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The she-cat that padded back into the clearing had an eerie look about her. White, with silvery-gray patches splattered across her fur. She was in that stage that she had just finally grown into her adult body, a lithe and sleek form at that. Her eyes were the same color as her body, silvery-gray. The last time she had been in this clearing, Tanglestar had ruled. But after that leader had drowned in the flood, she had left the clan for a while, having been stranded on high ground till the waters went down. But this she-cat had a history in this clan.

Many, many moons ago she had been Moonshine, a she-cat with a good life. But she had been murdered, by another tom in the clan and her blind sister had died. But she had been reincarnated as Moonkit, who had eventually grown up. As a kit she had been cold, and cruel. So very different from how she had been as Moonshine. But now, she was starting to resettle in life, starting to get used to it again. She sat down, curling her silver spotted tail across her paws.

Another cat, the leader of this clan, Riddlestar, limped forward, his bad paw trailing slightly. "Moonshine. I'm glad you came back. We could use all of the warriors we get. You're welcome in the Warriors den, if you wish." He purred, giving her a lick between the ears. It was a greeting her rarely used with any, not even his own kits.....or rather kit. He hadn't seen the others since the flood and had given up hope of seeing them. Only little Turtlekit, his daughter, the one who's leg had been mangled and had no hope of becoming a warrior. Moonshine looked at him and nodded. "I would be honored, Riddlestar. Thank you." She said softly, padding across to the Warriors den, taking a quick look around and padding back out. She hopped up on top of a stump, curling her tail across her paws as she watched little Turtlekit sit and watch a butterfly. That little kit had always amused her. After all, how many kits can be so quiet and patient? Not that Turtlekit chose to be quiet, she just hadn't spoken a word since the attack that left her disabled. Moonshine sighed, laying down and closing her eyes as she basked in the sunlight, happy to be back with her clan.

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Whitekit who lost all attention from Tanglekit began to prowl up on Moonshine. It seemed silly to attack a warrior but she wasn't scared. She knew about Turtlekit's injury and she felt bad for her. She soon dragged her attention back to Moonshine.. As soon as she was relaxed she wiggled her haunches and jumped with all forepaws extended. She landed right on top of Moonshine which was perfect. She licked chest fur and raised her head proudly.

[Tanglekit]

Tanglekit chased after Whitekit and watched as she launched herself at Moonshine. Something about this warrior was familiar to her but she couldn't quite figure out why. She had never met the she-cat since she had been born around the tme of the flood. Her tail wriggled a little and she padded over to her leader, Riddlestar. She looked up at him admiration twinkling her her little round eyes. He was much bigger than she was even when she grew up it was obvious that she would be much smaller than other cats. Her green eyes twinkled and his scent blew over her making her feel safe. "Hi Riddlestar!", she squeaked. She admired her leader and always had. Something about him was also familiar but she had seen him many times in camp before.

She rubbed her tiny body against his enjoying the warmth of his fur against hers. She trusted Riddlestar very much, more than a kit her age would understand. But she was very well adapted to adult things for her age. She sat down leaning against her leader, knowing that her small body would not tax him. She watched on amused at Whitekit. She had only just met the kit a few days ago but she already was fond of her. They were the same age and since she had no one else to play with they had become quick friends. Her tail wiggled a little bit more and she began to purr warming in the humid air. Since the flood moisture had been everywhere and being wet all the time made her cold. Many of the warriors in their clan had perished in the flood and now the few they had were essential to the clan's well being.

As she watched the kit play she felt an overwhelming happiness and sadness. In her past life she had not been able to have kits since she had been made a deputy then leader so quickly. Her life had sped past her so fast and she had, and still did love kits very much even though she was one. And she didn't want to take that path again. This time she had to be a mother, she wouldn't let duty get in the way for this little kit. But the little kit had other ideas! She wanted to be the best warrior she could possibly be before even thinking of becoming a mother.

"How have you been?", the little kit asked perhaps a little too concerned for the leader she barely knew.

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((Moonshine! Yeahhh!!))

This tabby tom was by the fresh-kill pile, his shadowclan stench long-gone now. He left Shadowclan for Moonshine, because he killed her, yet it wasn't on purpose. Well... it was, but... he never meant for him to be a murderer. Due to this, he agreed that he was going to stay at Thunderclan, for Moonshine.

He still hated that day, and whenever he remembered it... his fur just prickled with fear, disgust, despair... he didn't want to go back to it, he didn't want to experience it again, he just wanted to be with her again, but he knew he would never be able to do suicide.

Yet, things soon started to turn when she got reincarnated. He noticed. It was Moonkit, and she was just like her... thing is? Her attitude changed on him... at first, she didn't blame him. She still... 'nuzzled' him, when he called her name, alone. Yet...

That little fluff ball blamed him. Made him feel worse. It was like something ripped her soul in two, and only let the bad sink in. Although, he would never be able to think like that about her... never.

Dirtfur was still by the fresh-kill pile, yet his gaze was at his brown paws. He heard that Moonkit was no where to be seen when the flood happened, which made his heart sink. He always believed that was his fault, somehow. He didn't know why, but he just blamed it on himself.

The brown tom, that was striped black, let out a heavy sigh. That is, until a familiar scent wafted into his scent-glands. Moonshine!

He immediately got to his paws, and turned around. There she is-- with her pretty, beautiful coat. Her eyes dazzling, her ears perfect...

He kneaded his paws on the ground, the anticipation flowing right through them. He wanted to dash after her, when she turned for the warrior's den, but... someone else might be getting her attention-- Whitekit.

Oh, that's okay. He can still talk to her.. right?

He slowly worked his way up there, his tail held high. Joy was flashing through his green optics, and they were so easy to see.

"Moonshine... Hi!" he spoke, purring quietly to himself, although the "moonshine" was more of a whisper to himself, while the 'hi' was blurted out.

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Moonshine didn't notice Whitekit until she had been pounced on. Honestly, she had been thinking and was rather startled by it. She rolled, landing and taking a defensive position. Her breathing was rapid as she looked for danger. She was like a soldier coming back from war, constantly afraid of everything. Constantly afraid of attack from some outside source. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, in a way. She relaxed a bit when she saw it was only Whitekit, however. "You mustn't scare me like that." She said a little gruffly, her tail lashing back and forth. She was calm, if not a bit more tense than usual. She was easily startled nowadays. After the flood had carried her away, she had gotten in with a clan far from here that was constantly at war. It had been a terrible place, Bloodclan. They killed whoever they wanted, and under command, she had seen many kits and apprentices and elders killed. It sickened her, even now.

Riddlestar glanced down at Tanglekit and smiled, single gold eye sparkling. "Hello Tanglekit. I'm well. How are you?" He responded to her, knowing very well who she was. When he had gone to get his nine lives, Starclan had told him about her, telling him to watch over her. He knew that Moonshine was proof that cats could come back if they had enough reason to. He sighed a bit, having not seen Mousefur in several moons. He figured she had been swept away by the rising floodwaters. His gaze turned to watch Turtlekit as she limped towards him, her big green and gold eyes looking up at him. Then, she did something that surprised him immensly. "Papa, can you make me an apprentice? I promise that I'll find a way to fight, even with my leg like this. Just like you learned to fight with your paw that way." She had a solemn look on her face and Riddlestar sat there, clearly stunned. "Turtlekit.....I.....Yes. I'll try and find a warrior that'd be willing to teach you." Turtlkit was speaking! He purred a bit, smiling as she did. Thank Starclan!

Moonshine looked at Dirtfur as he spoke her name and his greeting, her gray eyes focusing in on him. "Dirtfur." She almost purred it out, a soft smile coming to her face. She had finally forgiven him, but now she had other ghosts to haunt her in her waking moments and nightmares. Even now, she could almost swear she seen things running through the forest, could almost see the cats around her dying if she spaced out past a certain point. Moonshine was messed up in the head, that much was sure.

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Whitekit squeaked as she was shooken off. Whitekit stumbled into Riddlestar after that. She looked back at Moonshine with her ears down and sad "I'm sorry I just got bored...". She looked at Turtlekit and squeaked happlily. Then said "Turtlekit wanna play a game!?".

Soon after that Silverpelt walked over and was waving her tail in greeting. Sulverpelt hasn't talked to Riddlestar or Moonshine for awhile. She greeted them happily "Hi Riddlestar, and Moonshine!". She was happy to see everyone getting along... Even the kits. She knew it was hard to talk to the leader(s)... They were always so busy.

Whitekit bounced happily at the sight of Silverpelt. She liked playing with Silverpelt. She was always so nice to her. She knew Riddlestar was right behind her. She flattened her ears and turned around... She said "Sorry Riddlestar... I didn't mean to interrupt your conversation...". Then she bounced away to the nursery.

Silverpelt watched Whitekit leave patiently... After Whitekit disappeared into the nursery she turned back to Moonshine and Riddlestar and asked "Hows' the prey running?".

[Tanglekit]

Tanglekit looked back up at the tom when he answered delighted he didn't mind conversing with a little kit. But that wasn't who she was at all she was much more than just some helpless kit. She had been the mightiest of ranks, a leader among warriors and now she was with the ranks of Starclan living through this little body. Tanglekit nestled further into the toms fur feeling safe among him. She had trusted him in her previous life just as she had now. Tanglekit sucked in a breath and the eyes that peered out no longer sparkled like a kit they were wise and aged. "They told you didn't they.", she mewed solemnly. She had pleaded with the starry cats not to tell Riddlestar of her mission. But they seemed to think it important that he knew, but Tanglestar didn't want the kit used for other purposes. The whole idea was for Tanglekit to live a normal life, without the stress of Tanglestar's life on her shoulders. But she had not been sure the tom knew for sure, now her suspicions had been confirmed.

She could tell by the look in Riddlestar's eyes that he knew who she was and knew that it wasn't only innocent Tanglekit. "I have trusted you since the day we met. And though others had doubts about your loyalty to the clan I could've chosen no better choice for my deputy and my closest friend. I trusted you with my life and now I trust you with my clan.", she whispered in a hushed tone choking a little on the sentimental bits. She had trusted this cat since the day they had met in the forest so long ago, and even though she had died in the floods she was proud that her clan carried on. "You must promise me not to interfere with her destiny, no matter what she must go through. Promise me", she demanded raising her small voice slightly. She knew that Riddlestar would give his life to protect any one of the kits in Thunderclan, but in the case of this one he had to let her make her own mistakes and choices no matter how dangerous. It was very important thaat she live the way she was meant to with no interference.

Her tail flicked from one side to the other a little to quickly. Her paws kneaded into the ground and she turned away from the tom wanting to see his face as they talked. His shadow loomed over her and even sitting up stalk tall she was never going to be his height. As an adult she had never been taller than him even though she had always felt comfortable being short. Tanglekit looked on at the tom, but Tanglestar was shining through her eyes. The young female stared up at the tom knowing that he wouldn't want harm to come to the kit, but what he didn't understand that she needed to make her own journey without knowing who resided inside of her. "No one can know about me until it is her time to reveal it.", she whispered again not wanting the other cats around to hear what was transpiring among these cats.

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Riddlestar nodded at Tanglekit...erm...star?'s words. "I understand. I won't breathe a word." He said softly, looking down at her as he spoke. Turtlekit understood her daddy was busy and had done her best to distract Whitekit. She wriggled a bit and pounced, her first bit of play fighting in moons. She purred, batting at her with sheathed claws.

Moonshine looked at Silverpelt. "The prey is rather tricky nowadays, you know that." She said simply, a shrug of her shoulders saying it all. She blinked slowly, her tail flicking back and forth langouriously.

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Silverpelt waved her tail to let Whitekit know she wasn't in trouble. Then she turned back to Moonshine and said "Maybe we can find a new way of hunting...". Silverpelt wasn't sure of anything anymore. She didn't want to lose anymore clanmates. She knew prey was scarce. She lowered her eyes to the ground.

Whitekit saw that Silverpelt was sad. She walked up a nestled into her fur. She knew about the flood and that most of the forest was destroyed. She looked at Tanglekit and Turtlekit and squealed. She quickly jumped up and pounced on Tanglekit. She waved her tail for Turtlekit to join her.

Silverpelt watched the kits amused at their hapiness. She turned to Moonshine and said "We need to find some way of new hunting... You would think there would be alot more prey in trees... So if most prey would be in trees we can learn to hunt in the trees!".

Whitekit started squirming among all the cats. She knew the clans were in desperate. But she wanted to enjoy her life while she had it. She loved being small but one day the clans would have to change. She wondered if the clans would have to move. But she didn't care right now. She said "You can't catch me!".

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It seemed all was good with Moonshine-- she forgave him. Yet, he still didn't understand how she changed before... she forgave, then got angry. It made no sense to him, and it still didn't. Yet, that didn't matter now. All that mattered was that Moonshine was back-- to her OLD self, to the one he loved.

A purr was rumbling from his chest, while his paws continued to knead on the ground, the debris going in between his pads, but it didn't matter, because it felt rather comfortable. Even if it didn't, he wouldn't care; he was too happy.

"How are you?" he mewed, happily, moving closer to her.

His ears flicked a bit, and looked over at Silverpelt. He felt a little uncomfortable, mostly because he didn't really belonged here. Sure, he was accepted... but he wasn't really... well, he didn't have Thunderclan blood.

He knew that the forest was destroyed, and that hunting would be difficult. He wanted to help, but there was no other way to hunt. He couldn't really do much of anything-- he wasn't helpful in this matter.

Dirtfur let out a sigh; the sound of hunting in trees just doesn't sound pleasant. It didn't even sound safe... It sounds dangerous. Sure-- climbing is one thing, but stalking and everything was another. Staying in them continuously...

His fur bristled with the thought.

No, we can't do that. It's too dangerous. he thought, and looked over at Moonshine, wondering what she thought of this.

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[glow=red,2,300]Silverpelt twitched her ears while kneading her paws to the ground. She looked at Moonshine then Dirtfur. Her ears still flattened. She didn''t know how they were gonna get around this flood. She needed to find something. She was determined to go out to the forest and search for a way to hunt different prey. She prayed to Starclan *Please help us... The clans will fall if this continues!*. She looked at the kits then back at Moonshine and Dirtfur. She asked "Well what do you suggest we do? There is no prey out there! What are we supposed to eat? Not snakes I hope!". She didn't mean to be sharp but she was stressed she wanted her clanmates to be safe.

Whitekit stared at Silverpelt understanding her pain and worry. Whitekit didn't understand but she always felt cconnected to Silverpelt like she understood her. Whitekit knew the floods were bad. Whitekit wanted to go explore and find a way to help... But she was to young to do anything right now. She turned to Tanglekit knowing she understood to. She needed help from someone she knew so she could help the clans. She knew Tanglekit was different from the other kits. She noticed a long time ago. Whitekit was determined to talk to Tanglekit about this tonight.[/glow]

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Tanglekit was glad to hear his reply and abruptly snapped out of her phase. She then quickly scurried off to play with her den mates. She bunched up and pounced on Whitekit hoping for a good rough and tumble play-fight. Tanglestar had been glad to hear that Riddlestar wasn't going to ought her to the clan. Even though Starclan had confided in him it wasn't his journey. It belonged to one little kit and she had to introduce it at the right time. The little kits tail flicked back and forth ad her little face was pinched in a battle expression. She wanted to play until the moon rose high. She wanted to be able to play for the rest of her life without any interruptions. She looked over and noticed that Whitekit looked troubled and she wasn't sure why. "Whitekit are you OK?", she asked sweetly not sure why everyone had become so solemn around her lately. She was just a kitten and she couldn't understand the mood shifts around her and all of the looks and whispers.

OOC: Sorry for the crappy post but my muse was low and I was tired!

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Whitekit didn't know if she should answer... She wanted to but she didn't know if it was needed. She would tell Tangleit toight. She quickly changed her mood and leaped to a battle pose. She was about to pounce on Tanglekit when something caught her tail. She looked back to see Silverpelt. Silverpelt smiled, she knew they would be apprenticed soon. Whitekit was turning 4 moons soon. She wondered if Riddlestar would hold off til the floods go down. she wouldn't like that at all.

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"Not snakes, I hope!" buzzed in his ears, and he couldn't help but bring his lips back in a snarl. He missed that in Shadowclan territory, along with the frogs and lizards. They weren't bad-tasting at all!

"Snakes aren't bad at all!" he snapped, his hackles slowly rising, "they taste better than those wretched squirrels; you don't get a mouth full of fur! Snakes are small, yes, but they are tender and they are full of meat!"

He licked his chest fur down, trying to relax. Dirtfur didn't want to seem all grumpy and stuff in front of Moonshine. I mean-- she was the most beautiful cat ever, and he loved her, even if she died before. He knew he was older-- a lot older now-- but that didn't matter. His feelings won't change, and the spirit inside her... is still his age.

He pressed his flank against the she-cats, his dark-brown fur feeling like complete warmth to him, with her own silver-gray fur. He purred softly, and licked her cheek. Then he noticed he might be coming off too strong, so he moved away from her slightly.

He scuffled his paws among one another, as he looked at Silverpelt, then at Whitekit with a soft smile. He missed being a kit sometimes, but that didn't matter, did it? He could never have that opportunity to relive his life, to fix his mistakes... he's stuck, and he knows that.

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Moonshine's face drew back into a bit of a snarl at Silverpelt's harsh words. She got up, pacing a bit to try and work out the aggressive energy that flowed through her, working its way into her claws as they tore up the earth. Her grey eyes were full of hatred as she glared at Silverpelt. 'I'll be darned if I let some kittypet talk to be that way.' Her mind growled at her. The growl, however, came through her chest clearly. "Yes, dammit. We'll eat snakes! If you can't put aside your pride then go ahead and starve for all I care. All I know is that we'll find food and we'll not starve unless your too d**n stubborn to eat what we have." Her tail lashed back and forth, fur standing on end. "If you have a problem with what we're going to eat then leave! Go starve in the loner's lands, because I'll be darned if you'll eat what lies on Thunderclan's lands." She flattened her ears against her skull, stalking away from the she-cat. Oh no, Moonshine was not happy.

Riddlestar watched the proceedings carefully, making sure he didn't need to intervene. Moonshine had basically taken the words right out of his mouth. He felt the same way. If cats didn't like the way he ran things then they could take their leave and go to the Loner's lands to live. Turtlekit stayed huddled close to her father's body, watching as he did. She was still a bit quiet, but she was observant as well.

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