Posted at 2017-02-09 02:09:29 — Link
I got this idea in the middle of the night. I just woke up randomly and thought, 'what if Warrior stories were based off songs?' Haha, I'm ridiculous. However, I decided to make my idea come true! What's going to happen is:
You post your cat's name, rank, and clan,
You pick any song that you want,
Then I'm gonna write a short story about your cat by listening to the song.
Example:
Name: Ravenstorm
Rank: Warrior
Clan: Shadow
Song: Count On Me by Bruno Mars
Ravenstorm pricked her ears and raised her head. A faint sound.......there it was again! A wail of pain........Ravenstorm shook her head, wondering if she was dreaming. Who would be yowling like that in the middle of the night? Another thin scream echoed through the camp. Ravenstorm finally gave in, and slunk out of the den and into the cold leaf-bare air. She found herself mid-leg deep in snow. She let out a quiet hiss as she hopped across the clearing and with snow-caked paws, padded to the entance tunnel. Beefang, the guard, had fallen asleep in the shelter of the thorny vines that made up the tunnel and was snoring softly. Ravenstorm silently thanked Starclan as she slipped, undetected, out of camp. The voice cried out again. Ravenstorm panicked and began racing through the pine trees, all the while wondering how none of her clanmates back at camp were hearing this. It was like thunder in her ears! At last, she found herself at the river. On the other side was Riverclan territory. Was the sound coming from there? Ravenstorm peered into the darkness, scanning the shore for any signs of movement and hoping that she didn't have to cross the water to save the hurt cat. Her eyes landed on the clump of reeds on the other bank, which were rattling violently. She looked closely at the plants, then gasped as she saw the stems were splashed with red. A shriek resounded from it, then died out. "Hang on!" Ravenstorm yowled, then unthinkingly plunged into the icy waters. Her yelp of shock was drowned out by the wave crashing over her head. After struggling for a few heartbeats, she resurfaced, coughing out water and churning her paws frantically. She swam unsteadily towards Riverclan territory, her legs getting weaker and weaker with every stroke. Suddenly, she felt sloping ground under her feet, and dug in her claws. She hauled herself out of the raging waters, panting, water dripping from her long, black fur, and hurried to the reeds. She peered through, her breaths still loud and heavy. Scrunched up inside was a snow-white tom, patches of red soaking his pure pelt, and reeking of fish. His eyes were closed. "Are you okay?!" Ravenstorm grabbed his scruff gently in her jaws, held her breath, and dragged him out of the reeds. She lay him down in the snow, which immediately turned red with his blood, and checked him over for wounds. A long gash on his flank, a torn ear, and worse of all, a bloody ring around his neck. Ravenstorm was no medicine cat, but she tried her best to save him. She cleaned the torn flesh, then packed snow into it. She pulled him back into the reeds and made him a nest to keep him warm. He was still unconscious, but he was shivering and curling into himself to keep warm. Ravenstorm gave him one last worried glance, then pelted full speed towards the Riverclan camp.
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He survived, thanks to the Riverclan medicine cat, and of course, Ravenstorm. They met a few times at Gatherings, and Ravenstorm learned that his name was Iceclaw. They became close friends, despite the clan differences, and always came to each other's aid when needed. Shadowclan and Riverclan were peaceful as well, due to the fact that a Shadowclan warrior had saved a Riverclan one. Iceclaw kept bringing it up, saying how he could never repay her. However, he was wrong, and a day would come when Ravenstorm's life would be dependent on his paws.
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Ravenstorm screeched as water enclosed over her head. It had been raining for days, and Ravenstorm had gone to the river to check it out. She had miscalculated the water distance though, and had been swept off her paws when an unexpected waved shoved her into the river. Now she was being smashed against the rocky river bottom and drowned. She tried to swim to the surface, but her paws flopped uselessly and she could feel fatigue setting in. She was about to let go, surrender to the darkness pulling at her, when something grabbed her tail. She could feel that something yank her out of the river and onto land. Paws kneaded her stomach and she vomited water. She lay, tired out, until finally she cracked opened her eyes to see a snow-white face staring at her in fear and concern. "Iceclaw?" She croaked, strectching up a paw to rest it on his muzzle. "Yes, it's me. Are you okay?" He mewed, brushing her cheek with his nose. Ravenstorm shook her head no. "Well, let's get you home then." Iceclaw whispered, pressing his muzzle against hers gently.
So yeah, that's basically all there is. You can choose if you want your story to be private, where I send it to you through PM, or public, where I post it here. Let's get as many stories as possible!
"Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god.
Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”