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Post by rem<EMBER me on Jun 11, 2007 15:42:04 GMT -5
Streamsong stood on the sandy shores of Beachclan territory, her blue eyes gazing out at Shell Island. Without hesitation, she walked out into the cool salt water and began to swim toward the island.
When she arrived at the island, she padded slowly out of the water. She shook to rid her thick fur of water. Then she layed down int he warm sand to relax. After a few minutes, she heard another cat coming toward her. She jumped to her paws in alarm. "Hello?" She meowed. "Who's there?"
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Post by ripped. on Jun 11, 2007 15:49:43 GMT -5
Rippedwhisker cursed under her breath. Despite the fact Streamsong knew she was there now, Rippedwhisker pounced from her spot, trying to originally pounce onto her former mentor, but was unsuccessful and landed in the shallow water. "Hi Streamsong!" Rippedwhisker meowed brightly, getting to her paws, shaking her fur to get the water off, and got Streamsong a bit wet.
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Post by Amber on Jun 11, 2007 16:09:57 GMT -5
Devilsoul appeared suddenly, pouncing on Streamsong. "Ha! You didn't know you were being stalked, eh Stone Ears?" he teased playfully. Then he got off quickly, shaking the dust out of his black pelt.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Jun 11, 2007 16:14:57 GMT -5
Streamsong whacked at the water with her paw, making it shoot up at Rippedwhisker. "Hello Rippedwhisker." She meowed happily. Then she turned to Devilsoul. "Stone ears huh?" She asked, her eyes narrowed in mock hostilty. "Well look what old 'Stone ears' can do." With that, she jumped at Devilsoul, batting him lightly over the head with her claws sheathed. Then she jumped away, purring playfully.
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Post by ripped. on Jun 11, 2007 16:41:25 GMT -5
Rippedwhisker smiled and wanted to join in on the play-fight. She pounced, trying to land on Streamsong, but was having an off day, so she pounced to high, tumbling into a bush where she landed with a thump. She got to her paws, and tried to jump through the leaves, but something got caught around her throat. She gasped for breath, but managed to use her body force to get free of it, but she sat down, her chest rising and falling rapidly. "I...I can't breathe...." Rippedwhisker meowed, her breath coming in short.
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Post by Amber on Jun 11, 2007 16:50:31 GMT -5
Devilsoul stopped fighting aruptly and looked out at the setting sun. I suppose I can help her, then run back to camp before its too late, he reasoned silently. "Hold on!" he meowed, running off into the bushes. He ran out of eyesight of the two she-cats until he found some coltsfoot, and chewed it into a pulp. Suddenly he felt another presence in his mind, and he began to panic. But I've gotta help her. He tried to push it away while chewing, then suddenly he felt his body erupt in a huge tremor, and then he was pushed away into a tiny and lonely corner of his mind. The evil soul who he had took to calling Fury had taken over. He tried to regain control desperately, but to no avail. He watched as he continued chewing, spit out the pulp, and then saw his paw snake out and snag a deathberry from a bush. He let out a scream in his mind. NOO! An evil cackle sounded, but only in his mind. He watched in horror as the berry was mashed into the pulp, blending in smoothly. His paw scooped it onto the other paw, then his body walked back to Ripped. "Here, eat this." He heard someone say, and realized it was Fury.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Jun 11, 2007 16:57:09 GMT -5
"Good thinking, Devilsoul." Streamsong meowed as the tom gave the poultice to Rippedwhisker. She sat nervously by her former apprentice's side, waiting for her to eat the herbs.
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Post by ripped. on Jun 11, 2007 17:05:05 GMT -5
Rippedwhisker looked at the pulp. She ate it without question, but knew when she swallowed it something wasn't right in it. "What...what was...that? What was..it?" Rippedwhisker asked, her words slurred. After a moment, she fell onto the ground, her strength leaving her. Her breathing was okay at first, but got worse.
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Post by Amber on Jun 11, 2007 17:11:35 GMT -5
Devilsoul let out a yowl of anger and hatred and suddenly he felt as if barriers around his control were shattered. He struggled but managed to say. "Srree...Sream...Streamson...guh. I.." But then he fell silent, his eyes blanking, fighting the evilness in his mind, and chased it away to a corner. He blocked it out and then felt himself grow weaker, but held on. "Stre...Streamsong! Find some...some yarrow quick! I'm so sorry...and I'll explain later, we've got to help her!" His gaze went blank again as he rammed against the presence in his mind, fighting it away.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Jun 11, 2007 17:18:53 GMT -5
Streamsong looked at Devilsoul, her blue eyes worried as she looked from him to Rippedwhisker. She jumped off into the bushes without hesitation. She opened her mouth to scent the yarrow. Luckily, there was a clump of it nearby. She gathered some and hurried back to the others. She crouched down in front of Rippedwhisker, and crushed the yarrow into a poultice. "Here." She meowed gently. "Eat this." She waited to see if Rippedwhisker would listen.
Without turning, she addressed Devilsoul. "What is wrong with you?" She asked. "You seemed so... strange. And why did Rippedwhisker end up needing the yarrow? Did you do something wrong?"
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Post by ripped. on Jun 11, 2007 17:26:52 GMT -5
Rippedwhisker looked at the herb, knowing she could trust her former mentor. She didn't eat it right away; she was practically on the line between life and death--she swore she could have seen the former deputy, Rippedwhisker, yell to eat the yarrow before it's too late. Rippedwhisker licked up the herb, eating it, and vomited. There was a scarlet tinge to the vomit, and Rippedwhisker looked at it in shock, and looked away at her paws. Did Devilsoul try to kill me? She wondered to herself.
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Post by Amber on Jun 11, 2007 17:39:11 GMT -5
Devilsoul let out a yowl out loud as Fury thrust at his control, and his body tensed up very visibly. He then closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. He opened his eyes. "I...I never told...anyone about this. But you need to know...why this happened. When I was a loner...a strange fox attacked me. Then a mist covered us, I began to cough, and I closed my eyes. When I opened them, I was unhurt, the fox was gone, and the mist was gone too. That night something took over my control and I...I...I killed my parents. Or at least, the controlled me did. I learned to block out the evil and then came to BeachClan. But if you ever wondered why I go into the den before dark and come out in mid-morning, the answer is there in black and white. The evil that attempts to control me can only do it if I'm preoccupied, so if I sleep and in my dreams, fight the evil who I call Fury, I can fight him off. But today...I was making the poultice....And he took over. He slipped a deathberry in the pulp...and then fed it to you. I regained control...but I'm still fighting him off. So..there you have it. Kill me if you want, but know you are doing it to an innocent cat, though I guess I'm guilty for thinking I could fight him off. If you kill me, know this: I never meant to hurt anyone." His gaze fell blank again and he pushed Fury away mentally. Then he looked at Rippedwhisker. "Please, I only ask that you forgive me." He closed his eyes tightly.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Jun 11, 2007 17:48:49 GMT -5
Streamsong looked at Devilsoul for a few moments, her icy blue eyes staring into his green ones. After a few moments, she padded up to him. "I would never kill you for that." She meowed. "You may of come close to hurting Rippedwhisker, but it wasn't your fault." She purred and licked Devilsoul's cheek. "Do you want us to keep this a secret from Hawkstar?" She whispered to him.
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Post by ripped. on Jun 11, 2007 17:58:04 GMT -5
Rippedwhisker looked at Devilsoul long with her sun-yellow eyes, and finally meowed, "Yes, Devilsoul, I forgive you." She staggered to her paws, and she knew she couldn't deny his story--she was basically a living DreamClan cat, so anything was possible to her.
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Post by Amber on Jun 11, 2007 18:02:58 GMT -5
Devilsoul just looked sad. "I'm sorry, but..please...don't tell Hawkstar. DreamClan knows what he'll do to me if he finds out."
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