[training] i'm the narrator and this is just the prologue

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Wormpaw • He / It • Shadowclan apprentice • 9+ moons

Wormpaw nodded to Spiritrain, noting Coyote standing and turning to face it. Worm grinned, lashing his tail playfully, he decided he'd make the first move. The smaller tom leaped onto Coyotepaw's back, trying to land evenly enough to keep his balance. It worked for the most part. He landed off-center and began to slip and fall.

In his panic, and while trying not to fall, he accidentally unsheathed his claws, raking them down Coyote's side as it tumbled to the ground. Wormpaw's eyes shot wide as he noticed the scratch on Coyotepaw. oh- oh no- no no no I did not just do that, he's going to kill me.

He rolled onto his stomach and jumped to his paws, swallowing anxiously "Coy- I'm so sorry, I didn't-" He was cut off by Coyote, he pinned his ears back as he stared up at his denmate.

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Coyotepaw • He / They • Shadowclan apprentice • 10+ moons

Coyotepaw listened to Spiritrain carefully, nodding as he rose to his paws and turned to Worm. He crouched, his tail lashing behind him as he looked at Worm through narrowed eyes. He watched Wormpaw jump, trying to move out of the way.

They were a bit too slow but had moved enough for Worm to land off-center. He grinned as he shifted his body, throwing Worm's balance off. Time seemed to slow down as he watched Worm fall. Suddenly he felt the sharp sting of claws running down his side.

His eyes went wide, then narrowed to cold slits as they whipped around to face the other apprentice. It to call them that stupid nickname, right after unsheathing it's claws in battle training? Absolutely not. "Don't call me that-" He said with a growl "What the hell? You can't unsheathe your claws in practice fights!" He spat, stepping closer to the other apprentice.

It saw fear flash in the other tom's eyes and sighed, stepping away to assess the scratches. They weren't too bad, but were probably going to scar but he could probably hide them.

He shook his fur, mostly covering them "I'm fine- don't worry" he muttered "Let's just- continue"

and with that he waved his tail, crouching again, waiting until Worm was standing and hesitantly crouching. Coyotepaw began to circle, followed by Worm. After a bit he launched himself at the smaller apprentice, catching Worm off guard.

He landed perfectly, knocking Worm onto it's side. They pushed down with their entire weight, earning a noise of complaint from Worm, but not much more.

Coyotepaw looked back to his mentor, puffing his chest out a bit.

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base by ShadowUsagi on TH
Spiritrain-He/Him
21 Moons


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Hm.
Got a little heated for a second there.
"You might want that checked once you're done." Spiritrain points out.

They then seemed to get right back to it.
At least it was forgiven. Accidents happen.

"You both did good." He then says "Just... a little more careful, next time. Now, we'll be moving to..." He thought for a moment "Basuc paw swipes."
Might as well get that over with.

"Watch."
He then demonstrated by rearing up on his hind legs and swiping at air, before finishing and going back to standing on all four legs.
"I want you both to try it on each other, while also keeping your own balance."


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Wormpaw • He / It • Shadowclan apprentice • 9+ moons

Wormpaw felt Coyotepaw putting all of his weight into his paws as he stood on Wormpaw's ribs. The smaller tom let out a pained noise, but with Coy's cold glare fixed on him, he decided silence was his safest bet.

It was relieved when Coyote removed their paws from it. and it quickly rolled to it's feet, glancing nervously at Coyote before returning it's two-colored gaze to Spiritrain. It nodded along as it listened, deciding that he'd let the bigger apprentice make the first move this time.

He crouched, his tail waving behind him as he kept his eyes locked on Coyote. He watched him rear up, he leaped to his back paws, though wasn't the most balanced. He met Coyote's first blow with a front paw, more or less blocking it. The second one, aimed at it's head, caught Wormpaw off guard. Coy's paw met Worm's face and the smaller tom crumbled to the ground as he lost his balance.

He tumbled a bit, rubbing it's cheek with it's paw, though once more it didn't dare say a word. It only shot Coyote a glare before quickly returning to it's original position. Now, it's my turn. A grin crept it's way across Wormpaw's maw as he quickly pushed himself onto his hind legs.

The one advantage Worm had, was that he was smaller and faster than Coyote. He lashed out a paw, aimed at Coyote's shoulder. He gently tapped the other tom before leaning back, dodging out of the way of Coy's counter, much to the visible annoyance of Coyote.

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Coyotepaw • He / They • Shadowclan apprentice • 10+ moons

Coyotepaw got off Wormpaw, turning his attention back to Spiritrain as he spoke "I'm sure it's fine- I've had to deal with worse" he said with a shrug. He continued listening to his mentor's lesson, nodding as he watched Worm get into position. He raised a brow as he watched Worm crouch, but got into his position. He rose onto his back legs, swiping a paw forward at Worm. Annoyed that he'd managed to block it, his next blow was aimed at Worm's head.

He grinned as his paw met the other apprentice, watching him tumble to the ground. He feigned a sympathetic look, though Worm was quick to recover. The larger tom prepared himself for Worm's attack, he went to dodge out of the way, but Worm's paw was too quick.

He aimed a paw at the other's chest but watched as Worm dodged out of the way just in time. His tail tip twitched with frustration as he glared Worm down. He sighed softly, looking back to his mentor after Wormpaw did, ready for any tips, corrections, and/or comments.

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