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 Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:38 pm
  XX╣XG A L E S T A RX╠╣XB R E E Z E C L A NX╠XX XXX█████ ███ █XXＲＥＬＥＡＳＥXＹＯＵＲXＴＲＯＵＢＬＥＳXXX█████ ███ █XXＲＥＬＥＡＳＥXＹＯＵＲXＦＥＡＲXXX█████ ███ █XXＯＰＥＮXＹＯＵＲXＨＥＡＲＴXXX█████ ███ █XXＫＥＥＰXＹＯＵＲXＬＯＶＥＤXＯＮＥＳXＮＥＡＲone day my W I N G S will grow and I will S O A R through the S K I E S ｉｆ ｗｅ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｌｉｖｅ ａｓ ｉｆ ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｄｉｅXX
ｔｈｅｎ ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｌｉｖｅ ａ ｄａｙ ａｌｉｖｅXX FOR WHAT IS IT TO DIE
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[Galestar purred as the two twins dug their noses into his fur. He gently placed a paw around them, licking their heads, and purred as they left, his tail-tip twitching. Now, he felt exhausted, and padded wearily over to Iceears.]
"Sorry to add another patient to your den," he meowed wearily, "but I really should get these wounds cleaned."
[He shuffled his feet embarrassedly, frustrated that he was so injured. Maybe if he wasn't injured he could serve his Clan better. He let out a hefty sigh, flicking his ears self-consciously, but then he smiled at Serpentfang, glad to see she was alright.
Just then, Stripedwhisker came to him and told him the terrible news. Shocked, Galestar opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out. He bowed his head, feeling grief well in him. Embergaze would have to be told. And Spadestripe...and Pepperpelt...they were probably coming home with the bodies...]
Nodding, Galestar murmured, "Thank you for your assistance, Stripedwhisker. We'll hold vigil for them tonight. Make sure your wounds are treated before you go to sleep tonight...that is all."
[He dismissed the warrior with a twitch of his whiskers. His eyes were now dull, his exhaustion too great for him to look horrified. Tiredness ached in his bones, and guilt ached stronger. Why were so many cats around him dying? Never before had this happened in BreezeClan!
Was it a sign that he was not fit to be leader?]
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BUT TO STAND IN THE SUN AND MELT IN THE WIND?  ....................................................................................................... ......................................................................................... 
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:42 pm
♈sтяιρєωнιsкєя♈ We are the boxers in the ring
We are the bells that never sing ╔══════════════╗ [Stripewhisker nodded to his leader, seeing the pain in his eyes. Must have been under a lot of pressure. Cats were dying, he had to care for a whole clan. He realized how badly being a leader stunk.You had to lead your clan, protect them, hold vigils, and all the other stuff. Back when he was a kit, Stripewhisker thought being a leader was fun You got all the she-cats following you, wanting to be your mate. And you got to control every cat in the clan. He now saw what a drag that job was.]"Ey Galestar, don't let this bring you down. Cats die for their own reasons. When it's their time to go, they go. We can't be selfish by keeping them here cause.. Starclan needs them, too."[The tom jumped up onto his two hind legs, and landed onto his leader, hugging him.]"Need a bro hug, bro?" ╚══════════════╝ There is a title we can't win no matter
How much we might sing
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ll oceanic_shimmer ll Crew
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:04 pm
Patience is the companion of wisdom
Frostclaw
[Frostclaw had not the energy to stand and go to Iceear's den. Instead she stayed in her nest, still keeping her ears open and alert. The search patrol had come back. She had been startled by the sound of a yowl. It was filled with pain and anger. She dreaded what would happen. She did not want to listen. Whatever it was, Galestar could handle it. Frostclaw needed to allow herself to be surrounded by darkness. She took a deep breath, and let her mind be surrender until her heart and breathing evened and she was in a deep sleep.]
_________________________________________________________________ Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice Pepperpelt [Pepperpelt padded into camp moments after Skywhisker, the lifeless body of his son clutched in his jaws. The pain he felt was unimaginable. He set the small body down in the middle of the camp and stood over it, looking around the clearing for the cream pelt of his leader.]
"Galestar!" he yowled.
[Pepperpelt's fur stood on end. The whole trip back he had time to think about what had happened. It was no one's fault but Galestar's. He was to blame for what happened. It was not entirely Dicefoot's fault for she couldn't fight something that was part of her. Nor was it Talon's.]
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:14 pm
XX╣XG A L E S T A RX╠╣XB R E E Z E C L A NX╠XX XXX█████ ███ █XXＲＥＬＥＡＳＥXＹＯＵＲXＴＲＯＵＢＬＥＳXXX█████ ███ █XXＲＥＬＥＡＳＥXＹＯＵＲXＦＥＡＲXXX█████ ███ █XXＯＰＥＮXＹＯＵＲXＨＥＡＲＴXXX█████ ███ █XXＫＥＥＰXＹＯＵＲXＬＯＶＥＤXＯＮＥＳXＮＥＡＲone day my W I N G S will grow and I will S O A R through the S K I E S ｉｆ ｗｅ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｌｉｖｅ ａｓ ｉｆ ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｄｉｅXX
ｔｈｅｎ ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｌｉｖｅ ａ ｄａｙ ａｌｉｖｅXX FOR WHAT IS IT TO DIE
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[Galestar blinked in surprise at Stripedwhisker, then licked the warrior's head with thanks.]
"Ah, yes," he sighed. "but sometimes I wish they needen't leave so suddenly, and painfully. There has been too much death in BreezeClan lately. I feel-" [He flinched suddenly as his name was yowled.
Turning, he caught sight of Pepperpelt and Spadestripe padding into camp. He stared at Smokepaw's lifeless body with grief, watching as Spadestripe padded forward and spat her sister's body out on the ground, glaring at it furiously before whipping around and pressing against her mate.
A wail of pain erupted from behind him, and Galestar turned to see Embergaze limping towards his dead apprentice, burying his nose in the little cat's fur, gritting his teeth and lashign his tail. Galestar's heart twisted in his chest. This was the second apprentice Embergaze had lost. He felt at a loss for words, but padded over to Pepperpelt, a bit surprised at the tom's hostility.]
"I am truly sorry," he murmured, dipping his head. "May StarClan light their paths."
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BUT TO STAND IN THE SUN AND MELT IN THE WIND? ................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Winged Timberwolf Captain
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:42 pm
 ♪Fallingpaw
ღWhat would it take For things to be quiet Quiet like the snow I know, this isn't much But I know I could, I could be better...☁╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗☁ εїз [My eyes caught sight of
my father, Pepperpelt. My eyes were filled with relief and joy as they
returned with Smokepaw....but...he was.....not moving? I padded up to my
father and leader, my eyes curious and confused.] "Sorry to interrupt
but....what happened to my brothe- is he....dead?" [I mewed, but
it turned into a hiss as I studied my brother's limp body. There was no
faint rise of his back and he was dripping wet. I also regarded
Dicefoot's cold soulless body, being spat onto the ground by my mother. My
aunt was dead and....my brother!? I let out a small whimper,
followed by a quiet wail of grief. I lost one of the cats I loved most.
My brother...
My eyes became dull with agony, like lifeless lapis
lazulis.] "Smokepaw....Dicefoot...." [I whimpered softly, with a
cracked saprano mew, I never really knew Dicefoot well but she was my
mother's sister. I looked up at Galestar with grief and forgiving eyes. It
wasn't his fault... noting the aggression my father's voice. Though I wished
I wish I could find someone to blame....perhaps Dicefoot, she was known with a
twisted past. But this felt impossible with an awful beat of her heart.
My body felt icy cold, being held down by the weight of grief and horror.
She only has her parents and Cherrydrop now.]♩╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝♩ I don't think I deserve it, Selflessness Find your way into my heart All stars could be brighter All hearts could be warmer... 
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:56 pm
Pepperpelt "Is that all you can say?" Pepperpelt hissed, "You are more pathetic than I thought!"
[Pepperpelt reached his paw out and dragged Fallingpaw closer to him, shielding her from Galestar. Embergaze at least showed some sign of grief, he cared. He looked around at the camp, how many of them were watching?]
"You, killed my son, you Galestar!" he raged. Oh how Pepperpelt wanted to make him feel this pain. But alas, he did not know the strong bond between father and kit. "You had to be the son of that blasted bird!"
"It is your fault Talon seeked to destroy us. You should have stayed with that mousebrain Avalon." He challenged, "You should have banished Dicefoot! You should have brought more warriors to the Gathering!"
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:30 pm
  Even if a snake is not poisonous...__________________________________________________________
[Serpentfang smiled her sweet smile to Snowcherry as she spoke. She nodded to Iceears as she cleaned and treated her wounds. She could feel her gash getting better almost instantly.] "Thank you Icears, you are a wonderful medicine cat!" [She purred, surrounded by her clan mates, but the sound of soft sobbing out side the den caught the wild cat's attention.] "Pardon Serpentfang for a moment Snowcherry, she will be back." [Quickly she rushed out to see Fallingpaw, Pepperpelt, and Galestar all morning over Dicefoot and Smokepaw's bodies. She gasped in horror as she stood there. Carefully she stepped forward, nudging the two gently, almost as if she was attempting to wake them form a peaceful slumber.]
"....Smokepaw...Dicefoot?"
No...no please stay. Please stay! Please stay with Serpentfang, she needs you...
[No response, the two continued to sleep in the middle of the camp. Every heartbeat that passed by without a response was another heartbeat that she couldn't breath. She could feel her eyes beginning to swell up as a piece of her repeatedly shattered heart fell from her tears, shard by shard. Dicefoot was one of the very first cats she had met when she had first entered her new home, and she felt that she was never there enough for her. And Smokepaw, it felt like it was just yesterday he was telling her about how much he loved the colors of her pelt and how he wanted to see more colors! She looked up, tears in her eyes to hear Pepperpelt hissing furiously at her leader. As she listened to the two argue her heart tore in half. She stood, standing protectively infornt of her former mentor, making no attempt whatsoever to hide the obvious tears in her eyes as she looked into Pepperpelt's, holding agony as well. His was different, yet at the same time, it was all the same.]
"Pepperpelt, you know very well Galestar did not kill them. Galestar cant control who his mother is either. They were close to his heart just as they were to Serpentfang's. She.. she she is still trying desperately to say this is all just a nightmare! Think about what you are saying, so that you wont regret it later.
One's words are far more deadly that one's claws.
Serpentfang understands that you are upset, but dont underestimate our missing of them as well. We loved them too Pepperpelt, please let us cry as a family, instead of as enemys... Serpentfang doesn't want to worry them when they see us from the stars..."
[the she cat's voice began to break as she finished up her last sentence, the tears streaming from her eyes as her vision blurred, unable to keep a collected image.] "We... we love.. them.. too..."[Her heart was broken. with every member who had left, they took a piece with them. Forever her heart would be incomplete, but that didnt matter, it was better for them to take it with them to remember her by, than to look upon just how many pieces she held in her chest for herself.]
((@ Ocean: if no one else gets Firekit i will send Serpentfang to get him after this. just wanted to be sure we saw it. :3 also Stripewhisker cracks me up! XD ))
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:33 am
Fallingpaw[I felt Pepperpelt shield me from my...leader? My eyes were huge as her father insulted Galestar with such hate and anger. I looked at Serpentfang with king smoky blue eyes, I envied her bravery and kindness. I wanted to scold my father but I found no words to answer with....his grief and anger clouded his words. I hoped that some cat like her mother, Spadestripe, could lift the burden of anger from my father's rage.]
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:17 am
Pepperpelt [Eyes that had been searing into Galestar's pelt now turned to Serpentfang with the same fiery anger. He looked her up and down. She had been Galestar's apprentice. Of course she would side with him. She was biased. She had not lost a son she could never know the way he felt.]
"You have no say in this Serpentfang. I thank you for grieving my son, but I beg to differ." Pepperpelt said, oddly calm. It was a type of malicious calm, one that had never overcome the black warrior before. "My sister, my beloved Saltstep is gone because of a feud between Avalon and Talon. For that reason Galestar and the clan was targeted."
"I suffered a great loss then...and now, my son..."
[Pepperpelt looked down at Fallingpaw. Her bright pelt contrasting with his own. she was so young and to have to suffer this, was unforgivable.]
"He was barely more than a kit...and now my Fallingpaw must grow alone."
[Pepperpelt grasped at any reason to blame Galestar, for surely it was his fault? He lifted his eyes slowly to Galestar. Their blood is on your paws...]
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:47 am
Even if a snake is not poisonous...__________________________________________________________
[Serpentfang could feel the rage radiating off of her clan mate onto her. She was fine with that, as long as it was on her and not Galestar. The both of them needed time to get their heads in the right place. She looked down at her paws as she listened carefully to his words, thoughts, and feelings.]
"...Serpentfang remembers Saltstep... by the way she died, sometimes Serpentfang wonders it it truly was against Avalon alone, or if Talon just wanted to spread the hurt he felt as far as he could..."
[The wildcat couldn't help but think Pepperpelt's logic was flawed, but in morning it seemed to comfort him somehow? She sat between him and her leader, her tears forcing her to sit. Her eyes lay upon Fallenkit nestled close to her father's black coat. When she was a small kitten her father would tell her... time heals all wounds. today was the first day she began to doubt his words.]
"...we have all lost someone we loved Pepperpelt... and it will always hurt, no matter how hard we may try to hid it from those who remain. But we must remember who is our enemy and who is just trying to help... when Serpentfang lost her entire family in one day, she could have easily blamed the entire two leg race, starclan, or even herself. but if Serpentfang did, yes she would fill the gap slightly, but she would still not get her family back, and the pain would still be there."
[As she spoke now her eyes rested directly on Smokepaw and Dicefoot, as if she was talking to them, right here in camp.] "Serpentfang was not there to see what happened to you two... she dose not even know if there is someone to blame... but either way it will... all... hurt... the same..." [Her voice fell silent, her eyes not moving from their still pelts. she had wandered off into a daze, only her physical being remained, but her mind and heart was somewhere else.]
Why did you have to go? we need you so much.... Pepperpelt needs you to guide him...
((she may not respond after this, she is kinda out of it. ))
____________________________________________________________________...it should pretend to be venomous.
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ll oceanic_shimmer ll Crew
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:36 am
♈sтяιρєωнιsкєя♈ We are the boxers in the ring
We are the bells that never sing ╔══════════════╗ [Stripewhisker narrowed his eyes at the young warrior. Who was he to blame Galestar for the death of his son?]"Stop complaining, kid. You don't know how the real world works. If you want more kits, just have more. Your lucky you still even have one! I bet she'd probably die sometime soon, shows what a great father you are."[The warrior got up to his paws, fur slightly bristled.]"Ya know, if you don't like the way Galestar leads.. You could just leave the clan." ╚══════════════╝ There is a title we can't win no matter
How much we might sing
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:47 am
"It takes time to heal.." _____________________________ [Joyfeather noticed Stripewhisker and Pepperpelt fighting. She padded over to the toms and looked at them. ] "Is everything okay here?" [She asked them.] "What's going on?" [She asked Stripewhisker.] _____________________________  "Especially, if it was a heartache.."
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ll oceanic_shimmer ll Crew
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:56 am
♈sтяιρєωнιsкєя♈ We are the boxers in the ring
We are the bells that never sing ╔══════════════╗ [Stripewhisker looked down at Joyfeather and smiled slightly, Pushing her behind him. He wanted her to stay away from Pepperpelt.]"Stay away from the crazy ten moon old father. He might blame you for his kits death when clearly, the ocean killed them. Not Galestar. Oh yeah, Between you and me, I think he's messed up in the head." ╚══════════════╝ There is a title we can't win no matter
How much we might sing
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:01 am
"It takes time to heal.."_____________________________ [Joyfeather smiled. She looked at Pepperpelt and gave him a look.] "Pepperpelt, I don't know what's wrong with you, but you don't have to blame other people for the deaths of your children." [She meowed to Pepperpelt.] "Wow Pepperpelt, you've changed.. A LOT. What happened to you? Oh wait, Spadestripe happened.. " [She continued. She looked at Stripewhisker and smiled at him.] _____________________________ "Especially, if it was a heartache.."
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:25 am
Pepperpelt [Pepperpelt didn't listen, he couldn't listen. If he did he may sympathize with the others, lose his feelings about what had happened. Instead he tuned Serpentfang out by staring at his leader. Suddenly he was snapped out of his trance by Skywhisker.]
"I am not ten moons old. I am NINETEEN moons!" He yowled, standing and turning toward the silver warrior. "Just have more!? How can you treat life like it's...replaceable!?"
[Pepperpelt was fuming now. That comment had pushed him over the edge. He was a heartbeat away from snapping and ending everything. He stepped over his daughter and toward Skywhisker.]
"What happened to me, Joyfeather, is death. When you lose what you love most, we shall see what you turn into."
[Everything was happening too quickly. Too much, too quickly. Too much, too quickly. Without deciding it, Pepperpelt jumped forward, closing the gap between himself and Skywhisker. His claws were extended and his muscles tensed.]
"Say something...anything, I dare you!" Pepperpelt hissed. One last comment, that's all he needed.
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