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Post by Saberstar on Jun 17, 2008 16:13:11 GMT -5
Mountainpaw blinked his eyes as the first sliver of light shed into the cold den. He grunted. 'Why was I put into the worst den in the camp' he grumbled to himself. He stretched his limbs and shook his fur. Slowly he made his way out of the den. Most of the Clan was already awake including Leafshadow and Darkbreath. He bounded over to the she-cat. "Hey Leafshadow!" he mewed. "Are you going to take a hunting patrol?" he asked, eager to get his paws outside.
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Post by Leafshadow on Jun 17, 2008 16:15:54 GMT -5
Leafshadow responded with a mouse in her jaws. It sounded like,"mffmr". She dropped it. "Sure, why not. The prey is plentiful and I'm really hungry.
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Post by Leafshadow on Jun 17, 2008 16:21:18 GMT -5
After devouring her prey, Leafshadow quickly groomed herself while she waited for Mountainpaw to finish his breakfast.
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Post by Saberstar on Jun 17, 2008 16:26:36 GMT -5
Mountainpaw licked his maw free from the scraps of the mouse he had eaten and stood up. "Who else should we take?" he meowed. -------- Eaglefeather slipped out of his den with a gaping yawn. He strode towards the kill pile and stared at it pitifully. Nearly empty. 'We need a hunting patrol...' he thought. He grabbed a mouse and quickly ate it. "Leafshadow!" he meowed. "Let's get a hunting patrol rounded up, you, me and...Mounatainpaw." he yowled from across the clearing.
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Post by Leafshadow on Jun 17, 2008 16:29:30 GMT -5
"C-comming, Eaglefeather." Leafshadow had a great respect for this warrior. At one point, they had been apprentices together. She couldn't wait to go hunting, and was very competitive. There was no way he would catch more prey then her." Let's go!"
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Post by Echostar on Jun 17, 2008 16:32:13 GMT -5
Stretching her muscles, Dawnflight awoke to the sound of Mountainpaw's eager voice. She stifled a yawn as she padded out of her den into the bright morning light. Her mind raced with jobs that had to be done today as she picked a plump vole out of the kill pile. She settled down under a nearby tree and scanned the camp. So far, only Leafshadow and Mountainpaw were awake. "Hey, Eaglefeather!" she calls to the tom. "Make sure Mountainpaw catches at least two mice! He's been a bit lazy lately." she purred.
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Post by Saberstar on Jun 17, 2008 16:40:57 GMT -5
Eaglefeather flicked his tail in response to Dawnflight. He looked over at Leafshadow as they ran. "Bet you can't catch more MICE than I can." he meowed competitively. They skid to underneath a bunch of trees where the sunlight dappled the leaf covered ground. "Alright Mountainpaw you come with me, do you mind going on your own Leafshadow?" he meowed.
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Post by Leafshadow on Jun 17, 2008 17:06:40 GMT -5
"It's on," yowled Leafshadow. "I'll see all of you later. You won't believe how big the fresh-kill pile will be, thanks to me. Then out of the corner of her eye, slight movement disturbed the peace.lnstantly she dropped into the hunter's crouch, and pounced onto the moving bush. Biting sown quickly, the struggle was over and Leafshadow was up by one.She buried it quickly, and scratched the ground with a swoosh of her claws. Maybe next time she would find larger prey than a mouse.
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Post by Saberstar on Jun 17, 2008 17:14:03 GMT -5
Eaglefeather crouched down, trying hard to make his broad paws silent. He slide between the leaves and kicked hard off the ground. The mouse scurried away but he was faster and stopped in front of it, putting both paws down on its head hard. He bit its neck and buried it near a fern bush. He pricked his ears and head the scrabbling of claws on wood. He looked up and saw a squirrel chewing hungrily on a nut. He swiftly sped up the tree and leapt at it, but was too slow. "Mouse dung!" he meowed. He leapt down from the tree and heard a cawing. A meadowlark had settled by the roots of a tree. He put his weight on his haunches and slowly crept towards it. He kicked off the ground and grabbed the lark with his long curved teeth.
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Post by Echostar on Jun 17, 2008 17:23:20 GMT -5
Dreamweaver's head shot up. She'd heard a yowl not far away, but it wasn't a yowl of pain. It was one of excitement. "Leafshadow." she grumbled. Leafshadow was always in a contest with Eaglefeather. It seems they had started early this morning. Getting up she yawned before she entered the clearing. No one else was up except for Dawnflight, who was munching away at her vole under a tree. Shaking to keep herself awake, Dreamweaver padded over to the kill pile. There was nothing there but two small sparrows. She grumbled again as she picked out the bigger one. Sitting next to Dawnflight she quickly devoured her meal. After she finished Dawnflight asked, "Dreamweaver, will you go on a border patrol? Eaglefeather, Mountainpaw, and Leafshadow are out on a hunting patrol already. Please take Darkbreath with you."
"Will do," she replied as she headed off to find the tom.
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Post by Saberstar on Jun 17, 2008 17:36:56 GMT -5
Eaglefeather had caught 4 mice and 2 birds...that bedarned squirrel had escaped his grasp. He went out to find Leafshadow. "Leafshadow!" he called. "Time to wrap it up." -------
Mountainpaw shivered with pride, he had caught his first sparrow! He picked up the bird in his jaws and carried it out towards the place where the three cats separated. As he came into the light he saw Eaglefeather with all his prey. He dropped his sparrow with amazement. "Wow!!" he purred. "The only thing I caught was a sparrow and a mouse." he mewed, drooping his head. Eaglefeather smiled. "You did great today Mountainpaw, no apprentice has caught a sparrow yet!" he meowed. "I'm the ONLY apprentice." Mountainpaw hissed. Eaglefeather winced. "Then you'll have a great story to tell the kits when they become apprentices. Mountainpaw brightened up and sat, waiting for Leafshadow.
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Post by Leafshadow on Jun 17, 2008 19:25:51 GMT -5
Leafshadow came back loaded with food. She had caught 3 mice, 1 squirrel, and a vole. Not a bad day's work. When she got back to camp, she saw Eaglefeather and quickly counted up his prey. Mousedung! He had caught one more than her. She soon let it go though, they had contests like this every day. Now the fresh-kill pile was overflowing!
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Post by Saberstar on Jun 17, 2008 19:40:00 GMT -5
Eaglefeather smiled "Well done Leafshadow!! C'mon, let's take all this back to camp." he meowed. He picked up his prey and asked Mountainpaw to carry one of his mice. Together they trekked back to camp and placed it on the kill pile. "Hey Dreamweaver! You're awake!!" he meowed and bounded over to her.
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Post by Leafshadow on Jun 17, 2008 20:37:51 GMT -5
Leafshadow dropped off her prey, then found some new moss to line her den. She sipped some water, then grabbed a plump mouse and continued her breakfast.
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Post by Echostar on Jun 18, 2008 13:47:59 GMT -5
"Hey Eaglefeather!" Dreamweaver greeted. "I heard Leafshadow yowling this morning and figured you two were at another contest again. I guess I was right." she purred. Finishing up her grooming she turned to Dawnflight. "Since Eaglefather is already here can I just go with him? If he's willing that is." she asked the deputy. -----
"Sure. Just as long as he's up to it. He's already been out hunting though." she meowed in reply.
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