threw herself onto her feet and took off up the hillside. The powerful muscles in her hind-legs pushed her up and over the steep slopes, her slim body cutting through the grass. A warm wind forced it's way down the hill and brought with it the scent of blood.
She recognised Stilled Water instantly but there was no time for questions. A soft black body was crumpled at his feet.
Misty Dream!
River Stone scanned the area with wide areas, taking the scene in. No signs of a fight, no scents' of predators but a short cliff where the hill dropped away suddenly. You would only need to fall wrong. "I'll get help!" she meowed, stopping briefly before them. "But Stilled Water, I would kill you if you have done this but may the Guide decide your fate." Her eyes told him she meant every word. The member bolted up and around the cliff, passing Raven's Thorn on her way into camp.
"RAIN STORM! LONG CLOUD!" she howled.

The Guide only needed to see the she-cat's expression, hear the horror and panic in her cries to know what had happened. He shot out of camp, easily finding River Stone's fear ladened scent. He pulled short of the cliff, his blue eyes resting on the pile of ginger and black fur. He barely noticed Stilled Water.
Misty Dream....?

[miss apple]

Stilled Water nodded at River Stone's comment, and then rushed down to Misty Dream. His eyes gazed up at Long Cloud. I don't think I know you... Stilled Water thought to himself, nuding Misty Dream slightly.

"Help is on the way, Misty Dream," he whispered into her ear. She needs water...

Raven's Thorn stared down over the cliff, and then her sightless gaze turned to Long Cloud. "Oh no..."

[silverfang]

Misty Dream awoke again. She could see so much better. Cats were on the cliff's edge. Stilled Water was near her. She sneezed hard and her tail twitched. Her ears were also twitching. She could smell now. She still couldn't talk. Her paws twitched. She wanted to get up, but she'd need to rest more before she could try. Was that Long Cloud she saw, there on the edge of the cliff. She turned her head that way and her eyes were apologetic.

[á£Îmaý---♫♥]

Her eyes held him place. The Guide could barely comprehend the emotion he saw in them. Why would she be sorry? Surely it was his fault. He should of had the cliff marked. He should of warned them. He should of made the area out of bounds. He should of done something.
Long Cloud forced himself to move. He scrambled down the slope, leaping and bounding. His glanced warily at Stilled Water, unsure of his presence. There was so many questions he had to ask the tom but the injured she-cat was his main priority. He swept his eyes over Misty Dream's battered body, taking it all in. The stench of blood and fear was apparent. He rasped his tongue over her nose and muzzle, as to clear it away. Where is she bleeding from?
"Misty Dream?" Long Cloud asked softly. "Can you hear me? Can you tell me where it hurts most? Rain Storm is coming, you'll be okay."
He hoped that was the truth.

[Redcloud]

Rain Storm had heard the shouting, the cries for help. He moved, as fast as his scarred leg would allow him, limping along, eyes wide. When he reached the cliff, he was panting heavily and dread filled his belly. Oh no. Oh no, oh no! He hurried over, ears flattened. "Move, move!" he called, approaching the small group with fear. "I need room. Move!"

[silverfang]

Misty Dream pointerd her paw at her left leg, which was causing her quite a lot of pain. There was a gash on that leg. But all that could be seen was the blood that was flowing from it. She was quite scared now, of the group of cats around her. It was making her nervous. Why are all these cats here? Why can't I talk? Oh how I wish to be able to hear my own voice again. She thought.

[miss apple]

Nervously and reluctantly, Stilled Water moved away from the rest of the group. He stared blankly into the sky, then turned to Raven's Thorn, who was standing beside him. He tapped her on the back with his tail, and she turned around.

"Why...why did you leave us so long ago?!" Raven's Thorn whispered angrily. She headbutted Stilled Water, making him step back. "I mean, I know I wasn't alive then...but when people told me about it...I couldn't believe you!" Her yellow, scratched, eyes stared with an angry tone at Stilled Water.

"I was...scared..." Stilled Water murmured, turning away from the advisor, trying not to think about what had happened before.

[silverfang]

Misty Dream, dreamed of things. She had captured a flying mouse with a prickly black tail. She watched albino deer with three tails and two sets of wings each, jump off a huge cliff and fly away like they were actually birds in an oversized body. She bounced around in meadows full of giant red and yellow dragonflies. Certainly she was ill. No doubt about it. Ill in the head as well as body. Unless, there was a meaning to it.

[Redcloud]

Rain Storm crouched over Misty Dream, prodding gently at her belly. He winced at the uneven contours of her ribs, but, thankfully, it looked as if nothing of importance had been ounctured. He turned his attention to the rest of her, eyeing the way her leg bent. That wasn't right. He turned back to the other cats, not even noticing Stilled Water. "I need help! Someone help me carry her back to camp!" he mewed, turning back to the injured she-cat.

[miss apple]

"I will!" Raven's Thorn called back to Rain Storm. She rushed over and looked at him. Then, she whispered so that hopefully no one else could hear, "Do you think she'll live?"

[OOC: I believe, according to Kristen/Silverfang, she doesn't want Misty Dream to die.]

[silverfang]

ooC: Co-rrect! XD

Bic:
Misty Dream's heart pounded in here head as she saw the guild's healer. Uh Oh. She thought, why is Rain Storm looking at my leg like that? She lifted her head to see and immediatly looked away. Such an odd angle! Anyway.. I guess now, they're gonna take me to camp.

[Redcloud]

Rain Storm turned to Raven's Thorn, ears twitching. "I'm sure she will," he whispered, voice reassuring. "As far as I can tell, she only broke her leg and hit her head, maybe even bit her tongue from the fall." He turned back to Misty Dream. "We just need to reset her leg, I'm sure." And with that, he began to nudge her gently, trying to manuever her so that she could draped gently over both his and Raven's Thorn's (so awkward....) backs.

(Which is why nothing serious was punctured. )

[miss apple]

[OOC: Raven's Thorn's...]

"Alright, somehow we need to find out how to carry her together. How about: you put one paw forward, I put...wait, am I missing the point?"

Raven's Thorn nervously looked around, then turned to Rain Storm. "Should we get back to camp?" She turned around to talk to Long Cloud. "What are you going to do about Stilled Water here?" she called to him.

[silverfang]

Misty Dream felt herself being lifted up and onto the back of a cat. She yawned, the only sound she could make at the point. Her tail waved a bit. She was uncomfortable, and still sick at seeing what shape her leg was in

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[á£Îmaý---♫♥]

Long Cloud watched the whole scene as if he was in a dream.
Everything seemed to be moving so slowly and he had hardly noticed Stilled Water's presence. He was of no importance to him.
Raven's Thorn's voice pulled him out of his trance and he blinked slowly, eyes lowered to the ground. "Stilled Water," he murmured. He was an old member, that the Guide knew, and he had gone missing when he was just a kit. Maybe he hadn't even been born then.
"Follow us to camp, then when Misty Dream is safe you will tell us your tale," he announced. Unusually, Long Cloud had no real interest in Stilled Water. His only concern was for Misty Dream's health.

[Redcloud]

Rain Storm sighed, his bad leg trembling under Misty Dream's weight. "I'll do it..." he murmured and, with a shakey turn, began to make his way back to camp, trying desperately not to allow his leg to collapse. "Can someone run on ahead and make up a nest for her in my den?" he mewed, turning to the gathered group.

[silverfang]

Misty Dream felt a bit sick, being walked around like this. She closed her eyes shut so she couldnt watch the ground move below her like she was floating on air. The last thing she had remembered seeing was Long Cloud. She fell asleep as suddenly as she had woken up. Her leg was very numb.

[miss apple]

"Alright...keep on moving forward..." Raven's Thorn told herself as she kept on treading over the grass.

Stilled Water nodded and then he said to Long Cloud, "Y'know...Misty Dream's my niece. And I wanted to let you know that I think both of us care about her greatly; just wanted to let you know someone's on your side." Stilled Water's tail rode up and touched Long Cloud's back, then he moved on.

"I'll do it!" he called to Rain Storm, running ahead.

[Redcloud]

"Thank you!" Rain Storm called, moving steadily beside Raven's Thorn, leg trembling. "Thank you..." he mumbled to her, smiling. "My leg can't handle her on my own..."

[á£Îmaý---♫♥]

Long Cloud shrugged off Stilled Water's touch and glared after the tom as he went ahead to camp. Who was this tom who had so casually joined him? And why would it matter what side they were on? Misty Dream was in his Guild and it was his job to protect her. All that mattered what that he had failed that simple task. The soft white tom was torn between returning to camp to protect them from Stilled Water and staying by Misty Dream's side. He looked at her limp body, slung over Rain Storm's and Raven's Thorn's shoulders. He shuddered and hoped the cats back at camp would be fine. Misty Dream needed him more and he wouldn't leave her side.

River Stone loitered at the entrance to camp, pacing back and forth. Her tail flicked uneasily as she waited for the cats to return. Then Stilled Water's form appeared through the grasses. "Where's Long Cloud?" she demanded. "Is Misty Dream alright? What are doing back here?! We thought you were dead!" With each question her voice seemed to raise an octave. The she-cat was clearly distressed by Misty Dream's accident and Stilled Water's reappearnce.

[silverfang]

Misty Dream's ginger patched paws twitched in her sleep. Her black, flower like tail drooped limply. Her ears were not laid flat, but were sticking straight up and twitched every now and then, as if they could hear everything that was said even though she was asleep. Her whiskers twitched a little bit. And her jet-black fur blew around in the wind. Her nose was now clear of the sand that had gotten into it, and the blood was starting to peel off in little flakes to be carried away in the breeze.

(( XD Hahaha. That sounds so weird))

[miss apple]

Raven's Thorn turned her attention to Misty Dream. "You're welcome," she murmured under clenched teeth.

[á£Îmaý---♫♥]

{I thought Stilled Water had gone ahead to the camp to make Misty Dream a nest?
River Stone is talking to him.}

[silverfang]

Misty Dream's mouth opened as she dreamed of herself being able to talk again. Nothing came out. No sound. Just breaths.