Post by Opalstar on Oct 20, 2016 16:22:48 GMT
Opalstar
34 Moons
She-Cat
Leader
ThunderClan
Opalstar is a sweet, wise, loyal, and brave she-cat. She has her occasinal sad moods, but stays strong in front of her Clan no matter what.
Backstory:
How she became deputy:
The usually peaceful and even quite happy camp of ThunderClan felt oddly silent, and quite sad. Opalfur was sitting in the clearing, she had just talked to her devastated mother, and the she needed some air. Her father - the deputy - had just died in a battle against WindClan. The battle had been useless anyways, it was because ThunderClan thought WindClan stole their food, but WindClan kept denying. Eventually Rockstar - ThunderClan's leader - had sent his warriors off to raid WindClan. Opalfur never saw the use of it, anyways. A battle wasn't going to stop prey-stealers from stealing, and Birchstar was really convincing. The only ones who didn't believe him were Rockstar and Dusktail - her father -
"All cats old enough to catch their prey gather beneath the highstone for a Clan meeting!" Rockstar's yowl broke the silence. Opalstar walked over to the highstone and waited for the other cats to gather.
Once everyone had arrived, their leader started to speak again.
"I know the loss of our beloved deputy Dusktail has been hard on everyone" Rockstar started. Murmurs of approval sounded from the crowd of cats.
"But we need to move on, and the first step is to pick a new deputy!" Everyone started to guess, and most of them ended up looking at Opalfur's brother, Scorchpelt.
"My new deputy is.." Rockstar paused and looked at Opalfur. "Opalfur!"
Opalfur almost didn't hear the surprised meows and congratulations. She felt empty inside from losing her father, and in the meanwhile lucky to be chosen as deputy.
"Come stand next to me" Rockstar motioned with his tail. Opalfur did as she was tolf and climbed up the highstone.
"The time has come to appoint a new deputy. I say these words on behalf of Dusktail's spirit, so that he may approve of my choice. Opalfur will be the new deputy of ThunderClan"
Joy went through Opalfur as her leader said the words. She was a deputy, a rank most cats only dreamed of, and she, the cat who didn't even have the ambition to be one, was eventually picked.
The greencough outbreak:
"Opalfur, I need to talk to you!" Ivyleaf - the medicine cat - wallked towards Opalfur in a fast pace.
"What's wrong?" Opalsfur asked the she, her medicine cat usually wasn't this anxious. "And why don't you talk to Rockstar?"
"This is about Rockstar" The medicine cat said. "and a lot of the other cats too."
"Go on" Opalsuf listened to her, kind of sacred of what was ahead.
"You know a few cats have been having whitecough, right?"
"Yes, what about it?"
"It has developed to greencough in serveral cats, including Rockstar. He isn't the youngest anymore, but has planty of lives left. It's the other cats I'm worried about.." She hesitated. "Your mother, Sunrise. She is really sick and I don't have a lot of catmint left"
"I could help you carry new catmint to camp" Opalfur offered, not showing her fear. She wasn't a leader, but deputies had to be strong in front of their Clan, too.
"That's the problem. I went looking for new herbs with Tansypaw but there is no catmint.."
"No catmint..?"
"Not a single bit. There is a lot of old and rotten catmint, and only a few new stems, but they aren't enough to supply us for the coming leaf-bare."
"So what are you going to do then?"
"Nothing... Well, of course I will try to keep the sick cats away from the healthy ones, and give them as much tansy as I can. But there isn't really anything I can do besides that"
Öpalstar felt as if the floor fell away from underneath her. Her legs suddenly felt weak and barely strong enough to carry the she. The deputy had a bad feeling about this, there was a big chance she'd lose her mother. It was the same feeling she had when her father went into his last battle, a feeling she couldn't describe, and something no one would understand.
"If you really can't do anything without herbs, why not ask the other Clans?"
"Because we can't ask WindClan, not five moons after the fight, and ShadowClan would probably see this as an opportunity to raid our camp. I'm not so sure about RiverClan, but Berrystar might try to claim the sunningrocks."
"You're right. But there HAS to be a way! Maybe there is some kind of secret plant hidden very deep into the territory?" Opalfur was starting to become desperate.
"I know this is hard for you - for all of us - but I'm doing all I can, I swear."
"I believe you, really, but isn't there another herb that can cure the sick cats?"
"I am currently feeding everyone tansy. It helps prevent the cough, and slows down the process, but it won't cure anyone. We will just have to wait for the catmint to grow"
Opalfur nodded. "Can I tell my brother?"
"You can, but make sure not to mention Rockstar yet. We don't want any panick yet"
"Okay, thank you! Opalfur ran off to Scorchpelt.
"Opalfur! You look like there's something on your mind. What's wrong?" He asked.
"It's mom. She has greencough"
"Greencough?!" Scorchpelt exclaimed.
"Keep it down! We don't need the whole camp to know yet!" Opalfur put her tail on her brother's mouth to shush him.
"Can Ivyleaf help her?"
"She tried to, but without catmint she can't do a thing.."
"So basically she will die, and take everyone else with her?"
"Maybe.. I'm not sure, okay?" Opalfur meowed. "Ivyleaf did mention tansy"
"Hmm.."
To be continued.. XD
34 Moons
She-Cat
Leader
ThunderClan
Opalstar is a sweet, wise, loyal, and brave she-cat. She has her occasinal sad moods, but stays strong in front of her Clan no matter what.
Backstory:
How she became deputy:
The usually peaceful and even quite happy camp of ThunderClan felt oddly silent, and quite sad. Opalfur was sitting in the clearing, she had just talked to her devastated mother, and the she needed some air. Her father - the deputy - had just died in a battle against WindClan. The battle had been useless anyways, it was because ThunderClan thought WindClan stole their food, but WindClan kept denying. Eventually Rockstar - ThunderClan's leader - had sent his warriors off to raid WindClan. Opalfur never saw the use of it, anyways. A battle wasn't going to stop prey-stealers from stealing, and Birchstar was really convincing. The only ones who didn't believe him were Rockstar and Dusktail - her father -
"All cats old enough to catch their prey gather beneath the highstone for a Clan meeting!" Rockstar's yowl broke the silence. Opalstar walked over to the highstone and waited for the other cats to gather.
Once everyone had arrived, their leader started to speak again.
"I know the loss of our beloved deputy Dusktail has been hard on everyone" Rockstar started. Murmurs of approval sounded from the crowd of cats.
"But we need to move on, and the first step is to pick a new deputy!" Everyone started to guess, and most of them ended up looking at Opalfur's brother, Scorchpelt.
"My new deputy is.." Rockstar paused and looked at Opalfur. "Opalfur!"
Opalfur almost didn't hear the surprised meows and congratulations. She felt empty inside from losing her father, and in the meanwhile lucky to be chosen as deputy.
"Come stand next to me" Rockstar motioned with his tail. Opalfur did as she was tolf and climbed up the highstone.
"The time has come to appoint a new deputy. I say these words on behalf of Dusktail's spirit, so that he may approve of my choice. Opalfur will be the new deputy of ThunderClan"
Joy went through Opalfur as her leader said the words. She was a deputy, a rank most cats only dreamed of, and she, the cat who didn't even have the ambition to be one, was eventually picked.
The greencough outbreak:
"Opalfur, I need to talk to you!" Ivyleaf - the medicine cat - wallked towards Opalfur in a fast pace.
"What's wrong?" Opalsfur asked the she, her medicine cat usually wasn't this anxious. "And why don't you talk to Rockstar?"
"This is about Rockstar" The medicine cat said. "and a lot of the other cats too."
"Go on" Opalsuf listened to her, kind of sacred of what was ahead.
"You know a few cats have been having whitecough, right?"
"Yes, what about it?"
"It has developed to greencough in serveral cats, including Rockstar. He isn't the youngest anymore, but has planty of lives left. It's the other cats I'm worried about.." She hesitated. "Your mother, Sunrise. She is really sick and I don't have a lot of catmint left"
"I could help you carry new catmint to camp" Opalfur offered, not showing her fear. She wasn't a leader, but deputies had to be strong in front of their Clan, too.
"That's the problem. I went looking for new herbs with Tansypaw but there is no catmint.."
"No catmint..?"
"Not a single bit. There is a lot of old and rotten catmint, and only a few new stems, but they aren't enough to supply us for the coming leaf-bare."
"So what are you going to do then?"
"Nothing... Well, of course I will try to keep the sick cats away from the healthy ones, and give them as much tansy as I can. But there isn't really anything I can do besides that"
Öpalstar felt as if the floor fell away from underneath her. Her legs suddenly felt weak and barely strong enough to carry the she. The deputy had a bad feeling about this, there was a big chance she'd lose her mother. It was the same feeling she had when her father went into his last battle, a feeling she couldn't describe, and something no one would understand.
"If you really can't do anything without herbs, why not ask the other Clans?"
"Because we can't ask WindClan, not five moons after the fight, and ShadowClan would probably see this as an opportunity to raid our camp. I'm not so sure about RiverClan, but Berrystar might try to claim the sunningrocks."
"You're right. But there HAS to be a way! Maybe there is some kind of secret plant hidden very deep into the territory?" Opalfur was starting to become desperate.
"I know this is hard for you - for all of us - but I'm doing all I can, I swear."
"I believe you, really, but isn't there another herb that can cure the sick cats?"
"I am currently feeding everyone tansy. It helps prevent the cough, and slows down the process, but it won't cure anyone. We will just have to wait for the catmint to grow"
Opalfur nodded. "Can I tell my brother?"
"You can, but make sure not to mention Rockstar yet. We don't want any panick yet"
"Okay, thank you! Opalfur ran off to Scorchpelt.
"Opalfur! You look like there's something on your mind. What's wrong?" He asked.
"It's mom. She has greencough"
"Greencough?!" Scorchpelt exclaimed.
"Keep it down! We don't need the whole camp to know yet!" Opalfur put her tail on her brother's mouth to shush him.
"Can Ivyleaf help her?"
"She tried to, but without catmint she can't do a thing.."
"So basically she will die, and take everyone else with her?"
"Maybe.. I'm not sure, okay?" Opalfur meowed. "Ivyleaf did mention tansy"
"Hmm.."
To be continued.. XD
