Strike First [p]

[jay]

THISTLEBLAZE
Currently Fronting: Light Alter
43 moons | SHC Warrior | Purrks: Shadow Fiend, Kitty Softpaws T1, Lyrebird's Lullaby | He/Him
(This is set before the lockdown)

"Wormpaw! We're gonna do some training, come with me!" he called, swishing his tail. Thistleblaze sharpened his claws on a rock near him aimlessly. He looked up and saw his friend, a black shadow that he never got the name of, but loved nonetheless. The shadow strode up to him and whispered in his ear: "Make him dangerous." Thistleblaze nodded, a sly grin on his face.

[ @seeingstars ]

[seeingstars]

Wormpaw ♣ He / It ♣ Shadowclan apprentice ♣ 6+ moons

Wormpaw was resting just outside the apprentice den, or at least he was trying to rest. He still wasn't sure why Dawnstar had made him an apprentice still... Did he get away with sneaking out? Had Mistlewhisker even told Dawnstar yet? He sucked in air through his teeth as he squeezed his eyes shut tightly. Anxiety formed a pit in the apprentice's stomach, he continued to lay there though, hoping that he'd be able to relax enough to take a nap.

the Shadowclan apprentice flinched at the call of his name, though he relaxed a bit as Thistleblaze continued. He blinked his eyes into focus, trying to locate where the warrior was. His gaze finally found Thistleblaze, He slowly rose to his paws before padding over to the warrior. He bowed his head in greeting "Hey Thistleblaze! sounds good! what're we learning?" He asked, tilting his head curiously.

{ Worm was demoted before the lockdown and only just got renamed an apprentice right as the lockdown was ordered, so going to say this is like right after the meeting that he was first apprenticed, probably the next day lol if that works for you : o }

{ @otter }

[jay]

THISTLEBLAZE
Currently Fronting: Dark Alter
43 moons | SHC Warrior | Purrks: Shadow Fiend, Kitty Softpaws T1, Lyrebird's Lullaby | He/Him

Thistleblaze was about to say something, when a splitting headache crashed into him, he hunched over in pain, rubbing his forehead. He blacked out for a moment, but as his vision returned, he realized he had switched alters. He blinked, once, twice, before shaking his head until his mind felt normal and not foggy again. Why was he here? What was he doing? He peered a bit closer at the cat standing in front of him, apprentice-sized. The large black and white tom put 2 and 2 together and realized he was training this cat. So he went with the only lesson he excelled in.

"Fighting." he said plainly, gesturing with his tail for Wormpaw to follow. The shadow padded alongside him, and he welcomed its presence. It would help him.

Soon, they reached a clearing where he stopped and looked up. The shadow, hovering at his side, grinned. Thistleblaze lowered himself into an attack crouch. "I'm going to use you as a target, ok? Follow what I do. No claws, and don't bite down hard." he ordered. Bunching his muscles, he leaped at Wormpaw, aiming to land on his back. Twisting himself so that his jaws were hovering over the back of Wormpaw's neck, he attempted to grab the smaller tom's scruff before stepping off. Running a paw over his ear to groom the dirt off him, he looked at Wormpaw. "Got it? If so, then try it on me."

[ @seeingstars ]

[seeingstars]

Wormpaw ♣ He / It ♣ Shadowclan apprentice ♣ 6+ moons

Wormpaw nodded, he hadn't done any kind of combat yet- or anything... for that matter. He followed Thisltleblaze to the clearing, looking around curiously. This was the first time he'd been out of camp with technical permission.

His gaze turned back to Thistle as he spoke, and he nodded in response. The warrior's speed caught the much younger Tom off guard, and his eyes shot wide. Ultimately, he trusted the warrior not to hurt him, so he did his best to keep his cool.

He carefully watched and felt each poke and prod from the warrior, noting the locations of each strike knowing he'd have to repeat it. Once Thistle was done demonstrating he nodded, doing his best to mimic the move. Though at his young age, it was definitely clumsy and uncoordinated.

Wormpaw first leaped at Thistleflame, though mistimed it and landed face first into the warrior's side. A frustrated sigh escaped his maw, but he continued to the best of his ability. He took a second jump from closer, attempting to land on warrior's back shakily, if successful he'd then proceeded with grabbing at the other's scruff, after that-

oh- oh no- He'd forgotten the last part of the move, or was that it? It didn't feel like this was it. He furrowed his brows, digging through his scrambled thoughts trying to remember the rest.

{ @jay }

[jay]

THISTLEBLAZE
Currently Fronting: Dark Alter
43 moons | SHC Warrior | Purrks: Shadow Fiend, Kitty Softpaws T1, Lyrebird's Lullaby | He/Him

Thistleblaze felt Wormpaw ram into his side. How horribly did he miss??? As the apprentice went for a second jump, he was prepared for any angle that it could go, plus the right way. But with how small Wormpaw was, when he landed on the bigger tom's back he wasn't able to twist and throw off the black and white apprentice. He felt teeth dig into his scruff, but then managed to roll over and get Wormpaw off of him. Thistleblaze nodded in approval. "A little clumsy, but good nonetheless. Work on coordination, and you'll be good." the black and white tom said. "We might work on your attack crouch though. It's a key part of every fight, getting this wrong could get you killed." he said grimly.

He dropped into the crouch, signaling for Wormpaw to copy him. "Make sure all your power is in your back legs, to make sure you get as much strength as possible." he said, making sure his hind legs were bunched and ready to spring. Tucking in his forepaws in, he looked at Wormpaw next to him. "Put all your weight on your dominant side. After I make sure your crouch is good, we'll work on your spring next."

[ @seeingstars ]

[seeingstars]

Wormpaw ♣ He / It ♣ Shadowclan apprentice ♣ 6+ moons

Before it could regain it's focus, it was squished under the weight of the warrior, a squeak escaped his maw, but he was able to wiggle out and the warrior was quick to rise to his paws.

Wormpaw flashed a sheepish smile but nodded in response to his words. It examined the warrior's crouch carefully, trying to note every small detail. Once told to copy, he did, his crouch was pretty decent, it wiggled it's hips a little trying to bunch the muscles in it's back legs, turning his gaze enthusiastically to the Shadowclan warrior.

(sorry this is on the shorter side lol)

{ @jay }