Moonkit In Trouble Code Help! (OPEN)

[Ferretpaw]

Moonkit sniffed the grass snow melting out her scent. Snow covered the beautiful meadow she called home.  Paranoid she often glanced behind herself not wanting anyone to know she was out here. Her ceremony might be delayed if she was caught! The average sized kit pressed herself to the ground excitement pulsing through her. Her littermates would be so jealous when she came back to tell them! Yes amazing idea! They might even want her to go again and bring them! She wouldn't seem like a small kit anymore!

The silver tabby realized something. She couldn't tell them! They might tell her mother and then her mother would tell Thrushstar and her ceremony would really be delayed! Moonkit let out a small huff seeing her breath through the freezing air. Bless StarClan for her long fur. Shuffling she got up the crunchy snow biting at her pads. Maybe she should go back... Find a way to get in camp again without being noticed.

Moonkit heard a deep growl behind her. The wafting scent of fox was behind her. Gagging she looked behind her. So foxes are real! The beast looked larger and ten times her weight and size! Thankfully it was a few feet way and not already on her. Moonkit got up hesitantly, eyes wide with fear she fluffed up. Camp was behind the fox, she needed to outwit it somehow. Finally strength and bravery filled her up and bit and she started running. Where there was fear and bravery there was hope.

Hope to stay alive.

Even with how fast she was -a trait her Clan possessed- the fox was also fast. And strong. Gulping tears filled her eyes. What if she wasn't able to get away? What if her hopes and dreams where lost? What if-. No Moonkit needed to stay focused. Screeching she left fangs connect with her tail. The fox was pulling backwards. She felt flesh tear in her tail. Blood was leaving her fast. Snarling sounded as the beast let go. This was her time to run but the pain was to much. The fox had her where it wanted. Moonkit screeched again. 

She couldn't die. She needed help NOW.

[Babylonranger]

A large, light brown apprentice with a white understripe charged the fox with a snarl. Her yellow eyes narrowed and hackles raised in anger and no small amount of fear, Harepaw swerved to lash out at the ginger predator with her dark brown paw, claws unsheathed. She quickly darted back, not even sparing a glance towards the kit. "What in Starclan's name are you doing on your own outside of camp?" Harepaw growled, trying to keep the fox's attention on her.

She knew she wouldn't be able to scare off the big canine alone, but if she could distract it long enough for the kit to get away . . . . "How badly are you hurt?" she asked. She could smell blood, and not from where she'd managed to score a hit against the fox. Harepaw didn't dare look away from her attacker though. Starclan, she'd just come back home to Whisperclan, she couldn't go and get killed. It would devastate her sisters. And maybe Adderfoot (if the ill, grieving tom even noticed).

"If you can still walk, I need you to hurry back to camp and tell Thrushstar or however many warriors you can find about the fox," she said, doing her best to avoid the fox's snapping jaws. "Go! Please!"

[Skiv]

Snowhare padded in the snow. She just grumbled lately the brown and white she-cat was more grouchy than usual. When she was an apprentice she got to know a warrior quite well. His name was Scorchclaw, and well she was excited to spend more time with him. Possibly become his mate when she became a warrior but it seemed that Scorchclaw wanted nothing to do with her now. She was crushed and that only darkened her mood. Her green eyes showed nothing but anger. She just padded along in the snow covered land. Her large ears listened for any signs of prey. She was already heading back to camp with a small skinny rabbit in her jaws. The first one that the warrior had seen in days. but as she was heading back to camp she smelt something. She knew what it was right away, but it was only confirmed when she heard the screech.

Dropping the rabbit instantly she tore across the deep snow as fast as she could. That was the one thing that the small warrior was good at. Moving across the land she skidded to a stop when she saw the fox. Her green eyes just went wide, she was a warrior but still fighting was not her strong suit. but she then noticed that another cat was there. She looked and noticed that it was Harepaw, Sunfeather's apprentice. She glanced around for the golden warrior but he was no where in sight. Snowhare just sprinted up a head and came from behind she lundged and sunk her teeth into the fox's back hind leg. Hopping that would distract it enough for the apprentice to attack or get the kit back to camp.

[Ferretpaw]

"I- My tail just hurts I can get away. I'll alert Thrushstar!" Moonkit forced her way up. StarClan bless her great navigation skills. Her paws thundered against the ground, this was her fault now she must ensure that those two mysterious cats made it home to there families. Like they were trying to ensure it for her.

To my last breath, I must save those two...

Growling she tried to move faster. Her silver tabby fur was almost a flash against the snow terrain. Moonkit pounced in camp. "Thrushstar? Thrushstar! Help please these two weird cats are risking their lives to save me please!" Sniffing tears showed in the young cat's eyes.

Lionhearted for Thrushstar

[Lionhearted]

Thrushstar had been chatting with Lakepounce when the kit ran up to him.

He frowned as he saw tears spilling down her face. "What weird cats?" He asked frantically. Are there loners on the territory? And never mind that, how did she manage to sneak out by herself?

"You are not to move," he ordered sternly. "Tell me where the 'weird cats' are. Where are they in the territory? What is going on?"

[Babylonranger]

Harepaw heaved a sigh of relief at Moonkit's words before returning her focus to the snarling fox. The ginger canine had yelped at Snowhare's attack and was now trying to reach around to grab the white-furred warrior still attached to its hind leg. With a spitting hiss, the light-brown apprentice leaped forward to rake her front claws down the bushy-tailed predator's opposite flank. A quickly risked glance let her know the kit had run off, hopefully to the safety of camp.

The fox growled low in Harepaw's ear and the stench of its breath wafted over her. She'd stayed in one place for too long. Teeth sank into her shoulder and ripped her off the fox, who started to shake her.

[Skiv]

Snowhare wasn't focused on the other two cats. She was more worried about a pissed off fox. She felt her teeth score as they sunk into the foxes hind leg. but thats when she felt movement she flicked up eyes up and looked as the fox struggled to grab her. Snowhare just then was thrown around slightly because of her light weight. but she hung on. but thats when she heard a hiss. And the fox twisted away from her. Releasing its hind leg Snowhare moved along side of the fox, swiftly. She now had the opportunity to attack. but she got distracted as the brown form of Harepaw was picked off of the ground.

Snowhare just hissed and then knew she had to get the apprentice out of its mouth and now. She just really didn't know how to do that. but there was no time to think. So the small warrior darted forward and sunk her teeth into the foxes front leg she. Hoped that the fox would then be surprised and drop the other cat. but Snowhare was already on the moving out from under the fox getting ready to spring on the animals back if she needed too.

[Ferretpaw]

Moonkit sniffled again nodding. "I-I don't know. but they did have WhisperClan scent on them. I've seen them before they can't be outside the Clan. And I was in a meadow not far from her it's in a straight line in front of the camp. You can't see it of course!" The silver tabby rambled, blood continued to trickle from the fierce bite on her tail.

"Can you please help Thrushstar?" She kept looking over he shoulder paranoid loads of foxes would just start flooding camp. I'll repay you two... Looking down snow blood covered the area around her tail painting the snow perfectly.

[Lionhearted]

"Go see another warrior so they can tend to you," said Thrushstar, barely hearing anything else Moonkit had said. "Meadow, straight line, got it." Well, the entire territory is meadow... He said a sharp "stay there!" to the small kit, and raced down the hill, kicking up snow. A fox? His warriors should've handled it fine, but even the frantic look on Moonkit's face scared him. The ginger-and-white tom raced down the slopes, and spotted two figures battling an orange shape.

"Snowhare! Harepaw!" The figures became familiar as he got closer, and without hesitation, he threw himself onto the fox, aiming to bowl it over. "Step aside, Harepaw, you're hurt badly!" he yowled, seeing the shoulder wound.

[Babylonranger]

Harepaw was too dazed to make a sound. It was all she could do to breathe, especially with her heartbeat thundering in her ears. The fox dropped the light-brown apprentice with a pained cry, caught unawares by Snowhare's attack. It faced her with a growl, though it began backing away from the Whisperclan warrior. The two cats had given it several injuries, and the easiest prey it would have had was already gone. Thrushstar's ambush took the fox completely by surprise.

The large apprentice held her left paw close to her body, trying to keep her bitten shoulder still, and shuffled away from the fight as best she could. Harepaw knew she'd only be a liability at this point and didn't want to get in the way of the other warriors. Breathing shakily, she watched as the fox yelped and fell to its side. The ginger canine scrambled and heaved its torso, trying to throw the white-and-ginger tom off. It had no more interest in fighting. Retreat was the only thing on its mind.

[Ferretpaw]

Moonkit gulped before looking around camp. Sniffling she padded back to the nursery tail down. I just want my mother! Her breathing became heavy as tears threatened to spill again. You can do it Moonkit! You are a strong a confident kit! Her own words comforting her the she-cat kneaded a shape in her nest Moonkit laid down. Hoping this was all a dream.

[Skiv]

Snowhare just watched out of the corner of her eyes as the brown form of Harepaw was released by the fox and fell to the ground. She then just then watched as the fox whipped around to her but wasn't attacking. The small brown and white she-cat just then flattened her ears and rose her back her tail and fur was puffed out making her look a bit bigger than she actually was. She just bared her teeth as the fox and let out a loud hiss. She just then didn't focus on Harepaw at all she just hoped that the other cat was okay. She needed to make sure that this fox was backing away and leaving here. She just then heard the paws steps of another cat. The ginger and white form of Thrushstar came out of no where. That meant that Moonkit made it back to camp and had gotten to the leader. but Snowhare still hated that kit for disobeying the warrior code. They wouldn't have to be doing this right now if she would have just stayed in camp. Snowhare watched as the fox tried to get the large tom. Off she could tell in its body movements that it didn't want to attack any more. It just wanted to get away from the cats.

Snowhare just backed up slightly her claws still out. Her breath rasping out from her body as she then took the opportunity to turn around and dart over to where the large brown apprentice was. She padded up to the other cat, Snowhare was smaller than the other cat and she just looked at the wound and then at the cat. She just said, "Are you doing okay Harepaw?" She just then glanced over her shoulder to look back at the leader and the fox. It was clear that if it got away from the leader it would be running with its tail between its legs.

Ferretpaw, Babylonranger, Lionhearted

[Lionhearted]

Thrushstar continued to wrestle with the fox, and he could already feel it getting tired. They must've beaten it quite good already, he thought, with a glimmer of pride for his warriors. They traded a couple of bites, rolling around on the ground together. Thrushstar had pinned the fox down on the ground by its throat when suddenly sharp teeth clamped down on his side, and he let out a strangled yowl. Clawing furiously at the fox's face, it finally released him, heaved him off with mighty kick, and pelted away into the woods. Thrushstar had no desire to chase after it. I'll call a patrol later, he mentally told himself.

His side wound hurt quite badly, but he ignored the numbing pain and raced over to Harepaw, sniffing her. "You did a fine job, both of you," he murmured, dipping his head to the warriors. How did this all happen...? Oh, right. Thrushstar felt a leap of anger. "If it weren't for that kit," he growled in frustration, "this wouldn't have happened. We could've taken down the fox with tactics, not blind impulse. What was her name, Moonkit? She'll need to learn a lot more-- especially to respect the rules-- before she can move forward in life. I hope this teaches her something. If not, I'll be thoroughly disappointed."

[Ferretpaw]

OOC: Oh Lion could we maybe roleplay Moonkit and Hickoryclaw together?

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Moonkit let herself get lost in her miserable thoughts. I'm almost a apprentice! What will happen, will Thrushstar delay my ceremony?! Sighing twisted her body to lap painfully at her bloody tail, Moonkit's back felt quite cramped. Where was everyone? She let out a pitiful wail of distress.

[Babylonranger]

Harepaw craned her neck, trying to see her bitten shoulder. It stung and throbbed, but it didn't seem very deep. Glancing up at Snowhare's approach, the young light-brown she-cat swallowed thickly. "I'm - I don't - I think so?" she said questioningly in response, the reality of how close she'd come to death hitting her hard. Harepaw shivered in the bloody, disturbed snow, barely noticing the fox's defeat or Thrushstar checking her over. The injured apprentice's yellow eyes were glazed over in shock.