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Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 20, 2007 11:47:49 GMT -5
Emberfrost and Crimsoneyes padded though the tall blaze plants. They walked in silence, having known each other all their lives and not really having anything exciting to say. All of a sudden, Emberfrost froze. There was something wrong. She opened her mouth to scent the air, revealing teeth that were still sharp despite her age. Then she recognized the scent. It was a dog fox. Crimsoneyes had kept walking when Emberfrost stopped, figuring that her friend had stopped for no reason. Before Emberfrost had time to warn her friend, the fox jumped on top of Crimsoneyes. The she-cat yowled in anger as she fell to the ground. The fox dove towards her throat and suck his sharp teeth into it. Before Crimsoneyes had a chance to fight back, she was dead and blood was seeping out of her. Emberfrost was frozen with shock at the sight of her friend laying dead among the Blaze Plants. She shook her head to clear her mind then let out a loud battle cry. She was going to kill that fox. She jumped on the fox's back and dug her claws into him. He jumped around wildly then rolled over onto his back, crushing Emberfrost against the ground. Before the she-cat had a chance to move, the fox was upon her again. She yowled in pain as he bit her shoulder. I hope help comes soon... She thought. If it doesn't, I might die with Crimsoneyes.
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Post by Amber on Oct 20, 2007 12:13:33 GMT -5
Noblestar yowled in anger and leaped into battle, though not very steadily, landing and toppling over from the sheer force and pain inflicted on his healing back legs. He struggled to his paws, not giving up so easily. He swayed, then balanced himself. He wailed in anguish as he took in the full fight; Crimsoneyes lay dead and Emberfrost may soon join her. "Paws off her!" he screamed at the fox, though it wouldn't understand him. He bunched his muscles and his gray and white pelt rippled, then he leapt, soaring through the air towards his former mentor's attacker. His eyes shined a deep and sorrowful gray-blue, indicating his sadness at the fact he believed that his idol, Emberfrost, was already dead. The fox turned its head and released Emberfrost for a second, growling at him. He landed on its back, and fell forward, but landed on his head however unsteadily. He whipped around and slipping into his combat stance, flashing razor sharp claws at the fox and scoring three long scars that spilled crimson.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 20, 2007 12:24:53 GMT -5
Emberfrost still lay on the ground, too weak to move. Her vision was blurred slightly, but she could still make out Noblestar as he battled with the fox. All of a sudden, another battle cry rang out, loud and clear. It was Lunarstorm. The she-cat leapt into the battle, front paws outstretched. Her claws were unsheathed as landed right beside the fox and drew her sharp claws across his body. The fox barked in pain because of the wounds inflicted by both Noblestar and Lunarstorm. The older warriors had been easy targets, but he stood no chance against the clan leader and a young warrior. Lunarstorm looked sideways at Noblestar, checking to make sure he was okay despite his healing legs. Then she turned back to the fight. The fox looked back and forth at the two warriors, deciding who to attack first. He faked towards Noblestar, then turned to grab Lunarstorm by the scruff. The she-cat yowled in anger and tore herself free, leaving some of her creamy brown fur in the creature's mouth. The fox spit out the fur then turned and jumped at Noblestar.
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Post by Amber on Oct 20, 2007 12:42:05 GMT -5
Noblestar let out a sharp intake of breath this time as the fox got nearer. It wasn't a fake-out this time. He turned too late to run, too used to having good legs when he was able to leave in a moment. Trying to sprint off in a rush, he fell short as the fox collided with him. The fox snarled and pinned him down, sitting on his legs so that he screamed in pain. SNAP! One of them broke again, and he panted from the effort to hold back tears. He gulped, then fighting for his life, he jerked out from under the fox. He shut his eyes tightly, trying to ignore the pain beyond belief in his leg. Attempting to fool the fox, he swiped to the left, and when it turned its head he lunged for its right front leg, snapping it with his teeth and paws. The fox howled in anger and then hopped back, halfway limping. Noblestar, starting to tire, tottered on his paws but stayed standing firm in front of his foe. The fox struck in an instant Noblestar could not have possibly forsaw, and then sunk its yellow fangs into his torso. Deeper and deeper they went, trying to go in for the kill. But Noblestar did not give up so easy, no way. He gritted his teeth and jerked back, but only worsened the fox's grip as it tightened against him. Already, in only a few seconds, his white chest was died bloodred and he finally released his pain. Letting out an animal yowl, he finally tugged free, but one of the fox's teeth stayed firm in his flesh, ripping out. He looked alarmedly at it, then ignoring the pain once again he launched himself at the fox, colliding with it and pushing the fang deeper into his chest. The fox's blood dripped onto him and blinded him momentarily, in that moment the fox turned and fled. When he got the blood out, the fox was gone. The world before his eyes slid out of focus as he fell to the ground, winded.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 20, 2007 12:57:34 GMT -5
Lunarstorm looked at the spot where the fox had disapeared before looking over at Noblestar. She ran over to him where he lay on the ground, only about two tail lengths away from Emberfrost. The old she-cat raised her head to look at Lunarstorm. "You should go get Streamsong from Beachclan. She is an old friend of mine. She will help us." Too shocked to talk, Lunarstorm nodded. She bent down to lick Noblestar's cheek lovingly, then pulled away and ran towards Beachclan. As she ran, she began to cry. Was Noblestar going to be okay? One of he legs was re broken, and he had a fang stuck in his chest. Tears stung her eyes are she kept running. After a few minutes, she reached the Beachclan border. Luckily enough, Streamsong was collecting herbs. "Streamsong!" She called. "I need your help. Emberfrost and Noblestar were attacked by a fox. Noblestar broke his leg again." Streamsong turned to look at the young she-cat and meowed, "You're lucky. I have all the herbs I need with me. Now show me the way." Without another word, Lunarstorm began to run back in the direction she had came from. My the time they reached the injured cats, she had stopped crying. "Here they are." She meowed. Then she padded over to Noblestar and looked down at his blood covered body. "I'm so sorry." She whispered. Then all of a sudden, Streamsong pushed her out of the way. She put some poppy seeds on the ground in front of Noblestar. "Eat these. They will help with the pain. Taking that fang out of you is going to be tricky..." Then she looked over at Lunarstorm. "Pick up those cobwebs over there." She ordered." Come and press them into his wounds to stop the bleeding." Lunarstorm did as she was told, too shocked to say anything.
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Post by Amber on Oct 20, 2007 13:24:38 GMT -5
Noblestar ate the bitter seeds without complaint. Blood still streamed down his pelt and he tried to pretend nothing was wrong. It didn't work. His face twisted in a painful grimace, and his eyes were straining to keep shut so he wouldn't cry. He wanted the comfort of Lunarstorm's fur brushing against his - he wanted her by him. He opened his eyes and looked to the she-cat he loved, pleading with them for her to come and do as he wished.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 20, 2007 13:37:13 GMT -5
OOC: You had Lunarpelt instead of Lunarstorm so I edited it XD
BIC: Lunarstorm looked into Noblestar's eyes and laid down beside him. She pressed her fur up against his, not caring that his blood was going to be all over her. Streamsong looked down at Lunarstorm sympathetically. She knew that love could hurt sometimes. While the poppy seeds were making Noblestar sleepy, she padded over to Emberfrost. "You got yourself into a fine mess this time." She meowed. "Isn't it about time that you went to join the elders?" Emberfrost just smiled and replied, "I think I will when we get back to camp. My reflexes aren't what they used to be. Can I have a few poppy seeds? This bite on my shoulder really stings." Streamsong nodded and put some of the seeds down in front of her friend. Then while Emberfrost was eating them, Streamsong pushed some cobwebs into her bigger wounds to stop the bleeding. "I'm going to check on Noblestar again." Streamsong meowed. "I have to put his legs back into place and pull that fang out of his chest." With that, she turned and padded back towards the Blazeclan leader. She stopped in front of him and looked down at the large fang embedded in his flesh. Lunarstorm looked up at the Beachclan she-cat, worried. "Will he be okay?" She asked. "Yes young one, he will." Streamsong meowed, a weak smile on her face. Then she crouched down and unsheathed her claws. She used them to scratch away some of the skin from around the fang. "Hold him still." She meowed to Lunarstorm. The warrior nodded as the medicine cat used her claws to dig the fang out of Noblestar's chest. When it finally came out, she looked at it in surprise. "I'm surprised this didn't kill you." She meowed. Then she grabbed some more cobwebs and pressed them into the wound on his chest.
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Post by Amber on Oct 20, 2007 13:46:07 GMT -5
"It came close," he murmured drowsily, "If the fox had stayed and I had lunged again...and the fang pushed deep...er....it would have taken...all my...lives..." He slipped off, at peace for the moment. Not losing a life, just sleeping. His chest rose and fell slowly and steadily, and he leaned back, pain not reaching his nerves as he dozed. He looked very...tranquil, as he napped there by the she-cat he knew and loved.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 20, 2007 14:59:54 GMT -5
Lunarstorm purred and licked Noblestar lovingly. Her light brown eyes were still filled with worry for the tom she loved. Streamsong looked over at the pair and meowed, "I need to put splints on his legs now." She padded over and put them on. Lunarstorm watched the whole time, making sure she didn't cause Noblestar too much pain. When Streamsong was done, she left the two young cats and padded over to Emberfrost. The old warrior was laying on her side still, and the wound on her shoulder hadn't stopped bleeding. Streamsong was doing all she could, but she couldn't get it to stop. "I'm sorry Emberfrost, but there is nothing else I can do." She meowed, looking down at the growing pool of blood on the ground. Both of the she-cats knew that Emberfrost couldn't lose too much more blood and still live. Then Emberfrost decided to share a secret with her old friend. "Even if I lose a life now, I will still have two left." She meowed, watching the blood seep from her shoulder. Streamsong smiled and meowed, "Then I'll see you again in a few minutes." As soon as Streamsong said that, Emberfrost's eyes closed and all of a sudden, she was at ten stones. The medicine cat kept watch over Emberfrost's body, waiting for her to wake up again.
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Post by Amber on Oct 20, 2007 18:16:38 GMT -5
Yarrowleaf padded out into the field, on the outskirts. Truth was she had begun to grow tired of the elder life, and was itching for something to do. She walked out, and then suddenly her eyes grew wide and she froze. A dog-fox. She spotted it in the distance, and noted it was dripping blood and limping. She scented Emberfrost and Noblestar somewhere. She tried to slip quietly away, but the fox ran towards her, anticipating the easy kill. She growled and struggled against its grip after it sunk teeth into her shoulder, but it wouldn't release her. It then jerked back, and lunged for her neck. It pushed her over and stood over her, poised demonicly in her line of sight. Then its fangs grew nearer, and slid into the space between her collarbone and spine, puncturing the skin. It felt around with the teeth while she yowled in pain, and then found her jugular. Yarrowleaf felt a blast of suddenly pain, then saw red spew from her neck. A flash of red...then blackness. She woke up in Tenstones, wondering where she should go, and knowing she was dead. But then she saw Emberfrost. "Emberfrost!" she called, running to the she-cat, "A fox...in the field of Blaze Plants. I think...I'm dead. It killed me actually, I know I'm dead. But...you can't be. I know for a fact you had some lives left over from your leadership. Then...your losing a life?" She blinked. "Emberfrost, do you know...what I should do now? Could you maybe...I don't know, call someone you know who..died...to help me?" She sighed. "My heart may not be beating but I still have one. Do I deserve to go to DreamClan, Emberfrost? Tell me honestly. What have I done wrong?" Her eyes blurred over in concern, and she was obviously panicking.
Noblestar stirred ever so slightly, but then dozed off again.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 20, 2007 18:39:01 GMT -5
Emberfrost turned to look at Yarrowleaf. "So the fox found you too..." She mumbled, mostly to herself. "And yes, Yarrowleaf, I'm just losing a life." She then padded over to the other she-cat and brushed her lightly with the tip of her tail. "Don't worry. You haven't done anything wrong. It was just your turn to join Dreamclan. I will probably be joining you soon." Then she looked around the clearing. "Crimsoneyes is here." She meowed. "She can help you, even though she just came here not too long ago." Just as Emberfrost mentioned Crimsoneyes' name, the black and white she-cat came walking over. "Welcome to Dreamclan, Yarrowleaf." She meowed, dipping her head in respect.
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Post by Amber on Oct 20, 2007 18:42:29 GMT -5
"Oh no," Yarrowleaf murmured, "You said 'you too'. I guess that explains...why Crimsoneyes is here." Her eyes blurred again. "I'm sorry." She then turned to Emberfrost. "I hope you're wrong about that. I also know that Noblestar couldn't take that - you were his mentor and for a long time his leader. Of course, to him you also count as his sort of...mother, because his was gone when he was an apprentice growing up." She sighed. "I wish I didn't have to go."
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 20, 2007 18:55:00 GMT -5
"I wish you didn't have to go either." Emberfrost meowed, a single tear running down her muzzle. She was crying because of the loss of her two close friends and the fact that she was like a mother to Noblestar. She couldn't leave him now, in the middle of his leadership. "With you and Crimsoneyes gone... I just don't know. The only thing I do know is that I'm going to retire from my warrior duties when we go back to camp." She looked up at Yarrowleaf. "Promise me you'll visit me in my dreams sometimes. I'm going to need some old friends to talk to once in a while." She looked over at Crimsoneyes too as she said this. Then Crimsoneyes looked over at Yarrowleaf. "We should let Emberfrost go now." She meowed. "She needs to get back and help Lunarstorm and Noblestar."
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Post by Amber on Oct 20, 2007 19:02:53 GMT -5
Yarrowleaf nodded. "Of course," she assured Emberfrost. Then she stepped back, dipping her head at her friend. "Yes, goodbye Emberfrost," she murmured, holding back tears, then added, "Remember...to get my body. And tell Heatherdream I love her." Then she faded, traveling up to make her home in the stars.
Noblestar's eyes opened slightly. He yawned, ignoring the dull pain. He looked at Emberfrost, the slits of his eyes shining with worry. "What happened?" he murmured, then he gazed up at the sky above, craning his neck, "Oh, no." He gasped, and his eyes widened, open all the way. He saw TWO new stars in the darkening sky - he knew that it wasn't an old one, for he counted the stars above BlazeClan every night. One for Crimsoneyes, and one for... "No, no," he whispering, jumping to conclusions, "She can't be dead." His eyes brimmed with tears, but he shut them tightly, shuffling closer to Lunarstorm.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 20, 2007 19:13:30 GMT -5
Another tear trickled down Emberfrost’s muzzle as she left Yarrowleaf and Crimsoneyes and returned to her body. “I will.” She whispered, knowing Yarrowleaf could hear her. She lay still for a few seconds, not yet ready to move.
Lunarstorm pushed closer to Noblestar. “It’s alright.” She whispered, trying to comfort him. “Emberfrost still has two lives left. I heard her talking to Streamsong before she lost a life.” Then she too looked up at the sky. “I don’t know who the other star is though.” Her eyes filled with confusion. Who else had joined Dreamclan that night.
Emberfrost finally began to move. “She’s getting up.” Streamsong meowed, moving closer to Emberfrost to help her stand. The old she-cat stood up on shaky legs. “Yarrowleaf.” She whispered. “It killed Yarroleaf.”
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