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Post by wavefur on Jan 18, 2010 13:55:20 GMT -5
Prologue It was midnight and the tiny cry of a newborn kit could be heard through the forest. In the cave between a tree and the ground a black she-cat with luminous red eyes lay there with her new-born kit. It was a small black she-cat and the mother felt sure, she’d look exactly like she did. She looked up and looked around. Where was her mate? He’d said he would be back soon with fresh-kill. Suddenly a midnight black tom emerged from the bushes, his amber eyes sparkling with an emotion she couldn’t read, neither joy nor love.
“Where have you been?” she asked softly, “I thought you said you were going to get us some fresh-kill?” The tom snarled softly.
“I’m sorry,” he mewed leaning over and grabbing the kit, “But my mate has had a litter and I have to be loyal to her now.” And before the queen could react the tom brought down his massive claws and killed the newborn instantly.
“My kit!” she shrieked, “How could you? I thought you loved me!” The tom looked away.
“I did,” he mewed, “But I love my true mate to.” He turned back to her, showing his teeth, “Go back to SpiritClan Darkrose and tell no one of this! We don’t belong together anymore.”
“Fine!” Darkrose sobbed, “But don’t you ever come near me or my family again!” With that she charged in the direction of the cliffs without looking back. The tom watched her go with no regret in his eyes. Then he looked down at the small dead kit, touching his nose to its flank he mewed his farewell to his kit.
“You’ll be more loved in StarClan little one,” he mewed softly, “I hope you understand what I did and why I did this tonight.” With that he quickly buried the small bundle and padded back to the OceanClan camp.
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Post by Icestorm on Jan 18, 2010 13:57:38 GMT -5
EPICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO WAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by wavefur on Jan 18, 2010 13:59:38 GMT -5
Chapter 1 “Feel my claws Branchstar!” a ginger kit screeched, disturbing the silence of dawn as he leapt on his brother, “OceanClan is the strongest Clan ever! And we won’t rest until your stench is gone from the forest!”
“No fair Sunkit!” the larger grey kit whined as his brother pinned him down, “I wasn’t ready!”
“Riverstar wouldn’t say that in the middle of a battle!” Sunkit mewed indignantly, “Don’t be such a baby Skykit!”
“I’ll show you whos a baby!” Skykit mewed happily as he leapt at his brother. The two tussled in a noisy play fight round the clearing, blissfully unaware of how much noise they were making.
“Hey you two!” a brown tabby she-kit called from the entrance to the nursery, “Be quiet! You’re disturbing all the queens and their kits!” The two kits immediately broke up and padded over to their sister. She looked nothing like her brothers, they both had amber eyes but her eyes were ocean blue, her white muzzle and paws making her look more like a Kittypet than a Clan cat.
“Sorry Wavekit,” Skykit mewed apologetically, “I suppose it’s a bit early to be play fighting.”
“So what,” Sunkit snapped at his brother turning on his sister, “What makes you think you can boss us around? Just because you’re the oldest!”
“Actually I asked her to come out and tell you,” a brown queen with ginger patches mewed, her green eyes sparking with annoyance, “Sunkit, don’t be so nasty to your siblings.” Sunkit ducked his head apologetically to his mother.
“Sorry Mosspelt,” he mewed with his head down. Mosspelt licked each of her kits in turn and turned around to go back into the nursery.
“So,” Skykit mewed trying to change the subject, “What are you guys going to do today?”
“I’m going to see if Firewind or Starshine have any good stories about Riverstar!” Sunkit mewed enthusiastically and he ran over to the fresh-kill pile and picked up a mouse, “Coming Skykit?”
“Sure!” Skykit squeak excitedly and padded over to his brother.
“Can I come?” Wavekit asked hopefully but at Sunkit’s glare she knew she wouldn’t be very welcome, and she couldn’t help a pang of jealousy as they padded together, whispering and laughing. She blinked away the tears. She was never allowed to play with them or do anything a normal kit would do with her brothers, and as if she didn’t know why! So she couldn’t hear as well as everyone else, did that make her weak and stupid? Trying to take her mind of her dark thoughts she padded towards the fresh-kill pile and picked up a pigeon that was bigger than her, and dragged it across the clearing towards the Medicine Cat den. When she entered she saw Snowwhisker sitting up in her nest cleaning herself. Letting go of the pigeon she called out to her.
“Snowwhisker!” she called and the Medicine Cat lifted her head, “Can I come in?”
“Of course you can Wavekit,” Snowwhisker mewed kindly, “Come on in!” Picking up the pigeon again she dragged it in under the gentle approving eyes of her friend.
“This is for you,” she mewed and she sat down and wrapped her little tail around her paws.
“Thank you Wavekit,” she mewed happily, “Would you like to share it with me?” Wavekit nodded excitedly, she’d never tried pigeon before. Once she’d finished her share she sat up and started to clean herself, copying what Snowwhisker had done. She could feel Snowwhisker’s eyes on her pelt as she did so. When she was done she turned back to her and saw uncertainty and burning curiosity in her deep blue eyes. What was she thinking about?
“Whats on your mind?” she asked gently and Snowwhisker looked at her startled. Was she wondering how someone like me can possibly understand anything? she wondered angrily. But regretted the thought when she saw how impressed she looked.
“I was just wondering,” she began, “Would you…would you want to be OceanClan’s next medicine cat? You have a great memory for herbs and I…I really enjoy your company.” Wavekit felt excitement bubble through her. Her! A medicine cat! It was too good to be true!
“Oh Snowwhisker that would be the best!” she squeaked excitedly and Snowwhisker purred.
“I just want to make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into first,” she mewed seriously, “As a medicine cat you have to rise above Clan rivalries. You’ll never learn to hunt and only learn enough fighting moves to defend yourself. And a medicine cat can never take a mate or have kits.”
“But I’ll always have friend in other clans,” she countered, “And I’ll have a special bond with StarClan! As for a mate and kits, who wants a tom fussing over you all the time and kits! Urgh!” Snowwhisker let out a mrrow of laughter.
“Well Wavekit you have to remember,” Snowwhisker mewed cheekily, “You are one of those little Urghs!” She puffed out her chest.
“But not for much longer!” she mewed excitedly, “Only one more moon!” Snowwhisker nodded.
“Come on,” she mewed, “Help me give Silverswan her herbs, her kits will be due any day now!”
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It was midnight and the starry cats gathered in the gloom by a glowing pool of light.
“You have seen what is to come Icestorm,” a starry black she-cat mewed.
“Yes Midnightsky, I have,” a silver tabby she-cat replied.
“Care to share?” a white she-cat asked tartly.
“Of course Snowdreamer,” Icestorm mewed gently and she touched her nose to the shimmering water. All the starry cats craned their necks to see into the pool and they all gasped in horror.
“Many cats will die,” Midnightsky mewed sadly, “And the ones who survive will suffer greatly for this.” Icestorm looked at her and nodded, then turned to look at her starry companions.
“The Wave will come and the Clans will tremble at its power,” Icestorm mewed, “The four Clans will be no more, and the Ocean will rise.”
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Post by wavefur on Jan 18, 2010 15:04:20 GMT -5
Chapter 2 Wavekit padded into the Elders den, a rabbit and a pigeon dangling from her jaws. She was going to tell Starshine her apprentice ceremony was at sunset. The thought made her shiver with excitement.
“Ahh Wavekit!” Starshine mewed happily as she spotted her Grandchild, “Thanks for the fresh-kill!” Wavekit dropped her load at Starshine’s paws and the elderly she-cat picked up the pigeon eagerly and started to eat. As she did so, Wavekit tried to think of a way to tell her.
“Something on your mind young one?” Starshine asked once she’d finished, swiping her tongue over her mouth.
“Yes, I came to tell you,” she mewed, ready to burst with excitement, “My apprentice ceremony is today! I’m going to be a medicine cat’s apprentice!” Starshine purred happily and all the elders mewed their congratulations.
“I know you’ll do us all proud Wavekit,” Firewind mewed.
“May StarClan light your path!” Cinderstream put in, her blue eyes gentle. Wavekit purred under there warm gaze, grateful for their support. Then she turned to Starshine.
“Can I have another story?” she begged, “One before I become an apprentice, please?” Starshine mrrowed with laughter and the other elders purred.
“Surely you must have heard them all by now Wavekit,” Bluesong mewed exasperated, though her eyes were full of laughter. True enough, Wavekit thought, after all she was in here practically every moment, begging for a story. She loved the tales they told.
“No! That can’t be them all!” she mewed, “You haven’t told me how the clans began!” Starshine flicked her ears.
“I didn’t?” she mewed, “Well now, let me see.” Wavekit tucked her paws under her and listened eagerly.
“Long long ago,” she mewed, her voice cracking with age, “There was two cats, they had no names, they were said to be the first cats to ever walk the world. In their times, there was no light, and no dark. No trees and no water. These two cats had seven kits, and each of them gave life to our world. The eldest was called Echofire, and he created the sun with a flick of his powerful tail. He was a black cat, with pink spots, like the colour of our noses. He had powerful purple eyes, and he gave all his descendants in LeafClan, the fiery courage which all their warriors posses today. Their next kit was called Ripplewater, and he was a swift and calm cat. He created the waters of the world, the oceans and the rivers. The rains and the ponds alike. He also gave his descendants in OceanClan the strength of the Ocean, and the swiftness and grace of the water. The next was called Razorwind. He was very mistrustful of his brothers, but was never unkind. He preferred to keep away from other cats, so that’s why SpiritClan live on the top of the cliff, far away from the cats Razorwind thought would one day betray him. He gave us the winds and breezes that keep us cool in the summer, and freeze us in the winter. Making his clan, unaffected by these chills. It is believed he to created the season of Leaf-bare to warn the others, that he didn’t trust them, and to keep them away. Then there was Mountianstone. He was a large tom, big and muscular. He was kind, but not very interested in the destiny of he, and his brothers. He made the rocks, the grass and the sand, and the earth all around us. From the smallest sapling, to the biggest oak. He died very soon after, leaving one clan, still without a power. This gave lead to the next tom in line, Darkblood. He was not, in anyway, a good, caring cat. He loathed each and everyone one of his brothers, aswell as his mother and father. He was a black tom and the darkness of his fur is said to have reflected the darkness of his heart. He created the night, and the moon. Bringing the darkness every night, and he gave his Clan, TreeClan, the ability to stalk well in the dark, making full use of it, and this gave them there sneaky and frightening abilities. But he to, feared his brothers, for if they rallied against him, he would most certainly lose. So he kept himself in the tallest trees, where he thought no cat could get him, and TreeClan still lives in those trees now. After him came the light. His younger brother was called Brightlight, and he was the one who regularly opposed his brother, while the others searched for peace. He brought the light and the sun during the day, and the stars that light up our nights. He also put a spark of good in every cat, so they knew the difference between wrong and right. Whether they chose to ignore him or not, was their choice. But he welcomed his followers happily and treated them well. He started StarClan in the heavens. Youngest, and most naive of them all was Lightningspeed. He was young, carefree and reckless. He was a good cat at heart, but when it came to creating something, he made a very bad decision. For he created our worst enemy, the Two-legs. Later, he realised the mistake he had made, and tried to make things better. He trapped the Two-legs in the Two-leg place and commanded them never to leave, and never to come to the forest. He stands guard over the forest now, making sure no Two-leg causes us harm. He gave each cat, in every clan the gift of maturity, never wanting them to make rash, young and foolish decisions like he had.” Starshine settled deeper into her nest.
“And that Wavekit,” she mewed finally, “Is it. That was how the Clans began.” Wavekit looked up at her in awe. They were the descendants of Ripplewater, a single cat! With all that power! She wished she could have seen them.
“That’s amazing!” she squeaked, “Thank you for telling me Starshine!” She touched noses with the elder and Starshine eyes glew with happiness.
“Your very welcome Wavekit,” she mewed smiling, “You’d better get ready for the ceremony, look!” She signalled with her tail out of the den and Wavekit saw the sun was starting to go down. She leapt to her paws and dipped her head to each of them before dashing into the nursery, to get ready for her apprentice ceremony. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
“All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather hear under the SandPile for a Clan meeting!” Riverstar called out at sunset, sitting on the top of the SandPile in the centre of the camp. Wavekit bounded out of the nursery after her brothers. It was time! Mosspelt came behind them, looking ready to burst with pride. Sunkit knocked her out of the way and stood tall infront of his siblings.
“OceanClan is lucky,” Riverstar mewed to the whole clan, “We have many kits this year. And with the birth of Silverswan’s first kit, we have more warriors than ever!” Wavekit purred remembering Sugarkit’s first time out of the den. She was a playful kit and Wavekit loved to play with her. She could see her eyes wide as she watched the meeting from the nursery with her mother.
“And today, we gather to give three kits their apprentice names,” he continued and flicked his tail to them, signalling them to come up, “From this day on these kits will be known as Wavepaw, Sunpaw and Skypaw.” Riverstar turned back to the gathered Clan.
“Bramblepelt,” he mewed, “You are a talented warrior and an excellent deputy. I hope you will pass on all you know to Sunpaw.”
“With pleasure,” the dark tabby mewed and he turned to Sunpaw and touched noses with him. Wavekit looked into those gleaming amber eyes and shivered. She certainly wouldn’t want him for a mentor!
“Flickerfoot,” Riverstar called and a blue-grey tom appeared from the ranks, “It is time you had your first apprentice. I trust you will pass on all Firewind taught you to young Skypaw.”
“Certainly,” Flickerfoot mewed looking just as excited as Skypaw did as they touched noses.
“Wavepaw,” Riverstar mewed turning to her, “Is it your will to put clan boundaries behind you and train as OceanClan’s next Medicine Cat?”
“It is,” she mewed with no doubt in her voice.
“Then may StarClan always walk your path,” he mewed softly, “Snowwhisker, do you agree to take Wavepaw on as your apprentice?” The white she-cat nodded.
“I do,” she mewed and she touched noses with her. Wavepaw waved her tail in excitement, she was a Medicine Cat apprentice atlast! And as the Clan cheered her name, she couldn’t remember a time she’d felt happier.
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The moon was high in the sky, and every cat was fast asleep. All but one. A snow coloured she-cat sat in the clearing staring at the stars.
“Snowwhisker?” a cat called from the Leaders den and a large brown tabby tom emerged, “What are you doing up so late?” Snowwhisker looked down at her brother.
“I’m just a little restless,” she mewed gently, “Anyway I could ask you the same thing Riverstar!” Riverstar purred.
“I know,” he mewed, “But I saw you out here alone, and I thought you might want some company.” She nodded and smiled at him, before returning her gaze to the swarm of stars above them. Riverstar followed her gaze.
“Has StarClan spoken to you?” he asked, wondering if that was what was bothering her.
“Not for some moons Riverstar,” she mewed. Just then a star shone over head and Snowwhisker froze. For a while, she sat their, as solid as stone, before she looked down, her eyes filled with confusion.
“What is it?” he asked worriedly, “A message?” The she-cat nodded and looked up.
“Yes,” she mewed, “They told me The Wave will come and the Clans will tremble at its power, the four Clans will be no more, and the Ocean will rise.” Riverstar shivered.
“What does this mean?” he mewed worriedly, “The four Clans will be no more, but there has always been four Clans around the Ocean!”
“I…I saw a giant wave of water,” she mewed in shock as though she could already see the destruction, “And there was a pair of blue eyes in the water.” Riverstar flinched.
“You can’t possibly think…” he mewed with wide eyes, “Surely not Wavepaw! She would never destroy us!”
“I know,” she sighed, “I really hope it doesn’t mean that, but what else could it mean?” Riverstar shock his head and turned to pad back into his den, leaving the Medicine Cat to stare at the stars again. Oh StarClan, he prayed desperately, Please don’t let it be Wavepaw that will bring the destruction!
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Post by wavefur on Jan 18, 2010 15:13:51 GMT -5
Chapter 3 Wavepaw could see nothing but darkness. Where am I? she wondered. She vaguely remembered falling asleep in her new nest in the medicine cat den. So I’m dreaming? What sort of dream is this? Trying to see through the thick darkness she narrowed her eyes. Suddenly a light blazed and she was glad for her narrowed eyes. But as soon the light cleared her eyes widened in astonishment. There stood a silver tabby she-cat with amazing blue eyes, and she had stars in her fur. Realisation sunk in straight away, this was a StarClan cat! The tabby dipped her head in greeting.
“Hello Wavepaw,” the she-cat mewed, her soft voice reassuring her, “My name is Icestorm and I have wanted to meet you for a long time.” She returned her friendly dip of the head.
“Hello Icestorm,” she mewed curiosity burning in her ocean blue eyes, “Are you…a StarClan cat?” She nodded.
“Yes my friend,” she answered, “I am.”
“Then, why are you here?” she asked sitting down and wrapping her tail around her paws. Icestorm did the same.
“I am here because I wanted to meet you,” she mewed in a friendly way.
“Oh,” she mewed, “Well its nice to meet you Icestorm.”
“The same to you,” she mewed purring with laughter. She licked her silver paw and the whole air around her changed.
“I almost forgot,” she mewed more seriously now, “Be warned Wavepaw, you have many challenges ahead of you, many you wont be able to control.” Wavepaw whimpered, this wasn’t the destiny she’d really wanted to hear. She felt Icestorm press her pelt against hers comfortingly.
“Fear not young one,” she mewed, “For you will not be alone as you face your destiny. I will walk with you, until the day you join me.” Wavepaw felt comforted by this and buried her muzzle into her soft pelt. As she did, Icestorm started to disappear.
“No!” she cried, “Don’t leave!” But it was to late, Icestorm was gone, leaving her in darkness.
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Wavepaw snapped awake. She leaped to her paws her eyes wide. Then she remembered where she was and sat back down in her nest. Checking she hadn’t woken Snowwhisker she padded out of the den and started to groom herself, trying to calm her nerves a bit. She’d seen a StarClan cat! A real StarClan cat! Oh sure she wasn’t a famous one, but she already liked her. Licking the base of her tail, she wondered whether she should tell Snowwhisker about it, but thought it better not to. After all, Icestorm didn’t say anything that could affect the clan, only her. Shrugging the feeling of guilt off she watched as Sunpaw and Skypaw emerged from the apprentice den together. They padded over to the warriors den in unison, clearly eager to begin their first day of training. She felt a prickle of jealousy watching them, why couldn’t they get on with her too? Every kin could. Sighing frustrated and returned to licking her paw. Just then she heard an excited mew.
“Wavepaw! Wavepaw!” a kit called and Wavepaw had no trouble guessing who it was. She turned around to be greeted by a silver tabby, so stunningly like Icestorm, she wondered if they were related.
“Hello Sugarkit,” she mewed as the kits stopped and sat next to her, “What are you up to now?”
“I wanted to tell you,” she mewed, “My apprentice ceremony, its only five more moons away! I’ve done one, just five more!” Wavepaw couldn’t help smiling, she clearly didn’t know how long those five moons would drag on for.
“That’s great!” she mewed, trying to sound enthusatistic, “What are you doing today anyway?” Sugarkit was very young, far to young to really be out of the nursery, but when she was born her eyes were already open. She was said to have been the strongest born kit OceanClan had ever seen! Of course, Sugarkit didn’t know this yet, but she’d soon catch on.
“Well I was going to explore the camp,” she mewed thoughtfully, “But I can’t know because I’ll be by myself, now that you’re an apprentice.” Wavepaw licked her shoulder.
“Don’t worry,” she mewed comfortingly, “I can still see you during the day remember. I’m a medicine cat’s apprentice.” Sugarkit nodded.
“Yes, I remember!” she mewed waving her tail in the air, “Do you think Bluesong would have a story for me about Riverstar?” Wavepaw knew she’d have plenty of stories.
“Of course,” she mewed, “Why don’t you get a mouse and take it to her.” Sugarkit nodded.
“I will!” she mewed as she dashed off excitedly, “Thanks Wavepaw!” And she was off. She was just about to go back into the den when she was Mistypaw come out of the apprentice den and storm over to her. Wavepaw rolled her eyes, this was going to be fun.
“Wavepaw,” Mistypaw mewed kindly as she padded up to her in her usual way, and that made her do a double-take. When was Mistypaw nice to her?
“Hi Mistypaw,” she mewed a little unsure of how to react to this sudden change, then she remembered. Now she was the medicine cat’s apprentice, every cat would look up to her to look after them. She didn’t really want all the attention, and it certainly wasn’t why she’d wanted to become a medicine cat, but she was sure she could get used to it.
“So what are you doing with Snowwhisker today?” she asked sitting next to her, tilting her head in curiosity.
“I…I don’t know,” she mewed, “What are you doing with Tidepelt?”
“StarClan knows,” she mewed shrugging, “I hope we’re doing battle training. I think my hunting technique is pretty good, but my battling skills need work.” Wavepaw wondered if her head could possibly swell anymore.
“Anyways,” she continued, “I heard from Ravenpaw that Riverstar wants to take me to the Gathering! Isn’t that great? We’ll get to go together! Both of our first times.” Wavepaw nodded and she realised with a jolt that it was the Half-moon. She would be presented to StarClan, tonight!
“Are you OK?” Mistypaw asked her, her blue eyes flashing with uncharacteristic concern, “You spaced out for a moment there.”
“Yes, I’m fine,” she mewed, “Please excuse my rude tone here Mistypaw, but why are you being so friendly to me? When I was a kit you didn’t seem to like me much.” Mistypaw paused for a moment before nodding her head slowly.
“That’s true,” she mewed softly, “But I like you Wavepaw, and I…respect you. And I’d like to have you as a friend…if you want?” Her bright blue eyes were hopeful and she knew her answer instantly. She waved her tail happily in the air.
“Of course I’ll be your friend Mistypaw,” she mewed happily with a smile and Mistypaw purred with joy.
“Great!” she mewed, “I've got to go!” With an excited squeak she ran off in the direction of the warriors den in search of her mentor. Wavepaw flicked her ear, she was Okay, and what seemed to be a good friend. Wavepaw sighed, if only she could lose her big head she could be a friend to all cats. She got to her paws, stretching slightly before fetching a pigeon off the fresh-kill pile for Snowwhisker and padding back into the den. Her mentor was still asleep, and she suspected she’d sat up that night to read the stars about her. A shiver passed through her at the thought and she left the prey for her to eat once she woke. Padding back out of the den she decided to pay Riverstar a visit.
“Riverstar,” she called into his den in the HollowRock on the edge of the clearing, “Its Wavepaw, can I come in?”
“Of course you can,” his voice came and she entered. Riverstar looked a lot like she did, they had the same brown tabby pelt, and almost the same blue eyes. His were warm, like the warm water of puddles in the sunlight. Her eyes were more like the colour of the waves in the ocean. She dipped her head in greeting to him.
“Hello Riverstar,” she mewed as she sat opposite him, curling her tail over her paws, “How are you this morning?”
“Fine,” he mewed with a smile, “Why aren’t you with Snowwhisker? Its not like my sister to sleep the day away.”
“You and her were up late last night,” she mewed blinking and his smile instantly faded, “I suspect she’s tired.”
“How did you know we were up late?” he demanded with a sudden edge to his voice she’d never heard before. She flinched, was she in trouble?
“When I woke up this morning, her nest smelt colder than mine,” she mewed looking at her paws, “I know you’d never let her sit out alone so I guessed you must have been out with her.” She noticed he let out the breathe he’d been holding and visibly relaxed.
“Well I must say Wavepaw,” he mewed, his light tone returning, “That was a good bit of detective work.” He purred proudly and she sat taller. She wasn’t in trouble after all, and Riverstar was proud of her! What more could she ask for? Then she started to wonder why Riverstar had been so…uptight…about it. Had they been talking about her? I hope its nothing bad, she thought instantly and she prayed that her concern didn’t show in her eyes.
“So,” she mewed changing the subject, “Is their anything I can get you? Fresh-kill?” He smiled warmly down at her.
“No I’m fine thank you Wavepaw,” he mewed, “But my pads do sting.”
“Let me see,” she mewed thoughtfully and he lifted his paw to show her. It was raw red and cracked from walking on the hot dry sand all day, and in-between the cracks she could see grains of sand irrating the skin there. “Hang on.” She dashed back into the Medicine cat den and scooped up the herb she was after, then brought it back to him. “This will help, just let me lick out the sand first.” He nodded and she started to lick his pad gently cleaning it of sand, then she picked up the wad of sodden moss she’d picked up and dabbed it softly on the sore parts. He flinched and she instantly stopped.
“No,” he mewed softly, “Its Okay, it just stung.” She nodded and carried on working, not hearing the gentle footfalls of her mentor enter the den. She picked up the herbs she’d collected and chewed them up carefully before applying them to the pad. Riverstar purred with relief. “That feels a lot better, you choose your apprentice well Snowwhisker.” Wavepaw froze, had her mentor been watching the whole thing. Turning around she saw Snowwhisker standing behind her looking down at her curiosity burning in her eyes, her head tilted to one side.
“How did you know to use dock leaves for sore pads?” she asked curiously, without a hint of anger in her voice.
“I…I really don’t know,” she mewed truthfully. She honestly had know idea how she knew what to do, she’d never seen a cat be treated for sore pads, ever. OceanClan cats had naturally thick pads to protect against the heat and scratchy effects of the sand.
“Come on Wavepaw,” Riverstar mewed gently, “Someone must have taught you it.” She shock her head.
“Damaged pads aren’t common here,” she mewed though he must already know this himself, “Our pads are thicker than the other clans to protect us.” Both cats’ eyes flickered with surprise. Were they wondering how she knew so much? Snowwhisker licked her shoulder and smiled at her.
“I’m very proud of you Wavepaw,” Snowwhisker mewed purring, “Are you sure I’ll be the mentor, or are you going to be teaching me?” Wavepaw purred.
“But you know so much!” she mewed excitedly, “I don’t know as much as you, and I want to learn it all! Can we start training?” Snowwhisker smiled happily, clearly as eager as she was.
“Of course we can,” she mewed padding out, “Come on, I’ll teach you something I think you’ll like.”
“Just a minute!” she called after her before turning to Riverstar. She licked his shoulder respectfully before charging out of the den after her mentor, eager to learn.
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Wavepaw stared in awe up at her mentor.
“So Juniper berries are for strength, Catmint is for greencough and Burdock root is for rat bites,” she mewed reciting what she’d been taught. Snowwhisker nodded clearly pleased.
“Yes that’s right,” she mewed purring, “And what is the hardest herb to collect?”
“Honey,” she answered promptly, swiping her tongue over her lips remembering her taster, “Its hard to get without being stung because of the bees.” Snowwhisker nodded.
“Right again,” she mewed happily, “I’ll show you how to collect honey another day, you have a big night ahead of you, and we must leave at sunset so I want you to get as much rest as you can. I’m going to get some juniper berries now there in season, I want you to look through the store. Sniff the herbs and tell me what you think when I get back. But don’t run around too much.” She winked at her, “The first night is always the most exhausting and the most exciting.” Wavepaw nodded eagerly.
“I cant wait to see StarClan!” she mewed eagerly waving her tail the air, “What do you think I’ll see?”
“Everycat sees something different,” she mewed gently, “Some cats see dead loved ones, others see previous leaders or deputies or even Medicine Cats.” Wavepaw nodded.
“I’d like to meet Branchstar or Dappledwater,” she mewed remembering the leader before Riverstar, and the medicine cat before Snowwhisker. Snowwhisker blinked down at her fondly.
“You have listened well to the tales your elders tell,” she mewed, “I suspect Starshine was all out of stories by your third moon.” Wavepaw purred with laughter, already they’d made a strong bond, and she couldn’t remember being happier.
“Weren’t you going to get those juniper berries?” she asked nudging her mentor gently.
“Oh yes, I was, wasn’t I,” she mewed happily, “I’ll be back in a while.” With that she padded out of the den and Wavepaw watched her pad out of the den with her sharp eyes. Turning back to the store she started to sniff through it when a shadow fell over her. She turned to see who it was in the entrance.
“Sunpaw?” she mewed, “What are you doing?”
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Post by wavefur on Jan 18, 2010 15:19:44 GMT -5
Chapter 4 Sunpaw felt his whole body shiver with excitement. He was the deputy’s apprentice. So what if he looked a little scary, he wanted to be like that!
“So Sunpaw,” Bramblepelt mewed, his voice as hard as a rock, “I’d like to take you on a tour of the territory today.” He nodded excitedly.
“Will we see everything?” he asked and he heard a disapproving hiss from his new mentor.
“That’s what I just said isn’t it!?” he scoffed, “Now come on. I want to make it round before sunset.” Sunpaw followed him enthusatistically, undaunted by Bramblepelt’s aggression. They quickly made it out of camp and were patrolling along the huge stretch of beach they owned.
“Wow!” he exclaimed, “Its huge!”
“Yes it is,” Bramblepelt growled, “But remember, we have no forest land or any of the cliff so all we have is the beach.” Sunpaw couldn’t understand why Bramblepelt seemed disappointed by this, surely they didn’t need to whole territory around the Ocean?
“It looks big enough for our Clan though,” he mewed keeping pace with his mentor.
“Its never enough!” he snarled and Sunpaw flinched.
“I’m…I’m sorry…I didn’t know…” Sunpaw mewed his eyes wide with shock and what the deputy did next shocked him more. He pushed him roughly into the sand and pinned him down baring his teeth.
“Never apologise!” Bramblepelt snarled, “Never show weakness! You want to be a good warrior don’t you?” Sunpaw nodded, too terrified to do anything else. He narrowed his eyes.
“Then show me how much you want it!” he growled getting off him, “You see that fish out there,” he flicked his tail out to the Ocean, where the huge waves were crashing against the sand, “Catch it.” A thousand objections ran through his head. He’d never been taught to fish! He couldn’t swim! He was barely an apprentice and those waves looked big enough to knock over a mountian! But he couldn’t show weakness. He had to prove to this cat he was worthy to be a warrior. Gulping he dived into the water, wading out to the fish. So far so good, he thought. Then we he was just about there, a wave five times his size crashed down on him. It nearly made him black-out when it hit him. The pure fury of the Ocean made him feel sick and dizzy. He felt dry sand below his paw and he realise it had thrown him back to shore. He got to his paws exhausted.
“Is that all being a warrior is worth to you?” the tabby hissed in his ear.
“No!” Sunpaw yowled and he dashed back into the water. I will not be beaten by a giant puddle! he thought. As another wave came forward he braced himself for the impact and dug his claws into the wet sand with all his remaining strength. It hit him full on and this time, he was sure he did black out for a few moments. His head throbbed with agony and his mind whirled. He opened his eyes and narrowed them against the current. No! I will not be beaten, I’m a warrior of OceanClan! Leaping at the fish he trapped it in his jaws, swiftly killing it. Then he dashed as fast as he could for the shore. He wasn’t far from it when he tripped, but he desperately clung to his fish as he went under. I can do this! He thought determinedly, I’ll get up, and I’ll get to shore, I won’t let myself down now! But as he tried to get to his paws he felt someone push him down, keeping his head under the water. Looking at desperately with narrowed eyes he saw his mentor through the clear water snarling down at him. He felt pure fury throb through him; this stupid cat wasn’t going to kill him! No way! Unsheathing his claws he scratched his mentor’s paw and shoved him up with all his might. To his joy, Bramblepelt gasped in shock as he was flung off him and into the water. Running for his life, Sunpaw dashed for the shore, reaching the soft warm sand with the fish still in his mouth. He saw Bramblepelt emerging from the water to his left as he put his fish down, and he felt a twinge of fore-boding. Why had he tried to murder him? But to his surprise Bramblepelt’s amber eyes were narrowed and filled with approval.
“Very good,” he mewed when he reached him, “You performed well.”
“Why did you try to murder me?” Sunpaw snarled, “Surely that was going too far?” But he still looked perplexed.
“I wanted to see how you’d react to an attack,” he mewed, “And you did perfectly. You allowed your rage to take over, and that makes the most dangerous you can be.” He purred. “Yes, very good.” Sunpaw with his heart lift with joy.
“Thank you!” he mewed, all thoughts of the attempted murder forgotten.
“No!” Bramblepelt hissed disapprovingly, “What are you a kit? Talk to me like a warrior, not a kit! Give me a respectful nod, or say nothing at all!” Sunpaw flinched, but then he remembered that he shouldn’t show weakness so he covered it up by giving him a curt nod. He flicked his long tabby tail.
“Good,” he mewed, “Now pick up your fish and follow me back to camp. In this weather it won’t take long for your fur to dry.” He was right. By the time the two cats got back to camp his ginger fur was as dry and shiny as it had been before his swim. He was immediately released and moved to the corner of the camp to eat his fish. He ripped it apart aggressively, fuming at Bramblepelt’s comment. He was no kit! He was going to be the strongest and bravest of all the warriors that ever lived! Once he’d finished his fish, he realised he’d needed a way to get rid of his anger. He groomed himself as he thought then something caught his eye. He saw Snowwhisker walk calmly out of camp from her den, and that gave Sunpaw an idea. He quickly checked to make sure no one was watching and padded over to the medicine cat den, hoping that his sister was still inside, alone and unprotected. He looked in and purred. The stupid furball was sniffing through the pile of herbs completely unaware of him. He stepped in and she turned to him immediately.
“Sunpaw,” she mewed and he smirked, unsheathing his claws. She stared at him confused, “What are you doing?”
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“And let that be a lesson to you,” he mewed growling, “Never cross me again.” He knew he was speaking to Wavepaw, but the words were aimed at Bramblepelt. He couldn’t care less right now. What was important was getting the blood of his pelt and paws. He quickly groomed himself cleaning it off with ease. He purred in satisfaction leaving the den. Laughing at the frightened and blood-stained Wavepaw, crouching frozen on the floor.
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Post by wavefur on Jan 18, 2010 15:20:50 GMT -5
THANKIES ICY!!! *glomps*
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Post by Icestorm on Jan 19, 2010 15:55:34 GMT -5
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Post by wavefur on Jan 20, 2010 15:24:55 GMT -5
Chapter 5 Wavepaw’s head spun. What…what…
…why?
She couldn’t understand what had happened. Her brother had…she flinched at the sting of her new wounds. I have to clean this blood off, she thought, and quickly, Snowwhisker will be back soon. She quickly licked her flank, getting rid of any trace of blood and groomed her fur down so her wounds weren’t visible. She checked her reflection in the pool at the end of the den to check if she had any blood on her face, but there was none. Sighing with relief she sat back where she was before Sunpaw had come in. She only knew one thing, no cat must ever find out. She couldn’t get him into trouble; he was her kin after all. And it was probably just a one off anyway.
“How are you doing Wavepaw?” Snowwhisker mewed, snapping her out of her thoughts.
“F…f…fine,” she mewed blinking up at her mentor, forcing a smile, “I was just confused about this one herb.” Snowwhisker wasn’t fooled one bit.
“Is something wrong Wavepaw?” she asked dropping the juniper berries, “Did something happen while I was out?” For a heart beat, she considered telling her, but she knew she could not.
“No,” she mewed calmly, hoping that there was no trace of fear or nervousness in her eyes, “I’m just a little nervous.” Snowwhisker nodded, satisfied with her answer.
“Don’t worry, you’ll be fine,” she mewed reassuringly, “You won’t be the only apprentice, Aquafire, the medicine cat of TreeClan said last gathering she was getting an apprentice this moon too.” Wavepaw purred. That would be her first friend outside the clans, and not to mention one that she could keep, as medicine cats, they didn’t have to worry about clan rivalries.
“That’s great! I can’t wait to meet them all!” Wavepaw mewed excitedly, “But do you think they’ll like me?”
“Of course they will Wavepaw,” she purred smiling, “It’s hard not to.”
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Wavepaw padded beside her mentor as they left camp. It was sunset.
“I normally meet Shiningheart and Leafmask here,” Snowwhisker mewed as they arrived at the Stone of Sight, next to there border with LeafClan, “Then Aquafire farther down. We all meet Starwatcher at the StarCove since he has the smallest yet most difficult journey.”
“Why?” she asked curiously as they waited for the LeafClan cats.
“Starwatcher is the medicine cat for SpiritClan,” she answered, “Have you seen the cliff? And it’s no easy walk down it for them either. Although, I suspect they’re better practiced at it than us, Starwatcher is not the youngest medicine cat.”
“Your one to talk Snowwhisker,” a friendly mew came from the forest and Wavepaw peered around her mentor to see a golden she-cat with blue eyes, and a smaller brown tabby she-cat with white paws and amber eyes.
“Whats that supposed to mean Shiningheart?” Snowwhisker purred.
“It means you’re not the youngest yourself,” Shiningheart mewed, her whiskers twitching.
“Snowwhisker isn’t old,” Wavepaw mewed sticking up for her mentor, “She doesn’t look a day over her sixth moon.” Shiningheart smiled warmly at her.
“Well said young one,” she mewed purring, “Sometimes she acts it too. You should have seen her last gathering. She could barely stop mewing about having you as an apprentice. Poor Aquafire barely got a look in!” Snowwhisker ducked her head in embarrassment and Wavepaw could have sworn she saw her flush crimson under her white fur.
“Really?” she mewed in surprise and the tabby nodded.
“My name’s Leafmask by the way,” the tabby mewed blink in a friendly way at her, “It’s nice to meet you.”
“Same to you both,” she replied, “My name’s Wavepaw.” They dipped there head in greeting and they all carried on, following the beach to the edge of the forest, where it gave way to grey rocky cliff. Between the forest and cliff there was a path with the trees on one side and the cliff on the other.
“That’s the path we use to get to the Place of Gathering,” Snowwhisker told her, “TreeClan use it too, so no Clan crosses rival clans territories.”
“And that’s also where Aquafire should be coming from,” Leafmask mewed.
“But as normal, she’s late,” Shiningheart retorted.
“Remember she has quite a way to travel,” Snowwhisker reminded her gently, “And she has an apprentice with her to.”
“That’s no excuse!” Shiningheart pouted, “Wavepaw didn’t make you late!”
“Calm yourself Shiningheart,” a gentle mew came, “We’re here now.” She saw a light ginger tabby she-cat with purple eyes padding towards them. Next to her was a smaller sandy coloured she-cat with heather blue eyes. That was the other apprentice, she realised with a jolt.
“Everyone, this is Spottedpaw,” Aquafire mewed smiling, resting her tail on the sandy she-cats shoulder, “My apprentice.”
“Welcome Spottedpaw,” Leafmask mewed smiling, “Its nice to meet you. My name is Leafmask by the way.”
“And my name is Shiningheart, I’m Leafmask’s mentor,” Shiningheart mewed gently. Poor thing, Wavepaw thought looking sympathetically at the wide eyed apprentice, she looks as nervous as I feel!
“My name is Snowwhisker, of OceanClan,” Snowwhisker purred, “Don’t worry; this is Wavepaw’s first time to the StarCove too.” Spottedpaw looked at her hopefully.
“Hi,” she mewed, clearly trying her best to keep her voice steady.
“Hi,” she mewed back smiling, “I’m glad I have someone my age to go with. I feel as though my heart is racing fast enough to break my ribs!” With that Spottedpaw visibly relaxed. She was clearly happy that Wavepaw wasn’t going to be the bitter apprentice she’d expected. Wavepaw was glad she could say the same. As they set off again, Wavepaw kept pace behind them so she could talk to Spottedpaw. Spottedpaw padded by her side happily.
“You’re not what I expected Wavepaw,” Spottedpaw mewed, “I thought…well…” She looked away embarrassed.
“Don’t worry, I thought the same about you,” Wavepaw purred, “I think we’ll be great friends, you and me Spottedpaw.” Spottedpaw pricked her ears hopefully.
“You think so?” she mewed and Wavepaw nodded.
“I know so,” she answered smiling and Spottedpaw purred.
“So, what made you be a medicine cat?” Spottedpaw asked.
“Well I’ve always felt the most comfortable with Snowwhisker in the medicine cat den,” she mewed, “I’ve always been interested with how cats heal each other and I like the idea of being able to care for my clan mates. And…” she paused. Would Spottedpaw understand?
“And what?” she asked curiously. Wavepaw decided to confide in her.
“I don’t think I would have much choice,” she mewed to her, lowering her voice so only Spottedpaw could hear, “I think it was that or the elders den for me.” Spottedpaw’s eyes went as wide as moons.
“Why?” she asked lowering her voice too.
“Because of my ear,” she mewed, keeping her voice low, “They all think I’ll be useless at everything because I can’t hear.” Her heather blue eyes flicked to her right ear and she blinked in surprise, as though she hadn’t noticed it.
“That’s right, I remember now,” Spottedpaw mewed thoughtfully, “Aquafire told me about you and said that Snowwwhisker had said something about you ear. But I don’t see what the problem is.” She smiled at her, “I think you’re just as good as the rest of us.” Wavepaw couldn’t help but smile back.
“Thanks Spottedpaw,” she mewed gratefully, “I’m really glad we’re friends.” Spottedpaw purred.
“Me too,” she mewed, “I wonder what Starwatcher will be like?”
“From what I’ve heard about SpiritClan cats,” she mewed thoughtfully, “Grumpy, secretive and will have no patience.” She spotted Snowwhisker twitching her whiskers.
“You’ve been listening to far too many elders’ stories,” Snowwhisker mewed, her eyes shining with laughter, “Starwatcher is a nice cat. Bad temper if you annoy her, but if you stay on her good side, she’ll treat you nicely.” Snowwhisker and Shiningheart exchanged a glance of amusement and excitement before carrying on.
“What was that about?” Spottedpaw asked, clearly not missing the exchange either. Wavepaw shrugged.
“No clue,” she mewed. As they padded further down the beach, the found a cave that looked slightly different from the others. The entrance was darker than the rest, midnight black. No way anything could see through that! That when Wavepaw spotted an old she-cat with glistening silver tabby fur padding slowly down the rocks towards them. At first Wavepaw had to do a double take, was Icestorm coming to see her while she was awake? But as the old she-cat looked up, she saw not the familiar blue eyes of her friend but the red eyes of a stranger. Of course, she thought, that’s not Icestorm, that must be Starwatcher. But as she watched the tabby climb down she couldn’t help but notice how her back leg keep freezing up, and at the same time, her teeth gritted with pain. She could see all this as though the old she-cat was a claw length from her nose, when really she was many many tail lengths above her. She must have hurt her leg, she thought sadly, I can’t leave her to climb alone can I?
“Why isn’t some one helping her?” Wavepaw asked Snowwhisker.
“Why should we?” Snowwhisker asked, surprised, “She may be old, but she’s quite capable of looking after herself.”
“But what about her leg, it looks like it must be hurt,” she mewed confused, couldn’t her mentor see the old she-cat limping?
“Her leg?” Snowwhisker echoed, “I can’t see anything wrong with her, she looks like she walking fine to me.” Wavepaw didn’t argue it further but her answer surprised her. How did that look like fine? She didn’t want to get into trouble with her mentor but she knew if she didn’t help the old she-cat, she’d feel horribly guilty, especially since no other cat seemed to see what she did. Getting to her paws she padded over to the cliff. She leaped onto the first rock.
“Wavepaw!” Snowwhisker called, sounding confused as well as scolding, “Come back, I’ve told you, Starwatcher can cope with this. She won’t thank you for interfering.” She wanted to ignore her and carry on, but her friendship with her mentor stopped her.
“But I can see she’s hurt,” she mewed turning back to her mentor, “I can’t leave her like that on her own.” With that she turned back and started to climb the rock. It has hard, each leap was high and the floor was getting further and further away with every leap. But still, it didn’t take her as long as she’d suspected to reach the old she-cat who had stopped to wait for her.
“What are you doing up her young un’?” Starwatcher mewed, “Your not used to these walls, you could fall.”
“I saw you limping,” she mewed, “Have you hurt your leg?” Starwatcher’s bright red eyes widened with surprise.
“What, from all the way down there?” she mewed with horror, “Is it that obvious?”
“The other’s don’t believe me,” she mewed looking down at her mentor who was looking up at her, her eyes glazed with anger and worry.
“So they can’t…but you…?” she shock her head, “Your right, I did hurt my leg. It’s killing me! But I have to get down.”
“Let me help,” she mewed padding closer, “I have an idea.” Her eyes narrowed but she nodded.
“Okay, what you got?” she asked.
“You leg doesn’t hurt to bend right?” she asked, “Just to put weight on it.” She nodded and she looked as though she wanted to ask how she knew but Wavepaw immediately turned to the rocks again. There was seaweed attached to it where the ocean had swept onto the cliffs. Pulling some off she moved her leg so that it bended up and wrapped the sea weed around it, holding it up.
“There you go,” she mewed, “Now you just need to get down on three legs, I think a clever she-cat like you can do that.”
“I’ll try,” she mewed with an amused nod, clearly not missing her flattery, “But I don’t know if I can.”
“I’ll support you don’t worry,” she mewed, “I wont let you fall, I promise.” The old she-cat nodded and leaped to the next rock first and Wavepaw followed. Down is definitely easier than up, she thought as she landed with ease. They carried on doing this, Wavepaw supporting her if she lost her balance, until they reached the safety of the sandy floor. Snowwhisker stormed over to them at once, the others following.
“Wavepaw!” she scolded, “I told you no, and you should listen. I’m sorry Starwatcher.” It was clear the medicine cat was only angry because she’d been worried out her fur.
“Don’t scold her Snowwhisker,” Starwatcher mewed giving Wavepaw a grateful look, “I don’t know how I would have got down without her. My leg was agony, and this was a very good idea. I’d never thought of it.” Snowwhisker’s eyes widened in shock.
“So your leg was hurt!” she mewed in surprise, and then she stopped her seaweed strapped leg, “Where did you get that idea from?”
“It was just an idea I thought off when I nearly slipped on it,” she mewed and Snowwhisker flinched.
“Please,” she mewed with a groan, “Don’t remind me.”
“Sorry,” she mewed, “But I saw that it came off and I knew it was the only thing I could get to. Then I remembered how you told Watersplash to rest his leg when he hurt it.”
“You remembered that?” she asked in surprise, “You were only two moons old.” She nodded; she remembered everything she did with Snowwhisker.
“I must say Snowwhisker,” Starwatcher mewed, “You choose well when you decided to take her as your apprentice.” Then she spotted Spottedpaw, “Well hello there, you must be Aquafire’s new apprentice. It’s nice to meet you.”
“It’s nice to meet you too,” Spottedpaw mewed shyly.
“We’re wasting moonlight,” Shiningheart mewed, “I think we best get on. I’m sorry to hear about your leg Starwatcher.” With that, he led the way into the cave.
“How do we find our way?” Spottepaw asked her mentor, “It’s so dark in there!”
“Just follow our scent, we know the way,” Aquafire mewed gently, giving her a reassuring lick. Wavepaw followed behind Starwatcher, with Snowwhisker behind her. As they entered the darkness, Wavepaw realised it wasn’t as dark as she’d thought. She could just make out the walls and ceiling of the cave but nothing else.
“What can you see Wavepaw?” Snowwhisker asked her, whispering.
“The walls, the ceiling, just,” she mewed honestly, “And I think…Yes Starwatcher just went around the corner.” She saw her mentor draw back through the gloom in surprise.
“We must talk later,” she mewed, “This is very unusual.” Unusual? Couldn’t she see this too? Shaking her head in confusion, she followed the tunnel down, watching the silent outline of Starwatcher pad confidently through the tunnels. Suddenly the tunnel opened up in a large cave. All Wavepaw could make out were a few stalagmites and stalactites. Starwatcher sat with the others at the edge of the cave. Moving to sit beside her she felt the ground suddenly become slightly wet. What was going on?
“Now we have to call for StarClan,” Snowwhisker explained to her, “All you have to do is say, StarClan, we wish to speak to you.” Wavepaw nodded before she realised her mentor couldn’t see her.
“Okay,” she added.
“Ready?” Aquafire asked her apprentice and she felt waves of nervousness rolling off Spottedpaw, who was sitting the other side of Starwatcher.
“Yeah,” Spottedpaw mewed, trying to keep her voice even.
“StarClan, we wish to speak to you,” all the cats mewed at once, the older medicine cats speaking with moons old trust, Wavepaw and Spottedpaw sounding more uncertain. Suddenly the cave lit with a bright light causing Wavepaw to flinch and shut her eyes. Where had that came from? Opening her eyes a crack; she gave herself a chance to adjust to the light before opening them fully. She let out a gasp of awe at what she saw. There was a stalactite hanging over a small pool of water. The pool had obviously been formed from the constant drip, drip, drip of water falling from the stalactite into the pool. But that’s not what shocked her the most. The pool was glowing! It was shining like stars in the night sky, lighting up the whole cave.
“Welcome young ones,” Starwatcher mewed, “To the StarCove.”
“It is time to share tongues with StarClan,” Shiningheart mewed and the cats moved forwards as one. Or atleast, the older ones did, Wavepaw and Spottedpaw stumbled forwards quickly once they’d realised everyone else had moved.
“Drink from the pool,” Aquafire mewed, “And StarClan will visit you in dreams.” Wavepaw nodded and obediently lapped from the pool with the others. Instantly stars blinded her vision, making her feel dizzy. Shutting her eyes, she hoped that this is what Aquafire had meant to happen.
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Post by wavefur on Jan 20, 2010 15:44:29 GMT -5
TITLE: Before The Dawn Of Heroes (Book One in the Forgotten Whispers series) CHAPTERS: 15+ AUTHOR: Wavefur PAIRINGS: SkyXSpotted, SunXSunny, WaveX???, FadingXSand, FadingXLeaf, FadingXSugar, RiverXStar, DarkX???, ShadeXMoss SPOILERS: This comes before Erin's series soo yeahhh DISCLAIMER: I do not own Warrior Cats or the characters: Icestorm (C) Icestorm456 / Icestorm / WolfHowlTheLegend Snowdreamer (C) Snowdreamer88 Midnightsky (C) ClanCatsProductionz BETA: Me SUMMARY: All is peaceful between the four clans that live around the ocean until three kits are born, three kits, born of the Ocean with the power to control the destiny of their clans and the clans of the future. But as the story unfolds, one cat realises that her kin is not so loyal as he seems. Can she do anything to stop the darkness that is set to kit their world? Or will love and hate tear apart the kin of StarClan forever?COVER:
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Post by Icestorm on Jan 20, 2010 15:45:26 GMT -5
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Post by wavefur on Jan 20, 2010 15:53:27 GMT -5
THANKIES! But the stupid pic link wont work! DX I dont know how to do it!
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Post by rainstorm1 on Jan 22, 2010 16:50:13 GMT -5
That STINKS!!!! But GREAT story!!!! It's nice to know that there are other people on here besides me, Icy and Wild!!! ^^
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Post by wavefur on Jan 23, 2010 17:26:56 GMT -5
Lol Yayyy!!!!
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Post by rainstorm1 on Jan 24, 2010 15:18:05 GMT -5
YAY FOR PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER THIS SITE!!!!!! W00T!!!!
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