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Post by wildstorm on Apr 8, 2008 14:29:41 GMT -5
Moonwind stalked the mouse down to the fence. It was not wise to be so close to Twoleg territory, but it was worth the risk. The clan needed food, and she had found it. Leaping onto it, the mouse srceaming died away as the bite to the neck ended it's life. Moonwind listened, she heard something in the distance. Ducking behind a tree she saw a Twoleg drop something onto the ground in front of her. A box? The Twoleg walked away and Moonwind came out of her hiding. In the box there was a kit, a black kit. "WOAH!" Thought the confused Moonwind, "a kit?" She picked it up by the scruff, it fought her. She released it gently. Was this little kit a kittypet or a potntial Warrior? "Maybe Cometstar will know?" She wondered.
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Post by inferidragon on Apr 8, 2008 19:53:22 GMT -5
"What's this?" A mew sounded behind Moonwind. It was Thunderwolf, Cometstar's mate. "What are you doing this close to TwolegPlace, Moonwind?" Her bright green eyes scaned the fence of the Twoleg nest carefully. "You know two mean kittypets live here. They don't usually attack warriors, but you never know."
Thunderwolf thingyed her head to one side and peered into the box Moonwind stood before. "Is that a kit?" she asked sharply. The queen bent her head and started to lick the kit gently. "Poor little scrap must be scared to death." She mummered between licks. "Where did you find it?"
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Post by wildstorm on Apr 9, 2008 13:41:50 GMT -5
Moonwind didn't know what to say. "Uh" she stammered, " some Twoleg just brought it here, I tried to pick it up but it bit me on the paw." Moonwind glanced back at the kit. It looked at her with big eyes. "I was here hunting heard the Twoleg coming so I hid, it didn't see me." Moonwind couldn't help wondering why it was here, or why the Twolegs had left it there. She did know there were tough kittypets here, but she wasn't afraid of them. " Lets take it back to camp", replied Moonwind, "maybe Cometstar will know what to do with it."
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Post by inferidragon on Apr 9, 2008 16:24:28 GMT -5
Thunderwolf nodded. "I hope so." She agreed. Thunderwolf grasped the kit carefully by it's scruff, holding it a little away from her so it couldn't bite her. She started to lead the way back to camp. beckoning with her tail for Moonwind to follow.
Her thoughts whirled with confusion. Why had the Twolegs abandoned a kit this small in the forest? She thought of her own kits and shuddered. Twolegs usually cared for their kittypets. Why had this one been abandoned? And who was the mother that had let her kit be taken away and left alone to die like this? Then again, why do Twolegs do anything? She thought savagely.
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Post by wildstorm on Apr 9, 2008 19:12:07 GMT -5
Moonwind thought more and more about the kit as they crossed the border into Sahdowclan. "What kind of evil mother allows Twolegs to get rid of her kit?" she thought angrily. Glancing at the kit, she couldn't help feeling sorry for it, even if it was a little vicious. She suddenly wondered if they would even except the kit. They weren't sure it was a kittypet, never mind a forest cat, but something about it seemed vaguely familiar. They at last reached the camp, and Thunderwolf brought the kit to the den. "I hope", wondered Moonwind, "that one of the mothers will care of it while it is here." Already she saw cats beginning to gather around the Queen's den area.
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Post by inferidragon on Apr 9, 2008 21:32:27 GMT -5
Cometstar broke loose of the throng of cats gathering around his Thunderwolf, Moonwind and the kit. "What is this, Thunderwolf?" He asked, his voice purely interested. There was no malice in his voice when he continued, "It smells like a kittypet."
Thunderwolf nodded, setting the kit gently on the ground before her. "Moonwind found this kit near the Twoleg nest." She addressed the Clan. "Its twolegs abandoned it there. It was so helpless...So we brought it back here." Her eyes were wide with uncertainty, serching her mate's expression for what he thought. But there was only concern in his one good eye.
Cometstar nodded slowly. "The kit is young enough that it will not remember a time when it wasn't in ShadowClan." He meowed carefully. "We will keep it with us now, and when the time comes for it to be apprenticed, we will see if it has the making of a ShadowClan warrior." He silenced the anxious murmers around him with a flick of his tail and turned back to Thunderwolf and Moonwind. "Thunderwolf, you have extra milk, yes? Would you raise this kit along with Crystalkit and Strippedkit?"
Thunderwolf dipped her head to her leader and mate. "Of course." She turned to Moonwind again. "Do you want to help me get it settled?"
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Post by wildstorm on Apr 10, 2008 18:12:48 GMT -5
"Absolutely" responded Moonwind. She was very happy that Cometstar had been so willing to take in the young kit. "Maybe", she wondered, "it will become a great warrior." Suddenly, Moonwind felt a pang of sorrow. Maybe a mother cat didn't want to give up the kit, maybe she had lost it. But Moonwind could do nothing about it now. It was now a member of Shadowclan. "Perhaps", she thought, " we can give it a name soon." Moonwind heard it mewing in the kit's den. She smiled, "Thunderwolf will be a great mother to it."
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Post by inferidragon on Apr 10, 2008 20:28:21 GMT -5
Thunderwolf settled the kit with her own two kits, then exited the nursery quietly. She nodded to Moonwind as she did. "The kit is all settled and. I think it'll be happy here." She glanced back at the den briefly, wondering if that was true. ShadowClan had changed a lot since Cometstar had become leader. Her heart swelled with pride as she thought of all her mate had done to get here. But would the small kittypet really be welcome here?
Thunderwolf shook herself briskly and turned back to Moonwind. "Do you want to help name the kit?" She asked. "After all, you were the one who found it."
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Post by wildstorm on Apr 12, 2008 8:59:39 GMT -5
"Absouletly", meowed Moonwind, "I'd be glad to help." Moonwind was excited over the thought of a new apprentice. But it dawned on her that some of the other kits wouldn't except her fully since she appeared to have come from a kittypet mother. Or worse, a rogue mother. The rogues had been a problem lately, they formed Chaosclan, which wasen't a problem but now the need for food was harder during Leafbare. And if a mother rogue was looking for her kit, nothing would stand in her way. But Cometstar and Thunderwolf would treat it like any of their kits, with love. Moonwind heard the kit mewing and glanced in the direction of the den. "Would it truly be Warrior material?" she wondered.
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Post by inferidragon on Apr 13, 2008 16:42:24 GMT -5
Thunderwolf flicked Moonwind with her her tail. "Don't worry. It's too young to remember anything besides life in ShadowClan." She comforted her. "We'll raise it just like any other Clanborn kit." And it'll never even know the truth until it's old enough to understand. She thought. After all, ShadowClan had become much more welcoming since Cometstar took over. She herself was pure ThunderClan, but had joined ShadowClan to be with her mate.
She cast around for a name. It was a black kit, so the name would have to be something involving nighttime or darkness. "Maybe...Darkkit? Or Nightkit? Or perhaps...Ghostkit?" Thunderwolf suggested.
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Post by wildstorm on Apr 14, 2008 15:09:24 GMT -5
"Ghostkit sounds good", purred Moonwind, "I found him at dusk anyway." Moonwind felt pride at the fact that this little kit that had been tossed aside like crowfood was accepted easily by the leader. If Ghostkit could prove itself loyal to the clan, than it would grow up never feeling different from the other cats. Moonwind headed off toward the freshkill pile and grabbed a mouse. She joined her friends, Crystalgem and Rosethorn. "Hey ", she said, "have you seen the new kit?" The cats looked at her with sparkling eyes. "Yes", replied Rosethorn. They didn't say anything else, so Moonwind left. "That was strange" she meowed as she headed for the kit's den,
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Post by inferidragon on Apr 14, 2008 18:54:29 GMT -5
Thunderwolf had retired back to her den in the nursery. She was grooming the kittypet stench off of Ghostkit-who turned out to be a boy. He seemed to be getting along fine with her other male kit, Strippedkit, but Crystalkit always squirmed away whenever Ghostkit got close. She seemed not to like the tiny kittypet at all.
The multicolored queen looked up again with a purr as Moonwind entered. "Hello again, Moonwind." Thunderwolf mewed. "Ghostkit seems to be settling in fine. How are you?" She flinched slightly as Crystalkit aimed to lash out at Ghostkit and missed. She carefully moved her tail between the two kits.
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Post by wildstorm on Apr 15, 2008 14:43:21 GMT -5
Moonwind couldn't help noticing Crystalkit lash out, but she said nothing." I'm fine", she purred, "how is he?" Before Thunderwolf answered, they both saw Ghostkit pounce over Thunderwolf's tail onto Crystalkit, who got up and backed away. Moonwind became relieved at that, the kit seemed to have the makings of a fine warrior, even if it didn't seem to get along with it's siblings. " Well" meowed Moonwind, I must go hunt again. She left the den, and strolled out of the Shadowclan camp. She crept down and stalked a large rabbit, just as she was about to pounce she heard a mew. Glancing around she saw a young cat looking at her. "P-Please ", it stammered, " help me find my kit." Moonwind stared in wonder, was this the kit's mother?
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Post by inferidragon on Apr 15, 2008 19:48:10 GMT -5
Crystalkit turned an bared her tiny teeth at Ghostkit. But before she could pounce on the darker kit, Strippedkit gave an excited squeal and jumped clumsily onto his sister. Thunderwolf sighed and seperated the three of them. "Silly kits. You're still too young to be fighting like that." The queen purred. Crystalkit snorted and pointedly turned her back on the other two kits.
Cometstar nosed his way into the den and purred when he saw his mate and the three kits. "Has the new kit settled in well?" He asked.
"Yes." Thunderwolf replied. "We've named him Ghostkit. He seemsto have the makings of a good warrior." She glanced up at Cometstar, but he was distracted, staring at Strippedkit as he pounced on a ball of moss.
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Post by wildstorm on Apr 17, 2008 13:33:14 GMT -5
Moonwind stared in shock at the cat in front of her. She wanted to refuse to believe it, but was it really the kit's mother? Her first thought was chase it off the land, it wasen't the cat's, it was Shadowclan's. But she thought for a minute, she shouldn't just chase this potential threat off. "Ummm", stammered Moonwind, " you are trespassing on Shadowclan territory and you must leave." The cat looked at her, scanning her eyes for sympathy. " But please, surely a warrior would allow a poor mother to reach her lost kit?" This hit Moonwind instantly. "Hey, how did you know that I'm a warrior?" The young cat's expression changed from one of sadness to terror. "Umm" it stammered, I just guessed." The cat could tell Moonwind wasen't buying it, and turned and ran. "COME BACK HERE!" roared Moonwind. She chased after the cat, who was making a mad dash for the Shadowclan camp.
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