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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 8, 2016 16:46:44 GMT -5
Riverstar put his nose to the stone and slumped over, almost instantly unconscious. After a few moments he started twitching in his sleep. Quickstrike guarded the entrace.
Marblekit shrugged. "Then I'll wait. He can't stop me forever."
Tigertail watched her go, ears flicked back with worry, then turned and trotted back towards his den.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 8, 2016 16:54:03 GMT -5
"What was that all about?" Weaselstar asked, intercepting Tigertail before he reached the den and glancing after Amriel. "Not to mention Riverstar leaving with both his medicine cats, I don't like it."
Mintkit nodded. "You'll get to be an apprentice soon." She remarked, a trickle of jealousy slipping into her tone. "I wish I was."
Falconstep sat down and prepared to wait it out, watching over his leader carefully in case anything happened.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 8, 2016 17:20:22 GMT -5
Tigertail sat down, looking both ways before nodding uneasily. "Something's going on, and they don't want to tell us." he said. "I don't like it either."
"You will." said Marblekit, smiling. "You're gonna get older, and bigger, and stronger, and then you're gonna become the best diplomat ever. Hey, I bet you'll be the one to make us and LeafClan allies."
The twitching intensified, until he was making chirping sounds under his breath. His claws slid out and splayed as if he was startled by something.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 8, 2016 17:27:24 GMT -5
Falconstep tensed, but made no move to break the connection. There was a good chance nothing was wrong, these things were often startling and unnerving.
Mintkit grinned, eyes sparkling. "You really think so?" She asked, tail twitching with sheer pleasure at the idea. She could imagine it, meeting the leader of the other clan, having warriors of both sides respect her for her knowledge and wisdom...
"I think we should find out what's going on." Weaselstar went on, sounding a bit more confident now that he knew he had an ally. "Before they do anything too big we don't know about."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 8, 2016 18:07:25 GMT -5
Riverstar growled deep in his throat, then hissed and splayed his claws again. A scratch ripped its way across his ear and it started bleeding.
"Absolutely." said Marblekit. "You were practically born to do it."
Tigertail nodded. "Yeah. But we need to be really careful - if they are hiding something they'll get defensive if they find out we're investigating."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 8, 2016 18:13:35 GMT -5
"Well, maybe that'll be a good test." Weaselstar reasoned, shooting a quick glance around at the various clan members in the clearing. "Anyway, you should know that I appreciate your support. You didn't think much of me for a while there."
"I hope you're right." Mintkit sighed, sitting down to rest her legs. "And I hope Flintfoot let's you do what you wanna do. He's a hunter, he could train you so you would be safe."
Falconstep flattened his ears, glancing anxiously over his shoulder at Quickstrike. "I think something's wrong." He alerted his sister uneasily.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 8, 2016 18:41:26 GMT -5
"What?" said Quickstrike, at his side in an instant. "What could be - " Then she stiffened, staring, as tiny pinprick marks appeared at his throat, growing deeper and starting to bleed. "Someone - something's trying to kill him."
Tigertail smiled, giving a short little snort meant to serve as a laugh. "Usually I still don't. But you've earned my trust, at least."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 8, 2016 19:57:30 GMT -5
A little smile made its way into Weaselstar's face in spite of himself. "I'll take it. What about Amriel, what was that all about?"
"I'm going in." Falconstep volunteered tensely, slamming his nose to the stone.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 8, 2016 20:08:24 GMT -5
"No!" shouted Quickstrike, slamming into him before he could reach it. "You can't. Everything we've ever stood for forbids it! Everything - " She cut herself off, fur rising along her spine. The pinprick markings had stopped growing, and suddenly Riverstar's paws began to be soaked with blood.
"She left." he said sadly. "She's going after Raziel."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 8, 2016 20:12:01 GMT -5
"Let me." Falconstep whispered, eyes slipping down to the bloodied figure on the floor. "I know it's forbidden, but aren't this...extenuating circumstances?"
"Figures." Weaselstar muttered, shaking his head. "Think she'll come back? A backup angel wouldn't exactly hurt us."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 8, 2016 20:17:09 GMT -5
Quickstrike opened her mouth to argue, but just then Riverstar's eyes flew open. He gasped, then scrambled to his feet, leaving bloody paw prints on the ground.
"I hope so." said Tigertail, flicking his tail restlessly. "Just hope she doesn't get herself killed."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 8, 2016 20:22:37 GMT -5
"It's her or Raziel, now." Weaselstar said wisely, though his tone suggested he didn't much care. "I wonder if the angels are still having their war."
"Riverstar." Falconstep whipped around, eyes wide. "What happened? Are you all right? We were just going to...well, help." He finished, glancing at Quickstrike swiftly before looking back to Riverstar.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 8, 2016 20:30:02 GMT -5
Riverstar blinked for a moment, looking rather shell-shocked. "Yes..." he said after a moment. "Yes, I'm fine." He flicked a blood-drenched paw.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 8, 2016 20:34:53 GMT -5
"What happened?" Falconstep persisted. "Riverstar, did you get your lives?" His voice was urgent, as we're his eyes as they scanned his leader anxiously.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 8, 2016 20:41:42 GMT -5
"What?" Riverstar blinked as if the question had been confusing. "Oh...yes. Yes, I did."
Quickstrike flicked her tail anxiously, watching the two interact.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 8, 2016 20:44:53 GMT -5
"But?" Falconstep lashed his tail, beginning to pace out of his growing anxiety and shooting his leader strained looks. "Riverstar talk to me, who tried to kill you?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 10:46:28 GMT -5
"There are still a few monsters left in StarClan." explained Riverstar, flicking his tail restlessly. "One of them found us in the middle of the ceremony."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 11:33:53 GMT -5
"A monster?" Falconstep repeated, freezing midstep to stare at Riverstar, disbelief flashing in his blue eyes like lightening. "In StarClan? I have to go, I have to see...help..." In his distress, his words blurred together, and he made a sort of lunging movement for the stone.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 11:35:17 GMT -5
"Woah." said Riverstar, darting in front of her. "They can handle it. It's dead, remember? Right now we need to get home."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 11:43:46 GMT -5
"I have to see." Falconstep insisted, a somewhat wild look coming over his face. "You don't understand, it's like a second home to me there, I have to make sure they're okay." He lashed his tail, frustrated that they didn't seem to understand the urgency of the situation.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 11:48:21 GMT -5
"Excuse me, but what are you still doing here?"
Quickstrike and Riverstar spun around to see an off-white colored, scruffy tom standing in the entrance to the cave.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 11:54:11 GMT -5
Momentarily startled out of his distress, Falconstep spun around as well, hearing his claws scrape against the ground even though he hadn't meant to unsheath them. "Who are you?" He asked, keeping about a fox tail behind Riverstar and Quickstrike since he technically ranked below either of them.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 11:58:36 GMT -5
The tom shifted in the sunlight, revealing a coat that marked him as quite a bit younger than he acted. Still an apprentice, probably. "I'm here on Lynxstar's behalf." he explained calmly. "You've occupied this area for enough of the day, it's time for you to move on. My Clan has business here."
Quickstrike shuffled his paws nervously. Riverstar, still weak from his new lives, allowed Falconstep to take the lead.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 12:02:00 GMT -5
Falconstep hesitated, glancing reluctantly at the stone. "Be careful." He blurted out, tail twitching uncomfortably but looking determinedly back at the apprentice. "Something may be going on, there was...a problem, in StarClan." Dipping his head awkwardly, the medicine cat took the lead and moved quickly towards the exit of the cave.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 12:08:18 GMT -5
Quickstrike followed, casting a distrustful glance at the apprentice. "See you at the next full moon." the young tom remarked as they left the cave.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 12:12:11 GMT -5
Falconstep just kept walking, stumbling over pebbles or sticks here and there but pushing forward. He was worried about StarClan, and already was trying to decipher what this could mean for the future, so the activities of the other Clan were at the back of his mind. "What will you tell the Clan?" He asked after a minute in a vague tone.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 12:52:08 GMT -5
"We went to visit the cave, to see if the stone was alright. All the paranormal activity might've damaged it." said Riverstar easily. "They can't know that I didn't have my lives...especially not with Weaselstar around."
Quickstrike nodded. "We need to look like a unit." she agreed. "Now's not the time to tell all."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 13:20:03 GMT -5
"Yes, we need to appear completely united." Falconstep agreed, knowing he was merely echoing what they had just said but too distracted to bother coming up with a witty way to rephrase the thought in his own words.
(Should we switch to the other Clan now? Idk if we're going to be in their POV at all. )
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 13:55:32 GMT -5
Nah we're gonna RP them from the other POV
A few days later)
"Hi." said Riverstar awkwardly. "We should take a walk...talk about stuff."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 13:59:04 GMT -5
Weaselstar glanced up, he had been sharpening his claws on a tree trunk. Now he turned to look at the other leader, turning his head slightly to the side as if considering his reply. "Fine." He said finally in a tone of indifference, and turned to lead the way.
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