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Post by sun+RIBBONS on Aug 31, 2009 14:24:00 GMT -5
, , Out of NOTHING at ALL
* thistle * breeze former medicine cat / starclan Alone is such a lonely word. And even though she was surrounded by millions upon billions of cats whose names she would never know she felt alone. She felt as if something had been so cruelly taken from her. A life she didn't get to lead. She had felt this way sometimes when she still walked about the forest as flesh and blood. She felt like she would never have her own children or someone to love her. But then she would get back to her camp under the trees and everyone would smile, mothers would say how glad they were that she had saved their kits. They were proud of her, her whole clan revered her. And yet she was pleased and still felt as if something was missing. Like she wasn't completely full, like she hadn't eaten in weeks and pit in her stomach was suddenly looming, threatening to take her. Thistlebreeze was not, by any means, close to her apprentice. She was strictly a teacher to the teachee. It was strange, it was obviously meant to be, her apprentice had been wonderful and very sharp. But she just didn't bond the way most medicine cats were said to. She always found herself being different. Wanting to hunt rather than sort through herbs. Perhaps she just felt a bit anxious. She found the jorney to the moonpool inspiring, but the actual time she spent there seemed a bit dreary. She remembered so vaguely and yet so clearly the night of her death. She remembered wanting to race out there and fight of the mongrels, tooth and claw. But she hadn't been trained with the skills to do that. So she stayed where she was suppose to, and in the end, it cost her her life. Her life for three others. Three kits and a mother. Three kits, a mother, and her apprentice. The next medicine cat. It seemed like so much time and yet so little time had passed. And still as time stretched on, Thistlebreeze felt more and more alone.
Perhaps, she wanted someone who had been alive the same time as she. Someone who had shared her experiences in the forest clans. The droughts, floods, epidemics, and terrible winters that had swept through while she had been alive. No one else in Starclan could quite understand the feeling. Each day she couldn't help herself but pray that by nature's forces, Starclan would receive someone Thistlewind knew, and admired. She wished and pleaded. And each day, everyone lived on. She knew it was selfish but by night, when she danced on the stars, she would send for stair-stars, ones that would light her way down to earth. She would go to her clan and peek at the kits, the warriors, her leader. Then she would go to the other clans and murmur good nights to the ones she knew. She never knew if they could hear her. Once she had gone to Windclan, and inside of the nursery she had peeked at an old friend, a mother now to four healthy kits. She had smiled and looked fondly down on them and then, much to her surprise, a small heather-gray kit lifted its head and blinked it's blue eyes at her. It lifted it's paw in greeting. She had raised her paw too, and whispered, Hello little one. Then she had returned to the sky. Nobody visited the ground clans quite as much as she did.
'Hello?' ello... lo... lo... lo her voice echoed across the empty skies. Even Starclan cats slept. When on the earth her voice had been to high and little to much like shrilling bells. Now, in the thick cloud of stars her voice was musical and lighting. Her green eyes danced, looking around, she didn't feel like returning to the forest tonight. And when given the option, which was every no-moon night, she didn't feel like returning to the earth as a kit. Her tabby fur glistened. She felt lighter here, like she would jump and then have to work to come back down. She sighed, falling into a laying position. She folded her paws, one atop the other, and rested her chin upon them. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 4, 2009 14:15:07 GMT -5
He had to admit he still fell from the stars to visit his old clan. To see who now lead the clan by the river, how they were holding up. Perhaps to see his great grandkits who were now strong warriors ready to fight a great battle that they wouldn't know about for moons to come. However things had changed since his time. The cats did not live in the forest that he onced lived in. He remembered traveling with them to find a new home. He remembered being with Flurrystar who was now in the dark forest because of her dark intentions. SO much has changed and not always for the better. Clans were always fighting there had been no straight peace since his time. There was always conflict. There was no way any cat could go to sleep in a warm nest and look forward to what was about to happen the following day.
Ebonsytar shifted his blue gaze over to thistlebreeze, a previous medicine cat, she was a younger one, from the most recent generation. The ones that shouldn't be looking forward to geting up in the mornings because of of the darkness that swallowed the clans."Why do you go down there anyways....nothing good is in the forest any more...." The dark colored tom mewed while looking down at the forest himself.
ooc:Suckish no muse
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Post by sun+RIBBONS on Sept 4, 2009 19:08:48 GMT -5
* thistle * breeze former medicine cat / starclan Hm? Thistlebreeze looked up to see the past leader, her green eyes showing that she was slightly startled. Oh, hello Ebonystar. Her gaze still shown with the reflection of the bare forest. She sat up wrapping her tail over her paws. She turned her head to the side and just smiled at him. Not everythings bad down there. The medicine cats... Their... Oh, what's that word... It was an embarrassing fact that since she didn't talk to anyone so much here anymore that sometimes even common words slipped her head. She gave a slightly goofy smile, Peaceable. That's it. Really. I know things must've been different in your time. My friend... My friend Bumblebreeze, she's sweet. Thistlebreeze was only eighteen moons old now, sixteen when she had died. Sometimes her stammering youthful self still flooded back to her. So... If I asked you to come, would you meet her? I'm sure you'd like her. Really. She had no idea if Bumblebreeze would like Ebonystar, truthfully. So much had changed. Bumblebreeze had left her clan, returned with a child and given her daughter up to Shadowclan. That would be dear little Spinpaw. The she-cat had been given her position back and filled her mind with only work and her clan, and almost never thought of her daughter. No matter how difficult it was. Thistlebreeze was proud and slightly ashamed that her friend had disobeyed the rules, all at the same time.
Time seemed to moved more slowly in Starclan, even if they were closer to the moon. Thistlebreeze wasn't sure why, and even though Bumblebreeze had been a little older than her, the Windclan medicine cat was well into her twenty-moons, while Thistlebreeze just looked on from the border. Maybe it was by sheer will. Maybe in Starclan you had to allow yourself to get older. Thistlebreeze gathered a deep breath. I'm going to see her tonight... So will you come? It seemed so random, so out of the blue. Thistlebreeze seemed to like the idea of this leader meeting her friend better than the fact that she was proving that not all forest cats had gone to violence. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 5, 2009 9:41:07 GMT -5
"Peaceable?" He shook his head and looked down at the forest cats."Peaceful thistlebreeze.....not peaceable..." Ebonystar shook his silver coat he had no reason so see this 'bumblebreeze' That this she-cat told him about. He cocked his head to the side and shuffled under the stars."I suppose I should give her a dream about who to pick for her medicine cat apprentice when this cat is born....or about the darkness that will be in the forest in the moons to come."
He had given in to this former medicine cat's wishes. That's how he was. Even if he was not from this perilous time he still felt the need to make she-cats happy. Just like he done with his mate before she fell into the darkness herself. Both of his deputies were his mate and both turned out to live in the darkforest. Flurrystar and Silver-rain."I will go now....I have other things to worry about later Thistlebreeze."The tom closed his eyes and galently a full set of stairs made of stars appeared."Now what clan did you say she was in Windclan?" He put one paw forward, and his ebony pelt was soon back and glowing."I suppose it's always nice to pretend that you are alive again."The stars in his pelt vanished and it was it's normal coal color. His eyes were glowing blue and the only patch of white was the diamond on his forhead."I am rather excited to meet you friend you know..." He mewed trying to make some sort of conversation. |
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Post by sun+RIBBONS on Sept 5, 2009 11:00:08 GMT -5
* thistle * breeze former medicine cat / starclan 'Yes, Windclan.' she flicked her tail good-bye. 'I guess you don't need me to come down with you after all, Bumblebreeze is friendly.' she said slowly. You'll like her, or, at least, she'll like you. Being a medicine cat can get pretty lonely.' as well as being in Starclan alone... she finished silently. She gazed on as his slight transformation was complete and smiled. By now she seemed more star and outline than a sold cat-being.
{ - - bumbleburst} medicine - - windclan Bumblebreeze stirred far below. Her pelt bristled and flew around with the light night-wind. In her sleep a small smile played on the corners of her mouth. Tonight would not be one of those nights when she thought about her daughter, Spinpaw, in Shadowclan, and wake up with soggy, salty moss. Tonight she dreamt about running across the fields, she didn't know where she was going, or why, all she knew was it was warm, there was a tangy wind that swept her up into it's arms and she just kept running. No medicine cat duties in mind. If she had been awake, thinking of this, she would have realized that when she ran across this familiar plane it was usually to see Thistlebreeze, the young, dead, medicine cat of Thunderclan. She had been a bit younger than Bumblebreeze herself, but the Windclan medicine cat remembered her fondly. Of course, this was a dream, and what was the point in spoiling it with thoughts? |
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Post by Admin on Sept 5, 2009 11:20:41 GMT -5
He jumped down from the last star only to look back and see Thistlebreeze as a lonely star."You are not here to see Thistlebreeze tonight." His mew was dark and alluring. His form began to take place in Starclans field. It was the only place where the living could contact that dead. His pelt was a coal black, leaving the first part of his name 'ebony' a perfect fit. He smiled warmly before letting his last paw land delicately on the yellow grass."I suppose I could give you a prophecy.... tell you a frusterating riddle... it seems like we rehearse it." He stepped forward and looked the windclan she-cat in the eye."Im Ebonystar, former leader of Riverclan. I was previously known as Ebonyrain.... I am probably only known in riverclan through elder tales now." He swished his tail and all went black."Darkness is what makes fear...kits fear being away from mothers...mothers fear death..warriors fear battles...medicine cats....what do they fear but lonliness...or do they fear breaking the code?"
Ebonystar stood tall as he spoke he looked at her a shimmer in his blue eyes."There is a prophecy I should tell you about.....but...why waste precious time hinting a war...isn't that what most of it is about...? Fire alone will save our clan....a huge battle ended up happening. Perhaps this time it is a battle of will power. Yes we can see the future...but the future can change... Bumblebreeze you were seen being a well like medicine cat from all clans.... yet Spiderclaw was seen dead because he was in love with an enemey and murdered because he did not listen when the prophecy was spoken of. Perhaps when it is told he will be less reckless."
He paused and dipped his head."This is where the wise Starclan cat is supposed to tell you that the forest is danger. Except I am here just to chat this time. Thistlebreeze gave me a good word." He murmured a few things to himself."Yes the forest is in danger but I suppose that could wait for another dream....its not all that important.... the cats who are involved are not ready to know yet....when they are is when I will tell you...."
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Post by sun+RIBBONS on Sept 12, 2009 9:31:08 GMT -5
{ - - bumbleburst} medicine - - windclan Bumblebreeze listened to his words very carefully, committing them all to memory. No Thistlebreeze...? she said quietly under his words. Her voice sounded very high, like a deep male voice when they're hysterical. Of course her laughing sounded like chiming bells all clanging and dancing. She shuffled her tiny paws in the dust and kicked up stars that had fallen. Oopisy-daisy! she said softly. Most thought of Bumblebreeze as a child, especially with her funny little exclamations. But it took the heart of the nobelest of cats to see that Bumblebreeze was far more than that.
When he had finished, Bumblebreeze paused. Yes war... she repeated thoughtfully. Smiling very lightly she murmured, I suppose you're right. But aren't you Starclan cats always right? She sat back on her haunches and swiped her tongue over her muzzle, despite the fact that she wasn't eating, nor had she since about mid-day and know it was deep into the night. Frankly, sir... Ebonystar... I don't like what you've said so far. Don't you think you could give us a little peace for once? And the cats that are suppose to save us aren't ready yet? I always thought it pointless to talk in riddles. Why can't you just say, 'take this kit, throw it into the gorge and you will be saved' instead of having them cruelly slip off the side. She scrunched her small nose up and frowned, at this point she looked nearly identical to a kit. It also didn't help her cause that Ebonystar was so much taller than she. You came to talk?! she sighed, WHAT next? Do you have mice as friends? Her tinkling bell laugh peeled into Starclan. I'm sorry. I just find you a bit unusual, Ebonystar. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 14, 2009 18:10:51 GMT -5
Ebonystar smiled warmly."Mice for friends I think not, Starclan cats have to eat to....I might have a few bee's in my brains from previous lifetimes but that's a conversation for another day." His eyes bounced with amusement as he took a step forward. He fell silent for a moment."Will you always believe in Starclan Bumblebreeze. If we were to disappear would you still look to the sky even if there were no stars....?" He looked down and shifted his paws nervously. He sighed and looked at bumblebreeze."Your a good medicine cat.....don't let lies fool you...." He looked her in the eye then the sky."What do you want to talk about? Probably not much I'm the oddball out this time around..."
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Post by sun+RIBBONS on Sept 19, 2009 16:38:49 GMT -5
{ - - bumbleburst} medicine - - windclan Bumblebreeze gave a small, cute-sounding snort. Of course I'll always believe in Starclan. I'm here now aren't I? And what if the night is cloudy, the stars are still there. she said, liking Ebonystar more and more, but becoming more and more aggitated. Why would the stars ever leave? but by the time she had whispered this Ebonystar had moved on.
Again, she snorted. You're hardly the odd one out. I'm a small Windclan cat. a small smile spread over her face. Saying that had never felt good, or even okay until now. She relaxed, her paws kneading the ground. Thoughts of Starclan disappearing washed from her mind. And a medicine cat at that. Not even Spottedleaf was as shy as me... she said, refering to the great ancient medicine cat. She swallowed. She didn't feel so shy now, a warm feeling that Starclan cats seemed to bring with them enveloped her and pulled her into its warm embrace. Loosening her tongue. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 21, 2009 17:35:55 GMT -5
Why would you no longer believe in us? Because the stars won't always be around...darling bumblebreeze... they will go out eventually but that does not mean we are gone....connections may be lost but .....we have not vanished. Ebonystar smiled warmly before touching his tail gently to her shoulder.Small means nothing. Your leader is younger than you...she is small but has a big heart...I can see that you might be small in size but that is nothing compared the compassion and heart that you and your leader both have. Just keep that in mind. He mewed with a small twinkle in his eyes
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Post by sun+RIBBONS on Sept 29, 2009 0:12:37 GMT -5
I would believe! I will! Bumblebreeze burst out, nearly falling over her paws as she stood. She felt so very much like a child at that moment. Her heart pounded, her eyes held a tainted wild look to them. And she realized what she had said, Forgive me. she said, but mainly to herself. She sat back down, her heart hammered in shock. She sat in a very still almost statue-like pose as she listened to him speak. My leader? Indeed, I could never do what she does... she neglected to mention herself. After a few rapid blinks and a slow nod of her head. Maybe is there something lighter to talk about. Is there anything I can see in this land besides this field? Can you show me? I want to know... she said slowly, it was an abrupt and awkward change. She felt her stomach turn over. I want to see.
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Post by Admin on Oct 1, 2009 19:57:36 GMT -5
Ebonystar nodded. He stood up on all fours and flicked his tail gently against the she-cats shoulder.I can only show you so much bumblebreeze. Starclan is infinite. Never ending....so as cats come to join us our territory grows. This is stardust field...." The tom jumped up and landed and glittery sparkled flew in the air and landed softly on the ground.This field goes on forever and never changes. You can only imagine kits and apprentices have so much fun here. They love the stardust. They have a habbit of throwing it into the air. Those would be your shooting stars... He nodded before closing his eyes. A passageway of stars formed before him.Would you like to see the clans from out part of view...would you like to join me in the sky? Mind you, you are not dead.... you are just in a deep sleep....however if you choose to see this im afraid you will have to wake up for it will be sunhigh in your clan and we don't want warriors to be worried. However I will visit against again soon.... do you want to see or something else?
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