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Post by Shadowstar* on Mar 17, 2010 11:14:38 GMT -5
Shadowstar walked quietly in the medicine cat, hoping he wasn't intruding. "Falcongaze?" he called out, sitting down near the entrance, licking his wound.
Shadowstar and his apprentice, Emberpaw had been out training peacefully. They had finished some battle training, then went to go hunting for a while. While they were hunting, they found a full grown raccoon that looked ready and capable to fight. They had no choice but to fight the huge, gray raccoon. But when they did, the raccoon gave Shadowstar a huge wound on the side, which was probably infected by now. Emberpaw didn't come out of the battle unharmed though, she too got hurt from the raccoons sharp claws.
"Falcongaze?" Shadowstar repeated, hoping he would get treated soon.
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Post by Falcongaze on Mar 18, 2010 0:07:50 GMT -5
"Oh, Where did I put that Marigold, I need to stock up!" Falcongaze was mumbling to himself, Then he heard Shadowstar enter, "Oh, hello Shadowstar," He turned to Emberpaw, "Hello." "What brings you two here?" He asked both of them in a concerned mew. He looked back at Shadowstar, "Are you hurt? What happend?"he mewed quickly. Not waiting for an answer he guided Shadowstar and Emberpaw to some beds. "Lay down, Now" he meowed. "I hope nothings wrong" he thought to himself.
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Post by Emberpaw on Mar 18, 2010 8:41:31 GMT -5
Emberpaw followed Shadowstar silently into medicine den, nodding a greeting to Falcongaze as he spoke to her. The apprentice had been quiet the whole way back to camp all the while casting concern glances at her mentor. Shadowstar's side was a large bloody mess by the time they had gotten back to camp.
The scratch on Emberpaw's flank wasn't nearly as serious. It still stung, but she was certain it was nothing compared to what their leader was feeling. She felt guilty about the whole thing, if she just hadn't messed with that raccoon! She could have easily walked away after spotting it, but no! She had to go investigate.
Emberpaw followed the medicine cat's orders, moving into one of the little nests and laying down. "I just have a scratch, Falcongaze, but that raccoon really got a hold of Shadowstar." She mewed as she gestured with her tail at his side.
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Post by Shadowstar* on Mar 18, 2010 10:57:31 GMT -5
Shadowstar walked over a moss nest, laying down with his injured side up. He didn't want to look at the huge wound, so instead he closed his eyes, trying to ignore it. At once he saw flashing lights, and it was starting to make him feel dizzy, so he quickly re-opened his eyes, still trying not to look at the wound. It was hurting a lot more than it was when Shadowstar was walking to camp.
"We were fighting a raccoon." Shadowstar mumbled, still feeling a little dizzy. He tried his best to act strong. "While I was fighting it, it did this...Then it went over to Emberpaw and it scratched her pretty bad. But, in the end we chased it out." Shadowstar looked around, hoping the medicine cat would treat his wound soon."I should get a patrol to check to make sure it's out of our territory." he added.
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Post by Falcongaze on Mar 21, 2010 18:32:45 GMT -5
Falcongaze gasped in horror, "Great Starclan!" He yowled. "What were you two thinking? Getting into a fight like that!" Falcongaze was furious. "Oh, You're not going anywhere Shadowstar, For a long time. Lay down and wait for me to treat you," He turned to Emberpaw, "And you, Wait right there." He mewed in a gentle voice. Falcongaze went and fetched some Horsetail, and chewed it up and gave it to Emberpaw, and got some Cobwebs and put them on Emberpaw's wound. "There you go, Now rest for a little bit then leave." He sounded agitated but then became his usual cheery self. He turned to Shadowstar, "Oh my, Well let's get started." He mewed in a confident voice. He fetched some cobwebs and quickly patted them down on Shadowstar's gash, then he got some Goldenrod to relieve the pain and gave it to Shadowstar. Finally he got his Poppy seeds and put them at Shadowstar's side, "Eat up" He meowed quickly. "Oh Starclan, This looks serious, Please Help me." He prayed silently to his ancestors.
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Post by Emberpaw on Mar 22, 2010 22:19:13 GMT -5
Emberpaw looked over to Shadowstar. "I can tell one of the warriors when I'm ready to go..." She offered. She was no medicine cat, but she was fairly certain Shadowstar would be on den-rest for a little bit. The little she-cat felt she must do anything she could to help. It was her fault their leader was injured!
The apprentice did just as Falcongaze instructed. She laid very still and even managed to keep from wincing when he applied the cobweb and horsetail. Emberpaw flicked her tail in impatience, but managed to wait ten full minutes before speaking again, "It feels much better. May I go?"
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Post by Falcongaze on Mar 23, 2010 1:17:37 GMT -5
Falcongaze was still focusing mainly on Shadowstar, the he heard Emberpaw mew. "Oh, Yes." Then he turned his back and began to pray again, Then he heard Emberpaw again. "No you may not go," There was a little growl to his voice, "Stand up and walk around to see if it's strong enough, and if it is then you may go." Falcongaze was truly concerned just like he was with all the cats in Nightclan. He loved being a Medicine cat and taking care of cats.
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Post by Shadowstar* on Mar 23, 2010 16:10:20 GMT -5
Shadowstar winced as Falcongaze applied the Goldenrod, it stung quite a bit. The wound wasn't bleeding anymore though, Shadowstar was very impatient and ready to leave. "Can I leave now?" he asked impatiently, forgetting how much the wound would hurt if he walked. "I need to organize a patrol to make sure that raccoon is gone. I can't risk it getting into the nursery." Shadowstar shuddered, a raccoon finding it's way into the small nursery would be a disaster. Kit's would be in danger, the raccoon could kill them in a second.
Kits. Shadowstar rolled his eyes at the thought of kits. They were so annoying, and clueless. What do cats see in them? They're so tiny and annoying. Not cute at all!
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Post by Emberpaw on Mar 24, 2010 10:36:18 GMT -5
Emperpaw sighed at Falcongaze's rejection, but was glad when he told her if she could go if she could walk around. The apprentice was lucky it was just a scratch. She got up from her nest and stretched her leg experimentally. It stung just a little, like any scratch when you flexed the skin, but it didn't inhibit her walking.
The young she-cat made a few laps around the medicine den before stopping in front of Falcongaze and Shadowstar. "It feels much better, Falcongaze! Thank you." She bowed her head to him before turning to her leader. "Would you like me to send a warrior over for you? Or perhaps Darkcloud?" Emberpaw had the feeling Falcongaze was not going to let Shadowstar go any time soon, but that raccoon did need taken care of.
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Post by Shadowstar* on Mar 27, 2010 13:40:47 GMT -5
"Tell Darkcloud that he needs to organize a patrol, and explain why." Shadowstar answered, hoping that the raccoon problem would be solved. "It might have gone to another clan's territory, but we can't be too sure." Shadowstar flicked his tail, he was getting impatient, sitting in a den all day. He'd much rather be on the raccoon patrol, fighting the raccoon that caused him the injury. Or maybe fighting intruding cats. Anything that had some action in it.
"Can I go?!" Shadowstar repeated impatiently, wanting to get out of the stuffy medicine cat den. "The wound doesn't hurt anymore."
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Post by Falcongaze on Mar 27, 2010 13:53:34 GMT -5
Falcongaze was busy separating different herbs then heard Shadowstar telling Emberpaw to fetch Darkcloud and tell him, "Smart, Darkcloud is a great deputy," He mewed still focusing on herbs until he turned around, "And might be a great leader because you will die if you don't lay still and be quiet!" He snapped. Falcongaze stared at Shadowstar a moment, "Im sorry, I didn't mean to snap, It's just that I haven't been getting any dreams or signs from Starclan in a very long time. I think they abandoned me." As Falcongaze spoke he looked toward the ground. "Im scared Shadowstar, but you should be more scared because if you want to go out and hunt and fight and patrol then your wound will get infected. Please just lay here, I swear to Starclan," Falcongaze doubted his ancestors for the first time in his life, " That you can leave tomorrow." Falcongaze mewed in a concerned and caring voice.
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Post by Shadowstar* on Apr 4, 2010 10:28:39 GMT -5
Shadowstar impatiently curled up, trying to fall asleep to pass the time. It was hard though. The bright sunlight outside was blinding, and many noises were around him. After a while though, he fell asleep in the uncomfortable moss den.
Shadowstar opened his eyes, looking around his surroundings. He was in a very dark forest, there was no sunlight nor stars. "Oh no..." he mumbled, shivering. "I'm having that dream again..." Almost every night Shadowstar would have the same, dark dream. He would be in a forest - probably the Dark Forest - where the rejected Starclan cats went when they died. Then there would always be the same dark shadow, growing bigger and bigger, and then swallowing him in it's darkness. Then Shadowstar would wake up, frightened and panting. But this time, there was no dark shadow.
Shadowstar glanced around, confused but a little happy that the shadow might finally be gone. A freezing cold breeze blew over the Dark Forest, causing a bush to stir, and a cat to jump out of them. Shadowstar jumped back, he had never seen a cat here before! The cat was black like him, but with silver eyes and a fluffy tail. The strange cat sat down, looking at Shadowstar with interest. Then it said something. "What are you doing here?"He could tell that the 'evil' cat was a she-cat, and she seemed quite angry. "I'm dreaming." Shadowstar answered simply, twitching his tail. His wound was healed, somehow, there was no mark. "Dreaming?" the she-cat repeated, humor in her voice. Then she leaned in to Shadowstar, whispering in his ear. "This is your future." And with that, Shadowstar awoke, back in the medicine cat den, confused and frightened. But, he didn't show his fear to Falcongaze.
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Post by Falcongaze on Apr 4, 2010 20:59:35 GMT -5
Falcongaze began to gather more herbs while Shadowstar. "Oh Shadowstar, Are we cursed by Starclan? I mean, I haven't been getting signs or dreaming of them, and you seem more distant from them than ever" Falcongaze gazed at his leader, knowing he could not answer because he was asleep, but Falcongaze liked talking.
Falcongaze began to start closing his eyes, he was tired. He had worked hard on Emberpaw and Shadowstar's wounds. He had been successful with Emberpaw, but he did not know about Shadowstar. "Oh Shadow, Please be alright," He mewed to himself as he lay down and began to drift asleep, "Starclan...watch over him..." Were his last words before he slipped into a dream.
"Falcongaze, Welcome" spoke a voice, a strange voice. Falcongaze stared blankly around, "What?" The voice now appeared a large figure in front of the medicine cat. "Falcongaze, I am sorry that Starclan have not visited you in a very long time, we have been.....busy" Meowed the figure. Falcongaze stared at the figure, "Starleaf," The medicine cat of Nightclan before Falcongaze, "I was worried that you have abandoned Nightclan, I was worried sick." Starleaf just stared at Falcongaze, "You should be worried my friend, come follow me." Falcongaze did as he was told. Finally Falcongaze saw a the shining light of the Starclan hunting grounds end, and the other side was a dark mist and nothingness, "Where are we going!" he yelped. Starleaf kept looking forward, ".....The Dark Forest......"
Falcongaze followed close to the Starclan cat, eventually Starleaf stopped and Falcongaze looked around, Unable to describe the evil place, it was darkness. "Why have you brought me here?" He asked Starleaf. "Just look" mewed Starleaf. Falcongaze saw his leader talking to a dark cat, probably of Dark Forest. Falcongaze started to sweat, and he awoke to the darkness of his Den. He stared over at his leader, his eyes empty.
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Post by Shadowstar* on Apr 5, 2010 9:43:39 GMT -5
It was morning this time Shadowstar woke up, he must have fell asleep again after the nightmare. The sunlight was bright, and there didn't seem to be much activity going on in the clearing. Looking out, Shadowstar saw that he'd have to organize a patrol, once he got out of this stuffy den. "Falcongaze...?" he whispered into the huge den, wondering if the medicine cat was awake yet. "I feel a lot better, and I've got work to do. I don't think Darkcloud organized that raccoon patrol yet. Maybe I'll lead it."
The kits were loud now, in the Nursery. Squeaking and rolling around, Shadowstar wondered how the Queens got any sleep. Young kits were disgusting, in Shadowstar's opinion. They didn't know anything about the world, they would just act like everything was perfect. But, kits were a vital part of the clan. Even Shadowstar knew that. Without kits there would be no apprentices, warriors or any cats, which means no clan.
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