Stealth Training

[Windchime '07]

A small ginger form glided through the grass at the far edge of the Moorland. The world around her was in Greenleaf fledge and crickets were chirping in-tune with her heart. You're Stealth--think stealth Phoenixpaw! The apprentice thought passionately. Wingclaw and Rosepaw were somewhere areound her, but she had gotten too far from them, and decided to hunt in the spot she found herself lost in.

Her RiverClan blood always growled at her like this. She had the sleek pelt of a river-cat, although her form had gotten broader and her fur thicker she still felt the cold and pressure of the wind more than her Clan-mates.

She looked around once more. The fresh prairie-grass swarmed up around her ginger body and the lulliby of the feilds buzzed and chirped like an orchastra. Upon a little hill she could just make out the old farm, it's loose boards and crashed in windows made her purr with delight, there would be plenty of mice up there for them to catch. Stealthj Phoenixpaw, Stealth! She nodded to her own thoiughts and turned towards the direction of her Stealth-mate and her Mentor.

[Rosepelt]

Rosepaw walked up behing Pheonixpaw quietly. "Boo!" she screamed as she started rolling on the ground behind Pheonixpaw. "Come on, silly," she said, "you seem so tense. It will be fun to be partners." Rosepaw had recently lost her father and mother. Due to this she was always grouchy and upset. But today she decided to be happy.

[Wingstar]

Wingclaw watched the two apprentices while staying hidden in the tall grass. She crawled towards the two apprentices so that she could better see what they were doing.

[Rosepelt]

"Wingclaw!" yelled the concy apprentice. "I was wondering when you were coming." She bowed a little and then bounced up again.

[Windchime '07]

Phoenixpaw bounce-limped forward, loosing all the concentration she had built up before. 'Well, can we start training... NOW!?' She began to work circles around him. A limping autumn blurr twixed with the obsidian and pearl of Wingclaw. Excitement entered her single amber occular.

[Wingstar]

Wingclaw laughed at the apprentices' eagerness. "Yes we can start training now." Wingclaw mewed, still inwardly laughing. She marked an X in a patch of dirt near her with her paw. She shook off the dirt. "Now, I want you two to go over to that hill over there. When you get there you have to come back her and put your paw on the mark before I notice it or the wind blows it away." Wingclaw used her tail to point to the hill, which was only about 10 meters away.

( Um, phoenixpaw? My character is a girl)

[Rosepelt]

Feeling the confused the ignorant apprentice blurted out, "why?" Rosepaw looked at her mentor. "What can that do for us?" Rosepaw had never been the one to do something exexplained.

[Hawkpaw]

A small brown tabby rushed into Rosepaw. "Sorry!!" she gasped. "Sorry wingclaw I accidently slept late." she knew it was no excuse but that was her reason.

[Wingstar]

Wingclaw looked at Hawkpaw as the apprentice ran into Rosepaw. "Just be sure to wake up a little earlier next time." Wingclaw switched her gaze to Rosepaw. "Rosepaw, the purpose of this training is to increase your stealth. Suppose you wanted to sneak up on an enemy cat so as to get an upper hand in a battle. You would want to get close to him quickly without getting his attention."

[Rosepelt]

Rosepaw just grunted and looked at Hawkpaw. "You didn't miss much anyway." The two personalitied apprentice said nothing more but waited for Pheonixpaw and Hawkpaw to get ready.

[Hawkpaw]

Hawkpaw frowned at Rosepaw. Then she nodded at Wingclaw, "I won't sleep late again I promise." Hawkpaw glanced at Phoenixpaw. She had seen her around camp. Hawkpaw shivered with excitement this was her chance to prove herself.

[brakenpaw]

As brakenpaw walked into hawkpaw he leapted back hi s hakles raised then noticed it was wind clan.

[Wingstar]

Wingclaw curled her tail as the cat walked into Hawkpaw. "Why is everyone being so careless today?" She asked the apprentices.

[Hawkpaw]

Hawkpaw looked at Wingclaw her eyes begging to be forgiven. "Can we start now please?"she mewed hopefully. "We have to get back to the x before anything happens to it right."

[Wingstar]

"Yes but this isn't speed training, it's stealth training. You also have to do it without me noticing." Wingclaw replied calmly. "Now, all of you head over there and we will begin."

[brakenpaw]

brakenpaw jumped up and bolted to the spot wingclaw said to go.

[Windchime '07]

Phoenixpaw had been in a slight daze since her eagerness, thinking about this and that... dreaming off as usual. Finally she shook the firey orange veslage of hers and inclined it to the spot. Stealth. A sudden realization hit her as she lined up with Hawkpaw and Rosepaw. Each had their go... but as she stared through her one working occular, the amber chasm noticed that she was incapible of doing just what they did. Practicing on her own a few times would help--she supposed.

Slightly yellowed peds prodded the muddy more, carrying a fire-stained chassis towards a smaller clearing not-far-off. Bedazzling orbs glistened as she made an X with her claws. Stealth. Phenixpaw took a ginger step back... then rushed zig-zaggedly at the marking in the mud, as if she were avoiding enimy Clanners. With her first step she was going good, then... then her limp leg got in the way. She stumbled and landed in a now-caked with mud heap by the X. Embarrasment panged at the young apprentice, yet she rose to her paws to try again. Over and Over she stumbled on her lifeless leg, tears came to her amber orb as she carried her mud-strewn and matted body back to her Mentor. 'I can't do it...' she wimpered.

[Hawkpaw]

Hawkpaw felt sorry for Pheonixpaw. It wasn't her fault she was injured, but she marveled at her courage. Hawkpaw's accute ears heard what she said. She wasn't called Hawkpaw for nothing, she could hear things from far away. Hawkpaw yearned to go and help Pheonixpaw, but in a way she new that Pheonixpaw wouldn't except her help. It was a matter of pride. All she could do was get to that x. Hawkpaw placed all her attention on the x. She slowly edged forward pawstep after pawstep. she ducked into some bushes to plot out her next move.

[Wingstar]

Wingclaw twitched her tail at Pheonixpaws words. She did not like to hear the young apprentice talk so. She tried to help wash the mud off of her, but most of it had already dried and was caked on in an even layer of mud. In fact, if it weren't for her bright amber eyes she wouldn't be able to tell that she was even a cat. " Pheonixpaw, I have an idea. You can't very well dodge enemies and sprint towards a target with that leg of yours can you? But what if you didn't have to? Do you think you could handle that?"

[brakenpaw]

Brakenpaw lanuched himself in the air at a bee.

[Windchime '07]

|| -cough- and who are you? Brackenpaw? Alright, I'm gonna apoligize in advance for the bad post >.< ||

'What?' she asked increadiously. 'That's ridiculous, 'Ollowheart took me to WindClan to train and become the best warrior I can... I'm not going to give up.' there was both defiance and regret in her voice... they garnished it like a lemon sclice on the edge of a teacup. She was missing her mentor's point, defensiveness isn't always a good trait.

[Rosepelt]

Rosepaw began to move to where Wingclaw had pointed, rather carelessly.

[Hawkpaw]

Hawkpaw saw Wingclaw and Phoenix paw talking, but she had moved out of hearing distance. She forgot all about the x as she droped into a hunting crouch and slowly stalked forward.

[brakenpaw]

Then Brakenpaw started to bat Wingclaw's tail.

[Wingstar]

" I'm not saying that you have to give up!" replied Wingclaw in a laughing voice. "Think. Your legs won't allow you to weave or fight enemies with as much efficiency as the other warriors, but you can't really move without being noticed because of your fur." Wingclaw pawed at the ground and gathered up a bit of dust into a pile. " But, if we can cloak it then maybe you stand a better chance of catching the enemy by surprise." She leaned down to the small pile of dust and blew it onto Pheonixpaw's face, masking the bright orange-red fur. "Basically, what if I taught you camouflage?"