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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
Story Part 33 Part 2
"I don't know where we are anymore," noted Etharmoon.
"Well, this water looks exactly like the river we know very well," mewed Winterfrost logically. "If we follow it back, we should get back into FrostClan's territory."
"I hope this isn't someone else's territory," worried Etharmoon.
Eagletalon was looking accross the river. "The cliffs look just the same. One day I'll go there."
"Yeah, but shouldn't we worry about getting home now?" asked Winterfrost. "We need to bring something home so we can say we went out hunting."
"Let's fish!" mewed Etharmoon.
The three warriors each caught a silvery fish and, grasping them in their jaws, padded home, following the river. Once they got the the familiar part of the forest, they left their river path and headed into camp.
"We come bringing food!" announced Eagletalon loudly.
Snowstar padded over to them. "Good job. And I had thought you had gone off and neglected your duities again. Put that prey on the pile."
Eagletalon, Etharmoon, and Winterfrost put their prey on the pile, which was growing larger as more cats entered with their catches.
"Looks like the Clan will be well fed," Snowstar meowed. She then padded off to talk to her deputy, who had just entered the camp.
"What should we do now?" asked Eagletalon.
"I'm going to sleep. I'm exhausted," mewed Winterfrost. Etharmoon yawned and followed her brother. Eagletalon shrugged and followed his siblings. After all, they had gotten up very early to "hunt".
"Well, this water looks exactly like the river we know very well," mewed Winterfrost logically. "If we follow it back, we should get back into FrostClan's territory."
"I hope this isn't someone else's territory," worried Etharmoon.
Eagletalon was looking accross the river. "The cliffs look just the same. One day I'll go there."
"Yeah, but shouldn't we worry about getting home now?" asked Winterfrost. "We need to bring something home so we can say we went out hunting."
"Let's fish!" mewed Etharmoon.
The three warriors each caught a silvery fish and, grasping them in their jaws, padded home, following the river. Once they got the the familiar part of the forest, they left their river path and headed into camp.
"We come bringing food!" announced Eagletalon loudly.
Snowstar padded over to them. "Good job. And I had thought you had gone off and neglected your duities again. Put that prey on the pile."
Eagletalon, Etharmoon, and Winterfrost put their prey on the pile, which was growing larger as more cats entered with their catches.
"Looks like the Clan will be well fed," Snowstar meowed. She then padded off to talk to her deputy, who had just entered the camp.
"What should we do now?" asked Eagletalon.
"I'm going to sleep. I'm exhausted," mewed Winterfrost. Etharmoon yawned and followed her brother. Eagletalon shrugged and followed his siblings. After all, they had gotten up very early to "hunt".
Friday, June 29, 2012
Story Part 33 Part 1 *Warrior Adventure Club For 3*
"It's time, it's time!" called out Etharmoon softly to her brothers. "We haven't had an adventure in quite a while, so I'm calling a meeting of the Warrior Adventure Club."
"Etharmoon," mewed Winterfrost with a yawn. "It's not dawn for quite a while yet. Don't we deserve to sleep?"
"As I say, there is no rest for the weary," piped up Eagletalon. He never had gotten around to cleaning the elder's den the other day. "I'm in!"
So off they went, two willingly and the other unwillingly, but not to be left behind.
"I say we explore deeper into the trees, away from the lake," mewed Etharmoon.
"I say we explore toward the rising sun," Winterfrost mewed, looking at the sun which was just barely a sliver of light on the horizon.
"I say we explore by the river," mewed Eagletalon.
Great, so they all had different ideas. Now, which one would they decide on? Winterfrost wondered this to himself. When he snapped back to reality, he noticed Etharmoon and Eagletalon fighting.
"The trees!"
"The river!"
"The trees!"
"The river!"
"The trees!"
"The river!"
"The-"
"Stop already!" yowled Winterfrost. Geez, his siblings' personalities sure clashed majorly sometimes. At least they were far away enough from camp to keep from others hearing their bickering. "I say we go neither of your two ways, and go my way, because you obviously will never get the same opinion ever. Come on."
Winterfrost padded away toward where the sliver of the sun resided. Etharmoon and Eagletalon looked at each other for a moment in stunned silence and then followed their normally peacable brother's lead.
"The trees," muttered Etharmoon.
"River," Eagletalon whispered back.
Fortunately, they had not yet gotten in earshot of Winterfrost, who probably would have aborted the adventure time mission right then and there.
On the three travelers went, over hill and dale. Actually, they only went several foxlengths before Winterfrost stopped suddenly and Eagletalon bumped into him and Etharmoon bumped into Eagletalon.
"What's wrong?" asked Eagletalon. His brother had obviously sensed something.
Winterfrost sniffed the air. "I smell water."
"Oh. That's it?" asked Etharmoon. "I was half expecting you to say that you saw a dangerous rouge cat or something."
"Let's go explore!" Eagletalon was hopping up and down with excitement.
The three explorers headed off toward the water.
"Gee. Won't everyone wonder where we went?" asked Winterfrost as an afterthought.
"Etharmoon," mewed Winterfrost with a yawn. "It's not dawn for quite a while yet. Don't we deserve to sleep?"
"As I say, there is no rest for the weary," piped up Eagletalon. He never had gotten around to cleaning the elder's den the other day. "I'm in!"
So off they went, two willingly and the other unwillingly, but not to be left behind.
"I say we explore deeper into the trees, away from the lake," mewed Etharmoon.
"I say we explore toward the rising sun," Winterfrost mewed, looking at the sun which was just barely a sliver of light on the horizon.
"I say we explore by the river," mewed Eagletalon.
Great, so they all had different ideas. Now, which one would they decide on? Winterfrost wondered this to himself. When he snapped back to reality, he noticed Etharmoon and Eagletalon fighting.
"The trees!"
"The river!"
"The trees!"
"The river!"
"The trees!"
"The river!"
"The-"
"Stop already!" yowled Winterfrost. Geez, his siblings' personalities sure clashed majorly sometimes. At least they were far away enough from camp to keep from others hearing their bickering. "I say we go neither of your two ways, and go my way, because you obviously will never get the same opinion ever. Come on."
Winterfrost padded away toward where the sliver of the sun resided. Etharmoon and Eagletalon looked at each other for a moment in stunned silence and then followed their normally peacable brother's lead.
"The trees," muttered Etharmoon.
"River," Eagletalon whispered back.
Fortunately, they had not yet gotten in earshot of Winterfrost, who probably would have aborted the adventure time mission right then and there.
On the three travelers went, over hill and dale. Actually, they only went several foxlengths before Winterfrost stopped suddenly and Eagletalon bumped into him and Etharmoon bumped into Eagletalon.
"What's wrong?" asked Eagletalon. His brother had obviously sensed something.
Winterfrost sniffed the air. "I smell water."
"Oh. That's it?" asked Etharmoon. "I was half expecting you to say that you saw a dangerous rouge cat or something."
"Let's go explore!" Eagletalon was hopping up and down with excitement.
The three explorers headed off toward the water.
"Gee. Won't everyone wonder where we went?" asked Winterfrost as an afterthought.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Story Part 32 Part 2 *Success, Failure, and Failure*
"Want to go hunting with me, Etharmoon?" asked her former mentor, Blackslash.
"Sure," answered Etharmoon, who had just finished washing herself. "Ready when you are."
Blackslash bounded out for the woods. "I'm ready now!"
After a few minutes of searching, Etharmoon gestured with her tail for Blackslash to come. He padded silently over to her, and she whispered in his ear. "I smell prey up ahead."
Blackslash nodded, and started stalking forward; absolutely silent. Etharmoon followed him like a ghost. The bushes shivered up ahead. Blackslash's ears flicked backward, and Etharmoon lightly touched him with her tail, letting him know she had gotten his signal. Blackslash lowered himself into the hunter crouch and crept slowly forward, barely disturbing the bushes around him. Etharmoon followed, just as quietly.
Suddenly, Blackslash lept forward and crushed a squirrel beneath his claws, killing it in one blow. Etharmoon had seen another squirrel near the first one, and detoured to track it down as it ran from the noise Blackslash had made.
Just as she was closing in, the squirrel sprinted up a tree and sat on a branch, chattering at her. "Mouse-dung!" she spat. The squirrel just chittered at her some more, just to spite her. Then it leaped higher into the tree and vanished in the thick foliage.
"Bad luck!" called Blackslash, who had caught up with her.
Etharmoon shook herself. "I'll get the next one."
So the two hunters headed deeper into FrostClan's territory.
* * * * *
"Geez, Eagletalon. You were supposed to be on dawn patrol, and it's long past sun-rise," mewed Featherbird.
Eagletalon yawned. "Oops. Guess I forgot. I was having such a strange dream. I was chasing a mouse, and then it turned into a vole, which turned into a squirrel, which turned into a rabbit, which turned into a fox and was about to eat me."
Featherbird purred. "You have a wild imagination, Eagletalon."
"EAGLETALON!" came a voice from outside.
Eagletalon excused himself and left the warriors den and found himself nose to nose with Skypelt, the Clan deputy. "Hey," he mewed weakly.
"Don't 'hey' me, young tom. Just what did you think you were doing, skipping your assigned warrior duities! I clearly assigned you to dawn patrol, and there you were, sleeping soundly. Honestly, are ALL young warriors like you? I don't think so! I clearly remember that when I was a new warrior, I followed all the senior warriors' instructions, ESPECIALLY the deputy and leader. But no!!!! Nowadays warriors are..." Skypelt was just getting started in lecture mode. "Skip to the end," Eagletalon mewed. "I'll go clean the elders den." Skypelt didn't seem to notice him leave, so he decided not to clean the elders den after all. Instead, he headed for the river. He felt rather thoughtful today.
When Eagletalon arrived at the river, he looked accross it at the cliffs on the other side. "Some day, I'll become a great adventurer, and go to the far side of the river," he mewed softly to himself. "I'll fulfill my dream."
"Sure," answered Etharmoon, who had just finished washing herself. "Ready when you are."
Blackslash bounded out for the woods. "I'm ready now!"
After a few minutes of searching, Etharmoon gestured with her tail for Blackslash to come. He padded silently over to her, and she whispered in his ear. "I smell prey up ahead."
Blackslash nodded, and started stalking forward; absolutely silent. Etharmoon followed him like a ghost. The bushes shivered up ahead. Blackslash's ears flicked backward, and Etharmoon lightly touched him with her tail, letting him know she had gotten his signal. Blackslash lowered himself into the hunter crouch and crept slowly forward, barely disturbing the bushes around him. Etharmoon followed, just as quietly.
Suddenly, Blackslash lept forward and crushed a squirrel beneath his claws, killing it in one blow. Etharmoon had seen another squirrel near the first one, and detoured to track it down as it ran from the noise Blackslash had made.
Just as she was closing in, the squirrel sprinted up a tree and sat on a branch, chattering at her. "Mouse-dung!" she spat. The squirrel just chittered at her some more, just to spite her. Then it leaped higher into the tree and vanished in the thick foliage.
"Bad luck!" called Blackslash, who had caught up with her.
Etharmoon shook herself. "I'll get the next one."
So the two hunters headed deeper into FrostClan's territory.
* * * * *
"Geez, Eagletalon. You were supposed to be on dawn patrol, and it's long past sun-rise," mewed Featherbird.
Eagletalon yawned. "Oops. Guess I forgot. I was having such a strange dream. I was chasing a mouse, and then it turned into a vole, which turned into a squirrel, which turned into a rabbit, which turned into a fox and was about to eat me."
Featherbird purred. "You have a wild imagination, Eagletalon."
"EAGLETALON!" came a voice from outside.
Eagletalon excused himself and left the warriors den and found himself nose to nose with Skypelt, the Clan deputy. "Hey," he mewed weakly.
"Don't 'hey' me, young tom. Just what did you think you were doing, skipping your assigned warrior duities! I clearly assigned you to dawn patrol, and there you were, sleeping soundly. Honestly, are ALL young warriors like you? I don't think so! I clearly remember that when I was a new warrior, I followed all the senior warriors' instructions, ESPECIALLY the deputy and leader. But no!!!! Nowadays warriors are..." Skypelt was just getting started in lecture mode. "Skip to the end," Eagletalon mewed. "I'll go clean the elders den." Skypelt didn't seem to notice him leave, so he decided not to clean the elders den after all. Instead, he headed for the river. He felt rather thoughtful today.
When Eagletalon arrived at the river, he looked accross it at the cliffs on the other side. "Some day, I'll become a great adventurer, and go to the far side of the river," he mewed softly to himself. "I'll fulfill my dream."
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Story Part 32 Part 1 *Memories*
Spring had sprung in the territory of FrostClan. Etharmoon stretched and yawned. She looked around the near-empty warriors den and saw one of her brothers, Eagletalon, but didn't see her other brother, Winterfrost. Where did he go off to? She wondered. He was the one least likely of all of them to leave unexpectedly. She glanced at Eagletalon again, to see if he was thinking what she was, but he was sound asleep, his right paw twitching. Etharmoon hid a purr of ammusement as she climbed out of the den.
When she was walking through the forest, she suddenly caught the scent of Winterfrost. She followed it, and found him, then suddenly wished she hadn't; for he was at Lilypaw's grave. She saw his white head bowed deeply with sadness. Even though it had been moons since their sister's death, they all still felt grief at her passing. Etharmoon felt that Winterfrost had the hardest time about it. He had been the closest to Lilypaw, staying with her when Etharmoon and Eagletalon had gone on their journey to find the saviors of their clan, which turned out to be Lionflame and Ashfire.
"You can come over."
Etharmoon started at her brother's voice. She hurried to obey. When she took her spot by Winterfrost, their pelts brushing, she half wanted to say something, but their closeness was all that was needed. The two cats sat in silence, remembering their good sister and friend, Lilypaw, who had unexpectedly left them early.
Oh Lilypaw, thought Etharmoon. If only you were here with all of us still. You would be a warrior too. I know Snowstar and all the rest of the Clan would have been just as proud of you as they are of us now.
When she was walking through the forest, she suddenly caught the scent of Winterfrost. She followed it, and found him, then suddenly wished she hadn't; for he was at Lilypaw's grave. She saw his white head bowed deeply with sadness. Even though it had been moons since their sister's death, they all still felt grief at her passing. Etharmoon felt that Winterfrost had the hardest time about it. He had been the closest to Lilypaw, staying with her when Etharmoon and Eagletalon had gone on their journey to find the saviors of their clan, which turned out to be Lionflame and Ashfire.
"You can come over."
Etharmoon started at her brother's voice. She hurried to obey. When she took her spot by Winterfrost, their pelts brushing, she half wanted to say something, but their closeness was all that was needed. The two cats sat in silence, remembering their good sister and friend, Lilypaw, who had unexpectedly left them early.
Oh Lilypaw, thought Etharmoon. If only you were here with all of us still. You would be a warrior too. I know Snowstar and all the rest of the Clan would have been just as proud of you as they are of us now.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Story Part 31 *Three Tales*
Etharmoon paced the warriors den, anxious to get outside.
"What's the rush?" asked Blackslash, her former mentor.
"I don't know, but this winter is warmer than normal," she replied. "I guess I want to catch all the prey I can before the snows come and we're burried."
"Makes sense," meowed Blackslash. He shook himself and bounded out of the den. Etharmoon followed him.
* * * * *
"And now, we have live news coverage brought to you by your truly, me!" came the voice.
Blink blink. "I don't get it," mewed Winterfrost.
"Switching channels!" cried Shortwhisker. She pawed at the TV remote and it switched. Music was playing in the background as crowds of twolegs danced around in peculiar patterns.
"Too old fashioned," meowed Winterfrost, noticing the black and white only. "Let's find something with color."
Shortwhisker pawed at the remote again. A cat was chasing a mouse. "This is more like it!" mewed Shortwhisker. "You'll learn twoleg speak in no time!"
Winterfrost tried keeping his confusion to himself. This seems impossible...
* * * * * * *
The mountain peak was snowy. The light brown tomcat trudged through the high drifts. A suddenly strong gust of wind almost knocked him over, and then he plowed into a drift as high as his chest. "Mrowwwwww!" he cried. His yowl echoed around the surrounding mountains, bouncing off their peaks. The air was suddenly silent. Too silent. He looked around, and the the ground began to shake. he looked right, left, down, and then, finally, up. The top of the mountain he was climbing was shaking. No, it was sliding toward him. "Heeeeeelp!"
"What's the rush?" asked Blackslash, her former mentor.
"I don't know, but this winter is warmer than normal," she replied. "I guess I want to catch all the prey I can before the snows come and we're burried."
"Makes sense," meowed Blackslash. He shook himself and bounded out of the den. Etharmoon followed him.
* * * * *
"And now, we have live news coverage brought to you by your truly, me!" came the voice.
Blink blink. "I don't get it," mewed Winterfrost.
"Switching channels!" cried Shortwhisker. She pawed at the TV remote and it switched. Music was playing in the background as crowds of twolegs danced around in peculiar patterns.
"Too old fashioned," meowed Winterfrost, noticing the black and white only. "Let's find something with color."
Shortwhisker pawed at the remote again. A cat was chasing a mouse. "This is more like it!" mewed Shortwhisker. "You'll learn twoleg speak in no time!"
Winterfrost tried keeping his confusion to himself. This seems impossible...
* * * * * * *
The mountain peak was snowy. The light brown tomcat trudged through the high drifts. A suddenly strong gust of wind almost knocked him over, and then he plowed into a drift as high as his chest. "Mrowwwwww!" he cried. His yowl echoed around the surrounding mountains, bouncing off their peaks. The air was suddenly silent. Too silent. He looked around, and the the ground began to shake. he looked right, left, down, and then, finally, up. The top of the mountain he was climbing was shaking. No, it was sliding toward him. "Heeeeeelp!"
Gathering 1/8/11
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Story Part 30 Part 4 *Warriors at Last!*
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath IceRock for a Clan meeting!" yowled Snowstar. Her voice was normal, but any cat could see that her eyes brimmed with emotion, for her kits were now becoming warriors. When FrostClan had assembled, she went on; "I have spoken to Wolfstorm, Blackslash, and Dewstripe, and they all confirm that their apprentices are ready to receive their warrior names. Eaglepaw, Etharpaw, and Winterpaw, please step forward." They did as they were told. "I, Snowstar, leader of FrostClan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon these young cats. They have trained hard to get this far, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Eaglepaw, your warrior name shall be Eagletalon. I commend you for your strength and prowess in battle. Etharpaw, you shall be known as Etharmoon. I commend you for your wisdom and hunting skills. Winterpaw, from now on you will be called Winterfrost. I commend you for your knowledge and kindness. May StarClan look upon you all with favor."
Then she leaped down the rock and touched their heads with her muzzle. She could hear the Clan calling their names all around her: "Eagletalon! Etharmoon! Winterfrost! Eagletalon! Etharmoon! Winterfrost!
When their mother left them to thank other warriors congratulating her on their success, the newly named Eagletalon, Etharmoon, and Winterfrost congregated together and spoke:
"It took a long time," meowed Eagletalon.
"But we finally made it." mewed Etharmoon.
"We're warriors!" cried Winterfrost.
"Boo Ya!" yowled all three.
Then she leaped down the rock and touched their heads with her muzzle. She could hear the Clan calling their names all around her: "Eagletalon! Etharmoon! Winterfrost! Eagletalon! Etharmoon! Winterfrost!
When their mother left them to thank other warriors congratulating her on their success, the newly named Eagletalon, Etharmoon, and Winterfrost congregated together and spoke:
"It took a long time," meowed Eagletalon.
"But we finally made it." mewed Etharmoon.
"We're warriors!" cried Winterfrost.
"Boo Ya!" yowled all three.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Story Part 30 Part 3 *Battle Practice*
When Etharpaw and Eaglepaw reached their three mentors, Wolfstorm was already starting to instruct Winterpaw. Dewstripe glared at Eaglepaw when he came into the clearing late, but Blackslash simply nodded to Etharpaw.
"We are having a final assessment for battle today," Wolfstorm was saying to Winterpaw. Then he turned to Etharpaw and Eaglepaw. "I hope you heard that all, cause I'm not repeating it."
Etharpaw nodded, but Eaglepaw mewed "I only heard the last sentence." Etharpaw rolled her eyes and Dewstripe whipped her head around toward her apprentice.
"Listen closer and don't come late," she hissed.
Oh, she must be in a BAD mood today, thought Eaglepaw. He wondered why he had gotten the touchy mentor, but considered himself lucky to have a senior warrior as a mentor. He DID think Etharpaw was lucky to get a nice mentor like Blackslash.
"-for battle today; as I was saying earlier," mewed Wolfstorm. "I hope you caught that this time, Eaglepaw."
Mouse-dung! Eaglepaw thought. Oh well, I'll just pay attention closely to what Etharpaw and Winterpaw do.
Etharpaw reared on her back legs and took a claw swipe at Blackslash, who dodged. Then she followed it up with a leap on top of her mentor and lightly grabbing his scruff. He shook her off and she rolled with the impact, using her momentum to get back up and attack again.
Winterpaw feinted to the left and then attacked to Wolfstorm's right. Wolfstorm parried the blow with his front paws and then drove his apprentice backwards with long swipes with his forepaws. Winterpaw dodged and then sprinted to get to Wolfstorm's back to sneak-attack.
"Oofff!" Eaglepaw's breath left him as Dewstripe bowled him over. "Always be ready for an attack, don't get distracted in the midst of a battle," she meowed. Eaglepaw rolled away and the leaped to his paws. He raced up to Dewstripe, and she lashed out with her forepaws, but Eaglepaw was ready, he leaped on her back. Next, Dewstripe rolled over, trying to crush Eaglepaw beneath her, but he leaped off quickly and cleanly. "Nice moves," his mentor commented.
"Thanks," Eaglepaw gasped out.
"We are having a final assessment for battle today," Wolfstorm was saying to Winterpaw. Then he turned to Etharpaw and Eaglepaw. "I hope you heard that all, cause I'm not repeating it."
Etharpaw nodded, but Eaglepaw mewed "I only heard the last sentence." Etharpaw rolled her eyes and Dewstripe whipped her head around toward her apprentice.
"Listen closer and don't come late," she hissed.
Oh, she must be in a BAD mood today, thought Eaglepaw. He wondered why he had gotten the touchy mentor, but considered himself lucky to have a senior warrior as a mentor. He DID think Etharpaw was lucky to get a nice mentor like Blackslash.
"-for battle today; as I was saying earlier," mewed Wolfstorm. "I hope you caught that this time, Eaglepaw."
Mouse-dung! Eaglepaw thought. Oh well, I'll just pay attention closely to what Etharpaw and Winterpaw do.
Etharpaw reared on her back legs and took a claw swipe at Blackslash, who dodged. Then she followed it up with a leap on top of her mentor and lightly grabbing his scruff. He shook her off and she rolled with the impact, using her momentum to get back up and attack again.
Winterpaw feinted to the left and then attacked to Wolfstorm's right. Wolfstorm parried the blow with his front paws and then drove his apprentice backwards with long swipes with his forepaws. Winterpaw dodged and then sprinted to get to Wolfstorm's back to sneak-attack.
"Oofff!" Eaglepaw's breath left him as Dewstripe bowled him over. "Always be ready for an attack, don't get distracted in the midst of a battle," she meowed. Eaglepaw rolled away and the leaped to his paws. He raced up to Dewstripe, and she lashed out with her forepaws, but Eaglepaw was ready, he leaped on her back. Next, Dewstripe rolled over, trying to crush Eaglepaw beneath her, but he leaped off quickly and cleanly. "Nice moves," his mentor commented.
"Thanks," Eaglepaw gasped out.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Story Part 30 Part 2 *The Medicine Mincer*
"I'm very disappointed in you," scolded Snowstar.
"But-but!" stuttered Eaglepaw.
"No ifs, ands, or buts. Go clean the elder's den," Snowstar commanded. When he had gone into the elder's den, she turned to Rockblaze, who happened to be standing behind her. "Honestly, who in StarClan does he think he is! 'Checking on the medicine in the den', my fur! Wavepaw must have nearly had a heart-attack when she saw the mess he made. Sometimes he can be such a kit!"
Rockblaze blinked. "It's good that you have a firm hand in controlling your son."
"I am leader of this Clan," reminded Snowstar. "I'd have to control him, even if he wasn't my son."
"You need to calm down for a bit," the dark brown tom told her. "Let's go for a short walk in the woods."
Snowstar sighed. "I guess that I do need a bit of calm for a bit."
The snowy white cat allowed Rockblaze to lead her out of the FrostClan camp and into the woods. She looked around and saw all of nature's beauty, which allowed her to relax from the strain of earlier. "You know, this was a great idea, Rockblaze," she mewed.
He looked at her with his sparkling eyes, which seemed lighter and more joyful than ever. "I know."
* * *
"Stupid, stupid, stupid," mewed the light gray she-cat.
The light brown tom she was talking to sighed. "Yeah, it was rather foolish."
"Rather? Rather?" asked the light gray cat.
The light brown cat sighed again. "Okay, okay, it was TOTALLY foolish."
"Stupid," corrected the gray cat. She giggled. "Snowstar totally told you off, Eaglepaw!"
"It's not that funny, Etharpaw!" growled Eaglepaw.
"Yeah, it was. You walked into the medicine cat den and started sorting through herbs as if you totally belonged there. Everyone thought you were on a legitimate mission. Then Wavepaw came in and totally freaked when she saw you in there. Snowstar spotted you the instant she started yowling! Then you were crow-food!"
Eaglepaw groaned. "Don't remind me."
"You've gotta admit, it was pretty funny!"
"No."
At that moment, a dark shape blotted out the light coming into the apprentice den. Etharpaw and Eaglepaw looked up into Dewstripe's green eyes. "You two should come with me and Winterpaw for training. Wolfstorm and Blackslash will meet us there."
Etharpaw and Eaglepaw groaned, but got up and followed Dewstripe.
* * *
By the time Snowstar had come back from her walk with Rockblaze, she felt totally refreshed and unstressed-out. "That was great, Rockblaze. I'll have to try that more often." She added the mouse she had caught to the fresh-kill pile, and Rockblaze added his vole. Snowstar sighed with contentment and padded over to where some of the senior warriors were sharing tongues. Then she saw Tawnyflash and Wavepaw, each carrying bundles of herbs. Ugh, why did they have to remind me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"But-but!" stuttered Eaglepaw.
"No ifs, ands, or buts. Go clean the elder's den," Snowstar commanded. When he had gone into the elder's den, she turned to Rockblaze, who happened to be standing behind her. "Honestly, who in StarClan does he think he is! 'Checking on the medicine in the den', my fur! Wavepaw must have nearly had a heart-attack when she saw the mess he made. Sometimes he can be such a kit!"
Rockblaze blinked. "It's good that you have a firm hand in controlling your son."
"I am leader of this Clan," reminded Snowstar. "I'd have to control him, even if he wasn't my son."
"You need to calm down for a bit," the dark brown tom told her. "Let's go for a short walk in the woods."
Snowstar sighed. "I guess that I do need a bit of calm for a bit."
The snowy white cat allowed Rockblaze to lead her out of the FrostClan camp and into the woods. She looked around and saw all of nature's beauty, which allowed her to relax from the strain of earlier. "You know, this was a great idea, Rockblaze," she mewed.
He looked at her with his sparkling eyes, which seemed lighter and more joyful than ever. "I know."
* * *
"Stupid, stupid, stupid," mewed the light gray she-cat.
The light brown tom she was talking to sighed. "Yeah, it was rather foolish."
"Rather? Rather?" asked the light gray cat.
The light brown cat sighed again. "Okay, okay, it was TOTALLY foolish."
"Stupid," corrected the gray cat. She giggled. "Snowstar totally told you off, Eaglepaw!"
"It's not that funny, Etharpaw!" growled Eaglepaw.
"Yeah, it was. You walked into the medicine cat den and started sorting through herbs as if you totally belonged there. Everyone thought you were on a legitimate mission. Then Wavepaw came in and totally freaked when she saw you in there. Snowstar spotted you the instant she started yowling! Then you were crow-food!"
Eaglepaw groaned. "Don't remind me."
"You've gotta admit, it was pretty funny!"
"No."
At that moment, a dark shape blotted out the light coming into the apprentice den. Etharpaw and Eaglepaw looked up into Dewstripe's green eyes. "You two should come with me and Winterpaw for training. Wolfstorm and Blackslash will meet us there."
Etharpaw and Eaglepaw groaned, but got up and followed Dewstripe.
* * *
By the time Snowstar had come back from her walk with Rockblaze, she felt totally refreshed and unstressed-out. "That was great, Rockblaze. I'll have to try that more often." She added the mouse she had caught to the fresh-kill pile, and Rockblaze added his vole. Snowstar sighed with contentment and padded over to where some of the senior warriors were sharing tongues. Then she saw Tawnyflash and Wavepaw, each carrying bundles of herbs. Ugh, why did they have to remind me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Story Part 30 Part 1 *Not Much Longer???*
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath IceRock for a Clan meeting!" Snowstar yowled.
"I have spoken to Dawnfeather and Raincloud, and they agree with me that Oakpaw and Leafpaw are ready to be given their warrior names. Please step forward. I, Snowstar, leader of FrostClan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon these apprentices. They have trained hard and I commend them to you as warriors in their stead. Oakpaw and Leafpaw, do you both promise to protect and defend FrostClan even at the cost of your lives?"
"Yes," whispered Oakpaw.
"Yes," breathed Leafpaw.
"Then I give you your warrior names: Oakpaw, from now on you shall be known as Oakleaf. FrostClan honors you for your fighting skills. Leafpaw, from now on you shall be known as Leafshadow. FrostClan honors you for your hunting skills. May our ancestors watch over you both." She leaped off IceRock and laid her muzzle on the two newest warriors of FrostClan.
"Oakleaf! Leafshadow! Oakleaf! Leafshadow!" called the Clan.
"Wow! I can't wait until we're all warriors!" exclaimed Etharpaw, bounding up to her friends to congratulate them.
"It won't be much longer!" announced Eaglepaw. Then he too went over to congratulate Oakleaf and Leafshadow. Winterpaw followed him.
"I have spoken to Dawnfeather and Raincloud, and they agree with me that Oakpaw and Leafpaw are ready to be given their warrior names. Please step forward. I, Snowstar, leader of FrostClan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon these apprentices. They have trained hard and I commend them to you as warriors in their stead. Oakpaw and Leafpaw, do you both promise to protect and defend FrostClan even at the cost of your lives?"
"Yes," whispered Oakpaw.
"Yes," breathed Leafpaw.
"Then I give you your warrior names: Oakpaw, from now on you shall be known as Oakleaf. FrostClan honors you for your fighting skills. Leafpaw, from now on you shall be known as Leafshadow. FrostClan honors you for your hunting skills. May our ancestors watch over you both." She leaped off IceRock and laid her muzzle on the two newest warriors of FrostClan.
"Oakleaf! Leafshadow! Oakleaf! Leafshadow!" called the Clan.
"Wow! I can't wait until we're all warriors!" exclaimed Etharpaw, bounding up to her friends to congratulate them.
"It won't be much longer!" announced Eaglepaw. Then he too went over to congratulate Oakleaf and Leafshadow. Winterpaw followed him.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Story Part 29 Part 2 *Solutions*
The lion in the pond roared, and Etharpaw felt its hot breath on her face. She leaped up in terror, causing the dock to shake, which spilled her into the water.
"Etharpaw!" yowled her brothers. Eaglepaw sprinted toward the end of the dock, forgetting how unstable it was. The plank beneath him broke beneath his weight and he was spilled into the pond water also.
By now Etharpaw's head had poked above the surface of the water. "Be careful!" she yowled, just as Eaglepaw fell off.
"Too late!" called Winterpaw. He watched as Eaglepaw got his head above water and took in a deep breath. "Can you guys get out alright?" he asked.
Eaglepaw and Etharpaw were swimming strongly in the still pond water. They were, after all, FrostClan cats and FrostClan cats learn to swim almost before they walk. "The bank looks a bit steep," called Etharpaw. "And there's no way we can get back up on the dock again." She and Eaglepaw looked up at the dock looming over them.
"Well, come on! There has to be a way out!" shouted Winterpaw. "Do either of you have a brilliant idea?"
"Hmmm..." mused Eaglepaw. "Could you put some more water in the pond so we can float up to the surface and climb out?"
Etharpaw rolled her eyes. "How's he supposed to do that?"
Eaglepaw looked hurt. "I thought it was a good idea."
"No, it wasn't," snapped Etharpaw.
"Actually," meowed Winterpaw, "It may work."
"How?" asked Etharpaw and Eaglepaw in unison, but Winterpaw was already walking off.
"Hmm... If I can find a hose by the twoleg ruins, drag it over here, and turn on the water somehow, it may work," mused Winterpaw. "The pond is rather small, and while the hose fills up the pond I can dig a ditch out of the steep bank so that Eaglepaw and Etharpaw can climb up easier. It's a good thing Shortwhisker told all those random twoleg tales she learned form that talking picture-box."
Winterpaw rounded a corner by the ruins and found a hose. It's a good thing those twolegs left this here. Now, will it turn on? Winterpaw dragged the hose over to the pond and tossed its end in.
"What are you doing?" asked Etharpaw.
"Trying to save you," replied Winterpaw, heading back to the ruins. He found a knob and pawed at it with a paw. Nothing happened. Then he unsheathed his claws and scratched the metal. This only succeeded in making a shrieking sound that hurt his ears. He shook his head and grasped the knob with his teeth, trying to ignore the rusty-metal taste. He turned his head and, slowly but surely, the knob inched to the right. When he felt the water pressure in the hose, he went back to the pond.
"Hey!" exclaimed Eaglepaw. "The water just got a current."
"I turned the hose on," explained Winterpaw as he began digging a trench on the side of the pond. "That will fill up the pond and you can then swim over here and climb out." He got up and shook the dirt from between his claws.
"I didn't know the pond was so deep when we got here," mewed Etharpaw. "It looked shallow. I would have been more careful if I had noticed. I'm sorry."
"It's OK." soothed Eaglepaw. "I shouldn't have just rushed over to you and fallen in myself. That was pretty stupid."
"Yeah, you both should use more caution," suggested Winterpaw. "But don't worry, the hose shouldn't take much longer."
Eaglepaw and Etharpaw knew better than to ask Winterpaw who had told him about this twoleg invention. The answer was always the same: Shortwhisker.
*Fifteen Minutes Later...*
The pond had taken more time to fill than Winterpaw had thought. Fortunately Eaglepaw and Etharpaw were strong swimmers and were able to swim in place for the whole time. When the two came out, soaked to the bone, they shook themselves dry.
"Um... Etharpaw," meowed Eaglepaw. "Why did you fall in the water in the first place?"
"Oh, it was silly," Etharpaw could feel her fur heating up just thinking about it. "I imagined I saw a lion and it roared and scared me."
"I want to see a lion!" yowled Eaglepaw.
"Sure sure," mewed Winterpaw, who had come back from turning off the water. (They didn't want to flood the forest after all.) "But let's hope we meet some prey first to take back to camp. Or would you two like to explain why we've been gone so long?"
Etharpaw and Eaglepaw flinched. "Let's go!" they shouted.
When they all came back to camp, Snowstar was so proud that they had found so much prey that she never once asked them why they had been gone for so long.
"Etharpaw!" yowled her brothers. Eaglepaw sprinted toward the end of the dock, forgetting how unstable it was. The plank beneath him broke beneath his weight and he was spilled into the pond water also.
By now Etharpaw's head had poked above the surface of the water. "Be careful!" she yowled, just as Eaglepaw fell off.
"Too late!" called Winterpaw. He watched as Eaglepaw got his head above water and took in a deep breath. "Can you guys get out alright?" he asked.
Eaglepaw and Etharpaw were swimming strongly in the still pond water. They were, after all, FrostClan cats and FrostClan cats learn to swim almost before they walk. "The bank looks a bit steep," called Etharpaw. "And there's no way we can get back up on the dock again." She and Eaglepaw looked up at the dock looming over them.
"Well, come on! There has to be a way out!" shouted Winterpaw. "Do either of you have a brilliant idea?"
"Hmmm..." mused Eaglepaw. "Could you put some more water in the pond so we can float up to the surface and climb out?"
Etharpaw rolled her eyes. "How's he supposed to do that?"
Eaglepaw looked hurt. "I thought it was a good idea."
"No, it wasn't," snapped Etharpaw.
"Actually," meowed Winterpaw, "It may work."
"How?" asked Etharpaw and Eaglepaw in unison, but Winterpaw was already walking off.
"Hmm... If I can find a hose by the twoleg ruins, drag it over here, and turn on the water somehow, it may work," mused Winterpaw. "The pond is rather small, and while the hose fills up the pond I can dig a ditch out of the steep bank so that Eaglepaw and Etharpaw can climb up easier. It's a good thing Shortwhisker told all those random twoleg tales she learned form that talking picture-box."
Winterpaw rounded a corner by the ruins and found a hose. It's a good thing those twolegs left this here. Now, will it turn on? Winterpaw dragged the hose over to the pond and tossed its end in.
"What are you doing?" asked Etharpaw.
"Trying to save you," replied Winterpaw, heading back to the ruins. He found a knob and pawed at it with a paw. Nothing happened. Then he unsheathed his claws and scratched the metal. This only succeeded in making a shrieking sound that hurt his ears. He shook his head and grasped the knob with his teeth, trying to ignore the rusty-metal taste. He turned his head and, slowly but surely, the knob inched to the right. When he felt the water pressure in the hose, he went back to the pond.
"Hey!" exclaimed Eaglepaw. "The water just got a current."
"I turned the hose on," explained Winterpaw as he began digging a trench on the side of the pond. "That will fill up the pond and you can then swim over here and climb out." He got up and shook the dirt from between his claws.
"I didn't know the pond was so deep when we got here," mewed Etharpaw. "It looked shallow. I would have been more careful if I had noticed. I'm sorry."
"It's OK." soothed Eaglepaw. "I shouldn't have just rushed over to you and fallen in myself. That was pretty stupid."
"Yeah, you both should use more caution," suggested Winterpaw. "But don't worry, the hose shouldn't take much longer."
Eaglepaw and Etharpaw knew better than to ask Winterpaw who had told him about this twoleg invention. The answer was always the same: Shortwhisker.
*Fifteen Minutes Later...*
The pond had taken more time to fill than Winterpaw had thought. Fortunately Eaglepaw and Etharpaw were strong swimmers and were able to swim in place for the whole time. When the two came out, soaked to the bone, they shook themselves dry.
"Um... Etharpaw," meowed Eaglepaw. "Why did you fall in the water in the first place?"
"Oh, it was silly," Etharpaw could feel her fur heating up just thinking about it. "I imagined I saw a lion and it roared and scared me."
"I want to see a lion!" yowled Eaglepaw.
"Sure sure," mewed Winterpaw, who had come back from turning off the water. (They didn't want to flood the forest after all.) "But let's hope we meet some prey first to take back to camp. Or would you two like to explain why we've been gone so long?"
Etharpaw and Eaglepaw flinched. "Let's go!" they shouted.
When they all came back to camp, Snowstar was so proud that they had found so much prey that she never once asked them why they had been gone for so long.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Story Part 29 Part 1 *Exploration*
Snowstar yawned and stretched, then padded out of her den. She saw her kits huddled by the fresh-kill pile and wondered what they were talking about. Whatever, it's probably something trivial, she thought. Raincloud walked up to her then.
"Want to go hunting with me?" he asked.
"Sure," she replied. They walked out the tunnel and headed toward the river.
*At the fresh-kill pile*
"Hmm... There's not nearly enough good prey on the pile today," commented Winterpaw.
"Yeah," mewed Etharpaw, turning over a scrawny mouse with her paw.
"We should hunt for more," announced Eaglepaw. He flicked the small fish he had been looking at back onto the pile. "But first we need something to keep our strength up on the hunt."
Winterpaw held up a decently sized bird. "This should do," he said in a voice muffled by feathers.
The siblings fell to gulping down the morsel. "Alright, let's go!" yowled Etharpaw, done first. They all scampered out the tunnel a few minutes after their parents, leaving a wake of dust behind them.
"Apprentices," coughed Shortwhisker, who had been at the prey pile too.
"Well, where should we go?" asked Winterpaw after they had traveled quite a distance from camp.
Eaglepaw looked right and then left. "That way." He pointed right with his tail. They all went that way.
"Hey, I don't think we've ever gone this way before," meowed Etharpaw, observant as always.
Eaglepaw looked around at their surroundings. "Way cool! You're right!"
Winterpaw looked nervous. "We don't know what's out here," he mewed cautiously.
Etharpaw's eyes sparkled. "You're right! There could be an evil monster out here. Let's find out!" She bolted into some bushes, with Eaglepaw closely following her.
Winterpaw was left alone in the clearing. "Hey guys, don't leave without me!" he howled, chasing after them.
Eaglepaw and Etharpaw were cackling with glee. "This is fun!" cried Etharpaw.
"Did you see the look on Winterpaw's face?" asked Eaglepaw. They stopped running then.
"Shhh... he's following," whispered Etharpaw.
Winterpaw came out from behind them. "There you are." He looked relieved. "How will we get back?"
Eaglepaw flicked his tail. "We'll just follow our scent back."
"C'mon! Let's explore," whined Etharpaw. "I think there's something past those cattails." Hmm... there are cattails here, so there must be water.
Etharpaw padded forward, reaching out a paw to part the cattails. She gasped and withdrew.
"What is it? What is it?" asked her brothers. Eaglepaw looked excited, but Winterpaw looked almost afraid.
"Ruins," she whispered. "Twoleg ruins on the other side of this pond."
Eaglepaw looked up at the sky. "We haven't been gone long, we must have really ran fast. I wonder why no other warrior has found this place?"
Winterpaw shrugged. "I guess they never bothered going so deep into the territory. If this even is our territory. We may be outside the boundries. Don't we need to hunt?"
Etharpaw peeked back at the twoleg ruins. "Sure, we can hunt over by the ruins. There should be plenty of prey making their homes in there. Let's go look!" She led the way around the pond and over to the ruins.
"Wow, it looks kinda scary from here," whispered Winterpaw. He envisioned the boarded up windows as blank, staring eyes, and the empty space where the door should have been as a gaping mouth.
"Hey, look at this!" called Etharpaw from far away. Her brothers turned to look at her. "There's a bridge thing here, but it must have sunk underwater, because only part of it is here."
"It's called a dock or pier," explained Winterpaw. "Shortwhisker told me that people use them to tie their stuff at and sit on."
"Ooh! I want to sit on it!" yelped Etharpaw. She ran onto the wooden planks. Eerk! The planks groaned with stress.
"Be careful!" called out Eaglepaw. "It doesn't sound stable!"
"I'll be fine," Etharpaw called back. "If twolegs could walk on it than I can." She made it to the end and sat down, looking into the clear water of the pond. Some small fish, too small for prey, swam beneath her, taking shelter under the pier. She looked up across the pond to the opposite bank. A light breeze blew through her fur, ruffling it gently. In that moment she felt perfectly at peace with nature.
"Do you think the dock will support us?" asked Eaglepaw. He had walked up to the beginning of the pier.
"It should," Etharpaw called back. She looked back into the water, but the scene beneath her had changed. Etharpaw gasped as a desert plain spread before her in the water. She could hear paw-steps, a roar, and then saw a flash of an animal she had only heard described in nursery stories, a golden-maned lion!
"Want to go hunting with me?" he asked.
"Sure," she replied. They walked out the tunnel and headed toward the river.
*At the fresh-kill pile*
"Hmm... There's not nearly enough good prey on the pile today," commented Winterpaw.
"Yeah," mewed Etharpaw, turning over a scrawny mouse with her paw.
"We should hunt for more," announced Eaglepaw. He flicked the small fish he had been looking at back onto the pile. "But first we need something to keep our strength up on the hunt."
Winterpaw held up a decently sized bird. "This should do," he said in a voice muffled by feathers.
The siblings fell to gulping down the morsel. "Alright, let's go!" yowled Etharpaw, done first. They all scampered out the tunnel a few minutes after their parents, leaving a wake of dust behind them.
"Apprentices," coughed Shortwhisker, who had been at the prey pile too.
"Well, where should we go?" asked Winterpaw after they had traveled quite a distance from camp.
Eaglepaw looked right and then left. "That way." He pointed right with his tail. They all went that way.
"Hey, I don't think we've ever gone this way before," meowed Etharpaw, observant as always.
Eaglepaw looked around at their surroundings. "Way cool! You're right!"
Winterpaw looked nervous. "We don't know what's out here," he mewed cautiously.
Etharpaw's eyes sparkled. "You're right! There could be an evil monster out here. Let's find out!" She bolted into some bushes, with Eaglepaw closely following her.
Winterpaw was left alone in the clearing. "Hey guys, don't leave without me!" he howled, chasing after them.
Eaglepaw and Etharpaw were cackling with glee. "This is fun!" cried Etharpaw.
"Did you see the look on Winterpaw's face?" asked Eaglepaw. They stopped running then.
"Shhh... he's following," whispered Etharpaw.
Winterpaw came out from behind them. "There you are." He looked relieved. "How will we get back?"
Eaglepaw flicked his tail. "We'll just follow our scent back."
"C'mon! Let's explore," whined Etharpaw. "I think there's something past those cattails." Hmm... there are cattails here, so there must be water.
Etharpaw padded forward, reaching out a paw to part the cattails. She gasped and withdrew.
"What is it? What is it?" asked her brothers. Eaglepaw looked excited, but Winterpaw looked almost afraid.
"Ruins," she whispered. "Twoleg ruins on the other side of this pond."
Eaglepaw looked up at the sky. "We haven't been gone long, we must have really ran fast. I wonder why no other warrior has found this place?"
Winterpaw shrugged. "I guess they never bothered going so deep into the territory. If this even is our territory. We may be outside the boundries. Don't we need to hunt?"
Etharpaw peeked back at the twoleg ruins. "Sure, we can hunt over by the ruins. There should be plenty of prey making their homes in there. Let's go look!" She led the way around the pond and over to the ruins.
"Wow, it looks kinda scary from here," whispered Winterpaw. He envisioned the boarded up windows as blank, staring eyes, and the empty space where the door should have been as a gaping mouth.
"Hey, look at this!" called Etharpaw from far away. Her brothers turned to look at her. "There's a bridge thing here, but it must have sunk underwater, because only part of it is here."
"It's called a dock or pier," explained Winterpaw. "Shortwhisker told me that people use them to tie their stuff at and sit on."
"Ooh! I want to sit on it!" yelped Etharpaw. She ran onto the wooden planks. Eerk! The planks groaned with stress.
"Be careful!" called out Eaglepaw. "It doesn't sound stable!"
"I'll be fine," Etharpaw called back. "If twolegs could walk on it than I can." She made it to the end and sat down, looking into the clear water of the pond. Some small fish, too small for prey, swam beneath her, taking shelter under the pier. She looked up across the pond to the opposite bank. A light breeze blew through her fur, ruffling it gently. In that moment she felt perfectly at peace with nature.
"Do you think the dock will support us?" asked Eaglepaw. He had walked up to the beginning of the pier.
"It should," Etharpaw called back. She looked back into the water, but the scene beneath her had changed. Etharpaw gasped as a desert plain spread before her in the water. She could hear paw-steps, a roar, and then saw a flash of an animal she had only heard described in nursery stories, a golden-maned lion!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Gathering 10/10/11
Please come to the gathering if you are able.
You will find the link to the site on the left side of my blog.
~Snowstar
You will find the link to the site on the left side of my blog.
~Snowstar
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Story Part 28 *Sharing Thoughts*
As Etharpaw strode into camp grandly, Snowstar was relaxing from her duties as leader for a few moments and enjoying peace. She was sunning herself on a rock, soaking up the last of the leaf-fall sun. When Etharpaw's shadow fell on her, she looked up drowsily.
"Etharpaw?" she asked.
"Yeah, it's me," came the answer.
"What's wrong?" Snowstar asked, still drowsy.
"You didn't tell me about the prophecy," Etharpaw mewed, somewhat annoyed. "And it was about me."
Snowstar sat bolt up-right. "Did Ashfire say that? The prophecy is about you?"
"No and yes," answered Etharpaw. "Lionflame told me."
"Well, I received three prophecies, one from StarClan, and two from Lionflame and Ashfire. The first I received has been fulfilled, and also the second. The third, I just recently got. That must be the one about you. Here it is...
'The time is coming when the two,
In all their power come
Be ready for that day, blessed day,
When your worries shall be done.
The time may be soon,
But it also may be later
So be ready, don't waver
Lest soon become later.'
If you don't get the first line, it's because it came from the first prophecy, the one from StarClan." mewed Snowstar.
Etharpaw stood there for a bit. "Confusing! How am I supposed to know what that means? I am only one cat, not two! How can it be me in the prophecy?"
Snowstar sighed. "I don't know. That's the thing about prophecies. They often speak in riddle, and are hard to understand. That's one reason why I didn't tell you about it. Also, I had only just gotten it days ago."
"I understand now," mewed Etharpaw.
"I don't understand why you got here!" came a voice behind the mother and daughter.
"Winterpaw!" yelped Etharpaw. "I'm sorry. I just had to come back right away. Did you catch anything?"
"Yep!" cried Winterpaw. "I caught that fish on the pile. I've got to go back and get Eaglepaw's now."
"Why?" asked Snowstar, puzzled. "He should be able to take care of his own fresh-kill."
"Oh, well," stuttered Winterpaw, feeling embarrassed for his brother. "He went off without it. He thought you had been carried off by an eagle, Etharpaw, and now he wants to hunt it down to save you and earn his warrior name, Eagleslayer."
Etharpaw snorted. "What a ridiculous idea. Why would an eagle carry me off?"
"Well, you know how... imaginative Eaglepaw can be," meowed Winterpaw.
"Thts rght, E hv e grt magntn," came a choked call from behind them.
What? Etharpaw and Winterpaw thought.
"Eaglepaw, put that down and answer properly," Snowstar mewed briskly.
Eaglepaw dropped the fish on the pile and padded over. "I said; that's right, I have a great imagination." He then turned to Snowstar. "I'm sorry I couldn't bring the eagle back to camp, O Great And Mighty Leader, but it was too heavy to drag back to camp. I feel ready to receive my warrior name, Eagleslayer now, though!"
Snowstar rolled her eyes. "That's too bad, Eaglepaw."
"Yeah," Etharpaw decided to play along too. "Now we'll have to name you Eaglelooser."
"What!" yowled Eaglepaw in protest. "I killed it, I just didn't bring it back."
"Fine," mewed Winterpaw. "You can be Eagleslayer-who-couldn't-bring-the-eagle-back-as-proof."
"Nah," mewed Etharpaw. "That's too much of a mouthful. I'd never be able to say that every time I needed to talk to Eaglepaw."
"I'll think of a wonderful name for you when you become a warrior, dear," Snowstar looked at Eaglepaw, and then turned her attention to her other kits. "You also."
"Thanks, mom," her kits chorused as Snowstar beamed at them.
"Etharpaw?" she asked.
"Yeah, it's me," came the answer.
"What's wrong?" Snowstar asked, still drowsy.
"You didn't tell me about the prophecy," Etharpaw mewed, somewhat annoyed. "And it was about me."
Snowstar sat bolt up-right. "Did Ashfire say that? The prophecy is about you?"
"No and yes," answered Etharpaw. "Lionflame told me."
"Well, I received three prophecies, one from StarClan, and two from Lionflame and Ashfire. The first I received has been fulfilled, and also the second. The third, I just recently got. That must be the one about you. Here it is...
'The time is coming when the two,
In all their power come
Be ready for that day, blessed day,
When your worries shall be done.
The time may be soon,
But it also may be later
So be ready, don't waver
Lest soon become later.'
If you don't get the first line, it's because it came from the first prophecy, the one from StarClan." mewed Snowstar.
Etharpaw stood there for a bit. "Confusing! How am I supposed to know what that means? I am only one cat, not two! How can it be me in the prophecy?"
Snowstar sighed. "I don't know. That's the thing about prophecies. They often speak in riddle, and are hard to understand. That's one reason why I didn't tell you about it. Also, I had only just gotten it days ago."
"I understand now," mewed Etharpaw.
"I don't understand why you got here!" came a voice behind the mother and daughter.
"Winterpaw!" yelped Etharpaw. "I'm sorry. I just had to come back right away. Did you catch anything?"
"Yep!" cried Winterpaw. "I caught that fish on the pile. I've got to go back and get Eaglepaw's now."
"Why?" asked Snowstar, puzzled. "He should be able to take care of his own fresh-kill."
"Oh, well," stuttered Winterpaw, feeling embarrassed for his brother. "He went off without it. He thought you had been carried off by an eagle, Etharpaw, and now he wants to hunt it down to save you and earn his warrior name, Eagleslayer."
Etharpaw snorted. "What a ridiculous idea. Why would an eagle carry me off?"
"Well, you know how... imaginative Eaglepaw can be," meowed Winterpaw.
"Thts rght, E hv e grt magntn," came a choked call from behind them.
What? Etharpaw and Winterpaw thought.
"Eaglepaw, put that down and answer properly," Snowstar mewed briskly.
Eaglepaw dropped the fish on the pile and padded over. "I said; that's right, I have a great imagination." He then turned to Snowstar. "I'm sorry I couldn't bring the eagle back to camp, O Great And Mighty Leader, but it was too heavy to drag back to camp. I feel ready to receive my warrior name, Eagleslayer now, though!"
Snowstar rolled her eyes. "That's too bad, Eaglepaw."
"Yeah," Etharpaw decided to play along too. "Now we'll have to name you Eaglelooser."
"What!" yowled Eaglepaw in protest. "I killed it, I just didn't bring it back."
"Fine," mewed Winterpaw. "You can be Eagleslayer-who-couldn't-bring-the-eagle-back-as-proof."
"Nah," mewed Etharpaw. "That's too much of a mouthful. I'd never be able to say that every time I needed to talk to Eaglepaw."
"I'll think of a wonderful name for you when you become a warrior, dear," Snowstar looked at Eaglepaw, and then turned her attention to her other kits. "You also."
"Thanks, mom," her kits chorused as Snowstar beamed at them.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Story Part 27 *An Awesome Day {scene two}*
"Okay...." mewed Eaglepaw slowly. "Let me get this straight, today will be awesome because we'll prove an expert fisher wrong?"
Etharpaw looked him in the eyes. "Yes." The two siblings had a staring contest. A splash suddenly made them each turn at the same time.
"Ha ha! I caught the fish!" yelled Winterpaw.
"Expert proven false," muttered Eaglepaw.
Etharpaw gleamed with pride. "I told you all the expert was wrong. What expert would give advice like that?" She looked back and forth, with confused eyes.
"What's wrong?" asked Winterpaw.
"Hmm..." Etharpaw mused. "That's very strange."
"What's strange?" asked Eaglepaw.
Etharpaw turned back to her brothers. "I just thought I heard something. And, I don't think the fish is what will be awesome about today. Something big is coming, a huge change."
Eaglepaw and Winterpaw looked at each other and shrugged. "Whatever," they mewed at the same time.
The comment didn't seem to register with Etharpaw. Out of the corner of her eyes she saw the shrubs beside the river clearing shiver and then still. The river was calmly carrying on its journey through its banks. Everything seemed normal. Ah, it's probably my imagination, she thought. She padded toward the river and stood, ready to fish.
"Hey!" called out Eaglepaw. "Winterpaw and I are going downstream to fish. Are you gonna stay here?"
Etharpaw nodded, not wanting to make a sound and disturb the fish in the river. She heard her brothers' paws slightly shaking the ground, but not enough to disturb the fish.
"Etharpaw," came a soft voice.
"I thought you guys were going downstream," replied Etharpaw. "Make up your minds."
"Etharpaw, it's Lionflame." came the voice again.
Etharpaw spun around. "Lionflame! What are you doing sulking around our territory?"
"Huh! I'm not sulking around, I'm here to tell you something about the prophecy."
"What prophecy?" Etharpaw was confused.
"So... Snowstar didn't tell you." he meowed.
"I guess not, since I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Here's all I have to say, you can ask Snowstar about the prophecy later," Lionflame announced. "You are part of the prophecy. You, not your brothers."
"Okay... but I don't care at this point since I have no idea about this prophecy you told my mother. You can be sure I'll ask her about it when I get back to camp, though. Now that my curiosity has been aroused, you can't stop me." mewed Etharpaw, swishing her tail.
Lionflame purred. "I don't want to stop you. I want you to go and tell Snowstar what I told you."
"That's good, because I'm going right now," she meowed, and swept grandly into the bushes.
Lionflame shook his head. "Snowstar has her paws full with that one." Then he too left the clearing.
* A few minutes later *
Eaglepaw bounded into the clearing with Winterpaw following him, each one carrying a fish in their mouth. Eaglepaw set the fish down. "Etharpaw! Where are you!"
"Etharpaw!" called Winterpaw, adding his voice to Eaglepaw's. After a bit he added; "I don't think she's anywhere in the area."
"You're right," admitted Eaglepaw. "Maybe she fell into the river and got swept downstream screaming her head off."
"Nah," Winterpaw shot that idea down right away. "We'd have heard her. We were fishing downstream."
"Oh." mewed Eaglepaw. "Good point. She must have been carried off by an eagle then. I must hunt it down and save her so I can earn my warrior name, Eagleslayer."
Winterpaw rolled his eyes. "Good luck. I think she went back to camp."
"Aww..." sighed Eaglepaw. "Your reasons are oh so boring."
"Yeah, but they're reasonable, unlike yours."
"Mine are funny!" snapped Eaglepaw.
"Sure sure," Winterpaw waved his tail. "I'm heading back to camp to find her."
"Well I'm going to find the eagle and bring it home for dinner." Eaglepaw headed off in the opposite direction.
A cat in the bushes shook with silent laughter as the two parted ways.
Etharpaw looked him in the eyes. "Yes." The two siblings had a staring contest. A splash suddenly made them each turn at the same time.
"Ha ha! I caught the fish!" yelled Winterpaw.
"Expert proven false," muttered Eaglepaw.
Etharpaw gleamed with pride. "I told you all the expert was wrong. What expert would give advice like that?" She looked back and forth, with confused eyes.
"What's wrong?" asked Winterpaw.
"Hmm..." Etharpaw mused. "That's very strange."
"What's strange?" asked Eaglepaw.
Etharpaw turned back to her brothers. "I just thought I heard something. And, I don't think the fish is what will be awesome about today. Something big is coming, a huge change."
Eaglepaw and Winterpaw looked at each other and shrugged. "Whatever," they mewed at the same time.
The comment didn't seem to register with Etharpaw. Out of the corner of her eyes she saw the shrubs beside the river clearing shiver and then still. The river was calmly carrying on its journey through its banks. Everything seemed normal. Ah, it's probably my imagination, she thought. She padded toward the river and stood, ready to fish.
"Hey!" called out Eaglepaw. "Winterpaw and I are going downstream to fish. Are you gonna stay here?"
Etharpaw nodded, not wanting to make a sound and disturb the fish in the river. She heard her brothers' paws slightly shaking the ground, but not enough to disturb the fish.
"Etharpaw," came a soft voice.
"I thought you guys were going downstream," replied Etharpaw. "Make up your minds."
"Etharpaw, it's Lionflame." came the voice again.
Etharpaw spun around. "Lionflame! What are you doing sulking around our territory?"
"Huh! I'm not sulking around, I'm here to tell you something about the prophecy."
"What prophecy?" Etharpaw was confused.
"So... Snowstar didn't tell you." he meowed.
"I guess not, since I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Here's all I have to say, you can ask Snowstar about the prophecy later," Lionflame announced. "You are part of the prophecy. You, not your brothers."
"Okay... but I don't care at this point since I have no idea about this prophecy you told my mother. You can be sure I'll ask her about it when I get back to camp, though. Now that my curiosity has been aroused, you can't stop me." mewed Etharpaw, swishing her tail.
Lionflame purred. "I don't want to stop you. I want you to go and tell Snowstar what I told you."
"That's good, because I'm going right now," she meowed, and swept grandly into the bushes.
Lionflame shook his head. "Snowstar has her paws full with that one." Then he too left the clearing.
* A few minutes later *
Eaglepaw bounded into the clearing with Winterpaw following him, each one carrying a fish in their mouth. Eaglepaw set the fish down. "Etharpaw! Where are you!"
"Etharpaw!" called Winterpaw, adding his voice to Eaglepaw's. After a bit he added; "I don't think she's anywhere in the area."
"You're right," admitted Eaglepaw. "Maybe she fell into the river and got swept downstream screaming her head off."
"Nah," Winterpaw shot that idea down right away. "We'd have heard her. We were fishing downstream."
"Oh." mewed Eaglepaw. "Good point. She must have been carried off by an eagle then. I must hunt it down and save her so I can earn my warrior name, Eagleslayer."
Winterpaw rolled his eyes. "Good luck. I think she went back to camp."
"Aww..." sighed Eaglepaw. "Your reasons are oh so boring."
"Yeah, but they're reasonable, unlike yours."
"Mine are funny!" snapped Eaglepaw.
"Sure sure," Winterpaw waved his tail. "I'm heading back to camp to find her."
"Well I'm going to find the eagle and bring it home for dinner." Eaglepaw headed off in the opposite direction.
A cat in the bushes shook with silent laughter as the two parted ways.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Story Part 27 *An Awesome Day {scene one}*
"Hmm hmm hmm..." hummed Etharpaw. "Today's a great day."
"Why is that?" asked her brother Eaglepaw.
She looked at him sharply. "Because, I can just feel it, the warm air, the slight breeze, today will be a special day."
Eaglepaw rolled his eyes. "Yeah right!"
"You'll see," Etharpaw told him, padding daintily on her way.
* * * * *
Snowstar frowned. Something didn't look right. Ah, it's probably just my imagination. She felt like she was getting kinda paranoid since she had run into Lionflame and Ashfire by the river. She yawned and clambered out of her den. She decided to have a look around the territory for anything suspicious looking. Ugh, I'm still paranoid. Oh well, one tiny peek can't hurt...
A while later, she returned from her one cat patrol with nothing suspicious at all to report. In fact, her whole patrol had been quite boring. The only interesting thing she had seen was the loon.
"Ah, well you can't win every day," she said to no cat in particular.
"You're right on that one," came a voice from behind her.
She turned around to see Rockblaze. "I'm worried," she confessed to him.
He snorted. "I can tell that. You went on a walk at dawn and didn't get back until sun-high. You must have been all the way around the territory. What's on your mind?"
She sighed. "Lionflame and Ashfire told me a new prophecy, and I'm worried about it. It seems that I'll have to wait even longer for some mystery character to appear and be a hero."
"Then why worry about the future?" purred Rockblaze. "Just learn to enjoy the present." He walked off, flicking her ears with his tail as he passed.
"Hmm. He has a point," she murmered to herself.
* * * * *
Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and Winterpaw were walking along the river.
"Um... shouldn't a warrior be with us?" asked Winterpaw nervously.
"Nah, we'll be fine," mewed Eaglepaw confidently. "We're almost warriors anyways."
"If you're sure," mewed Winterpaw. "Then let's fish."
The three apprentices scanned the water's surface. It was smooth except for the slow trickle of the water. The river was broad, but calm.
"Oh oh oh!" exclaimed Eaglepaw. "There's one over there." He gestured with his tail.
Etharpaw cleared her throat. "Hear the advice of an expert fisher. A viewed fish cannot be caught."
"If we can't see the fish, how can we catch it?" asked Winterpaw.
"Yeah, whoever said that was mouse-brained," commented Eaglepaw.
"Exactly," replied Etharpaw. "We'll prove the "expert" that they're wrong. That's why today will be awesome."
"Why is that?" asked her brother Eaglepaw.
She looked at him sharply. "Because, I can just feel it, the warm air, the slight breeze, today will be a special day."
Eaglepaw rolled his eyes. "Yeah right!"
"You'll see," Etharpaw told him, padding daintily on her way.
* * * * *
Snowstar frowned. Something didn't look right. Ah, it's probably just my imagination. She felt like she was getting kinda paranoid since she had run into Lionflame and Ashfire by the river. She yawned and clambered out of her den. She decided to have a look around the territory for anything suspicious looking. Ugh, I'm still paranoid. Oh well, one tiny peek can't hurt...
A while later, she returned from her one cat patrol with nothing suspicious at all to report. In fact, her whole patrol had been quite boring. The only interesting thing she had seen was the loon.
"Ah, well you can't win every day," she said to no cat in particular.
"You're right on that one," came a voice from behind her.
She turned around to see Rockblaze. "I'm worried," she confessed to him.
He snorted. "I can tell that. You went on a walk at dawn and didn't get back until sun-high. You must have been all the way around the territory. What's on your mind?"
She sighed. "Lionflame and Ashfire told me a new prophecy, and I'm worried about it. It seems that I'll have to wait even longer for some mystery character to appear and be a hero."
"Then why worry about the future?" purred Rockblaze. "Just learn to enjoy the present." He walked off, flicking her ears with his tail as he passed.
"Hmm. He has a point," she murmered to herself.
* * * * *
Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and Winterpaw were walking along the river.
"Um... shouldn't a warrior be with us?" asked Winterpaw nervously.
"Nah, we'll be fine," mewed Eaglepaw confidently. "We're almost warriors anyways."
"If you're sure," mewed Winterpaw. "Then let's fish."
The three apprentices scanned the water's surface. It was smooth except for the slow trickle of the water. The river was broad, but calm.
"Oh oh oh!" exclaimed Eaglepaw. "There's one over there." He gestured with his tail.
Etharpaw cleared her throat. "Hear the advice of an expert fisher. A viewed fish cannot be caught."
"If we can't see the fish, how can we catch it?" asked Winterpaw.
"Yeah, whoever said that was mouse-brained," commented Eaglepaw.
"Exactly," replied Etharpaw. "We'll prove the "expert" that they're wrong. That's why today will be awesome."
Friday, August 26, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Story Part 26 Part 2 *A Full Moon Gathering*
Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and a reluctant Winterpaw, walked around introducing themselves. Etharpaw walked up to a dusty brown apprentice. "Hi, I'm Etharpaw, and my brothers are Eaglepaw and Winterpaw. What's your name?"
"I'm Dustpaw, from PowerClan," he said. "Nice to meet you. You're from FrostClan, right?"
"Yep!" mewed Eaglepaw.
"Who are you talking to, Dustpaw?" asked a dappled gray and white apprentice, also from PowerClan.
"Oh. These are Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and Winterpaw. They're from FrostClan." meowed Dustpaw. "This is my sister, Starpaw."
"Cool," mewed Etharpaw. "So, do you guys really have powers?"
"Well, duh!" exclaimed Starpaw. "Why else would it be called PowerClan?"
"I can teleport and read minds," mewed Dustpaw.
"And I can manipulate plant growth," Starpaw mewed.
"Cool! Show us!" Eaglepaw and Etharpaw mewed in unison.
"Alright, but don't be too drastic about it," came a voice from behind Etharpaw and her brothers. They whirled around. "I'm Beachfur, Starpaw and Dustpaw's father. I see the future." He squinted at Etharpaw. "I see a bright future for you, chosen one." Then he walked away.
"Well, that was strange," commented Eaglepaw.
"Nah," scoffed Starpaw. "He's always doing that. You kinda get used to it. Anyways, let me show you my power!" She crouched down, closed her eyes, and concentrated. A single stem of grass grew. Slowly at first, then faster. Soon it was a few whisker lengths taller than the others. "See!" she announced, beaming proudly.
"Whoa! Way cool!!!" gasped all three of the FrostClan apprentices.
"Now I'll show you my power," mewed Dustpaw. He flicked his tail at a tree many tail-lengths away. "I will disappear from here, appear over there, and then come back too."
"Show-off," muttered Starpaw.
Dustpaw suddenly disappeared. Then he reappeared by the tree. Next, he disappeared from there, and didn't come back.
"Where'd he go?" asked Winterpaw.
Starpaw sighed, "He's probably right behind us." And sure enough, there he was.
"Alright, that was fun," he exclaimed. "Next, I'll read someone's mind. Eaglepaw, think of an object and tell Starpaw what it is. Then I'll read your mind and Starpaw'll tell me if I'm right."
"Okay," Eaglepaw mewed. He thought hard, and came up with something.
"Totem pole," he whispered to Starpaw. Dustpaw had teleported across the clearing, so there was no way he could have heard. If Starpaw wondered what a totem pole was, she didn't say. "Ready!" called Eaglepaw.
Dustpaw appeared in front of them. He narrowed his eyes and stared seemingly straight through Eaglepaw. "Hmm... You told Starpaw.... totem pole!"
Eaglepaw gasped. This couldn't have been a luck guess. "You're right."
"See!" crowed Dustpaw, what did I tell you?"
"That's all fine and dandy, but playtime's over. The gathering's starting," Etharpaw told them in a quiet voice. They turned their attention to the Clan leaders.
---Later---
"Whew! That was a great gathering," announced Etharpaw. "But now I'm totally tired. Let's get to bed."
"Yes," chorused her brothers.
"I'm Dustpaw, from PowerClan," he said. "Nice to meet you. You're from FrostClan, right?"
"Yep!" mewed Eaglepaw.
"Who are you talking to, Dustpaw?" asked a dappled gray and white apprentice, also from PowerClan.
"Oh. These are Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and Winterpaw. They're from FrostClan." meowed Dustpaw. "This is my sister, Starpaw."
"Cool," mewed Etharpaw. "So, do you guys really have powers?"
"Well, duh!" exclaimed Starpaw. "Why else would it be called PowerClan?"
"I can teleport and read minds," mewed Dustpaw.
"And I can manipulate plant growth," Starpaw mewed.
"Cool! Show us!" Eaglepaw and Etharpaw mewed in unison.
"Alright, but don't be too drastic about it," came a voice from behind Etharpaw and her brothers. They whirled around. "I'm Beachfur, Starpaw and Dustpaw's father. I see the future." He squinted at Etharpaw. "I see a bright future for you, chosen one." Then he walked away.
"Well, that was strange," commented Eaglepaw.
"Nah," scoffed Starpaw. "He's always doing that. You kinda get used to it. Anyways, let me show you my power!" She crouched down, closed her eyes, and concentrated. A single stem of grass grew. Slowly at first, then faster. Soon it was a few whisker lengths taller than the others. "See!" she announced, beaming proudly.
"Whoa! Way cool!!!" gasped all three of the FrostClan apprentices.
"Now I'll show you my power," mewed Dustpaw. He flicked his tail at a tree many tail-lengths away. "I will disappear from here, appear over there, and then come back too."
"Show-off," muttered Starpaw.
Dustpaw suddenly disappeared. Then he reappeared by the tree. Next, he disappeared from there, and didn't come back.
"Where'd he go?" asked Winterpaw.
Starpaw sighed, "He's probably right behind us." And sure enough, there he was.
"Alright, that was fun," he exclaimed. "Next, I'll read someone's mind. Eaglepaw, think of an object and tell Starpaw what it is. Then I'll read your mind and Starpaw'll tell me if I'm right."
"Okay," Eaglepaw mewed. He thought hard, and came up with something.
"Totem pole," he whispered to Starpaw. Dustpaw had teleported across the clearing, so there was no way he could have heard. If Starpaw wondered what a totem pole was, she didn't say. "Ready!" called Eaglepaw.
Dustpaw appeared in front of them. He narrowed his eyes and stared seemingly straight through Eaglepaw. "Hmm... You told Starpaw.... totem pole!"
Eaglepaw gasped. This couldn't have been a luck guess. "You're right."
"See!" crowed Dustpaw, what did I tell you?"
"That's all fine and dandy, but playtime's over. The gathering's starting," Etharpaw told them in a quiet voice. They turned their attention to the Clan leaders.
---Later---
"Whew! That was a great gathering," announced Etharpaw. "But now I'm totally tired. Let's get to bed."
"Yes," chorused her brothers.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Story Part 26 Part 1 *A Full Moon Gathering*
Chatter Chatter Chatter Chatter
Etharpaw sighed. "It's so noisy in here," she complained to her brothers.
"I agree," mewed Winterpaw. "There's so many apprentices. What do you think, Eaglepaw." He and Etharpaw turned to their brother.
Zzzzzzzz....
Etharpaw looked at Winterpaw and started laughing. "How can he sleep through this?" she choked out.
"I don't know!" exclaimed Winterpaw, rolling on the ground in laughter.
"Hey! Why'd ya wake me up with your laughter?" asked Eaglepaw grouchily. He had finally woken up at the sound of their laughter.
"Because you were so funny, sleeping through all this noise," answered Winterpaw, gazing around the stuffy den at all the apprentices. "I guess now that we're all up, we should get some fresh-kill and start training with our mentors."
Etharpaw leaped to her paws. "Yes!" she cried, eyes sparkling. "And we should work extra hard, because tonight is the Gathering! If we go, it'll be our first Gathering ever!"
---Later---That---Day---
Snowstar leaped onto the IceRock. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath IceRock for a Clan meeting." Snowstar paused and gazed around the clearing as the cats of FrostClan assembled. "I have decided that whoever wishes to share news at the gathering may come. Apprentices included."
"Hooray!!!" yowled Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and Winterpaw, along with much of the Clan.
Snowstar waved her tail for silence after a while of crazy cheering. "I hope that anyone who wishes to go, for a good reason, of course, will behave themselves properly and show how FrostClan cats are." She looked particularly at Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and Winterpaw.
---Even---Later---
The full moon rose into the sky as the cats of FrostClan made their way to the gathering. Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and Winterpaw walked side by side. Rockblaze and Featherbird came too, proud of their first gathering as warriors.
"This gathering will be totally awesome!" announced Eaglepaw.
"Wow!" look at all those cats!" exclaimed Winterpaw.
"Let's go make some new friends!" cried Etharpaw, racing over to the clearing with her brothers in tow. "Hmm... There sure are a lot of new cats here. Let me see... There should be FeatherClan, PowerClan, FadingClan, IvyClan, and of course, us, FrostClan. Let's go introduce ourselves."
"Yeah!" Eaglepaw agreed. He and his sister were very friendly and outgoing. Winterpaw, however, was more shy and timid. He hung back a bit.
Etharpaw sighed. "It's so noisy in here," she complained to her brothers.
"I agree," mewed Winterpaw. "There's so many apprentices. What do you think, Eaglepaw." He and Etharpaw turned to their brother.
Zzzzzzzz....
Etharpaw looked at Winterpaw and started laughing. "How can he sleep through this?" she choked out.
"I don't know!" exclaimed Winterpaw, rolling on the ground in laughter.
"Hey! Why'd ya wake me up with your laughter?" asked Eaglepaw grouchily. He had finally woken up at the sound of their laughter.
"Because you were so funny, sleeping through all this noise," answered Winterpaw, gazing around the stuffy den at all the apprentices. "I guess now that we're all up, we should get some fresh-kill and start training with our mentors."
Etharpaw leaped to her paws. "Yes!" she cried, eyes sparkling. "And we should work extra hard, because tonight is the Gathering! If we go, it'll be our first Gathering ever!"
---Later---That---Day---
Snowstar leaped onto the IceRock. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath IceRock for a Clan meeting." Snowstar paused and gazed around the clearing as the cats of FrostClan assembled. "I have decided that whoever wishes to share news at the gathering may come. Apprentices included."
"Hooray!!!" yowled Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and Winterpaw, along with much of the Clan.
Snowstar waved her tail for silence after a while of crazy cheering. "I hope that anyone who wishes to go, for a good reason, of course, will behave themselves properly and show how FrostClan cats are." She looked particularly at Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and Winterpaw.
---Even---Later---
The full moon rose into the sky as the cats of FrostClan made their way to the gathering. Etharpaw, Eaglepaw, and Winterpaw walked side by side. Rockblaze and Featherbird came too, proud of their first gathering as warriors.
"This gathering will be totally awesome!" announced Eaglepaw.
"Wow!" look at all those cats!" exclaimed Winterpaw.
"Let's go make some new friends!" cried Etharpaw, racing over to the clearing with her brothers in tow. "Hmm... There sure are a lot of new cats here. Let me see... There should be FeatherClan, PowerClan, FadingClan, IvyClan, and of course, us, FrostClan. Let's go introduce ourselves."
"Yeah!" Eaglepaw agreed. He and his sister were very friendly and outgoing. Winterpaw, however, was more shy and timid. He hung back a bit.
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