WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[TeaHouse]

Rapid

He padded into the clearing but before he could speak he turned around and leapt at Misty trying to pin her.
@DawnIsLost

[duckie]

SOOTFLARE
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Whatever this tom had against Sootflare was entirely lost on him. Perhaps Shredsky saw him as some degenerate who whisked himself away on a whim because he was tired of having to be responsible, maybe he simply resented having to train someone older enough to be his dad. It could be a variety of reasons - whatever the case, Sootflare chose not to waste the brainpower pondering it.

He took the lead and, before dropping into a crouch, checked the air for scents just in case there was any prey nearby. Not catching anything particularly interesting in the air, Sootflare didn't fuss over finding a downwind position and lowered himself into an acceptable, albeit rusty and unrefined, hunting crouch.

Flicking an ear, he glanced back at Shredsky and merely waited to be criticized.

[ @NinjaBloss ]

[Moonraven]

Originally Posted by Wintermist

Pinetail stared at the ground for a moment, then looked up again. “I didn’t know If being a warrior In WindClan was right for me…” he tried as hard as he could not to meet Twilightstar’s gaze. “But I’m back. I’m ready to be a warrior of WindClan again.” @Moonraven

Huffing softly Twilightstar couldn't wrap her head around how some cats were uncertain about their place within the clan. But if they really needed some time on their own to sort their heads and thoughts away from the clan, she wished they'd at least come and speak with her about it.

"You are certain that you've made up your mind, I've enough to deal with without fickle warriors among my ranks." She meowed in a straightforward tone. "If you step away from the clan due to uncertain ever again, do not expect to come back."
(Done, make sure you rp him before the next sweep or he'll go right back into the missing)

Originally Posted by corgigirl

“Honestly, I don’t really know anymore,” Honeystorm mewed exhaustedly. She flopped down with nearly no energy left in her body, all or her strength gone. “I went out looking for Thistlerose, and these Twolegs caught me. The put me in the big compound that was all metal. After nearly two moons a little Twolegs came to try and take me, when they open the cage, I bolted. I cut my shoulder on some exposed piece of metal and didn’t stop until I get here, except two put on these cobwebs.” She breathed heavily.

(Thistlerose is a WC warrior that disappeared around January, her mate)
@Moonraven

It was hard for Twilightstar to wrap her head around the desire to up and leave your clan to look for a loved one. But that was pure because responsibility had its claws dug deeply into her being. Risking her life to venture into the unknown with no clue where to start searching was bold, but understandable when came to kin and mates, she got it even if she didn't particularly like it. Again, it would be nice if her cats at least tried to alert her before just up and vanishing. Just because she didn't like something didn't mean she'd outright deny them. Twilightstar wasn't aware who Thistlerose was, but she was going to assume they were someone important enough to Honeystorm for her to up and abandoned her clan.

"I don't appreciate that you just up and left the clan with no word, but I'm glad you returned." Her disapproval blended with her concern for the former queen as looked her over once more. "Let's get you to the medicine cat's den. I'm sure Wrenpaw will be glad to know that you are back." Padding closer, she gave the other she-cat's haunches a nudge to get her back on her paws, offering her a shoulder to lean on so she could get Honeystorm to Cowpaw.

(So we're done, I checked, there's is never been a Thistlerose RPed in WindClan that went missing in January, so IC Twilightstar would have no clue who they are. I'll be placing Honeystorm as a warrior since she doesn't currently have any kits in the nursery, I'm assuming. Please, make sure to have her swing by Cowpaw's at some point in time.)

Originally Posted by QueenOtter

@Moonraven
Vision calmly stared at the cat. 'I am Vision, and my mate here is Echo. So are you going to accept us into your group?'

Echo nervously flicked her tail back and forth. 'Are we going to be accepted?' she echoed, scared.

He calmed down, but he left a bad taste in Twilightstar's mouth. "You'll need names befitting of a clan if you are joining WindClan." She peered at vision with a cold gaze, his kittypet background, and his temper wasn't going to make him a lot of friends. One of them he could change, and he better if he was going to make a life here. "Vision, your new name is Barkbite." She felt it fitting for his sharp tongue and quick temper.

Snapping her gaze over to Echo, the nervous molly seemed far too soft for this life. She'd have to harden and grow if she was going to raise her kits here. "Your new name will be Echopetal," the way she trembled and shook reminded Twilightstar of a petal barely clinging onto a flower during a breeze day.

"You'll both have a lot to learn, everything the clan offers you we'll expect you to give back to us. You'll need to be trained and you'll have to learn our ways. I'll be giving you mentors, Echopetal, I won't make you train, but you can at least try and learn a thing or two about the clans from the queens in the nursery." Twilightstar wasn't overly pleased about this, but it's been a bit since outsiders have joined WindClan. It also wasn't in her nature to let kits die because their parents are complete idiots.
(Done, submit your cats to WindClan. If you don't like their names, you can change them in the form. Just let me know that you did so I don't get them confused.)

Originally Posted by Hawkice

"Kittypet?" Spirit asked confused. "I don know where from" She stammered

Did they not know what kittypets were? It seemed to her that every cat knew what they were to some extent. It didn't seem they even knew how to take care of themselves, so she suppose she should be all that shocked. Her earlier aggravation wilted away as Gentle explained how they were both abandoned by their parents.

The tears that trickled down Gentle's cheeks made Twilightstar feel like she was a monster if she turned the pair of starving kittens away. "If you have no one to take care of you, why don't you come live with me?" The lilac offered, brushing the tip of her tail along with Gentle's ear in wordless gratitude for the compliment about her name.

"I live in a clan, it's a big group of cats that take care of each other. There are kits there, like you two, and although not everyone has parents or family, we all grow and take care of each other as best we can. You'll be fed and have a warm place to sleep, and who knows you might find a new family of your own." It wasn't uncommon for kits to get adopted, Twilightstar had adopted an outsider kit herself and had loved him dearly.
@starry.

Originally Posted by Cherryfalls

CherryFalls

she hopped over to her and lowered her ears aware she had been gone "I had gone to see If There was a better hunting spot from where I was and Lost track of time until now, I apologize TwighlightStar! It won't happen again!" Then she speaks proudly as she planned to keep her word, never again will she go missing.

She was confused slightly as Cherryfall explained herself. "How in the world do you lose track of time and why hunt over the border?" She questioned, more to herself than the she-cat. Twilightstar made it clear that she wasn't expecting an answer from Cherryfall as moved on. "I'll overlook it this once, Cherryfall, be more mindful in the future."
(Done, I'll pull her out of the missing)

Originally Posted by Beancat

Vineclaw

"Look! you got us caught!" He hissed softly to Dashfoot. He turned his head to his leader. "Uh-no." He stuttered. "Dashfoot-" Dashfoot cut him off

Dashfoot

He jumped a little when he heard a voice, clearly Twilightstar's voice. He turned around and dipped his head. "Greetings Twilightstar." When Vineclaw hissed at him, he smacked a paw on his face. He cut him off when Vine was about to tell a story. "This Bee-brain decided to go on a little adventure. I knew he was getting in troube, and so would i, but i wanted to make sure he doesn't do anything bee-brained or got himself killed" He explained. Whether Twilightstar belived in him or not, he would be happy to be home. "And he also cut me off when i was trying to get your attention" He added, glaring at his fellow warrior
@Moonraven

The green eye observed the pair of furballs with an unamused expression on her face. Vineblaze got a pointed look at his exclamation, Dashfoot she was more willing to hear out even though she was unhappy with the pair. "An adventure, really?" She growled softly out of frustration over anger.
"You can't just go running off whenever you find clan life dull, Vineblaze. You have a responsibility to WindClan. I really shouldn't have to tell a warrior of all cats this." Apprentices, yes, she could see how they'd find clan a chore, but a full-grown warrior deserting his clan out of boredom was ridiculous.

"While appreciate you hunting him down, Dashfoot, just running off without prior warning isn't much better." Instead of one warrior, she was down two. Cats never seemed to take that into consideration when they walked away from their clans. After a long pause, Twilightstar's tail gave a sharp lash before she let out a long pent-up sigh. "Get back to camp, and if you step paw out of our territory for something so stupid again, Vineblaze, do not expect to have a clan to come back to."
(Done)

Originally Posted by Rockfall

@Moonraven
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She felt like a kit leaping across the border to meet the older molly. Happiness and relief all resulted in a burst of warmth in her stomach as she received the affectionate nuzzle. She didn't even care about the jingle from her neck anymore. Peachfrost always highly respected the lilac leader for both her cool head and quick thinking. Not to mention being able to successfully give birth during a vulture attack. Seriously need to see those kits again.

"Glad to see you too Twi. I can see motherhood has added a few gray furs." She meowed with a smile.

A wave of emotions washed over her as Twilighstar explained the medicine cat situation. Relief that her clan had someone to tend to their illness and injuries. Anger that Starclan once again stayed silent on where she had been all these moons. Guilt that such an important position had been thrust upon a tom so young. Pride that he seemed to have taken the mantle in stride.

It wasn't like her and Cowpaw were close. They had one, maybe two interactions before she was swept away. It took her far too long to even realize he was the cat her vision was about in the first place. A vision she hadn't even had the chance to tell Twilightstar about in the first place...

"You can always count on Starclan huh." She muttered bitterly. If she were in private right now she would scream a few choice words up at the sky cats. Maybe someday when she died she would march up to the nearest starclan resident and chew their ear off for their silence.

"That's not to say I think you made the wrong call!" She meowed after a beat, realizing her comment could have been taken the wrong way. "I actually think I had a vision about Cowpaw shortly before the storm. I couldn't figure out who it was about at first, something about appeasing a dying cows cries in a world of shadows or something. Honestly it took me a good moon after being captured to realize how obvious it was in the first place. Anyways what I'm trying to say is I'm sure Cowpaw is thriving in his new roll, and I appreciate you telling me. I'm perfectly fine returning to my roll as a warrior, but if the little guy ever needs some help I'm there."

The leader gave a low scoff as Peachfrost commented about gray strains. She wished it was only her kits that gave her grays. Twilightstar grunted softly so that Peachfrost knew that she was listening while working on releasing her from the collar. It seemed pretty snug around Peachfrost's neck, however, it seemed that Peachfrost was breathing fine. Twilightstar felt like the contraption would suffocate her if she had one around her neck like this. If not that then the jingling noise would dry her to insanity.

Ears perking as they detected the open bitterness in Peachfrost's meow about StarClan, it dawned on her that the former medicine cat wasn't all that pleased with StarClan's silence either. Using her front claws and teeth after seeing as tugging it wasn't going to work, Twilightstar began tearing at the strap keeping the whole thing together while listening to Peachfrost chatter about her place in the clan. It was a relief to hear that she was alright with returning to being a warrior.

"There we go," Twilightstar purred, ignoring the small ache in her gums from the gnawing. The twoleg trinket dropped the moor floor while Twilightstar swiped her tongue over maw multiple times, displeased with the taste and texture stuck on her tongue and in her mouth. "I'm glad that you aren't bitter about losing your rank. I'm certain Cowpaw will be delighted to see you and grateful for any help you wanna offer. WindClan's had a small outbreak with greencough, thanks to Snakeheart, Cowpaw seems to be handling it quite well." Giving Peachrost's neck one more quick check, she pulled away from her and beckoned her to follow her back to camp, making small talk along the way, Peachfrost had a bit of catching up to do.
(All done, I'll pull her out of the missing, make sure to RP her in the clan)

Originally Posted by QueenCocaHead

"I...well. I was fighting a shadowclanner named Redshrike. He.....messed with my head, torturing me and trying to eat me. I fled to a tunnel quite far from clan territory, where I fought him nearly every day. I went...CRAZY without other cats around. I didn't even remember my own name until Leaf told it to me" Mud rambled, his voice going hoarse from disuse. The terror was very imminent in his face as he told of Redshrike. "And yeah, I did hurt my head, it makes everything kinda fuzzy for a moment." He said, Not entirely lying but not telling the full truth. "Twilightstar I thinkI know you're going to ask me why I didn't return sooner, I just wanted to clarify that I tried! With Redshrike and a family of badgers blocking my way, it was impossible. But I am still loyal to Windclan and ill do anything to prove it." He hated this. He had been loyal for so long. His entire life! He had dedicated his entire life to this cat and his clan, and she dare look him in the eyes and say he's disloyal. HE LOST HIS EYE PROTECTING HIS CLAN AND THIS WAS THE THANKS HE GOT?

Twilightstar glanced at Leafheart's paw as he lifted it up and showed her it. It seemed like it had healed just fine. She hadn't the time to comment on it because Mudpaw was still acting uncharacteristically strange to her. Leafheart seemed to take it in stride, however. As the name Redshrike popped up, the molly felt her tail twitched. Of course, it just had to be ShadowClan. Now as he told her his tale, Twilightstar was confused about a number of things, such as how he got entangled with Redshrike in the first place. The part about being eaten made her ears drop, but she wouldn't be shocked if ShadowClan ate cats considering they skinned them.

As much as she would have liked to ask questions, she didn't like how Mudpaw presumed to know what she was going to say or how she thought. There was no point in wasting her breath or her emotions over it, Mudpaw was obviously not very stable. It was clear that he had been through quite an ordeal, pushing him wasn't going to help anyone. She could always talk to Leafheart more about this if issues arose.

"Let's get you two back to the clan, Mudpaw, I want to visit the medicine cat just for an evaluation. Leafheart, you'll be able to return to your warrior duties, but Mudpaw you're going to be placed as an elder, for the time being, you clearly need time to recover."
@feather lily
(Done, so a few things. I need Mud submitted to WindClan. Considering everything Mud's gone through he'll be assigned as an elder, for the time being, I know that a lot of time has passed and Mud is obviously well over the age of an apprentice, but technically is an apprentice since he never finished his training. Relationships between apprentices and warriors can cause concerns, so one way to fix this is to have Mud retire early to the elder's den. So long as x ghostie's Cowpaw okays it, his rank can permanently be changed to elder and we can do a name changing ceremony. You two can VM for questions and concerns.)

Originally Posted by Nixey

”Twilightstar, it’s so good to see you,” giving a soft purr when she had seen the leader, Swiftwind couldn’t help but feel relief wash through her body. She hadn’t seen any cat from Windclan for awhile, and seeing the leader first was almost like something had been lifted from her shoulders. Though upon the question of what had happened, the molly gave a soft frown. How was she meant to explain it? She didn’t want to worry the other cat too much, but how could Swiftwind dance around explaining why she had been picked up by twolegs? She had almost become a dogs chew toy had that twoleg not stepped in and began making that odd noise.

“It’s..it’s a long story, Twilightstar,” it really wasn’t that long, but the condensed version was much easier to swallow than if she explained in full. “I had wandered just beyond Windclan’s borders after a rabbit. It kept moving, and I wasn’t taking chances bolting after it for it to escape. By the time I had caught it, I realized where I was.” Good start, but now she had to explain the part that made her shiver from tail to nose whenever she thought about that hot breath brushing against the back of her neck.

“I didn’t even realize it was there at first, not until I felt it’s breath. I knew what it was, but froze out of pure fear. The dog grabbed me by my head, but thank Starclan it’s twoleg wasn’t too far behind.” She had been thanking her lucky stars for that creature that appeared from behind the bend. She would’ve been crowfood had it not. “It started making that awful noise at the dog, but was able to get the dog to release me. The twoleg took pity on me I suppose, and took me back to a monster. I had to go inside the monster. Then the twoleg took me to some place, where dozens other twolegs were running around and there were other animals. Dogs, cats, birds, lizards, it was overwhelming.”

Taking a moment to steady her breathing, Swiftwind felt her fur standing up on her shoulders. It was nothing compared to the way her heart was beating like she had been running for hours on end. “The twolegs helped me, and the one with the dog took me to its den. I spent some time there recovering with some sort of cone shaped thing on my neck. After it was taken off, it wasn’t long before the twolegs kits left the back open and I bolted out. I had to find my way back to Windclan.” Dipping her head to Twilightstar, Swiftwind allowed an apologetic tone to fill her voice. “I’m sorry I’ve been gone so long.”

@Moonraven

Twilightstar waited patiently for Swiftwind to gather her thoughts, while she did, she couldn't help but pad a wide circle around her looking for any signs of any other injuries. Aside from reeking of twolegs and something Twilightstar couldn't place, it seemed like the scars were the worst extent of her injuries, she was far too thin, but that could be fixed with a good meal. She returned to standing in front of Swiftwind as told her everything that happened to her. By the end, Twilightstar couldn't help the way her tail lashed in agitation and anger. Twolegs were wretched creatures and she'd not be thanking one for 'saving' the warrior's life. Swiftwind wouldn't have been in any danger had they kept control of the dogpet in the first place.

She quelled her uneasiness by pressing her face against Swiftwind's unscarred side, giving the warrior a comforting nuzzle. "No need to apologize, this was clearly out of your paws." Twilightstar trilled smoothly, swiping her tail lightly along Swiftwind's flank. "I'm just glad that you're alive, home, and safe now. Let's get you to the medicine den, you can rest and recover there. You need food in you." The leader fussed, gradually leading the way back home.
(Done, make sure you check her into the medicine cat, please. You can mention me if you'd like Twilight to tag along.)

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

(Closed!)

~ TWISTEDKIT OF WINDCLAN ~

Twistedkit stepped outside of the nursery, her eyes widening in wonder. The sunlight hit her face and she had to squint, but when she recovered, she lifted her head and continued looking around. It was... huge! And so different from the nursery! She looked around, crooked jaw dangling disturbingly as she forgot to tense it up in her own amazement. It was so big it had to be the whole world! It wasn't as cozy as the nursery, and it was a bit cold, but it was okay. There was soft sand beneath her paws and it was so open and the air was so fresh! Was this what Mother talked about when she said she wished she was outside? Twistedkit couldn't blame her because it was amazing. She tried to hurry along, but her mangled tail made her go off balance and she fell on her side with an oof! She scrambled to her paws and shook off the sand, her jaw moving disturbingly left and right with the motion.

It was so different, but also so cool! Twistedkit looked at the sand on the ground, which she had vaguely heard of before, and began to paw at it. It was slippery, and especially with her tail, it was difficult to stay balanced. But it was okay because she really liked the sand. She ended up sliding onto her belly as she played with it, giggling. Did Mother like playing with sand? No, she was really serious. Would she get yelled at for playing with the sand? Twistedkit stopped abruptly and rose to her paws. Her belly fur was caked in the light yellow stuff. She didn't know a lot about being inside. What if she broke some sort of rule? Twistedkit looked around. There were a lot of cats here. Maybe she could talk to them? And she'd try her best not to be naughty because she didn't want her scruff nipped, although she'd deserve it if she was naughty, right? The she-kit looked around, craning her neck so that she could see out of her good eye, trying to take in all of her surroundings.

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

(I was given prior permission to post here!)

~ TWISTEDKIT OF WINDCLAN ~

Twistedkit poked her head into the den. She had been walking around camp for the very first time and she had seen all these other den-looking things besides the nursery. She knew that there were a lot of other cats such as warriors and a leader and a deputy and stuff, but she had never thought of all these other places! This one had looked cool and she wanted to check it out, so here she was. A sharp smell that made her stretched and distorted nose twitch reached her. What was that? It smelled bitter and... sweet? Both good and yucky. Twistedkit padded into the den. Her legs already kinda ached from walking a long way, and it took a lot of effort to balance because of her wacky tail. It was interesting seeing the way most cats' tails were, how they were able to swish and do all these fun tricks. Hers could barely move. She knew that Mother didn't like her because she looked weird and was really naughty. Was Mother sad that she couldn't do fun tricks with her tail?

Twistedkit almost forgot about that as she looked around the den, her mouth hanging open at a disturbing angle as she drew in the scents. Wow... There was so much! She went further into the den, looking around, and found some plants along with sticky stuff stacked up on a shelf. Her eyes went wide and she went closer to them. They were bitter and tangy but also interesting. Why were they here? Twistedkit felt like she should know, but she couldn't remember. There was a cat who used stuff like this, right? Oh, right, the medicine cat! Cowpaw! She hadn't known that they looked like this, though.

She sat down so that she'd have better balance, then reached out a round black paw to touch the leaves. She prodded them. Nothing happened. But the sticky stuff... Twistedkit went to touch it and a small, ghost-like strand got stuck on her paw. She squeaked and lifted it up, shaking it, but the sticky thing didn't dislodge. Maybe I could use my nose to get it off? Twistedkit nudged it, but the thing got stuck to her nose and with her bad tail, she lost her balance. She let out a distorted-sounding squeal as she thumped to the ground, legs splayed out and the sticky thing stuck to her nose. Her pelt was all dusty and stuck out in multiple directions. That, along with the sticky thing, made her sneeze.

Am I gonna be in trouble? she wondered, trying to scramble to her paws, but she slipped again and fell over with another squeak. She really didn't want Willowsky or Cowpaw, whoever he was, to get mad at her. But what was the sticky thing? And all the other plants? What about all those other dens? Why were there so many? Twistedkit had a million questions to ask that felt like they would burst out of her. Hopefully the other cats wouldn't get mad at her for talking, since Mother really didn't like it. Twistedkit didn't want to be a burden and annoying. Mother said that she was, so surely other cats would think it too, right?

@x ghostie

[Quasar]

Hickorykit | he/him | @TheNyanCatMinecart

The small kitten was having the absolute time of his life out in the clearing! So many new smells! So many new cats! So many BUGS!!! He loved bugs! Currently the kitten was digging around in the middle of the clearing, searching for something unexpected. What was it he was searching for exactly? He had no idea! It was a surprise! While he was digging around he barely noticed the dirt and sand he was kicking behind him, but there was no one behind him that he knew of so hopefully it would be alright? Either way all of the digging seemed to be for nothing, as even after he had been digging for quite a while there was nothing to be found. What a bummer...

Straightening up, Hickorykit shook out his fur which had specks of sand and dirt all through it. Not that he minded though! That meant that Momma could groom him extra long when he was done playing, and that meant snuggles with Momma!!! Woohoo! At that realization, the tomkit was determined to get even. more. dirty. He wasnt trying to make a mess, but he just wanted to be with momma more! Turning quickly around, he started running in a random direction, leaping forwards and diving into some sand! Once again he sprayed sand everywhere, but that meant if anyone got some on them their Momma could groom them for longer too! He was doing them a favor really.

After a moment of giggling and rolling around did he notice he was right next to another kit. He noticed her specialness (deformities was a mean word, and he didnt wanna be mean!) but paid no mind to it, instead keeping a wide joyful smile on his face. "Hiya!" he chirped, still on his back at staring at the kit upsidedown, "Im sorry if I made a mess, but now we can play in the sand without worrying about getting dirty!" oh, he was an absolute genius!!

[Captain]

Originally Posted by DawnIsLost

MoonShade chuckled at Lotuswhisper’s comment about Splotchpaw, “I do have a lot of time on my hands, I still have no idea on what my ideal mate is like,” the tom paused,”I just want someone loyal who will accompany me I guess.” Moonshade pushed the vole closer to the other tom.

❀ Lotuswhisper (he/him) ❀

➢ “I had no clue either at your age, don’t worry about that.” The large maine coon assured the younger tomcat, “When I met Snowflower, I was still grieving over my mentor, who got killed saving me from a badger attack - you can’t really plan for these kinds of things to happen. They just… happen, you know? It’s good to know what you want in a lover. You’ve got simple preferences right now and there’s nothing wrong with that.” Lotuswhisper nudged Moonshade gently with one paw. “I don’t think you’ll have any trouble finding your special someone someday. You are a young, charming warrior. I’m sure the ladies and gents will be all over you if you put yourself out there.” Taking the vole back from the other Windclan warrior, he quickly ate up the rest of it, seeing that there wasn’t that much left now.

[JackHunt_17]

( @Moonraven ; starry. )
Spirit's ears perked up. "Family." She mewed softly.

[starry]

:: @Moonraven @Hawkice

Slight glee filled Gentle's heart as Twilightstar offered for them to join her... clan? Confusion dotted her eyes, but it washed away as the older cat explained what a clan was. It sounded so welcoming. "Yes, please," she meowed softly, a small but weak smile forming on her lips as she looked over to Spirit.

[bubble[error].]

~~Tigerpaw~~

{ @x ghostie }

Tigerpaw let out a hard cough, shuddering her entire body in pain. She opened her uninjured eye. She looked at Cowpaw and coughed again. She coughed ad coughed so much and showed barely any signs of stopping. Finally, she stopped for a few minutes.