||Protection of the Stars||

[||Silverstar||]

The clean, brisk air blew about the wind kissed land, grass swaying as it normally did, birds flying over head, their gazes always fixed on the movement below. Cats of all colors were about the grassy moor, moving about as cunningly as they could. A young warrior walked about the came, not a single sad look upon his face as he glanced around seeing other Warriors that were going off on patrol. He was on leave after what happened merely a few weeks ago. Talonscar keep his mind off of the issue and tried not to think about it ever. His mentor was dead, and there was nothing left to say about it. Engelheart had fallen from the rocks of Highrocks and now was with the Ansestors that he had so bravely fought for.

Peace with you, my mentor-friend, till we meet again... You are truelly blessed now... To be among those who have given their lives to protect ours... You are watching now, protecting me with all that you can... for that... Thank you, my eminent master.

All the WindClan cats knew Talonstar as a individual that was dedicated to the rules of his clan, no, the rules of the Warrior Code and to the ansestors. He had never stolen food, starving to help the elders live happily. The young Warrior would give his very life to defend his clan.

[~All I Need]

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[HUM]mingbirdpaw

The wind blew aggressively across the plains, as if it wanted to take the separating cats and sweep them up into its jowls--never to be seen again. The apprentice sighed.
Autumnpaw disappeared on night... Maybe she was taken by the fierce wind...?
The beautiful silver apprentice sighed and mumbled to herself: "Do you have bees in your brain? 'Has your wits gone down to that of a hummingbird's?'" she quoted of her lost sister.
Catching a strong scent of a fellow WindClanner, Hummingbirdpaw shoved those thoughts out of her mind and bounded up to Talonscar, her usual energy coming back in graceful leaps and high bounds.
"Hey, Talonscar!" she panted when she caught up to him. "Do you want to hunt with me?" Her eagerness to get somewhere other than being confined in the camp ran thick in her tone and she pleaded silently with her eyes to let him take her. Pwetty pwease? she seemed to murmur.[/shadow]

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[||Silverstar||]

Talonscar's ears came up the moment he heard his name being called by an apprentice.

What was the apprentice's name... oh ya, right Hummingbirdpaw... Hummingbird.... Have ever seen a hummingbird... What does that mean? Is it a bird... that... hums?... How did a bird become known as a bird... No... That's can't be it... How did birds come here to be?... Do they have Warrior Ansestor... I have no idea... Maybe they do... but then, I never seen a Warrior-bird... Can there be a Warrior-bird? That would be intresting... I have seen birds bigger then cats... It's not a outra-- Did she just say 'hunt'?

A single word got his immediant attention. His eyes became wide, filled with a new life in them.

Hunt?! Did I hear right.... HUNT! FINALLY! I was beginning to think that I was going to be getting as big and lazy as those other Clan cats are rumored to be like.... Expecially ThunderClan... I was BORD!...What do ThunderClan Cats do for fun... do they even have fun... I have no idea... I would think they do... but you never know... Like if there is such a thing called 'Warrior-birds'.

"Did I hear you right?! Did you say hunt?!" inquired Talon as he stood up, tail moving wildly about as a large grin-like expression was on his face as he tried to contain his own excitment of actually going off and doing something. "Thank StarClan! I was beginning to think that being a Warrior was merely a meaningless title..."

[~All I Need]

[shadow=silver,left,200][HUM]mingbirdpaw

Hummingbirdpaw tried not to bust a gut laughing as the warrior practically leaped ten feet into the air at the word "hunt." The silver apprentice had to admit this to herself, also. She was wondering if she would just get fat like a RiverClan cat if she didn't get outside soon. (Hah! Bad pun! She slept under the stars for StarClan's sake!)
I might like to get to know more of the warriors in my Clan... she thought absentmindedly.
"You heard right, Jumping Bean! Where do you want to head to since prey seems to be leaping into your paws?" The silver apprentice smiled a crooked smile at the older warrior with a mischievious glint in her eyes. Her short tail fanned out and flicked like a hummingbird's with the excitement that was bubbling in her.[/shadow]

[||Silverstar||]

Good place to hunt.... hmmm..... Where is a good place... The field is good, if you have the energy to move... and patients... Maybe by the river border... they have mice and voles there... those are really easier to catch then speedy hares... or rabbits... What is the diffence between the two? I mean... I hear Warriors calling hares, rabbits, or rabbits, hares... would that be offensive? Hmmm.... RIVER! I love the river so runny... and clear... why is a river clear... anything else besides water isn't clear... the scarlet-drops aren't clear... the black-water of Monsters isn't clear... and mud isn't clear... so why is a river clear even when it touches earth... And why is it blue... why is the sky blue? Does the sky make the water blue or does the water make the sky blue.... GAH! I want to KNOW!!!

Talonscar was seemingly looking off for a moment before returning his attention fully back onto the Apprentice.

"River! That's a cool (Pun) place to go...hehe..." Talonscar grinned slightly as he stood at full height, looking ready to sprint off.

"Jumping Bean? Beans... Jump?! I had no IDEA! That must be a sight! Unless... you thought 'Jumping Bean' is my name... It's not... NAME'S Talonscar, Talon, if you want it shortened... Would you be wanting to go a few hop-jump-run steps away to the River Border?"

[~All I Need]

[shadow=silver,left,200]ĦŮmmĨйĝßïrDÞÄŴ[/shadow][/color]
WindClan Apprentice[/color]
.i cannot find a way to describe it.
.it's there inside; all I do is hide.
.i wish that it would just go away.
.what would you do, you do, if you knew.

Hummingbirdpaw mrrowed! a laugh. This warrior was a blast to hang out with. Even if she had only been around him for...A few minutes. She would love to become this comical, confident tom. She rolled her eyes and sniffed. "You've never seen a mexican jumping bean? Yep, it's a bean that jumps. Why? I don't know."
Unless... you thought 'Jumping Bean' is my name... It's not... NAME'S Talonscar, Talon, if you want it shortened... Would you be wanting to go a few hop-jump-run steps away to the River Border?"
The silver and tan apprentice laughed and fell onto her back. She rolled in the coarse grass, small laughs that resembled bell chimes bursting from her young lungs. "Yeah," she said sarcastically. "I thought your name was Jumping Bean. Talonscar...huh?" She sprang onto her small tan paws and shook bits of leaves out of her fur. "The name's Hummingbirdpaw. If you haven't heard of me harassing the elders and causing mischeif, then now you have. Hummingbird's the name, the water voles are my game." She smiled and dashed off to the RiverClan border, her short tail fanned out behind her like a banner. "Last one there has to carry all the prey that I catch back!" she called over her shoulder with a laugh in her voice.

.all the pain I thought I knew.
.all my thoughts lead back to you.
.back to what was never said.
.back and forth inside my head.
.i can't handle this confusion.
.i'm unable; come and take me away.
[Lyrics from Take Me Away by Avril Lavigne][/size]

[||Silverstar||]

"REALLY?! I've never heard of a 'Mexican Jumping bean'... What 'it taste like?" asked the warrior with a laugh and cat-grin on his face. He streched for a moment unsheathing his curved 'talon-like' claws. The warrior kept a happy look in his face, yet inside he felt sort of saddened. For a moment, Engelheart's memory came to him. However, Talonscar was able to easily hide anything that was wrong. He didn't say anything about it before turning his head slightly.

"Yeah... I've heard of you... Trouble-maker." teased the cat before openning his eyes fully. "No matter then..." Suddenly she bolted making Talonscar merely watch for a moment before hearing the challange.
"OHH! Is that how you play?! Then I guess I am going to have to teach you to respect your elders." meowed the tom before sprinting off after the apprentice toward the RiverClan border.

[~All I Need]

[shadow=silver,left,200]ĦŮmmĨйĝßïrDÞÄŴ[/color][/shadow]

WindClan Apprentice[/color]

.i cannot find a way to describe it.
.it's there inside; all I do is hide.
.i wish that it would just go away.
.what would you do, you do, if you knew.

Hummingbirdpaw looked over her shoulder and laughed when she caught Talonscar off guard. The small apprentice pushed her short legs harder and darted over the landscape. A silver bullet against a brown background. Her tan paws blurred to become one with the grass and she tossed her head back to let the wind ruffle her fur. Hummingbirdpaw loved to run. It was one of her most favorite things to do in the whole world.

.all the pain I thought I knew.
.all my thoughts lead back to you.
.back to what was never said.
.back and forth inside my head.
.i can't handle this confusion.
.i'm unable; come and take me away.
[Lyrics from Take Me Away by Avril Lavigne]

[Blackie]

"Hummingbirdpaw, Hummingbirdpaw! Lookit! Lookit what I can do!"

Snifflekit scampered out of the Nursury at full speed. It didn't matter to him if Hummingbirdpaw and Talonscar could care less about what he did, all that mattered was that he could and that they were there to see. The black and white kit's fur was already stained with dust. He must have been rolling around in the Nursury. Moss scraps still clung to his mostly white pelt. His gray eyes were alive with delight at the new trick he had taught himself and was about to show off. He broght himself to a wobbly halt when he reached the other cats and crouched down. His black tail stood out straight behind him. He quivered with energy. Then he spun clumsily around, snagged his tail in his claws, and toppled over. When he had stopped rolling, he leaped back up and faced Talonscar and Hummingbirdpaw.

"Wasn't that great?" he asked, his voice high and shrill with excitement. "Didn't I do a good job?"

He rocked on his little paws, every part of his body intent on catching the praise he was so sure he would recieve. "Did you like it, Hummingbirdpaw? Huh, huh? Did you like it?"

Snifflekit scampered to Talonscar and lifted himself so he could put his forepaws on the warrior's chest. The orphaned kit was starving for adult attention, and he wasn't afraid to show it. His whiskers shook in anticipation, his gray eyes stretched with eagerness.

"You did like it, right?"

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[~All I Need]

[shadow=silver,left,200]ĦŮmmĨйĝßïrDÞÄŴ[/color][/shadow]

WindClan Apprentice[/color]

.i cannot find a way to describe it.
.it's there inside; all I do is hide.
.i wish that it would just go away.
.what would you do, you do, if you knew.

Hummingbirdpaw halted and skidded a few feet, dirt flying from under her small paws, when she heard Snifflekit calling for her and Talonscar. The senior silver apprentice exchanged a look with Talonscar and put herself at the kit's height, which was not much shorter than she was. Awww! He's grown up so much! Soon he will be an apprentice...
She laughed heartily as the young tom rolled about in the braken and grass. Her laugh was a chime in the throaty wind that ruffled the three cats' fur. Hummingbirdpaw flicked her short, bird-like tail and nuzzled the little kit in the side as he leaped at Talonscar's chest. She loved kits, they were so adorable and full of energy. They made her feel a hundred years old. But she loved them anyways. Their innocence was captivating and mysterious. Though the pretty she-cat was innocent, also, a kit's ignorance mesmerized her.
"Yes," she purred. Why not? What was wrong with those who hated kits? They were precious. "That was brilliant, Snifflekit! Keep it up, and you might not even need to become an apprentice!" She leaped away and pretended to be a damzel in distress. "Oh, my! Dogs have cornered me and I can't get away! If only the mighty Snifflekit could save me." She fake swooned and collapsed into the coarse grass. "Save me!" she giggled.

.all the pain I thought I knew.
.all my thoughts lead back to you.
.back to what was never said.
.back and forth inside my head.
.i can't handle this confusion.
.i'm unable; come and take me away.

{{Lyrics from Take Me Away by Avril Lavigne}}[/size]

[||Silverstar||]

Talon continued to run and ran past the apprentice after she had turned to address Snifflekit. The Tom turned after a moment but tripped himself up and went headlong into the ground, rolling about on the hand ground and laying there for a long moment before shaking himself, and standing. He shook his head after a moment, wondering what happened. However, he quickly found out what happened as he saw Hummingbirdpaw talking to a Kit. She looked like she might have been playing with the kit now, which made Talonscar frown after a moment. The Abyssinian breed watched quietly before turning to continue toward the RiverClan border. He was a warrior after all, it was expected that he went and hunted for his clan.

Things in WindClan have been different since Silverstar was the leader... It is quieter... We seem more like a band of Rogues then devotees of StarClan's noble teachings. I wish that I could do something... we are always being used by the others, and yet we do nothing... Where has the faith of WindClan gone? We are the closest clan to StarClan, the noble and wisest of all clans to the will of our Warrior Ansestors... Then why are we so... Roguish. I feel as if I do not belong... I follow the code as closely as I can, but... the others do as well, yet they are never as devoted as I'd like... I fear for the future of the Clans...

[Liontracks]

The moorlands buckled in the gentle breeze that always seemed to eminate in this foreign land. A shiver ran down the back of a white tom who was trying his best to conceal himself among the reeds. He did not know where he was nor could he recall how he got here. He swallowed some bile as his baby blue eyes widened with surprise. It looked like he had stumbled upon a group of cats, that were quite strong by the look of it. He backed away, so as not to disturb them and hopefully find a place he could survive without the interference of these cats. He began to wonder if there were other groups like this around and shook with fear at the thought. He began to debate in his head if running away from his two-leg nest was such a good idea. Memories clouded his mind as he thought back to his past, and then it flashed to his father. Anger and hurt then swelled up as he reminisced(sp?) about his past. He speculated how he would feel when he found out his son had run away from home. He shook his head and the memories quickly vanished. He had more interesting matters to attend to. Despite his fear he felt a strange longing as he looked upon these cats before him. He laid in the grass to observe them and perhaps learn something from them.

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