SnakeClan Camp

[//Sunneh// is FuMiNg]

Hazelpaw

Hazelpaw bounded ahead of the group, her jaws opening hungrily as she scented a vole.
It isn't too far from here, she thought, rotating her ear so that she could pick up its exact location.
Ah-ha!
Hazelpaw lunged forward, her claws unsheathed. The vole pricked up its ears, then tensed as if it was about to scurry away.
Too late! Hazelpaw thought as she pinned the vole against the ground, then quickly killed it with a swift bite to the back of its neck. Her head rose triumpantly and she trotted back to her mentor, the vole in her jaws.
"My first vole!" she announced proudly, then dropped her kill at her mentor's feet.

[- - -evening ||]

[glow=blue,2,300][shadow=blue,left,300]EVENINGPAW[/shadow][/glow]

"Over there is the IvyClan border," she pointed with her tail, "And over there is the CloudClan border. Ikk!," she meowed after a pause, "They both smell really yucky!! Especially IvyClan!" she puckered up her face like she was eating something awful, "Anyway, i smell a vole- oops, Hazelpaw's got it! Good job for her! I wish i could hunt like that!!
"Now i smell fresh blood, and an- what's that smell? It smells kind of sour, and strong, and it makes a weird slithering sound," she looked up at her mentor, "Would we be able to catch that weird slithery thing? I've never seen something of that description in camp before....huh? Can we? What is it!!!!?"

[glow=red,2,300][shadow=red,left,300]MOONFIRE[/shadow][/glow]

"Very good!" she meowed, "Let's review on scents, what can you smell, and describe it, don't forget to close your eyes!"
She watched as the apprentice tightly closed her eyes, "I smell-" Hazelpaw started.

[//Sunneh// is FuMiNg]

Hazelpaw

"I smell-" Hazelpaw closed her eyes in concentration. She opened them slowly. "A fox. But its scent is stale."
She frowned. Hazelpaw had never smelled a fox before. How did she know their scent? Instinct? She doubted it.
Shaking her head as if to clear her thoughts, Hazelpaw took a step forward. She froze, then whispered, "Eveningpaw, there's a mouse right in front-"
She stopped as she noticed that Eveningpaw was staring right at the little rodent. Hazelpaw held her breath, hoping her friend was successful on her first hunt.

[- - -evening ||]

[glow=blue,2,300][shadow=blue,left,300]EVENINGPAW[/shadow][/glow]

Thunderheart was about to answer her question when...
Mouse! Right in front of her too!
She was about to pounce when Hazelpaw meowed, "Eveningpaw, there's a mouse right in front-"
she hissed, she knew! As Hazelpaw said that, the mouse scurried of into a bush. She was not going to let her first prey escape that easily. She quickly gave chase. She found a bunch of mice under the curtain of the bush. She caught five of them, but missed the last two. Three of them quickly scurried toward Hazelpaw.
Come on Hazelpaw! she thought, you can get them!
She turned around to Thunderheart, "Now, she meowed, I caught something, will you please tell me what that slithery thing is?"

[glow=red,2,300][shadow=red,left,300]MOONFIRE[/shadow][/glow]

"Fox, good! Now, Eveningpaw smells something different also, can you tell me what it is?"

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Hazelpaw

Hazelpaw froze, surprised, as three mice scurried towards her. She moved at the last moment, cursing her stupidity. She raked her curved claws across the necks of two of the mice, killing them instantly.
Moving as though she had practiced for this moment for seasons, Hazelpaw lunged at the last mouse, who was running for its den, her front paws outstretched.
She cursed again as she missed by a mouse-claw, and the mouse made it to its hole. She turned around, tail lashing, and trotted back to her mentor.
"I can't believe I missed!" she yowled, then sat down, irritated.

[- - -evening ||]

[glow=red,2,300][shadow=red,left,300]MOONFIRE[/shadow][/glow]

"It's fine, Hazelpaw, you don't need to catch every mouse in the forest," she smiled wryly, come on, answer my question, what does Eveningpaw smell??

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Hazelpaw

Hazelpaw sniffed the air, then froze. The fur that ran across her neck stood up at end and her eyes widened. Her legs trembled as if it took all the will in her body to keep herself from running back to camp.
"Adder," she gasped, unsheathing her claws nervously and digging them into the ground.
She hated snakes; she had heard stories about how deadly they were, and they were the only thing that scared her.

[- - -evening ||]

[glow=red,2,300][shadow=red,left,300]MOONFIRE[/shadow][/glow]

"Yes," she meowed quite calmly, "However, this adder is just a baby, not yet poisnous, I'm sure you can fight this one off?" she looked questionably at Hazelpaw, "I bet that you can do it, it will be good experiance for Eveningpaw too."
"Now, where is the best place to attack an adder?"

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Hazelpaw

Hazelpaw shook her head, trying to shake off the uneasy feeling that seemed to cling to her. "The neck," she answered softly, then stepped forward, letting her senses guide her to the young adder.
She opened her mouth, breathing in the vile scent, then turned over a rock with her paw. She was greeted by a low hiss. Moving quickly, Hazelpaw darted forward and slit the snake's neck, avoiding the small, but deadly fangs.
She swiped her mouth with her tongue; the snake had left a bitter taste in her mouth.

[- - -evening ||]

[glow=red,2,300][shadow=red,left,300]MOONFIRE[/shadow][/glow]

"Good!" she meowed, satisfied with Hazelpaw's courage, "Did you know, that you just took on one of the deadliest adders here? Yes, that's right, you did! I'm sorry for tricking you, but the younger the adder, the more poisonous it is apt to be." Her gaze glided over Hazelpaw with an approving nod, "Yet, no matter how scared you were, you attacked it, getting the better edge. Next time though, attack quickly and from behind the snake. Snakes can move quickly and, in this case, quite deadly, so I always want you to quickly attack the snake, and for best results, behind!"
"However, that doesn't mean to rush blindly into an attack, do think first!"

[Raccoonstar]

RACCOONSTAR

Raccoonstar paused as he woke, realizing at once that Moonfire was gone. Sigh. Another training session. He decided to take his warriors on a hunting patrol. "Thunderheart, Brokensnow, Falconpaw, and Swifteyes? Can you come with me on a hunting patrol? I haven't been on a patrol in a while, so how about now? They all shrugged in agreement, all except Falconpaw, who looked as if he was being given leader for a day. Hmm. He was becoming older, stronger, faster. He was almost ready for his warrior ceremony! Hmm. He quickly though of a name....Falconsong? Falconcry? Falconclaw? He found the one he wanted. Falconheart would be his name, for his pure heart and soul. Maybe tonight or tomorrow. Tomorrow, he decided. Today, he was Falconpaw, but tomorrow, he would be Falconheart, a true warrior of SnakeClan.

FALCONPAW

A hunting patrol with Raccoonstar? He almost fell over with joy! He would catch so much prey, he wouldn't be able to carry it all! Just like a real SnakeClan warrior! He ran ahead, practically bouncing with joy as they headed off. He saw a vole nibbling on a seed, and snagged it, but saw that Swifteyes had already caught two giant blackbirds! He had to catch more than him! He saw two sparrows conversing, and used this as a chance to catch two pieces of prey at once! He sneaked up upon them, jumped high up the tree that the birds were perching on, and snagged both of their tails, killing them once they got down. Swifteyes had only caught one mouse, Brokensnow and Thunderheart were arguing about who caught their scrawny mouse, and Raccoonstar was looking at him proudly with a blackbird in his jaws. Maybe Falconpaw would become a warrior! Maybe even tonight or tomorrow! He bounced back to camp with the others, placing his large kill proudly on the fresh-kill pile. Falconpaw would be a warrior soon!

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Hazelpaw

Pride flashed from Hazelpaw's pelt as her mentor complimented her. She nudged the dead snake with her paw, shuddering as it writhed in response to her touch.
Still deadly in death, Hazelpaw thought disdainfully. She dug her claws into the ground, and scooped up the loose earth. After a few more scoopfuls, Hazelpaw carefully dropped the adder into the hole, then buried it.
Some things are better off dead, she mused, then padded deeper into the forest.

Swifteyes

Swifteyes let out a groan as Raccoonstar's voice shook the warrior's den. He cursed underneath his breath, then, with some difficulty, got to his paws and trotted out of the den.
He was pleased at the outcome of the patrol; he wasn't the best hunter around, and Blackbirds were hard to catch.
He padded up to Falconpaw and sat down, waiting for the rest of the cats to finish hunting.

[Raccoonstar]

FALCONPAW

"Hey Swifteyes! Do you think that I'm going to be a warrior soon? Raccoonstar thought that I was awesome! What do you think my name will be? Falconclaw? I like that one. Falconwind? That's cool. Hmmm.....Falconheart? Wow! That's the best one of all? What do you think?"

RACCOONSTAR

Raccoonstar looked proudly upon his warrior-to-be, Falconpaw. Falconheart would be a great name. He'd be a great warrior. Incredible fighting skills, but a stable cat. Hmm. I wonder who would be his mate? There were a lot of good candidates. Eveningpaw? She'd be great. Oh well. He couldn't decide Falconpaw's future. Except his warrior ceremony. He'd converse with Moonfire about this. He was sure she would agree. SnakeClan would have a brand new warrior worth of anything!

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Swifteyes

Swifteyes stared down his muzzle at Falconpaw. "All of them are fine," he said, clearly irritated at being addressed by a 'mere' apprentice.
"But why are you planning on your warrior name so soon? What makes you think that Raccoonstar will consider you worthy of being a Snakeclan warrior? After all, you've been trained longer than most apprentices I've seen," he lied, smirking evilly. "He probably thinks you'll never amount to anything."
Swifteyes licked his paw casually, waiting for the apprentice's reply.

OOC: Bad kitty! D:<

[Raccoonstar]

FALCONPAW

"Oh well. More training means I'll be a better warrior! I hope that I'm a warrior soon! I like Falconheart the best! Thanks for telling me that I've trained so much, Swifteyes!" He bounced up and down with happiness.

RACCOONSTAR

Raccoonstar smiled at Falconpaw bouncing up and down. He looked so happy! He'd be a happy warrior! Falconheart. What a lovely name. He'd catch much prey. He'd fight many wars and many, he would win. He'd be a great friend. And a great SnakeClan member.