Private Thread Plot Thread Cat on a Mission (18CF21)

Without passion you don’t have energy, without energy you have nothing.

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It had finally been a good time for Berrypaw to be out hunting on his own... sort of, Breezewing had told him he needed to go out with someone and who better than his sister and best friend! Though Cedarpaw had been doing her own hunting and Berrypaw was doing his, he made sure that she was safe with a keen eye every so often. But not often enough that he had lost sight of what he was tracking. Prey was important too. Without prey, there wouldn't be a cat in WindClan, not Bayflower, not Beewhisker, not Cedarpaw, nobody would be with Berrypaw, they would have all starved without prey caught by the cats devoted to protecting and serving WindClan, Berrypaw was no different.

After he had plunged his teeth into a vole, he caught another flash of movement from the corner of his eye, another prey? No it was too big. But then, there was a cat, a seal point with blue eyes. Had Boldclaw been able to leave the camp again? Was he disobeying orders from Fawnstar? Had... he been putting pollen on his face? Eh, not his problem. He'd try and bring 'Boldclaw' back to camp if he wasn't there by the time Berrypaw had been satisfied with the amount of prey he'd caught. A vole just wasn't going to cut it. Berrypaw needed more if he wanted to feed more than one of the clan kits or an elder with a small stomach.

After covering the vole beneath well covering tall-grass, Berrypaw lifted his nose, too far to smell Boldclaw... or a freakishly similar clone, before slinking further to see if he could find any other scent that might cause his interest to peak. A rabbit? a finch? a mouse? Something? he didn't know yet, whatever it would be better be tasty, otherwise this trip would be fore nothing.

"You're a star in my sky!"

⚝──⭒─𖣂.ೃ࿔ ✈︎ *:･𖣂.ೃ࿔ ✈︎ *:･─⭒──⚝

Cedarpaw had not been able to stop her mind or calm down for even a heartbeat the past half-moon, the molly furious at the truth that had been revealed to her by none other than her ancestor Hesheta himself. But after seeing how carefree Berrypaw remained, the she-cat decided that she needed some time to think and reflect. Maybe she was overreacting or being melodramatic.

As if the stars had already written a part of her destiny for her, the apprentice found herself going on a walk in the middle of her hunting trip, she told herself that she was following this path because it smelled of rabbits. But was she really or was it intuition or something else? How was she meant to approach Bayflower, Beewhisker and Kestrelswipe about this? 

The short-furred feline glanced back at her brother, golden eyes looking at his pale blue ones. Perhaps it all made too much sense, the chocolate-point sighed. Her eyes didn’t even look like Bayflower’s or Beewhisker’s. One of Cedarpaw’s ears twitched as the molly used her tail to invite her brother over - once he was done catching whatever he was catching of course.

 That was when the she-cat noticed the stranger, without missing a beat, cautiously and silently, Cedarpaw padded closer, curious as to who this feline she had never seen before was. They didn’t look like a clan cat. Far from one. But they didn’t seem to be a kittypet either. So perhaps a strange rogue or loner. She planned to ask them to leave then there would be no problems.

You must have single minded devotion to your goal.

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“I’ve been waiting for the two of you.” And so the waiting was over!

The words came from the color-marked cat resting on the stone. His voice was raised enough so that it reached the both of them. The expression on his face was neutral, but the tail behind him continued to twitch.

“I’ve come with a message from afar for you.”

Without passion you don’t have energy, without energy you have nothing.

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As Berrypaw found what he was stalking, a rabbit straying far from its den, he smirked at the opportunity and began his stalk toward it. Though a shout from the distance, something Berrypaw didn't quite hear properly, startled it and Berrypaw didn't hesitate to chase after it, his paws thumping against the ground in quick succession as he tried to corner the rabbit between to rocks.

When the rabbit had been slain, Berrypaw was even further away from where he didn't know he needed to be, he held the prey in his jaws, it dragged less from the first one he had caught, he had gotten bigger! Or maybe the rabbit was smaller, either way he was happy to make such a big cat today. Especially at this time of day and by himself no less! He couldn't wait to show this off to Breezewing! Maybe he'd get some kind of special praise for doing it without his mentor's help, but he doubted they'd cheer for him over a rabbit.

Regardless, now it was time to look for a place to store it to see if he could catch anything else before it was time to return to camp. And if Cedarpaw didn't catch anything, than he would have a catch to give her to bring back! Whether that be the rabbit or the next thing he found! This hunting trip was the most fun he was having in a while!

"You're a star in my sky!"

⚝──⭒─𖣂.ೃ࿔ ✈︎ *:･𖣂.ೃ࿔ ✈︎ *:･─⭒──⚝

“You’ve been waiting for us?” Cedarpaw questioned, golden eyes staring into the stranger’s ocean-blue ones. The molly didn’t know how to feel about a strange cat claiming to have been waiting for them nor what to do. She tried to think back on her lessons but nothing came to mind.

“A message? Alright… A message from how far? And what’s the message?” the she-cat questioned, ears twitching as if prepared to listen attentively. The apprentice looked over at her littermate, sighing. At least he was focusing on what was most important in the moment. But he really needed spatial awareness.

Maybe she could relay the message later- No. The messenger probably just wanted them to hear it from them. “Berrypaw!” Cedarpaw called “Come over here!” The molly meowed as loudly as she could, internally praying that there wouldn’t be any warriors coming over and interrogating them or getting them in trouble.