Two storms, one of hazels, the other of otters {P}

**QueenOtter** · #1 March 25th, 2022, 07:36 PM

@Iris.

Otterstorm padded out of camp. Kestrelstar's death had devasted her and the whole of RiverClan. Without knowing where she was headed, she left. Otterstorm found herself at- at the spot Kestrelsttar fell from. The spot that had let Kestrelstar die. The waves crashed. She took a step back from the cliff. She suddenly felt drained of energy and crumpled to the ground. Why did you let Kestrelstar die, StarClan?

**bailu** · #2 March 26th, 2022, 05:17 AM

@QueenOtter

Hazelstorm
Possibly, Lionsbeach was a cursed place. She had met that silly she-cat Twilightshimmer here - more of a curse than a blessing if you asked Hazelstorm - and then Kestrelstar had drowned over 'n' over again. Hazelstorm stood at the cliffs, green eyes fixated on the waves beneath her very paws, foam splashing about everywhere as said waves lapped at the rocky walls of the cliff. She scraped at the ground with sheathed claws.

Sometimes, Hazelstorm felt disappointment in Kestrelstar. He was a RiverClan cat, wasn't he? So he should've been able to swim, and rescue himself, pull himself to safety. Maybe the waves, the current had been too strong when he'd slipped and tumbled down into the sea. Hazelstorm had never liked water, since it made her pelt all heavy, but the news of the ex-leader's death via drowning made her hate it with her heart and soul.

Taking a couple of steps back as nausea swept over her - she didn't want to die! - a cat mesmerised next to her, appearing from the forests around them. A quick glance at the cat told her who it was. Hazelstorm was going to just run away, away from this darned area, when Otterstorm crumpled to the ground after taking a few steps back, similar to what she herself had done. Alarm vaguely showing in her green orbs, Hazelstorm came closer to the other she-cat.

"Otterstorm, you okay?" the brown-furred molly asked in her gentlest tone, which, well, was gentle but had a touch of grumpiness to it. Hazelstorm hoped that that wouldn't be noticed by the crumpled warrior.

**QueenOtter** · #3 April 3rd, 2022, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Iris

@QueenOtter

Hazelstorm
Possibly, Lionsbeach was a cursed place. She had met that silly she-cat Twilightshimmer here - more of a curse than a blessing if you asked Hazelstorm - and then Kestrelstar had drowned over 'n' over again. Hazelstorm stood at the cliffs, green eyes fixated on the waves beneath her very paws, foam splashing about everywhere as said waves lapped at the rocky walls of the cliff. She scraped at the ground with sheathed claws.

Sometimes, Hazelstorm felt disappointment in Kestrelstar. He was a RiverClan cat, wasn't he? So he should've been able to swim, and rescue himself, pull himself to safety. Maybe the waves, the current had been too strong when he'd slipped and tumbled down into the sea. Hazelstorm had never liked water, since it made her pelt all heavy, but the news of the ex-leader's death via drowning made her hate it with her heart and soul.

Taking a couple of steps back as nausea swept over her - she didn't want to die! - a cat mesmerised next to her, appearing from the forests around them. A quick glance at the cat told her who it was. Hazelstorm was going to just run away, away from this darned area, when Otterstorm crumpled to the ground after taking a few steps back, similar to what she herself had done. Alarm vaguely showing in her green orbs, Hazelstorm came closer to the other she-cat.

"Otterstorm, you okay?" the brown-furred molly asked in her gentlest tone, which, well, was gentle but had a touch of grumpiness to it. Hazelstorm hoped that that wouldn't be noticed by the crumpled warrior.

'I'm fine!' Otterstorm snapped. Realizing she sounded rather mean, she tried to correct her mistake. 'Sorry,' she mewed. She glanced back at the waves. Kestrelstar. Kestrelstar. Kestrelstar. Not realizing she was lost in her thoughts, Otterstorm stood up and walked closer to the edge. Kestrelstar. Kestrelstar, their beloved leader. Kestrelstar's death. Kestrelstar. She didn't notice that she was on the edge of the cliff. The rocks crumbled. She slipped. Time slowed down.

Otterstorm let out a terrified scream as she fell over the edge. 'Hazelstorm!' she cried. Pain shot through her left paw and she realized she was dangling on a rock. Her paw was slipping. 'Hazelstorm!' she screamed louder this time. 'Help!' Her voice caused more rocks to fall. One smashed at her left paw, the one that was holding one. Otterstorm could feel her paw weakening. Closing her eyes, she waited for the worst, and waited for StarClan to come fetch her.

**bailu** · #4 April 3rd, 2022, 02:16 AM

[ @QueenOtter - oh dear, more trauma for hazelstorm LOL ]
The brown tabby she-cat was more than taken aback by Otterstorm's cruel response. That one time she tried to care about others, she had been flat-out rejected. Blinking her eyes fiercely to not let tears leak through, she watched on as the cat in front of her padding towards the edge of the cliffs. Far too late, Hazelstorm stepped forwards, misery quickly making a transformation into panic as Otterstorm slipped.
"OTTERstorm!" she shouted, perched near the edge. Otterstorm's scream and desperate cry cut scars into Hazelstorm's heart as she wrestled with her courage and recklessness. What if she died doing this?? If she did, she would see her parents again, but was it worth it, really??? Letting out a soft whimper-sigh kind-of noise, Hazelstorm carefully picked her way down the cliff, via a more safe way, doing it as quickly as she could, heart pounding in her chest. What if Otterstorm was already dead?

"Otterstorm, I'm coming," she called out once her paws contacted with the soft, warm sand. Trotting over to where she thought Otterstorm was, she blinked in a mixture of panic and wonderment as she realised that she wasn't there. Maybe she'd been brought to sea by the currents. As the gentle waves lapped at the fur around her paws, she looked up to see Otterstorm dangling from a rock jutting sharply out of the cliffside.

"Try to hold on!" the she-cat yelled, projecting her voice as loud as she could as she carefully positioned herself under the warrior. She wasn't going to let otterstorm die. She wasn't going to stand by and do nothing, like when her parents had been brutally murdered by the coyote. No. This time, she was a trained warrior, and no cat was going to die under her watch.

**QueenOtter** · #5 April 3rd, 2022, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iris

[ @QueenOtter - oh dear, more trauma for hazelstorm LOL ]
The brown tabby she-cat was more than taken aback by Otterstorm's cruel response. That one time she tried to care about others, she had been flat-out rejected. Blinking her eyes fiercely to not let tears leak through, she watched on as the cat in front of her padding towards the edge of the cliffs. Far too late, Hazelstorm stepped forwards, misery quickly making a transformation into panic as Otterstorm slipped.
"OTTERstorm!" she shouted, perched near the edge. Otterstorm's scream and desperate cry cut scars into Hazelstorm's heart as she wrestled with her courage and recklessness. What if she died doing this?? If she did, she would see her parents again, but was it worth it, really??? Letting out a soft whimper-sigh kind-of noise, Hazelstorm carefully picked her way down the cliff, via a more safe way, doing it as quickly as she could, heart pounding in her chest. What if Otterstorm was already dead?

"Otterstorm, I'm coming," she called out once her paws contacted with the soft, warm sand. Trotting over to where she thought Otterstorm was, she blinked in a mixture of panic and wonderment as she realised that she wasn't there. Maybe she'd been brought to sea by the currents. As the gentle waves lapped at the fur around her paws, she looked up to see Otterstorm dangling from a rock jutting sharply out of the cliffside.

"Try to hold on!" the she-cat yelled, projecting her voice as loud as she could as she carefully positioned herself under the warrior. She wasn't going to let otterstorm die. She wasn't going to stand by and do nothing, like when her parents had been brutally murdered by the coyote. No. This time, she was a trained warrior, and no cat was going to die under her watch.

Otterstorm tried to grip the rock tighter. Hazelstorm was, what, under her? She twisted around to try and see her but slipped and fell. Her shriek, a mixture of panic, pain, terror and fear, rang in the air. Otterstorm fell down. The world turned black. Everything vanished.

**bailu** · #6 April 3rd, 2022, 02:41 AM

[ @QueenOtter ]
When Otterstorm's paw slipped, an internal war broke out inside Hazelstorm's head. Should she save Otterstorm by letting herself be crushed to save another - and possibly lose her own life in the process? Or should she move, and let Otterstorm die?

Hazelstorm probably should make her decision fast. If her parents had sacrificed themselves for her to live, should she do the same? Biting her lip, Hazelstorm dropped into a crouch sit, tucking her chin in and curling her tail around her slightly shivering body. Shutting her eyes tightly, she braced herself for the worst.

**QueenOtter** · #7 April 3rd, 2022, 02:43 AM

@Iris
Otterstorm landed with a thud. The world came back again, but slowly. Realizing she was on top of Hazelstorm, she rolled off. Ugh. Everything ached and hurt, especially her left paw.

**QueenOtter** · #8 April 8th, 2022, 09:00 PM

@Iris
Otterstorm tried to stand up, but crashed onto the ground once again. 'Hazelstorm?' she croaked.

**bailu** · #9 April 9th, 2022, 10:21 PM

[ @QueenOtter ]
When Otterstorm landed heavily on her back, Hazelstorm felt as though all the wind had been knocked out of her lungs. Taking a deep breath in as the she-cat rolled off, Hazelstorm creaked as she got to her haunches, stretching one foreleg as she creaked up to stand on her paws. Her back had taken most of the impact, and well, it hurt. Hazelstorm had a sudden brainwave as she glared at Otterstorm as she collapsed when she tried to stand.
"How could you h-have been so stupid!" she exclaimed, pausing at the end due to a hacking cough. Straightening, a fierce, cold fire stirred and was set alight in her green orbs as she half-staggered, half-padded over to Otterstorm.

Stupid cat! the tabby thought irately as she circled Otterstorm like a hawk. "Who walks towards the cliff's edge? Nobody! Except you, because you're weird! Do you want to live or not? You should be grateful you didn't freaking die!"

Snapping her maw shut after her intentional rant, Hazelstorm's chest rose up and down, and sat again, muscles aching. Otterstorm was heavy. Seriously heavy. Surely, it would heal soon. if it didn't, then Hazelstorm knew who to blame.

**QueenOtter** · #10 April 13th, 2022, 05:39 AM

@Iris || sorry I'm very late! <3 and oh no, otter's upset and i'll check the medicine den

Otterstorm flinched. She- she didn't- Hazelstorm- Her tail drooping, she got up and limped away to get back to camp. She would - will -promise to never, ever, come back to this place. It was probably cursed. Otterstorm really needed some alone time. And, and, she would go to the medicine cat, Snakeheart, to check for injuries. Otterstorm left the cliffs and sea forever, without turning back.