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Post by $~Swifty~$ on Jan 10, 2009 11:09:17 GMT -5
It was the middle of the night in the NatureClan camp. Everyone was asleep save the few guards that were standing watch outside. Not a sound could be heard other than the hard rain that was falling. There was no light... the moon and stars had been covered by the clouds... pitch dark. WhitePaw bolted awake at the sound of a twig cracking. She was breathing heavily as her dark blue eyes darted from shadow to shadow to see where the sound came from... She was scared. WhitePaw uncurled and stretched before looking in the nest beside her where her closest sibling BlackPaw slept. "BlackPaw..." She whispered wanting to confide in her brother. Lightning split the sky at the instant that the young she-cat moved over her brother to prod him with a paw. What she saw froze her where she stood for several moments.... He was dead! Blood was spilling from one clean cut across his throat. She panicked, but didn't make a sound as she ran around the apprentices' den looking into all her denmates... only to find the same neat cut running across their throat. What is happening? Run WhitePaw... Get out of here Her mind screamed at her... She finally comprehended and ran toward the exit that would take her out into the camp. Before she got there though... a cat jumped down in front of her... She-cat... young warrior age...familiar somehow...Vampire fangs that glinted in what little light there was that flashed from the lightning. WhitePaw tried to squeal only to find the she-cat on top of her and knocking the breath from her... The dark blue eyes of her opponent stood over her and then pain shot through her and she felt her own blood running from her throat... and then it all went black
WhitePaw bolted awake with a slight squeal... she looked around her breathing hard and paranoid... but it wasn't raining... the sun was coming up and she could see that her denmates around her were all sleeping easily.... She calmed slightly... It was a dream... only a dream.... or a nightmare, but it ain't real... all is alright She thought closing her eyes and trying to pick through her thoughts... What was she to do? She'd had that nightmare before... but she'd been awake then and only caught a glimpse of the young she-cat that had struck fear into her heart... Thats how the cat was familiar. WhitePaw had seen it in her 'vision' before... "BlackPaw?" She whispered still trying to gain control of her breathing...
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Post by Burn on Jan 10, 2009 12:47:12 GMT -5
Blackpaw groaned and opened an eye to look at his sister he noticed she looked worried about somthing, he wondered what it could be. He yawned and sat up, "Yes Whitepaw?" He meowed and licked one of his black paws. His long fur shinned in the morning rays of the sun and his green eyes with a tint of yellow seached her face.
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Post by $~Swifty~$ on Jan 10, 2009 12:49:55 GMT -5
"I.... need to.... get out of.... camp.... will you come.... with me?" She managed to meow. WhitePaw hadn't realized how badly she'd been trembling until she tried to speak. She only hoped that BlackPaw would understand what the heck she was trying to say.
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Post by Burn on Jan 10, 2009 12:55:02 GMT -5
Blackpaw studied Whitepaw for a second and noticed her trembling with what seemed to be fear, "Of course" He meowed, a chill ran down his spine and he wondered what Whitepaw had to tell him, he knew it was bad. He was very concerened about what the heck was going on with her and of course he was very close to her so he wanted to find out about it.
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Post by $~Swifty~$ on Jan 10, 2009 13:07:54 GMT -5
WhitePaw nodded and was on her paws and walking out in a matter of seconds. She probably stepped on several apprentices, but she didn't notice in her hurry to get out of here. WhitePaw hesitated at the exit but upon seeing nothing but what was supposed to be there she was out and already heading out of camp... Only slowing down slightly for BlackPaw follow. She nearly jumped out of her fur when she saw two dark blue eyes coming out of the apprentices' den behind her, but when FeatherPaw walked out she calmed again... if you could call her calm now... "Hurry up" She hissed impatient to get away from everyone.
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Post by inu on Jan 10, 2009 14:36:21 GMT -5
A gray cat padded through the woods, in search for some prey. She slightly opened her mouth, taking in all the scents of the woods. The familiar scent of mouse reach the roof of her mouth. She scanned her surroundings, seeing a leaf twitching slightly. The small cat pounced, her paws closing around the mouse. Before she could make her final blow, she turned her head at the sound of voices. The mouse in between he paws quickly scrambled away and was soon out of sight. The cat hissed, then crept towards the voices.
NettlePaw's eyes blinked open at the sound of a hiss coming outside of the apprentices' den. She stood up, yawning. Nettlepaw's ears pricked at the sound of more voices. She padded outside of the den. She saw three shadows moving about, then recognizing the three apprentices as the last of her drowsiness wared off. NettlePaw mewed, "WhitePaw? BlackPaw? FeatherPaw? What are you three doing?"
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Post by $~Swifty~$ on Jan 10, 2009 14:44:35 GMT -5
WhitePaw jumped at the sound of a voice behind her, but she recognized NettlePaw's voice almost directly after she jumped and relaxed slightly again. "Don't sneak up on me like that!" She meowed trying to act normal, but if you knew her... she failed horribly. "Me and BlackPaw are going out into the territory... you know get away from camp" She tried explaining casually.
FeatherPaw turned her dark blue eyes toward NettlePaw and waved her tail before shrugging at the question. "She stepped on my tail so I decided it was time to get up" She somewhat explained to NettlePaw before sitting down...
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Post by Burn on Jan 10, 2009 14:57:32 GMT -5
Blackpaw looked at Nettlepaw seeing how pathetic his sister must sound right now i mean being all scared and all. "Hi Nettlepaw" Blackpaw meowed with a friendly smile toward the grey cat. He did not know Nettlepaw very well but he seemed nice enough.
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Post by inu on Jan 10, 2009 15:02:58 GMT -5
NettlePaw licked her forepaw and swiped it over her ear, not taking much notice of WhitePaw's reaction. She answered, "What do you mean me sneaking up on you? You're the one who's sneaking out at night." She sat and looked at the ground, but the twitching of her ears showed that she was listening to WhitePaw explain where they were going. Suddenly, NettlePaw jumped up and exclaimed in a whisper, "You're exploring! Oh, can I come? Please? Poppytail never took me out of camp yet." Her green gaze was full of excitement. Exploring the territory would be better by far than catching a mouse in her sleep.
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Post by $~Swifty~$ on Jan 10, 2009 15:09:24 GMT -5
"We're not sneaking out at night... It's almost daytime, but...." WhitePaw hesitated and then continued "Yeah come on" She wasn't really planning on telling anyone what she'd seen... she just needed to get away from it all.
FeatherPaw scanned the group of apprentices for a moment and then looked behind her to see if StormPaw was going to come out of not... If he wanted to leave the camp then FeatherPaw would go with him... and knowing StormPaw he'd most definetely would want to tag along with the group
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Post by ~Stormy~ on Jan 10, 2009 15:12:31 GMT -5
A handsome gray tabby bounded out of the den after FeatherPaw. He stretched his jaws in a yawn, and looked at the four cats. He nodded to them, looking at his sister, FeatherPaw. "Why'd you wake up?" StormPaw asked, tipping his head to one side. "It's like, the middle of the night!" StormPaw and FeatherPaw did almost everything together, so even though he was complaining a bit, he wouldn't be going back unless she did, or unless it was a big measure. He was much too loyal. "Apprentices aren't supposed to be out of camp without a warrior." He reminded them, but felt a thrill at breaking the rules, and yet again a bit of deja vu. He was a reincarnation of a warrior named StormCloud, who had broke the rules by having a forbidden love.
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Post by Burn on Jan 10, 2009 15:13:46 GMT -5
Blackpaw sighed a little and looked at Nettlepaw and then to Featherpaw who was standing a ways away, "Well lets go" he meowed trying to keep the mood bright.
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Post by $~Swifty~$ on Jan 10, 2009 15:19:36 GMT -5
"Technically I see the sun...." FeatherPaw remarked looking at the sky where it was just beginning to peak over the horizen. "WhitePaw stepped on my tail so I left and figured perhaps I'd go out on the apprentice patrol per se" She then added while WhitePaw nodded slightly to the rest of the group and headed otu.
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Post by inu on Jan 10, 2009 15:25:37 GMT -5
NettlePaw turned her gaze to StormPaw and said, "We're only apprentices, who's gonna notice? It's not like we're kits where someone has one eye on you at all times." She padded forward, unable to hide any of her thrill or excitement. She looked up at the sky and mewed jokingly, "We better get moving soon. Some warrior wake up as early as sunhigh, you know."
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Post by ~Stormy~ on Jan 10, 2009 15:30:38 GMT -5
"And the dawn patrol will be out soon, so we'll have to watch our tails." He meowed, padding out after NettlePaw, looking back at FeatherPaw and stopping for her to catch up. "It's an expression," He countered jokingly.
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Post by $~Swifty~$ on Jan 10, 2009 15:31:11 GMT -5
FeatherPaw nodded and giggled softly "Yeah come on Storm! Lets go... Someone is bound to notice that 5 apprentices are missing though, but all well... They should get up sooner" She mewed and then started after the already disappearing WhitePaw
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Post by Burn on Jan 10, 2009 15:34:54 GMT -5
Blackpaw walked right after his sister following her and looking back at his other clan mates. "How have you guys been?" He asked them with a warm smile.
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Post by ~Stormy~ on Jan 10, 2009 15:41:20 GMT -5
StormPaw blinked and bounded after her, soon catching up to the group. He shrugged. "Bored, since the mentors are too lazy to ever take us out." He grinned.
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Post by $~Swifty~$ on Jan 10, 2009 15:46:25 GMT -5
FeatherPaw shrugged "Decent enough... I suppose they'll take us out soon" She put in hopefully. She felt much better now that the group was out of camp... much less chance that Scream or Dancer would come up to join them.... She scowled just thinking about it....
WhitePaw slowed down to wait for her other denmates... she couldn't help but flinch slightly as she remembered that they'd all been dead in her nightmare. She shrugged it away though and put on a genuine smile
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Post by inu on Jan 10, 2009 15:49:03 GMT -5
NettlePaw shrugged, following along with the group. "Itching to get out and hunt. It feels like seasons since I last caught a nice, juicy mouse." She didn't appear to take notice of that she was only six moons old and hasn't been alive for seasons. NettlePaw asked, "So, why exactly are we sneaking out of camp?" She was so excited to get out, that it hadn't dawned on her that they must be sneaking out of camp for a reason.
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Post by $~Swifty~$ on Jan 10, 2009 16:02:50 GMT -5
"Needed to get away from the busy camp" WhitePaw explained somewhat joining in the conversation. "I haven't got to catch a mouse in awhile either..." She remarked.
FeatherPaw shrugged and then tackled StormPaw for no apparent reason other than the fact that she felt like it. "So... how's it goin'?" She asked smiling
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Post by Burn on Jan 10, 2009 18:22:51 GMT -5
Blackpaw looked at his sister his eyes wondering what had shaken her up this morning, "A warm, juicy mouse sounds good right now" He remarked thinking about hunting one, he looked at Nettlepaw, "Maybe we will all be able to hunt one if we are lucky" He meowed.
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