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From a distance, Falconpaw spotted a cat crossing the tree bridge onto the island. Falconpaw bounded off to tell Oceanstar.
The newcomer approached the camp. She was a creamy colored she-cat with patches of brown and vibrant green eyes. Her tummy was round with kits.
"Greetings, Oceanstar," she meowed, approaching the leader and nodding her head. "I am Clovertail. I traveled with Whispertide to the camp. I let him run ahead. As you can probably see, my kits are almost here. Could I join OceanClan as a queen?"
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"All of you, you may all join! Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather here under the High Stone to here what I have to tell you!!" She yowled as she jumped onto the big rock. "Whispertide will be the new deputy!!" The small but growing Clan cheered his name as she licked Oceanstar's shoulder respectfully. "Yarrowpaw, you will be an apprentice to Whispertide!" The Clan cheered her name as she licked Oceanstar's shoulder. "And Clovertail will be joining us as a queen!" The Clan departed and Oceanstar told Falconpaw that tomorrow she will have the day off.
CAPTCHA: caro, kinda like the Spanish word for car, carro. I think….
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"YAY YAY I GET TO BE THE APPRENTICE OF OUR NEW DEPUTY!!!" she mewed excitedly. "When do we start battle training?? Sorry i get excited really easily."
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"Clovertail, do you need any herbs? I can give you some raspberry leaves if you want."
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"Yes please, that sounds great. I'm no medicine cat, but I think my kits will be here soon, maybe in a quarter moon. What do you think?"
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"Yes, I agree so. Here are the herbs." She set down 3 raspberry leaves for Clovertail.
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Whispertide purred in amusement. "We won't start battle training 'til later. First I have to show you the territory. Follow me." Whispertide bounded ahead with Yarrowpaw right behind.
After the tour, Whispertide turned to Yarrowpaw. "Ok, now that you know our territory, I'll teach you the hunting basics. For mice, crouch down low, like this, and make sure your tail is straight and not touching the ground. Place your paws down quietly one after the other until you're close enough to pounce. Here, practice on this leaf." Yarrowpaw did it perfectly. "Awesome job! remember to always stay downwind," Whspertide meowed. "Now let's try fishing in this stream here. Sit back on your haunches and make sure your shadow doesn't fall on the water. When you see a fish, snap your paw out, like this." Whispertide snatched a fish from the water. "Cool!" Yarrowpaw meowed. "You try it," replied Whispertide.
Yarrowpaw turned out to be better at hunting mice, but caught a few fish. They returned to the camp with lots of fresh-kill.
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"We'll start battle training tomorrow. For now we have something else to do: collect moss for Clovertail. This isn't the most fun thing to do but it's one of the necessary tasks of an apprentice. I'll show you where to find the best moss." While they ran into the woods, Whispertide added, "If you find any feathers, bring them too. They make really soft bedding."
They approached a huge tree in the middle of the island. Some of its roots were above ground. They were covered in moss. "Scrape off the moss carefully, with your claws only slightly unsheathed. Collect as much as you can in your mouth, like this, and we'll carry it back to the camp. We'll use some for Clovertail's nest and some for yours and Falconpaw's."
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"Falconpaw, come with me to do some battle training." She led the way out to the sandy dunes and told Falconpaw to come at her. Falconpaw lunged at Oceanstar, knocking her off her feet and delivering a quick nip to the hind leg before running to avoid any hits from Oceanstar. "Good job!" She purred. "But can you defend yourself from this?!" She swiped at Falconpaw's head, making her dizzy, and jumped up a tree. Falconpaw became conscious, and looked around for Oceanstar. Oceanstar leaped down from the tree and landed directly on Falconpaw's shoulders. In surprise, Falconpaw jumped up, knocking down Oceanstar. But she was ready for this. She lunged under her belly, claws unsheathed, and batted and kicked with her paws.
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Falconpaw yolwed in pain and swiped her paw back at Oceanstar. Before Oceanstar could say whether this was a good or bad move, Falconpaw scrambled up a tree, copying the exact way Oceanstar did it. Then she leapt out and onto Oceanstar. They tumbled down a dune of sand until they came to a panting stop at the bottom.
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"Oceanstar, I have a question. Should I organize patrols in the mornings? Even though we don't really have enemy Clans, do you think we should guard our boundaries and mark our territory?"
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"Ok" she mewed and scraped up the moss. Then she took it to Clovertail. "Here you go Clovertail. Whispertide and I went to collect moss." Then she spread out the moss for Clovertail's nest. Then she took some to her own and Falconpaw's den.
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"Yes Whispertide, you're right about us not having any enemies, but the warrior code says that you must mark your boundaries, and it is the way of our ancestors, who came to this island from the land towards the setting sun." "Falconpaw, wonderful moves!! You are a true tree fighter! Get some prey, and you can take a rest for the rest of the day. You deserve it!"
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Whispertide padded over to the apprentice's den and stuck his head in. "C'mon." He nudged Falconpaw and Yarrowpaw. "I'm taking you two on dawn patrol because there aren't really any other warriors." Grumbling, the apprentices slowly got out of their newly made nests and the patrol trudged out of the camp.
After the patrol, Whispertide turned to Yarrowpaw. "I smell rain coming, but I think we can squeeze in some battle training before it does. Race you to the sand dune!"
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"Falconpaw, come with me to practice battle moves with Whispertide and Yarrowpaw." She and Falconpaw ran towards the sand dunes to catch up with the mentor and apprentice. "Go ahead, Whispertide. You can control this lesson."
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"Hey!" she yelled to Whispertide. "That's not fair you got a head start." she mewed teasingly."OK, so what am I supposed to do?"