ThunderClan: Life Before 2023's Sinkhole

[WhitesilverQueen]

Ivywish found a nest and fell asleep.
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[Sweetie]

Originally Posted by Zesha

★ Thistlerose ★
@Sweetie

Thistlerose nodded promptly to Shingskies to show she understood her assignment. Then she began glancing around for Wisteriapaw, wanting to go on and get ready to head out to Sunkissed Creek. This was her first patrol since being allowed back into ThunderClan and she didn’t intend on messing it up. She suddenly caught sight of the apprentice and padded up to them, smiling. "Ready to go?" she meowed.

Wisteriapaw always attended the clan meeting but did not expect to be picked to go on a patrol, it shocked her. What surprised her more was the fact that she wasn't assigned to a patrol with her mentor. But none the less, the apprentice will step up and do what was asked of her.
Now where i-
Before the molly could finish her thought Thistlerose was in her face smiling and ready to go. "Yes Ma'am". Wisteriapaw nodded her head in acknowledgment, the apprentice was ready for her first patrol!

[WinterMara]

Softpaw went over to her patrol

| @corgigirl @PlayWithFire [So, sorry this is late, I've been having a busy week, especially with school, because of that my posts for this are probably gonna have less effort put in and be rushed, so apologies for that!]

[corgigirl]

“Let’s head to the Muskrat Mire and get started,” Birchheart said.

(Next post should be in the Muskrat Mire)

@WinterMara
@PlayWithFire

[-Ambermoon-]

Originally Posted by Spirit form

"Maybe we can go play with the apprentices? I haven't played with an apprentice at all." Rose'Kit said as she sat up.

Cherrypaw nodded her head in excitement, bouncing up at an instant. "sure! Shall we go now?" She mewed.

Pls bump after 48 hours!!!!

[Adderbite]

MUDDYROSE

closed | @Remy

A juicy vole was clamped between creamy-brown jaws as the molly made her way to the Nursery. She had just returned from hunting. She had needed a few moments to escape the drama going on around her. Her fur still burned with resentment-- having ShadowClan pushing their noses into ThunderClan's business. They could take care of themselves. She was worried about what motive Dawnstar had. Yet, as much as she despised it, she had to admit that the Clan felt more organized. Why not add to that organization by leaving the Camp to bring back food for the queens?

Memories of her tumultuous kit-hood swarmed in her mind as she pushed into the Nursery. It only brought her pain. Out of her peripheral, she saw the kits playing together. How she envied that-- they were so oblivious. They probably didn't know what it was like to have their sibling turn on them. Or what it was like to have their entire family disappear. At least, she certainly hoped that they didn't. She didn't want them to experience the same agonizing pain that she had. Oh, how she wished she could tell her innocent younger Clanmates how cruel the world was. But, for once, the blunt cat held her tongue. She'd only succeed in frightening them. Besides, the queens wouldn't appreciate her telling such things to their kits.

She decided to return her attention to her task. She didn't just enter the Nursery with prey in her jaws for the fun of it. Her gaze swept over the queens until she finally noticed Tigertoes. Weren't they the newest queen? They'd need to be fed lots of prey, then, so that their kits would be born strong. She couldn't bear the thought of a queen giving birth to sickly kits. She remembered how much it tore her own mother apart. Tangledflower had only wanted what was best for her kits. She quickly pushed the thought away. She refused to let anyone see her emotions. Instead, she stalked over to where Tigertoes was resting and dropped the vole in front of them. "This is for you." She was direct; to the point, "I hope that you like vole."

[Ian]

Shiningskies gave Ivypaw a soft smile when she arrived in hopes that it would lift her daughter's spirits somewhat. She knew it must be hard for her to have to live through ShadowClan taking over her home, but she would survive. The ginger warrior would die to protect her apprentice.

When Eggpaw arrived she gave a nod to the tom and turned to head out of camp. "Come, let's hunt. As I said before, we'll be going to Starlit Meadow. Be careful not disturb the graves once we arrive, the cats buried there deserve their peace."

@iris @Zesty Mango [Next post can be in Starlit Meadow!]

[taillow]

Originally Posted by luminous

Rainpaw
For @tulle

Rainpaw was immediately noticed. It was probably because of the weird metal thing, but she was grateful for it. She dipped her head to Cindersky as the warrior asked her a question. Just the small movement with her head made Rainpaw flinch and she immediately drew it back up. "I got kidnapped by twolegs. I have no idea what happened. I was in the territory. I know this was foolish of me, but I hope you understand that I needed some time to myself."

The memory was laughable to her at this point. It was a small act against the clan code, and what had it got her into? "Cloudykit, my sister, disappeared when I was a kit but I couldn't process it then. When I became and apprentice, I finally was able to take some time to myself." That was the simple part. The intro. Now came the actual explanation. Rainpaw sighed, her tail waving back and forth nervously.

"It was peaceful. At least... Until twolegs kidnapped me. I nearly passed out, but was able to see the path, though through blurry eyes. That was my luck, because otherwise I would still be out in the outskirts, searching for ThunderClan. The twolegs managed to keep me in for quite a bit. Every time I did something wrong, they rewarded me with a beating." She let her gaze sweep over to her wounds.

"I finally managed to escape, after multiple attempts. I don't know what happened, but there was something against my back, and I bled, but I managed to find back to ThunderClan... And now I'm back." Rainpaw finished her explanation, hoping it would be enough for Cindersky. "I swear I will be fully loyal to ThunderClan again. Are Bushpaw and Mistpaw alright? Is Cloudykit... Back?"

Cindersky
Taking time to ones self was certainly understandable from where Cindersky stood. Especially considering the circumstances that had surrounded the time when Rainpaw had last been seen: the Giving Thanks event that Aspenstar had held. A lot of buried animosity had been uncovered, a lot of dirt that was previously kicked over the real issues that had been plaguing the Clan for moons blown away. It was a wonder half the Clan had not dispersed after that, fleeing to take time away to themselves.

As Rainpaw recounted her time with her captors, Cindersky felt her heart ache for the young she-cat. Not even given a tour of the territory (yet another failure by the warriors of ThunderClan) and swept up in her first moon of apprenticeship. The senior warrior did not bother to conceal her concern or worry as her gaze flickered over each of the wounds, only being able to imagine what it must have been like to endure such traumatic experiences.

"Bushpaw and Mistpaw are alright. And Cloudykit has returned and is now Cloudypaw - she was actually assigned to me as an apprentice." An apprentice who would no doubt learn everything Cindersky had from Ridgeclaw, and more. "A lot has happened since you were last here. Aspenstar has... died. And Dogbark has not been seen in moons. Unfortunately, there was some upheaval within the Clan and, well... Dawnstar has temporarily taken control of our Clan." It was hard to even say it out loud, and the confliction showed easily within the senior warriors blue gaze.

Taking a moment to steady herself with a deep breath, Cindersky allowed her posture to slouch a little. "There is some good news. Sundust and Rosepaw have been announced by StarClan as the new medicine cats, and I am certain they can get you back to new before you even know it." The senior warrior offered an encouraging smile before motioning to the collar with a single paw. "If you will allow me, I can help get that retched thing off you."

Originally Posted by QueenCocaHead

"Cindersky! Wait, since the last Greenleaf? Its been that long? Gosh, it felt like longer. Anyway, I got chased away by this really mean cat named Frogfang, then there was a storm and I got swept into the river. I washed up really far away and I finally managed to get back! I even learned a couple of things!" He said remembering his long journey. He looked at Cindersky "So, is Buckstar still the leader?"

Cindersky
Still standing resolute, Cindersky gave a measured nod towards Stagpaw. If it felt like longer to the apprentice, that confused the warrior even more. To the tom, he must have felt that he had stayed away for much longer which only served to add to the intrigue the senior warrior felt surrounding his disappearance.

The name he gave did not sound familiar to her - perhaps another Clan? But after that, to Cindersky, were understandable obstacles. A storm, getting swept away. But staying away for as many moons as Stagpaw had? "I am sorry to hear all of that happened to you, Stagpaw, I am... but to me it does not seem that you worked as hard as you should have to return home. If you had time to learn new things along the way, it tells me you had spare time that was not spent searching to return. Why is that?" A soft sigh left her as she shook her head. "No. Much has changed within the Clan since you were last here."

Pushing that all aside, Cindersky shifted her gaze back to Stagpaw to await his reasoning for not having returned to the Clan sooner, especially considering he was the same age as most of the warriors that now resided in ThunderClan.

Originally Posted by Lightningpelt

Lightningpelt looked up, and with all the determination and heart he had he swore,"I will never leave my clan again. Ever. My mother disconnected all ties to me when, after a while there, because her kittypets gave me food and I denied the disgusting filth, she got jealous and sent me away. She is no longer a mother to me, though my clan, is my family, my mother and my father. Please Cindersky." His heart was breaking as he looked at her

// I am rping to get into thunderclan though....you said shadowclan?

Cindersky
Trust was a fickle thing. Hard to gain, easy to break. The senior warrior could not say that she fully trusted that Lightningpelt meant what he said, but he sounded sincere. Plus, only time could tell if he would remain true to his word or not. She was willing to let the intrusion into camp go so long as she kept an eye on him and made sure he was sticking true to his words.

"I want you hunting and patrolling as much as you can. Training apprentices, serving the Clan. I need to see your dedication to ThunderClan in actions, not just in words. Understood?" Even though she had technically asked a question, the senior warrior only wanted to see her Clanmate reply through doing his duties and not any verbal promises. She nodded in the direction of camp, turning. "Follow me."

[ yes! this is the rejoining for thunderclan. currently due to thunderclan having no leader or deputy, and a warrior by the name of nectarflame seeking dawnstar to come whip thunderclan into shape, that's what cindersky meant when she was thinking of shadowclan's rule (: and lightningpelt is done! make sure to submit him to the allegiances so that he can be added! ]

[Skycloud]

Beekit groomed his ginger-yellow fur, mismatched eyes staring at the den entrance. The tom was really, really bored. He wanted friends, or maybe he could even see Whisperwing again! With all his heart, the little kit loved his mother. I'll go visit her. Yep, that was a great idea! The small tomcat jumped to his paws, bounding over to his mother, a smile growing wider and wider on Beekit's face. "Momma! Can we play something?" he asked, both of his eyes staring up to mother, a pleading look in his face. "Please please please!"

Beekit knew that VERY soon, he would sneak out of camp! Technically, he couldn't get punished, right? Since Dawnstar wasn't their actual leader, just some wannabe cat?

@Silverdream

[Tess_Potter]

Originally Posted by Skycloud

Beekit groomed his ginger-yellow fur, mismatched eyes staring at the den entrance. The tom was really, really bored. He wanted friends, or maybe he could even see Whisperwing again! With all his heart, the little kit loved his mother. I'll go visit her. Yep, that was a great idea! The small tomcat jumped to his paws, bounding over to his mother, a smile growing wider and wider on Beekit's face. "Momma! Can we play something?" he asked, both of his eyes staring up to mother, a pleading look in his face. "Please please please!"

Beekit knew that VERY soon, he would sneak out of camp! Technically, he couldn't get punished, right? Since Dawnstar wasn't their actual leader, just some wannabe cat?

@Silverdream

Whisperwing purred and licked her kit's head. "What do you want to play, my love?"