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Jan 30, 2007 19:58:53 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 30, 2007 19:58:53 GMT -5
Raven layed his ears back and opened his eyes wide, appearing frightened and timid. He crouched low to the ground, then suddenly lept over Sakurakit to the entrance.
"Now you are MY captive,", he growled. "I shall keep you here until you tell me all you know about your people!"
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Jan 30, 2007 19:59:47 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 30, 2007 19:59:47 GMT -5
Sakurakit felt very strongly towards the medicine cat, but she had to win the game! She snarled visciously, "Get back, prisoner! You can't escape!"
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Jan 30, 2007 20:01:08 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 30, 2007 20:01:08 GMT -5
Sakurakit kept herself fluffed out and launched herself at Raven. She landed on his back again. She bit down on his ear and dug her claws into his shoulders. She snarled viscously and pushed him down onto the ground.
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Jan 30, 2007 20:06:37 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 30, 2007 20:06:37 GMT -5
Raven jumped and struggled, trying to free himself from Sakurakit's grip.
"I'll go to StarClan before I'll stay your prisoner, lion!" he moewed.
Suddenly he changed tactics, and went limp. "StarClan, here... I... come...." he murmured. Then he let out a great sigh, and twitched his tail several times.
He opened one eye just wide enough to see what Sakurakit would do next.
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Jan 30, 2007 20:08:16 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 30, 2007 20:08:16 GMT -5
Sakurakit wasn't fooled. She moved away from his back paws and clawed at his shoulder. If he was on his way to StarClan, why not make his journey quicker? She clawed his shoulder and bit his ear again.
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Jan 30, 2007 20:10:01 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 30, 2007 20:10:01 GMT -5
Raven cuffed her hard enough to send her a cat's length away. He leaped to his paws, and took an offensive stance. "I see a fight to the death is in order, foul beast! Prepare to take YOUR last breath!" he growled, and began to stalk to his right.
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Jan 30, 2007 20:12:51 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 30, 2007 20:12:51 GMT -5
Sakurakit stalked to her left, keeping her eyes on Raven's. She got a headful of his thoughts but pushed them all away. She circled inward slowly as she stalked. She was soon close enough to pounce on him. She stared into his eyes and thought bravely, "Jump, lnad on his hindquarters, claw his back to ribbons while you bite down on his tail. Then go for the ears! Then make sure to flip him over and rip his belly up." She pushed the thought in to the front of Raven's mind and hoped he was thinking about it.
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Jan 30, 2007 20:23:14 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 30, 2007 20:23:14 GMT -5
"Jump, land on... ...claw his back... ...bite down on... ...the ears... flip... ...over... ...rip his belly..."
This fragmented thought appeared unannounced inside Ravens mind. He was unsure where it came from, but suspected Sakurakit was the source! What a unique and powerful talent!
Raven sat on his hindquarters. "Enough of this game for now, Sakurakit. I would like to talk to you about that."
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Jan 30, 2007 20:25:07 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 30, 2007 20:25:07 GMT -5
Sakurakit stared at him as she stopped stalking. She let her fur lie flat and she looked like a new apprentice again, not some fierce, giant warrior. She sat down and meowed, "What do you want?"
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Jan 30, 2007 20:26:12 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 30, 2007 20:26:12 GMT -5
He looked at her carefully and thought "Can you hear me?"
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Jan 30, 2007 20:28:56 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 30, 2007 20:28:56 GMT -5
Sakurakit meowed out loud, "Of course I can hear you! You're speaking to me right now. Sometimes my mother looks worried and i can hear her say, 'Sakurakit. I hope she doesn't grow up too ambitious.....' Whatever that means."
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Jan 30, 2007 21:01:00 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 30, 2007 21:01:00 GMT -5
"Your fighting skills are very good, Sakurakit. You'll become a warrior in short order!" Raven meowed. "Who do you guess your mentor will be?"
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Jan 30, 2007 21:03:24 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 30, 2007 21:03:24 GMT -5
Sakurakit thought for a moment. "I think you." SHe meowed, giving her fluffy tail several licks.
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Jan 30, 2007 21:05:20 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 30, 2007 21:05:20 GMT -5
"I would be proud to be your mentor,", meowed Raven.
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Jan 31, 2007 18:38:57 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 31, 2007 18:38:57 GMT -5
Sakurakit was happy that Raven might be her mentor. And in two days, that might be reality! She wanted to see who her mentor would be, so she snuck over to Shiningstar's den and peered inside. Her leader was sleeping, but her thoughts were still busy. Sakurakit stared at her leader and many thoughts tumbled playfully around her. "Hold still!" she grumbled. She grabbed one that seemed biggest and saw that it was Shiningstar as a new apprentice, creeping up on a mouse. She pushed that into her leader's mind. Shiningstar rolled over as her dream changed and murmured, "Almost there....." before drifting back to sleep.
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Jan 31, 2007 18:41:46 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 31, 2007 18:41:46 GMT -5
Sakurakit snatched a lazy, but rather large thought and listened as it meowed rapidly in her ear. She could only catch snatches of what it said, and it displeased her. "Sakurakit will be an... two days.... mentor be? How about... He would make a good... Yes. He's right." Sakurakit frowned and listened. "Slowly, please." She murmured. She heard the thought play slower.
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Jan 31, 2007 18:43:48 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 31, 2007 18:43:48 GMT -5
Raven headed over to the nursery to check on the kits. On his way, he saw Sakurakit sitting by Shiningstar's den.
"I wonder what she's up to now," he thought to himself.
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Jan 31, 2007 18:45:17 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 31, 2007 18:45:17 GMT -5
Sakurakit will be an apprentice in two days. Who will her mentor be? How about Raven? He would make a good mentor. Yes. He's right." Sakurakit smiled with satisfaction. She took the thought and copied it in her own mind. She pushed all the speeding thoughts abck into Shiningstar's head. Shiningstar gave a slight groan as if the sudden appearance of many thoughts make her dizzy, and then she rolled over and curled up. Sakurakit crept out.
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Jan 31, 2007 18:47:01 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 31, 2007 18:47:01 GMT -5
Sakurakit crept back to the nursery and pushed her way in through the side, making sure that Raven couldn't see her for her mother's back. She popped up and pulled herself onto Silver's back. "Watcha lookin at, Raven?" she meowed in a kitish meow. She wanted him to think she was simply happy and that she was enjoying herself..
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Jan 31, 2007 18:49:37 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 31, 2007 18:49:37 GMT -5
"I was checking on everyone's health. Making sure I didn't need Borage leaves or Coltsfoot. The last thing we need are hungry kits or Kittencough!," meowed Raven.
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Jan 31, 2007 18:52:56 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 31, 2007 18:52:56 GMT -5
Raven looked at Sakurakit carefully. "I wonder if I will be her Mentor. I could train her as a warrior if Shiningstar wants, or she could become a Medicine Cat. Her talent would prove very useful either way. Imagine knowing your opponent's thought before they struck. Or, finding prey by hearing theirs! I must think more about this."
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Jan 31, 2007 18:54:20 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 31, 2007 18:54:20 GMT -5
Sakurakit nodded slowly. "Borage leaves are good for sore throats and coltsfoot is good for shortness of breath." She looked up at Raven. "I like to learn this stuff!"
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Jan 31, 2007 18:58:26 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 31, 2007 18:58:26 GMT -5
"Knowledge can be your greatest weapon, Sakurakit. Some little thing that you learned many moons ago may be the one thing that can save your life. I'm glad to hear you are eager to learn!" meowed Raven.
"My mentor is a fierce warrior, and I learned many fighting skills from him, but he is also clever. He uses his knowledge in ways that surprised me!"
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Jan 31, 2007 19:02:56 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 31, 2007 19:02:56 GMT -5
Sakurakit narrowed her eyes. She knew about Shadow. her mommy, daddy, auntie, grandma and Raven and twilight and dawn had been from there. She despised Shadow. But if it weren't for Shadow, she would not be here right now. "I want to learn more! Now! Teach me and let me help!"
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Jan 31, 2007 19:08:51 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 31, 2007 19:08:51 GMT -5
"Certainly. Here's a very important lesson. There is a plant with many thin straight leaves, like a fern, that has berries that turn bright red. Never, and I mean never, eat those berries. Never give them to another cat - even an enemy. It is against the warrior's code. These berries are called Deathberries, and death comes to any cat who eats them." meowed Raven.
"I have not seen any in our territory, but as a Medicine Cat, I feel it is my duty to destroy these plants when I do find them."
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Jan 31, 2007 19:13:26 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 31, 2007 19:13:26 GMT -5
Sakurakit dipped her head respectfully. "My mother showed me deathberried once. Well, actually I read her thoughts and one of them was that one of Shadow's cats ate a deathberry and no one could save him. i don't think he went to StarClan....." Sakurakit shivered.
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Jan 31, 2007 19:15:55 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 31, 2007 19:15:55 GMT -5
"I like to think that ALL cats go to StarClan, but I don't really know." Raven picked up one of the Borage leaves. "Do you know why I brought this to the nursery?"
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Jan 31, 2007 19:18:48 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 31, 2007 19:18:48 GMT -5
Sakurakit shook her head, very hopeful it had nothing to do with her. She sniffed Tallkit and hissed as she took a few steps back. Tallkit smelled funny! She smelled like crowfood and shriveled up berries.
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Jan 31, 2007 19:34:49 GMT -5
Post by macavity on Jan 31, 2007 19:34:49 GMT -5
Raven went over to Tallkit. She looked like she had a real stomach ache. Raven quickly went back to his den and returned with Chervil and Juniper Berries.
"Tallkit, you need to eat these. Remember, when you swim in the ocean, that it is not your personal drinking spot. Drink from streams, not oceans."
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Jan 31, 2007 19:34:53 GMT -5
Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Jan 31, 2007 19:34:53 GMT -5
Sakurakit took another careful sniff and sighed. Her sister just smelled like long eaten meat and blueberries. And something else....... Oceanwater!
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