Meanwhile...

[Longstorm]

Gorseclaw looked around his old home, his old memories flooding back, like water washing over of an dusty stone.
The threat seems to be gone from these shadows, he thought to himself. Now there is only... Us. He smiled crookedly, hope flaring once again. It's good to be home.
The pale tom looked over to Longflight, who was emerging from the Healer's den.
"Longflight," he called to him, "What's happened?"

Silverpaw was exploring the apprentice's den. It was so much bigger than the den back home - Back in the Frost Forests, she corrected herself. When she thought of that old, frozen wood, images of her foster mother and the times they'd spent, when she and Bluepaw had played silly games with Bluepaw's brothers, all came flooding back.
The adrenaline of the battle had long since faded, the suppressed thoughts of home and fear returning. Guess the excitement's over, she thought.
The pale gray she-cat sighed, pawing together old remnants of a long-abandoned nest. She lay down, leaving the waking world behind.

[Guest]

Limitpaw sneaked up behind Gorseclaw, " Home at last."
Then, Linitpaw actually smiled.

[Meany]

OOC: Okay, back up the Fail Train: There's no way Limitpaw was with the Rebellion. He was made too late for that - the Rebellion ended too long ago. If anything, he was with Thornstar, since the Rebellion began long before Limitpaw was born.
Honestly, research before you post.

IC: Lightningpelt and Smokepelt padded back into the camp, weary expressions on their faces. The siblings didn't look over at Gorseclaw, still feeling shame from their actions when they were still under the rule of Thornstar.

Lightningpelt murmured to her brother,
"I'm going to check the fresh-kill pile."

Smokepelt nodded, too tired to really care. He shuffled past Gorseclaw and into the warrior's den, falling into his nest and was out.

[NKninja]

Hollowpaw was lying on the lowest branch that was above the apprentice den. This was her favorite spot to be in the whole clan. She loved to watch everyone in there everyday life, but it won't be like that for a while.
She then jumped off the branch and quietly landed on the soft grass below. Like any apprentice, she bounced over to Limitpaw " you seem happy" she mewed quickly.

[Longstorm]

Gorseclaw glanced over at the siblings, and as he did, his own sibling (Sunmist) padded into the camp. She looked at her brother, smiled, and padded over to him.

"You seem happy," he remarked, stretching.

Sunmist nodded as she mewed,
"The Gathering's tonight. I heard a rumor that I might be going - that, and well, the prey is running beautifully, there's no sign of intruders nor predators, and the foul stench of those 'Dwellings' has finally washed away!"

Gorseclaw chuckled.
"I guess that is a pretty good reason to be in a good mood!" He glanced back at the apprentice, a thought coming to him. "Hey... I haven't seen you around," the tom looked young, so he must have been born some time after he and the rest of the Rebellion left, "What's your name?"

[Guest]

OOC: This happened before the Gathering right?
IC: Flowerpaw padded up to Hollowpaw, nudging the apprentice with her small pink nose. "Hi, wanna hear about how this bird helped me in battle?" Secretly deep inside her anger was boiling at that ridiculous lame kit they called Limitpaw. "More like LimitKIT." she thought angrily. How could he steal her friend away from her?
OOC: Let's hear it for possessiveness!

[Runfast]

OOC: Lols - Meany did you say Fail Train?

IC: Longflight quietly padded up to Gorseclaw.
"Hey," he murmured. "Something I've gotta tell you."

Redstar looked out of Thornstar - his - den. He'd have to take them all to the Gathering soon...
The red tom sighed, his torn lip stretching in an odd way as he did so.
It wasn't that he was scared to lead the Clan or anything - it was just that he was leading them alone. Silverfur had yet to turn up, Mistlight and others were gone, and Redstar had no mouse-dunged idea as to how to pick a deputy!
Redstar shook his head, sending a quick prayer to Starclan.
Let it be soon...

Goldpaw, a yellow tabby tom with amber eyes, looked around, feeling like the sky was his. This was where he was born, even if he didn't remember any of it. Well, that meant he'd get to explore! Goldpaw spotted the other tom and two she-cats. Were they apprentices, too?
Somewhat shyly, Goldpaw padded up to them. He looked at Hollowpaw, smiled, and said,
"Hi. I'm Goldpaw - what's your name?"

[NKninja]

Hollowpaw looked at the tabby " hi Goldpaw, i'm Hollowpaw. Seems your an apprentice too" she said with a happy tone " would you like to join us? Flowerpaw was going to tell me how a bird helped her in the battle!"
She then sat down.
OOC: Flowerpaw! play nice with both Limitpaw and Goldpaw that is all.

[Guest]

Jaycall, from the warrior's den, nodded to Smokepelt as he passed him.

OOC: INCOMPLETE

[Runfast]

Goldpaw nodded and said,
"Yeah, Frostshine's my mentor!..." He looked at Flowerpaw, putting her and Hollowpaw's appearance to memory (they were nice). "A bird helped you?"

Longflight took Gorseclaw to the side and mewed,
"Silverfur is dead."

[Guest]

Shock pulsed through her veins as she saw the apprentice come over. Deep inside her, she was furious. Wasn't there one time when she and Hollowpaw could be alone?!
OOC: Sounds a lot like me with MY friends. Hooray possesiveness.
IC: Flowerpaw took a breath. "Hi." she said. So far so good."Anyway, it was during the Battle of Darkclan. I was hiding behind a bush, scared to fight. Then this bird landed next to me. Though we didn't speak the same language, well maybe he could speak a little cat, but anyway! We didn't have the same language, we understood each other. We rushed as a team. He tackled the enemy and I gave the killing bite. But then the battle ended. He had to go. When he was flying, I thought i felt a hole in my heart patch up, knowing I had a friend." She was directing this sentance at Hollowpaw. "Who UNDERSTOOD me, and gave me lots of attention, even if it WAS a battle."

[NKninja]

OOC: I NOH RITE!!!!!

Hollowpaw knew what Flowerpaw meant by UNDERSTOOD and flicked her ear to tell her she knew " That is awesome! who knew that such a different kind could help us!" she mewed joyfully. " Hey Flowerpaw? you want to share a mouse with me? My treat" she said, stood and trotted to the fresh kill pile.

[Guest]

OOC: Oops forgot about this!
IC: Flowerpaw nodded, though inside she still felt the fury of... Some fiery... thing... A name popped into her mind. Phoenixclan. The fire of Phoenixclan was fueling her fury.
But what WAS Phoenixclan?

[NKninja]

Hollowpaw stopped at the fresh kill pile, picked up a plump mouse from the bundle and trotted back to Flowerpaw " are you okay? you seem tense" she mewed with slight worry. she thought could this be because i'm a bad friend?!
OOC: awww.... BFF's right?!

[Guest]

OOC: Yep.
IC: Flowerpaw nodded slowly. "Yes, I'm fine." then she remembered the name. It was trange on her tongue. "Do you know what Phoenixclan is?"

[Guest]

Limitpaw said, " I think I may know."

[NKninja]

"Phoenixclan? Isn't it like a Starclan?" Hollowpaw asked slightly confused. "What of it?" She took a bite off of the mouse in front of her.

[Longstorm]

Silverpaw, Goldpaw's sister, padded up.
"Hey, Goldpaw!" The gray she-cat looked worried. "Have you seen Bronzepaw? I can't find him anywhere!"

Gorseclaw took a step back from Longflight, shocked.
"Ar- are you serious?"

[Guest]

OOC: Here comes super-birdie!
IC: A small starling was flitting over the trees, looking for whatever starlings eat. The pure black feathers on its back reflected the sunlight into the glinting yellow depths of Flame's eyes as he hovered, motionless, above it. It was a skill, or as some arrogant kestrels called it, a GIFT for kestrels to hover motionlessly over the treetops, scanning for prey.
Flame chirped, and a black shape, twice as large as the starling, swooped down from the glaring light of the sun and snatched the starling straight out of the air. Rook tightened his grip, his powerful talons crushing the starling's frail body.
"Thank Phoenixclan for the easy meal!" Rook called down to Flame.
"Thank you, Phoenixclan." Flame murmured solemnly. "Thank you for blessing us with the sustenant flesh of this being. Let the starling's spirit know that the life it gave was valued, so we may live to hunt another day."

[Runfast]

Longflight nodded sadly.
"Yeah..." He looked up at the younger tom. "And no, he wasn't killed... I think he went peacefully, which doesn't surprise me... I mean," he chuckled, ''That old coot was old when I was an apprentice!"

Blizzardgaze lay in the sunlight, trying not to look at the huddled, cold bodies in the shade. So many dead...
Blizzardgaze felt the tears welling in her eyes, and they fell to the dust below her.
Oh, Foxclaw...

OOC: She went a little ballistic when Gingerleaf vanished... And why are the birds, our prey, here?

[Guest]

OOC: I dunno
IC: Flowerpaw looked up. "Hey! Are those birds?"

[Guest]

Sleetcoat limped towards the Healer's den and mewed to Longflight,
"Hey, is Silverfur in?"

Rainfoot looked up from his place in a sunbeam and called,
"I didn't see him in earlier..." He looked up to the sky. "Hey, dinner!"

Jaycall padded into the camp, a down look on his face. He couldn't find Robinsong anywhere! He knew she wasn't dead, she wasn't wounded, she hadn't been driven out, so why had she gone? He went up to Blizzardgaze.
"Hello, Blizzardgaze," he greeted her.

[Guest]

OOC: They're too high for you to reach, heheh.
IC: Flowerpaw squinted, recognizing the black falcon that had helped her. "No, wait! That's the bird I was talking about; you can't hurt him!"

[Meany]

Cloudfeet looked up at the bird and whistled.
"Hey, that'd make a nice little snack, I should think!" He glanced over at Flowerpaw and mewed, "If that is a friend of yours, you ought to tell him to fly off. Darkclan is no place for... 'feathered friends'..."

[NKninja]

"If that's the bird who helped you in battle, i would hate to see him as someone else's dinner" Hollowpaw mewed to Flowerpaw. "But i think he's fine, cats won't fly until hedgehogs do" she giggled.

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