(Urgent) Will you join me?

[The Various]

The young kit was startled

FIRE!!!!!! The Various started violently and woke. There had been fire, fire all around! But now there were cats all around.... he bolted into the nearest corner, whimpering pitifully. His eyes darted around, desperately seeking escape. But he calmed down a fraction. These cats didn't seem hostile. But they were new, and big. And there were lots of them. Wh-where are Kafrar and Jafree? he asked. They would get him out of this. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't, eh?

The young kit was startled

[juukai]

Eh, she hasn't lit the match yet, Ringtail...

[snowstorm]

ooc:that's what i mean when i say that thisle is loony.So juukai's face is now covered in dust.

[juukai]

I burn burn

[/b] like a wicker cabinet
chalk [/color]white and oh so FRAIL
I see our time has gotten stale[/center][/font]

Juukai lowered the match, then tucked it away. She was not at all perturbed by the dust in her face. "Problem solved," she meowed happily.

Then she trotted forward, her ears up and her head cocked, those firey eyes of hers shinging with a quizzical light.

"Hello, little kit," she meowed by way of greeting. Her voice was, as usual, big and friendly. "I don't know who Jafree and Kafa is, but you're in MistClan."

the tick tock of the clock is painful
all sane and l o g i c a l
I want to tear it off the WALL
I hear words in clips and phrases
I think sick like g i n g e r a l e

[Shadow Spirit]

Lillystar rushed over to the frightened form of The Various. She patted him gently on the shoulder with her tail.

"It's alright...you're safe here...please try to calm down... she said, her voice soothing. The gold dust in her eyes seemed to melt.

[Bovine]

Well looky here
A kitty in distress?


Bluepaw had just made her way through the waterfall and heard the commotion.
//Look! That kit!//
Why's he so scared, I wonder? She spoke softly to her unseen companion.
She pushed her way past a cat that smelled of dust and...something else. She couldn't quite place the smell. After all, she had never come across matches.
Mister squeezed in next to her, cocking his unseen head in the direction of the terrified kit.
Bluepaw spoke in a friendly tone, her jade eyes shining in wonder,
Wha'ssamatter? Who're Kafrar and Jafree?

Mister's nose wrinkled in thought as he examined the kit. Something wasn't right. Something deep in the kit's wide eyes showed more than just alarm.

[Onyxdart]

Andromeda lay down and put both paws over her face, like she had a headache.

"It's like the wold is exploding, and we're sitting here watching it. What are we supposed to do? Are we even supposed to do anything?" she howled very quietly to the two toms. Then she sighed.

And sat back up. And licked a paw self consciously. What had that been all about? Well. The chaos had just grown exponentially in the past few minutes. And Andromeda, being of the shy, not used to crowds type, is feeling just a bit overwhelmed and confused.

... Andromeda's RPer isn't much less confused, either.

[Bristleclaw]

Bristlepaw woke from her small nap in the main clearing of the camp, just to the side near the apprentices' den. What? A meeting? She'd missed it?! No, no, cats were still gathered round...she padded quietly to the edge to hear Lilystar say that the older apprentices could come to a war. Older apprentice...was she an older apprentice? The large she-cat trotted over to Ripplepaw, seeing a small kit wake, startled, yowling 'fire!', and Lilystar rushing to help.

"Ripplepaw," she meowed to the silver tabby apprentice. "Ripplepaw, does that mean you - I - we could go to the war? Fight for MistClan?" Her eyes shone with anxiety and excitement, and every moment they searched for Wishclaw, her best friend and mentor. They also searched for Nyria, Amara, Battledream, and Andromeda - Nymara were her half-sisters, and she wanted them to be safe. Andromeda and Battledream were Nymara's mentors, but Bristlepaw knew not what they were doing.

But her sisters...they must still be in the apprentices' den! She saw them go in with Giddypaw [ at whom she'd growled ] but when he came out, they'd stayed in. She also had no idea where Streampaw was now, but personally, she didn't care. The younger she-cat had annoyed her a bit, but was playful enough to get Bristlepaw playing. Was she getting to be a better cat?

[nymara]

Nyria trotted out of the apprentices' den, just in time for...the end of the meeting? Well frig. She sighed, her head bowed and her tail drooping, but suddenly her mentor's scent wafted towards her. Andromeda! Her head bounced back up, and her tail shot straight up in the air. Eyes full of random happiness, the big black she-cat trotted over to her mentor.

"HAI ANDROMEDA."

She had snuck up on the slightly larger she-cat, and her eyes were full of mischief. Not noticing if she had or hadn't startled Andromeda, she sat down beside her and smoothed down her chest fur with a couple of rough licks.

Amara followed her sister more slowly. She spotted Battledream, and Andromeda - whom Nyria rushed to sneak up on - but stayed where she was, at the edge of the crowd of cats. Truth be told...Battledream was so big that she scared the large white apprentice. Even though she might grow up to be just as big.

Ah, what the heck, she thought to herself. She's probably not mean! She padded over to her mentor, mewing a small 'hello', barely audible.

"What has been said?" she asked her mentor, her gray eyes staring into Battledream's.

[The Various]

The young kit was confused

The Various' breathing slowed to normal. Nobody seemed to want to hit him. The little tom looked at his feet. I'm the Various, he said quietly, his voice slightly raspy, and Kafrar and Jafree are my caretakers. He looked around warily. Are they here? He didn't make eye contact, and didn't raise his voice much above a whisper. He knew how to "respect his elders". Just like his captors had taught him.

The young kit was confused

[Onyxdart]

Andromeda bounced a step away as her apprentice came up and startled her. Her fur was poofed out, but not in threat, more in a "Wait, I'm big, don't eat me!" reaction. She then realized it was only Nyria, not something large and dangerous. Andromeda went back to where she'd been standing, and chuckled as the black cat sat next to her.

"Hi, Nyria. Plan on giving me a heart attack often?" she joked with the younger cat.

[juukai]

I burn burn

[/b] like a wicker cabinet
chalk [/color]white and oh so FRAIL
I see our time has gotten stale[/center][/font]

Juukai tilted her head, then scanned the crowd. "Kafa? Jefree?" she yowled, her booming voice echoing through the camp.

She waited for a moment, then looked back at the kit. "Nope, I don't think they're here," she meowed.

"I'm Juukai. Pleased to meet'cha, Various." Her voice was boisterous and cheerful, and she flashed the kit a happy-go-lucky grin. Not the over-happy psycho grin, but her nice grin.

the tick tock of the clock is painful
all sane and l o g i c a l
I want to tear it off the WALL
I hear words in clips and phrases
I think sick like g i n g e r a l e

[nymara]

Nyria purred in amusement at her mentor's joke, and was a bit glad that she had given her a start. She nodded jokingly at her mentor's question, and her gray eyes shone with liveliness.

"When should we go training?" The black apprentice asked her mentor, not aware of what her leader had just said.

[Bovine]

The others
cannot
[ h e a r ]
me


Bluepaw had never seen such a shy cat in her life...He didn't even look up! Well now, maybe she and Mister could fix that? Perhaps.
Bluepaw moved forward, on her belly, in a crawling movement, so that she was looking up at The Various.
She cocked her head to the side,

Hallo. You seem glum. She rolled onto her side and gave a tiny yawn. Mister says that the best way to get unglum is eating.....She looked thoughtful for a moment and her eyes lit up, as if she had just been struck by a wonderful idea.
Do you wanna talk to Mister!? He always knows what to say
//Blue...the others cannot hear me..//
Well, why ever not? Her voice hinted a tiny bit of sadness.
Mister layed his tail over his companion's shoulders, as if to tell her he could say no more on the matter.

[The Various]

The young kit was nervous

The Various could not believe it. No Kafrar of Jafree? He wasn't quite sure what to do now. Then the she-cat slid up and looked up at him. She talked about a "Mister", but there was no one there. And then there was that one she-cat who spoke loudly and smelled of fire. This was a confusing place. I-I-I... he wasn't quite sure what to say. Pleased to meet you. He didn't know what to do. Without Kafrar and Jafree, who would tell him what to do? He turned to Lillystar. Are you sure they're gone? The Various didn't trust them not to just jump out at him and punish him for insubordination.

The young kit was nervous

[Shadow Spirit]

The big she-cat looked kindly at the frightened kit. She remembered how those two had spoken to him and it aggrivated her.

"No they are not here, they ran off when I threatened them with the truth...so you are safe now...they won't hurt you anymore..." she purred calmly to him.

[snowstorm]

Coming in the camp Snowstorm sensed something big had happened."what happened here?"she asked.Setting down Jinglekit she grabbed Bushkit and walked over to the crowd of cats."Is the kit OK?"she asked spotting the kit by the wall.


Darkness.Then wetness.Now more smells.Crying out this little kit was hungry and smelled too many different smells."momma!"he cried but only came out in a squeak.

Time.Jinglekit heard her brother mew so she joined in."mom! help us!"she squeaked.her calico fur was wet with mist and her paws were too big to walk on.

"hold on."Snowstorm ran over to her kits and wrapped her tail around the cold bodies."where is the nursing den Lilystar?"she asked the only familiar cat.

[Shadow Spirit]

Lillystar turned her head away from the Various for a bried moment to acknowledge Snowstorm. She pointed, with her tail to a series of small dens in the rock. Each contained soft moss and bracken for making warm kitting nests. Once she felt that Snowstorm had understood, she turned her attention back to the trembling kit.

[The Various]

The young kit was shocked.... and pleased.

The Various mouth fell open a little bit. Nobody would take them in his teeth and shake him until he felt like every one of his bones was breaking, or starve him, or cuff him silly. (at least he thought so). So what was he supposed to do now? The Various knew that he had once had a mother, and sisters. Would he have a mother and sisters here, now that Kafrar and Jafree were gone. He looked at all the cats around him. Was this his family? It was big.....and he liked it. So... his tummy rumbled. Can I eat? Somewhere to start, right?

The young kit was shocked.... and pleased.

[Shadow Spirit]

His question caught her off guard, but it was not all that surprising actually. After hearing the orders he'd been given by the two male rogues, it was not inconceivable that he would have to ask to eat.

"Of course you can eat, for StarClan's sake you need it!" she exclaimed. "Once we've gotten some meat on your bones, then perhaps we can make an apprentice out of you, then you would hunt and patrol with the others to keep the Clan safe!" She went on, a truly delighted smile now playing at her face.