Fighting 101 |p|

[Ian]

Fallownose stretched out his forelegs until his chest brushed the ground and held the position for a moment before straightening back up. It was a lovely day out, perfect for some apprentices to train. While the Clan had made some new warriors recently, it wasn't nearly as many as the deputy would have liked. Hopefully, some of the Clans apprentices, new and old, would take him up on the offer he was about to give them.

"If anyone wants to learn some basic battle moves, come and follow me. If I get a large enough group, we can have mock spars," Fallownose called into the apprentices' den. He gave the ones a moment who wanted to come to make their way out before beckoning them with his tail as he headed out of camp. It would be best to hold his lesson at the Training Moor so they wouldn't get in anyone else's way.

"Right. Have any of you had any battle training yet?" the dark gray tom asked once they got there, turning to face the apprentices who had chosen to follow him.

@Katlike @birdie @Darkclaws @The Heir Apparent

[Rose]

Berrypaw
Post Count: 24/100

Berrypaw had been curled up in her nest, blue and green eyes glued on a pile of feathers scattered on the floor as her bushy, fluffy tail flicked back and forth. Eventually, the cream-furred apprentice decided to wrap her tail around her paws, tucking away her little cluster of precious trinkets into the lining of her nest. She’d barely settled down to sleep, heterochromatic gaze fluttering slowly shut in an attempt to sleep when a voice blared into the apprentice den. Well, it wasn’t that loud, but to Berrypaw’s sensitive, rounded ears, it was incredibly startling, and the she-cat leapt from her nest in a shocked frenzy, fur poofing out in all directions with fear.

Maybe Berrypaw had overreacted, and perhaps she’d be made fun of for such a tragic reaction, but Berrypaw couldn’t understand what was going on for a good few moments, unable to comprehend what had just transpired before her mind slowly, very slowly, caught up.

A battle training session?

Berrypaw’s first response was to lower herself back into her nest and curl up to attempt sleeping again, but when she actually thought about it, Berrypaw realized that she dearly needed more outings, and this was probably the best way to do it. Because after all, Fallownose(guessing by the voice), had offered himself to help train the apprentices, unlike when Berrypaw had walked up to Pouncestone and felt like she’d been intruding on his privacy during the entirety of their territory tour. Maybe this one would go better. Maybe…

Taking a deep, cleansing breath, the shorter-than-average she-cat trotted after her deputy, feeling slightly intimidated by the other apprentices that had joined Fallownose’s offered training session. Perhaps they were thinking the same thing as her. That their deputy was genuinely nice enough to help lagging behind(in her case) apprentices with their training.

[ @NinjaBloss - Fallownose ]

[Dark]

Firepaw
___________
[13/65]

Firepaw had been in the midst of watching a small bug crawl around the apprentice’s den floor through half closed eyes when she heard the sound of a voice calling into the den. At an abrupt moment in the den, her eyes widened and she nearly shot up in surprise. Looking towards where the movement was she saw that it had been Berrypaw who had apparently been startled out of her sleep. Suppressing a laugh, the young she cat smiled before getting up and shaking the loose moss from her pelt.

“Coming!” she called as she ran out into the clearing. Seeing that it was Fallownose, her pale green eyes went wide once again. This was the deputy of the clan, and he was offering to help them with battle training! She hadn’t been an apprentice for very long but she was really excited to do some more training. ‘Alright let’s go let’s go!’ She thought while impatiently lashing her tail behind her as the group began walking.

Dropping into step beside Berrypaw as they neared where they were being led, she turned and innocently smiled at the she-cat next to her. ‘Ask her’ a sudden thought said, but she musn’t right? Berrypaw might be upset by it right? As she pondered this her mouth began speaking on it’s on ”So uhh Berrypaw… What was all that in the den?” She blurted out. She had been debating whether or not she should tease her denmate for what had happened and this time her intrusive thoughts won. She just had to know what was going on inside the speckled apprentice.

By the time the cats got to their destination, Firepaw was almost ready to jump around the clearing. She had managed to restrain her restless energy thus far and it was doubtful she could hold out much longer. Her attention, however, was now drawn to Fallownose’s question. “Oh! I haven’t done any battle training yet!” the excitable tabby mewed to the deputy.

[ @NinjaBloss @katalaura ]

[xavier.]

| Sunpaw |
| She/Her |
| A long-furred light golden she-cat with classic tabby stripes, white paws, underbelly and tip of tail; Cold blue eyes |

~ Sunpaw had been laying in her nest thinking about possibly asking her mentor for some training, It was technically her own responsibility to see her training get done. The golden tabby lifted her ear once she heard the voice of the one and only deputy of Windclan. Basic battle moves? Seems like Starclan was listening to her thoughts. The tabby got up and quickly stretched and watched as the apprentices piled out. From what she counted there were three others and one of them was her twin. Sunpaw didn't utter a word as she slicked out of the apprentice den and followed the group to the training moor.

The paw looked at Fallownose when the tom had asked the question if anyone knew anything. Of course her hyper sister was the first to answer the deputies question. To her own surprise she was the next to speak

"Not yet, no." ~

| @NinjaBloss - Fallownose; @Katulaura - Berrypaw; @Darkclaws - Firepaw; @birdie - Laurelpaw |

[Ian]

It pleased Fallownose that three apprentices had decided to come, but it also disappointed him. This showed that the reason that WindClan wasn't getting a lot of new warriors wasn't apprentices being lazy but their mentors not training them. Urgh! He'd have to talk to Twilightstar about reassigning some of the ones who were behind so they could catch up on their training.

"Alright! I'll show you all a basic move, and then you can practice it on each other. Firepaw, you can practice with me. After you've learned a few moves, we can have a mock spar. The first one I'll show you is the front paw blow. You want to bring one of your forepaws down hard on the opponent's head so it will disorient or stun them."

The dark gray tom raised a forepaw and made a swiping motion in the air against an invisible foe. He then did it slower to make sure the apprentices could see the action he was doing. "Go ahead and break off into your pairs and try it, and let me know if you have any questions. And remember, claws sheathed at all times!" With that Fallownose turned to Firepaw and beckoned her to go ahead and try the move on him.

@Katulaura @Darkclaws @The Heir Apparent

[Rose]

Berrypaw
Post Count: 55/100

When a rather cheerful voice suddenly spoke at Berrypaw's side, the smaller-than-average she-cat couldn’t help but jump a bit in startlement. Gaze drifting briefly to the side, her heterochromatic orbs locked onto… For a few heartbeats, all Berrypaw did was stare at her denmate, before belatedly realizing that this was Firepaw. Shaking her head to clear her mind from the dazed state it was locked in, Berrypaw's mouth pulled into a hesitant, shy smile. Expression frozen for a few seconds, Berrypaw finally figured what had been asked of her, and her behaviour instantly turned anxious. "...Just..." Berrypaw's gaze shot to the sky, and then back down to her paws, which were desperately kneading the sandy ground. "I-like-to-collect-things." She mumbled hurriedly, and then with an almost audible swallow, turned her attention back to Fallownose.

A rounded ear flicked as Sunpaw joined their little group, and Berrypaw nearly jumped a third time in surprise as Firepaw practically yelled her exclamation about not having trained very loudly. Next, Sunpaw responded, leaving Berrypaw trying to think why she'd not answered Fallownose's question. Sheepishly dusting a snippet of moss that'd somehow managed to cling to her pelt until now off her shoulder, the speckled apprentice spoke. "I, uh, haven't had training either." She affirmed, hopefully loud enough to be heard.

When Fallownose went on to put her and Sunpaw in a pair, with he and Firepaw together, Berrypaw's paws firmly glued themselves to the ground. StarClan help her. Sunpaw was more intimidating than maybe Firepaw and Fallownose combined. Miracilously remembering to watch Fallownose's movements closely, the fluffy apprentice commited the swiping motion to memory. 'Front paw blow.' She reminded herself, and then attempted it against the air a few times.

Afterwards, she turned on Sunpaw, heterochromatic hues slightly wide. Berrypaw just dearly hoped she would not end up with a faceful of claws if anything went wrong. "I, um..." Her gaze flicked to Fallownose. "How do I try it with an opponent if I don't want to hurt them?"

[ @NinjaBloss - Fallownose / @Darkclaws - Firepaw / @The Heir Apparent - Sunpaw ]

[Dark]

Firepaw
___________
[23/65]

Firepaw was getting ready to give Berrypaw a response when Fallownose dragged her attention away. Not that she had really heard what the other apprentice had said, but oh well! She watched restlessly as the deputy demonstrated the move they’d be practicing. Oh how she couldn’t wait to try it out!

Firepaw sauntered swaggily over to Fallownose, sticking her tongue out at her twin sister. ”Ooh Sunny~” She cheerfully called to get Sunpaw’s attention ”I get to practice with the deputy and you don’t, tehehee.” Turning back to Fallownose she gave the deputy a bright smile ”Let’s have some fun, okay?” she purred smoothly. Keeping her claws sheathed, she eagerly jumped towards Fallownose in an attempt to close the distance between them and brought her right forepaw down as quickly as she could, aiming at his head. "I've got you now!" the young cat giggled in her attempt to land her blow on her sparring partner.

[ @The Heir Apparent @NinjaBloss 'Tis a little short]

[xavier.]

| Sunpaw |
| She/Her |
| A long-furred light golden she-cat with classic tabby stripes, white paws, underbelly and tip of tail; Cold blue eyes |

~ Hm. Front paw blow. That's how it was done. Claws sheathed clearly. Why purposefully hurt your own clanmates for the sake of training. Maybe that would be something Shadowclan would do. Sunpaw was about to turn to face the older apprentice before hearing her twin and looking at her for a moment. The golden she-cat didn't say anything in return. Firepaw seemed to be having fun. Sunpaw finally directed her attention to Berrypaw. The molly looked nervous. It didn't really surprise Sunpaw, the golden apprentice understood how her 'aura' would come off as intimidating and such. Sunpaw saw that Berrypaw asked how to do the blow without hurting the opponent. Wasn't that the point? To hurt whatever you were fighting? Sunpaw noticed how she could easily 'attack' first though she didn't. It wouldn't exactly be fair (even if this was supposed to be training to fight an enemy).

Sunpaw turned her head away from Berrypaw to look over at Fallownose and awaited a answer from the deputy of windclan ~

| @NinjaBloss - Fallownose; @Darkclaws - Firepaw; @Kat - Berrypaw |

[Ian]

The deputy chuckled in amusement as Firepaw taunted her sister about getting to train with him. "Yes, let's do!" he responded before turning to answer Berrypaw's question. "As long as your claws are sheathed, this blow shouldn't hurt all that much. In a real battle, the most it would do is stun your opponent for a moment, which is why you'd want to have your claws unsheathed to do more damage. Other than that, you don't have to put your entire weight behind the blow."

Fallownose paused shortly to ensure she understood before turning back to Firepaw in time to get whapped over the head by her paw. "Great job, Firepaw!"

@Kat @candy hearts. @Darcklaws [Apologies for the delay!]

[Rose]

Berrypaw
Post Count: 109/100

As Fallownose turned to answer her, Berrypaw focused her heterochromatic orbs on him, letting not a word pass her by. The worry she'd felt moments before faded slightly into the background. Yes that made sense. Who would put their claws out while practicing fighting? ...Maybe ShadowClanners, but not her. Berrypaw shuddered, coming to realization with the fact that one day, she'd have to physically hurt someone. The thought of herself drawing blood made Berrypaw's stomach twist with uneasiness, but she supposed it was something she could get used to over time.

Turning back to Leafpaw, who still seemed daunting despite Fallownose's assurances, Berrypaw hesitated a beat before darting forward and attempting to try the front paw blow swipe on Leafpaw.

[ @NinjaBloss - Fallownose / @Darkclaws - Firepaw / @candy hearts. - Sunpaw ]