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Post by Amber on Sept 26, 2007 6:23:29 GMT -5
When Jewelstrike helped him pull Streampaw out, Cemetarypaw let himself collapse. The battle left him tired and weary.
Dewdrop sprinted up, and then sighed. "Sorry, why do I have to be gone at times like this?" she mewed half to herself, and then slowed her gait. She trotted in her den and emerged a minute later with some comfrey and cobwebs. She padded to Streampaw and calmly placed the cobwebs on her bleeding wounds, and then used the comfrey for her bones.
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Post by whitetiger on Sept 26, 2007 19:09:25 GMT -5
Sunpaw finished with all she coud think of that could help allurepaw, she padded over to dewdrop."Dewdrop, I did all i could think of to help allurepaw, i was wondering if you wanted to check, if there is any other herbs on need to put on allurepaws wounds."
Streampaw spoke"Go, i don't need that much help, allurpaw should get more help than me."
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Post by Amber on Sept 26, 2007 19:42:06 GMT -5
"You did fine," Dewdrop meowed. She started trying to doctor Allurepaw's wound, but her face was grim. "Sunpaw," she meowed, "If anything happens...it isn't your fault." She could tell from the fact the wound still hadn't stopped bleeding that Allurepaw would probably die. Wanting to make her death peaceful, she took out some poppy seeds, a lot more, and pushed them into Allurepaw's mouth.
Allurepaw chewed the seeds, and her expression dulled. She stared, glassy-eyed, at the world around her. She tried to sit up, and her wound gushed more blood. She could make out a black and white - or was it just gray? - figure staggering towards her.
"Allurepaw." Cemetarypaw's expression was grave. "Allurepaw," he continued, "You can't die." His eyes were filled with grief and he lay down next to his sister, nuzzling her gently. "Don't die on us, Allurepaw," he mumbled, licking his sibling's ear.
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Post by whitetiger on Sept 27, 2007 20:58:36 GMT -5
Sunpaw felt tears come down her face."Yes it is."She murmured really low.
Jewelstrike bit on her lip, not sure of what to do."Sunpaw it's not your fault."
Streampaw heard."Of course it's not her fault, it's only that stupid foxes fault."Streampaw coughed."Ugh, broken bones, pain, ah...Wait i need to see allurepaw.Please i deserve to see her too."
Jewelstrike nodded."Yes you do streampaw, but it would hurt if i carried you."
Streampaw growled."I don't care, I need to say good bye." She felt a tear go down her cheek
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Post by Amber on Sept 27, 2007 21:10:19 GMT -5
Allurepaw looked dazed, but she staggered forward. "It may...make my chances...go from...slim," she meowed to Streampaw, "To none...but I don't want to see you...hurt." She collapsed next to Streampaw, and her eyes were now glassy as ever. "Goodbye, Streampaw," she mumbled, but hung on, so the she-cat could say her last goodbye. Before she could though, she looked at Sunpaw. Her voice was strong, and she seemed as if nothing had happened to her. There was a steely anger in her voice. "And Sunpaw, don't you in the name of DreamClan go blaming yourself," she growled, voice trembling from the effort.
Dewdrop turned to Sunpaw. "You heard the apprentice," she meowed, with the tiniest of smiles.
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Post by whitetiger on Sept 27, 2007 21:38:06 GMT -5
Sunpaw nodded."Okay allurepaw, gooD-bye. I miss you."
Streampaw smiled."I'll miss you a lot. You are the best.Good-bye"
Jewelstrike smiled and meowed."Good-bye allurepaw, You were a great apprentice and I'm sure your mentor would agree with me."
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Post by Amber on Sept 27, 2007 22:18:36 GMT -5
"Goodbye," Allurepaw whispered, much to Cemetarypaw's horror. She closed her eyes, and gave a huge shudder. Her body convulsed and she twitched with pain, and then she grew shockingly still. Her eyes, which had been sealed tightly shut, loosened, and stopped the tension, though her eyes were still closed.
When Cemetarypaw pressed his pelt against hers, he realized she was still alive and breathing, just unconscious. "Save her," he demanded, his tone cold, "She's still breathing." He snarled in fury, and turned and stormed back towards the apprentice's den.
Dewdrop pressed lavender on Allurepaw's wound, and wondered if maybe the slim chance of Allurepaw's hope of living was still there, although smaller. She bent down and felt the rise and fall of Allurepaw's chest. A rise and fall that could so easily stop, so easily cease to happen. Her breathing could falter any moment, but it didn't.
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Post by whitetiger on Sept 28, 2007 10:04:50 GMT -5
Icystrike watched."Why the need for death in these prophecy's? It's too painful.Now i wonder if allurepaw will hold on to life or will she accept the fate of joining dreamclan. " Icystrike looked to see if fearowstar came down to see her daughter face a choice that would change her life forever.
Streampaw watched feeling tears come down her face onto the ground.
Sunpaw was scared."Dewdrop, do you think...we could save her?"
OCC:Dramatic isn't it? Is allurepaw going to die?
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Post by Amber on Sept 28, 2007 16:35:35 GMT -5
OOC: XD I wanted it dramatic. I love the drama! And I really don't know. XP
Fearowstar looked at Allurepaw with a sigh. She shrugged her shoulders, and turned to Icystrike. "Its also a decision that will change Cemetarypaw's life too."
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Post by whitetiger on Sept 28, 2007 18:31:04 GMT -5
Icystrike nodded."Yes, it will do very much to them if allurepaw dies, but if she does die I hope sunpaw doesn't take the blame. It is also a good thing to experence death for sunpaw, then she will know the true idea of the medicine cat. Allurepaw deserves her warrior name, i think jewelstrike agrees.'Icystrike paused."It will take a lot of luck to save allurepaw, Time to make desion."Icystrike took a deep breath.
Jewelstrike just watched not sure what to do or say.
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Post by Amber on Sept 28, 2007 20:03:30 GMT -5
Dewdrop turned to Jewelstrike, eyes blazing with anger. Her mouth hung open, and then she closed it with a meaningful growl. "I think Allurepaw deserves her warrior name before she dies. If she doesn't, I'm sure she can resume apprentice training," she hissed. She couldn't believe Jewelstrike hadn't thought that maybe she should perform the dying apprentice ceremony, where the apprentice becomes a warrior before they are sent to join DreamClan. Now it may be too late.
Fearowstar sighed. "I'm worried about that too, if Sunpaw blames herself..." she mewed, trailing off. She just shook her head with another deep sigh.
Cemetarypaw licked Allurepaw's ear again, willing her to open her eyes and smile, and say it was just a horrible joke.
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Post by whitetiger on Sept 28, 2007 20:23:13 GMT -5
"Dewdrop, I'm not just making her a warrior , i'am making streampaw and cemetarypaw warrior today, from what i saw today they are very skilled over the range of an apprentice." Jewelstrike paused and then began the ceremony."Allurepaw from now on you will be know as allureblaze, cemetarypaw from now on you will be know as cemetarygrave, and last but certinly not least streampaw you will now be know as streambreeze. Dewdrop is sunpaw ready to recive her medicine cat name?"
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Post by Amber on Sept 28, 2007 20:57:12 GMT -5
Dewdrop nodded, but her eyes were still blazing with anger. "Yes," she meowed stiffly.
OOC: The dying apprentice ceremony is different from normal. It goes like this...
Leader: I ask my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. He/she has learned the warrior code and has given up his/her life in the service of his/her Clan. Let StarClan receive him/her as a warrior. He/she will be known as (_Warrior Name_).
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Post by whitetiger on Sept 28, 2007 21:59:02 GMT -5
OCC: I don't care
Jewelstrike nodded."Sunpaw you will have your ceremony later, when you can go see dreamclan to get your medicine cat name at dream falls. Well welcome iceclan's newest warriors."
Streambreeze felt like dancing, but she had toomany broken bones.
Sunpaw smiled and then it turned to a grin."Allureblaze!! Streambreeze, cemetarygrave!!!" She chanted their new names.
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Post by Amber on Sept 28, 2007 22:23:02 GMT -5
Allureblaze smiled. Her eyes were half-opened, but she grinned anyway. "Allureblaze..." she murmured, "Wow." She looked at Cemetarygrave, and tried to sit up, but couldn't, so she settling for leaning forward and raising her head. "I love you...but I can't stay..." she whispered sorrowfully.
Cemetarygrave shook his head, refusing to believe the words. "No...no, you're going to live through this Allureblaze. Your going to live, and we're going to be happy together. You can find a tom who loves you and you love him, and have kits of your own...and my mate and I can be parents as well...and we can live to ripe old ages, and eventually join the elders, and..." He babbled on...but Allureblaze was lying limp and lifeless in the dirt, eyes closed again. She was unconscious, or maybe dead, he didn't know.
Dewdrop turned and ran back into her den, slipping in. She walked into the shadows, then frowned, cursing herself. She looked in the small pool of water, that reflected the small light in the dark corner of the cave called the medicine cat's den. The ivy covering the walls of the den drooped naturally above the pool, so a few fallen leaves floated peacefully among the still water. But the face behind the leaves was unrecognizable. It was an unfamiliar she-cat, and Dewdrop growled at it. "You worthless piece of fox-dung," she hissed at the reflection. She looked down at her paws. "A reflection," she mumbled. Then her gaze hardened. "That's all I am. A reflection of the old me. I should be ashamed." She unsheathed her claws and sharpened them in the rock below them, snarling furiously. "DreamClan kill me now. Its what I need, Fearowstar's is up there. She was my best friend!"
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