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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jul 24, 2008 12:19:26 GMT -5
<ooc> This is sort of a sequel-board to Hunting; I think it's taking place before the whole AquaClan fiasco. xD </ooc> Duskfur ran into the camp, panting. I should probably talk to Icestar first... she's his mate, after all. He paused a few tail-lengths from her den, unsure what to say. "Icestar? Stormcloud - he g-got hurt while we were hunting. We -We were fighting magpies, and... Well, Coppertail said I should fetch Quietshadow, a-and..." He looked away. I'm still not thinking straight... |
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Post by Jaystar on Jul 24, 2008 15:29:57 GMT -5
Larchpaw perked his ears when he heard Duskfur saying someone was hurt. He ran over to the warrior. "What happened?" He asked. "I can help" he meowed seriously
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Post by Lexie on Jul 26, 2008 21:44:09 GMT -5
Icestar jumped to her paws once she heard Duskfur's report. "IS he alright? Is he dead! Is he okay!?" Icestar asked, panicing. Oh no! What should I do?!? If he dies I don't know what I'll do! she thought, not quite thinking straight. "Are the magpies still there?" she asked sternly. If so I should take a patrol, to attack and kill those mouse-brained magpies, before they attack another cat. she though, now thinking staight. She padded out of her sandy den and stood in the middle of the clearing.
Silentstep came out of the elders den. "What's going on?" she asked sharply.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jul 27, 2008 19:36:41 GMT -5
"Stormcloud's been hurt, Silentstep," Duskfur breathed anxiously. "H-he's definitely alive. He was unconscious, though - he had deep wound on his flank, and scratches all over his body... H-He's losing a lot of blood." Duskfur glanced at Larchpaw, then took note of his own wounds - a few small scratches along his flank, and a slightly deeper one on his left foreleg - and felt ashamed. "Coppertail and Stormcloud got rid of most of the magpies, I think. There might've been a few left, though... I dunno."
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Post by Lexie on Jul 27, 2008 20:02:56 GMT -5
Icestar listen to Duskfur and finally nodded. "We can send out a patrol of warriors just in case." she meowed. She smiled and looked around. "Thunderpaw, Tigerstripe, Lightstream, Larchpaw and I will go. Rest stay. I'm leaving Quietshadow in charge, Foxflame can help him out." she ordered.
She waited at the camp entrance. She let out a yawn. The sun is setting.
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Post by Tiger on Jul 28, 2008 9:09:07 GMT -5
ooc: Someone should fetch Quietshadow; he's in his den taking a little cat-nap.
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Post by ;lost&insecure; on Jul 28, 2008 9:57:50 GMT -5
Emberlight padded out of the warriors' den, blinking sleep from her eyes. She heard Duskfur's, Larchpaw's, Icestar's, and Silentstep's voices. She went over to the remaining cats, Silentstep and Duskfur, a look of confusion coming over her face. "What's going on? Why is Quietshadow in charge?" the golden tabby asked, brushing up against her mate.
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Post by Lexie on Jul 28, 2008 15:00:24 GMT -5
"Emberlight, no time to tell what's happening at the moment. I need you to tell Quietshadow that he is in charge and we are coming back with some hurt cats." Icestar ordered the queen. She nodded and was ready to take off, but she had to wait for her patrol....
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Post by Tiger on Jul 28, 2008 15:49:12 GMT -5
Thunderpaw eagrely trotted out of the apprentices' den, realizing that he would be on the patrol. "Ready, Icestar," he meowed, looking up at his mentor and hoping that he wouldn't be sent back for reinforcements again.
Tigerstripe sighed, joining the others. "What's our tragedy for today?"
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Post by Lexie on Jul 28, 2008 16:52:29 GMT -5
Icestar smiled as she saw her apprentice walking up to her. Then the leader heard Tigerstripe. "Magpies, and hurt warriors at the Forest." she meowed. "I promise that you will be able to do something today, and not run back to camp." Icestar promised her apprentice. "Maybe tomorrow I can teach you how to hunt fish!" she purred. "Lightstream! Hurry up!" she meowed loudly. She was getting mad that her warriors wern't hurring.
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Post by Tiger on Jul 28, 2008 17:57:36 GMT -5
"Oh dear," Tigerstripe meowed, frowning slightly. "I hope they're okay."
Thunderpaw grinned. "That's great! I'm sick of running back to camp." He gave his chest fur a lick before turning back to Icestar. "I hope Lightstream comes so we can go."
Tigerstripe smiled at her son before also looking at Icestar. "Who's hurt?"
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jul 28, 2008 19:15:46 GMT -5
Lightstream sprang to her feet at the sound of her name. "Sorry, Icestar!" She scurried from the warriors' den and into the clearing. "So, um, what's going on here?"
"Stormcloud's hurt," Duskfur muttered, his response directed toward all who'd been asking. He wasn't ready to explain the whole thing again. "Icestar, should I come too? I know where it happened, so..." He shrugged. But do I remember?
Lightstream glanced at him quickly, and hurried after Icestar. I'll ask questions later.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Jul 29, 2008 2:02:26 GMT -5
Coppertail nudged Stormcloud side. "Come on," he hissed, her voice filled with annoyance. He was finding it hard to be sympathetic with a cat who had stupidly let himself be overwhelmed with magpies. Blood was trickling down over one of his own eyes and he blinked it away. He shook his head, scarlet droplets landing on the forest floor. He was starting to feel a little bit woosy. The scent of blood often did that to him. "Get up Stormcloud," he meowed," How am I meant to get you back to camp? Fly?!"
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Post by Lexie on Jul 29, 2008 10:24:43 GMT -5
Icestar started to run toward the forest area until Duskfur spoke. "Yes, but are you okay? Can you keep up?" she asked. She didn't wait for an answer. "If so, just follow." she meowed. She ran at full speed toward the forest area.
Stormcloud remained silent. His body was still limp, other than a small amount of breathing. His chest barely moved. Blood still oozing from his flank. The sweet sent of Morningstar came, then gone, then came back. Stormcloud's eyes cracked open. "Coppertail, get help." he gasped.
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Post by ;lost&insecure; on Jul 29, 2008 11:00:14 GMT -5
Emberlight pressed herself against Duskfur. "Be careful, Duskfur." She stepped away from him and stood beside Silentstep. She watched as the patrol raced out of the camp. She sighed, turning to Silentstep, "I guess I'll go tell Quietshadow he's in charge of camp." The golden tabby padded to the medicine den, poking her head. "Quietshadow, Icestar left you in charge of camp."
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Post by Lexie on Jul 29, 2008 11:12:28 GMT -5
Silentstep pressed against the queens pelt. "He'll be okay," she meowed, trying to confort the worring she-cat. "I'll wait here and tell the apprentice's and warrior's some jobs to do around here, make themselfs useful." she meowed.
"Basilwing, I need you to get the apprentice's and tell them that every den needs bedding, and I need you to check the fresh-kill supplies. If it's low, Quietshadow can send a patrol toward the Palm tree." she ordered. Oops... I'm not in charge.....
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Post by Tiger on Jul 29, 2008 11:27:57 GMT -5
Quietshadow lifted his head and stood, shaking off bits of moss clinging to his pelt. "Did something happen?" he immediately asked before padding out of his den. "Eh...Basilwing, just tell the apprentices what Silentstep told you to tell them. I'll need a little help," he added, glancing at the she-cat.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jul 29, 2008 16:41:37 GMT -5
"I'm fine," Duskfur murmured. He slunk past Emberlight and hurried after the patrol. His wounds could have been a lot worse, he realized, and suppressed a shudder. "Icestar," he gasped as they approched the forest, "I think the area where it happened was this way." He signaled with his tail. "It was in a small clearing..."
"There tend to be quite a few of those in the forest, you know," Lightstream meowed with a laugh.
Duskfur said nothing to her, but let himself fall into the back of the patrol once more, feeling a bit useless.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Jul 29, 2008 21:57:17 GMT -5
Coppertail licked gently at Stormcloud's cuts. "Duskfur ran to fetch help," he meowed," If I leave you here something might come an finish you off." He looked up and glanced around the clearing. He could voices and pawsteps. The wind carried the scent of a BeachClan patrol. "Over here!" he called out.
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Post by Lexie on Jul 30, 2008 15:52:42 GMT -5
Icestar listened and watched Duskfur as he told her where the two cats were. She pounded at the forest floor. She stopped and listened. It was Coppertail! "We're coming!" she called to her deputy. She skidded to a halt as she saw Stormcloud lying on the ground. "No," she whispered. "The curse..." she whispered to herself. "Coppertail, anymore magpies around?" she meowed. Without a an answer she sniffed the air. Magpies. Lots. She looked up and saw about 25 magpies. "Beachclan! Magpies! Hurry!" she hissed. She watched as most of the black-and-white birds charged at her warriors. She snarled and threw her paw at the birds. Two fell to the forest floor injured. She pounced at the birds.
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Post by Tiger on Jul 30, 2008 17:28:37 GMT -5
Tigerstripe crouched and waited for the birds to swarm in her direction. When they were beginning to fly at her, she closed her eyes and leapt through the air. Her body impacted a few slow-moving magpies and the group scattered. The attack left a few minor scratches on her pelt, but she turned around, looking for more to fight.
Thunderpaw cowered behind his mentor. "What do I do, Icestar?" In the face of an actual attack, perhaps running back to camp wouldn't be so bad.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jul 30, 2008 18:44:04 GMT -5
Duskfur's ears pricked up at the sound of Coppertail's voice, and he internally sighed in relief. So they haven't been attacked again while we've been away. That's good... As they approached the clearing, there didn't seem to be any more of the birds around - not at first glance, anyway. So much more relief had flooded him by this point that he jumped at Icestar's sudden call. Looking reluctantly upward, he could see the birds still roosting in the higher branches. It was as if they'd been watching carefully from the shadows, daring the cats to make a move. He could feel a vicious glint in their dark eyes, and it was just enough to send him running for safety. As the screeches of battle reached his ears once more, he didn't bother looking back.
"Where do you think you're going, you mouse-brain?" Lightstream screeched after her brother as the magpies swooped down on the BeachClan cats. Just like him to run away. Well, I suppose he wasn't supposed to be on the patrol, anyway... She leaped for a few magpies that had fled from the group Tigerstripe had attacked. She sent one tumbling across the ground, and though she didn't actually kill it, it quickly struggled away from the clearing. She wasn't sure whether it would be a good idea to head after it, so she instead turned back to those that were still attacking the cats, annoyance toward her brother biting at her as she fought.
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Post by Lexie on Jul 30, 2008 20:11:12 GMT -5
Icestar heard her apprentice's yelp. "Jump at them and hit them hard with your claws or bite into them with your teeth!" she told. "Be careful! They will try to charge at you!" Icestar warned.
As Icestar turned back around she saw more magpies flying at her. The black she-cat snarled and leapt into the air. She threw her paw at one then bit hard on another. The two limp birds fell to the ground. She looked at the limp bodies for a minute and then turned around. "Like that." she purred to her apprentice.
She watched her warriors take out most of the birds. Then she noticed Stormcloud. "Stormcloud!" she meowed. "Coppertail, can you try and drag him back to camp?" she meowed. "If not, I will," she meowed.
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Post by Tiger on Jul 30, 2008 20:40:25 GMT -5
"Oh boy," Thunderpaw meowed, voice clouded with foreboding. He shook his head and flexed his muscles with a determined glint in his green eyes. He jumped up and by some sheer stroke of luck, managed to knock a magpie out of the air with his paw.
"Nice one," Tigerstripe purred. The winded magpie that Thunderpaw had struck flew into her, piercing her shoulder with its sharp beak. The warrior growled at the bird and killed it with a quick bite before trotting off in search of more magpies which were within easy reach of her leaping paws.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Aug 2, 2008 3:44:53 GMT -5
Coppertail sighed with relief as the BeachClan patrol tackled the remaining magpies. Icestar immediately ran to over to him and her mate. Stormcloud was still unconscious. He only just heard Icestar whisper "curse" before the magpies dove back. They must have nests here. This is their territory! he thought in horror. He nodded to the black she-cat as he heard her request. "I think I can drag him back to camp. We need to have evreyone gather as much prey as they can and leave. I think we've got most of the magpies." Without waiting for her reply he grasped Stormcloud by the scruff of his neck and started dragging. A few cuts and he passes out. The kittypet life must have made him soft...
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Post by Lexie on Aug 2, 2008 12:46:27 GMT -5
Icestar nodded to her deputy. She nodded. "Beachclan! Take as much prey as you can and run back to camp! Hurry!" she ordered. She grabbed three magpies and a vole. She pushed two magpies to her apprentice. "I'll be right behind you," she told him. "Run!" she meowed. She watched the others take the rest of her patrol and watched as the ran away.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Aug 2, 2008 20:39:07 GMT -5
"Icestar! We can eat the magpies, right?" Lightstream called to the leader, getting ready to scoop one up in her jaws before rushing back to camp. She'd never actually had magpie before. "They count as prey?" Well, we killed them, so if they're edible, they should, right? The fact that they nearly killed us needn't be taken into account... Or should it? Does something you have to fight before catching really count? Of course, she was quite unaware that she sounded like a kit.
Duskfur waited back at the camp, shaking behind a cluster of ferns. He'd abandoned the patrol... Icestar would probably be angry with him. and what would he tell her? That he'd been so frightened he'd acted without thinking? Awful thoughts made their way into his mind - What if cats on the patrol had been seriously injured, or even killed, by the magpies? The birds weren't weak and helpless - what they'd done to Stormcloud confirmed that.
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Post by Lexie on Aug 3, 2008 8:12:38 GMT -5
Icestar ignored Lightstream but said only two words to the she-cat, "just run!"
She ran after her with the rest of the patrol by her side. By the time they rounded a corner, they were by the farm. She then saw Coppertail and her mate.
Stormcloud opened his eyes. "Coppertail, what happen?" he asked as he closed his eyes once more.
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Post by Tiger on Aug 3, 2008 14:41:05 GMT -5
Thunderpaw grabbed the two magpies in his mouth and tried to stuff a third dead one in but couldn't manage it. He then sprinted after Icestar, kicking his legs up like horses do in the pasture.
Tigerstripe seized a trio of the birds in her jaws and loped along with the rest of the patrol. Her muscles rippled under her striped pelt as she followed her Clanmates. She was finally back in peak condition after a seven-moon layup due to her kits.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Aug 3, 2008 19:38:42 GMT -5
"Okay!" Lightstream yelled back, taking Icestar's response as a 'yes.' She scooped up the magpie, then hurried to catch up with the patrol. These magpies - they were almost like warriors themselves. It was slightly odd, thinking of them as prey.
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