The future's in your paws. Shape it well.Roleplay in a cat Clan of warriors. Based off the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. Takes place in an AU before the cats in the books existed.
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Subject: don't panic, it's only the end of the world [c] Tue 3 Oct 2023 - 15:19
Smokepetal made the trip from the Moonstone, to SkyClan's territory, in record time. The urge to be home was stronger than any inclination she had to be stealthy or discreet, and the moment she crossed the border back into her own territory, the medicine cat finally allowed herself a moment to rest, falling to her haunches with chest heaving, and heart beating so quickly she could barely hear the forest over her own pulse. Over and over again, images played over in her mind. A red sun, stars made of fire, blood pouring from the eyes of a small, horrifying cat.
Why would StarClan send them something so... so wrong?
Reason told her that it had to be some sort of warning she was meant to relay, hence her haste to return to SkyClan as quickly as she could. Eventually, the striped she-cat got to her paws again. Now that she was theoretically safe, within SkyClan's territory, the adrenaline that had carried her this far was fading, and sudden exhaustion made her limbs heavy. Smokepetal shook her head, taking a deep, steadying breath before setting off at a lope towards camp. Her body begged her to stop and rest, but she didn't even slow until she set her eyes on the tunnel, and even then only long enough to shove her way into the camp proper. "Fetch Wolfblossom - at once please, and send her to Birdstar's den," she asked the nearest warrior, who nodded curiously and hurried towards the warriors' den. Smokepetal exhaled heavily, casting her eyes upwards, to the stars that were rapidly fading as dawn threatened. Why did they seem so far away?
Without giving it any more thought, she bounded up to the branch and climbed to Birdstar's den, peering inside and allowing her eyes to adjust before calling out, gently, "Birdstar? Are you awake? We must speak."
Subject: Re: don't panic, it's only the end of the world [c] Tue 3 Oct 2023 - 17:08
The warrior found Wolfblossom quickly, and the deputy thanked them with a smile, heading toward Birdstar's den as instructed. Smokepetal... She had gone to the moonstone the day before with the other medicine cats. Had something happened? Some news perhaps, on this starforsaken prey shortage? It must've been urgent, for the medicine cat to call on the leader and deputy so immediately upon arriving in camp.
"Smokepetal?" Wolfblossom stepped into the den carefully and sat, tail twitching over her paws, "You brought news, I take it?"
Characters : [R]owansong [Ro]okflight [S]ilverhawk [P]igeonpouce [F]ish [T]wilightkit Clan/Rank : [R] RiverClan T5 Elder [Ro] RiverClan T4 Warrior [S] ShadowClan T3 Warrior [P] T2 RiverClan Warrior [F] T2 Rogue [T] RiverClan Kit Number of posts : 2494 Gender : any or username Age : 22
Subject: Re: don't panic, it's only the end of the world [c] Fri 20 Oct 2023 - 19:17
Birdstar
Sleep was becoming more and more of a rarity, coming only in fitful snatches hardly ever as long as an hour. Birdstar was shaking herself out of one such spell, bleary-eyed from what rest she had found, when Smokepetal's soft voice spoke from outside. The large she-cat blinked and slowly lifted her head, blinking again at the twilight past the shadowed mouth of her den, the figure lurking on the other side. Her ears pinned back and Birdstar pushed herself to sit upright, shoulders slumped. She had gone off to the Moonstone for their meeting the day before... returning just to head straight for the leader's den was far from a good sign, especially not with the shaken tone in her voice. And the appearance of Wolfblossom shortly after her... Birdstar stood fully, giving herself another shake to clear the grogginess that remained as they entered the den.
"I'd like to hope not," Birdstar murmured dryly, flicking an ear toward her sister while waving her tail to invite Smokepetal closer. "Of course you may. Come, sit." She beckoned, giving the medicine cat a moment to do so before continuing closer. "Whatever I'd like to hope... clearly, there's news of some sort. What's going on, Smokepetal?"
Subject: Re: don't panic, it's only the end of the world [c] Wed 25 Oct 2023 - 20:51
The deputy was right behind her, more quickly than Smokepetal would have thought possible, and then Birdstar was awake too. The medicine cat nervously sat and drew a paw across her face, tail flicking as she tried to think of how exactly to tell them what she saw. A deep breath, then another, and it all spilled out from her. She described the vision in detail: the horrifying cat, the message, rambling on and on until she was breathless and had to stop for air.
Smokepetal sat there, sides heaving gently, looking between Wolfblossom and Birdstar. "I haven't seen anything like this before," she said finally. "StarClan usually... they... usually it's not so... so..." she trailed off with a frustrated, shaken sputter.
She had never felt quite so helpless before as she did right now. Usually, she had StarClan to look to for guidance, but the thought of trying to contact them again any time soon made her nauseous.
Subject: Re: don't panic, it's only the end of the world [c] Thu 26 Oct 2023 - 10:04
The tiredness that Birdstar tried to push away was still evident to her sister, and Wolfblossom sat next to her, allowing their pelts to brush briefly as she glanced at Smokepetal. The medicine cat seemed a little more than rattled, and as she launched into an explanation of what the stars showed her, Wolfblossom understood why. The deputy's ears flattened as an uncomfortable sense of dread washed over her. It sounded as if the recent prey shortage would be the least of Skyclan's worries coming out of such a gentle greenleaf.
"It's telling us to run?" The thought of Skyclan running from anything sent a flash of anger through her, but above everything else, this message received at the moonstone was making Wolfblossom struggle to keep her fur flat, unease spiking through her. "They couldn't have given us a more specific warning?"
Characters : [R]owansong [Ro]okflight [S]ilverhawk [P]igeonpouce [F]ish [T]wilightkit Clan/Rank : [R] RiverClan T5 Elder [Ro] RiverClan T4 Warrior [S] ShadowClan T3 Warrior [P] T2 RiverClan Warrior [F] T2 Rogue [T] RiverClan Kit Number of posts : 2494 Gender : any or username Age : 22
Subject: Re: don't panic, it's only the end of the world [c] Wed 1 Nov 2023 - 18:07
Birdstar
Birdstar made no attempt to mask the way her nostrils flared throughout Smokepetal's retelling of the visions StarClan had granted her, though she made an effort not to huff too obnoxiously until the medicine cat had finished speaking. Her tail thumped hard against the ground, and Birdstar found herself glaring at a point on the walls rather than either of the cats with her. Privately but relentlessly, she had prayed for the cold seasons to be more peaceful than the year prior. The last few moons of green-leaf had stolen any hope of peace from her, but now she could not even wish just for survival. She couldn't even chance hoping she would take her next breath, nor anyone else she knew.
Shaking her head, Birdstar pressed her ears flat and returned her attention to the other she-cats. "We aren't going to run from anything that doesn't force us out of camp itself." She said sternly, focusing more on Smokepetal as she spoke. Taking in her shaking frame, Birdstar forced a more even breath through her nose and smoothed the gruffness from her voice. "We're going to be fine. SkyClan has overcome everything it's faced, in recent moons and in history." The assurance was for herself as much as it was Smokepetal. Nodding toward Wolfblossom, she continued, "Cats bleeding from their eyes and turning to mud while babbling omens does little for us... not that they're ever timely with being helpful. Take a moment to breathe, Smokepetal. Is there anything you think it could mean? How will we know what, exactly, StarClan expects us to run from?"
